2 OLD MEMBERS OF ! STEVENS CHURCH TOBEHONORED fifty Men and Women Over Three Score and Ten to Be Entertained Saturday and Sunday will be the l>igr days of the year for the veterans of Rev. B. F. Stevens Memorial Methodist Church. About thirty-five j of the fifty members will meet to celebrate the eighth annual re union. Auto rides, a chicken and waffle dinner, photos, a social serv ice and special sermon and mem orial service are features of the program. Membership In this unique society Is limited to those who have reached three score and ten and, surprising as it may seem, this organization "has been growing in numbers from year to year until last year Stevens Memorial boasted of fifty-six mem bers whose ages ranged from sev enty to ninety-one years. The death rate last year was con siderably heavier than usual, eight For Men Union Suits fT/\ $2 to $l5 A u Dressing fl I / Gowns /bn 1 sioto $75 HI rr Penn-Harris 1 Building i MO RR OW W \ / AND ALL NEXT WEEK M ffii / Stunning Styles—Wonderful Values O 7 AA/ Autumn at hand, the smart dressed man and woman lr? J L '■ p * * ar e giving proper thought to their fall apparel, and this [-T Bj store is in full readiness to offer every new creation. All l| hmf TTU B , accessories that go to make up good appearance is revealed in this exhibition of hundreds of new styles. We offer you $ i exclusive styles direct from New York. We've outdone even y / ' a j 1 ourselves in preparing this showing and you should come here 9 'wit & W* - early tomorrow if you want to be pleased with high quality I nJ 1 I JFy , clothes at a reasonable price. I I V vll i WOMEN'S ANT) MISSES' I FALL AND WINTER N. I Wii r SUITS COATS |flft a MA $19.98 to $99.98 $18.98 to $99.98 •1 r?IrV7 / Wu 171,113 SKIRTS 11 ra /p $1 2 .98 to $79.98 $4 98 to $14 . 98 l^fjM I Jr~V\ COATS BLOUSES j 8 $ 2 - 98 to $14.98 I $4.98 to $14.98 M Wy \\ | MEN'S ami VOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS I Boys' Coato and '(1 ] SUITS AXD MEN Mackinaws Jm ||| L I $20.00 to $75.00 $20.00 to $65.00 $9.98 to $19.98 Mff-Jl (l MEN'SODDPANTS BOYS' SUITS BU R 1 $4.98 to $8.98 $4.98 to $19.98 EffiM V OUR CHARGE I | We extend liberal and confidential credit to all with an account based on \ \) I our own terms. Wear your new clothes and pay for them as you get paid. I l]l 1 Our tremendous buying power and the fact that we are manufacturers en ables us to undersell othe'rs, our guarantee stands back of every garment, 1 You can depend on Collins to give you honest values. 1 \ Alterations Are Free 1 B i ■ U FRIDAY EVENING, I of the membership having answered the final summons: Levi Potter, 80; Margaret Snyder, 84; Martha J. I Compton, 84; Eliza J. Kent, 83; j Elizabeth Coleman, 83; Barbara I Urban, 76; Anna M. Morgan, 75; Prudence Moses, 72, Harriet Ken ' nedy, 70. j The Sunday morning preaching | service will be given over to the 'veterans; Dr. George E. Reed de livering a sermon on "The Blessings Coming to Men From Association With the Church of God." There will be special musical features. The following is the membership of the "grand army": Mary J. Weitzel, 87; Abbie Smith, 83; David O. Hitter, 82; Anna Hoffman, 82; William H. Carpenter, 81; Matilda Frantz, 81; Jacob Houser, 81; I Rachel Beeler, 81; Harriet E. Geiger, 79; William R. Swartz, 79; John Sheesley, 79; Mrs. Jacob Houser, 78; Joseph Urban, 78; Elizabeth Bru baker, 78; Mary M. Hooting, 78; Letitia Hartman, 78; Fin I. Thomas, 77; Emma J. Carpenter, 77; Nadel D. Gully, 76; Mrs. C. E. Denmark, 76; Isabella Warner, 76; Susan Brumbaugh, 76; Jesse M. Vailes, 75; George N. Shetter, 75; Mary A. Hen dershot, 75; Maria Bacon. 75; Lydia Smucker, 74; Catharine Bellman, 74; Jacob P. Gorgas, 74; Sarah M. Black, 74; Etta L. Pearce. 73; Han nah Crump, 73; Sarah Dougherty, 72; Mary Gorgas, 72; Maria L. Wil son, 72; A. Wilson Black, 72; Mary J. Lyter, 72; J. Griffith Kennedy, 71; Anna M. Losch, 71; Rebecca Gilman, 71; John A. Affleck, 71; Reuben H. Gilman, 70; John L. Weiser, 70. There is also an honorary mem bership consisting of Dr. Silas C. Swallow, 80; Mrs. Rebecca Swallow, 75; Dr. George Edward Reed, 73; Rev. W. W. Reese, 73; Rev. William Moses, 72. Sure Relief 1 C\n , ; j-y. IWtT E"LL-ANS i—Hot water Sure Relief RELL-ANS Mfor INDIGESTION I Urges Baptist Ministers to Strike Unless Their Salaries Are Increased Xrn York, Sept. 19.—A nation wide strike of Baptist clergymen, unless thuy a>e granted higher salaries, was advocated in a state ment Issued here by Charles A. McAlpine. a member of the Na j tional Committee of Northern Bap j tist laymgn. "If I were still a pastor and my j salary was not more than $BOO per i ! annum, which is the amount re- I j eclved by the average clergyman j ! in our denomination. I'd organ- | ' ize a union of ministers," said Mr. i | McAlpine, who predicted there | ! would be a shortage of clergy- i men soon unless ministers are bet- ! ter compensated than "milkmen. | window cleaners and day labor ers." Independent Telephone Men to Consolidate; Go Into Session Here The first session of the two-day convention being held In the Penn- Harris by the Eastern and Western Independent Telephone men of Penn sylvania, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The purpose of the con vention is to consolidate the eastern and western companies into one State organization. Several men of national reputation addressed the meeting this afternoon, among them E. B. Fisher, of Grand Rapids, president of the Independent Telephone Companies of the United States and W. S. Vivien, of Chicago, I secretary and treasurer of the com panies. E. D. Shade, regional direct or ot telephone operations in the east ern part of the United States, W. D. B. Ainey, bead of the Public Service Commission, and others will also ad dress the meeting. The State is well represented at this meeting, more than 125 telephone men from all over Pennsylvania be ing present this afternoon at the op ening session. Cameron L. Baer, manager of the Cumberland Valley Telephone Company, of Harrisburg, said that there would be another ses sion to-morrow morning, beginning at 9 o'clock, t The Kellogg Switchboard and Sup ply Company have an exhibit on the second noor of the renn-Harrla. where all the latest developments In electrical apparatus are being shown. Nation's Potato Crop Decreases While State's Takes Jump Forward Washington, Sept 19. Condi tion of the late commercial potato crop on September 1 indicated a ( yield of 123,518 carloads, a decrease of more than 22,000 carloads from I the estimate on the same date last year, according to a report to-day by the Department of Agriculture. I Practically every State, the report said, will show a decreased com mercial crop, the estimates of which do not take into account potatoes raised for local supply and not en tering Into carload shipments. For Pennsylvania, however, a gain of 1,030 carloads was estimated. Prizewinners Selected For School Garden Plots Announcement of the winners of prises for the beat school garden plots and the best crops of certain vegetables was made this afternoon by Dr. F. E. Downes, city school su perintendent, who submitted the r port made by H. G. Niesley, Shlrely Watts and L. H. Dennis. This com mittee inspected each garden to se lect the prixewinners. In th report the committee point ed to the importance of the school garden work because about 95.000 worth of products had been harvested. The co-operation of Dr. Downes and the School Board, together with the financial assistance of the Chamber of Commerce and the work of John IF. Ferguson, supervisor of school gardens, are mentioned as responsible for the success of the plan. It is suggested In the report that even better results would bo possible If more land could be secured In clos er proximity to the schools in which the children are enrolled and to their homes. SKULL. FRACTURED Harry Herzog, 311 South River I street, an oiler on the Pennsylvania Railroad, is in the Harrlsburg Hos pital with concussion of the brain, as a result of an accident. Herzog had been caught between a car and truck while working beneath the Mulberry street bridge. His condi tion is reported to be fair. RAILROAD NEWS SPEED UP IS OFFICIAL ORDER Federal Authorities Request Employes to Keep Moving; New Cars Coming Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, to-day authorized the following statement relative to the car situation in the United .States: "The Railroad Administration is ful ly alive to the importance of the car supply situation in the United States and is handling the matter energet :cally. In structions have been issued to all the regional directors urging them to bend every effort — To speed up road and yard move ments. ✓ To secure heavier loading of equip ment. To establish and maintain complete and accurate yard checks. To reduce the number of bad order cars. To make prompt delivery to con nections. To effect early deliveries at freight houses and team-tracks, and— To expidite the movement of grain cars In terminals. "Instructions have also been Issued for the establishment in each import ant terminal of a committee of of ficers of the Railroad Administration whose duty It will be to study and expedite the movement of cars, empty and loaded. In their respective termi nals. Rush New Car* "Every effort is being made to speed up the construction of the 100,000 freight cars ordered by the Railroad Administration last year and to place in service such of these ears as are still In storage. The Railroad Ad ministration has decided to place all these cars In service Irrespective of whether or not the allocations are accepted by the railroad corporations. "On September 6, 54.068 of these cars were completed and in service and 17,459 were In storage awaiting lettering and numbering. The total number of cars In storage was reduced from 34,245 on August 1, 1919 to 17,- 465 on September 6, 1919. During the week ending September 6th, cars in storage were stenciled and placed in service at the rate of 616 per day. New cars at the rate of 21S per day were "ompleted and placed in service, thus making a total of 834 cars per day placed In service. Standing of the Crews lI4RRISRIRG SIDE Philadelphia Dlvlalon. The 118 crew to go llrat after 1.15 o'clock: 132. 103. 138, 301. 127. 352, 117. Engineers for 103. Firemen for 118. Brakemen for 103, 127. Engineers up: Baston, Wiker, Bink ley. Mann, GraybiU, Rer.nard, Small, Hall, Mohn, Coudren. Shue, Ryan. Firemen up: Rltchoy, Bordner, Troutman, Fry, Knutz, Ellis, Vogel song, Wagner, Abel. Sheets, Kase, Hoch, Klntz, Musaelman. Frysinger, Plank, Utley, Harnish, Rider, Bickel, Myers. Brakemen up: Boughter, Leightncr, Christ, Singleton. Middle Division. —The 245 crew to go llrst after 1 o'clock: 264, 243, 240, and 249. Engineers up: Hawk. Rowe, Tltler, Beverlin, Crammer, Swigart, Dunkle, McAlicker, Corder, Smith, Rathfon, Gray, Richards, O. W. Snyder, Lafer, Kistler. Firemen up: Bowers, Rumberger, Holsirger, Buss, Clouser, Hasktns, Brown, Decker, Sheaffer, Humphreys, Stover, Turnbaugh, Brookhart, Schmidt. Sunderland, Ellcker. Myers. Brakemen up: Lauver, KifT, Foltz, Deckart, Hawk, Forbes, Bell, Depew, Deaner, Roush. Yard Board. —Engineers wanted for 2, 7C, 28C. Firemen wanted for 6C, 1, 7C, 2, 7C, ;23C, SOC. Engineers up: Bultlngton: Auman, Miller, Biever, Essig, Myers, Boyle, Shipley, Crow. Firemen up: N. Lauver: Dill, Gorm- Jey, Wirt, Klineyoung, Mounts, J. E. Lauver, Bartless, Shaver, Shopp, Swab. Hoover, Rice, Roberts, Burns, Gard ner. Philadelphia Division. The 252 crew to go flrst after 1.45 o'clock: 209, 233, 210, 222, 212, 205, 230, 207, 239, 211. ( Engineers for 233, 39, 230. Firemen for 222, 224, 230. Conductors for 252, 233, 212, 205. Flagmen for 252, 222, 230. • Brakemen for (2 252, 209, 230. Conductors up: Gemperling, Sellers, Shirk. Brakemen up: Beers, Bell, Trestle, Wilson, J. K. Smith, Poff, Hornsberg er. Harman, Davis, Detwiler. Middle Division. —The 244 crew to go first after 1.15 o'lock: 238, 280, and 232. Nine Altoona crews to come In. Front end—ll2. Yard Board. —Engineers for 137, 140, 2nd 102, Ist 104. 2nd 104. Firemen for 137, 2nd 102, 2nd 120. Engineers up: Fenicle, Hanlen, Zei ders, Barnhart, Brown, Geib, Curtis, D. K. Hinkle, Holland, J. Hinkle. Sheaffer, Potts, G. L. Fortenbaugh, McNally. Firemen up: Walters, Yeagly, Mar tin, Elchelberger, Sanders, Klff, Gar lin, Lightner, Handiboe, Reidcr, Sny. der, Bish. PASSENGER SERVICE Middle Division. —Engineers up: H. M. Kuhn, J. E. Arndt, W. G. Jam ison, W. E. Turbett, J. H. Dltmer, H. J. Johnson, J. W. Burd, J. W. Smith, J. Crlmmel, H. B. Fleck, L. H. itlce dorf, C. D. HollenDaugh, H. F. Stua.-t, H. F. Gronlnger, G. W. Lenlg, S. H. Alexander, T. B. Heffner, F. F. Schreck, H. E. Cook, W. C. Black. Engineers wanted for 2nd 26, 37, and 13. Firemen up: J. M. Stephens, P. E. Gross, S. H. Zeiders, R. A. Arnold, A. H. Kunts, R. D. Porter. H. O. Bonder. H. W. Snyder, A. M. Zeiders, 11. F. Mohler, B. F. Gunderman. H. W. Fletcher, J. A. Kohr, E. J. Shecsley, J. I. Belsel, R. S:mmons, A. L. Reeder. Firemen wanted for 25, 2nd 25. 29, 31, 11, 15. Philadelphia Division. —Engineers up: J. C. Davis, M. Pleani, E. C. Snow, V. C. Gibbons, H. Smeltzer, B. A. Ken nedy. Engineers wanted for 94. Firemen up: F. H. Young. W. F. Kearney, J. M. Piatt, W. E. Althouse, W. E. Sees. A. L. Floyd, J. M. White, H. Myers, M. G. Shaftner. Firemen wanted for M-2.\ 522, 28, and P-58. BANDITS KILL MAX By As I'rcss• Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 19. Shooting and killing one man who attempted to give warning, automo bile bandits this forenoon held up a branch of the Grand Rapids Sav ings Bank and escaped with several thousand dollars. The exact amount secured by the bandits has not yet been determined. Pennsy Pays Soldiers For Injuries During War Time In a special report to General Manager R. L. O'Donnel of the Pennsylvania Railroad eastern lines, made public to-day. Superintendent E. B. Hunt of the Pennsylvania Rail road Voluntary Relief Department calls attention to the fact that from the time of the outbreak of the trouble on the Mexican border in 1916, to August 1 of this year, there has been paid to the bene ficiaries of those employes who were members of the relief fund and who were killed or died from other causes, while in military or naval service, 3182,000 In death benefits. There was paid to members who were incapacitated In account of sickness or accident while in mili tary or naval service, $-14,130.30, and to department members of the families of these men 331,324.02. Railroad Notes The Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company has received 5,000 new ties to be used in repairing the main line. Christian Webber, of the Phila delphia and Reading forces, at Pottsville is visiting friends in Har risburg. William Snyder who was visiting in Harrisburg and Reading, has re turned to his duties with the Read ing at Pottsville. A special train enroute to Aber deen Martland passed through Harrisburg over the Pennsy last night. It carried eight big guns for the United States Army. They will be tested at the Aberdeen prov ing grounds. Lee S. Musser, Walter R. Link and Alvin E. Price, have been assigned to positions as clerks in the Hollidays burg yards of the Pennsy. Ralph C. Nowell has been appointed to the position of Yard Clerk in the Yard Master's office at Hollidaysburg. During the week ending Septem ber 13, there were thirty-one cars damaged on the road service on the Middle division, the cast of repairs being $691.22. In the Altoona yard there were twenty-nine cars dam i aged, the labor cost being $448.34 and the material, $687.38. total, $l,- 135.72. In the Hollidaysburg yard I there were six cars damaged, the labor lost being $125, material, $134 total, $259. Freight car movement over the Pittsburgh division of the Pennsyl vania railroad last Monday sur passed all previous records. A total of 4,802 westbound cars passed Gal litzin, the observation point of the Pittsburgh division, on that day. This being the greatest number of westbound cars ever passing that point within 24 hours, eclipse the record made April 10, 1916, when a total of 4,76 7 westbound cars pass ed the same designated point "BAYER CROSS" ON GENUINE ASPIRIN I 0 "Bayer Tabieui vi aspirin" to be! genuine must be marked with the safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy! an unbroken Bayer package which contains proper directions to safely i relieve Headache, Toothache, Ear- i ache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain I Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost! bu- a few cents at drug stores— I larger packages also. Aspirin is the ! trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of ' Monoacetlcacidester of Salicylicacld j H £8" 30"32 North Third Street. H I We laye Beei Asfeed Many Times — I | Why We Emphasize Tailoring So Strongly I = Tailoring is the keynote to the successful |l fashion. v H Without genuinely artistic tailoring the style H / I I \ theme which the designer attempted would = I I rT\\ utterly lost. IU J It is not letting out any secret to tell you that M i= /// many manufacturers of cheap garments at- = Jjj -A\ tempt to copy the designs of the high-grade = /JJ manufacturers. 1 jiH i ~~j~ They may gather the ideas correctly but they = WIJLLJ- v A do not execute them because of the lack of M /■ \ - ne a^or^n 8* \ \ Schleisner Suit is not only designed by an |E \ artist but it is developed in the material adapted EE H \~ I to t^ie design and the correct idea of the designer = \ vAv is adhered to because the style is tailored EE Jjb ihto it. = | | _j Kew p a u Su j ts p ßr womem aid Misses I $35.00 to $97.5(0) I In iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiii illinium ii| SEPTEMBERS, T9T9. Republicans Promise Support to the Nominees Practically all of the Republican candidates who failed of nomination at the Republican primaries on Tuesday already have pledged their support to the ticket. "We went Into the primaries with the understanding that if we won we would have full Republican sup port and we can do no less now than give our support to those who won," said one of them to-day, and this was the attitude of Lane Rubendall. one of the uppc enders who failed of nomination. Meeting County Re corder James E. Lcntz to-day he said: "I congratulate the winners at the primaries. I am for the ticket as nominated." All over the county the tremendous outpouring of Republicans at the primaries is being commonted up on and it is freely predicted that the Republican vote in November will be the largest ever cast in an ofl-year. g 9 Elegance Men's Clothes 1 I CJ It doesn't re- | quire a judge of J ti quality to know | that the best things cost more now than they | did in pre-war | times. •I Genuine qual- | ity is a very rare thing. It is per haps because it is difficult to secure it that Schleis ner's take ex treme care to have genuine quality and noth tJWhen you consider this fact carefully you cannot help but know that Schleisner's Men's Suits and Overcoats for I Fall mean actual § economy as well as correctness in | style. | 28-30-32 North Third Street Marysville Post Is to Meet This Evening Marysville, Pa., Sept. 19.—Marys ville Post, No. 176, American Legion, of this place, will meet this evening in the Municipal Building at 8 o'clock. It is expected temporary or{.Vnization will be effected. A drive for new members is being conducted this week. More than 35 have been enrolled. John L. Hain, Jr., is temporary secretary of the local post. Alton W. Lick, of this place, who has been in charge of the organization of Perry county posts, will be in charge of this evening's meeting. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
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