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GOOD EVENING Those who try to get something for i get nothing for some things. WEATHER Snow Tuesday. THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Member of The Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1902 Truth, Our Guide--The Public Good Our Aim GETTYSBURG, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1931. Read By Nearly Everybody In Adams County PRICE THREE CENTS HEART A A FATAL FOR MRS, SADIE BIESECKER One of 5 Generations i Suddenly While on Visit Saturday. MOTHER-IN-LAW OF C.

A. HEIGES Becoming ill while visiting her daughter in Hamsburg, Mrs Sadie Biesecker, 69, Cashtown, one of five generations, died from a heart attack Saturday afternoon before a physician could be summoned Death occurred at. the home of Mrs. Jesse C. Lanais.

Mrs Biesecker was the daughter of Adam Bucher Gettysburg, and was the second link in a chain of five generations, one of the few in this section. Her daughter. Mrs A Heiges, wife of the burgess of Gettysburg, is a grandmother, making Mr. Bucher great-great-grandfather of Freddy Heiges, a few weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frederick Heiges, of York. Mrs. Biesecker lived the greater part of her life in Cashtown and Franklin township. For the past several years she had been residing with her children. She was an active member of the Flohr's Lutheran church and a member of the Excelsior Sunday School class She is survived by two sons and four daughters- Lloyd A.

Biesecker and Miles A. Biesecker. both nf Many Die In Far East Blizzard Over Week-end Tokio, Jan. 12 (AP) --The death toll in the blizzard which swept a large section of the far east during the week-end was estimated to have left at least 30 Japanese dead The Japanese casualties included 20 fishermen whose boats were swamped off the coast The seveie cold saw temperatures fall as far as 35 degrees below zero and it was reported that hundreds of persons had frozen to death i Music Supervisor At Hanover Weds 1 Boys Write Letter Threatening Official Private School Miss Margaret Morning, super i visor of music in Hanover public schools, a. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. William Morning, Hanover, and 'William Donald Hemphill. Ji head jof the violin department of the 'School of Music of Susquehanna University, at Selmsgrove, were married at Reedsville, the bride's paients announce The ceremony was performed by the Rev Harlin Pague, pastor of the Reedsv'lle Lutheran church and a classmate of the bride at Susquehanna university, uhete she graduated in 1925 The bridegroom, a graduate of Kansas urmersity and iof the Bush conservatory of music, Chicago. sneoiiieit violinist be- 'fore accepting his position at Sus- quahanna university Power Nominations Contested Of State police in Chambersbuig announced Saturday that two 12 ana 13 years old, had been questioned and one of them confessed to writing a threatening letter to a prominent man at Mercersburg academy The lettei, the idea for which the youthful writer said originated at the movies, vas as follows a broad scrawl 'Ha! Ha 1 I have you covered You can't escape. You vail die bj, December 10 if you don't leave me S100 on the porch of Lizzie Rankin's old house Don't tell a soul or you will die Beware you are watched Signed "The Galloping Ghost" Authorities declined to divulge the name of the recipient of the letter, or the names of the boy? who had been placed on probation Trooper Kneis made the investigation.

CARS COLLIDE AT INTERSECTION 'Stop Sign At Street Blamed 1 For Crash Here Sunday. Cashtown; Mrs. C. A. Heiges.

Gettysburg; Mrs. John XT. Reamer and Mrs. C. J.

Gallagher, Casnfcown. and Mrs Landis, of Harrisburg. Sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive In addition to her father, three brothers, G. McCleUan Bucher, Edward J. Bucher and Harry A Bucher, all of Cashtown.

survive. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. Heiges, 127 Buford avenue, with burial in Flohr's cemetery Automobiles driven by Mrs Prank Peckman, and Wil- 'liam McLaughlin, of York, col- laded broadside at the intersection of South Washington and West i Middle streets at 11 45 o'clock Sun. day morning.

Witnesses told Officer Paul Shealer, who investigated, that Mrs Peckman, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Eleanore, was driving south on South Washington street and failed to stop at the stop sign before crossing West Middle ANNOUNCE DATE FOR CONVENTION School Directors To Meet Here February 12 With 2 Sessions. WOMEN NAME COMMITTEES Select Groups To Serve Present Year In County G. O. P. Bodvl Committees to serve the Adams county Republican women's club for the present year were appointed by Mrs Elaine G.

Walter, Biglerville, president, at a meeting of the club at the Republican club rooms here, Saturday afternoon The following committees were named- Campaign activities: Miss Reba Adams, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Emma Homan, Mrs Thompson, (Mrs. Donald McPhersonl Mrs. Elsie Singmaster Lewars, Mrs.

Luther I. Sachs, Mrs. Gervus W. Myers, Mrs. Charles Knox and Mrs Ralph Wierman.

Welfare- Miss Margaret McMillan. Miss Kate Briel and Mrs. F. B. Twisden Membership- Mrs Gervus Myers, Mrs.

C. C. Trostle. Social Mrs. Mrs Marie A Zeigler, Mrs M.

E. Tipton, Mrs John C. Shealer, Mrs J. Snyder. Program: Mrs.

Maude Wierman Kennedy, Miss Mary McConaughy, Mrs. Howard Hartzell and Miss Mary Grove Reception: Mrs S. Saby, Mrs J. Price Oyler, Mrs. Samuel Weiser and Mis.

Henry Garlach. A caid party for Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the club rooms was announced at the meeting. The annual convention of the Adams county school directors' association will be held at the court house. February 12, D. Jacobs, president of the organization, and JW.

Raymond Shank, county mtendent of schools, announced Morning and afternoon ses- sions will be held The program is now being formulated Mr. Jacobs and Mr Shank today also announced the annual state convention of school directors and secretaries at Hamsburg, ruary 3 4 and 5. Francis Yake, i Jr McSherrystown, is the "delegate irom the Adams county association Weikert and T. Cashman are the alternates from the county The state secretaries' convention will be held February 3, and the directors will meet February 4 and 15. I Both Mr Jacobs and Mr Shank iare urging school boards in the various towns and township in the county to have accredited delegates at both meetings street.

Mrs Peckman told the officer, however, that she stopped before starting to cross West Middle street. The woman's daughter corroborated her mother's statement. McLaughlin, son of William McLaughlin, of Fairfield, was on iiis way from York to Fairneld. He was accompanied by his wife and children. McLaughlin told fleer Shealer that when he saw Mrs.

iPeckman's car crossing the inter- I section ahead of him, he turned his car sharply to the left in an effort to turn into South Washington street ahead of the woman's ma- chme. In this he was unsuccessful, however, and the machines came together broadside. One of McLaughlm's children was (thrown against a window of the roach, shattering the glass. The child was slightly cut by flying Elass McLaughlin was thrown against the door of his car so heavily that the door was torn from its hinges. Mrs Peckman and her daughter escaped injury Mrs.

Peckman's car was able to proceed under its own power. Mc- Laughlm's machine had to be towed away Damage to both cars ap- i proximated $50. STOCK REPORT Mrs. Koch Honored On 91st Birthday Children and Grandchildren Attend Celebration for Gettysburg Woman. New York, Jan I moved regularly in quiet trading in the earlier hours today but the general trend was downward Early losses were partially recovered when the market turnecl dull and selling pressuie later was reapplied i A few stocks showed moderate gam ILL ROGERS HOSPITAL REPORT Eugene Thomas.

Biglerville; June Sanders, West Middle street, and Mrs. Paul Dougherty, Gettysburg, were admitted as patients to the Warner hospital. Mrs. Ward B. Delap and infant daughter, Bendersville, and Harry Smith, Gettysburg, were discharged as patients.

GIVEN $2 FINE H. DifTenderfer, Biglerville R. today paid a $2 fine and costs when arraigned before Justice of the Peace John Shealer on a charge of violating the school code in failing to send his 12-year-old son, Paul, to school. Diffenderfer was arrested by Constable George Aughinbaugh, Gettysburg. WEATHER RK Rain in the southeast and rain or snow in the west and north tonight, probably ending Tuesday morningr.

Colder Tuesday afternoon or night. To tho Editor of The Times Beverly Hills, Jan. 12 -This is a one-act play. Place, U. S.

Senate flask room. Senator Lookaheadtothenext- election "Boys, I got another idea to put the big- boss Herbie on the spot." Other statesmen "Great, what is it?" Senator Lookaheadtothenext- election "You remember those three men we ok'd for the Power Commission the other day?" "Yes." "Well let's make him take It back." One a a statesman, can we do that, we would be going: back on our own word wouldn't we?" Entire chorus "Ha, Ha, Ha, with 1932 coming on ns, we can do anything, can't we? Come on let's have one more and we will go in and vote it." Continued tomorrow. Yours, Mrs John Koch, West Middle stieet, celebrated her ninety-first bnthday anniversary on Sunday at her home. Her children and grandchildren attended a family gathering in her honor, a custom estab- a decade ago 1 At the evening meal, prepared in 1 her honor, a huge birthday cake with the inscription, "Mother's Birthday, January 11, 1931," was served. Those present were: Mrs.

Elizabeth Harner, Baltimore; Mrs. McC. Eicholtz, Arendtsville; Mrs M. Warren, Goldsboro, McCleaf, Gettysbuig; Harry Koch, Gettysburg; William Koch, Gettysburg, John B. Koch, Gettysburg; Charles L.

Koch, Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs D. W. Kreider and son, Warren, Lebanon, and Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Eicholtz and son, Robert, Lebanon. Associated Press Photo The senate voted to reconsider Its confirmations of Chairman George Otis Smith (left) of Maine, and Commissioners Clatide L. Draper (tipper right) of Wyoming and Marcel Garsaud of Louisiana, members of the new power commission, and requested President Hoover to return the nominations. Women More Superstitious Than Men, Survey Reveals Columbia Educator Asks Students If They Believe 13 Is Unlucky. Red Hair Is Sign Of Temper And Similar Odd Sayings.

A lack of superstition doesn't insure freedom from the influence of its beliefs, Dr. Otis WiUiam Caldwell, director of the institute of school experimentation at Columbia university, declared in Baltimore Sunday Not only are women more superstitious than men and rural boys and girls than their urban counterparts, but more superstitions in reality sway them than they actually believe, according to Doctor Caldwell, who is a patient in the Brady clinic at the Johns Hopkins hospital. Aided By Lnndeen He bases his statements on a study he and Gerhard E. Lundeen, a colleague in the institute of school experimentation, have just completed. The study, made primarily to determine the extent to which high school seniors have heard of, believe in and are influenced by certain types of unfounded beliefs, was carried out by distributing to seniors in ten high schools in New York, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Minnesota and to college students questionnaires containing 200 ideas having no scientific basis or support Included in the list of ideas definitely superstitious--that is, involving fear.

"Unlucky 13" Included Typical of the list are the follow! ing "Thirteen is an unlucky num- "During long periods of i drought, individuals or groups of m- dividuals can by their prayers cause it to ram "It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with one match." "Hairy arms mean strength." "Red hair is a sign of fiery temper "Fat people are ahv ays good-natured 1 Along with the familiar spilled salt, broken mirrors, black cats, and i unlucky Friday superstitions, even this idea, "A new-born babe is i brought by the stork," was included in the questionnaire. I 918 Students Quizzed The final study was based upon (Continued on Second Page) Youths Released On Flaw In Frederick Worthington Draper and Charles Crecil youchs of near Thur- mont, Maryland, won their release from jail Saturday morning after having served twenty days of a fifty-day sentence imposed on eahc. Judge Willard, Fiederick held that they had been confined on a defective commitment, and ordered their release. Draper and Green were convicted before Justice Frank Cady, of Thurmont, on joint charges of hunting rabbits while snow was on the ground and hunting on the Sabbath They weie committed directly to jail, rather than default of fine, and this was the flaw alleged. Samuel-A Lewis was their attorney in the subsequent proceedings Avoid Bridges In Building Fires, State Requests Harrisburg, Jan.

12 (AP)--The state department of highways wants skaters who build fires on the ice to avoid placing them under covered bridges The department reported today that a four mile emergency detour in Greene county had been established because a covered bridge had been destroyed by fire. A division engineer said the bridge caught fire from a blaze set by boys skating on a creek. 2 INCHES SNOW FALLS IN DAY Year's Snowfall Is Average Dr. Stewart's Records Show. The first snow in 1931 melted as fast as it fell today so that a few hours after the fall ceased this morning, -what remained on the ground within the vicinity of Gettysburg was nothing but a very wet slush The fall as recorded by Dr.

Henry Stewart, Baltimore street, was two inches in Gettysburg. Similar falls were reported from other points the county, although in the north and where colder temperatures were reported, the countryside remained blanketed in white this afternoon, the snow nob hav- John C. Shealer Is Seeking: Office Of Sheriff 2nd Time Justice of the Peace John c. Shealer, East High street, today announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for sheriff of Adams county. Mr.

Shealer, now sewing his second year as justice of the peace, was sheriff of tha county from 1925 to 1928. His candidacy far the republican nomination for sheriff at the primary, September 15, has been rumored here for two weeks, but Mr. Shealer was not ready to make an announcement until he had sounded out sentiment FIREMEN WILL HONOR 11 WHO DIED IN YEAR Services To Be Held At McSherrystowix By County Group On Sunday. BRUMGARDTO BE IN CHARGE LUTHERANS HOLD SES Two National Groups Meet In January In Baltimore. Dentist And College Student Figure In Accident.

George A. Haar Candidate For County Sheriff George A. Haar, Hamilton township, farmer and resident of the county for his entire life, today entered his name in the- growing crop of candidates seeking the job of county sheriff. He will run for the Democratic nomination in the primary this year. Haar, who has been active in township politics for a number of years, was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1919 for the same office.

SWISHERS MOVE Charles E. Swisher aricT family have moved from 224 West Middle street to 50 Howard avenue. Baltimore, Md Jan 12--Baltimore will act as host this week to two important national confeicnces of Lutheians, both of an mtersjn- odical character. Tne fust is the annual convention of the National Lutheran council, meeting Januaiy 15 and 16 at the Hotel Suiffoid The second is the thirteenth annual convention of the Lutheran foreign missions conference, meeting January 16 in the foieign missions house, 18 East Mt Vernon Place, and in St. Mark's Lutheran church.

The National Lutheran council meeting, attended bv commissioners representing Lutheran seneial bodies in the United States and Canada, will review the work of the past year in repiesentation befoie non-Lutheran groups, in the gathering and publishing of statistics, in publicity for Lutheran occasions and world service conti ibutions to Lutheran churches in other lands, and will plan future activities along these lines. The Rev Ralph H. Long, executive director since September, will present his first report and delegates from the American Lutheran chui ch, newly organized August, will bo received into membership of the council. The Lutheran foreign missions conference, composed of representatives of foreign boards and societies of Lutheran general bodies and attended by church officials, professors and students in higher educational institutions, pastors, church (Continued on Second Page) Automobiles driven bv Di. William Snider, a dentist, of Buffalo, New Yoik and John G.

Green, of Dauphin, a student at Gettysburg I college, collided on East Lincoln I avenue, Saturday afteinoon at 2 30 i o'clock, damaging: both machines to the extent that they had to be tow ed away Doctor Snider, accompanied by I his wife, vas on his way to Florida jGieen, who was on his home 'for the week-end, had lust pulled away from the curb after picking up several other students. According to Patrolman Paul Van Norman, of the local sub-sta- jtioii of the state highway department, the Buffalo man's car was traveling at such a speed while rounding the corner from the Har- rifeburp; road into East Lincoln avenue that the machine swung to the left, striking the roar end of the student's car Damage to Green's car was estimated at $100 Doctor Snidcr's car was damaged to the extent of $50 ing melted as it has here Doctor Stewart, checking over his data on snow fall in the vicinity for the last twenty years, reported December, 1930, to show a record snow fall, although the ground here scarcely remained white for more than a few hours at a time. A fall of two inches for the month was reported, with 1.3 inches of it falling December 19 and 20 Four other light snows resulted in the remainder. In checking back through the years, Doctor Stewart found only three other years since 1910 when more snow fell in December than in 1930. Those were 1929, when inches fell; 1917, when 18 inches fell, and 1914 when 16 inches fell Two year, 1928 and 1925, reported none, while others much earlier iccorded only traces.

"My own memory tells me that it used to snow more than it does now," Doctor Stewart said "But the figures don't show it. I guess one good snow in the past makes us forget the years when there was hardly any," he added. SUPERVISORS TO HOLD SESSIONS Annual Convention In County On January 12 At Courthouse. Hold Reception For Newly-weds Mr. and Mrs.

Paul W. Little Honored by Parents of Bride Saturday. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT A daughter was born at the Wamor hospital, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs Paul Dougherty, Gilliland apartments, Carlisle street. Both mother and child are doing nicely.

The baby, tho couple's first, has been christened Dolores LaVerne. Mrs. Doughertv was Miss Edith Fohl, Biglervillo, before mar- Mr. Dougherty is assistant manager of the Majestic theatre. A reception was held Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs.

G. Mervtn Boyd, Cumberland township, in honor of the recent marriage of their daughter, the former Miss Anna Belle Boyd and Paul Little, of Gettysburg, The bride is secietaiy to District Attorney John P. Butt Manj useful and beautiful presents were received by the couple Those present included Mr. and Mis Paul W. Little, Mr and Mrs G.

Mervm Boyd, Emma G. Boyd, Mary Boyd, Martha Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Boyd and Mrs H. Caldwell, of New Castle, Virginia; Emma J.

Schultz, Mr and Mrs Elmer Raffen.sperger, bcth Raffenspergcr, J. Russell Bojd, Rosie Boyd, Mr and Mrs Boyd Bieam. Mi and Mrs. Jacob Boyd, George and Sarah Boyd, Mr. and.

Mrs Milton Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hull, Kenneth Hull, Mrs. Charles Strickhouser, Grace Stuck- houser Mr and Mrs. Carl E.

Ojler, Mr and Mrs Elmer Legore, Littlestown, Mi. and Mrs. Floyd Strickhouser and Mrs Maud Wantz, of Harney, Mr. and Mrs Charles Biidlnger, Francis Bridinger, Mr and Mrs. Robert Strickhouser.

Elwood Strickhouser, Mrs Annie Wontz, Harry Wcntz, David McDannell, James McDannell, John P. Butt, Esq, William Wachter, Salome Wachter, Mr and Mis. Frank Twisden, Mr. and Mrs H. S.

Trostle, Mrs Charles Butt, Beulah Shank, Lester C. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. Marshall Cleveland.

Mrs. John Himes William Himo.s, Mr and Mrs. John Wagner, Mr. and Mrs Fred Swisher, M'ss Martha Lentz The thirteenth annual convention of the Adams county township supervisors' association will be held at the court house, Wedsebday, January 21, P. A.

T. Bower, Table Rock, secretary, announced today. Sessions will at 10 a. m. and 1'15 m.

William Armold, Franklin township, president of the association, will preside. The Rev. Edward Jones, pastor of the Gettysburg Presbyterian church, will give the invocation. Speakers at the forenoon session include Representative George D. Sheely, New Oxford; H.

A. Thompson and D. C. Asper. Two representatives of the state highway department, C.

C. Albright, township engineer, and B. F. Langlots, assistant township engineer, are scheduled for addresses at the afternoon session. Election of officers will also take place in the afternoon.

Eleven members of the Adams county firemen's association who died last year will be honored at annual memorial exercises to be held next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in St. Mary's hall, McSherrystown. Those members of volunteer fire fighting organization in Adams county who died last year include John Anthony, East Berlin; H. G. Qmer, Bendersville; A.

D. Henry, Cashtown; Philip H. Raffensperger, Biglerville; Harry Anthony, Abbottstown; John A. Gulden, McSherrystown; John W. Hartman, Gettysburg; Roy Miller, Mt.

Joy; James Leonard, McSherrystown, and Calvin A. Young, McSherrystown. I. S. Brumgard, Littlestown, president of the county firemen's association, will preside at the service.

Robert E. Hart will officiate at the piano. After the singing of ths hymn, "Abide With Me," the Rev. Patrick J. Enright, Bonneauville, chaplain of the county firemen's accociation, will give the invocation.

The Rev. Walter D. Guss, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, McSherrystown, will read the scripture. The Rev.

Dr. Joseph J. McAndrews, president of Mt. St. Mary's Catholic seminary, Emmitsburg, will be the principal speaker, his sub- j'ect being "Unselfish Service." The Rev.

Dr. L. Reudter, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic chuch, McSherrystown, will lead the Lord's Prayer, and the Rev. Mr.

Guss will pronounce the benediction. The Rev. Father Enright will call the roll of departed firemen, after which the audience will sing "The Fireman's Requiem." Musical numbers Include a vocal solo, "Just For Today," by Miss Angela Smith, accompanied by Miss Helen Colgan; a male quartet, "Lead Kindly Light," James C. Roth, James Conrad, Francis Wierman and Jules Lawrence; a four sisters' quartet, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," Misses Helen Colgan, Frances Colgan, Edith Colgan and Kathleen Colgan. The male quartet will also sing "Last Hope." The service is open to the public.

CHIMNEY BLAZE The Gettysburg fire company was called out Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock to extinguish a chimney fire in the Hollebaugh building, Baltimore street. No damage was reported. MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriage license was issued at the office of A. Geiselman, clerk of the courts, Saturday, to Charles Edward Trone, Hanover, and Florine Catherine Wallach, McSherrystown. Weikert's Celebrate Golden i Anniversary at Home Mr.

and Mrs Mahlon Weik-ert will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this evening--at their home in Fairfield Before her marriage Mis. Weikert was Miss Mary Elizabeth Musselman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Musselman, of near Fairfeld. They were married by the Rev S.

Johnson, the Lutheran minister at Fairfield, at the home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs Weikert have always lived in Adams county, and have resided in Fairfield the past eighteen years. The puost list for this evening includes Miss Emma J. Weikert, Mr.

and Mrs. Alex Scott, who were the bride's and groom's attendants fifty years ago. Other guests are to be- Mrs Fannie Flory, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walter, Mr.

and Mrs C. P. Musselman, Mr. and Mrs C. B.

Shank, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Weikert, Mrs. Nettie Harner, Mr and Mrs.

William P. Weikort, Mr and Mrs Harry Weikert, Mrs. Jacob Weikert, Miss Edith Weikert, Nevm Harner, Mrs. Margaret Donaldson, Ernest Donaldson, the Rev. and Mrs.

C. M. CoTTelt, Dr. and Mrs Ira Henderson, Mr. and Mrs.

Armor M. Woikort, Mr. and Mrs Mervm I. Weikert, the Rev. and Mrs.

Ira P. Harbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Weikert, Miss Mary B.

Madeline Weikert, Allen Weikert, Harry Scott, Dale Scott, Mrs. Keefer, Grace Weikert, Edward Weikort, Francis Weikert, Mary Esther Weikert. Harold Harbaugh, Earle Harbaugh, Mildred HarbauRh. Wilbur Weikert, Miriam Weikert, Donald Weikert and Anna Weikert. Harry A.

Parr Is Candidate; Running For Commissioner Harry A. Parr, Germany township. a farmer and member of the firm of Parr and Sell, Kingsdale canners, today announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for Ad- arns county commissioner. Mr. Pan- was a candidate for the same nomination four years ago, and was defeated by a narrow margin.

He has always resided Germany township, where he is a successful farmer. Rices Leavp For Fort Myers, Florida Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Rice, Biglerville, left today for Fort Myers, Florida, where they expect to remain for several months during the winter time.

J. W. Trew, Gettysburg, a member of the Rice produce firm, accompanied the Ricos as far as Washington, where they took a train for the southern resort. Mr. Rice expects to recuperate In Florida from an illness which he suffered recently.

Mrs. Sarah Rummel Is Buried Sunday Funeral services for Mis. Sarah K. Rummel, wife of D. Rummel, who died last Thursday, were held from the home on York street.

Sunday afternoon, the Rev Wil.tari M. Beattie, pastor of the GotUs- burg United Brethren church, oTMi- ciating. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery. Pallbearers Harvey John Colestock, John Stanley ar i Oscar Lupp. VICTORY DAY EXERCISES Commemorating the eleventh anniversary of national prohibition, victory day exercises will be he in Trinity Reformed church herr Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

A special program has been arranged for the occasion bv the local chapters of the C. T. U..