ENGINEER BOARD TO MAKE REPORT Important Matters Will Be Brought to the Attention of Governor Soon COMMISSION MEETS Public Service Has Numerous Hearings—Trout Growers Gather For Talk The State Engi- V\\ if //J neers' Commission. yv\\ qVA which has been v\\\ studying for many months the advisi <l blllty of licensing engineers engaged ' n t ' le construction I JnwlWWiwMf nr operation of pub : «II Mil llffll " c or P r ' vo -te or " \ hazardous works. will shortly submit ■■■■SHl a report to the Governor which will likely be made the basis of some recommendations to !lie general assembly of 1917. The commission is headed by P. Herbert Snow, chief engineer of the Public Service Commlslon, with Dr. John Price Jackson, George S. Webster r Philadelphia; Samuel A. Taylor, of Pittsburgh, and J. Murray Africa, of Huntingdon, as members. It is under stood that the commission will make some recommendations for licensing of engineers on State works. To Consider Codes. Rulings In re gard to State standards of safety and sanitation are expected to be made by the State Industrial Board early In 1916. The Board has several codes under consideration and will meet on December 28 for further consideration. Those governing foundries and lad ders recently became effective. Full Crew Cases.—All complaints that the full crew law of 1913 Is be ing violated will be considered by the public Service Commission to-morrow, eight being listed for consideration. Most of them were brought by repre sentatives of the Orderof Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Itailroad Trainmen. Three cases have already been heard and it is probable lhat the decisions in all will be is sued at one time. Butchers Convicted.—The State De partment of Agriculture has received word that several butchers who were arrested in Philadelphia for selling decomposed chickens were convicted and forced to pay tines. Complains of Hates. —N. J. Evans, of McKee's Rocks, has filed a com plaint with the Public Service Com mission complaining of rates for elec tric current in his town. l T sed State I.and.—Between 18,000 and 20,000 persons Jaunted over State forests during the hunting season which closed with last Wednesday, according to a statement issued last night by the State Department of For estry. The State has a domain of 1,- 009,000 acres and from reports made by foresters it is estimated that be tween 4,000 and 5,000 persons camp ed on State lands and that over 12,- 000 persons hunted on the reserva tions without camping. In addition there were parties which made head quarters in towns near reserves and farmers who hunted over State lands at various times this Fall. Fund to Open Offices.—The State Insurance Fund Board will open its offices in Philadelphia to-morrow. In charge of H. G. Tyson, and will open its offices in Pittsburgh and Scranton before January 1. These offices have been opened because of the rush of inquiries for information regarding the fund. Both the State Insurance Fund and Compensation Boards will meet here to-morrow, when a confer ence will be held with coal operators. Hearings Begin.—The Public Service Commission to-day began a three days' series of hearings, municipal contracts and grade crossing matters being scheduled for disposal before the Christmas recess, which will begin on Friday. Fourteenth Goes Out.—General or ders from National Guard headquar ters announce the muster out of all orgarizations of the Fourteenth Regi ment except the field, staff and com pany officers and regimental band and Companies B and C, which "will con tinue In service until final disposition is made of them." Shipment of equip ment of other organizations to the State arsenal will begin at once. Payday on "Hill."—This was pay day on Capitol Hill and everyone got a check in time for Christmas buy ing. This arrangement was made some time ago by State Treasurer Young after a conference with the Auditor General. Representative Here.—Representa tive R. A. Hubler, of Luzerne county, was at the Capitol. Personal Inspection.—Chairman W. D. B. Ainey, of the Public Service Commission, made a personal inspec tion at the Felton wreck yesterday. Governor Returns.—Governor Brum baugh, who has been In Philadelphia for the week end, returned to-day. He will spend Christmas in Philadelphia. IHarrisbvrg Light ll 1 SfOWER.ffl |j I Give Something | I Electrical j I There is something electrical that is suitable for J 1 k every member of the family: jj \ Chafing Dish Vacuum Cleaners ; f 1 • Percolators Curling Irons jj f Toasters Traveling Outfits Lamps Irons . jj : jj; Grills Heating Pads j| ■ f. Radiators Hair Dryers :j MONDAY EVENING, , CHILDREN'S AID IS HANDING OUT CHRISTMAS BABIES Little Folk Being Adopted by Lonely Couples Without Children The appealing call of little arms to be taken in and be mothered reached the hearts of quite a number of good-hearted people who were touched by the several days ago, and as a result three or four little tots'have found pleasant homes. The Children's Aid Society Is being kept, busy supplying the de mand, as there are some twenty or thirty homes that have been for some time on the waiting list, biding their time until their home will bo sup plied with a little girl or a sturdy boy. And they will all be taken care of eventually. There came a letter from Green castle this morning, which read in part as follows: "To the Children's Aid:— "Seeing your 'ad' in the -Har risburg Telegraph, I would like to have a nice little girl as young as I could get It. I would like to have it to keep, we will give it a good home. We live close to a church and a schoollxouse, and if I can get the baby I would like to have it before Christmas. We took a boy from the Chainbers burg Home five years ago and now we want a little girl as small as I can get It. "Very truly yours. Another interesting story of the rush for babies refers to a middle aged, well-to-do couple, living in this city, who have been married for eight years and have had no children. They don't care whether the child is a boy or girl, so long as it Is a wonderful little baby. When informed that I they could be accommodated, they | were overcome with joy, and it was evident that some little fellow would j benefit from the turn, in his direction, j of the wheel of fortune. Line of Fast Coast to Coast Steamers to Make Phila. Chief Port of Call Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 20. The establishment of a line of fast steam ships between the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts, througli the Panama Canal, with Philadelphia as the chief port of call on the eastern coast, is planned by the Alaska Steamship j Company, a Morgan-Guggenheim in stitution, as a result of a trip just made by John H. Bunch, of Seattle, freight and passenger agent of the company to this territory. Two steamships, the Bennington and the Burlington, have been pur chased by the company from the Philadelphia Shipping Company. HAVEN ASSURED VILLA BY UNITED STATES [Continued From First Page.] against Carranza and retire to private life in the Untied States. Want Villa Eliminated The State Department does not con ceal its desire to have Villa eliminated. Without him the revolution In the north will certainly fall, officials be lieve. The intermediaries also said that the plan was for the retirement from the Held of the entire Villa army. Deaths and Funerals FORMER RESIDENT DEAD David Croft, aged 60 years, a form er resident of Harrisburg, died Satur day at his home in Camden, N. J. The only survivor is his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Croft. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 11.30 o'clock. Services will be held at the old Lutheran Church, Middletown. Burial in Mlddletown cemetery. HOWARD ELSWORTH BOYLES Howard Elsworth Boyles, aged 46 years, for many years an employe of the Harrisburg Railways Company, died Saturday at his home 632 Relly street. He had been 111 for two weeks. The survivors are his parents, one sls -11. r Miss Amy, and one brother John Boyles. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services will be conducted at the home by the Rev. C. H. Grove, pastor of the Green Street Church of God. of which Mr. Boyles was a member. Burial will be made in East Harrisburg ceme tery. CHILD DIES Peter Garrett, infant son of Mr. and [Mrs.John Garrett,died yesterday morn ling at the home, 1009 Cumberland street. Death was due to pneumonia. I Funeral servicesheld this morning at 10 o'clock at the home, were conduct- I ed by the Rev. H. H. F. Lisse, pastor of I the German Lutheran Church. Burial I was made in East Harrisburg ceme ' tery. l*-»3TeeLTOtV>l WHISKY CAUSES CHILD'S DEATH Five-Year-Old Boy Dies in Hos pital Three Minutes After He Is Admitted i Suffering from alcoholic poisoning caused by drinking whisky, Rudolph Stlgenhafer, 6-year-old son of Mr. and I Mrs. Joseph Stigenhafer. 386 Mohn j street, died yesterday afternoon in the Harrisburg hospital Just three minutes i after he was brought there, for treat - | ment. I Coroner Ecklnger Investigated the j case this afternoon. The authorities ; are not positive whether the boy found the whisky at his home or I whether it was given to him. He was brought to the hospital un conscious by his father, and the phy sicians there barely examined the child before he died. | It was said by neighbors this after noon that George Mengle, an uncle of the boy, gave him a little whisky, but no reason was given for tho action. Coroner Ecklnger will refer the case to District Attorney Stroup. MRS SYLVAN IA LITCH Mi's. Sylvanla Lltch, aged 36, wife of M. B. Lltch, 146 Lincoln street, died Saturday evening, at her home after a lingering illness, suffering from tuber culosis. She was widely known In the borough, and did much individual charity work. Mrs. Lltch is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. McDaniel, New Cumber land, and a brother, Robert McDaniel. Funeral services will be held to-mor row afternoon at 1.30 o'clock at the home, the Rev. W. C. Sanderson, of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made at the New Cum berland cemetery. MIIS. HOCH DIES Mrs. Mary L. Hoch, aged' 74, a resi dent of the borough for 30 years, died yesterday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Edward Shuler, 418 Lincoln street. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Grace United Evangelical Church, the Rev. J. M. Shoop, officiating. Bur ial will be made at Oberlin. Mrs. Hoch is survived by three sons, How ard and Benjamin Hoch, of Steelton; and William, of Monte Vista, Col.; live daughters, Mrs. Shuler, Mrs. Harry Watson, Mrs. Carrie Shaeffer, Milton; Mrs. Cordelia Mentzer, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. William Enterline. STOLE BROOMS, CHARGE Clarence J. Sprow, charged with stealing a bundle of brooms from Wil liam Prowl, a grocer at 204 North Front street, was arrested yesterday by Detective Durnbaugh. He was com mitted to jail in default of bail and will be given a hearing before Squire Gardner to-morrow night Several months ago Officer Durnbaugh at tempted to arrest Sprow. but the lat ter escaped after a chase lasting almost an hour. STEELTON SNAPSHOTS School Holidays. The public schools will close December 23 for the Christmas holidays and will reopen January 3, 1916. To Give Dance. The degree team of Paxtang Tribe, No. 243, I. O. R. M., will give a dance, Tuesday evening, January 18. Council to Meet. A special meet ing of council will be held this even ing. The ordinance giving the Penn sylvania railroad permission to cross as Franklin, Conestoga and Trewick streets, in placing a new freight track, will pro'mbly De introduced. Tree In Place. The big 35-foot cedar tree for the community Christ mas tree celebration, was put in place to-day, work has been started on the electric worlng. STEELTON PERSONALS Mrs. J. D. Derr, 240 Main street, will leave Wednesday for Philadelphia for a short visit. John D. Derr spent the day in Dau phin on business. Miss Mary Parr of Providence, R. 1., has returned to the borough for the holidays. I'MiDDLBTOWfI* - - SERVICES FOR MRS. UIEIII, Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel Dlehl. aged 72. who died Saturday at her home, In Ann street, will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock, the Rev. W. R. Ridington, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating. Further services will be held at the church, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Dlehl is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Shuey, Jennie and Elsie Diehl; one brother, John Musser, and one sis ter. Mrs. Susan Erisman. Burial will be made In the Mlddletown Cemetery. ELECT LODGE OFFICERS Members of Swatara Council, N. 949, Royal Arcanum, at a recent meeting elected the following officers for 1916: R. Friedman, regent; S. H. Ney, vice regent; E. S. Keiper, orator; M. R. Metzger, past regent: Edvv. I* Croll, secretary; H. W. George, collector; Frank Nisley, treasurer; C. A. Seltzer, chaplain: A. McNalr, guide; John S. Longenecker, warden; Win. Schuetz, sentry; S. Cameron Young, J. G. Peters, F. Z. Fisher, trustees; auditing commit tee, S. Cameron Young, Dr. H. H. Rhodes, C. A. Seltzer. MIDDLETOWN NOTES The music committee of the evange listic campaign will meet this evening lln St. Peter's Lutheran Church. I Almost 200 employes of the A. S. Kreider Shoo Company, this place, to day received $5,284.78 from the cm plnves' saving fund of the year. Tho Christmas Tree fund total has climbed to J109.70. S. C Peters, principal of the Emaus Orphan Home, In his annual report, announces a balance of $493.69 In the treasury. About $1,200 has been spent for Improvements during the year. Five children we're admitted and eight dis charged during the year. At present twenty-nine boys and girls are being eared for. Market will be held on Friday this week. Christmas coming on Saturday. A Big Five bowling team has been organized. The manager is looking for names. Address Warren Schrelner, care of Crick's Bowling Alleys, Middletown, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hose, of Cathe rine street, announce the birth of a son, December 18. MIDIII,EOWN PERSONALS Dr. C. P. Dingle. North Union street, is visiting in New York. John Croll, Jr., a student at Gettys burg College, Is home for the holldavs. Misses Marv Peters and Ivy Hoffman are \-islting in Philadelphia. Williams Arnold is 111 at his home, in North Spring street. MRS. TRICE OIKS Mrs. Daniel Trice, died at midnight at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alfred Rothrock, 319 Ptne street. Funeral arrangements have not been com pleted. DR. A. T. ORMOXD DIES Grove City, Pa., Dec. 20.—Dr. Alex ander T. Ormond, 67 years old, presi dent of Grove City College, a promi nent educator and friend of Presi dent Wilson, died suddenly late Satur day evening in a farmhouse near here where he was taken after being stricken while riding In an automo ; bile. hajuusburg HfSfito telegraph Pondering Over Our Ads about law or med- //.j w icine, but we dc know merchandise. I The extraordinary, overwhelming crowds, who thronged here and spent their money so freely this Christmas season at this "Live Store," is only another stronger argument—why Doutrichs—and why— | Kuppenheimer Clothes | Adler's Gloves Neckwear ThflS ?oS 5 .[ 1 Will please him; tan shades Blanket and Terry cloth Bath ■ and grays, Our Neckwear speaks for it- Robes. 1 si,si.so&s2 I *f DMlritli's." Bluwd Bath Robes with slip- A match $3.50 I Leather Goods Neckwear Collar bags and shaving sets, Laundered percale, with stiff Military Brushes, Hat Brush- They appreciate good looking cu ff s —or mercerized fabrics es ill neat case; Coin Purses. ties. with soft cuffs, $1 and $1.50 I SS ' OO 304 Rtarfcrt Start S2SO I CONWELL LECTURE TWO HOUR TREAT Says Money-Making Is Laud able if Coin Is Used to Help Others Saturday eventns there came to this city an influence that left Its impress upon the mind and heart of every in dividual who attended the world famous lecture, "Acres of Diamonds," delivered by Dr. RuHsel H. Conwell in the Technical auditorium under the auspices of the Harrlsburg Academy. It was a two-hour treat the like of which has not been heard in this city for many years. Dr. Conwell started his career of service as a captain of a company in the Civil Wan and now, at the age of 71, Is still in excellent health and devoting every waking minute to edu cating hundreds of boys who are not financially capable of paying for their own university training. And all thj« through the receipts from such lec tures as he delivered here Saturday evening. The trend of his words was along the line of sympathy and helpfulness and knowledge of the life of the man lends emphasis to what he says. He brought home many truths to his audi ence. "Harrisburg is not. a city of 600,000 people now." he said, "because for years its people have been crying it down, saying there are no opportuni ties here, and all that sort of thing. So their sons and daughters, having reached the self-supporting stage, leave town and seek their fortune in a large city, borrowing enough money to come home at Christmas. "Look about you and help tho man next to you," he continued. "It is a laudable ambition to want to make money. I have no sympathy with those preachers who constantly decry the making of money as a heinous sin; it is a praiseworthy ambition, but sim ply because it enables you to help others moro generously. Show me the people in Harrlsburg who own their own homes and I will show you Har risburg's best representative body. Out of 107 multimillionaires In New York DECEMBER 20, 1915. • city 67 made their money In towns of i 3,600 inhabitants and less. Anil the reason why men can get. ahead better In tho smaller towns and cities Is he cause they have moro time to think and less to run to the movies. Think, think, think, that is the Important thing. You have beautiful streets and a well-arranged city here only because some few years ago there were men . here who thought, and who are think . lng now, and to them you owe more than they are given appreciation for. . You've got to have manufacturing in terests here before your city will ex i pand to the extont that It should ex pand." And orte of the truest things that this broad-minded and world-experl j enced soldier, lawyer, teacher, preacher and philanthropist, as Headmaster I Brown, of Ihe Academy, introduced j htm, said, was that Harrlsburg and ; every other city bus big men, big in every sense of the word, who we do not realize are big because they do not | hold office and are not constantly in i the public eye. It.is not the office that I makes the man, but the man the office. Planning Distribution of 200 Christmas Baskets With Christmas only a few days off, plans are being completed for the dis tribution of the 200 baskets donatod by Jacob T&uslg's Sons, jewelers, 430 Market, street, to 200 worthy poor families in the city. Replies by th 6 score are daily, but the list of 200 names is not complete, becauso In many cases three, four and five different replies contain the same name. All of the cases sent in after being Investigated aro listed, and In a day or two plans for the distribution will be complete. Chicken, scrapple, potatoes, Christ mas candy, peas, corn, coffee, sugar, bread, and all of the other fixings for a real Christmas dinner will be sup- • plied in each basket. This offer to provide for 200 families, together with the announce ment by fraternal orders to take care of other needy people will make the riirlstmas day one of cheer for practically every man, woman and child in Harrlsburg. 9
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