Harrisburg telegraph., May 11, 1915, Page 9, Image 9

STORE OPEN TILL SIX
The Globe's Surprise Sale Continues
A Portion of the Surplus Stock of the Celebrated
Adler-Rochester Clothes—s2o Suits and Better at
14.75 e,
This Telegram Tells Its Own Story—
L. Adler, Bros. & Co. Harrisburg, Pa.,
Rochester, N. Y. May 10, 1915 f
Sale a wonderful success. Can use another big lot of kSOAt
suits at same price—send sample swatches and stock lists
—must be of equal quality or better. \k taA
THE GLOBE '
THE response to our announcements last week was very gener
ous--BUT--we expected it-how could men help but appreciate
such remarkable values. Men who know good clothes were actually amazed at
these extraordinary bargains and bought very liberally— such values have rarclv if
ever, been seen in our city. " ''
Three-Piece Suits—Two-Piece Suits—English Norfolk Suits
Elegant Worsteds Tropical Worsteds English Homespuns Irish Tweeds
Of beautiful conser- j As light in weight X \Yith that aristo- .
vative designs—dressy las can be made silk cratic snap that speaks 1 show thcir
su , ts trimmed. value. values at a glance.
$14.75 | $14.75 v $14.75 $14.75
THE GLOBE " The /> ' vw/i
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VETERAN EMPLOYES
MEET IN Hi
Annual Reunion to Be Held June
17; Business Session and Ban
quet; Special Train
The nineteenth annual reunion of
Y«teran Employes of the Middle
Division, Pennsylvania Railroad, 'will
be- Irtld at Altoona. Jun« 17. .-The
meeting and banquet will be held at
Jaffa Temple.
Notice of the annual gathering was
Issued yesterday by Secretary W.
Brooke Moore, passenger trainmaster
of the Middle division.
Through the courtesy of General Su
perintendent George W. Creighton a J
special train will be provided for the j
return trip, leaving Altoona for Har- i
risburg at 9.15 p. m. Passes and |
tickets will be good on westbound i
trains Nos. 75 and 41. Tickets will j
be provided for veterans who are not
entitled to passes. Free banquet I
tickets will also be given members
receiving less than SSO a month pen- j
sion.
, CAR MOVKMKXT GAINS
The loaded freight car movement on
Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of
Pittsburgh for the first seven days in |
May showed substantial improvement
over the corresponding period of last
year.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBI'RG SIDE
Philadelphia Division l2" crew to
co first after 10 a. m.: 111. 113, 124,
197, 132. 128. 109, 123, 102, 108,
Firemen 107. IS3.
Conductors for 107, 124, 187.
Brakemen for 102. 107, 113, 128. 187.
Engineers up: First. Foster. Hind
man. Brubalcer, Albright. Long. Ear
hart Hubler. Madenfonl, MoCaulev, i
Goodwin. Kautz, Streeper, Gcesey, |
Welslu Grass, Snow. Manley. Tennant, I
Newcomer. Davis, Sober, Gibbons, B.
L. Smith. Young.
Firemen up: Miller. Myers. Moffatt,
Chronister. Spring. Arnaberger. Ever
hart, Grove. Yentzer, Kreider, Martin,
Hartz. Cover, Eantzr Copeland, Libliart,
Weaver. Madenford. McNea-M. I. E.
Wagner. Bleich. Dodd, Kearney, Gil
berg, Farmer, Brenner.
Conductors up: looker, Fesler, Rapp.
Flagman up: Banks.
Brakemen up: Sliultzerberger, Steh
man. Albright. Bogner, Busser, Hlv
ner, Kochenour. Riley. Arment, Baltos- !
per. Wilnd, Knupp, Mummaw, McEntire, I
Gouse.
Middle Division 228 crew to go I
first after 105 p. m.: 227, 22, 25, 26, 16,
17, 2*>, 24. 23, 10.
Brakeman for 25.
Engineers up: Webster. Sinionton,
Garman. Wissler, Smith. Havens, Hartz
ler. Moore. j
Firemen up: Cox. Mohler. Gross*
Wright, Fletcher, Ross. Fritz, Kar
stetter. Arnold.
Conductors lip: Gantt, Fralick,
Eberle, Huber, Byrnes, Banklns, Keys,
Paul.
Flagman up: Miller.
Brakemen up: Henderson, Nearhood,
Frank, Stahl. McHenry.
YARD CREWS
Engineers up: Snyder. Pelton. Shav
er. Landis. Hoyler. Beck. Harter
Biever, Blower. Meals, Stahl, Swab
Crist, Harvey, Saltsman. Kuhn.
Firemen up: Bostdorf, Schlefer,
■ Ijickey. Cookerley. Maeyer, Sholter,
V snell. Bartolet, Getty, Barkey, Sheets.
Balr, I'lsh. Evde.
Knglneers for 10. 16. 3rd 24. .12, 52.
Firemen for 2nd 8, 16, 3rd 21.
EXOI.A «II)K
Philadelphia Division 206 crow to
go first after 10.4." a. m.: 234. 22'.', 226,
218, 233, 204. 229, 216. 201, 231, 227, 241
224. 221. 230.
Engineers for 204, 211, 229, 231.
Fireman for 222.
Conductor for 216.
Flagman for 201.
Brakemen for 231. 234-2.
Conductors up: Pennell, Eaton
Stauffer, Dewees.
Flagmen up: Wright, Corrigan.
Brakemen up: Fair. Wertz. Suinmy,
Vandllng. Schuyler. Baker. Mvers!
Jacob. Stimeling. Boyd, .ShafTner. Tay
lor, Walkeinan. Eutz.
Middle DIVUIOII lO6 rvrew to go
after 2 p. m.: ,112. 103. 119, 10$, 194.
114. 120. 113, IH. 117} HI.
fireman for 103.
Flagman for 111.
Brakemen for 102, 108, 104.
TUESDAY EVENING,
IMPORTANT PUBLIC
SERVICE RULE MADE
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section in the ordinance provides that I
the company shall not have the right j
to sell and distribute manufactured
gas until such time as the supply is,
no longer sufficient to give adequate I
service ,of natural gas throughout the'
territory. Upon the failure of natural |
gas the company may then use its
pipe lines and other appliances for the
distribution and sale of manufactured!
gas.
A protest against the approval of
the ordinance was filed by the Al
toona Gas, Light and Fuel Company. •
which manufactures and sells artificial!
gas. supplying Hie territory which thej
Natural Gas Company seeks to oc-.
cu py.
The protestant company contended
that it should be protected by the com
mission from competition and also de
clared that the commission should not
approve a franchise granting the rights
of * natural gas company which rights
the company has no authority to re
ceive or exercise.
The commission holds that Councils
of a municipality cannot vest in a
corporation rights which it is not au
thorized to exercise by its charter,
which ".jeans that the new company
as now constituted cannot contribute
artificial gas. and the features of the
ordinance relating to artificial gas are
void and the only valid provisions are
the assent of the municipality and
those conditions which relate to the
manner of constructing the plant pro
posed. One section of an ordinance
may be declared reasonable and valid
while another section of the same
ordinance may be pronounced unrea
sonable and void and the commission
cannot hold that the ordinance in this
case is invalid in its entirety.
ADDITIONAL BODIES
FOUND BY SEARCHERS
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vailing would have brought bodies
ashore on the Atlantic coast of Corn
wall, England.
Tu<r Making Search
The Cunard Steamship Company,
after much trouble, has sent a tug to
the scene of the disaster with Instruc
tions to run into the nearest cove and
inform Cunard officials here if even a
j single body is found.
I There are indications that the heavy I
death roll among the American men in j
the first cabin was due to a scarcity of ]
I lifetbelts, many of them having given
the life preservers thev had obtained
to helpless women. There is a pre
ponderance of testimony that no
American man got Into a boat until
after he had been thrown into the
water.
Wants to Charter Boats
Webb Wade, secretary to Alfred G.
Yanderbilt. has not yet been able to
arrange with the authorities to comply
with his request that all necessary tugs
Ibe chartered at the expense of the
j Yanderbilt family to search for other
bodies as well as that of Mr. Yander
bilt. Until he heard the story of Dr.
Owen Kenan, of New York. Mr. Wade
believed his employer had entered one
of the boats smashed against the side
of the ship, but Dr. Kenan's story Is so
definite it is accented generally as the
correct version of Mr. Yanderbilt's last
moments aboard the ship. When the
Eusltania was in her death throes
there was no cooler group aboard than
that comuosed of Mme. Marie Depage,
Herbert S. Stone Llndon W. n«tes. Jr..
and Dr. J. T. Houghton. The last
named was the only survivor of the
party. This little band nulded women,
and children, supplied life belts, bound
uo-the wounds of other passengers and
then plunged honelesslv into the sea,
having given no their own life preserv
ers. Another throng of anxious friends
and relatives arrived here last night. l
but the chances of identifvlng more
of the dpad are remote, as the great
nits in the cemetery are filled with
those buried as unknown, while othei
bodies which come ashore soon will he
beyond identification.
Want PeceivershiD
For Ostrich Company
Alleging mismanagement several
stockholders in the African Ostrich
Farm and Feather Company of
Hloomsburg. filed a bill of eciuity in the
! Fnitcd States Court for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania, seeking to
throw »he pronerty ihto a receivershio.
A rule was issued requiring W. H.
Hijem. president, and others to show
cause why a receiver should not be
named.
The companv has two farms at Ep
«ev and has a lease on a farm at Pax
-4 tang.
HIBWSBUBG TELEGRAPH
SUSPEND REGULATIONS
FOR LOCAL TOURISTS
[Continued front First I'aue. ]
first days run to this city with perfect
scores, among these being I. W. Dill.
Conover and Mehring, Dr. Campbell
and many others. A Republic truck,
entered by Mr. Dill, proved the big
surprise of the run, keeping with the
touring cars and making theni hustle
to keep in the lead. ,
Secretary Myton had laid down a
schedule for twenty miles per hour for
the first day, but anxiety of the differ
ent drivers to get to the checking sta
tions on time caused this to be broken
in nearly every case. The average
speed for yesterday vras between thirty
and thirty-five miles. ,T. Clyde Myton
pathfinder, and Referee Y. Grant For
rer several times doing sixty-five miles
per hour.
Make Good Scores
All-of the cars made good marks in
the first day s run and to-day when the
first call was for the cars thev
lined up promptly >nd went awav in
perfect order.
Public receptions have been ar
ranged for the motorists in Ocean
City. Sea Isle City. Avalon, Stone Har
bor and Wilmington. At Wilmington
< harles R. Miller. Governor of Dela
ware, with Mayor Dr. Harrison W.
Howell will weconie them to the citv
and will turn over the official key of
the town to the visitors.
Receptions have also been planned
for the motorists in this nlace by
townspeople and by the different auto
mobile dealers. The Wilmington
( hamber of Commerce and the Rotarv
Club members will have charge of the
men and the women will be in charge
of auxiliary members. This Evening
a big reception will be held in Wil
mincton.
JtJ terda / s ™ n was the longest in
. ys P/OKram for the local
tourists. A run of 165 miles was made,
with all but two cars checking in be
fore the time limit. The two lost cars
, C . auß ils Secretary Myton much
worry. They are F 7 Ployer, Me
chanicsburgr, and John S. Ebv, of Xew-
Bo,h , oa ? s r hecked out of Mar
ket Square, but since the start of the
meet neither has been heard from
Many of the cars did notable work
\eaterday. The frequency of checking
stations and the hard schedule forced
the drivers to let their cars out to their
i utmost. Individual drivers made good
r'wt 8 -' i « Di " set a record bv
•• ■" » hi >
[ The little Briscoe car entered bv
' r,nn ver "v. Mehring gave a good ac
count of running nearlv all dav
forty miles'* " PeCd ° f from thirt - v to
Arrive Aliead or Time
Stops were made yesterdav at Head
ing, Pottstown. College vi He. Xorris
town. Phiadelphia, Gloucester. Man
tua, Barnesboro. Clayton, Slay's land
ing and Atlantic Citv. Nearly every
car checked in ahead of time at the
? udolf - the last checking place
or the first day.
The start to-day was made at 7 30
0 clock. Secretary Myton and V. Grant
Forrer left before the other con
testants.
In every town and hamlet deco
rations of flags and bunting were hung
out to greet the Harrisburg partv
Entrants who checked into this city
? rs , t J a^,n lght are: John c - Orr, first;
Ji . V second: Frank B. Bosch 1 ,
Ui 5 22 r L ( " stover . fourth; J. B.
Clay, fifth, and Conover & Mehring
with Harry Walls. Philadelphia, sixth.'
Small Hope Is Entertained
For Recovery of Mrs. Pipes
At a late hour this afternoon, Mrs.
William S. Pipes, who has a fractured
skull, was reported at the Harrisburg
Hospital as sinking rapidlv. It was
said she would not live throughout
the day.
Mrs. Pipes, with her husband, was
knocked down Sunday night at Four
teenth and Derry streets, bv a trolley
car. He died at the hospital shortly
after.
The funeral of Mr. Pipes will take
place to-morrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Services will be held at the
late home. 415 South Thirteenth street,
and will .be private etcept to members
of the Market Street Baptist Church.
HAIID CO* I. MIXERS IVDRR
NF.W COMPENSATION LAWS
The Catlln Senate hill, designed to
bring the State anthracite miners under
the operation of the workmen's com
pensation acts was nasserl In thr House
1 to-day without a dissenting vot» Th»
bill makes reference to seven different
acts »nd will BO baek to the Senate for
coneurreitfo in some amendments
Mr. Adams. Luserne. who offered the
I.usltania resolution. last night, to-dav
gave notice that he would not call it
iup for the present.
„ Ftoy^LTODxO&eRLlD'-eDftAUt
KNOTTY PROBLEMS
UP BEFORE COUNCIL
.-
Greater Efficiency in Sanitation
and Health Departments; Want
Motor Apparatus
CCI'SOIIi'S ACTION IN
liAST SIGHTS SESSION
Appropriate S2OO for shade tree
! commission.
Plan to borrow $3,000 to repair
j filter plant leak.
Decline to pay damages to a
Mr*. Millar and a Mrs. Ball, women
| who were Injured In falls In bor-
I ough streets.
Order chief of police, highway
! commissioner and plumbing in
spector to inspect all pavements In
I borough.
Exonerate delinquent water bills
j amounting to $ 100.88.
Pass lirst reading ordinance plae
i ing three new lights in First ward,
i Authorize borough solicitor to
draw up a building code.
Discuss elimination of the no
torious "Bear Pit."
Start reorganization of sanitary
department.
Appoint committee to study, effi
ciency In lire and garbage collec
i tlon departments. To consider mo
] tor apparatus.
Authorize Wigileld's requested
police station improvements.
| Decline to allow South Second
street paving to be broken.
Appropriate $25 to A. R. for
Memorial Day exercises.
Approve appointment:, of Fdward
Stahman and John Hamilton, driv
ers. respectively, of the Baldwin
nnd l'avtaug Hook and ladder
Companies.
Pay bills amounting to 8:1.220.00.
] Criticise system of killing stray
I dogs. Instruct burgess to enforce
| rules in this respect or get a new
I dogcatcher.
Ask fire companies to obtain
council's consent before Incurring
bills.
Decide to lay sewers in South
Third street preparatory to paving.
Discuss special cops again, but
take no action.
Ask State aid for paving South
Front street to Highspire.
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How to Increase efficiency In the
various borough departments, to in
crease the payroll and yet to spend
the taxpayers' money more economi
cally. was the knotty problem with
which Steelton's council wrestled un
til nearly midnight last evening.
Plans tor installing modern appa
ratuses in the tire and garbage col
lecting departments were discussed,
the borough solicitor was requested to
draw up a set of building regulations,
the Shade Tree Commission was given
funds with which to start work and
steps were taken towards greater ef
ficiency in the sanitation and health
departments.
Several borough officers were ques
tioned sharply as to how various
things were done in their department
and steps were taken that, it is be
lieved, will mean the dropping of one
borough employe from the payroll by
July 1.
Mr. Capella, the Democratic mem
ber from the Fourth Ward, sprung a
surprise when he offered a motion to
appoint Edward Lewis, a former bur
gess and councilman, to the office of
secretary of the Board of Health, sec
retary of the sanitary committee of
council and plumbing inspector, a
combination of officers which Mr. Ca
pella proposed to make. The salary,
Mr. Capella thought, ought to be $7 5,-
a month.
Mr. Nelly immediately objected to
the motion saying, "We must have
economy," and then suggested that the
offices be "bulked with the health of
ficer, too. and that the new officer
be called the sanitary officer." Mr.
Waggenbaugh also protested saying,
"I agree with Mr. Nelly and I think
further that Mr. Lewis was favored
before when he was paving Inspector."
Mr. Henderson also agreed in protest
ing against the salary raiser but said,
"I am glad we can get a man like Mr.
Lewis. I would rather take his judg
ment than that of any plumber. He
is a good man and I would be glad to
do anything I can for him." Mr. Har
lan finally "crimped" the discussion
when he declared that the present
health officer was "only a fifth wheel
on the wagon" and that he never saw
him doing any work. Mr. Sellers. Mr.
Capella and Mr. Reisch also paid high
tributes to Mr. Lewis" abilities.
Mr. Henderson then amended Mr.
Capella's motion so that it read to
allow the Health Board to spend $75
a month, instead of SHO as at present,
for the salary of its sanitary officer."
This is taken to mean that Mr. Lewis
will become the new sanitary officer,
succeeding Eber Butler, the present
health officer. He will have the du
ties of secretary to the Board of
Health, sanitary committee and will
be the executive officer of the Health
Department. The board is given to
July 1 to bring about the changes.
President Res*nders, as chairman of
the finance committee, reported that
$767.92 worth of delinquent water
bills have been paid up to May 1, that
liens amounting to $8.83 have been
filed against delinquent renters and
that $231.63 worth of delinquent bills
were in the hands of the borough so
licitor for collection. He asked that
$400.88 worth of delinquent bills be
exonerated. Mr. Waggenbaugh asked
several questions relative to the
method of collecting these bills and
asked to see the lists. Mr. Reisch and
Mr. Capella also asked to be shown
the lists. After these councilnien saw
the lists, the bills were exonerated.
This leaves $714.96 of the $K892.61
delinquent bills due January 1, still
to be collected.
Wants Motor Apparatus
Councilman Sellers started a lengthy
discussion of a proposition to buy mo
tor apparatus for the fire department
instead of horses. Two new horses
are now needed. Steelton's fire de
partment is closely allied with its sys
tem of garbage collection and this
complicates the motor truck proposi
tion greatly. At the ond of the dis
cussion a motion passed asking Presi
dent Reynders to appoint a special
committee to study the subect thor
oughly. Mr. Reynders will appoint
this committee within a few days.
After a report by President Reyn
ders that the borough would save S6OO
a year by repairing a .leak of 350.000
gallons of water daily from No. 3 slow
filter, council authorized the finance
committee and water board to borrow
$3,000 with which to make the neces
sary -repairs.
Mr. Capella of the sanitary commit
tee objected to paying a bill to the dog
catcher for dogs killed during the
month because, lie declared, they were
not properly buried. The sanitary
committee chairman questioned Bor
ough Secretary Feldt as to why thv
bill had been paid. Mr. Feldt ex
plained that the chief of police signs a
voucher to the effect that each Uog
BOOSTERS FOR STEELTON'S
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In the above photograph are shown
the group of "llvewire" progressive
citizens who played a prominent part
in planning the field day exercises last
Saturday which formally started de
velopment of the Luther R. Kelker
Park, and one of the many small
groups of youthful volunteers that did
most of the actual work.
Reading from left to right, in the
group photograph are: Warren H.
Manning, of Boston, the architect, who
Is properly shot and duly buried.
Council asked Burgess Wigfiejd to see
that the chief of police eithe/keep the
dogcatcher working or get a new dog
catcher.
Back Up Shade Tree Work
In reporting on the Shade Tree
Commission's request for funds with
which to commence operations, Presi
dent Reynders said, "The commission
was organized after the pleasure of
councils and it will do much to im
prove the appearance of our borough,
so I think we should stand by them
and grant an appropriation. Mr.
Nelly moved that the commission be
Instructed to go ahead with Its work
and send the bills to council to the
extent of ?200. The motion passed
unanimously.
New lights will be placed at Buser
allev and Juneberry street; Third and
P streets, and Third and Chambers
streets, if an ordinance which passed
first reading passes finally.
Shortly before adjournment Burgess
Wigfield was granted the floor and
revived-a discussion of the special po
lice measure recently turned down by
council. The burgess told council that
two police had been requested for the
Hillis tabernacle and two more would
be used at the high school this even
ing. This, he declared, would leave
the rest of the town without any pro
tection. A similar condition will arise
next week, he declared.
"Gentlemen, I just want to tell you
what I am up against in the police de
partment," said the burgess. "I am
going to do the best I can but I need
more men. And gentlemen," he con
tinued, "I lay this before you so that
you may be acquainted with the facts.
If anything goes wrong now the re
sponsibility rests upon council."
STEELTON SNAPSHOTS
Charity Need Decreases. —The As
sociated Charities met last evening In
tho Steelton Trust building. Miss Marie
Wlzernann. the investigator, reported
that calls for aid are greatly decreas
ed. Five dollars were received from a
number of children on Cottage Hill,
who gave a party for charity.
String Lights.—Robert W. Hoy,
commercial manager, and M. J. Kane,
local manager, for the Harrisburg
Light and Power Company, to-day be
gan preparations for stringing elec
tric lights for the Civic Club carnival
May 22.
Olwerve Anniversary —The Epworth
League of the First Methodist Church
will observe its twenty-sixth anniver
sary Sunday evening.
Transfer Exercises. One of the
largest classes In the history of Cen
tral grammar school will be trans
ferred to the high school May 21.
There are 106 members in the class.
The Rev. A. K. Wler will make the
principal address.
Ready for Sliow. —Lynch and Day
lor. managers of the Original Home
Talent show to be given in the high
school auditorium this evening, are
greatly pleased with the indications for
a large audience. A record sale of
tickets has been made.
Lecture Before Civic Club.— Mrs. C.
E. Hillis will address the Steelton Civic
Club at Its meeting next Monday in
Trinity parish house.
Pleads Guilty. —Ross Dickey pleaded
guilty to charges of assault preferred
by his wife. Bessie, before Squire Gard
ner last evening. He was held for
court and will stand trial on charges
of assaulting Detective Durnbaugh.
STKEI/TON PERSONALS
Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Myers have re
turned from Chambersburg.
Mrs. L. J. Good and Mrs. S. F. Wells
are home from Lykens.
ChArles Rodenmaker and Harry
Bartels are trout fishing at Hunters
Run.
ni'RV SMAIiL CHILI)
Funeral services for Julia Cather
ine Reagan, small daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Reagan, who died Satur
day. were held Sunday. Burial was
made in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
MAY 11, 1915.
drew plans for the park; H. C. Wright,
president of the Municipal League, un
der whose auspices the lield day was
held: L. K. McGinnes, superintendent
of the Steelton schools and an ardent
advocate of a comprehensive park
system, and C. S. Davis, principal of
the Steelton high school, chairman of
the committee in actual charge of
planning the exercises, and one of the
men who lias toiled unceasingly to give
Steelton folks a recreation place.
STEEL CO/S REPORT
SHOWS POOR YEAR
Decrease of $1,493,613 in Earn
ings; New Construction
Planned
Special to The Tclarafh
Philadelphia, May 11.—The four
teenth annual report of the Pennsyl
vania Steel Company was submitted
yesterday at the annual meeting, when
the directors were all re-elected for
another year. Liike reports of most
other steel companies, this document
shows the effect of a year of depres
sion in the steel trade. After meeting
the interest on the bonded indebted
ness there was a balance of $223,594,
but the charges for depreciation of
property and exhaustion of minerals
caused a deficit of $678,491. The total
earnings for the year were $1,340,049,
a decrease of $1,493,613. The value
of products shipped last year was the
smallest in fifteen years. was
expended upon upkeep $2,200,000 and
for improvements $.">,532,291. The
management is not satisfied with this,
as plans are under way for financing
new construction in order to diversify
lines of produce and keep pace with
competitors. This may mean the
equipping of the plants to make war i
materials, as some competitors have
done. Revaluation of ail properties
which was ordered a year ago is com
pleted. The book value of plants was
reduced $5,906,912; inventory and
other working assets were reduced
$1,544,519, most of which was charged
to the surpluses of the several manu
facturing companies. The report shows
i that the plants have been well main
tained and that they are In a position
to handle the customary business of
the company if trade Improves.
BUSINESS^WORST IN
YEARS, SAYS REPORT
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plants generally operating 30 per cent,
to 40 per cent, of their capacity. It
is necessary to go back sixteen years
| to find an approximate parallel for
such a low state of business and in
I view of the very material increase in
cost of labor, fuel and supplies which
has developed nevertheless, the rela
tive comparison becomes more signifi
cant."
During the year the sales invoiced
totaled $1,899,426.06 as against $2,-
894.556.29 for the preceding year. The
net assets were diminished S2OB -
949.40.
In reporting upon the operations of
the various departments the receivers
show that the open hearth, active 304
days, produced 55,446 gross tons of
ingots as against 88,948 of the preced
ing year; and the rolling mills turned
?o t ifi 6 n 2 '°5 3 ,t. tona of as against
89,109 of the previous year
Current liabilities were met as they
developed and the receivers did not
find it necessary to borrow a.ny money
for operating expenses despite the de
pression of the markets and business
generally.
Special commendation for the way
the operation committee handled the
plant is embodied in the report. The
committee consisted of Robert H.
Irons as general superintendent;
Francis Jordan Hall, general sales
agent, and U. Perry, comptroller.
The operating force selected during
the year Included: J. W. Sheperdson,
assistant general superintendent; Wil
liam Brown, superintendent of open
heart. H. S. Moore was placed in
charge of the Philadelphia sales office
which was changed from a commission
to •> salary basis In November, 1914,
The receivers are C. 1,. Bailey, Jr.,
LJ. V. W. Ileynders and J. M. Cameron.
NEW DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM STARTED
Number of Public Documents Cut
Down by the Operation of the
Recently Signed Act
DEMONSTRATIONS ARE ON
Bids Opened For Furnishing State
Supplies; News of the
State's Capitol
s The new act rel
f stive to distribution
1L of State documents
St. and publications Is
jMlk now being put into
w JMRCHI effect by Chief Es-
JHWjIQmH ler. of the. divißion
II of distribution, and
n considerable sav
will be effected in
Under the
act the division will have charge of the
distribution of bulletins.
A big saving will be effected by re
ducing the number of reports of de
partment. Those of the departments
of internal affairs, fisheries, agricul
ture and education have been cut
down. Some of the editions were
large because of pictorial effects a few
years, but the demands for them fell
off and the departments will have
fewer to send out hereafter.
Remove Buildings. Alderman
Bros., of New Haven, who got the
contract for removal of buildings in
Capitol park extension zone on April
10, have been tearing down buildings
at a lively rate.
Demonstrations to Start. The
demonstrations of methods to kill oft
the coddling moth and apple pests will
begin in this part of the State to-inor
row. State Zoologist 11. A. Surface
will personully direct a number of
the demonstrators in this section. The
demonstrations will be to kill pests
j which cause fruit to deteriorate after
forming. The time and places for
demonstration in Dauphin and Cum
berland counties have been fixed as
I follows:
Dauphin county, S. W. Kerr, demon
strator, May 12, M. P. Hocker, Mid
dletown Orphanage, Middletown; May
13, A. E. Hoffman, Enterline; May 14,
O. S. Row. Williamstown.
Cumberland county, E. F. Pierce,
demonstrator. May 12, G. Arthur
Rea, Newville.
Bids Opened.—The Hoard of Public
Grounds and Buildings to-day opened
dozens of bids for the State contracts,
it being the tirst time the Governor
has sat at this ceremony. The bids
will be tabulated and contracts an
nounced later.
Ask a Hearing.—The committee of
trainmen opposed to the full crew re
peal will ask a hearing of the Governor
before he signs the bill.
Mr. McVl'/ar in Chair. —Mr. McVl
car, Allegheny, occupied the chair dur
ing part of the morning session.
Commission Reports.—The formal
report of the Industrial Accidents
Commission on the workmen's com
pensation bills was submitted by the
Governor to the Legislature to-day.
Allegheny Visitor. County Com
missioner J. Denny O'N'ell, of Alle
gheny, was a visitor to the Capitol to
day.
Cleaning Up.—The final meeting ot
the House elections committee to clear
up the list of bills in its hands is be
ing held to-day.
Three Sessions.—The House meets
again at 3.30 to-day and again at. 8.15.
There may be three sessions to-morrow
as well. The Senate will also have
extra sessions.
Canal For Highway.—Recommenda
tions that the bed of the old Sus
quehanna canal between Wrightsville
and the Maryland line be drained and
used as a State highway are made In
the report of the commission appoint-,
ed last year which was sent to the Leg
islature to-day by Governor Brum
baugh.
BILL TO PROVIDE STANDARD
FIRE INSURANCE POMCY
The hill to provide a standard form
of policy contract for fire insurance
in Pennsylvania was passed in the
House to-day by 125 to 29 after ex
planation by Mr. Baldwin, Delaware,
its sponsor. The bill was urged by the
Insurance Department because there
are now numerous forms in use and
In recent years complaints of slow
settlements have been made.
The Beidleman "goods sale" bill, one
of the uniform legislator series, was
amended.
ADJOURNMENT MAY 20 ?
Nothing was done to-day by the
Senate committee in charge of the
House resolution to fix a date of ad
journment, although rumors were fly
ing that it would be amended to read
May 20. It Is likely that the resolution
will be taken up to-night by the lead
ers and the proposition gone over.
Governor Brumbaugh is said to be
planning to send in his appointments
the final week of the sesion whenever
it may come.
CARING FOR THE BULLFROG
Bills changing the fish laws so as to
take care of bullfrogs, tadpoles and
terrapin and repealing existing laws
were reported to the House to-day.
The bill to provide a means of Incor
porating poultry associations also came
out.
HELP WANTED—FemaIe
WANTED. AT ONCE Experienced
operators on power machines to sew
canvas gloves. Can also use a few
learners. Good wages while learning.
Call Steelton Glove Co., 709 South Sec
ond street, Steelton.
FOR SALE
FOR SATJE Twin-cylinder, Indian
Motorcycle; first-class running' order;
cheap if Bold at once. Inquire 34 North
Second street. Steelton, Pa.
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