Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, January 17, 1914, Page 7, Image 7

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    RAILROADS
LDIIVEB SIURIES FOR
PEMSUFFW
Reported That the Catting Will
Begin at Top Starting With
Vice-presidents
Reports from Philadelphia that at
the annual meeting of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad officers and directors
In March there would be a general
reduction of salaries of officials higlier
up, with a probability of some demo
tions. have been verified. It is said to
be in accordance with the policy an
nounced some time ago to adopt some
plan to prevent the laying off of men
at intervals in order to keep within
the annual appropriations.
Pennsy officials in Harrisburg are of
the opinion that the cutting of salaries
will affect only vice-presidents and
that the actual working forces will not
be greatly benefited in being allowed
to make full time throughout the year.
Ijocal opinions are based upon the fol
lowing dispatch from Cincinnati:
"In the retirement of Joseph Wood
as a director and first vice-president
of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburgh it develops that a radical
change among high-salaried executives
is planned in the near future.
"It is further learned that the man
agement has determined upon a policy
of drastic retrenchment. At a meet
ing to be held at Pittsburgh on
"Wednesday action will be taken in
demoting high-salaried officials of the
Pennsylvania lines west. It is the
belief that a proposition will be sub
mitted to dispense with the vice
presidents of the lines west of Pitts
burgh, of which, including Mr. Wood,
there are five, all drawing fat salaries.
"Instead of laying off hundreds of
men, reducing salaries of freight and
passenger agents and the army of
clerks and other hard-working busi
ness getters of the railroad, retrench
ment will begin at the very top.
"Besides Mr. Wood the other vice
presidents of the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburgh, whom it is cur
rently reported are to be demoted, are
J. J. Turner, Edward B. Taylor, D. T.
McCabe and G. L.. Peck. Action re
garding eastern officials will be taken
in March."
After ten years' service for the
Pennsy as assistant master mechanic
at the Juniata shops of the com
pany, George H. Ashman, of Altoona,
will leave the employ of the corpora
tion on February 1, to accept a highly
remunerative and more responsible
berth with the General Electric Com
pany at Schenectady, N. Y.
Following the completion of his
work as an apprentice in the Atloona
shops, Ashman secured a position
with the company and made excel
lent progress until finally, in 1904, he
was promoted to assistant master me
chanic. He is well known to em
ployes of the company all over the
State. His father is the Hon. William
X. Ashman, a retired Judge of the
Philadelphia county courts, who re-
Bides in that city.
RAILROAD NOTES
Edward T. Stevens, a flagman on
the Middle division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, has fallen heir to
$5,000 through the death of an aunt
at Huntingdon.
J. F. Miller, general chairman of
the Order of Railroad Telegraphers
of the Pennsylvania Railroad lines
east, will attend the public hearings
before the Public Service Commission
January 20 on the pass question.
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers
will «hold an open meeting at 310
Market street, third floor, at 9.30
a. m. Wednesday, January 21. All
telegraphers, telephoners and lever
men, also Philadelphia and Reading
employes in the telegraph department,
are invited to attend.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Dlvinlou— llß crew first
to go after 11:40 a. m.: 101, 124, 119, 107,
116, 122, 127, 115, 110, 114, 129.
Engineers for 101, 107, 110.
Firemen for 118, 127.
Conductor for 118.
Flagmen for 116, 118.
Urakemen for 107. 110, 127, 127.
Engineers up: McGowan, May, Stelly,
Gehr, Speas, Keane.
Firemen up: Welsh, Herman. Gillums,
Walkage, Winand, Watson, Shimp, Eni
erick, Killian, Eckman, Filling, W. J.
Miller, Henry, E. R. Miller, Spring,
Peters.
Brakemen up: Carroll, Ranker, Feig,
Moore, Hubbard, Preston, Miller, Smith,
Mumma, Kerstetter, Sherk, Shope, Hus
ton, Dengler, Hill, Bainbrldge, Simmons,
Gilbert.
Middle Division —24o crew first to go
latter 1 p. m.: 239, 227, 249, 226.
Laid off: 25.
Marysville: 210, 211.
Engineers up: Clouser, Albright,
Bennett, Tetterman, Smith, Lewis, Free,
Knisley, Kauffman, Shirk, Ressler,
Doede, Webster, Baker, Garman, Kug
ler, Dorman.
Firemen up: Wagner, Paul, Whiesel.
Shettel, M. W. Z. Hoffman, J. D. Hoff
man. Murray, Henderson, Snyder,
Bruker, E. E. Miller, Forsythe, Grubb,
Malone, Kraselmann, Stober, McAlicker,
Beisel. Harshbarger, Bortel, Hunter,
Kline, Hoover.
Conductor up: Gantt.
Flagmen up: Shutt, Ream, Finley,
Beward, Breach.
Brakemen up: Klstler, Stahl, Beers.
alk. Delhi, McNaight, Palmer, Bless
ing, Henry, Wright, Williams, Klick
Sultzaberger. Shearer, Roebuck, Trout
Harbaugh, Walmer. Adams, Plpp, Har
ner. Klniberling, Schmidt.
Yard Crews— To go after 4p. m.:
Engineers for 1869, 707, 322, 674, 14,
for 2800, 1863, 1886, 707, 322,
Engineers up: Harvey. Saltzman,
Kuhn, Pelton, Shaver, Landis, Hoyler
Harter, Biever. K'lonser, Mallaby. Rodg
ers, J. R. Snyder. Loy. Thomas, Rudy
Meals, Stahl, Swab, Crist.
Firemen up: Rauch. Weigle, Lackey
Cookerley, Maeyer. Shelter. Snell, Bar
tolet, Oetty, Hart. Barkey, Sheets, Evde
Keever. Knupp, Haller, Klerner, Craw
ford, Bostdorf, Schiefer.
EJfOIA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—2o* crew first
to go after 1:45 p. m,: 231, 241, 251 250.
229. 227. 257, 243. '
TEETH
roofless plate. Gives lasting
comfort and satisfaction. Hy
fienlc. Cannot be had elsewhere.
17e are the originators of Roof
less plates. Do not be deceived
by others. Come in the morning
and go home at night with a new
•et that fits perfectly.
Plates repaired on short notice.
MACK'S
PAINLESS DENTISTS
310 Market Street.
Open Days and Evenings.
SATURDAY EVENING,
"HOOKIES" CELEBRATE TWENTY-FIFTH
Bi JER.OME HUE- ' ROBERT AT7ICKS jj
I FIRST PRESIDENT '| PRESIDENT ?'■ V // HI
gj PHOTOS 0* G£M»#Or.
•"HODKItV-JlOM£. AND TRUCK.
Conductors for 227, 22t.
Flagman for 257.
Brakemen for 227, 241, 251.
Conductors up: Belnhour, Brunner.
Flagmen up: Ivrow, Reitzel, Cooper.
Brakemen up: Hoops, Waltman. Ar
ment, Hutton, Boyd, Casey, Wetzel.
Felker, Stehman, Calfount, Sumrny,
Burd Hardy, Broome. Albright, Mc-
Dermott, Bevel, Umberger, Short, Rob
inson, Blair, Stlneley, Brenner, Wheat
tield.
Middle Dlvtsloa —233 crew first to go
after 2 p. m.: 230, 243, 221, 215, 228, 245.
Seven Altoona crews to com® In.
Laid off: 117, 114, 120, 118.
Engineer for 233.
THE READING
P. 11. & P. after 1 p. m.: JO, 1, »,
S, 12. 7, 5.
Helper crew: Freed.
Kast-bound after C.15 a. m.: 64, 51,
54. 59. 67.
Conductors up: Showers, Smith.
Engineers up: Martin, Richwln#,
Hlllyard, I^ape.
Firemen up: Carl. Brown. Ely,
Stephens, HefTner. Nye, Lewer, Holbert,
Hoffman, Longenecker, Grumblne, Hen
derson, Snader.
Brakemen up: Breach, Plssinger,
Mumma, Stewart, Clark, Trawltz, Ryan,
Jlaurer, Kautz.
SEX SEPARATION II
TIE HIGH SCHOOL
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tect, will meet with the board to go
over the specifications and drawings,
H. C. Saussaman got the contract
for tuning all the school pianos at his
bid of SBS: Norman B. Kurzenknabe
bid SB2. Fisher Brothers got the con
tract for installing the heating appa
ratus at the Susquehanna open air
school at $4 47.50. Janitors who serve
overtime at night for entertainments,
it was decided last evening, will here
after he reimbursed for the extra time
from the funds realized from rentals.
Because negotiations are pending
for the sale of the old St. Paul's
Chapel mission in North Sixth street
near Forster, the Schol Board took
no definite action laßt evening on the
request of Poor Director C. L. Boyer
for the use of the building for mis
sion and lodginghouse purposes. The
Poor Director desires a place in which
to move his mission, which will have
to vacate its present quarters in North
Seventh street because the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, the land
lord, wishes the use of the building.
Give Books to Library
Two splendid sets of reference books
for the use of city school teachers
particularly will be placed In the city's
Public Library by the School Board.
The books are necessary in the course
conducted by the University of Penn
sylvania among the teachers.
The Tocli Auditorium was loaned to
the Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday
school officials for use on February
22. Dr. Charles B. Fager, principal of
the trades' school, was granted leave
of absence to attend the annual ses
sion of school superintendents at
Richmond, Va. J. W. Meioy applied
for a janitorship.
SWEETfIEffiT OBJECTS
TO HIS REVOLVER
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shoot himself.
Young Wueschienski expected to
marry Miss Fuhrman on May 1, his
mother said. Things were going
smoothly until Miss Fuhrman noticed
that Harry carried a revolver. To
this she objected, and a quarrel
started.
Revolver Causes Trouble
In the letter received by Harry this
morning something concerning the
revolver quarrel was said. As soon as
he could get to the Fuhrman resi
dence Harry started to argue about
the matter. Miss Fuhrman persisted
in her refusal to allow her fellow to
carry a gun.
Then Harry asked for a glass of
water. When the girl went to the
kitchen he took the cause of the quar
rel from his pocket, pointed it to his
breast, and fired. The screaming girl
ran to the Mt. Pleasant garage for
aid and the police were notified.
At the Harrisburg Hospital the man
would not talk. It was found that
his wound was not fatal, but he Is
being watched.
STRIKERS FIRE FROM AMBUSH
By Associated Press
Lisbon, Jan. 17. —Strikers in am
bush behind the parapet of the via
duct yesterday threw three dynamite
bombs and fired a volley at a train
on which high railroad officials,
guarded by soldiers, were inspecting
the condition of the track. Three of
the soldiers were wounded, but others
of their party succeeded in arresting
several of the strikers before they
could make their escape in an auto
mobile.
CARL BROWNE DE VI)
Special to The Telegraph
Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.— Carl
j Browne, champion of the unemployed
and chief lieutenant to "General"
C'oxey on bis march to Washington,
| died here from indigestion.
MORE ORCNDDDS TO
BE Gill noil
Dr. Surface Has Arranged to Ex
tend State Service Through
out Counties
M Over 1,000 or
* chards in all parts
of i J ennsyly an i a
work, that It will
result In a notable Increase in the
value of the fruit crop in half a de
cade. It is the plan to extend the
State supervision of orchards and to
double the number of places where
demonstrations of scientific methods
of controlling orchard pests are given.
For five years the State has had at
its disposal 300 orchards where lec
tures on horticulture and demonstra
tions of spraying, pruning and other
work were given by demonstrators and
Inspectors of the department, and 700
orchards, known as supervision orch
ards, where the State supervised the
work on the trees in return for these
orchards being open for inspection by
the public. Through the increased al
lowances for the orchard work Dr.
Surface has arranged to increase the
number of demonstration orchards to
over 600, distributed through every
county and to start the lectures this
year, and to extend the supervision
over about 700 additional orchards.
Operators lteport.—No hesitancy is
being shown by anthracite coal op
erators of Pennsylvania about mak
ing rep/orts of their production for
1913 to the Auditor General's Depart
ment as about a dozen have already
been entered and it is expected from
correspondence by officials that more
will file very soon. It is probable that
the test of the constitutionality of the
act Imposing the tax of two and a
half per cent, on the value of the coal,
will be inaugurated very soon after
the State makes a demand for pay
ment. It is the Idea to send out bills
for the tax as soon as the statements
of the coal mined and prepared for
market are In hand. The operators
are entitled to be relieved of coal
mined, but used for operation of col
lieries.
Will Co-operate.— The new State
Historical Commission, which was
named a short time ago by Governor
Tener, will be tendered the co-opera
tion of the State Federation of His
torical Societies and of county socle
ties as soon as it is organized. The
commission was named to have charge
of the marking of cites and preserva
tion of proper objects. As a result of
federation meeting at the Capitol this
week the societies will report to the
new commission projects for com
memoration.
Cold Storage Cages. After three
postponements the cold storage act
test case has finally been fixed for
January 28 in the Dauphin county
court and no matter what the decision
may he It is the Intention to carry up
the case to the Supreme Court for a
determination of the constitutionality
of the act of 1913. The action is an
equity proceeding to restrain the dairy
and food commissioner from proceed
ing with enforcement of the act on the
ground that it violates the protection
to property guaranteed by the con
stitution. A number of big Philadel
phia firms are parties to the proceed
ing.
Pardon BoarjJ.—The State Board of
Pardons will meet on Wednesday with
six of its twenty-three cases, applica
tions for commutation of death sen
tences. The last three sessions have
had an unusual number of such final
pleas and three of the cases to be ar
gued are of men who have already
once been refused the clemency of the
Commonwealth.
To Attend Funeral.—President Pro
Tem. Kline, of the State Senate, to-
I day named the following committee of
' the Senate to attend the funeral of
i Senator John T. Fisher, at Shamokin,
j to-morrow: Senators Sones (chair
man), Gerberich. Beidleman, Catlin,
I DeWitt, McNichols, Hall, Snyder, Mar
! tin, Washers, Huffman, Miller, Mor-
I gan and Nulty. Sergeant-at-Arms J.
I R. Bagshaw will accompany the com
| mittee.
HEARD ON THE "HIM,"
; James B. Sansom, of Pittsburgh,
i was a Capitol visitor.
I Smallpox at Gordonville is keeping
i health officers in that part of
caster county busy.
George Stauffer, of Franklin county,
has been commissioned as a Cumber
land Valley Kailroad officer and W. H.
Holland and A. J. Soulliard, of this
city, for the Pennsylvania.
Eniil Swensson, of Pittsburgh, has
been named as engineer for a State
bridge at New Castle.
The Kutztown State Normal basket
ball team visited the Capitol to-da..v.
Zoologist Surface and Dr. Kalbfus
will speak at Norrlstown to-night
HAKRISBURG TELEG&AFg
STEELTOII FIREMEN
CELEBRITE BIRW
Hook and Ladder Company 25
Years Old; fiig Banquet
Tonight
Arrangements have been complet
ed for an elaborate banquet and en
tertainment to be held this evening
in the parlors of the Paxtang Hook
and Ladder Company, No. 2, an ob
servance of the twenty-ifth anniver
sary of the organization of the com
pany.
Just twenty-five years ago on Sep
tember 15 past, in a little side room
of tho old Hotel Jerome, at Front and
Conestoga streets, twenty-five men,
representing citizens of the rapidly
growing borough, met to discuss the
need of the borough for a new fire
company. After considerable discus
sion it was decided to organize a new
company. Jerome Hite, who had been
elected president of the company, of
fered to pay $25 into the treasury of
the new company if he would be al
lowed to suggest Its name. His offer
was accepted and he named the com
pany the Paxtang Hook and Ladder
Company, which name It still bears.
At that time the company had just
thirty-five members and Its officers
were as follows: President, Jerome
Hite; vice-president, Harry Hull; sec
retary, Allen Drawbaugh; treasurer,
Joseph Metzgar; foreman, John
Shupp, Sr.; first assistant, Jacob
Grove; second assistant, Frank W.
Clapp; trustees, Joseph Metzgar,
Samuel Funk, Jacob Alberts, H. C.
Stevens and W. H. Lyter.
The First Truck
The first truck owned by the "Hook
ies" was a little 25-foot hand car
riage and was stored in a little one
story brick building at Front and Wal
nut streets, which is now a part of
Heagy's livery stable. The veteran
firemen tell many tales of how they
used to b~ing the little truck, which
was as heavy as it was small, down
the steep Walnut street hill and, how
several times the momentum of the
truck became so great that the car
riage went across Front street and
catapulted into the old Pennsylvania
canal—the firemen with it.
For eleven years the "Hookies"
truck was stored in this place and
the companies held its meetings in the
various public halls. In 18S8 a plot
of ground between Conestoga and
Lincoln streets, on the canal side of
the street, was donated to the Pax
tang company. During the same year
! council passed an appropriation of"s2,-
800 with which .the present handsome
two-story brick home of the "Hook
ies" wus built.
This new building was completed
and dedicated in 1889. Since this
time it has been handsomely furnish
ed by the members of the company
at their own expense and at the pres
ent time contains a reading and loung
ing room and a neatly furnished pool
room besides the usual apportion
ment of a modern fire house. The
Paxtang Company is now equipped
with a 45-foot truck, with two fine
horses to pull it; the members are
uniformed and are equipped with full
rubber suits. In short the company is
equipped with every modern aid for
lire fighting.
"Hookies" Always on Job
It is the pride of the "Hookies"
members that they have answered
every one of the alarms sounded with
in the last quarter century regardless
of the part of the borough from which
the alarm has come. The "Hookies"
have taken an active part In every
movement for the Improvement and
betterment of the borough. During
the panic of 1907 when thousands of
men were out of employment at the
steel works, the Paxtang Hook and
Ladder house was turned into a cen
tral distributing station for charity,
and the members of the company so
licited tho town and surrounding coun
try for contributions to the charity
fund. During this one winter it is
estimated that they fed thousands of
men, women and children besides giv
ing them warm clothing.
The present officers of the company,
which now has a membership of 140
men, are: President, Robert Atticks;
i vice-president, Jacpb Capella; secre
tary. A. J. Sellers; assistant secretary,
John B. McEntee; treasurer, James
Coleman; trustees, Benjamin Capella,
4
J. Earl Keltn and George Lehr; fore
man, J. B. McEntee; first assistant,
Harry Martzen; second assistant,
Harry Zerbe; driver, Chester Wollet;
assistants, Edward Lesher, William
Heisman and J. E. Kelvn.
The committee in charge of the
event this evening includes J. Earl
Kelm, chairman; W. F. Hrasliers, John
B. McEntee, Edgar Lesher and Wil
liam Rider. The toastmaster will be
A. J. Sellers.
The banquet this evening will fit
tingly round out a quarter century's
active, efficient service. As guests
this evening will be County, Recorder
Wickersham; J. V. W. Reynders, vice
president of the I . nnsylvanla Steel
Company; Burgess Wiglield and all
the members of tho borough council
besides many other men prominent in
the borough and county.
SCARLET WOMEN
HALE AITOOIIIA
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have there been so many dissolute wo
men plying their wiles in bad houses
here, with prospects for an increase
if there is no interference by the au
thorities.
I.ist liimono Brigade
"County Detective James G. Spang
ler is listing the places which are
known to be harboring this kimono
brigade and stated this morning that
there will be a clean-up so sweeping
that it will not be surpassed by the
one which has just rid Harrisburg
of its rabble, excepting that in this
case the Inmates will be arrested and
arraigned before tho court under the
criminal code.
"Not knowing that the atmosphere
of the club rooms of this city is dif
ferent from that of the Capital Cl.y,
many of the newcomers last night
attempted to make their way into
different prominent places, but were
refused admittance and given to un
derstand that they would be forcibly
ejected If they returned."
SIFFUAGIST PLEDGE TO
FIGHT AGAINST VICE
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 17.—At a recent
meeting of tho Lackawanna Suffragists
they cordially endorsed the action of
the Scranton minsters in tlielr vice
crusade and pledged the aid of the bal
lot when they acquired it. They prom
ised all assistance possible in the
meantime.
The Scranton ministers have organiz
ed and closed one burlesque house and
are visiting saloons and valiaret shows
incognito and otherwise und then go
ing before the authorities and making
complaints with much success.
SUMMER (HP FOR
SUFFERERS IS LIKELI
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tickets for the youngsters who travel
to and from the city's open-air tuber
cular schools, clothing and tickets for
Mont Alto patients and trolley tickets
for tubercular patients who go to and
from the tuberculosis dispensary.
Lack of Funds Prevented
For some time the Anti-Tubercu
losis Society has been hoping to estab
lish a summer or open-air camp for
tubercular sufferers where the patients
could take the air and sunshine. Lack
of funds has precluded any move in
that direction, however.
Dr. J. W. Ellenberger, secretary
treasurer of the society, said to-day
when asked as to contemplated action
relative to the establishing of a school
that the society had not taken the
mutter up as yet, but that the splen
did results of the Red Cross s'>al cam
paign may lead to a discussion of the
question.
"No call for a meeting has been
issued as yet." said he, "but I've no
doubt that the meeting will be held in
the near future. At that meeting, nat
urally, the results of the seal sale will
be discussed, and it is likely that the
summer camp problem will be pretty
thoroughly considered."
SIXTY CEXTB ON DOLLAR
N'ew York, Jan. 17.—Depositors in
the failed Slegel & Co. private bank
have informed their lawyers that they
would accept 60 cents on the dollar
now, with the balance well secured.
JANUARY 17,1914.
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HUMAN CHAIN USED
TD SAVEBOYS LIFE
Middletown Lad Breaks Through
Ice; Rescued From Swatara
Creek by Chums
While skating on the thin Ice on the
Swatara creek, near Its Junction with
the Susqunehann& river*. Wednesday,
John Detweller, a small son of Mr. anu
Mrs. Harry Detweller, South Union
street, had a narrow escape from
drowning- Young Detweiler and a
j number of chums were playing "follow
I your leader," when he skated out over
a treacherous piece of ice. The ice
cracked and the youth plunged be
neath the surface. He floundered about
in the ioy water, which nearly covered
his head, lor several minutes, in an
attempt to reach shore. Finally, his
chums formed a human chain from the
shore to the hole in the ice and helped
; young Detweller to safety.
He was revived by his chums around
a lug tire on the shore and then taken
to his homo, in South Union street.
MINISTER ISSUES CHALLENGE
TO NONCHURCHGOERS
"Why People of Highspire Do Not
Attend Church" will be the subject of
the Rev. B. L. C. Baer's sermon In the
Highspire Church of God to-morrow
evening.
The Rev. Mr. Baer challenges the
nonchurch-golng people to come to
the service and hear the reason why
they have stayed away. "The number
who come to hear this subject dis
cussed." ho said, "will determine
whether or not the people of this
community are cowards and are
afraid to hear the truth." Sun
day the Rev. Mr. Baer preached about
"Some Fools Who Died Recently" and
made allusions to people of the town
who had met sudden deaths.
LARGE CONTRACT
George L. Merryman, a local con
tractor, has secured the contract for
laying a corrugated asbestos sheeting
roof on the new plant of the American
Iron and Steel Company at Lebanon.
This Is one of the largest contracts of
the kind let within the last year.
SOCIAIJISTS ELECT
A meeting of the Dauphin county
local of the Socialist party will be
held to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
In the party's headquarters, 47 South
Second street. At this meeting the
party delegates and other officers will
be elected.
EMPLOYES ENTERTAINED
David Atticks entertained a number
of employes and former employes of
the Harrlsburg Railways Company at
his homo in Franklin street last even
ing with a Dutch lunch. In the party
were Walter Griffin, Harry Bowman,
James Graham, George Welsman,
Thomas Lourimer and David Attick3.
HARRY J. DOWNES
Harry J. Downes, 40 years old, died
at his home In Lincoln street, last
night from pneumonia. He is survived
by his wife and two small sons; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Downes, one Ulster and a brother.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon. The Rev. Harwick Arthur
Lollis will officiate and burial will be
made in the Baldwin Cemetery.
SIRS. ELIZABETH PEARSON
Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson, 75 years
old, died this morning at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Yost, cor
ner Front and Swatara streets, from a
complication of diseases. She is sur
vived by live children. Funeral ar
rangements are not completed.
TO PLUNGE FOR CROSS
Over in the Bulgarian and Mace
donian settlement in tho West Side,
preparations are being made for the
quaint religious ceremony that is ob
served annually on the anniversary of
the baptism of Christ In the River Jor
dan. This ceremony consists of a
plunge into the icy waters of the Sus
quehanna river to rescue a gilded cross,
hurled far out Into the waters by the
priest. Tho ceremony will be observed
Monday morning. Preceding the plunge
Into the river a religious Hervice will
be held In the Bulgarian Orthodox
Church, Front and Franklin streets.
Tho Rev. Gregori Chlzmeroff will bo In
charge of these services, which will be
held early in the morning.
DIES OF HEART TROUBLE
Mrs. John W. Horst, 76 years old, died
at the home of her son-in-law, Charle*
Kaultman, Vine street, Highspire, yes
terday, from heart trouble. Her hus
band and a son, Jonas, of Washington,
D. C., and two daughters, Mrs. Charles
Cauffman, Highspire, and Mrs. S. L
Davis, of Steelton. The funeral ser
vices will be held to-morrow evening.
The body will be taken to Benders
vllle for burial.
GLEE CLUB AT HOSPITAL
To-morrow afternoon , tho Steelton
Glee Club will sing at the religious
services In the Harrlsburg Hospital.
The members are requested to meet at
Front and Locust streets at 2:43 o'clock.
STEELTON CHURCHES
Central Baptist The Rev. G. T.
Schools, pastor, will preach at 10.30
a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; Bible school at
2 o'clock; B. Y. P. U., 6.30 o'clock.
First M. E. —J. Edwin Graulcy will
preach at 10.30 and 7.30 p. m.;
Wednesday evening, 7.45, social and
prayer service.
Mt. Zion. Cumbler Heights—Can
tata, "Holy Night," will be rendered
Monday evening, 8 o'clock. Free.
Main Street Church of God—The
Rev. J. M. Waggoner, pastor, will
preach at 10.30 a, m. and will conduct
revival services at 7.30 p. m. S, S., 2
o'clock; C. E. at 6.30 o'clock. Revival
service every evening except Saturday.
Grace United Evangelical—The Rev.
J. M. Shoop. pastor. S. 8. at 9.18
a. in.; preaching service at 10.30 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m.; K. L. C. E., 6.30.
St. John's Lutheran —The Rev. M.
P. Hocker, pastor. Sunday school at
9.45 a. m.; 11 o'clock morning service;
2.30 round table Bible class; 6.45, in
termediate C. E.
First Reformed —Morning service at
11 o'clock; evening service at 7.30
o'clock; Sunday school, 9.50 a. m.
Centenary United Brethren The
Rev. A. K. Wler, pastor. Morning
service, 10.30 o'clock, theme "Quali
fications of an Evangelistic Church;"
S. S„ 2 p. m.; C. E.. 6.30 o'clock: 7.30,
theme, "A Divine Inquiry," beginning
a series of evangelistic services to be
held each evening except Saturday at
7.45 o'clock.
First Presbyterian—The sacrament
of the Lord's Supper will be adminis
tered and new members received at 11
a. m. The pastor will preach at 7.30
p. m.. subject. "The Conditions Neces
sary for Seeing God;" Sabbath school
at 9.45 a. m.; C. E., 6.30 p. m.
St. Mark's Lutheran —The Rev. Wil
liam B. Smith, pastor, 10.30 a. m.,
theme, "Christian Joyfulness;" 2 p. m.,
Sunday school; 6.4 5 p. m. p Christian
Endeavor; 7.30 p. m., theme, "The
Meditation of Christ;" 7.45 p. m.,
Thursday, prayer-meeting: 4.30 p. m.,
Friday, Junior catechetical class; 7.30
p. m.. Friday, senior catechetical class.
First M. E.—J. Edwin Grauley. pas
ter, will preach 10.30 a. m., and 7.30 p.
m. Wednesday evening. 7.45, social and
prayer service. Mt. Zion, Cumbler
Heights, cantata, "Holy Night," will he
rendered Monday evening at $ o'clock.
MISS GHOOM ENTERTAINS
The member* of the K. K. G. Em
broidery Club were entertained Thurs
day evening at the home of Miss Loulaa
Groom, 181 South Front street. Among •
the guests were: Miss Buella Rhodes.
Miss Beatrice Toorney, Miss Agnea
Mace, Miss Lura Geistwhlte, Miss Onata
Shope, Miss Ethel Plsle, Miss Elizabeth
Pelen, Miss Catherine Walters, Mlaa
Esther Jyones and Miss Groom.
CAR HITS WAGON
Dimoff Brothers' bakery wagon wu
struck by a car of the Harrisbursr Rail
ways Company, at Front and Angle
streets, yesterday. The wagon was
damaged, but the horse and driver es
caped injury.
GET BIG ORDER
The Pennsylvania Steel Company
has received an order for 6,000 tons
of structural steel from the Wilkea-
Harre Connecting Company, in which
the Pennsylvania and Delaware and
Hudson Railroad Companies are Inter
ested. The work will be turned out
at the local plant and will be used in
the erection of a connecting bridgo
etween the two latter railroad com
pany's tracks.
SALEM ANNIVERSARY
Special services will mark the ob
servance of the first anniversary of tha
Salem Lutheran Church at Oberlln to
morrow. Services will bo held botH
morning and evening. At the latter
service George James W. Baker, Dau
phin county Sunday school superin
tendent, will deliver an address. The
ladles' quartet, of Middletown, will
render special music.
PERSONALS
Mrs. S. D. Long, of Philadelphia, la
the guest of friends here.
Miss Dorothy Snyder, of Humraels
town, is the guest of Mrs. Harry
DeVore, Swatara street.
inGHSPIRK CHURCHES
Communion services will be hold
both morning and evening in th»
United Brethren Church on Sunday,
January 18. The evangelistic services
are being held every evening, except
Saturday evening.
Church of God —The Rev. B. I* C.
Baer, pastor. Sunday. January 11:
Morning service, 10.15: Sabbath
school, 1.30 p. m.; Sabbath school,
chapel, 3 p. m.; C. E. society, 6.16
P. m.; evening service. 7.16. Subject,
"The Real Reason Why Many People
of Highspire Do Not Attend Church,
are Not Christians and Refuse to Join
the Church." The number who will
I come to hear this subject discussed
; will determine whether or not the
i people of the community are cowards
i and are afraid to hear the truth.
FIREMEN TO ATTEND SERVICES
The three fire companies of the bor
ough will attend divine services In the
Church of God to-morrow evening. The
Rev. Dr. 11. F. Hoover will deliver a
[ special sermon. The firemen will meet
: In their respective fire houses and
. inarch to the church in a body.
BOYER AT MIDDI.ETOWN
, Harry A. Boyer, county Inspector of
. weights and measures, was in Middle
town yesterday to Inspect the scales
and measures of the various stores.
! TRAIN FRIGHTENS HORSES
L A runaway milk wagon caused con
-1 slderable excitement in South Union
j street, yesterday. The team belonged
to J. S. N'issley and made a bolt down
the street when a passing train fright
ened the horses, while they wi re Ktsrud"-" "*
r' Ing near the subway. One of the reins
r tore and Nlssley was unablo to check
2 their speed. Near the corner of Union
and Swatara streets the milk wagon
collided with another team driven by
Simon Blecher. Nlssley's wagon was
demolished and Blccher's badly dam
aged. Both drivers and the horses es
-3 caped Injury.
C3ET BIG CONTRACT
1 A contract to make a large number
- of cabinets for the Department of Plc
- torial Education, of Pjrtland, Ore., has
been let to the Middletown Furniture
Company.
FAIR OFFICERS ELECTED
• Directors of the Middletown Fair As
sociation met Thursday night to elect
officers. The following men were elect
ed: President, A. S. Erb; vice-president,
" E. S. Helper; secretary, Frank B. Stay
man; racing secretary, W. W. Cocklln;
treasurer, M. H. Gingrich; manager, M.
j B. Schaeffer.
MIDDLETOWN PERSONALS
I Mrs. E. W. Solders and daughter,
k Isabella, of Spring street, are the
; guests of Mrs. Selder's sister, Mrs. A B.
' Bombaugh, at Norrlstown.
Mrs. Fred Myers, Pine street, Is visit
ing relatives In Lebanon.
Charles Houser, Jr., Is in Atlantic
■ Cits'.
J Mrs. James Zentmeyer and son, Mar
tin, of Palmyra, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Snyder, Main street.
Mrs. T. H. O'Conner, of Baltimore, and
j Miss Elizabeth King, of York, are the
5 guests of Mrs. D. W. C. Laverty, Union
Samuel Shupp, of Detroit, Mich., la
• the guest of friends here.
Joseph N. Lauman, of Rochester, N.
Y., is visiting Middletown friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A C. Leonard, who
spent the last six months in town, have
1 gone to Trenton, N. J.
1 Mr. and Mrs. William Early, of Pal
• myra, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
[ E. S. Gerbrich.
Joseph Cams, of Marysvllle, spent
yesterday In town as the guest of hla
daughter, Mrs. Maurice HtaufTer.
Harry Welch has returned to his
, home at Washington, Pa.
[ WOMAN "MACHINE" POLITICIAN
j 1 Special to The Telegraph
Denver, Col., Jan. 17.—Mrs. Ger
i trade Aliee, the new chairman of the
Colorado Democratic State committee.
. outlined her plans hero. She said she
1 was a machine politician, but by that
she meant an organization pure in
j principle and certain in purpose.
1 ■
i PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD
> If you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind
or protruding Piles, send me your address,
and I will tell you how to euro yourself at
I home by the new absorption treatment; and
will also send some of this home treatment
- free for trial, with references from your own
locality if requested. Immediate relief and
t permanent cure assured. Send no money,
' but tell others of this offer. Write today to
Mrs. M. Summers, Box P, Notre Dame, Ind.
Lr -->! Notices
, CLERK'S NOTICE NO 2518 IN
r BANKRUPTCY ln the District Court
>! of the United States for the Middle
, \ District of Pennsylvania, Homer R.
I Slmonettl, of Harrlsburg, Dauphin
I County, Pennsylvania, a bankrupt
' under the Act of Congress of July 1,
■ 1898, having applied for a full dis
charge from all debts provable against
I his estate under said Act, notice is
. hereby given to all known creditors
I and other persons In Interest, to appear
before the said court at Scranton, in
said District, on the 16th day of Febru
• ary, 1914, at 10 o clock In the forenoon,
, to show cause, If any they have, why
, the prayer of the said petitioner should
I not be granted.
, GEORGE C. SCHEURER,
Clerk.
NOTICE Tho Annual Meeting of
• the East Harrlsburg Cemetery Com
. puny, for the election of Six Directors,
- will, be held at the office of the ceme
. tery..on Tuesday, the 20th day of Janu
-1 ary. 1914, between tho hours of 1 and 2
• P. M
1 6. A Rll EM HI,
.J Secretary.
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