INSPECTIONS END
WITH JANUARY
Regular Army Officers Finish Up
Their Survey of the Guard and
Its Equipment
GUARD OFFICERS NEXT
Governor Brumbaugh Considering
Philadelphia Judgeship Va
cancy Appointments
■■ Inspections of the
officers of the reg
iffiPßL ular army to deter-
I dEvwUZjra mine the readiness
I li i%l RPR of militiamen
hfegmniW close with to-night
an< j reports will be i
made to Washing
tlons began on January 4 and every
organization was inspected by an offi
cer connected with the United States
Army in the branch for which he con
ducted the inspection.
The regular inspection of the State's
organized militia by the National
Guard inspectors will be held in March,
April and May. The dates for the in
spections are now being made up and
will be listed by February 15, about
which time they will be announced so
that organizations can be prepared for
the visits of the inspection officers.
Many of the organizations are re
cruiting and a number of them will be
at the figures allowed by law before
inspections begin.
Governor's Mall Heavy. Governor
Brumbaugh's mail is filled with sug
gestions about legislation and appli
cations for places in the departments
of the State government these days,
the number of persons writing for con
sideration for positions being very
large. The Governor has received
what he considers a gratifying re- J
sponse to his request through the
newspapers to people to give him ideas
in regard to features of the work
men's compensation act and the high
way problems, on some of which he
has asked further information. Thus
far the Governor has made less than
half a dozen appointments of im
portance. but before long it is ex
pected that he will announce the mem
bers of his staff.
Must Make Report.—Over 800 build
ing and loan associations of the State
have failed to file reports of their op
erations during the year 1914 as re
quired by the recently issued call of
the State Banking Department, and
will probably receive a second notice,
which will be followed by drastic ac
tion by the department if the report
is not entered. Pennsylvania has
about 1,800 such organizations, the j
largest number of any state in the
Vnion. and last year some new ques- |
tions were added to the list to be ]
answered when reports were tiled.
Still Going l*p. Receipts of the |
State from automobile licenses have i
passed the $750,000 mark, establishing]
the highest figure ever known for the ,
first month of the year. The number
of licenses issued for 1915 is far and
away ahead of the issue of the whole
year of 1909 and as all applications for
licenses for this year have been filled
arrests will be made for failure to dis
plaj" the proper tags.
Pardon Boartl.—The State Board of
Pardons has announced that its first
sitting will be held on February 17,
when cases continue from December
will be considered. One application for
commutation of a sentence of electro-1
eution has been filed.
Public Service. — Hearings will be j
given to the city of Philadelphia on
petitions for approval of new crossings
at Reed and Moore streets, in that city,
and to the complaint of the city of
Chester against the New Chester Water
Company's rates \*hen the Public Serv
ice Commission begins its February
sittings on Tuesday. In addition to
these unusual cases the commission
will also hear the complaint of the
health authorities of Eilwood City
against the Pittsburgh, Harmony. But
ler and New Castle Railway for failure ,
to supply drinking water on its cars.
The next day the contracts of the cities
of Pittsburgh and Altoona and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the former cov
ering a crossing at Pike street, Pitts
burgh. are to come up with numerous
other contracts, and Thursday the
Business Men's Association of Hatboro
will present complaints against the
train service on the North East Penn
branch of the Reading. Friday will be
devoted to rate cases.
Board to Recommend.—The biennial
recommendations of the State Board .
of Public Charities are expected to be
ready for Legislature in the next
week or so will show the results
of one of the most comprehensive
studies ever made of the charitable in
stitutions of the State and their rela- I
tion to grants of public funds. Last
session Governor Tener found the rec
ommendations of the board of such
value that he used them in his ap
provals and the difference between
what he approved at the end of the
session and what tlie board recom
mended at the beginning was only ,
$26,000. The board will also be called
in on the appropriations to the big
charitable projects in which many
people are taking an interest.
Boomed for Judge.—The names of
George Henderson and W. H. Shoe- .
maker, of Philadelphia, are being !
boomed for the vacancy on the bench
caused by the death of Judge Kinsey.
Bell Should Go.—Ex-Governor Tener
declared yesterday while in Philadel
phia that in his opinion the Liberty
Bell should be taken to the San Fran- ,
clsco exposition because it is a relic In
which the whole nation is interested.
The Governor visited the bell yester
day. 1
Governor Away.—Governor Brum- !
baugh is in Philadelphia for the week
end.
Sweeney Must Go Back.—Governor
Brumbaugh has honored a requisition '
from the governor of New Jersey for
the return to Trenton of Fred Sweeney ;
accused of roi.lr.tig F. F. Fritz, a pa
tient in a hospital at that place. In
the statement filed it appears that
Sweeney lived here and was employed
as orderl'- in tne hospital at Trenton.
\ttending Strike Meeting.—Com
missioner Jackson and Chief Clerk
Stccs are at Reading endeavoring to '
straighten out the strike.
The Cold Storage Act.—The Phila
delphia Board of Trade has recom- ,
mended wholesale changes to the cold
storage act. The periods may be made
a year in the recommendations.
Conference is Off.—The conference
to have been held at New York on
Monday on workmen's compensation
has been postponed according to word
received here.
Ask nn Extension.—The Springfield ]
Consolidated Water Company com- j
plaint hearing may not be taken up in ,
February by the commission. Applicai
tlon has been made for more time by .
the complaints. (
"THE ELEVENTH COMMAND- !
MEXT" ,
"The Eleventh Commondment" will j
be the subject of a sermon-lecture to i
be delivered to-morrow at 11 o'clock ,
at the Christian Church, Fourth and i
Delaware streets by the Rev. Dr. S. C. i
Swallow. i
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPU JANUARY 30, 1915.
fnn WmoieTcwn
iSENIOR CLASS PLAY
I HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Amateurs Carry Their Parts With
Perfect Ease; Everyone
a Star
"At the Pottersville Postoffice," a
farce comedy by John M. Francis, was
produced in the Steelton high school
auditorium last evening by members of
the senior class.
An audience of 800 Steelton people
vigorously applauded the players
could any higher compliment be paid
the quality of the acting?
The thirty-four members of the cast
sang, spoke their lines and really acted
In a manner worthy of professionals.
That their perfect acting was due
largely to the hard drilling of W. M.
Harclerode, supervisor of music, and
Paul D. Miller, is conceded. Each was
presented with a handsome bouquet of
carnations by Miles C. Morrison In be
half of the class.
While It would be hard to pick out
any particular "stars" in the cast, so
well did all the players handle their
parts, yet Martha L, Armstrong, Bryce
A. Newbaker, Rebecca M. Miller, Mar
garetta K. Gault. J. Fred Ulrlch, James
A. Smith. Norma H. Brandt and Mil
dred K. Griffee deserve particular
praise for the capable manner in
which they handled their different i
roles.
Miss Rebecca Miller as the Widow
Moore and Miss Margaretta K. Gault
as Madge Stitch kept the audience
convulsed in laughter with their comic j
rivalry for the hand of William Lover
lorn. the village postmaster, played
by Bryce A. Newbaker.
The action of the play hinged on the
divorce, four times, of Postmaster
Lovelorn and his subsequent decision j
i to marry his clerk, Sally Workhard, ]
played by Miss Armstrong, after a j
series of adventures with would-be
spouses.
In the last act Miss Armstrong j
brought down the house when, with all
lights extinguished except a soft glow
on the stage, she sang "O Promise j
Me." And It's a safe bet that there I
wasn't a single male member of that I
audience that wouldn't have consid- I
ered it a privilege to promise the
pretty maid most anything just then, j
Altogether it was a good play—oni |
of the best ever produced by Steelton j
students. It should be repeated.
MAX ROBERTSON. I
STEELTON CHURCHES
Episcopal The Rev. S. H. Rai- i
Rey. 11. "What Is the Bible?" 7.30;
Sunday school 1.
! Grace The Rev. J. M. Sharp, j
[Preaching at 10.30 and 7.30; S.S., >
i 9.15; K. L. C. E., 6.30. Communion i
wlil be administered at both the I
(morning and evening services.
| Main Street Church of God The j
! Rev. G. W.. Getz, pastor, will preach |
•at 1.30, cubject, "The Fullness of!
the Spirit"; and at 7.30. subject. "The
Day Appointed for Judgment"; S. S., j
2; Jr. S. C. E., 6; Sr. S C. E.. C.30. j
Evangelistic services each evening.
First Reformed The Rev. Charles I
A. Huyette, pastor. Morning service |
and Sunday school together at 10, |
subject, "Personal Preparation for i
soul-winning"; evening service 7.30,!
musical program and a short sermon
in "Music as Worship." Christian
Endeavor at 6.45; Junior Catecheti-
Ical class Monday at 4.15. The crea-i
'lure story will be told with the aid of j
| stereoptieon slides. Junior Cateche
tical class Wednesday at 7. Prayer <
service Wednesday at 7.45. Consis- i
tory meeting Thursday at S o'clock, j
St. Mark's Lutheran—The Rev. Wil- j
liam B. Smith. 10.30, theme, "The [
Heavenly Traveler;" Sunday school
2; 3 senior catechetical elai»s; H. 45,
Christian Endeavor Society; 7.30,
theme, "The Marks of a Child"; 4.15.
junior catechetical class: 7.30, prayer
meeting. Homemade baked beans and!
noodle soup dinner and supper by |
[class No. 9 St. Mark's Lutheran Sun-I
day school in the markethousc!
Thursday, March 11, 1915. Ice cream, I
candy and fancy articles for sale.
St. John's Lutheran The Rev.
George N. Lauffer. 9.30 Sunday
school, 10.45 morning worship and
sermon. "Putting on Christ;" 6.30 in
termediate Christian Endeavor; 7.30
evening worship and sermon, "Mordi
cal's Reward."
First Presbyterian Services at 11
and 7.30, evening subject. "The Law of
God and Life," the first in a series of
practical sermons; Sundav school at
9.45; Jr. C. E., 3; Sr. C. E.. 6.30.
Mt. Zion Methodist The Rev. J.
11. Royer. Preaching 3.30; Sunday
school 2.30; Junior and Senior Ep-
Iworthh League and prayer meeting
on Thursday evening.
First Methodist The Rev. John
H. Royer. 10.30. "Life's Choice";
7.30 revival services. Rev. W. Q.
Bennett; Sunday school at 2. special
program; class meeting 9.30; Epworth
League, 6.30; Wednesday probation-'
ers' and catechetical class at 6.45; Jr. j
League, 7: prayer meeting. 7.45; Fri
day K. of M., 6.45; foreign school I
Monday and Friday.
Centenary U. B. The Rev. A. K.!
Wier. 10.30, reception to members
and baptism; 7.30, Men's meeting,!
theme, "The Perils to Modern Man- ]
hood."
SPECIAL MUSIC
Special music will be a feature of|
to-morrow evening's service in the,
First Reformed Church. The program i
follows: Organ voluntary invoca
tion. hymn, congregation; anthem,
choir: five-minute talk on "Music as:
Worship," the Rev. Charles A. Huy- 1
ett; offertory, duet, Mrs. Devon and I
Mrs. Rudy; hymn, congregation; male ;
quartet, Messrs. Neff, Lawrence,
Rudy and Dr. D. E. Myers; contralto!
solo, Mrs. Devore; hymn, congrega-!
tlon.
PLANT RUNNING GOOD
Operations at the plant of the j
Pennsylvania Steel Company during j
the coming week, officials say. will I
continue on about the same scale as i
at present. Six open hearth furnaces j
will operate and two blast furnaces l
will be run. The rail mill will con- !
tinue double turn and the merchant, \
blooming and slab mills will operate i
single turn. Work on the plant im
provements are being rushed.
EX-COUNCII.MEN ORGANIZE
Name, bylaws and constitution were 1
adopted last evening by the new or- '
ganization of former members of Se- !
lect and Common Council, who served
the city under the bi-cameral form of
government. The name chosen is
"The Harrisburg Councilmanic Asso
ciation." Its purpose as is carefully
explained In the constitution is for
the promotion of mutual goodfellow
ship and sociability and to be "forever
nonpolitlcal." Annual meetings shall
be held the laßt Monday of January
of each year. The constitution and
bylaws will be placed before the for
mer councilmen at a meeting to be
held on Fasnacht Day, Februarv 16.
COPS IN RUNNING
DUEL WITH THIEVES
Officer Believes He Shot Pistol
From Robber's Hand; Had
Stolen Chickens
Special officers for the Pennsylvania
Steel Company early this morning had
a running pistol duel with two chicken
thieves, whom they had surprised on
their way home with several bags
full of loot Many shots were fired,
but the thieves made their escape.
About 2:30 this morning. Constable
George B. and Special Officer
George W. Braehears. of the steel
company police, saw two colored men
pass police headquarters at the foot
of Locust stret with two heavy bags
on their shoulders.
When the officers haled the men
they dropped their bags and fled along
the Pennsylvania Canal in the rear
of the Steelton store building. The
officers pursued them and opened lire
with their revolvers. One of the
thieves drew a 38-caliber revolver and
made an effort to reply but dropped
the weapon, supposedly struck by one
of the officers' shots. The gun was
fully loaded.
After the thieves made good their
escape the officers opened the bags
and found twenty-four hens and three
ducks. Later this morning it was
found that the fowls had been stolen
from Edward Sheets: and Edward
Houck at Enhaut. The police believe
tjiey know the thieves.
Man Seriously Injured
by Falling Telephone Pole
John Rice, 25 years old. of 362
Myers street, an 'employe of the Har
risburg Light and Power Company,
was seriously injured when he was
struck by a falling pole in Walnut
street this morning. Rice was help
ing take down a pole when he slipped
on some ice. The. pole fell striking
him on the head, lie was taken to
the Harrisburg hospital by Howard
Barnicle where he was found to be
suffering from a badly lacerated head
and possibly a fraeturbd skull.
STEELTON SNAPSHOTS
Plan Canoe Club. —At a meeting of
canoeists at the home of Charles Mes
isersmith, Penn street, to-morrow,
j plans will be discussed for the organi
i nation of a club for the promotion of
I canoeing and other aquatic sports,
j Transfer Co. Sells Stock. —Stock of
the Steelton and Harrisburg Brick
company was sold at public sale yes
[ terday. John Cassel and M. M. Bough
|or purchased a greater part of the
[stock and will continue a transfer
| business, using the stables of the old
| company.
j Chorus to lielicarse. —The chorus
that will sing the Easter mass at St.
James' Catholic Church will hold a
I rehearsal in T. A. B. hall. North Front
I street, to-morrow afternoon,
j Foreigners Hei<l. —Squire Gardner
I last evening hold Tom Bonovic, John
Skirbin and Mile Miljevlc, the three
foreigners who are alleged to have
, stolen some liquor from T. J. Nelly's
' hotel, Thursday morning, for court.
: In default of bail they were comrnit
; ted to Jail.
i-HIGHSPIRE 777^
CONTINUE REVIVAL
Revival services will be continued
:by both the United Brethren and
Church of God congregations. High
spire, following the evangelistic cam
paign carried on by the Rev. C. E.
Hillis. One hundred and sixty-two
persons were converted during the
three weeks' campaign.
HIGHSPIKE PERSONALS
| W. J. Poorman, of Philadelphia, was
I the guest of his brother, E. S. Poor
man. Wednesday.
Mrs. William Brashears is ill at her
| home in Penn street.
Solomon tTrlch, Jury street, was a
visitor in New Cumberland, Monday.
HIGH SPIRE CHURCHES
St. Peter's Lutheran—The Rev.
Frank Edward Moyer. 10.45, "The
Life of Sacrifice"; 7.30, "A Babel
Builder," fourth in series: Sunday
school,, 9.30; Jr. C. E„ 3; Sr. C. E„
6.45: special music Sunday night by
choir.
United Brethren—The Rev. H. F.
Rhoads. Preaching, 10.15 and 7.30;
Sunday school, 1; Y. P. S. C. E., 6.30;
there will be baptismal services and
communion services and reception of
members morning and evening.
Church of God—The Rev. B. L. C.
Itaer. 10.15. sermon for converts:
Sunday school, 1.45: Sunday school at
chapel, 3; C. E., 6.30; evening services
will be continued as evangelistic led
by a large chorus, subject of sermon,
"The Mightiest Modern Need." and a
Ringing Challenge to Meet It."
The Regent Theater to-day pre
sents as a feature a strong drama,
through the Box Office Attraction Co.,
entitled "A Fool There Was," a film
interpretation of Kipling's celebrated
poem, the "Vampire." The part of
the fool is impersonated by Edward '
Jose, formerly leading man with the
famous Sara Barnhardt. Theda Bara, I
formerly the leading lady of the The
ater Antome. Paris, is the vampire and
such well-known theatrical plavers as
Clifford Bruce, Victor Benoit, May Al
lison and Mabel Fromye«ir leaves'
nothing unsaid as to what may be ex
pected. as these are among the most
noted actors and actresses known to
the theatrical world.
Little Runa Hodges as the child of
the "Fool" brings a wealth of child-'
ish sunlight into the production. This 1
together with the interpolation of a
few beautiful and realistic bits of
home life makes the production one of
the strongest film plays ever produced
and exhibited on the screen.—Adver
tisement.
SUNDAY AT BAUGHMAN CHURCH
New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. o.—Ser
vices at Baughman Memorial Metho
dist Church to-morrow will be evan
gelistic in their nature. The large'
adult chorus hcoir, which has assisted !
during the last three weeks, will sing
morning and evening, assisted by the
orchestra. The children chorus will
sing at the evening service at 7.30
o'clock. The pastor, the Rev. J. V.
Adanis. will speak in the morning at
10.30 on "The Church's Source of
Power," and at 7.30 on "A Man's Mor
als." He will also address the young
people and children in the afternoon
at 2.30 o'clock.
75 WITNESSES TESTIFY
Gettysburg. Pa., Jan. 30.—Seventv
flve witnesses have been served with
subjenas to have them testify at the
hearing in this place next Tuesday in
connection with Congressman A. B.
Brodbeck's contest to the seating of
Congressman-elect C. William Beales.
REDISTRICTI OF
ELEVENTH IS ASKED
Thirty-two Residents Ask Court to
Allow More Convenient
Division
|r|| .ii * Recommendations
J/y !< I'Jj for the division of
y"' & f t,le Eleventh ward
(into more than two
phln county court
SnMSßfldSy sessions by a board
'H ainUßllwjfcl of com m 1 ssioners
|LBIfEBBIu||H consis ting of John
1 Marshall.
Thirty-two Eleventh ward residents
petitioned for the division claiming
that the ward which now contains but
two precincts. Is too large. At the
i last election 991 voters were regis
tered. 517 of whom were In the First
and 474 In the Second precinct.
Argue Public Service Decree.—Ar
gument was heard by the Dauphin
county court to-day with Judge Sel
:bert. of Perry, sitting with the two
.Dauphin judges, on the appeal of the
Gaffney and James City railroad from
the decision of the Public Service
, Commission in permitting the Kane
land Elk City railroad to cross Its
tracks at grade.
SENATORS ENGAGE IN
ALL NIGHT BATTLE
[Continued from First Page.]
in call of the bells for the first oppor
tunity to take a .otc.
The slightest relaxation or a parlia
j mentary slip on the part of the Re -
, publicans give the Democrats
[their eagerly hoped for opportunity of
I dropping the gavel. They claim to
[have the votes ready to pass the bill.
.The Republicans says they intend, by
I all means at their command, to pre
| vent that and the sharpest experts of
practice on both sides were ranged
in what was a battle of endurance
and wits.
Senator Kern, the Democratic floor
leader, declared that the session would
be continued throughout the dav and
that a decision would be reached this
evening as to holding another night
session.
Senator Sutherland contended that
so far, no filibuster had been carried
on against the bill, but he added that,
in his judgment, any parliamentary
power the Republicans might exert to
prevent its passage would be of im
measurable value to the country.
Steam RoUcr Tactics
Shortly after noon Vice-President
Marshall got into the chair after Sen
ators Lodge. Borah and William Alden
Smith had appealed to him In confer
ence to "preserve the Integrity of the
Senate" and rule against what the Re
publicans characterized as steam rol
ler tactics. The Vice-President told
them he intended to he governed by
the Senate's established rules.
Secretary Tumulty after a brief rest
at the White House reappeared on the
floor to listen to Senator Sutherland.
Tho official stenographers began to
show the strain of the grind and the
relays were reduced to twenty minu
tes.
Nothing remains for the Republi
cans but to attempt to talk the bill to
death, either with the adjournment of
Congress on Aiarch 4 next or with tho
collapse of the Democratic determina
tion to force it through. As Senator
Smoot talked, Senators Lodge and
Smith, of Michigan, slept in the mi
nority cloak room, each armed with
masses of papers ready to come to his
relief.
Senator Ashurst. first on the roll call
of the Senate and an important fig
ure in the parliamentary battle on that
account, spent the night asleep on a
sofa in the Senate chamber. Should
the Republicans falter In their cam
paign of words, should they lose the
Hoor long enough for the clerk to call
Senator Ashurst's name and for him
to answer, another round In the battle
would have been won for the majority
and he did not propose to leave that
possibility unguarded. With a roll
call once started it must be finished
bv rulp of the Senate, a rule enforced
during years of Republican rule to
terminate Democratic filibusters.
One Democrat on Floor
Occasionally as Senator Smoot talk
ed in a low tone for the most part
in order to save his strength and voice,
Democratic senators interrupted to
plague him with questions. For hours,
however, they sat in silence while he
addressed himself to every possibilitv
of the shipping bill, to the criticism of
every action of the Democratic admin
istration and to the discussion of sub
jects that seemed far removed from
the bill itself.
Once all Democrats except Senator
Simmons had left the chamber. He
hastened to the door of the majority
cloak room and his words were audi
ble in the almost empty galleries:
"Somebody had better stay out
here," he warned his colleagues, "I'm
the only Democrat on the Hoor."
A party of Democrats hastened to
their seats.
Breakfast of Milk
Between sentences Senator Smoot
took a breakfast of milk brought by
colleagues from the Senate cafe, anil
said he was not yet tired of speak
ing.
| In the Vice-President's chair sat
[Senator Hollis watching for the oppor
tunity to drop the gavel and order
jthe hard fought for roll call, but down
j in the seats of the chambers new Re
i publican sentinels began arriving fresh
and keen from a night of sleep, their
drooping-eyed colleagues began re
tiring, the evening dress suits begati
to disappear and at the same time
fresh forces of Democrats came on to
! replace those who had kept the battle
going through the night.
Thus the contest became again one
between men fresh In mind and body.
Senators Lafollette who holds a long
distance talking record of 18.hours and
; liO minutes, was an early arrival. Sen
|ator Oliver, acting as the Republican
i whip, declared he had two weeks con
tinuous talking material within call.
ROBBERS^MAKE RAIDS
ON RAILROAD STATIONS
[Continued from First Page.]
place yesterday the Cumberland Val
ley station was entered while the
agent, G. L. Elliott, was at dinner.
| The lock was picked and $8 In cash
taken from the drawer and seven mile
age books. A man and woman are
suspected of the robbery. They were
seen making toward Chambersburg
pfterward.
The door of the Carlisle station was
jimmied open about 10 o'clock Thurs
day evening. Since this station was
entered and the safe blown open less
than a year ago, no money is left
there over night. Several mileage
books were taken.
Several days ago the Greencostle
ticket office was broken Into and |4C
In cash taken. Marks under a win
dow corresponded with those at Car
lisle.
A revolver, seven dollars in cash and
a quantity of chewing gum was stolen
iat Greencastle.
IGUEir Of MEDICINE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Dr. Phillips Reviews Work of the
Army Surgeons and Illustrates
Surgical Methods in War
The Harrisburg Academy of Medi
cine at its annual meeting last night
elected Dr. Harvey F. Smith, presi
dent for the ensuing year. Dr. H. 11.
Farnsler, vice-president; Dr. A. Z.
Ritzman, second vice-president; Dr. J.
M. J. •Raunick, secretary and treas
urer; Dr. Carson Coover, librarian;
Dr. Clarence R. Phillips, trustee: Dr.
George W. Bauder, member of social
and scientific committee, and Dr. Nor
man B. Shepler, member of admission
committee.
Dr. Clarence R. Phillips, the retir
ing president, read a paper of much
timely interest on "Then and Now," a
review of the work of the army sur
geon, comparing his accomplishments
fifty years ago with those of to-day.
By statistics he showed that the num
bers of deaths in armies from disease
and from wounds are now as one to
one, whereas formerly five men died
from disease and one from wounds.
The paper emphasized the important
part being played in the European
war by the army surgeon.
In comparing United States army
camps on the Mexican border in 1912
and in Florida in 1898. Dr. Phillips
said there had been only one-seventh
as many deaths from disease among
an equal number of men in climates
practically the same; and from ty
phoid l'ever there were ony three
deaths among 30.000 men, while In
1898, two per cent, of all deaths were
from that disease. This, he said, was
due to compulsory innoculation against
typhoid.
Colored lantern slides furnished by
Dr. Hugh Hamilton and Dr. Coover
were used to show the surgeon's work
in the war zones with the latest de
vices for locating bullets.
HERE'S A STORY OF
THE ARMY ENGINEER
[Continued from First Page.]
probably one of the most noted. He is
now division chief, located at Balti
more. and a member of the Army
Board of River and Harbor Improve
ment, "the Infantirtde Board," as it is
generally known in Congress because
of the many pet and baby improve
ment sj-hemes of congressmen it slays.
Colonel Beach also served on the
Mississippi River Commission.
The Army Kngineer's .lob
Some idea of the varied knowledge
the army engineer must possess was
aptly Illustrated by the speakel l , who
pointed out a few of the jobs that are
all in the day's work. For the army
engineer builds roads and bridges,
erects lighthouses and jetties, repairs
levees, changes the courses of some
streams, keeps others in their proper
channels, removes snags and sand bars
here, places buoys there, constructs
dam ond locks, dredges rivers and
harbors, grades hills and tills valleys.
All these things in time of peace.
In war times he helps Uncle Sam
transport his troops over raging rivers
and through swamps; opens and keeps
open lines of communication; strings
telephone and telegraph wires; recon
structs bridges that have been Ndemol
islied by the enemy; places camps and
bivouacing sites in proper sanitary
shape and sees that they are drained.
The ilnul Picture of a Film of History
The pictures showed all sorts of in
teresting things from a bamboo cor
duroy road in the jungle of the Philip
pines to an improvised ferry for troop
transportation in another section of
the world. His peace pictures in
cluded dams made and in the making;,
locks, river and harbor work, dredg
ing, etc.. but none were more impres
sive. perhaps, than the series that
dealt with the raising of the wreck of
the Maine from Havana harbor. The
views showed the progress of the work
• from the beginning of the construction
j of the great circular cofferdams to the
; last picture of thu, raised old hulk with
] the colors of the United States floating
above it being towed out to sea for its
i ilnal resting place in the waters oft the
| Cuban coast.
Proud of Itself A Wee Bit
The Engineer Corps is just a wee
• bit proud of itself, both officers and
I men. and the speaker last night could
j not quite keep a touch of it from
! showing in his talk. In explaining the
make-up of. the army and the part
the corps takes Colonel Beach in
advertently mentioned that the high
t est men in the class at West Point are
selected for the corps. Character as
well as mentality alone count in the
choice. One class, the class of 'B4,
established the remarkable record by
giving seven men to the corps. These
included Colonels Galliard, who died
in service at Panama, and Colonel
Sibert, who built the Gatun locks. And
one wondered whether or not Colonel
Beach wasn't also one of the seven.
His tales of the peculiar intelligence
of the enlisted men In the corps were
j thoroughly enjoyable. lie related one
incident to demonstrate one Sergeant
I Uunn's resourcefulness and coolness
lin the Boxer uprising in China. In the
face of steady cross-lire from con
cealed infantry the sergeant climbed a
railroad embankment and in bold re
lief against the skyline he nonchalantly
took times and distances with a pocket
sextant in preparation for the day's
mapmaking.
Brains as Well as Brawn
On another occasion the men of the
Engineer Corps readily won a shoe
picking race from teams representing
the other branches of the service
through their resourcefulness. The
contest was to start from a given point
to a barrel filled with shoes, select the
proper pair of shoes, put them on and
return to the starting point. First
place counted 5 points, second 3 and
third 2. The army engineers, how
ever, discovered that one first place
was as good as a second and a third,
j So one man was delegated to stand by
while his companions searched for his
1 shoes alone. On another occasion a
! tug-of-war for mounted men was held,
} the men being privileged to select their
[ steeds. The cavalrymen naturally
picked horses—but the army engineers
selected mules, hitched tandem. They
won that event too.
For Auld I<ang Sync
In explaining how river and harbor
improvements are provided for Colonel
Beach went into detail about the
river and harbor bill, the so-called
"porl; barrel" bill of Congress. He
showed by the system of investigations,
reports, surveys, etc., on the part of
the Board of River and Harbor Im
provement just what chance a con
gressman's hope for improvement has
in getting Into the bill.
"And If you could see the members
of Congress who come before the
board to urge their requests for im
provements you would hardly accuse
the army men of giving them pork,"
said Colonel Beach.
The army officer was presented to
the engineers by President Farley Gan
nett and during the evening Theodore
R. Seelye. division engineer for the
State Water Supply Commission, un
der Mr. Gannett, and a one-time
civilian engineer under Colonel Beach
In the South, recalled the days of Auld
Syne down on the Mississippi.
After the lecture Colonel Beach was
the engineers' guest at luncheon.
NEW TRESPISS SICNS
FOR THE MAIN EINE
Violators Will Not Get Away
Where Arrests Are Made;
Warning Notices
When the main line of the Pennsyl
vania railroad appears in its new
Spring dress after track and other
repairs have been completed there will
also be seen something new in signs.
For some time a vigorous war has
been waged on trespassers. Signs
reading "Railroad Property, No Tres
passing" have not brought the results.
The new signs will be bright in
colors and can be read at long dis
tance. In addition to a warning no
tice will be given on the new signs that
ariests will follow for trespass vio
lations. Officials of the Pennsylvania
j Railroad claim they have more trouble
, with people who walk on or along the
railroad than with train jumpers. The
Railway Business Association is dis
tributing the following notices along
all railroad lines:
"While deaths to trespassers upon
railway property were held down to
almost nothing in Europe and Canada
and greatly reduced in certain of our
states, which have preventive laws,
fourteen times as many persons who
i had no business to be in danger were
killed by the cars in the United States
in 1913 than the number of passengers
killed. Fatalities reached 5,568, more
than at the Battle of Bull Run.
"In the year ending June .10. 1914,
94 trespassers were killed and 135 in
jured on the lines of the Wabash road,
of which only three were killed and
three injured in Canada.
"It is planned that state legislatures
which have been unwilling to act will
have the proposition of enacting ade
quate laws before them again this year,
backed by the force of the 'safety first'
campaigns and a growing demand for
such penalties as will put a stop to the
trespassing evil."
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division.—ll2 crew to
go first after 3.30 p. m.: 119, 122,
109, 116, 102, 106.
Engineer for 116.
Firemen for 109. 102, 106.
Flagman for 116.
Engineers up: Gibbons, MeCauley,
First, Statler. Sparver, Albright,
Conklin, Manley, Smeltzer, New
j comer, Crisswell, McGulre. Long,
Snow, Welsh, Supplee, Seitz, Smith.
Firemen up: Barton, Robinson,
Achey. Arnsberger, Moffatt. Cover,
Penwell, Blelch, Spring, Everliart,
Duval!, Miller, Huston, McCurdy,
Shive, Collier, Bushey, Grove, Her
man, Gelsinger, Manning, Copeland,
Bogus Money Orders Latest
Get-rich-quick Scheme
Special warning was received this
morning by Postmaster Sites from the
Post Office Department in regard to a
number of counterfeit money order
forms recently passed in Pittsburgh
and at Chicago and cautioning busi
ness men not to accept money orders
from strangers without satisfactory
references.
The bulletin tells of an order for
$.">4.50 tendered and accepted at a jew
elry store in Pittsburgh for a sl2
watch, the balance being received in
cash. At Chicago the forger secured
a carrier's signature, which he copied
on a number of orders and secured
payment. •
The counterfeit forms were printed
for Baltimore with serial numbers
604.107 and up. The printing is de
scribed as good, but the counterfeit
can be detected by the paper, which
is darker, thicker and not so trans
parent and smooth as the government
paper and docs not have the official
watermark. "U. S. Postal Money Or
j der."
DEATH OF MRS. MARV E. NIESLEY
Mechanicsburg, Pa.. Jan. 30.—Mrs.
[Mary Ellen Niesley died suddenly this
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Yentzer, Hartz, Davidson, Ivibhart,
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Conductor up: Looker.
Flagmen up: Witmyer, Clark.
Brakemon up: Wiland, Allen, Swei«
gart, C. Alumina. ShultzUerger, Desch,
Pague, Shover, Knupp, G. Mumma,
Kochenouer, Busaer, Collins, Brown,
MoNaughton, Brownewell, Bryson,
Coleman.
Midrib' Division. 25 crew to s°
first after 1.40 p. ra.: 23, 19.
Preference: 201.
Firemen for 25. 23.
Brakeman for 23.
Engineers up: Slmonton, Webster,
Kugler, Muin ma.
Firemen up: lieeder, Sheealey, Da
vis, Born man, Sehretller, ltoss, Pot
tiger, Zeiders, Fritz, Liebau, Simmons,
Kuntz, Stouflfer, Seagrist.
Flagman up: Jacobs.
Brakemen up: Stahl, Heck, Plpp,
Lauver, Kerwin, Blckert, Baker, KU
gore, Fleck, Peters. Bolan, McMenry,
Plack, Mathlas, Frank, Reese, Putt,
Wenerick, Kauffman, Kissinger, Klpp,
Fritz, Bell, Kohli, Roller.
Yard Crews —To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 1869, 1454, 2260, 707,
H-
Firemen for 1869, 1454, 2260, 322,
707.' 90.
Engineers up: Saltsman, Kubn, Sny
der. Pelton, Shaver, Landls, Hoyler,
Hohenshelt, Brenneman, Thomas,
Rudy, Houser, Meals, Stahl, Swab,
Crist, Harvey, Beck. Harter.
Firemen up: Snell, Bartolet, Oet
tys, Barkey, Sheets, Balr, Eyde, Key,
Myers. Boyle, Shipley, Crow, Revle,
Uish, Bostdorf. Schlefer, Rauch, Wel
gle. Lackey, Cookerley, Maeyer, Shol
ter, Balsbaugh.
KNOI/A SIDK
Philadelphia Division —The 22 3 crew
tirst after 3.45 p. m.: 209, 222. 211,
213. 2f19.
Conductor for 22.
Brakemen for 08. 23.
Conductors up: single, Gundle,
Stanffer. Shirk.
! Flagman up: Corrigan.
Brakemen up: Shaffncr, Rico,
Hoopes, Crosby, Kenstemacher, Knight,
Werts. Crosby. Dects, Felker, Arment,
I Qulgg, Campbell, Waltman, Gotidy,
Shuler. Yandling, Fair.
Middle Division —The 115 crew first
after 3.20 p. m.: 104. 105, 119, 113.
Firemen for 115, 105.
Flagman for 119.
Brakeman for 105.
THE READING
Harrisburg Division —The 15 crew
first to go after 12.30 p. m.: 12, 5, 3,
8, 9. Eastbound —68 first to go after
8.30 a. m.: 70, 71, 69, 53, 65, 59, 56,
58. 62, 60.
Engineers for 60, 5, 12.
Fireman for 56.
Conductors for 8, 12.
Flagman for 59.
Brakemen for 58, 59, 12.
Engineers up: Massimore, Wyre,
Barhaut, Crawford, Richwine, Glass,
i Fetrow, Tipton, Fortney.
Firemen up: Longenecker, Murray,
Miller, Lex, Chronister, Fulton, Bum.
baugh, Dobbins, Nye, Snader, Anspach,
Bingaman.
Conductors up: Ginger, Philobaum.
Flagman up: J. Ensminger.
Brakemen up: Maehman, Troy, Za
raski, Kapp, Eby, Crcager, Shader,
Carlin.
| morning of valvular heart trouble. Sh«
was in the sixty-third year of her ago,
and had been in good health xintil
this time. Mrs. Niesley was a life
long resident of this locality, and
Iborn in Monroe township. She is sur
jvlved by three children as follows:
jMrs. Walter Winand, and Mrs. Ira
Springer, Ja., both of Mechanicsburg,
| and David of Columbus, Ohio, also a
| stepmother, Mrs. Catherine Pressel, of
Warren: one orotlier, Samuel Pressel,
of Dillsburg Junction: two half
brothers. Penrose and Oren. of War
ren, and one half sister. Mrs. Elias
Gross of Churchtown. The funeral
service will be held on Tuesday ut 1.30
o'clock, conducted by the Rev. A. B.
Mower, of Shepherdstown, assisted by
tho Rev. E. C. B. Castle, pastor of the
First United Brethren Church. Burial
will bo ttiado in the Mechanicsburg
Cemetery.
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