2 The Days News in Cities and Towns of Central Pennsylvania £ TWO INJURED IN | CRASHON ROAD i? yehiclc Tossed Into Field and Horse Killed South of Dillsburg at Night I Dillsburg, Pa.. Oct. 28.— Two per i sons were injured and a horse killed * as a result of a collision on the State ? highway, a mile south of Dillsburg, : between an automobile and a Jenny ' Llnd, late Saturday night The in • Jured are Miss Anna Krall. daughter t of Mr. and Mrs. John Krirtl. Of f Kralltown, who is suffering f, broken nose and severe cuts on her 1; face and back, and Wallace D m. i! son of Mr. and Mrs. narvey Dl lers I who sustained bruises and abrasions < about the body. Miss Krall wa ' rendered unconscious. Horse's 1-eggs Cut on Both she and Dlller were occu - pants of the Jenny fence wrecked and tossed ot a {e "y into a field. The horse had Its two front legs cut from Hs body it Is said while a third was broken, tne automobile is said to have ®,° b to Harrv K. Leonard, of JiurrisDurs, and was occupied at tte ttm-rf ttj ! Vance'Wolf, of Shlremanstown and j KKr ,j curred when the Leonard car at • tempted to pass another while rac I ing it is said. Diller and Miss Krall were on their way home ' r ?P a . Farmers' Day celebration held here when the accident occurred. Fifteen Bands to Be in Columbia's Parade Columbia. Pa., Oct. 2 Caledonia Scots Band, of Philadei phla, heading Cyrene Com J?.' L ? No. 34, Knights Templar, will be one of the features of the w olcome home parade for returned soldiers next Saturday morning. p ° Ul L e ®" other bands will be in ine with nearly every civic and fraternal so ciety in the place. The service " ,en will parade separately in the after noon and following the demonstra tion there will bo a banquet in the State armory, served by the Colum bia chapter of the Red Cross. A mardi gras in miniature form u nd ? r the auspices of the More Light As sociation will prpcede the event on Hallowe'en, in which several hun dred people are expected to partici . pate. Widow Dies of Stroke in Carlisle, Aged 69 Carlisle. Pa., Oct. 28. —Mrs. Me linda Richards, widow of William R'chards, died yesterday as the re sult of a stroke of paralysis sus tained Thursday last. She was 09 years old and a life-long citizen of Carlisle. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Frank Kelly, Mrs. Isreal Strlngfellow and Charles Richards, of Carlisle, and Thomas Richards, of Pittsburgh; also by her brother, Daniel Stout, of Chicago, and three sisters, Mrs. Ella Germeyer and Mrs. Catherine Harlan, of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Luther Yeingst, of Carlisle. Fu neral services will be held at the Stringfellow home, 174 East South Street, Wednesday afternoon < at 2:30; interment in the old grave yard. Perry's Endeavorers to Hold Convention Now Bloonilield, Pa., Oct. 28. Preliminary plans are now being made for the annual convention of the Perry County Christian Endeavor Union, which will be held in Zion Reformed Church, Biain, on Thurs day, November 13. Three sessions wiil be held. The Rev. Robert Heim, pastor of the Blain Lutheran Church, will deliver the address of welcome. C. C. Clugston, of Dun cannon, wi'l respond. An interest ing program has been arranged. Named as Red Cross Seal Leaders by McCrea ChnmherxbiirK, Pa., Oct. 28.—M. C. Kennedy, resident vice-president of the Pennsylvania railroad at this place, and Mrs. W. K. Sharpe, prnmi neent in civic work here, have been named as members of the State Com mittee sponsoring the sale of Red Cross seals, by Dr. Thomas McCrea, president of the Pennsylvania So ciety for the Prevention of Tuber culosis. (Other State News on Page 4.) % I | It takes just about an | • 1 'lnstant" to make a de~ | lightful cup of Postum | | -a teaspoonful in the cup | f with hot water added. f I sugar and cream to taste. 1 I INSTANT I | POSTUM | | is a snappy drink, healthful § 1 and economical., Good for I 1 every member of the fam- I 1 iiy. 'There's a Reason" f § Made by die POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, Battle Creek. Michigan. 5 TUESDAY EVENING* Lieutenant Governor to Speak at Meeting of Republican Club Chambersburg, Pa., Oct. 28. Lieutenant Governor Edward E. Beidleman will be the principal speaker at a Republican rally in the Court House here this evening. The rqlly. is to bo held under the auspices of the recently organized Republi can Club. After the rally the new rooms of the club in the Chambers burg Trust Building will be thrown open and a smoker held. Lieuten ant Governor Beidleman will be the guest of honor at the smoker. Governor's Birthplace Is Sold For $11,500 Quarryvillo, Oct. 28. —Among the important sales in lower Lancaster county was that of the Sproul farm at Andrews' Bridge, which was sold by Mrs. Sproul, mother of Governor Sproul, a few days ago. It had been in that family for many years, and the Governor was born there. It( is one of the most valuable farms along the Octoraro and on it has always been kept a gVeat deal of stock. A great portion of it is fertilo meadow. Three years ago the barn on the farm was burned, and the one that was erected in its place is one of the largest in that section. The purchaser was Morris Canann, the present merchant at Stubville, who will move on it next spring. Hanover Hotel Man Buys Hostelry at York York, Pa., Oct. 28. —Charles Welsh, proprietor of the Mansion House, Hanover, has purchased the Hotel Penn business, this city, from Alvin Reist, who has conducted it for thir teen years. William A. Reist, a former proprietor of the Colonial hotel, this city, has been engaged to manage the hotel. The sale was consummated at noo.n yesterday. The sale includes the lease, furnish ings, equipment and good will, but not the real estate, which is owned by Frank H. Wogan. Alvin Reist said to-day that failing health is his reason for selling the hotel and that he will retire from the business entirely. He will spend the winter in the South. Woman Thrown From Train Is Badly Hurt Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 28. —Mrs. Sal lie McElroy, wife of Aaron McEl roy, a freight conductor on the Leb anon branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, had her shoulder fractured and was otherwise seriously hurt when she fell from a Pennsylvania Railroad train on the Philadelphia division on Sunday evening. She was en route to Conewago, on her way home, and when she heard the conductor announce the station name she got up immediately and made her way to the platform of the coach. In the darkness she was thrown violently to the ground about 200 feet from the station. She was not aware the train was still in tno tion. Albert W. Roth Dies at Home in Wrightsville WriKlitsville, Pa., Oct. 28.—Albert W. Roth, one of the best known residents of this place, died on Sun day morning. He was 68 years of age and leaves his widow and the following children: Mrs. Jacob Becher, John and George, all of Wrightsville, and the Misses Anna and Grace I. Roth, at home. Two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Wilhelm, Colum bia, and Mrs. George W. Shuktz, of this place, and two brothers, Wil liam H. Roth, York, and George Roth, Wrightsville, also survive. The funeral will be held to-morrow aft ernoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. P, Y. Livingston officiating. Interment will be made in Fairview cemetery. Widow Tells Jury She Was Robbed of $1,600 Lcwistown. Pa., Oct. 28. —Ferron Price, a well known young man of this place, is being prosecuted for embezzlement by Mrs. Homer jfart wright, of Altoona, here. The case is before a jury. The woman claims she met Price in Lewistown and that he urged her to give him the money she had for investment. She says she gave him money in sums of from S3O to S2OO at a time until she entrusted a total of about $1,600 to him. The money, she says, was part of death benefits she received when her husband died. CARCLISLE GOING AHEAD IN DRIVE Under Chamber of Commerce . Impetus Town Seeks Big Population by 1926 Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 28.—The drive for g "Greater Carlisle" Is on here. At noon yesterday there had been 130 "members added to the Chamber of Cpmmerce. The campaign was resumed this morning with enthu siasm, the effort being to raise the membership to 250 beyond its pres ent roll. The drive will continue until Thursday at noon. At the luncheon at noon yester day Congressman Daniel A. Deed, of Dunkirk, N. Y., made a strong ad dress on community effort. He told of the great work done at Flint, Mich., by the Board of Commerce and stated that the goal of 25,000 for Carlisle in 1926 would be a mod est one if the community forces really got together for constructive effort. He gave instance after in stance of the great accomplishments of other cities that had strong organ izations. The lied regiment scured a big lead in the lirst day's canvass, their total being 74 to 4 0 for the Blue regi ment. Fiften memberships were turned in by a special committee and not assigned to either of the two regiments. Captain Moomy, of Company 1, of the Red Regiment, was the leading company of the day with 21 members. Old Furnaceman Dies of Stroke at Mont Alto Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 28. —- Charles H. Simmers, one of Mont Alto's oldest citizens, died yesterday morning from a stroke of paralysis which he sustained two weeks ago. He was aged 86 years. Deceased was the son of John and Lena Simmers, who were among the early Scotch pioneer settlers of this section. He was born ut Mont Alto and from early manhood followed the' work of keeping charcoal fu J'" naces and was early sought after by the different firms in southern Penn sylvania and Maryland. Among the old furnaces kept by Mr. Simmers was the Mont Alto fur nace, Big Pond and Holly furnaces in Cumberland county; Caledonia furnace, where he worked for the old Commoner, Thaddeus Stevens; Pine Grove and the old Catoctin fur nace in Frederick county, Md. Finds Car Stolen Two Months Ago at Greensburg Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. - Stb— Some months ago a Buick touring car owned by J. R. Frantz was stolen from the garage on his premises, east of this city. Yesterday Frantz received, word through two young men that they had used what they thought was his car the entire summer, not knowing whose it was as they came upon it in an odd manner, and it could be, found at Greensburg, Pa. To-day Mr. Frantz and Garage Owner Omar Frick left for that place to identify and get the c^r. Lad Is Killed While Playing With Revolver Hngerstown, Md., Oct. 28.—While playing with a revolver, David C. Rubeek, aged 7 years, was acciden tally shot and killed at the home of liis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Rubeck, near Clearspring. The boy found the pistol, which belongs to his father, in a drawer upstairs. Fol lowing the shooting, the boy was taken to the hospital in this city, where it was found that nothing could be done to save his life. The boy was shot in the head and died later at his home. Portion of Mahon Estate Has Been Sold For $55,873 rhnDiherxburK. Pa., Oct. 28.—Five of the six tracts of land comprising the real estate of the late Congress man Thaddeus M. Mahon were sold at public sale here for $55,873. Among the tracts sold was that of the noted country estate, "Rattin-Moore," near Scotland, which brought $17,358. MARRY AX GOLDSBORO Goldsboro, Pa., Oct. 28.—John Darmdr and Miss Mabel Miller, both of Cly, were married Saturday eve ning by the Rev. J. H. Schinith, pas tor of the York Haven United Brethren circuit. The ceremony was performed at the bride's home. There wer§ no attendants. They will reside at Cly. HXRRISBtJRO TELEGHXPH ALPINE CLUB IS TO VISIT GIANT TREES Gifford Pinchot Will Be in Party and Governor and State Officials Are Invited to Make the Trip to Jack's Mountain Virgin Forest Next Sunday Mnlilleburgli, Pa., Oct. 28.—Next Sunday, November 2, is to be a notable day in Snyder county his tory. The day ha% been set apart by the Pennsylvania Alpine Club to visit the tall trees in Jack s Moun tain, near Troxelville. this county. This is virgin timber and has beta pronounced by Col. Henry W. Shoe maker, president of the club and one of the Forestry Commissioners of the State, as "one of the grandest sights east of the Mississippi." Hon. Gif-' lord Pinchot, another member of the commission, will be one of the guests. Henry F. Charles, aged 73, of Port Trevorton, a Civil War vet eran, has been named commissary general and will prepare a bean soup. i Officers of the Club The other officers of the club are George W. Wagenseller, editor of the Post, and Register Edwin Charles, both of Middleburg, vice-presidents; Herbert Walker, of Lewisb'urg, secretary; William M. Schnure, treasurer. The club will assemble in Square at Middleburg at 10 a. m. and proceed by automobile to the which, Colonel Shoemaker f aya : , wl ' make the $1,000,000 Cook tract look like a bunch of brush." f v,4i°;° ne i Shoemaker proposes that ~Vw? 4U C } ?1" be preserved forever namH . 0 made a State Park, SETir . S'H'der-Middleswarth State - r of h er two djstln der jinn w" 8, ° overn °r Simon Sny ',7"" Hon - Ner Middleswarth. for A,< & biK 'actor in the public .Li„ °f th 's section of the State. To Rb Horti ♦ d J ebUrß Post adds that SnvS.r' Bdicat T I rt not on 'y to Governor a Ner Middleswarth, r u.. Snyder county soldiers country" a " the Wara of tb,s Governor Is Invited nffl X, er " or Sproul and other State officials have been invited, as well nfiirtn public . ln general, to join the whfet, i ? ~t his virgin forest, wL o T PUt^ d to be the most ma il j-'mber left standing on the soil of this Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Alpine Club visited the gigantic hemlocks and pines oil CARS TAKE LIFE OF JUNK DEALER David Kreiser, Aged 77, Run Down by Stone Train on Reading Railway Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 28. David Kreiser, known throughout the city as a junk dealer, was fatally hurt on the Reading railroad tracks, near the old Meily furnace plant on Sun day evening, shortly after 6 o'clock. He made a business of buying up rags and Junk, which he disposed of to Joseph Grosky, a junk merchant near Twelfth and Brandywine' streets. Kreiser kept his horse at the Grosky place, and it is supposed that after feeding the animal on Sunday night, he took a circuitous route home, and thus chanced to cross the railroad/ Hit by Stone Train It was stated that he crawled un der a freight car, and had just got ten to his feet when the stone train, going east, drawn by locomotive No. 1009, ran him down. The train was stopped and the crew picked up the mangled remains, and took them to the local station. Alderman A. M. Snyder telephoned for the Good Samaritan ambulance, which arrived at the station and took the injured man to the hospital where he died. One leg was cut off and the other badly lacerated. One arm was broken and there was a deep gash in the man's head. Kreiser was aged about 77 years. Farmer Dies Suddenly of Apoplexy at Antrim GreoncastJc. Pa., Oct. 28.—Henry C. Barr, a well-known resident of Antrim township, died very suddenly Sunday morning. Mr. Barr was ap parently in his usual health when he arose, and attended to some duties around his farm. About 8 o'clock he was stricken with apoplexy,. and death came two hours later. Mr. Barr had always been a man of unusual strength and vigor, and his death coming so suddenly was a great shock to his family and friends. He was born in Virginia and for a [ number of years lived on a farm near Harpers Ferry. After he removed to Antrim town ship he built a new home on the | farm he purchased about three miles j west of town, which he afterwards sold to Henry Sword. He then bought a farm near Clay Hill, where he had resided ever since. Little Lines From Nearby Hagcrstown—Carlton Moller, of this city, paid $lO fine and costs for violating Waynesboro's traiflc or-, dinance. Waynesboro—Ruth May Smeltzer j and Lupton L. Kaylor were married here by the Rev. Dr. Wilford P. Shriner. Gettysburg—The drive for funds for the Annie M. Warner Hospital here has raised $15,000 up until this time. Waynesboro—Quite a number of local mechanics left here for Roa noke, Va.t on Sunday "evening to take jobs in factories. Waynesboro—From 3.30 in the afternoon until 9 o'clock on Satur day evening, 12 clerks at the store! of Brown and Miller here sold sugar! to break the famine in this place. Waynesboro—The Rev. W. C. Beii-j shoff, of Altoona, will be the leader of revival services to continue for three weeks at the First Brethren Church here. Fort Loudon—The body of Henry Hopple, who was killed by a train at Pittsburgh, was brought here for burial yesterday. His widow, who was a Miss Burkholder, of this place survives him. I"aycttcville—John D. Myers, aged' 82 years, is dead at Blake's near here. Mrs. Elizabeth J. an.l Adam L. and Austin B=. Myers, of Harrlsburg, are amw/ the sur viving daughters and sons. August 24, and so enraptured wasi Colonel Shoemaker and the entire | party that this second visit was j Planned. United States Senator Penrose and I Federal Judge Witmer have made' recent pilgrimages to this matchless] gorge of virgin timber, and it is agreed by all who have been enrap tured by this majestic splendor that the tali trees should be preserved for ail time and that the best way to do it is to have it set upart by the State us a fitting memorial to Governor Snyder, after whom the county has been named, Hon. Net 1 Middleworth and all of Snyder county's soldier sons. Want Forest Preserved Owing to ravages of lumber mer chants. the presence of these large trees was little known even among Snyder eountians until recently. It was kept as much a secret as pos sible to prevent devastation. Now Colonel Shoemaker and Hon. Gifford Pinchot, who are making a visit to different parts of the State to inves tigate contracts for denuding State forests, are on record for preserving "this one forever. W. J. Barschat, of Troxelville, is the State Forester in charge of this particular tract, and has been guard ing with a jealous eye this giant for est. Some years ago, when Lieut. Gardiner Conklin, son of Forest Commissioner Conklin, was in charge as Forest Warden, an appropriation was secured and a good auto road built to the very edge of the big tree tract. How State Got Title Just how the State acquired such a traa* of marketable timber is told by Mr. Barchat. the present for ester. Years ago. when the Pardees were timbering off the lumber, work had been progressing for mnnv years with the same foreman, and it is said the foreman tired of his job and wanted to quit, and he reported to bis boss, the owner of the timber, that all had been taken off when the Pardees sold the land to the State including the tali hemlocks and the pines, at the price of denuded forest land. PHONE SERVICE GROWS Marysville, \P a ., Oct. 28.—The Perry County Telephone and Tele graph Company, connecting with the Bell Telephone Company, is making big plans of extension throughou; Perry county. A telephone exchange is to be located in a property of Amos M. Fisher, formerly a barber shop, and lines will be extended throughout the borough and in the valley. gilmiumuuimiiiJiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiHiiiii iMiMiiirg' Store Closes Every Saturday r At 6P. M. i i | 28-30-32 North Third Street | 1 Very Extraordinary News | | Tomorrow We Inaugurate Our First j | Winter Coat Sale I | For Women and Misses This Event Is Purposely Arranged to Offset Any Impression Which Might Prevail That Fine Coats Are Not Procurable at H s Moderate Prices. Right at the threshold of the coat season I elour, Polo Cloth, Tinseltone and Velour when cold weather will be upon us any day de Laine, many of which have fur collars and when you will have the most use for and cuffs and many have the self collar in H your coat, we hold this important sale in the the large draped model. The belted models H face of advancing prices. You might per• are represented. EE haps think it inadvisable for us to name =j these special prices, but, as we realize there This is one of those rare opportunities is an impression prevalent that all fine mcr- that requires immediate attention. Whilst chandise is high priced now, we hold this our stock of coats is large and includes a sale to give you convincing proof that big variety in the various fashionable mod• Schleisner merchandise is really sold at the e^s the special prices which are named for H very lowest prices. this occasion are so tempting that we look H H forward to a very busy week. We urge those = We have selected from our regular lines who can make selections tomorrow to do so of the new Winter Coats a large collection of while the assortments at this price are the H smart fashionable models in Silvertone, best. j§ | - $35, $39-75, $45, | | $59.75,565 I 111 [llll|llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliliffl iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiili SLAIN WHEN HIS GUN WOUNDS HIM McKcesport Hunter Dies of Injuries in Chambersburg Hospital Yesterday Chambersburg, Pa., Oct. 28. — | George Hassel, aged about 30 years,! of McKeesport, accidentally shot i himself yesterday morning while j hunting in the mountains near Har- ! risonvllle, Fulton county, and died ] at the Chambersburg Hospital in the! afternoon. Hassel left his home on Sunday ' and with Dr. Felley and another i hunting companion came to Harri-1 sonville, where they spent the night. I Early yesterday morning they started] out to shoot squirrels. Soon after l they arrival in the mountains Hassel ] spied a squirrel, which he drove into the ground. He at once started to dig with the butt end of the gun. Shot Through Abdomen A companion attempted to call out to him to stop when the gun went ; off. The charge passed through liib abdomen. Dr. Felley quickly exam ined th£ wound and found it of a serious character. It was believed upon his arrival here that Hassel was fatally shot, although everything possible was done to relieve his suffering. Ho died without regaining consciousness. Hassel was a prominent resident of McKeesport and married. His father, an iron and coal operator of that place, wns notified of the accident and arrived here last night, coming by automobile. Mr. Hassel was sales agent for the Haines automobile and drove to Har risonville in a new car. When lie left home his father warned him not to shoot himself or anybody else. Juniata County Is to Welcome Soldiers Nov. 8 Mlfflintown, Pa., Oct 28.—That their soldier youths and the county residents generally might enjoy the first day of the hunting season, Juni ata county residents have postponed their combined Welcome Home cele bration from November 1 to No vember 8. Every district in the county is joining in one big celebra tion to welcome home the youths of each section of the county, instead of having the individual communi ties stage celebrations. r > MANHATTAN SHIRTS KniilM'N Peon-Harris 1 1 Hotel Uldg. (irifiiH EVENINGS V OCTOBER 28, 1919. On Eve of Trial They Tell of Fire in Barn Lcwistowu, Pa., Oct. 28.. —About i to be placed on trial on the charge of arson, Gilbert Wilson dnd Harvey | Robison, colored, told Sheriff M. A. Davis and District Attorney Durbin that Robison had accidentally set lire to the barn on the Hugh McCoy farm, at Granville, this county, on the night of September 9. They had gone to the barn to sleep and when Robison lighted a match in an effort to find a covering for the two the straw ignited. The barn, with crops, implements and stock, was destroyed.] The loss was estimated at $10,000.1 Robison told the sheriff and district I attorney he had not meant to lire the buildihg. Andrew Fetrow Dies at New Cumberland, Aged 74 New Cumberland, Oct. 28. —An- I drew Fetrow, aged 74. died at his! honje on Eighth Street, on Mon-! day morning, after an illness of al-] \most a year, of cancer of the ' stomach. Mr. Fetrow was born in York ! county, but had resided in- New [Cumberland the past fourteen I l years. Ho is survived by three] .children, Lawrence Fetrow, con- ( itractor, of this place; Clyde Fet- j |row, of the Falls, York county, and jMrs. Grant Kelster, of Newberry. .Funeral services will be held Wed nesday at 1 o'clock from the home | of his son, Lawrence. Boy Snatches Woman's Purse and Gets Away Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 28.—a daring robbery was committed Saturday night when a colored boy snatched a pocketbook from Mrs. Taylor Miller, of East North street. Mrs. Miller hud just come from a meat market and just after she turned the corner at Hanover and North a colored lad grabbed her purse. There was something over $lO in |it. The boy ran away. Mrs. Miller jtold several soldiers of it and they •searched for the thief but were un jsuccessful in locating him. j HELL 125 DAY AND DIAL 4016 NIGHT SCHOOL OPEN NOW ENTER ANY TIME Two Separate Night Schools: The One on Monday,. Wednesday, Friday—The Other Tuesday, Thursday Nights BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE (Opposite Senate Hotel) 121 MARKET STREET CHARLES R. BECKLEY, Principal j POLICE SEEKING GIRL FOR CRIME Housekeeper For Trainman Takes Automobile and Then Abandons It Sunbury, Pa., Oct. 28.—The po lice are looking for 20-year-old Mil dred Thrush, better knowu as Shirley Bockwood, housekeeper for Harry Pecker, a Pennsylvania railroad em ploye, of Milton. Yesterday they learned that an automobile brought here last Thursday had been aban doned by the girl In front of the Aldlne Hotel, who then boarded a train for parts unknown. Becker came here to-day and got his car. It was discovered that the girl had forged his name to a check for $57.80, the police say. This was cashed by F. H. Bewison, of Milton. The girl Is unusually attractive, has blue eyes and dark brown hair and is five feet four inches in height. Her home is .said to be in Tldloute, Pa., and warnings have been sent to the police of northern Pennsyl vania towns to be on the lookout for her. UNION If-/ SUITS y FORRY'S [\ PENN-HARRIS V" HOTEL BUILDING Open Evenings