NEWS: Items from The Evening News, September 4, 1918, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JudyBoo Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ _________________________________________ The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Wednesday, September 4, 1918 TODAY IS LAST FOR ASSESSMENT Voters of the city and county have only one more chance - this evening - to get assessed in time to vote at the election in November. Those who now are not assessed, either must get assessed before the end of today or waive their right to participate in the next election. In the county, outside of the city, a voter's assessment last Fall holds good unless the elector has moved from one district to another; but in the city that is not the case. A voter may have been assessed last year and yet, through mistake, his name may not be on the assessment books this Fall. If that voter doesn't have a receipt for taxes paid within two years, he will not be able to register on any of the regular registration days, tomorrow, September 17, and October 5. Registration Tomorrow The importance of city electors being assessed, therefore, lies in the fact that it enables them to pay a state or county tax. It will be possible for a city elector to pay his tax between this and October 5, which is thirty days preceding the election and also is the last of the three registration days. The city registrars will sit tomorrow at the polling places from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; from 2 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m. Two polling places were changed today by the Court. The storeroom in the William Miller building, Fifteenth and Regina streets, which had been the polling place of the Sixth precinct, Ninth Ward, has been leased for a kindergarten. The Court directed that the polling place be moved to the Adam Thomas storeroom, 1408 Regina street. The Fourth precinct, Seventh Ward polling place was moved from the W. Scott Stroh building, 1713 North Sixth street, to the office of the United Ice & Coal Company, 1721 North Sixth street. The School Board recently purchased the Stroh building. Where to Be Assessed City electors must go to the homes of the assessors to get assessed. The following is a list of names and residences of the city assessor: First Ward, John W. Sloathour, 587 South Front; Second Ward, Elmer F. Compton, 428 South Thirteenth; Third Ward, Harvey J. Miller, 107 South River; Fourth Ward, William A. Leach, 404 Spring; Fifth Ward, John F. Adams, 1110 Green; Sixth Ward, Robert E. McIntyre, 1500 Penn; Seventh Ward, Albert A. Poist, 1813 North Sixth; Eighth Ward, Milton C. White, 1204 Walnut; Ninth Ward, Berton H. Saltsman, 72-A North Eighteenth; Tenth Ward, Henry G. Peters, 2118 Moore; Eleventh Ward, James A. Rankin, 1912 Penn; Twelfth Ward, James E. Seel, 1618 North Third; Thirteenth Ward, A. L. Michener, 747 South Twenty-first; Fourteenth Ward, L. G. Dapp, 3030 North Third. MODIFY 50-50 RULE IN WHEAT CONSERVATION Official interpretation of the new wheat conservation regulations as they affect the wholesaler, retailer and consumer were made public this morning by Donald McCormick, Dauphin County Food Administrator. Regulations governing bakers, hotels, restaurants and clubs, exchange milling and other businesses will be issued later. The regulations governing retail dealers are as follows: "The fifty-fifty regulation has been rescinded. "Retail dealers are now required to sell one pound of substitutes with each four pounds of wheat flour. "The substitutes which the retailer is now permitted to sell to the consumer along with straight wheat flour are as follows: "Corn flour, corn meal, barley flour, rice flour, potato flour, sweet potato flour, buckwheat flour, oat flour, peanut flour, bean flour, milo flour, kaffir and feterita flours and meals. "Pure rye flour or meal may also be sold as a substitute, but only in the proportion of at least two pounds of rye with three pounds of wheat flour. "Whole wheat and graham flour may now be sold without substitutes. "The retail dealer selling standard wheat flour is required to carry in stock either barley flour, corn meal or corn flour, and he is not permitted to require that a customer shall take any other substitutes with wheat flour than one of these three; but the customer may require, instead of these three, any other of the permitted substitutes which the dealer has in stock. "The retail dealer is no longer required to purchase substitutes or give certificate in connection with his purchases of wheat flour. "Victory mixed flours may be sold by the dealer without substitutes. "The quantity restrictions on the sales of wheat flour by retail dealers to private consumers have been removed, but the customer is limited in his purchases to not more than a sixty days' supply. Victory Mixed Flour "It is desired to insure a supply of ready-mixed flours on the market and to have millers and dealers of all kinds encourage the use and sale of this flour, so that the country may be on a mixed flour basis without the necessity of retailers making combination sales of flour and substitutes. "No mixed flour shall be made or manufactured except of the ingredients and in the exact proportions prescribed below: "Mixed wheat and barley flour shall contain the proportion of four pounds of wheat flour to one pound of barley flour. "Mixed wheat and corn flour shall contain the proportion of four pounds of wheat flour to one pound of corn flour. "Mixed wheat, barley and corn flour shall contain the proportion of eight pounds of wheat flour to one pound of barley and one pound of corn flour. "Mixed wheat and rye flour shall contain the proportion of three pounds of wheat flour to not less than two pounds of rye flour. "Whole wheat, entire wheat or graham flour or meal shall contain at least ninety-five per cent of the wheat berry. Must Mention Ingredients "All such mixed flours, made in accordance with the foregoing regulations, must be label 'Victory Mixed Flour' and the label must state the ingredients and their proportion. "The flour so mixed must be milled in accordance with the standard of the United States Food Administration. "All of the above 'Victory Mixed Flours' may be sold without accompanying substitutes, but at no greater price from the miller, wholesaler or retail dealer than in the case of standard wheat flour. "Pancake and self-raising flours containing substitutes may be sold without substitutes if containing twenty per cent or more substitutes than rye. "All manufacturers of 'Victory Mixed Flours' must take out internal revenue license and pay special internal revenue tax, as heretofore." Hunger Disease Is Spreading in Bohemia ROME, Sept. 4. - A disease resulting from hunger is spreading rapidly in Bohemia, according to a dispatch from Prague via Switzerland. To date there have been 4796 cases and 101 deaths. Want Delicacies for Soldiers' Hospital Special to The Evening News CARLISLE, Sept. 4. - The Cumberland County Chapter of the Women's National Defense Committee is canvassing the county for jellies, canned goods and preserves of all kinds for the use of the wounded American soldiers who are to arrive in the near future for treatment at the new base hospital established at the old Indian School, in this city. Every woman is urged to contribute. All contributions of the West Shore should be presented to Mrs. C. F. Miller, 130 Columbia Road, Enola. Further information concerning the new movement may be obtained from Mrs. Miller. 10 RAILROADERS GIVE UP MINOR POLITICAL JOBS Because nine city registrars and one assessor resigned today and others have declared their intention to do so within the next few days, since Director General McAdoo, of the railroads, has ruled that railroaders must get out of politics, county officials now believe that registrars, assessors and county committeemen of all political parties, will resign wholesale. Milton C. White, 1204 Walnut street, a railroader and assessor of the Eighth Ward, was the first assessor to send in his quit notice. It takes effect after today. Of the nine vacancies among the registrars, six were filled by the County Commissioners this morning. The registrars of the First precinct, Tenth Ward; First of the Sixth and Third of the Eighth, have resigned but their successors have not yet been appointed. The following appointments were made: Fourth precinct, Second Ward: Aug. D. An_born, vice S. R. Karper; Third of the Eleventh B. F. Smeltzer, vice I. _. A. Brunner; Eighth of the Ninth, Edgar R. Smith, vice J. M. Allison; Third of the Eleventh, W. H. Diffenderfer, vice H. B. Haehnlen; First of the Ninth, Harry B. Zigner, vice H. W. Speas; Sixth of the Ninth, Frank I. Hoover, vice Oliver C. Bender. Of the fourteen city assessors, nine are railroaders. A very large proportion of registrars and political committeemen are employed on the railroads. County officials are not sure, they say, whether the McAdoo ruling applies to the petty political jobs, although they have been told by the railroaders themselves that many of these minor officeholders intend to take no chances, but will resign to avoid a dispute. Justice of the Peace Shoots and Kills Man GREENSBURG, Sept. 4. - Squire E. S. Williams, of East Vandergrift, this county, shot and instantly killed Winfield S. Stitt, a roller in the Vandergrift mills. Witnesses say that Williams was sitting in the Eagles' Club rooms when Stitt entered, and that Williams whipped a revolver from his pocket and fired twice at Stitt. The first shot pierced the heart and Stitt died instantly. Williams attempted to escape, but members of the club arrested him. He is about 45 years of age, and serving his second term as Justice of the Peace there. He has a wife and several children. Stitt was 55 years old and is survived by his wife and several children. Both men were prominent in affairs about the mill town. Digs a Perfectly Good $20 Bill Out of Sewer It was a valuable shovelful of sediment that Ike Fortney, a city highway employe, lifted from a silt basin of the intercepter sewer at Susquehanna and Seneca streets, on Friday of last week, it was learned today. A $20 bill clung to the shovel and although Fortney didn't realize on the spur of the moment that it was perfectly good, honest- to-John money, enough of the yellow side showed up to move him to investigate. When he realized the worth of his find he showed the soaked note to fellow workmen in the gang of inlet cleaners - Billy Carson, Charley Jones and Tom Vanriper - and then Fortney hustled out of the inlet and went to a nearby water spigot where he washed the bill. "It's real cale, real cale," Fortney repeated when he returned with the cleansed note. The gang went on with the cleaning of the inlet while the bill dried in the sun. Then Fortney got it "busted" and made a divvy," giving the other three men each $2. It is said that the unequal distribution almost caused a row. Anyhow, the quartet had a good time with the money. It is thought that the note probably was dropped on the street and that the wind blew it into the sewer opening. FOOD FOR YANKS IN HUN PRISONS WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. - So that American civilian and army prisoners captured by the Germans and held in camps in Germany may not starve, the quartermaster corps of the United States Army today announced the purchase of immense quantities of food to be shipped abroad and later sent in parcels to the prisoners. The parcels include 2500 pounds of hard bread, 250,000 pounds of oatmeal; 33,333 pounds of fresh beef and more than 500,000 cans of baked beans. The Red Cross has just purchased 205,000 cans of fish flakes to be included in the prison camp parcels. Immense quantities of food, including certain luxuries, will be sent immediately to the rest camps in England and France for American soldiers. Youth, 96 Hours in No Man's Land, Is Former Lemoyne Boy Private Richard Morse, the "Harrisburger" referred to in a dispatch from a New York World War correspondent in France, as holding the long- distance record for having remained in No Man's Land longer than any other soldier, it was learned today, did not live in this city proper but boarded for a period before going to France, in the home of Mrs. F. E. Bauchmoyer, in Lemoyne, across the river from this city. He came there from Michigan in which state his permanent home is located. According to the New York World's Men, led by Corporal J. T. VanHorn, of Scotdale, advanced a few nights ago to the Soissons-Rheims Railway and bombed 200 Huns. None of the eight was wounded although the Germans peppered the Americans severely with machine gun fire. On the way back to the American lines Morse fell in a shell hole and broke an ankle. The other Americans upon getting back believed that Morse had been killed. For five nights patrols searched for Morse's body, but yesterday, after lying out in the pit for ninety-six hours, Morse crawled back to the American line. With the exception of a little hardtack Morse had had nothing to eat during his absence and nothing to drink but some rain water he caught in his mess cup. His canteen had been pierced by a bullet. "The days were the worst time," he exclaimed, "because I couldn't budge for fear they would snipe me. I gathered all the dead leaves I could reach, camouflaged myself as well as I could and just lay still until darkness came; then I would start traveling. I knew I would get back right sooner or later." Charles L. Waltman Wounded in France Charles L. Waltman, 1330 Cowden street, a wagoner in the Machine Gun Company of the 112th, has been severely wounded in action in France. This word was received today by his mother, Mrs. Irene Waltman, in a telegram from the War Department. Before his enlistment, Waltman was a mail wagon driver. He joined Company D, of the old Eighth Regiment, in the Summer of 1917 and was transferred to the 112th when the change was made at Camp Hancock. NILES GETS COMMISSION Michael S. Niles, of York, was today appointed a second lieutenant of the Pennsylvania Reserve Militia and assigned to Company L, First Infantry. The announcement was made by Adjutant General Beary. ACTIVITIES IN THE REALM OF SOCIETY AND PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST Miss Lillian Bridges and Miss Rosa Santee, who are connected with the Deaconess work of the Methodist Churches of Harrisburg, are in the city. The Kindergarten classes and clubs of which they have charge will be opened next week. There will be meetings of work and house committees at the home of Miss Tomkinson, 604 Boas street, tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The members of the Polyclinic Hospital Auxiliary were delightfully entertained yesterday at the Summer home of Mrs. John L. Essig, at Singersville. The usual business meeting preceded an afternoon's program of music, dancing and singing. Luncheon and dinner were served to the following members of the auxiliary: Mrs. S. J. Shope, Mrs. D. W. Sohn, Mrs. S. N. Zimmerman, Mrs. H. W. Kreider, Mrs. C. N. McEnroe, Mrs. E. E. Irving, Mrs. C. F. Snavely, Mrs. H. L. Crane, Mrs. B. M. Kennedy, Mrs. Walter Middaugh, Mrs. R. P. Essig and Mrs. Harriet Allison. Mrs. H. N. Bowman, of Camp Hill, has offered the use of her rooms at Bowman avenue and Market street, for headquarters for the recently formed Red Cross Auxiliary in Camp Hill. The rooms will be opened for work every Tuesday and Thursday for all day and evening work, and also Friday evenings from 7 until 9 o'clock. The auxiliary was organized last Thursday with the following officers: General chairman Myers; James Brenneman; vice chairman, Mrs. Robert Myers; executive secretary, Mrs. M. A. Brinton; treasurer, Harry Walters. Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Bird, 355 South Thirteenth street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rheda Irene, to Edward C. Boss, of Baltimore. No date has been set for the wedding. The interest of Lewistown society was centered yesterday in the wedding of Miss Julia Ruth Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Williams, of Lewistown, to Harry Ray Rebuck, of Shamokin, which occurred at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the manse of Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Thirteenth and Vernon streets, this city. The service was read by Clayton Albert Smucker, pastor of the church. This is the second wedding ceremony he has performed since his return from Camp Robinson, Wis. A reception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Williams in Shamokin, followed the ceremony late last night. After a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Rebuck will go to Camp Greenleaf, Ga., where Mr. Rebuck will be stationed. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Everts, 1807 State street, entertained an automobile party from Shamokin, at their residence on Labor Day. The guests arrived early in the morning and after enjoying the parade and a late breakfast the party motored to Gettysburg to see some of the boys who expect shortly to go overseas. The party was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Zerbe, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhodes. Others were Miss Florine Rhodes, Earl Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rhodes, Miss Reita Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rhodes, Miss Marie Rhodes, Miss Ethel Zerbe, Harry E. Knupp, Hattie Everts and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Everts. Harvey Triplets Hold Birthday Celebration From left to right - JOHN, MARGARET and EDWARD HARVEY [photo] Miss Margaret Harvey and her brothers, John and Edward Harvey, triplets, the children of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Harvey, 1930 Kensington street, celebrated their fifteenth birthday anniversary yesterday when they invited a number of their young friends to help make the occasion a memorable one. A delightful musical program was given during which Miss Mary Collins sang several numbers. The guests included Miss Margaret Harvey, Miss Mary Collins, Miss Grace Martin, Miss Odella Bickle, Miss Violet Davis, Miss Anna Davis, Miss Katharine Davis, Miss Mary Johnson, Miss Mildred Burkhart, Miss Helen Davis, Miss Mildred Daniels, Miss Marie Badorf, Miss Lillian Wirt, Miss Sara Orvis, Mrs. Charles Nast, Mrs. Norman Johnson, Miss Susie Dunkle, Mrs. Daniel Dunkle, Benjamin Harvey, John Harvey, Roy Tailo, Edward Harvey, George Feigel, Earl Espenshade, Paul Snyder, Clifford Rudder, Thomas Harvey, Charles Burrows, Albert Walters, Joseph Harvey, Willard Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Harvey. Miss Nanna Stewart has left for New York City, where she will act as translator of Spanish in the Post Office Department, having recently received the appointment. Miss Stewart is a daughter of Justice John Stewart, of Chambersburg. After enjoying a house party for several days at Mt. Gretna, the following party of young girls returned home yesterday: Miss Ruth Long, Miss Ruth Kilmore, Miss Irma Moore, Miss Julia Brumbacker of New Cumberland; Miss Anne Wolfe, of Highspire and Miss Vesta Hivner of Camp Hill. Mrs. Louis Weishans, of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, is the guest of Miss Edna Sprenkle, 317 North Second street. Mrs. Welshans and Miss Sprenkle left today for a week's stay at Atlantic City. Mrs. Charles K. Imbrie and her daughters, Mary and Betty Imbrie, 104 south street, are visiting Mrs. Robert M. Labaree at Oxford. Dr. and Mrs. Labaree and their children and Mrs. Imbrie and her children left today for Ocean Grove, N. J. William Clark, a former Harrisburg newspaperman, now on the Philadelphia Press, visited his family at Dauphin yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Robinson, 1538 Derry street, will leave this evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lochanas Dritt, Logansport, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Thomas, of A. K. Thomas, of Johnstown Road, will occupy their new home at Nineteenth and Nelson street, October 1. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rogers, Race street, have returned home after a visit of two weeks in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Sparrows Point. At the latter place they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers. Lieutenant James T. Long, of this city, of the 112th Infantry, of the Keystone Division, who has just returned from France, where he was in the thick of the fight, told many interesting experiences last evening at the Orpheum theater, where D. W. Griffith's "Hearts of the World" was shown. Lieutenant Long's talk seemed doubly realistic after the stirring war scenes in the picture and the ovation given him by the large audience that stood and cheered at his entrance expressed in a way the deep feeling of the people for the Harrisburg boys who have been fighting on the other side. The Lieutenant's voice was almost gone from answering the many questions asked him since his return and his efforts to speak to the Harrisburg people last evening were doubly appreciated. Many well known people attended the performance and representatives of the Red Cross as well as many military officials from the nearby camps were in the audience. Among the theater parties were the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. William K. Meyers, the Misses Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Boyd Hamilton, Dr. and Mrs. William E. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hibler, Dr. and Mrs. George P. Mains, Mrs. Frank Payne, Mrs. James I. Chamberlin, Mrs. Mercer B. Tate, Mrs. Samuel C. Todd, Miss Ellen K. McCulloch, Mrs. Walter Spofford, Mrs. Harry Orth, Miss Helen Leib and Mrs. H. E. Lucas. The Rotary Club of Harrisburg also attended. This evening Mrs. Mercer B. Tate will have as her guests at the theater the workers at the Red Cross headquarters. Many of the graduates of the Central High School, class of 1918, expect to enter college this Fall and will leave shortly for the following colleges: Goucher College - Fay Moyer, Mildred Moyer, Kathryn Brackenridge, Sylvia Claster and Gertrude Kenney. Vassar - Emma Keeney. Princeton - Willard Smith and Jay Stoll. Swarthmore - Kathryn Cleckner and Richard Mount. Lebanon Valley - Dorothy Engle and Verna Beam. Smith - Nancy McCullough and Frances Hause. Baltimore Dental - Blair Smith. Dickinson - Mildred Burkholder and Elizabeth Watts. Bucknell - Arthur Gardner and Noble Frank. Pennsylvania State - George Pavord, Albert Rinkenbach, Thomas Caldwell, Elmer Herring, Hugo Rose, Kenneth Wingeard, Russel Wise, Harry Good, Edward Williamson, Harvey Baturin, Samuel Morris and Seymour Nissley. Muhlenburg - Thomas Lantz. Mt. Holyoke - Pauline Kast. Wells - Mary Blough. Wilson - Eleanor Jones and Beatrice Krebs. Sargent Physical Culture School - Faye I. Haverstick, Mildred Runkle and Margaret Reynolds. Presbyterian Hospital Training School, Philadelphia - Catherine Roeder. A number of Harrisburgers took a straw ride to Mt. Holly yesterday where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Baker. After a pleasant afternoon spent in games, a delicious luncheon was served to the following guests: Miss Mildred Marlin, Miss Edith Daller, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. King, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. King, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Daller, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Marlin, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Gilberg, Mrs. Charles King, Mrs. William Bankes, Miss Lindley, Miss Ella Arnold, Miss Mary Carpenter, Miss Elizabeth Genslider, Miss Ruth Daller, Miss Sarah Marlin, Lloyd Cocklin, David Cocklin, David Cronin, John Brennan, John Rowe, Clarence Palmer, Louis McCann, Earl King, Daniel Bankes, George Pogue, Wayne Carpenter and Lloyd Daller. The Cheerful Giver class of Ridge Avenue Church, taught by Mrs. Mary C. Knisley, met at the home of Mrs. Ralph L. Gilberg, 339 Boyd street. After a business meeting was held refreshments was served to the following: Mrs. Mary C. Knisley, Mrs. Jack Kieffer, Mrs. Harry Houghton, Mrs. Harry Harvey, Mrs. James O. Daller, Mrs. Frank Marlin, Miss Anna Kieffer, Miss Sarah Marlin, Mrs. Ralph L. Gilberg and Clarence Palmer. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Harry Houghton, 339 Kelker street, October 1. Personal Briefs Mrs. Stella Urban Bird, 434 South Sixteenth street, has returned to her home after spending two weeks in Danville at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Martin. Miss Reda Irene Bird, 355 South Thirteenth street, has returned from Baltimore, where she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Benson B. Boss. H. B. Branyan and daughter, Miss Helen Branyan; Mrs. Keene and Brook Reed, all of Pittsburgh, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Leiby, 306 North Second street, for the last week, have returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert F. Bair, 1118 North Sixth street, have returned home from Lebanon after visiting with Mr. Bair's sister, Mrs. Howard D. Plank. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Herman and family, who have been summering at their cottage, at the Aqueduct, will return to their town house at Front and Maclay streets next week. Miss Almeda Herman has just returned from a canoe trip. Mrs. J. A. Wurster and Miss Mabel Wurster, of Vernon street, and Miss Grace Seighman, North Eighteenth street, have gone to Washington, D. C., for the week. Mrs. E. C. Richardson and Mrs. T. D. Richardson, 1423 Regina street, have returned home after spending some time with Edward Richardson at Camp Merritt, N. J. Mrs. Charles Imbrie Kent, II, and son, Charles Imbrie Kent, III, have returned to their home in West Philadelphia after a week's stay with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Landis Rudy, 141 North Thirteenth street. Miss Marguerite and Isabelle Kent, of West Philadelphia, have returned to their home after spending some time with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Landis Rudy, 141 North Thirteenth street. Dr. J. P. Bill, a former Harrisburger, now an instructor of hygiene and preventative medicine at Harvard Medical School, left the city last evening with his mother for a short motor trip through New England, before going back to his duties. For the last two weeks he has been visiting at the home of his father, Dr. George E. Bill, 819 North Third street. Miss Pearl V. Ebner, 615 Muench street, has returned home after spending the Summer months with her sister, Mrs. Arthur S. LeRoy, of Philadelphia. Mrs. C. M. Washburn and daughter, 1819 Park street, have returned home after a visit with Engle Hershey at Camp Merritt. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. LeRoy, Philadelphia, spent Labor Day with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Ebner, 615 Muench street. Many of the newest kinds of economy bags, sometimes called the Hoover Carryalls, were offered for sale this afternoon on the greens of the Postoffice by Mrs. Victor Lecoq, III, who has taken this novel easy to raise money for war work. Thirty-six dollars will support a Belgian or French baby behind the lines for one year and many American men and women besides their Red Cross activities are interested in this great work of mercy. The bags which Mrs. Lecoq designed are most artistic as well as useful and offer a great variety of styles and colors. They are made of a heavy paper and are invaluable for knitting, shopping etc, and will carry thirty-five pounds. The bags are fifty cents each and can be ordered from Mrs. Lecoq, Second and South street. Miss Lula Meals, a niece of the late Mayor Meals, and Harry L. Addams, of Enola, were married at Hagerstown on Labor Day. Mr. Addams, who leaves Thursday with the quota from Carlisle for Camp Greenleaf, Ga., was formerly employed by the Bell Telephone Company at Harrisburg as chief automobile mechanic. Miss C. Wynne Cassel, and her brother, Charles M. Cassel, well known in musical circles here, have enlisted for war work. Miss Cassel, of Linglestown, will leave the middle of September, for New York, where she will take a week's intensive training in secretarial and entertaining work with the Young Men's Christian Association. She will be remembered as the soloist of the Salem Reformed Church. She will sail with a Virginia Y. M. C A. unit after Judge John Polard. Her brother left this week for Camp Sheridan, where he will be music leader. He was reformed bass soloist at the Reformed Church. The American Red Cross will provide mourning brassards to be worn by relatives of men who are killed serving overseas, according to an announcement made yesterday by the National War Council. These brassards, to be used in lieu of general mourning, were suggested and designed by the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense, and have been heartily indorsed in a letter by President Wilson. Brassards will be furnished free to parents and widows of men who have made the supreme sacrifice and to other relatives at cost. The brassard, which is to be worn on the left sleeve midway between elbow and shoulder, is a band of black cloth, three inches wide, and bearing the regulation military star in gold thread. The number of stars on each brassard will denote the extent of the sacrifice made by each wearer. The first of the brassards will be ready for distribution about September 15. Local Soldier With His Battalion Protege GOSNEY AND FRENCH CHILD [photo] Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gosney, 1514 Allison street, have received this picture of their son, Jack C. Gosney, 302nd Field Signal Battalion, now serving in France. The little boy in the picture is the French protege of Gosney's battalion. Before sailing Gosney was stationed at Camp Upton, L. I. He has been in service abroad for five months. Commission for Former Hospital Physician Dr. John M. Gelwix, of Chambersburg, has been commissioned as a captain in the Medical Corps, according to an announcement made last night by the Adjutant General's Department at Washington. Dr. Gelwix is well known here, having served a year as resident physician at the Harrisburg Hospital. He is a former Democrat county chairman of Franklin County. Other appointments announced from Pennsylvania include those of Winfield S. Grenoble, of Lebanon, as a captain in the Quartermaster's Corps, and John F. Kray, of Lancaster, as a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps. BROWNAWELL WOUNDED J. H. Brownawell, a member of the old 8th Regiment, now serving in France, has been reported wounded in action on August 8, according to word from the War Department received by Milton Brownawell, the boy's father. Young Brownawell enlisted in the old National Guard when 17 years old. Gives Instructions to Men of Draft Age Drills for instruction of men of draft age were conducted last night by members of the Harrisburg Reserves in Hummelstown, Hershey, Dauphin and Penbrook in connection with the work begun at Hummelstown on Saturday. Major H. M. Stine accompanied Captain J. J. Hartman to Hershey where arrangements were made for members of the Home Defense to organize at that place and to take charge of the training. George N. Barnes and Raymond G. Miller were at Hummelstown with A. R. Ferriday and C. W. Miller, while the drill at Penbrook was conducted by Harry W. Miller and Joseph H. Hobart. Carl W. Davis had charge at Dauphin. These drills were all under auspices of the Board of Instruction of Dauphin District No. 2. At Penbrook Al K. Thomas, of the board, presented Secretary Robert B. Reeves, of the Y. M. C. A., who is in charge of the Y. M. C. A. at Camp Colt and who gave a very straightforward talk. At Dauphin A. H. Dinsmore addressed the drafted men. A drill will be held Saturday afternoon at Penbrook baseball field and Thursday addresses will be made by Y. M. C. A. workers at Hummelstown and Hershey. ALL OF THE NEWS OF STEELTON, MIDDLETOWN AND DAUPHIN COUNTY STEELTON SERVICE NOTES Lieut. Walter Boyles will leave today for Columbia, South Carolina, where he will report to the officer in command of Camp Jackson. Lieut. William Marks has been assigned to Fort McPherson, Georgia, for permanent duty at the internment camp. Harrisburger Wounded HARRY MILLER [photo] Harry Miller, of James street, this city, who was reported yesterday as having been wounded while fighting in France, is a former Harrisburg railroader and a member of Lodge No. 574, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He also is a former secretary of the Hope Fire Company, and has a wide circle of friends in this community. Miller was a member of Company D, of the old 8th Regiment, National Guard. MIDDLETOWN BOY SCOUTS DRILL A special meeting of the members of the Boy Scouts was held last evening at headquarters, on West Ann street. The main feature of the evening was the drilling under the direction of Scout Master Carl Doupes, of Royalton. Former Scout Master Joseph Mason, is now in the United States Navy, having enlisted at Paulsboro, N. J., and is spending several days in town. MIDDLETOWN PERSONALS Miss Sara Davis, of South Union street, will leave this evening for Shippensburg, at which place she will be the guest of Miss Minnie Melhorn. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Rarick have returned to their home at Hamburg after spending the past several days in town as the guests of their son, Charles Rarick, and wife. Miss Rachael Poist, a nurse in training at a hospital at Carlisle, is spending some time in the borough as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Poist, on South Union street. Mrs. Ella Beaverson and daughter, Miss Ida Beaverson, of Swatara street, are spending some time at New Cumberland, as the guests of the former's daughter, Mrs. Clarence Sweeney and family. Substitutes May Register for Men Who Are Ill WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. - Men between the ages of 18 and 45 too ill to appear before local registration boards on September 12 must delegate 'some competent person" to appear before the boards to register in their stead, according to a ruling by Provost Marshal General Crowder today. YAPLE SUCCEEDS MAUGANS A. L. Maugans, majority inspector of the Fourth Precinct of the Seventh Ward, has removed from that election district and the Court today appointed Harold Yaple to succeed him. 2 Hurt in Railroad and Steel Plant Accidents Albert Rudy, 173 Fir street, a brakeman on the Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital early this morning for treatment to injuries to the head and back. Physicians at the hospital say the extent of the injuries to his back are undetermined but that they do not believe his condition is critical. Charles Andrews, 34 years old, colored, of Edgemont, a laborer at the Central Iron and Steel Company, was brought to the Harrisburg Hospital at 2 o'clock this morning suffering with lacerations to the head and face. He was struck by a heavy chain while at work in the steel plant. Man Identifies Negro as Assailant and Thief Charles Rumph, 33 years old, colored, will be given a hearing at police court late this afternoon on the charges of highway robbery. Disalvo Silvestro, an Italian, identified Rumph at the police station today as one of the two colored men who last night knocked him down with their fists and robbed him of $7, a tie pin and a valise. Silvestro valued his entire loss at $20. The City Police Department had up until a late hour today been unable to locate the highwayman who late last night assaulted Henry Lewis, 70 years old, a laborer employed at Marsh Run, and robbed him of $40. From the story of Lewis it was learned that he was robbed somewhere in the old Eighth Ward. Lewis gave his address as 18 Broadway, Akron, Ohio, for which place he was about to depart when robbed. FILES DAMAGE SUITS Two actions for damages were begun in court this morning by Charles C. Stroh, counsel for Anast Belehas. In one Belehas is suing Joseph R., George W., and Sallie Hice and in the other he is suing Joseph R. Hice individually. No statements were filed to indicate how much damage is claimed or upon what grounds the claim is made. Bethlehem and Central Iron Teams to Play The Electric Shop team of the Central Iron and Steel League is anticipating a contest with the Frog and Switch Department of the Bethlehem Steel Company League to be held this evening at 6 o'clock on the Cottage Hill diamond. In the first contest between these two leagues the Bethlehem men came out at the long end of the string so this evening their rivals are out for revenge. Former Pitcher Irvin of the Central team, is back from the Army and will appear in uniform. Kid Shay, formerly of the Allison Hill League will most likely do the twirling. Fostri will most likely pitch for the Bethlehem aggregation. Joe Jackson's Foot Under the X-Ray WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 4. - Joe Jackson, the ex-White Sox outfielder was removed to a local hospital yesterday to have an X-ray taken of his foot, which was injured in the game with Steelton on Monday. PERSONAL In remembrance of my dear brother, John A. Shuler, who departed from this earth to his peaceful slumber, this September 4, 1917. But now he is gone, but not forgotten, of the ones that have favored him well, I haven't forgotten his smiling face, nor his soft and tender words, He has always been a kind brother to me, When he dwelt with me on earth, But now his chair is vacant, and his footsteps are heard no more. For the Lord has called him to a better place than he had before. In remembrance by his sister, Mrs. SUSIE PAINTER. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. B. F. Miller, 620 Kelker street, wishes to thank her friends and neighbors, also Railroad Crew, Macabee Lodge, and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, for the kindness shown during her sad bereavement. SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY The undersigned Administrator of the estate of Charles Ross Dunlap, deceased, will sell at public sale at 1624 N. Fourth St., Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Sept. 7, 1918, general household furnishings and other sundry articles, Tolbert _. Dunlap, Administrator, 323 Hamilton Street, Harrisburg, Pa. Lieut. Long Thrills at Kiwanis Club Luncheon At the weekly Kiwanis club luncheon today at the Central "Y" Lieutenant James T. Long, Company M, 112th Infantry, 28th Division, who is just back after having been gassed at the battle of Chateau-Thierry, gave a thrilling story of his experiences with the Huns in France. He was followed by Sergeant John K. Blake, of the local recruiting station, who gave an interesting story on the work done in his branch of the service. Harry J. Messersmith won the attendance prize today, which was $10 worth of repair work to be done at Tom Black's garage, who was donor of the prize. Next week the attendance prize will be two Baby Bonds given by J. Q. A. Rutherford of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. The silent boost for the week of September 16-17-18-19 will be tickets for Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara, which will be donated to the members by "Jimmie" George of the Victoria theater. Livestock Board Gives Another to U. S. Service The State Livestock Sanitary Board today contributed another of its force to the United States military service in Dr. Samuel E. Bruner, director of the Division of Transmissible Diseases. Dr. Bruner received his commission as lieutenant in the Veterinary Corps and reported at Camp Lee on Monday. In addition to Lieutenant Colonel Marshall, who is assistant director of the U. S. Army Veterinary Corps, the board has contributed one-third of its field force to the Government military service. Former Pirate Pitcher Killed in Plane Fall FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 4. - Cadet M. G. Milliken, former pitcher for the Pittsburgh National League Baseball Club, who was injured in an airplane crash yesterday in which Lieutenant Green was killed, died today at the post hospital of his injuries. Milliken's home was at Pensacola, Fla. Seeks Jewish Recruits for Duty in Palestine Maurice Swartz, who enlisted some weeks ago in Harrisburg in the British and Canadian Zion Regiment for duty in Palestine, has been detailed to this city until September 20 for the purpose of recruiting Jewish boys in the Canadian Army for service in Palestine. No American-born or naturalized citizens may recruit in this regiment. This will be the last opportunity which Jewish boys will have to enlist in this regiment, and those desiring to do so should get in touch with recruiting headquarters at 22 North Fourth street, without delay. Recruits will be sent to Canada for initial training, and later to England to finish training preparatory to their departure for service in Palestine. RECORD NUMBER OF TECH PUPILS Tech opened yesterday with a large enrollment. There were some of the boys who could not be present the first day, but for the most part those whose names were listed last year were on hand to get their books and assignments. The new class is the largest ever to enter Tech. There are, in the sections regularly promoted from the grammar grades, 330 boys. Boys whose parents have moved to Harrisburg during the Summer are taking the entrance examinations. Seventeen of these were examined last week and seven were at the same task today. Miss Saul, the school secretary, says that two more will be on hand tomorrow. These boys come from the far West, Middle West, the Eastern States and from south of the Mason and Dixon Line. The names of their former home schools indicate that our city is a center toward which many people move each year. Today regular recitations began in all departments under very good conditions. The English Department was the first to effect an organization for the year by the selection of William E. Strawinsky, formerly head teacher of English in Horace Mann High School, as head of the department. There are seven men who will teach in this department under the direction of Strawinsky. Of the new members of the Tech faculty three are from Central and are well known to Harrisburgers. They are M. O. Billow, who will have charge of all public speaking classes; Paul B. Smith who will teach English, and Joseph Leswing, who will instruct French. Denton M. Albright, who will teach English, was graduated from Albright College, has taught two years in Juniata High School and was supervising principal last year at Spring Grove, W. A. Brunner will teach history. He is an alumnus of Lebanon Valley College of the class of 1911 and has taught in the York High School seven years. Harry DeWire is a Bucknell man of thirteen years experience in teaching. For the last four years he was principal of Milton High School. He will teach English at Tech. Paul B. Faust, a Susquehanna University man, will teach mathematics. He has taught in the Academy at Susquehanna University, was principal of the grammar school in Selinsgrove, and for three years was principal of the Major Bent Building in Steelton. Samuel L. Wilson was graduated from Bucknell in 1914 and has taught in the Homestead High School. He will teach English. In all thirty- three teachers are required to handle the work this year. CHANGES IN R. R. FORCES MARYSVILLE, Sept. 4. - Several changes have been made in the forces of the Marysville Pennsylvania Railroad passenger and freight stations, during the past several days. Miss Emma Roberts has been added to the clerical force at the freight station; Robert Cunningham, formerly on that force, has been transferred to the passenger station force. He fills the position left vacant when Lewis Platt left the railroad service to return to school. Boiling Springs News; Big Community Picnic BOILING SPRINGS, Sept. 4. - The second annual community picnic of the retail merchants of Carlisle and vicinity will be held tomorrow at Boiling Springs Park. An interesting program has been arranged for the day and the committee in charge predicts it will be the largest picnic at the park this season. In addition to the various contests to be held during the day, there is another feature which will be of special interest to the young, the distribution of free ice cream. Wholesale merchants and others will aid in the success of the picnic. Mrs. Ammon and son Bronley, of York, have returned to their home after spending two weeks at the Boiling Springs Hotel. Mrs. Kate Denney, of Harrisburg, has moved to Boiling Springs and is occupying the Harry Wire property. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harnish, of York, have returned to their home after spending several weeks at the Boiling Springs Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arnold, of Philadelphia, have returned home after visiting Mr. Arnold's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold, of this place. Roy A. Burkhart, of Newville, former principal of the Boiling Springs High School, was married on August 24 to Miss Hazel P. Shover, of Mechanicsburg. Miss Jess Smith, of Philadelphia, has returned to her home after spending several weeks at the Boiling Springs Hotel. Jacob Wilson, superintendent of the dairy at the Indian school, has moved with his family to Boiling Springs. Mr. Wilson will occupy the property owned by Mrs. George Shearer. Mrs. Herman Sheaffer, of Carlisle, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. C. F. Kuhn, of this place. Halifax News Briefs; Wage Scale Is Boosted HALIFAX, Sept. 4. - The Halifax Borough Council at their regular meeting Monday evening decided to increase the wage scale for work on the streets from twenty to twenty-five cents per hour for a ten-hour day. The Water Committee turned over all the deeds and papers of the water plant over to the borough. Harry W. Straw, who has conducted a blacksmith shop here for several years, has discontinued the business and taken a position as a fireman with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. A farewell party was held Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reed in Halifax Township, in honor of Clayton Chubb, of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of this place, who leaves this week for Army training at Camp Sherman, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fetterhoff and Mrs. R. A. Shumaker are home from a several days' auto trip to Shamokin. A number of members of the Woman's Missionary Society of the local United Brethren Church attended a district missionary institute at Millersburg yesterday. Elementary Hygiene Classes Grow Rapidly Miss Hattie Ensminger, who is in charge of Elementary Hygiene Classes, under the direction of the Red Cross, met the applicants for he course in elementary hygiene and home care of the sick on Monday at the Civic Club. The number of registrants was so large that it was necessary to form two classes. The first class will meet every Monday evening at the Civic Club, at 7.30 o'clock, with Miss Grace Wilbur, president. Miss Landis is president of Class No. 2 which will meet on Tuesday evening at the club, at 7.30 o'clock. Other registrants for this course are to apply to Mrs. James I. Chamberlain at the Red Cross Headquarters on Walnut street. News About Dauphin; Camp Fire Girls in Play DAUPHIN, Sept. 4. - The Camp Fire Girls of Stony Creek will give an Indian play next Saturday evening at 8 o'clock on the common along the railroad just below Singerville, Cast of characters: Massicuppe, sachem of the Nayang, William Denison, Jr.; Nesaheeg, a Nayang brave, Ben Denisen; Wahseuhah, sachem's daughter, Miss Helen Wiest; Chemaure, aged Indian woman, Miss Esther Denison; Mah-Kah-Wee, an Ojibnay maiden, Miss Ferne Stanford; Nayang maidens, Chelan, Miss Ruth Wiest; Apechee, Miss Artie Singer; Wawa, Miss Myrtle Manning; Owhee, Miss Nellie Shoop; Onoway, Miss Helen Kennedy; braves and maidens, boys and girls of Stony Creek Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Speece, of Speeceville; Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Seiler motored to Raker and Sunbury and spent the week end. The Clark's Valley prayer meeting will be held at the home of George Knapp this evening. The borough schools will open on Monday, September 9, with the following teachers in charge: Principal, Ralph Shoop; grammar, Miss Effie Zweizig; primary, Miss Jennie Seip, of Wiconisco. MARYSVILLE PORCH PARTY MARYSVILLE, Sept. 4. - Miss Sara Eppley pleasantly entertained a number of friends at a porch party last evening. Included among them were Mrs. Verne T. Dissinger, Mrs. A. B. Donahue, Miss Helen Hain, Miss Hazel Hain, Miss Stella Deckard, Miss Emma Roberts, Miss Katherine Hench, Miss Chatt Geib and Miss Sarah Eppley. Fortna Still Leads War Stamp contest Sales of War Savings Stamps by letter carriers of the Harrisburg Post Office up to August 31, in the contest for the William M. Donaldson prizes, were as follows: R. K. Fortna 16,726.19 J. A. Geiger 14,971.63 G. A. Hollinger 14,245.25 C. W. Cless 11,847.76 E. R. Gault 11,669.71 T. J. Carpenter 9,352.25 C. E. Rea 8,818.52 G. L. Ebersole 8,786.49 C. A. Foster 7,743.76 G. L. Ehler 8,213.43 G. R. Pritchard 7,074.30 W. R. Manley 6,465.42 J. A. Snyder 6,135.33 W. W. Dum 6,009.52 R. H. Weaver 6,003.01 H. C. Jordan 5,885.17 H. C. Young 5,582.41 R. G. Wiestling 5,114.76 E. W. Walton 4,771.38 W. B. Berry 4,551.32 G. P. Satchell 4,415.23 W. H. Bond, Jr. 4,028.54 A. W. Wagner 3,857.32 A. H. Stover 3,680.91 G. W. Warden 3,546.27 J. W. Naylor 3,461.68 H. C. Brady 3,399.16 D. P. Dougherty 3,333.85 J. G. Laverty 3,244.18 J. A. Haas 3,211.25 J. A. Kurtz 3,030.84 W. E. Swiler 2,861.77 F. A. Reen 2,705.24 J. E. Beatty 2,637.82 C. B. Buffington 2,546.08 T. B. Stouffer 2,542.51 W. S. Hackman 1,572.87 A. L. Rineer 929.62 J. A. Christman, R. D. 2 809.88 A. N. Ulrich, R. D. 3 474.22 G. L. T. Hoenschildt 419.86 J. G. Popel 289.80 W. J. Stoner, R. D. 5 109.61 L. T. Herman, R. D. 1 76.68 F. F. Bruker, R. D. 4 58.86 W. D. Byer 78.68 W. G. Bowers 64.92 J. B. Bates 58.84 H. G. Dyblie 41.38