2 News Happenings of One Day in Central Pennsylvania Towns LINEMAN'S FALL MAY COST LIFE Highfield Man Conies in Con tact With Current at Kauff man's Station Chumbrrtliurc, Pa.. July 28.—While -working on a pole along the line of the Chambersburg, Greencastle and Waynesboro Railway Company at Kauffman's Station yesterday after noon, Dewey Nicholson, aged 25, of Hlghfleld, came In contact with a high extension wire. He was thrown to the ground and sustained a frac tured skull. The injured workman was brought to the hospital here and an operation performed. He was not expected to recover at an early hour this morning. State Health Officer Sues Undertakers and Sextons in Lancaster Co. Lancaster, Pa., July 28. R. J. Brauner, an inspector of the State Department of Health, has prose cuted a number of undertakers and sextons of the county on a charge of interring bodies without first pro curing the legal certificate from lo cal health authorities. Hearings were given the accused by Alderman A. K. Spurrier, and cases against Paul F. Esbenßhade, New Holland; Elam Martin, Weaverford.; J. C. Honninger, New Holland, returned to court. Several other charges were dismissed. FIX PICNIC DATE . Dtlltthurg, July 28. —The Union Sun day School picnic held its first meet ing at the homt of G. L. Butcher. M. C. Thumna was selected president; J. J. Klugh, secretary, and J. S. Kapp, treasurer. It was decided that the Union picnic be held in Boil ing Sprjngs Park on Wesdnesday, August 20, and that the schools should be transported by automobiles. COW JUMPS TO DEATH BY LEAP FROM ROOF Pittsburgh, July 28.—A brown and speckled cow that was being driven through the streets of Tarentum on the way to the slaughter-house suddenly decided to rob the butcher of a Job by committing suicide. Leaving the herd, it calmly walked into the open doorway of an apartment house, climbed up twenty-four steps, turned at the landing and then went up another flight. 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ROPER WILL HEAR DISTRICT PROTEST Internal Revenue Commissioner Takes Notice of Objections to Abandoning Ninth District; Congressman Griest Gets Ear of Official; Fight s to Be Kept Up Lancaster, Pa., July 28.—Although Commissioner Roper gives no intima tion that his order abolishing the Ninth International Revenue district by combining It with the First dis trict will be reversed, the fight for its retention Is to be continued unabated. Practically every civic and industrial organization of this city where head quarters of the Ninth district has been located for more than half a century is enlisted in the campaign. Through the efforts of Congress man W. W. Griest, Commissioner Roper has consented to grant a hear ing to the contestants on Wednes day afternoon, which is but two days prior to the date set for the transfer AIRMAN THRLLS MECHANICSBURG Crowds Swarm to Landing Place Thinking Plane Had Fallen to Earth McchanlcMbnrg, Pa., July 28. There was considerable excitement here Saturday morning when an air plane landed in a field belonging to Martin Momma, in the northern sec tion of tow.n. Several planes flew over the town and about 9.30 o'clock one attracted attention by flying low and circling. Suddenly the engine stopped, and the machine shot down ward. Observers were horrified and thought the airman in trouble, but later it developed the flyer had made a beautiful landing in the Mumma field directly in front of the house. Hundreds of people swarmed to the place from all directions. Many, came in cars and farmers and families in the locality as far as a mile away walked to the scene. The plane re mained about two hours. Then it gracefully skimmed across the field and into the air. The machine was one from Mlddletown searching for another which accompained it. and was forced to land, owing to engine trouble near Camp Hill. To Put Reading Beer Under Probe of Experts Rending. Pa., July 28. —Samples of beer taken by representatives of the local Internal revenue offices have been forwarded to the offices of United States District Attorney Francis Fisher Kane, in Philadelphia. A quart of beer was taken from the vats of the four Reading brew ! cries. It will be analysed to de termine the precentage of Its al coholic content. The result will later be used in evidence if suits are brought. Milton H. Brandt Dies at Scotland Funeral Today Scotland. Pa.. July 28.—Funeral services were held this morning for Milton H. Brandt, who died Friday morning at his residence here. He is survived by his wife and the follow ing children: Mrs. John C. Millhouse, Shippensburg; Mrs. John B. Watson, Waynesboro; William H. Brandt, Scotland; Mrs. Wilbur C. Plasterer, Shippensburg; Mrs. S. E. Fogelsanger, Hagerstown; Arthur M. Brandt and Olga Brandt, at home. Interment was at Salemn Church. He was 65 years old. Gettysburg Stands Aloof From Government Food Gettysburg. Pa., July 28.—Gettys burg is not going wild over the offer of the Government by which citizens are 'given the opportunity to pur chase foodstuffs owned by the Gov ernment at cost. Burgess Elcholtz received a communication several days ago relative to the matter, but as yet not a single citizen has made application for any of the goods. Slashes Throat and Tries to End Life by Drowning Cliumbersburg, Pa., July 28. Charles McGinnls, aged 65 years, made two unsuccessful attempts to com mit suicidQ early yesterday morning. First he cut his throat with a pen knife, inflicting a gash three inches long. Then he waded into the Conocoehengue Creek, but was pulled otit. He was taken to the hospital, where his wound was dressed. LEW I STOW N MAN PINED York, July 28. J. I. Thomas, forty three years old, of Lewistown, paid 55 to the police for a bit of traffic education. He had parked his car in front of a fire hydrant. Central Pa. News Liverpool— The official board of the Methodist Church voted to re pair the church and parsonage. •Stglnaw, Pa.—Hushed with or ders the plant of the Union Stone Company is now operating 12 hours a day. Liverpool —A. E. Kerstetter, for many secretary of the Liver pool Board of Health, has tendered his resignatoin to take effect at once. Goldsboro— Five hundretj persons attended the annual picnic of the Smoketown Sunday school in Free's woods, near town. The Goldsboro band furnished music. York Haven—Harvet Home was celebrated yesterday forenoon by St. Paul's Lutheran congregation, the Rev. Clarence Hershey, pastor. A large congregation assembled for the devotions. 4 Mount Wolf Property owners and supervisors of Springettsbury township appeared before the county commissioners and petitioned the Improvement of Dlehl's Mill road for a distance of five or six miles. Mount Wolf —The annual outing of the York County Luther League Society will be hold at Cold Springs Park, near here, on Saturday, Au gust 9. The Boys' Band of the Tressler Orphans' Home, Loysville, will play. (Continued on Page 9) of the office. The Lacaster Cham ber of Commerce, of which I. H. weaver, a leading tobacoo dealer, is president, has addressed letters to seventeen city organizations, twenty live county bodies, thlrty-tlve banks within the county, and fifty-seven banks and twenty chambers of com merce throughout the other fourteen counties of the district, urging them to send representatives to the Wash ington hearing. It is expected that the Congressmen representing the counties affected will be present, and the arrangements contemplated an impressive and vigorous face to face protest with the head of the de partment. COMMITS SUICIDE SAME AS BROTHER Bride of Five Months Shoots Herself With Gun at Home of Parents Reading, Pa., July 28.—Brooding over some troubles, after a married life of less than five months, 22- year-old Edna Trexler, wife of How ard Trexler committed suicide by blowing off the top of her head with a single-barrel shotgun at the home of her parents, near Sinking Springs Four months ago her 18-year-old brother, Paul L. Rollman, committ ed suicide in the same room and in the same way. . The young couple had some dif ferences about two weeks ago when the husband left and he had not since been seen by the young wife. Wife Slayer and Suicide Buried Beside Victim Altoona, Pa., July 28. —Brief fun eral services followed by ' interment in Rose Hill cemetery were held on Saturday afternoon over the re mains of John Walden, the Alle gheny Furnace man who ended his otvn life after shooting and killing his wife a week ago. The service was in charge of the local lodge of Eagles and was conducted at the funeral parlors of Lafferty & Tobias. Food Burglars Make Second Visit in Darkness Mount Oarmel, Pa., July 28| — After making a first haul when they took everything that was in the porch refrigerator, burglars made a second trip Saturday night to the home of Attorney C. Elmer John and were discovered at work by a son returning home at 12 o'clock. The strangers had food collected togeth er in the kitchen ready to be taken away. They managed to escape. The high cost of food is thought to have been the motive. Wife of Legation Secretary Sings For Charmian Guests Waynesboro, Pa, July 28. —D. W. Forcade, secretary of the Mexican Legation at Washington, D. C., to gether with Mrs. Forcade, have been spending sometime at the Clermont Hotel, Charmian. Recently Mrs. Farcade entertained the guests of the hotel with her exquisite voice at a lawn bridge and five hundred party. Washington House Offered For Sale But Withdrawn Gettysburg, Pa., July 28.—Several properties in the center of the town went under the hammer on Saturday at public sale. Of the two offered one was sold, the property owned by Mrs. George J. Wolfe, George W. Rex was the purchaser at a price of $7,- 400. The other, the Washington House, was withdrawn. Four thou sand dollars was offered. JOSnUA L. LAPP DIES Marietta, July 28. Joshua L. Lapp, 85 years old, the oldest of Linevtlle citizen of Lineville, Lan caster county, died last night from apoplexy. He was a veteran of the Civil War, and his parents were among the first residents of this Lancaster county village. A widow i and nine children and several grandchildren and great-grandchil dren survive. BRINGS FRENCH BRIDE HOME Bellwood, July 28.—Sergeant Frank R. Wesley arrived at home on Satur day with his bride, a French girl whom he married while In France. Wesley received his training at Camp Hancock, and sailed for France with I a signal battalion with General Atter bury's command. He was over a year and a half in France, and was wedded early In the spring. BECOMES MINISTER'S BRIDE Florin, July 28. Miss Naomi Longenecker, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Longenecker, was married to the Rev. H. K. Geyer, the Rev. N. L. Leinbach, of Philadel phia, officiating. The ring cere mony of the United Brethren church was observed at the bride's home. A Of | Grape-Nuts j \ should be on p I every table • ! daily. ✓ • J It's a builder! \ HAJIRISBTJKG TELEGRAPH RED MEN OF TWO COUNTIES PARADE New Oxford Scene of Big Gathering of Fraternal Order Members New Oxford, Pa., July 28.—Red Men of York and Adams counties held their twelfth annual convention here on Saturday. The event attracted one of the largest gatherings the town has ever entertained. Fourteen, lodges from the two countries were represented. The business of the convention occupied the attention of the delegates almost all day. Pre ceding the closed sessions of the lodge a public meeting was held, at which the citizens of New Oxford as sisted in the entertainment of the I visitors. Address were made by Charles E. Bell, of Philadelphia, Great Sachem of the lodge for the State; Hon. William H. Long, of Hanover, Past Great Sachem; J. L. Williams, of Gettysburg; -J. A. Cashman, burgess of New Oxford, and John E. Wlsler, of Mount Wolf, the president of ficer of the convention. Hanover was selected as the place of meeting for next year. Perhaps the biggest parade ever held here was given at five o'clock in the afternoon. A large number of prizes were awarded. BANK TO HAVE NEW HOME Hollldaysbnrg, Pa., July 28.—The directors of the Hollidaysburg Trust Company have decided to erect a new bank building and business block on the site of the company's present home. It is expected operations will be started within the year. 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V • a 1 r. • i B position as America s first choice m smok- Today among young men as well as old, ing, East and West, North and South plain men and prominent citizens, the ciga- nation-wide. f#-** —and one cigarette in particular: \V asllincton Each day the Nation's capitol sees a new y UHflk O throng of big professional and business men A fnrt • from every state in the Union. * 1 * * But each day, at the Capitol Budding and * at Washington's leading hotels, including the Shoreham and the Willard, these changing hundreds of men buy more Fatimas than any other cigarette. "nwtA Ju {Jjg AriHV At the big army training camps dnring the J war were thousands of soldiers from each A fnrt* State and Territory. At every one of these *1 jaCI, camps, Fatima was a leader. / • •;> \\ f In fact, at many of them Fatima was steadily .g. N ' the one largest seller. And over 740 million x Fatimas were sent to our troops abroad. JJJ jJjg NaW The officers in our Navy come, of course, // / ' * from every part of America. Ifi'i i ®V"'V A fnrt • But, regardless of where they come from, \A\l | j'i N J I*l'* • Fatima suits most of them best. Of all the 1 1',* v / cigarettes sold in Officers' Mess throughout j ' ) , the whole Navy, over 80* are Fatimas. t/, .) / . fi?f 7/ • •* With our NC N S e %TriT nw f ofle r n K e iS" l, JJ Q pj. NC-3 and NC4 hailed perhaps from 15 differ- But of the 15 men, twelve chose Fatimas l ° . l^em com P an y on l^at long, lonely, This, in three words, is the reason. '•J "