8 Jfc CASTORIA IgM; T For Infanta and Children. f ASTORIA Mothers Know That WmSmm Genuine Castoria ElHi' ' 3 PER CENT. _ ANcgelable PreparalionforAs- A lmcnrc! # similaiingihcFoodaMltajuia iilWdjS / • !&oj|! ""gUii'Siomaclisaiidßoudsof f Jsv Promotes Digestion, Clifprful- lIS/tUXO £ a ? ncss and Rest.Contains nciuvx /CV^YIT to Opium .Morphuie nor Mineral. nf Ml 111 Yj Sww Not Narcotic. ua (iVI I AJLT Sty |!| Bnpta Sttd- ft If \ JfjH JLxSawn* 1 lX » W"' t (\ Jr ' n | Aperfect Remedy forCcmsflpa /\F Alt II N H gfft I tton.SourStorokh.Dlarrtm I M IV wgu \Vorms,Convulsioiis.Feverislv I lk/ ISflg ncss and LOSSOFSIXEP. llf tAH flypl» ioßijH racSimile Signaiureof IUI U1 Ul Ml Thirty Years l^cusTomii of Wra PP er " " LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CARLISLE HOSPITAL Senator JVnrtin presented a bill last evening appropriating $15,000 to the Carlisle hospital. Other bills pre sented: Mr. liilton — Appropriating 9125,000 fur maintenance of county fairs during next two years. .Mr. Catiin—lncreasing the amounts! allotted for expenses of judges of Su-j perior Court from $1,500 to $2,500 a year. Mr. Hackett—Forbidding employ- j inent of females in hotels and similar places more than sixty-three hours a week or more than ten hours a day; "week" defined as any seven consecu tive days. No female under 18 is to he permitted to work in such places before 6 a. m. or after 9 p. m. and no female is to be permitted to work more than six hours continuously, forty-five minutes to constitute a rest period, unless the working day is less than eight hours, in which case the rest period is to be thirty minutes. The bill provides for proper wash rooms. etc., and in all places coming under the regulations of the act, copies of the law are to be conspicuously' posted, and state inspectors are to have free access to such places at all times, it being the duty Of the Com missioner of Labor and Industry to I rnforee the act. Fines of $lO to SSO j for violations are provided. Salins—To further protect the rights and liberty of the people when under arrest. Phipps—Relating to appeals from the reports of auditors of boroughs, townships and poor districts; also a bill relating to appeals from reports of auditors of school districts in sec ond, third and fourth classes. Croft —To regulate the doing of business in this State by foreign cor porations. Polton —Appropriating $35,000 for statues of Generals Crawford and Gib bons. Pennsylvania officers in com mand of divisions at Gettysburg, at Gettysburg: for repairs to Pennsyl vania memorial at Gettysburg and for expenses of commission to carry law into effect. Schantz—To validate appraisements and titles made and effected to sur viving husbands and wives. McKec—Appropriating $15,000 for expenses of national convention of Spanish War Veterans in Seranton September 1 and 2, 1013. Graff—Requiring justices of peace and magistrates to file acceptances 30 days after election. Magee—Relating to legal proceed ings by writs of certiorari to the Su perior Court or the Supreme Court. Farley—To regulate the taking of private property for municipal pur poses. Smith —-Chief bookkeeper and three assistants and one traveling auditor for Auditor General's Department. Magee—Prohibiting commissioners of townships of first class from under taking the paving, curbing, improving «»f. construction of sewers in any street, alley, except on petition of property owners owning majority of foot front age affected. Farley—Air cushions for passenger elevators except inose of plunger type. Croft—To establish a secondary Ah, the rich aroma of prime Havana! Ah, the full satisfaction it gives! Why deprive your self the enjoyment of an all Havana smoke be cause you thought "all Havana might be too strong." Bosh! Get this— M°J A 10c CIGARS V have that superior fragrance that only choice Havana tobacco affords—the quality of the leaf and the expert making produce a delicious smoke pleasing to all tastes. Made by John C. Herman & Co. TUESDAY EVENING, ! school of agriculture at Pennsburg. Tompkins— Kxempting machinery I from taxation in third class cities, j Snyder—Relating to the issuance or delivery oj certain life policies of ln | suiance. providing and requiring cer i tain standard and other provisions in I such policies and forbidding discrinil t nation. ; Martin —Appropriating $15,000 to ; the Carlisle hospital. Smith—Creating office of State j architect to draw plans lor all State I buildings; salary $5,000; term four i years. I Snyder—To forbid stockholders vot ling by proxy in corporation elections j but permitting voting by mail when j ballots are signed and witnessed. Snyder—Directing Public Service j Commission to investigate the issue of I bonds of each corporation now doing business in Pennsylvania. Hoke—To establish as a State high- I way the road commencing at a point |on the Tawneytown road at the edge iof the battlefield park and along said Tawneytown road by way of Barlow .to the Maryland State line. I hike—-Appropriating $.".,000 to the i<«. W. and Agnes Hoffman orphanage |at l.ittlestown, Adams county, j Smith-—Relating to building and loun associations and to the duties of the banking commissioner incidental thereto. Tompkins—Providing for the retire ment of superannuated and incapaci tated teachers in public schools and for tile contribution of certain percen tages of their salaries toward a retire i inent fund. iSENATK l'\s.si:s Rl 1.1.s ON I FIRST KK.\l>lN<; WD KINAI.LY I The Senate passed finally the fol lowing bills: j Requiring certain petitions and pa- I pers to be verified before being con sidered by the court, j To avoid delay in the administration of justice, by ilxing a time within which decisions in certain questions | and matters shall be rendered bv I judges. Authorizing cities of the first and j second classes to appropriate city | funds for the maintenance of his torieal Hocielios. 1 To amend the first section of an act. j entitled. "An act to encourage county I historical societies." Providing for the printing, binding and distribution of the report of the | fiftieth anniversary of the battle of ! Gettysburg commission, j To establish and regulate the fees ! to be charged and collected by sheriffs lin counties of this Commonwealth ! having a population of not less than live hundred thousand nor more than one million live hundred thousand. Relating to the acquisition and iiold !ing of property, real and personal, bv • any literary, scientific, educational, I religious, charitable, benevolent or j beneficial society, church congre&a --' tion, association or body. Providing for the establishment, | regulation and maintenance by the j Board of Game Commissioners of the : State. game preserves on the forestry •reservations and elsewhere and provid ing penalties for violations, j A long series of first reading bills I were passed. The Catlln anthracite coal law amendment bill was recommitted to the committee on mines and mining for a hearing. The Kline bill to permit the join* erection of courthouses and municipal buildings was passed on second read ing with amendments. ~ v - ,r- ■ : t v HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH REFUND OF COAL TAX IS OUTLINED Garner Bill Would Enable People Who Have Paid It to Recover If Act Goes Down Provisions for refund of any in crease in the price of coal which may j have been paid to any producer of | anthracite coal because of the anthra cite tax being; refunded in the event of the act being declared unconstitu tional is made in a bill introduced in the House last night by Mr. Garner. Schuylkill. The payments are to be made within one year after the act is declared unconstitutional, if it should be. with lawful interest. Persons en titled to the increase are to (lie claims within six months and suit may be brought to enforce collection. If an accounting is not made by coal pro ducers in a year the attorney general may bring suit on behalf of the State. A bill providing for issuance of ad vance sheets of laws as soon as they are approved by the Governor was in troduced by Mr. Rainey, Philadelphia. At present these laws are Issued in pamphlet form some time after the" are signed. other bills presented were: Mr. Montgomery Reqoir ing all persons, except dealers, desir ing to carry or possess deadly weapons to secure permits from district attor neys. Mr. Shaffer, Columbia Requiring suburban electric ralfrwave to provide terminal waiting rooms by January 1 I next. To Regulate Sprinkling Mr. Nissley. Dauphin Prohibiting | sprinkling or turning water on paved streets in any cities between t! a. m. and 7 p. m. under penalty of $o tine. UM of fire plugs by authorized persons and sidewalks sprinkling are allowed. Mr. J. W. Smith. Philadelphia—Giv ing county commissioners, instead of auditor general and city treasurer, I power to name mercantile appraisers in first-class cities. Mr. Ostrander, McKean Appro priating $G2,500 for State aid to agri cultural exhibitions. Mr. Xissley, Dauphin Requiring: all plans and materials for construc tion of burial vaults to be approved by State Commissioner of Health or his officers and providing for State in spection at all times. This is an ad vanced health inspection measure. Mr. Adams, Liuzerne Appropri ating 515,000 for expenses of the con vention of Spanish War veterans in Scranton in August. Mr. Vickerinan, Allegheny Taking from the Public Service Commission jurisdiction over public utilities in counties, municipalities and townships. Air. Hamilton. Allegheny Regu lating expert witnesses. Mr. Dawson, l.ackawanna —Author- izing district attorneys to employ ex perts in criminal trials and special in vestigators when needed, and detec tives to apprehend fugitives. \rmoi\v Rill In Mr. Whituker, Chester Appropri ating $750,000 for construction of ar mories and $120,945 for maintenance. Mr. Walton. Lawrence Appropri ating $240.320.47 to reimburse coun ties for payment of bounties on nox ious animals. Mr. Dunn. Philadelphia Authoriz ing; the Governor to name a commis sion of ten for an annual celebration 6t' Independence Hay in Philadelphia and appropriating *20,000. Mr. Jones, Lackawanna Prohibit ing bathing, fishing or boating in res ervoirs. Mr. Tracli, Northampton Regu lating -county interpreters, Mr. Cramer, Allegheny Providing tor pensioning of school janitors. Mr. Hefferman, Philadelphia—Reg ulating foreign corporations. Mr. Landis. Montgomery Estab lishing methods lor agents of foreign corporations. Mr. Davis. Lackawanna lncrea sing pre-cmptor.v challenges from ti to 12 in cases involving election frauds and jury tampering. Must Post Primary Returns Mr. Powell. Luzerne Requiring posting of primary election returns at polling places immediately after vote is counted; establishing semi-monthly pay for boroughs: increasing mine in spectors in First and Second anthra cite districts. Mr. Williams, Tioga Making rail roads responsible for fires on lands on which they have right of way. Jlr. Kody, Berks Establishing a license and bonding system for persons selling agricultural products on com missinn: making legal bushel of apples 45 pounds and potatoes 56 pounds. Mr. Kunkle, Monroe Establishing a bureau of poultry in the Department of Agriculture with chief of $2,500. Mr. Powell. Luzerne Establishing a controller in all boroughs and abol ishing optional provision in recent act. Mr. Garner, Schuylkill—Compelling all hospitals receiving State aid to ad mit into operating rooms persons de sired Ijy patients: validating all ordi nances of boroughs for electric ser vice whether approved by Public Ser vice Commission or not. Mr. Whitaker. Chester Validating contracts, bonds and obligations of foreign corporations. Mr. Swart?,, Dauphin Authorizing district attorneys in certain counties to appoint stenographers. Mr. Rudisill, Adams Making a road from Gettysburg battlefield to Maryland State lino a State highway. "Home Itulc* Bill Again Mr. Maurer, Berks Authorizing cities to adppt and amend their own charters. This is known as the "home rule bill." One figured in the last ses sion. Mr. Swan. Allegheny •*— Appropriat ing SOOO,OOO for construction of the new Western Penitentiary. Mr. Hefferman. Philadelphia—Pro hibiting olflces of building and loan associations from accepting commis sions for mortgages placed with their associations. Mr. Swan, Allegheny, introduced a bill appropriating $407,098 for the Western Penitentiary. The corporation and borough codes were recommitted. To Stop Hills A resolution introduced by Mr. Cramer, Allegheny, to lix March 17 as the last day for introducing bills was laid over. Governor Brumbaugh's action on .the deficiency bill from which he cut [598,800 was sustained 187 to 2. A resolution by Mr. Woodward, Al legheny, for the chairmen of the ap propriations committees and five mem bers of each house to investigate pub lished charges against certain Alle gheny institutions was laid over on objections by Mr. Garner. The House passed finally the bill au thorizing boroughs to supply electric current outside limits. The House cleared a big second reading calendar, most of 1 the bills be ing amended because of typographical errors. The bill for municipal pension funds in first-class cities was amended to include second-class cities. Tho drug peddling bill w?.s recommitted to the health and sanitation. The llouio adjourned at 10.50 until 10 a. m. Tues day. ONLY 111 >1 \\ "Why do you write articles on how cheaply people can live If they try'.'" '•'ln the, hope of getting enough I money to avoid having to live that I way."—Washington Star. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY General Office. Broad Street 8 tat lon. Philadelphia. Pa.. February 24th. 1915. The Board of Director* herewith submit to the Stockholder* of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company a »y nopals of their Annnal Report for the year 1»14: CONDENSED INCOMK STATEMENT Hallway operating revenues $lBl,l M,822.52 Railway operating ezpenaes 188.016,672.07 Net revenue from rallwav operation* $42,566,150.25 Hallway tax accruals $7,461,802.52 Cncollectable railway revenues 11,313.24 Railway operating Income $35,004,044.49 Non operating income: Income from securities. accounts and sinking and other reserve funda $14,841,800.65 Rent Income, etc 2,355.478.28 Gross Income $51,702,223.42 Deductions from grosa income 17,701.458.00 Net Income $34,00»,764.82 Disposition of net Income: In<»ome applied to sinking and other reserve funds $1,785,242.65 Dividend of nix |»er cent 20,952,186.00 Income appropriated for road and equipment. Improvements, etc. 2.230,335.64 Balance transferred to credit of Profit and I*w»s $128,000.53 Operating results of Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Northern Central Railway Company for the year ended December 81st. 1914. compared with the year 1913. The learn* of the Northern Central Railway having become effective, the revenue* and ex penses from the operation of Its lines are Included In the above Income Statement from July Ist, 1014. l or the purpose of proper comparison, the statement below ahows the combined operations of your lines and of the Northern Central Railway lines for the entire year 1914 compared with similar operations for 1913. Comparison with 1913. 1914. Increase. Decrease. Railway operating reveuues $187,251,851.22 $17,828,261.23 Railway operating expenses 144,292.242.91 13,705,175.10 Net revenue from railway operationa $42,959,008.31 ~ $4,123,086.13 Railway tax accruals 7,689,523.47 $151,830.42 Uncollectible railway revenues 11,318.24 $11,313.24 $7,700,836.71 $140,017.18 Railway operaUug Income $85,258,771.60 $3.9*3.068.95 CONDENSED GENERAL BALANCE SHEET December 31. 1014 Assets. Investments: Investment in road sud equipment * $481,553,513.09 Improvements on leased railway property since Juue 30th. 1007 16,204,103.39 Sinking funds .' *, 2.300,427.30 .Miscellaneous physical property 2,020.833.23 Securities owned and advances to affiliated companies.. 350,493,097.07 Current assets 07.599.784.50 Deferred assets including insurance and other fuuds 28,962,923.10 Unadjusted debits ."7..,. 2,223,373.03 $051,463,056.96 Liabilities. Capital stock $499,208,600.00 Premium realized on < apital stock from .lanuary Ist. 1009 7.254.247.03 Koudeil debt nml other obligations 236,051,012.73 Current liabilities 35,743,607.70 Deferred liabilities 187,774.13 I uudjiihted credits including accrued taxes and depreciation reserves 29,221,008.03 Corporate surplus: Additions'to pioperty through Income and surplus since June 30th. 1907 73,184,541.87 Miscellaneous fund reserves 32,420,820.49 Hinting fund reserves. et«- 5.412,288.22 Profit and Loss 31.877,355,47 $!>51.463.056.96 The number of tons of freight moved on the five geueral divisions east of Pittsburgh and Krle in 1914 was 133.2M.tK13. a decrease of I'J.- 01-.743. or, 1'J.83 per cent.: Ihe number »f pas sengers WHS SO,ST:i. - .'Sl. s decrease of 1.803,V51, or ».3m per rent. I GENERAL It KM ARKS Mileage. The iiii-reaM* in the mileage of the line* «1 i re.-1 It «i|»erai cd wan due chiefly lo Ihe lease of the Northern Central Itailwa>. Income Statement. Busiuess (oud it lons on your lines, an well on other railroads, were unsatlafac tory 111 ihe year 111.14. The total operating revenues show a decrease of 8.09 per cent., compared with 1913. cbietly In the freight aud passenger traf fle. arNlng from unfavorable commercial and financial conditions, which In the last tivc mouths of the year were accentuated by the European war. 'I he gross revenue* and expenses include, since Jul> l» 1014, the operations of the Northern Outral l.inea under the lease to your Company, and they also Include, iu accord ance with the revised Classification of Operat ing Revenues ami Expense* of the Interstate Commerce Commission, effective since July 1. lull, the results front Auxiliary Operations, for which separate accounting was previously re quired. Express Reveuue shows a decrease due to a reduction in express rates, and by reason of the operation of the Parcel I'ost. Tnls will require some equitable adjubtment of the contract with the Express Company, and offsets to some ex tent the Increase iu Mail Revenue. Mail Revenue Increased as a result of the quadrennial weighing, effective July 1, 1913. The manifest unfairness of weighing the mails. Inclmllug the growing parcel post, only once in four years deprives the Company of revenue for the increased weights carried each year, and should be remedied by an annual weighing and an annual adjustment of pay. The t«dal Operating E*i>eu»cs decreased K.G7 per cent?. chiefly through enforced economics re quired by tne loss of reveuue ami traffic. These were effected by a reductlou in the use of ma terials and tup pi let. in the working forces of all departments, aud iu train aud ear mileage, and by deferring other expenses, butyltavlng iu view at all times the preservation of the safety of your tracks, equipment and facilities. The increases iu wages of englnemen, firemen, con ductors. aud trainmen, under the Wage Arbi tration awards, and other consequent wage ad justments. and the expense of complying with legislative enactments, prevented still further savings lu expenses. Railway Operating Income shows a decrease of $3,087,538.08 compared with the results of the linen operated by your Company in 191.1, but if the figures for 191.", used lu comparison had also Included the operations of the Northern Central Railway for that year, the Railway npcratiug Income for tnith Coin pan lei would have shown an aggregate decrease or $3,983,- 008.93. The Nat Income for 1914 was $34,090,764.82. s decrease of $7,830,067.97. compared with the previous year: front which appropriations were made to Kinking and Other Reserve Funds; cer tain necessary additions and betterments were provided: cash dividends amount ing to six per cent, were paid on your Capital Stock: and $123.000.5 a was credited to Profit aud Loss ac count. The latter account has also been cred ited with $5,009,370. the par value of the North ern Central Hallway Company stock received as a 40 per cent, dividend and the cash dividends accrued thereon since Jauuary Ist. 1911: the extra cash dividend of lt» per cent, amounting to $1.057.720. received on your stock holdings In that Company: also the proceeds received from the Manor Real Estate & Trust Company, which is owned by your Company, resulting from the sale, to the Susquehanna Coal Com pany of coal lands formerly legged to the Min eral Railroad Mining Company, amounting to $070,308.98 and with profits from sales of se curities and sundry credits. Against this ac count l.as been charged $3,180,081.38, represent-, ing construction aud real estate expenditures on long term leased lines, especially the Culted New Jersey Railroad & Cans! Company and llar rishurg. Portsmouth. Mt. Joy & Lancaster Rail road Company, the net Income of your Com pany not being sufficient to provide the same; advances to Rrsnch lines for similar purposes, which were unable to meet the same out of their own resources, and advances for Interest on. anil retirement of. water trust certificates and expenditures on your water supply system; also the rental and leasehold settlement of the Northern Central Rsllwsy Company iu the ad justment of the accounts under the lease from January Ist. 1911, Involving a charge of sl.- 343,510.83, so that the net amount credited to Profit and I<*ws account during the year was $2,830,174.81. SICTSM ANTI-LIQUOR Li Remarkable Docuaient Presented to the House by Mr. Williams Last Evening A petition signed by over I.OUO in mates of the Eastern Penitentiary auk- Ins the legislature to give favorable consideration to any legislation look ins? to curtailment of the sale of liquor was presented to the House last night by .Mr. Williams. The petition was referred to the committee on law and order. It was a remarkable document and attracted much attention. It was as follows: "Your petitioners, representing the major portion of the inmates of the Eastern State Penitentiary at Phila delphia. respectfully aver: "That they believe fully 70 per cent, of crime within the Htate is directly attributable to the excessive use of | intoxicating liquors, nml | "That many of them have a per- The operui ing revenue of ill lines east and went of Pittsburgh for the year 1014 WHS $354.• 412,996.34, operating expenses, $288,803,50T.. and operating income. $65.609,188.50. a decrease In operating revenue, compared with 1913, of $38,022,047.71, and a decrease In operating in come of $5,373,852,58, There were 313,083.414 ton* of freight moved on the entire system, be ing a decrease of 5H.039.716 tons, and 183,031,- { 205 passengers carried, a decrease of 4.463.150. | Legislation. The increased scope and great burden of the > duties and res|>ou*lhilitics imposed u|>ou the In terstate Commerce < ommission should now he followed l#.v the amendment of the Federal laws from which its authority is derived. The Com mission should be definitely empowered by spe cific provision* in these laws to strengthen the railroads, upon which the welfare of the Country so largely depends, KU HS to encourage the Invest mcnt of private capital for the expansion of ! their facilities and services, and the preserva- 1 tto" "f their credit by means of reasonable rates which will accord with the higher coat* and bur dens placed on them iu complying with statu tory reipilreinents and governmental awards and regulations. Tl*e Commission should be enlarged and so organized as to be able to deal promptly , with the important railroad questions which un der l he existing scheme of governmental regula tion. must be considered by it. The position of a Commissioner should be placed beyond political i influence by a loug tenure of office, and the compensation should be sufficient to attract audi retain men of the widest experience and great- 1 est ability. The regulatory |*>wer «#f the Com mission should l»e clearly extended to the super vision and control of all rates and prsctices which directly or remotely affect Interstate transportation or commerce, and should include power to uiaintaiu a rate structure approved bv or satisfactory to it. even though to accomplish this It should be necessary to prevent rcduc tinn* of rulei or to compel mlvhU'-es of ralt'H fouud bv ihe Oommlatlon to be unrenwirmMy low. An iiui ''am.n:ihl_v low into may tie brneti elul to some Olio or more shipper,, but the ratea of «CIIII> other shippers are sure to he ill«ui vantaaeously iiffei'teil thereby. The aerrlees of the t'ouimlßßlon should lie made available to remedy the conceded!? Inadequate revenues .if the railroads for the transportation of mails and Parcel Post, anil the power of Cominis sions. stale and Federal, lo suspend Increases lu rates should he limited, so as to prevent loss of revenue to the railroads duriug the suspen sion of rales subsequently determined lo lie reasonable. Increases in wages and other bur dens which seriously enlarge railroad expenses should not tie imposed by legislation, or through awards of Governmental bodies, unless the abil ity of the railroads to pay the same under the rate schedules then In effect is clearly appar ent. or unless the Interstate Commerce Com mission Is prepared to approve of increases in rate schedules that will enable the railroads to meet the same without Impairment of their credit or efficiency. Weak railroads are among the greatest ob stacles to business enterprise and commerce, ami the country will have too many weak railroads unless a constructive and equitable pollcv of public regulation is practiced, not as a pallia tive. bill as a permanent public and business ne cessity. The railroads are still burdened with the needless expenditure required to comply with the so-called lull Crew I.aws, which are actually hxtra lrew Laws. The principal requirements of these laws, which vary somewhat lu the dif ferent Mates, are In substance that every freight train of more than thirty cars must have a second brnkeman lu addition to the reg ular crew of englneman, fireman, conductor, one tegular brakeman and a flagman: every passen ger train haying four or more coaches—this term covering Pullman and dining cars us well—and ?^ e . iSf,^" Be . ( ' ar .u ln " at ', ,aVB » n « tr » brakeman In addition to the regular full crew consisting of englneman. fireman, conductor, baggageman and brakeman. this not to Include train porters and I ullman employes: every train composed of four or more passenger, mall, or express cars, empty or loaded, must have a crew of engine man. Bremen, conductor and two hraUemen. even though no passengers are carried. ''J." " ,imn '" d tl«»t this law has added over *l.W°.°oo per annum to the Operating Kxpenses 1 cnnsylvanln System Rast and West of I lltsburgh. and this enforced expenditure Is a pure economic* waste, because It does not In- Ci-ease the safety or efficiency of operations. Ibis amount could have been spent to far greater advantage In the Improvement of rond nuy and equipment, and In giving Increased ein ploymeiit, from which the public and employes would have received real benefits. Arbitrary JJ! .i" B " ?r al „'" c " °" trains without regard to the necessity for their services, lm 2, * „ d "'"I unnecessary burrleu on tlm ;' u „ hl .' «™ the Company. Such laws tend to SamlZlnt VT k '"g <" srl P"» e - «»<i from the trr''V 2? ']'.* t not only Impair the L. ' om ' mnv •» continue to pay the present rates of wagr_; -r6 that great body of employes whose activities are needed, bnt 'also to delay promotion. «onal knowledge of its debasing in fluence as exemplified in their own lives, and "That, believing: if the sale of in toxicating liquors was prohibited by the enactment of laws by your hon orable body, that the effect would be to reduce crime at least 50 per cent., if not more, they therefore "Respectfully pray that you will favorably consider the Introduction of any measure having for its object the curtailment of the wale of intoxicating liquors, and use the great power with which you are clothed to secure the passage of an act to prohibit the sale i*SV a intoxicati ntf liquor anywhere within the hounds of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania. "We further pray that you will give due consideration to this petition, conv ing to you as the voluntary deed of a body of earnest men and women, act ing entirely on its own initiative, with out suggestion front others, and your petitioners will ever pray." HUNTINGDON- IS AGAIN "DRY" Special to The Telegraph Huntingdon. Pa., March 2. Not withstanding that Huntingdon county went "dry' last Spring, following the election of two "dry" associate judges, three applications were presented in court yesterday. After the applica i Hons were filed the Supreme Court sua- Itnined the lower court, and the judges | rejected all the applications. MARCH 2, 1915. Your Company has. therefore. Joined with other railroad* In appealing to the public for their co-operation In securing the re|>eal of this unwise and wasteful legislation. 'Hie Manage ment request the stock aud bondholders and the employes. In their own interest, to support this movement. Traffic The tonnage decreased I-.Hit per cent, and Ihe tonnage mileage decreased 11.07 per cent., due to the general restriction of business, but freight train mileage was also reduced 13.87 per cent, the reduction in passenger business Is reflected in the decrease of 2.30 per cent., In the number of psssengers. 4.H1 per cent. In passenger mile age. but puasenger train mileage was also re duced 4.78 |»er cent. The net revenue per ton mile shown a slight Increase, but the net reve nue per passenger mile shows a large decrease. Capital Stock and Funded Debt The capital stock was Increased $31,850, through the courerslon of that amount of re celpta issued uudcr the stock allotment of 1913. The Funded Debt and Equipment Trust ob ligations show a net decrease of $7,080,879.35. It will he recalled thst at the last annual meeting the stockholder* approved of the crea tion b.v the ltoard of Directors of s General Mortgage so that the Company might have a broad basis for future financing. This mort gage ban not yet been recorded, sud no l>onds can be Issued for any purpose thereunder with out the prior conseut or the stockholder*, which hss not so far l»eei> requested. The Company will refund $86,827,000 of Convertible Bonds maturing October Ist. 1910, and other maturing obligations, and It must also provide for other necessary corporate purposes such as sdditions and betterments to Its railroad and equipment. Since the close of the year It therefore sold $49,000,000 Consolidated Mortgage 4 YJ per cent. Honda, bearing date February Ist. 1915. real ising a price slightly In excess of par. a satis factory result under existing conditions. In cluding the Issue recently made. the total amount of lionds outstanding under the Consoli dated Mortgage Is almost $100,000,000, which Is the maximum amount tlint can at any one time be Issued and outstanding. In view of the crea tion of the new General Mortgage. It |p deemed advisable that hereafter the Consolidated Mort gage should Ik» closed, and no further issues of bonds made thereunder. This issue of Consolidated Mortgage Bonds was made uuder the authority conferred by the stockholders in March. 1900, when an Increase of the bonded indebtedness was authorised to the aggregate amount of $80,000,000 for the purpose ol meeting the Company's requirementa iu 1909 and 1010. As such requlrementa were met through an Issue of Capital Stock, only $40,- 000,000 of the authorisation then made lias been utilized, so that the Company is still possessed of authority to increase the indebtedness to the extent of $31,000,000. The latter amount will not l»e sufficient to meet the balance of the re funding and other requirements for 1915, jib above stated, and the stockholder*, pursuant to notice duly given, will at the forthcoming an j nuaf meeting be requested to consent to an in- I crease of tho indebtedness to the extent of •540.fsMi.utiO. so that with the pre-existing au thorisation the company may be p<»sses*cd of au thority to increase its indebtedness to the extent of $71,000.(M.M), nnd the Hoard of Directors de sire authority to make such increase through the issue of bonds secured cither by tlie new General Mori gage or otherwise, or by the issue lof other obligations of the Company In such form, at such times, and on such terms and conditions as shall Is* deemed to be most ad vantageous, but not In excess of $71,000,000. Koad and Equipment The followiug statement of improvement, work I carried on by our Company during the past year of unfavorable commercial and financial conditions Is an evidence that, while every ef fort was mad** to enforce economies In the op ! erations of your lines, because of the reduced j volume of business, your Company, desiring to I stimulate traffic, to encourage business activity and take advantage of lower prices, continued a fairly active improvement program throughout the year. Tlio work <ui I lie improvement of the passen ger facilities in ami around Philadelphia was continued. \s U result. the flvo-traok reinforced concrete ami stone arch bridge of the Connect ing Uuilwuy over the Schuylkill Hirer at Glrard Avenue entrance lo I-'alrmount Park has lieen completed and placed in operation and the old double track bridge removed; the work at North Philadelphia. has l»een finished with the excep tion of remodeling the passenger station, Fui the expenditure made for this and other work along the Connecting Hallway, your Company will be repaid through the i«siie of securities of the Connecting Kailwsv Company. The electrification of the Main Line from Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, to Paoli, is progressing rapidly, and without serlousiv Inter rupting the traffic. The work from Paoli to West Philadelphia la almost completed, im-lnd lug the sub-station*, and the remaining section <»f the eleetrlth-atlon into llroad Street Station IK being octively prosecuted. The new heain light signals me iu operation between Overbrook and Paoli. Satisfactory progress has also born made iu equipping the steel ears, many of which are now In the present sieaui service, with eleetric motors and apparatus, for which these I cars were originally desigued. It is therefore, expected to of»eratc the main line suburban pas senger trains by electricity about June Ist. 1915. it is hoped that in 11115 llnancial conditions will permit the extension of electrification to North Philadelphia and the Chestnut Hill branch, and also the elimination of certain grade cross ings on that Branch. This would relieve the track and yard congestion at Broad Street Sta tion. by transferring to the electric service over On rrains on the daily schedule' now operated by steam. ... Your pier properties on the Delaware River south of Washington avenue and at Walnut Street. Philadelphia, .were improved, during the year by the erection of new sheds and the en largement of office facilities. The reconstruction of the bridges at Earnest, Trenton Branch: over North Broad Street at North Philadelphia; Highspire, Philadelphia Di vision: Auburn and Norrlstown. Schuylkill 01 %•!- slou. and at Dor nock Point. Pittsburgh Division, was completed during the year, and the bridges placed in service. The masonry work for the double track steel bridge over the Allegheny Kiver between Kiski minetas Junction ami Freej>orr has been com pleted. and the superstructure is being erected; the bridge at PhoenixviUe, Schuylkill Division, is being rebuilt, ami will be completed in 1915. By order of the Bonn!, SAMUEL RBA. Presideat, BTOCKHOLPKHB MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPLETE, Bt APPLYING TO OK ADDRESSING LEWIS NEILSON, SECRETARY, BROAD STREET STATION, PHILADELPHIA, PA. THIRD JUDGESHIP BILL GOES IK Opposition to It Does Not Amount to Very Much in Lower Branch of Lawmakers The bill providing an additional law judge for Dauphin county was passed bv the House of Itepresentatives last night bv the decisive vote of 165 to 17 after Mr. Garner Schuylkill, had asked for information and received it in bunches from Mr. Nissley, Dauphin county. It was Mr. Nissley's maiden speech in the House and the discus sion was short and to the point. When the bill came up on third reading Mr. Nissley called it up and the debate was as follows: Mr. Garner —Mr. Speaker, I was reading the Harrisburg newspapers and in those Harrisburg newspapers it said that there was a great doubt if an additional judge was needed here. Some of the greatest lawyers at the Dauphin county bar stated that there was no need of an additional judge and thnt they were against It. I am against this State paying out any more cash than they have to. Mr. Nissley Mr. Speaker, I am sorry that the gentleman from Schuyl kill should make this statement. Tt is true that possibly one of the papers of Harrisburg did state that this was not required, but that newspaper had some say before election and the peo ple of Dauphin county and of the State did not believe it. I hold in my hand clippings from newspapers from this county, from all over the county, Bay ing that this is needed, but I don't want to take the time of the House to read these statements. I have one here, an editorial printed in one of our evening papers, saying our Judges are overworked and that our business is away back. The gentleman from Schuylkill referred to a prominent lawyer of this county who said it is not "needed. I know that there is one that said that, but I do not know any other reason than' that he was tooth and nail against the president judge of this county when he was elected, and now that he is elected against the wishes of that prominent lawyer he wants to work htm to death. 1 do not want to go into these sta tistics I have here to show the number of cases that our courts have to POSH on each year, hut the records show thatnhey had to sit in open court 265 days in the last two years just to hear cases in open court: and that does not take in tho argument of cases that On the new six-track section of the New York Division, between Colonia and Kay Way. Just west of Kllsabeth, N. J.. work -uas <-on tinned during the year, consisting principally of the elevation of the Cour original running, track*. The greater part of this work has been com pleted, and placed In operation, and It is ex pected that the remaining portions will he fin ished in the Spring of 1915. Considerable progress was made during the year in placing the telephone and telegraph wires underground, the section from Broad Street Station. Philadelphia, to Paoli, and froiu Jersey City to Rahway. having been completed. The purpose of this work Is to prevent delays In trsln movements and in the transaction of the Coiupany'a business by reason of the de struction of overhead wires by sleet and other storms, and also to avoid •Interference by elec tric transmission lines, snd other wires. During the year the final link In the aate ma tic block signal system on your Msin Lin»w between New York and Pittsburgh was com pleted. The Installation of this modern signal system will add to the ssfety of operations and materially aid in expediting train movements. New freight stations were placed under con struction at Ilarrisburg and Allegheny, which will be completed In 1015. The passenger and freight facilities at Ellzahethtown, Alroona ami Hrookvllle are also being enlarged to bsudle au increased traffic. The Sugar Camp Branch. Tyrone Divialon, the Shade Creek Branch. Pittsburgh Division, and the Homer & Cherry Tree Hranch. Couemnugii Division, were extended to reach new coal open ings; the Yukon Branch extension from Bella Mills to Cowanaburg. Pittsburgh Division was completed, and a branch is lieing constructed from Gllberton to Mahano.v Plane. Schuylkill Division, to develop additional coal traffic. Work was continued on the ellminstiou of grsde crossing* st Ilomewood Avenue. Pitts burgh, and lu the Borough of Wllkinshurg. Pittsburgh, at which latter point a new passen ger station la being constructed. It is expected that thi* work will be completed In 1015. The elimination of grade croa*lug»<. change oC grade ami the erection of a new passenger sta tlou in the City of .lohustown Is proceeding, but will not be completed before 1910. The change of Hue and grado on the Kenovo Division at Cameron and Horn, and the con struction of a second track betweeu Corry and Lovell, have been completed. Survey* and many of the plans have been completed for the new line and the elimination of grade crossings in South Philadelphia; to be carried out JolutTy by your Company, tlie Phila delphia. Baltimore & Washington Kallrond Com pany. the Baltimore & Ohio Itallroad Company, aud the C'lt.v of Philadelphia. Further consideration was given to plans for the future electrification of your main line cross ing the Allegheny Mountnlns. .from Altoona, the foot of the eastern slope, to Concmaugh, on the western slope, by which It Is believed large operating economies can lie effected, and the heavy passenger aud freight train movement* facilitated. The aggregate expenditure for Construction and Equipment u|K>u the owucd and leased line* was $14,485,808.55, of which $8,076,086.80 was charged to Capital Account and the balance t«» income, Profit and IAJSS and the Reserve for Ad ditions and Betterments. Koad and Equipment—Affiliated Companies. The construction of the New York Connecting I Uailroad was continued. The foundations and masonry of the East River four-track srch bridge have been completed to the track level, and the erection of the steel arch over that river is proceeding. Its viaducts aud approaches on Long Island aud on Ward's and Randall's Islands are also substantially completed, aud favorable progress lias been made on the re maiiilng sections of the line. The funds for j these cx|>euditurcH were provided by the sale of J the New York Connecting Railroad Company's First Mortgage 4 1 per cent, bonds guaranteed by your Company and the New York, New llaveu »V Hartford Railroad Company, owners of all the stock of that Company. The erection of the double track steel bridge over the Delaware River sooth of Trenton, Is proceeding. This bridge is part of the proposed New York Division double-track relief line kuown an the Pennsylvania & Newark Railroad, which will extend from tho Yard at Morris ville. Pa., to Colonia. N. J.. a distance of about 4o miles, there connecting with the six-track system on that Division, and will also have branches connecting with llie Trenton and New York Divisions uear Trenton, N. J. The revision of the grades and alignment snd the construction of additional tracks and pass ing sidings on the Western New York & Penn sylvania Railway between Oil City and Buffalo, via Chautauqua, was continued during the yesr. and will shortly be completed. This work In connection with tho Improvements on the Alle gheny Division, will, when fully completed, fur nish ft route on lower grsdes aud with improved alignment between Pittsburgh aud Buffalo, over 58 miles shorter than the present route via Salamanca Brauch and Olcan. Coal Companies' Securities The properties of the various anthracite Coat Companies served by your lines, in tho securi ties of which your Company and tlie Northern Central Railway Company were Interested, were purchased by the Susquehsuna Coal Company, and a complete examination of the coal collieries, plants and facilities of the latidA Company snd their operating results, is helngV| made by au experienced mining engineer and by certified public accountant*, so that your Com pany will have the benefit of this Independent: survey and rejiort of the properties to assist iu determining the pro|ter price -that should be re ceived for the securities of the Susquehanna Coal Company iu the event of a purchaser be ing found therefor. Securities Owned Your Compsnv received as its pro rats shsr* of the stock dividend of 40 per cent, of tho Northern Central Railway Company. $-1,230,880 ai par. of the Capital Stock of that Company. This stock issue was approved by the Public Service Commissions of Maryland and Pennsyl vania. and represents part of the cost'of capital expenditures made in previous years for addi tions ami betterments to its railroad and equip ment. Cleveland A Pittsburgh Railroad Company Special Guaranteed Betterment Stock amounting at par to $3,720,100 was sold, aiul additional Norfolk and Western Railway Company Com mon and Preferred Stock, amounting at par to ■ $1.800.0(t0 and $1,720,000 of Susquehanna Con I Company Bonds were purchased from the North ern Central Railway Company. they have to try and the argument oi cases that are called up as special cases; and then considering the cases that come from tlio Commonwealth, the courts are so busy that we in oui work here can hardly receive atten tion. Mr. Garner—Mr. Speaker, I desire to interrogate the gentleman from Dauphin. The Speaker—Will the gentleman from Dauphin. Mr. Nissley, permit himself to be interrogated? Mr. Nissley—Mr. Speaker, I will. Mr. Garner—Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the gentleman what do the judges themselves say? Mr. Nissley—For the benefit of the gentleman from Schuylkill, 1 desire to say 1 saw the judges themselves before T presented this bill and they were satisfied that it shoudl be presented— that one was needed, or 1 would not have presented it—if I had not first shown it to them and had not had their permission. The vote was then taken. EVEN /3|a? i F YOU HAD A NECK lit ** i-ONd AS THIS II [{' M FELLOW AND HAD M SORE Rlj throat (|ltonsiune II *L WOULD QUIOKLY flu"! "■iZV RCLIEVB IT. A quick. aafe, •oortlni, healing. anttgpMc jMUI for Sore ThroaL briefly describee TOMSlLlff>> A •mall botlie of ToniiUno lasts longer then raoet any r™ of Sere Three!. YOfMIUINI wllere. Sore Mouth and HoanentM and prevent* Qutnejr. 2Sc. aiu) Stc. hospital Sit* SI.OO. All DraHhtl. THK TOW»H.IW« OOMPaWY, . - CMIIH, OM». UVDERTAKKRS "RUDOLPH K. 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