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25th
Anniversary
Sale
Friday
Specials
$lO to sls Suits
A considerable reduction
on our "Clearance Price"
Is our motto during till*
Anniversary Sale.
$7 to sls Coats $3.95
Just about a half dozen
in this lot, so make your
selection early.
$1.25 Handbags 090
Black leather handbags, in
six different styles, new
shapes.
$1.25 Flouncing 090
15-inch 10 mbroldercil
Flouncing In Voile and
Swiss.
75c and $1 Bands 250
Embroidered bands. 7 to
!» inches wide.
Pillow Cases
I2.\o0; Friday only.
25c Bolster Cases 200
42x72; Friday only.
10c Outing Flannels
Plain and stripes.
39c Night Gowns 250
Cambric Gowns, neatly
t "immeil.
10c Infants' Sacks 50
Flannelette sacks in a va
riety of colors.
75c Linoleum... .290
In remnant lengths only;
big variety of patterns;
Friday only.
25c Silk Hose 12*^0
Tan only, all women's sizes.
-5c Organdie, 41 inches
wide, white only.
20c Voile .... 12^0
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KAISER IN CONFERENCE WITH
PROMINENT .MILITARY FEARERS
Bondon. Feb. 11. 12:il p. m.—The
situation in the eastern arena of the
lighting is occupying the attention of
the military authorities in Berlin in
very large degree, if reliance may be
placed on news dispatches reaching
London fro mtlie continent. Accord
ing to these Emperor William re
turned hurriedly to Berlin from the
Polish war theater and at once held
a prolonged military conference, sum
moning for this purpose General Von
Moltke. Count Von Aulenljerg, General
Von Keasel and many other well
known leaders.
EMPEROR DEPRESSED OVER
HEAVY LOSSES IN EAST
London. Feb. 11.—According to the
correspondents of certain neutral
Danish newspapers Emperor William
finds the situation generally hopeful,
but ho is described as greatly de
pressed over the terrible price in men
Germany has had to pay for compara
tively limited advances against the en
trenched Russians. One acount reach
ing Paris by way of Warsaw places
the German losses on the Bzura and
the Rawka fronts at 45,000 dead. This
report is absolutely without confirma
tion and it has not even been repeated
from any other source.
WITH THE FRENCH
WOUNDED
The Woman's Sacrifice
Paris. Feb. 9th. 5.30 P. AI. Away!
from the battlefield one sees war
stripped of its glamor. We see the
heroic work of rurses who are on
duty day and night. There Is devo
tion, self-sacrifice, suffering patriot
ism—qualities which only a great war
and its terrible consequences can in
spire to the highest development. The
women everywhere are helping and
everywhere one sees self-sacrifice and
devotion to country.
The women of the United States do
not know how fortunate they are.
Here there are plenty of women who
suffer in silence, whose strength is out
of proportion to their ambition. Their
hands are tied by some chronic dis-'
ease common to womankind; .hat
weak back, accompanied by pain here
or there, extreme nervousness, sleep
lessness, maybe fainting spells or
spasms, are all signals of distress for
women. She may be growing from
girlhood Into womanhood, passing
from womanhood to motherhood, and
later suffering from that change
which leaves so many wrecks of
'Women. At any or all of these pe
riods of a woman's life she should
take a tonic and nervine, prescribed
for just such cases by a physician of
vast experience in the diseases of
women. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription has successfully treated more
cases the past fifty years than any
other known remedy. When you feel
dull, headachy, backache, dizzy, or
perhaps hot flashes, there is nothing
\ you can accomplish, nothing you con
enjoy. You can find permanent re
lief in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion. It is sold by medicine dealers,
or trial box by mail from Dr. Pierce.
( Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. V.. on re
ceipt of 50 cents, or one dollar for
1 large box.—Advertisement.
THURSDAY EVENING,
tl£Me^£Qe^t
P. R. I MACHINISTS
IE MiY MISTAKES
Safety First Committee Makes
Valuable Discovery at Sun
bury Shops
In recommendine a new floor be
neath four lathes in the Pennsylvania
Railroad machine shops at Sunbury a
safety first committee made a valuable
discovery. Beneath the old planks was
found nearly 1,000 pounds of scrap
iron. This iron, it is said, represents
mistakes made by machinists, who
dropped the iron through a hole in the
t floor to avoid trouble.
Since this discovery at Sunbury all
holes found in floors of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad machine shops, it is
said, will be closely scrutinized. Fol
lowing: the discovery at Sunbury a
number of machinists attended a din
ner, at whie hemployes told of another
hole through which much valuable
Iron had been dropped during the past
twenty-five years. The iron l'ound in
clude broken tools, defective bolts and
parts of machinery for engines and
cars, many pounds of nuts with
broken threads and parts of small
wheels.
P. R. R. Directors Hear
of Big Business Ahead
Spec ial to The Telegraph
Philadelphia. Feb. 11.—11. C. Frick.
multi-millionaire steel and railroad
man, is optimistic concerning business
conditions.
"Business conditions are better than
they have been," he said nt the Ritz-
Carlton last evening, "and they will
continue to improve."
Mr. Frick came to the city to attend
a meeting of the Pennsylvania's board
of directors and a dinner in the even
ing.
He was asked whether it was true,
as rumored in financial circles, that he
was not altogether pleased with the
manner in which the Pennsylvania
Railroad is being managed at present.
"That is a matter I do not care to
discuss," he answered.
Ask For More Cash
For Railroad Expenses
The directors of the. Pennsylvania
Railroad yesterday decided to request
the stockholders for authority to in
crease the indebtedness of the com
pany at the next annual meeting
540.000.000. Authority exists, under
action of the stockholders taken in
March, 1909, to increase the indebted
ness $80,000,000, so that the total au
thorization will be $120,000,000. The
$49,000,000 of consolidated mortgage
bonds recently sold are a. part of this
authorization. There will therefore
be $71,000,000 of authorized increase
remaining to meet the capital require
ments of the company and whl<sh may
be issued in such a form of security
as the board of directors may decide
to be most advantageous.
Standing of the Crews ■
HAItKISHI'RG SIDE
l'lilla<li'l|ilila Illusion —10,". crew first
to go after 4 p. m.: fil, 1-1, 137. 115.'
181. 132, 130, 133, 134, 111, 125.
Engineer for 121).
Firemen for 115. 129.
Conductors for 115, 127. 132, 134.
Flagmen for 130, 131. 133.
Brakemen for 104, 127. 129, 132, 133.
Engineers up: Sparver, Sellers, Man-
Icy, Smith, Young, Albright, Kennedy,
MadenforO. Seitz, Snow, Long, Supplee,
McGulre, Mlnnich, W'anbaugh. Grass.
Firemen up: Mulholm, Ohronister,
Dodd, Balsbaugl), Packer, Rlioads,
Slieaffer, Huston, Hartz. Arnsberger,
Xhive, Spring. Dunlevy, Martin, Barton,
Moffutt. Miller, Sees. Myers, Pcnwell,
F.leich. Lantz, Kverliart, Coover.
Conductors up: Fesler, Ropp.
Brakemen up: Urownawell, Grifflfle,
Ml land, Riley. File, Dengler, Hlvner,
Kochenour, Moore. Mumma, Shultz
berger.
Ml<l<lle Divlnion—234 crew first to go
after 2 p. m.
Thirty-seven Altoona crews to come
in.
I .aid oft: 22. IG, 15.
Engineers up: Simonton, Gannan,
Knisley. Ilertzler, Moore. Kugler, Web
ster. Wissler.
firemen up: Kuntz, Seagrist. Fletch
er. Pottiger. Lleliau, Simmons. Fritz,
Drewett, Cox. Arnold, Stouffer, Kar
stetter, Sheesley, Bornman, Schrefller,
Davis, Wright, I loss.
Conductors tin: liberie. Huber, Keys.
Brakemen up: Bell. Weneriek. Fritz,
Kohli, Koller. M.vers. Kane. Kieffer,
I'ipp. Kerwin, Kilgore. Schoffstall.
I Stahl. Spahr, Strouser. Heclc. Peters,
linker, Reese, Bolan, Plack. Mellenry,
Putt,
1 Yrerd Crew*—To go after 4p. m.:
Knglneers for 1454, 22K0. 14.
Firemen for 18SG, 1454, 2260, 1255,
14. 90. 1820.
Kngineer* up: Thomas. Rudy, Hous
er. Meals. Stahl. Swab. Harvey, Salts
man, Kuhn. Pelton, Shaver, i.amiis,
Iloyler, Beck. Barter, Blever, Brenne
ma n.
Firemen up: Raucli. Weigle, Cook
eifley. Maeyer, Snell, Bartolet. Getty,
Larfcey, Slieets. Bair. Kyde. Ney, Myers,
Bovle. Shipley, Crow, Revie, Ulsh,
Schiefer.
i:\OI.A SIDK
Plillndelpliin Division —Jl" crew first
to go after 3:45 p. m.: 214. 229, 21 U, 205,
24 2. 233, 230.
Engineers for 205. 216, 233.
Fireman for 201.
Conductors for 5, 13. 31, 30.
flagmen for B, 13, 42.
Brakemen for 5, 13, IG.
Conductors un: Stauffer, Steinour,
I.oKan, Shirk. Walton, Dewees.
Flagmen up: Snyder, Reitzel, Kroh,
rjnr- Shlndle. BonohOe.
Hrakemen up: Sunimey. Rice, Bong,
Malseed. Crosby. Hooper. Myers. Camp
-1 ell. Vandling. Knight, Arment, Werts,
Waltman. Deets, Keller, Twlgg, Felker,
Shuler, Goudy, Wiest, Mununa, Kone,
Kimes. But.-',.
Middle Division—ll4 crew first to go
afte'r 2:45 p. ill.: 109, 107. 1 15.
l.aid off: 101. IDS, 111, 102, 104.
Fireman for 115.
Till; REARING
Hai'i'isbiU's Division —The 4 crew to
go first nfter fin. rn.: 2, 19, 11, 16, 7,
! 23. 10. 17. 5. 6, 15.
EastbounO —58 first to iro after 9.15
a. m.t 59. 69, 56. 65, 57, 71.
Engineer for 17.
Firemen for 4, 16.
Conductors for 58. 2.
Hrakemen for 4. 16.
Engineers uo: Pletz. Sassman,
Wood, Crawford. Ramlmrt, Morrison,
\ Wyre, Tape, Martin, Morne, Mussi
niO"e.
Firemen up: Sullivan. Dobbins,
Binguman. Murray. Kuntz. Boyer. Ful
ton Bex, Rumbpueb. Dowhower. King,
Carl. Ansnach. Kelly, Sellers, Zukow
skl. Bowers.
Conductors ape Seiders, Fleagle,
Orris.
Brakeo'en up: Shearer, Black.
Hinkle. Sbader. Ayres. Trov. Warren.
Fleagle, Zawaskl, Carlin, Hartz and
Painter.
PARTY INVITATIONS
Miss Ivy L. Jones has issued |n> |.
tat'ons for an informal
party at lier home. 339 Crescent
street, on the evening of February 16.
RAILROAD "COMBINE"
RAPPED BY TRAINMEN
[Continued from First Page.]
Railroad, the Lackawanna Rail
road. the New York Central Rail
road. the Delaware and Hudson
Hallroad, the Buffalo, Rochester
and Pittsburgh Railway, the Pitts-.
burgh, Suminerville and Clarion
Railroad and the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad. Five of these cor
porations are Pennsylvania cor
porations, and a considerable part
of the stock of two of them is
owned by Pennsylvanlans. Eleven
of the thirteen are practically for
eign corporations and eight of
them are actually so.
Railroad Power With Legislature
Briefly stated, their announce
ment declares, they Intend to pre
sent the question of the repeal of
the full crew laws to the public;
but why, is left to conjecture. The
power to repeal the laws is vested
in the Legislature. The senators
and representatives in the General
Assembly are chosen by the people
to perform such service and the
Constitution of the Commonwealth
declares that the legislative power
of this Commonwealth shall be
vested in a General Assembly
which shall consist of a Senate
and House of Representatives.
Hut the senators and representa
tives are bound by the obligations
of their oaths to fidelity to con
science and the Constitution. The
power behind the throne, how
ever, the politicians, are free alike
to moral and legal restraints and
a lobby composed of thirteen rail
roads may lo.ok good to them.
Besides there is an advantage
in an appeal to an audience fa
miliar with the subject. The aver
age citizen knows about as mtlch
concerning the practical operation
of a railroad as the man in the
moon knows about building sew
ers. And this is not an aspersion
upon its intelligence. Railroad
ing is a trade peculiar to itself.
Men who have had no experience
in the service have no idea of the
requirements of a safe and sane
conduct of a train. They all know
that it is necessary to have an en
gineer and a conductor on each
train and that there is a flagman,
fireman and brakeman carried.
But they have little idea of the
duties of each of these emploves
and might easily be made to think
that a train equipped with air
brakes could get along without a
brakeman.
Importance of Full Crew
But railroad trainmen know the
importance of. a well-equipped
train with its burden of human
or commodity freight. To keep
all trains on all roads operating in
Pennsylvania up to that standard
may cost 51,500.000 a year. But
it guarantees the safetv of pas
sengers and freight, and probably
saves more than that amount each
year in guaranteeing immunity
from wrecks. During 1913, the
first year under the full crew bill,
not a single passenger was killed
on the Pennsylvania railroad. In
1914 the same splendid record
was made. It is not claimed that
this splendid achievement in rail
roading Is ascribable entirelv to
the full cr6w. but it may justly
be claimed that the full equip
ment had something to do with
It. For these reasons It is not fair
either to the General Assembly or
the railroad trainmen that this
immense lobby is addressing itself
to the public rather than to the
Legislature.
The full crew law does not re
quire the employment of men
whose services are not necessary,
and it does not mean emplovrnent
without service. It means safetv
to lives and property of the pub
lic and we submit that it is better
that our legislation should con
serve life than create dividends.
The full crew bill has not in the
two years it has been in force im
paired the prosperity of the rail
roads or added needless expense
to the operation of transportation
companies. It has fulfilled Its
mission of making safety first a
principle in railroad operation and
marked an era of freedom from
calamity in railroading that is a
credit to the transportation com
panies and an honor to the State
of Pennsylvania.
The wage-earners of the rail
roads of Pennsylvania are not rich
enough to enter into competition
with the thirteen railroads in the
combination to fight the full crew
law in a campaign before the pub
lic. But they are firm in their
convictions that the law has
worked good results both from the
viewpoint of labor and capital and
they will contend with such en
ergy as they can command for the •
maintenance of the just principle
expressed in the law in question.
Must Not Awake Sleepers
Is New P. R. R. Order
The Pennsylvania railroad is direct
ing the attention of its employes to
the necessity for reducing noises
around sleeping cars during the night
The company's notice to employes
says:
"We wish the co-operation of all em
ployes in order to avoid complaints.
Employes at passenger stations and on
trains on freight tracks should en
deavor to avoid all loud talking and
unnecessary noise by engines blowing
off steam while passing or shifting cars
opposite passenger stations."
RAILROAD NOTES
Berks county commissioners ara
trying to find a way to make railroads
pay for prisoners sent to jail for train
riding. A similar question was raised
in Dauphin county some time ago, but
no decision was reached.
John R. Ossman. cashier at the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
freight department, has joined the
veteran employes" association of that
company.
Thirteen more electrical earn are
ready for service on the Pennsylvania
railroad. They were built at the Al
toona shops and will be used between
Paoll and Philadelphia.
The Baldwin locomotive plant has
received a rush order for 100 engines
for France. They are to be of the
narrow gauge type.
SCHAEF'STOWN BANK
FATE IS IN BALANCE
[Continued from First Page.]
whether the stockholders will make
the additional investment.
Rumor had it here this morning
that holders of 210 shares have agreed
to put up the spot cash.
Middle town Man Will Pay
D. B. Kieffer. the .Middletown cat
tle dealer, who is said to owe $12,000
on overdrafts, sai dthls morning that
his affairs with the bank were in so
tangled a conditio nthat he does not
know just where he stands, but he
declares be will do his utmost to make
every penny good.
Irwin Horst's debt of $15,000 Is also
expected to be paid within a short
time, possibly before the end of the
week.
Uriah B. ilorst. the bank president,
also stater that Dinner's bond of $15.-
000 also looks like a gilt-edged asset
HARRISBURG Cs3s3i? TELEGRAPH
5a
| Two More Days |
I Piano Selling 1
i Sale Closes Sat. Night. Used j
Among the Bargains For Tomorrow 1
II The Greatest Piano Sale this city has ever known is drawing |j
11 to a close, and those who want to take best advantage of the |§
g opportunity had better take it this evening or to-morrow. §
j| Don't wait longer. Come in " mn'|(|n)':'' '||f 1
gat once if you want one of W 1 'fi I ' 1
-> these beautiful instruments, or |ll | |j j .. j
H at least come and see and hear 111 1 Iffii IBffllOllll Ml SIHIII Mill —fll • I
gi them. Never mind whether J J IIIIIjIP™"'""'ji 1
j|j you are ''ready" or not---you j| fj
g know we are making terms to g i9l | I mrm II
H suit your personal convenience. II J 1! n illllil.i'! 'liillil!ll|B|M li f 8
g. Remember; you assume no risk at II P H I I IP
W all in buying a piano at this sale, for IIJI 1 F///E1 I ) II M
we guarantee every one. Come early gT L j | J
—they will sell quickly, and the big- \ Willi dty
§ gest bargains will naturally go first. iQr
This Used Player-Piano Only $225
Just a Few of the Bargains Are Here Illustrated
jl Store Open Until 9 O'clock This Evening' lj
| J. H. Troup Music House §
I: Troup Building 15 S. Market Square I
and that if those three items are paid,
amounting to a total of $37,000, there
would be only $4,000 to be accounted
for by tho stockholders.
It was stipulated yesterday that 25
per cent, of the assessment be paid
to-day, 25 per cent, to-morrow morn
ing and 50 per cent, on Saturday
morning.
Surety Co. Liable For $15,000
Yesterday afternoon Bank Examiner
Logan conferred with representatives
of the surety company in an effort to
have the $15,000 bond of Binner turn
ed over quickly. Mr. Logan told the
Schaefferstown people this morning
that there may be some delay in get
ting It, but the surety company Is
liable.
No explanation was given the stock
holders of how Kieffer and Squire
Horst had become, so deeply indebted
to the bank. At the afternoon meet
ing President Horst said:
"I'm sorry It went, that way, but it i
couldn't be helped. Smarter men than j
we have been fooled. 1 believe that If
we can start again, we'll make up thiß
loss in a • short time. Things may
turn up to reduce tho loss, and when
the $22,000 owing from these two
men comes in the stockholders will be
|reimbursed. And If we don't put up
this money and reopen the bank all
will be lost."
Woman Sobs "I <'un't"
After he linished. he asked for tho|
people to talk. One woman said all she'
had In the wyrlu was tied up in the
bank, and she was crying when she got
to her feet.
"I can't make that much up. I
have five shares. It only means put
ting more money in for others to get."
Logan. who had been silent
throughout the meeting, talking only
when Mr. 1 lorst got a whispered ex
planation of what could be done,
started to talk then.
"Under the present conditions the
bank can be reorganized if you stock
holders put up the money. The comp
troller will meet you half way and do
all he can to see that the bank is re
opened. You need a bank here. If it
is reopened there will be no question
lof solvency. It will be a solid bank.
A receiver will be appointed by tho
comptroller, 1 think, but that will not
interfere with the opening of the
bank."
Insurance Policy Start of Tragedy
Mrs. Binner, wife of the suicide
j cashier, will be wirll provided for
j through the insurance policy for $15,-
000 which, she says, brought all the
trouble on her husband. It was this
insurance policy that first made Ho
verter and Binner friends and led to
the business relationship which has
put Hoverter behind the bars and
caused Binner's death.
Although no bank director would
I allow himself to be quoted to-day on
I any of the transactions which involve
I Ivleffer and Squire Ilorst, there were
I explanations as to how these men got
'into the affair. I
Kieffer U"a cuttle dealer and a»
FEBRUARY 11, 1915. '
such took notes from farmers and
others with whom he dealt. These he
turned Into the bank where Binner dis
counted them. Many, it is said, may
be worthless unless KiefCer makes
good. Horst is a clgarmaker and two
years ago bought much leaf tobacco.
His obligations aro said to be personal
notes drawn to pay for the tobacco.
He has a farm and tobacco warehouse
valued at more than $20,000.
Kept Two Balance Sheets
So bad is the condition of books in
the bank that little can be learned of
the true condition of affairs lor weeks.
It was a one man bank. Binner was
cashier, teller, clerk and had not taken
a vacation in two years. lie had re
fused assistance although a clerk was
offered him. The condition of the
books indicates that he kept two bal
ance sheets, one for his own dealings
and the other for the board of direc
tors.
j LUNCHEON TO DEBUTANTES
Mri. J. V. W. Heynders of SteeltoVi,
entertained informally at luncheon
yesterday in honor of Miss I<oulse Car
ney and Miss Dora Wickersham Coe,
two pf this season's debutantes.
In the party were: Miss Alice Wal
lis. Miss Hobinson, Miss Mary Eliza
beth Meyers. Miss Constance Ferriday,
Miss Elinor Neal Clark, Miss Arta Wil
liams, Miss Eleanor Darlington, Miss
Elizabeth Bailey, Miss Johnston, Miss
' Myrvlnne Leason, Miss Virginia Har
dest King, Miss Daro Cue and Miss
HAVE 1 Til FOR
CUMBERSOME HEARTS^
Books, Candy and Other More
Useful Valentine Gifts
Are in Demand
Fond lovers are not sending the
usual dainty valentines made of lace
and satin this year to their sweet
hearts, according to proprietors of
scores who have the heart tokens on
sale.
Stationery stores are carrying a
large suply of small tokens, inscribed'
with little love ditties and short poem*
corresponding with the spirit of the
day. Books, fancy trinkets, and other
more useful articles accompanied with
a small card bearing greetings from
the sender are more in demand.
, Small heart shaped boxes of candy,
little photos mounted on fancy hearts, -
and small bouquets are supplanting
the old-fashioned and elaborately
decorated valentines. The comic "old
maid" and "haclielor" pictures with
their rhymes of bygone charms, how
ever, are much in vogue.