2 Happenings of a Day in Central Pennsylvania THOUSANDS HEAR PICNIC SPEECHES Centennial Grove Is Filled With Church People and Odd Fellows Beaver Springs, Pa., Aug. 27. The first annual picnic of the Sny der County Sunday School Associa tion was held in Centennial Grove, this place, last Saturday. An excel lent program was presented, and was opened with devotional exercises by the Rev. W. R. Fitzgerald, pastor of the Beaver Springs Lutheran church. Prof. W. W. Spiegelmire, of Mif flinburg, county superintendent of schools of Union county, was the first speaker. He dwelt at length upon the mission opportunity of the •Sunday school and emphasized espe cially the work that should be done In lining up those who are nonat tendants. Hon. A. W. Johnson, president Judge of the Union-Snyder district, apoke upon Sunday school work in the reconstruction period. The Judge was listened to attentively. The Revs. J. B. Focht, of Selinsgrove, and W. M. Rearick, of Miffiinburg, also delivered interesting addresses. Mrs. Hoyt Graybill, superintendent Of the children's department, out lined the work the department en deavors to do the coming year. She stated that last year only one town, Beavertown, followed the program outlined by the department. She urged a closer co-operation between schools and superintendent. The officers ot the association are: President, T. H. Spiegelmire, Selins grove; secretary, 11. I. Romig, Beaver Springs; treasurer, Hoyt Graybill, Paxtonville. At the same time the annual re union of the I. O. O. F. of Union, Snyder, Juniata and Mifflin counties was held in Centennial Grove. Fully 2,500 people were in attendance. Music was furnished by the Girl's Band of this place and the Alfarata Band. Tag day was observed by the Girl's Band and nearly S6O was raised. The Rev. W. R. Fitzgerald con ducted the devotional exercises. Prof. C. W. Oldt, of Lewistown, was the first speaker. He put the crowd in good humor with his stories. His talk also was of serious vein. In the afternoon Messrs. C. I. Helt, Fred MacGready and Robert Davis spoke upon the great work the order is accomplishing. Special at tention was called to the Sunbury Orphanage and contemplated im provements to the amount of $75,- 000. Over 250 children are cared for in this home and such is the de mand for admittance that the work planned is necessary. Light Standards For Mechanicsburg Planned Meclianicsburg, Aug. 27. The improvements at the Mechanicsburg square are rapidly nearing comple tion, and will not only relieve traf fic congestion at that point, as planned, but w.ll add greatly to the general appearance of the street. The plans also include the erection of six standards, four on the couth em side aid two on the northern lide, of the street, each to carry no less than five large electric globes. Near the intersection of Main and Market streets a large standard will also be erected, or: which will be placed three signs directing the driv ers of vehicles to Harrisburg, Car lisle and Gettysburg, in addition to the usual "turn to the right" sign. MAY GET BUILDING Mt. Union, Aug. 27. —Mount Un ion is In all probability to have a public building. Congressman B. IC. Focht, of this district has in •roduced a bill in Congress asking that Mount Union be given such a building, the cost not to exceed 1150,000. 6 Bcll-an* Hot water, W Sure Relief RELL-ANS FO R IN DIG &STI O r 'HENRY MEMIf j; AND SON : DISTRIBUTORS 1 Alabastine |j J r THE PERFECT COLD | WATER PAINT j I J I Ij SPECIAL PROPOSITION I TO DEALERS. •100 S. SECOND ST. HARDWARBSMiLL | WEDNESDAY EVENING, REPORTED DEAD SOLDIER IS ALIVE Goldsboro, Pa., Aug. 27. Private Ralph S. Armstrong, son of Mrs. Claj-a Armstrong, offi cially reported dead by the War Department, is alive and well and is expected to arrive home soon. Mrs. Armstrong on Saturday re ceived a letter from the War De partment confirming this and stating that the reports of her son being seriously wounded and of his death were due to simi larity of names, the soldier who died being Private Ralph F. Armstrong, Company <r, 18th In fantry. Trainman Finds Fortune on Way to Day's Work Pottsville, Aug. 27. —Examining a strange looking package, which on second thought, hte picked up In the streets of this place, while on his way to work, yesterday morn ing, S. W. Downs, a widely known Pennsylvania Railroad conductor found it contained unregistered Liberty bonds in the amount of $6,600, $2,100 worth of checks and a diamond stick pin. A small slip in the parcel bore the name of the owner. Miss Ida M. McQuaido, of Pottsville. Downs tucked the valuable pack age under his arm and proceeded on his way to work. It was shortly after the break of day he came upon -.the package lying on the pavement. Conductor Downs said. He kicked it aside and after walking on a few steps, turn ed and picked it up to satisfy his curiosity. Downs announced he intended returning the parcel to Its owner upon his return from his run to Pottsville. Owing to the fact that all of the Liberty bonds in the package were not registered they could easily have been converted to the private use of the finder. Shopmen Favor Strike If Increase Is Denied Sunbury. Pa., Aug. 2 7.—Tabula tion of the votes cast by Pennsyl vania Railroad shopmen in Sunbury and Northumberland, on the ques tion of striking to back up the un ion's demands for a twenty-five per cent increase in pay shows the men were practically unanimously in favor of a walkout if their demands were ignored, according to officials of the Shop Crafts' Federation to day. It was stated that of the 1,009 members of the six Shop Crafts' Federation eligible to vote, all but three of four cast a ballot. Not a single vote was cast against a strike. The question of accepting the of fer of four cents an hour increase by President Wilson will now have to be submitted to the shop employ es and another ballot will be taken. Hagerstown Soldier Gets Croix de Guerre For Valor Hagerstown. Md., Aug. 27.—Me chanic Russell C. Smith, this city, a member of Company B, 115 th Regiment, who recently returned from France, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Distinguish ed Service medal for brave conduct in action. Smith is the first man from Hagerstown to b e thus hon ored. Caught in a heavy barrage artil lery fire and severely wounded, he continued on his way with an im portant message to his battalion commander and delivered it. Smith carries a deep scar on his cheek where he was wounded. Sunbury Will Have American Legion Post Sunbury, Pa., Aug. 27. One hundred of Sunbury's eight hun dred veterans of the World War have enrolled in the local post of the American Legion to date. The Sunbury Post, which will be indentified at Post No. 201, will make an effort to increase its mem bership so that it will have adequate representation at the State convention, which will he held within the next few months. The charter for the local post has not yet been received and a per manent. organization will not he formed until a more representive membership has been secured. Robert A. Nolde, Home Form War Zone, Is Married York, Pa., Aug. 27.—Robert A. | Nolde, of Harrisburg, recently re j turned from overseas, and Miss Em ma O. Jacobs, daughter of Mr, and | Mrs. George M. Jacobs, this city, were married here by the Rev. A. F. : Weaver, rector of Trinity United : Evangelical church. The bride at i tired in a gown of pink georgette ! crepe and wearing a picture hat, was ; attended by her sisters, the Misses [ Mary and Helen Jacobs. They will reside at Harrisburg. These were | guests present at the wedding and ! reception which followed from Har j r'sburg and this city. Fire Destroys Grain; Thresher Spark Ignites j Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 27.—Ap , proximately 500 bushels of wheat ; and rye stored outside the big barn ; of the Agnes Barr farm in Mount i joy township, tenanted by Brooks • Shyrock, were destroyed by fire, the flames starting from a spark | from the threshing engine. Only a ! change in the direction of the wind i together with heroic work of neigh -1 boring men and women saved the j log barn, filled to the rafters with | the season's crops. The loss is $1,500. Cupid Outwitted by Wire and Automobile Accident Hagerstown, Md., Aug. 27. A telephone message and an accident i were the undoing of Miss Virginia Moore, daughtet of a minister, and .Morgan Hineoaugh, a young couple from Oakland Md., who came to this city to get married. Owing to the accident to their car en route i the telephone message heat, the t couple here and they could not got. | a license. The "ouple then went ; l i Frederick. Martinsburg und West | Westminster una were unsuccessful |in those places, so they returned home. FARM PRODUCTS TO HAVE BIG SHOW Arrangements Made to Com bine It With "Farmers' Week" in January More than 60,000 square feet of space will be required for the fourth State Farm Products Show to be held in Harrisburg January 2t) to 23 under the auspices of the State Department of Agriculture and four teen organizations of men interested in agriculti.ro and allied branches. The State Department of Public In struction and State College will unite and "Farmers' Week," which has been held for years at State Col lege in January, will be transferred to Harrisburg so that it will be in the same week. The show in addition to products will specialize in dairying with equipment. Farm machinery will be made a feature and one .of the plans is for sales of pure bred live stock. Particular efforts will be made to show fine grades of seed grain. Soil will also be given prominence. So will the work of the State Bureau of Markets. Secretary of Agriculture Fred Rasmussen, who Is outlining the plans, says that if "Farmers' Week" can be held here at the same time there will be ten farmers' meetings in progress at the same time as vari ous associations will be holding their sessions. In the committee in charge are represented the Department of Agriculture and Public Instruction, the personnel being Secretary Ras mussen, of the Department of Agri culture; H. E. Klugh and Cluy C. Smith, director of the State Bureau of Markets; J. K. Bowman, of the State Department of Public Instruc tion; M. S. McDowell, of State Col lege; Dr. C. J. Marshall, of the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association; 11. F. Hershey, of the State Horticultural Association; E. K. Hibshman, of the Pennsylvania Breeders' and Dairymens' Associa tion; Frank P. Willits, of the Inter state Milk Producers' Association; Howard C. Reynolds, of the Pennsyl vania Holstein-Friesian Association; I'. S. Brenneman, of the Dairymens' Co-operative Sales Company, and Otto Olson, of the Tobacco Growers' Association. The show committee of the vari ous departments and agricultural organizations interested are: Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medical Association —Louis Klein, Philadelphia; W. A. Haines, Bristol; T. E. Munce, Harrisburg. State Department of Public In struction—Lindley 11. Dennis, How ard C. Fetterolf and J. K. Bowman, all of Harrisburg. State Horticultural Association— H. F. Hershey, Gettysburg; R. H. Bell, State College; F. E. Fassett, Mesiioppen. State Breeders' and Dairymens" Association—E. S. Bayard, Pitts burgh; E. K. Hibshman, State Col lege; W. B. Connell, State College. The Pennsylvania State College— R. L. Watts, M. S. McDowell, F. D. Gardner. More Sheep, More Wool Associa tion—A. O. Bigelow and Donald Williams, Philadelphia. Sheep Breeders and Wool Grow ers' Association—R. L, Munce, Canonsburg; J. B. Henderson, Hick ory; Henry Palmer, Avondale. Interstate Milk Producers' As sociation—R. M. Balderston, Ken nett Square; H. D. Allebach, Trappe; R. L. Shenk, Newville. State Bee Keepers' Association— Dr. H. A. Surface, Meclianicsburg; L. B. Huber, Lancaster; C. N. Greene, Troy Pennsylvania Potato Growers' As sociation—John B. Park. Horsham; J. Wallace Hallowell, Philadelphia; Nicholas Sclimitz, State College. llolstein—Friesian Association E. B. Bennett, Easton; Howard C. Reynolds, Dalton; C. W. Newman, Wyal using. State Poultry Association—Frank McGrann, Lancaster; L. B. Sprecher, Rohrerstown H. C. Knandel, State College. Dairymens' Co-operative Sales Company—W. 11. Wise. Meadville; A. W. Place, Jefferson; P. S. Bren neman, Pittsburgh. Tobacco Growers' Association John F Weaver. Lancaster; Charles Dunn, Lock Haven; to Olson, Ephrata. Agricultural Press—A. J. Ander son, Philadelphia; T. H. Wittkorn. Philadelphia; T. D. Harman, Jr., Pittsburgh. Nurse Bride of Student Doing Hospital Work Ronncauvlllc, Pa., Aug. 27. News has just leaked out of the wedding of Miss Edith It. Straus haugh, of this place, and John J, Scanlon, of Bridgeport, Conn., which took place in Baltimore on August 16. The wedding marked the culmi nation of a romance of only a few months. The bride was a student nurse at the St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, and the bridegroom, a medical student at the Jennings School in Chicago, was stationed at the Baltimore hospital doing special work. It was here the romunce which resulted in the secret wed ding began. As the news slowly leaked out Mrs. Scanlon admitted I the truth. Danville Congregation Is to Celebrate Anniversary Danville, Pa., Aug. 27.—St. Jos eph's congregation, of this place, will celebrate its Golden Jubilee next Sunday, beginning at 10:30. Bishop McDevltt of Harrisburg will celebrate pontifical in the morning and Monslgnor Hassct, of Shamo kln, in the evening. The Rev. Father Dougherty, formerly of St. Mich ael's, Sunbury, is the Rector. Re fore the morning service there will bo a street parade of the parish societies. A great number of Catholics and non-Catholics are expected to at tend from near-by towns and it will he a big affair In the history of Danville. Pastor Under Knife at Lancaster Hospital Wcllsvllle, Pa.. Aug. 27.—The Rev. C. M. Coffect, pastor of the Ross ville Lutheran charge, was stricken with appendicitis while on ,i visit to his wife's home near Quurryvl'le, Lancaster county, and underwent -in <IT eration at N 1 uncoster nospital. The Rev. Mr. Coffeot had gone to Quarryvillc to bring his wife home. Tr.ere wen no tcrvic.es in fit- .liargo on Sunday. [Oth<Y State News Page I.] CXTfJUHBtTRG TEEEGKSPI! STUNTS IN AIR AT LOW LEVELS PROVE BAD PUBLIC TASTE Flying Chief Says Spectacular Movements of Planes, De manded by People, Show Bull Fighting Spirit; Not Object Desired in Making Journey to Far Western Coast; Leads to Slow Mu sic, Flowers and Kind Words . Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 27. "The public is revetting to the low in stincts of the bull tight when it en courages this low, spectacular stunt flying," said Major M. L. King, as he sat in the Johnstown Chamber of Commerce rooms dis cussing aviation and the future of the air. Major King had charge of the fleet of All America Pathfinder air planes bound from Mineola, N. to Seattle, Wash., and aiding in the photographing, maping and out lining of a path across the con tinent, making a Blue Book of the air, as he put It. "We are endeavoring," he said, to show the public just how safe and how valuable this new and wonderful traffic is. We want to show them the safe and sane methods of flying, but none of those daredevil tricks which have been responsible for a large, yes a very largo part of the fatalities 'charged to aviation. "Whenever the public encourages or demands this thrilling low flying. Two Boys Sentenced to Huntingdon Reformatory Chnmborsbiirg, Aug. 27. ln court here yesterday, Frank Aller, aged 17 of Chambersburg, pleaded guilty to the larceny of cigarcts from the warehouse of the C„ G.. & W. trolley company and was sen tenced to the Huntingdon Reform atory. James Topper, aged 17, of Way nesboro, pleaded guilty to stealing SSO from the office of Tax Collector Adams, of Waynesboro. Ho, too, was sentenced to the Reformatory. George Brown, aged 45 years of Mechanicsburg, pleaded guilty to embezzlement. He sold a SSO Lib erty bond he was directed to have cashed for his cousin. Hattio Wey ant of town. Sentence was defer red until next Tuesday morning. Real Estate Sales at Mechanicsburg Meclianicsburg, Pa., Aug. 27. Several Important real estate sales have recently been made through the agency of Happle and Swartz, as follows; The three story dwell ing house on the Trindle road, be low St. John's Church, belonging to Frank S. Montgomery, of Harris burg, was sold to L. E. Hickok, of New York. Mr. Hickok, who is a traveling salesman for the D. Wil cox Manufacturing Company, in this place, expects to reside there. R. A. Kuhns, of this place, pur chased from the Ann Eliza Sense man estate, the two story, frame dwelling house, at No. 11l East Main street, and plans to occupy it. Mrs. A. E. Barnhart. of Lemoyne, sold her home at Longsdorf's Sta tion, to John M. Stahlar, of Ship 1- — J —' 1 f 1 r 1 ' ■" — — - - ■—iisaii—--/■-i ■■tir.tqj :n •• ■■-■--■ •■•■ i " y I This is the Last Week of Burns' August Furniture Sale | Winch Represents Savings 33'/s Cent. I This Has Been the Most Successful Furniture Sale We Have Ever Held | We attribute this success to the fact that we were furniture that is made attractive and suitable for the prepared to give our customers the kind of furniture modern American home, furniture that will give you they needed and large assortments from which to life time service, furniture that is the utmost value choose at prices which are far below present market y°. u can P r o cu /e, we are sure that you will appreciate figures ' this opportunity to furnish your home. Despite the fact that there seem, to be a great deal ( Balinclud dining room furniture, bed room r r. i [. r .vi furniture, living room and library furniture, summer of sentiment to lower prices, furniture prices along furniture, porch furniture, couch hammocks, refri with the prices of other commodities are steadily ad- gerators and floor coverings. The sale will end on vancing. We had hoped for the contrary. Saturday night. In the meantime we urge you to take However, inasmuch as our early purchases brings advantage of the remaining days of this sale to fur furniture to you from the best factories in America, nish your home. . a klvink you furniture values i and furniture to be shipped by | Which are supreme but the * . , .*f Vl , - \ freight will be paid by us to caTCnner WRISBURO any point in the United States. I / | - s— ■ ——— j— j stunt flying, with the thrilling per formances which any aviator can perform if he cares to cast caution to the winds, then," I say, "the pub lic is reverting to that low instinct which demands Hull fighting to satisfy it. And the worst of it is that if the demand is created there is always someone to satisfy it. re gardless of danger, fool-hardiness or anything else. Let the public demand it and someone is ready and willing to supply it. "Stunt flying inevitably leads to slow music, flowers and kind words. It is the valor of ignorance, oft times, and a result of vanity often. Of this sort of valor, or glory, we may safely_say, 'the paths of glory lead but to the grave,'. And the public is partner to the outcome as well as the performance. The pub lic which demands it is a party to it all the way through. The min ute the public lends encouragement to acts of this kind, the public he comes a partner to what is going to end in the death of some mighty bright boy. Tyrone to Have Mass Meeting This Evening Tyrone, Aug. 27.—This evening at 8 o'clock, a mass meeting will lie held in Odd Fellows hall, under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. Prominent speak ers will address the gathering and issues of importance to every one will be discussed. Among these will he the Plumb plan, and this will be fully explained. One of the speakers will he It. C. Roberts, for several years commissioner of labor to Porto Rico. The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Is particularly an xious that ladies attend and "learn what organized labor means to the home. Despondent Man Takes Fatal Dose at Altoona Altoona, Aug. 27.—Going to hts room at the rooming house, eon ducted by Mrs. R. B. Lindie, at 1515 Twelfth avenue, last night, Anthony Dunlap, aged 43, employed in the Pennsy bolt shop, swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid and died a short time later. It is presumed that despondency due to ill health led to the commission of the rash act. Building $20,000 Silk Mill at Miffiinburg Miffiinburg, Aug. 27. —Contractor I. O. Fetter has a big force of men at work on the erection of a mod ern silk mill for the A. P. Villa and Brothers Company, of New York, at this place. The mill will lie one of the best equipped in this section The job Is a $20,000 contraet and is to be completed within sixty days. RURAL CARRIERS AIR GRIEVANCES Forty-Five From Two Coun ties Want Burdens Made Easier By Department Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 27. —Rural mail carriers to the number of 45 from York and Adams counties met here to discuss several matters that will be brought before the coming State meeting of the rural men, the questions being presented by tlie members from this congressional district. The two questions are, tin: securing of suitable substitujes when one of the carriers is forced to be off duty and the establishment of a maintenance fund. The carriers who Pavel the country roads for Uncle Sam believe that substitute carriers should have the preference when legulur appointments are to be made and it is this lack of giving the substitutes a chance that is making it difficult for the men to secure substitutes. They also claim they are the only Government em ployes who are compelled to furnish their own equipment, and the ex pense to them in this item_ is such that the position of rural mall car rier Is becoming almost undesirable. Offenders Brought Back to Scene of Accident Hagerstown, Md.. Aug. 27. Tlie touring car of Mrs. Amanda M. Shuck, of Cumberland, Md., was overturned on the Pike near Indian Springs, west of this city, yester day when it was struck by a large car bearing a Pennsylvania license going in the same direction. With Mrs. Shuck were Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Bucy and Mrs. Marcella Cooper and son. All were thrown out and considerably bruised. The car causing the spill kept on going, but was intercepted by another car unit the offenders taken back to the scene of the accident. The injured were brought here and received medical attention. Their car was badly damaged. Ready For Conference of Young Church Folks Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 27.—A1l Is in readiness for the older boys' and girls' conference to be held at Rhodes Grove, Saturday, September 6, under the direction of the young people's department of the Franklin County Sabbath School Association. The theme of the conference will be "Christian Patriotism" and the con ference verse, "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit vou like men, lie Strong." The speakers for the gath ering are Miss Helen Gill Lovett, o? Philadelphia, and I'reston G. Orwig, State secondary division superintend ent. Girl Scouts Entertained at Marshmallow Toast Stovcrdale, Aug. 27.—Mrs. Roscoe Bowman entertained the Girl Scouts of Olivet Presbyterian church of Harrisburg at a marshmallow toast on Saturday. The following girls were present: Misses Anna Holbert, I Helen Smith, Sarah Williams, Myrtle Simmons, Lillian Barley, j Virginia Storey, Ellen Holbert, Emily Bowman, Ruth Gise, Cathe rine Braddigan, Nancy Steele, Rosa lie Bowman, Catherine Clifton, Es ther Nelson, Pauline Fishman, Dor othy Weldman, Edith Holbert, May belle Braddigan and Joe Habby shaw and Douglas Bowman. AUGUST 27, 1919 FATHER BREAKS ARM OF CHILD Marietta, Pa., Aug. 27.—While Edward Terrey, of Maytown, was carrying his little daughter to their home he fell. In order to save the child from being In jured the father clasped her so tightly that her arm wus broken near the collarbone. A physi cian reduce dthe fracture and the injured child la doing nicely. SHOPMEN SILENT ON WILSON PLAN Western Maryland Workmen Will Not Predict Action on Suggested Raise Hngorstown, Mil., Aug. 2 7.—The Western Maryland railroad shopmen of this city, numbering übout 1,300, received the newspaper reports of the proposition made by President Wilson to grant them an increase of four cents an hour without any comment. The President's proposi (ion was the chief subject, for dis cussion among the men, but no one could be found who would comment on It or predict what action might be taken. The shopmen, it is understood, Re: Newsprint 2200 daily newspapers m America printed an average of 14 pages daily in 1918. These same newspapers are printing an average of 18 pages daily during 1919 and their circu lations have increased about 20 per cent. This means that the consump tion of newsprint this year will be 55 per cent, greater than in 1918. (In the past 40 years the aver age increase has jieen only 7 per cent, per annum). The Newsprint Reclaiming Corporation owns the Jespersen Patented Process of manufacturing newsprint from old newspapers Write or phone for details to Weber & Company Investment Bankers Stock Exchange. Building Philadelphia Telephonei Spruce 4208 tare awaiting word from higher up. I Plans are being made by all classes |of organized labor here for a big I demonstration on Labor Day. There i will be a big parade in the morning I and a picnic and frolic with speak j ing at the City Park in the after ' noon. !" LAFF With False Teeth? SURE Dr. Wemet's Powder Keeps them firm. Prevents sore arums. White. Flavored. Antiseptic. Jf yenr dental plate is loose 01 drc*P* to get instant relief use Dr, W'ernet's Powder regularly. You can eat, laugh, talk with ease. Guaranteed by Wernet Dental Mfg. Co., 116 Beekman St., N. Y. 25c, 50c, & SI.OO. At Drug and Department Stores. Refuse imitations. This is Ihm original powdtr.
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