Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09
MIDDLETOWN
Start Crusade Against
Vice and Liquor Here

Initial steps to put an end to the
free hand of liquor traffic and vice
in the neighborhood were taken
yesterday by the chief of police in
charge of the government buildings
here. All saloons in the vicinity of
| the government work have been Or
dered not to sell liquor in bottles or
any form in which it may be taken
| from the barrooms. Heretofore
| liquor would be purchased and given
to men in uniform. This request was
made to Middletown and Highspire
| hotel proprietors and will be passed
to Harrisburg hotel proprietors.
/ Two young girls giving their
names as Catherine Miller, aged 10,
of Allen. Cumberland county. and
Alma Webb, aged II, of 404 North
street, Harrisburg, were arrested by
special officers on the aviation
grounds on Sunday night at IL
o'clock for disorderly conduct. The
charge was preferred against them
on information received by T. V.
Gardner. They were placed in the
borough lookup and were given
hearing before Burgess S. b. Cling
rich, where they pleaded guilty to
the charge. After the hearing they
were fined $40 each or thirty days in
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being unable to pay the fine were
taken to Harrisburg by T. V. Gard
ner. Another arrest was made last
evening when a man who was caught
loafing around the grounds was taken
in charge and placed in the borough
lookup last evening.
Council in session last evening
discussed the curfew law. The Moth
ers' Congress Circle was represented
l,,-A T,.- ID
Yer and Mrs. B. i. Longenecker. The
Ministerial Association by the Rev.
Fuller Bergstresser, the Rev. James
Cunningham and the Rev. I. II. AL
bright, who gave quite a talk on the
subject and were very much in favor
of the law, several citizens were also
present. John Croll and Edward
Croll also spoke. Former chief of
police. T. V. Gardner. of Steelton.
was present. and spoke on how the
law was enforced at Steelton. The
Council then took up the matter and
passed it on first reading. Captain
Kinnard, of the aviation grounds.
was present and asked the Council
for key to the lookup that in case
he makes any arrests for loafing
around the grounds that he can place
them in the lookup.
Three fire companies will be re-
quested to make report every month
TO the Council on their building
property and finance. The property
owners in North Union street be-
tween Main and Water streets, and
on the southside of Catherine street,
| from Water to Main streets, will re-
| pair their sidewalks. The Atlantic
Refining Company quoted prices on
oil for the streets at 1Z2 per cent.
| per tank lots F. o. B. The U. G. /.
quoted prices for oil at Is cents per
gallon in tank lots +. o. 3.
The school board last evening
changed the commencement exer-
-cises from May 30 to May %. The
| baccalaureate sermon in the Pres
| byterian Church from May 26 to May
l19. Grammar school entertainment
| from May "a to May 81. The Hatz
| oratorical contest from April IL to
April 16. DR.. Matterson c. Peters, of
New York City, has been secured as
/ speaker at the commencement iex-
ercises. The Mothers Congress Cir
/ Gle was given the use of the High
school room to practice for their
play.
The Middletown Tennis Club met
at the home of Harry Smith, North
/ Union street, last evening, and elect
! ed the following officers. President
| p. G. Leber; vice-president, Edgar
Nuskey; secretary, Ivy Hoffman;
| treasurer, Harry Smith, Work on the
repairing of the grounds will be
started shortly.
| The Ministerial Association in
monthly session at the United Breth-
rem parsonage, Spruce street. yester-
day afternoon discussed the curfew
law. In the evening they attended
the borough council meeting where
/ the subject was brought up.
Christian Luft, who had been
school director of Royalton for. the
past sixteen years, has resigned the
same at the meeting of the board
held last evening. Mr.. Luft. moved
from Royalton to Harrisburg last
] week.