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THE READING NEWS- TIMES, READING, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1921 Seven COMFORT STATION IS.UNDER WAY Construction Work Begins on This New Public Improvement Construction of the 5th and streets comfort station began yesterday morning. The contractors have guaranteed to have the work done In 120 working days, or about six months. The first pick was sunk in the asphalt at 8 o'clock, and soon afterward a steam shovel was brought into play. Then asphalt, concrete and finally the undersoll began to fly in earnest. A fleet five-ton motor trucks were kept Query after that.

At the same time carpenters began the erection of a high board fence, such as usually surrounds street operations. The fence will shut off the gaze as well as the intrusion of hundreds who watched the beginning of the operation yesterday. It will also serve to warn traffic of the danger before they are close to the place. MAYOR HAS AN AWAKENING. The traffic conditions there will cause considerable trouble for the next month or two.

Mayor Stauffer suddenly learned that traffic conditions would have to be changed this morning. He was in a flutter then, and sent Lieut. McKinney and Sergeant Lloyd out to investigate. Later on a telephone conference with Supt. Costello, of the traction company it was decided that a new safety zone should be established in front of the Mansion House at 5th and cars Penn would streets, stop and there that while the -bound op.

I eration is on. The mayor promised that east-bound cars would be given preference by the traffic officer at the semaphores, so that autos eastbound could use the car tracks, too. ANOTHER TRAFFIC OFFICER. A- traffic officer will be stationed in front of Whitner's store. He will direct traffic east-bound through the trolley tracks.

Caution must be taken to avoid cars turning into Penn street from 5th. Instructions were also issued that new crosswalk from the National Union bank to the Farmers' National bank be constructed. White lines will be placed on the street and pedestrians will be guided by the extra traffic officer. little change of water and sewer lines will be necessary, it is said. No storm sewer trunk lines will be intercepted.

A house sewer line and a city heating pipe will be crossed, however. These will be used in the comfort station and construction of more lines can be avoided in this way. 20 DAYS TO EXCAVATE. The excavation will take about 20 days, it is said. The ditch 1 is to be about 15 feet deep.

The steam shovel will have to be abandoned as the ditch gets deeper, because it cannot be operated in such small space. As soon as the excavation is finIshed the walls will be constructed with concrete. After that, carpenters will begin to board up the extra space and this will be filled with concrete. Then work on the roof will commence. This consists of three separate jobs, and because of the great weight of traffic must be done with the utmost care.

Supports will be constructed and then the excavation will be closed up, the dirt that is being hauled away will be placed back and the asphalt company will reconstruct the street. WILL TAKE 10 WEEKS. After that, the fence will be taken down, while traffic will go ahead at normal pace again. This will be about in 10 weeks, it is believed. An office for the construction company will continue close to the curb and the entrances to the comfort station on the pavement at 5th street will be used for the workers who will then begin to equip the place.

MAYOR'S LAST KICK. "The cost of the maintenance of the comfort station will begin said Mayor Stauffer, who has assumed a belligerent attitude toward the construction of the station from the beginning. "It is estimated that 120 working days will take six months' time, counting out Sundays and holidays, during which time the extra traffic officer will be on duty." mayor was reminded that the street will not be closed this long, and that the excavation will possibly be closed in less than half that time. HE'LL HAVE TO PAY. "Then say until the fence comes down," corrected the mayor, "an extra traffic officer must be on duty.

The expense should be charged to the operation of the comfort station, but I suppose that I will have to pay for it from the regular police salary Item." SHAFFNER Theodore P. Shaffner, the 4-year-old child of Frederick and Katherine Shaffner; died at the home of the parents, 116 Neversink street, suffering with convulsions. NerVous? Thousands of sufferers from sleeplessness, Irritability, dyspepsia headache, fits, melancholy, find relief by taking Dr. Miles' Nervine Why don't YOU try it? Have you used Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pillet Ack your DEATHS HACKER Isaac B.

Hacker died of a complication Sunday evening at his home, 810 West Olay street. For some time he had. been identified with the Dr. Hacker Specific Co. He was aged 65 years, 4 months and 19 days.

He was a member of the Reformed church and following organizations: Chandler No. 327, F. and Commandery No. 42, Reading Lodge No. Odd Fellows of Chapter, Readins, Mystic Shrine, Reamstown, Reading Nest, 2, Orioles: Reading Lodge, No.

115, B. P. O. and the Beaver Creek FishIng and Game Association. Surviving are his widow, Emma (nee Lutz) and a brother, John Hacker, of Denver, Lancaster county.

Undertaker H. M. Mellinger, of the latter place, is in charge of the arrangements. ULRICH Agnes Arline, daughter of Adam and Emma (nee Hoffman) Ulrich, died at the residence of the parents at Grill, of convulsions, aged 11 months and 7 days. There survive the parents.

Funeral Thursday morning, July 28, at 9.30. Interment in -Mohnton cemetery. OUDINOT. Annie widow of William Oudinot, aged 63 years, was found dead at 9 o'clock Sunday morning at her home, 320 Orange street. Death is attributed to an attack of acute indigestion, for at about 4 a.

m. she awakened, suffering from this. Medical aid was summoned, and as late as 7.30 she communicated with, varlous members of the family. o'clock she was found dead by her son, Elsworth. Born in New Holland, Lancaster county, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (nee Newkirk) Michael.

She came to this city many years ago. For the past 40 years she was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal church. Her husband preceded her in death by only seven months. She is survived by these children: Clara, wife of Henry Sellers; Cora wife of Howard Horn; of Edward Green; Irene, wife of Joseph Stefflet; William, Lloyd, Walter, Warren and Ellsworth.

Also 12 grandchildren a and these brothers and sisters: Emma, wife of William Palm; Lovera, wife of Howard Eisenbise; Amelia, wife of Samuel Cramp, and Flora, wife Joseph Wright, all the above being of this city, and William, of Atlantic City. SEAMAN. Joseph F. Seaman, aged 75 years and 6 months, died at 3.20 a. m.

Sunday, following a series of paralytic strokes, the first of which he suffered some seven years ago. He had suffered several others, but the stroke which attacked him on Saturday evening after supper proved fatal, and he died several hours later at his home, 1139 Douglass street. Mr. Seaman was a civil war veteran, having served as a private 3d Independent battery of athe Ohio light artillery during nearly the entire period of the war. Born in Hamburg, he spent tne last 16 years city.

His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Seaman. Until seven years ago, when he was incapacitated by the first paralytic stroke, he followed the trade of cobbler.

He attended Salem U. B. church and belonged to the Grand Army at Frackville and the Royal Arcanum. Besides his wife, Kate (nee Stichter), he is survived by four children: Mrs. Anna H.

Paterson, Pattersonville: Charles Frackville: MahIon Wissahickon, and Catharine, at home. There are also three grandchildren, Mrs. Elsie Waters, Mabel and Stewart Patterson; one greatgrandchild, Doris Waters; one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Shirk, and one brother, Daniel Seaman, of Philadelphia, McCORD. A.

Smith McCord, aged 84, died at 10.20 Sunday evening at the home his son-in-law, Oliver M. Wolff, Riverview, Muhlenberg township. He was born in Port Carbon, Schuylkil1 county, being the son of the late John P. and Jane (nee McGowan) McCord, on June 11, 1837. When still young he moved to Elverson, at that time known as Springfield, Chester county.

Later at Chester Springs 1 he held the position of superintendent and mine prospector of the Phoenix Iron Co. Here he remained until 1876, when he removed to Philadelphia, where he entered the building business. In 1890 he retired to Elverson. In 1904 he came to this city, where he lived during the winter months with his daughter, Susan, wife of C. N.

Renninger, 159 Douglass street. and during the summer with his daughter, Ella, wife of o. M. Wolf, at whose summer home, at Riverview Muhlenberg township, he died. His wife, Amanda C.

(nee Sheeler) preceded him in death 28 years ago. He le survived by two sons, William S. and Howard one grandson, Smith McCord, or Philadelphia; Lemuel R. McCord, decased, and two daughters, Susan E. Renninger and Mrs.

A. Ella Wolf, of this city. EICHINGER. Sunday Jacob Eichinger, aged 43 years and 22 days, died of pneumonia at St. Joseph hospital.

He had been suffering from this Illness for but a few days. However, he had been confined to the hospital for the last three years as the result of three operations. The first operation was for the purpose of amputating his left leg, after he had been Injured at the Reading Steel Casting Co. plant, where he was last employed. This was on Feb.

1, 1919. The setting in of gangrene affected his left arm and this was on Sept. 26, 1919. On April underwent the amputated, last operation, at which time his right leg was amputated. He was born in Germany, but lived most of his life in this city.

He belonged to the Order of Owls, Nest 1861, and St. Paul Catholic church. He has no relatives in this Undertaker Greenawalt countries the remains to his retaining rooms. EASTON FOLK PAY CHURCH VISIT At the morning service in St. Mark Reformed church, Rev.

Gustav R. Potter preached on Luke 16: 1, "The unrighteous steward." Mr. and Mrs. A. P.

Zellner, Miss Minnie Zellner, Miss Maud Eaton and Miss Elizabeth K. Urffer, former parishioners of Mr. Poetter at St. Mark's Reformed church, Easton, were Interested auditors. They mained in the city during the day, and were guests of the pastor and his wife at the parsonage.

The Sunday school was in charge of Charles R. Krick, assisted by Isaac J. Zinn and the pastor. The latter spoke about one of the young men attended the school, Yoder, now a houstorment, midshipman in the United States navy, and. who is at present on summer cruise, Cards were received from him posted in Christiana, Norway.

TRIBUTE TO MR. YODER. Mr. Poetter mentioned that this was but one of many instances in which members of the Sunday school, now in distant lands, have remembered their old friends, and have kept in touch with the school and all it stands for. He paid a tribute to the young man's character, and asked all his hearers to emulate his example.

The attendance at Sunday school was very large, 525 being present. A special meeting of the officers and teachers was held, in reference place of holding the annual picnic. It was decided that the place previously suggested, the Bavarian mountain home, would not be used, and 1 during the coming week another will be selected, and the announcement made next Sunday. There were 239 members present at the church service. It was announced that the donations of the women of the church for the Bethany Orphans' Home bazaar should be brought to the parsonage, during the first week in G.

R. Poetter, president of the Ladies' guild, is in charge. After the services, Mr. Poetter baptized Charles Edwin Moyer, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lloyd R. Moyer, 533 Tulpehocken street, and in the afternon Leroy Calvin Aulenbach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Aulenbach, of 1113 Marion street.

SUPPLIES FOR AUGUST. The month of August has been granted to the pastor for a vacation period, and he will spend it in this city. During the the month the followIng will occupy the pulpit: Aug. 7, Rev. Frederick E.

Nau, former pastor of St. Mark's; Aug. 14, a representative of the Anti-saloon League, name to be announced later: Aug. 21, Rev. F.

W. Bald, of Detroit, Aug. 28, Rev. William F. DeLong, of Philadelphia.

The first Sunday in August will mark the fifth anniversary of Rev. Mr. Potter's pastorate, and the event will be marked with appropriate ceremonies. Rev. F.

C. Nau, D. the former pastor, will deliver a sermon befitting the occasion, and a large attendance is expected. Beginning next Sunday, the Sunday school will begin at 9 a. and the church services at 10, promptly.

SUNDAY'S SERVICES OF EPISCOPALIANS ST. BARNABAS CHURCH. A splendid story of gratitude was told In the course of the sermon preached in St. Barnabas Episcopal church on Sunday morning by the rector. Rev.

J. H. Dickinson. "As they went they were cleansed" was the topic of the sermon. The rector addressed the children of the Sunday school at 9.45 on St.

James. Holy communion was administered this morning at 10 o'clock because of St. James day. Next Sunday the rector will conduct services at the Hamburg sanatorium. CHRIST CHURCH.

Rev. F. A. MacMillen, rector of Christ Episcopal church conducted the morning service on Sunday. He preached on "Selfishness." The pulpit in the evening was occupied Rev.

Mr. Burk. Sunday school was held at 9.45 a. m. ST.

LUKE CHURCH. "Discontent and faultfinding" was the theme of the morning sermon preached In St. Luke Episcopal church by the rector, Rev. William du Hamel. There were no evening services.

Sunday school at 2.30 was well attended. ST. MARY CHURCH. At St. Mary Episcopal church.

Front and Windsor streets. Rev. Harold Fair, rector, there was holy communion at 7.80 m. and church school at 9.45 a. m.

The services of the school were conducted by Albert D. King, superintendent. At 11 o'clock there was morning prayer and sermon, the subject being "Treasures to be most Flowers for the altar were given by Walter 8. Frees. in loving memory of his father.

Charles Adams Freese, who died July 28. 1896. On Wednesday morning at 7.30. celebration of the holy communion. Special prayers for the sick will be offered at this service.

OLIVET REFORMED. A beautiful flagstan and holder were presented to the Sunday school of Olivet Reformed church, Riverside, by the P. O. S. of Sunday morning.

Lewis Gaul made the presentation speech. Rev. F. A. Sterner, the pastor, accepted the gift in behalf of the congregation Lieut.

W. E. Knouse, a Reading soldier, attended the service and addressed the school. Rev. Mr.

Sterner conducted church services in the evening. Announcement was made of the consistory meeting on Wednesday at 8 o'clock and Ladies' Aid society, Thursday, at 8 o'clock. At Trinity Reformed church, Mt. Penn, church services were conducted in the morning by the pastor. The speaker was Lieut.

W. E. Knouse. On Friday evening the consistory meets at 8 o'clock. A lawn estival and watermelon social will be held Thursday evening.

The new church directory is being distributed among the members of both these congrega-tione. U. OUT IN GOODLY NUMBER At the First United Evangelical of Reading's, playgrounds, church, Gustav Schneider, other upon the work he is doing. Sunday school at 9.45 had a good attendance. Morning worship was at 11 o'clock, followed by the sermon of Rev.

F. S. Borkey, who spoke upon "Causes and cures of despondency." In the evening the C. E. met at 6.80.

The Christian Endeavor society met at the home of Mother Berg, who resides at 444 Mulberry street. The evening sermon of Rev. Mr. Borkey was "The kingdom of God." BETHANY CHURCH. The sermon of Rev.

J. S. Heisler in the Bethany U. E. church Sunday morning was "Christ among the common things of life." Miss Ruth Barr sang a solo in the morning that delighted those present.

The attendance was rather large for a warm Sunday morning, there being 300 present. Both K. L. of C. E.

societies met In the evening at 6.30. Group 2 had charge of the senior society. For the evening sermon, Rev. P. C.

Hoffman) spoke. His address was, "What is man?" This was followed by a solo of Walter Strause. Tuesday evening the Ladies' Aid society will have a business meeting at the church. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening. Friday evening the young men's prayer meeting will have a session.

All of this week Rev. J. S. Heisler will be absent, at the evangelistic session at Perkasie, Pa. Rev.

Mr. Heisler will not be here for next Sunday's services, and Rev. C. C. LeinInger will have charge of the men's Bible class in the morning, Rev.

A. E. Abel, of the Moravian church, will preach in the morning, while in the evening Rev. C. C.

Leininger will preach, ST. PAUL CHURCH. In the absence of Rev. J. S.

Harper, Rev. Walter W. Hubbard gave the Sunday morning sermon In St. Paul U. E.

church. Mr. Hubbard is from the Anti-Saloon league, and gave a very interesting talk. Rev. Mr.

Harper is at present at the camp meeting at Perkasie, where the United Evangelical ministers are meet- ing. At the Sunday school session at 11 o'clock there was a large attendance present. There was no evening ser- vice. TRINITY CHURCH. The morning theme of Rev.

S. K. DeBinder, of the Trinity United Evangelical church was "Children of God," taken from Romans, 8:24. Sunday school was in charge of William Loose. There was an attendance of 143.

Miss Helen Wade was in charge of the Christian Endeavor society. She spoke on "'The perils of materialism." In the evening the sermon of Rev. Mr. DeBinder was, "Christians, the world's might," based on Matthew 5:14. Prayer meeting on Tuesday ing.

ST. PAUL'S REFORMED. Rev. Dr. C.

E. Creitz preached on Mark 9:24, "What to do with our doubts," at the morning service in St. Paul Reformed church. Sunday school was held at 9.45 a. m.

The annual Sunday school picnic will be held on Friday at Egelman's park. All baskets brought to the church up to 10 a. m. will be taken to the park by auto truck. There will also be automobile trucks at Mineral Spring park to convey baskets and picnickers to the grounds.

Rev. Dr. Charles E. Schaeffer, of Philadelphia, will occupy the pulpit next Sunday morning in the absence of the pastor, who leaves on his vacation. He will spend week in Lancaster and later attend a missionary conference in' Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

He will return home the last week in August. BAPTIST PASTOR BACK IN PULPIT. After a brief illness Rev. Max C. Wiant again occupied his pulpit in the First Baptist church at both services Sunday.

His theme in the morning was "Burden bearing," and in evening, "Shut In by the Lord." At the Christian Endeavor service at 6.30 the topic was "The perils of materialism." The weekly prayer services will be held at 7.45 p. m. Wednesday and everyone is urged to attend. The attendances during the summer have been very large and the interest in this service is constantly increasing. 1921 School Taxes Now Due Payable at Administration Building, Eighth and Washington streets.

Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturdays, 8 a.

m. to 12 noon. Send list of properties and place of residence to collector and billel will be mailed you. Much time will be saved taxpayers if they will procure their bills and remit by mail. If payment is made by mail, enclose postage for return of receipted billa.

The School Code Imposes an occupation tax of not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars. OCCUPATION TAX, $3.00 The Board has fixed the ocoupation tax for 1921 at three dollars on every Inhabitant over twenty-one years of age, ment of which cannot be avoided. These three dollars are payable the office of the Collestor. Bills must be presented at time of payment. F.

Roland, Collector. M. E. PASTOR GOING TO CAMP In the Windsor Street Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morning Rev. Horace R.

Hoffman delivered the final sermon of a series on the 23d Psalm, basing his remarks on the sixth and last verses. Horace J. Spies rendered a baritone solo. Sabbath school convened at 9.45, prior to the church service, in charge of Supt. H.

M. Doty. "The voyage of life" was the subject of the pastor's brief discourse at 7.30 p. m. Texts were quoted from the 104th and 107th Psalms.

Miss Esther M. Mast and Mrs. Marion Sands Stout rendered a vocal duet, accompanied on the piano by Miss Minnie Keller. BAPTIZES CHESTER INFANT. Rev.

Mr. Hoffman baptized parsonage James King Evans, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Evans, of Chester.

The parents are former residents of Reading and still retain their membership in the Windsor street churen. Midweek prayer service will be dispensed with until Wednesday, Sept. 7. There will be no Sunday evening services until Sept. 4.

Sabbath school and morning church services will be held as usual. Rev. Mr. Hoffman will leave early this week on his vacation. With Mrs.

Hoffman he will spend the three weeks at Landisville camp-meeting, where he will' assist in the services. DEDICATE A FINE PORTRAIT At the First Reformed church on Sunday morning Rev. J. F. Moyer preached on "Christ manifesting His glory." The sole announcement was that the Sunshine society would meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.

At the Sunday school sesion a portrait of A. J. Fisher, superintendent the primary department for almost half a century, was dedicated. There were addresses by Chester Mohn, the present superintendent, and by the pastor, who paid a glowing tribute to the memory of Mr. Fisher, who was constant in his attendance and faithful to his duties.

Miss Viola Dotterer, who is leaving to study nursing, was presented with a dainty parasol by member of the Sunday school. TWO INFANTS BAPTIZED. In the 'afternoon at 3 o'clock the pastor baptized Richard Kenneth Gudykunst, son of William B. and Carmen Gudykunst, 414 Linden street. During past week the Rev.

Mr. Moyer also baptized Emily Jane Ireton, the daughter of Nelson S. and Marian S. Ireton, of Camden, N. J.

Mrs. Ireton will be remembered by the parishioners as the former Miss Marian Shade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Shade, 725 North 4th street. BEREAN BAPTIST.

At the morning service of the Berean Baptist church Rev. J. R. Humphreys preached upon the subject, "A three-fold cable." The church school held at 11.15 under the leadership of Richmond Stephens, the associate superintendent of the school. A large sing and service was held at the corner of North 8th and Douglass streets by the C.

E. society at. 6.30 p. after which the evening service was held at the church. This was but a short service, of less than an hour, because of the heat.

Rev. Mr. Humphreys preached upon the subject, "The master of the wind and wave." On Wednesday evening the prayer service, will be Christian featured Endeavor by a report world conference, held recently in New York. The report will be brought by Raymond Yeich, the president of the society. WEALTH IS BOTH BURDEN, BLESSING.

At the morning service in Lutheran church of the Holy Spirit, the pastor, Rev. Charles G. Beck, preached on the "Parable of the unjust steward," using as his text St. Luke 16:1. He pointed out among other things that wealth is both a burden and a blessing; the sin for a man to change the moral standards of God as the steward deliberately lowered the bills of those indebted to his master, and the duty of Christians to show the same wisdom and zeal in their work for Christ as men do in the pursuit of worldly affairs.

Luther Goodhart was back from New York university and presided at the organ. The members of the young men's Bible G. Frederick and Henry Hilbert, teachers, have completed arrangements for the peach festival which is to be held Tuesday evening on the lawn of the church. The flowers for the day were a gift from Mrs. Calvin Noll and Mrs.

Amanda Gilbert in memory of Mr. Gilbert. IMMANUEL TO OMIT EVENING SERVICES. In the absence of Superintendent Scott Miller, Rev. P.

Willard Brown had charge of the Sunday school of Immanuel Evangelical church, at which there was quite a large attendance. There were good attendances at all of the services yesterday. Preaching followed by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Brown, upon the subject, "The church of today." In the evening there was a very brief sermon.

Rev. Mr. Brown spoke on "Great day of atonement." Prayer meeting on Wednesday eve-. ning. On Friday the annual Sunday school picnic will be held at Egelman's park.

There will be no more Sunday evening services until the second Sunday in September. The sermon of the coming Sunday morning will be "Opening of the seventh seal," DR. MELHORN WILL PREACH At Trinity Lutheran church the sermons, both moning and evening, were delivered by Rev. E. E.

Fischer, D. professor of apologetics at Mt. Airy seminary, who is officiating this week in the absence of Rev. E. P.

Plattelcher, D. the pastor. It was announced that next Sunday Rev. Nathan R. Melhorn, D.

a former pastor of Trinity, will preach at both services. The flowers for the day were the gift of Mrs. S. P. Ermold, in memory of Mr.

Ermold. A member of the Luther league will lead the discussion on "Serving the community" on next Thursday evening at 7.45, on the lawn of the parsonage, weather permitting. Vestry meeting Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Beneficial Brotherhood Monday evening at 8. Luther League on "Serving the community" Thursday evening at 7.45.

Girl Scouts Friday afternoon at 4.10. Boy Scouts Friday evening at 6.30. A member of the Luther eague THE NURSERY COMMITTEE. The nursery committee for the day consisted of Mrs. Claude Hayden, Hester Kline and Grace Leibold.

Next Sunday the committee will be composed of Mrs. Samuel Waid, Lillian Schmehl and Helen Cleaver. The Inner Mission society reports that the enrollment in the daily vacation Bible school to date is 170. Oscar S. Kebler and William H.

Blough, students at Susquehanna university, are in this city visitng the homes of Lutherans to get subscriptions to the Lutheran, the official organ of the church. The young men have been sent out by the United Lutheran Publishing house. PASTOR CAMPS IN VERMONT. The pastor of Trinity is spending the month of July with his family at his camp, Camp Englewood, South Hero, Vermont. The pastor's study at the parsonage will be open daily, except Saturday and Sunday, from 9-12.

The Rev. J. L. Deaton, of Wyomissing, will look after the pastoral needs of the parish. Miss Baureithel will be in charge of the pastor's study and will be glad to advise members at all times.

FOUR IMPERATIVES FORM THEME The Grace United Evangelical Sunday school was opened by the assistant superintendent, Frank A. Hoover, at 9.45 a. The attendance and offering were good. The pastor's men's Bible class had a very good attendance. In the absence of the secretary, Miss Dora Bidden, Miss Ruby Graeff acted as secretary pro tem.

The morning preaching service following the school found a large, attentive audience. Frank A. Hoover sang "The Lord is my shepherd," with fine effect. The pastor, Rev. S.

P. Erisman, preached on the subject, "Four great imperatives--I ought, I can, I will, I have." The K. L. C. E.

at 6.30 was led by George A. Emig. The topic, "The perils of materialism," was well discussed by the leader, as well as by a member of the Endeavorers. Mr. Emig illustrated his address on the blackboard drawing two anchors, one anchor showing how sin ing the people down, keeping them away from God, and the other anchor showing how righteousness holds people to the higher and better things of life.

There were 23 present. SERVICE FOR WIDOWS. The L. C. E.

of Grace church held a service at the Widows' home, which was in charge of the president of the society, Wilmer G. Seifert. Rev. S. P.

Erisman delivered the address. Miss Myra Raunzahn sang "He walks with me" to the delight of all present. The evening service at 7.30 was given over to the anti-saloon league. Rev. Homer W.

Tope, D. superintendent of the Pennsylvania AntiSaloon league, delivered a great address on the subject, "Shall we go Tuesday evening the missionary society will meet in the church at 7.45. The pastor will review the 2nd chapter of the book, "The Bible and missions," the subject of the chapter being "'The missionary message of the new testament." Wednesday evening, prayer meeting, led by George A. Emig. DISCOURSE ON JONAH.

At the morning service at the Washington Street Presbyterian church the pastor, Rev. Byron Gunner, gave an interesting discourse on "Jonah, or lessons from runaway preacher." The text was Jonah Several of the leading characteristics of Jonah were pictured and discussed in a practical manner and many helpful lessons were drawn therefrom. At 6.30 p. m. the fourth in the series of twilight vestry services was held.

The discourse was given by the Rev. W. L. Wainright, pastor of Zion Baptist church. The junior choir of Zion church accompanied its pastor and rendered two special selections, and led in all the congregational singing for the occasion.

Dr. Wainwright's text Acts his theme being "A live church." He urged that earnest prayer and consistent, uncompromisIng, upright living on the part of the members of a church were necessary to the building up of spiritual power, and no church can be spiritually alive without these two vital elements. There was a large attendance. and deep spiritual interest was manitested. A MAN FOR THE AGES The Story of the Builders of Democracy By Irving Bacheller Copyright Irving Bacheller.

(Continued.) "He has not yet accomplished much in the legislature. I don't think that he will until some big issue comes along. "I'm not much of a hand at hunting he said to me the other day. till I see a The people of Vandalla and Springfield have never seen him yet. They don't know him as I do.

But they all respect him--just. for his good-fellowship, honesty and decency. I guess that every fellow with a foul mouth hates himself for it and envies the man who isn't like him. They begin to see his skill as a politician, which has shown itself in the passage of a bill removing the capital to Springfield. Abe Lincoln was the man who put it through.

But he has not yet uncovered his best talents. Mark my word, some day Lincoln will be a big man. "The death of his sweetheart has aged and sobered him. When we are together he often sits looking down with a sad face. For a while not a word out of him.

Suddenly he will begin saying things, the effect of which will go with ine to my grave, although I cannot call back the words' and place them as he did. He is what I would call a great captain of words. Seems as if I heard the band playing while they marched by me as well dressed and stepping as proud and regular as the Boston Guards. In some great battle between Right and Wrong you will hear from him. hope It may be the battle between Slavery and Freedom, although at present he thinks they must avoid coming to a clinch.

In my opinion cannot be done. I expect to live to see the fight and to take part in it." Late in the session of 1836-1837 the prophetic truth of these words began to reveal itself. A bill was being put through the legislature denouncing the growth of abolition sentiment and its uctivity in organized societies and upholding the right of property in slaves. Suddenly Lincoln had come to a fork in the road. Popularity, the urge of many friends, the counsel of wealth and power, and public opinion, the call of good politics pointed in one direction and the crowd went that way.

It WAS a stampede. Lincoln stood alone at the corner. The crowd beckoned, but in vain. One man came back and Joined him. It was Dan Stone, who, was not a candidate for re-election.

His political career was ended. There were three words on the sign-board pointing toward the perilous and lonely road that Lincoln proposed to follow. They were the words Justice and Human Rights. Lincoln and Dan Stone took that road in a protest, declaring that they "believed the institution of slavery was founded upon injustice and bad policy." Lincoln had followed his conscience, instead of the crowd. At twenty-eight years of age he had safely passed the great danger point in his career.

The declaration at Decatur, the speeches against Douglas, the miracle of turning 4,000,000 beasts Into 4,000,000 men, the sublime utterance at Gettysburg, the wise parables, the second inaugural, the innumerable acts of mercy, all of which lifted him Into undying fame, were now possible. Henceforth he was to go forward with the growing approval of his own spirit and the favor of God. BOOK THREE CHAPTER XVII. Wherein Young Mr. Lincoln Betrays Ignorance of Two Highly Important Subjects.

There were two subjects of which Mr. Lincoln had little understanding. They were women and finance. Until they had rightly appraised the value of his friendship, women had been wont to regard him with a riant curiosity. He had been aware of this, and for years had avoided women, save those of old acquaintance.

When he lived at the tavern in the village, often he had gone without a meal rather than expose himself to the eyes of strange women. The for this was well understood by knew teaser, him. The young man was an exceedingly sensitive human being. No doubt he had suffered more than any one knew from Il1-concealed ridicule, but he had been able to bear it with composure in his callow youth. Later nothing roused his anger like an attempt to ridicule him.

(To Be Continued) RUNNING DOWN BOOZE SMUGGLERS Big Whiskey Ring May Require a Fleet of Ships to Subdue It thorities along the Atlantic coast redoubled their vigilance over tramp ships today following disclosure of evidence indicating the existence of at least two gigantic International whisky smuggling rings, one having headquarters in this city and one In Atlantic City. Aid of the navy department also was being sought in an effort to build up a rum hunting fleet capable of coping with the mysterions chips and their allied fishing smacks which are alleged to have landed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of traband liquor at secluded points una der cover of darkness. According to Leroy W. Ross, U. S.

district attorney of Brooklyn, foreign and domestie capital aggregating several million dollars is behind the whisky smug gling conspiracy. KEEPING KEEN WATCH. Keenest watch was being kept BY revenue boats today off Montane Point toward which, authorities were tipped, a large vessel was bound from the Bahama Islands with cargo of 15,000 to 20,000 cases of choice Scotch and Irish whiskey. The conspirators, learning that word of the sailing has reached federal of ficials, were reported trying frantically to get in touch with the whisky runner to direct her to another point less carefully watched. A tramp steamer cruised saucily outside the three-mile limit off Atlantic City yesterday, according to reports received here, and taunted federal agents by breaking out pennant, saying: "Lay down your money) and come and get it." The tramp slipped away as night fell, and it was thought she was heading for some deserted point where fishing vessels could work unhampered at the task of lightering her cargo ashore.

three- schooner suspected of being a rum ship also was reported off Atlantic City. FISHERMEN REAP HARVEST. Fishermen along the coast, according to Mr. Ross, are reaping a harvest running the forbidden cargoes ashore They work almost at night, he said, making landings points known to be free from surveillance. Their compensation is said to be $15 for every of whisky landed, and many of the fishermen are declared to have abandoned entirely their regular trips to the fishing banks in favor of the more lucrative smuggling.

The smugglers are met on shore by automobile truckmen who whisk the cargoes away to cret storehouses. SEIZE TWO VESSELS. Efforts of federal agents to check whisky running along the coast have led so far to seizure of two vessels. They are the schooner Curley, taken last week off the coast of Florida, and the fishing smack Jennie T. seized Saturday at New Haven.

Government men also have boarded the British schooner Pocomoke, at Ate lantic City, but as the vessel's papers show her "wet" cargo to be con. signed to Canada, no action has been taken against her or her crew. part of the Pocomoke's cargo jettisoned off Atlantic City, her tain admitted, but this was done, he declared, because the vessel was in distress and not because of any design to get the cargo ashore there. Emanuel Katz, an Atlantic City hotelman, was to be arraigned in the Cape May county court house today on a charge of violating the state prohibition enforcement set. Kata was arrested last week in connection with the seizure of 152 cases New York, July aud whisky alleged to have been smug gled in.

LAST OF QUINTET OF HEROES BURIED. The funeral of the fifth of the ing boys to be returned from the fields of Europe last week, was held Monday, Leroy A. Hilbert was buried from the residence of his parents, 443 North 10th street. Monday afternoon. The fall milceremonies were observed AD escort of honor was furnished the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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