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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-12-19
IN Reward, 500

~ readers Of this paper will be
4 70 learn that there is at least
- Invaded disease that science has
- abe 70 cure in all its stages, and
~ = caterrh. Catarrh being greatly
Deeced by constitutional conditions
1e1 constitutional treatment.
III Eetarrh Cure is taken internally
actS thru the Blood on the Mucous
n1.ces .0f the System thereby de-
y1ag tho foundation Of the disease,
the patient strength by building
r constitution and assisting ma.
u l4ng Its work The proprie.
- 10 ~ much faith in the curative
Of Halls Catarrh Cure that
Skes One Hundred Dollars for any
Gae II fails to cure. Send for list
q tnonials.
~ ~. CHENEY & CO, Toledo
9H1ou ~ ali Druggists. 75c
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9Th PRIZE

A Beautiful Seamless Administer
Rug, 9 #. by IL it,, Value $500.
This prize is contributed in the
Review Contest by that progressive
store, popularity known as CAL
bert's
Be sure to see the many fine
offerings at this popular store for
Xmas shoppers. Come to this store
and buy everything fos the whole
family's Christmas.
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5th PRIZE

A $4,000 Made-to-Measure Suit
is the fifth prize. and is contributed
by Fisher Bros, Haberdashers.
Besides featuring tailored to
measure Clothing, Fisher Bros,
have complete line of gents fur
nishings, for men, young men and
women who shop for men,
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End PRIZE :

A. Beautiful Diamond, Value
$4,000, to be set in ring or stud to
please the winner. This Diamond is
contributed in this contest by the
Imperial Jewelry Company. Drop in
at their store and see this Diamond.
and while you are there ask them to
play a few records on the Aeolian
Vocalian, the finest reproduc-
ing musical machine yet invented.
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4th PRIZE

An elegant Wardrobe Trunk,
Value $500 is contributed in this
contest by the Hy. Loeb Mercantile
Company and its value is guaranteed
by them.
This store is the Morgan City
home of Hart, Schaffner and Marx,
the worlds finest ready-to-wear
clothing. Hanan and Howard and
Foster Shoes are sold here exclu-
sively.
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LIST PRIZE

A Brand New, 1917 Model, Ford
Touring Car, Value $395.OO. This
magnificent prize is contributed by
Loeb & Dreher, Local Distributors
of Ford automobiles. Ask them about
this new model
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IN Hs dolls and toys are dis
ptsd, will you have the satisfac-
a moving that you helped to
~ = Yo1dble.
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This VIM. A. Rogers Silver Set
will be given to the contestant who
brings in the largest number of votes
for the months ending November 1st,
December 1st, January LIST, Febru-
airy LIST, and March 1st
In addition to the large list of
valuable prizes mentioned in the
above list, The Morgan City Daily
and Weekly Review will pay five per
cent commission to each contestant
in the race, with the exception of the
three contestants who win the first
three prizes. These three contestants
will not receive the cash commission
The commission will be paid on all
subscriptions made on the Daily Re
view, The Weekly Review and the
famous lax Gold Point Barnett
Fountain Pens
Don't delay writing or calling on
the Manager of the Morgan City Re
view for any further information
you may want in regard to this big
contest.
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7th PRIZE
A Four-Burner Bon Ami Oil
Stove, Valued $500. contributed
by Dyer-Lehmann Co., Ltd.
Have you tried a pound of
DYLECO coffee? If not place your
order today and secure higher de-
gree of coffee satisfaction. The
Dyer-Lehmann store is the home of
fresh groceries.
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make count You ityou will Votes
Te~ar. seun Awarded sides e Con
osnys he H with
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To the candidate securing the
highest number of votes during each
month of the contest will be given a
26-Piece Silver Set. value SIS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29

to see me, and in a moment of
expansion told him about the
Snowy creek mine and the gold
that would be waiting for me
when l could return
"Ah! / was waiting until you
came to that again. l felt its i'm
portance. 1t was the mine that
made you rich and surrounded
me with luxury, wasn't it,"
Il don't know why you should
be SO bent on hearing about the
NINE" he said. ION the wholer
I'd rather forget the thing. be-
cause good luck never followed
the gold that was taken from
Snowy creek"
CONTINUED I'm Our Next Issue.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29

encourage prospecting, and the
roughness of the country made it
almost impossible for a stranger
to traverse. Still, few prospec-
tors somehow made their way
into it, and probably died, for
they we're seldom seen after their
first appearance.
It was late in the fall when one
arrived with two Aleut Indians
in a skin canoe. / never learned
where he came from, nor how lie
got so far, but he told us he
meant to locate a mine he had
heard about. He went off, and
that was the last we saw of him
until the following summer.
Then I made a journey inland
to visit a tribe which had brought
in no furs, and one night we made
, camp among a patch of willows.
When we were gathering wood ]
saw that the larger bushes ha d
been hacked down, and thought
1t had been done by white an.
The next morning we found bits
of charred sticks where a fire had
been lighted. That led us to fol-
low up the creek we had camped
by; and presently we found the
man who had made the fire"
Dead" Ruth exclaimed.
"He had been dead for months.
All that was left was a clean
picked skeleton bleached by the
snow, and a few rags Of clothes.
The significant thing was that the
breastbone was cut through,
sharply cleft. as If by an AK"
How dreadful! You think the
Indians killed the mani"
ct looked like 1t. There may
have been a fight over the last of
the provisions. which the Aleuts
carried off, because found very
few cans and only one small emp
ty flour bag; but the tools indi-
Gated that it was the same man
who had visited the factory. ]
had not even heard his name, and
II he had any friends they never
learned his fate; he died rich. "
"He had found gold?" Ruth's
eyes were large with excitement.
YES" said Osborne. at was a
rich alluvial pocket, and I made
up my mind to 60 back to Snowy
creek some day."
"But couldn't you have washed
out some of the gold?"
II got a small quantity; but l
was the company's servant, and
had its business to mind, and we
had only. provisions enough for
the trip. Anyway, soon after my
return, I had a dispute with the
chief factor and left the A. G.
G. with my secret and three or
four hundred dollars"
what did you do them"
I'm afraid an account OF all
my shifts and adventures would
be monotonous. wandered about
the Pacific slope until l fell in
with Clay again"
WAS Clay prosperousf" Ruth
asked.
"He was getting known as a
man who would have to be reck-
oned with; but he was short of
money and ready for q shot at
anything that promised few dol
lars. Clay never shirked a risk,
but I believe he was honestly glad
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29

Hours q. m. to s d. m.
daily; wednesday and Saturday
evenings. z TO 8 o'clock: Sundays
10 to IL ,uiv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
BY HAROLD BINDIOSS.
Copyright, 1914,
by f.. A. Stokes Co.


tSouthhucu LTOhh ouT huot Aoo"O'f
Bethune went down, and when
he came up Moran asked him dry
ly:
Three good bucketfuls, which
| imagine Is more than Jimmy
did, Bethune answered with a
grin. Then his face grew seri-
Gus. "As there seems to be forty
or fifty tons of 1t, we'll have to
do better"
That" agreed Moran, sis
sure thing"
For three days bitter gale
ragged about the island. Then the
wind fell, and when the swell
went down they set to work AGAR
and found their task grow less
troublesome.
For a while nothing but the
weather disturbed them; and ther
one calm day when trails of mis-
moved slowly across the water
Jimmy saw streak OF smoke OF
a patch of clear horizon.
Somebody farther to the cas-
then he ought to be-" he said.
4 Bethune had gone below and
Jimmy was turning the crank o.
the pump. Moran looked vi
sharply.
THAT blame steamboat is com
ing here!" he cried, diving int,
the cabin to get their glasses.
She's pretty close! Bring hin
up; you have the line!" Moran ex
claimed.
The steamers white hull ant
small, cream funnel proclaimed
her anauxiliary yacht.
There's wind enough to NOV,
us and we have to light out o
this as quiet as we can" Moran
said. signaling again to Bethune
When the copper helmet cam,
into sight, they dragged Bethun,
on deck and then set to work.
Getting under way they headed
for the blight, and presently saw
a white gig following them.
Pulling ashore in the dory, they
waited for the yachts boat, which
carried two uniformed seamen
and a young man smartly dressed
Glad to find somebody here;
you're fishing, suppose?" he
said. you'll know where there.
water, and ours is getting short
I'll take some fish, If you car
spare them"
Bethune laughed.
You can have all we've GOT
he said. There's a good spring
behind the ridge; we'll show you
where 1t is"
The man beckoned the seamen
who shouldered two brass-hooped
breakers, and the party set off
up the beach. When they reached
the spring the seamen returned
with the breakers to empty them
into the boat, using her as a tanl
to carry the water off, and Jimmy
took the yachtsman into a hui
they had roughly built of stone,
between two big rocks. He CAV,
them cigars and told them that
the yacht was returning from {
trip to the north, where they ex
plored several of the glaciers. He
was bit of a naturalist and in.
terested in birds, and that was
why he had come ashore; but the
desolate appearance of the island
had deferred his friends, who
were playing cards.
He sat and chatted with then
until his men had secured an ade
quate supply of water, and ther
he re-entered the big and wa,
rowed back to the ship.
| In a short time the three part
ners had the satisfaction of see
ing the yacht steam away with
out, they believed, its owner hav
ing any knowledge Of what the,
were doing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
CHAPTER III.
PuZZling Questions

Hot sunshine poured into the
clearing on the shore of Puget
Sound. where Henry Osborne had
his dwelling. The pretty, wooden
house was finely situated In a
belt OF tall fir forest.
Caroline Dexter, lately arrived
from a small New England town,
sat in the shade of a cedar. She
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
A NOVEL A WEEK.
Next Week
"LangfOrd of the Three Bars"
BY Kate and Virgil BOyles.

together on the moonlight sea.
Now, for she believed he was the
man Aynsley had met, he was in
the desolate North, and she won
dered what he was doing there,
and what perils he had to face.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29

Hat No. Q is navy blue plush
hat that will go well with a
fur trimmed coat. The band is
navy blue and flutters off In dou-
BILE streamers at the back.
Hat No. 3 Ia a gay affair In
purple velvet with pipings of the
same around the high crown. A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29

pany, famous the world over as
designers Of Juvenile toggery.
Hat No. is black velvet with
slightly shirred crown and irregu-
larry rolling brim. The band IL
black srosgrain ribbon. The
apple that hangs from the front
band Il rosy re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29

spray of purple and red flowers
gives a becoming downward tilt
to the wide brim.
A very practical hat Is No. 1.
It is a school hat for Miss Twelve
Year-Old. 1t is stiff felt In navy
blue with band OF Roman striped
ribbon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
BY BETTY BROWN.

See who is with us today!
Little Sister in her new fall
haiti
She is as stylish as her mamma.
Little Sisters hat Il NOT from
Paris. II was made In America
designed By A Starr Best COM
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
CO.rTON aINKkEIs

EhM FORK. Dcc"nhcr To- -Auprchcn-
AtunS that peace uc,:JtiltiUHS might .ai.
.ccmcd chiefly responsible for actlv, il,.ui,.. :
'!on and renewal of scattered s"lliu. in The
cred stOp-Ordcrs during the lat" trIdinC
with March selling 90 To 'Sl9c. or - ,oint )
not lower. :tnf tho close unsettled - 4
n"t loss OF q TO . points.
rho oDcning w1s st'itly At q decline Of
$ To points but the market soon w.a;,
"rcd under liGuidati"ii. and fear "f an an
favorable reception oG peace OVrrturcs hv
The allied nations Slight rallies sccmpI
Ia meet increased oncgjrHs, and tn. marx ct
became very weak late In ihC morning tho
break extending TO i73Gc for January ami
iS.37c for May. This trCiinc OF ABOUT "a
10 " points from yestcrIays nigh l,.yCl
attracted considerable covering. but The
close was ~ lust about tho lowc... Voint Of
ne day. Later private business was re
rurird at rallies OF lh or u p"inIs As Inv
.TpCOi tossed. thcrc ,ufc nu cHIriaI
"a ties 10 jnnUcnc. continent scT@
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17

f3"rort"i ny H"dt.r-. ptuwwvr * CO.. I"cD
ib.IGlSisl .i,i, Va. b"u"lgA..r .--s'I 'tu-
hTl'nru'e's -i"'!- 'iar.ct Urai, 81 #
t'f,n''y Juirho. ~ yer pound. Extra ur!my,
-" n"r pound: prime. @'-r yur pound: she'll
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17

~ mum '''--'
LtrEmuUG. W. b..Ccg1S.T IL I9lt
'?"ira s'"e-a. -. 20 81. medium TO good
- ?: common ~ tair. 5'- to GI.. Choice
h.i. .r.. =. to -: .un'Gr.u! to rnnG. 5l4 To-
-; common % iair. - 70 %. Choice cows
10 ~: !urutuiu - good. -, To 81, cumnou
!" fair. ! - - Beat cAcn. - {" ~:
medium 70 rcur q. 20 81; common ~ fair.
to- 0iz: heavy nGll". 20 go. l!ght. s., 20
-. Bost calves. lo t. -: 'omm!qm - t. s..
tscH' he:S= iCst. 1000: medium weight.
-. To =. irhl So. 90 .: COWS ana siai;a
20 : Vent sheep. o. - ga. common 10
fAlr. -, - jLs B.s- lambs, 10 :" ;0... COM
raLr. - I.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
MANY STOCKS REMAIN
IN HANDS OF BROKERS
Traders Sick nj Heart After Read
Ing Statement OF the
Banks.
STEEL ADS iNDu STRINLS
Most Important Development l. IN.
nOunccment That Prospects for
Settlement Of Eicht-Hour Dispute
Arc Brighter.
STEEL LEADS iNDuSTniALs



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i WIZ .l@'.,@"t anrsared to,oSy tr@aei
I~sy SICK a' h"ert for ~ dEcloecd OF
a Nv N" %Es er e ct a. ;a P S% H1 o" "
tt" stat"n"i't reserves lrcr"as.p. sitl","
ro.i,- incregsed. s25.@,. 90 Actual stare
,irh, p.. 10 ne ,'9.' % s .G-ns f,''.%N
,.l,@Se' ,,i-ls.=eg'' net del""nd deuos!is in
,. Tn.. ,6 .sa,rG"gn5 show ~ cGsgF,y iEhs
tic loans. Tho ,t4te'noHt riraI,s ;i,,t 49,,
- ne ii,!" p"ore IL. liz r'oise hsy5 To- GoI
. n"M"d M '1"n"I .p4 tain {he .toc%s u
H !sn an" na, IN r@aery" f doe 20 DE- n"or'~
BROKERS' L"AN H,, E9r un,,,
,o The l !mrCr'}n' f|So9rf q 'hgi orosrs
- 10y Vol stree proui'. "hu hey"
..sis- 81" g. 2c52 & ~ %sa ' es5
SYhHn . h S,,.,l hnobs"sl IN A. gs5s9l ,a
la Gas nnd. a. itti,s lsr,.r ,si Ell
Eu,ilor. arr current .r ~" s,-,.t ~ MIA
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70, va s.!d f~r!iaR 10. me"'ipr To..
ihht "a. da'naGr r'e ae'n done h",' s'.r.
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OF rCAoE ~ W,
s.mIinz ~ III. r-sul, 90 present urfrod.iHn.
Tho big bu9'uess ..tu which ':orya-ty b.
wtI,,lnEs .tregu.r'a nar heeu zen ln tals
!;k"I, - 80 n the. a.e' fu"-e sA"4. T..
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h".e belize. rhHt ta. s-.r woria -n.t.ua-
ssrd.mf ii. marx, mus, bo i-,ary-o,.a So
m nsht ~ Iuu& er short F-A- r.Ha-..-
.rr 70 ihG '"-tunaI 5suef W tAe a.rsau
Mas ~" "ria'-. arngF IN. 80
NAY AvfH1 T1 Ty'' >i,urp ,>,,,r,u,,
hegal :, 'o.,,a,";r'i, y ,T7%~r' 'fe E@uhl.
;hc h.: 'a.r'llnC- - u.e railroads hg,. ,r.lr
tuck Sou,t.-n Eatvay vas To- ID. H,- =.
~. clo-iy ipii""rd 1y Onion is-ta- -ni
Among no naus.!a. sea Do.
i"'a,r out y -. y" p.i" 81, r".-pn
Ia. hon Ia ne hsaas - ~ a44'l ua
s:r,c' -xp"e.e 70 SO steel INK ,.i -
Lac; I" ,.ttgt' "i. a. ''- IN
r"aee. man '>-'''' 49, "''*
ceriis unaer Trs.sa., r!.n -,,t %,
and no .l,'l" bugirs rt-r-ui7ri, or raif
e. ,ne' ~" EYs,eriA vt ,t- .as. 'ar Gage
!. \ ' .,a,s "o'.a' &, fa.Igr ri. r.;
"'1as.-atF..N n.-t.o- ....I ~ t.d.a r.r,.a
ant f Oh. =. .H.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17

.I-'I'NFN. N0'oWttr y -WhoN' nr!-as
Shot sKyN4rd today. mpolIea by the Rus
IAN ''uma's rejection az l'a.Cc and rs q"
uuun' eUruta 'h,. tho United states vould
NJ. ut Ur"r-r, 0f"r 70 m"diat" Nftet cv
cited ugl%-E tiiUI carried the maTS-t IN
!1i"c quotations huctuateJ wildly. ana closed
~, 20 trI. -. "a 81 net higher. Niil .h[u y
a. sIG-t 10 :l.GG aud July :: :isI 10
SLIT. 'oT4 GAINED gnsC q" Thor" was
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HNpND HAY MNRk TT.
:. -.M.L..N- -. lI....-.-L.. Il

~. ''-'N'H0Hu' W I'"'tfHntr II. 10
-. ti-nu,i"- . l. -
80. tmn'ht. .............. 9. - ~
- 'u'''-y.. ..... ......-. ... '.Orhral
-. J ciuv.r mtxet........ IL c. II
- lover -liE"d........... U0uinR:
& r.'ter. ..-.-.-.... ....-..... n Is %
eaWuie 10 .....-................ month";
: lsh W. Com Dressed ....-... "a n ~
i.n"..- Ur" '-"r. Lars" bHloE.. ~ u 90
: ~ .'Fs> ,'uEEGr"~s"t ........ Z. i -
..g"a"-rr. SEQ. large n4l.t.. y ~
Car lots.
~EIlHlI. r..l.r ~ Il 9t
Bv.n. ylvt-r...... ........ O.. rl
S.iu-tuG sprl.l-..... Il Il.
Lean 4o-.nr ,......:......... T. :. n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
c,,,cAco GRAM NIUEET

HeCci:ts 81 uules !,ght. GauIars unusually
Enct. fut1fo'S sCaTC-. GOOD quality bring
ms ror1 uricos market active on al fEults
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17

NAVAL. STORES.
SANNS&Au. "a. Dec"rber !r-Tury.H.
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NEW YORK. pteonber f,.-rort move.
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lew ,nrk 1--we .rock N>RKEr.

trading
'~lv--. steals. BARNARD calv.s. Sg13
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARRIED.

M;chmond. Va. December IL. iSis
WiIEAr-car lots. -,
No red. Western. ......,.... IA 1 e.,
No rod. Virginia ........., 40 1 60
No. . Observation-Disclosures. - az
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Official Range and Sale, of Stocks IN New York
~ TltoAtAs ni.ANcm & g. Eanaers AN

Tat Me-" Mar. piu. {.
Int. PAPER. co'u.
int. Paper. pfu. .... q.
Iicunocvtt Corp. ....,
Kansas City So. com q.
L"high valley .......
LigEctt ana Myers. com
l.oriliard Tobacco. com. D..
Louisville and Nash.
Maxwell. com. .... &.
MHHsS ell. lst pfd.
Aia&wci!. md pfd..
Mexican petroleum. ..
Miami Copper .........
Mo, Kan. ANA Texas q.
Missouri Pacific .....
National Lead. conf.
New Haven .........
New York. Central.
y Y. ont. and Western .
Nurful" and Western
Northern Pacific ......
i'hciIc Mail .........
Pennsylvania ........
Pittsburgh coal. com.
dressed Steel Car.
ny. steel Spring, com. .
Reading ....
Rep. Iron ana steel.
Rep. Iron ana Steel. pid
Rocl ISLAND and Pacific .
s;cuhuuTG AIR Line. com
S",hoard Air Line. pfd .
It. l.. Southwestern, con-
S!oss-Shcffi-ld. com. 80.
Southern Pacific .....
southern Railway ~
southern i:ailwA.. pid
Texas Ioluiany ....
Texas Pacific .......
Tobacco irrducts, com
Tobacco Products, pfd
Union Pacific ....
!. $. Cast Iron Pipe. pfd
United Cigar stores, com
l.. :. Rubber, com. ...
&. :. steel. col!i. ......
/. =. steel, Did. .....
Nst.-'ar. Chemical. com.
Ni.-'ar. 'A.sNic;t!, ptd
" assassin, com. .....
Na5usr. pfu ,a,.......
". baSh. pfG. tDJ......
" "stih@hou~c ...,.
N.storn Union .......
Total sH,ls for dag
tai sales Tor week 'S!s
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Country bacon.
tlI,l,-.

~ .itH. yell -H'f.Nt-es.. .E. IL. - q
sides. w-it-su4ot ID. v,T TO-. Is =
- Gia'rs. we'll smoked. nor
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RICHMOND FRUIT H.tJ.Ilt.y.
v hoIc~;,lc Ountniipus
Nv W = ''FOISNNW = .
'!ivhmouG.. VI, DC-...Act
csr'HtlcS.
stTsti. 49,.
aiArit 81 GONDiliOys

.1sncy ySlifcrnin.. pcr BdN...
fancy FLORIDA. ny box ,.....
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-21

committee, memorials to the general
conference.
The afternoon session was closed
with prayer by the Rev. Richard Hin
kle, oldest member OF the conference
Conference adapted a memorial to the
general conference requesting such a
change in the constitution as will pro-
vide that n Bishop may not appoint
q pastor to one charge more than five
consecutive years, nor more than five
years in any ten consecutive years, eX-
cept by request of two-thirds of the
conference present and voting.
FINAL Session
Last night the final sessions and
anniversary OF the Board OF Confer
ence Claimants and the Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Central Penn
sylVania Conference were held. The
Rev. j. Ellis Bell had charge of devo-
tions. DR.. j. Il. Houpley of Chicago
delivered the address for the confer
ence claimants.
A report from the board of stewards
showed a total income for conference
claimants of $2S,340.20. and paid to
1872 claimants 2S,340.15. More than
81 per cent of all claims were paid
The statistician presented his report
which showed q total of S7,57S full
members; 3.499 probationers; 5,76S
nonresident members; 1922 deaths
and $335, 1856 paid for total ministerial
support The Rev. f. f. Harter of
Shickshinny delivered an address on
home missions within the bounds of
the conference. He was followed by
w. A. Bouse of Tyrone.
The Rev. III. X. Bender was appoint
ed to preach the missionary sermon
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ial favoring bishops for races and lam
guages was passed by a vote of IA to
20 The Rev. j. L. Skillington an
nounced that Hazleton would pre-
sent an invitation to the conference
next year. The missionary sermon
Will be made a part Of the program
of a morning session of next confer
ence
At II o'clock the city ministerium
was introduced. DR.. Nanormer of the
Second Lutheran Church, delivered a
brlef address representing the body,
and Bishop Burt responded briefly.
conference visitors were introduced,
the Rev Mr.. Snyder speaking on
Christian Federation. The REV. Mr..
Brandt on the Anti-Saloon League
DIR. :. B. Houpley addressed the dele
gates in the interests of the retired
ministers.
The Mutual Beneficial Association
held its business session yesterday
after the secretary announced the
election of the old board of officers.
Five new members were announced,
and Jubilee Year" will be cele-
brated in 1917.
The Rev. A. S. Williams of Harris
burg read the report for the Home
Missionary Society OF the Central
Pennsylvania conference. He reported
that $3,912 had been received and
S3,735 had been paid to pastors whose
salaries were deficient. Reports were
received from the commission on
children's home, conference board of
education, homes for the aged, con-
ference board of church extension,
nominating, preachers aid, auditing