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VOL. XXIX
„„»ORMi:» CIUIM^H  WILL *"      U9^.9 TWO OUKAT 1X>N-
TKNTIONS IN  AflUi
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1920
NO. 18
Tfc« '«• I'eat baymoa's (^oarea- t urn i» ''"' "'"''' f"""^'"S KuBter, rtick *«'• '""'" planned by the rnrwar* MoTemont Commissioa ot fhe Hefor»e* t'hnrch la the U. S., -Ill rank    *<t'' " "^^e    Ureost ot the i    ..„„ p,_    .,    ,
"'^eraacet   which   hate   rocoatiy   Wen Sccretly Are Being Organ
leea *<*'* '¦ reliciouii circlou by tho interohnrcli World MoTemeiit and J.her <lea«»inatlon». Widuly knowa •Beakers will address the conTen- t^B, »¦* •ther features will make the proeraM liighly interestine and fiofitahle
PIOT CHARGED TO BUILD ASKS STATE AID NEW GERMAN ARMY    TO BUILD HOMES
.VAZAHKTII TOWN
(•«»r.\(
.MKKTING
Paris Press Asserts That 300,000 len Secretly Are Being Organ ized in Bavarian State Alone.
PiM-is. party   ia
At the trat aonvention at Read- iiig. April i-t, three speakers will be Dr. R K. Uiffendorfer, head ot the Horn'' Missions DiTigion ot thu Iiiterckurch World MoTemenl, Dr. - w. U. Hollinahead, Director of the Moreraeat. and Dr. Samuel M. kwemer ot Cairo, Egypt, thn tore- j59»t auttoiily in America on the Mohammeda« question.
In nayl»a, ().. April 8-», at (he gfrcoiid roBTeation, the first two giieokoiB meationed above will take psrt. lotelher with others whose nimes hara not been^ announced It is hoped 'hat Dr. .). Cainiibi'll White, until recenlly president ot tbe Col¬ lege of Wooiter, Wooster. O., .will aiso apeak at both conforonces.
Leaders of the Ueformed CInirch Forward Movement will Bpo;ik on topics clone to thc interests of tho church, (-ireat preparaiions for en- tiTtainmeat of at least lUOO di le- g:,tes st each cunrenticjii are being made ia Reading and Dayton, In¬ vitations have been sent to sovoral iaousand laymen, in order ih.it the of.ject and parpo.so ot the Forward Moveiiieat    may  be thoroughly    dis-
¦ cuBSfd an* talked over.
Muoli lime will Ix- given lo ex- planatioB by iliust ruled addresses from cliurch leaders, of the recent¬ ly completed cliurch survej, on which is based the budget ot $10,- S47,42i for its incri'a.sed pro,^'^am. Plans will be laid and iliscii.ssed re¬ garding Ihe cliurcli's pari In the United .Sinuilt.-ini'ons Financial Cr.nipaiRn. Ainil L'..-.May 2, wben :!0 deuoininaiions iieadid togeiln^r in the Intercliurch World Moveinent, w;H ask trom the ev.mgelic: 1 chur¬ ches iiiPiubers $.'!:'i).777,n72 for American Kducaiioii, lleligioiis Kdu- ciJioii, Home  .Missions,  Fuiii.i;ii  .Mis-
. fcions, aiul  a  dozen  oilur  objects.
'^iarg(5s that the railitur.v, t-iermany luis been seeretl.T workiag en g reor^anlziiiion plim for tfce Uerninn army are maile by the "Jourtnil." Inve«iiuutl,,n li;,,s rewaled tlus, it deiinre^t, an.l lias shown that tlie Ilst of mea wi,„ ran he mobilized totals 300,(101) la  P.avariu alone.
The Tetif I'aiisiet, .,i.vs it |,.„nis that Uie EOTemiaeiii ims ],reposed to tlie .Vllies tli.it lniiii(.(iiiit(,. aclion bo laken lo jireveiK t!,e iicnlral zone along (he (e'rnmn hor'lei- belnt; coii¬ stantly entered by H,.i, liMwebr forces \ contrary to the peace treaty's stipnia- j tions. i
Ii i.s the ,>(i!nlon in ollicial circles ¦ In lieriin tbni an ,ii,'re(>ment f^'.ioii will i be reached Ii,.(\t,.,.|i Uio -ovenimcnt nnd tie- niiKtant uoikJTi;4iiien in the , Ituhr i-.-.'.iii, a.cofliug to ii.lviees from ' tbe Crinun cnpiitil. Tl,,. Vnssiselie j ?;eil!'HL:    sa-i-s     ;|,,.     s....'..,!
A special meeting o f Council was held this 24th day of March, 1!(20, at 7 oclock, p. m. for the pur¬ pose  ot  jiurchasing  Fire  Hose.     All
  '(f the niembers   were   present  wltb
Governor   Smith,   of   New   York   i'"e exception    ot    Mr.    werkheiser. _    '""""'   "I    i^cvv    IUI^, JYhe President, Mr.  Cano, presided.
I      Sealed     proposals     were    received j f;om tbe following: j     Frank    Messinger: — ' 'Pometus' ' b:and,    double    jacket .it $1.40 per foot;   "Quaker City,"    single   jacket jal    y4c;    "Crown"    single    at    85c; j "Hercules"    single at SOc,    guaran- I leeing "Pometus"   brand    to    with¬ stand 400 pounds pressure.
Urges Passage of Drastic Laws to Curb Rent  Profiteers
LOANS   TO   HELP   WORKERS.
8 STATES SWEPT BY TORNADOES
Illinois.  Indiana,  Missouri. Wis¬ consin  and Georgia  Suffer Heavily From Storm.
DAMAGE RUNS INTO MILLIONS.
EUROPE'S PLAGUE KILLS MORE THAN DID WAR
KKFOK.MKU  .MIS.SIONABV
WO.MKN HKLD .'lOTH
A\M AL MEETING
America Is Threatened by Might!
est Danger to Humanity
Since the Deluge.
Local    Boards   to    Help   in   Providing
Habitations Recommended—40,000
Apartments    Needed    in    New
York  City—Other   Needs.
The Cutta Percha &  Rubber Mfg. !
Cc:—"Ridgewood"    brand,    double j
jacket at  |1.20  per     foot;     "Raker
Fabric."  3-ply at  $1.40,  guaranteed
'..   withstand   400   pounds     pressure j
— jand    against    defects in material or,
of state fiiinls to   "'"''uf'"^tu''6     'o''     ¦"''  "months  trom 1
loans  tbe buiblin?   ''•¦'te °f deliv-ery. ^     „,,       '
„f ,.,, „,   , ,. ,    , ,\     V. S. Rubber Co.  (Eureka Rubber
of uilefiiiatp  ivoikiiiii n's  bomes and
the   eri.alleti   ef to
I Paris.—.Vo matter bow many trea¬ ties are signed or not .•signed, world peace will not be established until Cen-
 • trill Kurope and the near east are tlior-
Chlcago Suburbs Are Hit Hard—Many ' ougbly  cleansed  and  disinfected.
Houaea   Razed   In   Melrose—Farm- •ra' Loaaea Large—Looters Ac¬ tive   In   Several   Towna.
Albany.—The iisi> enconnit'e  iliri.iiL;li
Hose    Department):—"Red    Cross"
iis'n^'  '•(aiiniission.i Ibrand.    double    jacket nt $1.40 per
Iler  (•niri..n(y  anil ! toot;   "Helmet     Jacket"     double   at
sei?'1.30;      "Trojan"     double  at  $1.20,
loans wns  iii--(m|  up,in   the  legislature
i-iiil   ahiiiil ecoiiiiiiiT ilir,)iii,'li « is,- iilacin;; ofthe
peiial    nie.-.sase   by    fjovernor
hare ,le,-i(!,'il l,; Wesel t,i an-ai,..,' re:;ii:ar tf,i,,;iJ mi,I who are h, j',>- le^ A il!.-!,al,-|i frm tbat 111.' \T,ii-k,-.is' , .sumed ]).i\ tbe bur.;,,i, ami comisi
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Rerliii.- tliMl a sjri, rlaini,..!   1]
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by |iuii,-,'. tee Is Tbe slill   lli current Inteiels work, is'
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ir;.' r,'|.iirt says Iie,.n pro- lary |i,'0- l:.s lie|.n l-elflaeefl i':.,',iiiivi> |.,iiniii;(- .f lh,. ,.\ti-i.,iiisis. ¦' K'ilir (lislriet i.s iii'i'e is a i'e|i,ir! 'll" ;,(>¦,¦.Till ilil ii.ialiiiii 1,1 ||.   '•¦¦',¦ 'hi-
¦ill
r
i»(;i:i) .MA.V si'Fi'i.its
FROM   i;\i)
guaranteed to witlistand 400 pounds
pressure.
Kmpire     Rubber   &   Tire    Co.: —
¦ Wellare"   brand,   double   jacket   at
11.1 S per toot.
lii-l.ateral     Fire     Hose     Co.: —
"iohi"  brand double  jacket at   $l.ij0
l-l-   loot;   ".Uaderie     doubl,-   j.i, k,a
..I .fl.:i.j; "Iiuon" single j.iekei al '.;i.i.,, iiU"'au(eed lUO iiouudo pici- '-^iiru and inside lining lor aii. years. i UoSioii Woven iloio A: Rubber jl I'.;—"Hay btuu. ' double jacket at I.JI.2U per loot; "I'aruuioaui. ' dou- i Lie jacket at $1.05, guarauieed lUO 11.muds pressure,  less  iuc per  toot it
I I i"iisli   turiiibb'd  couplinaa. \. 111.     H.     Taylor   <Si   Co.;—"Dia-
II ,,i.d     lined  coueu  jacket  ul   $1.1;^ ,,,.,.                                   'ier   lool,    auarauioed     40U      pounds
y m-f-i-s ;be ^^;^;-;:^iii.,n ^'"ti'"'';'. I>"t Ipiessure,  less  Sc per  foot,     if     iior-
uuyh luniisbed coupliuj^s.
Uu moi lou of .Ur. L,eoiioid, bi/cond- ed by Mr. iiarizeii, u was moved li'ul llie iiuotuiiuiis be accepied and ,lie saiui'lcs lurnisiied by Uie vari- eus  bidders,  inspecled.
.Ur. L.eupold moved lUat the lior¬ ough 1 urcnase luuo teel of llio C. .-J. liubber Co.'s "lied Cross" iuler- v.uveu br.,nd Hre liose al $1.4u pei', loot. .\o oue seconded the iiiolioii a, d sallie  \\as declared  losl.
Uu luuiiu'.i of ^Ir. 1 cisley, secoud- eu by .\ir. auirner,    ii    wai    i,i,j.- J
in   a
: Smitli.
I Tliese nieiisur,' ' lien I.p ll,,. I','11,lil : 11 -:aii-<!   ren;   |,i-,ihi
eiisly   ih'H,,1111,-I'll.
'¦lares Ihat lIu' i-,.;
ill-- i-ri-^is are ile,.
iiiL'   aii'l   lliiil   mil,
ic.\ r,jr (III' fiilt:;',. ,;, Till. i;,i\-,.ni,,i'^ I' ., I Inliii-e took tlie f,.i I lidniiiion of reeiiniii'i ; (he report of Ibe II |j_ir   Ihe   S'atl.   Re,',i!e
sion. This rei'i.rt, I 111111',' than a year's . ' on'
-iM'v -.111 I'ti in L,' li'.'iii'es as lo (be Imme-
ihaii' nee,is in Xew York and llie ap- 1 iiiillin^' I'l.iKliiiiins tbey are causing ; aiiinni;  the  [morer eliis-^es  nf the  eity,
es|,e,'i;!ll.v   on   III,'   Fasi    Si,I,'.     Forty
llhiiisiind  ainirlnM'iils  are  nech-il. It ileclnres dial si:p[ilyiiig tenements
is not and may ne-ier again be a prof-
i:iili!,'   iiiV''<;nieiii   f,,i'   |,i'i-,n!e   capital
I'll' I'linii^'einent   from
'.  , ll   iii';:,'s  ri'iii's-
¦il  in   addi- |ej;islalion are \ii,'or- \eriior   de- ¦aiisi'S (if (lie biiii?!- iiiid. of long stand- 1  ronslriictlve poi¬ ui i;ive real  relief. ,iil"sl   to   ihe  I '-hs- iiii   of   urging   the I'iidations made In iisinu' I'omiiiiili'e ruction   Coniiiiis- presenled    after ii'efiil  stialy,  not
Tornadoes swept over  northern
Illinois and parts of Indiana, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan and
Georgia,  killing  scores of  persona
and doing great damage.
Chicago.--At leoti 2S ih-iid, liuiidreds   spreading over of Injured and a proper! ,\' loss of sev-| ning rapidity, ej-al   inillion   dolbiis   were   left   In   the wake of a tormido wbieb swe[)t north¬ eastern    llliniiis   and   poriinns   of   In¬ diana, Missouri and U'isicnsin.
Elgin, .liiliet, the western outskirts of Cbleago anrl north shore and western .suburlis of tills cily were in tbe palli of the storm, wblch de-lroyed hun¬ dreds of buildings, uproo,,d trees and demoralized railroad traliic and tele¬ graphic nnd telephonic communication before dying out <m the shore of Lake SRcliigan just north of Chicago.
The fury of the tornnilo wa.s felt cbletly At Fliiiii and Melrose Purk, a Chica.i:o Siibmb. Eight were killed and more than IfiC) injured nt the for¬ mer eily. .'tr, miles west of Chicago, and the jirnperty l,i.ss there was estl- maled at .fl.niMl.OdO. At Melrose Park seven were killeil and four were re¬ poried nii-sing.
In t'hiiii'.ro [iniiur two persons were killed and a senri. injured, wiiile nt Duniilng, a noi;liwes|,.rii suburb, four
Ninety-nine per cent of the peoples ot Ibe world do not care about the sig¬ nature or ratincation of treaties, but care Immensely for their safety from the scourges now sweeping eastern Eu¬ rope and Asia, and whieh constilute jj^jj'^ the miglitlest daii;,'i'r lo all buiiianlty since the deluge
America Is from tyiiliiis and ilie wiiile pla
the  world   with   ligbt-
I as unsafe as Europe | bers in meraoriain.
Two mi
lllfeel,.,! I;::-~-;'i pres-in- ii'-iriis' (lers in Ihe'l' Ilia the hone ,,f ,'sia most hni'iiMe ee: A -ll'll earryiii:: erals, -I'M'ti brh.ri <'iii !s and 700 ii even now mvin;; rejected al every pil,i;"riiii.   unable   i
ihri'i' hundred thousand I'll I' '''.fc'ee: are new I' w, • ¦iin Ivireiie's hor- iiii'i y'i<]i westward. In lai'iiiu death under tbe 'o::,|in,ins.
I'.v,, |-|i!!-ll,¦,!_,.,I -enJ I'.'r _.'II, rals, 2t .'ul- .ii;is ,T"tii Ri|s.;ia is the .^Ie,|:ll.|'l•aIlean, pert like a be;,el,'«s 1   laiiil   lii'r   !i f,',-i"i
cnr;;o,    11, I ,      .
ern phaini
I     Condit',.
I vnil in H;i
, tenei.'1'n.
j tliroiii.'' oul
' esiii'c'ally
I     Mer,"   III
e ultiniale fate Ilf tl,;^ inod- ni ship caiinnt b,' fiiri'tnl,!. ';- as b:i,I :i< in Uii-sin iire- i/arv. S'Tiihi, .Siisirhi, .Men- 'i'liikey and Syria. and the tear e.-si. I',,land is sevi'ri'Iy slri, l;,'n, o|ile   ar"   d.iily   ilyin:;    'in'.v
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At tho  liospital   i e'ly   lived    at    M.   .    ....
(luugirer,   .Mrs.   .luhn   11..11-',:;¦   :y   1. Siding iliiTi' and ^ ,ls,i     i,-,: . ,1     :', Patrick   Mm rlsi-y.   ¦ :. ,¦: '   :      f ot Mcl\e> .-ii i,ri   lie   i;' "i-.- 'Iil he drank some aeaiUir'd ali-',',!,,!  .. Norristown.     On    Mareii   11;  h"    w.r d'scharged   from  St.  .loseph's    IIo= pital,  l.mi'aster,     aCiiT     recovei-iii. trom iiiduenza.     .=;ai urday    lie     ',. In fair condition and is likely 'lo ¦ cover.
day oi;
e   iUrelutoe   .juU   leel     ol     lu'
i eiciia   Ac   iiubber   -Ulg.   Co.'s
v. ',,d '     brand     hre    Uose   at
foot delii       .1  ;.'.  i.reili.
.1     beiuj; .Uuosrs.
.~ '   ;':: . wut-^y, liiiiL-
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ll' ,iMi:',X'.     ..loiiou  c.irrii'd.
    ,ji   .',] 1".   Vi:isi'.-'y,   S'jc.jii-
, ,   i   '.¦[   I    .   . .¦;•,     il     \v  3 , ;.'  re; uI'll   '¦ il-; u.s     uuouccessiul
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l-^leppingor, tlie moel.n^
J'.IS,
liiir! r , and Wi'id !i   :''0.
Surpri'.e  Parly
V  pleasant     surprise 1    at the home i>t M ii'Ke  Kemmev.'r,   ne  r Giip, on Tuesday evening, M.;r The Pil l't y w.s iii'Id  in linnor of    ' lith    h;:'i.,l ,y   ilf   Iheir   :i"ii   W   1 and Wa.- i;iv"n  by  the   Senior   Cl. (t the  .V.ii'.iri'tb      Ilii;Ii     S.di'n.I     "i Hhich Mr,   Kemmerer  is  a  ni"iiili"r The evenini;     was     spent   in  sine 'i and playing  games ot all  sorts,   .' t(;r   which     e:icellent     refreshni' ii:~ »6re  servd.     Those   preseni    w. r.. Ihe Mls.^eii   Mona     Vannatta,     .luli i Wunderly,   Virginia   "Wood,   Carolyn Wunderly,     Helen   Stout,   Ad;i   Kah- Ifr. Ghulys  Fenicle,     Anna     Fraun- f'^ider, and  Messrs.   Harold   Kocher, Walter  'U'agner,   Ceorge     Heckman atd Bert -Sturgis,     Walter    Knecht, Misses Dora and  Florence  Kenimer- *'. Mrs. I.ayton  I^esh    and     Ceorge kemmerer.
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Hi,11."      Si'l'iiil
"ndercd by the ch. i
iliers ulso were rec,   .
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Joliu's L.uiheraii
In     ibe     III,), ll
stud,', l-mi'i
lit of
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Union     01     .'11'. d  by  .Mr.   U'eity ed at  5 :UU  p.  m. CLAUEXtE  F.   FEHXEL, Secretary
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I U'-SUay. 1    iijui.U   ,
Ii,,'   ;¦;   ,.
ii.-i l'l-.   :, towns three man il,    S , r.ro'.v! Re;
districts meager, toll   I: ' wde-n heard  : power In  the  I and mar; Bess.
Wan." goniiiiln cn^'o. :'el
*but   r,..,:,
off.
IM-"r: Wnyii, .
pel'-. I,--
Ind,.   :..'|i
I'ill  liani
than  darini;  tbe  war.
Whole  iio|utlatloiis ai',.  bein^, wip,"d out.    The  fatal  giTiiis  fiass  from   one countiy l'l anoiIi(.r.  owiim  to the  huk of   sanitary   d,'vie,.s.      The   Americun, Rrilisb and Ilaliaii Rd ("ro-is ori:ani::a- tiotis are ihiiiiu'  iheir Nery  l,,.st,  but   it is   impossible   lo  I'.ini'.iil   th's   iminerise danger liy privali¬ ter to be hllli'l'  'I  ' •I, I'!",   in \Tiiey    handl'   i '  in.liana    worse   tlian   '.-. ;• r
resulting  in I     Unless  'liii. i;   1
leiith of one   -world '.'.iM  -i" u    ' that of tlie Inst  [v.
'd.   i.ioi-e   than   a 1  and   1,W0  were
lli 'i'"~i  suffered
ll
-rai !„.r.^,iiis !   Mrs.   Louis
ars.
The annual spring convention of the Woman's Home and Foreign Miriteionary Society ot Eastern Penn¬ sylvania Classis, was held Thurs¬ day, March 25, iu St. John's Re¬ formed Church, Bangor, Ruv. £dwin W. Lentz, pastor.
Two new societies were represent¬ ed, one from East Allentown, and Ihe older  from  Stroudsburg.
Business sessions were held at 10:30 a. m. and 1:.'!0 p. m. The president, Mrs. W. V. Helffrich, l.residing. I n her message she sounded a ringing challenge to every woman present to preach of more women needed for service in the great work the church has un¬ dertaken for the uplifting of hu¬ manity.
The  treasurer's report  was     most
gratifying,   the   budget  for  the  year
paid     in     full,  also showing
that  Ihere   were   16  societies  with a
¦•-mbership   of     645,  12 live  mem-
,     ,  ,    , The    total    re-
ue now   ccipts for the year  were   %'i 72 6 5 6
I J'he     thank-offering     amounted '  to
ii'i'i.l.i,   uf   Ihis  amount    $2,607 75
has  been  u.sed  for    tbe    benefit    of
,iiome and foreign missions.
i     At  the afternoon session  Mrs   Al-
il-n   Laub,   of  Bethlehem, .pictured to
'lie   members  the program     of    the
iiaer-church   world   movement which
was held at Harrisburg   during   the
,!:onth  pf  February     and     again     a
challenge  was sent forth    for   more
(hristian    leaders.     Mr.    Edward  T
Lvemeyer,  of Easton, also gave    an
iisfruciive     talk     on     "Educational
Commission."
Tlie following officers were elect- 1 1 f5r the ensuing year: President, -^'I's. ^\. c. Ilertfrich, Bath; Vicel |ics,,b.ni. .Mrs. John P. Diefender- Kr. I'.cision; second Vice-president ¦Wis. O. H. E. Rauch. Easton; re¬ cording seeretary, Mrs. Henry Reag- ei. Stem's Crossing; corrrjponding secretary, Mrs. Evans; treasurer, .^rs. Hogge, Bangor; statistical sec¬ retary, Mrs. Leiby, Catasauqua; historian, Mrs. Wesley .Mitman, Eas¬ lon. and organizer, Mrs. Allen Laub,  Bethlehem.
The evening session was given over to Lydia Lindsey, missionary tr, Japan, who trom her e.xperience believes that it every Christian conld be as serious about Christ's work as {bey were about winning tlie World War, it would not be long before the world would be won for Christ.
Eight members represented St. Jolin's     Mis.sionary So.ciefy ot Naza-
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i'leiii'iits.
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buieh
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¦      '-"Ck, AI- iii-hle  of CI:' of tlie stor: i. theni wns "'¦
i'rem   i'". : ¦'! llir.    Thi' ilic'l  at  Zi:!:, ¦,¦. I'iie  se\eral iihii'i'd nt O.-
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FIRE I>AMA(;ES (iAIlACIU
On    Tuesday    eyeninR at about S oclock the alarm  of flre  was raised i
f c? " "•'^^ found that   the   g.irage 1 J' E. J. rn,nngst & Sons  ,  was    on j "«.   The Vigilance   Hose   Co.   res-1 ponded with  thefr combination   mo- •t . 'J"'^'' ""^ ^^ prompt action, as- >'6led by  willing  hands,   woro   ablo 'i^save tho   huilding    from    entire oMtruciion.    The    fire    was   caused
/electric wires short circuiting. Besides the hig Hajrnes touring w, belong to Edw. Unangst, Jacob ^J-bers had a Ford touring car in J"rage at the time and both cars iL ^ ruined condition. The Imlf' ''""'^ •"  ""'se cars and  the
""ding amount to about $1500.
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.-  ...,i   i,iii.-ic   wilii   ri'iid'.-r, d   by   the i..i'„,.-    I'sud    cliuir a,l  eacii service.; In    tiie    e\,iiiiiK     Cliarles     Schnerr i 1. ndeiid a  very  beautitul    and    up-| l'l,)i.rial"   rioliu   solo.     Tbo     church i «as     be.iu:iiully     decor.ited     with ^ t'lns,   lloweis  and   potted   plants.  It | W.IS one of Ibe most successful cele-| biulioii.s ol  I'alm  Sunday  within  the | lii.siury  of  St.   John's  Lutheran  cou- t-egiuion  both  from  tho standpoint of interest, atteiid.mce and offerings.
Tho impressive and solemn Fuliu .--'luulay services in tho iMoraviuu i hurch, .Nazareth, last Sunday, will linger long iu the memory ot all who attended. Tbe attendance waa Tory large and tho spirit of rerer- e: ce aud  worship prevailed.
Tho pastor preached a very earn¬ est and strong sermon on the theme • t'brist as King aud Saviour" after v»bich the conhrmation ot sixteen young people took place. Thirteen wore received luto tho fellowship of the congregation, some by letters of dismissal and others by the right hand of fellowship and hve children were placed on tho children's list.
The choir, under- the uble and energetic leadership of Mlss Anna .",1. Kern very inaterially aided In inaking the servicea solemn.
Ill the evening tho services were ittended.  The Sun-
.\   ; iioiii   ii.- s    ¦'  i i .' s'a'e. .'¦. leilili'll' of a ,..   slit Miional aineiid- |i:'':i;    1 I'l'iiii' Mn:-   * '--ii    of   staie
.¦ri'ilii I'll a iai'ue ¦ ' iii low  rates
Io i.''! ill li.e eoii-i 1 i. . . .1 ,.f 1 lerate
J.r ,.:1 !..!,!¦'-¦. Tir«''.'.¦--iioi 111,'an that ii, . : ' ils.If is»io Imild or own ! . : ,. , or oiT.'i' 11 siii.si,ly r,,i' f'liiistriic- li,'ii. hut that It si all I ,¦ enaliled to loan nimiey on lis creili; to limited dixiih'iid I'oi'iieratiotis or to individuals to buiiii houses of such standards as to llcht and air as the State or commu¬ nity may determine to be desirable, the rentals of such bouses to be controlled and the hums to lie secured by ade- i|iial,'   nairlLtaf-'es.
l';xeiiiiitiiin of Ihe bonds of the state land bank from sfate and fi-deral tax¬ ation.
Pus.sage of an enabling act permit¬ ting cities to acquire aitii hold or let adjoining vacant lands and. If neces¬ sary, to carry on bousing.
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$2,250,000 for New York Mall Tube*. Washington.—-\ii appropriation of 1?2,2."0,(*X) for (he construction ajid equipment of small tunnels betweeu the N'ew York post ofllce and the rail¬ road terminals is provided In a bill In- (roodU'.ed In the senate by Senator Calder of New York.
WILSON MAY TAKE TRIPS,
Yacht  Mayflower  Said  to  Be  Getting Ready for Him.
Washington.- I're-ident Wilson may soon res inie his week-end trips down the Potomac river and on Chesapeake hay If present good weather con¬ tinues. R'.-ar .-Vdmiral Grayson, bis phy- 1 sician, would neithi'r deny nor iilllrm a
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iiie iJuiuUoU rreu^uiei received a ciieck lor $iJ .ruiu llie riluie lui lebaies uu Uiacs paid by Foreitio I'iic luauvuucu Companies. Inis iiiuiiey leveria lu the Fueiueu o Reliei Association of the liulU i'ire Co.
Joseph F. Siatih was elected Councilman to serve thu unexpired i.riu of Fruucia Smale who recem ly resigned.
Asa K. .Mcllhaney presented a pc- ijiiun to Council hearing 140 sign¬ ers, that favor the building that purt of the new highway from Bath to Siegfrieds, which is located with¬ in the borough limits. It is pro¬ posed that the stato pay one-half of county aud borough th.
.Mrs. Wm. Helttrich was re-elected I resident  of  the  Woman's  Mission- ^ jjeen ary Socieiy of the Reformed Church ' ^gro
the cosy'the 1 each uire-fourt
I'lllhll:
t„ ,),„ **'"  Of  title  and  Interest!
•^'BJare,,?'" ^'l'" "' ""^^''"'¦K' I-°- ' feal B. ; '""* '" 'lie f^ent of this! »^OOo h ' T\ '"""^ appraised at i der frn "''"^''' '" 'ake the remain-i "om the pergonal property.
iiasiii'   over   lie ,,r \i< iiaiieiil.
rapid  convales-
Appraisers    Appointed Martin T. Herman and John Lau conr. . ^'^ ''^™   appointed    by    the   again very  well
»t„, '" ^"^^ ^« appraisers of tbo real   Hay-school  and  choir sang  Gregor s
|pt Ti'""^ personal property of the ! "Hosanna," aud tho choir also rend-| ^.^^.^^^.^j eurreiit tlial the presidential "6 Quin(u3 P. Anewalt, of Lower '("d several selections in a manner | ^.^_.,^j_ ,j^^, ji„y(iower, Is being put In i'r. ""^l ¦ '"  ">« petition     flled     br   'iial   brought much  comment i readiness for sueh  trips,  but  he was
,v"'/'"ls'lana  Anewalt,   widow  oti    The offerings tor Foreign Mis.^ions^ ink. ,r""''''' '" w*i'';h sho'elects to   "cro most lihoral '"^« "IP  riKht   of  title  and   Interest I      Those  confirmed    were:    Millicent
Pidil      Katherine   Kutz,   Hazel  \ an-
.,Ua   Leo  inangst.     Helen    Simons,
Marion    Ml"ii.   M.iriha  Walter,  Ellen
-¦     II.,hti,   ('.¦thorine    L.     Frey,    (1.
Vflolph  .Schneebeli,  Jr.,   Russell    AI-
1, n    Edwin  Seytried,  Wm.  C.  Jones,
l.'obert  F   .Michael,     Wm.     H.    Jon-
ingi    Howard    E.    Cold.     Members
1 lilted wilh the church are Mr. and
^|rs   J,.I 11  Werkheb-'cr.  Mr.  and Mrs.
I ,,..,,1" Cold. Mr   and  Mrs   Wm.  A.
l.',,„,t?     Charles   A.  C.ogln, WilUam
.M.itz    Mr   .and  Mrs. ElllBSchnoob.dl,
i;,'f and Mrs.  H.  H   M tx and Mrs,
rmma Croh.
TO   LIMIT   PEACE   RESOLUTION.
Declaration   That   the
Confine
''iUf'd at  Iie,|.l.-|,om   SU..T fl.,„( •on Avo'^v.^'""'"'  '¦'•«'<ling on   M.idi- "l« Bptlii r"^"'"H'.   employed    wilh
•'• accw ' '"'"  ^""''  '^" •    ""•'    *"" t»nd|,,B ""   """day,     while     at-
••r fmii„,     ,  '''^ duties at tho idant,
¦"oved ioii','";",-'* '*'«•¦  '"' "='« >•*- H Wa. V Luke's Hosiiital,  where
»lth f,., "'""'  'hat   he   wa.  suffering
¦^"'"'"a about the body.
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W.ir Is Ended. Wie^liiiiLiion,- 111 all informal con- fereili',' of iiieiiil el-^ of the House For- e'Lin .\(Tairs Ciininiillee and Republic¬ an li-aders In i'oii:,i'e-is it was ilecbh.,1 tl, ri'l'ort a -I" ;.i" r'-uliifon to tli,. house ill"'.'1.1 1.' Ilil' w.ir wiib (ier- iimnj"»a( an en-l. .\~ ibe I'resident has fall niiihorily lo ii''.;otlate peace, Ihe ri'soliilioii vnil ii'ii eall upon <b-riiiany I,, he hiHIii'l by 111.- terms of the Ver¬ sailles  treiity.
Ill East Penna. Classics, at the an¬ nual meeting o£ the society at Ban¬ gor on last Thursday.
J. H. C. Roberts has purchased the proporty of Mathias Roth, for¬ merly Wilson Beaver home on Main Street,  for  |2S00,
Bert .Mcllhaney purchased the p "operty of H. D. Stout tor $1500 on Main Street.
Mrs. Howard Worman has sold lier property in East Bath, Penn St. lc Frank Fundle for $2600.
Leonard Bogarish haa purchased tbe homo of Thomas Remaly on W. Main Street tor $1600.
.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scholl re¬ lurned home on Friday from their winter sojourn at Winter Haven, Fla.
M.ircus L. Davidson of Route No. 1, Bath, was elected president ot the National S. C. Butf Orpington Club for the state of Penna.
Jacob Yeisley. Walter Lester and CucXii Hartley, of Bushklli Park. n ado up an auto party that spent Sunday in town visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Hess.
Mrs.  Chiirles Worman Is  confined tc  St. Luke's    Hospital    to    receive tieatment   to a fractured    ieg    bus-' t: med by a fall.
George Bartholomew, Jr., of Potts town,  visited  triends  here  on   Mon-1 day and stated thnt his father who j formerljr resided here wai In an tn- d'iiposed condition j
r Fort Wayne. Wl re --ili'l to liave be.-n slan.
l'i' ¦;¦¦ : ¦ V !¦ -^ 1  ':" : i'o thc hun¬ dreds ..f ¦ ¦ , :s wa- cans,.,! 'n li. V. , ':¦! "Mi¬ er nor;h shu;-" - ,liiirl'~ of Clii,'iig,i. while r."l!',vood, Mayw,""!, Edgebrook and oilier v'ilages '-ve.-l of rblcii.iro were ilania^'i'd.
At b-asl   12 persons w"!.' killed In a tornado  that stnnk  I.ai:r.itige. Ca.    A ' telephone  report   said   suirie   estimates ! placed   the  di-ad  as  bii.'i  as  "0.     The courthouse   and   eliurches   were   being ' used ns hospitals. |
Four or five pers.ins were killed and ; the nortbweslem part of Ibe town of 1 West  Point,  Ga.,  was  destroyed  by  a tornado, according to meager Informa- j tion.      .Ml    telephone    and    telegraph | lines   into   tbe  town  are  down.     The j Presbyterian   Phureh.   railway   round- I house   and   many   other   buildings   at ' West   Point   were   partially   wrecked. ! The pontoon bridge thrown across the Chnttano,,gij river after the Hecembet' floods was destroyed.
A storm of eycbmic Intensity struck Macon.   Oa.,   musing   hiavy   damage. Several   persons   are   known   to   hnye j Injured   and   severnl   buildings unroofed or destroyed.
Northampton     Coun y
""  county and comiuuu-
iits v.-cs held Saturday
i'ublic Lilirary.  .Morn-
:noon     sessions     wr.r.j
:   r.ge attend.mce.     Th-^
ni'erfvnce  is to  get
¦o.i^iflber  for  tu
OL    the    county as a
rintendent of Schools i'ini. of Xazarelh, pre- " niorning session open- I ik dan.iing by ,iur.;ls ,11 piii/lie scliools. "Til ' V.IS "I'uiilic Heail' 1 eaker was Dr. W S'ate Department >,: subjoei  W.IS ".\. Still"
¦',   "        Mr        Mill.-i'      1'.  -
coun'y and who i'ii'ili ements     set
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'    1    .i   ''  "U   traced     to     cerl.i epidemic  was  star ¦  an i!:ii luye in a dairy and anoiii- r by a  dog.
i>r.    Miller    oullined     the     health
lo.ur.im whieh will be placed in e'r-
I r   by   Ilie  stato  and   described   tl   '
.'.-i'lil   rf   liealth   lesson.     Questiu
ill  lie sint to all parts of the st.,
nd  answers  will  be   first  examined
Tue United States     Civil     Service
jiiiiiiiasion  has anujuuced   an    ex-
. laiaatiou  tor the County of -Vorth-
amjiton.  Pa.,  to be held   at   Baston,
."--.zai-eili    and    Pea  Arayl,  April  .4,
'0 .'lil fbe position of rural carrier at
'.    i'l., und vacancies thut may
¦ur  I   routes     from     other
i "'","-¦'    in     the above-mentioned
county.    The   examinalion    will    be
i-pen only to citizens who are actual-
i.- domiciled    in    .the    territory of a
; 'is'oftice    in    the
l'l' ei    tlie   other      r
f  'l'l in Form .\'o.  l:-::.     Both men
:   womenx if  liualified,  may  enter
"xarnination, but appointing of-
' ' ll ive the legal right to specify
¦io   se:c desired in requesting certlfli"-
'   Men   of eligibles.  Women  will  not
nsidered   for  rural   carrier  ap-
::ient     unless   they are  the  wi-
'  of  I'.  S.  soldiers,    sailors,     or
"s,  ur the wives    ot U.  S. sol-
ei< -s, siiilors, or marines    who    are
I'lysici'IIy    disqualiled    for    o.\amin-
:; ion  by  reason of injuries  received
•   tie  Une ot military duty.     Form.
ii'T7    and     application     blanks
'le obtained    from    tho    ofBces
ioned  above  or  fron* the  IT.  S.
" - il   Service   Commission   at   'Wash-
by local_committees and then to_the , "g'on,   D.   C.      Application     should
'"  forwarded  to  the Commission at \\ashington   at   the   earliest   practi-
f-'ate  officials  to be  tabulated.     The
state   will be thoroughly    organized
and   repersentatives   chosen   in   each   cable date.
locality.     In  concluding  his  address
hf   told  what had been  done in  the '
(fy  extermination  campaign  at   Har-j
rir.burg. - |
Dr. E. M. Green, ot Easton, apoke :      ,,  . """"""
on "A Countv Health Program." He ,, ."" .„ ""''"'' ^'^^ "Schoeneck gcve some statistics showing that ; '^ "'!' '"' remembered long as the annual death rate in Pennsyl-i'' "^ '"¦" ^^<^^ rejoicing. The vania among children from birth to ' '''.^'"ner was ideal and all the ser- tour years of age was 110 to 1000. I .\'"/_ i'f '""^ ^^^ ^ere very well at- Py reducing  this  death  rate  50  per
jl ASTOR'.S   BENEFIT  OFFER-
IXG .^-MOUNTS TO $3<)6.O0
A tornado strui'k Washington, Ga., damngin;; many buildings, but causing no   fatalities  so  far  as   knnwn.
SEIZE   MUNITIONS  TRAIN.
Swiss Investigate Shipment to Poland Improperly Registered.
Geneva. The Swiss auiliorities are Investlu'iitiiig the mystery of a train filled Willi aiiiiored' autoinohiles. Maxim rifles and ammunition whiib arrived at Zurii'b from Franc ilestined for Poland.
The Zuriili Volksreclit says that the train wus wronL'Iy rei.d>ti-re,l. and was therefore steppe,] and si q.-si rated ul Zurich to await Ibe iiiM'siigatlon. which   was tiia'ied   iiiiiiH'dialelv,
cent., 12.000 children would be sav ed annually. Rome fell, he stated, because fhe people were weakened by malaria and In the influenza epidemic in this country there were more deaths than were caused by wounds In the World War.
Dr. Green advised more nurses for the public schools and the three piincipal things tp be considered in the first year of the county program were food, milk and flies. Dr. Green is connty medical inspector. I The last speaker of the morning j Session was L. L. Driver of the state department of public instruc¬ tion, and his subject was"The Rural School."     His address was illustrat-
tended.
Fourteen new members was add¬ ed to church, eleven by conflrma- t'on, two by reconfession of faith, and one by dismissal card from an¬ other church. This was very grati- lying. but w.is not our only reason for being happy. The special of¬ ferings, at all services tor our Pas¬ tor's benefit was very large, amount¬ ing to a total o $306.00, and was Much api 1' ciated by him.
DIED
Mrs. John Nolf
Mrs. Sarah Bowers Nolf, wife of John Nolf, died at her horae at (ilendon, on Sunday from paralysis, ed and many good points concerning | "'^^r ^^ Illness of 11 months. She educational health work In the coun-I ^''b 75 years of age. tiy districts were brougth out. |     Mrs.     Nolt    was  born  in Palmer
The county conference dinner, j''"'-¦^^nshlp, and was a daughter of was held at Seip's Cafe, at noon andj'^^ '"*" John and Hattie Rice Bow- V as followed by speeches on county , *^rs. Besides her husband, she is a:.d community improvements byi*"rvived by two sons, Harvey E. Prof   F   A. March, of Lafayette Col-,""''  Percy F.  Nolf,  both of Easton;
MOVIE   AVALANCHE   REAL   ONE.
Gorman    Actress    Killed    While    Film Was  Being  Taken.
Geiim.a. Switzerland. Hirniin,' Kel¬ ler, a Cenaaii 1110. ing pi-<'liii'e aetres.s, was killed and .several otber actors and actri-sses wire injured near Iniis- briii k \i hen un In,iia-ion a'.aiaiebe wlii.h was to eiu,'lo|ie .In- i.:ioii|, di-- velop.-d into u real a,111.in, I.e. .Iu>t lis the plciure was about to he lalii-n a large real avalanche came down iln- mouniain side und buru-d (lie compa¬ ny, killiiii,-  FriiuU-in  Koll, r.
loKc: Iia ymond Walters, registrar f Lehigh University; Rev. W. N Schwarze, Moravian Seminary, Beth¬ lehem, and Joseph Brobston, Dexter I iTtland Cement Co,, of Nazareth.'
The atternoon session at the Li¬ brary opened at 2:10 with an enter- l.ilnment by Easton public school children. Irvin C. Williams, depu¬ ty commissioner of forestry, spoke on "Forestry In Northampton Co." E   K   --¦¦   -
oiSo by two grandchildren, undone great grandchild. She was a mem¬ ber of the Farmersville Lutheran Church.
Il.LrSTRATEI)   l.KC'TURK
OV   SWITZEHIiAVD
An  illustrated lecture on  Swltier- I. nd, will be given    by    Prof. O. A. „,.   , - Cilm.  of Nazareth,    on    April   10  In
HIbshman, of the Department   the   Dryland  Sunday-school    Chapel, e f    Agricultural     Extension,     State   Hecktown.
C(,IIege. gave an Illustrated talk on This lecture promises to be very what that department has been ac-, Interesting. Prof. Orim has been ci.mpllshing and a talk on "Safety in Switzerland a number of tlmea First was given by a representative and has studied there. The pnblle of the Lehigh Valley Council. Is Invited to attend