Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17

ooro township, Cumberland county
He was educated in the public
schools there, coming 20 pauphin
county with his family about fifteen
years ago, holding the office of
township clerk for some time.
In 1911 he was nominated on the
Keystone-Democratic fusion ticket
and was elected as register of wills,
taking office in 1912. He ran again
in 1915, was reelected and began
his second term in 1915.
Although crippled by illness when
quite young, he had a cheerful dis
position and won many friends both
in public and private life. Among
his large number of friends are
many members of the Dauphin
county bar with whom he had busi-
ness dealings in the appointments
of executors and administrators Of
estates.
Funeral Service Monday
Surviving Register Danner are his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel r.
Danner, two brothers William II.
and NJ. E. Danner, the latter in SER
vice as a junior engineer at the
Edgewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Md. |;
one sister, Rosa NJ. Danner; two
The body may be viewed at the
home on Sunday evening from Ia 3
O'Clock. Funeral service will be pri-
va,e and will be held on Monday
at 10 O'Clock, the Rev. G. w.
Harper, pastor Of the Pleasant View
Church of God, officiating. Burial
will be made at Churchtown, Cum
berland county.
No Need to Worry
While only three physicians re-
ported a total of u cases this morn
ing. and burial certificates were is
sued for seven deaths, DIR. j. NJ. J.
Raunick, city health officer, said
there has been no noticeable de-
crease in the spread of the disease.
lie assured residents of the city
that there is no need to worry as the
epidemic IL under control now.
Officials of the Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company were notified at noon
to-day by DR.. Raunick to have crews
keep the car windows open. DIR.
Raunick also said that the order
closing all stores and business places
op Saturday night, with the excep-
tion of restaurants and drug stores,
meant that the latter places would
not be permitted TO sell cigars, ci-
garets or tobacco.
Health officers expressed their ap-
probation OF the offer of Harry e.
Whltmoyer, 220 Hamilton street,
who turned over to the bureau his
seYen-passengcr touring car. In do
IGN so he told the authorities to use
it as long as the. needed it, giving
them the key to his garage and fur
nishing an extra tire.
Deaths from pneumonia and inhu-
enza reached the highest point in this
epidemic yesterday when "a burial
certificates were issued through the
local Bureau OF Vital Statistics. OF
the total II resulted from influenza,
q from pneumonia and one from ty-
phoid pneumonia.
Because of the number Of small
children suffering from the disease it
has been decided to open u ward for
them at the Emergency Hospital and
there are about 4 dozen youngsters
there already as patients. The
smallest is the eightsmonth-o old baby
found on the steps of the institution
in the arms of a little girl. A re-
quest has been made for cribs for
the babies and persons who will
furnish them are urged to communi-
cate at once with the hospital.
There has been little change in the
local situation according to DR.. Rau-
nick who has continued his plans to
prevent the spread of the disease as
much as possible by ordering all
stores to close early on Saturday
night. Other precautions such as
keeping car windows open arc being
ordered by the health authorities.
who said that the disease is under
control. but who are determined to
prevent serious outbreaks. because of
lax observance OF the orders.
All dentists of the city have been
urged blythe Harrisburg Dental As
sociation to wear MASKS while treat
ing patients as 1t Is believed this will
aid materially in checking the epi-
demic.