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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
TO EvACUATE CETTINJE.
But Montenegrins Will Continue Strug-
gle Against Austrians.

PARIS, Jan. 13.In view of the sue
cess of the Austrian offensive against
Mt. Lovcen measures have been taken
by the Montenegrin government to
evacuate Cettinie Immediately, accord
ing to a despatch to the Paris Journal.
The government, however, has decided
to continue the struggle against the
Austrians, the despatch adds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
NORTHFTELD. MASS.
Boys Brigade Entertain.

On Saturday, JAN %, there viii be
rally and indoor athletic meet here.
Fifteen groups of \. NJ. c. A. men
from Franklin county viii be repre-
sented, each group sending FIVE dele
gates and q leader. At $50 in the af-
ternoon Rev. Francis Wayland Pattison
will speak on Work Among the Sol
diers in the Present War, illustrating
his lecture with stereopticon views. Ev-
cry one is invited to this lecture. Sup
per will be served at 80 for the del
egates. All will then adjourn to Skin
ner gymnasium for the indoor athletic
meet, to which honorary members Of
the Boys Brigade of 1916 are invited.
The events of the day will be given
under the management of the Bows
Brigade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
KAISER s CONDITION SERIOUS.
His Sister, Queen Sofia of Greece,
Called to His Bedside.

LONDON, Jan. Is. - A wireless de-
spatch from Rome says that Queen
Sofia of Greece has been summoned to
the bedside of her brother, Emperor
William, whose illness is described as
serious.
The Queen, the message says, is to
depart at once for Berlin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Jan. u, son to Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Gum.
In Wilmington (Childs TAVERN, Jan.
8, son, John Tungsten Paul, to Mr..
and Mrs. John Ekberg.
In West Halifax, Dec. %, son,
Harlan Leroy, to Mrs. Clista (Worden)
Birch and the late Clarence l.. Birch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro (Home for the Aged)
Jan. IL, Edward Tiffany, So.
In Boston, Jan. 10, Earle E. Barnes,
%, formerly of Wilmington.
In East Dover, Jan. II, Mrs. Sophia
Grauhering, formerly of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13

and Mrs. Ct. F. Gregory, parents of
Mrs. Swan. Mr.. Swan came with her
from Baltimore but returned home af-
ter the holidays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
EAST DOVER.
Death of Mrs. Sophia Grauhering.

The death of Mrs. Sophia Grauhering
after long and painful illness of
rheumatism occurred Tuesday morning
IN the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.
ID. Howe of East Dover. About 1866.
then Mrs. Wick, a bride of n few
weeks, she crossed the ocean with her
husband, John Wick, from Germany.
From the hardships of the voyage she
contracted the disease which finally
caused her death After the birth of
their two children, the youngest three
weeks cid, Mr.. Wick died. In 1881
she married Mr.. T. W. Grauhering of
Brattleboro, who died in 1887. Again
a widow she made her home for many
years on Elliot street, Brattleboro
Here she could welcome to her own
home her children and friends. She
greatly missed these friends after
leaving Brattleboro, especially the men,
bers of her Sunday school class, No
10.
Many years ago she Joined the Bap-
fist church in Brattleboro, of which
she remained a worthy and cherished
member to the end. About year ago
she came to live with her daughter.
Mrs. w. d. Howe, and family, who ten
DERBY cared for her through her long
sutferlngs until the end came JAN IL.
She leaves one daughter, Mrs. w D.
Howe, and one son, John, of Albany,
y. Y, and four grandchildren, Ralph.
| Carl, Ruby and Lucien Howe
The funeral was held from the house
| Thursday afternoon, Rev. f. H. Perkins
lpastor of the Baptist church, officiating.
| The burial took place in West Brattle-
boro beside her first husband, Mr..
Wick.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13


A good many are i'll with the pre-
vailing distemper.
S. H, Yeaw of Brattleboro was in
town over Sunday.
G. A. Gould returned Wednesday to
Montague, Mass, after spending 10
days at his home here.
Mrs. Diantha Niles and f. II. Pratt
attended the funeral of Mrs. Niles s
brother, Wells Thurber, in Brattleboro
last week.
John Fessenden of Albany, n. Y,
came Wednesday to attend the funeral
of his mother, Mrs. Sophia Grauhering,
which was held Thursday.
Carlton Halliday went Saturday to
Brattleboro, where he began work Mon
day for Durham Brothers in the retail
department of the shoe store.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13

a rummage sale will be held in the Ami
don store Friday and Saturday by the wo-
mcn of the Episcopal church. Adv. 269-210
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05

kept busy and all of the departments
are working full time.
The Ryan Factory
Adjoining the Halifax Shoe Conn
pany's buildings is the plant of the
Ryan Shoe Factory, formerly known
as the A. Ii. Prenzel shoe factory. Mr.
Ryan purchased a part interest in
1902, two years after the opening of
the plant, and last year took over the
controlling interest and changed the
name to the Ryan Shoe Factory. In
fants', children's, misses and little
gents shoes are manufactured and
when the plant is working at capacity
about 1000 pairs, including all kinds,
are produced daily. Just now there
are thirty-ffve persons employed at
the plant, but Mr.. Ryan is ready to
double his force and within a short
time there will be about seventy on
the payroll.
Mr.. Ryan takes a great interest in
his plant and is doing all he can to
care for his employees. The plant is
exceptionally light and to protect the
eyes of the men and women he has
the entire interior of the building
painted in green and white. The cell
ings and walls to within about five
feet of the floor are painted white,
the color rejecting the light on the
machines. From the floors to meet
the white the walls are painted green,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
COMMITTEES NAMED

II. c. Wright, president of the Mu-
nicipal League, appointed the stand
Ing committees of the league last
evening, to take charge of the work
of that organization during the year.
The executive committee is made up
of committee chairmen. Appointments
follow, first named acting as chair
man:
Municipal affairs-E. H. Mengle. C.
w. Mccoy, Solomon Hiney. John A.
McCurdy. r. NJ. Rutherford; indus
trial, John Is. Malehorn, II. w. Stubbs.
w. II. Nell, Jacob Yoselowitz, George
b. Byrod; street Improvement, l.. b.
Nye, W. L. Messenger j. B. Martin
l.. q. Johnson, Bartram Shelley: parks
and Fairgrounds, Charles S. Davis, ].
V. W. Reynders. J. NJ. Heagy. Waiter
f. keister, E. c. Henderson: SANTA
uon and health, c. NJ. Pannell, James
r. Detweiler. II. E. Gallagher. Ross
M. Frey, George NJ. Long: beauty and
attraction, Charles III. Beidel, Albert
f. Leeds L. E. McGinnes. c. II. Mer-
Ger, NJ. d. Myers; membership, w. f.
Magfnnes, c. NJ. Pannell, III. E. Cal
Iagher. b. Fl. Mengle. II. w. Stubbs.
w. FL. Nell, j. B. Malehorn, Charles
;. Davis, Charles II. Beidel and Chas.
r. Holton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
STATE TO CHANGE
SPECIFICATIONS
Important Conference Under
Way at the State Highway
Department Today

The assistant engineers of the State
Highway Department were summon
ed to the headquarters of the Depart
ment at the State Capitol to-day by
Chief Engineer w. d. UhIer for the
purpose of discussing with him the
revision of the specifications to be
used by the Department during the
balance of the present administra-
ton.
Chief Engineer Uhler was not salts
fed with the specifications used by
the Department in the construction
of highways and he has spent con-
siderable time this Fall in revising
and amending these specifications. In
order that he might have the con-
sensus of opinion of his assistants,
Mr.. Uhler called to-day's meeting
and divided the fifteen assistant en-
gineers, together with the office en-
gineers, into committees to discuss
and analyze various phases of the
specifications. These committees
met at nine o'clock this morning and
have been in session all day Day
and night sessions will be held this
week and the specifications will be
thoroughly dissected and discussed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
MOTOR CLUB NoMINATEs

Members of the board of governors
of the Motor Club of Harrisburg last
night were guests of their fellow
member, George w. Owen, at his home
at Mechanicsburg. Following a busi-
ness session luncheon was served. At
the meeting fifteen new members were
elected. This makes thirty additions
to the membership roll in a month.
The board nominated the following
officers:
President, Frank B. Bosch, Harris
burg; first vice-president, II. w.
Stubbs, Steelton: second vice-presi-
dent, Frank II. Downey, Harrisburg;
third president II. II. Hefkin.
Harrisburg; secretary treasurer, j.
Clyde Myton, Harrisburg; board of
governors. to serve three years, Frank
b. Wickersham a nd John II. Shopp,
Harrisburg, and George w. owen, Me-
chanicsburg.
The luncheon was served at the
Business Mems League. The caterer
was Fred Menger of Harrisburg.
Among the Mechanicsburg guests pres
ent were Burgess II. A. Mishler. Will
liza Main. auditor of the State Highway
Department.; DR.. e. e. Campbell, presi-
dent of Irving College; S. +. Hauck.
Lynn Lamb, Murray l.. Dick, NJ Grant
Mohler and Fred u. Ployer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
WAGE REDUCTION
TOBE UNLAWFUL
Compensation Board Adopts a
Ruling and Gives Warning
to Employers in State

Reductions of wages by employers
so as to secure funds for carrying of
insurance against liability or to meet
der the new acts were last night de-
nounced by the Workmen's Compen-
sation Board and made the subject
of a special ruling which is intended
to serve as a warning.
This action was taken at a meeting
which lasted until late in the evening
| and at which almost ninety corpora
tions were exempted from necessity
of carrying insurance and twenty mu-
nicipal divisions of various classes.
The ruling was in the following Ian
guage:
1T is contrary both to the letter
and the spirit of the workmen's com
pensation act of 1915 for an employer
TO levy contributions upon his en-
ployes, by reducing their wages or
otherwise, for the purpose of meeting
his liability under the act"
Chairman Mackey, at the conclusion
of the meeting, made the following
statement regarding the ruling on be-
half of the board:
has been extremely gratified by the
spirit of thorough cooperation shown
by the employers of the State toward
the compensation law. In very few
instances rumors have reached us that
some employers were preparing to
meet the expense of carrying insur-
ance, or the anticipated cost of COM
pensation, by an enforced contribution
from their employees, which, of course
amounts to nothing more or less than
reduction of wages to the extent of
the contributions. An employer who
does this not only violates the spirit
and the letter of the law but invites
labor disturbances in his esta ablish-
ment
The great benefit of compensation
is the fact that the cost of injuries or
deaths incident to the prosecution of
industries is charged to the employer
so that ultimately that cost can be so
equally shifted to the consumer that
no one will feel the burden. This re-
suit could never be reached If the
employe were compelled to bear the
cost of his own insurance.
I'VE are perfectly satisfied that only
very few would undertake TO adopt
this method of treating this subject
We have adopted this rule as a warn
ing to that very small minority and
trust that our board will not be called
upon to handle the question in any
other way. If necessary, we will un-
dertake to protect the wage Garner
from this imposition by very drastic
measures" "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
ENHAUT PERSONALS

Prof Harry G. Snavely, of Newark,
n. j., is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Miller, of New
Bloomfield, have returned from visit
here.
Miss Annie Thumma has returned to
her home in Middletown after an ex-
tended visit here.
Louis T. Herman. of Bressler, has
returned from a successful photog-
raphy trip of several months in Mary
land.
Miss Ethel Aungst, after spending
the holidays at home, has returned to
resume her studies at the West Ches-
ter Normal school.
Prof. John Smith and family. OF
Carlisle. have returned after a visit
with friends here.
Miss Grace Holmes is the guest oi
relatives in Philadelphia.
Miss Ethel Rupp spent the weekend
with Miss Jane Parthemore.
Constable of the township are
searching for the thief who entered
the home of William McNow, OF
Christmas day. and took a pocketbook
containing a sum of money Public
school reopened yesterday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05

BUILDING REPORT
SHOWS INCREASE
More Structures Erected Dur
ing 1915; Modern Designs
in Residences

Building operations in Steelton dur
ing 1915 showed decided increase
over the record of structures erected
during the preceding year. according
to figures issued to-day. Although
the number only exceeds the 1914
total by five, many of the structures
for which permits were obtained in
1914, were small garages and frame
dwellings.
During the last year, however, large
rows of two and three-story frame and
brick homes. of modern design and
finish throughout, were built, among
them rows of seventeen, nine and
eight houses each. The majority of
permits were issued during the first
half of the year, but the average
maintained until late in November
showed the improvements which are
being made in the borough. Practi-
cally all of the residences erected dur
ing 1915 were on improved plans. Dur
ing the year permits for sixty-three
structures were issued, while in 1914,
permits were taken out for fifty eight,
according to Borough Secretary Chas
p. F'eidt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
ELIZABETHVIILE COUPLE Is
GIVEN HOUSEHOLD SHOWER
Sbecinl To Tie TcIearnhl

Elizabethville. Jan. 5.-Friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Romberger. of this
place, who We're married on Christmas
Day. yesterday rendered them a house
hold shower when they returned to
their new home from their honeymoon
Many handsome presents were given
the couple. The guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bechtel Mr.. and
Mrs. d. w. Romberger. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Deibler. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lentz, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sheetz. MIR
and Mrs. Earl Romberger, Mr.. and Mrs
William Bauder. Mr.. and Mrs clair
Romberger. Mrs Wesley Raker and
daughter, Helen; Mrs. Fred Keefer. Mrs
Celon Enders. Mrs. Clayton Bechtel and
daughter. Mrs. McGlanigan, Mrs. r. T,
Maice and daughter. Catherine: Mr.
and Mrs c. c. Mclaughlin, Mrs. Charles
keefer and daughter, Emma: Mrs. Ira
w. Klinger and daughter. Sarah,
Edwin, Homer, Ira and Miss Eva
BechteI; Lawrence. Daniel and Miss
Faye Romberger: Miss Esther Kejtar
Miss Amy and Miss Elda Romberrer
Miss Leona Daniels. Mrs. John Bower
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
-HTGHSPIRF
CHURCH OF GOD ELECTS

officers of the Highspire Church OF
God Sunday School elected for the
year are as follows:
Superintendent, George E. Sides; as
sistant. George A. Wolff; secretary
John Whittle; assistant. Lloyd Leh-
man; financial secretary, John w. My
ers: treasurer. Frank B. Miller; pian-
list, Ruth Shuller; assistant, Hilda Leh-
man; chorister. M. o. Sides; assistant
William White; librarians, Peter
Sweitzer, Edward Chapman, Charles
Shuler, George Shambaugh, Sameul
Varnicle: superintendent of infant de-
partment Mrs. Ethel Kinsey; organist
Hilda Weaver; superintendent cradle
roll department. Mrs. Frank Miller:
superintendent home department
Mrs. Ida Hahn assistant, Mae Bam-
berger; temperance superintendent OF
Sunday school. Mrs. Lloyd Lehman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
Donation Day" Announced
For Tomorrow by Meals

Police court hearings will be in
ausurated by Mayor L. S. Meals on
Monday. He has decided to hear all
cases where violations of city ordi-
nances are charged. Court cases will
be sent to aldermen.
Tomorrow will be donation day."
Everybody sent to Jail since the new
Mayor has been in office for drunken
ness will be released. Meals will fol
low his famous brotherhood policy"
Plain, everyday drunks will be sent
home. Those found helpless will be
given chance to sober up and then
sent rome
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05

financial circumstances will permit.
Needs Proper Solution
The mothers pension problem is
one that is very necessary for proper
solution said Commissioner Stine in
discussing the matter to-day. "and we
mean to take this up as early as pos
sible. Secretary John Yates, of the
Associated Charities, wrote to me yes
terday asking just what the commits
SionerS plan to do and I've arranged to
confer with him on the subject. This
will likely be held in a day or two
"Our solicitor has advised us that
we cannot accept the pension plan be-
cause John C. Bell, a former Attorney
General. has handed down an opinion
which practically declares the law un-
constitutional.
To Confer With Charity Bodies
However. / think the question will
bear thorough investigation and this
propose to do. My idea is to obtain
the cooperation of the Charities and
other bodies which have been advo-
eating the adoption of the law for
Dauphin county and my intention is to
confer with representatives of all these
organizations as early as possible. 1
really think that we should do some
thing to take care of the old mothers
especially those who are bringing up
large families.
The adoption of the mothers pen
sion plan was urged upon the county
commissioners recently in resolutions
adopted by the East End Republican
Club. This is an organization that in
cludes some of the best known busi-
ness men of Allison Hill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
Mrs. Wilson Takes Up
Her White House Duties

Washington, d. c., Jan. Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson took up her duties
yesterday as mistress of the White
House. Soon after her arrival with
the President from their honeymoon
at Hot Springs she was busy with ar
rangements for the brilliant social sea-
son that opens Friday night with the
en-American reception in the blue
room.
one of the diplomatic dinners will
he held January / l and the other Jan
uary 21.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05


INCLINED to or less rldu
Health Teacher came october ne
Nouw he I baga about?
be all
of
remedies the results actually bordee
on
a quite recently.
said;
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to off
startling improved that all stomach
aregO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
MISSIONARY NIGHT
AT CENTENARY U. B,

Big crowds have turned out each
evening this week for the forty-third
anniversary celebration and the re-
opening of the Centenary United
Brethren Church. after extensive re-
pairs. Missionary Night" will be the
feature this evening. The Rev. George
NJ. Richter, pastor of the First United
Brethren Church, Coatesville, will
speak on Missionary Problems and
Present Opportunities Tomorrow
night the program will be devoted to
the Christian Endeavor department.
II. b. Macrory, secretary of the Penn
sylvania Christian Endeavor Union
VIII make the address Special music
will feature the programs for both
evenings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05

this color being restful for the eyes.
BY this combination sufficient light
reaches the articles on which the em-
ployes are working without causing a
glare, which would tire eyes in short
time.
Brooms Manufactured
Another industry of interest in Hall
fax is the manufacture of brooms
This plant is known as the Halifax
Broom Works and is owned by ]. II.
Cumbler and M. II. Spahr. Three men
are kept busy in the factory and an
average days work consists of the out
put of about twenty dozen brooms
The business was established several
years ago and has never been idle a
day. Brooms are shipped from Hall
fax to all parts of the State and many
of them are sold in Harrisburg. The
broomcorn used in the factory is Sc
cured from western states, although
some of that raised in this vicinity is
also utilized. There are nine different
grades of brooms made here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
PREPARE FOR CANTATA

Prof. William NJ. Harclerode. super
VISOR OF music in the borough schools,
to-day distributed part of the music
Tor the cantata to be given in May by
the students of the High School The
school chorus will be assisted by the
High School orchestra, and several
soioists. More than 200 voices will be
included in the chorus Rehearsals
Will begin in q few DAYS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
HALIFAX MAKES
RUBBER GLOVES
Continued From First Page,1

paclty output and broom factory is
kept busy all the time.
The A. II. Prenzel Rubber Com
pany, owned by A. II. Prenzel and
James L. Neitz, is perhaps the only
plant here directly benefited by the
great European struggle. This con-
Germ, the only one of its kind in this
vicinity, manufactures rubber goods
for surgical uses, finger cots, nipples
and other rubber articles. Rubber
gloves made here are being worn by
the nurses and doctors in the field
hospitals behind the trenches in
Europe. Two hundred and fifty pairs
are produced daily and almost all of
these are being shipped to New York
to be in turn forwarded across the
Atlantic.
Turn Down $4,000 Order
A few weeks ago the plant shipped
three gross direct to Manchester, Eng
land. for the British government. Last
week a cabled order for 1000 gross
for the same government was received,
but this order. valued at 100000, had
to be turned down because of the or
ders ahead. Mr.. Neitz said yesterday
that his plant has sufficient orders on
hand to run a whole year.
Plans are now under way for en-
larging the plant. Employment will
then be given to about a dozen persons
of the goods manufactured at this rub
ber plant are seamless, and q days
work. aside from the gloves, consists
of the production of three gross of
nipples and ten gross of finger cots.
Other articles are made on special
orders.
Many residents of Harrisburg have
been using rubber products from here
since the plants establishment a year
ago, because the jobbers in New York
who purchase most of the output, SELL
in turn, to Harrisburg dealers.
New Shoe Factory
Two shoe factories at present exist
in the town and arrangements are be-
ing made for the opening of another
about the beginning of February. This
latter will be conducted by j. c. Marsh,
who will manufacture infants foot
wear. building has already been
secured in Second street and within a
few days the necessary machinery will
be installed. At the outset there will
be six machines with six operators
C. e. Motter. who has had wide eX-
perience in the manufacture of shoes,
has been engaged as superintendent.
The factory will produce babies soft
shoes and moccasins, and with the
equipment already ordered it will be
possible to manufacture about 500
pairs daily. All of the equipment was
purchased by Mr.. Marsh from a man
in Dalmatia who conducted a plant at
that place.
Towns Oldest Industry
The plant of the Halifax Shoe Com
pany is the oldest industry in the
town. The business was established
in 1898 with between thirty and forty
employees Since that time it has
grown steadily and now the payroll
contains the names of more than one
FfyT-s
features misses, children's and ladies'
shoes and ready sale for the output Is
found in all parts of the country ].
f. Lyter. the manager of the concern,
sees good business ahead and predicts
an era of prosperity for his company.
The factory at present has an output
of $50 pairs daily. year ago the
plant was forced to close down be-
cause of the poor business in all parts
of the country. but now all hands are