DEPm MEN TO WITCH BILLS Governor and Attorney General . Ask For Their Views on All Pending Legislation V Every head of a department of the i State government has been put on the JwEV 1 PvSv lookout for legisla- Kk tion affecting his i branch by a letter I JwffWWWfcdO fl '°m the Governor. m letter directs *tS "''fc&the heads of dc j£33 to keep ■*■ss—^2s3an eye on bills af fecting his department or division or commission and to secure copies and make comments thereon. These com ments are to be sent to the attorney general for the information of the Governor and the law officer. This action is the first of the kind ever taken and will result in closer supervision of legislation. The State Legislative Reference bu reau is preparing a large amount of legislation for the members of the two houses to present in March. Many of the bills are appropriation measures, but there are others of a general char acter. The heads of departments of the State government are furnishing their estimates of the money needed to con duct their branches for two years to the appropriations committee of the House and It Is expected that the gen eral bill will be more nearly complete than usual when presented next Mon day. Docs Not Need to Act.—Governor Brumbaugh does not have to act on the resolution of the legislature call ing on the President and Congress to repeal the present tariff law in the opinion of the attorney general. The ] resolution says that it is the sense of! the general assembly and the Gover- j nor will he advised that it does not require his action. Spoke at Banquet.—Governor Brum- ! baugh spoke last night at the Rotary I clubs* banquet. The night before lie I spoke at the banquet of the alumni i of the University of Pennsylvania. Police Bound Up Thieves. State | policemen from the Greensburg troop have arrested the men who broke in to stores in Westmoreland county. In addition they have tuken men who were robbing hotels in that region. Few Members Here. - Few mem bers of the Legislature are here for the recess. Most of them have gone home to look after personal matters and when they return will be eager for a spgedy adjournment. Public Service.—C. A. Sisk, of Fac toryvllle, Wyoming county, complains to the Public Service Commission that the Abington Electric Company re fuses to furnish him service unless he pays exorbitant and discriminatory rates. Charles W. Bucher. of Gettys burg, who is connected with the White Run Rural Telephone Company, filed a complaint against the Cumberland Valley Telephone Company, alleging a ! violation of contract to the extent that the Rural company has lost consid erable business. Argument at Willianisport. The Superior Court has listed the Tioga county license appeals for argument at the Williamsport sitting. Sat at Pittsburgh. —The Public Serv ice Commission sat at Pittsburgh yes terday to hear the Beaver Valley water case. Movie Men Busy. —The movement bv (he moving picture men to secure -< peal of the censorship law began to-day in Philadelphia. Tt is con tended that the national provides all the censorship needed. New Directories Issued. —The new legislative directories giving the names of all officers and attaches and the committees were issued at the Capitol to-day. May Reduce Heps.—A hill is being prepared for reduction of the fees the State receives for inspection of mov ing picture films. It will be backed by the State censors. Board l>id Not Meet. —Owing to the absence of the Governor, the Slats Livestock Sanitary Board did not meet to-day. It will meet to-morrow and a strong quarantine will lie establish ed against New Jersey because of foot and mouth disease. Governor Returning. Governor Brumbaugh will return to the city this evening. lie has been considering action on bills and appointments while in Philadelphia. The livestock appro priation bill is to be acted upon to night or to-morrow. Trust Companies Pay.—Several of the States largest trust companies to-day made their payments of State tax to .the Treasury. It is expected that this tax will bring in a million dollars. Discuss Code.—The State Industrial Board held a hearing in the House caucus room on the canning code to day and a number of suggestions were made. Kuller Gels Results. —Sonimissioner N. R. Ruller. of the Department of Fisheries, has been getting good re sults in his efforts to stop pollution of streams and to-day Warden Albert brought to his ollle? models of the fil tration system that have been success fully installed at tanneries and refiner ies. These are Mr. Albert's own con trivances and have been the means not only of halting pollution but of s*ing much to manufacturers. They permit ot utilization of waste products and enable tish to live in the waters which were formerly so filled with poisons that nothing could exist in them. German Government Will Not Take Steamer's Cargo liomlnn, Feb. 21. 2:5(1 P. M. W L ■Brooking, a member of the firm of W. I-. Green and Company, commission merchants of St. Louis, owners or the cargo on board the American ship Wll helmina. reached London to-day from Berlin, halving in his possession a dec laration from the German Foreign Office signed Gottlipb Von .lagow the Foreign Minister, and attested bv James W. Gerard, the American Ambas sador to Germany, which pledges the German Government not to assume con trol of the largo of the Wilhelmina, nor of any other vessels arriving from America. This declaration savs that such earjroes nlay be sold on the open market and that they will not be used by the army or the navy. Ellen Terry Undergoes Operation on Right Eye New York, Feb. ;4.—Ellen Tern*, the actress, who underwent an opera tion yesterday for the removal of a cataract from her right eye, was re ported to be improving rapidly to-dav and it was expected that she would be able to leave the hospital in two weeks. Miss Terry is 67 years old, two years younger than Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, who on Monday, lost her right leg by amputation. AMERICAN CAlttlO DETAINED London. Feb. 24. 1:24 P. M. The. Norwegian steamer Vttalia. 72.1 tons from New York, February ?> for Rotter dam with a cargo of paeking products from Chicago, loaded under the super vision of the British Consul-General at New York, has been detained bv the British authorities at Falmouth' pend ing an investigation. It seems that the British Government wants to determine who are the Rotterdam consignees of the Yitalia's cargo. WEDNESDAY EVENING, f the Wurlitzer company is here super intending the construction of the new instrument. SWINDLER GETS HIVE YEARS By Associated Press . N«w York, Feb. 24.—Richard J. Hartman, former theater ticket broker, wo was convicted recently of swindl ing Mrs. Charlotte MacKenzie out of $133,000 left her by her husband, was sentenced to serve not less than five years nor mere than nine years ami seven months in Sing Sing prison. This is the maximum penalty. WILL INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 24. Secretary Bryan to-day announced that a com mission headed by ex-Governor Fort, of New Jersey, will sail from New York Saturday for Port Au Prince, Haitti. to make a general investiga tion of conditions in that country long disturbed by resolutions. STATUE OF WAR NURSE By Associated Press London, Feb. 24. 5.15 P. M.—A sta tue of Florence Nightingale was un veiled here to-day. It Is the first in stance in which a statue of a woman, aside from royalty, has been erected publicly in London. On account of the war there were no ceremonies in connection with the unveiling of the statue of the f|\moos war nurse. FLIES OVER SfllSN I.ANDS Ry Associated Press Geneva. Feb. 24. via Puiis. 11:2R A. M. —Another Herman aviator (lew over Swiss territory to-day. Swiss infantry men fired at him as he was over the village of Beurnevealn, near Bonfol. French troops «t Pfetterhausen fired at the airman. The aviator re turned to Muelhuusen apparently un injured. '■EFFORT TO END LIFE IS SUCCESSFUL Husband Finds Body of Wife Swaying From Rafters on Attic; Dead Several Hours Unsuccessful in two former at tempts to end" her life, Mrs. Ambrose Nltrauer. 44 years old, was found hanging from the rafters of the garret in her home at Deodate. about five and a half miles from Middletown, by her husband last evening. The husband made his gruesome find about 7.30, last evening. The woman had apparently been dead sev eral hours. Mrs. Nitrnuer had been In ill health for some time and this Is believed to have been the cause for her act. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Elain Baker. Five brothers, Abraham Winters, Samuel Winters. Andrew Winters, Daniel Win ters and Martin Winters, and one sis ter, Mrs. William Buck, also survive. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at the house and at Ober's Church at 10 o'clock. Burial will be made in Ober's Cemetery. CHILDREN* WILL GIVE MUSIC ALE FOR CHURCH A musical entertainment for the benefit of Grace United Evangelical Church will be held under the auspices of the primary department of the day school, to-morrow evening. A sil ver offering trill be taken. The pro« gram follows: Piano soio, Harry Travitz; vocal solo. Miss Rebecca Miller; reading. Miss Catharine Barringer; piano solo, Miss Florence Finger; vocal solo, Mrs. Ralph Mumma; quartet, Mrs. Hoch, Mrs. Harlacher, Mr. Reigart, and Mr. Sheetz; reading, Miss Catharine Schil linger: vocal solo, Irvln Hoffmaster; duet. Mrs. Thompson and Mr. West brook; piano solo, Ralph Westbrook; vocal solo, Mrs. reading, .Miss Mildred Shoop: piano trio. Mrs. Roe, Mrs. Stutzinan and Mrs. Thomp son. ATH LI7IIC CLJJB ELECTS Directors of the Highspire Athletic Club elected officers at a mesting last evening. The new manager will be Elmer Waltenmeyer: president. Lyman G. Bingainan: treasurer, Ivan Meffert; secretary. Arthur Poorman. The direc tors formulated plans for placing a fast team In the Central Pennsylvania League race this year. -OBERLIN - - - - I CONTINUE REVIVAL Revival services in Neidig Memo rial United Brethren Church, which have been in session for seven weeks, will be continued during the present week. The Rev. C. E. Boughter. the pastor, is in charge. Thirty-five con versions have been made. LOGA X—H ARLACHER John A. Logan, of Harrisburg. and Miss Edith R. Harlacker. of Enhaut, were married in the parsonage of Salem Lutheran Church yesterday afternoon by the Rev. D. E. Rupley, pastor. Miss Harlacher Is a graduate of the Swatara township high school. SALEM LUTHERAN* ACTIVITIES * The Rev. D. E. Rupley, pastor of Salem Lutheran Church, has planned a ijumber of activities for this week. The Lutheran Brotherhood will hold a special meeting Friday evening at 7.45. The presence of every mem ber has been requested. The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Joseph Janson, Sr.. Saturday afternoon. On February 4, the Rev. Fuller Berg stressed. of Middletown. will deliver his lecture, 'The Vinegar Peddler," under the auspices of Mrs. John Ben net's class. The missionary services Sunday were well attended and the collections were large. OBERLIN PERSONALS John Peck is ill. David Kemmerer, a student at Sus quehanna University. Selinsgrove, is visiting his parents. G. A. Stengle and family motored to Dauphin, Sunday. Miss Olivia Stengel spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. John R. Yetter, in York. Albert Bishop, whose foot was crushed recently, is getting better. M. G. Tobias, postmaster, has re turned from Lebanon. Mr. and Mrs. John Reed and son, Earl, are guests of Mrs. Heed's aunt, Mrs. Daniel Metz, Harrisburg. Washington Believes Crew of Evelyn Safe By .lisociatcd Press Washington, D. C.. Feb. 2t. No re port bad come to-day of the missing boat load of men from the American steamer Evelyn. Thick weather in the North Sea is believed to be,one cause for the lack of information, but officials here feel that the chances are good that If the second mate and his men alreadv have not landed on the Holland coast at some'point remote from tele graph communication, they have been picked up by one of the many trawl ers, which frequent the waters off the mouth of the Kibe. PROHIBITION BILL PASSED By /Issocialed Press . Des Moines. la., Feb. 24.—The bill for constitutional prohibition which came from the Senate, was passed by the House of the lowa Legislature yes terday. The bill provides for submis sion to the people of the question of constitutional prohibition if it is suc cessful In the Legislature to convene two years hence. BERXHARDT'S CONDITION GOOD Bordeaux, Feb. 24, via Paris. 11.10 A. M.—The bulletin issued to-day on the condition of Mme. Sarah Bern hardt. whose leg was amputated a few days ago. says that she passed a good night and thatVthe general state of her health continues satisfactory. ANOTHER STK.tMKR MISSING London. Feb. 24. I:IS A. M. A dispatch to the Dally News from Copenhagen, says it is feared there that the steamer Speeln. of Stockholm, has struck a mine and foundered. The steamer left Liverpool January .11. BONE LODGES IX THROAT Mrs. George Mimes, of York Springs, swallowed a chicken bone while eating her supper last evening. The hone lodged In her throat. It was removed at the Harrisburg Hospital. MAV HAVE TYPHOID Mrs. George Velgh, 400 Mohn street. Steelton. was admitted to the Harris burg Hospital to-day suffering from a probable case of typhoid fever. VAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH Local Lad Stands High in Ranks of Boy Scouts ' BhHK'' .all Photo by Roshon. LIFE, STAR AND EAGLE SCOUT J. Boyd Paul. 2304 North Sixth street, a life, star and eagle scout, has passed the Red Cross examinations for first aid and has taken twenty-two merit badges, which has been com mented upon by members of the na tional headquarters at New York. Mr. Paul has successfully passed all the requirements of a Boy Scout. Berlin Tells of Sinking of British Transport By Associated Press Berlin, by wireless to London, Feb. 24, 9.35 A. M.—Official announcement was made last night that the British transport No. 192 was sunk by a Ger man submarine off Beachy Head at 4.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A dispatch last night from New Ha ven, England, stated that eighteen members of thecrew of the Cardiff steamer Branksome Chine, a govern ment collier had landed there and an nounced the sinking of their vessel either by a mine or a torpedo in the English Channel twenty-three miles southeast of Beach Head, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon. This prob ably is the vessel to which the Berlin announcement refers. Masons Are Holding Ceremonial Session Shriners from all the counties that border on Dauphin with Harrisburg ers of Zembo Temple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine—probably 800 of them altogether—are in session in Chestnut Street auditorium this afteroon to ini tiate a- number of novices. Special cfecorations cover the hall, and the banquet tables are set in the small hall for the oyster supper at 5.30 o'clock. The evening meeting in the Temple will be given over to en tertainment, selections by Zembo band, vaudeville by Shriner talent and several acts of real vaudeville by com panies from the Orpheum and' Colo nial theaters. Potentate George W. Mcllhenny has prepared the program and has charge of the ceremonies. Erection of P. 0. Addition Is Indefinitely Postponed Delay in the construction of the Post Office addition caused by the re cent failure and J. E. & A. L. Pennock, the Philadelphia contractors, by whom the work was being done, will con tinue until a new contract is awarded by the architect of the Treasury De partment at Washington, who has the construction in charge. It was not known at the local Post Office this morning how long this might be. The contractors went into the hands of receivers several weeks ago. Four Hundred Mutineers Put to Death at Singapore By Associated Press Manila, Feb. 24. Four hundred members of the mutinous Indian regi ment which revolted at Singapore on February 15. have been killed as well as seven German prisoners from the detention camp who joined the natives when offered their freedom, according to reports ot the uprising brought here by passengers from Singapore. The mutineers are said to have killed all their officers save The colonel, and then attacked civilians, several ot whom were Killed, including one wo man. OFFICER DIES OF WOUNDS By Associated Press Fairmont. W. Va., Reb. 2 4.—Con stable W. R. Riggs, wounded in the rioting between a sheriff's posse and striking miners at Farinington, W. Va., last Saturday, died in a hospital here to-day. Thomas Buckley, a deputy sheriff shot in the same fight, suffered a relapse during the .light, and was said to be in a dying condition. SWKIT/iKH GETS NOMINATION fly Associated Press Chicago. 111.. Feb. 24. With four precincts missing, revised figures of yesterday's primaries show that Carter ' 11. Harrison, who is serving bis fifth term as Mayor, was defeated for the Democratic nomination by Robert M Sweitzsr, county clerk, by a majority LAWYER'S BODY IN RIVER "" By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Feb. 24. The body of James W. King, a Philadelphia lawyer, was found floating in the Po tomac river to-day. So far as the au thorities could determine there were no marks of violence. King was last seen on January (i. and thereafter a wide search was conducted for him. MANEUVERS ARE PI.ANNED By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Feb. 24. Plans for combined army and navy maneuvers on a "lgantlc scale, with New Vork City as the prize of contending forces, are undei sonsideration by Secretarv Dan iels, altlyjugh t*ne project has not pro gressed to the point where It is assured t they will be held. ILL LIQUOR DEALERS BUT THREE LICENSED Dauphiu Court to Decide Contested Requests For 1915 Privileges Before Saturday for liquor licenses njnl| quests for privileges ■ I nil? V!HVXmH at " lr st - Lawrence the Ann Street Ho iv " i tel. Paxtonla Inn. Decisions in these lat ter two cases are expected within the next few days, as the 1914 license limit expires with the closing of the bars at midnight Saturday. The court has fixed Monday, March 1, for the hearing of the objections to the re granting of the license to the Berrys burg hostelry. The licenses handed down to-day included 139 retail, 25 wholesale, 5 brewers, 5 bottlers and 1 distiller.. Jo seph Gul3ti, proprietor of the Victor Hotel, facing Union Station plaza, was the first to take out his license. Road Sujwrvisors to Meet To-mor row. —The Dauphin County Road Su pervisors' Association will meet in the Courthouse to-morrow and Joseph W. Hunter, of the State Highway Depart ment, will be among the speakers. At the Register's Office. —The will of Katherlne Craig was probated to-day and letters on her estate were granted to Clark E. Dlehl. Two Building: Permits Issued.— Building permits were taken out to day by Samuel Witmeyer for a 2 hi story house at 2401 North Second street, to cost $3,500, and by Mrs. M. J. Mulcahey for remodeling 405 Hen street, cost SIOO. Rcaltj_yransfers.— Realty transfers yesterday included the following: Jo seph S. Strieker to Lizzie Conrad. Hummelstown, $400; A. C. Young to Arthur S. Zcrby, Susquehanna town ship. $340; John K. Keim to M. J. Earp. Bressler, $1,200; C. L. Ixmg to Charles E. Herr, 2124 Green street, sl. To Argue Interceptor Case.—While a Dauphin county Common Pleas jury yesterday returned a verdict against William H. Opperman Company, de fendant In an action begun by the Commonwealth Insurance Agency to recover a year's premium on a bond for the construction of the River Front interceptor, the court allowed I a point of law to be reserved by the defendant so that the question may be argued before the matter is finally settled. The amount Involved is about SSOO. ! Hebrew Educational Institute Cliar | tered. The Dauphin county court yesterday granted the Hebrew Educa tional Institute, of this city, a charter in accordance with its application of several weeks ago. Robert Rosen berg represented the applicants. Want Viewers For New Koad at Boyd's.—Application for a board of viewers to report upon the advisabil ity of opening a new road between the Chambers Hill and the Hummels town pikes, about half a mile east of Boyd Station, has been made to the Dauphin county court. Announce Appointments of Pennsylvania Postmasters Special to The Telegraph Washington, Feb. 24.—The follow ing changes have been made in Penn sylvania postmasters: James E. Greenawalt. McKeansburg, Schuylkill county: Albert VV. Gundry, Maryd, Schuylkill county; John W. Adams, Outwood, Schuylkill county: Charles B. Forney, Sanitarium, Franklin coun ty: Elmer S. Jacobs, Walsingham, Perry county; George C. Adams. Ad amsdale, Schuylkill county; Daniel L. Weller, Broad Mountain. Schuylkill county; Elijah J. Rickard, Grafton, Huntingdon county: Mary F. Carey, Malianov Place, Schuylkill county; Henry P. McLaughlin, Mason and Dixon, Franklin county; Grant Piper, Petersburg, Huntingdon county: Geo. C. Kirlln. Port Clinton. Schuylkill county; William R. Adamson, Saint Nicholas, Schuylkill county; Elson G. Lower, Table Rock, Adams county. SIX MONTHS' RESIDENCE DIVORCE BILL IS PASSED By Associated rress Carson City, Nev., Nev. 2 4.—The six months' residence divorce bill passed by the present legislature, was signed by Governor Doyle yesterday, thus re storing the law relating to divorce as it was one year ago. For the last two years a residence of at least one year was necessary before any person could apply for a divorce in this State, but prior to that time only six months' residence was required. POLITICAL SITUATION SERIOUS By Associated Press The Hague, Feb. 24. via London, 12.05 P. M.—There is good reason to believe that the political situation in Holland at the presenf time is such that most interesting developments might he expected at any moment. There have been recently numerous meetings between the diplomatic rep resentatives of various countries at The Hague, but the subjects discussed at these conferences have been kept strictly secret. SAY FOOD IS NOT SCARCE By Associated Press London, Feb. 24. 4.42 A. M.—A dis patch to the Post from Berne says: "All Germany's war bread regu lations, war cookery schools and other arrangements are not due to anj- real scarcity of food, but are a pretext to induce charitable Americans to feed the Belgians and the French to feed their people in the portion of France occupied by Germany." ELECTED TO ARCHBISHOPRIC By Associated Press St. Johns. N. F, Feb. 24. —Mon- signor Edward Patrick Roche, rector of the Roman Catholic Cathedral here and administrator of the New Foundland diocese since the death of Archbishop Hawley last October, was notified to-day of his election to the archbishopric by Pope Benedict. Monsignor Roche is" 40 years old. SUES FOR I/OSS OF REST Special to The Telegraph Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 24.—Conrad fichaefer to-day entered suit against Henry M. Todd and Charles E. Hall man to recover damages for "loss of rest." Todd owns a stable adjoining the plaintiff's house and Todd rents it. Schaefer alleges that the noise made by the horses a* night prevents him sleeping. THIISVISS STKAI, CI.OTHINO AMI GROCERIES FROM STORK The store of R. Remmer. 1220 North Cameron street, was entered last night and goods valued at SSO stolen. En trance was gained by breaking a panel in the store door. Several suits of overalls, canned goods, cigars, tobacco ,and other merchandise were taken. i 'FEBRUARY 24, 1015. / v Frank Jewel Raymond will deliver the last talk on "Making Good In Business" IN THE Technical High School Auditorium 8 P. M. Thursday, Febr ROOM POR ALU The most interesting and helpful of the three talks. TICKETS may be procured at the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce Office, Kunkel Building, Bell Phone 3641, until 5 p. m., Thurs day. After 7 p. m., Thursday, tickets will be on sale at the box office. PRICES: 25 cents to members and their employes. 50 cents to non members of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. Written Question Answered Mr. Raymond will be pleased to answer written ques tions on Thursday evening. Question blanks should be se cured by all ticket holders from the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce R. R. TRAINMEN MUST REPORT ROUGH RIDING Instructions Call For Close Atten tion to Unnecessary Jolting on Trains In order to prevent accidents, passen ger trainman on tlie Pennsylvania Railroad have been made Inspectors. They have been Instructed to report all roughness in handling trains, air brake failures and other needed re pairs. Should the passengers be thrown about roughly by reason of failure of the airbrake to work properly, or a coupling pull out. notice must be given at ones to the enginemaa. They are also to report conditions lis they find them in walking frpm one car to an other. If the vestibules are not prop erly closed, or protected, report must be made. It is proposed to put an end to the unnecessary jolting of cars. It is the belief of passenger trainmasters that these annoyances can be eliminat ed by a hearty co-operation on the part of trainmen. Prominent Physician Dies Suddenly on Train Dr. Robert T. Farnham, aged 73 years, of Washington, D. C.. died sud denly yesterday while enroute east from Chicago. Dr. Farnham was a pas. scnger on Pennsylvania limited, due in Harrisburg at 1 :B5 p. m . and was taken 111 with heart trouble west of Altoona. He was accompanied by S. T. Nathar, assistant secretary in the Department of Interior at Washington, D. C. The train was held at Altoona until a physician arived. but assistance came too late. The body was taken on to Washington. John Mackey Bartley Dies Suddenly at Altoona John Mackey P»artley, aged 75 years, a retired Pennsylvania railroad em ploye, dTed suddenly at his home in Altoona yesterday. He was well-known in Harrisburg. John M. Bart ley was liorn in Lan caster county, January 14. 1 840, and. was employed by the Pennsy as a blacksmith for forty-eight years, be ins retired in 1909. He served three months in Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment, at the be ginning of the Civil "war. Passenger Men Elect New Officers For Term Tn accordance with the recent juris diction decision of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Herculean Lodge No. 57 4, of this city, is now a strictly passenger lodge. The follow ing officers have been elected for the ensuing year: President, Charles S. Fisher: vice-president, W. O. Downs; treasurer, H. D. Beigh; secretary, John T. Bretz. This lodge has over 300 members and is one of the "livewire" lodges of the Brotherhood. It's meetings are held on the second Monday at 8.00 o'clock, and the fourth Friday at 1.50 of each month at their hall, 321 Mar ket street. Correspondence immune, Says Supreme Court Special to The Telegraph Washington. D. C. f Feb. 24.—Corre spondence of interstate railroad com panies is not subject to inspectlbn by the Interstate Commerce Commission, according to a decision yesterday by the Supreme Court in a contest be tween the Commission and the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad Company. The ruling leaves the Commission with power to Inspect all accounts, records and memoranda, and resolves in favor of the Commission the much disputed points as to whether It can inspect such records made before the passage of the Hepburn rate laW au thorizing the inspection. The Commission attempted to in spect the correspondence of the Louis ville and Nashville In carrying out an investigation ordered by the Senate into alleged political activity of the railroad in Tennessee. The company officials excluded the Commission's In-j spectors from its files and the govern-i mcnt asked the Federal Courts In! Kentucky for a mandamus. RAII.ROAD NOTES I The mines of the Reading Coal and! Iron Company resumed operations j yesterday. William DeVester, night clerk at Rutherford yards, who has been on a month's vacation, will return to duty Monday. Mr. DeVester spent two weeks in Florida. General Manager A. T. Dice, of tho Philadelphia and Reading Railway, is inspecting the main line and branches. The 5 per cent, increase In freight rates is now in full force in Pennsyl vania, the thirty-day inspection fol-1 lowing the filing of the new rates ex- I acted by the Pennsylvania Public Ser- ' vice Commission having expired Mon- I day. The Juniata P. B. R. V. M. C. A. haa decided to purchase the Fair City Hotel building, in East Altoona for a. social annex to the general quarters in that place. H. T. Batemann, as sistant trainmaster of the Pittsburgn division, is a member of the commit tee in charge of making the pur chase. Statements of the Lehigh Valley and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads for January, issued yesterday, showed a slight turn for the better. These roads are among the first to issue monthly reports, and there is a general hope in railroad and financial circles that the improvement shown by them in Janu ary revenues will extend to other car riers. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division—lls ciew first to go after MO p. m.: 118, 110, 129, 119, 132, 130, 131, 111, 106, 112, 133, 117, 102, 124. 134. Engineers for 102, 110, 124, 129. Fireman for 133. Conductors for 110, 111. 115, 12(1. Flagmen for 102.-106. 131, 132, 133. Brakemen for 102, US, 129, 130, 131. Engineers up: Bisslnger, Smeltzer, Wolfe, Leayman, Everts, Earhart, First, Hubler, Sober, Smith, Buck. Gil lums, McCaUley, Gibbons, Relsinger, ! Kautz, Sellers, Davis, Dennison, Welsh, Geesey. Firemen up: Packer. Shaffer, Spring, Arnsberger, Duvall, Bushey, Libliart, | Kegleman, Yentzer, .I>antz, Manning, Wagner, Hartz. Dodd. Myers, Behman, Wagner, Kreider, Collier. Conductor up: Mehaffle. Flagman up: Mellinger. Brajtemen up: Busser. Hivner, Cole man, Crosby, Desch. Koclienour, Col lins, C. Mumma, Pagne, Allen, Garrett, McNaughton, Shultzberger, File. Middle Division —2l6 crew first to gl after 1:40 p. in.: 235, 238, 239, 233. Preference: 2. 3. 7. Laid off: 20, 26, 11 7, 24, 25. Conductors for 2. 3, 7. Engineers up: Hertzlar, Wissler, Havens. Smith, Bennett, Simonton, Moore. Firemen up:. Zeiders, Kuntz, Sea grist. Liebau, Fritz, Sheesley, StoulTer, Wright. Conductors up: Byrnes, Patrick, Bas- Uins, Paul. Brakemen up: Bell, Wenerlck, Lau ver. Roller, Myers, Fritz, Kohll, Kane, Kipp, Kerwin. Peters, Kieffer. Kll gore, Baker, Pipp, Fleck, Schoffstall, Bickert, Putt, Heck, Spahr, Stahl, Reese. Yard Crew* —To go after 4 p. m.: Engineers for 2260, 322. Firemen for 2260. 1255, 885, 1820. 2393. Engineers up: Rudy, Houser t Meals, Stahl, Swab. Harvey. Snyder, Pelton, Shaver, Landis, Hoyler, Beck. Landis, Biever, Blosser, Brenneman, Thomas. Firemen up: Bartolet, Getty, Barkev, Sheets, Balr, Eyde, Myers. Boyle, Crow, Revie, Ulsh. Bostdorf. Schiefer, Rauch, Weigle, Lackey, Cookerley, Maeyer, Sholter, Snell. EN OLA SIDR i Philadelphia Division—2l4 crew firsts. to go after 4:30 p. m.: 223, 224. 209, 211,1 201, 226. 242, 213, 221, 216, 229. Engineers for 201, 223, 228, 209. Firemen for 209. 207, 213, 223, 242. t Brakemen for 13. 14. 29. Conductors up: Miller, Logan, Eaton, Fllckinger, Keller, Steinouer. Flagmen up: Reltzel, Snyder, Kroh. Brakemen up: Deets, McPherson, Waltman. Twigg, Felker, Mumma, Shu ler, Musser, Goudy, Shaffner, Klmes, Taylor, Eutz, Jacobs. Wolfe. Fair. Middle Division—234 crew first t» go after 12:01 p. m.: 242, 223, 250, 246., 225. 217. Eald oft: 112, 118, 114, 120, 115, 107,: 109. THE READING Harrlaliurg Division—24 crew first to go after 11:15 a. m.: 19, 5, 28, 16, 7, 8. fi. 12. 10, 9. East-bound 67 crew first to *(V after 11:15 a. m.: 68, 59, 71, 65, 62. Engineer for 6. Conductor for 19. Brakemen for 16. 19. 24. ' Engineers up: Middaugh. Rlchwlna, Martin, Wyre. Wireman, Tipton, Morn®, Morrison, Crawford. Glass. Masslmore, Barnhart, Fetrow. Wood. Kettner,| Sweeley. Pletz, Lloyd, Shearer, Firemen up: Anspach, Longeneeker, Chronlster. Sullivan. Nye, Fulton, Bover, Sorl, Lex, King. Conductors up: Orris, Glngher, Phlla baum. Brakemen up: Hoover, Halhert, Maurer. Miller. Shearer, Duncan, Vare, Kohl, Miles. Shader, Epley, Slentß, Hog entogler, Hinkle, Grimes, Page, Kopp, Smith. How Much Lumber do you need? What sort of lum ber is required? Is it for inside finish or where it will he ex posed to the weather? Tell us your require ments and we will he glad to advise you the right kind to huy. United Ice & Coal Co. Forater and Ctndn Sta. 7