TORT SERIES OF
SPECIAL SERVICES
£ -*3 ass Meetings For Women Will
Be Held Each Saturday
Afternoon
"uturday afternoon mass meetings j
tor " omen of Steclton will be held each |
week in one of the borough phurches.
The tirst meeting will be held in St.
John's Lutheran Church to-morrow af
ternoon. at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. G. N.
wife of the pastor of the
church, will speak on "Regeneration.
These meetings are an innovation in
•Steelton church work. They are the
outgrowth of a series of meetings for
men only started in Centenary hinted
ISrethren Church last Sunday. So well
•was this meeting attended that it was
scolded to hold a series of similar .
lAeetings for women.
The second meeting in the series of
men's meetings wilt be held in St. |
John's Lutheran Church. Sunday after
noon. The Rev. G. N. LaufTer. pastor. •
will del'ver a live-wire talk on ' One
Man's Question." . !
There will be a special program of
music, which will include singing by !
the Rev. Mr. Ijiulter and several selec
tlons on the pipeorgan. A male quartet,
consisting of M. R. Alleinun. A. \. Ale-
Cauley. Harold Wells and H. It. Rupp. ,
will sing.
STEELTON SNAPSHOTS
__
Krister Elected. William A. Keis- '
ter was elected treasurer of the Steel- .
ton' Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
succeeding the late William M. James. ;
H. R. Shirk, Bressler, w~ elected a di- t
rector. _, _ |
Mterary Society Meets. The Cen- j
tral Grammar Literary Society met
this afternoon in ;he Felton Building. |
Tne subject for debate was: "Resolved. !
That Washington performed a greater |
service for his country than Lincoln. [
NO DATE SET
No date has yet been set for the j
inquest over the body of Meko Pie- :
mencic. the Croatian who was shot
Wednesday afternoon. The inquest as j
well as the hearing of Stanko |
Krzmonlc. who fired the fatal shot, j
•will be held in the office of Squire I
Gardner. The shooting is said to J»ave
been accidental.
CLOSE LONG REVIVAL
Four weeks of revival services in j
Centenary United Brethren Church
dosed last evening. During the cam
paign 149 converts were made by the j
Rev A K. W'ier, who conducted the !
services. Of these 111 have already)
joined the church. Another large class
will join next Sunday morning. The |
Rev. Mr. Wier will continue these
services each Sunday evening for some ]
time.
WILL ADDRESS MEN
• \ Borderland Home in Time oft
War" will be. the subject of an ad-1
dress hv B. F. Nead. a Harrlsburg at- j
torncv.' before the men's Bible class |
„f the First Presbyterian Church next |
Tuesday evening.
STEELTON PERSONALS
Harold Miller has returned from
Lancaster.
C N. Muinma. who has been sert
ouslv ill. is now expected to recover.
Lawrence M. Burkett has gone to
his home near Carlisle, where he is
seriously ill.
I-MIDDLETOYCT- - -1
MY N FRED—M'GA UVE V
Furie Manfred and Miss Catherine |
McGarvey. both of Middletown, were |
married Wednesday afternoon in the i
Middletown Catholic Church by the [
Rev. Father Howard. The bridegroom
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Man- [
fred and the bride Is a daughter of I
Mr. and Mrs. Annie McGarvey.
E. C. FLETCHER DIES
Edward C. Fletcher, 33 years old,
died yesterday at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. James Nagle, Ann street,
from a complication of diseases. He
is survived by his father, one brother,
John, of Philadelphia, and three sis- ;
tors. Miss Mary and Miss Sabina j
Fletcher, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. I
James Nagle. He was a member of'
the Catholic Church, the Loyal Order !
of Moose and the Foresters of America.
MIDDLETOWN NOTES
Council Meets. Councilmen Eris
nian. Hippie and Krepps were ap
pointed a committee to submit a plan
for a new street in place of Brown's
lane, recently closed, at a meeting of
council last evening.
Literary Society Meets.—The High
School Literary Society met this after
noon. Patriotic exercises were a fea
ture of the program.
Miss Francis Lingle entertained a j
party of friends at her home last even
ing. Refreshments were served.
ZEPPELIN HALTS STEAMER
London, Feb. 19.—The halting of!
the Dutch steamer Helena by a Zeppe- j
lin hovering over her mastheads gives!
a new role to dirigible aircraft which,
so far during this war have done little '
on land or sea to justify their main- I
tance.
Experienced Women
Advise Mother's Friend
Because it is so perfectly safe to us«
•nd has been of such great help to a
host of expectant mothers, these women,
» experienced in this most happy period,
advise the use of "Mother's Friend."
Applieu externally to the abdominal
•muscles Its purpose is to relieve the
undue tension upon the cords and liga
ments resulting from muscular expansion.
Beneath the surface is a network of fine
nerve threads and the gentle, soothing
embrocation, "Mother's Friend," is
designed to so lubricate the muscular
fibres as to avoid the unnecessary and
continuous nagging upon this myriad of
nerves. It is a reflex action.
Applied to the breasts it affords the
proper massage to prevent cakihg.
Thousands of women have reason to
relieve in this splendid help under the
trying ordeal of motherhood. Their
letters fere eloquent evidence of its great
*sluc to women. In use for many years
ft has come to be a standard remedy for
purpose.
There Is scarcely a well-stocked drug
■tore anywhere but what you can easily
obtain a bottle of "Mother's Friend" and
In nearly every town and village Is a
grandma who herself used It In earlier
year*. Expectant mothers are urged to
try this ;.plendUl assistant to comfort.
Mother's Friend is prepared by Brad
ileld Itcjnilator 410 Ijin.sr r.ldg.,
Atlanta, Oil. Send Iv»" wur little book.
FRIDAY EVENING, BLAJIRIS3URG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 19, 1915. '
LAMBERTON CONTES
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
WILLIAM BINGHAM FRIEDMAN GEORGE FOX FROEHLICH
Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays were jointly observed this after
noon by the students of Central high school. The feature was the
oratorical prize essay contest in which the four boys pictured above pur
ticipated. They were chosen from nineteen contestants, as the four writ
ing the best essays on "Franklin's Career as a Diplomat."
MALIIKKI WILL
GET HIS RESPITE
State Board of Pardons Will Take
Time to Hav.e Inquiries Made
About His Case
V Governor Brum-
A baugli to - day
granted a respite
IjjL for the execution
of Andrew Malin
n2sZ?3c\ owskl, the Alle
\ gffl Eti SkA murderer, where
-41-|H WnjWjMf liy his electrocu-
tion is stayed froni
ffirT *S next week to the
—n~'-Tir.*j3 week of March 29
to permit the State
Noartf of Pardons to further inquire!
into nis case. The case was submitted j
to the board on Wednesday by H. B. J
Schoch, a former Harrlsburg newspa- j
perinan, and attracted much attention j
because of the unusual pleas made |
in behalf of the condemned man. i
The first electrocution is to take
place at the new penitentiary next
week when John Talap. Montgomery
county, will be put to death.
Governor Busy on Bills.—Governor
Brumbaugh is going over some of the
drafts of legislation to-day and is in
consultation with heads of departments
and legislators who have remained in
the city for the week-end.. The proba
bilities are that the bill for the de
partment of conservation will be pre
pared next week. The forestry bill
will await action on *his measure.
Inspecting Roads.—Highway Com
missioner Bigelow is making some in
spections of highways in the western
end of the State so that the main
tenance work may be started promptly.
Ready lor Rcargrunicnt. —Attorney
General Brown has prepared matters
for the reargument of the automobile
license case in Philadelphia next week.
Mr. 1 largest will probably look after
the State s end of the rase.
Inspecting 'Hatcheries. Commis
sioner N. R. Buller has gone to the
State hatcheries on a tour of in spec-I
tion preparatory to the spring "plant- j
Ing'' of fish. Jle is in Erie county to- i
day and will be in Bellefonte to-mor
row.
Committee Meets Governor. The
committee of the State Board of Agri
culture in charge of the resolutions
regarding reorganization of that de
partment vtsited the Governor yester
day and presented the formal action
of the board.
Must Improve Facilities. —The Pub
! lie Service Commission has adopted
the recommendations of Commissioner
: Gaither on the train service of *he
'Erie Railroad in Tioga-county. Mr.
Gaither made an inspection trip and
! residents of Arnot will be benefited bv
the order.
New Taxi lane. —The Public Service
Commission granted the application
for a charter for the Blue -Line Taxi
Company of Wilkes-Barre.
Governor Elected.—Governor Brum
baugh was yesterday elected president
of the College and University Council.
John 11. Harris, Lewisburg, was
elected vice-president and Dr. Schaef
fer secretary ex officio.
Committeemen Busy.—Members of
the House appropriations committee
are busy with their inspections of state
I institutions and will he busy over the
coming week. Over fifty inspections
will be made.
After Food I .aw Violators, —Agents
I of the Dairy and Food Commissioner
have descended upon violators of the
■ State food laws in Carbon. Berks.
Philadelphia and half a dozen other
counties this week. Many fines have
been imposed.
More Cattle Cases. —More cases of
loot and month disease have appeared
in the eastern counties. The quaran
tine regulations will likely remain un
changed for some time.
Commission Hearings. The Pub-
I lie Service Commission is holding
'hearings on rate cases to-day and will
j work out several decisions before ad
'journing to-night.
i Blair Bridge- Approved. The
| State Water Supply commission has
j approved a number of bridges for
1 Blair county, most of them township
I bridges.
Mrs. Johnson's Death. Word came
| to the Capitol to-day of the death of
| Mrs. Charles Johnson, wife of the in
surance commissioner, at her home
l in Norristown. Mrs. Johnson has been
ill for some time.
The Tariff Resolution. Governor
IJrumbaugh has the tariff resolution
j under consideration to-day. ft is a
! question whether he is calied upon to
'act upon it.
RESUME WORK ON
BIG STEEL ORDER
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I their appearance in Steeiton every few
days and hove created considerable
discussion. Officials of the company,
; however, refused to comment on the
rumors.
News that the big job had finally
been released caused considerable joy
In Steeiton this morning for it is taken
as an indication that the big plant
there will soon return to its former
prosperity.
j Six open hearths are now in opera
: tion. The rail mill is operating single
I turn and a number of the other mills
j are alternating on single turn.
jTwo MASKEETBANDITS
GETS EMPTY SAFE
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moving train apparently discouraged
them in their efforts to open the safe
so they rolled it out. the car door as
the train was slowing for a bridge and
then ju/nped after it. The helpless
messenger rode on. and the robbery
was not discovered - until after the train
reai'hed Richmond tnroc hours later.
Two suspects applied for lodgings
iln Alexandria in the early morning
!and disappeared later. A train rob
bery almost within the gates of the
Capital stirred up the police authori
ties considerable.
GOVERNOR'S TROOP
HOLDS 27TH BANQUET
Colonel Ott and Lieutenants Meek,
Major and Hummel Are
Guests of Honor
One big, jolly timfc was last night's
celebration by members of the Gover
nor's Troop. in commemoration of
the twenty-seventh anniversary, a ban
quet was held at Hotel Aldine.
Captain George C. Jack was toast
master. In addition to addresses by
Captain Jack, and Lieutenants Nico
demus and Roberts, addresses were
made by the honored guests: Colonel
Frederick AI. Ott, Lieutenant t'harles
P. Meek; Lieutenant John M. Major,
and Lieutenant Edgar C. Hummel,
Members of the troop present were:
Captain George C. Jack, First Lieu
tenant E. A. Xicodemus, Second Lieu
tenant George W. H. Roberts, First
Sergeant Charles A. Kline, Benjamin
F Africa, Lewis F. Adams, Paul A.
Anderson, Edward H. Anderson, Wil
liam H. Brown, Leroy Bitner, Hugh
Black, John H. Brasselman, Richard
F. Coover, Harry C. Crownover, Wil
liam G. Cunningham, George Dale,
Eugene DeHart. Paul Dorwart, Wil
liam Edmonds. Samuel Fitting, John
Fritz, Harry Franks, John Gault, Wil
liam Gardner, Ross Green, Herbert
Hepford. Rufus L. Heister. Charles E.
Harclerode. Raymond Huber, Lester
Haley, Howard Haulman, Curtin Hol
lingsworth, Paul Kurzenknabe, Wilson
Kirkpatrick, Howard Kitchen, Her
shey H. Miller, Frank A. Moore. Clyde
McCauley, Robert G. McXea, William
Martin. Park A. Moyer. Clyde E. Pet
ers. William H.Peters, Charles Quickcl,
Max Reider, John Reinhard, Joseph
Reiner, Harris R. Schick, George
Seward, John Shade, Witmer Shenk.
Wilbur S. Slietron, George Shoemaker.
Herman S. Sliope. John Smith, Levi
Sutton, William M. Wybie, Harry H.
Wilson. Charles Welsh, John Zcigler,
Charles F. Yontr., William Sourbier.
MEN VOLUNTARILY
PLACE BAN ON RUM
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Yates, pastor of the Fourth Street
Church of God, and told him of the
plan to help reform the morals of his
fellow workmen, and the Rev. Mr.
Yates consented to speak at the first
prayer meeting.
Air. Shelly said this morning: "The
men at first knocked the idea but at
tended the meetings. Now with few
exceptions there is little or no knock
ing. everyone is trying to help. We
hold prayer meetings each Friday at
noon."
Remarkable Change
He said that before the weekly
meetings, the men would curse, were
selfish, some of them were regular
drinkers and others played cards at
noon in the shop. "The change has
been remarkable," he stated. "The
men play cards occasionally, but it is
beginning to lose Its hold on them.
They would sooner get together at
noon in little groups, discuss current
events, argue religious matters, and
make plans for church activities,
prayer meetings and personal work
"During the campaign several of
the men 'hit the trail.' They promised
to let booze alone, quit swearing and
cardplaying and they have kept their
promises.
Sacrifice Lunch Hour
"At first it was a little hard fori
them, but they_stuck it out and every
one is glad that he kept his word.
Some of the fellows here had never at
tended a service before. Now they
would not miss it. They sacrifice the
lunch hour once a week and get to
gether for a big prayer meeting and
song service.
"To-day my wife spoke to them.
Occasionally I say a few words but
each week a special speaker is asked
to come. The Rev. Clayton A.
Smucker, the Rev. William N. Yates,
11. W. K. Patterson, of the Stough
party; the Rev. J. C. Forncrok, George
F. Sehaum and others have been here.
Miss Alice Myers, of Camp Hill, sang
a solo to-day, and some of the men
brought instruments and played the
accompaniments. The council of the
Fourth Street Church donated the
books for the singing and the men
have returned a vote of thanks for the
use c C them."
Mr. Sheli.v is a well-known church
worker in the Fourth Street church
and has been a member for seventeen
years. He belongs to the Men's Bible
Chiss, the double quar'et, and has Dccn
doing personal work for many years.
GAPS IX FIiEKT FILLED
"JJJ pt>C>3oSty Kg
London, Feb. la, 11.15 a. nt. The
activity of Zeppelin airship over the
| North Sea continues, telegraphs tlu
: correspondent at Copenhagen of the
London S;ar, ami this in spite of the
fact that two airships recently have
been lost. Gaps in the fleet caused by
disaster are being filled bv Zeppelins
(drawn from the airship stations in
Western Germany.
WOMEN MEKT OPPOSITION
i Washington. Feb. 19.—Secretary
Garrison to-day told a delegation of
Women's Peace party, headed bv
K °bert M. LaFollette, wife of the
| Wisconsin senator, that he is opposed
to their plan for nationalization of the
manufacture of armament.
100 AMERICANS MAROONED
I London. Feb. 19, 2.30 p. M. About
j 100 Americans are marooned in Paris
! and unable to cross the English Clian
j nel because of the cancellation of sail-
I ing due to the German submarine
I blockade. They have communicated
I their plight to Walter Hines Page,
, American ambassador.
j 200 MEN IN STREET MIGHT
New York, Feb. 19.—Slxleen men
| were arrested to-day-In a riot in Fifth
iavenue almost directly in front of "t
I Patrick s Cathedral. For a quarter ol
i an hour tratlic was halted for several
blocks while men fought in the
Lstrects. - .
EWS or THKJ \
|
IDLE CHI REPORTS
WILL COME MONTHLY
Late Figures Bring Little En
couragement For Future Freight
Business; New Records
Idle car reports will come each
month until further notice. Railroac
companies find It a hard task to lteei
the public informed fortnightly as t<
indications tor future prosperity.
The American Railway Associatlot
explains that the February 1 figure,
caine from only 159 roads, operatini
1.854,150 cars, while the last dati
given for November 1, 1914, came
192 roads, operating 2,20",414 cars
Had reports been received from all ttv
192 roads the February total of idb.
cars would have been about 277,0UU
Instead of 226,641, as reported. Mor*
than half the surplus was in coal cart
of which 132,999 were idle, the large*
number in recent years. This com
pared with 67,345 idle coal cars ot.
November 1 from a larger number oi
roads.
The boxcar surplus was 40,040. com
pared with 58,162 in November, and
was the smallest since December 1,
1913. Flat cars idle numbered 18,107,
compared with 12,363 on November 1,
the latest total being the largest for
many years. The figures Indicate that
the depression in freight traffic has
been chiefly in the heavier commodi
ties depending on activity of the steel
trade and other structural lines, rather
than in miscellaneous merchandise.
MIDLAND STIMi ON MARKKT
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad
which was projected a few years ago to
tap the Lykens Valley, but never got j
any further than the grading of part
of the right of way, is still awaiting a
buyer. A director of the company said
yesterday that unless somebody came
forward before long it would be. neces
sary to sell the property piecemeal for
whatever it would bring.
Standing of the Crews
i
H VKIUSBI'RG SIDE
l'lillarielphln Division lll crew to
fro first after 3.30 p. m.: 132, 112, 133,
1 17. 106. 134. 103, 120, 113, 122, 104, 119,
124, 109. ;
Engineers for 111. 131, 133.
Firemen for 106. 130, 13".
Conductors for 120, 121, 122, 123, 133.1
Flagmen for 120, 131, 133.
Engineers up: Downs, Supplee, Fos-;
ter, McGuire. Speas, Davis. Conklin.
Streeper, Ueisinger, Wolfe, Grass,
Everetts, Smeltzer, Beayman, Smith, •
Earhart.
Firemen up: Kreider, Wagner. Mof- |
fiitt. Gillierg. Clironister, MoN'eal.l
Whiehellu, Uleich, Farmer. Baisbaugli,'
Myers, Mulholm, Packer, Shaffer,
Rhoads, Huston, llartz, Arnsberger,
Martin, Dunlevy, Spring, liurton, Mil
ler.
Conductor up: Ford.
Flagman up: First.
Brakemen up: lllvner. G. Mummaw, 1
Knupp, Busser, Gouse, Co\, Coleman,
Koehenouer, Wiiand, C. Mummaw,
I'agne.
>1 idclle Division—249 crew to so first
after 12.45 p. in.: 232.
I .aid off; IS.
Preference: 3. 2, ?.
Conductors for 2, 7.
Flagman for 3.
Engineers up: Wisslcr, Havens,
Smith, Bennett, Simonton, Carman,
Muinma, Kugler, Knisiey, Moore.
Firemen up: Pottiger. Fritz, Dre
wett, Sheesley, Stouffer. Karstetter,
Wright, Ilornman, SchrelTler.
Conductors up: Gautt, Patrick, Bas
kins, Fralick, Paul, Eberle.
Brakemen up: Sehoffstall, Bickert,
Kipp, Heck, Spahr, Stahl, Reese. Putt,
Bolan, P)ack, McHenry, Henderson,
Frank, Mathias, Bell. Wenerlck, Lau
ver, Roller, Myers, Fritz.
YARD CREWS
Engineers up: Stahl. Swab, Crist,
Saltsman, Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton,
Sltaver, Bandls, 1-loyier, eek, Harter,
Biever, Blosser, Brenneman, Thomas,
Rudy, Houser, Meals.
Firemen up: Crow, Revie, Bostdorf,
Sehlefer, Raueh, Lackey, Maeyer, Shol
ter. Snell. Bartolet. Getty, Barkey,
Sheets, Eyde, Shipley, Ney, Myers,
Boyle.
Engineers for 306, 1454, 2260, 707, 130,
1270.
Firemen for 1454, 2260, 707, 130, 14,
1820.
EMM,A SIDE
l'hlln<lel|ililii Division 2lB crew to
go_ first after 3.45 p. m.: 209, 235, 228,
Engineers for 209, 220.
Conductors for 05. 09, 28.
Flagmen for 05, 23.
Conductors up: Miller, Began, Stauf
fer. Shirk.
Flagman up: Harris, Camp. Reitzel,
Donohoe, Snyder. Corrigan.
Brakemen up: Felker, Mumma,
Twigg, Keller, Shuler, Gundy, Shaff
ner, Kone, Kimes, Hoopes, Lutz. Tay
lar, Musser, Jacobs, Wolfe, Fair, Al
bright, Long, Sunnily, Rice, Malseed,
Crosby.
Middle Division—lo2 crew to go after
2.45 p. m.: 218, 230, 227, 251.
Bald oft: 111, 104. 113, 110.
THE READING
IlnrriKlttirK Division—l 4 erew first to
go after 12:30 p. m.: 17. 1, 20. 4, 16. 2.
East-bound 69 crew first to go:
54, 61. 57. 62. 56, 58. 60, 71, 59, 63.
Engineer for 2.
Firemen for 62, 2.
Conductor for 2.
Brakemen for 71. 4. 16, 17.
Engineers up: Rlchwlne. Saseaman,
Tipton, Wireman. Woland. Crawford,
Martin. Wyre, Morne, Morrison, Glass,
Massimore, Barnhart, W r ood, Fetrow.
Pletz.
Firemen up: Chronister, Boyer,
Beeclier. Nye. Bex, Carl, Anders, Fulton,
King. Rumbaugh.
Conductors up: Ginghcr, Hilton, Or
ris, German, Phllabaum.
Brakemen up: Carlin. Troy, Fleagle,
Machamer, Keefer, Miller. Itlndle, Page,
Wynn, Ely, Holbart, Mumma, Taylor,
Rittle, Duncan, Hartz, Kohl.
PAJAMAS, KISSES, REALTY, ETC.
New York, Feb 19.—pink pajamas
and kisses, real estate and baseball
were Intermingled yesterday In the di
vorce suit of Harry Meinken, wealthy
shoe manufacturer, against lils beau
tiful wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Benson Mein
ken, while society women and young
men wearing large tortoise shelled
spectacles sat and gasped.
"Andy" Coakley, famed In baseball,
was tbe alleged recipient of some of
the wife's kisses, it being charged
that Mrs. Meinken bet them on a
game of solitaire and lost. The pink
silk pajamas are alleged to have l.een
presented to Harry P. Hcwea, a well
to-do real estate operator, by the
wife, Meinken declaring that she also
added Insult to Injury by having them
charged on his personal bill.
Mrs. Meinken declared she was
"misjudged." The case will be con
tinued to-day.
Ex-BANDIT DIES
Excelsior Springs. Mo., Feb. 19.
Frank James, one of the two members
of the notorious James gang who sur
vived. died on his farm near this
place yesterday afternoon. James,
who was 74 years old. had been in ill
health several months. He was strick
en with apoplexy early to-day. The
son of a minister, respected through
out the community, Frank Joined
liuantrell's guerillas In the Civil v ur,
together with his brother Jesse.
(jpemrfjy
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Each Garment a Novelty in Itself
SAMPLE
kAmStMMWM 100 Sample Ladies' Coats, s#■
I ''s?>!{ 1 11 Pretty Basket Cloth and Many Shades
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V I In Blue and Black aWI
ainlu w m wo ° l seroes wii -
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■ LEADER OF LOW PRICES SOUTH I Altering Done
LIVINGSTON'S y M FREE
COMMERCE BODY
WANTS NEW HOTEL
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lobby, a large number of local mer
chants and business men making calls.
Pottsvillc anil Hamburg
The only two other stops between
Wllkes-Barrc and Reading were made
at Pottsvillc and Hamburg. At Potts
villc while a part of the delegation
were being entertained by delegates
to the convention of city, county and
neighborhood merchants, in session
there, another purty headed down
town and in the course of their mean
derings rail into the Journal othce and
summoned H. I. Silliman, proprietor
and manager of the bright and enter
prising newspaper, out front to make
a speech. Pottsvillc is just beginning
to rebuild the business block burned
recently and \ith characteristic en
terprise is determined that the new
buildings shall be superior to those
destroyed.
Hamburg is the Home of P. G.
Diener, the Harrisburg jeweler. The
Harrisburgers were at a loss to deter
mine whether Diener is prouder of the
town than the town is of Diener. Just
because "Pete" had telephoned ahead
that he and his party were coming.
Hamburg turned out in force with a
big bunch of automobiles and not only
treated the visitors to a tour of the
town but took them out into the coun
try for a visit to the new State tuber
culosis sanatorium. If Dr. Dixon's de
partment had done nothing but create
and maintain this one institution, its
existence and all the money expended
would have been well justified. The
sanatorium is a model in every respect
and nearly 500 patients are being
treated there. The visitors were taken
ihrough all departments, wards, cor
ridors. cellars, Ice plant, dining rooms
and kitchens and found them in apple
pie order and clean as the proverbial
new pin.
The Hamburg committee was headed
by W. O. lleinly, publisher of the
Item and secretary of the Board of
Trade; George I". Meharg. J. Ed. Mil
ler and H. J. Diener. In passing it
may be said that Hamburg knows how
to keep its industries busy In dull
times. Sinoke was pouring from every
factory stack and not an idle man was
to be seen on the streets.
Hospitable Heading
If the Germans of Germany were
half as kindly and hospitable as the
folks of Pennsylvania German descent,
who make up the bulk of the popu
lation of the city of Heading, there
would have been no European war.
They would have met the Frenchmen
at tile border, escorted them to what
ever corresponds in 'Berlin to the new
Berkshire Hotel in Heading, given
them a good dinner and sent them
home singing the "Watch on the
Rhine." Anyway that's the way the
Harrlsburgers feel about It after their
splendid reception there yesterday.
When the train pulled into Heading
the station platform was filled with a
cheering delegation and badges of wel
come were at once pinned to each vis
itor and the entire party was taken by
automobiles for a trip over the city.
The trr.ln bail been -met at Hamburg
by James McKenna .an attache of the
Reading Chamber. They were met by
a committee of prominent members of
Reading's commercial organization,
composed of the following: Irvin S.
Brant. H. F. Towson. T.andes Miller,
John Wltronn. Edward Kershner, S. M.
Helms. R. S. Meek. J. Arthur Strunk,
Milton Brenelser. H. .A, Baker. 11. J.
Harden and Secretary Sl:errard Ewlng.
The route of inspection was up Penn
to Fifth to Charles Evans Cemetery,
across Spring street, through the sub
way to Ninth, to Penn. to City Park
and over the houlevard to the Mineral
Spring Hotel, where a stop was made
for refreshments. From there the
party proceeded to the new Penn
street bridge and across the river to
West Reading and Wymnlsslng, re
turning to the Berkshire, where din
ner was served in the grillroom at (5.30
o'clock. The Berkshire Is the hand
somest and best new hotel In Penn-
sylvania. The Harrlsburgers wanted
to bring it along home with them.
Visitors' Greeting
President Henderson Gilbert deliv
ered a short address, In which he out- j
lined that the visit was for the pnr- '
pose of creating greater intimacy be
tween the business men of the two
cities and to strengthen their trade
relations.
He called upon President Harry J.
Hayden, of the Reading Chamber, to
explain the benefits of membership in
a Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hayden
responded with an eulogy of the bene
fits to be derived by an active com
mercial organization and modestly re
ferred to the co-operation Reading
Chamber has rendered In public mat
ters and of the advantages that even
tually accrue to the people from such
concerted effort.
A. Carson Stamm, K lav el L. Wright ■
and William Rennethum, Jr., of llar
risburg. responded.
A "Ceremonial Session"
Coming home a "ceremonial ses- ]
sion" was held in the rear car with a
degree team made up of Howard C.
Fry. S. S. Eberts, John S. Musser,
J. H. Nixon. A. E. Buchanan, Harry
Bruaw, H. L. Morrlsey and an able
bodied corps of assistants in charge.
Joseph Claster led the chorus with a
megaphone and (""arson Stamm. C. E.
Kaltwasser, Frederick R. Smith, S. P.
Eby, Jack Kelly, Charles R. Noll. J.
Grant Schwarz and other distinguished
members were initiated Into the mystic
rites of good fellowship and Informed i
in vociferous tones that everything!
was all right, for the Gang was all j
there—or words to that general effect, >
perhaps a trifle more forcefully J
couched.
William Miller was required to pro- '
duce proof that a certain telegram re
garding the whereabouts of some of
his personal effects, read at the Read- !
ing dinner, was a fake and did so i
to the entire satisfaction of all con
cerned. He had 'cm in his satchel.
Henderson Gilbert. Charles W. Burt
nett and E. 1,. McColgin were sum
moned to appear before the tribunal !
and sentenced to a vote of thanks for j
the splendid manner in which they!
had managed the trip, nftcr which
John Musser, J. William Bowman, i
E. H. Sehell, George W. Bogar, Carl I
W. Davis and others were called upon
for stories, for tho relation of which |
there is scarcely space In an article oft
this kind.
J. G. Grleshaber reported that' the |
concessions committee had sold $25 j
worth of cigars during the trip, with
which the session adjourned after |
singing "Tipperary."
TOO MANY WOMEN
IN "SIDE ROOMS";
[Continued from First Page.]
Middletown Application First
pied the attention of Judges Kunkel
and McCarrell throughout most of the
[day, and this was followed by the
Mackert and the Ecklnger complaints.
No testimony was submitted on the
Wlconlsco remonstrances as the sign
ers stated that they merely wished to
voice their opinion on the question
i generally and so bring their views to
[the court's attention. The other let
ters were filed.
I The objectton to Theodore Fry's ho
-1 tel was withdrawn. It had been filed
on the ground that Fry was unfit to
conduct such an establishment be
cause he failed to pay a bill.
No. X courtroom was filled through
out the day, liquor license applicants
and their witnesses, remonstrants and
their witnesses. representatives of
churches and the No-Ucense I,engue
helping to swell the attendance.
Want Women Kept Out
The letter from Sunbury stated that
(he writer had been urged by a num
ber of fellow-traveling men to urge
the court not to refuse licenses but to
take what steps It could to prevent
the frequenting of "sldcroonis" by
women.
"Put some ban on the hotels which
sell liquor to women and girls of im
moral habits," wrote tho traveling
man, "Judge. the practice hurts our
business. We go to the expense of
bringing patrons to tho city hotels to.
look at our goods and Cor Home reason
these women get our customers awa.v*
from us and wncn we find them, they
aro usually in some hotel with two
or three women drinking. This hap
pened a short time ago at the Hoffman
House. Not only does this sort of
thing occur at night, but in tho day
as well. Shut the side rooms ugalnst.
women and girls. Judge, liarrisburg
is much cleaner than it. was a year
ago, bui. these side rooms are the
breeding places of bad women and
girls."
Ex-Burgess Testifies
Ex-Burgess Erismun said he consid
ered the licensing of the Ann Stree»
Hotel unnecessary, while Samuel F.
Ireley, in charge of the Samaritan Mis
sion and a Middletown resident for
fifty-eight years, said he was forced
to take a 'round about way in going
to and from his home in order Jo avoid
passing the hotel in question because
of the unsavory character of the men
who frequented it.
Counsel for White confined its ef
forts to showing that while the ob
jections to the conduct of the plaee
may have been well founded during
the regime of John A. Hare, formor
owner, «riat since Mr. White had taken
hold the hotel had been maintained in
a proper and orderly manner.
TUREE CENT FAKE DENIED
Albany, X. V., Feb. 19.—The Stato
Public Service Commission to-day de
nied the application of the city of
Rochester to compel the New York i
State Railroad lines to grant a three
cent fare in the live cent zone of that 1
city during rush hours.
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