RAPS GIRL WHO FEARS
10 SUMMER ANKLE
"Does Show What She's Thinking
About" Institute Speaker
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' "There is never anything immodest
In dress that is conventional and the
woman who doesn't dare show her
ankle, does show what she is think
ing about," declared Dr. A. E. Win
ship. editor of the Journal of Educa
tion. in an address on "Personality"
before the twentieth annual City
Teachers' Institute, at Central High
School this morning.
The differences between personality,
conventionality and individuality were
strikingly illustrated by the speaker.
"Individuality is crankism run wild:
it is egotism," continued Dr. Wlnshlp.
"Conventionality is the other extreme.
Personality is making the greatest
possible use of conventionality with
yourself. Personality is not innate, it
is an acquired art." He asserted that
the only natural taste any one has. is
that for milk, and just as tastes must
be acquired, so personality must be.
The teachers' greatest problem is often
to change the personality of the pupil,
he said. Dr. Winship stated that
Paris has set the fashion for dress for
the last 300 years and will likely
continue to do so.
Urged to Get in Parade
The other lecturer on the program
was Superintendent James L. Allison,
of Wilkinsburg, who spoke on some of
"The Teachers' Encouragements."
At the close of the morning lec
tures. Miss Eton, of the city library,
asked the teachers to continue their
co-operation in making the library
more of a public good. Dr. Downes
urged all the teachers to put forth
their best efforts to make a success of
the school parade, which will be held
in connection with the municipal cele
bration.
Penbrook Property Owners
Receive Expert Advice
The largest meeting ever held in
Penbrook for public improvement pur
poses assembled last evening in the
town hall and heard the various
phases of the paving question discuss
ed by property owners, councilmen
and an experienced paving contractor.
Joseph A. Miller was elected chair
man and B. R. Speas secretary. Chas.
R. Walter, a contractor from Harris
burg had been invited to give his views
on the most practical method of pro
cedure. He stated that it was a hard
traveled street and should have a first
class job to insure satisfaction and ad
vised acceptance of State-aid as the
cheapest and safest policy. However,
if the borough chose to do its own
work he recommended the employ
ment of an expert to safeguard the
borough's interests. He referred to
the advantages of brick for a road that
was subject to hard usage, but said
the very best of brick must be used
and not be subject to the choice of
lowest bidder. He also referred to;
excellent examples of asphalt con-!
structlon as the easiest to repair, but
that a good brick paving required less
repairing. With reference to the Tel
ford foundation he advised its reten
tion, providing it was in fairly good
condition and if low enough to permit
s'ifflcient concrete, binder and asphalt
ttJ make a first class job. This would
require six inches above the Telford
stone and six Inches for curb, but B.
F. Ober. chairman of the highway
committee, said the present founda
tion would not permit over four
Inches and the required six inches for
curbing.
S. A. Fishburn advised "less talk
and more cider," and said it was!
necessary to get down to business as
soon as possible. He spoke in favor
of brick and State-aid
W. H. Wolf offered a resolution to
appoint a committee to act in an
advisory capacity with the borough
council.
Several contended that too many
cooks spoil the broth and said they
had every confidence in the council to
handle the matter efficiently, and ad
vised prompt consent of remaining
property owners as the most essential
co-operation they could give the coun- |
cil and State. But no serious objec- j
tion was offered to the plan providing
the committee was not so large as to !
be cumbersome. The resolution then i
carried authorizing the chairman to
appoint a committee of-seven to ad
vise with council. Names were pro
posed by the chairman but upon sec
ond consideration he was given time
to announce the names Monday In
order to apportion them so all sections
oi Main street would be properly rep
resented on the committee.
RUSSIANS MEET WITH
SUCCESS IN GALICIAi
[Continued From First Pace ]
road to Rovno.
On the other fronts there is not as
much action as in the past, so far as I
the official reports indicate. Sharp
fighting is in progress along the Aus- '
tro-Italian battle line, but no fresh
news has been received from the Vosges
and the Argonne. where the Germans
have launched heavy attacks against
French trenches.
The only new feature of the Near
Eastern diplomatic puzzle is the asser
tion from Bulgarian sources that Sofia
feels her past neutrality Is a sufficient
reward for Turkish concessions.
"We Will Bond You - '
"TJANGEROUS is
the practice of
signing your name
as Surety on a Bond.
The known defalca
tions in the United
States in the last 14
vears totaled $139,-
278.890.00 or $27,-
256.00 a day. Bet
ter say "no" to the
next favor asked of
you, and keep in
mind that corporate
surety bonds are
BEST. Send your '
friend to see me.
CHARLES EGNER
Manager
C. S. Fidelity and Guar
anty Co. of Baltimore. Md.
304-5 Kunkel Bidg.
Bell Phone 962
MIDDLETOWN
FCRNITITRE CO.
SHOW CASES
ALL SIZES OX HAND -v
SATURDAY EVENING. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER IT, 1915.
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CIVIC CLUB PLANS
ITS PROGRAM
To Publish Year Book; No Star
Course This Year; Mrs. Biddle
to Be the First Speaker
With the advent of Fall the Steel
ton Civic Club is planning to resume
its activities after a recess of several
months.
Mrs. J. M. Heagy, president of the |
organization, this morning declared |
that this would be one of the club's |
busiest seasons. There will be no star
course as in former years, but a home j
talent entertainment will be given in- •
stead. Mrs. G. P. Vanier is in charge
of the arrangements for this affair,
the date of which has not yet been
set.
The committee in charge of the:
publication of the Civic Club's first
I year book is fast completing their
work. The book will be out within I
| another month. This publication is a
| new departure for the Civic Club. Iti
[ will review some of the things which j
yet remain to be done.
The club is arranging to hold its first
meeting of the Fall next month. Mrs.
E. M. Biddle, of Carlisle, president of j
the Women's Peace Society, and !
president of the Philadelphia Civic
Club .will be the principal speaker.
At this meeting prizes for the best
kept back yards and the most produc
tive gardens •will be divided.
Steelton Snapshots
Sokol Dance To-night. The Cro
ation Sokol will have a public dance
to-night in the Croatian Hall.
To Teach Art in Providence. j
Miss Mary H. Poor left yesterday for j
Providence, R. 1., where she will teach
art in one of the State institutions.
Council Meets Monday. The post
poned council meeting from Septem
ber 6. will be held Monday night.
Elect Officers. Members of
the Centenary United Brethren church
will elect officers to-morrow morning
at the services. On the ballots are the
names of 116 candidates for the
various offices.
Water Board Met. The Borough
Water Board met yesterday afternoon j
at the pumping station. No action
was taken about the proposal to fur-1
nish water to sections of Swatara <
township.
To Address League. —«John Farner,
assistant teacher of the Men's Bible!
class of Pine Street Presbyterian
church. Harrisburg. will be the princi-!
pal speaker at the Epworth League of i
the First Methodist church to-morrow j
evening at 6:30.
STEELTON PERSONALS
The Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Huyette. of |
Walnut street, have returned after
spending a three weeks' vacation visit-1
ing friends.
Emory Shutter, of South Front j
street, is visiting relatives in Newport, j
Miss Iva Neff, of Myers street, is!
visiting in Mifflin.
STEELTON CHURCHES
St. Mark's Lutheran The Rev.
William B. Smith. pastor, will j :
preach at 10:30 on "Christian Benevo- ; !
lence." and at 7:30 on "Fellowship i 1
Joy"; Sunday school at 2 o'clock: M
Rally Day; address by Prof. J. A.I;
Sprenkle; C. E.. 6:45; Wednesday at j
7:30, prayer meeting.
First Presbyterian The Rev. C. I'
B. Segelken. pastor, will preach at i •
II on "The Pre-eminence of the j'
Heart," and at 7:30 on "Neutrality!
Impossible"; Sunday school, 9:45; C.
E., 6:30.
Grace United Evangelical The
Rev. J. M. Shoop, pastor, will preach
at 10:30 and 7:30: Sunday school,
9:15; K. L. C. E.. 6:45.
St. John's Lutheran The Rev. G.! i
N. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at a <
Harvest Home service at 10:45 on the
subject, "Ruth, the Gleaner." and at i
7:30 on "The Preaching of Jesus." .
Sunday school at 9:30; Inter. C. E., at •
6:30.
First Methodist The Rev. W. C. 11
Sanderson, pastor, will preach at
10:30 and at 7:30; Sunday school at 1
9:15; Epworth league 6:30.
Centenary United Brethren The
Rev. A. K. Wier. pastor, will preach
at 10:30 on "The Believer's Indentifi
cation with Christ." and at 7:30 on "A
Man Out of Place": Sunday school at
9:15; C. E.. 6:30.
Main Street Church of God. The
Rev. G W. Getz. pastor, will preach
at 10:30 on "All on the Altar.'' and
at 7:30 on "The First Christians";!
Sunday school at 2; Jr. C. E, 6: Sr.;
C. E.. 6:30: Wednesday evening lee-'
ture and prayer meeting.
First Reformed Th*
Huyette. pastor: Sut*-» . and
morning servlc» iO: «ning serv
ice. 7:30; r- <.>,«- will preach at both
services.
IHIGHSPIRE 1
HIGHSPIRE CHURCHES
United Brethren —The Rev. H. F.
Rhoad, pastor, will preach at 10.45,
"An Important Question," and at 7.30,
'Courtship'' (second in series); Sun
dav school, 9.30; Christian Endeavor,
6.30.
St. Peter's Lutheran The Rev.
Frank Edward Moyer, pastor, will
preach at 10.45 and 7.30; Sunday
school. 9.30; catechetical call, 3; senior
Christian Endeavor, 6.45.
HAITI—A MOCK REPUBLIC
In the September number of the
World's Work George Marvin states
that Haiti is a mock republic. The '
hundred-years-old struggle of a negro
community to govern Itself has proved
a failure, and out of the failure has
grown almost complete economic
atrophy. Socially the life of the
island has long been a quaint mixture
of bucolic content, tempered by occa
sional homicide.
Politically. Haiti Is divided between
the Ins and the Outs, the latter always
necessarily in a large majority and
therefore only temporarily out. By
the same token politics are very fluid
in this republic; the divisions eternally
interchangeable. In Haiti there are
no parties, no well established prin
ciples of government, no platform, no
planks About 10 or 15 per cent, of
the population make their living by
politics, and to these gentry party,
platforms and principles are all
summed up in the one shibboleth, per
sonal profits.
MORNING
Sweet is the breath of Morn, her ris
ing sweet
With charm of earliest birds; pleasant
■with th« sun
When first on this delightful land he
spreads
His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit
and flower.
. . Fragrant the fertile earth
After soft showers; and sweet the com
ing on
Of grateful evening mild; then silent
night
With this her solemn bird, and this
fair moon.
And these the gems of heaven, her
starry train
i —John Milton.
MISS MERCER TO WED
HENRY W. ABBOTT
Ceremony to Take Place Next
Tuesday at Home of
the Bride
\!
Arrangements are being made for
the wedding of Miss Marjorie M. Mer
jcer, 333 Spruce street, and Henry W.
Abbott, of Framingham, Mass., to take
i place Tuesday evening, at 6 o'clock at
I the home of the bride.
The Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer, of St.
! Stephen'? Episcopal Church, Harris
burg, and the Rev. S. H. Ralney, of
i Trinity Episcopal, will perform the
ceremony. Miss Mercer is well known (
'• in the borough and is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mercer. Mr.
: Mercer is chief engineer in the Bridge
and Construction department of the
i Pennsylvania Steel Company.
] Mr. Abbott is superintendent of the
Ames Plow Company. Following the
! wedding reception will be tendered the
1 couple.
Steelton School Audit
For This Year Is Filed
Steelton's school audit for 1915 was
filed in the prothonotary's office to
day by C. R. Holten and Eugene F.
Seal, the auditors.
The report shows that the receipts
during the past year totaled $119,-
520.54 and the expenses $116,427.03,
leaving a cash balance of $3,393.51.
I Liabilities include the bonded debt of
$145,000 although $48,381.85 was set
aside for the sinking funds. The net
debt for 1915 was $93,224.64, while in
1914 it was $73,813.23, an increase In
the indebtedness for the borough
school district of $19,411.41. The to
tal value of school property is quoted
at 5387,500 of which $374,000 repre
sents the school buildings and furni
ture while the books and apparatus
; is appraised at $15,500.
KELKER PARK WILL BE
FURTHER DEVELOPED
Plans for further development of
' the Kelker parkway will be made
I within a few weeks by the. Municipal
! League. A campaign will probably
I be started in the borough to help along
the lines of improving the parkway.!
I It is probable that council will ge pe
titioned to provide tables and benches
jand also a park attendant for next
season.
BUISXESSMEN MOTOR TO
1 LEBANON FOR SURPRISE PARTY
j W. Scott Greenawalt. formerly of
■ the borough, and now residing in Leb
! anon, was surprised last evening when
! twelve local businessmen with the
' Rev. Harrv Nelson Bassler, pastor of
the Second Reformed Church. Harris
burg. arrived by auto to spend the
evening with him.
The party left Steelton yesterday
afternoon about 5 o'clock in a large
auto truck furnished by Harry Hart
man. At Lebanon supper was served
to the following: D. Frank Knoderer.
R. M. Frev. David Diegle. G. M. Long.
William Stonesifer, Benjamin Myers.
Scott Bellows. Dr. J. L. Welrich, John
Craig. George Bolton, Harry Hartman,
L. W. Walters. W. S Greenawalt and
the Rev. Harry N. Bassler.
S*MIDDLETOWiV - -1
MIDDLETOWN NOTES
The Ladies' Epworth League held
a social in the McNair building this
afternoon.
A number of students In town are
planning to leave Monday for Penn
svlvania State College to resume their
work this Fall. Those entering the
freshman class are Harold Kaufman.
John Lingle. Bruce Peters and Robert
Engle.
Lincoln Feeder Sign
Instructions Received
J. Clyde Myton. secretary and treas- j
r.rer of the Motor Club of Harrisburg, |
has sen» copies of the following letter,
which he received from the Lincoln'
Highway Association, to the signs
■ ommittee of the Motor Club, and to
Roher* .'cCormick and Frank B.
T% ~ of the Chamber of Commerce.
. signs committee Is composed of
it H. Hefkin. chairman, Howard W.
Baker and Daniel M. Dull.
"Motor Club of Harrisburg, Harris
burg. Pa.:
'Gentlemen—Your letter of August
I 31st to Mr. Henry B Joy. president of
[this association, caused Mr. Joy to
I wire you as follows:
" 'Your letter of August 31st. Sin
cerely hope you good people will carry
out plan to mark Lincoln Way feeder
with red-white-red- signs. Lincoln
Highway Association will send you im
mediately full particulars for mark
ing. Get busy and make us proud of
Harrisburg.'
"We take pleasure in carrying out
Mr. Joy's request to send you full par
ticulars for marking, and are enclos
ing in this letter a card which shows
the proper marker to be placed on
roles or other convenient objects along
roads leading to the Lincoln Highway.
"We have had some correspond
ence with Mr. E J. Stackpole, care
the Harrisburg Telegraph, relative to
this matter, and we have noticed the
I article which Mr. Stackpole published
[in a recent issue. We are gratified
indeed to note that an energetic move
ment has been started by the Motor
Club of Harrisburg. backed by such
newspapers as the Telegraph, to com
plete with these feeder markers the
signing of the roads between Harris
burg and Gettysburg, and Harrisburg
and Lancaster.
"A stencil made In accordance with
the enclosed design, arranged with
the words 'Harrisburg and Gettysburg"
! or 'Harrisburg and Lancaster' in place
of the names Indicated, and so ar
ranged that different mileages can be
filled in, is easily procurable and very
cheaply produced. We would advise
your club to have a number of these
made up to bo distributed among the
workers along the line of this road,
who will co-operate with you in the
work.
"We are very glad indeed to give
your movement national publicity
through our weekly bulletins to the
press of the country.
"Very truly yours,
(signed) "A. F. BENNETT,
"Secretary,"
Mr. Myton adds in his letter to the
committees a request that thev call at
Motor Club headquarters for design
showing proper marking for the feed
ers and get busy at once.
STEAMER AND SMACK SUNK
By Associated Press
London, Sep*. 11. The British
steamship Cornubia, 1,736 tons gross,
has been sunk. Her crew was saved.
The fishing smack Boynerie, of Lowes
toft. also has been sunk. One mem
-1 ber of her crew was wounded.
TOWNSHIP LAWS
10 E CODIFIED
Director Moore Starts on Important
Work to Simplify State's
Rural Statutes
COMMISSION ADJOURNS
Will Meet Next Week in Greens
burg and Then Go to Pitts
burgh For Hearings
Searches of the
V\\ * //J laws of Pennsyl
-ov\\ vanla from the days
v\\\A °* t * le provincial
government to the
iFvx present day are be
ing made at the
State Legislative
I MUWUM Reference Bureau
: in preparation of
' 1 codes of laws which
CP- will be proposed to
HMbaNHII the next legisla
ture. The work was authorized by
the. last legislature and Is being car
ried on by Director James N. Moore
and his assistants with the advice of
Attorney General Brown, who is tak
ing a personal interest in the work.
The codes which will be prepared
first will consist of all the State laws
on the subjects of townships and town
ship officers and landlord and tenant.
No new matter will be added but the
provisions will be set forth with dupli
cations and provisions declared invalid
by the courts eliminated.
The codes will be similar In con
struction to the borough code enacted
at the last session.
To Inspect Hospital. lnspections
of hospitals of the State receiving
State appropriations will be made by
officers of the State Bureau of Medi
cal Education and Licensure this Fall
to determine the manner in which
they have put into effect the require
ment of many of the appropriation
bills of the last session that they
establish pathological laboratories. A
number of hospitals have already
given notice of such additions.
Want to Buy Farms.—A number of
offers of farms for sale have been
made to the State Department of
Agriculture in response to Its request
that locaUons. sizes and prices of idle
farms or those whose owners want to
give up farming be sent to the Capitol
for publication in a bulletin. Some
requests for information with a view
to purchase have also been made. .
Anthracite Puzzlers More knotty
problems are arising in the reporting
of the State's anthracite coal produc
tion for assessment of the tax under
the act of 1915 than were heard of
under the former act and there ap
pears to be a new question every day.
The persons and firms engaged in tak
ing coal from streams are opposing
the tax and the point has been raised
that it is taken from watercourses
which are in counties which do not
produce anthracite. Notwithstanding
the fact that the act requires assess
ment of the coal prepared for market
some of the companies have fallen
into the error of reporting on the coal
shipped to market. Others are fol
lowing the coal clear from their minas
and reporting on the amount received
for each actual shipment. The auditor
general's department rules that the
coal must be reported on as produced
and assessed dally according to gen
eral knowledge of the market.
After the Wrong Man.—A misprint
in a notice sent out advising corpora
tions engaged in manufacturing to re
fuse to pay the $5 "bookkeeping tax"
assessed by the auditor general has
caused the attorney general's depart
ment to receive a flood of letters about
It. The notice gave the attorney gen
eral as the official who had imposed
the tax. "This department had noth
ing to do with It. The matter is one
for the auditor general,' said At
torney General Brown. There are
three heads of departments called gen
eral, all of whose titles begin with A.
They are adjutant, attorney and
auditor general.
May Prosecute More. State Fire
Marshal Baldwin has called the at
tention of the attorney general's de
partment to several refusals of own
ers of properties which have been
condemned as Are traps to remove the
buildings or abate dangers. It is
probable that suits for fines will be
started late in the month.
Boroughs Complain.—Complaints
against railroad crossings were filed
with the Public Service Commission
to-day by two boroughs. The borough
of Green Lane complained that the
crossing of the Perkiomen railroad in
Main street of that town Is not prop
erly protected. Safety gates and a
watchman are asked. The borough of
New Milford complained of a crossing
of the Lackawanna railroad alleging
that it is dangerous and that it was
established without obtaining ap
proval from the commission. It is
asked that the commission take steps
to make it safe.
Commission Adjourns.—The Public
Service Commission adjourned to-day
to meet in Greensburg Tuesday. No
decisions were given this week.
Going to Chicago.—Charles R. Wil
litts, of the State Department, will
leave to-night for Chicago.
Twenty Bridges.—The State High
way Department will open bids on
September 30 for twenty bridges on
main highways. They will be built in
Clearfield. Beaver, Butler. Center,
Monroe. Wyoming, Susquehanna and
Pike counties.
At Danville.—Dr. B. F. Royer. chief
medical inspector, is at Danville, in
vestigating the typhoid fever out
break.
Inspecting Streams.—Commissioner
Buller is in Delaware county to-day
inspecting streams alleged to be pol
luted.
Board Meets September 17.—The
calendars of the State Board of Par
dons were issued to-day. The meet
ing is set for September 17.
Guardsmen Complimented. Com
mendation of the conduct and dis
cipline of the National Guardsmen of
the Second brigade while encamped
at Indiana this summer is expressed in
a letter received to-day by Adjutant
General Stewart from the Federated
Bible Classes of Indiana county. The
lette rexpresses on behalf of the or
ganization J and the good citizenship
of Indiana" appreciation of the con
duct of the militiamen. Thanks are
extended to General A. J. Logan, of
the Second brigade, for the manner in
which the camp was managed.
GERMANY WELL SATISFIED
By Associated Press
Berlin, Sept. 11, via London, 10.55
A. M.—"Dignified and satisfying' is
Germany's characterization of the
German note on the Arabic case. The
paper asserts the destruction of the
steamer violated none of the pro
visions of the agreement presented to
the United States government of Am
bassador von Bernstorff for "there is
no doubt the Arabic Intended to at
tack the submarine."
DEATH OF MRS. EMMA GREIDER
Special to The Teletraph
Landisvllle, Pa., Sept. 11.—Mrs. Em
ma S. Greider, aged 88, the oldest wo
man in this section o" Lancaster
county, died yesterday
Harrisburg National Bank
16 S. Market Square
Statement of Conditions at the Close of Business,
September 2, 1915
ASSETS: LIABILITIES:
Notes, Securities, etc $1,539,488.53 Capital Stock, Surplus and
U. S. Bonds 347,000.00 $734,976.86
Due from Banks and Cash, 631,119.83 gjpoii.T 2 ..
Total $2,537,608.36 Total $2,537,608.36
Capital Stock, $300,000. Surplus, $350,000
Phone or call—an Officer will be
glad to answer your questions.
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World-Famous Architect in Charge of Keystone State Fair Construction.
WORLD FAIR BUILDER
KEYSTONE ARCHITECT
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by means of an army of some 19,000
men made it necessary for him to
have in charge the ablest builder and
manager of men whom he could
select.
After considering all the available
candidates he selected E. R. Graham,
who was then in charge of building
operations for Holabird & Boche,
architects, of Chicago. He took the
entire responsibility, night and day.
for several years in carrying out that
great enterprise. On completion of
the fair buildings, which involved the
exercise of all the various functions of
an architect's work under peculiarly
difficult circumstances, he entered into
partnership with Mr. Burnham. the
firm name being D. H. Burnham & Co.,
an association which lasted until Mr.
Burnham's death in 1912. The new
firm since 1912 has been Graham,
Burnham & Co.
His work during the period from
1891 to 1914 has covered building op
erations of the first rank in all parts
of the United States, reaching from
New York to San Francisco and Du
luth to New Orleans. Among the
most noteworthy buildings, in addi
tion to the Equitable, are the Union
Station In Washington, D. C.; Flatlron
Building. New York; new Continental
and Commercial Bank Building, Chi
cago; Marshall Field & Co. stores,
Chicago; new general post office,
Washington, D. C.; Wanamaker stores,
in Philadelphia and New York; the
Biltmore Hotel, in New York city, in
association with Warren & Wetmore;
Claridge's and 80 Maiden Lane build
ing. New York city. Other important
buildings now about to enter the con
struction stage are the new Field Mu
seum in Chicago and the new Union
Station for Chicago.
A conference between the architect
and engineers of the Pennsylvania
Bailroad relative to subways, sidings
apd statfon facilities will be held In a
few days. W. J. Stewart, of the fair
company, has Just returned from Chi
cago, where he was in consultation
with Mr. Graham for several days,
and will go to Syracuse shortly to go
over the fair grounds there.
Food Shortage Narrowly
Averted in Switzerland
Washington, D. C., Sept. 11—Ar
rangements have been made by the
French government to alleviate the
practical isolation of Switzerland be
cause of the war conditions at French
ports which ordinarily handle Swiss
import business.
A report made public to-day by the
Department of Commerce from Vice-
Consul DeWltt C. Poole, at Paris, says
France has set aside the port of Cette
solely for the use of ocean traffic for
transshipment to the inland republic.
Swiss authorities have made repeated
and vigorous representations to the
allied powers, setting forth the disas
trous domestic conditions caused by
the almost total stopping of imports
and seeking some means of securing
supplies, particularly foodstuffs. It has
been stated that Switzerland was In a
fair way to be confronted by a short
age of food.
SLLSSER-TRAVER
Miss Annie E. Traver, of 2008 Fors
ter street and Norman Slusser, of Mt.
Holly, were married Thursday by the
Rev. R. W. Runyan, at the parsonage
of the St. Paul's Methodist church.
Mr. and Mrs. Slusser win be at home
to friends on Monday, September 13
at the home of the bride.
ARTILLERY FIRE HEAVY
Paris, Sept. 11, 2.80 P. M.—Last
night saw uninterrupted artillery
fighting at several points along the line
in France, according to the communi
cation given out by the French war
office to-day. 1
Former Head of Light
Co. Is Vice-President
of State Association
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GEORGE B. TRIPP
Vice-President of the State Electric
, Light Association.
At the closing session of the an
nual convention of the Pennsylvania
section of the National Electric Light
ing Association at Bedford Springs
yesterday George B. Tripp, formerly
vice-president and general manager
of the Harrlsburg Light and Power
Company and the first president of the
Chambar of Commerce, was elected
vice-president of the organisation.
JAPAN'S HAND IN CHWA
The Chinese, until a few y rs ago
eo apathetic regarding their govern
ment, were beginning to take a pride
in It and to feel that, they were being
led out of the old hopelessness and
helplessness into a new strength which
would prevent future encroachments
by foreign powers. Now the Japanese
demands have revealed the weakness
of Peking arnd broken Its prestige.
It has furnished the discredited revo
lutionists with new arguments and
made easily possible revolts more'seri
ous than that which ahook the foun
dations of the government two years
ago.
The evil results do not end there,
for Japan has reopened the old game
ot scramlbing for concessions and
rights and special privileges. She has
upset the nicely adjusted balance of
power and established new spheres of
Influence, setting an example of greed
as brazen as that which John Hay's
open door policy stopped fifteen years
ago.—Carl Crow. In the World's Work.
JTDGING BY WAR CORRESPOND.
ENCE
Lowbrow —Wot's dat gink's name
they calls the god of war?
Bilton—Ananias.—Judge. ,
FOUR TRAINS RUN
ON ELECTRIC BRM
Pennsylvania Railroad's Costly
Improvement in Opera
tion Today
The Pennsylvania Railroad's new
electrified branch is at last In oper
ation. Beginning at 6 o'clock this
morning four trains will run daily be
tween Paoli and Broad street station,
Philadelphia.
With the introduction of a winter
schedule in November additional
trains will be added. Each train will
make one round trip a day until furth
er notice. The schedules of the steam
trains will continue until all the elec
tric trains are in operation.
The work of electrifying the main
line, between Broad street station and
Paoli, a distance of 20 miles, con
sumed two years and five months.
The approximate cost is $4,000,000.
RAILROAD NOTES
The Baldwin company has received
an order for thirteen locomotives for
the Texas and Pacific railroad.
President Samuel Rea of the Penn
sylvania railroad who has been in the
Polytechnic Hospital, Philadelphia, for
six weeks following an operation, is
expected to leave the hospital by
Tuesday.
Local Pennsylvania Railroad shop
men were largely represented to-day
at the Philadelphia - Williamsport
game of the Pennsylvania System
elimination series at Philadelphia. The
next game will be played in Harris
burg on or about September 18.
Standing of the Crews
HAKRISOI'RG SIDE!
Philadelphia Division - 101 crew t«
go first after 4p. m.: 104, 103, 132, 110,
128.
Engineers for 103, 110.
Firemen for 101. 132.
Flagmen for 132, 110.
Brakemen for 103, 110, 132.
Engineers up: Smeltzer, Newcomer,
Snow, McGuire. Streeper, Albright,
Wolfe, Davis, Long. Smith.
Firemen up: Madenfort. Dewell,
Lantz. Robinson, Miller, Yentzer, Kear
ney. Bleich. Horstick, Manning, Which
ello. Collier.
Brakemen up. Sweikert, Dearolf,
Shultzberger. Griffie, Moore, Cox, Fer
gueson, Hippie, Burk. Malseed, Boyd,
Frock, Coleman, Summy, Felker.
Middle Division 232 crew to go
first after 12.50 p. m.: 233. 247.
Front end: 17, 15.
Slow freight movement to close
down over Sunday, September 12.
Fireman for 17.
Conductor for 15.
Brakeman for 17.
Firemen up: Zeiders. Knaub.
Brakemen up: Matias, Winter
Peters, Rissinger.
YARD CREWS
Engineers up: Shaver, Landis, Hovl
er. Beck, Harter.
Firemen up Shelter, Snell, Bartolet,
Wilson, Barkey, Sheets. Eyde. Keever.
Klerner, Crawford. Toland, Boyer,
Hamilton.
Engineers for 6, Ist 8 ,3rd 8, 10, 26.
Firemen for 8, 10, 16, 18, 20. 2nd 24,
32, 36.
E\OLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division —2o3 crew first
after 3:45 p. m.: 202. 217, 208, 212,
Engineer for 217.
Firemen for 203. 202.
Flagmen for 3, 32.
Brakeman for 2.
Flagmen up: Corrigan, Snyderi
Reltzel.
Brakemen up: Mumma, Taylor,
Baker.
Middle Division—23l crew first to go
after 12:25 p. m.: 250, 215.
Front end: 106, 108, 110.
Eight Altoona crews to come In.
Twelve laid off at Altoona.
Flagman for 106.
Brakeman for 106.
Yard Crews—To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 128. second 102, t: lrd
1102.
Firemen for first 108, first 126. first
124. 122, 128, second 102, third 102.
Engineers up: Rider, McCormlck,
Shellahamer.
Fireman up: McNally, Gingrich,
Ewinsr, Bruaw, Fenical, Brown, R. H.
Fortenbaugh.
THE READING
HarrUhuric Division—7 crew first to
go after 12:15 p. m.: 20. 9, 12, 4. 11, «.
East-bound 6l crew first to ga
after 9:45 a. m.: 61, 69. 60, 71. 52. 67.
Engineers for 61, 7, 8.
Firemen for 71, 7, 8.
Conductors for 52. 67.
Brakemen for 52, 60, 61, «7, 69, 4. 7.
8. 9. 11, 12, 20.
Engineers up: Barnhart, Massimore,
I Merkle. Weirman. Glass, Richwine, Fet
jrow. Crawford, Ronawltz.
I Firemen up: Miller. Henderson, Bow
ers, Graves, Carl, Longenecker. ftum
ibaugh, Sullivan, Lex. Blngaman, Grum
blne.
Conductors up: Sowers, German.
Brakemen up: Holbert, Dunkle, Dart,
Helster, Fenstemaeher, Taylor, Grimes.
HOW MTTCH DOES A WAR COST
At the end of the first year of th»
war, peace societies have been taking
stock. Announcement is sent out that
so far the nations Involved have spent
a sum Just about equal to the value of
all the farm lands in America. That
would be more than twenty-eight bil
lion dollars. The figures are incon
ceivable,and they may be
but that Is one way In which you can
get an idea of the enormous expense
of maintaining armies In the field. It
every farm in America was free front
mortgage debt, and if every farmer
should sell every acre he owns and put
the proceeds in the great Europeaa
war purse, the total amount woujd pay
the last year's bills. It's hard to figure
how war pays, isn't It?— Farm Life.
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