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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-08
Steelton Snapshots

Steel Worker Injured - While at
work in the local steel plant yesterday
morning, William A. Shipp, Elm
street sustained an injury of his right
foot. A piece of apparatus weighing
$500 pounds fell on Mr.. Shipp's foot
crushing three toes.
Steals Books = Robert Dormer.
colored, is in the borough lookup
pending a hearing before Justice of
the Peace Dickinson on a charge of
stealing pass books at the office of
the company store, Saturday.
Teachers Meeting - The third gen.
eral meeting of teachers in the bor-
ough schools will be held in the main
room of the high school this even
ing at 7.30 o'clock.
Executive Meeting.-A meeting of
the executive committee of the local
CIVIC Club was held at the home of
Mrs. j. NJ. Heagy this afternoon. Sew
eral matters which will be presented
to the entire body were discussed, but
not announced for publication.
Official Board Meeting.-The regu-
lar meeting of the official board of st.
Johns Lutheran Church will be held
in the church this evening at o'clock.
Returns From Bordcr.-John Yer
non, brother of T. R. Vernon, Jr., pro-
prletor of the Steelton American, re-
turned from the border yesterday
where he was in service in Troop b.
Mo-, Cavalry. He was mustered out at
Fort Kelley, Kan, several DAYS ago.
lie Will make his home with his
brother here for the present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-08
New York Auto Show
Has Rival in Newspapers

New York, Jan. S.--The opening of
the seventeenth annual automobile
show breaks all records from every
standpoint; number of exhibitors;
amount of money invested in exhibi-
tions; attendance; and amount of
newspaper advertising. The latter
feature constitutes a rival attraction
with the show in Grand Central Pal
ace, although in reality it is what
sends the crowds to buy tickets to get
inside the show so statesmen have an
opportunity to make them spend more
money.
More than hundred manufacturers
are spending more money than ever
before in purchasing costly white
paper space upon which they have
their messages printed in the fifteen
New York dailies. The amount for
the week cannot yet be estimated but
it will easily run over ten thousand
dollars, showing the faith the auto
mobile industry has in the power of
the press, in fact, one prominent man
ufacturer, George NJ. Dickson, presi-
dent of the company building Ma
tional cars. declares: The newspa-
pers have largely made the automo-
bile industry and certainly they make
the automobile show"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-08
Schwab Cuts Cost of
War Ship Materials

New York, Jan. s. = The Navy
Department faces the possibility re-
peal by Congress of the authorization
of the construction of four. new battle
cruisers unless the expense as esti-
mated by shipbuilders for construction
can in some way be reduced, accord
ing to a telegram from Franklin d.
Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, made public to-day, by the
Bethlehem Steel Company, which re-
ceived the message. The shipbuilders'
bids are $1,O0O,O00 i'll excess of the
$16,5OO,00 limit fixed by Congress on
each cruiser, says Mr.. Roosevelts
telegram.
The Bethlehem Company sent a
reply, it was announced, offering to
cut ten per cent. from the cost of all
material it might contract to supply
toward the building of the cruisers.
1t was stated that this was done in the
Interest of patriotism" The COM
pany informed Mr.. Roosevelt that it
estimated that eff other interests meet
you in the same spirit" the desired
s1,O0O.000 saving on each cruiser can
be effected.
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Funeral Tomorrow For
Mrs. Fannie w. McConkey

Mrs. Fannie w. McConkey. member
of an old Dauphin county family died
Saturday at her home, 209 South Front
street. She was the widow of Major
Elbridge. McConkey. who served on
the staff of General Mccall in the
Pennsylvania Reserves during the Civil
War, for years a business man in this
city. She was the daughter of Charles
l.. and Mr.. w. Berghaus. Her grand
father, Valentine Hummel. was a de-
scendant of Frederick Hummel, the
founder of Hummelstown.
Mrs. McConkey was the mother of
two city highway commissioners, the
late John McConkey and Charles b.
McConkey, who, with Miss Sara
McConkey. are the surviving children.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J.
Lancaster Repplier. of Reading, and
Miss Mary Berghaus. of this city.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
st. Stephens Episcopal Church, the
Rev. Rollin A Sawyer officiating. The
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NEWS OF STEELTON
TO COMPLETE
HOUSES SOON
Fireproof Quarters For Negroes
at Locust Grove TO Be
Finished This Week

Five rows of one-story brick dwell
ings. each containing, ten rooms are
under course of construction at Lo-
Gust Grove, near the borough, for
the accommodation of the southern
negroes being brought here by the
Bethlehem Steel Company.
The houses will be completed by
the latter part of this week.
The five rows being built, were
under the course of construction when
first last Thursday destroyed frame
houses in this district making zoo
negroes homeless. The work on the
new buildings was at once rushed
and since the fire fifty workmen have
been on the job.
In the meantime, the negroes were
placed temporarily in the recreation
hail. being built for them at the
grove. In the hall was placed a tenn
porary floor and a hundred two berth
hunks for sleeping quarters.
The new bunk houses are being
constructed of hollow tile and will
be strictly flreproof when completed.
Each room will be furnished with two
double berth hunks, al stove, table and
electric lights. The floor will be made
of cement, the walls plastered and the
ceiling constructed of metal.
AS soon as these buildings are COM
pleted another set will be erected at
Locust Grove it is understood
After the dwellings are completed
a large force of men will be put to
work on the completion of the recrea-
ton hall. The interior of this build
ing will be divided into three rooms
One of the three will be used as
a barber shop; the other reading
room and the third for billiards and
pool and general assembly hall. Ac-
cording to present plans, plan is be-
ing worked out for the entertainment
and education of the negro to north
ern methods. Moving pictures along
safety first lines will be shown.
Church services probably will be held
in the assembly room weekly.
The hall is expected to be complet-
ed in the next three weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-08
ITO APPOINT NEW
POLICE CHIEF ?"
Reports to This Effect Were
Circulated in Borough
Streets Today

Reports in borough streets this
morning had it that Council this even
ing would appoint chief of police to
succeed Hiram p. Longnaker, VINO
has resigned.
Mr.. Longnaker rendered his reslg-
nation to Council last month. unaple
to get any one to fill the vacancy,
Council requested Longnaker to stay.
1t is understood that the chief Is be-
coming discontented and will urge
Council for his release.
1t is probable that two vacancies on
the force caused by the resignation OF
Night Desk Officer Jacob Murphy and
PatroIman william A. Beinbour
throwing up the job, will be filled.
Murphy resigned on account of illness
Just why Beinbour gave up the posi-
ton is not known. Murphy was on
duty about month and Beinbour
three weeks.
Wants Force Increased
Burgess Wigfeld announced this
morning that tonight he will ask
Council to increase the police force
from nine to twelve men and increase
the salary of each man. This the bur-
CESS claims will be the main object of
his work during the coming year
which will be the closing year of his
term. Aside from asking an increase
in wages, he intends to ask Council
to properly equip each member of the
force.
The burgess declared that Steelton
has reached such a position in the
business world that it's police force can
no longer be called a Joke" He
stated that if the men were given more
encouragement in their work they
would be more efficient
Garbage Collection
Following numerous complaints
from residents, the burgess tonight
will ask Council to relieve the present
garbage collection situation. Some
people report that the refuse is left
in their yards for three weeks. Jacob
Meeshey, street commissioner, is un-
able to better conditions on account
of scarcity of labor and teams.
The annual budget will be drawn up
tonight. The Shade Tree Commission
and the Parks and Fairgrounds Com
mission will make their annual re-
ports.
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CHURCH UNITY
NATIONS NEED
DR.. Marquis Says Various
Denominations Should
Cooperate

Is there any sound reason why the
churches of various denominations in
the United States should not unite to
help solve the big problems in this
country to-day?
Has the Christian church kept pace
with scientific discoveries, mechanical
inventions, political improvements
and the rapid growth of business dur
ing the last century?
These were two questions the l.ev.
DR.. John A. Marquis, moderator of
the General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church and president of Coe
College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, asked in
his sermon last night in Pine Street
Presbyterian Church. as he forecasted
the work of the church in the future
What Has the Church Been Doing?
Some of the greatest men of the
present day said truly, that since 1900
the world has made more progress,
in science discoveries and mechanical
inventions, than was made during the
5000 years before the nineteenth CEN
tury. What has the Christian church
been doing?" Mr. Marquis asked.
Have we kept up with the ad-
vance? 1t is a fair question since
some. people are saying that Chris
tianity is failure. In 1900 there
were 200,OO0,OOO Christians in
the world. In 1900, 400,00O,000; an
increase equal to the total number
for the centuries preceding 1900.
When Carnegie received the first
order for materials to be used in
China, the press heralded the open
ing of new epoch in the commercial
world. The Presbyterian church had
missionaries in China before Carnegie
was born, and 1t has been largely
through the work of the Christian
church that business has spread so
rapidly to all parts of the world"
Favors Church Unity
DR.. Marquis, in speaking of the
problems of the church in the pres
ent day. referred to the immigration
and race questions. capital and labor
troubles and the international situa-
ton. 1t was then that he spoke of
the move which has been started In
Canada to combine the Presbyterians
Methodists and other denominations,
and said that the churches of this
country should take united stand
in meeting their problems.
Referring to the growth of the
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PALMER PARTY TO LEAD
SIXTH ST. U. B. SERVICES

Extensive preparations, including a
large number of cottage prayer meet
ings are being planned by the con-
gregation of the Sixth Street United
Brethren Church, to be held during
the next few weeks before the open
ing of four-week evangelistic cam
paign in that church.
Miss Sara c. Palmer, evangelist, as
sisted by Miss Florence Saxman, both
formerly with the Slough party, will
conduct the series of services. Both
are widely known here as they were in
the city seven weeks during the Slough
campaign III 1914. Professor Hiek-
man will have charge of the musical
programs including the direction of
the chorus
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-08

church, DIR. Marquis declared that
Christianity was not a failure, and
that the present European war was
due to the fact that the countries were
apparently Christians, yet the govern
ments were pagan, because of their
continual distrust and hatred toward
each other.
why build up a big military
organization in this country? In Eu-
rope it has resulted in a great war,
because it proved the distrust nations
had for each other" he continued.
In closing his sermon, DR.. Marquis
said that American people should
overcome their greed for money and
adopt spirit of giving instead of
getting" If this country is to take the
Christian leadership of the world after
the present European war ends.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-08
l.MIDDLETOWN4
Council Committees For
Coming Year Appointed

Committees to serve in Council dur
ing the coming year were appointed
by ex-Burgess G. B. Erisman, the
president, Saturday. They are:
Finance committee, Gerberich, Core
a nd Gingrich; highway committee,
Gingrich, Krepps and Winnaugle; I;
light committee, Winnaugle, Landis
and Gingrich; highway committee,
Albright, Nipple and Krepps; water
committee, Gerberich, Lands and
Core; committee of bills and accounts,
Winnaugle, Krepps and Gingrich ;
building committee. Krepps. Core
and Lands.
BENJAMIN e. LonEenecker was
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JOHN III, SCOTT

John II. Scott, former superintend-
ent of the Paxton furnace of the Cen
tral Iron and Steel Company, died yes
terday in a Milwaukee hospital from
pneumonia. MIR. Scott left the employ
OF the Central Iron and Steel Company
about five years ago and accepted en-
ployment with the Thomas Furnace
Company. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon from the
home of his sister, Mrs. 6. A. Rinehart,
4637 Central avenue. Burial will be
made in Pittsburgh. He is survived by
his widow, 1919 North Second street
this city; one daughter. Mrs Jane
Scott Logan. of Springfield, Ohio, and
two sons, John B. Scott. New York,
and A. Ferguson Scott, of this city
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-08
Brothers Injured Alike
When Hit by Automobile

Leroy and Lester Sitlinger, II and
s years, respectively, sons of Ray Sit
linger, 4S3 Main street, each sustained
a fractured right leg when struck by
an automobile at Front and Franklin
streets last night
Is. The pair, hand in hand, stepped into
the automobiles path. The driver.
who gave his name as NJ. NJ. Cohen.
915 North Sixth street, Harrisburg,
took the boys tc their home. They
were later taken to the Harrisburg
Hospital.
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LUTHER G. sHANfMo

Luther C. Shammo, a grocer and
produce merchant, died yesterday
afternoon at his home, 609 State street.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. lydia
A. Shammo, four sons. Calder B.,
Henry L., William j. and Charles A..
and one sister, Mrs. Ellen Machett.
Funeral services will be held from the
home Wednesday afternoon at Q
o'clock, the Rev. II. w. A. Hanson
officiating. Private burial will be made
IN the Harrisburg Cemetery.
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APPOINTS COMMITTEES

me rev. A. *. Wier yesterday an
nounced a general committee to take
charge of arrangements for the evan
gelistic campaign to be waged in the
Centenary United Brethren Church for
six weeks, beginning January 22. The
committee is composed of the Rev. A.
*. Wier, chairman, James Mentzer,
John Hadley, Charles Saylor, Mrs. j.
Nj. Heagy and Mrs. John Evans.
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MRS. SADIE II. HERR

Mrs. Sadie e. Herr died Saturday at
her home, 1899 Bailey street. She is
survived by her husband. Daniel b.
Herr, and the following children: Man
ton NJ. Herr, Mrs. Frank B. Smith, An
drew j. Herr and Robert NJ Herr, of
this city; Rose Herr, of Lewistown, and
Mrs. John Koons. of Altoona. Funeral
services will be held at the home
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The
Rev. Ellis N. Kremer. of the Re-
formed Salem Church, will have
charge of the services. Burial will be
private.
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MRS. CHARLES A. DAVIS

Mrs. Charles A. Davis. aged 80 years.
died Saturday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Longstreet, in New
York city. Mr.. Davis is sexton of the
Market Square Presbyterian Church.
the body was sent to this city yester-
day. Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at O'clock from
her home, 1929 Logan street. Mrs.
Davis is survived by her husband, two
daughters and one son,
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General Prosperity Does
Not Decrease Demands
on Charity in New York

New York, Jan. s.-Despite the gen
eral prosperity the demands upon
charity organizations in this city are
virtually the same as in time of busi-
ness depression, says the. charity or
ganization society, in its annual re-
port today.
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ELECT OFFICERS

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Middletown, Highspire
and Steelton Street Railway Company
IN the company offices at Harrisburg
this morning Edward Bailey was
elected president for a one-year term.
directors elected for one year are Ed
ward Bailey, ]. E. Rutherford, ]. M.
Cameron, C. c. Cumbler and G.. Reilly.
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MINISTERIAL MEETING

The bimonthly meeting of the local
Ministerial Association was held in st.
Johns Lutheran Church this morning.
The Rev. w. c. Sanderson, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, read a
paper on "The Recent Methodist
Convention in Harrisburg" The next
meeting will be held in st. Johns
Church, Monday morning, March II.
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MRS. ANNA DATES

Mrs. Anna Bates. aged 27 died yester-
day at her home, AIS Herr treet. She is
and one brother George w. Bell Fu
neral services will pc held Tomorrow
morning at 10 O'clock at the undertake
ing parlors Of Walter Hooper, 6O4 Fors-
ter street. The Rev. w A. Ray, pastor
of the Wesley A. NJ. Il. Church, will
offciate. Burial will be made in the
Lincoln cemetery.
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FIRST DIPHTHERIA VICTIM

Clayton c. Minnick, the 4-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H. Min
nick, 391 Balm street, died Saturday
at his home. He was the first victim
of diphtheria in the city for several
months. The body was taken to Mil
Iersburg by Undertaken @ Ill Mank
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CIVIC CLUB MEETING

The monthly meeting of the local
Civic Club will be held Monday after
noon at 2.3O o'clock. At this meeting
all DEBTS caused by the erection of the
community Christmas tree will he
paid The work for the coming wear
will be briefly outlined.
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MRS. ANNA OLIVE DEAN

Mrs. Anna Olive Dean, wife of Jo-
seph Dean, died Saturday at her home.
Funeral services will be hello from her
home. Rutherford and Kelso streets,
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Burial will be made in the Harrisburg
Cemetery.
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MRS. MARTHA A. wENT2;

Mrs. Martha A. Wentz. aged IS years,
died yesterday at the home OF her.
daughter, Mrs. $. A. Wilson. Funeral
services will be held from the home.
Iwenty-eighth and Candy streets, We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock The Rev.
L. E Hetrick of the Zion Lutheran
church viii have charge of the services.
Burlal VIII be made in the Shoop ceme-
terry. She is survived by her daughter.
Cora r., and two grandchildren.
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ENGINEER KILLED

Frank Inman, aged 81, engineer of
a locomotive crane, while at work on
the new coke ovens at the local steel
plant, Saturday noon, was crushed
under the locomotive of which he
had charge and instantly killed. His
body was sent to his home in Brooke
vile, Pa, last night.
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TO LECTURE ON BOOKS

The second course of instruction to
pupils of the borough schools to be
given by the Civic Club will be in
cnarge OF the good citizenship league
of the Civic Club, of which Mrs. John
Bethel is chairman. Friday. January
IL, is the day set aside for this work
in the schools. The topic for ex-
planation is What Books to Read"
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elected treasurer, and the other Of
ficers of the borough were reelected
as follows: Town clerk, p. e. Irwin;
supervisor, Harry Fishburn; surveyor,
C. S. Leftwich; janitress, Mrs. Erville
Mansberger, and light superintendent,
j. T. Bower.
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MRS. ANNA G. NIETZGER

Mrs. Anna Catherine Metzger, aged
40 years. died yesterday morning at
the home of her sister. Mrs. Mabel p
kriner, liz Tuscarora street. She is
also survived by her husband, Edward
Metzger. Funeral services will be held
from her sisters home Tuesday after
noon at 1.30 o'clock. The Rev. c. III.
Heiges. of New Cumberland, will
officiate
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TO HOLD ANNIVERSARY

Arrangements for the sixth ami
versary of the founding of the chapter
of the local moose are nearing COM
pletion. The affair will be held We'd
nesday evening. January II.
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honorary pallbearers will be Andrew
5. McCreath, William T. Hildrup, Jr.,
LeRue Lemer. George w. Reilly, Les
ley McCreath and V. Hummel Berg
haus, Jr. Burial will be made in the
Harrisburg Cemetery.
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IL Husky Police Recruits
Start 3-Week Diet Test

New York, Jan. S.-A test of
whether a person may live happily
and we'll on three meals a day, aver
aging In cost eight cents a meal, began
here to-day with twelve husky police
recruits as the demonstrators. The
diet test is to run for a period of
three weeks. The men arc on their
honor to do all their breakfasting.
lunching and dining at the "diet
house" and to eat nothing between
m eaIa
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TO ELECT OFFICERs

Officers for the ensuing year and
election of four members to the board
OIL governors Will take place at a
meeting of Steelton Club in the Front
street rooms this evening.
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WILLIAM ]. sHAFFER

Funeral services for william ].
Shaffer, who died Saturday. will be
held tomorrow morning at o'clock
in the st. Francis Catholic Church.
The remains may be viewed at his
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VARIETIES
Embroideries and
Wash Laces
New Goods = Fast Edges -
At Moderate Prices.

1 lot cambric embroidery edges;
s"ie price go. 5c
1 lot nalnsOOk baby and convent
edges; sale price ......,... DC
1 lot Swiss baby and convent edges;
sale price ..'............... SC
1 lot nninsoOi< baby and convent
edges; snle price ........... Zoe
lot caInbric sISirting edges; sale
L lot fine Madeira edgesj sale price,
12hc
1 lot Swiss and nainsOOk fine edges;
shie prtce ......... 10c
1 lot Swiss and nainsOOk open work
flOuncing; sale price ...... 10c
1 lot 27-inch Swiss fIOuncinG; sale
price '.'''.''... zoe
lot corset cover embroidery; sale
price 15c
lot nainsOOl< corset cover embrOid-
cry; snle price ........... 10c
1 lot nnlRsOOk corset cover embrOid-
cry; snlc price ............... zoe
brOideriesi sale price ..... 25c
Fine baby rufle embroidery fIounc-
ing; special prices.
L lot nainsOOk insertion; sale prices,
&c and Zoe
1 lot Nnl. laces; salc price, &c; two
1 lot Val. Iaces; sale price go. Sc
1 lot cotton tOrchOn lace; sale price,
&c
1 lot linen tOrchOn lace; sale price
sc
New hIet Inces; sale prices,
DC, Sc, Zoe and 12hc
Stickerci edges; sale prices,
12Nc, 17c and :5c
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home, 347 Nectarine street He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs Annie Shaffer.