Harrisburg telegraph., April 18, 1914, Page 9, Image 9

RETRENCHMENTS ARE
MADE IN GOOD FAITH
Railroads of This Country Mast
Have Means For Expansion,
Say Officials
further denials that the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company was retrench
ing in order to force favorable consid
eration at the hands of the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday came
from Ivy L. Lee, executive assistant to
Samuel F. Rea, president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, Mr. lin an ad
dress at 'Wilmington on Thursday, said:
"Is it. conceivable that wo would play
falsij with our employes who have
served us so harmoniously? We came
up through the month of February
hoping that business would improve
nd that wo could avoid serious re
trenchment. We found that our gross
business for the month of February
this year was $2,000,000 less than in
February last year. With the figures
before us. we found it necessary to
make a drastic cut in expenses."
Mr. Lee said ho was not there to
defend any past bad practice of the
vailroads. He claimed that the rail
roads of this country give better ser
vice, cheaper freight rates and pay
better wage? than any other railroads
in the world. Mr. l*ee said the rail
roads ran continue to live without the
granting of the requested Increase in
the freight rates, but if they continue
to expand they must liavo increased
rates.
XVATCHMAX AT REILV STREET
T»TES AT HOSPITAL
Uriah Fox, of 22S Sayford street,
employed by the Pennsylvania rail
road as a watchman at the Kelly street
gate, died shortly before 5 o'clock at
the Harrisburg hospital this morning
from gallstones.
Mr. Fox was watchman at the Reily
street gate lor two years. Prior to
becoming watchman Mr. Fox was a
brakeman on the Middle division of
the Pennsylvania railroad for forty
years. He was 6 4 years of age. Sur
viving are his wife, two daughters,
Mrs. Jennie Bofrer and Mrs. Lleuetta
Beets, and four sons, Walter. Joseph,
William and Lorenz Fox, all of this
city. Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. B. H. Hart, pastor of the Fifth
Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
will officiate. Burial will be made in
the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
Tearing Out Big Rocks. —Work has
been started by the Pennsylvania Kail
road in removing several gigantic
rocks which overhung the tracks
along the mountainside near Bens
I'reek on the Pittsburgh division. The
work, which has been ordered by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, will
cost more than $1,000,000, and will
require two years for completion.
While the rocks were not regarded as
dangerous, some travelers' associations
weer apprehensive and appealed to
the commission.
Yutoiuatie Signals Working.—Gen
eral orders were issued from the of
fice of Superintendent X. W. Smith,
of the Middle division, placing the
electrical controlled automatic signal
(system between Lewistown and i-onc
n"ellows tower, a distance of ten miles,
pnlo service yesterday. This put "S"
STOP! LOOK! UNO
LISTEN! ORDER IS
FOR ROTO OWNERS
Judge Kunkel Decides Passengers
Needn't Watch For Machines
When Alighting From Cars
"Passengers alighting from trolley
;ars needn't necessarily hesitate, look
md , listen for the approach of auto
mobiles:
Laws, legislative acts of 1909 and
1913, on the subject protect them.
The question was brought up yester
day afternoon in April Common Pleas
Jourt during the trespass suit of
George A. Matchett against P. X. Kas
fon and President Judge Kunkel's rui
ng on the subject this morning was
mbstantially to the effect that the
aws regulating the operation of auto
mobiles on streets and highways offer
he proper safeguard.
Matchett was struck by an automo
bile some months ago while stepping
rom a trolley cur. The motor was
vasson's and in suing for damages.
Hatch ett contended that the acts of
1909 supplemented by the act of 1913
>n the subject, required the driver of
in automobile to lie on the lookout
'or people who might step in front
>f his motor. In other words Kasson,
John Fox Weiss, counsel contended
lad been negligent.
Just before court adjourned in the
ifternoon, Fox and Goyer, . counsel
or Kasson, asked for a compulsory
ion-suit on the ground that contribu
ory negligence on Matchett's part was
ilso responsible for the accident. The
ict of 1913 supplementing the act of
909, the defense contended, provided
hat an auto approaching a trollev
ar which had stopped to discharge
lassengers, should wait until after the
rolley had again started; but this
egulation didn't necessarily mean
hat the passenger would not have to
continue to exercise ordinary caution
md stop, look and listen as before in
ither words the defense held that the
egislattve provision in question was
ntended as a double safeguard for the
afoty of the passengers and didn't
lecessarily relievo the passenger of all
eaponsibility.
And President. Judge Kunkel, this
norning without comment, over-ruled
he motion.
A Full Set r
of Teeth, J
NOTE 3
one/ b
Come in the morning. Hava
four tMtb made the same day.
Plates repaired on short notice
MACK'S
PAINLESS DENTISTS
SIO Market Street.
Open Dm j* aad E veiling*
SATURDAY EVENING,
f tower at Granville, one of the oldest
signal towers on the Middle Division,
, out of service and the three signalmen
! will get other jobs.
Standing of the Crews
hvhiusihkg sini:
l Philadelphia Division— lo7 crow tlrst
; to go alter 1:30 p. in.: 119, JO". 124,
1123, 101, 125, 106, 113, 110, 122, 111, 12(1.
! 118. 104.
Engineers for 111, 113, 122.
Firemen for 101, 103, 106, 118, 123.
Conductor for 123.
Flagman for 124.
Brakemen for 101. 102. 111, 124.
Engineers up: McGowan, Happer
sett. Downs, Gray, C. 15. Albright,
Smith. Smeltzer, Lefever. Brook, Hull,
AVolfj Goodwin. Kant*, Gal
lagher. Grass, Gehr, Peck, .Newcomer,
Reisinger. Bafr, 'lennant.
Firemen up: Tennant, Grove. Beh
man, Hart*. Horstick. Myers, Killian,
Maughes, Gullintt, Rloich, Swank. Stal
ler. Clark, Davidson, Ackey, slider,
Dectling, Rudy, Walkage, Huston.
Brakemen up: llusser. Gause, Wolf,
Dowhower. Ranker. Cox. Moore, Jack
son. Bogner, Wlland, Coleman, Kope,
File. Boltozerf Hivner.
Middle Dlvlnton—24s crew first to go
after 1:20 p. m.: 26. IS, 27, 16. 21.
_D. 11. East train: 84, 121, 111, 23. 101,
Firemen for 26. IS.
Conductor for IS.
Brakemen for 18, 21.
Engineers up: Grove, Burris, Dor
man, Free, Doede, Smith, Knisley, Mum
ma. Shirk. Tetterman. Steele, Clouser,
Howard, Willis, Briggles, Bennett, Gar
man.
Firemen up: Sheaffer, Kohr, Bruker,
Masterson, Peters, Reeder, Henderson,
Forsythe, Malone. FulofT, Knaub,
Hoover. Beisel, Rtinn. Libau, Lukens,
Conductors up: Eberle, Wiean, Gantt,
Dissinger. Fagan.
Flagmen up: Boyer. Zellers, Breach,
Dill.
Brakemen up: Klstler, Putt. Mel
linger, Delhi. Yanzandt, Harris, R. C.
Myers, McNaight, Schmidt. Kllek,
Eichcls, Stambaugli, Walk, Fleck Ker
win.
Yard To go aflor 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 213, 707, 322, 14, 1270.
Firemen for 1886, 707, 1758, IS2O.
Engineers up: Rodgers, J. R. Snv
der, Boy, Thomas, Houser, Stahl, Swab,
Silks, Crist, Harvey, Saltzman, Kuhn,
Pelton, Shaver, Landis, Hoyler. Beck,
Harter, Biever. Blosser. Mallaby.
Firemen up: Sheets, Bail', Eydc,
Keever, Knupp, Ford, Klerner, Craw
ford, Schiefer, Rauch, Weigle, Lackey,
Cookerley, Maeyer, Sholter, Snell, Bar
tolet, Getty, Hart.
GKOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Dlvliiion—23s crew tirat
to go after 1:13 p. m.: 210, 242, 213 218
20."., 253, 259, 223, 226, 235, 254, 257, 284,
206.
Engineers for 213. 253.
Firemen for 210, 212, 213, 226.
Conductors for 218, 256, 257.
Flagmen for 242, 254.
Brakemen for 205, 223.
Conductors up: Stauffer, Wolfe, For
ney.
Brakemen up: Felker, Ramsky. Hof
fer. Sltoop, Vandling. Wertz, Hardv,
Carrol, McCarroll, McElrov, Wright
Statu ill, Houston. Boyd, Murrav. Winn
Hatton. Goddy, Sweigert, Brownawell!
Sumniev, Long.
Middle Divlixnii—233 crew first to go
after 1:30 p m.: 403, 120, 12'
Engineer for 122.
the reading
Harrlnhurg DlrUlon—lS crow first to
22 14 16 12* m ' : "' 3 ' 2 ' U * S ' 10, 20, 4 '
(!r , E 2f t -- b ( ? u " ( '. after 7:15 a. m.: 6S, 70.
00, 71. i<B, b,, 60, bt 56. 57, 63.
Conductors up: Ginglier, Hilton.
l.ngireers up: Morrison. Wvre Shell
hamer, Crawford. Jones. Wood
w lwJ? en i ll S : ] V n& Snader, Halbcrt,
Hollenbach, Rumbaugh, Nye, Stephens,
r .vi f't ' h r,le s'' Hoffman, Viewing,
Miner ,lorner ' Aunspach, Bishop,
Kite j&r&sgg- a ' x "' &
D. 1. A. MEMBERS
By FOR SESSION
Unusually Large Number of Dele
gates Expected to Be Present
at Opening Meeting
Washington. April, is—With only
two more days before .the annual
meeting of the Daughters of the
American Revolution delegates began
arriving in Washington to-day in in
creasing numbers. Many "Daughters"
are already here and nearly every in
coming train to-day brought its quota.
An unusually large number of dele
gates is expected to be present when
the meeting is formally opened Mon-
Hall noon Memorial Contental
Sl " n lth . William Cummings
Tiof J , ew ork . President Gen
an!' other officers of the society
rV J C '., a 113 Poetically in readiness
for the meeting. Numerous enter
tainments have been planned in honor
of the Daughters, chief of which will
be ih.; reception by President Wilson
J. " hlte House next Wednesdav.
\ lu ' „ P«;oposal to pay off a large
P ai ,\ of the indebtedness on Memorial
Mali is arousing considerable interest
among the Daughters »nd a special
ertoit is to be made to raise donations
for that purpose. Acceding to the
treasurer general $35,000 had been
vear ° n building during the last
S. P.O. no HIVE
DOGS ELECTROCUTED
[Continued from First Page.]
roasted. Members of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
for a long time have had under con
sideration a project to obviate these
inhumane conditions, and to-day, ac
cording to an official of the society,
the plans are ripe for a presentation
of the matter to Council. It is under
stood that it is the intention of the
society to offer to meet, one-half the
expense attached toward the purchase
of the electric harness, which will cost
about $l5O.
! This device works along the same
lines as the electric chair, used to send
criminals to death. The animal Ik
strapped into the harness, under
which the electric wires run, the cur
rent is turned on, and the dog dies
Instantly, it is understood that the
society will ask Council to allow the
*ork of extermination to proceed un
der the supervision of the officer of the
society, Samuel C. Kunkel, and until
the electric harness is procured, they
will make an effort to have the peace
officer supervise the present system
or sending dogs to death with a view
to doing away with as much as possi
ble or the fiery torture which the ani
mals are Bald to undergo. The dog
catching season will start July 1.
May Take Wives to Dinner
After May first, it was announced
to-day, wives and daughters of mem
®rs the engineers' club will be
admitted to luncheon arid dinner in
tn<* dining room of th? clubhouse,
Front and Chestnut »<«>•«(«.
FARMERS THRONG
STATE'S INSTITUTES
Over 200,000 Attended the Ses
sions Held During the Sea
son Just Closed
Over 2 0 X.O 0 0
fanners antl their
families wont to
school at tho farm
era' institutes con
ducted by the Statu
Department of
Agriculture during
the season of 1913-
1914, according'to
reports just com
piled on Capitol
Hill. The exact
attendance was 201,17e and was the
third largest season known since they
began to hold institutes in 1895. It
was exceeded only by the season of
1909-1910 and 1910-1911, when the
attendance went over 205,000. All told
there were 1,127 sessions, divided be
tween 461 days, the average attend
ance per session being IT9, which is
away up in the list. The State em
ployed 54 lecturers and spent about
$22,000.
Figures compiled at the Capitol
show that since institutes began to be
held for farmers 2,744,362 persons
have attended the sessions and the
whole appropriations have been
$312,500. The institutes started with
an appropriation of $7,500 and 46,694
persons attended the first season's
meetings.
Since that time the division in
charge has established movable schools
for farmers" institute work, this being
an advanced form, and the corps of
farm advisers or counsellors has been
sent into the field to give instruction
on farms and in barnyards.
Twisting Assets. Preliminary steps
are being taken by State officials on
the appraisement of the assets of the
Commonwealth and a complete list of
all property is now being made up be
heads of various departments of the
government and institutions. The pre
liminary statements show holdings of
real estate larger than believed and
that the liens held by the State will
go into hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
('hanging Doors.—Hundreds of doors
on hotels throughout the State are be
ing changed to open outward Just as the
doors in factories, theaters and amuse
ment places have been rehung or re
built in the last few years. This
change is being made by direction of
inspectors from the State Department
of Labor and Industry, who have been
closely examining the means of egress
at the hotels, taverns and similar
places of public entertainment in the
last year. Many notices have been
served and it is declared that no
prosecutions have been essential to
secure enforcement. The example set
in theaters has been readily followed.
The proposed rules for the govern
ment of moving picture theaters In
the State will be conipl' ted during the
coming week and will probably go
Into effect before many weeks go by.
Can Use Police.—Nathan R. Buller,
State Commissioner of Fisheries, has
been informed by an opinion from the
Attorney General's Department that
not only Is it le«:al for the State police
to detail men from the four troops to
act us fish wardens l'or preservation
of the game laws, but that the rea
sonable expenses for such duty may b®
paid out of the appropriation to the
Department of Fisheries for services
of fish wardens. It is held that the
commissioner has the right to name
special wardens and under the act in
stead of State policemen merely acting
as wardens while on patrol duty they
can be assigned to break up illegal
fishitig»in localities where it has been
found to exist at distance from their
barracks. They will not receive any
extra pay for such service, but the
cost will be borne by the fisheries de
partment.
End of Field Work. Demon
strations in orchards under State con
trol will be completed for this Spring
next week, announcement being made
that the final work will be done in
Northampton, Monroe and Bradford
counties. A schedule is being made
up for demonstrations to be under
taken in orchards after the blossoms
fall from trees. This will be par
ticularly for apple tree pests. The at
tendance at demonstrations this Spring
i.s stated by State officials to have been
close to n record.
New Charters—The following State
charters have been issued: Bucking
ham Corporation, construction, Phila
delphia, capital $20,000: Exchange At
torneys, Incorporated, insurance, etc.,
Philadelphia, capital 810,000: W. C.
Fleck & Bro., Incorporated, hardware,
Jenkintown, capital $40,000; Farmers'
Telephone Company, Belleville, capi
tal $5,0000; Conrad & Domsler Com
pany, hats, Philadelphia, capital $12,-
000; E. 11. Lenta Company, amusement
devices, Philadelphia, capital $10,000;
Fels & Company, soaps, Philadelphia,
capital $10,000; Stelwagon Manufac
turing Company, roofing, Philadelphia,
capital $100,000; Mt. Carrnel Hotel
Company, Mt. Carmel, capital $5,000;
International Service and Sales Com
pany, automobile supplies, Philadel
phia, capital $20,000.
SPEEDY TRIRL IS
BEING PLANNED
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Arthur Woods to-day to assign a se
cret service squad of eight men, uhder
command of a police captain, to guard
Mayor Mitchel. The commissioner has
ordered that the mayor be guarded
night and day and members of the
squad will watch his home, accompany
him to and from his home and City
Hall and go with him on trips about
the city and out of town.
To Police Captain Thomas Tunney
the mayor's would-be assassin told the
story of his life a story that was con
firmed by entries in his diary and
which gave little ground for a belief
that Mahoney acted under commands
from another, or in a concerted move
to kill the mayor. He told Captain
Tunney that he had called at the City
Hall to remonstrate with Mayot
Mitchel and had been "insulted" there.
"I then decided to kill him." he said.
Horn in Ireland
Mahoney was born on March 17,
1842, near Cork, Ireland. He came to
this country about sixty years ago, but
could not recall the exact date. His
wanderings about the country began,
ho said, soon after he lost a suit for
damages against a man who sold him
a farm in Kentucky because there was
no fence about the property. Because
he could not or would not pay the
costs of the suit the property was
foreclosed and sold for much less than
its value. This was in 1888.
Mayor Mitchel thinks the talisman
given him when in Costa Rica brings
him good luck. While thus expressing
himself to friends at the Press Club
last night Mr. Mitchel displayed a
little gold image of a frog, about an
inch and a quarter long, which he car
ries with his knife, on one end of hi*
watch chain. It is one of small gold
tokens that are dug out of old graves
all through Central America and
usually sold to tourists. "When thU
was given to me," said tlio mayor, "r
WHS told th.-it, it would always bring
me good luck; 1 believe it has,''
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPIf
HOHL'S WDD MID RING
IRE PLACED I #lllll
Altoona Officials Will Not Take
Chances of Bandit's
Possible Return
Sptciiu tc The Telegraph
Altoona, Pa., April fß.—For fear
that Frank G. Hohl, the fugitive bank
baudit, may come back and pull off
J another sensational stunt in this old
jtown, a diamond ring and SSOO in
I cash, taken from the bandit when he
was lodged in jail, have been placed
in a safe deposit vault.
Tho diamond is so large that It
would make a headlight in a dark
room; and the bank roll is. large
enough to make a Monte Carlo gam
bler Jealous. These valuables were
ordered removed from the office of
Chief of Police James Tilliard and
placed in a safe, by Judge Thomas J.
Ua! ridge, and they have been turned
over to Guy R. Lingafelt, Prothono
tary.
It was also learned to-day that
Frank G. Hohl is not a stranger to
Middle division officials, having at one
time been an employe of the Middle
division when headquarters were In
Harrisburg.
A perusal of the Middle division
pay rolls disclosed the fact that Hohl
received his first employment in the
Middle division telegraph offices in
1901. His first job was given him by
William H. Halsley, division operator
of this city.
At that time the Middle division of
fices were located in Harrisburg and
Hohl worked for Mr. Balsley as a mes
senger boy for about a year and a half.
O. G. Crist, assistant trainmaster of
the Middle division, was employed in
Mr. Balsley's office at that time, and
he remembers the boy, also. As a lad,
Hohl chewed tobacco, smoked cigarets
and was in general a bad boy around
the offices.
John S. McCaleb Dies
at Mechanicsburg Home
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 18.— The
sudden death of John Sherrick Mc-
Caleb last night, was a shock to the
community. He was a sufferer from
heart trouble, but was not in a serious
condition, and attending to business as
usual. Upon retiring last night, he
was seized with a severe pain at his
heart, and expired in his wife's arms
before the physician reached the
house. He was a well and prominent
ly known resident of this place, and
has been employed for about eight
years as Auditor in the Auditor Gen
eral's Department at the Capitoi in
Harrisburg. Mr. McCalttb was an ex
pert accountant and was active in
this line aside from his work at the
"Hill." He had just completed a
contract with the Ice and Storage
Company in Lewlstown, and intended
leaving for that place this morning to
take, up another with the Bell Motor
Company. He was 61 years old and
a member of the Free and Accepted
Masons in Connellsville, an honorary
member of the Kescue Hook and Lad
der Company and the Presbyterian
Church in this place. He was also a
member of the West End Republican
Club in Harrisburg, and auditor for
the borough of Mechanicsburg. Ho is
survived by his wife and four chil
dren: Florence, employed as secre
tary to the principal at Liggett School,
Detroit, Mich.; William T., on the en
gineering corps in the Pennsylvania
Railroad office in Harrisburg; Sarah
Helen, and John, Jr., at home; also
one brother, W. B. McCaleb, of Har
risburg, superintendent of the Phila
delphia Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and two sisters, Miss Ella
McCaleb, dean of Vassar College, and
Miss Effie McCaleb, of Poughkeepsie,
X. Y. The funeral service, the hour
for which has not been arranged, will
be conducted by the Rev. George Ful
jton, and burial will be made in Chest
| nut Hill Cemetery.
ANNUAL CLEI-UP
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
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time the fttizens are requested to
make special efforts to clean up
their properties and surround-
I ings.
In pursuance of this custom
and by the request of the Board
of Health, I, John K. Royal,
mayor of the City of Harrisburg,
do proclaim the weeks commenc
ing May 4 and ending May 16 be
known as "Clean-up Weeks," and
as Chief Magistrate of the city,
urge each citizen thereof to assist
the authorities by removing the
accumulations of the winter
months and everything calculated
to Injure the health of the com
munity and likely to mar the
beauty of our city. Repair that
broken fence, or sidewalk, use a
little paint or whitewash and
brighten up things generally.
Every place will look better and
you will feel repaid for the effort.
JOHN K. ROYAL,
. Mayor.
Ford Profit Plan Is
Extended to England
London, April 18.—It was officially
announced to-day thut the Ford Motor
Company has decided to extend its
profit-sharing scheme to Its employes
in Manchester and London. Two-hun
dred and fifty-thousand dollars has
been set aside for the benefit of these
employes for the current year. The
working hours will be reduced from
50 to 4 8 per week in the works and
offices at Old Trafford and in the
I showrooms in London. The earn-,
ings of all male employes 22 years
of ago and over will be 13 pence (30
cents) an hour, provided their mode i
of life is deemed satisfactory. The
official notice issued to workers says: |
"As and when employes are passed |
as eligible, payment of participation in |
profits will be added to their wages l
and paid weekly."
Insane Asylum Head
Commends Taylor's Plan
Harrisburg's plan to take over a i
stretch of the State Insane Hospital |
ground above Maclay street to provide
right of way for a 60-foot entrance
to Wildwood Park via Cameron street
was heartily commended yesterday by
Dr. H. L. Orth, head of the hospital,
following a conference with City Com
missioner M. Harvey Taylor, superin
tendent of parks and public property.
The physician will place the matter
before the hospital board early next
week, probably at a meeting Monday,
and will urge the adoption of the
city's plan. .
STILT KING FIUS
11 PIES BIRD
Declares With Shakespeare That
Good Buttermilk Needs
No Press Agent
Irwin, Pa. April 18—A headlong
plunge down a hill and a tangled wind
up at the bottom were the thrills yes
terday in the day' 3 life of the Tele
graph's stiltwalker, F. E. Wilvert,
As once before on his remarkable
trip, Wilvert this time escaped injury
although suffering slightly from
bruises. His stout stilts also remain
ed unbroken. When he took the
plunge Wilvert managed to swerve to
the side and rolled like a barrell for
a considerable distance.
W ilvert got Into town at 8 o'clock
last night and received considerable
of an ovation. He stopped at the
Irwin house and drank about a quart
of M. J. McDonnel's famous butter
milk, which is brought down every
day from up the hill by a buttermilk
specialist. Wilvert quoted Shakes
peare as he downed the last drop, re
marking: "Good wine needs no busli.
and good buttermilk no press agent."
A d£ep silence in the bar followed
this remark, and then the crowd gave
three cheers for the stilt king who
soon after retired, or, as we say up
here, went to bed.
NAMES OF 12,000
! VOTERS ON PETITION
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courts in many counties, lawyers,
bankers, merchants, farmers in large
numbers, railroaders, miners and
workingmen in general. Indeed among
the strongest supporters Judge Kun
kel has are the farmers and in labor
c-ircles.
Among the farmers Judge ICunkel is
well remembered as the judge before
whom the Capitol conspirators were
convicted and sent to the penitentiary,
and whose efforts led to the return of
nearly two millions of stolen money to
the Statu. These cases attracted wide
spread attention and there were no
more interested people in the State
thon the farmers, who were strong in
the belief that the offenders should
receive just such punishment as Judge
Kunkel meted out to them.
In labor circles Judge Kunkel is re
membered as the judge who sustained
the "Full Crew" law when it was at
tacked by the railroad interests,
which decision was sustained by the
Supreme Court.
Lawyers from all parts of the State
readily signed Judge Kunkel's peti
tions, having learned to admire him
during their frequent appearance here
In important State tax and political
cases.
The petitions sent to the nonpartisan
committee having in charge, the Kun
kel campaign were accompanied by
letters from many friends of tho
Judge, in which they predict a sweep
ing victory for him at the May pri
maries, and it is generally conceded
that Ills nomination will mean his elec
tion. 1
Nominating petitions descended on
the State Capitol by the dozens to-day
and when the office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth closed for the
week at noon, baskets of papers were
piled high awaiting examination as
to number of signatures and affidavits.
Numerous petitions containing many
more names than necessary to qualify
candidates for the primary were filed
and scores of supplemental petitions
were filed in behalf of candidates who
had already entered their papers.
Michael J. Ryan, of Philadelphia,
candidate for Democratic nomination
for .Governor, and William Draper
Lewis, candidate for Washington nom
ination, filed their papers almost si
multaneously just before noon. The
petition of Gilford Pinchot, candidate
for the Washington nomination for
Senator, came along about the same
time. There were filed for Mr. Ryan
187 petitions from 33 counties, con
taining 13,000 signatures, and for Mr.
Lewis 31 petitions from 23 counties,
containing 2,764 signers. Mr. Pinchot's
papers numbered. 35 from 23 counties,
containing 2,834 names.
Other petitions filed for State-wide
nominations were W. N. McNalr, Al
legheny, and W. T. Mechling, Butler,
Democrats, for Secretary of Interna)
Affairs; Fred E. Lewis, Allen town,
Washington, Secretary of Internal Af
fairs, and A. R. Rupley, Carlisle, Lex
N. Mitchell, Punxsutawney, and A. H.
Walters, Johnstown, for Congress-at
large.
CONGRESS-AT-LARGE
The papers for Representative can
didates-at-large will be filed on Mon
day.
The composition of the Congress-at
large ticket was learned at the same
time that State Representative John
li. K. Scott announced his candidacy
for Congressman-at-largc. Tho "slate"
will be:
John R. K. Scott, Philadelphia
county.
Ex-Congressman Daniel F. Lafean,
York county.
Ex-Congressman Thomas S. Crago,
Greene county. ,
M. M. Garland, Allegheny county,
ex-Surveyor of the port of Pittsburgh.
Railroad Employe Hangs
Himself at Hagerstown
Waynesboro, Pa., April B. —Leonard
Hough, 30 years old, a boilermaker
employed in the roundhouse of the
Western Maryland Railroad Company
at Hagerstown, committed suicide at
his home at that place about 5 o'clock
this morning. He was a son of Wil
liam T. Hough, of Waynesboro, and
many relatives live here. His father
is critically ill at his home of pneu
monia.
I Hough had gotten up this morning
a little before 5 o'clock and went to
!an attic over the klchen. He threw
'a rope over a rafter,made a sllp-noose.
(adjusted It about his neck and then
kicked a box from beneath his feet.
His body was discovered by his wife
I shortly after and was still wurm when
found, but life was extinct. The fam-
Wly were all asleep when the deed was
| committed. He is survived by his
I wife, who was Miss Edith Cook, of
! Qtiincy, near Waynesboro, and seven
children, all at home; also by seven
I brothers, Samuel, Edgar and Oliver.
,of Waynesboro; Frank, of York; Har
jry, of Ba'ttmore; Motter, of Mairing
ton W. Va.. and Grier. of Atlantic
City, and by two side's Mrs. Mary
Rodgers. of Wayne H ! arhls, and Mrs.
| Roland Tarbutton, of Waynesboro,
j Sheriff O. W. King and Coroner
John Auckney Investigated the case
and decided an inquest unnecessary.
CHILD DIES
Robert A. Nagle, aged 2 years, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Nagle, 638
Cumberland street, died yesterday aft
ernoon. Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Ref. S. Edwin Rupp, pastor of the
Otterbeln United Brethren Church,
will officiate. Burin 1 will bo made In
L tlie East lluiTisburg Cemetery,
APRIL 18, 1914.
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GREEK CHURCH 10
CELEBRATE EASTER
Big Procession Will Precede Cere
monies Croation Soliol
Will Drill
While the greater part of Christen
dom was gaily celebrating Easter Sun
day just a week ago to-morrow there
were many people scattered through
out the world who held alpof from the
festivities. To these people, the fol
lowers of the orthodox churches, the
anniversary of the resurrection v of
Christ conies to-morrow.
Down in the little foreign settlement
in the lower end of Steelton the mem
bers of St. Nicholas' Servian Orthodox
Church for days past have been busy
preparing for to-morrow's festivities.
On Friday a deep excavation was
made in the rear of the church, in
South Second street, to represent the
sepulchre of Christ. In this place was
interred an Image representing tht.
crucified Christ.
To-morrow morning at 3 o'clock the
members of St. Nicholas' congregation
will assemble in their church and.
headed by the priest in his flowing
robes, will form into a procession to
proceed to the "sepulchre." Here it is
the custom to have music, and much
rejoicing as the happy discovery is
made that "the Christ is arisen."
After this ceremony at the sepulchre
is vended the procession will disband
to celebrate the day in much the Bame
manner as Easter was observed last
Sunday. A concert by the Liberty
band and a drill by the Croatian Sokol
will be some of the high lights in the
day's festivities. Easter, according to
the orthodox church, falls one week
later than in the Catholic Church on
account of a change in the manner of
reckoning time. The orthodox church
clings to the old Julian calendar, while
the Catholic Chuch has adopted the
calendar as corrected under Pope
Gregory.
CANTATA BIG SUCCESS
The fourth annual cantata of the
Steelton high school, "The Rose Mai
den," sung last evening, was a decided
success. The big chorus of 175 voices
sang its parts in a pleasing manner
and the work of the soloists evoked
round after round of applause from
the big audience. The solo parts were
taken by Mrs. O. T. Good, Miss Es
ther Long, Robert Milliard and Stan
ley Backenstoss. The chorus was
drilled under the direction of Pro
fessor William Harclerode, supervisor
of music in the Steelton schools.
STEELTON SNAP SHOTS
111 baric Not Insane.—Vinko Reijic
is the name of the insane man who
chased the boarders from the house
at 126 Fredorick street yesterday
morning and not Frank Ribaric, as
was first reported. Ribaric conducts
the house and Reijic was one of his
boarders.
Track Trials Held.—Coach Gaffney
gave the Steelton high school track
men their first tryout for the Penn
relays on the Cottage Hill track last
evening.
Go to Philadelphia.—Stanko Srbic:
and M. J. Horwath will represent the
Croatian Sokol at a convention of the
League of Sokols in Philadelphia to
morrow.
Resents Strike Orders. Steelton's
division of tlio Socialist party has
passed a resolution condemning or
ders issued by Governor Amnions dur
ing the miners' strike in Colorado.
Copies will be sent to the Governor
and to President Wilson.
Assaulted Wife.—Charged with beat
ing his wife, Peter Miscevlc, of 734
South Third street, was arraigned be
fore Squire Gardner last evening. In
default of bail he was sent to jail to
await act'on bv the court.
Civic Club Mrrtu—The Steelton Civic
Club will meet Monday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock, in Trinity Parish house,
Pine street.
Commencement Ari<]re«N—Dr. S. C.
Smuclcer, of the West Chester State
Normal School will deliver the address
at the commencement exercises, the
evening of May 28.
IMMIIPH Permit Borough Secretary
Feldt issued a building permit yes
terday to K. Miller to erect a frame
stable in the rear of 445 Mvers
street.
ItiiyN (around—Milio Gustin has pur
chased eight building lots in Swatara
township from Cumbler estate.
STEI2I/TON CHURCHES
Main Street Church of God —James
M. Waggoner, pastor, preaching at
10.30 a. m., subject, '"Blessed Antici
pation," at 7.30 p. m., an ordinance
meeting; Sunday school at 2 p. m.;
C. E. at 6.30 p. m.; midweek prayer
service.
The First Presbyterian Church
The Rev. C. Benjamin Segelken will
preach at 11 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m.;
Sabbath school 5t.45 a. m.; Christian
Endeavor 6.30 p. m.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the
Rev. William B. Smith, pastor, 10.30
a. m., theme "The Triumph of Faith;"
2 p. m., S. S.; 6.45 p. m'., C. E.; 7.30
p. m. theme "The Gospel a Hope;"
7.45 p. m. Thursday, prayer meeting.
Centenary U. B. —The Rev. A. K,
Wier, pastor, morning service 10.30;
S. S. 2 o'clock; C. E. 6.30; evening
service at 7.30.
First Reformed —There will be no
church service to-morrow on account
of improvements under way; S. S. at
9.50 a. m.
Grac T T K. —The Rev. J. M. Shoop,
pastor. S. S. at 9.15 a. m.; morning
service at !f.30; K. E. C. E. at 6.45;
evening service at 7.30.
First Methodist—The He v. J. H.
Koyer, pastor, morning service at
10.30, theme "Concentrated Effort;"
S. S. 2.30; Epworth league 6.30; even
ing service 7.30, theme, "The Su
preme Victory."
Mt. Zion Baptist—The Rev. P. H.
Hughes, pastor, will preach at 11
a. m. on the subject, "Regeneration,"
and at 8 p. m. on the subject, "Why
Will You Die?" Revival in progress.
United Brethren Church, Highspire,
Rev. H. F. Rlioad, pastor—Morning
service at 10.15; evening service at
7.15; Sunday school at 1.30; Y. P. S.
C. E. at fi.l 5. Communion services
will be hold lporning and evening. At
the morning service there will also be
reception of members and baptismul
services.
I Open Fcr 'nspection
On and After Aprl 19th
Six Exceptionally Fine Houses
Secend Street at Schuylkill
J. L. SHEARER, Jr
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BIG STEEL COMPANY
PASSES UP DIVIDEND
Pennsylvania Railroad, Chief
Stockholder Will Lose $243
575 For Period
Depressed conditions in the steol
making industry caused tne directors
of the Pennsylvania Steel Company,
at a meeting in Philadelphia, yester
day. to suspend the semi-annual divi
dend which was due to be paid about
May 5.
In connection with the withholding
of the dividend the following state
ment was Issued:
"This decision was reached becausa
of the decline in earnings for the last
half of 1913. due to the falling off in
business in that period."
This action will cast the Pennsyl
vania Railroad system, the chief own
er of the stock, ?2i:i,575 for the six
months' period.
i For every full year the payments are
[suspended the loss to the- railroad will
,be $187,15, when comparison is made
| with the 5 per cent, rate paid in last
twelve months, if comparison is made
Iwith the 7 per cent, rate paid for more
(than a decade previously, the railroad's
| loss amounts to 1C52.010 a year. When
! the Pennsylvania Railroad acquired
I control of Pennsylvania Steel, the pre
! ferred issue was looked upon as a
i high grade 7 per cent, stock of the
; Investment class.
; hMIDDLETOWfI- - -1
JUNIORS ARK HOSTS
Members of the Senior class of the
I Mlddletown High School were guests
I last evening at a reception given in
1 their honor by the Juniors, in tha
'High School auditorium. The big
i room was beautifully decorated with
I school and college pennants and pot
jted plants. A varied musical program,
i interspersed with speeches and reci-
Itations, was followed with refresh
j ments. A short play entitled, "Puss vs,
Feather" was given by the juniors.
GETS DIG STORE ORDER
I The Wencroft Stove Works has re«
I celved an order for 200 stoves from
] the United States government. Thesa
stoves will be used in the government
buildings along the Panama canal.
EDUCATOR IS STRICKEN
H. B. Jacobs, of the Locust Grovn
fam, near Koyalton, was stricken witli
paralysis at ills home in Maytown,
Lancaster county. Mr. Jacobs is an
educator of note, having been connecl
jed with the Pittsburgh Institute foe
the Blind for many years.
MinnUETOWN PERSONALS
| Thomas J. Stipe, Jr., left for Atlan-
I tic City, yesterday.
! A. S. Ifipp, of Main street, is in Phi
ladelphia for a week's vacation.
I George GGuhd was In Harrisburg
Wednesday.
George Peenani, of Pittsburgh, spent
yesterday in Mlddletown.
Mrs. W. K. Shiley is visiting rela.
tlves in Buffalo.
Davis Garver left yesterday for a
visit to relatives in Wllllamsport.
Lester Books has gone to State Col
lege where lie 'will take a course in
agriculture.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Kerr have returned
I from a visit to New York.
/ HURT WHEN SUTO
HITS mono cm
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interesting story of the accident which
might have been more serious but for
the presence of mind of Laurence
'Weirich who was driving his father's
car. Jesse W. Hedrick, Jr., could not
be seen.
The Steelton car was en route to
Harrisburg. Two miles east of Rock
ville Weirich saw a car driven by C. P.
Rodgers coming west. To avoid the
Rodgers car Weirich turned toward the
fance along the bank, crashing into
the Jesse Yv. Hedrick car which was
stalled because of a lack of gasoline.
.'Young Hedrick, it is said, with his
I friends, R. O. Bodenhorn, and two
(girls whose names could not be learn
ed, were standing along the fence.
When the crash came the occu
pants of the Steelton car were tumbled
out. Bodenhorn grabbed one girl and
got her out of the way of the Steelton
car, but he could not reach the Pax
tang girl in time and she was caught
by the running board and thrown to
the ground.. The Paxtang girl's first
name is said to be Lucy,
i Back of the Steelton car was an
other machine from Steelton. In this
party were Councilmen Frank Steea
and Thomas Nelly, David Baker, Gil
bert Brown and Harry Diek. They
went at once to the aid of the injured
and took the Steelton folks home.
Bodenliorn's Story
Bodenhorn to-day in speaking otf
the accident said that the Steelton car
was running at the rate of forty miles
an hour. Following the smashup Bo
denhorn said that young Weirich was
about to jump into the Susquehanna
river, fearing that he would get into
trouble for damaging his father's car.
He was restrained with difficulty by
his companions.
The Paxtang girl, Bodenhorn says,
was hurled more than twenty-five feet
and was thrown against a fence. She
was taken to her home immediately
after the accident and placed under
the care of a physician, says Boden
horn. Bodenhorn refuses to tell tho
name of the girl In HedricU's car.
Occupants of the Rodgers car and
those in the second Steelton car say
that Young Weirich had no other
course than to turn his car toward
the bank, and that he did not know of
the presence of the Hedrich car,
which, according to those in the Steel
ton car, showed no lights.
CHILD DIES
Andrew, the 2-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Lagyak, of Enhaut,
died last night from diphtheria.
Funeral services were held this after
noon at 4 o'clock. Burial was made
in the Mount Calvary Cemetery.
SALVATION ARMY MEETING
The local corps of the Salvation Army
will conduct a meeting at the Court
house at three to-morrow afternoon.
Services will he in charge of Captain
and Mrs. Neilsen.
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