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Vol. 65. LEBANON, MDNBATf JSTVENINGr, JtTLY 24, 1916. EIGHT PAGES Declared Church Was Against Militairism and favored World-Wide Disputes Should Be Submitted to Commission on Arbitration Purchased the Spotts Property Levi Spotts, one of the Saturday afternoon, at public sale held 'at the West End hotel, became the purchaser of the Anna Rebecca Spotts property, 1113 Brandy wine street, paying $836. P.

S. Keiser, represented the estate, of which' Frank Spotts was also an executor. Eld. .1. W.

Taylor, superintendent of the Brethren Home at Neffsville, Lancaster county, preached for tho Brethren in the church on South Ninth street, Sunday morning. He Epbko on the text: "Tho Spirit of the Lord is Upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel," etc. In this connection Christ stated as a part of his ministry the open- Ing of the eyes of the blind; and on this point Eld. Taylor dwelt at length. He said Christ clearly designated two classes of blind: "Blind leaders of the 1 blind." There are blind leaders and blind followers.

The Master announces the fate of shall fall into the ditch." Eld. Taylor is one of the ablest and most prominent bishops of the Brethren church. He was selected as the presiding officer of recent General Conference of the Brethren held at AVinona Lake, Indiana. This Conference took the following action on the subject of militarism: For Lasting Peace. view of the dreadful war now waging throughout the old world and the peace of our own land, the Church of the Brethren ar.sembled in its Gen- oral (International) Conference at Winona Lake, June 8-15, 1916, extends greeting to all the churches, and exhorts and urges all its members to steadfastness in the principles of peace as taught by Jesus and the Apostles and held uncompromisingly (Continued on Page Seven) REV.

DR. BICKEL FAREWELSTO CONGREGATION West Lebanon Girls In an Auto Accident Sunday Evening Near Sunnyside Toll Ran Into Stone of Girls Had Ribs Fractured and Others Sustained Severe Bruises Rev. Thomas Levan Bickel preached his farewell sermons as pastor of St. John's Reformed church on Sunday, being greeted by large congregations at both morning and even- Ing services. His the morning was, "The Value of Disappointments" and in the evening "The Men in the Ranks." Rev.

Bickel leaves St. John's congregation after a pastorate of five years and his departure fronvthis city to become a member of the Reading Boys high school faculty as professor of history, is a source of keen regret. Rev. Bickel today went to Lancaster to attend the annual Spiritual conference and on Thursday evening will act as toastmaster at the banquet to be An automobile accident, near the Sunnyside toll gate, 011 Sunday evening, was disastrous for several West Lebanon girls. It was a Metz car, -owned by M.

C. Worthtngton, of Ann- vile, and was driven by his chauffeur, Oliver The chauffeur had been granted the for several ho'urs, and was entertaining several lady friends. They were proceeding merrily to Annville when reached the hill near the old stone quarry. A street car an autp truck were proceeding along the pike in the same direction, and Yake attempted to pass the truck when he ran into a stone pile. The occupants of the car were thrown out and one of the girls is said to have sustained fractured ribs and the others were all badly bruised and shaken up.

Auto Badly Crippled. The auto was so badly crippled that it had to be taken to the Miller Auto Company Garage, at Annville, where it is now being repaired. The machine suffered a bent axle, and one of the wheels was broken. The body of the car was badly scratched. FELLOWSWERE AT POTTSTOWN Judge Grants Citation In Coleman Will Case Jtudge C.

V. Henry this morning granted an alias citation for the pur- of securing service by publication on the essential parties to the contest instituted in the local Orphan's court in the estate of the Rosalie Parant Coleman. of Paris. The award was made on the petition of Dr. Guido Hinkel.

a sou. by his attorney in fact, William Turner, of Philadelphia, pre- 'eented by Warren G. Light, who is the local counsel fo th contestants. Service on the parties ia sought to toe made by publication of notice of th suit in New York, Paris and the Seneide, France newspapers. The citation is returnable Dec.

4 and is aimed to have the parties in interest show cause why th action of the local register of wills in granting letters of administration to the Pennsylvania company for Insurance on lives and granting annuities, of Philadelphia, would not be set aside. Services of the original citation to show cause had been made on the Pennsylvania company and the alias citation is directed to J. Coelman Drayton, of New York; Ronald George de R'euter, Camille Besson and the Socjete de Sauvetage des Naufrages, Paris, France, Eugenie! Basset Simoni, mayor and council of 1 Seneide, (Vosages, France, Joseph and Andre Wallut. executors of Rosalie Perant Coleman. in France.

Suit Case Exploded, Killed, 36 Hurt 4 to News by United San Francisco, July police are still holding the man cap- turod immediately after a suit case exploded, in which six were Hilled and 36 injured when San Francisco's preparedness parade was moving on the main thoroughfare of the big city. He is held on account of remarks made after the explosion. The officials are putting forth every energy to run down the dynamiters, and Mayor Rolph personally guaranteed $5000 for a tip to capture the they are convinced that it was an anarchistic deed. Detectives expert in anarchistic habits have opened headquarters here and they will be maintained until the mystery is cleared up. ALL ACTIVITY ONBOARD THE DEUTSCHLAND BY CARL P.

GROAT. (JJnled Press Staff Correspondent). 'pa'ltimore, July on the German Super-suo- marine Deutschland was sealed this afternoon by federal authorities un- Aer Hie provisions of the neutrality aw, after custom officials made inspection, Atty. Light Auditor In Gibble Estate Attorney Dawson W. Light this morning sat as auditor to make distribution of the balance in the estate of the late John H.

Gibble, of Bethel township. L. R. Riegert, represented Bailie C. Gibble, the administratrix accountant, and H.

A. Honker, appeared for exeeptants. Station Cook Resumes His Duties Made Sfeipr Mg in Copenhavef's Auto Truck TO BOOST REUNION Addresses Delivered by Visiting; Brethren and Luncheon Served About thirty-five members of local Odd Fellows Lodges, went to Pottstown to pay a fraternal visit two lodges of Odd Fellows there, on Saturday night. The Lebanon party left here at 4 o'clock in Copenhaver's auto truck, and at Reading were joined by a number of brethren of that city. They all arrived at Pottstown about 7:45 o'clock, and were met by a reception committee who took them to Odd Fellows' Hall, Dr.

George H. Bender, L. Howard Rhein, of this city, and William Downs and Victor Boyc-r, of Reading, made addresses explaining that the visit was made primarily to boost the Eight-county Odd Fellows reunion to be held at Carsonia Park. There was also general speechmaking, after 'which the were treated to a tempting luncheon, They arrived home at a late hour with many pleasant" recollections of their visit. MISS SHANAMAN TO WED ATTY.

Cards were issued today announcing the engagement of Miss Sara Anette Shanaman, daughter of the late Thomas an4 Mrs. Emma man, of the Heights, and L. Baylor Zimmerman, of this city, Miss Shanaman is very well known socially both here and at Reading, where the family formerly resided. Mr. Zimmerman is the son of Mr, and Mrs.

A. C. Zimmerman and is one of the best known of the junior members of the Lebanon bar. He is a graduate, of Merc'ersburg, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania law school. LITTLE RAIN IN EASTERN SECTION OF CITY TODAY Residents in the eastern section of the city, between Fourth apd Front streets, are wondering what ever did to the weather man to make discriminate agajmat; tfteifc; fcour ft Leading Lad.y in Romance of Lebanon Had Thrilling Experience ON LAKi CONEWAG-0 Not Grant 'Groff, But J.ames O'Doimell to the Bescue MISS GRACE BERGER.

Who Gained Considerable Popularity as tlie in a Romance Miss Grace Berger, tho leading lady In the "News" photo-play, "A Romance of Lebanon," which is still attracting much attention at the local Academy of Music, was the principal in a real "thriller" at Mount Gretna, on Sunday afternoon, and there was enough romantic features in a daring rescue to have woven it into the "Romance of Lebanon" with great effectiveness, had the cameraman only been there, for this danger (Continued on Page Seven) CERTIFICATE IS GRANTED TH County Solicitor E. D. Riogrist, of counsel for the Womelsdorf, Richlond and electric railway company was this morning informed by telegraph of the granting of a certificate of public convenience by tho State Public Service Commission. It IB planned to begin work at once on the construction of the eight miles of track extending from Womelsdorf to Nowmanstown, thence to Sheridan and through Richland to Myerstown. The company has a capital of $50,000 and is represented by Solicitor.

Siegrist and H. Robert Mays, of Reading. H.S.STEIFFIS NOW A PRIVATE DETECTIVE Judge C. V. Henn' this morning heard testimony in the matter of the application of former Constable H.

S. Steiff, of the First ward, for a private detective's and granted it this afternoon on the filing of a bond in the sum of $1000. Evidence as to the good character of the applicant and his excellent work as constable was given by Alderman O. B. Siofcrlst, former County Commissioner A.

I. Hartmun, M. Miller, H. J. Shenk, former County Commissioner John Henry Gingrich and County Commissioners' Clerk Robert B.

Light. $. D. Siegrist, represented the applicant. Government Today Sealed Deutschtend's Wireless as She Takes Fresh Water I Bishop Tailor Spoke at Church of the Brethern MISSBERGER IN NEW ROLE AT MT.

GRETNA 900 Pints of Free Milk Every Day (fly rnttcrt Press) Minneapolis, July 24. The Minneapolis Steel Machinery is giving its employes all the milk they want free to get them to stay out of saloons during the lunch hour. Nino hundred pints of milk are hauled to the company's 25 acre plant daily. The plan has succeeded, officers say. COL.

JACKSON QUARTERMASTER ATM! GRETNA By order of Mnjor General Leonard P. Wood, commander of the Department of the Eaf-t, Lieutenant Colonel Harold L. Jackson, of the Thirty-fifth United States Infantry, has been assigned to duty at Mt. Gretna, to he tho commandant of tho Quartermaster Corps. He arrived on Saturday evening.

At present there are only officers there, but later many recruits will likely bo cared for at the camp. Tho recruiting officers have, however, not yet received their instructions to go to their posts for recruits. DR. GLONINGER WILL RETURN IN FEW DAYS Army Regulations I5o Not Provide for Surgeon Ma.jors HAVE BEEN RECALLED First and Second Brigade Surgeons Assigned to Other Duties Announcement was made by tho Department of the East, Governor's Island, on Saturday, that the new United States army regulations do not provide for Brigade surgeon majors, and the officers thus assigned to tho Pennsylvania troops now in service at the Mexican border have been recalled. Each of the three brigades nt El Paso have such officers.

Dr. A. B. Gloninger, of this city, being assigned' to the Fourth Brigade. He will return homo in a few days.

The other two officers have boen otherwise provided for. Major Geo. S. Grampian, of the First Brigade, has been assigned to tho Third Regiment, as regimental surgeon, and Major James F. Edwards, of the Second BrVjado, has boon mado director of field hospitals in the Pennsylvania militia dump.

CONFIRMATION CLARK1 Two Society Girls Grewsome Find Discover Bodies of Man, Woman and Infant Grounds of Onwentsia Club at Lake Forn 1 Had Two Dollars (Ppeelai to News by United Press) Lake Forrost, 111., July by side in the Httle morgue here today lay the body of a man of 24, a woman of 22 and a babe of six months. all died from pistol shots apparently flreri by the man. Tho bodies were found early yesterday on grounds of. tho Onwentsia Chit) near here. Two young society girls, taking an early morning horse back ride, mado tho grim discovery.

The local authorities believed that the man came from Flint, as his Flint Mich, dealers the initials A. tho police had not tlon from Flint, identification but man had been Buick motor company, A pistol was found in' hand. Tho trio had apparently 1 of funds, as all the two $1 bills in the man's pocket Two More Days, Thejijt Farewell to Romam Don't Pail to Witness Lebanon's Greatest Movie Erocli tion, Which Has Thus Far Delighted Only Two More Last Tuesday night between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, "A Romance of Lebanon" will he removed from the we mean, perhaps forever. Never again will Lebanon theatregoers be able to see the sprigh'tly acting of the now famous leading lady, Miss Grace Berger, and her hero-partner, Grant Groff. Never again will they see the Lebanon Dally News publish an "extra to chronicle'the burning of the Raudenbush lime confusion of the 11 villains, Frank Keiser and Coons.

Never again will to laugh at the comic Shenk, the messenger Johnnie role of inventor, except'! spect, and iftpre again will they be aftltr to'jlife, (Special to the Daily News by United BEAR SAVED THE OAT. Philadelphia, July adyen- turerous cat, with a fondness for fish, attempted to pouch in the nvi vote nond of GHS, a polar hoar at tho'Zoo. WSion tho cnt fell in Gus took her gently his month nnd dropped her safely on tho grass outside his cago. WOULD FIGHT BRAVELY, Washington, July troopers of tho 11 ret separate battalion want to get down to the horder apd away from the Jieat of Washington. One of them col.

lapsed whou tho mercury lilt 01 yesterday afternoon. EASTLAND AXXIVETISARY Chicago, July services and a memorial celebration will be held hero today nnd tonight hi commemoration of tho Eastland disaster when 813 lost their lives a year ago today. PISH DROWNED MAX. Zanesville, July try. ing to land a big catfish, Abtlner Chung wa 3 pulled into tho Husk- iiing river and drowned.

SPI3CTAL Pin-is, July 24 Municipal ft are considering a persons who dine aloiiQ more than a dollars tho Idea being to hood and spiiisterhood COUPLE ELOPED. Cooperstowii, X. July dead row, sleepy license clerk, very sleepy marked the elopement Vivian Flizabeth Hunter Backus by got in the way of tho and the couple REPUSEJD London, July 24. general today refused a which would enable ment, convicted In the Irish degraded from his sentenced to death, to 'ajpjj to tho house of JIIS LAST GAME, Chicago, July pliiyc (1 his last game qf night. Overcome by the Love dropped Hearing To (finecial to NBWC bv Unlfd Washington, D.

July Senate Judiciary committee this morning presented a unanimous report on the confirmation of Judge John H. Clarke, of Ohio, appointed by President AVllson to be a justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, vice Charles E. Hughes, resigned.

REV. BECKLEY'S HAD ANKLE BADLY SPRAINED Mrs. Beckley, wife of Rev. John W. Beckley, pastor of tho First Congre-, gational church, and residing at 482 i New street, fell on Friday morning; and sprained her ankle.

The injury is most painful and prohibits herj being up and about. She has many friends throughout th city who unite in wishes for an early recovery. (Continued on Page Issued, $2,250,000 (Special to News by United Press). London, July As- tjuith moved in the Houae of Commons today for credits of 450,000 pounds. This is the largest nlngle item the government has been asked since the war began.

In dollars the government has supplied $14,100,000 since the war began. CAPTUREOT THE BREMEN IS DENIED (Special 'to VlfW9 by HER POP DIED IN iNDI SATURDAY! (Special to News toy Indianapolis, dlana bowed today before a simple man who, or schooling, became James Whitcomb Riley, ter for hosiers most i tions, lay dead in his street home. Iloosiera generally to accept as their by vice shall. "To live for fou each succeeding age, is to attain iramor record of James The body of the his home late in state and in, state caplto The ift.