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l)MMil iMM MIWHI III IIIHMMI lMMMIMJpJIMMMMa'llll 1 UHMM MMHanMMMHHHMMHHnnHnMMHMBMIHMHMHMMMMMHMMHMHHaMHB One Year Old BETTY LOUISE IRWIN, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Irwin, 1812 Green street, to day celebrated her first birthday at the home of her grandparents, and Mrs. Charles C. Steward, Wormleys burg.

Mr. Irwin is a graduate of Harrisburg Academy, class of i and was active in athletics. He is a sophomore at the University of i Pittsburgh. LEMOYNE GIRL WINS NATIONAL CONTEST jt Tflu 1 1. jjcuiuync, fro.

10. iviua wicticiiui Pryor, of the senior class, has been I awarded first prize in the Tabloid i I Book Review contest in the Febru jary 18th issue of the national high school magazine, "The Scholastic, foi her review or. Tarkington's book "Claire Ambler." The reviews "are limited to seventy five words and had to be on recent books. This is the fifth publication Lenioyne high has had in "The Scholastic" this fyeax. Miss Rutli Sellers is the high school Instructor in charge.

FANNING T.1S storm la.st night brought static with it, but so great was signal strength that it was possible to anchor on any of the more powerful stations and reduce rheostats to point where the program was coming I s.it.ofai,tcrily wtii a minimum of noise. Early evening programs were not i much affected by the static as it die" not develop until around s) At 11 o'clock those with hardened I ear drums were exploring distant fields with success, although no re I ports of the Pacific coast were I received. Hawaiian music at 7 o'clock tonight follows WEAF's dinner music. Afterwards the High Jinkers with a soloists, offer many popular tunes as well as "Song of the Volga Boatman" as a balalaika solo and i "Kiss and Make Up" as a tenor solo. The New York Chamber Music Society comprising five internationally I known artists under the direction of Carolyn Beebc puts the first of its program on the air at 10 o'clock playing.

Beethoven and Brahms compositions. Dance music rounds out the evening. WJZ. will broadcast another New York Symphony broadcast under Damroscfi's direction at 8 o'clock. "Rachoczy March" from the fifth act of Gounod's "L'Arle sienne" by Bizet and Slavonic dances by Dvorak are on the program.

"Princess Pat" with Jessica Dragonette goes on at 9 o'clock and nnnnlnr hnllnrls will be sunt? bv Steele Jamison and Darl Bethmann'i at 10' o'clock. "Southern Skies" by Keith McLeod will be heard in an arrangement for, strings. "Oh, Lu cindy" is one of the many duets, "My Melancholy Baby" and 'My Heart Stood Still" are among selections to be given during the appearance of Miss Dorothy, Howe and her instrumental group at 10.30 On the slumber music program is the overture to the "Barber of Seville" by Rossini. WGY's 11 to midnight dance orchestra; WLW and WBBM all evening' and WJR after it separates from the WJZ chain are among popular Saturday evening stations. The Pacific Coast stations are on after 9 o'clock and PWX is also scheduled to be on at 9 o'clock this for the benefit of DX'ers.

yictor Herbert's suite of Spanish, Chinese, Cuban and Oriental serenades will be played during WJZ's 1 o'clock broadcast to morrow afternoon by orchestra and Frank Munn, tenor soloist. His selections include "I Love You Truly" and "Just an Ivy Covered Shack." Beethoven's principal ballet suite "Prometheus" will be played by wood wind ensemble at 3 o'clock with two selections Stickles' suite "Samoan Love' Songs" sung by Debora Nad ill Tomorrow By Stall Photographer. ELKS TO LEBANON FOR TEAM CONTEST Leave Tomorrow; Past Exalted Ruler Ed. Shuler Acts as Coach It was a late hour Thursday night when Past Exalted Ruler Ed. Shuler, who has been acting as coach, completed the rehearsal of officials of Harrisburg Lodge, No.

12. B. P. Elks, who will participate in the ritualistic contest at Lebanon, Sunday. Accompanied by a number of local Elks, the Harrisburg Lodge degree team will leave at 12.30, Sunday afternoon.

The local lodge is in competition with Lebanon, Reading and Middletown. In the above picture the officers are: Front row, reading from left to right: Harry D. Long, chaplain; Samuel Handler, esteemed loyal knight; F. Bruce Wickersham, esteemed leading Oscar Howe, exalted ruler; Carl B. Shelley, esteemed leading knight; Herman A.

Earley, esquire; C. H. Siglersecre tary, and William Opperman, or Back row: William Latz, Charles Williams, G. Flickinger! and William Orr, trustees; Paul Kline, tiler; George V. Bolton, trustee.

PASTOR AT SCOPES HERE SUNDAY! The Rev. Dr. Charles Francis Potter, pastor of the Church of trie; Divine Paternity, New York, who was allied with the defense as a Bible; expert in the Scopes trial at Day ton. in 1925, will preach here! to morrow night The Rev. Mr.

Potter, will havei charee of the Unitarian. Church service at 7.30 to morrow night in the assembly room of the American Legion Home, 21 South Front street. THE AIR worney, contralto, in joint recital with Arcadls Birkenholz, violinist. Handel's "Largo" will be played, as a violin solo during the 3.55 o'clock vespers which will bring a sermon by the Rev. Dr.

Karl Reiland. "The Permanent Elements in Christianity" is the subject of an address by the Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fos dick at 5.30 o'clock. Spain will be the next travelogue which'starts at 6.30 o'clock and Father Finn, con Iductor of the famous Paulist Choir mil be the organist during the 7 o'clock recital.

Popular ballads by Buckley and Chadbourne. including "Sunrise and You" and Victor Herbert's "Gypsy Love Song" are scheduled at" 7.33 o'clock, with a string quartet following in four movements from the last of Haydn's string quartets. An hour of orchestral music and goes on at o'clock while Paula Hemminghaus and Lucien Kirsch, 'cello soloist, ap pear in a brier program at 9.15 o'clock. Keith McLeod's weekly appearance at 9.30 o'clock brings "Dawn of To morrow" and "Up in the Clouds." "Len' Me," a poem by Walter Drey will be read during the Utica Jubilee Singers' broadcast at 9.45 o'clock. Their songs include "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" and "Hallelujah to the Lamb." Schubert's aria "Ave Maria" Is on the 10 o'clock violin recital.

Katherine Palmer is soloist with the orchestra that opens over WEAF stationS at 1 o'clock to morrow afternoon with Beethoven's mindy quartet. Schubert's "Der Linden baum" is one of the solos. W. G. Hammond, composer, and, songs and cantatas takes part in the 2 o'clock service in which the "Radio Four" sings.

Dr. Daniel A. Poling preaches on "Torches Aloft" at 3 o'clock after a month's absence from the air. Dr. S.

Parkes Cadman has chosen as his subject for the 4 o'clock service "Work and "The Washington Pbst March" and selections from "The Yankee Consul" In which Raymond Hitchcock starred in other days are on the 5.30 o'clock program which is followed by Hans Barthi concert pianist in "Instrumental Classics" as well as four Chopin compositions at 7 o'clock. Major Bowes' 7 20 o'clock broadcast will pay tribute to Washington. Frederick Jagel, young Metropolitan tenor is the artist who will be heard during the 9.15 o'clock broadcast which opens with Herbert's "The Only Girl" by the orchestra. Jagel's solos include Verdi's "Celeste Alda" from "Aida" and Deems Taylor's "Witch Paradiso!" from Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine" Is the concluding number. Many fans WTAM's 10 o'clock program attractive as well as WLW's late evening features.

WBAL and WJR are other stations that' attract many fans. WOR stations are on from 9 until.iy o'clock with varied features including popular numbers durinz. the last hour. CREDIT METHODS BRING CRITICISM Commercial Thieves Rapped by M. S.

Mattuck at Meeting PHILLIPS Means of securing credit by com mercial thieves were discussed by at. s. "Mattuck, of the National Association of Credit Men, New York City, in an address at the Penn Harris' on "The Fence as a Factor in Credit Fraud" to day at the clos ing session the eleventh Pennsyl vanla State Conference of Credit! Mori Credit was hv.fh. tioa of a WrtV fcwV the of an established reputation and by; buying out a firm whose creditvas good, according to the speaker. "And, behind them all, the necfc of the bottle, is the fence," he said.

saia mai tne aaunres law was driving many crooks from crimes by violence to commercial crimes. J. W. Morehouse, Philadelphia! pf the La Salle Extension University, spoke on "The Credit Executive as a Business Builder." The national convention will be hou ii is I Inn 5 at ln wiU be, ni, xt vr aajusiment oureau. National Asso ciation of Credit Men, attended the on of Credit Men.

attended th meeting. Need for business ethics and fair play stressed in a talk by Stephen I. Miller, executive secretary Of the National. Association nf Credit REED IN CITY SHORT TIME, SEES GOVERNOR United States Senator David A. Reed stopped in Harrisburg to day for a social visit with Governor Fisher at the Executive Mansion.

The Senator was on his "Way to Williamsport where he will speak, to night before the Republicans of that city at Its Lincoln Birthday celebration. POSTAL SUPERVISORS HERE ON WEDNESDAY The Pennsylvania State Postal Supervisors will hold their annual convention in the United States Court Room of the Post Office Building on the afternoon of February 22. The convention will convene at 1 p. m. Postmaster Charles E.

Pass will make, the address of welcome. I Features Amusement Classified Comic Sport Financial SECOND SECTION HARRISBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, SECOND SECTION ARE TELEGRAPH I YSfi. These Elks Go to Lebanon TELLS FATHERS TO BE PALS TO SONS Judge Wicker ham Is Speaker at Father Son Banquet JUDGE F. B. WICKERSHAM By WELLINGTON G.

JONES "Fathers, be real pals to your sons. Your duty is an important one. Your sons' success in life depends on you. Sons, be prepared." for whatever your task may be in life. Battles (are more than half won when you are prepared." Tins was the advice given last night by Judge Frank B.

Wickersham, of Dauphin County Courts. This popular jurist' represented the fathers last night at the tenth annual Father and Son' oanquet given under the auspices of the Men of Zion Brotherhood at Zion Lutheran church. His address held the close attention of 315 fathers and sons who were present at this annual event. He referred to local business men and manufacturers whose success in life was due to their preparedness to meet every undertaking. He "told of his early life and urged fathers to plan for their sons the vocation they are best fitted for, and not have their sons follow a course mapped out by their fathers that would mean failures." He said: i "Let the son choose for himself.

Then stand by the son. Fathers (Continued on Page 11) Treasury Balance Washington, Feb. 18. Treasury balance, custom receipts, custom receipts this month to date, $22,822,886.03. I'M THE GINK I'm the gink who insists that my wife wear "modest" clothing.

I don't let my wife go about in any of those new styles, no, sir ree! Not I don't believe la a woman showing half her body My wife's bathing suit is a curiosity and she loathes it. I make her wear it. Of course, she is never happy about her clothing and takes no interest in them. 1 am a fraud through and through, and I know it. even when I prate about "modest" clothing.

I like to look at other men's wives in evening dress and at the beach. I think they look attractive. But not my wife, no sir. She's going to be modest even if she leaves me because of it some day. (Copyright, 1928, By Republic Syn i dlcate), 1 mmmmmmmmmmmm1 Legal Twist Balks School Board's Free Boston Trip; Vote Aain Next Week School directors late yesterday afternoon disagreed on a proposal to permit the entire board to attend a convention In Boston at the expense of the district.

The debate continued after adjournment of the business session when it was discovered the motion could not be considered except by unanimous consent because the plan had hot been included in the special business for which the meeting was called. Director Robinson made the motion President Roth and Superintendent Garwood to represent the board at the annual superintendents', convention of the National Education Association in Boston, during the week of Febru THKX COWUCTOtt. HE 9tV HfcM Hunted by City, State Police i 17 year old REGINA JEAN ZEL LERS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Zellers, 2139 Smallwood street, Baltimore, was still among the missing according to police records despite a search for thje girl by city and State Police.

Her description was broadcast by radio to locate her. The girl left her i home last Thursday a maga zine subscription crew. CHILDREN HURT ATFRONT, WALNUT TL niwn rom I TUCK in Collision; Father Baking Di i iani jupennienaeni Two childr sn were thro wn from a truck in a collision at Front and 4 Wamut streets to day, but escaped with minor bruises Ruth Lehmer and Dorothy Lehmer, 11 and 10 years old, of 408 Bosler avenue, Lemoyne, daughters of th'3 superintendent of the Manbeck xajiiiig company, were riding on the front seat of a company truck driven by J. Plymire, 406 Sixth Baking Company, were riding on street, New Cumberland. nymire saia tnai tne cnnoren Imu a ieir, j.

not see a milk truck going north on Front street as he left the Walnut street bridge until it was too late to avoid a collision. The milk truck was driven by J. C. Snyder, of Camp Hill, R. D.

No. 1. The front end of the Manbeck truck was badly damaged. THE WEATHER General Conditions A well developed storm area, centered off the New Jersey coast, is moving northeastward, attended by light to heavy rains or snows over the country east of the Mississippi river. High pressures are centered over the middle Rocky Mountain region and a low is indicated north of the Oakotas.

Temperatures are 'rising from the Plain States westward to the Pacific. Below zero Is reported from the northern Lake region, which marked temperature falls southerly to Florida. Snows have been reported southerly, including Aiftoama. I Ill mmmm eg Ko Stations fo Peet St Tenths ..14 9 ..12 ..18 ..20 ..18 ..16 ..16 ..20 ..20 ..17 5.0 3.1 43 2.6 6.1 4.2 4.5 4.7 10.0 6.2 7.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.0 3.1 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.1 1.6 1.1 .10 .37 .20 .30 .30 .03 .18 .30 .20 .20 .10 Clearfield Renovo Cedar Run Williamsnort Corning Towanda Wllkes Barre Sunbury Harrisburg ary 27 Mr. Robinson said he would be in Boston on business at the time and, expected to attend some of the sessions, but would make the trip at his own expense.

Balks at Expense President Roth said he thought the invitation should be given to the entire board to go to the convention at the expense of the district. s. i "I don't want to go at the expense of the taxpayers" said Director Boswell. Passes 7 to 2 "We ought to invite the whole board. This Is an1 important con (Continued on Page 11) FOR PATROLMAN WHO DIED A HERO Welsh Home at New Cumberland Packed WithV Flowers Scores of floral tributes to day were heaped about the bier of Pa troiman James Welsh, of New Cumberland, who died Thursday from Injuries received in line of duty.

Besides wreaths and baskets and sprays sent by his friends and admirers in New Cumberland and other West Shore towns, many organization have sent tributes. Favorite of Children So many children have brought flowers that it has been decided the schools will give a silk drapery for the casket.1 Patrolman Welsh endeared himself to every school child in New Cumberland while actinp, as traffic officer. The officer was fatally Injured in ttye explosion of a still in York county when he was aiding Federal and State officers in making a raid, which had resulted from his "tip." Expect Large Crowd Community services, following private services at the home, will bs held in Trinity United Brethren Church Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. It is expected the church will be crowded to capacity. Members of the New Cumberland Council and Burgess T.

R. Singleton will act as pallbearers. Council members are: Harrv Koch, resi dent; S. S. Crowell, Harry Mason, Davidson, John Armstrong.

w. e. Esnenor and Harry Bixler The Rev. J. H.

nastir nf Trinity United Brethren Church, will officiate at the comunity services. 'Other pastors of the borough will participate. The dead officer was a member of the Citizens Hose Company and the CamD Hill Fire domoanv. Both organizations will attend the community services. The New Cumberland Civic Club also will attend in a body.

MORE SNOW TONIGHT; MERCURY TO DROP More snow will probably fall to More snow will probably all to 'j cordine to the forecast of Charles a t.w ui n.oatKor T.lncr Vipnri nf t.hp Innnl wpflt.her oureau. tne precipitation will very likely be light right in Harrisburg, said Ling. At noon .16 inch of snow had fallen. Colder temperatures with a low to night, of about 20, degrees are expected and continued cold with northwest winds to morrbw. J.

BLESSLEY GETS IMPORTANT POSITION J. W. Blessley, 310 Market street, Lemoyne, has been appointed as eastern representative of the Western Salesman and Stockman, a newspaper for farms, real estate and Investments in the United States and Canada. paper is published monthly by the Western Salesmen Minn. Marriage Licenses William A.

Matthews, 23, 662 Schuylkill street, Harrisburg, arid Kathryiv M. Elser, 21, Penbrook. William R. McKim, 31, 1515 Allison street, and Martha Foster, 31, Philadelphia. Robert A.

Samson, 21,, 213 South Front street, Harrisburg, and R. Imogene Moon, 21, Scranton. Guy C. Rutter, legal, Burnham, and Margaret E. Ranck, legal, Lew istown.

Hoover L. Henrv. and Hfilen E. Kirkwood, legal, 710 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg. David S.

Espenshade, 25, Harrisburg R. D. 5, and Thelma A. Keller, 20, South Hanover township. Amos C.

Shutt, 23, and Marion F. Nye, 23, Paxtonia. Paul L. Downey, 27, 1329 South Cameron street, Harrisburg, and Beulah Arnold, 26, Steelton. i Michael M.

Paese, and Clara S. Belmont. 18. steelton. John J.

Bowman, 61, Hershey, and! amma tn. uDrignt, avLeoanon. John St. C. Bucher.

legal, and Caroline F. Spangenberg, legal, Camp Hill. James M. Herbst, 21, Hershey, and Ellen T. Park, 19, 737 South Twenty sixth street, Harrisburg.

Timothy P. Sullivan, 24, 2510 North Fifth street, and Margaret Hanlen, 21, 313 Dauphin street, Harrisburg. uuiias Jr. 4, ll street, and Esther A. Pee, 21, 1511 Logan street, Harrisburg.

Jonas F. 24, 217 verbeke VIOQiK TS TV lL GOTTfik. i i i i I i LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE: The VMtK OUST fOR iV WWW ANtVl iVVV OUT TO Th tOMUTH ASWH. I JH rVrifvW Recent Photo of Above is Mrs. Welsh's favorite picture of her husband hero policeman, whose funeral will be held to morrow State Actress Describes Her Airplane Wedding Reporter Finds Her After Reading Picture Page in Telegraph Nothing could be more thrilling than being married in an airplane up in "My Blue Heaven." with the sun taking a front pew as a witness.

That is how Miss Lucille Wilson, actress, appearing at the state Theater in the "Mutual Man," this last half, married Robert Hughes i AVWVl AAUgllDOf actor, on a Chicago vaudeville cir cuit, last. Friday afternoon at Philadelphia. The Rev. Dr. John D.

Beri, of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, officiated. Finds Airplane Bride The airplane bride was found by t.hp WarHRhllrflf Toloorror.K ianniffln who reviewed the State the last naif. While lookine at the "Dav's News in Pictures," wiiich appears News in Pictures," which appears najnaouiB. Aeiegrapn, the ronnrtpr sav a nif.HironfT.on.lv. j.

weds standing aside of an aimlane As the bride resembled one of the girls appearing at the State he in vestigated. She was the airplane i bride. Throws Bonauet i Miss whose stage name Is June Justice, told the, reporter she met her husband while playing on Loew's circuit in Pittsburgh last They became engaged in Boston several months after the iiiocwug. miuay iici ilObUdUll C1U1C east from Chicago to Philadelphia, "It was my first trip in the air," said Mrs. Hughes.

"We were accompanied in the plane by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Caprone, appearing in the act; When the plane wa? coming down 'I threw my bouquet over the side of the ship. Miss Ann Skelly, another member of the actpj ran down the field and caught the iiowers. Mrs.

Hughes, was in this city threi years ago with Mitzie in the Magic Ring." J. H. BELL SPEAKS AT ZONE MEETING Rent paid during 'the lifetime of an average family is sufficient to buy one or two homes, according to J. Harris Bell, who made this statement before membsrs of Zone 4 5. Harrisbursr Chamber tit Cnmmprce i wno were tne guests of Harry Levin i yesterday at one of his newly con I structed homes on North Sixth street.

A musical program was given by Mrs. Frank Iby, Mrs. Metz Jacob son and Mrs. William A. Good.

A membership committee report was given by B. Hoffman, and the program was in charge of C. C. High. Chairman F.

L. (Albert Froehlich presided. Hit by Auto Near Home Struck by an automobile while', crossing Thirteenth and Market streets, Albert McClure, 1705 Market street, escaped serious injury last 1 night after he was thrown to. the street. Albert Gilmore, 236 Pine street, Steelton, reported that he.

did not know his machine had struck uuui lie nvmu a IU1UUH I and saw several men rush to his car and lift McClure from the street. i em. trya unfit Via V.aai4 rv I Country Calls UFE, U. 8uT TVa" ii Patrolman Welsh MRS. ROBERT HUGHES (June Justice) SON OF BISHOPlN ST.

STEPHEN'S PULPIT The Rev. Dr. Henry Darlington, rector of the Church' of the Heaven ly Rest, New York City, and son' of Bishop James Henry iBariihgtort 321 North Front street, will be the preacher In St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, North Front street, at 11 o'clock to morrow morning, i This will be the first time Darlington has. preached in Et.

1 rStephens Church. FIGHT BLAZE IN CUMBERLAND STREET District firemen were summoned to 1157 Cumberland street last night to extinguish a fire which started in a straw mattress when a coal. oil, lamp fell on it arid the nil wae enilleH nire 4f t7n nuup M' Tawney said the family Mary Corbin was movins from tha house" at the time. The mattr was thrown out of a window and no damage was caused by the blasa. ram Advertising Is Foolproof Advertising, contrary to the opinion of many people is not a secret science, but as foolr proof and exact as arith mctic.

There aro oniy three funda mental, factors that must be considered in planning any successful advertising effort: The size of the market The acceptance of the market for the' advertls ing medium, and i The buying power and habits of the people who make up the market. i 1 v' Knowing these three factors. advertising, is a matter of plain common 6erise. The Telegraph can supply the exact values of the three fac tors 'in the Harrisburg market. Ask about them before you make your plans.

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