SRFETY COMMITTEE IKESJITIIL TRIP Reading Investigators Spend En tire Day Looking Up De fective Conditions The newly organized "Safety" com mittee, of the Harrlsburg Division, of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company, braved the cold weather and snow yesterday and put In a long day visiting the shops and various points between Harrisburg and Reading. While the committee found conditions very favorable, there were some things discovered In the way of unguarded machinery, loose boards, defective boards in crossings, which will be re ported for immediate improvement. The committee will present a number of suggestions in - report to be pre pared early next week and immediate attention will be given for the better •safety of patrons as well as employes. The committee will go over the di vision once every month and will also make special Inspections when ooca slons requires. Those who made the investigations yesterday were: « R. J. Stackhouse. superintendent, chairman; R. B. Abbott, division engi neer; M. A. Laucks, trainmaster: J, S. Kllnedtnst, freight agent; G. O. Sarvls, assistant trainmaster; Charles Souil lard, assistant yardmaster; William F. Jlelnbacii, assistant englnehouse fore man. Agfuls Will Meet. One week from to-day the Freight and Passenger •Agents' Club, of the Philadelphia Di vision, Pennsylvania Railroad, will meet at Lancaster in annual session for the discussion of important questions. The business sessions will start at 6:30 p. m. and a banquet will follow at Hotel Wheatland. It is expected that 100 will be In attendance. The Lancaster committee In charge of the arrangements, is composed of M. A. Desmonde, chairman; F. Geisinger and J. F. Good. Nelson Hoffman, supervising agent and president of the club, will act as loastmaster, and among the speakers will be: W. U. Hensel, of Lancaster; Mayor Frank B. McClain, of Lancas ter; William B. MeCaleb, superinten dent of the Philadelphia Division; W. J. Rose, division freight agent, and others. Standing of the Crews lIAIUUNtintU SIIIK Philadelphia Division l2O crew to go first after 1.30 p. m.: 120, 104. 127, 126, 121, 109, 119, 115, 117, 123, 108, 106. Engineers for •104, 108. Fireman for 124. Conductors for 106, 109. Flagman for 125. Brakemen for 106, 109, 127. Engineers up: Sheffer, Sober, Gray, Avondale, Walker, Spease, Dolby, * Howard, Maxwell, Gable. Firemen up: Sheaffer, Powers, Walkagc, Fisher, Hartz, Brewinger, W. .1. Miller, K. R. Miller. Baker, Baker, Klineyoung. Kutz. Herman, Henry, Cook, Jones, Shltrip. Dick. Conductors up: Sadler. Fisler. OTagmen up: Umholtz. Brakemen up: Moore, Kersteter. Mil-1 ler, Shcrk, Muramaw, Hill. Bainbridge, i , I g/mmmmmmr. MiHHMMSHsaHoq A Full Set >*. Fet row. Martin, Massimore. Firemen up fcnader, Brown. Fulton. Moyer, Boyer, H._Moyer, Bishop, Aunspach, Henderson. King. Brakemen up: Cook, Powley. Lpley; McQuade. Gardner, Stephens, Gardner, Strawbecker. Walsh, Palm, Hoover, Snyder, Maurer, Resch. United Brotherhood of Carpenters Withdraws From Trade Department By Associated Press Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 14. —By a referendum vote the United Brother hood of Carpenters and .Joiners of America decided to withdraw from the building trades department of the American Federation of Labor, it was announced at the headquarters of the union here to-day by William L Hutcheson, first vice-president. James Klrby, president of the union, was not in the city. It was explained that the action would go into effect immedi ately, but that it in no way would affect the membership of the car penters' organization in the American Federation of Labor. In making the announcement Mr. Hutcheson also stated that the car penters' union in this city had with drawn from the Marion County Pend ing Trades Council. The vote, as announced, was 40,792 In favor of withdrawing and 13,328 against the proposition. No explana tion for the small vote was given. Oklahoma Senator Not * Called to Witness Stand By Associated Press Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 14.—In stead of calling Senator Gore to the witness stand when court opened for the third day's session of the trial of the $50,000 damage suit brought against the senator by Mrs. Minnie Bond, counsel for the defense decided at the last moment to call other wit nesses in the effort to lay grounds for the impeachment of several of the plaintiff's witnesses. The first witness to-day was W. F. Fisher, an Oklahoma City lawyer. CONSIDER ARMOR PLATE PLANT By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 14. A commission to investigate the desrabll ity of a government armor plant with a view to action at the next session of Congress, is being considered by the House naval committee. A board of naval officers would investigate the plants and prices of private manu facturers and report with recom mendations. melt It in the tank, but the manage ment was afraid it would be arrested for appropriating State property. The idea of taking the girls over to the river where the water awaits them didn't look good, for at the rate of SSO a girl, which tho last girl diver in the river paid, runs up too high for a half dozen to try it at the same time, and twelve times a week. One of the breweries offered to fill the tank with beer just for the ad, but the management was afraid the town might go dry before Monday and make this Impossible. So it was decided to start a bucket brigade working on Monday morning. Manager Hopkins has figured that it will take twenty men, each carrying five gallons at a time, just 100 trips each to tho river, and this is a cinch. So that's the way it will be done.— Advertisement. JIM FIRE IT . DEW PHCE Baldwin Coach Works and Smith shop Destroyed Yesterday Afternoon Special to The Telegraph Marietta, Pa., Feb. 14.—Late yes terday afternoon the large coach and wagon works of Martin Baldwin and the smithshop of his brother, Franklin Baldwin, at New Providence, this county, were destroyed by fire, entail ing a loss of SIO,OOO. The flames were lirst discovered in the trimming room on the second floor, and are thought to have originated from an overheated stove. The building was a two-story frame and was soon enveloped in flames, which communicated to the adjoining smithshop, and both were quickly destroyed. The home of Mar tin Baldwin, across the yard and only a short distance away, was saved with difficulty. Seventeen entirely new wagons and a number of old ones were burned, only a few being saved. A big stock of materials was carried, all of which was totally destroyed, as well as tools, machinery, etc. The Baldwin works is the only one of the kind in this section of Lan caster county and did a big business in high-class vehicles. The establish ment had been In business at New Providence for more than twenti years. The IOSB was partially covered by insurance. Cambria Steel Company Establishes New Record • Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia, Feb. 14.—None of the 10,000 men employed by the Cambria Steel Company was laid oft in the de pression of the last three months of last year. So states the annual re port lor 1913, which is signed by Wil liam H. Donner, the president, and Effingham B. Morris, chairman of the executive committee. "Iftring those three months," says this report, which was submitted to the directors, "all of your men were employed, the excess not required in current operations being assigned to general repair and construction work, so that practically the entire force of approximately 16,000 men was con tinuously employed, and at the high est rate of wages in the history of the company, your payroll being largbly in excess of any year." New York Central Orders 60,000 Tons of Rails Special to The Telegraph New York, Feb. 14.—A. H. Smith, president of the New York Central Lines, announces that the New York Central system has ordered 60,000 tons ol' its 1914 steel ruil require ments. These orders were divided about equally between the Lacka wanna Steel Company, of Buffalo, and the Illinois Steel Company, the Chi- i eago subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. The Chicago Railways Company luis placed a contract for 20,000 tons of nine-inch 133-pound girder rails for surface lines In Chicago with the Lorain Steel Company. The same mill has also taken orders for small lots of light sections for industrial lines in the central West, amount to 2,000 tons. Rival Aviators Will Fight Duel in Paris By Associated Press Paris, Feb. 14.—Jules Vedrines, the French aviator who recently flew from Paris to Cairo, arrived from Egypt to-day and telephoned from tho rail road station to two friends asking them to act as seconds in his duel with Rene Quinton, president of the French Aerial League. Vedrines will demand a tight with revolvers. The quarrel arose out of the refusal of Vedrines to give satisfaction to Henry Roux, a rival French aviator, who had also flown from Paris to Cairo and who challenged Vedrines to light after the latter had struck hiin in the face. Quinton ordered Vedrines to fight Roux and Vedrines replied, 'I will not fight Roux but will fight you as soon as I return to Paris." First Officer of Monroe Testifies at Hearing By Associated Press Philadelphia, Feb. 14.—Guy E. Horsley, first officer of the steamship Monroe, was examined to-day by the United States local inspectors of steam vessels in the trial of Captain Osmyn Berry, commander of the steamship Nantucket, charged with negligence in the collision of the two ships. Hors ley, a young man of 26, was very nervous while he was on the stand. He was not on watch when the acci dent occurred at 1:30 a. m., January 30, having left the pilot house at 11 p. m. His testimony did not differ materially from that of Captain E. E. Johnson as to the incidents of the trip up to 11 o'clock. EMPLOYMENT BUREAU OPENS New York, Feb. 14.—The city's em ployment bureau and labor clearing house began operations to-day under Supervision of the Commissioner of Licensed. The bureau, which was es tablished by Mayor Mitcliel at the re quest of the city's charitable organi zations, will, it Is hoped, relieve the most pressing needs of the unem ployed. ■ ■■ —!- » Your Supreme DuLy You wouldn't think of leaving your family for two weeks without making provision for them during your absence. How about the final leave you will some day take? If you have not already done so, draw up a will now and make sure that its provisions will be intelligently and efficiently carried out, by naming this institution x cutor. Consultations welcomed, and treated in confidence. COMMONWEALTH TRUST COMPANY 25J3 Market Street HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FATHER PENN WILL DO MITE Chiropodists Will Be Required to Pass a State Examination After May 1 LIJiMHmSi Medical Education EfsßDiiuOL an( * censure iias the busihess, this being a branch which the law creating the bureau places under their charge. The regulations prepared provided that any person of good moral char acter who has practiced chiropody continuously for three years and can establish the fact shall be licensed forthwith, but that all other persons now practicing will be required to pass an examination to their qualifica tions, applications for this examination to be Hied by May 1, 1914. No per son will be licensed to practice this branch who cannot satisfy the bureau that he or she has had a preliminary education equal to a four-year high school course and taken a course of study in chiropody in a school recog nized as reputable and competent by the bureau. The passing of a satis factory examination established by tho bureau is conditioned by compli ance with these latter requirements and proof of good moral character. An advisory committee of experts in chiropody will be selected to assist the experts In determining qualifica tions of candidate for licenses. Tagging Furniture. —All of the fur niture In the State Capitol is to l>e numbered and r.-arked with a metal tag. This plan liau just been approved by the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings and it is probable that be fore the summer begins that every one of the hundreds of chairs, the numer ous tables and desks will have Father Penn'u Insignia stamped thereon. A book will be kept in which the location of an article of furniture can be told at a glance. The furniture is now marked by muslin tags pasted on the bottom. C'otttosville's Case. —The State AVater Supply Commission will probably act on the question of approval of the water supply for Coatesville at its meeting on February 19. By that time the reports of experts who have been .uaking a study are expected to bo in hand. The study has been made by men familiar with water supply and construction of dams. Measures by Carload. A carload of scales, weights and measures sent to the State Capitol for verification by the city authorities of Philadelphia, is divided between the State Capitol and warehouses in tills city, and the force of the State Chief of Standards is working overtime to standardize the numerous appliances and vessels. Under the law all scales, weights and balances to be used by sealers in the State must be standardized by the of ficial standards which were furnished by the United States government to the Department of Internal Affairs. Philadelphia has just arranged for sealers and the consignments have swamped the department. James Sweeney, the chief, has, in addition to the Philadelphia apparatus, the weights and measures l'rom ten other counties in the State to look over. All but half a dozen counties have named sealers and most of the cities have done the same. No Booze in Ice Cream.—The üße of alcohol in ice cream may be de barred by statute of the next Legisla ture if a suggestion of Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust is fol lowed. The law prohibits the use of any materials containing alcohol in confectionery made for public sale, and recently it was found that the statute could not be applied to ice cream. As sherry and other wines are employed in making some varie ties of ice cream, the commissioner says he will bring the matter to the attention of the lawmakers. Free Service. The Public Service Commission will probably consider some of the new questions raised about the effect of the public service company law on free or reduced rate service at its meeting on Tuesday. The question of, reduced rates for clergy men is still undetermined and since the last meeting several new problems | have been submitted. Trustees Named. —Frank L. Smith, Norristown, and Thomas W. Marshall, West Chester, have been appointed trustees of the Pennsylvania State Hospital at Norristown. To Attend Dinner. Governor Tenor and Secretary Gaither have gone to Washington, where they will attend the Gridiron Club dinner as the guests of D. W. Strayer, well known here. Discuss Daws. Another meeting for discussion of proposed changes to the employment laws will be held by Commissioner Jackson at the request of persons who attended the confer ence yesterday as representatives of various organization:-). This meeting will be held in Philadelphia, and it is expected that the suggested changes will be gone over more fully. The meeting yesterday was very success ful and everyone attending it ex pressed the belief that a general un derstanding would- result. Eight Sold. Tho Board of Public Grounds and Buildings to-day secured $5lB from tho sale of eight buildings in the Capitol Park extension. No. 500% South street brought the high est price, Harry Kodkey, Dlnglestown, paying slßl for it. J. H. Starry, Lin glestown. f>aid slOl for 408 Cran berry; David Jackson s7l for 630 Walnut street, and $55 for 426 South street. Governor Honored. Governor Tener was last night elected an hon orary member of the Engineers' So ciety in recognition of his important work in approving labor legislation ind for his general Interest and aid to the society in its public objects. HEARD ON THE "HIDL," Friends of State Treasurer Young ire getting busy in their boom for him for Governor. EIUB D. Keys, Ariel, has been ap pointed a notary. The Board of Pardons will meet Wednesday. John P. Dohoney, of the Public Ser vice Commission, was at Lykens on an inspection yesterday. This was the slimmest week for Cap itol visitors since the bureau of guides has been in operation. It. E. Greer and J. B. Eisenhart, Blair county, have been appointed special officers for the Pennsylvania Railroad. T. J. Ryan, Danville, has been named a deputy lire marshal. CTRPI Tnn MiDDLeTown ttoy