M'DEVITT BEGINS BIG INVESTIGATION Economy and Efficiency Com mission Sends Letter to All Departments EMMBMHuaHHMa A general inquiry V\\ ? y/J into the P ur P° scs of \\\ various branches of K the State govern ment was inaugu rated to-day by the (WJXnnQgV State Economy and ll wwffflWtS'WCr Efficiency Comniis |!sl sion, when letters cswlHfc were sent by Its - '-i -g* counsel, Harry S. SKShSSI McDevitt. to the lu-ads of each department. State com mission and board asking for the acts creating and regulating the depart ments and the rules governing them, together with the name, address, com pensation and duties of each attache and the necessity for such employ ment. It is also asked how many hours a day are occupied In State work. The letter also inquires as to the status of the department, board or commission employers or attaches and whether positions were created by statute, created by appropriation or paid from contingent fund. Fires Occur. —Half a dozen forest fires of considerable size have already been reported to the State Department of Forestry and in two instances State reserves were damaged. One tire oc-i curred in the Bald Eagle Valley and swept some valuable State timber and the other occurred on the Hopkins re serve. near Renovo. Smaller tires oc curred in other parts of the state, some in the Cumberland and Juniata Valleys. The new bureau of forest protection is arranging for co operation With local forestry protec tion associations and Boy Scouts to help in the fire patrol work. Ready For Judges. —Capitol Hill is preparing to issue the commissions to the newly elected judges and the sheepskins will be ready for the Gov ernor's signature about Christmas time. All are written in India ink on parchment. Whether there will be one or two commissions issued to Su preme Court justices within the next two months is interesting the "Hill." Federal Inspection. Circulars an nouncing that the federal inspection of the organizations of the National Guard of Pennsylvania will be held in January and February and calling at tention t'- >c importance of this in spection 4 ise of its effect on allow ances fro. the national government will be issued within a few days by the Adjutant General's department. This inspection, which is distinct from that made by officers of the National Guard, will begin about January 3. The State inspection will begin in March. The federal inspection will be by regular army officers to determine fitness for the field. The equipment, attendance and results of training will form the chief subjects of inspection. The circular will call attention to the Importance of a better showing in training and will set forth that here tofore the greatest deficiencies were found in armory instruction. Organ izations which do not make the show ing in efficiency required by the gov ernment will have difficulty In receiv ing allowances. Wardens Called In. —All wardens of the State Fisheries Commission will meet here during the week of Novem ber 15 to discuss plans for checking pollution of streams and fish protection and propagation. It will be the first conference of the kind in months. The plans for he winter work of the com mission will he made at a meeting of the commission on November 15. Public Service. —The Public Service <'omniisison has adjourned its sittings to meet in Pittsburgh next Tuesday. The following week it will sit in Har risburg to act on contracts and then begin the series of hearings in the Philadelphia Electric case, which will be heard in Philadelphia. On Novem ber :t0 the commission will meet in Ilarrisburg. Death Warrants Issued. Death warrants were issued to-day for the electrocution during: the week of De cember 13 ol' Roland S. Pennington and George H. March, Delaware coun ty, who were recently refused commu tation by the State Board of Pardons. The executions will take place at the western penitentiary to which the war rants have been forwarded. No Decision Reached. No deci sion has been reached in the matter of the grade crossings at Pottstown. An effort to agree on a program will be made. , W ill Rule Later. No ruling has been made by the State Industrial Board in regard to the suggestions in regard lo changes in the code of lad ders. They will be taken up later. W ill Meet Here. The States Com mission of Agriculture will probably be called to meet here next week. A session was held at State College yes terday. I'oresters Names Committees. State Foresters have named commit tees to have charge of the advance ment of their work. They will ask co-operation of the State commission and newspapers. Hig Ones Complain. The tlrst complaint to be received by the Pub lic Service Commission charging that large consumers of water were being discriminated against in the interest oi small consumers was received to day from Carl A. Gable of Emporium, l ie charges that the Emporium Water Company makes the large consumer pay for installation of meters and not the small consumers. Bobrow Bros., of Conshohocken, to-day petitioned the commission to.secure a station at Apple street, Conshohocken. A num ber of residents and firms of Harford, Susquehanna county. complained against the proposal of the Lackawan na. railroad lo remove the switch at Kingsley. Want To Know How. Eleven Slate Departments 0 C Health and a number of organisations of medical men, nurses and charitable people have asked for copies of the State's publications on its "Baby-saving ••hows which were held this year in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cit ies to demonstrate the care of babies. In addition copies have also been sent lo Canada. To Discuss Tax. The anthracite coal tax situation will be discussed by Attorney General Francis Shutrk Brown and other officials of the State government during the coming week policy of the State outlined in re gard to recovery of money paid by consumers. Coal tax paid to the htatc, aggregating $19,000, i.s being held pending the decision. Tt may an act of assembly to return it. Want Inspection. The Hanover and McSherryatown and other south ern Pennsylvania turnpike companies against whose roads complaints have been filed with the Public Service Commission has asked that the State send inspectors to look over the roads. The turnpike companies are disposed to flglit the actions. Turnpike com panies which have placed high values or> their roads in response to State in quiries with a view to purchase may have hard work as the State raav either condemn or build around them. SHOT PT'RF WHITE P MtTHI IXSK Waynesboro, Pa., Nov. fi. John Warnick and Joseph Dale yesterday killed the limit in rabbits and also brought to town a rare specimen of partridge—a pure white one. SATURDAY EVENING, Tnn (VhDDLeTown V L J . Roy^bTon^o&eßLt^enDAutl SELLERS TO RUN TWO THEATERS Will Operate New Strand and Standard Across the Street * Simultaneous with the announce ment 'of the opening of the new Strand theater, in the Frey building, Front and Pine streets, Monday, announce ment of the purchase of the theater, just across the street, by Harry A. Sellers, manager, was made to-day. Mr. Sellers will operate both the Strand and the Standard. The latter place, now a five-cent picture show, will be conducted along the same lines as heretofore, said Mr. Sellers, but the Strand will show a liigli-grade pro gram of motion pictures at ten cents admission. While no mention was made of the price paid for the Standard stock, it is understood that Mr. Sellers paid J2,400 for the shares held by S. S. Couffer and Mrs. S. S. Couffer, Jr., who held the block not owned by Mr. Sellers. The new Strand will be the largest and most modernly equipped motion picture theater, outside of Harrisburg, in Central Pennsylvania. It is fire proof in construction and will seat about 600 people. It occupies the lower floor of the Frey building, now being completed by Robert M. Frey, a prominent Steelton businessman. The building, which will cost $20,000, is the finest building built by private en terprise in Steelton, excepting the Pennsylvania Steel Company's office building. BURY MRS. MAHORIC Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ma horic, who died from an infected tooth, were held in St. Peter's Slo venian Catholic Church, this morning at 9 o'clock. The Rev. Father Lukas Gladek officiated. Burial was made in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. STEELTON SNAPSHOTS Finlcy to Lend.—John A. Finley will lead the Up worth League in the First Methodist Church to-morrow evening. On Friday evening the league will hold one of a series of monthly liter ary and social meetings. A debate will feature the meeting. SELL P. S. CO. STOCK Special to Tin Telegraph Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 6. There were several sales of Pennsylvania Steel preferred yesterday for the first time since W r illiam H. Donner exer cised his option on one-half of the holdings of the Pennsylvania Com pany and the Reading Iron Company. HIGHSPIRE 777 " 7 " HONOR J. H. NITRAUER A birthday dinner and reunion was held lor J. H. Nitrauer on Sunday at his home in Middletown in honor of his eightieth birthday. The follow ing were present: J. H. Nitrauer und Emma Nitrauer. Middletown: Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Nitrauer, of Hummels town; Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Nitrauer and daughter Viola, of Elizabethtown: Mr. and Mrs. William Nitrauer and sons, Grant. Ellsworth and Harvey, of Higlispire; Mr. and Mrs. George Nauss and son Luther, of Middletown: Mrs. Elizabeth Idial, qf Pleasant. Grove; Mr. and Mrs. John Baseliore, of Har risburg. Mr. Nitrauer was the re cipient of many beautiful gifts. PLAN WOMAN'S DAY The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church met at the home of Mrs. George W. Cover Tuesday evening. Plans were made for woman's day. to be held November 14, in the United Brethren Church, at. 8 o'clock. Eight new members were admitted. They were Mrs. Thomas right, Mrs. Harry Elirisman, Mrs. H. R. Durborow, Mrs. Fred Auch, Mrs George Lutz, Mrs. Willis Hoch, Mrs Percy Myers and Mrs. Samuel Sauder. HIC.HSPIRK CHURCHES St. Peter's Lutheran The Rev. Frank Edward Moyer. pastor, will preach at 10.45 and 7.30; Sunday school, 9.30; senior and intermediate Christian Endeavor, 6.45: at 10.45, address to children. Friday, 4, junior class; 7, senior class. United Brethren —The Rev. J F Rhoad. 10.45. "Paul Before Felix;" 7.30. "Gray or Bright Windows— Which?" Sunday school, 9.30; Chris tian Endeavor, 6.30. START WORK ON FAIR GROUNDS SHORTLY [Continued From First Page.] proposition, a combination certain to appeal to every class of people. Grading to Start. The reception of the bids will be the signal for the commencement of op erations on the grading of the prop erty, laying the sewer, which will be a complete and modern installation, and the building of a dyke, for the construction of which the State W r ater Supply Commission has granted a per mit. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has approved the contract for sidings, etc. Graham, Burnham & Co. has a force of architects at work on the completion of plans for the two-mile speedway and grandstands, which will bo in the hands of the con tractors by January 1, and work will begin on the construction as soon as the weather permits. Mr. Harroun, an experienced automobile racer, now connected with the Maxwell Motor Car Company as mechanical engineer, will assist in directing the success of the speedway. Big Asset to City Such a proposition as the one now under way will mean, when completed, a big asset for Harrisburg and the surrounding country. It will be one more spoke in the wheel which time and the active progress of the people in Harrisburg and the Sta'e of Penn sylvania are weldinsr, and one more reason why Harrisburg is becoming one of the most active tmd progressive cities of the state. The directors of this company are men of business ex perience and reputation and the stock that is being sold throughout the state is being sought by citizens who wish to combine their patriotic zeal for the promotion of those projects that are of Importance to the state's welfare with an undoubtedly favorable business proposition. Splendid Site The site on which this monument to progress will be placed is one of the finest in the country and the com pleted structure will be a force for bringing together the farmers, manu facturers and all other business enter prises, to the profit and education of all concerned. Albert E. Brown, now treasurer of the New Vork State Fair Associaiion, of Syracuse, N. Y., will be Steelton Snapshots Committee Meets. The executive committee of the Steelton Civic Club will meet Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. J. M. Heagy, president in South Front street. Announce Birtli. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boland, of Robesonla, an nounce the birth of a daughter, Rita Evelyn Boland, Monday, November 1. Mr. and Mrs. Boland are former resi dents of the borough. Mrs. Boland was Miss Gertrude Flanagan before her marriage. Y's to Meet.—The T. C. T. U. will meet this evening at the home of Miss Viola Helm, Locust street. «. A. R. Meets. Post 351 G. A. R. met this afternoon at 3 o'clock In the post rooms in North Front street. Birthday Party. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowen, North Second street, entertained Wednesday evening at the home in North Second street In honor of the birthday of their son, Charles. Fifteen youngsters were present and spent an enjoyable evening. STEELTON CHURCHES Main Street Church of God. The Rev. G. VV. Getz, pastor, will preacli at 10:30 a. m. on "The City of God, ' and at 7:30 p. m. on "How People Dishonor Gou." S. S., 2; Jr. C. E„ H; Sr. C. E., 6:30; prayer Wednes day. _ First Presbyterian The Rev. C. B. Segelken, pastor, will preach at 11 a. m. on "our High Calling," and at 7:30 p. m. on "The Problem ol Religion.' S. S., 0:46; C. E., 6:30. First Reformed The Rev. C. A. Huyettt, pastor, will preach at 10:15 a. m. on "When Men £ee" God," and at 7:30 p .in. on "The Discovered Savior." S. S., !t:45; C. E., 6:46; Wednesday, 7:30; Tuesdav, 4:16; Friday, 4:30 and 7:00. Grace United Evangelical. The Rev. J. M. Shoop, pastor, wil preach at 10:30 a. m. and at 7:30 p. in. S. S. 9:15; K. L. C. E., 6:46. St. John's Lutheran The Rev. G. N. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at 10:45 a. m. on "Repentance and Remission," and at 7:30 p. ni. on the subject, "Heavenly Citizenship," S. S., !»:30; Inter. C. E., 6:30. First Methodist Preaching ser vices will be held at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the Rev. U. Z. Ander son. At the evening service he will preach on "A Future History of the Jews." Central Baptist Tiie Rev. H. D. Germer will preach the third of a series of sermons on the Lord's Prayer at the morning service at 10:30 and the first of a series on "Great Bible Scenes, sub jec t, "Trial." Centenary United Brethren The Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor will preach at 10 a ,ni. on "The Fatherland of God-Divine Obligations,"' and at 7:30 p. m. on "The Fatherhood of God-Human Obligations. " S. S., Z: C. E„ 6:30. First Methodist Trie Rev. W. C. Sanderson, pastor, will preach at 10:30 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. Sub ject, "The History of the Jews— Will the Jews Return to Palestine?" S. S., 2; Epworth League, 6:30. i Si. Mark's Lutheran The Rev. AVilliam B. Smith, pastor, will preach at 10:30 a. m. on "Christian Progress by Forgetfulness of the Past," and at 7:30 p. m. on "The Son of Righteousness." S. S., 2; C. E., 6:45; Wednesday, 4:15, and 7:30; Friday, 7:30. Monumental A. M. E.—Second and Adams streets, the Rev. W. H. King, pastor, 10 a. m., Love feast and gen eral class: 10:45 a. m„ preaching by the Rev. C. J. Henderson: 12 m„ S. s", 3 p. m„ preaching by the Rev. U. G. Leeper, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church, Harrisburg; music by the choir of Bethel church. The Inter denominational Ministers' Association will be present at this service; 7:45, special sermon by the pastor, followed by communion. pMIDDLETOWfI' - • I MIDDLETOWN CHURCHES Presbyterian—The Rev. Thomas C. McCarrell. Sunday school, 10; morn ing service, 11, "Weakness;" Christian Endeavor, 6.30; evening, 7.30, "Re j pairing the Temple." i Methodist—The Rev. H. P. Riding ton 10.30, "The Individual Chris tian's Job;" Sunday school, 1.30; Ep worth League. 6.30: 7.30, "The Game for Which Each Individual Should Hunt." St. Peter's Lutheran—The Rev. Ful ler Berg'stresser. 10.30, "Walking Where He Walked;" Sunday school, 3.30: Christian Endeavor, 6.30; 7.30, "The Parable of the Prodigal Church." First United Brethren—The Rev. I. H. Albright. 10.30. "Therefore, My Beloved Brethren, Be Ye Steadfast;'" Sunday school, 1.30; Christian En deavor, 6.30; 7.30, children's church service. Church of God Morning service, 10.30; Sunday school, 1.30; Christian Endeavor, 6.30; evening service, 7.30. associated with the Keystone State I< air January 1, 1916, and will imme diately start on the work of preparing > for prize lists and getting in touch with all exhibitors. No time will be wasted in making the proposition a success from the go-off. DARDANELLES TO BE SEEN IN FILM [Continued From First Page.] which the allied forces have been striving in vain—the famous old city, partly Oriental, partly European, over which bloody wars have bene fought between Turk and Christian from the times of the Crusades, is to be visited, its mosques, temples, buildings, people and conditions seen in some of the most timely pictures in Roberson's repertoire. The lour this evening is to lie excep tional In that it will combine tlu: pic turesque and the pertinent. Starting in old Spain, Mr. Roberson will cross Southern France, visiting Nice, Men tone and Monte Carlo, scout the shore lines of Italy, visit Greece* cross the Mediterranean to Egypt, come back around through Palestine and finish his journey in the domain of the Turk. No nidre comprehensive and interest ing tour is possible. Making the evening's journey all the Tore enjoyable will be a program of music of the various countries bv Miss Sara I.emer and Charles Mackey be tween 7.30 and 8.15. >"ext Week Last Next week is the last of the Tele graph travelogues by Mr. Roberson With the exception of Thursday even ing, being out on account of the house being previously reserved, the engage ment will continue until next Saturday evening. Monday evening is "Norway —The Land of the Midnight Sun," one of the most delightful and picturesque of all travelogues: Tuesday evening, a repetition of the timelv subject "Cali fornia and the Exposition," and Wednesday evening, the most gripping of all travelogues, "Oermanv and the War." On Monday evening Mr. Roberson will give the third of his special mati nees for school children, the subject, being Germany. The matinee will commence at 4.15 and continue until about 5.30. All admission is 10 cents. HARRI6BURG TELEGRAPH /■ — Harrisburg members of the Central Pennsylvania As- Two Life Insurance Agents sedation of Life und«r --0 writers. F M \ COXNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INS. (A Contrast) v . w . K „S ,,PANV EQUITABLE MFF: ASSURANCE SOCIETY <1 Jones had a good business. He handled it skillfully and he be- J- t. sh^iey came prosperous. He had a friend named Smith who represented r. h. Higgins - a first class life insurance company. Every now and then Jones gave c h a' jmw Smith an order for a policy until finally Jones had acquired $15,000 EQUITABLE LIFE INS. Co. of good life insurance. He believed that this was sufficient and de- OF IOWA cided to buy no more. Apparently Smith had received his last order £ J °J^ son from Jones. The insurance was payable in lump sum to Jones' wife JOHN HANCOCK M1)IOAL lIFE in the event of his death. And-, with the prospects also of inheriting , NS co a good business, Mrs. Jones believed she was pretty well provided w. s. Esaiek for. Agent Brown then came along. j^'^Metzger MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE . . ,NS - co tfl Brown worked along different lines. He studied the needs of his w. h. cordry clients. Then he applied his knowledge of life insurance to the selec- METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO. tion of a policy best suited to those needs. He called on Jones and John Heathcote pointed out the wisdom of an assured life income for Mrs. Jones u.' F.' la"er berKer and the family. He sold Jones a S2OO a month Income policy. A MUTUAL LIFE INS. Co. OF year later Jones died. Smith's company paid $15,000 in cash and NEW YORK Brown's company sent a check for S2OO. At Brown's suggestion w. c. wanbaugh Jones had tied up the Income policy so that Mrs. Jones could neither Stanley of Baokenatowi assign nor commute the instalments. She was sure of the S2OO a H - E - vanHaagen month but she couldn't obtain the money any faster than that. NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO. OF VERMONT W. H. Cummirigs €| In a little more than two years after Jones' death the prosperous XEW EXGL^ D TVALI UFE business left by him had gone to wreck and ruin through the business A. A. wert errors of the successors in the management. Everything was lost in- MOW YORK LIFE INS. CO. eluding the widow's cash investment of $15,000 of life insurance a. M. spangier money. She still held her S2OO a month, a small income in compari- AV " B " Bennett son with what she had previously, but she was very glad indeed to -\ LIFE have that. It was due to the advice of Brown that F - i* Wright er us^ exercised foresight enough to leave PENN MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. her and the children a home and a decent living. [Lac- Muier" rode I PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. This is a true story. Which kind of agent would w.^.^Dietrich . you prefer to do business with if you were buying PRUDENTIAL LIFE INS. CO. *>.«•" insurance to-day? Every member of this associa- H - Buahneii Sri Llr« ,b ition is pledged to give you the benefit of his best STATE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE - thought and judgment. c . E . Da UNION CENTRAL LIFE INS. CO. E. R. Miller "MILE A MINUTE" IS THE SPEED OF NEXT WEEK'S SHOW fIF ,r -' ■- .•• • -/''.^ jk m|ONHH <a pfl MW * "\ jSS SBraril ISfIHHNHf Jpjf/ JMHWWI 2®~ If you bail a race a mile a minute in either an automobile or a train, which would you choose? And if you weren't a participant at all, don't you think it would be exciting to watch a race like tliat, especially if tlie auto held two eloping; lovers, while an irate father pursued on the train? Well, this is just a little idea of all the excitement that "A Mile A Minute" contains, which will be at the Ma jstic on Monday to remain for a wlt»le week's stand. The race between « real train and its throbbing engine, and an auto, "pip-pipping" and snorting, is the climax of the play und is said to bo the most wonderful mechanical arrange ment over devised for stage purposes. A pretty girl is the conductor, u splendid comedian Is the engineer. And It has a pretty chorus for passengers. In the stage contrivance the two vehicles are seen racing at break-neck speed down the hill, they come nearer and nearer, and finally both plunge right onto the stage, making audiences feel as though the speeding vehicles would come down over the audience. This attraction Was a part of "The Honeymoon Express," a recent sensation at the New York Winter Garden.—Adv. Ten cents is the fare for any screen journey if it is accompanied with the coupon on the first page of the Tele graph. Scats in the reserved section, admission included, are 25 cents. GOVERNOR OPENS GREAT VIADUCT [Continued From First Page.] is 240 feet hish. In other words, It Is just thirty feet less than the top of the gilded statue on the Capitol dome and would reach from the State street monument to the middle of the filter plant on the city's island. It is a dou ble track bridge enclosed between four-foot walls, a yard thick, so that people will spin along over a valley at a height considerably above Market Square church spire and be perfectly safe. The Governor left here by special train this morning, accompanied by Col. Louis J. Kolb and A. E. Turner, Philadelphia; E. J. Stackpole, Wil liam E. Bailey and James C. Deln inger, acting private secretary. The party reached Scranton at 12:30 where the Lackawanna special brought from New York and Philadelphia promi nent railroad men. financiers, news papermen and officials. The party reached the viaduct at 1:28 p. m. and the Governor and President Truesdale made speeches after which they went on a tour of inspection and returned to Scranton for a luncheon. The bridge Is part of the Lacka wanna's great development plan, which is costing millions and being carried out with safety as the first consideration. NISH CAPTURED BY BULGARIANS [Continued From first Page.] upon M. Zaltnis to retain tlie premier ship, although Paris hears that iho resignation ol' the Zaimis cabinet has been definitely accepted by the Icing, it Is possible that this reported accept ance is preliminary to t lie reconstruc tion of the cabinet under M. Zalmls. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener has been entrusted "with an important mission to the Near East," a London newspaper announces, and lias already left London. Whether Earl Kitchener May he bound for the Balkans, the Dardanelles or elsewhere is not made clear. German submarines are again ac tive in the Mediterranean, having sunk three ships, two French and one Italian, in rapid succession. The crew of the French steamer Calvados, one of the vessels sunk, is missing. P. A. B. WIDENER, FINANCIER, DIES [Continued From First Page.] ranft to succeed Joseph P. Marcer who was removed from the office of city treasurer and at the expMration of the term was elected for a full term. In 1874, Mr. Widener was a candidate for Mayor but was defeated for the nomination by Mayor Stokley. This incident practically closed his active political career and il was then that lie entered upon the life which made him conspicuous in the financial af fairs not only of the city but of the entire country. He began by buying a few shares of street railway stocks NOVEMBER 6, 1915.. " here and there and finally became the controlling factor of all the Phila delphia street railways and from which he accumulated a fortune esti mated at more than $60,000,000. Tn 1890 Mr. Wide tier in association with the late William L. Elkins, Wil liam C. Whitney, Thomas F. Ryan, Charles T. Yerkes and others began to seek railway control in other cities and in :i few years the lines of New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and other cities came under their domination. Mr. Wklener was active in the formation of the United States Steel Corporation land the American Tobacco Company and was a member of tlic board of directors of both con cerns. About ten years ago he with drew his interests in street railways in favor of his son, George L). Witlener, who perished in the Titanic disaster. Mr. Widener was a great lover of art and his collection of paintings Is said to be one of the largest and most valuable in the world. HAS $94,(100,000 WAR ORDERS Special to The Telegraph New York, Nov. 6.—Guy E. Tripp, chairman of the Westinghouse Elec tric and Manufacturing Company, made the following announcement yes terday regarding the war orders booked by that company: "The total of war orders booked by Westinghouse Electric and subsidiar ies amounts to approximately $94,- 000,000." CHICAGO BO AHO OK TRADK By Associated Press Chicago, 111., Nov. 6. Board of Trade (dosing: Wheat December, 1.04 >],; May 1.05%. i Corn—December, 604; May, 62U. Oats—December, 38%; May, 39%. Pork—December, 14.40; January. 16.32. Lard—January, 9.5- May. 9.22. Ribs—January, 8.92; May, 9.15. FIRST COUNTIES FILE THE RETURNS Cameron, Juniata and Snyder First to Enter Statements at the Capitol Cameron, Juniata, Snyder and Mon« tour counties were the first to file their official returns of the election on Tues day at the Department of the Secre tary of the Commonwealth. Schuyl kill, Clinton and Cumberland followed very quickly. The following is the vote of the seven counties 011 Superior Court: Head, 20,- 393: Huselton, 10.537; Orlady, 18.839; Palmer. 13.G43; Wallace, 9,833; Wil liams, 16.083. The following is the vote on the first and third amendments: Woman Suf frage, for, 13,337; against, 18,028; com pensation, for, 18,508; against, 8,907. With virtually complete returns from Tuesday's election from fifty-nine of the sixty-seven counties in hand the Philadelphia Public Ledger says Judge Orlady, with a total vote of 449,809, is leading the field for Superior Court Judge by more than 38,000. Judge Head comes next, with 411,567, and leads Williams by 33,455. The total vote for Superior Court in the fifty - nine counties follows: Orlady, 449,809. Head, 411,567. Williams, 378,112. lluselton, 1 84,687. Palmer, 170,697. Wallace, 161,938. The counties from which no returns have been received are Berks, Brad- I ford, Carbon, Chester, Luzerne, Kulli j van. Tioga and York. I Revised returns on the suffrage ; amendment do not materially change ] the majority against it. With three | counties missing, Clearfield. Sullivan and rioga. and virtually complete re , turns from the other sixty-four coun ties, the total vote stands: For suffrage, 318,120. Against suffrage, 378,022. Majority against suffrage, 59 gc Only about one-third of the coun have been heard from on the other constitutional amendments, but indica tions are that all were carried by sub stantial majorities, the compensation amendment leading. A rI 7.7,1,1 M; By Wing Dinger I have a friend of mine who came ! To me in great distress ! And asked advice of me upon A question. I confess 'Twas mighty hard for me, dear friend, To answer, for, you see. It was a matter that involved Some smooth diplomacy. It seems his dad-in-law asked him To play some golf to-day. And son-in-law can't quite decide What kind of game to play. Said he to me: "Dear Wing, I think 1 should let him beat me, And yet I don't know that that would Be the beet policy. "It might be that the better way Would be to beat him. see? Then Ive'ti be -proud to know that I Have the right stuff in me?" And having seen him play, I said: "Go beat him." for I know I-Ie can't, and some ability I thought he ought to show. TO BUIIiD NEW MACHINE SHOP Shamokln, Pa., Nov. 6. J. p. and C. K. Eagle, silk manufacturers, Who recently purchased the Shamokin Iron Works, which are being dismantled to make way for the construction of a large silk mill, announced to-day that they would build a machine shop and foundry in another portion of town, *nd employ 300 men and boys. 9
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