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fa. it AND EMI WEEK LY REPORT. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1911 nw BEBIXI Vol. Ill, No. 81.

ONE DOLLAR A YEAR ESTABIJSHED 1819. OLD BKn Vol. XCII, No. 21. FOR PURE SAUSAGES.

I. 8. GO. HAS NEW FIRE ENGINE FOR UNION LADS ENDS HIS LIFE BY A POISON DRAUGHT. GOVERNOR GUEST OF THEJDITORS.

STATE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE A SPEAKER AT THEIR BANQUET. Thomas Diehly, Aged 29 Years, Worrying Over 111 Health, Seeks Relief in Death. WALKING BAD. Sidewalks Covered With Ice and Streets are Popular The had weather continues unabated, according to conditions usually prevalent in this month. Today a fine imist fell incessantly, making the day one of the most unpleasant.

The pavements were transformed into Icy ponds, and walking was dangerous. In most cases, the streets were sought hy pedestrians. P. R. PAY DAY.

Employes to Receive Stipend for January on February 14-17 Notice has Ibeen posted at the local P. office, that the employes of the round house and car inspectors department here, will receive their January wages, on Tuesday, February 14. The other employes will be paid on Friday, February 17. ted that he had drank the deadly acid. A simall bottle, partly empty, which contained canbolic acid, was found at the bedside.

DiR. KIEFElR CALLED. Dr. W. J.

Kiefer, an officer of the local order of Moose, was summoned. When the doctor arrived at the house, the young man was breathing his last, and medical aid was helpless. He died soon afterwards. CAME HERE ILL. Diehly's friends here are much distressed at the sad ending.

The man came here some time ago from Syracuse, N. after recovering from a long period of illness, due to typhoid fever. When Diehly came here he was very weak, and was unable to follow his daily avocation as an expert steel worker. Later, lie was compelled to secure work as a laborer at a local iron plant. MOOSE HELP HLM.

It was also said that Diehly had no regular employment for some time, and the Moose lodge here interested themselves in an effort to secure for him permanent employment. The young man was a member of the order at Syracuse. RELATIVES AT SYRACUSE. Local members of the Moose who were interested, said when seen this afternoon, that very little is known 'here, as yet of the deceased's family. It was, however, said today, that Diehly was unmarried, hut that he has relatives at Syracuse.

A special committee will meet during the day to arrange for giving Diehly burial. The late Mr. Diehly was at one time also a member of Co. N. G.

of this city, where he was well liked. Senator Gerberich Introduces a Measure in the State Senate Senator Gerberich in the Senate has introduced a new bill, regulating the manufacture of sausage in this state, This 'bill Is in keeping with the crusade which is being made hy the State Pure Food Department for pure products. Another hill introduced this week by Senator Gerberich was one creating the office of State iFire Marshal, who shall have one assistant and two deputies. The chief is to receive a salary of $4500 per annum, and the assistant and deputies $3500 per year. MR.

MILLER BETTER. Abraham H. Miller, of this city, lew at the Lebanon Sanatorium, is resert ed as doing nicely. It was also said that Mr. Miller is able to sit up.

His removal to his home on North Eighth street ia ex pected to be made in several days. PLANT TO MAKE BUHIAl VAULTS, NEW INDUSTRY STARTS IN THE FIRST WARD. To Take the Place of An Antiquated Way of Furnishing Burial Plots. A unique industry has been started in the First ward, in which cement and steel burial vaults are being made on a large scale by the firm1 of Steiner and Yingst, consisting of Common Councilman John H. Steiner and Nathaniel Yingst, of this city.

The industry is in full operatiom, and the plant has been located in ome end of the City Steam Laundry, ob Walnut street. A number of men ars employed. The vaults will take the place of the brick or slate linings in graves. The vaults average about seven feet is lengtn, but can be made to suit any length. The interior and exterior art made of cement, wnile the vault itself is made of steel.

CUPID LEAVES THEM. Ministers Alarmed By Absence of Weddings for Two Months. No marriage licenses have been is sued for a Doylestown bride or bride groom during the past two months, a condition never equaled since the mar riage license law went into effect. This is made more unusual by the fact that Doylestown is reputed to have more pretty girls than any other town of its size in the State. It is said that some of the clergymen are preparing sermons advising matrimony.

Speculation is rife as to what has driven Cupid out of the town. Doylestown, it is said, has more lodges and secret societies than any other place twice its size, and the girls are believed to be giving little encourage ment to lodge members who seek their hearts. MARRIES 12 IN TWO HOURS. Parson Breaks His Own and Reading's Nuptial Record. Nine weddings took place in Reading on Saturday evening of these Rev.

F. K. Huntzinger, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, officiated at six. He is a popular marrying par son, and this heats all the records of the city in this respect.

In his parlor are two rocking chairs, side hy side. On these the visiting fbrides and bridegrooms are requested to make themselves comfortable while he looks over their licenses and procures other necessary information. He married the 12 young persons in less than two hours, and none of the pairs met each other at the parsonage. GETS A YEAR IN JAIL Car Thief Up Before Judge Kunkle At Harrisburg. Local P.

R. officials here have been notified that James Pennybacker, released from the 'Reading jail last November after serving a term for car cracking on the Reading road, has again been sent up at Harrishurg, where he appeared on Monday in Judge Kunkle's Court. He plead guilty to cracking cars on the Lebanon Valley branch of the P. and was sentenced to not less than one year. CAPT.

PEOPLES IN TOWN. Amusement Promoter a Visitor in This City Today. John B. Peoples, of Lancaster, lessee of the Scenic Theatre, in this city, and a well known promoter of moving pie- ture shows and other amusement ea-, terprises at Lancaster and visited this city today. A GOODLY YEAR ANNUAL MEETING HELD AND DIRECTORS ARE CHOSEN ANEW.

THE FINANCIAL SIDE. Statement of the Treasurer Captain Richards as Submitted Shows the Corporation to Have Had a Good 12-Months. The Officers. The annual meeting of the American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company of this city and Reading was held at the company's main office in this city today. The company, has had a very prosperous year, and its condensed balance sheet, as certified to by the U.

S. Audit Company, of Philadelphia, shows that the big corporation has no liabilities whatever, outside of its cap ital liabilities. DIRECTORS ELECTED. The following directors were elect ed: Edward Bailey, of Harrisburg; Horace Brock, of Lebanon; John W. Brock, of Philadelphia; B.

Daw son Coleman, Edward R. Coleman, Thomas Evans, William C. Freeman, James Lord, H. M. M.

Richards, of Lebanon; J. H. iSternbergh and H. Sternbergh, of Reading. The Board organized by electing the following officers: President, James Lord; vice-president, John Penn Brock; secretary, Daniel G.

Scott; treasurer, H. M. M. Richards. The officers and directors are the same as last year's.

Executive committee Horace Brock, John P. Brock, Edward R. Coleman and William C. Freeman. M'R.

LORD'S STATEMENT. The annual statement of President James Lord is as follows: Eleventh Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1910. Lebanou, FjL, Feb. 8, 1911. To the Stockholders of the American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Com pany: The balance sheet herewith presented shows the financial condition of your Company for the year ended December 31, 1910.

As compared with the previous year, the demand for our products was greater, with prices much lower than prevailed during the last half of 1909. During the year, a special dividend of 2 per amounting to $111,000, was paid, in addition to the regular dividend of 5 per cent. Additions were made to plants and equipment amounting to $110,468.76. The allowance for depreciation of plants and machinery now amounts to By order of the Board of Directors, James Lord, President. FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The condensed balance sheet of the company is as follows: Current AssetsCash: in Banks, on hand, total, $1,025,061.76. Bills receivable, Accounts receivable, net, Inventory, $1,587,642.97. Insurance and taxes, unexpired value, $6,237.41. Total $3,206,522.24. Fixed assets- Real estate, plants and equipments, $3,791,635.62.

Less allowance to pro vide for depreciation, leav ing $4,936,635.62. Grand total, Current liabilities iWages, accrued. not due, none; accounts payable, none. Capital liabilities-Capital Stock, authorized and issued: Preferred Common $2,550,000.00. Undivided profits at this date subject to the payment of dividends on preferred and common stock, authorized but payable January 2, 1911, $2,593,157.86.

Total, $8,143,157.86. H. M. M. Richards, Treas.

MR. NOLL VERY ILL Well Known Young Man Has Attack Of Pneumonia. William J. Noll, formerly county commissioners' clerk, and private secretary to Assemblyman Wm. C.

Freeman, of Cornwall, is dangerously ill at his home at Myerstown. Mr. Noll was stricken with pneumonia severa1 days ago, and his condition grew worse rapidly. A host of friends here and throughout the county hope for his early recovery. DR.

HEILMAN ATTENDS. At a Session of the Reformed Church Sunday School Board. Dr. S. P.

Heiknan, of Heilmandale, a laymen of the Reformed church, left today for iReading, where he attended a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Sunday school of the Eastern Synod. The Board met to consider matters relative to the Sunday school work in the Eastern Synod, to which the city and county churches are attached. AFTER 45 YEARS OF SERVICE OLD ENGINE WILL BE DISCARDED. TYPE NOT AGREED UPON. President Kleiser Names a Committee Who Will Look Into the Matter.

Company to Celebrate Its 131st Anniversary on February 22. The Lebanon Fire Department is promised another modern fire appara tus, according to action taken at a largely attended meeting of the Union Fire Engine Company, on Tuesday evening. Favorable action, looking towards the purchase of a new steamer, occupied most of the time. President Grant E. Kleiser presided.

Tne company, after deciding upon purchasing a new steamer, instructed President Kleiser to appoint a special committee to reoprt to the company. It is expected that the steamer will be ordered 90 days from the time of open ing the bids. President Kleiser will announce his committee in several days. IN SERVICE 45 YEARS. The company's present steamer has been in, service "or 45 years, almost half a century, and it has done efficient service.

But Union "boys" believe in keeping apace with progress, and will order a modern steamer, but whether it will be an auto apparatus or a steamer drawn, by horses remains to be decided. ON FEBRUARY 22. The company is also arranging te celebrate its 131st anniversary on the evening of Wednesday, February 22 Washington's Birthday, in the usual elaborate manner. President Kleiser has appointed the following committee: Levi S. Harrz chairman; John J.

Bartley, George A Hess, William S. Wertz, Charles H. Thompson, Franklin A. DubDs ase Frank E. AGED MR.

SHUEY ILL Man of Eighty Years is Seriously Affected. Adam Shuey, aged 80 years, one of the best known residents of the Third Ward, who for many years has resided at Fourteenth and Forge streets, is reported to be seriously ill. iHe is the father of Jacob L. Shuey, a Third ward Common Councilman, and also the grandfather of former Chief Engineer Harry Carmany, of the Lebanon Fire Department. GIRLS' GLEE CLUB.

College Girls to Give a Concert in Lancaster February 9. The Girls' Glee Club of Albright College at Myerstown will appear in a concert in Lancaster, on February 9, under the direction of the Young People's Missionary Society of Bethany United Evangelical church. The club has given entertainments recently at Allentown, Reading, Harrisburg, Sunbury and also in this city. FOR SCHAEFFERSTOWN P.O. Examination March 4 to Fill the Vacant Postmastership There.

An examination for the position of postmaster at Schaefferstown, vacated by the death of Jacob F. Hickernell, will be held in Lehanon on March 4. The pay of the postmaster at this office last year was $538. Women may take the examination. Miss Norma A.

Hickernell is acting postmaster at Sdnaefferstown at present. FINGER LACERATED. Harry Steffey Hurt While at His Work On Monday. Harry Steffey, residing on the Cornwall pike, south of this city, and employed as a thread roller by the Ameri can Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company, on Monday had his right hand caught in machinery, and one of the fingers badly lacerated. TO PRACTICE HERE.

Attorney John Raymond Engle to Be Admitted Feb. 27. John Raymond Enele. son of Record. er of Deeds Samuel F.

Engle, of Palmyra, will apply on February 27 for admission to practice at the local Bar. Mr. Engle is a law collese graduate and has had considerable practical experience in' the office of his preceptor, District Attorney Charles D. Weirick. Mr.

Engle will maintain of-, ficcs in Palmyra and in Lebanon. MEETING AT HARRISBURG. Pennsylvania Newspapermen's Association Holds Its Annual Convention in the Capital City. Hamburg Man President for 1911. Governor Tener was the guest of honor at the banquet of the State Editorial Association held an the Commonwealth Hotel, Harrisburg, Tuesday evening.

One hundred members of the association with their wives and other guests were present. Robert B. Habgood, of Bradford, secretary of the Association, was toast-master. The Governor responded to the toast, "Pennsylvania." He spoke in high terms of praise of the newspapers of the State, especial- ly those represented in this association. He told of the moulding of public opinion through the papers and cautioned the editors to weigh stories carefully as to their absolute correctness before they are published.

The sixteenth convention of the association opened Tuesday morning in the Board of Trade building. The sessions during the day were taken up by the reading of papers and the appointing of committtees. President W. 0. Dorshuck, of Hazleton, presided.

CIRCULATION DISCUSSED. Circulation was discussed in its various phases in the morning session. George W. Wagonseller, of the Middle-burg Post, talked of circulation from the standpoint of a weekly paper, and Daniel M. Slep, of the Altoona Mirror, spoke of circulation from a daily paper standpoint.

Weekly circulation on a paid-in-advance basis was discussed by A. R. Moor head, of the Indiana Progress, and Crombie Allen, of the Greensburg Tribune-Press, took the daily side of the paid-in-advanee basis. During the afternoon the subject of Legislation was discussed by W. Snyder, of the Connellsville Courier.

Fred Newell, of tne Canton Sentinel, read a paper on Printing Office Insurance, and William Bordosi, of New York City, read one on Foreign Advertising. AD MAN A SPEAKER. Others who read papers on this subject were S. C. Theis, of the advertising department of the American Press Association, and John L.

Stewart, of the Observer-Reporter, Washington. Officers will he elected at the close of the sessions today. Oliver D. Schock, of Hamburg, first vice president, will succeed President W. C.

Dorshuck, of Hazleton. Crombie Allen, of Greensburg, will be first vice president, and George W. Wagonseller, of MIddleburg, will be second vice president. R. P.

Habgood, of Bradford, will be re-elected secretary-treasurer. John iH. Reid, publisher, and Harold Reid, of this city, of The Report, have returned from Harrisburg, where they attended the convention which met at the State Capital. AS TO BANK CLOSING. February Polls Abolished, But Not the Law Declaring Holiday.

Wlhen the spring primary was abolished by legislative enactment, no action was taken regarding the third Tuesday in February, the regular election day, which therefor remains a legal holiday. Unless there is speedy legislation upon the matter, banks will be compelled to close and other business activities be suspended upon February 21, the day upon which the spring election would have fallen this year. A bill has been introduced in the legislature and has already been reported to the House striking out the spring election day from the act listing" the days to be observed in this State as holidays. The measure, It is expected, will be rushed through the Legislature and signed by the Governor in the next few days. GOVERNOR MAY COME.

Harrisburg Newspaper Says He Will Visit Charitable Institutions. According to a Harrisburg news paper, Governor John K. Tener is go ing to visit In person some of the institutions, such as hospitals, schools and orphanages t'hat are maintained in whole or in part hy state funds. The institutions to he favored toy a visit by the governor have not Ibeen listed yet, tout there is a possibility that Leba non's institutions, heing near to Har risburg, may he so visited. a Report Want Advertisements Brooding over the fact that Be had lost his health due to typhoid fever, and that he could no longer command the high wages which he formerly secured, Thomas Diehly, aged about 29 years, a steel worker, formerly of Syracuse, New York, hoarding at airs.

Sallie LIneaweaver's home, at 360 North Third street, took a dose of carbolic acid today which caused his death. CORONER IS CALLED. Dr. John J. Light, the Coroner, visited the Lineaweaver Boarding House to investigate the ease.

He decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The doctor is of the opinion that the young man took the poison' with suicidal intent. MOOSE TAKE CHARGE. At the request of Lebanon Lodge of Moose, of this city, Funeral Director W. H.

Arnold, was instructed to take charge of the remains, and prepare them for burial. According to information given out Diehly was taken violently ill at 7 a. m. today and a hour later, he had passed away. FOUND VERY ILL.

The young man was first discovered by Mrs. Lineaweaver, of the boarding house, who had gone ito Diehly's room at 7 a. to tell that Norton Read, a fellow iron worker, and intimate friend, was waiting for the latter, to join him in starting away for the day's work. TOOK CARBOLIC ACID. Mrs.

Lineaweaver smelled the odor of carbolic acid, which aroused suspicion. Later she summoned Mr. Reed, who was down stairs. They proceeded to Diehly's room, where they found him deathly ill. Diehly admit GRANDSTAND BIDS COW IN DIRECTORS HEAR FROM MEN WHO WANT TO ERECT STRUCTURE.

JOIN NEW ASSOCIATION. Move to Get More and Faster Trotting Horses For the Track is Made By The Directors. Thanks Fop Mr. Boll man. The" directors of the Lebanon Coun-i ty 'Fair Association held a meeting in Room 4, Court House, on Tuesday evening, with a large attendance, to take action on the plans for the erection of a new steel grandstand at the Fair Grounds.

BIDS 'ARE RECEIVED. (President William H. Bollman was in the chair, and Secretary John A. Bollman recorded the minutes. The Grand Stand Committee reported progress.

It has received a number of bids, and was instructed to get more bids and more detailed information. The committee is to report at a special meeting on February 21. JOIN NEW ASSOCIATION. The directors voted to have the association leave the American Trotting Association and to enter the National Trotting Association. All the racine associations in this part of the East belong to the National Association, and Lebanon was the sole exception.

The change means that faster and more horses will come to the races here this year and in succeeding years. A vote of thanks was given President William H. Bollman for the complimentary dinner given by him to the directors at the William Penn Hotel last week, in honor of 'his re-election to the presidency. STAND AT ALLEiNTOWN. The Philadelphia newspapers today state that the Allentown Fair Association! has decided to erect a steel and concrete to seat 8,000 people and to cost $100,000, this year.

Lebanon's new grandstand is to seat 4,000 people and is to be leS3 pretentious and much less expensive, comparatively. The frame will be steal, but the seats and other parts, flooring, will be of wood. MINES IDLE TWO DAYS. Lincoln, Brookside, God Spring and Phoenix Park Collieries of the Company all in the Tremont region, were idle for two days this week. CITY TEACHERS SPEND AN HOUR WITH CHAUCER.

REV. DR. HARK LECTURES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. Teachers Take Part in the Program, And Cast Side Lights on Chaucer's Times. The Teachers' Literary Circle, of this city, composed of the public teachers of the city schools, held an interesting session in the High School auditorium on Tuesday evening.

It was largely attended. "Chaucer" was the program for the evening. Rev. Dr. J.

Max Hark, pastor of the Moravian church, of this city, gave a splendid talk upon the English poet's works. Brief papers were read as follows, by members of the Circle: Miss Eliza beth Evans, on the political and the social side of Chaucer; Miss Lottie Siegrist, on Chaucer's contemporaries; Miss. Anna Euston, on the religious life of Chaucer; Miss Elizabeth Reb stock, on Chaucer's pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales. The Circle will meet again on Feb ruary 21, when Dr. Hark will continue his lecture on Chaucer.

At the next meeting the program will include readings from the works of James Russell Lowell and the pro lokue to the Canterbury Tales. MR. SNAVELTS VOTE. Supports an Appeal Favoring Early U. S.

Senatorial Primary Vote. Henry C. Snavely, of Westmont, voted in support of an appeal from a rule of the chair in the House at Harrisburg on Tuesday, when a resolution concerning the direct primary for U. S. senators was due for a report from a committee.

A resolution asking the Pennsylvania U. S. senators to vote for the proposed national constitutional amendment was due to be considered, by the chariman ruled that it could not be taken up for two weeks, because of the House rules. An appeal was taken from the ruling but w-as not sustained, the vote standing 103 to 77. MANAGER LOWE ILL.

Sticks to His Post However at the Scenic. John Lowe, the efficient manager of the Scenic, is reported ill suffering with a severe cold in his chest. Despite his ailments, however, Mr. Lowe is sticking to his post, and hopes to be better in a few days. LIBERTY EVENT MARCH 8.

Anniversary in P. 0. S. of A. Hall Postponed From March 7 The Liberty Fire Company has postponed its anniversary celebration from Tuesday evening, March 7, to Wednesday evening, March 8.

The event 'takes place in Sons of America Hall, which is otherwise engaged for March 7. CATERER ECKERT HERE. Penryn Park Man Will Soon Take Up Excursion Matters. Charles W. Eckert, the Lancaster caterer, registered at the Hotel Weimar.

Mr. Eckert is caterer at Penryn Park during the picnic season, and. will soon begin arrangements for the coming summer's business there. BANQUET FOR PYTHIANS. Acme Lodge to Celebrate the Founding Of the Order in America.

Acme Lodge, No. 427, Knights of Pythias, will celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the order in Ameri- ca at a banquet in Sons of America' Hall on March 2. A large attendance' is in prospect. 1 FIND HOME FOR RUNAWAY GIRL. ORPHAN CHILD WILL REMAIN IN THIS PLACE NOW.

LIKES HER NEW FRIENDS; Nicolas Brown and Family to Keep The Orphan Child That Has Been Missing at Pottsville. District Attorney Consulted. District Attorney Weirick has been interested in the case of Katie Enter-line, the Pottsville orphanage inmate located in East 'Lebanon this week by the local police and sent back to Pottsville on Tuesday. The girl will be sixteen years of age in March, and was missing several weeks when located here. IN FARMER'S HOME.

Rev. J. H. Umbehen, Pottsville Lutheran clergyman who has charge of the orphanage from which the girl disappeared, has communicated with the District Attorney here. The girl was sent by the orphanage officials to the home of a farmer near Pinegrove, about six months ago.

The farmer promised to give the girl a good home in his family. The girl tells a tale of attempted misconduct on the part of the farmer, in explaining why she ran away. When located she was a member of the household of Nicholas Brown, of East Lebanon, Mrs. Brown being an aunt. FINDS A HOME.

She begged piteously to be allowed to remain with the Browns, who say she has behaved weil and has worked industriously about the house since she has been with them. They say they want to adopt her, and their wishes will probably be gratified through the aid of District Attorney Weirick. TAFT CIGAR A WHOPPER. "Judge" Kochenderfer Gets a Smoke-Stick Like a Hitching Post. Deputy Clerk of the Orphans' Court John H.

Kochenderfer today received a novel gift from Landlord Wm. H. Bollman, of the William Penn 'Hotel, in the shape of a huge cigar, of the "Wm. H. Taft" brand.

The cigar is about two inches thick and ten inches long. It is made of clear Havana, and could be smoked were the "Judge" hardy enough to tackle it..