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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 21O.

AN ACT TO AMEND PARAGRAPH
. C OF SECTION 81 OF NO. eoI OF
THE ACTS OF 1912, RELATING
TO THE CODIFICATION AND
AMENDMENT OF THE FISH
AND GAME LAWS: PERMIT
TING FISHING IN LAKE DUN
MORE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 22s.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION s12s
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES AS
AMENDED BY SECTION OF NO.
1913 OF THE ACTS OF 1908 AND
SECTION OF NO. I7o OF THE
ACTS OF 1910, RELATING TO
LICENSE FEES.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
WEST SIDE TRUCK
HERE TOMORROW
Railroad Officials Reported
Today That Apparatus
Was at Rutherford

When the West Side combination
fire truck arrives, which from all ac-
counts will be tomorrow, the mo-
torization of Steelton's fire depart
ment will be complete.
Fire Chief o. e. b. Malehorn said
this morning that what plans have
been made FOR dedication of the ap-
paratus will not be announced until
the additional truck has arrived.
Whether or not the West Side Com
pany will dedicate it's apparatus in
dividually which has been planned,
the chief was Unable to say.
With the entire department mo-
torized Steelton stands in the front
line with boroughs much larger than
this one. There are six companies.
The apparatus has been assigned and
delivered to the five companies as
follows: Citizen and Baldwin,
pumps; Paxtang, hook. and ladder;
East End and Hygienic, combination
trucks. The West Side will be given
a combination truck of the same
type as the East End and Hygienic.
The West Side truck was shipped
on November Z, and should have ar
rived last week. 1t was side tracked
on the road some place and last week
trailer was sent out by the railroad
company. According to railroad offic-
ials the trucks was at Rutherford to-
day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
MIDDLETOWN

Funeral services for ]. Thomas
| Bruhaker, the 1S-month-old son of
! Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Brubaker,
were were held this morning. The
| Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, pastor of
| the st. Peters Lutheran Church, Of
hciated. Burial was made in the
| Middletown Cemetery.
Pupils of the Middletown High
school will hold a dance in the High
school building Friday evening, No
vember 30, for the benefit of the
Red Cross fund.
Funeral services for ]. r. Myers
were held from the home of his
| daughter, Mrs Edward Cross. Main
street, this afternoon. The Rev.
Fuller Bergstresser, pastor of the
| St. Peters Lutheran Church, officiat-
ed. Burial was made in the Mid
dletown Cemetery and was private.
BENJAMIN Bailey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs jeremiah Bailey, of Fisher. n
member of Co. B, Thirty-sixth IN
fantry Mounted Guard, was taken
into custody by Chief of Police
Charles Houser as being a deserter
from his company at Louisville, Ken
lucky and turned over to Major Gar
rettson at the aviation. plant who
will have him returned to his COM
pany. When he enlisted at Harris
burg he gave his name as Harry An
derson. Since he has been in the
service he was made corporal.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, of Cham
bersburg, is visiting her son, George
Carr, of South Wood street, for a
week
T. ]. Mitchell and A. Kisenvalter
who were inspectors for the 1,75OI
gondola dump cars for the Russian
government at the Middletown Car
Works. for the past six months, will
finish their work at the local plant
by Saturday and on Sunday will
leave for Pittsburgh. Mrs. Kisen-
walter was sent here by the Russian
government. He will be accompan-
led to Pittsburgh by his wife and
son.
Mrs. Frank Condran will enter
tain the social circle at her home on
Emaus street on Thursday after
noon.
All punchboards have disappeared
from the various business places in
town since an arrest took place re-
Gently.
]. B. Armor, manager at the car
works, is i'll at his home at Harris
burg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
NEWS OF STEELTON|
Churches to Unite in
Observing Reformation

Church workers Sof Protestant
churches will observe the pam
Protestant celebration of the four
hundredth anniversary of the Refor-
nation in the Centenary United
Brethren Church this evening. Mem
bers Of the churches and Sunday
schools are requested to meet at
their respective churches at 7.30
o'clock and proceed to the church in
q body.
Abdel Ross Wentz, professor of
church history at Gettysburg College,
will be the principal speaker. A
combined choir under the direction
of Prof. William Harclerode will
present a special musical program.
The following program will be pre-
sented:,
Organ, prelude in f, Stein; invo-
cation, the Rev. G. w. GetZ; Scrip
ture lesson, the Rev. c. B. Segelken;
anthem, ITO Thee o Lord" Verdi;
prayer. the Rev. A. K. Wier; offer
tory, "Reverie,' Flagler; remarks,
the Rev. II. H. Rupp; hymn, "A
Mighty Fortress Is Our Cod" ad-
dress, Our New Freedom in the
Reformation" Professor Abdel Ross
WentZ; anthem, Gloria" Mozart:
hymn. America" benediction. the
Rev. C. F. Tiemann; postlude,
March in E fiat, Flagler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
ENTERTAINS SOCIETY

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmanuel Grimes
entertained at their home. 43 South
Third street, members and friends of
the Centenary U. B. c. e. Society, at
masquerade social. Those present
were:
The Rev. A. X. Weir, H. ]. Sanders,
Mae Douglas, William Taylor, Harry
Hadley, Elizabeth Spow, Edna Doug
las, Mildred Mentzer, Charles Shaef-
fer, May Hadley, Rebecca Rupp,
Edna Garratty. Charles Taylor, Paul
inc Grimes, Harriet Dolson, Mrs.
Harry NJ. Hadley, Pearl Beidel, Edith
Galbraith, Alta Bush, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Miller, Charles Pugh, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Pugh, Mr.. and Mrs. william
Warner, Blanche Warner, Earl War
ner. Mary Pugh. Dorothy Acaley,
Varna, Lloyd and Earl Hartman, AL
vim Laudermilch, Catherine Stayman,
Mrs. j. Mentzer Opal and Alvin
Pierce, Verna Rhodes, Mrs. Black,
Mr.. and Mrs. Viola Raifsnyder, Alice
Ongschuck, George Marks, Mrs. j. H.
Poore, Alice Schaeffer, Mrs. c.
Schaeffer, Florence Luck, Bertha
Frank, Mrs. Cocklin, Edna, Pauline,
Margie, Carrie, Julia, Marion, John
and Mr.. and Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Harry
Beidel, Mrs. o. +. Beidel and Harry
NJ. Hadley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21


Der 10 ue brought for some time and
samples contained mixtures which
were below the guaranty in mate
rials, while eight brands were dis
covered being sold without any reg
istration in this state at all. Mix
lures used in some brands are de-
clared at the department of agricul-
ture not to sustain the original guar
antees. There is a very great scar
city of potash. Local dealers are
asked by the department to protect
themselves in making contracts so
that they can be indemnified if mix
lures are found to be lower than the
standard or guaranty.
Six OF the prosecutions We're or
dered in Lancaster county and two
each in Lebanon and York and three
in Dauphin. Berks, Bucks, Schuyl-
kill and Philadelphia were other
counties where charges were
Inspecting Tract.-An inspection
of 5000 acres offered r. the State
Forestry Department for addition to
the forestry reserves is being made
by commissioner Robert :. Conknn.
The tract will be reported upon at
the December meeting of the Com
mission together with several others
which have been under inspection.
More Oficers.-Governor Brum-
baugh today announced the ap-
pointment of over fifty additional
members of the volunteer police for
Allegheny county. The men were
recommended by the Allegheny
county committee and the State
Committee of Public Safety.
Delaware Man Here.-C. H. Grant
land of the Delaware State Com.
pensation Board, came here to-day
to inspect the methods used in the
Pennsylvania compensation system
The Delaware act goes into effect
January 1 and is largely modelled
on the Pennsylvania compensation
code.
Offers For Roads. - Offers for
York county turnpikes have been
made to companies by Highway
Commissioner O'Neil. Mr.. O'Neil
left last night for the southern coun-
ties.
Board Meets Tomorrow. - The
State Board of Pardons will meet
here tomorrow for its November
session. The Robert Alexander case
from Cumberland county is on the
list
No Request to Husk.-Officials OF
the State Department of Agriculture
to-day denied that any suggestion
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
sTEELToN BAND TO GET
NEW INSTRUMENTS

According to Manager w. B. Hod-
dinott, of the Steelton band, ship
ment of forty-two new instruments
for the organization is expected any
day. The order had been placed sew
eral months ago and should have
been here. Manager Hoddinott said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
Organize Federation of
Local Protestant Churches

The first move by church workers
for working comparatively in local
church affairs was taken at a meet
ing of pastors and representatives of
local churches Monday evening
when q federation was formed. A
constitution will be drawn up and
presented at a meeting on Monday
evening in the First Methodist
Church.
The officers are: The Rev. H, II.
Rupp, president; the Rev. C. B. Sc
gelken, first vice-president; John b.
Malehorn. second vice-president; A.
N. Lupfer, secretary; John Finley,
treasurer. The Rev. G. w. Getz and
w. f. Maginnis were made chair
men of special committees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
Passengers Bodies Will
Furnish Heat For Cars

New York, Nov. 21.-The Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company to-day
will begin a two weeks experiment of
coal saving plan by which it is pro-
posed to utilize during the rush
hours the heat from the bodies
of its passengers in maintaining in its
cars q minimum temperature of 40
degrees.
1t is planned to heat the cars to a
temperature of 35 degrees before
they leave the barns, then turn off
the heat entirely. If the cars continue
as at present, to be filled with pas
sengers during the rush hours, they
will provide sufficient heat to keep
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
Community Christmas
Plans Made by Club

The Civic Club in session yester-
day afternoon discussed plans for
the annual community Christmas
treat. 1t was decided to give the
treat for needy children on De-
cember "a. Other plans have not
been worked out.
Reports of the convention of the
Cumberland Valley League was
made bye Mrs. G. P. Vanier and an
account of the State Federation was
made by Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones,
of Harrisburg.
The Civic Club this morning
shipped two boxes of clothing for
Rumanian children donated by resi-
dents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21

The Y. M. c. A. and the Y. v
C. A. funds in official figures stood
$12,630 this morning accordifg to ]
C. Becker, treasurer of the commi;
tee.e This is double the amount tha
Steelton was expected to raise. Th
district has now the distinction c
having doubled its quota in bot
Liberty Loan campaigns. Red Gro
war fund and the Y. M. c. A. can
paigns. With a few committeeman
report the amount Is expected
close with several hundred dolla
more.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
WANTS LICENSE RACK

Mandamus proceedings were start
ed to-day by John S. Majett, q local
plumber. against the Steelton Board
of Health, because his license had
been revoked last Monday. The writ
was filed to-day with Prothonotary
Henry f. Holler by o. q. Wicker
sham, attorney for Majett. In the
statement it is alleged the ordinance
passed by the Borough Council on
July 8, including the plumbing
rules, does not give the Health
Board authority to revoke any Ii
cense. Judge McCarrell made the
writ returnable December 8.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
Heavy Christmas Mail
For Boys in France

.~Steelton boys in France have been
remembered by many residents iudg-
ing from the outgoing Christmas
mail from the local post office. Ac-
cording to Postmaster NJ. M. Cusack
most of the mail for the Yuletide sea-
son has been sent to France. The
mail for boys in camps in this coun-
try, the postmaster said, is becoming
heavier as Christmas approaches
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
Second Attempt to Rob
N. S. Fencil Is Futile

The second attempt by negroes to
hold up and rob n. S. Fencil last
evening proved failure. While Mr..
Fencil was going home, by the way
of the Locust street steps last night
a negress stopped him and. asked
him for a match. Identifying her
as the person who tried to hold him
up a week ago he Immediately made
a call for the police. The negress
fled and has mot been located.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
To Get Sentiment in
Regard to Home Guard

What further action in the or
ganization of a home guard will be
taken will be decided at the meet
ing of the Municipal League Mon
day evening. The Businessmen
Association and league have been
working jointly in the move for
some time. At q meeting of COM
evening it was decided to make a
of the canvass will be made at the
league meeting and it is likely n
public meeting of residents will be
held following this session.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21

up the temperature to the mark re-
quired by the commission-40 de-
grees, according to officials of the
company
The experiment will be made on
only one of the many lines operated
by the company in Brooklyn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
HOLD MASQUERADE

Swatara Council No. So, Daughters
of Pocohontas, held a masquerade So
cial and entertainment in Red Mems
Hall, 144 North Front street. last
evening
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
CLASS MEETING

DR.. c. R. Miller's class of st.
Johns Lutheran Church met at his
home 1900 Market street, Harris
burg, last evening. After the busi-
ness session refreshments were
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
ONE ENLISTMENT

Enlistments at the local substa-
ton of the Army Recruiting office
have fallen off this week. But one
enlistment has been reported in the
last two DAYS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
FERTILIZERS
CAUSE ARRESTS
Some of the Mixtures Were
Not Up to Guaranty as Re-
quired by the State

The first report
on the States in
spection of ferti-
lizers sold in
r e n n s Y V ania
shows that twen-
ty-eight prosecu-
tionS were au-
thoriZed as a re-
suit of analyses
or scrutiny of
labels. This is
the largest num-
\
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21

You will find most people appreciate talk
ing and reading about interesting things well they
Ike where there something worth while Usually
tell what kind of impression has been public by
their conversation and and that's HOW WE ng up
the situation in regards to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
VOLLMER TO FORE
AS SWIMMERS OF
COLUMBIA WIN

Princeton, y. j., Feb. 22.-The Co
lumbia swimming team, headed by Her
bert Vollmer, took all but one first
place from the Princeton swimmers
to-day, and won the meet, 80 to H..
The Tigers turned the tables on the
visitors in the water polo contest.
Princeton has not lost water polo
game in many years. The score to-day
was 26 to l6.
Vollmer, of Columbia, was high scor-
err in the swimming meet, with two
frsts to his credit. and he also swan
in the relay. Anderson, Of Princeton,
in the fancy dive won the only first
place for Princeton.
The summary:
22O-Jard relay--won By Columbia Herbert.
vomer. Rogers. WALKER. Time. 80.
Fancy diye-Won by Anderson Princeton: Mills,
Columbia. second. Nocler. Columbia third.
5O-,ard dzsh-Non by Nolmcr. Columbia
Georgi Princeton. second. Rogers Columbia. third.
s20.yari sgim-Won by volmer Columbia: Hide
brand. Columbia. second: Matthias. Princeton. third.
Piunse-won ~ IN1lc Columbia: Rlnnard.
Princeton. second: Arro0snlth. Princeton. third.
Distance. SO feet inches
lO0-ysrd svin--Won by Herbert Columbia Rog
cr. Columbia. second. Georg. Princeton. uiird
Time. 0.62
r.. r. Nourse. H. LstTobe. TO-. Helm. 3D.. Cen
ColGubis-Cooper. g.. Gibson. r.. Noble. d..
ys ,,, ro Eo,ea. ~ cls,e.nd. 60.
Foul goals-warden. / Cooper O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Unattached Athlete Also
Breaks Course Record
Lucas FiniSheSSeCOnd
BY 4. {. CAVAGNARO

Hans Schuster, who formerly repre-
scented the Swedish-Americsn Athletic
Club, captured the annual Bronx
County Marathon run of the Pcnnant
Athletic Club, held over course
through The Bronx and Westchester as
far north as New Rochelle yesterday.
Thirty-three athletes competed.
4 contender from the start, the
Brooklyn boy went into the lead at the
sixteenth mile to hold it to the end.
He won by about 100 yards in the time
of 2:4O:25, which broke the course rec
ord made last year by s minutes 10
seconds.
Harry Lucas. the Cuban runner Of
the Morningside Athletic Club. finished
second. in 2:40:50 with Arthur Roth,
of the Mohawk Athletic Club, the win
ner last year. in third place. During
the last two miles Lucas expended all
his energy in an attempt To overtake
Schuster. but although he picked up
half a mile he made his effort too late.
Sidney Hatch, of Chicago, was fourth.
At the end Of the first mile James
McCurnin, Of the jersey Harriers, was
in the van. followed by Lucas. who was
100 yards behind. while Schuster, Har.
vey Frick, Bronx Church House, and
Roth, followed, closely punched. Hatch
was handicapped by pair of heavy
overshocs.
As the field neared New Rochelle,
which was the eleventh mile and turn
ing point of the trail, Hatch removed
the extra footwear and set a faster
gait. At this point McCurnin had in
creased his lead to 200 yards, while
Schuster and Lucas trailed, some 10
yards behind. Although Hatch was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
DICKINSON ATHLETES
WIN INDOOR GAMES

The Dickinson High School tr'e'
team won the seventh annual lndoS'
track and field meet Of the Diekinsc,i
High School Athletic Association, h's
in the 4th Regiment Armory, Je''e
City. yesterday afternoon. After n
ceiving the point trophy the Dleslhs01,
boys turned il over 70 the Cenun
High School team, Of Newark, sao
finished in second place. DieElsS
scored thirty points, while CeniraI "
counted for p.
Manhattanites won the 5Ve'J'lu
runs. which included senior, igalo
and novice run. Cough, Of torchan
Prep. one Of Bernie Wefers's runner.
won the novice run; Dorn6ergef Va
the first in the junior race. ana hls
broke the worsted in the senior even .
DIVER. of Hamilton Institute, won w.
mile. with Bullock. OF Hamilton, ~
ishing second. The point sum"''
follows:
Dickinson High school 20 CenIh ~ pr,s
u. south SIDE Hign SeHpo lt - loHi , 49,.
nj. - Beledict's Prrp %. Hsmiml o..
10 Bows High School, - frlT p,,r,r,
Fo,dhzm Prep. 5. De VIE ClniG. - o.
Hiah 3; l4Icolu Hisn 30 B'ooA}" w.
Bayonne High. .. Iri0a h.I j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
JAY GOULD LOSES
TO MORTIMER IN
RACQUET MATCH
National Champions Experience
Leads Him to Easy
Victory
Oh, Man.!

Stanley G.. Mortimer, national
rscauets champion, proved too e1'
perienced a player in easily defeating
Jay Gould in a second round matcn
of the annual championship tourna-
ment at the New York Racquet and
Tennis Club yesterday. Gould put up
a strong fight during the first and
second games, which went to set, but
thereafter Mortimer was master of the
situation, winning by score OF l5--l',
ia, 15-7, 15-s.
The champion outplaced Gould often
but the latter managed to skip about
the court and intercept the ball with
many sensation gets Mortimer
played a strong forward court game,
handling every chance with case, while
his driving was hard. In the first
game Gould rallied strongly toward the
end and by collecting nine aces III MS
last three hands succeeded in over
coming the lead of the title holder TO
win.
Clarence c. Pell, Tuxedo clubmate
Of Mortimer, also gave an impressive
performance in defeating g. +. water,
bury. Of the New York Racquet and
Tennis Club, after three straight
games, by score Of Isl, DO
15-5.
The summary follows:
National Rarquets championship lsecond round -
: q Mortimer Tuxedo. defeated jay Gould, PM
sdelphia i5-l7. Ifs 10. l5-s; 9 g. Pell.
Tuxedo. defeated G.. r. Waterbury, New 1ork'
Ill is. lj--5: VI. n Whitman. New lorh
defeated j. e. Waterbury. New York BY default;
Nep lorl. vs. Mortimer reIl rs. Waterbury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
The Preseason Tip

be awarded the clubs start South one
would find Mcssrs
Schup carnival The Giants have better
Red American
The Giants pitching
should get which finally disodged
There the attack Take brief at the
batting neupBurns Robertson Herzog Zimmerman Fletcher HOke
and McCarty
Every ball. least of the eight
of
McGsvg combination With
this machine under pitching
will be safely
ofced in midSeptember
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
KENTUCKY GUNNER
CARRIES OFF LYON
MEMORIAL PRIZE

u. {. Ofutt, gunner from Louis
vile, Ky, was the first winner Of the
Lyon Memorial Prize, decided at Trav-
ers Island yesterday. He had total
of 1871 out Of possible 200 targets.
d. s. .McMahon finished second, with
1870 targets. The next two prizes were
taken by A. l.. Burns and r. l.. SPOTS.
They each had 1877 targets.
In addition TO the scratch prizes
there were five trophies offered for the
best handicap scores. They were an
rexed as follows: F. A. Baker, first;
A. b. Leask, second; K. VI. Owen.
third; J. Nida. fourth, and d. l. Brad
ley, fifth. The prizes were won on
shoCt-off, the Nimrods all having full
scores of 200 in the first time at the
traps.
Four trap prizes also were offered.
On trap No. |, r. l.. Spots was the
winner, with 4S out of 80 targets. D..
s. Mcmahon made two straight scores
on trap No. =, and so annexed the cup.
On trap No. the winner was J. II.
Hendrickson. with 4S out of 80 targets.
And on trap No. the winner was l..
W. Thompson, with 40 out of so tar
gets.
The scores Of the winners follow:
Hgh scratch prize 200 tars,tsl--Z &. Orutt.
l1l. y. :. MrAlAhou. 100: g. N. Marin $50. T.
II. Henddc,son. ls9: A. l. Burns. 49, r. l..
SpufIs IN.
Hsb hsndieap prize leoO tarss,sJ-F. A. Baker.
lN0-2e-2oo. A. u. Lea,k. l65-iO-2OO: x "
owen. lSo-20 zoo j. Nida l56-iJ-a0O. ID 1
BRADLEY. l3-eJ-eoo.