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DAY'S NEWS IN CITIES AND TOWNS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
AIRPLANE FALLS
WITH FLIERS IN
LEBANON FIELD
\ Aviators Mistake Seifert Farm
For Arnold Airport and
Crash to Earth
Lebanon. \ Aug. 21.—Major M. L-.
King, of the United States Aviation
Service, and a mechanic, who accom
panied him, luckily escaped with
their lives and a few minor injuries
yesterday when an attempt was
made to ltwid from too low an alti
tude. The accident, took place about
150 feet away from the Kimmerling
church road, north of Weavertown,
on the Seifert farm.
Mistaking the Seifert farm for the
Arnold airport used by the other
aviators Major King decided to
make a landing. Being too close to
earth to alight safely, the plane
erashed to the ground on its right
wing, completely crushing that side
of the machine and breaking the
propeller at several places. Major
King and his mechanic! sustained an
awful shaking up. but upon being,
thoroughly examined an hour later
by Dr. W. H. Holsberg, at the Hotel
Weimar, it was found that nothing
more serioqs than a few bruises had
been sustained.
In explaining the cause of the
fall. Major King said that in flying
from Reading here an air current
causing trouble had been met with
iand as result he was at a lower
altitude than usual, finding that
there were fewer cross currents j
nearer the earth. It is to this fact !
Major King attributes his fall.
Lambria Brewing Co.
j Heads Held For Court
L Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 21. Three
■ the five officials of the Cambria
Brewing Company, who were arrest-
Id, charged with violating the war
time prohibition law, were released
on SI,OOO bail each by United States
Commissioner R. Patton Smith.
The three who gave bail are James
P. Greene, president of the com
pany; Michael F. Murphy, vice
president, and J. Bert Denny, secre
tary, treasurer and manager of the
concern.
Charles J. Burkhard and D. S.
Murphy, the two other officials, were
expected to appear before Commis
sioner Smith later and give bail.
All the bail pieces were made out
for the November term of Federal
district court, which will be held
in Pittsburgh.
The suit is based on the making
of beer with as much as 4 of 1 pet
cent of alcohol by weight and vol- I
ume. Special Agent K. K. McClure
of the Department of Justice filed
the complaint after an investigation.
Body of Babe Found
Along Pennsy Tracks
Altoona, Aug. 21.—The body of a
baby, thinly clad, was found last
night along the main line of the
Pennsy at the GY tower, at Twenty
, fourth street. It was turned over
to Coroner Chester C. Rothrock.
The remains were discovered by
trainmen and the coroner was im
mediately notified. An investigation
is now being made. It is believed
tiie body was placed along the tracks
by trespassers, as no marks what
ever were found .on the remains to
indicate that it was thrown from a
train.
The body is that of a four months
old male child. Nothing whatever to
lead to the identification has been
found.
Milton A. Clendenin
Dies in Philadelphia
ChnmbcrNhurg. Pa.. Aug. 21.—Mil
ton A. Clendenin. of Philadelphia,
formerly of Chambersburg, died sud
denly at his home yesterday morning
according to word received here by
relatives and friends. Mr. Clendenin
had long been engaged in the book
store and stationary business here.
About 20 years ago he removed to
Philadelphia where he had since been
engaged in business. He is survived
by one sister, Mrs. John M. McDowell,
of town, and two brothers, Calvin
of Mechanicsburg. and John W„ of
Kansas. Burial will be made at Sil
ver Springs, near Mechanicsburg.
BACON LK.VDS IN SALES
Mechanicsburg. Pa., Aug. 21.
Yesterday the sale of Government
food amounted to $l5O, about half
the amount sold on Monday. To
day is the last day when goods will
he sold. Among the articles sold,
bacon took the lead.
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SUNBURVSSILK
WORKERS STRIKE
TYING UP PLANT
Employes Walk Out When
Thirty Are Discharged
in Converting Works
Sunbury, Aug. 21.—The action of
the Susquehanna Silk company of
Sunbury. in discharging thirty em
ployes of the converting works, a
department of its mills, resulted in
n strike yesterday morning that com
pletely tied up that section of the
plant.
According to the story emanating
from the strikers, the thirty discharg
ed employes were instrumental in the
organisation Monday night last of a
branch of the United Textile Work
ers in Sunbury. It is charged that
the silk cojporation, upon learning
that the men had become affiliated
with the union, handed them their
discharge slips at the end of the
day's work.
When the facts became known the
employes of the converting works
held a meeting at which it was de
cided to call a strike of the entire
department. As a result more than
300 workers walked out and they have
announced that they will not return
until the discharged men are re-in
stated.
Efforts are being made to have the
company's entire force of employes
join in the strike and there were In
dications they might prove successful.
Arrested at Door of
Johnstown Pawn Shop
Altoonn. Aug. 21.—Willard Burk
ett, a former resident of Bedford,
who came here several weeks ago
and secured lodging with Simon F.
Price, was arrested in Johnstown
yesterday on the charge of stealing
a diamond ring, valued at $225. the
property of Mrs. Price. Following a
hearing before Alderman Adam Leake,
he was held for court and committed
to jail in default of S3OO bail.
Burkett, it is said, was a friend of
the Price family, who had also been
former residents of Bedford. The man
came here about three weeks ago in
search of a job and was given free
lodging by the Altoonans, who wish
ed to assist him in getting work. He
was arrested while entering a pawn
shop in Johnstown.
State Police Turn on
Four Who Heckle Them
t'nrlisle. Aug. 21.—Two State police,
men. Joseph Boldosser and Henry C.
Hagerty, came to town on Tuesday
evening, and. after transacting their
business spent a portion of their time
here with two young ladies, with
whom they walked down High street.
While thus engaged, four young
men: Clyde Barron. George Bell.
Ralph Kelly and Clarence Barron, it
is charged, began to hurl epithets
at them and wanted to fight The
police arrested the quartet and took
them before Justice Mullin, charging
them with disorder and threatening
officers. Justice Mullin held a hearing
and will render his decision Friday
evening.
United Brethren Minister
Is Dead at Keller, Va.
Hafferstown. Md., Aug. 21. The
Rev. George W. Kiracofe, formerly
of this city and a well known
United Brethren minister of the
Valley, died yesterday at Keller. Va.,
following an illness of a year and an
operation resulting in the loss of one
of his legs. He was seventy-one
years old and one of eight brothers,
six of whom were ministers. He is
survived by his widow, four children
and four brothers, the Revs. J. H.
and C. H. Kiracofe. Presbyterian
ministers; the Rev. N. H. Kiracofe
of the United Brethren church, and
J. H. Kiracofe, of this city.
Mt. Olivet Camp of 1919
Has Closed For the Season
Mechanicsburg, Pa.. Aug. 21.
The camp meeting at Mt. Olivet has
closed. The weather in general
was ideal for camp life, but the rain
of the last few days affected the
attendance. The sixty-two cottages
have all been occupied. Some of
the cottagers have gone home and
others soon will follow. A special
feature of the camp was the demob
ilization of Mount Olivet service
flag. There were 23 young men and
one young lady from camp in the
service, nearly all of them jn France.
There were two gold stars on the
flag.
Auto Hose Trucks and Firemen of Lewistown -
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Herewith is given a photograph of Lewistown's auto hose trucks, together with men who fight fires in the busy town along the main line of
the Pennsylvania railroad west of Harrisburg. Lewistown has kept step in the march of improvement along with other Central Pennsylvania
towns and is especially proud of its fire department. Yesterday the Chamber.of Commerce visited Harrisburg and other places in this section
in order to advertise the Mifflin county, seat.
READING PASSES
MARKET BILL TO
CUT LIVING COST
In Spite of Protests, Council
Quickly Enacts Law to
Protect Consumer
Reading, Pa., Aug. 21.—1n spite
of the storm of protest raised
against it by grocers, farmers and
food dealers at a public hearing,
council, by a unanimous vote and
without a single word of comment,
yesterday adopted Councilman Hun
ter's market bill.
Every member without hesitancy
voted "yes" on its adoption. Its pro
visions are effective at once and
applied for the first time at this
morning's markets.
The new municipal law prohibits
the buying of or contracting for
provisions on the way to, and in
tended for sale in the markets.
Prohibits persons from dissuad
ing others from bringing their pro
visions to the markets for sale.
Prohibits persons from persuad
ing others to raise the price of pro
visions in the markets.
Prohibits the buying of provisions
in the markets for the purpose of
reselling the same.
Councilman Hunter, following the
meeting, said the adoption of his
ordinance and the enforcement of
its provisions will result in much
good to the marketer and the con
sumer.
"It is the man with the market
basket who should be given first
consideration' he said. "Those who
protested against the bill may have
expressed their honest convictions
at the hearing, but I am convinced
that practices prohibited in this new
law, have been responsible in large
measure, for high prices of many
commodities in Reading."
Chaplain Rentz Home From
France, Visits His Family
Carlisle, Aug. 21.—Chaplain G. S.
Rentz, who was in France with the
11th Regiment, U. S. Marines, is
spending two weeks' leave with his
family in Carlisle. While in Franife
Chaplain Rentz was stationed at the
S. j. S. Headquarters, Tours, where
he served as Protestant chaplain for
the group of camps in the Arrondis
sement of Tours, comprising at one
time about 20,000 men. The 11th
Marines returned the first week of
August and were demobilized at the
naval operating base, Hampton
Roads, Va. Upon his return to duty
Chaplain Rentz will be stationed at
the Naval Proving Grounds, Indian
Head, Md.
Boiling Springs Citizen
Dies of Cancer at Home
Meclianicsburg, Pa., Aug. 21. E.
D. Merrium died at his home at
Boiling Springs on Tuesday after
noon. He was 50 years old. The
cause of death was cancer. He was
a member of the Modern Woodmen
and the United Order of American
Mechanics of Boiling Springs. He
is survived by a wif e and stepson,
and these brothers, Samuel, of
Hagerstown, Md.; David, Harris
burg, and Raymond, Reading. The
funeral will be held to-morrow aft
ernoon at 2 oclock at the house.
Burial in Mt. Zion cemetery
near Churchtown.
Congressman's Daughter
Starts on Trip to Orient
Lancaster, Aug. 21.—Congressman
W. W. Griest left here yesterday
morning for California with his
daughter, Miss Rebecca Griest, who
is to sail next week for China. Miss
Griest has been preparing for some
time past to enter one of the Chi
nese missions as a teacher. She ex
i pects to remain in the Orient for
I two years.
Little Lines From Nearby
I,ewlHtown— The Gill family reun
ion will be held on the Hambright
farm near McVeytown on Saturday,
August 30.
York Haven Russell Green, of
Harrisburg, is here to spend his va
cation with his uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Green.
Shippensburg—Mrs. Rebecca Horst
died at her home in Pinolik aged 77
years. She was a member of the
Rowe Mennonite Church.
York Haven —Daniel Cassel, repre
sentative from Y'ork Haven lodge,
No. 491, K. of P., to the grand lodge
session, Lancaster, left for that city
yesterday.
Columbia —ln Holy Trinity Catho
lic church. Miss Mary T. Link became
the bride of Joseph V. Weisser. The
ceremony was performed by the rec
tor, Rev. P. G. Breuggeman.
Sunliury —Prof. -I. C. M. Ellenberger,
former superintendent of the Sun
bury schools, has accepted a slmiliar
position near Palm Beach, Florida,
at a salary of $3,000 a year.
York Hnven —Troop 32 of the Boy-
Scouts. which he'ld no meetings since
early in July, held a special meet
ing last night and on Friday night
will resume regular meetings.
Sunbury —Frank Albert Scott, one
of the oldest and most respected
citizens of Northumberland and re
tired railroader, died at the home of
his step-daughter, Mrs. John Ferick.
HXHEUSBUItG TETEGHXPH
Business Man Stricken
and in Chicago Hospital
Carllnlr, Pa.. Aug. 21. W. L. Jack
son, head of the Manganese Steel De
partment of the Frog, Switch and
Manufacturing Company, left here
last Friday for Chicago Heights, 111.,
to bring his family home. On Satur
day afternoon he attended a theatri
cal matinee. In the evening he be- i
came ill and that night was operated
upon for appendicitis in a hospital at
Chicago Heights.
WINS HIGH POST
IN STATE ORDER
Philadclphian Chosen Grand!
Inner Guard at Lancas
ter Convention
I.ancaater, Pa.. Aug. 21.—The most
coveted Stftte office in all Pythian
Knighthood was won by C. W. T.
Robinson, of Philadelphia, when,
after several ballots he was elected
grand inner guard at the first busi
ness meeting of the convention. The
meeting was called to order at 2
o'clock by Grand Chancellor Norval
R. Dougherty with over four hundred
delegates present.
Two more cities hi\ve entered the
field for next year's convention, and
the list as far as can be learned from
different representatives now stands:
South Bethlehem, Scranton, Johns
town and Philadelphia. The competi
tion for the honor Is likely to be very
keen and will not be decided until
the last day of the convention.
At the balloting for grand outer
guard a three cornered fight devel
oped between L. R. Evans, W. M.
Cherry and A. W. Flgley. On the fl.rst
three ballots no decision had been
reached but from all indications A.
W. Figley has the lead on his op
ponents.
Chancellor Daugherty read his an
nual report at Tuesday's meeting,
and gave an outline of the worle&c
complished by the order since the
last convention at Bradford. He
pointed out that despite the war and
the influenza epidemic which made
big inroads into the organization, the
Knights of Fythias are in better
condition to-day than ever before.
The Pennsylvania order alone had
• 6.000 men either on the firing
line in Frpnce or in training camps
preparing for overseas duty. In the
supreme domain more than 60,000
members were in the national ser
vice, Mr. Daugherty said.
Pours Oil on Kindling;
May Die of His Burns
Chambcrsburg. Pa., Aug. 21.
Suffering with burns which may
prove fatal, Thomas Hembaugh, of
near McConnellsburg, is in the
Chambersburg Hospital in a serious
condition. Hembaugh, who is about
35 years old and has a wife and two
children, was starting a fire in a
stove a[ his home and poured some
kerosene on the kindling to make it
burn. When he applied a match
the blaze set fire to his clothing and
severely burned his face, neck, arms
and the upper part of his body.
Bolt Kills Cows, Hits
Barn and Strikes Tree
Chambcrsburg, Pa., Aug. 21.
Lightning played a number of
pranks in and about Maple Grove,
near here, during a severe storm. It
killed three fine cows belonging to
Charles Palmer, shattered the end
of a barn owned by Frank Sellers
and struck a large tree under which
twenty cows belonging to J. B.
Smith were standing. The animals,
however, all escaped injury.
WIN'S AT SWATTING FLIES
Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 21.—Wilbur
Steinour won the first prize in the
fly swatting contest, having swatted
seven pints of the "pesky little crit
ters." In addition to the prize of
$5 offered by the Parent-Teajhers'
Association, he received 10 cents a
i pint.
DAY AND
NIGHT SCHOOL
Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Accounting,
English, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Spelling, Etc.
Strictly Individual Promotion
Register Now Day and Night
Sessions Open Aug. 25 & Sept. 1
Bell 125; Dial 4016
Two Separate Night Schools—One cn Mon., Wed.,
Fri. The other Tues., Thurs.—7.oo to 9.30
BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
121 Market St. (Opp. Senate.) Catalog Free.
"Harrisburg's Greatest Commercial School"
ARMY AVIATORS
FILM SITE OF
FAMOUS BATTLE
I
Fliers Do Stunts and Take
Views of Gettysburg's
Historic Ground
Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 21.—Gettys
burg was given its first exhibition of
flying by Lieutenant M. S. Boggs and
Sergeant A. E. Matos, two aviators
who were here with the Government
plane that is a part of the trans
continental train now on its way to
the coast. The men spent more than
Jan hour in the air before leaving
for Pittsburgh. Tail spins, falling
leafs, upside-downs, barrel rolls and
practically all the stunts used by the
rpost daring aviators at the front
during the war were demonstrated
to Gettysburg's citizens.
The real purpose of the flight,
however, was the taking of pictures
of town and battlefield. With the
airplane up five thousand feet in the
air the men made pictures that will
be used in the making of a map of
the place, and another set that will
be made into a film of moving pic
tures, the first ever to made of
the battlefield. After the descent
Lieutenant Boggs said: "The battle
field is as beautiful a scene from the
air as I have ever looked at."
Mixture With Kick Is
Sold at Mechanicsburg
Mechnnlcsburg. Pa.. Aug. 21. A
number of persons, in an intoxicated
condition were seen in the streets
here on Tuesday evening. A report
has gained credence here that in
toxicants are being sold. One report
has it that a mixture is being made
of grain alcohol and other ingredients
that gives a pleasant taste, but in
toxicates. It is certain the mixture
was not purchased at any of the
hotels as the landlords confine them
selves to "near beer" and soft drinks.
Liverpool Pays State
Share For Better Street
Liverpool, Aug. 21. The State
Highway Department will give Liver
pool its first improved street. At a
special meeting of the town council
the borough paid to the State $2,000,
as its share of the cost. The State
will improve an 13-foot strip through
the borough along Front street. Work
will begin in a few weeks'and will
give employment to a number of
Liverpool men.
[Other State News on Pago 4.]
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ANNOUNCE HIRTII OF SON
Shlrciiianstow-n, Pa., Aug. 21. Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Howry, of Railroad
street, are being congratulated On the
arrival of a boy, William Edward
Howry, on Monday. August 11. Mrs.
Howry was Miss Kathryn Miller, of
Enola, before her marriage.
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AUGUST 21, 19T9.
BOATMEN ARE TO
HOLD BIG PICNIC
Will Gather in Anftuul Outing
at Rolling Green on Sat
urday, August IK)
Liverpool, Aug. 21.—The annual
reunion of Pennsylvania canal boat
men will be held Saturday, August
30, at Rolling Green Park, near
Sunbury. The regular business meet
ing will be held in the morning, the
association president, lteesp Bortel,
of Newport, presiding. A full pro
gram of events is scheduled for the
afternoon which includes band
music and an uddress by Lieutenant
Governor Bcidleman. Hundreds of
boatmen from all over the State are
expected to be present. S. A. ltobi
son. foreman of the Liverpool divi
sion for more than forty years, and
John Koch, whose tales of boating
days were a source of pleasure, will
not be present. They won the gold
star of service during the year and
will be missed at llie reunion this
year.
LOSES -rill Mil AT PLAINER
Lewistown, Pa.. Aug. 21. John
Zinn. proprietor of the Zinn carriage
and auto body works here while
working on a planer accidentally got
his thumb against the sharp blade.
Amputation was necessary.
FIRST PAYMENT
MADE FOR PARK
Mechanicsburg Pays $6,000 as
Initial Installment Toward
Memorial Tract
Meehanlcsliurg, Pa., Aug;. 21.—The
first installment toward the purchase
of Memorial Park was paid H. S.
I Gross owner of the tract. The sum
paid Mr. Gross was $6,000. The bal
ance is to be paid February 1, 1920,
Mr. Gross will ask no interest. The
ground belonged to the farm of Rob
ert Gorman and was valued at SSOO
per acre, but when the owners learn
ed the committee was negotiating
with the idea of using the land for
a park, they very generously donated
1 SSO an acre, and are, therefore, con
; tributors to the park for a large
j sum. Mechanicsburg really is only.
I at the beginning of the development
j of the soldier's and sailor's memorial
j park.
STORM DAMAGES TOBACCO
! York Haven, Pa., Aug. 21.—To
bacco in the northern part of York
county was damaged by severe elec
trical storms, accompanied by hail.
While reports show heavy rainfall
throughout the county, the hail .af
fected only the territory north of
Zion's View and taking in Mount
Wolf? Manchester and this place.