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tgglfcT EffiGRAP Features Amusements Classified HARRISBURO Comics Sports Financial SECOND SECTION HARRISBURG, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1933. PAGE 9 SECOND SECTION AND NLS "anlyClmtititvm The spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Her dress is green, her eyes are blue and she is Irish through and through. THE SPKOl'TING OF THE GREEN Here's for the small bit of green on the coat of me! Here' to the harp and let nobody jeer; The harp and the shamrock today have the vote of Sure, everyone's Irish one day of the year.

The Irishman! Sore and he's like all the rest of us: He's living on Earth and hi wings haven't grown. He's as bad as the worst and as good as the best of us; So who is the man to be throwing a stone? EDMUND VAXCE COOK. COLUMN GOES IRISH! YOU'LL PARDON US! St. Patrick: Day Brings ranaom thoughts and if you'll pardon the secretary, he'll jot 'em down as they click. Everybody's Irish today.

Pipe the green. William Bayles, the city con troller, won the Green sweepstakes at City Hall by two points suspenders and garters. Make it four points those Green shoes. Steelton's Tom Crowley, who'll be a congressman some day, has a swell Irish story for mat dinner wis eve ning. John McCormack singing "A Little Soot of Heaven Fell From Out the Sky One Day" "Tumble down Shack in Athlone" "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." Donn Byrne! "Hangman's House As fine an Irish novel as you'll find anywnere.

Shillelahs! Eiack thorn walking sticks. Many's the skull they've cracked at Donnybrook Fair when expertly wieraea. Poetic names of Irish towns and counties. Londonderry Done gal Tyrone Tipperary liuaare Armagn. Sligo Tubercurry Bally moat wickiow Kerry Ballyshannon Gonnemara Kilkenny (remember the cats?) Killarney Vale of Avoca Athlone Tara Hill and nun dreds of others.

That grand old song: "Where the River Shannon's Flowing." Low backed cars colleens The Blarney Stone (making eloquent tne lips tnat kiss its rougn edges Poteen, the Irishman's whisky, distilled from potatoes worse races irisn linen Shamrocks Potatoes Vine clad cottages Peat Old castles, rich in song and story The ould Sod! Memories of Martin Kelly, a grand Irishman of Ravilob And ChristODher Walker, County Sligo born, who as' a ijonaon Doooy. sat on the throne of England for a split second The blue coats, guarding the throne room at the Queen's Jubilee took turns before Queen Victoria arrived Something to tell the grand children about! And the time the lady dropped the bustle and he picked it up And she wouldn't own it The brewing of tea in Paddington station Parliament meeting late at merit William E. Gladstone, the prime minister, arriving late King Edward, VII. then the Prince of Wales The present George was in the navy The present Prince un born The magic of London! Enough of this! Harrisburg and the rest of the world is Irish this day. Why even the red line of the Telegraph has turned green.

Look it! THIS LESS THJ4 ORDINARY PERSON CONTINUE TO REMEAABfc NEVER BREAK THE CORD OF FRIENDSHIP ONCE BROKEN gjiy TMOlKrM REJOINED A KNOT WILL U. i Of Can m. tr tl Oia lit HE GETS THE VELOCIPEDE St. Patrick's Day for the little blind boy ive told you about the. other evening (Wednesday) is a Christmas.

He gets, the velocipede 'Fore the ink was dry on the column Wednesday evening, L. H. Hogen togler, 979 Hummel avenue, Lemoyne, spotted the velocipede request, phoned: "We have one will be glad to give it to the little fellow." Thank you, Mrs. Hogen togler. And the little blind boy thanks you, too.

Robert Emmett Sir Thomas Moore the Duke of Wellington Al Smith George Bernard Shaw Irish born ana thou sands of others! Look in the Harrisburg directory Murphys, OConnors, McCalls, etc. And Sara Lemer says: "The Londonderry Air." will be one of the Symphony Orchestra numbers for the childrens concert in William Perm auditorium, Sat. March 25." Ah. the pity of it! The sec couldn't buy Shamrock in Murphy's Thursday. WHO 1.

Can American Indians vote? 2. How long is a decade? 3. What Is the popular came for Roenteen ray? 4. Under what Den name did Svdnev Porter wltel 5. What Secretary of War.

in the Orant cabinet was impeached lor taking: bribes? 6. What name did the Dutch give their settlement in New York? 7. Who was Aphrodite? 8. Name the capital of New 9 What does ad valorem mean? 10. What Federal deDartment exercises supervision over navigable rivers? AMERICA IN NEED OF A ST.

PATRICK Hazleton, March 17. Richard J. Beamish, Secretary of the Commonwealth, last night said America sorely needs a St. Patrick today. Speaking at the St.

Patrick's Day banquet of the Catholic Women's Club of Hazleton, Secretary Beamish said the message of a Saint Patrick would bring "consolation to the hopeless poor and conversion to the ruthless rich. "Saint Patrick wisely directed his attention first to the kings and captains of the Irish people. He knew that before justice and peace and true religion could come to the peo Die. their rulers must De lonowers of the just, the peaceful and the charitable Saviour of Mankind. With the leaders really converted to the Christian faith, a new and better Ireland was inevitable." 3 Discuss High Speed Line Pennsylvania members of the Philadelphia Camden bridge com mission discussed with Governor Pinchot the proposed construction of a high speea transit line on tne bridge.

The Governor said no conclusion was reached regarding immediate action on the project. The project would be financed by loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. 3 Neck Broken in Fall His neck fractured in a fall down a flight of steps at his home last Tuesday, Floyd W. Pendleton, 31, 126 West Caracas avenue, Hershey, was reported satisfactory at the Harrisburg Hospital today. Troubled by a pain in his neck, Mr.

Pendleton came to the hospital yesterday for an examination. ray photographs wealad the fracture. LEMOYNE BOARD CONSIDERS $4000 CUT IN SALARIES Lemoyne, March 17. Members of the teaching staff of the Lemoyne schools will be notified today that present contracts will be terminated at the end of the school, year. New contracts will be drawn up at the April meeting of the school board when the teachers for the next year will be selected.

It was announced that a reduction of $4000 is being considered, which will amount to an approxi mate 10 per cent, salary; cut. Thirty five teachers are employed at tne present tune by tne Le moyne district at salaries amount ing: to $46,200. No reduction of the teaching stan is being considered, members of the board said. The budget will oe set at the May meeting. FATHER, SON DINNER GIVEN BY CLASS IN CAMP HILL CHURCH The second annual Fatherland Son Banquet of the Camp Hill Methodist Church was held in the social rooms of the church last nignt.

The dinner, which was un der the auspices of the Crusader class was attended by about 100. Speakers presented by V. A. Martin, toastmaster, were Dr. Boggs, pastor; Millard B.

King and the Rev. J. Resler Schultz, pastor of the Ridge Avenue M. E. Church, of Harrisburg.

An exhibition of magic was pre sented by J. Cox Thompson, who in addition to doing several feats of legerdemain, explained the manner in which many illusions are performed. The program was concluded by movies after which each boy received a gift. Arrangements for the dinner were in charge of a committee headed by W. F.

Deissler, assisted by War ren Putt and Ralph, Ha wbecker. A Father and Son service will be held Sunday at 11 when a special sermon will be delivered by Dr. Boggs, CAMP HILLHIGH SENIORS PLAN PLAY Camp Hill, March 17. The cast for the comedy, "Skidding," to be given by the Camp Hill High School senior class, March 30 and 31, in the high school auditorium has been selected as follows: Betty Shaw, Martha Enterline, Romayne Westfall. Helen Elsenhans, George Wirt, Richard Fager, Fred Moyer, Carmen Long, Theoris Ebert, David Wiley, Gale Naylor, Jennie Askin, Dorothy Fish, Eva Holier, Sidney Wickenhaver, Paul Eichelberger, Harry Springer, Helen Wolfe, Christian Seibert and William Wor ley.

3 Post Plans Mardi Gras A Mardi Gras will be held in the William H. Nauss Post, No. 143, New Cumberland American Legion Home, 306 Bridge street, tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening for the benefit of the building fund. It is being sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Legion. Mrs.

Clarence Hempt is chairman of the committee in charge. 3 Ladies' Aid Elects Camp Hill, March 17. Officers of the Ladies' Aid Society wf the Camp Hill Methodist Church were elected at a meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Philip Rudolph was elected president, and others were: Mrs.

Charles Schaeffer, vice president: Mrs. Charles Shaffner, sec ond vice president; Mrs. Malcolm Simons, secretary; Mrs. Emory Fisher, treasurer, and Mrs. Leon Ha wbecker, assistant treasurer.

New Cumberland Notes Miss Laura Crull and Miss Adelaide Markley will attend a dance Saturday evening at the home of Dr. Reese in Philadelphia. They were accompanied by Mrs. M. E.

was scheduled to be given a hear Crull and daughter, Ruth." ing in police court, charged with Mrs. Harvey Shade and violating a city ordinance. Police who have been visiting at Walnut charge Pierce sold a truck load of Bottom, returned home. i potatoes to a wholesale dealer with Miss Caroline Sweeney is visiting relatives in Philadelphia. 3 Babies Immunized New Cumberland, March 17.

Fourteen children were given toxin antitoxin at the Baby Clinic by Dr. B. F. Niebel, State Nurse Miss Edith Lewis, assisted by Miss Way, State nurse. 140 GIRLifwlLL BE IN ZEMB0 MINSTREL First rehearsals of the Shrine minstrel show to be presented April 24, 25 and 26 were held last night at Zembo Mosque, with Ray Lenker directing.

This evening a chorus of seventy. William Penn and seventy John Harris girls will be rehearsed. Next week the end men will get 4 False Fire Alarm Smoke pouring from a dwelling in the Jonestown Road near Cameron street, was seen by a passerby who summoned, district nre companies. Fire Chief Millard M. Tawney said the smoke was caused by paraffin on parts of a barrel used by the occupant of the house in starting a furnace fire.

4 Two Men Treated Charles Jacobs. 41, a member of the Shamrock Fire treated for an infection of the middle finger of his right hand, and Nelson Hopple, 20, 2135 Penn street, infected hand. Jacobs reported he was injured while responding to a fire alarm last Friday, and Hopple cut bis hand on a nail. TricyclisU Collide A collision between two tricycles resulted in injury last night to one of the riders. Charles E.

Beattu. 7. 2458 Reel street, suffered a lacerated head. He was treated at tne Polyclinic Hospital. ANSWERS 1.

Thev are American citizens and can vote if aualined under state laws. 2. Tea years. Ravi. 4.

O. Henry. 5. William W. Belknap.

6. New Netherlands. 7. Greek goddess of love. 8.

Concord. 9. Of the value. 10. The Chief of Engineers, War Department.

50 CHILDREN ARE GIVEN FINAL TESTS BY HEALTH SOCIETY Dr. Samuel Pruit, physician of the Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society, today examined finally 50 children in Camp Curtin and Edison Junior High Schools who will be given treatment by the Tuberculosis and Health Society of Harrisburg and Daupmn county, previous free phy sical examinations and rays sponsored by the society, showed further treatment to be necessary. Between the acts of an operetta presented last nignt by the Sus quehanna Township High School. Dr. Pruit showed a moving picture, "The Story (of My Life" by "Tee Bee.

The same picture will be shown in fifteen grade schools of HarTis burgand the junior and senior high schools within the next two weeks. In the fifth and sixth grades and the high schools essay contests based on the picture will be conducted during March and April and cash or merchandise prizes awarded in May. REALTORS DECIDE LEGISLATIVE PLAN The special conference of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Association here yesterday has yielded a four point legislative program which it is hoped will "obtain relief from the burden of taxation that has made home ownershio unattractive many. xne program includes: (1) establishment of a county bud get control board to revise county ouogets; a xiat, no exemption, income tax of 1 per cent, of all earnings other than, those soecifto any exempted by statute: (3) allo cation of $30,000,000 for two fiscal years beginning June 1, 1933, from tne motor license iuna, to cities, towns, boroughs and townships on a mileage basis for construction and maintenance of streets and hielv ways, and (4) enactment of the Fay Senate bill empowering school directors to fix salaries for two years for district superintendents, supervisors, principals and teachers of public scnoois withoutf regard to ex isting school laws, but to be rov erned by the amount of revenue available for school purposes from local tax ana state assistance. 2385 RELIEF WORKERS ARE PAID $173,118 The State Emergency Relief Board today placed the cost of relief ad ministration in the counties at $173 118.15.

This sum is being paid in salaries to 2385 employes who supplement the volunteer workers. The report revealed two counties camona and Snyder are disburs lng relief without paid employes while the highest overhead for March is shown by Philadelphia where $67,250 is paid to 823 salaried employes. The Dauphin County Relief Board pays 9 workers $830; Cumberland, 9 employes $585; Lancaster, 28, a total of $2016: Juniata. 6. $190: Perry, 1, $123; Franklin, 6, $465; Adams.

2. Fulton. 5. $315: Mifflin, 12, $546; Northumberland, 22, $1881; Lenigh, 46, $3684 3 Candidates Named Candidates for delegates to the annual convention of the National Association of Post Office Clerks to be held in Chicago. some time in September, were named last evening at a meeting of Brancn no.

88, in tne uovernor Hotel. They include: J. Wesley Boothe. R. F.

Ellenberger, S. R. Spitler, S. G. Ludlow, George Wachtman and Bernard Valentine.

Delegates to the State convention include: Earl L. Blatt. Haves V. Pryor, R. N.

Hensel, Mattis A. Pot tiger, L. A. Diller, Mervin Sterrin ger, Charles C. Kerns, Gordon W.

McLanachan, James Y. Gahrlng, John Lebo, Joseph Trombino and J. W. Boyer. Potato Seller Arrested Released unrior UA riarmcif.

j. Pierce. 43. Wheeler. N.

todav out first procuring a license as an itinerant dealer. 4 Coal Men Meet Coal merchants of Central Pennsylvania, met in Harrisburg this afternoon to discuss problems confronting the anthracite industry. Roderick Stevens, New York, and Wellington Burtolet, Reading attorney and secretary of the Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants Association, will speak at a dinner after the meeting. To Organize Branch David P. Dougherty, secretary of the Pennsylvania Branch of the Letter Carriers and president of the Harrisburg Branch will assist in organizing a branch of the association in Maryland tomorrow evening.

The meeting will be held in Ha gerstown, Ma. Retire Twelve Teachers Retirement allowances to 12 Pennsylvania school teachers, who have served from 17 to 45 years, were made today by the School Employes' Retirement Board. Teachers and their years of service included: Clearfield county Ximena E. Brooks, Decatur, 32. lit SURE THING" It IVBLk, WELL GLAD TO SEE YOO DID YOU GET IT? WAS AS EASY AS TAKIN' CANCf A KID OR AS A KMIFE FROM A KID HA HA a L.

I A FROM TAKIN' YEP THERE IT IS iy33 Wed on World Cruise The marriage of Chester G. Myers, York, and Miss Leah H. Strayer, New Cumberland, was solemnized as the Canadian Pacific world cruise liner Empress of Britain left Colombo, Ceylon, January 23. The couple had been friends thirteen years. Here is part of the wedding group on shipboard, left to right: Mrs.

M. Hesketh Wright. London: W. J. Falvey, Chicago; Mr.

Myers; F. S. Wynn, Washington; Mrs. Myers, Baroness de Marwicz and Baron de Marwicz, who gave away the bride. OBITUARY MRS.

BUSHNELL, 98, DIES ATSON'S HOME Funeral' services for Mrs. Anne E. Bushnell, 98, widow of W. H. Bushnell, who died yesterday at the home of her son, William F.

Bushnell, 2020 North Third street, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Hawkins Estate funeral parlors, 1207 North Third street, with the Rev. William Moses, a retired Methodist officiating. Burial will be in the Harrisburg Cemetery. She is survived by two sons, William S. Bushnell and Walter D.

Bushnell, of this city. Mrs. Bushnell was a resident of Harrisburg for forty years. She was also a member of the Grace Methodist Church MRS. MA LINT) I A C.

BORING Funeral services for Mrs. Malin dia Catherine Brickner Boring, 64, wife of Edward D. Boring, who died Thursday at her home in Lewis berry, will be held tomorrow after noon at 2 clock at th? Emanuel Church, Lewisberry. The Rev. C.

S. Messner, of Carlisle, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Besides her husband she is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. Alfred J.

Shade, of Lemoyne; one son, of Alliance, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Alice Durham, New Berwick; three brothers, Harry Brickner, of York; William Brickner, of Harrisburg, and Amos Brickner, of Andersonburg, Perry county, and six grandchildren, all of Alliance, Ohio, MRS. MARY W. FOSTER Funeral services for Mrs. Mary W.

Foster, 74, widow of Charles W. Foster, fdrmerly of this city, who died Wednesday at the home of her sister. Mrs. Samuel C. Babble, of will be held tomorrow aiternoon at 2 clock at tne facK ler funeral parlor, 1314 Derry street, with the Rev.

Raymond C. Walker, pastor of the Market Street Pres byterian Church, of which she was member, officiating. Burial will be in the Harrisburg Cemetery. The body may be viewed at the funeral parlor tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. She is survived by her sister, and by one brother, W.

E. Bergstresser, of Harrisburg. MRS. SARAH LINAWEAVER Annville, March 17. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the home for the late Mrs.

Sarah Lina weaver, widow of William H. Lina weaver, 83, who died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. John Walter. She is survived by four daueh ters, Mrs.

Harry Felty. of Lebanon: Mrs. Sa villa Aikens, of Marysville; Mrs. nattie Keener, of wuentin: Mrs. John Walter, with whom she resided: also two sons.

Henry. of Reading, and Frank, of Lancaster; two brothers, Thomas Shay, of Milton, and James Shay, of Los Angeles: two sisters, Mrs. Hannah Miller and Mrs. Emma Peters, of Harrisburg. Twenty one grandchildren and one greatgrandchildren.

1 ALLAN C. FRY Altoona. March 17. Allan C. Frv.

formerly of Harrisburg and Lancas ter, died early today alter a lone Illness. He was 50 years old. Born in Lancaster. Fry later moved to Harrisburg, where he be came affiliated with a farm machinery comoany. He was trans ferred later to Altoona.

surviving are his widow: a brother, Howard W. Fry, executive secretary of the State Highway Department, and a sister, Mrs. William Bucher. of Columbia. The funeral will be held Monday In Lancaster.

IS TAKEN BY DEATH Millersburg, March 17. Charles F. Miller, died at his home here rly today after a lingering illness He survived by his wiaow, and three daughters, Miss Clara I. Mil ler, secretary to. District Attorney Karl E.

Richards; Mrs. John Starr, Millersburg, and Miss Ruth Mil ler. at home. Mr, Miller was an active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, director of the Millersburg Band 25 years, director of the Sunday Schcyl orcnestra and tne cnurcn cnoir.

Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the home, the Rev. F. c. stemat, pastor of St. Paul's Church, offi ciating.

Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery The body may be view ed at the home Sunday afternoon and evening. EDWARD F. GELBACH Funeral services for Edward F. Gelbach, 69, an employe of the O. W.

Hickok Manufacturing Company, Harrisburg, who died at his home in Dauphin Thursday, will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning in the Dauphin United Evangelical Congregational Church with the Rev. H. A. Riring, pastor, officiat ing. Burial will be "In the Zion Cemetery, Dauphin.

The body may be viewed Sunday night at the home. Mr. Ge'bach was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Dauphin, and the Jr. O. U.

A. M.f at Fort Hunter. He is survived' by a sister, Miss Mary Gelbach, Dauphin; a nephew, Charles Gelbach, New York, and two nieces, Mrs. P. R.

Calpin, of Scranton, and Mrs. Frank Gipple, Harrisburg. 3 MRS. MARY FROELICH RAUB Duncannon, March 17. Funeral services for Mrs.

Mary Froelich Raub, 71, wife of Charles C. Raub, who died yesterday at her home near nere alter a years illness, will be held Monday afternoon at her home at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. Charles nartman, pastor or tne uuncannon Reformed Church, officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in the Presbyterian Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Charles C.

Raub; four children, Mrs. Roy B. Pee, Harrisburg; Mrs. J. Frank Steele, C.

Harry Raub and Walter S. Raub, of Duncannon; two sisters, Anna Froelich and Mrs. David C. Harris, Harrisburg, and six grandchildren. RELLAND GUY STARNER Funeral services for Relland Guy Starner, of near New Kingston, Cumberland county, who died of pneumonia Thursday morning, at his home, will be held at 1.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home.

The Rev. Edward G. Brame, of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, New Kingston, will officiate. Bur ial will be in the Mt.

Olivet ceme tery. The body may be viewed to morrow afternoon after 5 o'clock. Mr. Starner. who was 24 years old.

is survived by his parents, Lewis and Louelia starner. with whom he lived; five, brothers, Frank, of this city; Cletus, of New Kingston; Robert, Richard and Donald, all at nome; tnree sisters, Mrs. Frame Mader, of Highspire; Mrs. Maurice Stahler, of Highspire. and Miss Louelia Lillian, at home.

JOHN 1L HAWKINS John H. Hawkins, 52, 1329 Kitta tinny street, a Pennsylvania Rail road brakeman. died Thursday in tne Polyclinic Hospital. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Louelia M.

Boeschen, and a son, Phane E. Hawkins. HUH? WHY, YOU LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE: Tch Tch Sach a Temper WHAT? WHY. THAT'S NOT IT THATS A 4EW KNIFE, YOU IDIOT CHARLES F. MILLER TH' ONLY KNIFE SHE HAD ON HER, CHIEF DOUBLE CROSSING CROOK I DON'T THINK YOU EVEN SAW TH BRAT TRYIN' TO PALM OFF THIS KNIFE ON ME, EH? MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME, WILL YOU? I'LU SHOW YOU HEADS CITY SCOUT AREA R.

H. Lyon, was elected president of the Harrisburg Area of Boy Scouts, last night at the fifteenth annual meeting of the Harrisburg Area Council, in the Pine Street Presbyterian. Church. Other officers elected were Dr. Philip D.

Bookstaber and Gus E. Larson, vice presidents; Andrew S. Patterson, treasurer; Lester R. Jones, assistant treasurer; R. H.

Lyon and Dr. Philip D. Bookstaber, representatives to the National Council and V. Grant Forrer, en dowment fund trustee. The officers were installed by four Eagle Scouts.

John A. Miller, Troop 19, Harrisburg; Edward W. Stoner, Troop '67. Middietown; Christian Siebert, Troop 52, Camp Hill and Edgar C. smith, Troop 64, Duncannon.

Harold F. Pote, director of the division of personnel of the Na tional Council of Boy Scouts who spoke on "Fundamentals, Founda tions and Futures," said that Scouting makes 4 citizen of a boy. "There is nothing that a boy can do that will DreDare him for life better than scouting will" he said. Clement D. Hunt, chairman of the Harrisburg Area, Court of Honor reported that during the last year, twenty iour scouts nao osen promoted to Eagle rank, fifty eight to life rank, 127 to Star rank, 151 First Class and 225 Second Class.

Six troops were organized and five disbanded, Thomas Sparrow Scout Executive said. He also urged the appointment of ten new scout commissioners to take care of the rapidly growing scout troops in the area. W. B. McCalefe, who was the first president of the Harrisburg Area, in 1917, and Mahlon N.

Haines, York, member of the National Council and the Regional Executive Committee of Scouts. were guests of honor at the banquet. TAX COLLECTORS TO BATTLE FOR THEIR $15000 INCOMES Subordinate tax assessors of Westmoreland county carried to the Superior Court their" fight for $15,000 salaries for 1931 services. The court heard argument on the appeal of D. T.

Walthour, one of the 101 assessors, from the Westmoreland county court decision which held their appointment illegal and denied their claim for salary. The assessors were named by county commissioners and the question at issue is whether the act of 1931, governing third class counties, does not require such appointments by a board of tax assessment and revision. The appointments were made after the law was enacted, but before such a board was created in Westmoreland county. NICKEL CRIMJSED IN TEXAS COMMUNITY Scrip in denominations of five, ten, twenty five and fifty cents, was is sued in 'Kingsviile, Texas, by the Chamber of Commerce, March 6. Ft Leonard, of this city, who is connected with the Dauphin Electrical Supplies Company, received a piece of the scrip, worth nve cents, from a brother in law.

h. t. Collins, president of the State Bank of Kingsville. The scrip, printed on bonded paper, yellow in color, is two and a half inches wide and six inches long. It must be redeemed within thirty davs from the date of issue.

Scrip in denominations of one and Ave dollars has also been issued. Kingsville, with a population of approximately 30,000, has issued $50,000 of the paper money. 3 WHO FOUND $10 BILL NEEDED TO BUY COAL? Somebody found a $10 bill in Market street near Tenth, Monday, March 6, about 11 a. m. Whoever found it, perhaps does not know that it meant so much to a dear old lady.

It's all the money she had. She was troing to pay the electric light bill, buy coal. Mother Anderson, who lost the money, lives at 1440 Regina street. Mrs. O.

Hoffman, a neighor, asked the Harrisburg Telegraph to tell you about Mother Anderson, as she calls her. If you found the bill, you'll be doing a real favor by taking it to 1440 Regina street. 4 To Send Delegation Allegheny county citizens will march by special trains on the Capitol next Tuesday to demand that the Legislature enact the Pittsburgh city manager bill and election reform legislation. A delegation numbering 200 will annear before the Senate municipal affairs committee, which is holding a public hearing on the city man ager bill. Wood Cutter Hurt Accidentally slashing himself with an ax while cutting wood at his home last night, James Hoiten, ay, 914 Sarah street, suffered a laceration of the left hand.

He was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital. 4 Cage Player Injured in a basket ball game last night. Irvin Cassel, 16, 1313 Hunter street, was treated at the Harrisburg HosDital for a contusion of the nose. LYON AGAIN PLEDGES LEGION SUPPORT TO PLAN TO CUT EXPENSES Carlisle, March 17, (JF). Paul H.

Griffith, of Uniontown, last night pledged 100 per cent, support of the Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion to President Roosevelt's economy plan. Addressing the Cumberland county American Legion group at a banquet. Griffith, State commander of the Legion, said the President's plan would help return prosperity. "We'll prove to the country that in any emergency we stand alone for God and our country," Griffith declared. "Although the American Legion will bear the brunt of the sacrifices in this program, we are willing to do so." He stated the Legion is composed not of former service men, but of service men who are serving their country in peace as in war, and are "displaying the same courage now as in 1917 and 1918." NEW JERSEY CITIES MAKE BID FOR A'S SUNDAYBALL GAMES While advocates of Sunday baseball prepared for another legislative onslaught against the blue law, rival bids have been made by Atlantic City and Camden, N.

for the Sabbath games Philadelphia hoped to enjoy this summer. The two New Jersey cities wired the Athletics and the Phillies their best inducements for Sunday games. "We will give them anything including the ocean," said Mayor Bacharach, of Atlantic City. "Here they will have huge Sunday crowds to draw on" Loyal D. Ohdner, secretary1 of the Camden County Chamber of Commerce, offered the teams a choice of three parks and promise of profitable crowds.

DISABLED VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS Herman F. Long, 1612 Thompson street, Harrisburg, was elected commander of Harrisburg Chapter, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, at a meeting in City Hall last night. Commander Long served in France from April, 1918, to March, 1919, and participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne battles. Other officers elected follow: Senior vice commander, Clarence Noggle; junior vice commander, William A.

McCarthy; adjutant, Boyd Cocklin; treasurer, Harry Miller; chaplain, John Leonard; serg eant at arms, Edward B. Monnier; officer of the day, Samuel Kellar; executive committee, Guy Wogan, James Wilson; State ex committee man, Dr. Richard Yoffee, and veterans welfare committee, Dr, Byron S. Behney. Ohev Sholom Services The Rev.

Dr. Philip David Bookstaber, rabbi of Ohev Sholom Temple, will complete his series of sermons, on the "Lantern Bearers." His topic this evening will be "Sabbath Peace." Assisting in the service will be Theodore Hanau: his son. Robert Hanau, and M. Lee Goldsmith. The 1 musical program will include a duet by Mrs.

W. K. Bumbaugh and Mrs. Clarence Ziegler, who will sing "The Twenty third Psalm." Services will begin at 7.45 o'clock and are open to the public. THEYEATHER Weather Conditions Low pressure, central east of Maine, has caused moderate rises In seasonable temperature over the Atlantic states.

A vast area of hleh pressure. ntral in Canada north of the Great Lakes and connected by a crest with high pressure central over "North Carolina, has caused mostly fair weather over the Mississippi Valley and eastward to the Atlantic Ocean, and somewhat colder temperature over the Great Lake Region, where temperature ranges between near freezing over the south portion and twenty four de. irrees below zero over trie north portion. Low pressure, central over Wyoming, has caused rains or snows over the Rocky Mountain retions and the Pacific States and rising moderate temperature over the Mlssisslrnl Valley and the east slops of the Rockies. IV KB BtTLLETOV If Stations si Feet ft Tenths I Clearfield Renovo Cedar Run Williamsport Cornini Towanda Wilkes Barre Huntingdon 10 18 12 20 18 29 5.0 8.1 3.7 12.0 8.8 8.1 0.0 5.2 10.7 9.8 11.1 1.7 2.5 0.3 1.2 1.1 2.8 0.0 3.8 2.5 2.0 2.T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 Newport 28 Runbury 29 Harrisburg 14 USE Telephone 2 4111 Harrisburg Telegraph Claatified Ad Get Results Costs Less fNEVER SAW HIM NIX, WHO'S BEFORE GEE LOOK CWIEC I THAT AT HIS CAR GO I JUST LEFT PINCHPENNY SURE OLt I 'S MM AT THAT I Ti.v PINCHPENNYSH BIRD, WHOEVER NIX HOUSE? HE IS.

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