Lebanon Courier and Semi-Weekly Report from Lebanon, Pennsylvania • Page 1

ff mrmr 1V rfW 1 i AND SEMI-WEEKLY REPORT ESTABLISHED 1819. Old Serieg LEBANON, TUESYlAY, JUNE 17, 1913. New Series Vol. VI, No. 11 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.

Vol. XC1V, Xu. HAS READ THE COURIER HER CHANCE. CAR CRUSHED HIS LIFE OUT STREET COMMISSIONER! LIGHT PASSES AWAY New City Official Taken III Wit Pheumonia On Friday After noon Suddenly Succumbs I Qualification to become an excellent City Highway Commissioner Adam M. Light, assumed ollice duty three weeks ago, died at his resi dence, 52 N.

Tenth street, Sunday morning, from double pneumonia, in his 51st. year, lie was taken seriously ill on Friday afternoon. Friday he had eaten a hearty dinner. Then he took ill and from that timo until death he suffered intensely. Fcr the past, year, however, his Ir" -as itnpaimt.

He is also th. overdone1 himself in new his work for the city bright an- and apparently manifested great interest in his new work. He had every PLAN CONVENTION FOR SEPTEMBER JUNIOR ORDER OF THE U. A. M.

TO CONVENE HERE IN EARLY FALL. SECRETARY LORD IN TOWffjSAY THE SCHOOLS NEED IT FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS William W. Altenderfer, of Trenton. Missouri. Renews His Subscription for Another Year William Altenderfer, a former Lebanon ccuntian, and fcr some time a resident of Trenton, where lie is connected with the college of agriculture of the University of Missouri, at Columbia, that state, has written to the Report Publishing company, requesting a renewal of ln's subcription for another1 year of the Courier, with a dollar enclosed.

Mr. Altenderfer said that he reads a number of daily newspapers and other periodical regularly, but the first one he reads, he said, if the Courier-Report which he has been getting for more than 50 years. lie is, perhaps, one of the oldest reaf, ers of this popular Senii-wc ry news-paper. He also sai4 th iis is the firt newspaper he ives from his native stale th f. he could not do without tne Courier.

He says that it's like, geting a let-or fro mhomie. The Courier always keens him posted on the happenings of the entire county and Lebanon Valley. HUNGARIAN WOMAN ROBBED OF $200 BY HER HUSBAND Robbery on Green Street Late Satur day Torn From Her Body. The robbery of a Hungarian wom- on of $200 by her husband on Sat urday night at 11.30 o'clock on Green street was reported to the police officers. The woman was goln to her home near Front street when her husband, who knew the woman carried lier savings ui her shirtwaist attacked her.

While several men with the husband, held tihe woman and prevented her from defending herself, thc hus band is said to have torn off enough of iher clothing to get her money, a roll of bills amounting to about $200. The men fled and the woman reported the case to the police. No arrests have been made. 10 Bass for 3 Men First Catch of Season The first big bass catch of the sea son was reported early tmis morning at City Hall police station by Robert McDonnell, "Wesley Bell and Howard Rrooks, who went fishing early tin, morning, the bass season opencu ai midnight Sunday night, and caught ten. One of them weighed about 4 pounds and was very long.

All of tihcni were of goodly size. Sheriff Candidate In His Overalls Paul Wagner, of 29 South Sixth street, employed as heater at A. I. S. company, who recently announced his candidacy for sheriff has decided upan a unique way of conducting his canvass.

He win nave his pict un placed on the cards as he appears while at work on the large heating furnaces. Mr Wagner is well known and his fellow- workmen wish him well. 5. S. Burkholder Now On Insurance Board The Northern Mutual Insurance company has re-elected John Seldom- ridge as president and E.

K. Hershey secretary and treasurer, both of Eph-rata. Burkholder, of Kleinfel-tersvillc, was elected to membership in the board to fill the vacancy caused by the. death of Philip Heilman. of Lebanon.

The other members of the board are George Hibschman, of Ephrata, IT. S. Hollinger, of Lincoln, Samuel W. Buch Lititz: John Montz-er, Denver; Benjamin Snavely, Lancaster. Milton Zieglor, Bowmansville.

The company is in a fourishing condition and about $22,000,000 of insurance is in force. The fire losses since September 1, 1912, are about $49,000. NOTICE Mercantile Tax Now Due All parties not having; made payment are requested to do so on or before July 1, 1913. JOHN E. HARTMAN County Treasurer.

YOUNG LABORER MEETS WITH HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHILE AT WORK i CAUGHT BY CINDER TRUCK And Squeezed About the Body Into A Narrow Died at The Hospital on Sunday Evening." Accident was Unavoidable. Michael ilenmaniski, aged 23 years residing on South avenue, employed at furnace No. 1, of the Pennsylvania Steel company, died dn the Good Samaritan hospital on Sunday even ing, from the result of injuries received in accident which occurred early Sunday morning. While a car was being loaded with iron ore in the stock house, the man. is said to have jumped off the car.

and badly crushed. The space in-, which his body was caught was not more than six Inches. Before ho could be extricated his ribs and chest were so badly crushed that his lungs were punctured. The accident is said to have been accidental and the company is not to blame in any way for it. Tho injured man was hurried to' the hospinal in charge of Dr.

John Beattie. The deceased is survived by his wife and two small children, one of thom a year old and the other threc years of age. The deceased was a member of Saints Cyril and Method-' ius Catholic church. The wife ihas- been in poor health for some time. On Sunday evening the remains were removed by Funeral Director J.

F. McGovern who is preparing them for inrerment. Over the Hills To The Almshouse William Miller, aged 72 years, who said that he has lived in this county for years, and who is without relatives, made, application to Alderman R. L. Miller today, for a commitment to hhe county almshouse, which was granted.

Local Servians Visit Steelton Servians from the East Lebanon region, visited Steelton on Sunday attend special services in one ot me churches. They returned in the 1.48 P. and R. train, via Harrisburg. They were met and escorted to their headquarters at East Lebanon, by Tyr-: rell's military band.

Baby Boy in Paul Thompson's Family Reporters calling at Undertaker P. II. Thompson's office this morning were treated to a variety in the day's news. The birth of a grandson to Mr. Thompson was announced.

The new comer is the first born of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson and a grandson of Select Councilman Aaron Bchncy, of the Eighth Ward. Dr. Gates is the physician and both mother and boyi are doing finely.

The father is employed in the Thompson furniture store. WED IN PHILADELPHIA Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher Becomes the Bride of Quaker City Man. Announcement is made of the wedding of Mr. J.

T. Taylor, of Phila-dalphia, and Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, of this city, which took lace at noon today, in the Quaker City. Tho wedding was performed by Rov. Mr.

Long, a Presbyterian minister. The couple will live in Lancaster. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fox, of North Eighth (street.

REV. MR. NYE OFFICIATES. Two Couples United In Matrimony at His Parsonage. Paul Armstrong and Miss Alice Elizabeth Moyer, of North Lebanon, were married at Memorial United Brethren parsonage on Saturday evening by the pastor, Rev.

A. G. Nye. Percie Arms and Jennie Chadwick, both of this city, were married at Memorial United Brethren parsonage on Sunday evening by the pastor. Rev.

A. 11. Nye. The couple was unattended. The ring ceremony was used.

They will make their homo in this city. Annie Sell, of this spent the day in Reading. city, official. The funeral will be held on Wcd-lesday afternoon at 1.150, from his l'oailnnpn Wirtli Tenth Ktrept. At o'clock, services will also be held in St.

Paul church, in charge of the pastor, Rev. V. J. Hdelman. The Knights of ta will send a delegation and the pall-bearers will aifo be furnished by the Maltas.

The highway comtmittee will attend ii: a. body. City officials, including the Mayor, will attend. THOSE AVI 10 SURVIVE The late Mr. Light was a son cf (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.) TO RAISE FUND FORGOLLEGES LUTHERANS TOLD OF A DEARTH OF MEN TO FILL THE PULPITS Trinity Church in Lancaster Will Pledge Itself For $50,000.

Local Bodies are to he Canvassed for Appeals. The local campaign in behalf of the Muhlenberg College and Mt. Airy Theological seminary half million dol lar endowment fund began on Sunday, in Salem Lutheran church. At the German service Rev, Dr. AV.

D. C. Keiter, of Allcntown preached presenting the needs of the educational work. At the morning English Service Rev. C.

H. Hcmsath, of Bethlehem, to Porto Rico, Preached and a short address was given by Dr. Keiter. Dr. T.

E. Schmauk and Rev AV. I.eibensperger, pas tors, assisted. A meeting of the church council was held after the service to plan a systematic canvass. The work hero iw expected to be completed in less than a week.

On Sunday Dr. eiter preached English in Salem church and in St. Paul church, Annville, part of Salem parish, iRe'v. Dr. Ilenisath delivered the sermon.

NEED MORE CLERGY The several sermons emphasized ihe great need of the' two institu tions for an endowment if tho great work they have been doing in the past is to continue. At the present time there arc 55 congregations in the Ministerinm of Pennsylvania that need ministers, and the shortage is likely to continue unless the inducements the colleges can offer young men are made greater. The a gn ificicnt endowments that Presbyterian, Methodist' and other col leges possess to give tho.ni a working income was compared with the annual deficit at the two institutions 1 I. 1 1 winch are now asiung ior wiu nan million dollars. TO RAISE $50,000 Trinity congregation, Lancaster, one of the oldest and wealthiest in the ministerium, has pledged itself to raise $50,000.

This is the time since 1867 that the people of the Minislerium have been asked to raise a big fund for the colleges. The laymen of Salem church arfl helping in the work of taking subscriptions for the work. Literature has been mailed to hundreds of heads of families in this city. City's Water Supply To Last One Month The weekly report of the keeper of thc city's dams at South Mountain shows. No.

1 dam as down 20 inches; No. 2 dam is overflowing and dam No. 3 is entirely empty. There are at present in the two dams about sixty million gallons of water. Thc supply wil last for a month.

READING VISITORS Mrs. Thomas K. Leidy and Miss Jennie Weiss, of Reading, are spending several days hero, visiting Dr. Alfred S. Weiss and family, of chest-hut street and former County Treasurer Charles Weiss and family, of Avon.

RED MEN WHO PARADED GET THEIR MONEY BACK Wilkes-Barre Delegation Paid $2.50 "Per Each." Now It Comes Back The Red Men who wont to Wilkes-Parre on Thursday and paraded in the statu convention domonstration there made the trip without expenses to themselves. The special rate cf fare to Rod Men was $2.50 and the men who paraded had the faro refunded to them, the tribe having won a big cash prize as a result of the fine showing Swatara's members, a big delegation, made in the parade. Steelton Visitors At Rexmont Picnic Mr. and Mrs. Harry Acker, of Steelton, spent Saturday in this On evening they attended! tbf hitr nic'nie in Rexmont.

in which i u. iini participated. Pennsy Pay Car Visits This City The fii'ot Pennsylvania pay car to visit the city since the C. L. raiil- road was acquitted by that system, came here today.

C. L. omnlores received their first month's wages under the new management. Tho car was in charge of the paymaster of the Philadelphia division. Summer Heat Here In a Rush Lcbanonians sweltered under nnc Arranging the Preliminary Details For The Gathering: to he Held in The Sons' Weimar The Council Headquarters.

George Lord, of Philadelphia, secretary- ot the State ACouncil, Jr. 0-U. A. was in this city today, arranging for the State convention her3 on tiScptcmbcr 16 and 17. He visited the local council's officials, in company with V.

Elmer Hcilman, of ille, a past councillor of the body. This convention will bring between 200 and 300 delegates and visitors of the order from various parts or the state to this city in September. The Hotel Weimar is to bo the headquarters of the seat council. This evening ah. j-uui Lebanon Council No.

2GG the Sons hall, when lie will take up the convention matters with the local council. It is expected that the business sessions of the convention will be held in the Sons' hall. A special committee will later ar-. range social features t0 bo enjoyed by the visiting delegates during the convention. Nothing will be left undone by illifi members of the order here to make the stay of Ihe visitors most mleasant one.

We members of the order in Annville and elsewhere in the county are. also greatly Interested in the convention to be held here trti is year. Adjutant General Injured at Gretna Adjutant General Stewart is kept to the Ihouso at Harrisburg, owing to too much exercising his leg, which was so cruelly injured several days ago in driving accident. The general accompanied Governor Tenor to Mt. Gretna early last week, and was on the go for a number of hours.

P.y the time he reached his home, in Harrisburg, he was suffering intensely from pain in the injured limb. It hoped tli at he will shortly be on the job again. Postoffice Will Send Packages C. O. D.

Postmaster Hourk received instructions for rhe handling of C. (). D. packages, the new regulations taking effect July 1. On and after that date will be collected at addresses, provided that the amount does not exceed $100.

A collection fee of ten cents in parcel posts stamps will be afhxed by the sender which will insure the package to the sender against actual loss to the value of contents not exceeding $50. Bass Season Open For Anglers Today The season for bass, fishing opened today when many local anglers took advantage, of the season's opening'. Today the season for blue pike and Sus'iuehanna salmon also opened. WHEEL CRUSHES PALMYRA MAN HENRY D. KREIDER SERIOUSLY HURT AS TEAM RUNS OVER HIS BODY FALLS UNDER HORSES' HOOFS Trying 1o Check The Sne-d of the Animals He Was Throv.u Under The Wheels and His Chest is Crushed.

His State Precarious. Henry D. Kreider, aged 45 years and married, was badly injured on Sunday at Palmyra. Mr. Kreider is driver of the ice wagon of Andrew S.

Stauffer, and hacked thc wagon ui against a car of ice near he railway station. The bang scared the horses and they bolted. Kreider was on the driver's seat and in jumping to tho horses' heads to check them he was pulled off his feet and fell under their hoofs. A moment later the wheels on one side passed over his chest, crushing the breast bone. The runaway horses were caught by Umbenhen, some distance avay.

The injured driver was taken to his home on Front street. His broken breast bone and broken col lar bone were re-set, and 1G stitches were needed to close a wound in head. His condition is serious. Another employe of Mr. stauffer was unfortunate, indirectly, his wife meeting with an accident.

Thc in- Mured woman is the wife of Levi flintier. When the fire alarm sounded the other night Mrs. Ginter was so DO(l ailll in moving round fell down She Ms suffering with concussion of the brain but is expected to recover. wrTrrjUO VtltnAllO TO ATTEND REUNION jllversaiv uuc imui, luciuuc Visiting Throngs. Forty-five thousand veterans of the Civil War hav asked the Gettysburg Anniversary Commission to provide accommodations for tl)oln during the encampment on July 4, and 5.

These figures were given out yesterday by Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, of the Si.nte Department of Health, as a final estimate, which does not in elude any of the thousands of visitors ho will journey to the historic EVANGELICALS ARRANGE FOR THE CAMPMEETING Annual Event Will Be Held at Fleetwood From July 29 to August 6 The arrangements for the United Evangelical cainpmoeting to be held in tho Fleetwood Park, at Fleetwood, July 29 to Aug. arc about completed. Tho chorister of the camp will be Rev.

C. K. Hess, of Shillington. A man who has been successful in the evangelistic work of the camp, Rev. C.

Wess, Marquardt, of Reading, will again conduct thcso. meetings. Lisbon, W. M. Stanford, D.

of Harrisburg, will preach Sundiy morning and evening. Boys' Band Plays For Cornwall Folk The Hoys' band, Prof. Harry Strohinan. director, at- Cornwall on 'Saturday a program at the strawberry festival of the Cornwall Methodist Episcopal church. The band also' visited the home of former Assemblyman William C.

Freeman, where a line serenade was tendered. Lebanonians Back From Western Trip Mr. and Mrs. David J. Leopold, of this city, have returned from an extended trip to the large cities of the West luring their trip they traveled through Colorado, Pike's Peak and many other places of interest, were visited.

They greatly enjoyed their trip. Mr. Leopold is the cashier of the First National bank. At Memorial Church On Children's Day The, Children's Day exercises of Memorial church were largely attended Sunday evening. A splendid program of song and special recitations and exercises by the children were rendered.

Much credit is due those who participated, as well as to the ones having it in charge. A song and pantomime accompaniment by three little girls of Miles Light was exceptionally good. Rev. A. G.

Nye is pastor. PAPER BY CAPT. RICHARDS Historians to Hear Him at Mcctinjr on June 20 Tho Lebanon County Historical Society meets on Friday, June 20, 2.00 o'clock, n. in. A n.mer.

"A I.ebanonian Amongst A Strange People," will be read by Cant. H. M. M. Richards.

I ho stairway to the first floor trwlav Tho mprcnru mounted blsrli tian ay The mercury Sunday afternoon at 2,30 o'clock recorded 91 degrees. Some say it was even hotter. I At noon today the thermometer of Lemborger and company's pharmacy reached 90 degrees. Illegal Car Rider Gets Painfully for GcJ'sl'rf An- Robert Leedom, aged 19 years, living on Spring avenue, was severely injured Saturday afternoon near the P. and R.

depot at Myerstow while jumping off a freight train. Instead of landing on his feet, he struck his head on the ground. It was at thought that his skull was fractured. The injured man was brought to the Good Samaritan ihos-ipital. Thomas R.

Holland dressed thp injuries. It was said that no serious results are anticipated, although the patient will be kept to the hospital a short time..