2 Happenings of a Day in Central Pennsylvania MAKING PLANS FOR CONFERENCE Bishop William Bell, Restored to Health, Will Preside at Hanover Ilanover, Pa., Oct. I.—Plans were being whipped Into shape to-day for 130 th annual session of the United Brethren church conference, which opens here next Wednesday, Octo ber 8. Bishop William Bell, of Washington, who has been restored to health at his ranch in Southern California,' will preside at the ses sions. it was announced to-day. One of the most important ques tions to come before the conference will be the ministers' pension fund. This is the oldest conference of the church and has a membership of 23,641, a ministerial enrollment of 119 and 166 organised churches, a total record of 33,222 in the Sab bath schools. A full quota of Daytonian church officers will be present to represent various interests of the church. Pas tors will present reports, who, with the conference superintendent, A. B, Statton, will contribute to the suc cess of the annual meeting. The Rev. A. A. Long, of York, who has been sick for several months and whose pulpit has been filled by his ministerial colleagues will not be able to return and his physician has advised him to retire for a year. Fear Firebugs Are in Cumberland County Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 1. —Following a series of fires in various sections of the county, residents are becoming much alarmed. It is alleged that at least one was started to hide an at tempt at robbery, and an opinion Is growing that there may be some organization back of it. About one week ago two buildings were de stroyed In Mt. llolly. At Clevcrs burg the eider mill and stables at the home of William Gilbert were burned. At Boiling Springs a fire which, it is claimed, was started to cover a robbery attempt destroyed a barn and other outbuildings at the home of W. S. Cornman. At tempts are claimed to havo been made to enter the homo of Mrs. Levi Gottsliall nearby while neigh bors were at the fire. Funeral Held For Selinsgrove Attorney SellnsgTove, Pa.. Oct. 1. —The fu neral of William W. Houseworth, a prominent member of the Snyder county bar, who died Sunday night, was held from his late home this afternoon. The service was attended by many of the attorneys through out the county and was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Peiffer. Burial was made In the Lutheran cemetery. GROWING DEAF WITH HEAD NOISES? TRY THIS If you are growing hard of hearing and fear Catarrhal Deafness or If you have roaring, rumbling, hissing noises in your ears go to your druggist and get 1 ounce of Parmtnt (double strength band add to It M pint of hot water and a little granulated sugar. Take 1 tablespoonful four times a day. This will often bring quick relief front the distressing head noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breath ing become easy and the mucus stop dropping into the throat. It is easy to prepare, costs little and is pleasant to take. Anyone who is threatened with Catarrhal Deafness or who has head noises should give this prescrip tion a trial. The Proof of the Pudding Is In the Eating Eating what is pleasant to the eye, good to the taste, and that which is reasonable in price, combines the per fection of dining well.Why? Because the senses, our greatest gifts, are on good terms with themselves. The mind is at ease, and the purse has not been robbed. Food profiteering and The Cafeteria system of eating are like oil and water; they will not mix. That is why a family can dine here without the drudgery of housework, overcome the servant problem, and save money. When you are shopping don't hurry home, but visit The Cafeteria. Taste the puddings and you will save enough money and enough time to visit the "movie". ' 11 to 2 P. M. 5 to 8 P.M.' The Cafeteria 3rd and Walnut HOTEL COLUMBUS BLDG. WEDNESDAY EVENING, ____________ —-—— GAS IN CLOVER MAKES COWS SICK Dover, Oct. I.—Six head of cattle became seriously ill and one of them died, after they had broken into an adjoining field and ate of a rich species of clover. The stomachs of the cattle swelled to twice their normal size, due, veterinarians believe, to gas that was formed by eating of the clover. After the gas had been worked oft the cattle they be came well again rapidly. ( Mrs. Leah S. Miller, of Mechanicsburg, Dies Mecbanlcsbtirg, Pa., Oct. I.—One of Mechanlcsburg's oldest residents, Mrs. Leah S. Miller, widow of David Miller, died yesterday morning at her home In West Main street after several weeks' Illness of diseases In cident to old age. She was aged 86 years and was a member of Trlhity Lutheran Church. Mrs. Miller had been active in life until her last illness, attending church regularly. She resided In Mechanicsburg for a period of 66 years, moving here from Berks county. She is survived by three children, Samuel F. Miller, coal merchant ,of Mechanicsburg; Mrs. John W. Plank, of Philadelphia, and Miss LHlle Mil ler, at home. The funeral service will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, at her late home, conducted by the Rev. H. Hall Sharp. Burial will be made at Chestnut Hill Cemetery. ( Develops Pneumonia After Auto Accident Hagerstown, Md., Oct. 1. Mrs. D. P. Reighard, of Pittsburgh, who is believed to be fatally injured as the result of an automobile accident near Hancock last Sunday after noon. when Mrs. Reulah Maxwell, of Connellsville, Pa., was killed, Is in a critical condition, pneumonia having developed since yesterday. Her two brothers, Charles and Wil liam Lytle, of Pittsburgh, were sum moned here. Mrs. Reighard is aged 69 years and a widow. The coroner's Jury which investigated the accident exonerated Fred Coyston, chauffeur for Reighard. Choked and Beat His Wife; Man Is Arrested ——. Wellsville, Pa., Oct. I.—She only tried to help him put the hogs in the pen, but her husband, Charles A. Wise, Conewago township, resent ed interference with his pets, threw her down and choked and beat her, it is said, until she was black and blue. Mrs. Iva M Wise so alleged In Information made before Alderman Walter F. Owen. York, which caused the arrest of Wise yesterday after noon. He Is in jail under $l,OOO ball awaiting a hearing before the alder man. Linemen Narrowly Escape Electrocution Hagcrstown, Md., Oct. 1. Five linemen of the city narrowly escaped being electrocuted yesterday while stringing wire on South Potomac street by the wire coming in con tact with a wire carrying 33,000 volts on the street railway system. A hand of William Easterday was bad ly burned, necessitating the amputa tion of a finger. So great was the voltage that the nails in the shoes of James Rice were partly melted. Ail of the men excepting Lineman Wagner were knocked unconscious. DR. FINEGAN TO BE ATLEBANON New State Superintendent Will Address Parent- Teachers Lebanon, Pa., Oct. I.—Arrange ments have been completed for the twentieth annual convention of the Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' Associations which begins to-morrow to continue over Friday and Saturday, with eve ning sessions to-morrow and Friday. The day sessions to-morrow after noon, Friday morning and after noon and Saturday morning will be held In the Tabor Reformed church social rooms, while the evening ses sions will be held in the new high school auditorium. The convention will be formally opened with a board meeting at the HoteL Weimar, fol lowed by an Informal reception by the Parent-Teachers' Associations of this city at the Tabor church at 4.30 o'clock. Dr. Thomas E. Finegan, State Su perintendent of Schools, to-morrow night will speak on "How Parent- Teachers' Associations Can Co-oper ate With the State Board of Educa tion." Mayor George T. Spang will deliver the address of welcome. In addition to Dr. Finegan. ad dresses will be delivered during the convention by Mrs. Frederick Schoff, national president, who will speak on "Training Young Women for Moth erhood;" Hugh Magill, secretary of the N. E. A., on "What School Pa trons Can Do to Help Education; Miss Nutting, of Erie, on "Ethical Work With Girls;" Superintendent E. S. Weber, of the Scranton public schools, on "The Kindergarten as An I Amerlcanizer." NEW CUMBERLAND Preparatory services will be held In St. Paul's Lutheran church Fri day evening. On Sunday commun ion service will be held at 10.30 a. m. Sunday school rally will be held Sunday. October 12. The Otterbein Guild will hold a social and friendship meeting in the social roorp of Trinity United Breth ren church, Thursday evening. Oc tober 2. On October 9 the Citizens' Hose company will go to Lancaster to at tend the firemen's convention. The Junior class of the High School received class rings this week. On Monday Lieutenant Paul Zim merman and Miss Hazel Draw baugh, of Eberlys Mills, were mar ried the Church of God by the pastor, the Rev. C. H. Hughes. Big Program For U. B. Conference Reading, Pa-, Oct. 1-—Over 200 delegates, ministers and lay men, were present here last night at the 120 th East Pennsylvania an nual conference of the United Brethren in Christ, when the open ing exercise took place. Among the districts which are ex ceptionally well represented are Philadelphia, Harrlsburg. Lebanon, Allentown and this city. During the conference there will be considerable busines staken up, such as the benevolent budget for the year; membership campaign movements, as they apply to Sunday school and congregations' pastors' salaries and missions. ORGANIZE COLLEGE BAND Carlisle, Pa., Oct. I.—Students at Dickinson College are organizing a college band and expect to have a corps of some 30 trained musicans. In addition, a woman's organization is being considered. / fIXSIOBBCRG TEEEGKXFO ALTHOUGH 100 YEARS OLD, HE WILL GUN FOR RABBITS New Hope Centenarian Plans to Shoot Cottontails When the Season Opens; Wifl Seek a Hunter's License; Shot Three Rabbits During Last Year Philadelphia, Oct. 1. Although he has just passed his 100 th birth day, William Kinsey, of New Hope, Pa., Buclits country's oldest living Civil War veteran, expects to take out a hunter's license this year when the rabbit season opens. The vet eran Is remarkably well preserved and takes a daily walk for exercise and recently made a 12-mile auto mobile trip to Doylestown to at tend ft convention of his old Civil War comrades. Last year, at the age of 99, ho shot three rabbits. When ques tioned as to his accuracy In mark manship, he said, "I did not have to have any one hold them or tie their legs with a string and I'll take any York Mayor Stops Adventist Service York, Pa., Oct. 1. —Fearing that the advertising methods of the Bible pavilion would precipitate trouble by fostering class hatred. Mayor Hug entugler directed the Rev. F. B. Gauterau to discontinue his meetings here. The meetings were being conduct ed by the Seventh Day Adventists. The particular lecture to which Mayor Hugentugler objected was to have been delivered last night, by the Rev. E. A. Parsons, of Phila delphia. It was advertised as fol lows: "Coming war between rich and poor and its outcome as fore 'told by Bible prophets, with some of the latest pictures of recent strikes." Chestnuts Scarce in the Blue Ridge Mountains Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 1. The chestnut season is here, but the chestnuts have not arrived. And they will not arrive in this section of the Blue Ridge. Two things have played havoc with the little brown nut that for centuries came as the last of nature's bounties in the autumn. It rained on St. Swlthin's Day, July 12, which is always fatal to a crop, and the blight of several years killed most of the bearing trees. The young trees have not come up to the bearing age. York Bosiness Men Push Home-Building York, Pa., Oct. 1. —At a confer ence of merchants, manufacturers, real estate men and bankers. Max Grumbacher, president of the York Chamber of Commerce, was author ised to appoint a committee to work out the details of a plan to erect a large number of houses in this city to meet the pressing de mand. Tentative plans are to erect rows of community houses of the stucco variety, and to organize a commun ity corporation to handle the propo sition with the assistance of the banks. Columbia to Vote on a Bond Issue Columbia, Pa., Oct 1. —Citizens of j the borough will be asked at; the November election on a bond 1 issue of $36,000 to wipe oue the ! town's indebtedness. This action was ] taken at a special meeting of coun cil last night. There was only one j dissenting vote at the council meet- j ing. Middletown Mrs. Elizabeth Kohr, * Aged 64 Years, Dies Mrs. Elizabeth A. Kohr, aged 64 years, died at her home at First Lock, below Royalton, early Tues day morning, from complication of diseases. She was a daughter of the < late Levi and Harriet Uunkle and! was born at Maoada Hill, along the Jonestown road, in Dauphin county, March 11, 1856. She was a member of the Royalton United Brethren Church and also of the Ladies' Aid Society of that church. She had been living at First Lock for the past 35 years. She is survived by her husband, A. A. Kohr, three sons, Thomas E. Kohr, Harrisburg; A. C. Kohr, of town, and John E. Kohr, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Roy A. Shepperd, Harrisburg, and Mrs. Charles Meinslar, First Lock; four sisters, Mrs. Lydia Page, Middletown; Mrs. Emma Schaeffer, Elizabeth town; Mrs. lAlfred Landls, Hum melstown, and Mrs. Sarah Ulrich, Harrisburg, and one brother, Aaron Runkle, Harrisburg. The funeral services will be held on Friday morning, at 10 o'clock, at her late home and 11 o'clock at Geyer's Church, Hillsdale. Burial will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church. The Rev. C. R. Beitel, pas tor of Royalton United Brethren Church, will officiate. • Frank Shinfeld, mail carrier, has resumed his work after being oft on a week's vacation. Miss Florence Leonard has ac cepted a position as clerk in the Newberry store. South Union street. Joseph Plott, who spent the past week in town as the guest of hi 3 mother, Mrs. Annie Plott, Ann street, left to-day for his home at Elyria, Ohio, and was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Edward Con dran, who will spend some time with her parents. John Souders, Sr., is ill at his home on East Emaus street. The Mite Society of the Church of God held its regular monthly meet ing at the parsonage, North Spring street, last evening. William Sites moved his house hold goods from West Main street to Harrisburg. Dr. D. P. Deatrlck has returned home from a wek's trip to Canton, New York., i Edward StipeJ who spent the past week in town as the guest of his son. Perry Stipe, and family. East Wates street, returned to his home at Youngstown, Ohio. Miss Pauline Delhi and the mem bers of her Sunday School class of the Methodist Church hiked to Clif ton last evening. one one at a time when it comes to hitting the mark." Kinsey is known in every section of Bucks county. He was born in Upper Makefield township, of Quaker parentage, and for 75 years worked at his trade as a carpenter. He enlisted in the 104 th Pennsylvania Volunteers i1861 and served three years. He then re-enlisted in the "For tieth New Jersey" February 14, 1865, and was honorably discharged July 13, 1865. "I was a farmer for many years," said Mr. Kinsey, "and I am a Democrat in politics, but above all I am an American." At his recent 100 th birthday five gener ations of the Kinsey family were i present. New Cumberland Couple Is Married Sixty Years New Cumberland, Pa., Oct. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schauer, of Reno street, entertained in honor of their sixtieth wedding anniversary on Monday evening. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stuller, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stuller and daughter. Flora, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunlap, Le moyne; Mrs. Elizabeth Zoe, of Shire manstown; John Edwards, of Rich mond, Va.; Mrs. Atland, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Ylnger, Mr. and Mrs. Schauer, of New Cumberland. R. R. Officials Inspect Bridge at Lebanon lycbnnon. Pa., Oct. I.—Elmer Ir vin, division engineer of the Depart ment of Maintenance of Way of the Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl vania Railroad, with headquarters at Harrisburg, together with William Day, master carpenter, and J. G. Hartley, supervisor of the Lebanon branch, spent some time in Lebanon yesterday. They came here principally to in spect work being done on the Twelfth and Cumberland street bridge over the Quittapahilla creek. Textile Strikers Deny They Will Return to Work Suiibury, Pa., Oct 1. Striking texUle workers are to-day emphati cally denying reports about the town that the strikte has been settled and that they would return to work next Leaders of local No. 1325, United Textile Workers of America, say that fully 1,500 workers have joined the ranks of the union. This, they say, is three-fourths of the em ployes of the plants. TO IMPROVE STATE HIGHWAY Ixswlstown, Pa., Oct. 1. —Work will be begun Inside of a few days on Improving the stretch of State highway of 12 miles between this place and McVeytown. This road has long been neglected. TALK • With False Teeth? SURE Dr. Wernet's Powder Kssps them firm. Prevents sore was. White. Flavored. Antiseptic. If your dental plate is loose or drops, to get instant relief use Dr. Wernet's Powder regularly. Yoecan eat, laugh, talk with ease. Guaranteed by Wernet Dental Mfg. Co.,' 116 Beekman St., N. Y. 25c, 50c, A $l.OO. ! At Drug and Department Stores. Refuse imitations. Thi* it the original powder. 1.001 ROUND TRIP War Tax 24 cent.s| additional TO Pittsburgh I Sunday, Octobfer 12 Special Train Leaves Harrisburg o.o# A. M. Returning, Special Train lenvea PlttHburgh 0.55 I*. M. *7TVIIt Sehenley I'nrk aiul Pliipps Conservatory with their beautiful floral dlnplays, Inapect Carnegie Institute with Ita inter esting museum and mag nllleent Art Gallery, nee "The 5too" free to the public, In nttrnetlve High land I'm'k and enjoy a plennnnt dny'a outing In the Metropolis of West ern l'rnnaylvnnln and nn nutnmn Nrelng trip over tlie Alleghcniea. See Flyer*. Consult Agenta tSrThe right la reserved to limit tho sale of tickets to' the capacity of equipment available. Pennsylvania R.R. HUGUENOTS TO MEET OCTOBER 24 Pennsylvania Society Will Go Over Farms of Early French Settlers Beading, Oct. I.—The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania will meet in the Union Church at Oley on Friday, October 24, It was announced to day. This action was taken follow ing a meeting of the executive board here. It is expected that this will be one of the largest meetings of the so ciety. Among the speakers will be the Rev. Mr. Stoudt and John K. m ' afternoon there will be an automobile tour to the farms of the early French settlers in the Oley Valley. The following committee of ar rangements was selected: Cyrus T Fox, chairman; Dr. Daniel N. Ber tolette. Samuel E. Bertolet., W. A. Herbert Relder and Mrs. Robert S Birch. Among those who met with the executive board was Mrs. George Carter, of Pottsville, a daughter of the late Judge Cyrus L. Pershing, of Schuylkill county, and cousin of Gen eral John J. Pershing. Brakeman Wilhelm Dies From Injuries MMdletown, Oct. l_Word was received In town that Charles Mc- Pherson had died at the Columbia hospital, where he had b/en taken Inst Thursday. HP was pmploypd by Pennsylvania Tbiilroad Company as a brakeman and was caught be tween two cars at Columbia. He is well known in town and Royalton, having resided at the latter place for many years moving to Enola about four year ago. He is a son of James McPherson, who resides at Enola and was about 35 years old. He leaves q wife and several chil dren, a father, two brothers, and one sister, all of Enola. A. L. SOLENBERGER DIES Chambcrsbur£, p a ., Oct. 1.-—A. L Solenberger, of this place, died at the home of his parents. N. W. Sol enberger, at Winchester, Va., fol lowing an illness of ten months from cancer of the stomach. Mr. Solen berger was aged 5 4 years. giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii mi "g' This store will be closed all day Saturday, October 4. on account of Religious Holiday. H 28-30*32 North Third Street. == 1 Very Important News 1 H For Women and Misses §; | A Special Purchase | | New Fall Velour Suits | Unusually Low Priced 1 1 , $39.75 I One of our leading manufacturers was fortunately able to let us have a number of new fall suits at a very unusual concession con sidering the high price of materials and labor conditions. This en ables us to effect a considerable saving which we are pleased to H present to our customers in this special sale. M There are several models in these velour suits in check velour H and plain brown and navy. The ripple backs are featured, button trimmed and belted and finished with mannish pockets and con vertible collan We might emphasize the fact that these suits are really wonderful values and should be purchased immediately. Several Models in Misses' Velour Coats | Special $35 and $39.75 Jj| j These smart coats are developed in Shadow |f Plaid Silvertone, and Silvertipped Velour. (U/T) They have the becoming large collars and belts rjUjhl and are adorned with large buttons. You can P well consider this an opportunity to purchase a rZV X pr A winter coat at an exceptionally low price. We 71 urge early seleption as these coats will not U 7 \ H remain here long. /j]\ |j ' [ \ || Three Models In Tricotine i>.J Dresses W;|g°|g [ Very Special Tomorrow > | We place on sale tomorrow these new fall \ dresses in navy tricotine at this price because \ \ W we procured them at an unusual advantage VP^V which enables us to bring to our clientele very /A IS stunning dresses at this very modest figure. 1| These dresses are embroidered in various man- * ner and will meet the requirements of any woman and miss. || . HUH mini win muni [iiiiiiiniil A I f- OCTOBER 1, 1919. ' AUTO PUTS DOWN WAGON BUSINESS RotlisviUe, Oct I.—The auto mobile has put down another once flourishing carriage and buggy business. With the taking away of the old woodshed here to-day goes the last remnant of the plant opernted by P. B. Kof roth. It was back in 1877 that the first carriage was built. Then the business grew. The automo bile camo and the trade faded away. Woman Who Had 23 Children Is Dead Plea.surevillc, Pa., Oct 1. Mrs. Ltllle Plymtre, wife of Elmer Ply mire, and who ,had 23 children died suddenly at her home In Plea sureville at 1:30 this afternoon, of heart trouble. Mrs. Plymire was aged 46 years and is survived by her hus band and fourteen children, as fol lows: Mrs. Carl Badey, Erie; Charles A. Plymire, Erie; Mrs. Mrs OeoMe Markley, York; Mv. William wllneback, Philadelphia; Joseph Seltz, York: Mrs. Charles Seigman, York; Elmer C. Plymire, Lancaster and Jacob, John C., Ste wart L„ Norman M., Harris W., Eva and Viola Plymire, at home. Nine children are dead. Completes Official Count in Adams Co. Gettysburg, Pa., Oct I—The com puting board of Adams county have finished their work and the final figures shuv no change In the win ners. Several or the candidates at the primaries were sq close that it was thought the official count might \ make a change or two. Changes in the figures of some of the candi dates were made, some of them 1 gaining as high as seventy votes over the unofficial count, while there where practically no losses at all. RUN DOWN BY AUTO Duncannon, Pa., Oct. I.—Robert Thomas, age 11 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther J. Thomas. North Market street, was knocked down by an automobile on Market street opposite the postofflce a few min utes before 1 o'clock Tuesday. The car was driven by Elmer J. Fetterolf, of Bloomsburg. APPLE PICKERS IN ADAMS SCARCE \ Many Men and Women Hare Gone to the Canning Factories Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. I— Although the highest wages paid to farm laborers in Adams county la being paid at the present time It la dif ficult to secure the help neoded to gather In the big crops of apples and corn, farmers say. Both crops are always good in the agricultural and horticultural section, and both com ing at the same time always brings it problems to secure' the necessary help. Another reason assigned for the shortage this year is the fact that many men and women who In other years went into the fields and orchards are this year working in the canning factories and packing establishments which have sprung up to help in the preserving of the fruits. In most cases four dollars per day is the price paid, and even at this price every available worker will be sought the next several weeks. DIPHTHERIA CLOSES SCHOOL Qpttysburg, Pa., Oct. I—Two cases of diphtheria have been pronounced among children in town. Both afflicted with disease are pupils of the Meade school and that building has been closed and fumigated. FIRE AT LEWISTOWN Lcwistbwn, Pa.. Oct 1. —Fire broke out at the home of Toner Ammer man yesterday afternoon. It caused a loss of about $l,OOO. Sure Relief water |Cf Sure Relief RE LL-ANS lII# FOR INDIGESTION
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