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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Guests Of the McCoy's
at Their Camp Hill Home

There was lots of fun at a Hallow
cen masquerade held Friday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Mccoy, Camp Hill. ~ames, music
and the usual contests were followed
with refreshments. The guests and
the characters they assumed were:
Rose Wagner, pumpkin girl; Ida
Wagner, Red Riding Hood; Nellie
Mccoy, yama yama; Ethel Boyer, In
dian girl; Anna Mccoy, yama yama;
Hazel Vogelsong. yama yama; George
Aughinbaugh, cretonne suit; Roy
Mountz, yama yama; Lear Forney,
yama yama; Mrs. ]. d. Reckord, Mrs.
A. c. Houck. Dorothy Irene Houck
and Mrs. NJ. r. Mccoy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Original Costumes Worn
at Halloween Masquerade

A delightful Halloween masquerade
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Snyder, of West Fairview. The
costumes were quaint and original and
created great surprise and nlerriment
when the guests were unmasked. Old
fashioned games were played, with
music and dancing.
Refreshments were served to Mr.
and Mrs. George Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Har-
per Lantz, MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Seidle
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Shaull. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred o. Seidle, Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
S. Hockey, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson M
Snyder, Mrs. George Snyder, Miss Sue
Snyder, Charles Bruneiser, Miss
Edythe Hockey. Miss Elizabeth Shaull
Miss Edna Lantz. Misses Mildred
Dorothy and Helen Louise Snyder
Thomas Marquet, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Marquet and MIR. and Mrs. Nelson
Snyder.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
THE II. F.. o. NJ. CLUB ENJOYS
EVENING WITH MRS. BLACK

Mrs. Willard Black of wormleys-
burg was hostess for a HaIlowe' en-
party of the r. F. o. M. club last
week. Clever decorations in keeping
with the season, music by several
guests, contests and old-fashioned re-
freshments made the evening merry
one.
Those present, all in fancy dress.
were the Misses Carrie Gable, Daisy
Natter, Mary Carpenter, Anna Waltz.
Mabel Rudy, Charolette Grass, Mae
Patterson, Mrs. Elsie Eckert, Hilda
Famous, Ethel Bennett, Grace Owen.
Anna Frey, Anna Rhoades, Edna
Fran, Charolette Louden, Adelaide
Gusk, Sara Henderson, Ella Gallagher
and Catherine Miller; Mrs. Mae Bard.
Mrs. Ira Gusk, Mrs. Florence Richter
Mrs. Mary Guffer, Mrs. Ernest, Mr..
and Mrs. Millard Black. Miss Carrie
nj. Miller. Miss Sylvania Nagle, Miss
Nellie Smedley, Owen Potts, Raymond
Black and Harry Black.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The marriage of Miss Mary NJ. Arm
strong OF S26 North Third street, and
George j. Shindler of 2159 Logan
street. took place Thursday evening,
October 26. at the parsonage of the
First United Brethren Church, with
the pastor, the Rev. NJ. l.. Leinbach
officiating. The bride wore a charm
ing costume of battleship grey crepe
de chine with black velvet picture hat
and corsage bouquet of orchids. Mr..
and Mrs. Shindler are residing at S26
North Third street. The bride has
been buyer for the cloak and suit de-
partment of the Robinson store and
Mr.. Shindler is conductor at the
p. r. r. yards
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Frank Manley's Birth
Celebrated With Dinner

Mrs. Norman Manley. 1913 Swatara
street, arranged birthday surprise
for her son, Frank Manley, yester-
day, with a dinner as the special fea-
ture. Pink and white chrysanthe-
NUNS decorated the house and the
table centerpiece and favors were of
the same hues. The birthday cake
bore 19 lighted candles and the guests
wished Frank many more happy re-
turns of the day. Frank Manley, an
apprentice of the Telegraph composing
room, was given hearty good wishes
o-day by many of his associates.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Manning of
Dauphin announce the birth OF a
daughter, Saturday, October 2s, 1915.
Mr.. Manning is i'll with typhoid fever.
at the Harrisburg hospital and the lit
tie girl arrived at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Man
ming, Stony Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Mitchell,
113 Verbeke street. announce the birth
of son. Charles Willis Mitchell,
Thursday, October 26, 1916. Mrs.
Mitchell was formerly Miss Bess Johns
of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl w. Meyer. of 1923
Naudain street, announce the birth of
daughter, Marie Irene Meyer, We'd
nesday, October 25, 1916.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace G. Harlan an
nounce the birth of daughter, Esther
May Harlan, Thursday. October 12,
1915. Mrs. Harlan was formerly Miss
Sadie E. Grau of this city.
Other Personals ON Page 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
ST. AUGUsTTNEs soCTAL

Mrs. e. I. Henderson, Miss Bertha
Jackson, Mrs. Eliza Zedrick and
others have completed ARRANGEMENTS
for a Halloween social for the benefit
of st. Augustine's church, Thirteenth
and Herr streets. The event will be
held this evening at the Zedrick
home. sos Chestnut street. Prizes will
be awarded to the guests for the best
fancy costume, the funniest one, the
best clown and the best witch. RE-
freshments will be served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
GUESTS OF MISS STOBER
ENJOY FUN AND EROLIC

Miss Ruth Stober OF 2100 State
street entertained at n Halloween
party Saturday evening. Decorations
were of corn, pumpkins and autumn
leaves with yellow chrysanthemums
on the table.
After music and games a supper was
served to the following guests: Miss
Elda Berry. Miss Anna Stober, Miss
Elizabeth Stober. Miss Mary Bechtel,
Miss Mable Eckway, Miss Catherine
Wittle, Miss Alice Albright, Miss Hilda
Ludwig. Miss Fannie Stober, Miss
Naomi Stober, Miss Ella Carroll, Miss
Clara Stober, Miss Ruth Stober Miss
Ray McKelvey, Fern Henry. Max
Garman, Ira Frantz. boyd Artozy, Jim
Cummings, Tom Kelly. Mark Har-
mony, Charles Simonton, Dutch"
Bretz, Russell Wenerick, John Rauch,
Gabriel Smith, Charles Lee, John
O'Donald, Charles Stober, Mrs. n. c..
Neff and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Stober.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
GUESTS AT sHIREMANsTowN

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Roth of Shire
manstown, entertained guests from
Mechanicsburg and vicinity at their
home in an informal way. Eli
Mumma, Carroll Roth, Paul Runk
and c. K. Brunner sang several times
and Mrs. c. K. Drummer gave a read
ing which was greatly appreciated.
Dancing and refreshments were also
enjoyed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
SPEND WEEKEND AT HOME

Miss Caroline NJ. Hatton, Miss
Mabel Clark, Miss Mary Bell, Miss
Margaret May. Miss Eleanor May,
Miss Marguerite Butler Miss Mildred
Day, Miss Elva Lippi, Edmund Long
and Dillon Mickey students at Dick
inson College spent the weekend at
their homes here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
GLASS HALLOWE,EN SOCIAL

DR.. Arnold's Sunday school class of
the Fifth Street Methodist church held
Halloween social at the home of
Mrs. Grub, Hamilton street. Refresh
ments were served to Mrs. Sarah
Hines. Carrie Mulligan. Mary Weigle,
Alice Maxwell, Mrs. Eastright, Mrs.
Bankes, Mrs. Wise, Mrs. Wade. Mrs.
Cornelius and granddaughter. Mrs.
Hodges, Mrs, Frank, Mrs. Grub, Mrs.
Gundeman, Mrs. Fenstemacher, Mrs.
McGallager, Lille McGallager Edna
Hodge, Mrs. Huntsberger and daugh-
ter, Esther, Helen Mulligan and Paul
McGallager.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
HEIGEs-PRIMRosE BRIDAL

The marriage Of Mrs. Anna Jane 7
Primrose and Lloyd Penn Heiges took |
place Saturday afternoon at Q o'clock |
at the home of the bride. 1897 Logan |
street, with the Rev. DR.. S. Edwin |
Rupp of the Otterben United Breth-
rem Church officiating. They will |
make their home in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
FOR BRIDES-ELECT

Mrs. Thomas e. Bowman of 1911
State street, will be hostess tomorrow
afternoon at cards and a supper in
to Miss Margaret Keene
Hoffman and Miss Ferol Stevens, two
brioes-elect of the autumn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
PARTY
ON HER BIRTHDAY
Little Miss Helena Martin En-
tertains Schoolmates Sat-
urday Afternoon

A very clever party was that given
by Mr. and Mrs Frederic c. Martin
at their home, Front and Lewis streets
Saturday afternoon in honor of their
daughter, Miss Helena Martin, who
celebrated her eleventh birthday.
The little guests spent most en-
joyable afternoon with stories inter-
estingly and cleverly told by Mrs.
Martin, games and contests of all
sorts. The prizewinner in the peanut
hunt was Eleanor Bailey; in the Foxy
Grandpa" contest, Louise Hickok and
Thelma Rooms; and Beatty Oenslager
won the prize in the game of darts.
The children enjoyed a Halloween
luncheon with favors of bon-bons, as
well as witch and cat boxes of candy
in strict keeping with the season of
ghosts and spooks.
Little Miss Martin received many
lovely birthday gifts and best wishes
from her schoolmates who attended
the good-time party.
Those present included the Misses
Marian Milhouse, Bettina Slime, Louise
Hickok, Sara Bailey. Mary Louise
Hubley, Susanna Mcguire, Eleanor
Bailey, Margaret Davis, Esther Slower,
Sara Hamer. Mary Cooper, Thelma
Rooms, Harriet Whitman Margaret
Keister. Elaine Hibler, Betty Gems
lager. Priscilla Bullitt and Rebecca
Johnston; Frederick Martin, Jr., and
Helena Martin.
Miss Mary e. Reilly of Front and
Reilly streets is home after spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Jordon Hall at their summer home
near New Cumberland.
Miss Edith Denney of "a Evergreen
street, student at Irving College
spent the weekend at her home.
Walter Good of Swatara Hill spent
Saturday with friends in the city.
Herbert Springer a student at
Gettysburg College, spent the week
end at his home, 1927 Vernon street.
Harry Bryan of Middletown spent
the weekend with relatives in the
city.
Clarence Stauffer, Herbert Stauffer
and Charles Porter spent yesterday
with friends in Lancaster.
Mrs Catherine Denney of % Ever
green street, left to-day for weeks
visit with friends in Boiling Springs.
Miss Anna Lehman of Swatara Hill
spent the weekend as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Lehman of 1416
Derry street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Masquerade Of Club
Is Quite a Jolly Event

A jolly masquerade party was held
the other evening in the social room
of the Fl. B. and B., 1850 Vernon
street, by a number of members.
The evening was merrily spent with
music, dancing, songs and games.
Cornstalks, with queer and clever
pumpkin faces peeping through
witches and black cats were used in
decorating
In attendance were Miss Gertrude
Copeland, Miss Catherine Jury, Miss
Amy Eitnier, Miss Lula Meals, Miss
Alice Parker, Miss Edna Wagner, Miss
Martha Cook, Miss Dorothy Shannon,
Miss Emma Aunspaugh, Miss Cath
crime DIETRICH, Miss Martha McKis-
sick, Miss Bessie whistler, Miss Eliza
beth Hooverter, Miss Josephine Ryan,
Miss Martha Bobb, Miss Stella Bishop,
Miss Sarah Lynch, Miss Janette Sus-
key Miss Ethel killheffer, Miss Mary
Shawmuth, Miss Goldie Danner, Miss
Esther Getz, Miss Tillie Klein, Miss
Helen Hassler, Miss Evelyn Wolfe,
Mrs. e. Klerner, Mrs. Thomas Spar
row, Mrs. S. p. Eby, Mrs. c. r.
Wolf, Mrs. Mary Wolfe, Charles Smith,
Charles Killheffer, Calder Drummer,
sam" Whistler, S. 3. Beidleman, John
Sherk. s. P. Eby, C. r. Wolfe, tom"
Sparrow, ]. j. Shriner and Gilbert
Wolfe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30

Miss Emily Bailey and Miss Frances
Bailey returned home to-day after
visit with Miss Sarah Hastings at
Bellefonte.
Miss May Mckinney and Miss Ella
ID. Creigh have gone home to MERGERS
burg after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Jennings, South Front street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Foursome Golf Interests
Many at the Country Club

In the annual mixed foursome golf
to the Harrisburg Country Club, Satur-
day, Frank Payne and Mrs. j. NJ. Wallis
had low medal score. receiving the
Fownes cup. Theid handicap was
nine. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCreath
were second. The scores follow:
n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Halloween Dance

At Winterdale tomorrow evening.
Masked or unmasked.-Advt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
LEAGUE GUESTS
OF CIVIC CLUB
Municipal Body Members Will
Be Entertained Monday
Night

Members of the Municipal League
and their wives will be guests of the
Civic Club at social affair to be held
in Frey's hall, Front and Pine streets,
Monday night at 8 o'clock.
The purpose of the affair is to sug-
gest closer relation between these
TWO borough organizations that are
working along similar lines of civic
betterment
A feature of the program will be a
talk on The Relation of the State
Department of Health to Civic Or
ganizations," by ]. Lindley Hosford,
OF the State Department of Health.
In the receiving line will be Mrs.
j. M. Heagy, Mrs. William Darby, Mrs.
X. M. Rutherford and Mrs. Charles
Reinoehl, officers of the Civic Club.
me decorations will be in keeping
with the Christmas season. A COM
mittee of which Msr. Charles Feidt is
chairman, will have charge of the
decorating. Refreshments will be
served by six young girls. This part
or the program is in charge of a COM
mittee composed of Mrs. William
Darby, chairman; Mrs. William Nell
and Mrs. Carl Brinser
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
BOY Is CAUGHT
RFLING STORE
Return For Shells to Guns Pre-
viously Stolen His
Undoing

The robberies at Cohen's Sporting
Goods Store and at the peanut stand
at Fourth and Walnut streets were eX-
planned this morning when Detective
Murnane arrested Wesley Jones, aged
IA, 1882 Derry street, coming from
the rear entrance heavily laden with
plunder.
Last Saturday morning a report was
made by Cohen of the loss of a Colt
automatic revolver, a Smith and Wes-
son revolver and a Winchester rifle
AT the same time it was discovered
that the peanut stand at Fourth and
Walnut streets had been broken into
and quantity of cigarets and chew
ing gum had been stolen.
, Detective Murnane has since been
working on clues left by the thief at
that time and this morning caught
Jones as he came from the store.
Returns For Shells
The thief had neglected to take any
cartridges for the rifle so evidently re-
turned this morning to make good.
At the time Jones was arrested he was
carrying q 50-pound box of cartridges,
another gun and three revolvers.
Stole Out at Night
Jones is only IA years of age and
is apparently kleptomaniac with u
passion for guns. He was arrested
when a boy of IL for carrying a re-
volver. He has been in the habit of
getting up after retiring and unknown
to his parents, slipping out in an at
tempt to supply himself with guns,
the only thing his parents denied him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
sTEELToN CHURCHES

= st. Marks Lutheran - The Rev. ].
y. Markward will preach at p. m.
Sunday school at 2.
Centenary United Brethren The
Rev. A. X. Wier. pastor will preach
at 10 a. M, on The Outlook From
Mount Olivet," and at 1880 p. M. on
The Fundamental Must of Chris
tanity;" Sunday school at 2; Chris
tian Endeavor at 6:30.
st. Johns Lutheran-The Rev. G..
n. Lauffer. pastor, will preach at
l0:45 a. m. on Preserving the Way
of the Lord" and at 1880 p. M on
An Aged Mans Blessing;" Sunday
school at $50; Inter. Christian En-
deavor at $50.
First Presbyterian The Rev. c.
3. Segelken, pastor, will preach at
1880 p. m. the Rev. John Yates will
preach at IL a. M; Sunday school
at 9:45; Christian Endeavor at $3.50.
Main Street Church of God. - The
Rev. G. w. Getz, pastor. will preach
at 1880 a. n. and at 1880 p. m, sub
ject, Nothing Doing for the Soul"
Sunday school at 2; Junior Chris
tian Endeavor at 6; Senior Chris
tian Endeavor at $50.
Trinity German Lutheran. -. The
Rev. c.. f. Tiemann, pastor. will
preach at 10 u. M; Sunday school
at 2.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16

[Continued From First Pase.I
offered the resolution instructing Fox
& Geyer to withdraw the application
for certificate of convenience. City
Commissioner w. II. Lynch seconded
the motion.
The resolution refers to the fact
that the Walnut Street Bridge Asso-
citation at a meeting December Is rec
commended the withdrawal of the re-
quest for the bridge certificate pend
ing the completion of the experts
plans.
No Other Reason
Councils sudden action naturally
caused considerable comment in city
circles, and Mr.. Bowman was asked
whether it was the desire to wait until
the personnel of the Public Commits
sion was changed.
absolutely not, emphatically and
vigorously declared the public safety
superintendent. "The reason is in
corporated iD the resolution. There
is absolutely no other reason or mo-
tive. Absolutely none!"
The Resolution
The resolution follows:
there will be plenty of sleighing
Whereas, The Board of Public
monwealth of Pennsylvania, having in
charge the care and management of
the Capitol Park, has objected to the
Construction of the Walnut street
bridge, as proposed, and suggested
that they have another and better
plan for the same situation: and
Whereas, In order that the best
interests of the city may be served it
appears advisable to await the submits
sion OF this plan, so that it may be
properly examined to see whether or
not 1t is better plan and relieves the
situation, and if it does not, then to
point out the superiority of the Walnut
street bridge project over it; and
Whereas, At a meeting of the Wal
nut Street Bridge Association, held
December Is, 1916, O resolution was
adopted to the effect that said associa-
ton deemed it advisable that the pres
ent proceedings before the Public Ser
vice Commission be withdrawn until
fuller information can be obtained as
to what the alternative plan is there
fore,
Resolved, That Messrs. Fox &
Geyer, counsel specially retained to
present the application of the City of
Harrisburg for certificate of public
convenience covering the construction
of said bridge, be and they are here
by authorized and directed to with
draw the application now pending
before the Public Service Commits
sion of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
Gen. NiUelle Bids Farewell
to Verdun by Smashing
German Line on Wide Front

Paris, Dec 16. - AS his last act be-
fore assuming the chief command of
the French armies on the Western
Front, General Nivelle to-day smashed
the German line east of the Meuse
along a front OF six miles. The VIC
tory has advanced the French posi-
tions two miles and theys are now
within a short distance of where the
Germans stood at the outset of the
great Verdun drive. The military
authorities describe the victory as
complete and crushing and carried out
without a hitch.
Since his last great stroke when the
blood-soaked ruins of Fort Vaux and
Douaumont fell once more into the
hands of Verdun's defenders, General
Nivelle has been quietly preparing to
push his advantage by an attack on a
larger scale. Men and guns had been
assembled, shells piled and everything
was in readiness for the moment when
the general should see his opportunity.
Then the blow fell like a thunder
bolt. A terrific artillery preparation
attended the German defenses, then
the guns were elevated and threw a
curtain of steel behind which the in
fantry from every trench from Pepper
Hill to beyond Damioup dashed for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
NEWS OF STEELTON
Rumor That Schwab Seeks
Control of Cornwall Ore

Lebanon, Pa, Dec 16. = Eugene
Grace, president of the Bethlehem
Steel Company to-day headed q
party of Bethlehem and Lackawanna
iron and Steel Companies officials on
a tour of inspection of the Lacka-
wanna plants here and at Cornwall.
The Lackawanna Company owns the
twin Colebrook furnaces here and the
original Robert III. Coleman interests
in the Cornwall iron ore mines and is
operating under a twenty-year lease
The twin Bird Coleman furnaces at
Cornwall and the North Cornwall
furnace are owned by the Freeman
estate.
The visit has given rise to the rumor
that Charles NJ. Schwab is seeking to
gain control of the Cornwall mines of
which he now owns the original G.
Dawson Coleman interests, purchased
from the Pennsylvania Steel Company
and is willing to buy and take over
the Lackawanna Company's holdings
in Lebanon county,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
Expect Kotur Case to
Go to Jury by Evening

Nicolo Kotur, the last of the eight
prisoners charged with murder, who
were listed for trial during Decem-
Der special criminal sessions. to-day
began his second legal battle to save
himself from the electric chair.
Kotur must answer for having kill
ed Joso Backic, a fellow foreigner in
Steelton, December %, 1915. Months
ago he was convicted of murder in
the first degree but retrial was OBJ
tanned. The defense was expected to
close late this afternoon SO that the
foreigners fate will be in the jury's
hands before evening.
District Attorney NJ. T.. Stroup said
he was unable to say definitely wheth-
er or not Benjamin T. Gougler will be
called before to-day's adjournment
for sentence on the charge of entic-
ing 13-year? ?old Josephine Crawford.
The panel of Jurors, other than those
serving on the Kotur case, have been
excused.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
SWEENEY AGAIN RAPS
PROPOSED INCREASE
[Continued From First Page

lSOntinued From First Page.
for $500 a barrel.
When flour sold for $500 barrel
he consumer received q sixteen-ounce
/ oaf of bread for five cents. One
BARREL of flour, which is 1876 pounds.
would make about 269 sixteen ounce
Poaves of bread. This, at five cents a
oaf, amounts to s1S.45. The cost of
! he barrel of flour, $500, deducted
From $13.45, leaves balance of $S.45.
"One barrel of flour will produce
R13 loaves of bread weighing eleven
Punces each, which is the size of the
oaf now being sold for five cents, and
hese S7S loaves at five cents each
would amount to $1S.65. Flour now
Iselling at $500 a barrel, this $500 de-
zlucted from $1S.65 leaves a balance
bf 1915, which shows that the bakers
pre- receiving S1.30 more for the num-
per of loaves of bread now being made
from one barrel of -four (Which is II
Punces) than they received when they
gave to the consumer a siXteen-ounce
oaf for five cents.
In Mr.. Miller's statement he sim
ply gives the advanced cost of flour.
#ie has given no consideration to the
reduction of the size of the loaf which
I he people receive now for five cents
#is compared with the size of the loaf
which they received when flour sold
/ or $500 barrel.
IF the bakers would give to the
consumer sixteen ounces in a loaf of
|Dread. which they formerly did, there
=yould be no objections, nor could
here be any valid reason given why
4 hey should not advance the price to
Fix cents n loaf But to reduce the
Eize of the loaf from sixteen ounces
o eleven ounces, and then advance
he cost to six cents a loaf, seems un-
ust to the people. particularly at a
ime when tlIe cost of living has ad-
sanced to such degree that the aver
head of a family is at his wits
ind to solve the problem as to how
he is going to be able to maintain his
Family on the amount earned. Bread
Rsing one of the most widely used of
Ne necessaries of life, it would seem
hat no unwarranted advance should
pc made in it's cost"