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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16

burg had struck q mine and was sink
ing and claims OF a cent a pound rise
IN spots at some Eastern belt Centers
kept the advance going. Late in the
morning prices showed net advances Of
Sc to SO points.
Heavy short covering developed and
IN the trading up to / o'clock the ad-
vance was Wtdened to ITO to ia points.
Spots closed steady al advance Of 7S
points; ordinary, lI76c; good ordinary,
lS,Ibe; low middling, s460e, middling,
2S.t5cs good middhng, S0.75c. Sales On
the spot, LAS bales; 10 arrive, 1880
bales. Delivered on contract, none.
Futures closed steady at advance Of
l2S TO 1856 points.
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GARMENT ALTERATION
PRICES NOW UNIFORM

The women's outer garment dealers
Of Memphis, announced that effective
Tuesday, Sept. IS, charges for altera-
lions on suits from $40 to $50 and
over would be made uniform.
Under the new plan, alteration costs
will range from so cents for a skirt
selling up to Sc, to $3.75 for altering
a suit for more than $50. Extraordi-
nary alterations, 1t is announced, will
be charged for at a. rate above the
scale and will be done at customers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
DALMATIA INTERESTED
IN AMERICAN GOODS

SPALATO, Dalmatia, Sept. lee. E.
Little, special envoy Of the United
States government, in a report just
on business conditions in
Dalmatia, says the people have a keen
interest in American goods. ut is
enough for them to see the mark made
in the United States and they are suf-
ficiently guaranteed" he says, They
have a profound admiration for America
and American methods"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SAVES FIRE Loss

The efficiency of an automatic sprink-
Ter system in Orgill Brothers warehouse
pit Calhoun avenue and Tennessee street
probably saved the structure from ruin
by fire about II O'Clock Monday night.
The flames were confined to some
shelving on the fourth floor.
Passing pedestrians who saw the re-
Election through the windows, turned
in an alarm. When companies of fire
fighters arrived they found the flames
had been extinguished by the automat-
at $500.
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1e.-Poultry, ducks,
22c; others, unchanged.
Butter-Creamery unchanged.
MORE DECENTRALIZATION
IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.--Demoraliza-
ton prevailed In the foreign exchange
market today on the further collapse
OF French and Italian remittances.
Paris checks fell to a fraction over
nine francs to the American dollar and
Tires were quoted at 10.17 to the dollar;
the latter representing a depreciation
Of virtually so per cent.
Bills on Germany and Austria also
were offered at new discounts and the
London rate fell to a level not much
above the minimum Of a few weeks
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WE'LL SEE PORTION
OF CENTURY PLANT

The Memphis Century Plant will BIOS
som In part at the Tri-State fair, after
an. SIX OF the Il gorgeous floats built
Plant" the pageant of Mrs. Annah Rob
1nson Watson, will be used at the fail
as a feature of Monday night, Sept. %.
AT a meeting to be held Tuesday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock at the Nineteenth
Century club, chairman of floats and
all others interested will gather to dis
cuss arrangements.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL Sept. ls.-Sotton, spot
in moderate demand; prices steady;
good middling, 19.2Sd; fully mlddling
Il, I'D; middling, lS.lSd; low middling'
l6, Esd; good ordinary, 1850; ordinary,
LOO. Sales, 5000 bales including
$500 American. Receipts, 5000 bales,
all American. Futures closed steady
September, lS,64d; October, is. SAD; Jan.
uary, 1850; March, 1S.5Od; May, is.4Od;
July, 1s.2Sd.
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MONEY

NEW YORK, Sept, 16.-Mercantile pa
per, 5k@5h; sterling, 60-day bills,
AIN; commercial, 60-day bills on banks
4.11h; commercial, 60-day bills, All;
demand, GA; cables, 9,12. Guilders, de-
mand S7b cables, 81 sis. Lire, de-
mand, 1915; cables, 1912; marks, de-
mand, 81; cables, 3%. Government
bonds, firm; railroad bonds, irregular.
Time loans, steady; 60 days, 80 days
and six months, 50 06.
Call money firm; ruling rate 81;
bank acceptances L.
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MISCELLANEOUS
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 16.-Butter,
eggs, poultry and potatoes unchanged.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 16.-Butter,
eggs, poultry and potatoes unchanged.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S,-Bar silver,
S1.1Sh. Mexican dollars, S7hc.
creamery, 479b5hc.
Eggs-R eceipts, 1854 cases; UNI
changed.
Poultry-Alive. unsettled; springs, 24c;
fowls, 2O@2shc.,
Potatoes. weak; arrivals, 1872 cars.
$50; Wisconsin Round Whites, U. s,
grade, No. /, sacked, $2.10@2.20,
CHICAGO, Sept. l6.-Butter, firm;
creamery, 47c to 65hc.
Eggs, receipts, 1854 cases; I'M
changed.
,. rGult gS1a ally alive unsettled; springs a'c;
CHICAGO, Sept. 1s,--Potatoes, weak;
ohios, sacked, 81 ,,2OGa 10, W'rnsSaS,
Round Whites, sacked, $2.10Q2.15; Wis.,
c~onsin, Round Whites, u. s. grade No.
!, sacked, $2.1O@2.2O; Idaho Rurals No.
/, *2.s5.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Butter, firm;
receipts, II 1850; firsts, 52@b7hc.
Dogs, irregular; receipts, l5,767; flrsts,
47@5lc.
Cheese, weak; receipts, 7,744; average
runs, 29h 630hc.
Live poultry, steady; chickens, 800
ale; fowls, 32@34c; turkeys, 2bq4 0
Dressed, steady; fowls. 2b@Ssc; chick
ems, S2@4Sc.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16.-Poultry, ducks,
22c; others, unchanged.
Butter-Creamery unchanged.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Copper quiet;
electrolytic, spot and September, 23A
G23h; October and November, 23h@24,
Iron steady and unchanged, Metal
exchange quotes lead firm. spot, $685.
bid; $6.15 asked; Oct, 1925 bid. Spelter
weak; East st. Louis delivery spot,
$7.25 bid; October, T2b bid.
Al. London: Spot copper, eio1, rs,
spot, Clio; futures, e123, Tin spot,
East, SIS; futures, f27s, 12s, Cd.
Lead spot, e25,. rs, Sd: futures, G2e,
spelter spot, a4l. lbs; futures, e24,
los.
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RIOTERS TO
TRIAL ON OCTOBER 6

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 16. (Spl.)
Oct. 6 is the date fixed for the hear
ing Of nearly 40 cases involving the
storming of the Knox county Jail in
an effort to get Maurice Mayes,
charged with the murder Of Mrs. Ber-
tie Lindsey, a white woman. and other
wise participating in the recent riots.
The date was set by Judge Nelson in
criminal court today. Felony cases will
first be taken up. Attorney-General
Mynatt says the alleged rioters will be
vigorously prosecuted and given the full
penalty.
The cases will be heard jointly as
1t would take IL hours to hold them
separately, say Judge Nelson.
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Stocks.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. says he sees a
big business boom, In an interview
here today.-Dow-Jones.
New York-Sharp advance in Kelsey
Wheel IL or revival OF report that
General Motors buying for control.-T.
& NJ.
New York-Rumored Ford interests
after Kelsey Wheel.-Hensley.
e. New York-American Cotton OIl's
strength and activity In the market IL
accompanied by rumors OF a higher div
idend In the near future. The dividend
meeting Is scheduled to take place in
November. Earnings are reported to
be running higher than n recently es-
timated rate OF So q share and predic-
lions are unofficially made that the
dividend rate will be found to have
been earned three times over the next
IL months-Financial News.
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Grain.

Chteago.-Mr. Hoover's statement
that the crest Of high prices for food
has passed was regarded az significant
by grain traders In general and he adds
that II we are to market our surplus
we Will have to extend credits .-Trib-
une,
Chicago=Grain opinions: Bartlett
FraZier--The reaction in corn should
go further. Clement Curtis-With small
receipts oats should show independent
strength.
Chicago, Been no breadth In the
buying OF corn and oats. Strength
comes from light offerings,-Babcock
to Clark & Co.
Grain Forecast-Illinois, Wisconsin.
Minnesota and North Dakota: Fair with
little change In temperatures. Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and rest: Probably
unsettled.
Chicago.-Wild says pit watchers
think a few OF the leaders are buying
oats and corn.-Wagner a. Co.
C~hicago.-Sash men report a large
domestic oats demand.-Wagner.
Chicago-oats are an investment.
Thoy do not pay a farmer TO raise
and allow him anything for his In
vestment in land and labor. Figure
sixty cents on farm and land at 5000
to $500 per acre and you will find he
makes nothing,-Clement Curtis G. Co.
to McFall.
Chicago cash corn unchanged to 7c
higher; oats unchanged to 2chigher.
Chicago-Hogs closing very weak.
Liberal amount carried over; hogs look
lower tomorrow.
New York-Export situation shows
no improvement. One exporter said
with the advance in oats today and
weakness In exchange the situation Is
worse. He stated II was almos i'm
possible to draw a bid on oats from
the other side.
Memphis decelpts-Corn 0, oats 10
and hay 20 cars.
Hog receipts-Chicago 1000, Omaha
1900, Kansas City $1,000, 500 City o.
800, st. Joseph 1000. ST. Louis 1000.
Chicago-Receipts. Wheat S36, 900,
corn 30l 900, oats 900, 900, Shipments:
Wheat 1903, 900, corn lis. 900, oats 2Oi,.
900.
st. Louis-Receipts: Wheat 3O2, 900,
corn $4,000, oats $4,000. Shipments:
Wheat 49,, 900, corn 1900, oats 3d.
600.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
NEW COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. l6,-Reports
Of severe storm damage In Southern
Texas and a private bureau condition
report of 54,6 put the price Of cotton
strongly higher today. In the first
half hour Of trading the active months
were IS to 40 points over yesterdays
close.
bales OF cotton and bound for Ham
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
BOND CLOSE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Final prices
on Liberty bonds today we're: 3ias,
500: first As, s94.s4; second As, 1911;
first 4As. Ss5. 10; second Ans, 1890;
third AS, 1926; fourth AS. sss.2S
Victory 3%s, 1886; Victory Ans, $99.S6
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x RAINFALL.
AREA SUMMARY.

Temperatures continued above normal
over the cotton belt with 80 or above In
central districts. Moderate to heavy
showers occurred Southern and Western
Texas and light showers in Southern
Louisiana Practically no rain else
where.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
COFFEE.
BANK CLEARINGS.
See

And smoke samelson's Extra cigars.
Real lie quality for 7c. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial, being Sc
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
~ wv nAMK SrnrL,S
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.--Raw sugar
steady; centrifugal 1928; fine graduated
900.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Corn-No. 2
mixed, 1881 @l,4O; No. 2 yellow, $l.4O
oats-No. 2 white. s7M@ss4c; No. .
white, 65@67hc.
Rye-No. 2, $l.42A @1.43; barley. $1.17
al. 2S; timothy, $S.50@11. 90; clover, nom
inal; pork. nominal; lard, 25,S7i ribs,
$20.25Q21.0 90.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 16.-Cash wheat
unchanged to two cents higher; No. /
hard, $2.22q2.32; No. 3, $2,20@2.S2; No.
l red, $2.19; No, 2, $2.16@2.17,
Corn, one to two cents higher; No.
2 mixed, $l,37Q1.3S; No. 2 white. $40;
No. 2 yellow, $1.39.
Oats, n to two cents higher; No. 2,
white, 69k Q70c; No. 2 mixed, 6S@64c;
No. 2 red. 63@65c.
Rye, S1.33.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. lU.-Corn, No. 1,
$1.40t No: 2 yellow. $l.4l@1.42; Decem-
Der, $1.24B.
Oats, No. 2, 6skc; No. 3 white. $40
SAC,
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River Bulletin.
Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 16,

'Rise. Fall,
The river in the Memphis district viii
fall
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Read News scimitar Wants.
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DAILY COTTON STATEMENT
DAILY PORT MOVEMENT.
DAILY INTERIOR.

IUIHT TbUBIVtS s''''''s'''.-Iu
Total last year $780,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
WEST SHORE
MEMORIAL TREES
FOR SOLDIERS
Honors For Three Marysville
Boys Who Died in Service
During War Period

MarysvilIc, Pa, May FITTING
memorials are being planned by the
Marysville Civic Club for each of the
three Marysville youths who died in
the United States service. Plans pro-
vide for the holding OF memorial SER
vices for the trio on Sunday after
noon in Bethany United Evangelical
Church. A suitable program is be-
ing arranged.
Norway maple trees, one for each
one of the three, will be planted on
the plot of ground surrounding the
High School building next wednes-
day afternoon. A tentative program
for these services includes an ad-
dress by State Senator Scott S. Lei
by. of Marysville.
OF the three men, one was killed in
action. He was Daniel Spidel, who
died while serving with the Twenty
Eighth United States Infantry Regi-
ment. The other two men. James
Brightbill and Blain Barshinger died
of pneumonia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
Perry County Soldiers
Returning From Service

New Bloomfield. Pa. May 2. =
Captain Sprague Riegel. member
of the Fifty-ninth Coast Artillery, who
has just returned from overseas, is Wis
iting his brother, Henry Riegel. Cap
tain Riegel was formerly from Gold
Hill. Oregon, from which place he en-
listed, There he is part owner in
a large ranch.
Lieutenant John A. Magee and Lieu
tenant NJ. J.. Lindgrove, both located
at Garden City, L. l., spent several
days at the home of the formers father,
United States Marshal James S. Magee.
Private Paul w. Darlington. mem
ber of the Fifteenth Engineers, mostly
recruited from Pittsburgh. arrived at
Hoboken. y. J.. Sunday. after serv-
ice overseas for a year and a-half
Tuesday his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Darlington. accompanied by Mr.,
and Mrs. Luke Baker went by auto TO
Pittsburgh where n big demonstration
in honor of the boys return will be
given to-day.
Captain George Fl. Bernheisel. for
merly of New Bloomfield, now con-
valescing at Oreland. Pa, is spending
short furlough in the New England
States. He spent Friday at Boston at
the celebration of the homecoming OF
his division (the Yankee or Twenty
sixth Divsion) 102d Field Artillery
Captain Bernheisel expects to spend a
short furlough at home soon. He is
now receiving medical attention neces'
STATED by being gassed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
twenty-five Guests at
Birthday Surprise Party

New Cumberland, Pa. May 2. On
Wednesday evening a surprise party
was held in honor of Mrs. Wesley
Nelson's birthday at her home on
Bridge street. near Sixteenth. Games
were enjoyed, after which refresh
ments were served to twenty-five
guests. Mrs. Nelson was the recip-
lent of number of gifts. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
keqner, daughter Dorothy; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Prowell and daughter
Hazel; Miss Josephine Hoyer. George
Hoyer, all of New Cumberland; John
Kepner, Enola; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Kepner, daughter Elizabeth; Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Glessner, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wintermyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Nelson, of Harrisburg; Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Nelson, of New Cumber-
land.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
Six People Celebrate
Birthday at Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg, Pa, May 2.-To-
day six people quietly celebrated
their birthday anniversary with
ages ranging from 70 years to one
year. They are: Simon J. Mountz.
Chief of Police Z. S. Cocklin, John
Kramer, Frances B. Seifert, Salome
Is. stevens and Mrs. Violet Wake
field, of Harrisburg, formerly OF
Mechanicsburg. Greetings and con-
gratulations were exchanged among
those with the same birthday date.
Mr.. Mountz, a lifelong resident OF
this place, heads the list in years,
and has host of friends who extend
congratulations and wish him many
happy returns of the day. He has
been a printer fifty-one years and
connected with the Thomas Printing
office here for the past forty-tVe
years. Mr.. Cocklin is active and
successful in his duties as chief of
police which office he has held for
the past twelve years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore

Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellenberger
and daughter Dorothy, of Altoona,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
McMonigal al Washington Heights.
Mrs. l. w. Rishel, of Washington
Heights, spent Wednesday with her
mother, Mrs. Ida Smith, of Harris
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wolfe, of
Harrisburg, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Wise, at Washington Heights, on
Wednesday.
Miss Edna Tritt and Glen Tritt,
of LondSdorf were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs l. p. Dearborn, at Washington
Heights ,on Sunday.
James Jacobs and Charles Quig-
ley, of Washington Heights, made
a trip to Dillsburg on Thursday.
Miss Ruth Staley. of West Fair
view, spent Sunday with Miss Gladys
Dearborn at Washington Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Brown, of New
Cumberland, went to Geneva, New
York, to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Kohr, of Third
street, New Cumberland, received
word that their son, Lieutenant r. r.
Kohr, had arrived from overseas at
Camp Stewart, Virginia.
Mrs. Minnie Desenberger, of New
Cumberland, has returned from Phil
adelphia where she spent two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Weatherley.
of New Cumberland, have returned
from a trip to Staunton, Virginia.
Miss Nan Whitmore, of Waynes-
boro, is the guest of Miss Mildred
Fogelsanger and Miss Hilda Conner
at New Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Drawbaugh.
of Shiremanstown, spent Wednesday
lxrrff ATr
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Mussel-
man at their home near Lisburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Nailor, sons,
John, David. Charles and William,
daughters Emma and LYDIA Nailor,
of Mount Rock, motored to Shire
manstown on Sunday where they
were entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Vert.
Mrs. John Sheely, Miss Sue A.
Kline, of Shiremanstown. and Calvin
Hoover, of Dauphin, motored to
Liverpool on Sunday where they
were guests of Miss Klines mother,
Mrs. Sarah Kline.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. d. Eshenbaugh
and Mrs. Francis Lambert, of Shire
manstown, visited Mrs. Ida larger,
at Wormleysburg. on Sunday.
Miss Alice Wertz and Miss Mae
Wertz, of Shiremanstown. visited
their sister, Mrs. Bruce Wolfe, at
Camp Hill, recently.
John McKonly, of Shiremans-
town, is home after spending sew
eral days at Baltimore.
Mrs. Willis Kingsbaugh, of Shire
manstown, visited friends at Mechan-
icsburg on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah r. Heiges and
daughter, Miss Evelyn Heiges, of
Shiremanstown, were recent guests
of Mrs. Mary Drawbaugh and Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Thumma at Trim
die Spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
COLLEGE GIVEN
LIBERTY BONDS
Daughter of James Macfar-
lane Establishes Fund For
the Purchase of Books

Gettysburg, Pa, May Mrs. Ed
win Swift Balch, of Philadelphia,
has donated $4,000 worth of Second
Liberty Loan four and one-fourth
per cent. coupon bonds to Pennsyl-
Vania College of Gettysburg for the
establishment of the James Mac
farlane Fund, class of 1887" The
annual income from this fund is to
be expended in the purchase of
books on geology and kindred sub
jects for the library. Mrs. Balch is
the daughter of the late James Mac
farlane and by this gift she wishes
to commemorate in his alma mater
the centenary of his birth. Mr.. Mac
farlane was the author of THE Coal
Regions of America" and "An Amer
lean Geological Railway Guide" and
was much interested in this line of
work,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
PERRY FARM SOLD

New Bloomfield, Pa, May 2. -
John c. Hoffman recently sold his large
farm two miles north of New Bloom
field, Pa, to his brother, George L.
Hoffman who has been farming it for
number of years. Consideration,
$4,000.
Mrs. Harry Way. of Newport, sold
her farm in wheatfield township, near
Duncannon to Reed, who is the
present tenant and gets possession next
April. Consideration, $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
FOUR HELD FOR ASSAULT

WNNhCsbOrO, Pa, May 2.-FOur
men, John Shoeler. Earl D. Fawber,
John Snuff and Ralph Grove, were
given a hearing before Magistrate
Potter on the charge of assault and
battery on Marshall Kimmy, of
Harrisburg. All were held in the
sum of $50 bail each for court.
which was furnished. KINNEY is one
OF the few machinists at the Iandis
Machine Company works who did
not go out on strike some ten days
ago with the bulk of the men. The
defendants were represented at the
hearing by Charles c. Hays business
agent of the local unions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
IN HOSPITAL FOR
9Th OPERATION
''Smiling Charlie" Archibald,
Legs Shot Off in France,
Under Another Ordeal

Chambcrsburg, Pa, May 2.-Pri-
vate Charles Bryan Archibald, of St.
Thomas, near here, who had both
of his legs shot off while fighting in
France and who won the sobriquet
of Smiling Charlie" because of his
perpetual and persistent optimism,
has returned to Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital at Washington, d. c.,
after spending a twenty-day fur
Tough with his parents. He has been
outfitted with artificial legs, but the
new limbs have not yet been prop
ertly adjusted and upon his return
to the hospital he will be compelled
to undergo his eighth operation for
their adjustment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
Mrs SIRAH McCUNE DIES

Mcrcersburg. Pa. May 2.-Mrs.
Sarah c. McCune, widow of James
McCune, died on Wednesday after
noon at the home of her son, NJ. l..
McCune, aged 81 years. She was a
snember of the Presbyterian church
and belonged to the Rebecca branch
of the Odd Fellows. She is survived
by four sons. Martin L., of MERGERS
burg: James, Robert and John. of
Altoona Mrs. McCune was the old
est resident of this place and per-
haps in Franklin county. Burial was
made in Fairview cemetery to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
100000 LOAN FOR ROAD

special election held on Tuesday the
taxpayers of Dallastown voted in IA
vor of a $4,000 loan for the construc-
ton of a State highway. The election
resulted as follows: yes. 81: no, Is.
Council will now appoint a committee
to go to Harrisburg to confer with
Highway Commissioner Saddler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
TWO GRADUATES IN CLASS

MilIcrstOWn, Pa, May 2.-Com-
mencement exercises of the Millers-
town High School will be held in the
Presbyterian Church on Friday even
ing, May Q. The graduates being
Misses Eva Coombe and Ruth Ritz
man. The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached by the Rev. c. F. Berk-
heimer, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church on Sunday evening in the
Presbyterian Church
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
PRESIDENT NOT HoNoRED

Carlisle, Pa, May 2.-For the hrst
time since the custom was revived
about a decade ago there were no
services yesterday by Dickinson Col
lege students and faculty members
in honor of DIR. Charles Nesbit, the
first president of the institution.
May first is the time for the annual
tribute when services are held at the
grave of the former college head.
Services may be held later in the
year, college authorities intimated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-02
TIME OF STONE FUNERkL

MCChamCSDuTg, IA, May Z.-FU-
neral services for Amos Stone will
be held at his late home in East
Portland street tomorrow afternoon
at . o'clock. conducted by the Rev.
c. d. Rocket, pastor of st. Paul's
Reformed Church. of which he was
member. Burial will be made in
the Mechanicsburg Cemetery.