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VOL. XXVI NO. 12 SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY, JAN. 14, 1919 Price 2c Per Copy 35c Per Month D. C.

FISHER H5 HO DAMAGES WILSON WILL APPEAL TO PEOPLE DIRECTLY FOR PEACE APPROVAL DIRECTORS ADOPT NEW promoti6n STANDARDS FOR BOROUGH SCHOOLS WMF DESERTED ON DOORSTEP IS GIVEN HOME HERE Ml ti -i" ULTOOi BANKERS President To Ask Public For Ratification of Final Peace Treaty Lieut. Col. M. Taggart Now attached to the 89th Division, which is jxilicing the Rhine. He is Northumberland county'sj highest ranking officer to see service in 'the late war.

De Luxe Banquet Is Being Arranged For February 22, With Unique Menu BRING BIG BIRD HERE ON TRUCK Being Fattened For the Slaughter Purchase Is Final Chapter in-' the Checkered History of Defunct Farm An innovation in banquet menus will be offered in Sunbury on Februi AMERICU5 HOSE nnmnniti mr OB OSTRICH MEAT Seeks Big Sum From Reading Railway Company For Loss of Car ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOV. 8, 1917 Claims He Brought Machine To Stop Eight Feet From Crossing Alleges Company Was Grossly Negligent Suit for damages in the sum of $5,000 for the wrecking of his automobile and injuries to himself in a grade crossing accident near Hern-don on November 8, 1918, was filed against the Philadelphia Reading Railway Company today by Attorneys J. P. Carpenter and C. W.

Clement, representing Domer C. Fisher, local electrical contractor. The plaintiff's statement alleges gross negligence, on the part of the railway company inasmuch as it is alleged that the engineer of the passenger train which struck Fisher sounded no warning on his approach to the crossing where the accident occurred. The track adjoining the crossing are concealed in a ravine and for this reason, the statement says, Fisher was unable to see the train. He alleges1 that he stopped his car within eight feet of the tracks and looked in both directions to see if a train was near.

He started his en- Brine andi his automobile was fairly on the tracks when the train approached at high speed, without sounding either whistle or 'bell. The machine was struck squarely and hurled a great distance, being- demol- ished. 1 Fisher, it 'is claimed, suffered -pef- in his clami damage are" $58 for doctors' sums paid for drayage as the v-a-ult of the loss of his automobile, tc. 6 The automobile itself, a Chevrolet, was valued at $965. The crossing1 at which the accident occurred is on the road) leading from Herndon northward to Mahanoy Creek.

BOILING LARD CAUSES SLIGHT FIRE AT ROY RAMSEY BAKERY: LOSS Fire, caused by a can of lard boiling over on a stove at the Roy Ramsey bakery on South River avenue, early last evening, entailed "a loss of about $200. The leaping tongues of hot grease quickly spread to all corners of the building. An alarm of fire was turned in from box 43 at 6:15 o'clock, but when the fire companies arrived on "the scene, the flames were under control. A few chemicals were used in extinguishing the few tongue of flame still burning. The interior of the building was badly scorched, which, with the loss of some stock ruined by the smoke, constitutes the main item of Mr.

Ramsey's loss. INDUSTRIES TIED UP TV theAnjerfeas THE DEVIL DOGS ARE IN BERLIN American Headquarters in Germany, Jan. 14 The Marines have reached Berlin. Six of them, finding the slow life around the Cbblenz bridgehead rather draggy after Chateau Thierry and similar entertain-Menit set out to find some excitement. The American third army, locating them in the German capital has asked permission to send a squad of soldiers to bring them back.

REPORT COLONEL IS (Special by United Press) New York, Jan. 14. The New York Evening Telegram today carried a story that private cable dispatches were "said to have announced the death of Colonel House, in Paris." The Telegram said it was impossible 'to verify the report. Paris, Jan. 13.

(8:40 P. Colonel House, who is confined to his residence by illness was reported this evening to be improving. Washington, Jan. 14 The State Department today sent a message to Paris inquiring as to the truth of a report that Colonel House had died. The: Department's advices so far have not indicated that House's ill- j- J.

I' LAST SAU TKIBU I MS Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Walter A. Troutman were held from the late home at? 139 Church street this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. A.

W. Brownmiller officiating. Burial was made in Pom-fret Manor cemetery. MRS. YOST WINS SUIT FOR LOT IN SHAMOKIN BOROUGH The present term of Common PJeas Court will adjourn Wednesday of Thursday, it was indicated today.

The case of Mrs. Sjara L. Yost and heirs of the late Daniel Yost against the borough of Shampkin for the plot of ground between Spurxheim and Shakespeare streets and abutting the creek channel on Washington street in Shamokin, was finally disposed of late Monday afternoon after being heard by Judge Moser for the past three days. A verdict was re- turned for the Yost heirs. Borough aoiiciior xv.

j. u-iick. was assistea Dy Attorney J. A. Welsh, while attorney C.

C. Lark handled the interests of the palintiffs. The damage suit of Joseph Camb-eraette of Shamokin, against the Susquehanna Coal 'Company, in the Supreme Court, was taken up this morning. Camberaette was injured at the Scott Colliery and was awarded heavy damages. The coal company carried the case to the Supreme Court with the reult that a new trial was pranted.

EDITOR WHO SHOT WIFE GETS 20 YEAR SENTENCE (Snecial bv United Press New York, Jan 14 Charles' E. Chapin, former city editor of the Evening World and one of the best known newspaper men in the United iStates was today sentenced to not less than 20 years, at hard labor in state prison or life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, Nellie Chapin. Chapin appeared! 'before Justice Weekes in the criminal breach of the Supreme court, changed his plea of not guilty to guilty and asked immediate sentence. He shot his wife to death last September. VERY SPECIAL AND WORTH BUYING Ladies' and misses' coats at $10, $15 and $20.

Value $20 to $30. Ladies' dresses in serge and silk at $10. Values up to $20. Children's coats at $5. Value to $9.50.

'Ladies' suits $10, $15 and $20. Values $20 to $35.. Best made bungalow aprons at $1.25. Crepe de Chine and Georgette waists at $2.98, values to $5 'Shop in the morning. A.

ROSENBLUM. VICTOR VICTROLAS $60.00 Sunbury Sportiag Goods Co. OU New Code Outlined By the Superintendent Detracts For Student's Absence THREATEN DISMISSAL OF NON-RESIDENTS Pupils From Monroe Township, Snyder County, To Be Turned Out Unless Tuition Bill Is Paid, Resolution An adjourned session of the Board of Education was held in the Superintendent's office in the High School building last evening when rules and regulations governing the promotion of pupils was adopted by the board and other outline business was I acted including the adoption of -a re solution to dismiss he pupils from Monroe township, Snyder county, at the expiration of tin days unless the. board of directors of that township, settle in full the ill of $223 for tuition which is overdue. The office of the superintendent had been enlarged during the holiday season by the addition of, an eight foot section- from the room formerly occupied by the directors and this room has been thrown into use as recitation, room.

A large quartered oak table has been placed in the superintendent's room for the convenience of the directors. This gives each member an opportunity to. study the bills and other papers that are submitted to the board. Members present last evening were Stroh, Gass, Keefer, Poffenberger and Leeser. The Superintendent in his monthly report gave the enrollment at 154V males and 1508 females; a total of 8057, with an average daily attendance of 2767.

He also reported' that a Patrons' Meeting had been during the third month arid four sim ilar mefetinfi's were for the Jranhellef and' i-Rohrbach On recommendation of the Superintendent, Miss Florence Loubold, a college graduate of Selinsgrove, was elected a teacher in the fifth grade of the Third ward at a salary of $60 a month. The Supply committee was instructed to buy eight- dishpans and other needed supplies for the Domestic Science department. The property committee was instructed to have needed repairs made to the heating rJants in the Eighth, Sixth and Third wards. Each teacher was granted1 ene visiting day for observation of work and methods in grades similar to her own, each day to be spent- entirely in visiting and under the direction of the Superintendent. A set of rules and regulations prepared by the Superintendent -to govern the promotion 'and graduation of pupils was then read.

A number of drastic changes were suggested in the present methods of the school which gave rise to a lengthy debate on the part of the directors. The rules impose a five per cent penalty to be deducted from the monthly average of a pupil for every day he is absent during the month. The pupil was to have an opportunity to make good this penalty and in case the teacher was satisfied that the lessons missed had been carefully studied, two-thirds of the percentage deducted was to be added to the monthly average. Board members thought that it would be unjust to a delicate child, or to one who was forced' to remain out of school due to a death in the family to refuse them full credit for the time lost if csuch pupil was able to convince the teacher that the lessons had not been neglected while the child was absent and rthat such pupil was qualified to recite the same as if he would have" been present in the classroom. It was pointed out that a great injustice might be done a pupil who had striven for several years to be classed as an honor student.

The rule3 were finally amended to allow the (Continued on second page) CONDITION IMPROVED The condition of Mrs. C. R. Sav-id'ge, of Market -street, who has been a patient at the Mary M. Packer hospital for the past several days, suffering with pneumonia, is much improved." WATSOHTOWN BLACK SMITH SHOP BURNS Fire of mysterious origin, early this morning destroyed the blacksmith shop of C.

A. Shaffer, on Fourth street, Watsontown, one of the leading establishments of its kind in the upper end of the county. The flames were discovered shortly after 4 o'clock. Only with difficulty were several adjoining duelling houses saved from destruction. The -xt qx paiBurrjse st esot ucture will be rebuilt at once.

VICTOR VICTROLAS $115.00 Sunbury Sporting Goods Co. Several Ionths Old Baby; Left In Almshouse Is Adopted By Family FOUND ON PORCH AT COAL RUN HOME Infant Is Christened Foster Faust Neidig and Was Brought To Sunbury Home Yesterday Charles Neidig, of Sunbury, yesterday legally adopted the four months old male infant, a charge at the Shamokin almshouse for the past four months. The little waif, which was found deserted on a is now in a good home ivith chances in his favor of growing up to be a useful citizen. This is the same child which" was found on the doorsteD of the home of George Harris at Coal Run 'one morning last September, having been left there by its mother -or someone else responsible for its coming into the world. The boy was only a few days old when he became the victim of this-.

heartless treatment, but nevertheless he was healthy and after arriving at the almshouse began to grow fat. He was given every care at that institution and when Mr. Neidir took him away he was th very pic-true of health. Mrs. Daniel, matron at the Shamokin almshouse and several of the ladies of the institution, felt as tho-v-ugh Jhey were giving up a piece of their hearts when they dressed hiirr i.i warm clothing preparatory to his being to Sunbury, but they -were happy in the thought that "lit-; tie Foster- Faust Neidigv, by "whifh he va eh ristened only-- a vf ew a ces with' other Jaoys.

f' REALTY TRANSFERS Real estate transfers recorded at the courth ouse today are: Abso-lom Zeigler to Washington Camp, 182, P. O. S. of Herndon. consideration, $600; Thoma B.

Young to B. Frank Arnold, property in Milton $1,000. MRS. W. B.

SMITH DIES AFTER TWO YEARS OF PATIENT SUFFERING After an illness of two years, Susan Rebecca, beloved wife of William B. Smith answered the summons of death at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. B.

Lauer, 141- Pine street, at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. Death was due to diabetes. A most admirable christian character, Mrs. Smith was always a patient sufferer, and in the midst of almost unbearable pa irv maintained a cheerful disposition that had come to be characteristic of her splendid nature. She was a devout and consistent member of the- First Linked Evangelical church and was held in the highest esteem by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance.

Aped 24 years, eight months and nineteen days, she is survived by her husband and two daughters, Edna and Dorothy, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lauer, two brothers and one sister, Benjamin and Paul Lauer and Mrs.

Marjorie Henninger, of Sunbury. Funeral services will be held from the home at 141, Pine street, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. W.

Brownmiller will officiate. Burial will' be made in Pomfret Manor cemetery. REMOVED FROM TRAIN, UNDERGOES OPERATION 1 Talron n1nH ilT Ti'lilo nn a train bound from Philadelphia to Massachusetts, Luther Kepler, of Lewis-town, student in a New England university, was removed from a train at. this place this morning and taken to the Mary M. Packer hospital.

He was found to be suffering with appendicitis and underwent an operation. He is resting well. ALBERT BAILLETS AND MRS. MARY BOYER WED Albert F. Baillets, of Sunbury, and Mrs.

Mary C. Boyer, of Point township, were unitedi in marriage Monday afternoon at Bloomsburg. The ceremony was performed at 'the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.

E. Giger by the Rev. A. Lawrence Miller, pastor of the First Methodist church. The couple will reside in Sunbury.

Isaac Marx, of the firm of Marx Brothers, has gone to New York City to purchase stock. VICTOR VICTROLAS $90.00 Sunbury Sporting Goods Co. REFUSE TO GASH RNLB0 CHECKS Clearing House Association So Informs Railroad Administration WOULD MEAN GREAT BURDEN, DEFENSE Statement Says Government Is Im-posingTask of Obtaining Receipts For Wages Upon Banks The banks of Altoona today notified the Federal Railroad Administration at Washington that they will not cash checks given by the Pennsylvania; Railroad Company to its empliyes in payment of wages, The bankers, members of the Altoona Clearing House Association, say that "as the checks are to be drawn on a bank in Philadelphia and made payable to it is the evident intention of the Railroad Administration to obviate, the necessity of obtaining receipts from its employes and to impose this duty upon the Altoona banks by an indirect process, although the banks are not interested in securing receipts forthe government for -wages paid its employes." A further objection is "that three-fourths of Altoona's 15,000 railroad employeg-uyieiUnable to identify themst et'- that ihe interfert routine buslrfess of" the banks. It is not known- whether or not any action will be taken in. this direction ty any of the banks of Sunbury and vicinity, although it is known that the inauguration of the check system will mean a great burden upon these institutions.

At present the Reading is paying its employes by the check system. GUPID HAS HIS INNING AT COURT HOUSE; HAGS WHOLE DOZEN COUPLES Dannie Cupid came into his own for a feverish two hours Monday morning and as a result Register and Recorder John I. Carr did a land office business. Twelve marriage licenses were granted between 8 o'clock and ten establishing a new record. The prospective brides and grooms arrived at the Courthouse in a group and a "waiting line" had to be established.

The following are the licenses; John Pietruzkiewiez and Helen Dow-da, Kulpmont; Charles K. Fisher, C2, Williamsport and Helen E. Noll, 57, Pottsgrove; Johanna Wojnarski and Alexander Lasievick, Shamokin; John Haggerty and Florence M. Schrader, Shamokin; Anthony Smal-etz and Mary Soroka, Mount Carmel; Allen L. Cromis and Marguerite W.

Kniss, Milton; Jacob Kemrer and Delia L. Saers, Sunbury; Anthony Arasin and Anna Zazako, Coal Town ship; Pas quale Nestico and Catherine Bressi, Marion Heights; Paul Lecknock, Kulpmont and Bertha Marcievage, Mount Carmel. THREE LOCAL BANKS ELECT DIRECTORS TODAY The old board of directors of the First National Bank was re-elected at the annual stockholders' meeting held this morning. The board' will meet to organize for the: year on Thursday. Directors are also being elected this afternoon by the North Branch Title and Trust Company and the Sunbury National Bank.

EPHRAIM FREYMAN DIES IN LOCAL HOSPITAL Ephraim Freyman, a native of Mid-dleburg, who has been making his home in this place for the past few months with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Feese, of 128 North Fifth street, passed away at 10:30 o'clock this morning in the Mary M.

Packer hospital. Death was due to a complication of diseases. He had been a natient at the hospital for only a few days. Mr; Freyman was aged 69 years. The body will be taken to Middleburg for burial.

Further funeral announcements will be made later. TO URGE SUPPORT OF NEW IDEALS To Make Tour of All Sections of the Country During the Coming Fall Seek German Ships As Transports (Special by United Press) Paris, Jan. 14. President Wilson is expected to go before the American people after the peace treaty is signed to urge its ratification and solidify support of the new world' thought it embodies. By thus shattering another precedent, the President would put the verdict of endorsement of the peace settlement up to public opinion rather than to a possible hostile Congress, it was pointed out.

The belief was expressed by friends today that Wilson will tour the country late this fall, taking: the opportunity to urge new domestic' poli cies that lend themselves to changing international ideas. Washington, 14. The Allied War Council' at a meeting at Treves tomorrow, will consider taking over a number of German merchant ships American troop transportation, Secretary Daniels said today. The ships under consideration will bring 70,000 soldiers home monthly. Washington, Jan.

14 That a new alignment of the people is coming that will sweep a ay existing political parties 7 unless they face and solve readjustment problems was the worning sounded by Democratic and Republican chieftains today by Senators Kenyon and Borah4 Progressive leaders, They cautioned against osjbiich; a- means of in the United 'Statesr They urged honest, fearless straightforward and immediate action by the government and political leaders to cope with reconstruction' problems affecting the great mass of the American petople. FOUR MORE STATES IN DRY FOLD; NEED TEN MORE (Special by United Press Washington, Jan. 14 With two more states California and Washington having ratified the prohibition amendment to the Federal constitution, "dry" leaders in Washington today are confident in the prediction that the necessary number ot states will ratify the amendment before the end of the present week. Twenty-six states have voted "dry" to date, leaving only ten to be gained to insure permanent prohibition. Little Rock, Jan.

14 The State Senate today unanimously ratified the federal prohibition amendment. The House ratified it yesterday. Arkansas is the twenty-fifth state in the dry line. Indianapolis, Jan. 14 The Indiana Legislature today ratified the prohibition amendment to the Federal constitution.

Following the action of the- Senate yesterday in approving the amendment. The Mouse today voted by an overwhelming' majority in favor of the resolution. NINE KILLED, 21 HURT IN WRECKS ON P. R. (By United Press) -Philadelphia, Jan.

14. Nine persons were killed and more than twenty hurt in two collisions on the Philadelphia Reading railway last night, north of Philadelphia. When the Scranton flier plowed into eht rear coach of an accommodation train at Fort Washington, eight persons were killed and nineteen hurt. The other wreck occurred at Pen-brook, south of Ambler, when one man was killed and three injured when an engine crashed into a work train. Both wrecks occurred within an hour and only a few miles apart.

25 APPLICATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP GRANTED Northumberland county added 25 full fledged Americans to her pop-platiori Mondal afternoon as a result of session of naturalization court at whice forty-height applications were considered Practically all of the newly made Americans reside in Shamokin and Mounty Carmel. Applications of all Austrians, Germans and other foreigners who are still classed at "enemy aliens" were not considered. VICTOR VICTROLAS $90.00 Sunbury Sporting Goods Co. A breakdown at the Hauto plant of the Northumberland County Gas Electric Company yesterday crippled i industry in Danville, Berwick and Bloomsburg. These towns were switched onto the plants' at Sunbury, Milton and Irondale, with the result that current in these places was con-y siderably weakened.

wilt dine la roylatt-fashion on roast The bigf bird, the last to be taken from the defunct ostrich farm at Bloomsburg, was brought to this, place Monday afternoon- on an automobile truck. It, is being fattened and when the time' arrives for the slaughter is expected to tip the scales at more than 225 pounds. Several of the ostriches have dbeen sold during the past few weeks for eating purposes and are to surpass the most appetizing1 dish ever prepared in this line. Several "ostrich banquets" have been held at Bloomsburg, and M. Hershey, the "chocolate is planning a feast for his friends with one of the ungainly birds as the piece de resistance.

The Americus banquet is going to be one of the most sumptuous the hustling organization has ever attempted. Sir ostrich will be served up with all the side dishes. The purchase of the last of the flock of fifty or sixty birds with which the Bloomsburg "ostrich and feather" farm was stocked, means that this- is the last story of the ill-fated scheme of promoter William Hile, well, known in -this vicinity, to pluck wealth from ostrich wings. It was only a few years ago that, that name brought to hunldreds of stockholders visions of wealth much wealth. The stockholders' money, vanished months- and months ago, and Hile, promoter extraordinary, has long since sought other fields to work in.

APPEAL FOR RE-TRIAL IN $30,000 DAMAGE SUIT An appeal for a new trial in the case of George K. Engle7 and Cather-engle, versus the Edgewood Garage Company, of Shamokin, was filed in the Prothonotary's office today. Mr. Engle sought $30,000 damages of the Garage Company at the present term ot Commoh Pleas court for the death of their daughter and injuries to themselves. It is alleged that the accident in which the child was killed and Mr.

and Mrs- Engle injured was dtie to. a defect in one of the wheels of an automobile purchased of the Garage. Company. INITIATE BIG CLASS A large class of candidates was inducted into membership at the regular meeting of Lodge No. 203, I.

O. O. F. held last evening. It was one of the most interesting meetings held by the thriving lodge in recent months.

DONT FORGET the baked ham supper at the Reformed church Thursday evening 16, from 5:30 to 7 30. 14-2t BOYS AND YOUTHS RUBBER BOOTS Just received a shipment of all sizes of boys' and youths' Storm King and knee boots. 20th Century Shoe Co. It VICTOR VICTROLAS $115.00 Sunbury Sporting Goods Co. I JOINED IN WEDLOCK BY REV.

CHARLES R. BOWERS Jacob Kemrer and Miss Delia Sears, both of Sunbury, were quietly married Saturday afternoon at the parsonage of Zion Lutheran church, the- pastor, Rev. C. R. Bowers officiating.

They were unattended. Mr. and Mrs. Kemrer will make their future home in Sunbury. Mr.

Kemrer is employed' as a car repairman by the Pennsylvania railroad. His bride is the daughter of Mrs. Delia Sears, of this city. WILL TAKE SPECIAL COURSE IN SURGERY Dr. W.

T. Graham and Dr. J. C. Poffenberger left this afternoon for Philadelphia, where they will take up special studies in surgery, for the next several weeks at the Jefferson hospital.

Their offices at this place will be 'closed in their absence. Mrs. William Bashore and child, of Tamaqua, are visiting at the home of the former'9 another and sister on Church street. VICTOR VICTROLAS $60.00 Sunbury Sporting Goods Co..