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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06
Union Deposit Band Asks
Dauphin Court For Charter

Union Deposit, Pa, Oct. 6.-Mem-
bers of the Citizens Band, of Union
Deposit, have filed an application in
court for a charter. The petition
will be formally presented the latter
part of this month by Beidleman &
Hull, attorneys. The directors of
the band are: George Shertzer,
Clarence Kellar and Harry w. Faus-
nacht.-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fox, of
Annville, visited Mrs. Henry Boyer
on Sunday.-Mrs. Lizzie betterman
spent Monday at Harrisburg.-M
and Mrs. ]. Buff1emyer and Mrs.
Elias Snavely, of Lebanon, were the
guests Of MIR. and Mrs. w. S. Ions
on Sunday.-Mrs. Israel Eisenhauer
has returned home from Eluira, n.
Y.-Mr. and Mrs. Harvey EtIer and
John Etter and family, of near sand
Beach, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Etter on Sunday. - Miss Lizzie
Parthemore spent Monday at High
spire.-Mr and Mrs. Edward Stover.
of Stoverdale; Mr.. and Mrs. Neal
Miller, of Palmyra; Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Stauffcr and Miss Lizzie Lands.
of Harrisburg, and Joseph Early, of
Cleona, were entertained on Sunday
by Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Landis.-Mrs.
Abner Kellar spent part of the week
at Annville with her mother, Mrs.
Whitmoyer.-The Rev. George W.
Hallman spent Monday at Harris.
burg.-Mr. and Mrs. George Helm, OF
Harrisburg, were visitors here on
Sunday.-David Long and brother
John Long. spent Monday at Har-
risburg David was called for an
examination and passed.-Mrs. Kate
Guhly and daughter, Mildred; Mrs.
Maggie Guilty. and daughter, Ger
trude. of Harrisburg, were recent
quests of Mrs. Henry Boyer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06
FORMAL OPENING
OF RVINGCOLLEGE
Members of Faculty and Min
listers of Mechanicsburg
Take Part
MASS MEETINGATCHURCH
Californian Addresses Audi
ence on "America's Need
in World War"
MASS MEETINGATCHURCH

MechnnIcsburE, Pa, oct. e. On
Tuesday morning at chapel, Irving
College observed the formal opening
of the institution with a program
which included members of the fac
ulty, Miss Elizabeth Campbell in
song and Mrs. Jessie Garman Ennis
at the piano. Addresses were given
by the various ministers of town
Under the auspices of the Mechanics
burg churches. a patriotic mass meet
ing was held in st. Pauls Reformed
church on Thursday evening, when
DR.. James S. McGaw, of Los Angeles,
Cal, addressed the audience on
Americas Need in the World War"
Holy Communion services will be
held in the First United Brethren
Church to-morrow.-Mrs. George B.
Ross entertained the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of st. Marks Lutheran Church
at her home in North York street on
Thursday evening. A delightful little
play was given.-Mrs. Augustus Rein
oehl, of Lancaster. spent several days
this week with Miss Myrtle Sours, OF
South Frederick street.-Miss Hattie
Hopple and her sister. Mrs. c. II.
Brubaker of Philadelphia. spent the
weekend at the home of their broth
er, Harry Hopple, at Millerstown.-
Mrs. Morris Pass, of East Portland
street, was visitor at Philadelphia
this week.-Mrs.. Frank Coover, South
Market street, was hostess for the
Mechanicsburg Bible and Tract Soci-
ETY. on Thursday eVening.-Mrs, Will
liam Bishop and daughter. Miss Es-
ther Bishop, left on Wednesday for
Luthervifle, Md, where the latter has
enrolled as n student at the seminary.
"A pleasant session Of the Sunday
school class taught by Miss Olive
Taylor in the Methodist Episcopal
Church was held on Monday evening
at the home of Miss Edna Miller in
West Main street.-Dr. Robert p.
Long returned on Wednesday from a
visit to his daughter. Mrs. Clarence
Stein, at Cumberland, Md.-To-mor-
row will be observed at the quadri-
centennial Thank Offering Sunday in
st. Marks Lutheran Church. when the
pastor, the Rev. DIR. II. n. Fegley, will
deliver a sermon on Some Recovered
Jewels to the Church. Members of
the Mems Bible Glass of Trindle
Spring Lutheran Sunday School,
taught by the Rev. S. S. Garnes, were
at Harrisburg on Tuesday evening,
attending the meeting under the aus
pices Of the East Pennsylvania Synod
of the Lutheran Church, in session in
that city.-Miss Elizabeth Millison, of
Harrisburg. was visitor here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06
Grandson of Frenchman
Now in Artillery Service

Marietta, Oct. 6.-Raymond Kill
liam, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Kill
lian, of Marietta, who a short time
ago passed a creditable examination
at an optical school at Philadelphia,
is now serving with the field artil-
lery, at Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Georgia. killian has the same
spirit about the war DIS his grand
father, John h. Bastian, who is the
oldest Civil War veteran in Marietta
and among the Oldest in the county.
Mr.. Bastian is of French descent,
and before coming to America,
served in the French Army He en-
listed during the Civil War in the
Union Army. Mr.. Bastian last sum-
mer was 80 years old and his father
fought under Napolean in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06
Former Club Member
Sends Check For Books

Greencastle, Pa, Oct. 6.-Miss
Virginia Wilhelm, Atlantic City, a
former member of the Travellers
Club of Greencastle, has sent to the
president, Mrs. w. r. Dawson, a
check for the purchase of reference
books for the club.-The Rev. w.
Morgan Cross occupied the pulpit Of
the Lutheran Church Sunday for the
first time in two months, during
which he was incapacitated by III
ness.-Mrs. Cornelia G.. Snively has
returned from Lincoln, Neb., where
she spent the summer with her
daughter, Mrs. j. C. Seacrest.-Miss
Catherine G.. Johnson. Franklin. w.
Va, is the guest of Mrs. C. p. ON
wake.--Mrs. Nevil Hollar and daugh-
ter. Vivian, have returned to Park
ersburg, w. Va, after a months
visit with Mrs. Alice Hollar.-Miss
Mary Bender, Carlisle. was q week.
end guest of Mrs. Glen Ogle.-Dr.
daughter, of Baltimore, are guests at
the home of d. Y. Shook, East Bal
timore street.-David Mowen, of De-
troit, Michigan, spent the week
here.-Mrs. Susan Ruckle has re-
turned to Trenton, n. j., after an
extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. w. M. ross.-Miss Mary Phil
lppy, daughter or Mr.. and Mrs.
John Phillippy, has entered the
Franklin County Hospital at Cham
bersburg, where she will study for u
nurse.-Mrs. Mary Boreau, of
Moor estown, N. J., is spending II
month with her daughter. Mrs. G. A.
Sowell.-Fred Ziegler, Jr., has en-
tered Johns Hopkins University.
Baltimore.-Mrs. Altha Miller, of
Washington, ID. c., is a guest at the
home of DIR. G. NJ. Strickler.-Mrs.
Mary Slike has returned from a So
journ at Philadelphia.-The first
meeting of the Travellers Club for
the season was held Monday evening
at the home of the Misses Brown
Mrs. Elizabeth Patton is spending a
month in Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06


Duncannon, Pa, Oct. 6.-The Rev.
and Mrs. William Willis Sholl were
rendered a farewell reception ut the
Methodist Episcopal Church re-
Gently. An interesting program rem
dered, consisting of addresses by the
Rev. DR.. George II. Johnston, pas.
tor of the Presbyterian Church: the
Rev. Fillmore T. Kohler, pastor Of
the United Brethren Church and
prayer by the Rev. j. Wesley
God. Vocal and instrumental music
by male quartet and the orchestra.
As a mark of high esteem the
Methodist Brotherhood, an assoc.n-
ton of the church composed OF
young men, presented the Rev. Mr.
Sholl with a handsome fountain
pen.
The Rev. William Willis SholI
was pastor of the Methodist Epis-
coral Church here for the past five
years and six months and has been
transferred to the Duke Street
Methodist Episcopal Church al
York, to fill the vacancy in thai
charge caused by the death of the
Rev. DR.. B. II. Mosser recently.
While the Rev. Mr.. Sholl was here
ne has increased the membership
OF the church considerably and has
made many improvements in the
church and the parsonage. He has
been pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church here longer than any
minister since the organization OF
the church. Mrs. Sholl is much in.
terested in church work and a great
heipmate to her husband in his
work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06

Snyder.-Mr. and Mrs. Well. Hoover
and daughter, of near Sunbury, are
spending several days at the home
OF Ed. Bingaman.
Blain. - Miss Lottie Gutshall, of
Lancaster county, is the guest of
Andrew G. Clouse, her father. with
whom she has been living has broken
up housekeeping. - Mrs. B. II.
Anderson, OF Pittsburgh and daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. Lindquist and son, Ten
mis-, of Waterville, Kansas, visited
Perry county friends.-Mrs. Clark
NJ. Bower, visited at Sunbury and
is now the guest of Mrs. Beaver,
at Middleburg, Mrs. Beaver was
formerly Sue Neff, who resided here.
George b. Boyer and bride, of
Philadelphia, are the guests of the
formers mother, Mrs. E. d. Boyer.
New Bloomfield-Miss Helen Hub
ler., of Harrisburg. spent Sunday
with Mrs. Henry Reigle.-Mrs. Sara
Raffensburg is spending the week
with relatives at Philadelphia
George Harris and family spent
Thursday at Hazelton, visiting an
aunt 81 years old.-Mrs. Myra Ard
left Monday for Amber, Pa, to visit
her niece, Mrs. Percy Hipple.-Mrs.
e. E. Moore, president of the Red
Cross Auxiliary, spent Monday at
Harrisburg on official business
Kenneth Preisler and friend, Sam
uel Shearer, Shippensburg Normal
School, visited Mr.. Preisler's mother,
Mrs. ]. c. Preisl er.-Mrs. Gertrude
Ickes and daughter, Miss Ruby, of
New York, were guests of William
Grier.-Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
Faunce and two children motored
to the Hench Elm Farm on Sunday.
Miss Della NJ. Hench returned with
them to Harrisburg in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. e. Kurtz and
daughter, Laura Ellen, of Miffiins-
burg, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Kurtz's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. II. Garber.-Mrs. l.. Miller, who
has been visiting her niece, Mrs.
Ida Brooks, in Baltimore, returned
home Wednesday evening. - Miss
Mary Dunbar left on Thursday for
Pittsburgh, where she will enter the
University of Pittsburgh as a fresh
man.-Miss Margaret Millington, a
trained nurse in the Germantown
Hospital, is spending her vacation
here. Miss Milligton expects to go
to France in the near future. -
Judge and Mrs. DeSales Wheeler, of
Phoenix, Arizona, spent the week.
end with Mrs. Wheeler's mother,
Mrs. William Harper-James l..
Diven, Jr., after spending a week in
Philadelphia, returned home We'd
nesday evening.-G. Lewis Shearer.
of Allentown. is spending the week
with his mother here.-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Spahr, of Harrisburg.
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. J..
A. Spahr.-Olive CARRIER and Miss
Margaret Shyrock, students of Ship
pensburg State Normal School, spent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06
MILLING WORKERS SOCIAL

Shippensbufg, October 6. - The
willing Workers class of the Mes
siah United Brethren Sunday School
held n social at the home of Mrs.
John Milhouse near town. - Ira
Delhi and family spent Sunday at
Newville.- Mrs. Paul Mowery, of
Harrisburg is spending several days
in town.-Mrs. Anna Weitzel, of
Carlisle, is spending several days
here's. II. Gibble has been elected
delegate to the annual conference of
the United Brethren Church at
Wayneshoro.-M Anna Martin has
returnedvto Philadelphia to resume
her duties as trained nurse at the
Episcopal hospital.-John Langhen,
TO Baltimore, spent Sunday at his
home in North Penn street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06
BOUGHT CARLOAD OF MULES

EhLdUct1lNuIe, Ha., OCt. b. -
Charles w. Cook, the liveryman, re-
turned from Missouri with a carload
of mules on Tuesday.-Mrs. W.. l..
Stevenson left for New York City,
where she will spend the winter
months.-R. e. Koppenheffer has
purchased the Troutman farm, west
of town. - Bright Byerly, of West
Milton, accompanied his sister,
Mrs. Blair Maths, to this place
Charles w. Hoffman moved his FAM
lily to Harrisburg on Tuesday.-Dr.
Christian Lenker of Schuylkill Ha-
ven, spent several days at his boy
hood home here.-Stanley' Bolton
has gone to Baltimore in the in
terests of the Bolton rug works, and
will visit the local boys at Camp
Meade.-Paul E. Stroup left for the
Jefferson College on Tuesday to re-
sumo studies.-D. NJ. Stine trans
acted business at Williamstown on
Monday.-Gratz Fair, next week, will
attract many from this place, several
having exhibits there.-Mrs. Mark L.
Swab and daughter, Arlene, of AL
lentown, spent Wednesday here
Allen ]. Wise and mother are occu-
pying their new home in Main street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06
FRESHMAN GLASS PICNIC

Mount Union, Pa, Oct. 6.-The'
freshman class of the High School
held a picnic at Newton Hamilton
on Saturday. They were chaperoned
by Miss Postlethwaite, of the High
School faculty. are said
to be at work in town looking after
the persons supposed to have sci
dynamite under the sias property
last week. killing one man and q
woman.-C. II. Fisher and family
have gone to Canada for several
weeks.-A false fire alarm was
turned in Wednesday night.-Great
success is being had at the evangel-
istic services at the Presbyterian
Church.-Prof. Slothower, of the
High School faculty. was off duty
one day because of an afillction- oi
ivy poison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12

/ remarked Warren.
SO he took cigar. ilt 10. and put
another In his pocket
Now we're Eoin' 20 tho station. ="
he remarked
Eight men filed out ahead and Joe
marched In the rear with box OF
cigars under his arm.
The telegraph operator az Hausrr
station Kaap-d. and then he Erinned
Call Spokane and toll tho police
TO meet the next train" we're the or
derz from tho crook catcher to tho
orernior.
lie did
sat Around and smoked"
4 train pulled In. and tho ragged
eight corraiicd by BiE Joe Warren
boarded the baggage chr.
Wei. Mr Warren. did they beat
you up when you got into the carr"
joc'H friends asked after the arrival
az Spokane.
NO" explained Joe "we all Just
sat around and smoked"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12
'SHAKEUP
IN Store
FOR FORCE
hyor Escorts New Head Of
Department to His Office
at Headquarters
Is HIS AIM

We'll lift the ban from Seat
sle. That's our job right now
md We can do H."
Hands In pockets. standing his
full six feet four. doe Warren.
new chief Of police. voiced his re-
soi,c In quiet. determined tones
TO Star reporter. Immediately
after assuming his new duties. Mt
BIS . IN. "Wednesday.
It's going 10 be a hard joo-and
veil make mistakes" he said. ~But
veNe got a good police department.
Chief Warren said he would make
20 Establishments In the department
Until he had taken more time to
study the situation.
- VIII Make Changes
-chnnges viii probably BE- made.
tho ne added
TO police Leadquarters They con
fsrred for o few minutes. Capt. Sui
Ivan. secretary OF police. was called
in The mayor left a few minutes
F1nter
n The chief vas given 20 understand
'by Mayor Gin that he had a frye
hand to accomplish results with the
6rpartr,ant.
5k3lters Of policy. such as intern
mg women for treatment. are. OF
|pourx<- seftied BY the council and ms,
rlf.- the mayor explained -rsut you
% left free to accomplish tho ends
sired"
Begins Studying His Job
~.-hisf Warren srr-nediately plunged
into a study OF the secretary's re-
ports TO gain intimate knowledge OF
the police department. altho his ex.
periencc has given him practically
Al the information concerning the
operation OF the police machinery.
In the meanwhile Corporation
Counsel Caldwell was hard at work
drafting the Impeachment charges
against the mayor that were ordered
BY the council Monday.
Council Can Vote Thursday
They viii probably be completed
1hurseay." Caldwell said.
The city council will then be as
|oembied 10 vote on whether or not
10 prefer the charges against the
mayor and launch an Impeachment
s1ai.
c. J. France and George Walker.
ing leaders Of the anti.Gill forces.
hnnourced that the resignation OF
l@ekihkham and appointment OF
Warren would not curb their efforts
10 push impeachment proceedings
|9hru the council
n the council should decide 10 try
Mayor Gil. the mayor viii defend
himself and not ask for five days to
prepare his case.
I'D ask for an immediate trial II
the council voted to impeaeh me"
Mayor Gil said. And I'm anxious
(Continvsd on Page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12
New Chief Pulled
Bill Hart Stunt
tOCatCh Bad Men

Hes Eoecttin'. crook catch.
In. suntotin' guy--this doe War.
rem
Right hard boiled bandits bc-
came convinced Of this 20 years
ago.
And as they were talking II
over. I'm an old abandoned cabin
on the border Of Idaho. the man
who IL seatilc's new chief Of po-
lice was getting mad
lie was in Spokane then. and had
been elected chief Of police.
Goes for Had Men
There had been jail break. Five
of the eight men discussing this man
Warren had gotten away
"And it's up TO me to get en-" con
eluded Joe. NJ he strapped on his
shootin' irons. Eauntcrcd down 10 tho
railroad tracks and boarded a freight
train.
Joe had n hunch.
Word had filtered up thru tho
underworld that tho jailbrcakers
were over on the Idaho line.
The freight train slowed up at
Hausar junction. and the big six.
foot-four young chief OF police
dropped of.
\ telegraph operator had seen a
suspicious gang He thought they
we're about three miles Up In the
hills.
Pulls n Bill Hart
f,4a T.. xxF.rr.,, ,,sf,. for b.t, apd
then sit down and wait?
Nope
He pulled n Blil Hart
Up the trail he went II was just
getting dusk.
And there. curling up from a rocky
gulch. was ribbon Of smoke.
Joe flopped down and crawled.
Then he saw a rickety cabin. Light
glowed between the cracks. and the
door was partly open.
He crawied closer
There were the five iail.breakers
standing around In "A parley. And
with them were three others-tough-
nuts OF the early days. ready and
willing to knock an intruder out OF
the way with n ~"
Suddenly the big bulk OF a police
chief loomed In the doorway.
There WAS a scramble d.
Get yer backs 10 the wallr' he
yelled
They did.
Then Joe searched them. one by
one.
on the table was n bundle In n
blanket. Joe backed 20 II. lie un.
wrapped the bundle and found-a
box OF cigars.
II haven't had n smoke all day"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12
b rnitcd press Lcased N,rc

BIZ Tinted Press Leased W,rc
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. Ie.--
Miss Katherine Stinson. aviatrix.
made her remarkable non stop
flight from San Diego 10 san
Francisco. 6io miles. TO prove
TO military officials that women
should be commissioned In the
aviation corps. she told the
United Press today.
Thus far the war department has
refused TO give any woman a com
mission" she said. and / just want
ed to show the department that a
woman can be even more capable
for war work than n man"
She announced Eho would take her
case at once to war department au
thorities and may 30 to Washington
direct TO press her claims.
New Woman's Record
This is an airline distance OF Clio
miles and breaks the previous record
for nonstop flights by n woman
which was set by Miss Ruth Law
who flew from Chicago TO Hornell
n. Y. 5i2 miles.
Now that ! have completed this
feat" Miss Stinson said, II would
give everything to be back home and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12
WILSON CUTS DOWN
ALCOHOL IN DRINK

WASHINGTON. Dec. l2.-rresi.
dent Wilson today issued a procla.
nation limiting the alcoholic con.
tents of malt liquors. excepting ale
and porter. TO 2A per cent lie also
ordered that the total amount of
food. fruit and feed materials used
shall not exceed 20 per cent Of their
average consumption In the produc.
ton OF malt liquor during 1917.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12
BOTH SIDES REST
IN MEANS TRIAL

~ tinted Press f.eascd Wtre
CONCORD. y c. Dec. i2.--Foiiow
Ing failure of the defense 90 elirni.
nate from the record all testimony
a. To financial dealings between Gas
ton y. Means and Mrs. Maude A
X ing. whom he h charged with mur
deriuE. both sides In tho trial rested
finally today. Solicitor Clement h..
gan tho opening argument for the
state
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12
RESCUER DIES

BV United Press Leased Wire
BASE or THE AMERICAN FLO.
TILLA IN BRITISH WATERS. Dec.
12,-After David Worth Bagley lieu.
tenant commander on the American
torpedo boat destroyer Jacob Jones.
had been thrown into the water
when the destroyer was torpedoed
by German submarine, he was res
cued by one OF his seamen. The
rescuer later died from cold and in
itIripa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-12
EXPLOSION IN
SHELL FACTORY
KILLS | man

|ov United Press Leased Wire
wILMISGTON. Dec. Fan
explosion In. loading room Of
one Of the buildings Of the Beth
khem Steel oompany's muni-
Ap1ps plants. which was felt IL
miles away. set fier TO portion
OF the establishment easriy to-
day and threatened to cause
heavy damage.
One man was killed. Chief Of
Police jacobson Of fbeI plant
was carrying a blazing case of
shells from the building when
they exploded. His head was
blown off. No one else was in
jured.
The explosion followed n fire in
the melting room Of the projectile
ioading house only ten men were
working there at the time and they
fled from behind their protecting
sarriers To safety. The flames ex-
ploded hundreds Of loaded proJectlles
stored fl the ro0EH. For more than
an hour after tke fire esstEtes n baT
rage Of shell frapp,eats ard s~rar'
mel flew about the plant, driving
|firemen and others a half mile
away to the safety zone.
Some Of the shrapneI struck
Iouses In the Dobbinsville section a
EClle distant.
y 49, flames spread 20 an office
Guiding Of the plant.
Five workmen were slightly in
IIred.
Because u blocked trolley cars.
hundreds of men who usually are AT
work at the hour Of the blast had
not arrived ysan the explosion oc-
surred-