Middletown
RED CROSS IS ALL
READY FOR DRIVE
Encouraging Reports Made at
Meeting of the Local
Chapter
The annual meeting of the local
fch&pter at the Red Cross -was held
hn the St. Peter's Lutheran Church
on Tuesday evening. Treasurer C.
S. Fen reported that cosh to date
amounted to $10,662.00, with ex
penditure of $8,031.47. Lieutenant
David Wallace, who spent some time
overseas, was present and gave an
address. All the old officers were
re-elected. They are: Chairman,
H. J. Wickey; vice president, Mrs.
Fuller Bergstresser; treasurer,. C. S.
Fen; assistant treasurer, A. R. Holt
man; secretary, Miss Kathryn Ray
mond; assistant secretary, Miss An
nie Eby; executive committee, E. S.
Gerberich, Mrs. D. P. Deatrich and
Mrs. A. G-. Banker. The chairman
of the third roll call, A. G. Banks,
was present and stated that all was
ready for the drive which will start
November 2. Committee to secure
a nnrse has employed the services of
Miss Rachel Poist, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Poist. and who grad
uated recently from the Carlisle
Hospital.
Miss Elizabeth Beck entertained a
number of friends at her home.
High and Spring streets.
Mrs. H. S. Roth, entertained her
friends at her home on North Spring
street on Tuesday evening.
The Rev. James Cunningham,
pastor of the Methodist Church,
was tendered a surprise in honor of
his birthday, at the parsonage.
North Union street, on Tuesday
evening by the Sunday school class
of H. J. Wickey. The following
were present: Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Raymond and daughter, Kathryn;
Mr. and Mrs, Edward Seiden, the
Misses Mattie and Emma Eves, Mrs.
Jennie Slack, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Buck, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Huntz
berger, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Banks,
Mrs. George Kugle, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Laubenstetn and son, Mr. E.
L. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Steele, Mr. Philip Ettele, Miss
MUrdie Erisman and Mrs. C. Lloyd
Lindemuth.
George Lynch, of Columbia, is
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THERE'S nothing like a good hot
cup of Tetley's Green Label Tea.
Its full flavor is refreshing.
Tetleys Tea
Carefully selected, skillfully blended
—that's what makes it so good.
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Pastoi of M. E. Church ¥1 rites That
Bliss Native Herb Tablets Freed Him
From Stomach and Bowel Trouble
Rev, J. W. 'Paterson, pastor of
Methodist Episcopal churcn, Archer,
lowa, says: "Bliss Native Herb Tab
lets do all you claim for them. I was
a sufferer from stomach and bowel
trouble for some time, but tbanks to
Bliss Native Herb Tablets. I am free
from this distressing trouble. I have
never been without your medicine
during the past three years."
A change in surroundings, new
food, strange cooking and the upset
ting of regular habits very often
produce stomach conditions which
cause biliousness, constipation, and
stomach disorders that seriously In
Lumber
With a
Pedigree
"You can make poor lumber out
of good trees, but you can't make
good lumber out of poor trees."
Our lumber is carefully manufactured,
graded and seasoned, but the quality is bred
and born in the trees it comes from.
We are particular about quality, first,
last and all the time. Particular people
place their orders with us, knowing long-life
lumber will be delivered.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Lumber Department
Forstcr and Cowden Streets
THURSDAY EVENING, MCWtMßtnttJ Unfeßftl tecegkxpH • OCTOBER 30, 1919.
I spending a week In town with rel
atives.
A meeting of the ladles' Ala so
ciety of the Church of God wtll be
I held at the home of Mrs. Ella Rod
tons- . '
The remains of the late Mrs.
George Antrim, who died at her
home at Sharpsburg. was brought to
town yesterday morning and burled
In the Mlddletown cemetery, where
short services were held.
The Funeral of the late Mrs. Jo
seph Shlreman, who died at 'her
home, East Main street, yesterday
morning, will be held from her late
home on Saturday afternoon at >
o'clock . The Beta A. E. G. Bossier,
pastor of the First United Brethren
Church, will officiate. Burial Wtll
be made in the Mlddletown ceme
tery,
Wants Headquarters
of League of Nations
at Turkish Capital
London, Oct. 30. Major David
Davies, a member of Parliament, has
announced that he will move a reso
luttpn at the forthcoming Interna
tional conference of the League of
Nations in Brussels proposing Con
stantinople as the headquarters of
the League. He favors the Turkish
capital because of Its strategic sit
uation, ability to exert an influence
on both eastern and western civil
izations and Its historical associa
tions.
"The fate of Constantinople hangs
in the balance," said Major Davios,
who will be one of the British dele
gates to the conference. "No nation
is anxious to incur the responsibility
of its ownership. It must not be
left with the Turk. Why, then,
should It not bo internationalized
and the junction of the East and
West be made the 'G. H. Q.' of
Peace?"
Advise Jap Students
to Look Upon Women
as Their Equals
Tokio, Oct. 30. School regula
tions Just promulgated at the com
mercial and Industrial school of
Keio University advise the young
men to look upon women as their
equals, treat them with considera
tion, and choose their wives with a
view to moral affinities. The Keio
University has recently been opened
to women.
For the first time also, women are
being employed in the Department
of Foreign Affairs for typewriting.
terfere with one's dally occupations.
All these ailments can be avoided by
taking one or two Bliss Native Herb
Tablets at bedtime. They soothe the
stomach, relievo constipation, act
gently on the entire system, and as
sist the blood to perform nature's
functions in a healthy and norms)
manner. Bliss Native Herb Tablets
•re put up in a yellow box bear
ing portrait of the founder. Eacn
box contains 200 tablets and
every tablet is stamped
with our trade mark. Price l>o/
$1 per box. B* sure and get
the genuine. Sold by leading drug
gists and local agents everywhere.
STATECONTROL
OF BABY DROPS
Infants Folmd to Have Been
So Dosed That They Are
Habitual Users Under Law
Preparat ions
KjjjXjlr xlhfJ under the scope
tered to children
scrlptlon of a duly licensed physi
cian or dentist according to a ruling
made by the Btate Department of
Health and which Is now being
brought to the attention of the
publio by the Bureau of Drug Con
trol.
The act allows exemption whore
the preparations contain certain
small portions of various enumerat
ed drugs and investigations by
State officials have shown that such
medicines have been given so fre
quently to children that they come
within the classification of "known
habitual users of drugs."
In a circular issued by the De
partment of Health the bureau of
drug control ahd the division of
child hygiene have been ordered to
warn all persons dealing in or sup
plying the do called drop prepara
tions for children that the frequent
sales for purpose of giving to chil
dren will be investigated by the
State authorities "and If it is found
that any such product is sold for
the habitual or frequent adminis
tration thereof to any infant or
child, such sale may be construed a
violation of the act."
Monthly returns of sales of all
such drops have been asked of re
tail druggists.
The State of Pennsylvania is ne
gotiating for almost 50,000 acres of
forest land to be added to the State '
reserves and in all probability the
bulk of the transactions will be
completed by the end of the year.
This Is the largest amount to be
under negotiations at any one time
for years and a number of the
tracts will link up existing State
forests. In the last week the State
has taken title to 4,575 acres in
Lycoming and Union counties which
will connect the Bald Eagle and
White Deer forests. The State for
ests now contain over 1,050,000
acres.
The Public Service Commission
will not hold another executive ses
sion until November 6. The usual
Monday argument hearings and
Tuesday executive session will be
deferred owing to election day be
ing a holiday.
Secretary of Internal Affairs
James F. Woodward has been elect
ed chairman of the State Board of
Property, succeeding Paul W.
Houck, former secretary of internal
affairs.
Numerous squirrels are being
brought down by Pennsylvania
hunters according to the informa
tion which is coming to the State
Game Commission sheadquarters.
The protection was taken off red
squirrels last winter and gray squir
rels are now legal game.
Tlio November meeting of the
State Board of Pardons has been
announced for November 19.
Commissioner John S. lUlling in
an opinion filed to-day at the Pub
lic Service Commission offices dis
misses the complaint against the in
creased rates of the North Branch
Transit Co., operating between Dan
ville, Berwick, Bloomsburg and Cat
awissa, remarking that the company
is not charging more than it has a
right to do. The company has not
paid any dividend on its capital
stock of $525,000 and has defaulted
on interest on its $532,500 bond Is
sue since January 1, 1915, being now
in the hands of A. W. Duy as re
ceiver. "From the evidence sub
mitted," says the decision, "it ap
pears that even under the increased
rates for the six months' period of
1919 there was a deficit of $3,317.52
and this deficit Includes no allow
ance for annual depreciation or fair
return." It is stated that the neces
sity and reasonableness of the new
rates are apparent. The company
raised the fare to 7 cents and also
advanced package rates.
Lieutenant Governor Edward E.
Beidleman will be unable to keep his
speaking engagement at Pittsburgh
on Saturday.
Delegations of Washington eounty
mine owners were here to-day to dis
cuss the strike situation with the
State authorities.
Governor Sproul plans to remain
here until to-morrow night and to
keep in close touch with the coal
strike situation.
Congressman J. Hampton Moore
is reported from Philadelphia as be
ing aetivcly engaged on some plans
for bringing Philadelphia to the
notice of the nation and ope of his
policies will be to advertise the city
and its products. Mr. Moore has
speeded up his campaign considera
bly by his own efforts say to-day's
Philadelphia newspapers. A new
crop of possible appointees to office
is being heard In some of the news
papers and men now in office, some
who have been mentioned and some
never heard of before are being
boosted for places. The Philadelphia
Record says that Moore has gotten
the northeastern section of the city
stirred up.
The condition of Anthony Erenie,
who was taken seriously ill on Tues
day night, was not Improved to-day.
Colonel Edtvnrd Mftrtin was greet
ed by large audiences on his visit
to Scranton. He addressed physi
cians and others at a series of meet
ings.
Senator David Martin will become
the chief supporter of the Moore
administration according to the
Philadelphia newspapers to-day.
Very few additional diphtheria
cases have been feported to the
State Health Department the last
few days.
Gold Seekers Are
Going Into Siberia
Nome, Alaska, Oct 30. Gold
seekers are leaving here In Increas
ing numbers for mysterious rich de
posits Bomewhere across the Bering
Sea in Siberia.
j Recently the trading schooner
Esperance was purchused by several
Nome residents and is being out
fitted for a treasure-seeking trip
across to the continent opposite
Notice.
NOTHING LIKE INVESTIGATION
"We are going to investigate the
Geodetic Survey. What do you know
about it?"
"Nothing, senator, I don't even know
what geodetic means."
"Neither do I, and that will be
awkward. We'll investigate something
elße." —Louisville Courier-Journal.
ACCOUNTING I'OK IT
. A famous British admiral was com-
plimented on his superb health. "I at
tribute It," he said, "to plenty of exer
cise and no banquets. One-third of
what we eat enables tis to live."
"What becomes of the other two
thirds?" asked his friend Jeßtlngiy.
"Oh, that enables the doctor to live,"
was the prompt reply.—Reedy's Mirror.
"The\Live "Always Reliable h
"Be Sure of Your '
We Believe Him—Just Now
§lhe weather man says colder and we believe-
Him for you noticed how suddenly the thermometer made a
forty-degree drop in a few hours—made you think of "keeping the home
fires burning." That's all right inside, but how about the outside? Let us
"Overcoat"
You'll need one later on if this /
sudden change hasn't chilled you. This is only a
feeler just getting ready for another attack better
be ready, you might ward off a possible cold. It isn't
necessary to buy a heavy overcoat just yet, we have the
light weight and happy medium, not bulky but warm as
The prices of our Overcoats are the most
remarkable thing about them. You'll expect to pay more in many
cases than we will ask for the good quality Overcoats we are offerings jst our
very reasonable prices. The young men's models are the finest you've seen
for a great many seasons and more young men are buying here than ever be
fore, but we have retained our usual big assortments for the middle age and
We are better prepared this Fall than ever
before to serve all classes and ages, come in to see the new
models in brown, gray and heather mixtures. We have every display
case crowded to the fullest capacity with good Overcoats.
Hart Schaffner & Marx,
Kuppenheimer & v
Society Brand Clothes ||9kk
| Boys' Overcoats and Mackinaws I jBT B|
f Why shouldn't a boy want to buy from this "Live
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t to buy clothes, why isn't it for him? No argument necessary. , I
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Market St. Penna.
Promises Reforms
in Ruling Koreans
Seoul, Korea, Oct. 30. Gover
nor-General Baron Sa'lto Issued a
proclamation to-day in which he
promised reforms in Japanese admin
istration of Korea and said he hoped
to introduce local self-government
at the proper opportunity. He said:
"I am determined to superintend
in the future and encourage officials
under my control to put forth
greater efforts to act in a fairer and
■ juster way and promote the facil-
I ltles of the people and the unhlnd
t ercd attainment of the people's de
sires by dispensing with all for
l mallty."
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i MARRIED SIXTY YEARS
t New Bloomttcld, Pa., Oct. 30.
Mr. and MVa Dyson F. Parson, ot
this place, celebrated their sixtieth,
wedding anniversary last Saturday
at the home of their daughter, Mrs,*
Warren K. Clouser. Mr. and Mrs.
Parson were married October 25,
1859, in Franklin county. They have
been residents of this plane Xo?
many years.
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