THE GLOBE THE GLOBE The New Knit Top Coat "The Westop" JA New Top Coat For Spring, at <J Made of knitted fabric, in a 'beautiful combination of Heather Mixture of green and brown. A soft crushy fabric that will not wrinkle or crease—can be packed An ideal coat for dress—for rainy weather —for motoring- <1 Snappy models for young men. •J See them in onr windows. THE GLOBE BRUMBAUGH GIVES HIS VIEWS ON PEACE Says Church, Home and School Must Join in Education of Individuals As an outcome of the constructive I peace meeting lield Saturday night at the Technical high school under the nuspiccs of the Pennsylvania Arbitra tion and Peace Society, a number of follow-up meetings will be held Sun day nights at various large churches of the city and a big meeting for perma nent organization is planned about the middle of May. Many applications were signed by persons desiring to join a permanent organization, and were taken charge of by Dr. J. J. Mullowney, chairman of the committee of arrangements. The views of Governor Brumbaugh nn the peace question given in a letter read by Dr. Mullowney were as fol lows: "Wo Are Peaceful People'' "I am intensely interested not only in the preservation of the peace of this nation, but in the development of the spirit of peace in the citizens of this (treat, Commonwealth. "If we are to maintain another cen tury of peace with the nations of the world, wo must first have a definite high national ideal. It then becomes our business to train our people to realize this ideal, to know what it means to be a citizen of this country. "The hope of securing peace in America rests upon a trained citizenshi America rests upon a train ed citizenship. We are a peace ful and a peace-seeking peo ple. The man here wlioo plans for war is no friend of this country. The time lias come for Christian people to do more for the great Prince of Peace than they have done in the past. What this country needs more than anything else is good behavior In each of her citizens. If we can secure that there will be no cause for thinking about a larger army and navy." The Woman's Side Mr?. Mabel Cronise Jones gave the woman's viewpoint on the peace ques tion, saying that war will be ended when women have the vote. Profes sor Alvin S. Johnson, of Cornell, spoke on the economic features of war, pointing out that commercial and colo nial jealousy and fear on the part of the great nations involved is at the bottom of the present conflict. other speakers were Henry C. Nlles, rice-president and August Cadwalla ler of Philadelphia, secretary of the Pennsylvania Arbitration and Peace Society. Identification Checks For Lancaster Trip on Sale The name of the Fountain Grocery, Mulberry and Perry streets, on Alli son Hill, was added to-day to the list >f places where identification checks •an be secured permitting passage on he special train which will carry two housand Harrisburgers to Lancaster o hear Dr. Stough Tuesday, March 6. The complete list where these dentification checks can bo obtained s as follows: Fountain Grocery, Central Book : tore. fottorel's Book Store, Schell's Seed Store. Thirteenth and .Market treets; the grocery stores of G. E. tunkle, State and Lynn streets S. R. larris, 1927 North Sixth street; S. T. <insinger, Fourth and Woodbine! treets, and' the McCurdy drug store,! iteelton. I New : Up-To-Date Apartments Ready About March 15 J j 2nd and 3d Floors ♦ J 2210 N. Third Street ! ♦ 6 Rooms, Bath, Pantry ♦ and Closets, Hardwood ♦ floors and steam heat. * Continuous Hot Water, J Laundry and Storage, ♦ Front and Rear Porches. ♦ Large, light, airy rooms. J Apply to ♦ H. W. Miller ! State Highway Dept. ♦ i or ! . 2141 Penn Street | ♦ i •••••• • • MONDAY EVENING, 'MAJORITY OF "DOPE" FIENDS ARE WOMEN [Continued from IHi'st Page.] U— lticular is said to have received 20,000 I grains of morphine in one week, to i gether with large quantities of othor ! "dope." 1,0(10 "Dope" Users Physicians are just finding out the i full extent of the evil. One said that ithere are at least 1,000 persons }n 'this city who use the drug. These J are now suffering dreadful agony be cause they cannot obtain it. j Unscrupulous physicians, who pre -1 scribed the various forms of opium | and allowed their patients to have I these prescriptions refilled, are the I cause of so many persons being vlc jtims of the habit, according to the statement of a prominent doctor. Ilcroin and "Coke" Favorites I One of the physicians said that | about the only cure for a fiend is to | gradually cut down the supply and j eventually overcome the craving for I the "snow" as the white particles are [called. Heroin and cocaine are said !to be the favorites. Some of the users ■ are quite young. Another physician in explaining the effects of the drug and results when its use is discontinued said, that when a person uses the drug regularly the system forms what is sometimes called an "antidope" which reacts wifh the form of opium and that when no more "dope" is taken, this reaction causes great agony to the fiend." Pythians Open Sale of Seats For Concert HARRY A. BOYER Pythian Concert Committee Chairman Pythians from many nearby towns are expected to attend the concert of the Rounds Specialty Company to be given Wednesday evening in Technical high auditorium under the direction of John Harris Lodge, Knights of Py thias. for the benefit of its "quick re | lief fund." Delegations are expected I from Aliddletown, Hummelstown, Car lisle. Mechanicsburg, Penbrook and Linglestown. The seat sale for the concert open ed this morning at Tech High school and from present indications every seat will be sold by Wednesday. JEWS CAUSED TROUBLE Washington, D. C., March B.—Count Bernstorff, German ambassador here. Issued a statement to-day declaring tolerance toward all religious beliefs has been shown by the Turkish gov ernment and that the disturbances to the Jews in Palestine were caused by overzealousness by local Turkish au thorities. POLITICIANS ON TRIAL Indianapolis,lnd.,March B.—Twenty eight Democratic and Progressive poli ticians of Terre Haute were placed on trial before Judge A. P. Anderson In | United States District Court here to day charged with conspiring to cor- I rupt the elections In Terre Haute last November. URGE* MINIMUM OF $2.»0 • 'hicago, 111., March X. —A minimum wage of $2.,10 a day for unskilled labor was advocated by Frank P. Walsh, or Kansas City, chairman of the United States Commission on Industrial Re lations, In an address here last night. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY WOMAN TO LECTURE ON SUFFRAGE Miss Bin ma MacAlarney, of Colum bia University, and formerly of the faculty of the Harrisburg High school, arrived in the city to-day and will speak thi« evening al tj o'clock at the home of Mr, and Mrs, W, Justin Car ter, r>27 Maclay street in the interests of woman suffrage.. The meeting will be open to Ihe publia, NEWS or \ | i ) GIVING AIR BRAKE DEMONSTRATION i Show Conclusively That Train Is at All Times Under Control of Engineman Within tlie past week Senators and Representatives visited the air brake instruction rooms of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and were' given a practical demonstration of the opera tion of automatic air brakes on long freight trains and passenger trains. A demonstration was given showing the result of a train parting, accident to any cars in the train or derailment of the locomotive showing that in the event of any of these occurrences that brakes would be applied automatically on all portions of the train. The results of these demonstrations showed conclusively that a train is at all times under the absolute control of the engineman and the automatic brake equipment. Engineer Shatto Home; Has Severe Scalp Wound Passenger Engineer I. A. Shatto, who was injured in Altoona vards last Friday, was to-day brought to his home, 628 Harris street. Engineer Shatto was struck by an empty engine, receiving a severe scalp wound. When taken to the Altoona hospital he was unconscious and it was feared he had a fractured skull. His condi tion improved after treatment and Engineer Shatto was able to be re moved to his home. He had a narrow escape as he fell almost in front of the engine. Keystone Trainmen Act Against Full Crew Repeal Members of Keystone Lodge. No. 42, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, at their semimonthly meeting adopted resolutions urging members of the Legislature to vote against the repeat of the full crew law. Copies will be mailed to every legislator. Standing of the Crews Philadelphia Division—l 22 crew to go first after 3:30 p. m. 10S, 12fi. 116, 101, 118, 105, 123, 119, 127, 132 129 110. Engineer for 101. Firemen for 108, 13 2. Conductors for 122, 126, 118. Flagman for 12."., Brakeman for 12". Engineers up: Smith, Dennison, Welsh, Sober, Geesey, Crisswell, Hind man, Stateler, Derons, Kennedy, Seitz, First, Grass, Brummer, Scenneck, Al bright, Young, Foster, Snow. Long. Firemen up: Kreider, Moffatt, Col lier. Robinson, Brenner, McCurdy, Madinford. Copeland. McNeal. Gel berg, Dunlave, Bushey, Everhart, Rhoads. Flagman up: Clark. Brakemen up: Stehman, Baltozer, Riley. Weland, Ivnupp, Boquer, Jack son, Coleman. .Middle Division—223 crew to go first after 1:30 p. m. 18 Altoona crews to come In. Preference: 2, 3, 9, 7, 5, 6, 8, 4 1, 10. Front: 17, 16, 23, 20. Engineer for 2. * Fireman for 20. Conductors for 2, 6, 1, 2S. Flagman for 3. Brakeman for 16. Engineers up: Bennett, More, Si moton. Smith, Mum ma- Firemen up: Cox, Sheesley, Sea grist. Fletcher. Karstetter, Zeldera, Stouffer, Lieban. Conductors up: Eberle, Bogner, Keys, Huber. Flagmen up: Fetterhoff, Miller, Smith, Mumma, Frank. Brakemen up: Strouser, Klff, Bell. Myers, Troy, Lauver, Stahl, Roller, Kane, Martin, Risslnger. YARD CREWS Engineers up: Meals, Stahl, Swab, Harvey, Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton, Shaver, Landis, Hoyler, Beck, Hurter, Blever, Blosser. Firemen up: Shipley. Crow. Ulsh, Bostdorf, Schiefer, Rauch, Weigle, Cokerley, Maeyer, Sholter. Snell, Bar tolet, Getys, Barkey, Sheets, Balr, Eyde, Boyle. Engineer for 1869. Firemen for 1255, 1831, 1270, 90 1820, 1368. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division. 226 crew first to go after 3.15 p. m.: 227, 228, 208, 201 223, 224, 221, 211, 216, 231, 217, 213, 208, 230, 242, 222, 219. Engineers for 211, 221, 228, 230. 24 2. Firemen for 228, 216. Conductors for 216, 228, 239. Firemen for 207. 230, 239. Brakemen for 201, 206, 208, 213, 221, 224, 229, 234, 239. Conductors up: Forney, Eaton. Fragman up: Snyder. Brakemen up: Walton. Twigg, Wert, Shaffner, Shuler, Lutz, Goudy, Kiines, Jacobs, Musser. Middle Division. —24 7 crew to go first after 1.30 p. m.: 451. Front end, 104, 108. 119, 111. Ten crews laid oft' at Altoona. Conductor for 111. Brakeman for 108. Yard Crews.—The 11 crew first to go after 7 a. m. 24, 1, 19, 20, 4, 6,.7, 5, 12, 16. The 71 crew first to go after 62, 64. 68, 69, 67. Engineers for 64, 4, 6. Firemen for 64, 68. Brakemen for 61, 6, 7, 1, 20, 24. Engineers up: Sweeney, Plctz, Fet row, Wood, Kettner, Fortney, Wartin, Lape, Sassman, Woland, Morne, Bona witz, Massimore. Firemen up: Beecher, Anders, Aus pach, Zakoswki, Fulton, Nye, I.onge necker, Dobllns, Snader. Brakemen up: Holbert, Ware, Ep ley, Miles, Duncan, Grimes, Yoder, Page, Taylor, Laucks, Shader, Carton. Painter, Zanaskl. H. K. Thaw Placed on Trial For Conspiracy; Enters Room Smiling Hy Assoi'wteil I'reit New York, March 8. Harry K. Thaw, slayer of. Stanford White, smil ingly came Into the Supreme Court to-day to stand trial for conspiracy to escape from the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane at Matteawan. Five men, charged with assisting in the conspiracy, were placed on trial with him. Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw,, the chief defendant's mother, accompanied by Mrs. George Carnegie, Thaws sister, appeared in court early, Frank F, Bailev, a salesman, the second talesman examined, was ac cepted by both sides and became fore man of (lie jury, HARRISBURG tSSfi& TELEGRAPH SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS SITTING Mechanicsburg Case First to Be Taken Up and Two Dauphin Cases Are Nolprossed ■■ The Superior Court to-day began - its annual sitting I argument in the fjßhraUfc burg" case from IVtBHMn9Qp Cumberland eoun- IWHTMiOffil. A number of Harrisburg cases are listed and the George appeal was put at the foot of the list Four cases were nol prossed, as fol lows: Commonwealth vs. Miller. Mif flin: Annie M. Smith appeal. Mifflin; Cornman vs. Central Pennsylvania Traction, Dauphin, and Snyder vs. Snyder, Dauphin. Three Venango cases were transferred to Pittsburgh. Edward F. Doehne and J. Clarence Funk were admitted to practice. No decisions were given. To Meet To-morrow. Tne Public Service Commission will meet in Phila delphia to-morrow on the Springfield water case. Committee Here. —The committee of the police pension fund of Pittsburgh is here working hard to have the Dunn bill passed which will give to the fund 10 per cent, of the liquor license money collected in cities of the first and second class. Secret Service Operative William J. O'Bryan, Lieu tenant J. J. Regan and Special Officers Thomas Malone, who is a former legislator, and William Rea arrived yesterday. Hoards to Meet. To-morrow is "Board Day" at the Capitol and most of the State Boards will have sessions. The Board of Public Grounds anil Buildings will take up the park exten sion soon. Attended Dinner. Thomas A. Crlehton, cashier of the State Treas ury. was a guest at the bankers' din ner in Philadelphia on Saturday. Throe Dropped. General orders from National Guard headquarters an nounce that two officers were dropped, one for failing to attend drills. The adjutant general also refused to com mission a western man as a captain because he had not qualified. Steam Fitters' Rearing. The third class city bill for a bureau of steam fitting will have a hearing to-morrow in the House municipal corporations committee. Editors Here. Some of the editors who are here to attend the meetings of the State Editorial Association were Capitol visitors to-day. Spoke at Philadelphia. Governor Brumbaugh and Secretary Woods at tended the Lafayette alumni dinner in Philadelphia Saturday night. Complaint Ended. —The Public Serv ice Commission has dismissed the com plaints of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com pany and Kelly Brothers Coal Com pany against the Bell Telephone Com pany. The complainants are located near Snow Shoe. Kelly Brothers al lege that the respondent refused to install a telephone station in their office and the grievance of the Lehigh Valley was that til* Bell refused to continue service at an annual rate of S4B because these rates are below the standard rates charged elsewhere. With a view of reaching an amicable settlement the Bell submitted some propositions, but they were ignored by the complainants, and the action of the commission followed. REV. DR. NORCROSS DIES AT CARLISLE [Continued from First Page.] THE REV. DR. GEORGE NORCROSS He was a writer of ability and pre pared an article on Carlisle Presbytery in 1898, and also wrote "The Story of Westminster Assembly" on the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of that body at the request of the Gen eral Assembly. Dr. Norcross received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Princeton in 1879. He is survived by hs wife, who was Miss Sarah Jackson, of Carlisle, and by these daughters: Mrs. Carl Foster, of Bridgeport. Conn.; Mrs. Francois Lucas, of Carlisle; Mrs. H. M. Esterly, of Portland, Oregon, and Miss Marv Norcross, secretary of the Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage Association, of Carlisle. PLAN OLD-FASHIONED ARBOR DAY FOR CITY [Continued front First Page.] ing, etc. At least a dozen requests for the forester's services have already been received and these will be filed and given attention in order. Wednesday, City Forester Mueller will confer with City Solicitor D. S. SeitK relative to the preparation of such ordinances as will be necessary upon which to enforce the require ments for maintaining and caring for the trees. This measure will specify Just what the citizen may or may not do with reference to pruning, trim ming, planting and transplanting his trees, the cost method of paying the pro rata share of the assessment, and will regulate the fines and costs for violations. Several ordinances, it is expected, will have to be passed by council before the department ••an carry out tile law's requirements and the first «.f these will probably be introduced in council a week from to-morrow. PORTUGAL SITUATION DEVELOPS Lisbon, March 8, via Paris, March 8. —The political situation in Portugal which last week entered upon a se rious epoch with the inauguration of the "republic of northern Portugal" under the presidency of General An tonio narreio, »ias In no sense been Improved by the resignation of Min ister of Finance Gnlhnrds, which lie came known yesterday, As a matter of fact a further cnblnet crisis nuw would foroe developments, ' CTftfai TY°in MiDDLerowr> £b\&t)SP\n&£i Wj. 1 DESPONDENT FARMER INGS SELF 111 BARN Abram Geyer, Aged 74, Had Been 111 For Several Months; Was Church Trustee Despondency due to ill health Is said to have been the cause ot the sui cide, Saturday night, of Abram Geyer, 7 4 years old, a prominent farmer of Londonderry township, near Middle-' town. The body of Mr. Geyer was found hanging om one of the rafters in the barn of his son, Jacob Geyer, at 7.3 3 yesterday morning. He has been ill with a weak heart and stomach trou ble for several months it is said. Mr. Geyer was proprietor of the Hillside campmeeting grounds of the I'nlted Brethren Church. He was a trustee and member of this church for forty years. At one time he held the office of township supervisor. He is survived by four sons, three daughters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday aft ernoon at 1.30 in the Hillsdale Church. Man Has Not Attended Church in 25 Years Arrangements have already been started for next Sunday's mass meet ing for men in the First Methodist Church. This will be the fifth of a series of meetings for men held in various churches of Steelton. The Rev. It. W. Runyan, of Harrisburg, will speak on "Self-Culture and Self- Sac rifice." Yesterday's meeting iti the First Presbyterian Church was well attend ed. The Rev. C. B. Segelkin spoke on "From a Throne to a Stonejyje and the Way of Escape." Singing by the Presbyterian male chorus was a fea ture of the meeting. In the audience was one man who said he had not at tended any church services for twenty tive years. Veterans Planning Memorial Services Sergeant Lascomb Post. No. 351, Grand Army of the Republic, has set April 1 as the date for the annual me morial service for the members who died during the past year. The post also decided to accept the invitation of Post 50. of Harrisburg. to accom pany it to Washington next September fo attend the exercises in commem oration of the liftieth anniversary of the great review held there in 1805. Members of the post elected John McAfee post commander to succeed George If. Bo.ver. deceased. Samusl R. Weaver was advanced to the post of senior vice-commander. FRIEXBS GTVK XEWLYWEDS MISCELLWEOI'S SHOWKK Friends of Mr. and Mrs. William Bowers, who were recently married, gave a miscellaneous shower at their home In Oberlin Friday evening. Games and music were followed by refreshments. Among the guests were Miss Bertlia Rife. Miss Florence Eich oltz. Mrs. Mary Hartman, of Harris burg: Miss Esther McXear, Mrs. Sam uel Wilson, Mrs. Paul Staaeskivic, Mrs. I Hilton Bennet. Miss Sarah Rennet, of Bressler: Miss Catharine Hess, Miss Anna Whurl, Miss Catherine Stoll, Miss Mary Metasyc. Mrs. Anna Schroll, Sirs. William Schroll. Mrs. Jesse Fry singer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pisle, Earl Plsle, Mr. and Mrs. John Steiner, of Steelton: Miss Louisa. Swartz. Miss Frances .Tansen, Miss Marian Jansen, Mrs. Joseph Jansen, Mrs. Frederick Swartz. Mrs. Harry Dickey, of Enhaut; Miss Helen Mvers, Mrs. Harry Myers, Mrs. George Shaffer, Mrs. Frank Beig ler, of Oberlin: Earl Orris, William Glass. George Swovelin, Harry Swove lin. of Harrisburg; Harry Demmy, Mr. and Mrs. William Bowers, Miss Fran ces Fackler, Bayard Bryan, Meade Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bryan, of Oberlin. Hold-up Men Pull Two Successful Robberies Steelton police are searching for several holdup men who late Saturday night pulled two successful robberies in Conestoga and Trewick streets and afterward made their escape. About 9.30 o'clock Mrs. E. S. Frantz, Main street, was stopped near the flour mill in Trewick street by a man unknown to her. The man snatched her small handbag and began to run along the Reading railroad. She called Patrolman Wynn, who was near, but the thief escaped. About a half hour later two girls, whose names have been withheld, were accosted by two colored men on the Conestoga street bridge. Pedestrians attracted by the screams of the girls frightened away their assailants. TAKES WEDDING RING AM) BI'ULT FROM CHICKEN Opening a chicken which she had killed Saturday, Mrs. Mary F. 8e11man,.515 man,.515 South Front street, removed a tine gold wedding ring and a 38-cali ber revolver cartridge from its craw. Mrs. Behman is at a loss to know how the chicken swallowed the av ! tides, as the ring is not very small. The owner of the ring may secure its return, Mrs. Behman says, by calling and describing the ring. ST EELTO X' S P ERSOX AI ;S Mrs. A. B. Spink Main street, was notified yesterday of the death of her niece, Mrs. Florence Warner, wife of Dr. A. S. Warner, of Baltimore, Md. Sam Kelley, 19 South Second street, is ill. Mr. and Airs. John Weiser, of Marys ville, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fitting, Enhaut. SERVICES FOR JOHX ROTH ROCK Funeral services for John Rothrock were held in the Church of God, High spire, yesterday. The Rev. B. L. C. Baer officiated and burial was made in the Oberlin Cemetery. The pallbearers were Harry Kougli, Horace Atkinson, Isaac Martz. Conrad Ecrick, Howard Risser and Solomon Beck. I-MIDDLETQWA- - • I RELIGIOUS PARASITES The Middletown Ministerial Associa tion met this morning in the Lutheran parsonage. The Rev. Dr. 1. H. Al bright read a paper entitled "Re ligious Parasites." IX) INITIATE CI/ASS Middletown Assembly, No. 25, De gree of Naomi, will initiate a class of new members this evening. PLAN BAND CONCERT The Liberty Band, of Middletown, : will give a concert In Elizabethtown ] Saturday e.vening for the benefit of the Citizens' Band of that place. H. O. I lilckemell will direct, MARCH 8, 1915. NEW POLICE PLAN BEFORE COUNCIL Conestoga Street Residents Do Not Want Road Paved; Light Ordinance Up Whether or not Burgess Fred Win field's plan for Increasing the efficiency of the Steelton police department \rtli ever be put into effect will likely be known after council meets to-night. At this evening's meeting the po lice committee, into whose hands the burgess' recommendations have been placed, is scheduled to make a report. Whatever recommendation the com mittee makes will probably be car ried out by council. If Burgess Wlgfield's recommenda tions are endorsed by council the members of the borough tire patrol will be made special borough police men to act as a reserve police body. Whenever special police protection is needed or whenever any of the regu lar police force are off duty, mem bers of the fire patrol will be drawn upon to till the vacancies. What ob jection members of council may raise to the plan is not known. A petition will be presented to coun cil this evening, it is understood, Im properly owners in Conestoga street urging council not to carry out Its ex pressed intention to pave that street.. A request will be made at the same time, it is said, to have Swatara street, from Second to Sixth, paved instead. An ordinance regulating the plant ing, care, etc., of shade trees in the borough has been drawn at the re quest of the Shade Tree Commission and may be introduced this evening. The ordinance changing the location of street lights will come up on second reading. Council will be asked by the Mer chant's Association to increase tha venders' license fee and to thoroughly revise the present license measures. The committee from the Merchant's Association includes Louis Lehrman, <!. M. Long, W. H. Whitebread. B. 1-'. McNear, Jr., and Ralph Eckels. STEELTON SNAPSHOTS Football Player to Undergo Op eration. —Robert Thompson, .149 Pop lar street, a member of the High School second football team, was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital Saturday to undergo the second operation on his left collarbone. Thompson was injured in a game with Hummels town High School. Announce Birth.—Mr. and Mrs. H. G. llartman, 129 South Second street, announce the birth of a daughter, Anna May, Friday, March 5. Mrs. Hartman was formerly Miss Julia Beers, of Academia. Leave For Chicago. The Rev. George Popovich, rector of St. Nicholas Serbian orthodox church, and Stanko Mllenca left to-day to attend a rally of the Southern Slavs at Hotel La- Salle, Chicago, Wednesday. Croatian residents of Steelton met yesterday and discussed the rally but no representa tive will oe sent. Delegate Here. —Lyubamir Plavlja nlc, a former Steelton man, now of Mariners' Harbor, New York, visited Steeton yesterday enroute to Chicago as a, delegate to the rally of Southern Slavs. Charity Committee Meets. The Steelton Associated Charities commit tee will meet this evening. Plans for caring for the borough's needy will be discussed. Relsch Improves.—Albert W. Reisch, who was injured in a motorcycle aeci f ent last Monday evening, is reported o be recovering in the Harrisburg Hospital. Club Plans Dance. — A dance will be given in Benton Hall, Friday evening, by the Clover Club. The committee in charge includes John A. Partheniore, Harry C. Geukes, Milton A. Weisen ford, Frank Fisher and L. Ira Cargill. GO-TO-CHVRCH SUNDAY ATTRACTS LARUE CROWDS Inclement weather failed to keep record-breaking crowds away from the churches of Steelton, Highspire, Ober lin, Enhaut and Bressler, the five towns that observed a "Go to church" Sunday yesterday. In all five towns the churches were filled with larger crowds than when the weather was balmy. Many of the ministers preached sermons appro priate to the day and the choirs sang special music. The campaign was in augurated by the Ministerial Associa tion of Steelton and vicinity. PUBLICITY AUTO RUN PLANS POINT SUCCESS [Continued from Hrst Page.] company the Harrisburg party and Southern New Jersey resorts are out doing each other in the efforts for publicity which they can attain. it means something to these hustling places to impress Harrisburg shore goers and Harrisburg businessmen and they are not going to leave anything undone. Stops will have to be mane in nearly every city of importance passed through and many of the small er exclusive resorts will be visited and inspected. George Proud, who is doing the pre liminary organisation work, is hust ling through New Jersey now and is meeting with Board of Trade bodies and businessmen and arranging for the presentation of trophies. The con test committee of the club will arrange for a survey trip over the route in April when all the details of the trip will be arranged. From Atlantic City comes word of the presentation of a handsome trophy by the Hotel Rudolph and another from the States Garage while several others are promised. At a meeting of the Board of Trade of Ocean City on Friday that body with the Pr< gressive League offered five handsome trophies and offered every co-operation for making the run a success. At Sea isle City the Young Men's Business Association at a meeting on last. Tuesday, arranged for the presen tation of a handsome trophy at the City Hall when the tourists pass through that place. Hearty co-oper ation Is also promised. Wildwood (Will present a handsome trophy ! through Harry Otiens, who is inter jc.sted in North AVildwood. Meetings of commercial bodies ill Wildwood, Stone Harbor, Avolon and Mlllvllle have been called to act upon publi city for the Harrisburg run. Arrangements have been made to have enough ferryboats at Pennsgrove to transport the contestants to Wil mington on the second day of the run. The newspapers in the town, through which the run will pass, are taking a lively interest and from present in dications the event promises to far eclipse the famous run of 1910 when 7 6 cars were entered from Harris burg and vicinity. All members of the Motor Club of Harrisburg are eligible and an early enrollment is being made as the cars will leave Harrisburg and the various checking points in the order of entry. 59 STUDENTS TAKE HONORS Al ACADEMY In the Lower School First Distinct tion Men Exceed Second by Three The honor roll of the Harrisburw Academy for February just issued by Headmaster Brown included 59 names In the upper school eight boys took first honors and in the lower school, twelve. First honors—Burgess Broadhurst, Carroll P. Craig, Russell Hoke, James Mersereau, Wilbur Morse, John Sense man, William Smiley, Mercer B. Tate, Jr. Second honors Frances Ambler, William Abbott, Gilbert Bailey, Wil liam Bennethutn, George Bailey. Ono fre Castells, Charles Dunkle, William Ellis, William Fisher," George Geist white, Thomas Hargest. Gantcliffe Jay, Ross Jennings, George Jeffet's, Herbert Kauffnian, Lewis Kunkel, John Lescure, Robert Loose, William McCaleb, Paul Orth, Donald Oensla ger, Charles Rebuck, Milton Strouse, t'laude St roup, Robert Seitz, Joseph Strouse, Lester Sheaffer, Robert Stew art, Walter White, Donald Wieland. Lower School First honor Bailey Brandt, Philip Brown, Blake Bent, Russ Glancey, John MotHtt, Franke Neumann, Geiger Omwake, John Reineohl, Robert Ry der, Ira Roinberger, John Raunick, Thomas Wickersham. Second honor James Bowman, Cameron Cox, Disbrow Lloyd. John Magulre, Thomas Porter, George Relly, Richard Johnston, Hamilton Schwarz, Henry Ilamil ton. MOTORCYCLE SHOW OPENS WITH CROWD [Continued from First Page.] spective displays and distributing lit erature. Practically all of the dealers had their displays completed, with tho exception of the Efflcelsior Cycle Com pany and the Harrisburg Motorcycle Exchange. The models for these ex hibits did not arrive until to-day and will be on display this evening. In addition to the new Excelsior model the Excelsior Cycle Company have received a Smith motor wheel. This wheel can be attached to any bicycle to make It self-propelled. A gasoline motor is mounted on a small wheel and is attached beside the rear wheel of the bicycle. The adjustment is flexible but firm, and with pneurnntio tire resting on the ground provides the traction necessary to push the wheel. Chester B. Smith is showing a Model R-lo Pope as the leading feature of his exhibit. On a table is also shown the Eclipse two-speed hub and tho 1315 large and improved clutch. This two-speed attachment can be applied to any motorcycle that is not equipped with a two-speed device . The Reading-Standard exhibited by G. W. Gault, of Marysville, had a model T-13 twin two-speed and a single cylinder service model. This machine is well known locally, the factory being at Reading, Pa. The Thor, model 15-A, twin-cylin der two-speed, with 12-horsepower, was shown near the stage by Charles H. Uhler. Attached to the model wa.s a side car with top, showing how tho lady may enjoy a trip over the moun tains on Sunday after the motorcycle has served for utility purposes. Three models of the Indian com prised the exhibit of the AVest End Electric and Cycle Company. One, 15-horsepower model C, three-speed, with magneto generator, and the reg ular model C three-speed, as well as the model B three-speed. An Indian side car is also a feature. Tho new multiple disc dry clutch is shown sepa rately, being one of the improvement of the 1915 models. The new kick starter turns the motor three and a half times by one kick of the foot. The Harle.v-Davidson models hold the center of the floor, an extensive showing of the various models being displayed to good advantage. The Heagy Brothers were fortunate in re cording the first sale of the evening. E. It. Dtinkel, factory representativo for the Harle.v-Davidson, is assisting at the Heagy Brothers booth. The Keystone Motorcyclist display, in charge of John F. Greenawalt. had an attractive showing. Peals of laugh ter and merry voices from the north west corner of the hall indicated the location of the ladies' auxiliary booth, where the hungry and thirsty may line up for a bit of lunch. LOCAL OPTION BILL STATE-WIDE QUESTION [Continued from First Page.] the legislature to-morrow arrange ments should be made for a. public hearing. "Let the hearing be a big one and let everyone come and speak with absolute frankness. We want their views. Compensation is a new thing to us and we want the benefit of all experience and all opinions," de clared the Governor. Attorney General Francis Shunk Brown this afternoon declared in favor of a constitutional convention. "Tha time is right for a constitutional con vention," said he. "I see no reason why there should be any fears that such a convention would not be made up of men fully able to meet the prob lems and of the proper spirit to framo for this State a constitution that will g.> farther toward meeting the needs of the State than the one we have now." Mr. Brown said that it was an idea of his that the Governor should be permitted, to name some delegates as in that way the State might get the benefit of brains of men who would never enter an election contest for delegate. Bills Go in To-morrow The administration workmen's com pensation bills will be Introduced into the legislature to-morrow. Attorney General Brown to-day an nounced that they were about ready and that there would be no changes of Importance in the bills as compared with the tentative draft made publio some time ago. Francis H. Bohlen, secretary of the Industrial Accidents commission which drafted the original bill, discussed with Mr. Brown a num ber of suggestions he had received and some of those submitted to Governor Brumbaugh were taken up. In all probability there will he pub lic hearings on the bills at which labor leaders and others interested will be Invited to make statements. The child labor bills will be consid ered at a public hearing on March 16. Fire on La Touraine Extinguished; Steamer on Way to Destination London. March 8, 2.16 P. M. —The Are on board the French steamer La Touraine has been almost extin guished and the vessel Is steaming to her destination, the French port of Havre, at a speed of fourteen knots an hour. The information here given is the latent report received in Paris. It was sent at 10 o'clock last night by wire less telegraphy from a cruiser which is escorting La Touraine. 7
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