ANTHRACITE TAX
BILL REDRAFTED
Administration and Coal Region
Men Are Discussing the Amount
of Tax Returns
A substitute law for the Honey an
thracite tax, the constitutionality of
which is now before the court, is to
be Introduced in the Legislature, Mon
day night, by Representative Hugh A.
l>awson. of Lackawanna. Taken as a
w hole, the measure will ha\e the back
ing of the administration and of the
people living in the anthracite region.
There is a division of sentiment, how
ever, between the governor and the
representatives of the hard coal coun
ties as to the amount of the tax that
Bhould be returned to the localities
where anthracite Is mined.
Under th new bill every ton of an
thracite, mined or washed, would be
subject to a tax of two and one-half
per cent, of the value of the coal when
prepared for market. Governor Brum
baugh favors the State receiving two
thirds of the revenue thus raised, all
of it to go to the State Highway De
partment, and is not averse to the cit
ties, boroughs and township where an
thracite is found receiving the remain
ing one-third. The people of Scran
ton and of the rest of the hard coal
belt ask a distribution o fthe tonnage
tax on a "fifty-lifty" basis with the
State.
The administration, at first favored
the State receiving the entire tax, but
ft protest went up in the hard coal re
gion and the Governor and Attorney
General Brown met a delegation of
Scranton people headed by City Solici
tor D. J. Davis, Mark Edgar, secretary
of the board of trade there, and R. A.
Zimmerman, a Scranton lawyer, and a
member of the legislative committee
of the trade board, and agreed to
favor a measure that would call for a
return of a portion of the tax to the
anthracite counties.
A big factor in bringing about this
change in sentiment was Lieutenant-
Governor Frank B. McClain's out
spoken attitude in favor of the claim
of the hard coal localities for recogni
tion in the distribution of the tax.
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High School Programs
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We have, this Spring, an excep-
I tionally attractive line of samples of
Printed and Engraved High School
Invitations and Programs. Clasr,
members and chairmen of commit
tees are urged to get in touch with
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SATURDAY EVENING, HXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 27, 1915
May Bring Body of Mrs.
Hershey Home For Burial
Special to The Telegraph
Hershey, March 21. —Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. M. S. Hershey, wife of
the "chocolate king" were held this
afternoon at 1828 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. All business was sus
pended here and many residents at
tended the funeral services.
It Is thought that the body of Mrs.
Hershey will be brought here for bur
ial, although no plans have been an
nounced.
Historic Forster House
Purchased by Jennings
Announcement was made to-day
that William W. Jennings president
of the Commonwealth Trust Company,
had purchased the historic Forster
property, No, 7 South Front street.
No price was mentioned. Mr. Jen
nings would not say what he intended
to do with the property.
The building Is now occupied by the
Home and War Relief committee, who i
have a lease on It until their work is
completed. It is one of the oldest
residences In rlarrlsburg, and was
originally owned by the late General
John Forster. Mr. Jennings purchased
the property from Mrs. Herbert Lin
coln Clark.
Mr. McClaln said that the Roney bill
never would have passed the Legisla
ture in 1913 but for its carrying a
provision that called for the anthra
cite counties receiving fifty per cent.
of the tax raised.
The Dason bill wouud mean much
to the State and to the municipalities
that would share In the money raised.
It Is estimated that a tax such as pro
posed would net appropriately $4,888,-
150.82 annually, based on the tonnage
figures of 1914. Last year, 91,367,305
tons of hard coal were mined and pre
pared for market. The average price
per ton. according to mining men. in
1914 was $2.14, that is, this would be
the average price of the coal when it
came from the breaker, ready for
shipment and market. If the Gov
ernor wins his fight to save two-thirds
of the tax to the State, the Com
monwealth's strong box would be en
riched $3,258,787.21. Just $1,629,-
363.60 would be returned to the cities,
boroughs and townships where an
thracite is mined.
Seen and Overheard
Among Local Garages
George R. Bentley, at the Riverside
- Garage, local Paige . dealer, reports
f all cars sold that were displayed at
k the show. A Paige 6-46 was deliv
ered to Henry M. Stein, and a 4-36
I to W. L. Stoey. Another carload Is
. expected the coming week. Included
In this shipment Is a 6-4 6 to be de
, livered to C. A. Goodhart, of Shlp
pensburg.
The Cadillacs are now coming in
carload lots at frequent intervals.
Four additional carloads were shipped
this week from Detroit for the Cris
pen Motor Car Company, of this city.
: A new eight-cylinder roadster to J.
S; Clyde Myton was among the deliv
eries made last week by the local
y Cadillac agency.
t Three Chalmers, seven Saxons and
several of the Dodge Brothers' cars
r show the tendency of the motor car
business at the Keystone Motor Car
. Company this week,
j A Iteo truck for the Tressler Or
phans' Home Band at Loysville was
B received to-day by the. Harrisburg
, Automobile Company. This car is
9 specially constructed to convey the
t band to the various cities of the State
s this summer on a concert tour.
1 The Bentz-Landis Company re
j port the sale of eleven cars within.
. fourteen days. This includes Jeffery,
Pullman and the Vim trucks. The
- eleventh was sold this morning by
C. H. Conrad to Dr. G. W. Hartman
I this morning.
Seven Maxwells in seven days was
i the record of E. W. Shank at the au
tomobile show. One every day is a
• pretty good average. This was In
addition to his wholesale business as
' a distributor,
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MERRYMAKERS MAKE TIIIXGS
HUM FOR X KWLYWEDB
nindiiauglcs Cliurcli. Pa., March 27.
—Services will be held here on Sun
day morning.—SI. B. Farling and sis
ter visited their uncle, who is 111. —
Professor E. E. Snyder Is ill.—Mrs.
Kate Kuntz and sons visited friends
here.—Frank Poorman and Harry
Kuntz are 111—The merrymakers made
the air hum around Syner in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reese, who lately
were married.—Abner Gingrich, who
was ill. Is able to be about the house.
—Herman Fox Is ill.
W. C. T. r. TO MEKT
The W. C. T. U. of Penbroolc will
meet to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the Evangelical Church. Mrs. Ar
thur Davis will be the leader on the
topic "Intemperance the Greatest Foe
to Mifeslons."
COURAGE IS COMMON IN THIS
WAR
London, March 27.—Every English-
I man knows how to die bravely. The '■
Irish. Scotch and English soldiers face I
the bayonets, the machine guns as
though out on dress parade. It Is the
men who sicken and die in the trench
es. or at home after an ardvious cam
paign that our sympathy goes out to
jmost. There are thousands of such
men behind the battle lines who went
I to the front without the strong consti
tution and good pure blood to with
| stand the deprivations, the hardships
|of the campaign in Belgium and
; France. It's a warning that we should
pay strict attention to our stomach,
liver and blood. If one is all out of
sorts he should take an invigorating
tonic and alterative such as Dr.
Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery
which cures diseases of the stomach
and organs of digestion and nutrition.
It eliminates from the blood disease
breeding poisons. It makes the blood
rich and pure, and furnishes a founda
tion for sound, physical health. Fifty
years ago. Dr. Pierce, of the Invalids'
Hotel and_ Surgical Institute, at Buf
falo, X. V., found that certain barks
and roots manufactured by using gly
cerine without the use of alcohol or
opiates, made into a concentrated ex
tract, which he called Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, made a
stimulating tonic for the stomach, I
helped the digestion and assimulation |
of the food and eradicated poisons
from the blood. This is nature's cure
for indigestion, and by correcting the
stomach, and thereby feeding the
blood on pure materials, the red
blood corpuscles are increased and
the body established in a healthv state
No one suffers from catarh who has!
plenty of red blood corpuscles and a i
good digestion. Catarrh in all its !
forms is a stagnation of the blood. In
troduce pure red blood into the svstem
by taking the "Medical Discovery" and
health is assured.—Advertisement.
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• MARCH TRAFFIC IS
AWAY BELOW PAR
Better Than One Year Ago;
Thanks to Blizzard; Figures
For Three Weeks
i
I The only consolation expected by
officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
In summing up the March freight
movement will be in the improvement
over March, 1914. This is made pos
sible because one year ago the Penn
sylvania main lines were tied up be
cause of a blizzard. There was no busi
ness for seventeen days.
The present month has four Sun
days. Slow freight movement closes
down every Sunday. This allows but
.1 twenty-seven working days. Up to last
| Monday the total movement was
! 452,879 cars. This is 61,483 cars less
than during February.
Records taken at eight terminal
points show in the first week an In
crease of 1,418 cars, or 7.1 per cent;
In the second week, decrease 5,262
cars, or 19.8 per cent., while in the
third week a decrease of 4.933 cars, or
15.3 per cent.
The daily average movement past
Lewistown Junction In the same period
was 4,953 cars, as compared with 5,849
i caps in 1914, with 6,341 cars in 1913
and with 6,488 cars in 1912. The total
movement past Lewistown Junction on
March 20 was 6,124 cars, while on
Sunday. March 21, it was but 1,790
. cars. Bituminous coal east bound de
creased 10,792 cars, or 29.2 per cent.,
i while coke decreased 815 care .or 30.4
per cent.
New Brotherhood Will
Hold First Convention
Twenty-three delegates, represent
ing the Brotherhood's Relief and Com
pensation Fund membership will begin
their lirst national convention Monday
in Eagles Home. Stxth and Cumber
land streets. A two-day session is ex
pected. The first half day will be de
voted to consideration of local matters
by local members of the fund. Ses
sions will be held at 9 o'clock in the
morning and 2 o'clock in the after
noon. On Monday night the Train
men's Band will give a concert.
Standing of the Crews
lIARRISRI'RG SIDK
Philadelphia TMvlalon ll2 crew to
go first after 3.30 p. in.: 102, 131, 110,
130. 114.
Engineer for 114.
Firemen for 112, 122.
Conductors for 102, 110, 114.
Flagman for 114.
Brakemen for 102-2.
Engineers up: Gable, Foster, First,
Sober, Hindman, Crisswell, Davis, Ten
nant, Kissinger, Seltz, Kautz, Manley,
Goodwin. Grass. Long, Statler, Gibbons.
Spoas, Brunner, Snow, Smeltzer, Lay
man.
Firemen up: Everhart, Pennwell,
Bushey, Horstick. Rlioads. Bleich, Gil
berg, Myers, Copeland, Forney, Mul
holin, Shaffer, Balsbaugh, Grove, Shive,
Llbliart. Watson, Klgleman, Manning,
Weaver.
Flagman up: Melllnger, Harris.
Brakemen up: Busser, Coleman, Hlv
ner, Felker, Dearolf, Wiland, Baltozer,
Mumma. Arment, Albright, Dengler,
Desc, Collins. Bryson, Malseed, Moore.
Middle Dlvinlnn —239 crew to go first
after 12.50 p. m.: 233, 20, 113, 24. 25.
21. 15
Engineers for 115. 24.
Firemen for 20. 15.
Conductor for 2.".
Flagman for 115.
Brakemen for 24, 21.
I Engineers up: Webster. Wissler,
Sinionton, Smith, Moore, Knisley, Gar
man. Bennett.
Firemen up: Cox, Pottiger. Fritz,
Gross, Arnold, Zeiders, Sheesley. Ross,
Liebau. Karstetter, Seaprlst, Kuntz
Conductors up: Fralick. Byrnes,
Keys.
Flagman up: Dill. Jacobs. Frank
, Brakemen up: Wenerick, Warner.
I Troy, Rlssinger, Roller. Henderson,
i Reese, Mcllenry.
YARD CHEWS
Engineers up: Harvey, Saltsman,
Kulin, Snyder, Pelton, Shaver, Landis
Beck, Harter, Biever, Blosser, Stalil.
Swab, Crist. Hoyler.
Firemen up: Crow. Revie, Ulsh,
Bostdorf, Schlefer, Rauch. Weigle,
Leekey. Cookerley, Maever, Shoiter,
Bartolet, Getty. Barkey, Sheets.
Balr. Eyde.
Engineers for 306. 213, 1454, 3 30, 1820
I'lremen for 213, 1454, 1171, 1255. 130
I 1270, 90, 1820.
K.VOI.A SIDE
Philadelphia Dlviition 2OB cr(w to I
go flrHt after 3.45 ;» m.: 205 203 *3l
241. 214. 237. ' '!
Engineer for 237
Conductors for lio, 14. 57.
Brakemen for 05. 14.
Conductors up: Stauffer. Stelnouer.
Logan. Pennell. i
Flagman up: Flora.
Brakemen up: Goudy. Lutz. Myers,
Suinmy, Shaffner, "Wolfe, Shuler, Mus-
JE w .' Kg ' Ueets, Rice, Taylor.
10* Division •l7 crew lo go
after 1.30 p. m.: 120, 105, 112, 109, 107,
Engineers for 120, 113.
Firemen for 120. 101
! Conductors for 109, 107.
Brakeman for 113.
IIEVI)I.\G CREWS
The 20 crew first to go after 12 30
p. m.: 14, 3, 17. 12. 9, 4.
East-bound: 59. 67, 71, 58, 51. 65 60
I'lremen for 5», 14, 17.
Conductors for 4, 14.
Brakemen 59. 12.
Engineers up: Morrison, Mlddaugh
Glass, I-etrow, Martin. Kettner. Wyre'
Barnhart, Sweeley, Fortney, Reidman
Bonawitz, Moore, Crawford, Pletz '
Firemen up: Bowers, Dowhower.
King, Anspach, Fulton, Kelly. I>;v
f.ongenecker. Snader, Blngaman. Sulli
van, Beeoher.
Conductor up: Hilton.
Brakemen up: Holbert, Hoover
Voder, McHenry, Miles, Forney. Hartz
SmUIT" 8 ' Mlller * Zawaskl, Duncan,"
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATED
Christiana, Pa., March 27.—Mr. and
Mrs. William Jackson, to-day cele
| brated their golden wedding anniver
sary by entertaining their children
grandchildren and a number of friends
i several of whom were at the wedding
, fifty years ago.
ARRANGING FOR CARNIVAL
Three prizes will be offered in the
I carnival queen contest by the Veteran
Volunteer Firemen's Association. At
a meeting last night it was decided to
offer a diamond ring, gold watch and
a gold bracelet. The carnival will take
place the week of May 17.
CAPTURE YOUNG ROSS
Clarence Ross was captured at
Twentieth and State streets yesterday.
This Juvenile prisoner, who twice es
caped from the police station. Is now
fastened with chains. He will be taken
Into Juvenile court on Monday to an
swer a charge of larceny of a bicycle.
BOYS SENT IN ALARM
Fire Chief Klndler is anxious to
locate Ave boys who were responsible
for last night's alarm from Box 54
Second and Harris streets, which was
turned In about 7.30.
Knox Sees Continued
Increase in Business
Special to The Telegraph
Pittsburgh, March 27. Confidence
in the Republican party's power to
rehabilitate Itself in national politics
and a declaration that the revitalizing
i is already under way are high points
in an interview given here last night
by Philander C. Knox, Secretary of
I State in the Taft administration.
It was Mr. Knox's first real political
Interview since his retirement from
office two years ago, and coming so
soon after Senator Root's address be
fore the Union League ,in Philadel
phia. on the subject of party revival, it
has made a deep impression here.
MISS CLARK TO LEAVE ?
Report Current That General Secre
tary Will Leave Harrislmrg
In connection with the announce
ment to-day of the departure of Miss
Hazel I. Clark, general secretary of
the Associated Charities, to attend tho
forty-second national conference on
charities and corrections at Baltimore
next month It was said that the gen
eral secretary will not return to Har
risburg. Officers of the Charities, how
ever. vigorously denied any knowledge
of such a step on Miss Clark's part.
They declared they knew of no inten
tion on her part to resign.
Besides Miss Clark, Harrlsburg's
Charities will be represented by Miss
Florence Staples, the county investi
gator for the Poor Directors, Poor
Director C. L. Boyer and Mrs. Elsie
V. Mlddleton, general secretary of the
Children's Aid Society. The confer
ence will be held from May 12 to 19.
COMMEMORATE CALL FOR
SPANISH WAR TROOPS
A grand reunion and sociable will
be given by Harrisburg Camp, No. 8,
_the A. Wilson Norris Auxiliary,
No. 7, of the United Spanish War Vet
erans. this evening at 7.30 o'clock in
the City Grays Armor)' in commemo
ration of the seventeenth anniversary
of the first call for troops. Hoctor
Mansfield, department commander, will
be one of the speakers. Bean soup
and coffee will be served.
LECTURES ON LOCAL GEOLOGY*
Professor George N. C. Henschen, of
the Central high school, gave an Illus
trated lecture on "The Story of Har
risburg Hills as Geology Tells It," last
evening to the Alricks Association, in
St. Andrew's parish house. Professor
Henschen explained geological forma
tions in and about Harrisburg, illus
trating his talk with several drawings.
The next meeting of the association
will be held April 9.
Deaths and Funerals
WILL BI.HY HERE
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Rhine, who died yesterday at Philadel
phia, will De held from the home of
her son, 324 South Fifteenth street.
Tuesday morning, at 9 o'clock.
MRS. SAMPLE DIES
Mrs. Elizabeth Sample, aged 65,
widow of the late Silas S. Sample, died
at her home, 431 Market street, this
morning. She is survived by the fol
lowing sons and daughters: Walter
H. and Channing, of this cltv; Hilbert.
°' Chester; Mth. Mary Cornell
and Mrs. Lillian Gelsel, of this city
and Miss Kathrine Sample, of Philadel
phia. Private funeral services will be
held Monday afternoon in the Spicer
Chapel, sis Walnut street, the Rev.
Ellis X. Kremer officiating. Burial
will be made in the Harrisburg Ceme
tery.
MRS. SHELENBAHGER'S SERVICES
Funeral services for Mrs. Sara Shel
enbarger, wife of John N. Slielenbarger,
will be held from the home, 551 South
Front street. Monday evening, at 7:30
jo clock, the Rev. Frank Mackenzie and
the Rev Harry B. King officiating. The
body will be sent to Duncannon, Tues
day morning, for burial. She is sur
vived by her husband, two children,
William R. and Margaret E., her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wenrlch, and
one brother, J. Wesley Wenrlch.
JOHN S. KAPP
Funeral services for John S. Kapp,
aged 76. who died this morning at
the home of his granddaughter, Mrs.
Daniel Beck, 1223 Bailey street, will be
held Monday afternoon, at 1 o'clock.
The body will be taken to Elizabeth
town, Monday afternoon, bv Undertaker
Fackler, where further services will be
held in the United Brethren Church,
the Rev. Mr. Miller and the Rev. R. X.
Seldenridge officiating. Burial will be
made at Elizabethtown.
EDWIN ROWERS
Funeral services for Edwin Bowers,
aged 73, 318 Cumberland street, were
held at the home this afternoon, the
Rev. John H. Datigherty, pastor of the
Ridgo Avenue Methodist Church, of
ficiating. Mr. Bowers was a carriage
manufacturer in this city from IS7I
until 1901. He was employed bv the
Government, at Washington, during tho
Civil War. He is survived by his wife
and three daughters, Misses Helen M.,
I Edna and Jessie Bowers: one sister.
I Miss Adaline, and one brother. Michael
Bowers, of New Cumberland.
.lOIIN BOWMAN DIES
John Bowman, aged 63 years, died
yesterday at his home at Green Hill.
Brief services will be held at the
residence Tuesday afternoon at 1.30
o'clock followed by funeral services at
Shoop's Church at 2.45 o'clock. Burial
will be In Shoop's Church Cemetery.
RIDES INTO AUTO
Steve Gosdel, 537 South Cameron
street, an employe of the Pipe and Pipe
1 tending Works, while riding a bicycle
in Ma-clay street, crashed into an auto
mobile owned by C. W. Lynch. Gosdcl
escaped with a few bruises and lacera
tions of the head.
MAY HAVE BEEN DRUGGED
Lillian Budd. aged 21, 1310 Currant
street, was taken to the Harrisburg
Hospital last evening in a hysterical
condition. Physicians say that she was
probably drugged.
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ESTABLISHED 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS
ASKING HE STATE
FOR 5100.00Q,000
Appropriation Bills in Hand Far
in Excess of What Can Be
Given This Year
• Figures compiled
at legislative offices
fa show that the ag
gregate of the ap-
JqßF}u3B\ proprlations asked
!lk JSTB mSTO " f the Legislature
\ JflSSsfli the bi " s now ln
| fUMnfWHHS the bands of the
E y-jllCULin.il Senate and House
I on ap
i run
—CxaXr * -lirSiover $100,000,000.
It is estimated that the revenues avail
labie for appropriation will not amount
I to much over $60,000,000.
The committees are at work on the
charity bills which are being care
fully studied and attention is being
given to the general appropriation bill
as far as the legislation pending will
permit. Some departments will be af
fected by bills now in hand and until
they are passed it will be Impossible
for the committee to work out details.
Clock Striko.s Slioaber.—Apcordlng
to Reading papers Representative
Mahlon Shaaber, of Reading, was hit
by a clock in one of the committee
rooms !n the Capitol. The clock first
struck on the shoulder and then
glanced against Sir. Shaaber's cheek,
cutting him. This is the first time a
piece of a timepiece at the Capitol has
struck anybody.
Kirk on Rates.—A complaint signed
by various residents in and near Wam
pum, Lawrence county, was filed with
the Public Service Commission this
morning, attacking as unreasonable
the proposed Increase in the rates of
the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Company for transportation of milk.
Mr. Comstock 111.—George S. Com
stock, member of the State Industrial
Board, Is seriously ill.
Goodwin to Load.—Representative
D. E. Goodwin, of Venango county, is
to lead the Legislative Bible class to
morrow in the House caucus room and
legislators and attaches of the State
Government in the city will be wel
come to attend.
Woodward Returns.—Representative
James F. Woodward, chairman of the
House appropriation committee, re
turned from Erie this morning. He
had made inspection visits to hos
pitals.
■Many Votaries.—Many notaries pub
lic are being named as the time when
commissions expire is rolling around.
Expected Next Week.—lt is expected
that Highway Commissioner Bigelow
will be here next week.
Reading Folks Here. —Over twenty
Reading people visited the Capitol to
day, coming here on a week-end ex
cursion.
To Continue Demonstrations.—Dr.
H. A. Surface will start the fifth week
of the orchard demonstrations on
Monday and expects that the attend
ance will be greater than ever owing
to the great interest that has been
aroused. The present week's series
was well attended.
To Return Monday. Governor
Brumbaugh *is expected to return to
the Capitol Monday morning.
Not to Fig-lit Veto. —Representative
F. E. Geiser said this morning that he
would not fight the laurel bill veto,
but would make a statement of his
position on it and ask that the veto be
sustained.
State Court.-—The next court for the
trial of State tax cases is fixed for
April 23. There will be a short list.
Watching Small|>ox.—estate Health
1 Department officials dtc watching
Iclofcely the outbreak of smallpox in
New Jersey. Thus far no traces of
contacts have been found in this
State.
AT THE PALACES* MONDAY, THE
PHOTOPLAY WITHOUT A NAME
Recently Stuart Paton. of the Imp
studios, finished a crime drama of pow
erful plot for which he had difficulty
in securing an appropriate name. The
actors and actresses in the Imp studio
I all were given an opportunity to try,
| but none of their suggested titles met
; with approval.
Finally the Imp director took his
: troubles to President Laemmle. He
• suggested a few titles for the play, but
j none of them "qualified" even In Mr.
Uemmle's own estimation. At the
regular Tuesday night showing of films
"The Photopjay Without a Name' was
exhibited and suggestions for a title
were invited from all present. A dozen
or so were offered, but none of them
hit the mark.
Finally, in desperation, Mr. Laemmle
said:
"I'll give SSO to any one who will
suggest a title for this film."
There are no strings attached to Mr.
Laemmle's offer. Each answer should
be accompanied by a fifty-word expla
nation outlining why the title is
chosen.
This film, "The Photoplay Without a
Name," will be shown at the Palace
on Monday. Even though you do not
care to suggest a name, it will prove
interesting to have an opinion on it.— <
Advertisement.
ANOTHER THREAT IN EAST
By Associated Press
Berlin, March 27 (by wireless to
Sayville).—The conclusion appears to
be justified to-day that the Russian
advance n Memel, on the Baltic, in
East Prussia, had a certain connection
with the general renewal of Russian
offensive activity tlie purpose of
which, according to military opinion
in Berlin, appears to have been an
other threat against East Prussia.
"RASTVS" IN TOILS
Raymond (Rastus) Johnson, local
champion bone rattler. Is In Jail as a
suspect. Detective Harry White, who
investigated an attempt at opening a
safe in the office of Charles Adler,
1002 North Third street, yesterday,
found a clue that placed young John
son under suspicion. Johnson was
given a hearing this afternoon.
BIOS Fl FIRENOUSE
OVER APPROPRIATION
Lowest Estimate Is $662.19 More
Than Amount Fixed For
Royal Building
Bids for the construction of the
proposed new tirehouse for the Royal
Fire Company, the Thirteenth ward's
crack tire lighting- organization, were
opened at noon by Commissioner M.
Harvey Taylor, superintendent ot'
parks and public property, but no
award is possible under the figures
submitted because the lowest bid,
$8,162.19, 1b just st>62.lA more than
the $7,500 appropriated for the build
ing.
Under the circumstances, Commis
sioner Taylor said he Is not prepared
to go before Council, Tuesday with any
recommendations until C. Howard
Lloyd, the architect, and himself have
had a chance to go over the bids again
and determine whether or not some of
the features of construction may be
cut out in order to pare the amount
to the appropriation.
If tills cannot be done Commissioner •
I Taylor will likely have to re-advertise
i for bids.
The $8,102.19 represented the ag
gregate low hids on construction of
[the house, heating, plumbing and elec
trical work. If the 5 per cent fee for
[the architect's services are Included
the sum will total $8,537.19.
Eleven Set* or Bids
Eleven sets of house specifications
alone were taken out and six bids for
this pari of the work were received-
The average bid was $7,206. There
were six bids on heating, five on
plumbing and two for electrical work.
Only one, the Dauphin Electric com
pany's proposal could be considered,
however, because it sent along a cer
tified check. The other, E. Blumen
stine's bid is half a dollar less but its
proposal could not be considered be
cause no certified check or bond ac
companied it.
The low bidder on construction was
G. E. Sheffer, who offered to do the
work for $6,997.98: M. H. Baker was
low on heating at $485; E. Mather Co..
w.*s low on plumbing at $494.21, ami
the Dauphin Electric company's bid
for the electrical work was $lB5.
The other bids follow:
The Bids
Construction—W. H. Wagner, $7,-
309.39; E. N. Lebo, $7,302.62; Stapf
and 8enfer,57,127.08; M. L. Grossman,
$7,297; and John Myers, $7,886.
Heating—F. W. Reuwer, $550; John
G. Schwan, $539; Harrisburg Light &
Power Company, $635; E. Mather
Co., $599.84; Lindemuth Engineer
ing company, $563.90.
Plumbing—M. H. Baker, $505; I. R.
Lime, $521; E. J. Fogarty, $557; and
Fisher Bros., $544.69.
Electrical—Dauphin Electric com
pany, $lB5. E. Blumenstlne, $184.50
not considered because unaccompanied
by certified check.
Balance of Motor and
Its Relation to Vibration
"We find that to the majority of
prospective purchasers, the balance of
an automobile motor is a rather vague
and misunderstood subject," states C.
E. Holn. of Roberts and Hoin, distribu
tors of the Haynes, America's First
Car. "A baalnced motor by the simplest
definition is one that runs perfectly
smooth without vibration at any speed.
Technically, the perfect balance of a
motor Is obtainea when the resultant
centrifugal forces are equal and oppo
site, and hence equal to zero In anv
plane.
"Perhaps the \>esi; way to illustrate
the effect of unbalanced forces is to tie
a weight to a string and swing It
around the index finger. As the weight
swings around in the path of a circle,
the index finger Is putied on bv the
weight, and since the weight is con
stantly changing its position, the pull
on the finger changes and the finger
begins to move so as to describe a
small circle.
"The heavier the weight and the
faster It revolves, the more difficult it
is to hold the finger stationary. If a
second weight Is tied to a string and
fastened to the same finger so as to ex
tend out in the opposite direction from
the first weight when the two arc
swung around the finger, it will be
found that there will be very little or
no pull on the finger If the weights
are equal.
"The same conditions apply exactly
to the automobile motor. If the
weights of the arms of the crank shaft,
and the big ends of the connecting
rods are sucli as they swing around
the crank shaft bearings that they
produce equal and opposite pulls as in
the case of the two weights about the
finger, there will be no vibration.
"If these weights are not equal, there
will be a pull on the crank shaft bear
ings, and the crank case holding these
bearings will tend to follow the pull
of the unbalanced weights in the path
of a circle. This pull Is what causes
vibration. If it is zero, there is no
vibration.
"This pull can be made zero in ef
fect by the proper balancing of the
crank shaft the flywheel, and of the
connecting rods before assembly."
Will Select Playground
Instructors by May 15;
Applications in April 15
City playground instructors for the
season of 1915 will be selected by Su
pervisor George W. Hill, May 15, and
applications for the various positions
must be filed at the office of the park
department by not later than April
15. The application blanks have been
prepared by Supervisor Hill and these
can be had either at the park office
or of Mr. Hill at the Technical high
school.
The various positions which will be
ftlletl wilj be playground, swimming,
sewing, folk dancing, assistant play
ground, raffia, camp and cooking in
structor, bathhouse keeper and as«
slstant, and tennis court attendant.
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