M COMMITTEE
WAS IN JBlffi
Government Officials Will Travel
Across Continent Giving
Information
On their 10,000-mlle Journey across
'Hie continent Secretaries McAdoo
and Houston, majority members of the
government organization committee
under the new banking system who
will put Into effect the new law In
various cities, m&de their first stop in
Harrisburg Saturday night, remaining
litre for five minutes.
The transportation expense alone
for this trip will be $2,500. The com
mittee occupied the all-steel Pullman
.special car National, which has been
doing government duty for two years,
and Is fitted up like a big hotel. The
car Is equipped for ten persons. It
has two staterooms with beds, which
will be occupied by Secretaries McAdoo
and Houston. In addition the Na
tional has two private rooms, each
containing a lower and upper berth,
and two sofa sections, each having a
lower and upper berth, which gives
accommodations for ten persons,
sleeping separately.
The dining room In the National
has a length of nearly thirteen feet
and Is located directly in the rear of
one of the rooms to be occupied by a
member of the committee. It is
equipped with an extension table
capable of seating more than a dozen
persons.
Each secretary had a private secre
tary and a clerk. The car was due at
Chicago to-day. From Chicago to
St. Louis the trip will be made over
the Chicago and Alton railroad to
St. Louis. The cities to be visited in
succession after leaving St. Louis are
Denver, Seattle, Portland, San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, Houston, New Or
leans, Atlanta. Cincinnati and Pitts
burgh, thence back to Washington,
reaching there on February 18. The
car arrived in Harrisburg from Wash
ington Saturday night at 9.60 and left
at 9.55.
The lonceat freight train hauled
over the Lebanon Valley branch of the
Reading, left Harrisburg Saturday af
terppon for Reading. It was inane up
of sixty-four cars and was drawn by
engine No. 1608, recently completed in
the Reading shops, and of the latest im
proved type of locomotives. Every car
on the train was a 100,000 pound's ra
pacity car. The total weight of the
train was 3,790 tons. The train was
over a half mile in length.
Standing of the Crews
HARKISBI'RG SIDE
Philadelphia Division —lo9 crew first
to go after 1 p- m.: 105, 119, 121, 101.
107. 127, llfi, 129. 110. 121.
Engineers for 101. 109.
Firemen for 121. 127.
Conductors fo • 109, 120.
Flagmen for 116, 125.
Brakemen for 107, 109, 121, 127.
M fOMENT
111 THAT'S NEEDED
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lated were enacted by the governed.
This condition is so general that it is
a national peril. Gross violations of
law do not indicate that the violated
laws should be repealed, but that the
prevailing civic emphasis on legis
lation is misplaced. Revisions and
new enactments are needed, but mors
the enforcement of existing laws.
When the public (not a few reform
ers) demands the enforcement of
laws, the executive and judicial offi
cials will invariably perform their
duties. Boston, Springfield, Nashua, 1
Portland, Hartford, Syracuse, Buffalo,
Atlantic, Wheeling, Norristown, Mil
waukee and scores of other cities have
accomplished substantial reforms, and
the International Reform Bureau
specializes in rendering such assist
ance."
Announcement was made to-day
that the lecture on "Twentieth Cen
tury Social Achievements", scheduled
to be held to-morrow evening, will be
given this evening. The lecture on
"Municipal Problems," to be given
to-night, will be the subject of to
morrow's lecture.
Rockefeller, Jr., and His
Father Total Abstainers
By Associated Frcss
New York, Jan. 19.—"1 have never
drunk a drop of intoxicating liquor in
my life; neither did my father nor
his father before him" declared John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., in a talk to his
Bible class at the Fifth Avenue Bap
tist Church yestrday. "I am glad to
note that social drinking seems to bo
decreasing," he added. "But drinking
generally seems to be increasing in
spite of the fact that in some States
there is prohibition. Prohibition, it
eeems, does not prohibit.
"I have no objection to a man
drinking moderately, but I hold that
total abstinence l'rom alcoholics will
make a man worth while."
IDENTITY OF MAN AND WOMAN
"WHO COMMITTED SI'ICIDE MADE
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Jan. 19.—Local au
thorities announced last night that the
Identity of the man, who with a wo
man companion committed suicide by
Fhooting her Friday night is estab
lished. The man they say is A. H.
Hammett wanted as absconding treas
urer of Cross County, Ark. The wo
man is believed to have been Mrs. Sal
]le Blanche Wood Shoemaker, wife of
a farmer. Both lived at Wynne, Ark.,
county seat of Cross county.
A Full Set CT
of Teeth, r J
MOTE je
Come in the morning. Have
jrour teeth made the same day.
Plates repaired on short notice.
MACK'S
PAINLESS DENTISTS
310 Market Street.
Open Days and Evenings.
MONDAY EVENING,
Engineers up: Kines, Hogentogler,
Relslnger, Howard, Newcomer, Ten
nan t, Geesey, W. C. Albright, Hubler,
Gehr, McGowan, May, Speus, Steffey,
Grass, Keane, Simons.
Firemen up: Deck, Ressler, Deltrich,
Lehman, Swan, Hartz, Johnson, Hor
stlck, Bowers, Cook, Farmer, Gilluma,
Achey, Kestreves, Klllian, Kutz, Kilns
young, Gonder, Winand, Klmmich, Her
man, Welsh, aWtson, Enrlck, Slattery.
Conductor* up: Sellers, Fisher, My
ers.
I Flagmen up: Stirope, Yeager, Martin,
Brenner, G&natt
Brakemen up: Hlvner, Murray,
Brown, Dowhower, Wynn, Neff, Pres
ton, Hogentogler, Collin* Smith, Car-
Ranker, Hubbard, Moore, Felg,
Middle Division—2Bß crew first to go
after 1:30 p. jn.: 248, 246, 226, 316, 220.
i Preference: 1, 2, 6, 8, 8, 7, 11, », 10,
, 12. 4. 5.
Engineers for 1, 10, 11.
Firemen for 6. 11, 10.
1 Conductors for 2. 8, 1, 5.
Brakeman for 12.
Engineers up: Baker, Garman.Kugler,
Dorman, Hertzler, Havens, Briggles,
■ Willis, Howard, Harris, Hummer, Bow
ers, Clouser, Steele, Ulsh, Slmonton.
Firemen up: Henderson, Snyder,
' Bruker, E. E. Miller, Forsythe, Grubb,
Malone, Braselmann, Stober, McAllcher,
Beisel, Harshbarger, Bortel, Hunter,
Kline. Hoover, Reader, Llbau, Dyslnger,
Masterson, Rupp, Parsons. Bholley, S.
S. Hoffman, Rapp, Ounderman, Kepner,
Lukens, Wagner, Mumper.
Conductors up: Cummlngs, Eberle.
Patrick, Keys. Eralick, Helner.
Flagmen up: Flnley, Breach, Boyer,
Beward.
Brakemen up: Kllck. Sultzaberger,
Shearer, Roebuck, Trout. Harbaugh,
Walmer, Adams, Pipp, Harner, Klmber
ling, Schmidt, Putt, R. C. Myera, 801-1
1 den, Burd, Muray, Edwards, Durr, A.
M. Myers, MonmlUer, Borhman, Mus
ser, Scherick, Foltz, Melllnger, Quay,
Elchels, Dare.
Yard Crews—To go after 4 p. M.i
Engineers for 70 1, 14.
Firemen for 1869. 218, 707. 1566.
Engineers up: ThoYnas. Rudy, Meals,
Stahl, Swab, Crist, Harvey, Saltzman,
Kuhn, Pelton, Shaver, Landis, Loy,
I Hoyler. Harter. Biever, Blosser, Mal-
I laby, Rodger, Snyder.
I Firemen up: Barkey, Sheets, Balr,
Eyde, ICeever, Knupp, Haller, Ford,
Klernor, Crawford, Bostdorf, Schelffer,
| Rauch. Weigle, Lackey, Cookerlev,
j Moyer, Sholter, Bartolett, Getty.
i EN OLA SIDE]
Philadelphia Division—24l crew first
to go after 2:45 p. m.: 227, 251, 219. 224.
282. 243, 230, 266, 211.
Engineers for 232, 243, 257.
Fireman for 219.
Conductor for 227.
Flagman for 257.
Brakemen for 227, 221. 258.
Conductors up: Belnhour, Brunner,
Fink, Logan.
Brakemen up: Goudy, Decker, Wist
ler, McCall, Melllroy, Doestler. Mc-
Dermott. Kochenour, Hutchison, Pet
ers, McGovern, Shertzer. Wire, Mc-
Combs. Campbell, Jones, Crossby, Short,
Glllet, Hutton, Stehman.
Middle Dlvllaoa—249 crew first to go
after 1:30 p. m.: 239, 221, 227, 228, 215
251, 119.
Fireman for 119.
Conductor for 119.
„ _ THE READING
P., H. A P. after 2.45 p. m.: 12, 19, 4
5, 8.
Helper crew: Freed.
East-bound after 2.30 p. m.: 56, 67.
51, 65, 52, 6, 62.
Conductor up: Kline.
Engineers up: Merkle, Massimore,
Pletz, Fetrow.
i U EV it J'Ongreneeker, Zukos
*ki, \\ arfel, Holbert, Hollenbach, HofT-
P? al }' £?nader, ishop, Grumbine, Bowers
Sellerip r ° Wn ' n ° mer ' Stephens, Moyer,
.„ Era % nen S p: Ta y lo r. Mumma, Dlss
inger, Hess, Swartz, Freethy.
STATE 1 CONDUCT
HI EXPERIMENTS
Old Electric Light Building in
Fourth Street to Be Trans
formed Into Laboratory
Bids for the equipment of the ex
perimental laboratory of the State
Highway Department have been re
ceived and are now under consid
eration. The award of the contract
will be made in the near future and
the experimental work will be under
taken as soon as the necessary appa
ratus has been installed.
The building to be occupied by the
laboratory was vacated last week by
the Harrisburg Light and Power Com
pany and plans are now being pre
pared by the chief draftsman of the
State Highway Department for such
alterations as will be necessary to put
it In shape for use. The building is in
Fourth street, between Walnut and !
State streets, and is directly opposite
the State Library building.
One of the most interesting features
of the new laboratory will be a school
of instruction for highway superin
tendents and inspectors, which will be
, conducted by the director of the
laboratory. Thus the men in actual
charge of the making and main
tenance of the highways of the Com
monwealth will be made acquainted '
with the composition and wearing l
qualities of the materials which will j
be used in building the roads under
the supervision of the department.
Thomas J. Keane. superintendent of I
asphaltlc construction, will be the '
director of the experimental labora
tory and will conduct the work there
not only along the lines of research
but also as instructor. The office
force, in addition to Mr. Keane, will
consist of* a chemist and a stenogra- I
pher.
According to the plans being pre
pared for tlie alteration of the build
ing, the first floor will have a room
which will be devoted to the chemical
and physical testing of all asphalts
tars and oils, while there will also be
a room equipped with heavier ma
chinery for testing slag, sand, stones,
Portland cement, brick and fillers
such as carbonate of lime, marble
dust, limestone dust and natural cem
ent. In a third room on this floor a
miniature asphalt plant will be
erected, capable of mixing all grades
of pavements, and, in so doing, offer
ing an opportunity of subjecting the
mixtures to all laboratory and to ap
proximately all physical tests to which
they might be submitted under nat
ural traffic.
This equipment will render the
laboratory able to take care of any
research work that may be desired In
analyzing all methods of construction
and experimental Ideas relating to the
paving industry.
The second-floor plant will be fitted
VP for an office and for the filing of
records of experiments. It is expected
that the award will be made for the
equipment of the laboratory in a short
time and that the experimental work
will be started within the next two
months. The early Spring will also
see the school of instruction well un
der way and the results of this up-to
date education in modern methods of
analysis of road materials is expected
to show in the highways built in the
future under the direction of the State
Highway Department.
# M ■
Is Guaranteed
fSr U &«
■ ■ ■ ■CAI-MJSES .ad
BUNIONS. He-
Haves almost
Instantly —26®
GO HO AS* REX ALL STOKKB
M N. M kt—Pcaaa. K. R. atatloa
. mJ
PHM FIREMEN AND
POLICE MOT PISSES
John H. Fow Will Represent Them
at Public Service Commission
Hearing Tomorrow
> H. Fow, Phlladel
. phla, advises the
I Commission that
I he wl " atten< * the
I IvJBBQSSL free l lasa hearing
the interests of
firemen of the city
and C. K. Robin
son, assistant city solicitor of Pitts
burgh, also advises that the city of
Pittsburgh will send a representative
in the Interest of city employes who
are in uniform and engaged in city
business.
The Ministerial Association of York
petitions for the restoration of passes
to clergymen.
J. Scattergood, of Avondale. pro
tests against free passes, on the
ground that even stockholders aro
compelled to pay their fare.
J. J. Mauery, Lewistown, complains
against the Lewistown Ice and Storage
Company, alleging discriminatory
rato.
Causes of Death. —The extent of
cancer 1b illustrated in the latest re
port of mortuary statistics issued by
the State Department of Health, the
figures for October, the latest obtain
able, showing 445 deaths from that
cause as compared to 713 for tuber
culosis. Pneumonia caused 691 deaths.
The figures cover 8,837 deaths during
that month, the figures of births for
the month showing 18,160, or over
7,000 of increase in population. Tuber
culosis leads in the causes of deaths,
although but 563 are reported as from
tuberculosis of the lungs. Then comes
Intestinal trouble, followed by pneu
monia, with Bright's disease next with
073. Typhoid caused 197 deaths, scar
let fever 67, diphtheria 270, measles 27
and whooping cough 65. Deaths In
early infancy numbered 661. One
hundred and sixteen died from rail
way injuries, 92 from accidents In
mines, 82 committed suicide and 461
from other forms of violence.
Autos Run Up.—Automobile regis
trations have run close to 38,000 for
the seventeen days of January, break
ing a record and leading to the belief
that 50,000 owners will register cars
within a month. In all about 65,000
licenses have been issued, in which
3,600 are solid-tired machines or
trucks. Over 1,725 motorcycles have
been registered.
Jackson Backed Up.—Commissioner
Jackson's recent declaration that the
State will prosecute wherever its offi
cers learn of overcrowding of a mov
ing picture theater is having a good
effect, judging from reports made to
the office. In a number of towns man
agers have hung out signs announc
ing that they are filled and in others
officers have been called in to give
opinions whether the limit of safety
has been reached. In several cases
recently brought the commissioner dl.
rected inspectors to represent the
State at hearings and to push the
cases.
Ten State Bugs.—No less than ten
varieties of parasites with the San
Jose scale as their natural food have
been discovered and their life history
worked out by attaches of the State
division of economic zoology. In
every case these parasites have been
bred. Zoologist H. A. Surface says
that he will send specimens through
out the State for propagation. They
will also be exhibited at the State
Horticultural Society meeting at York
this week.
Two Vacancies. —The death of Sen
ator John T. Fisher, of Northumber
land county, on Friday will leave two
vacancies in the State Senate and two
men will have to be elected to fill
their unexpired terms. Senator J. C
Stineman. of Cambria, died during the
session and a special election for the
balance of the term, which will in
clude the session of 1915, has been or
dered. This will also be done for the
Northumberland vacancy. The elec
tion will be held in November.
A Busy Week. —This week will be
marked by a number of hearings at
the Capitol. Tuesday the Public Ser
vice Commission will have its hearings
on the pass question and the same
day the Water Supply Commission
will have a hearing on the York
Haven dam. Wednesday the State
Board of Pardons will meet with a
big list of cases and the Public Ser
vice Commission will give the hearing
to the Bell Telephone Company. The
Pottsville city charter case may also
come up in court here. Thursday the
State Armory Board will meet.
I
REPUDIATE EMMEMNE PITT
WHO OPPOSES SUFFRAGE
Emmeline Pitt, who came before the
rules committee hearing in Washing-
I ton, during the early part of Decem
j ber, and announced that seventy-five or
j eighty per cent of all union men were
opposed to Woman Suffrage is repu
diated for her action by the vice-presl
] dent of the Pennsylvania Federation of
Labor. Mrs. Roessing wrote Mr.
Francis Feehan, the second vice-presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Federation of
Labor, asking him whether Miss Pitt
went to Washington as the representa
tive of the iron City Central Trades
Council, to spcuk for the Antls. His
answer announced at the State suffrage
headquarters in (lie Arcade building
was as follows: "I wish to inform you
t '.at it lias been about one year since
Miss 1 Itt held any office or was a del
egate to the Iron City Central Trades
Council. She had no authority to rep
resent said Trades Council or speak
for it In any way and she was not au
thorized to speak against Woman Suf
frage. I am certain that if the ques
tion of sending a speaker to this hear
ing on December 3 and 4 had come be
fore the Central Trades Council they
would have almost unanimously in
structed its representative to speak in
i lavor of Woman Suffrage in accord
ance with the action taken heretofore
That seventy-live to eighty per cent, of
I the union men are opposed to Woman
Suffrage is absolutely untrue.
PUBLIC PRINTER COMMENDED
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Jan. 19.—Presi
dent Wilson to-day received through
Secretary Redfleld a letter from Direc
tor Harris, of the Census Bureau, com
mending Public Printer Cornelius J.
Ford and the government printing of
fice for the speed with which census
reports have been printed.
OBSERVE BIRTH
By Associated Press
Richmond, Va., Jan. 19. —Through-
out the South and notably in Virginia
to-day the one hundred and seventh
anniversary of the birth of General
Robert E. Lee is being fittingly ob
served. In this State and particu
larly in Richmond, the day was cele
brated witi>. a holiday by many per
sons.
AERONAUT DROWNS
Tampa. Fla., Jan. 19.—Arthur E.
Perry, an aeronaut, said to have for
merly been a member of the army
aviation corps, yesterday was drowned
here when his parachute landed in
t>te Hillsborough river.
HARRI6BURG ffijlftil TELEGRAPH
COUNTY BUYING IS
FAVORED BY GRANGE
Reports of Delegates at Oakville
Meeting Indicate Success of
Co-operative System
Special to Tht Telegraph
Oakville, Pa., Jan. 19.—0n Satur
day the Cumberland County Pomona
Grange, which is a combination of all
the subordinate granges in the county,
met at Oakville in the hall of the
Newton Grange. Most of the granges
were represented and the reports from
some of the delegates show consider
able progress in co-operative buying.
The master of Penn Grange, which Is
situated west of Carlisle, reported thai
his grange had brought 100 tons of
fertilizer during the past year at a sav
ing of more than $2 a ton. They alsc
purchased 6,000 pounds of sugar dur
ing 1918. The Rev. A. O. Stone, rep
resentative of the Anti-Saloon
League, to-day represented Progress
ive Grange of New Cumberland, and
roported progress in that line In hla
grange. He said that he favored a
county plan of buying and had come
to the meeting because that subject
was scheduled for discussion. A com
plete discussion followed, after which
action was taken that gave the master
power to appoint a. committee to de
vise a plan for the several granges of
Cumberland county. When this plan
becomes active it is expected that the
county purchasing agent will be able
to place a 500-ton fertilizer order each
year, beside the coal, oil, feeds, Imple
ments and household necessities. The
stock company plan was not favored.
State Master Creasy arrived on the
12 o'clock train and occupied the en
tire afternoon session In his discussion
of progressive grange work and leg
islation. He left on the 5 o'clock train
for Chambersburg on Grange News
business. Chairman Detrich lives
there.
STRIKE TIESUP
ROAD COMPLETELY
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been considered and no plans for an
other conference were given out.
At a lato hour this morning the
railroad company had made no plans
for the further running of trains. The
last train to arrive in Albany with a
union crew reached here at 10 o'clock.
The discharge of two men a year
ago is the sole cause of the strike.
Their reinstatement and full payment
for loss In wages is asked by the
unions.
No Attempts Made to
Run Passenger Trains
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 19.—The Dela
ware and Hudson railroad tie-up this
morning Is complete, the Pennsylvania
division alone, from Nlnevah, N. Y.. to
Wilkes-Barre, furnishing 2,200 of the
men who are on strike. These are the
figures of Acting Superintendent Clin
ton Morgan, formerly chief dispatcher.
If any trains are run to-day, or got
into service before the strike is settled,
they will be those that carry the
mails, but no attempt will bo made
to take on passengers. This Is a
semiofficial statement made from the
office of Division Passerlger Agent
Bates here this morning.
Not only does the railroad strike
tie up the railroad, but it will mean
the shutting down of about thirty coal
mines operated directly by the Dela
ware and Hudson Company in the
Lackawanna and W r yoining valleys
and upward of twenty other op
erations whose product goes out over
this railroad. In all affecting at least
30,000 men in the mines.
Charles E. Burr, acting general
superintednent of the entire system,
left here early this morning for New
York, there to meet President Loree,
General Manager Sims and other offi
cials of the company for a confer
ence. Before leaving he stated that
fully 5,000 men In the railroad ser
vice from Rouses Point, N. Y„ to
Wilkes-Barre would be subject to the
strike order.
Sines, vice-president of the Brother
hood of Trainmen, reached Carbon
dale to-day from Cleveland and is in
charge of the strike situation on the
Pennsylvania division. A general
meeting of the five organizations con
cerned was held, at which committees
to look after strike details at Wilkes-
Barre, Green Ridge, Honesdale and
Carbondale were appointed.
Rounds, a Delaware and Hudson
trainsmaster, stated that the two men
discharged, over whom the trouble
arose, were from the Albany and Sus
quehanna division and that they will
not be reinstated. All grievances from
the Pennsylvania division were satis
factorily settled, he ikid.
A mail train was sent north to Nine- I
veh, N. Y„ from Carbondale at 9.45,
the crew not belonging to the brother
hood. but it is stated this crew will
not be allowed to return with the
train.
The supply of cars at tho collieries
was entirely shut off at 11 o'clock and
i tho mines were consequently shut
dOwn during the afternoon.
U. S. Mail Is Delayed in
Depot at Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 19. The
| Delaware and Hudson railroad Is com
pletely tied up at this end of the road
by reason of the strike of the 5,000
engineers, firemen, conductors, train
men and telegraphers. The latter were
the last to go out. It is also reported
that the section men have quit work.
The United States mall from here
destined for points in New York State
is still at the depot. It should have
left early this morning. The Lehigh
and Pennsylvania Railroads will trans
fer their passengers for points In New
York State over the Lackawanna and
Wyoming Valley electric road to
Scranton, where they will take trains
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western for their destinations.
Hanger in Conference
With General Manager
New York. Jan. 19. —C. W. W.
Hanger, of the federal board of medi
ation and conciliation, held a confer
ence here this morning with C. S.
Sims, vice-president and general man
ager of the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad, then left for Albany to see
union officials.
"As I have only talked with parties
to one side of the controversy," said
Mr. Hanger, "I cannot say that any
progress has been made."
ALL EFFORTS ABANDONED
Binghamton, N. Y., Jan. 19.—At 6
o'clock this morning 175 employes of
the Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Company in this vicinity left their
positions, tying up the terminal of the
road/ All efforts lo operate trains
from this end were abandoned and
orders wore given the ticket agent
not to sell tickets.
MORE MEN ARE NOW
ENTERING MINISTRY
Report Shows Low Water Mark
Was Reached in 1902;
Movement Upward
Presb yteria n
ministers and lay
men of the city
have received an
interesting report
from Professor R.
I .a H. Nichols, of Au-
I " MftjMl burn Theological
» -MM.. Seminary, who has
• 'iyAlß found aa answer
to the problem of
Kfllllllar' the so-called de
crease In minlste
rial students. Pro
feasor Nichols says
»H» . . there is no decline,
■ T nrf" T i**t I rather an increase
in students desirous of entering the
ministry.
In 1913 there were more students in
the theological seminaries of the
Presbyterian Church In the United
States of American than In Any other
year since 1900. The low-water mark
was reached In 1902. Since then the
movement, with some slight fluctua
tions, has been upward. In the years
1908 to 1913 the number grew 16 per'
cent, a rate of increase more rapid
than that of the population of the
country. Professor Nichols points out
that there was once a decrease in the
number of students. Between 1888
and 1895 it increased 60 per cent.,
reaching the high water-mark of the
past twenty-five years in the latter
year. Then came a decline, the num
ber falling off by about a third be
tween 1895 and 1902. But in 1902
.the tide turned, and while there are
not yet as many students as In 1895,
the curve since then has been climb
ing.
Professor Nichols cites some figures
prepared by«he Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching to
show that this encouraging condition
Is by no means peculiar to the Pres
byterian Church. This study made by
the Foundation covered the years
from 1885 to 1910, and dealt with all
the churches of the United States, and
from It there appears to have been a
slow rise In the number of theological
students In all denominations between
188G and 1900; a fall between 1900
and 1905; and a decided rise between
1905 and 1910.
What makes the situation still more
encouraging is the-fact thnt the sta
tistics above cited refer to students in
graduato theological schools, that is,
schools requiring a college education
for admission.
Scrnion Series.—The Rev. J. Brad
ley Markward, pastor of Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, Cumberland and
Green streets, will Btart a series of
sermons next Sunday. The series will
continue six weeks. The subjects as
announced for the next six Sunday
evenings are; January 25, "Is Life
Worth Living?" February 1, "Is Re
ligion Attractive?" February 8, "What
is Success?" February 15, "Is the
Bible Modern?" February 22, "Is the
Church Necessary?" March 1, "What
Do You Think of Christ?"
KKtr-fITF-mlnDte evangelistic ser
vices. especially arranged for busy
people, opened last evening In the Stev
ens Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church with an audience which filled
tue big auditorium. The evangelist,
Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker, was as
sisted in the musical service by Ross
K. Bergstresser, who led the men's
chorus. Dr. Smucker preached on "The
Slow Heart."
Hlnhop Wftklej- to Talk.—Announce
ment was made this morning that the
speaker of the evening at the revival
services in the Derry Street United
Brethren Church, Fifteenth and Derry
streets, will be Bishop William M.
Weekley, of Parkersburg, w Va
Bishop Weekley is bishop of the East
ern District of the United Brethren
Church of the United States.
Cottage prayer services will be held
to-morrow evening, at 7:45 o'clock, at
teh home of Samuel Strock, 2145 North
Fifth street.
ranrii
JUROR ISEXPUB
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Mr. Stroup then said he explained that
the court had excused all Jurors ex
cept those engaged on the present
panel. He didn't recognize Howard
aa being one of them. Howard In
quired twice, as he wanted to get
home on the one afternoon train.
"Of course." said Mr. Howard, "I
sort o' thought Mr. Stroup knew me,
as I had known him ever since he was
a little boy."
Judge Kunkel directed the case to
go on and the courtroom with Mr
Howard sank back with a sigh of
relief.
Saturday afternoon Hiram McO.
Simmers, one of the State's witnesses
who failed to answer when called, was
brought in by the sheriff. He ex
plained that he was hungry and had
Just gone home to dinner.
Didn't AVant to Do It
Two more witnesses, Charles Win
gert and Fred Cupples, were brought
in this morning by the sheriff. Their
cases were disposed of until later in
the day and they were kept In the
sheriff's custody. They said they didn't
know they were to appear.
Most of to-day's testimony dealt
with the "visiting at the tables, the
tippling, the singing and instrumental
music in the Essex beer garden, simi
lar to that adduced at the revocation
of the license hearing. In cross
examining one witness, Hattie Mur
ray, 18-year-old frequenter of the
place, however, the defense confined
Its cross-examination largely to in
quiry as to what is beer. Hattie said
sho got beer and whisky at the place.
"How do you know it was beer?"
asked the attorney.
"Why, I can tell what Is beer."
"Well, what is beer?"
"Don't you know?"
"A-hem." District Attorney Stroup
promptly caught the "8. O. S." of his
fellow-attorney across the table. "Wa*
what you had sweet or sour or"
"It was bitter."
Mr. Erkert a Jokesmltli (?)
Fi-om Elsie Harrington, one of the
women of the tenderloin who is
charged with keeping a disorderly
house and who was a frequenter of
the Essex, something of the enter
tainment Eckert provided for women
guests was developed.
"Did you ever see Eckert?" asked
the district attorney.
"Oh, yes, sir. often."
"What conversation did you have
with him?"
"Oh, he bid us the time"
"What else?"
"Well, he'd tell us funny jokes."
"He'd tell you funny Jokes, eh?
Cross examine."
FEWER SALOONS IN NEW YORK
Albany, N. Y. f Jan. 19. —There now
are 916 fewer drinking places In New
York State than there were in 189tS,
when the present excise 1 aw was
passed. The total number now is
23,472. In New York city the decrease
last year was 109.
1 JANUARY 19, 1914.
Qrpp.l -mn
IESCIIE CROSS Fill
icr SUSQHMi
Sons of the Balkans Swim Into
Midstream as Part of Quaint
Religions Ceremony
A plunge Into the ice-choked waters
of th eSusquehanna river and a hun
dred-yard swim through the swiftly
flowing currents and back again, was
: a part o fthe quaint religious cere
' mony held by the membars of Steel
| ton's Bulgarian settlement this morn
ing.
| The dip into the icy waters of the
i river was made by three stalwart sons
I of Balkans and was for the purpose
iof rescuing a large gilded crosshurled
far out into the stream by the priest,
the Rev. Gregori Chizmaroft, who con
ducted the ceremony.
Each year on this date the believers
of the Bulgarian Orthodox faith,
members of the church at Front and
i Franklin streets, go through .their
ceremony in celebration of the anni
versary of the baptism of Christ in the
river Jordan.
The ceremony this morning began
shortly after sunrse with services in
the Bulagrlan church. About 9.30 the
members of the church, led by a band
and two large flags, one American
and one Bulgarian side by side, form
ed In line and marched through the
Bulgarian settlement to the river edge
near Francis street. In the rear of
the band came two robed youths bear
ing a cross and a large picture of
Christ being baptized. The priest,
majestic in his glittering vestments of
gold cloth and flowing hood of somber
black, followed close behind with his
assistants. In the road closely massed
tramped practically the entire popula
tion of the foreign colony on the
West Side.
Throughout the entire course of the
short march the paraders tramped
with heads uncovered and singing a
j weird chant. When the procession
[turned into Francis street, near the
river, the band broke Into a stirring
lvmn and the chant rose to a loud
song.
At the water's edge a stand had
been erected bearing a number of
burning candles. The priest took his
stand here and went through a long
service. At the close of the service he
walked to the waiter's edge and
hurled a large glided cross of wood
far out into the stream.
Race For Cross
While the cross was yet in the air
three stalwart Buigars, who had been
sitting waiting in a boat several yards
off shore, sprang to their feet, threw
off the robes in which they had been
wrapped and plunged over the side
of the boat. /
A mad race through the water fol
lowed. In an incredibly short time
one of the swimmers outstripped the
others, seized the cross and threw it
farther out into the river. Again
all three swimmers raced after it.
i Once more the cross was seized and
[flung away from the swimmer, but
this time shoreward. The swimmers
followed, but more slowly until the
I cross was for the third tljiie taken
from the water. Then hand in hand
| the three swimmers splashed out of
the icy water. On shore their admir
ing fellow countrymen eagerly helped
the swimmers into warm clothes and
hurried them oft to their homes. The
men who took the plunge were Lubln
Karaveloff, Dlmco Stephanofl and
Stephan Stainoff.
following the ceremony of rescu
ing the cross the priest baptized each
member of his congregation by splash
ing them on the forehead with water
and allowing theb to kiss the cross
Another chant ended the ceremony.
MERCHANTS TO MEET
A meeting of the Merchants' Asso
ciation will be held this evening in
the G. A. R. Hall, North Front street.
President B. F. McNear has requested
the presence of every member in order
that several matters pertaining to re
tailing conditions here may be acted
upon.
FRANK POPE DIES
Frank Pope, a former Steelton man,
died yesterday morning at a hospital
in Beaver Falls, where he had b«n
confined for some time. His body was
shipped here last night. Pope was
formerly a bricklayer at the steel
works and more recently a bricklayer
In the steel mills at Midland. He was
a member of te Citizens' Fire Com
pany. A wife and a small child sur
vive. The funeral will be held Wednes
day morning and burial will be made
in the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Har
risburg.
HARRIS FUNERAL
The funeral of William H. Harris,
who died at his home, 3 Hoflter street,
was held this afternoon from his late
home. The Rev. J. M. Waggoner, pas
tor of the Main Street Church of God,
officiated and burial was made in the
Oerblin Cemetery.
ANDREW RACK
The funeral of Andrew Rack, who
died at his home. 357 Frederick street,
of pneumonia on Thursday, was held
from his late residence yesterday.
Burial was made in the Baldwin
Cemetery.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGED
Charged with disorderly conduct
and malicious mischief, Emma Stan
ton and her daughter, Mary Brown,
were arrested by Detective Durnbaugh
Saturday night. The pair are alleged
to have started a rumpus that they
were unable to finish over'on the West
Side. Squire Gardner will hear the
case this evening.
LAURIE—TURNER
Miss Katie Turner was married to
Morris Laurie at the home of the Rev.
M. Ball, Adams street, Saturday even
ing. Both are from Steelton.
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
A meeting of the Fortnightly Club
will be held to-morrow evening at the
home of Miss Adessa Kistler, South
Second street. The following is the
program for the evening: Roll call,
a picture; "The Titian at Tzlntzunt
zau," Miss Helm; "Art in South Amer
ica," Miss Ada Hill; poems, "At the
Battle of Monterey," The Mexican
"Home, Sweet Home," Mrs. Heagy.
PENITENTS AT AI/TAR
The Centenary United Brethren
Church was crowded Saturday night
to hear the Rev. A. IC. Wier speak
on the subject, "A Divine Inquiry,"
when three persons presented them
selves at the altar of prayer. This
evening the meeting will be for men
and women, as they will be from this
on. A large choir is being organized
for the meetings and special music
will be one of the features of the
meetings. The meetings will begin at
7.30 each evening.
Glowing Tribute Paid
to Steelton Firemen
JOHN B. McENTEE,
One of the Committeemen.
Members of the Paxtang Hook and
Ladder Company and their guests, to
the number of 150, celebrated th«
twenty-fifth anniversary of the organ
ization of the company with an elabo
rate banquet in the parlors of their
hosehouse, in North Front street, Sat
urday evening.
Among the guests of the "HookleV
company was J. V. W. Reynders, vice
president of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company and president of the bor
ough council; County Recorder F. B.
Wickersham, Burgess Fred Wiglleld,
Fire Chief John Shupp, Jr., the bor
ough councilman in a body and other
borough officials.
Short speeches were made by Bur
gess Wigfield, In which he paid a
glowing tribute to the borough's fire
men find praised the efficiency of the
department; by Vice-President Reyn
ders, F. B. Wickershain, J. E. Keim,
J. B. McEntee, O. P. Basklns, T. J.
Nelley, E. C. Henderson, Frank A.
Stees, John E. Shoop, Jr., Benjamin
Cappeiia, Joseph Gerdes, John Noll
and Mark Muinma. The committee in
cliargo of the arrangements for the
banquet was composed of J. Earl
Keim, chairman; J. B. McEntee, Ed
gar Lesher, \V. Frank Brasliears and
William Keuder.
REGENTS TO BANQUE7T
The annual banquet of tho Past Re
gents' Association of Steelton Coun
cil, Royal Arcanum, will bo held Fri
day evening at the Bessemer House.
Arrangements are in charge of A. V.
A. H. McCauley and A. N. Lupfer.
MOCK INITIATION
A mock initiation will be held by
the members of Steelton Council, Or
der Independent Americans, Wednes
day evening. The degree team from
the local lodge will be In charge of the
work.
MRS. SARA TOALi
Mrs. Sara Toal, 67 years old, died
Saturday morning at the home of her
nephews, John L. and Charles Mur
phy, Second and Elm streets. Death
was caused by pneumonia. Fun»nfl
'services will be held In St. James'
(Catholic Church to-morrow morning.
| The Rev. Father J. C. Thompson will
I officiate and burial will be made In
i the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
MISS HOCH ENTERTAINS
Miss Helen Hoch entertained a
number of Mends at her home, 238
Lincoln street, Friday evening. The
house was handsomely decorated and
games and music helped pass a pleas
ant evening. Among the guests were
Misses Anna Hoover, Helen Mooro,
Anna Strow, Eva Herman, Edna
Grimes, Edna Weber, Esther McNe&r,
Susan Schlosser, Emma Kohlliass, Ma
rian Smaly, Ruth Books, Margaret
Winkleman, Sue Shuler and Helen
Hoch; William Mills, Morris Reigart,
Paul Martin, Charles E. Brets, Wayne
Klaiss, Solan Balr, A. Hagen, Mllea
Group, Mr. Morgan, John Kohlhass,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Noll, Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Noll and Master Thomas Clay
ton Noil.
ENTERTAINS AT EUCHRE
Mrs. Benjamin Bleyers, 2115 South
Front street, entertained at euchre in
honor of James Byrne, of Cuaenovla,
N. Y., Saturday evening. The euchre
was followed by a luncheon. The
table was tastefully decorated with
Killarney roses, ferns and shamrocks.
hMIDDLETOWfI' -. I
CAR LEAVES TRACKS
Spreading: rails caused a trolley car
on the Mlddletown line of the Harris
burg Railways Company to leave the
track near the Eagfj farm, near Mld
dletown, yesterday afternoon. The car
plunged across the street and struck a
telegraph pole. None of the pasengers
were Injured.
MIDDLETOWN A. C. TO MEET
A special meeting of the Mlddletown
A. C. will be held this evening at the
Liberty engine house, Catherine street.
Important business will be transacted.
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