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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
Delta Theat Phi Law Frat
Holds Banquet at Senate

Holmes Senate of Delta Theta Phi
Law Fraternity, located at Dickinson
College celebrated its fourteenth an
niversary at a banquet given at the
Senate Hotel in this city on Saturday
evening.
Delta Theta Phi is represented in
most of the larger universities and
colleges throughout the country, and
with its forty-two active Senates, is
the largest Law Fraternity in the
United States. 1t numbers among its
members men prominent in profess
sional, business and political life, and
due notice was taken on Saturday eve
ming of the recent elevation of one of
it's members to the position of Secre-
tary of War-Newton d. Baker. The
in green and white, the fraternity col
ors, and favors in the form of gold
cigar cutters embossed with the seal
of the fraternity, were given to each
guest.
Addresses were made by Dr. R. w.
Lyman of the Dickinson College
faculty, John J. Hibbard, Paul s.
Raub, J. Mitchell Chase, Arthur w.
Snyder Kendall c. Marshall, Ralph B.
Umstead, active members of Holmes
Senate; George J. A. Miller, Charles
A. Ambrose, A. r. Chase. J. II. Nc
Kinney, t. w. Bender, Alumni mem
bers of Holmes Senate, and Thomas L.
Phillips, an alumnus of White Sem
ate. Georgetown University.
Dwight f. Rorer acted as toastmas-
ter Other guests were Charles
Staudenmeier, Morris F. Gregg, L. N.
Bowes. L. A. Achteman, John J.
Alexaites, Felix f. O'Hare, William
Hollis, G. T. McCammett. IT. l. York,
A. n. Zeigmund, all members of
Holmes Senate, and j. Newton Bob
bitt, an alumnus of White Senate,
Georgetown University, Washington,
d. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
High Prices For Stock at
Cumberland County Sales
Special to the Telegraph

Mechanicsburg. Pa, March 21. =
Well attended and profitable sales have
been held recently in Cumberland
county among which were noted:
Jesse Richwine, in South Middleton
township, which amounted to S5,224.
Holstein COWS. four in number,
brought over 500 apiece; one with
two calves sold for s123 and the
others, $119, $117 and $102 respec-
lively; horses sold as high as $175.
r. L. Woods public sale near New
willie amounted to $5,021. Fourteen
sheep brought $296, the highest price
being S25; COWS sold as high as $50,
the total number bringing $1,S43.S5;
horses amounted to S2,133, the high
est being s241, five bringing $500
apiece. In Monroe township, near
williams Grove the sale OF John A.
Coover was held on Friday and
amounted to the sum of $S,935.S4.
Highest price for a horse was 5000;
cow and calf, S120, and pair of mules
s4O0. The sale of James Spong
totaled $3,792 and that of Isaac
Brenizer, S3,S19.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
Letter List

LIST or LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office, at, Harrisburg. Pa, for
the week ending March IS, 1876
Ladies' List Miss Virgenia Atticks
Miss Helen Beckey, Miss Lena Benner
Mrs Ed Borton. Miss Lizzie Boyd, Miss
Burgess. Mrs. Bessie G. Carter Miss
Ida NJ Hail. Mrs. Catharine Harrington,
Leila NJ Hovls, Miss George Anna Jones,
Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Jean Ienney, Miss
Mary D. King, Mrs; VIM. Kinzer, Miss
Kayh: klauss, Elya Kowline, Miss Jean
ette MacCullum, Mrs, *. Minister Miss
Sadie Myers. Miss Alice NJ. Rhoads, Sue
Robinson, Mrs. Bird Rose, Miss Eleanor
Smith, Mrs. John a. Smith, Mrs. Cor
nelia Snowden. Mrs. John Z. Sweger,
Gentlemen's List-William A. Bentley,
u. u. Bollinger Dan. Cooker. j. X. Da-
Luigi Dilutisi, j. L. Dodge Nor
ris Duncan Douglass, Frank Frederick
J. King Goodrich, II. p. Hanna, Robert
Harlon, Adam Henson (2l. Mr.. and Mrs.
peter, Peter Lewis, J. Z. Maley, y. May,
Albert E. McCloskey, w. y. McKohlen,
T. X. McATillen, j. Morris Miller, Joseph
+. Miller, Master William Mullen, Carl
overdurff go T: P. Parullosser, Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund Pearse, J. II. Pierce,
Roy Poffenberger. John PoVolitSki V.
Reid. c. II. Russell. Allen IL. Shaffner,
Mr., and Mrs. G. p; Sheeffer VIM. Sher-
lock. Coover Smith. T. Smith, Kenneth
son, j. c. Williams. Jack Whitman.
Firms - Penna. State Dairymen's As
ISOLATION. The Twentieth Century.
Persons should invariably have their
and number, thereby insuring prompt
delivery by the carriers:
FRANK G. SITES,
Postmaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
Bowman Employees to
Be Given Entertainment

This evening at o'clock Bowman
& Co. will entertain the employees of
their store on the fourth floor. The
following program will be given:
Solo. Gordon A. Berkstresser, ac-
companied by Mary Berkstresser; "Op-
Grating Telephone Exchange" illus
trated, S. b. Watts. local manager, Bell
Telephone Company; piano solo, Irene
Coble; THE Advantages of Selling by
Telephone" II. E. Provost, special
salesman, Bell Telephone Company;
solo, Mary Morgan, accompanied by
Marie Hoffman. Between orchestra
selections Mr.. Arbegast will give deen-
onstrations on the aeolian vocation.
The master of ceremonies will be
j. w Bowman and the committee in
cludes II. B. Zigner, Miss Krause and
Mrs. Hartman.
Following this program the evening
will be spent in dancing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
WEST SHORE NEWS
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore

Mrs. George Boyer. of Marysville,
spent a day with relatives in Dun
cannon.
Miss Jean Steele. of Harrisburg, is
visiting her brother, Jacob Steele, at
Marysville.
Miss Beatrice Bell a student at
West Chester Normal School, is spend
Ing the spring vacation at her home
at Marysville.
e. A. Fleisher. of Altoona, spent
several days at Marysville.
7. j. Bower and daughter. Miss Mary
Bower, of Baltimore, are visiting Mrs.
M. .. Sheaffer. at Marysville.
Mrs. Katherine Strausbaugh and
daughter Miss Hattie Strausbaugh, of
York, spent several days with S. S.
Leiby and family at Marysville.
Guy Flickinger and little daughter,
of Shawnee, Okla, are visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Flickinger,
at Marysville.
Paul Kister, of Wormleysburg, will
start Wednesday for trip to Florida,
stopping at many places through the
South.
John Wise has returned TO his home
at Shamokin, after spending several
days with relatives at Shiremanstown.
Miss Flora Sutton has returned to
her home in Lemoyne after being en-
tertained at the home or Mr.. and Mrs.
George Flickinger ut Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Clarence Ostot, daughter, Miss
Marie Ostot, of Steelton, and Mrs.
James Lightner, of Harrisburg, have
returned to their homes after being
guests of relatives at Shiremanstown.
Norman c. Miller of Port Pierce,
Florida. is spending some time with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller
at Shiremanstown.
Scott Brinton, of York, spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
S. Brinton, at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Rae Harlacher, of Harris
burg, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mrs. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Stansf1eld
at Shiremanstown.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Ebert, of Me-
chanicsburg, spent Sunday with the
latters parents, at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. MeEvin S. Etter and son, Les
ter, of Shiremanstown, have returned
to their home here after spending sevA
eral months at Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mrs, Mary Dean and Mrs. II. f.
Greenawalt, of Harrisburg, spent Sun
day with their sisters, the Misses
Louise and Kate NOEL at Shiremans-
town.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
"Old Maids Convention"
Given at ThompsOntown
SbeeinI 10 The Tclcrrnhh

Thompsontown, Pa, March 21. -
The "Old Maids Convention" given in
the borough schoolhouse, was COM
plete success. Even the "eligible"
young men of Thompsontown, who
found too late that they were in for it,
Joined in the general laughter. The
cast included Pearl Haldeman, Bertha
Kearns. Mary Meiser. Mary Herr, Irma
Ripman, Florence Dimm. Flo Treibley,
Carrie Colyer, Marie Wickersham, Bes-
sic Slauterback, Bessie Allen, Rose
Keiser. Annie Patton, NIargueretha
Dimm, Mary Bishop, Helen Herrick,
Edith Krug, Katharine Keplar. Myrtle
Spicher, Vertie Cameron, Rebecca
Slauterback, Esther Spicher. Albert
Bishop. Warren Meredith, Anna Cam
eron, Mabel Ripman, Marion Cam
eron, Anna Keplar, Grace Rowe and
Victor McNaight.
BY request, the entertainment will
be repeated next Saturday night for
the benefit of the Star Fire Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
Special to the Telegraph

Sunbury.-Parentso of Thurman Mil
Ter and Charles A. Bateman, Sunbury
boys, who have been missing more
than a week, offer a reward of $500
for their being found alive and $50
for their bodies. Many clues followed
out have proved only to be cruel
hoaxes and hope of their being alive
has been abandoned.
Lancaster.-After securing options
on ten acres adjoining it's works here,
announcement was made yesterday
that the capital stock of the New
Process Steel Company of $50,000 is
to be increased to $1,000,000. The
company is flooded with contracts.
ettysburg.-Shortly after an east
bound freight on the Western Mary
land railroad passed Ortanna, several
miles west of here, yesterday, a barrel
of whisky was found along the tracks
having rolled out of the door of a
freight car
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania ia
.Shfcial 10 the 1'elsRrahk

Marietta-James solvoy, aged 81, f.
native of Frederick, Maryland, died at
the Oreville Mennonite Home, sun
day. lie was at one time a seaman.
IntercOuTse.-Mrs. A. X, Smith,
widow of DR. K. Smith, died Monday
night in her 89th year. she was the
last of the original members of the
Episcopal church here. One daughter
survives.
Lewistown.-Clarenc Settles, aged
40 years, son of William S. Settles, of
Lewistown, died at his home at Brad
dock, Pa, after a brief illness from
pneumonia.
Campbelltown. Mrs. Elizabeth
Brandt, aged IA, died at her home
here on Saturday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
SYSTEM OF PRIZES
BY SILK MILL co.
Wcaycrs and Loom FiXers al
Columbia Encouraged to
Do Good Work
Special to the Telegraph

Columbia, Pa. March 21. - The
Columbia Silk Mill Company has
adopted a system of prize awards
among their employees, which go to
those who show efficiency in their
work. The first of these awards has
been made among eighteen weavers
and loom fixers. To each weaver who
in the last ten weeks earned 5000, or
more. ten dollars in gold was given.
To each who earned $175 or more in
the same period, handsome silk UNI
brellas were awarded. Loom fiXers
who produced the greatest number of
yards of silk, in the same period, re-
ceived silk umbrellas. These prizes
are awarded for the purpose of in
creasing efficiency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
BIRTHDAY DINNER

. Shiremanstown, Pa, March 21.-Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Sheaffer gave a birth
day dinner at their home in East Main
street on Sunday i'm honor of their
daughter Annals nineteenth birthday.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Sheaffer, of Shiremanstown; Mrs.
Anna Goekler. of Wormleysburg; Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Kipp, of Harrisburg;
Mary Koekler, Miss Cora Koekler and
Miss Elizabeth Koekler. of Wormleys-
burg; Miss Anna Sheaffer, Miss Alice
Wallace and Miss Dorothy Diller, of
Shiremanstown; Benjamin Harman, of
Harrisburg; Clayton Sheaffer, Clarence
Eppley and Russell Sheaffer, of Shire
manStOwn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
1000 Peach Trees to Be
Planted Near Pen Mar
Stseinl to the TeLeSrahh

waynesboro, Pa, March 21.-own-
ers of the ]. II. Ledy orchards at
Ledy's station. are arranging to plant
1900 additional peach trees of stand
ard varieties in the early Spring. This
is one of the oldest and largest fruit
orchards In Southern Pennsylvania.
c. e. Morganthall, who manages the
A. d. Morgenthall, near Pen-Mar, re-
ports that there will be very few
peaches this year, as all the buds on
the trees in the lowlands have been
killed by the freezing weather, and
believes that a very few escaped being
killed on higher ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
CLASS ENTERTAINs
Special to the Telegraph

Lewisberry, March 81. Crosby
Guild class of the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school, taught by p. G. Bell,
entertained the 1--WE Brothers" class,
taught by j. f. Sutton, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fetrow. The fol-
lowing program was rendered: Song
by Crosby Guild; select reading, by
Miss Rena Fetrow; quartet, Miss Ems
minger, Miss Wolfe, Miss Harlacker
and Miss Nebinger; speech by P. c.
Bell followed with a solo by Miss By
ers. First contest, prize won by Paul
Schubauer, second contest, prize, rag
doll, won, tie between Miss Harlacker
and r. M. Spangler. Refreshments
were served
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
NEW FLAG FOR POST OFFICE
ShrrsnI IN thc TrLrrrnhh

Waynesboro, Pa, March 21.-When
Postmaster J. w. Warehime took
charge of the post office last April
one of the first official acts he per-
formed was to write to the depart
ment for a flag for the building. The
old flag had been torn to shreds by
the winds and nothing was left but
the rope and pole.
At the time there were no funds
for the request, but several days ago
a fund was created for this purpose,
and Mr.. Warehime received the flag
and it will be run up to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
Lykens Voting To-day on
Proposed School Loan
Stecial to the Telegraph

Lyllens, Pa, March 21.-Lykens is
voting to-day at a special election to
decide on a proposed loan asked for by
the. borough board of education to
complete the new school building this
year. The vote to-day will decide
whether the structure will be finished
this summer or will be completed by
annual steps. A meeting to boost the
loan was held on Saturday evening in
the high school auditorium and great
enthusiasm was shown in its favor. If
the loan is passed, it will mean a
much lower school tax rate for the
borough, it is claimed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
FIRENIEN ELEOr OFFICERS

Wormleysburg, Pa, March 21.-The
Wormleysburg Fire Company has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, p. c. Coble; ice-president, Croft
Shaeffer; secretary, r. r. Schrack /;
foreman, William Much; trustees, Mr..
Reichart, ]. d. Nipple, William Much
finance committee, II. r. Boose, Yer
non Kister and j. f. Hummel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
Family Ill When Barn Burns; F.;
NeighbOrs Rescue Livestock
,SbccinI 10 TIC Telcgrnbh

Dillsburg, Pa, March 21.-Yester-
day afternoon the large bank barn on
the farm of U. G. Seifert in Warning
ton township. was entirely destroyed
by fire, together with its contents.
The origin of the fire is not known, as
Mr.. Seifert was away from home at
the time and his wife and two chill
dren being too i'll to leave the house.
Neighbors rescued the livestock. The
loss will be about $500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
BUSINESS CHANGE
Special to The Telegraph

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March 21.-In
the Spring movings in Mechanicsburg
number of business changes will be
made. among which will be the cloth
ing store of A. S. jacobson from the
present location in the building pur-
chased recently by Trimmer's Five
and Ten Cent Store, to the Huber
building, several doors away, in West
Main street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
DIES DAY BEFORE BIRTHDAY

Marysville, Pa, March 21.-William
Guettich died Sunday at his home in
South Main street from a complication
of heart and lung trouble. He would
have been So years old yesterday. He
is survived by his wife and two daugh-
ters, Mrs j. A. Miller and Miss Ver-
onica Guettich, all of Marysville.
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock in the
Methodist Church. The Rev. S. p.
Bidlack, the pastor, will ofiiciate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
HALIFAX MINISTER RETIRES
Chs1;aI 10 L., %.

Halifax, Pa, March 21.-On Sun
day the Rev. A. 1. Collom ended a sue
cessful pastorate at the Methodist
Episcopal Church and retires from
the ministry after many years of ac-
tive work, during which time he serv-
ed some of the largest churches in the
East Pennsylvania conference. The
Rev. and Mrs. Collom will make their
home with the formers daughter al
Rosemont, Garret Hill, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
PUBLIC BASEBALL MEETING

New Cumberland, Pa, March 21.-
A public baseball meeting will be held
this evening in the frame schoolhouse
for the purpose of providing ways and
means for the 1916 team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
Retired Railroad Veteran
SOlOist at Gospel Meetings
.StseiaI to she Telegraph

Columbia, Pa, March 81. - Will
liam j. Strickler, retired PENNSYLVANIA
trainmaster and a veteran of the
Civil War, has become one of the ac-
tive members in the Pennsylvania
Railroad Young Mems Christian AS
sociation here and is soloist at the
gospel meetings which are held every
Sunday afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
HALIFAX SCHOOLS REOPEN
Special to the Teiegro

Halifax, Pa, March 81. Yester-
day the public schools of the borough
reopened after q three weeks vaca-
tion, having been closed by the board
of health on account of the epidemic
of measles. The infant departments
of the Sunday schools were also open
ed on Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
BUY CHANIBERsBURG LAUNDRY

SPefiaI 10 Tie Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa, March 21.-Harry
C. Nicolemus and Daniel Riddlesber-
ger, proprietors of the Waynesboro
Steam Laundry, have purchased the
Chambersburg steam laundry from
John K. Hager.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
OUARRIES BUSY
Special to the Telegraph


Lewistown, Pa. March 81. - Get
ting out canister rock in the Narrows
a short distance east of town promises
to be quite a big industry. The firm
operates two big brick plants west of
here, one of them at Mount Union.
This firm has purchased hundreds of
acres of land on which there are thou
sands of tons of canister rock
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
STUDENTS JEWELRY STOLEN
Special to the Telegraph

Hummelstown, Pa. March 21.-A
student at Smith College, at North
ampton, Mass, has been held on a
charge of larceny of $300 worth of
iewelry from Miss Katherine Nissley,
Of Hummelstown, a junior at the in
stitution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
MENNONITE MINISTER DIES
Sbrci1I In tLe TeIsgrdbh

Marietta. Pa, March 21.-The Rev.
Joseph S. Brubaker, aged 70, died af-
ter a long illness. For many years
he was minister of the Mennonite
church in the lower end of the coun-
ty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
ENTERTAINED WITH 900"

Marysville, Pa, March q. = Miss
Helen Wise entertained a number of
guests at her home in Dahlian street
on Friday evening at a st. Patricks
Day party. Progressive five hundred
and music enlivened the evening. Re-
freshments were served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
LITTLE GIRL BURNED
Special to thc TsIegrdb

waynesboro. Pa, March 21.-Irene
Smith, 7-year- -old deughter of MIR.
and Mrs. David Smith, of Rouzerville,
was severely burned on Sunday by
boiling water at her home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
sCALDED SAVING son
Special to the Telegraph

SPecidI 10 fhe IcissfdPh
Lewistown, Pa, March 21.-Mrs.
John Myers suffered severe scalds in
trying to prevent her son Elmer, aged
IS. who is subject to epileptic fits,
from upsetting a boiler of hot water
over his body. ....-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
BRETTINGER-CASsEL
Special to the Telegraph

East Petersburg, Pa. March 21.-A
pretty wedding was solemniZed yes
terday morning when Miss Florence
Cassel, married Daniel II. Breitigan,
of Fairland, the ceremony being per-
formed by the Rev. A. S. Hotten-
stein.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
FAREWELL TO TEACHER

Dillsburg, Pa. March 21.-On Sat-
urday evening the Sunday school class
of ST. Paul's Lutheran church, taught
bv ii. l.. Miller for a number of years,
gave a farewell social to Mr.. Miller
who is removing to Lemoyne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER

New Cumberland, Pa, March 21.-
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCord announce
the birth of q daughter, March II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF DAUGHTER

Marysville. Pa, March 21.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. II. Shoop. of Myrtle avenue,
announce the birth of a daughter on
Wednesday, March Is, 1916.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21


Manager for the Packard Motor Com
pany, 107 Market street. Mr.. Har-
rington is identified with Harrisburgs
hustling managers and successful bust
ness men and his acquaintance extends
over a big territory. He was not for
gotten to-day in congratulations and
best wishes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
WOMAN,S ARM BROKEN

Duncannon, Pa, March 21.-Mrs.
Rebecca Pennell fell at her home on
Saturday evening and suffered a frac-
tured forearm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21
MINISTER ACCEPTS CALL
Special to the Teicgrdb.

Marietta, Pa, March 81. - The
Rev. C. c. Speicher has accepted a
call to the Milton Grace Evangelical
Church.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
INvENTs LIFE SAVER

OAKLAND. Feb. 1.-walter II.
Kenan. an oaklander, jumped into
the cold bay waters from the fire
boat today to demonstrate a vest
lined with rubber tubes. which caAn
be blown up in a second and sup
port q body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
POOR SPIRIT OF /,
CHARITY SHOWN
SeattIe's Contributions 10 Aid
Jewish War Sufferers
Very Small
COMMITTEE rs HOPEFUL

Seattle. the biggest beneficiary 10
commerce. thru the war, apparently
Is content 10 be the least generous
OF the Coast cities towards the war
sufferers.
In extending helping hand TO
ward the effort OF raising fnnds
for the relief OF Jewish war suffer
ers, even Tacoma has put Seattle
to shame.
To-day, after more than week of
strenuous effort on the part ~ thu
citizens committee, headed ~ J. ~
Powies, after Christian clergynicn
have preached from the puiplts Ssn-
day for this worthy cause. after the
evidence OF marked generosity IN
other Coast cities. Seattie's total
contributions, according 10 the
funds In the hands OF r. Shorrock,
OF the Northwest Trust and Safe
Deposit Co. who IN treasurer of
the citizens committee. make up
the grand total OF 3i,sss.s3.
With the remembrance OF the I'M
firing work in behalf OF charity IN
this city done by Leo kohn. former
head OF the Charity Organization 30
ciety, with the memory OF the late
Mrs. Isaac Cooper. who spared
neither time nor money In aid Of
the needy OF the city. regardless ~
faith or race. Sesttle's showing IL
deplorable.
However. the citizens COMMITTEES
IN stiii hopeful that some OF the
wealthy residents and prominent
business men. who have so far CIV
en- nothing. or next to nothing. viii
contribute generous sums.
Thursday night. at the MetropoIi-|
tan theatre. the concert TO be given
by Sebastian Burnett. baritone. and
Miss Florence Kubey. the young and
talented Seattle violinist. win give
the entire proceeds 10 this fund