LYNCH SAVES AT
LEAST $5,000 IN
STREET REPAIRS
Annual Report to Council
Shows Liberal Estimate Is
Not Above SIO,OOO
.$15,000 UNDER CONTRACT
Harrisburg Now Roasts of
Nearly 75 Miles of Paved
Highways ,
Harrisburg now has 74.83 miles of
paved streets.
That significant high-light in the
«'lty's progress stands out pre-eminent
ly in the comprehensive report for the
year ending December 31, 1915, which
was submitted to City Council this
morning by Commissioner W. 11.
Lynch, superintendent of streets and
public improvements.
One other item also stands out with
especial prominence. According to
< 'ommissioner Lynch's report the city
expended $19,989.23 for repairing and
maintaining its paved streets.
Street Repairs Cost SIO,OOO
Of this sum $12,694.15 was paid into
the city by the Harrisburg Railways
company, the Harrisburg Gas com
pany and other individuals or corpor
ations for "private cuts," which left a
balance of $ti,995.08. This represents
the city's actual outlay for repairing
its asphalt streets. Added to this the
interest on the repair plant loan and
deducting a liberal amount for de
preciation of the plant—say $3,000 all
told—would run the city's actual cost
of keeping its streets in repair during
1915 to approximately SIO,OOO. And
under private contract in previous
years the city paid $15,000 for this
work.
Up to January 1, 1916, Commis
sioner Lynch paved twenty-seven
highways—a total of 2.9 4 miles or a
total of 47,088.17 yards. It was all
done at an expenditure of $29,706.33.
The Sewers in 1915
In addition to the paved streets
Commissioner Lynch put down thirty
four new sewers covering a total of
2.86 miles at a cost of $32,87 3.68.
Three highways were graded. These
cover a total of forty-seven hundreds
of a mile and cost $5,226.
Other improvements completed by
Commissioner Lynch included: Con
struction of 55 new sewer inlets: re
building of 6 other inlets; construc
tion of 3 manholes and the building of
23 new crossings. Just 2,296 new
street signs were placed and 627 old
ones were repainted. Forty of the
electric light globes were used as
street signs, tne names of the highways
having been painted on the globes.
This was a metropolitan idea carried
out by Mr. Lynch. Six "no parking"
•and twelve "safety zone" signs were
set up, too.
Mr. Lynch refers to the convenience
of the motor truck that was placed in
the bureau's service during the year.
Another sprinkler and two more
sweepers were added to the street
cleaning equipment, and two more
sweepers will be purchased this year.
The Now Subways
("ommissioner Lynch refers to the
fact that the bridges over the Phila
delphia and Reading tracks at Thir
teen and Seventeenth streets were re
painted and that the construction of
the subways under the Cumberland
Valley tracks at Second and Front
streets were completed and approved
by Council.
The first financial statement of the
cost of installation and maintenance
of the new asphalt repair plant is also
included in Mr. Lynch's report. The
plant was operated for the first time
on July 14. 1915. The statement
shows that the ground cost $6,630; re
pairs to trestle, $907.46: plant, $9,-
933.75; road roller. $1,675: tools, etc.,
$1,899.16, a total of $21,045.40. These
expenditures were all made from the
$25,0n0 appropriated for the building
of the repair plant by the 1915 loan.
From the oalance of $3,954.60 the new
hrick office, laboratory and storage
building will he provided.
The Street Repairs
Mr. Lynch's report of street repair
ing during the year shows that 12,-
966.08 square yards of asphaltum were
put down for city maintenance; 6,-
017.58 yards for the Harrisburg Rail
ways company; 334.26 yards for the
Harrisburg Gas company; and 2,979.-
07 yards for "private cuts," a total of
22,296.99 yards.
During the year 787 permits were
issued for making openings in the
streets for steam, water, gas and
sewer operations and 117 permits were
grants for similar work for erection
of electric light, telephone and tele
graph roles.
Mr. Lynch's financial statement
shows that his appropriation for the
year totaled $157,019.74 and that his
expenditures were $146,936.06, leaving
a balance January 1, 1916, of $lO,-
083.68.
Bell Phone Plant Men
Attend Safety Rally
A "safety rally" attended by about
175 employes of the Bell Telephone
company of Pennsylvania, was held in
the Board of Trade Hall last evening.
11. F. Hope, plant supervisor. Harris
burg, presided and after giving a brief
outline of the activity of the company
in accident prevention and safety
work, was followed by Kugene Driscoll
of Scranton. an employe, who gave a
talk on accident prevention. Frank
Ilay of Reading, also an employe, fol
lowed with a talk on first aid instruc
tions.
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TUESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 1, 1916.
RAILROAD
TEACH TRAINMEN i
BIBLE BY MAIL |
Correspondence Feature at
P. R. R. Y. M. C. A, Proves
Rig Success
Railroaders under treatment at the
State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at
Hamburg, are a part of the Bible
study class of the local P. R. R. Y. M.
C. A. They receive instructions and
examinations through correspondence!,
and will graduate with members of j
the local class in May.
Directors of the local association i
will to-night learn of the success of i
this new feature front Frank H. Gre- j
gory, general secretary, Ira P. Dean j
is the head of the Bible study branch <
of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A., and pre- ;
pares the questions for the members. '
Each week a series of studies are sent
to the patients, fourteen in number, j
at Hamburg. To date* the corre-'
spondenee pupils have shown remark- j
able advancement.
Other interesting statistics and in- !
formation will be given the directors |
to-night in the general secretary's I
monthly report. He will also arrange '
for the sending of a large delegation i
to the State Y. M. C. A. convention at!
Reading the week of February 19.
Medals For Safety Records
Go to Western Railroads (
Special to the Telegraph
Xew York, Fpb. I. —The winners of j
the Harrison memorial medals award- j
ed annually to the American railroads]
making the best records in safety, ac
cident prevention and industrial hy- I
giene were announced yesterday by I
Arthur Williams, president of the ]
American Museum of Safety.
The gold medal goes to the Cincin- I
nati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific j
Railway, with the Grand Rapids and
Indiana Railway receiving honorable
mention. The silver replica will be i
given to the Scioto division of the
Norfolk and Western Railway.
The bronze replica, awarded to a'
railroad employe who has individually '
achieved something notable for safety '
was won by a Chicago and Eastern ;
Illinois Railroad switchman, whose!
identity will be made known when he (
appears in person to receive the medal, i
Pennsy Freight Station
, to Be Four Stories High
Instead of Only One
Revised plans for the proposed new
Pennsylvania railroad station in South
Harrisburg provide for a fifty per cent,
increase in cost. A four-story brick
building will be erected in place of a
one-story structure.
Work, it is said, will start about
April 1, and the contract will be
awarded between now and that time.
The necessary appropriation to cover
the cost has now been made. Local
officials will not give figures at this
time.
RAILROAD NOTES
One carload of immigrants enroute
west passed through HarrislVurg this
morning in charge of Joseph Nathan
son. interpreter.
The Senate yesterday vented down
Senator Walsh's request for imme
diate consideration of his resolution
for a special investigation of the cause
of freight congestion at New York.
Ira P. Dean Is preparing an inter
esting program for Boys' Night sit the
P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Friday night.
The Reading mines are again on
full time. An average of 800 cars
will be moved daily.
Charles James, a Pennsylvania rail
road shopman, who was visiting in
Philadelphia and Harrisburg, has re
turned to duty.
A record movement of cars on the
Portage branch of the Pennsylvania
railroad was ipade last week when
4,200 cars were handled.
The Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.
gospel crew conducted services at
Logania Saturday night. The mem
bers are F. W. Heckert, S. G. Hepford,
W. H. Beers and J. W. EieJiel.
The second of a series of entertain
ments in the Enola P. R. R. Y. M.
C. A. for the event of Enola Fire Com
pany No. 1 will be held Thursdav
night.
R. A. Youngskin, employed bv the
Pennsylvania railroad at Lewistown '
Junction, has returned from a visit!
to Harrisburg friends.
415 CONTINUATION SCHOOLS
One month ago the new child labor
law went into effect and the State)
Bureau of Vocational Education which
litis charge of the establishment of
the continuation schools, to-day made
this statement regarding its opera
tion:
"Reports have been received by the
Bureau of Vocational Education to
the effect that by the first of February
there will be in operation in 104
school districts of the Commonwealth,
415 continuation school classes. In
order to accommodate these continua
tion classes, it has been necessary for
the various school districts to provide
and equip 337 class rooms and em
ploy 218 special continuation school
teachers. The instruction in shop
work and in home activities will be
given by specially prepared teachers
who are already employed in many
districts where continuation schools
have been established."
MEAT WAS NECESSARY
FOR HIS BREAKFAST
By ELI,A WHEELER WILCOX
(Copyright, 1915, Star Company)
Fifteen years ago a man noted for
his robust and handsome personality
continually offered to eye and ear a
refutation of the theory ihat abstemi
ous and moderate diet was necessary
for the maintenance or nealth and good
looks. This man lived to eat.
Meat, fish, fowl and eggs were neces
sary for his breakfast; four or five
courses at luncheon alone could satisfy
him. and most elaborate dinners must
be provided to appease his ever-in
creasing appetite. Meanwhile he was
clear of brain, his skin was dazzling
and his body active. Then suddenly,
something like five years ago, tlieru
came a change. Rheumatism first, then
abscesses, and to-day the man, who in
years should be in the very prime of
life, is a physical wreck, devoting half
of every day to various cures and tile
other half to his bed.
Cannot Realize He Poisoned Hl* Sys
tem for Year* With Unneces
sary Food
He wonders why he has been so af
flicted. He was not a dissipated man,
nor a man vicious morally, nor a man
who wasted his nights in riotous liv
ing. Now from his sick-bed he thinks
about his many virtues, and does not
realize that his misfortunes are en
tirely due to having poisoned his sys
them persistently for more than two
score of years by unnecessary foods in
unnecessary quantities.
Another man, brilliant mentally, an
athlete physically, has for years argued
with all his friends who were inclined
to vegetarianism and to total absti
nence that "good red meat" and "pure
1 EMB ARGO ORDERS
| EFFECTIVE HERE
Relief Will Come to Conges
tions in Rutherford Yards;
Record Sunday
Officials of the Harrisburg division
of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way, because of embargo removals,
look for further relief from freight
congestions at Rutherford and along
the division. It was said to-day that
j several hundred cars of grain and
j other freight, held upon orders, are
i stored at Rutherford and along the
| division. The movement of this
i freight will keep the crews busy.
\ On Sunday the Rutherford "yards
were well cleaned out of all freight
| on which no embargo had been placed,
i A total of 4,000 cars were moved. On
1 the Reading division, 17,000 cars were
! handled, mostly anthracite coal. This
j r . e T, orcl movement, it is said, cleared
| sidings for embargo freight which was
moved further east, and will enable
j more prompt delivery to eastern
| points.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
; Philadelphia Division —l 26 crew first
< ! fter 1 p - 1,1 : 114 . !-0, 118, 1233,
101. lie, 109, 112, 102.
Engineers for 114, 120, 123, 112.
I Conductors for 120, 109
! Flagmen for 114, 116.
Hiakemen for 114, 118, 102.
I Engineers up: Howard,, steffv. Mc-
It.uire, Speas. Kautz. Le fever. Matter,
| Anderson. Newcomer. Sober. May,
Keane. Balr, Brooke. Besslnger. Madeti
j ford. Downs, Ford, Tennant, ClarK,
i Gehr.
I Firemen up: Good. Brandt. Strickler,
|A' ney. Messersmitb, Emerlck, Moore.
I rayillor. Earhart, Shandler, Peters,
i t.rofr, Brymelster, Peters, Kugle, .Smith,
| /Sol 1.
I . Brakemen up: Lutz, Beale, Fissell,
I Aslienfelter, Looker, Klmberling,
Owens, Crosby, Houdeshel, Wilt,
Smith, Penner, Rudy, Kilgore, Sterner,
McNeill, Frank, Harmon, Enders,
| lsnui'p.
I Middle Division— 234 crew first to go
after 1:35 p. m.: 223, 225, 233, :.4„ 231.
I Engineers up: Clouser. Steele, How
ard. I'lsh, Briggles, Shirk.
Firemen up: Sprenkle, Hoffman,
Reeder, Burger. Sholley, Burns, For
sy. he, Steele, Wagner, Bruker, Bex
-1 roth.
| Conductor up: Leonard.
! lirakemen up: Prosser. Yost, Reed,
| Rhine, Howard, S. Schmidt, McNaight,
Edwards, Sniails, Holsberger.
I * nr«l Crews—
-1 Engineers or second 22, 36, fifth S.
i Three extras
! Firemen for £O, third 22. 26. fifth 8.
i'hree extras,
j Engineers up: Leiby, Fulton, Fells,
I MoMorris, McDonnell. Runkle, Wise,
I Watts. Sieber, Clelar.d, Goodman.
;| Firemen up: Cumbler, Cain. Wil-
I liams, Warner. Steele. Albright, Hardy,
jWilhelni, Moyer, Bruaw, Bogner. Zeig
! I_er. Smith. Hall. Brady, Cunningham,
Snyder, Descli, Graham. Frv, Dough
| erty. Evde, McKillips. Ewing, Reeder,
j Berrier, Hit, Peiffer, Snell, Jr.
ENOLA SIDE
| I'lilliidelphin Division— 23s crew first
to go after 4:15 p. m.: 210, 252, 202, 257,
! | 203, 242. 215, 244. 205.
Engineers for 202, 242.
Firemen for 210, 257, 205.
I Conductor for 24.
i Flagmen tor 4, 5.
Brakemen for 2, 4, 5, 37, 42, 57.
Conductors up: Hasson, Layman,
Smcdley.
Flagman up: Martin.
Bralfemen up: Geuise. Newton, Gross,
Lick, Naylor, Quentzler, Snyder, My
ers, Wilson. MoCombs.
Middle Division— ll6 crew first to go
after 3 p. in.: 118,, 452, 112, 227, 237, 232,
252. 219, 229.
Engineer for 118.
Firemen for 118, 112.
Conductors for 114, 116.
Flagman for 118.
Brakemen for 114, 116. 118.
Yard Crews—To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for second 108, first 126,
second 124.
| Firemen for first 10S, second 124, 122,
I first 102.
Engineers up: Bo.ver, Kllng, Smith,
Branyon, Bretz. Miller. Turner, Reese,
Kepford, Pr.fsmore, Anthony.
Firemen up: Linn, Yost, Waller, Mc-
Donald. Gelling, L. C. Hall. Sellers,
Fleck, Melntyre, Detweller, llinkle.
THIS READING
Hiirrlsbiiric Division— 23 crew first to
go after 2:45 o. -v: 1. 14, 12, 16, 15, 18,
7, Hi.
East-bound —62. 68. 55, 67. 53. 51.
Engineers for 23. 55.
Firemen for 53, 55, 62. 6, 16, 101.
Conductors for 55, 62, 6, 17.
Brakemen for 55, 62, 1. 15.
Engineers up:: Massimorc, Boosor,
I Wireinan, Snell, Merkle, Pletz, Martin,
Tipton.
Firemen up: Sheaffer. Glaser, Bing
| ham, Warfel, Dowhower, Brown, Dob
t bins, Haldeman, Cullison, Lex, Gelb.
j Conluctors up: Brown, Sipes.
Brakemen up: Taylor. Hiner, Ware,
I Gregor, Kauffman, Ensminger, Helster,
I Ely, Smith, Redmon, Hershey.
red wine" were brain-builders and
'! health-givers. He contended that all
I I the notable achievements of the world
. , were performed by people who ate meat
,' and who drank pure wines, although
he was strongly opposed to alcoholic
beverages. This man, too, fell by the
wayside. Surgeons puzzled over his
maladies, but all unted in the opinion
that tile trouble originated in the di
, gestive apparatus. The man's system
had become poisoned in some way.
i He. too. failed to realize that he had
. | brought this disaster upon himself by
unwise indulgence in meat and wine.
He believed himself a victim of over
work.
The parents of a beautiful young
i girl in her 'teens wonder why she has
been afflicted with rheumatism. But
this young girl has been allowed dur
• ing her sixteen years to eat all the
, sweets and all the acids, all the rich
.concoctions and appetizing dishes
I which a high priced chef provided for
j the family table. Up to tile present
' ] time she has seemed as vigorously
! | strong us she was radiantly beautiful,
s I and her devoted parents could not be
r lieve they were unwise in allowing her
J to follow the impulses of appetite. They
| do not now believe that her rheumatic
trouble is a result of this self indulgent
appetite and it Is doubtful if they will
J ever be made to believe it.
\\ ealthy V. Oman's Striking Rrnu4y De
stroyed by Indulgence 'a Many
Luxuries
A woman of large wealth died not
long ago. a few years past mlddlft life.
• In early youth she had married a man
■ of great wealth who had provided her
I with everything she could crave in the
I | way of comforts and luxuries. After
, a very few years the striking beautv
■ which had won her husband was lost
• in a sea of fat. The woman began to
' j develop maladies of various sorts.
: I She was sent to fashionable cures,
• put on a diet, and returned home well,
i i After a few months other maladies de
: ! veloped and she went to other cures.
, j Something like twice a year for a
»I period of fifteen years she followed this
i j method of life. Always when at home
i she indulged her appetite and took no
' j exercise. She walked from her bed to
' | the table, from the table to her car
> 1 rlage, from the carriage to the table
i and from the table to the bed. but final
■ | l.v she died; and unreasoning friends
| wondered why a woman who possessed
| ever'-thirg to make life desirable.
■ | should be such a sufferer and called
, away before her time.
I Heavy eating and the mixture of
J many kinds of food in the human sys-
I tem produce a process of slow poison
! ing just as absolutely as would glass,
or the concoctions created by the chem
i ists In the middle ages when poisoning
tone's rivals, enemies, or inconvenient
relatives was the fashion.
OverentlnK Kills More People, Fills
' 1 More Asylums Than Overdrinking
I Overeatinir kills more people and fills
1 more sanitariums and insane asylums
-than overdrinking. Tt is also as vulgar
sand almost as Indecent a habit.
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This picture shows a group of orphaned Serbian children, who are being cared for in a camp al Salonici, under
the direction of Miss Alva Read, an American girl, shown at the right of the picture, and Alias Dora Grouitch.
J. W. Frothinphani, of Tarrytown, N. Y.. supplied the clothing which the children wearing.
Note the American flag at the left. .»»
Volunteer Workers Hear
Address by Roy S. Wallace
* ~ ~ ."J,
BOY SMITH WALi,Ai'i;
The first of a series of meetings in
celebration of the Jubilee Month of the
Young Women's Christian Association
was held this afternoon at the Young
Women's Christian Association with
Roy Smith Wallace, of Philadelphia,
secretary of the Society to Protect
Children From Cruelty, as the speaker.
His subject was 'The Gil l In the Home."
FOUND DEAD
The body of Eugene linger, aged
39, messenger for the Adams Express
Company, who was found dead In bed
yesterday afternoon at the Hoffman
Hotel In Market street, was taken to
Hagerstown this afternoon by C. H.
Mauk, undertaker. Sixth and Kelker
streets. Funera; services will be held
there at the home of liis mother, Mrs.
Susan Unger. Mr. Unger was as
signed to duty on the Cumberland
Valley Railroad. Coroner Eckinget
after an investigation said that death
was caused by heart failure.
Odd Fellow Past Grands
Hold Annual Meeting
The Past Grands Association of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
hekl its thirteenth annual meeting last
night at the hall at Fountain lodge,
No. 1,120, 309 Verbeke street, officers
for the year were installed as fol
lows: William N. Itobison, president;
Charles E. Skinner, vice-president;
George A. Hollinger, secretary; Wil
liam S. Cunkle, treasurer; Dr. C. M.
Ewing. past president.
More than two hundred members
were present for the entertainment
which included vocal and instrumen
tal solos and recitations by the fol
lowing: Miss Mary Bomberger, Miss
Lillian Miller, R. S. Michael, G. Martin
and the Dickinson quartet. Refresh
ments were'served at the close of the
program.
The next meeting of the Past Grands
Association will be held Friday night,
February 25 at the hall of Steelton
lodge. Past Grand Master Christian
W. Myers will speak on "The Great
Fraternity; Its Organization."
INTEREST IN WAR SHIFTING TO SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
JHk
KING CHRISTIAN OF DENMARK, KING*GI T STAF OK SWEDEN AND KING HAAKON OF NORWAY
Washington, D. C\—Recent emliarKoes impoted by Denmark and Sweden, particularly on exports to
Germany, are interpreted here by a- high administration official as meaning that the Scandinavian countries have
entered upon "a policy of preparation" out of fear that they may be plunged Into the European war at any time.
This view, whtch is taken by other students of European affairi; in close touch with the trend of recent de
velopments, Is regarded as' confirmatory of reports from private sources that Sweden and Denmark are verging on
an outbreak, and that Norway will join them If they go into the conflict. It supports the belief of lesser officials
that the Scandinavian countries realize there is imminent danger of their becoming Involved actively in the Euro
pean conflict.
TWO IN FIVE ARE
CHURCH MEMBERS
Gains Made Last Year Slightly
Smaller Than Those or
the Yt:ar Previous
Two out of every five persons in the
United States are members of some re
ligious organization. Of the 100,000,000
inhabitants of the country 39,375,271
can be included as church members of
some sort. These are figures compiled
by the Year Book of the Federal Coun
cil of Churches of Christ in America:
Dr. 11. K. Carroll, statistical expert of
the Council of Churches, is the man
who conducted the investigation.
The gains made in membership by
religious bodies throughout the year
showed a slight falling off as compared
with the same period a year ago. Last
year's increase was 643;193. The year
before the increase was 779,276. The
Roman Catholic population is given as
16,309,000, with a deduction of 15 per
cent for children not old enough to be
counted as members.
A discrepancy exists in the figures
given out for membership in the Lu
theran Church as compared with the
Lutherans' own figures. According to
the year book of the council, there
was a loss of 10,708 members. On the
other hand, the Lutherans' own year
book reports a gain of 62,100 through
out the United States. Protestant Sun
day schools throughout the country
have an enrollment of 16,000,000, with
1,500,000 officers.
The results of the tabulation are as
follows:
Member-
Religious Body. ship. Gain.
Baptists (colored) . 2,018,968
Congregationalists. . 771,362 16,274
Disciples of Christ . 1,363,100
Friends 120,712
Methodist Protestant 201,100 20,728
Lutherans 2,434,186 *10,786
United Presbyterians 153,651 5,431
Presbyterians
(South) 332,339 21,737
Reformed (Dutch
Branch) 126,847 3,704
Reformed (German) 126,847 3,704
Unitarians 70,542
Reformed (German) 320,459 7,779
United Brethren .. . 360,378 38,343
Universalists 55,000 3,000
•Loss.
JOHN n. SNOW
John R. Snow, Sr., aged 54. of 719
South Nineteenth street, died from a
complication of diseases at the Har
risburg hospital last night. Mr.
Snow was taken lo the hospital on
Sunday in a critical condition. He
was a member of Washington Camp.
No. 16, Patriotic Order Sons of Am
erica and is survived by his wife and
three children, John, Harry and
Sarah Snow, all of this city. Funeral
services will be held to-morrow aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral
parlors of Charles 11. Mauk. under
taker. Sixth and Kelker streets, the
Rev. Dr. George Edward llawes, pas
tor of Market Square Presbyterian
church officiating. Burial will be made
at the East Harrisburg cemetery.
INJURED RY FALL
C. W. Fisher, of Fifteenth and
Berryhill streets, while at the Brels
ford Packing and Storage Company,
fell this morning, fracturing his right
wrist.
Death of Miss Anna Weir
After a Long Illness
MISS ANNA C. WEIR
Miss Anna C. Weir, one of the, most
beloved and widely-known women of
the city, passed quietly away this
morning at 1 o'clock at her residence,
1804 North Second street, after an ill
ness of nine and one-half months,
aged 77 years. She is survived by
one sister. Miss Sibyl M. Weir, of this
city. The funeral arrangements have
not been completed, but will be an
nounced to-morrow.
Miss Weir was born in Tlarrlsburg
February 26, 1839, the daughter of
John Andrew Weir and his wife,
Katharine W'i eat ling Weir. She has
spent her entire life here and has
been identilied with all the interests
of the city she loved.
Coming of a family long interested
in work of the Market Square Presby
terian church, especially that of the
Sunday school "Miss Anna" early took
her place as a teacher and in 1911
was presented with a gold medal by
the Pennsylvania Sabbath School as
sociation on the completion of her
50th year of active Sunday school
service.
Last February, Market Square
Sunday school gave Miss Weir a simi
lar medal for her excellent work of
54 years, on her retirement. She was
(he successful superintendent of the
Junior department for many years
and at the 99th anniversary of the
school was elected "Superintendent
FmcHta" as an appreciation of her
services.
As president of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society Miss Weir
gave of her best to further that work
and it was only when serious illness
came that she gave it up. In all
church interests, in the Civic Club,
various industrial associations, the Y.
W. C. A., the Y. M. C. A., and the
Wednesday Club, "Miss Anna" could
aiwayf" be counted on for moral and
financial support, and she will be
mt33ea sadly among the poor of the
city to whom she gave liberally at all
times.
HEAD M USK QUITS
Miss Annie D. Gemmiil, supervisor
of nurses at the Hariisburg Hospital
for a number of years and assistant
superintendent at the Institution, yes
terday tendered her resignation to the
board of managers, to become effective
March 1. She will leave In March for
Omaha, Neb.
STEVENS MEN
ASK MORE ROOM
Class Rapidly Growing; Com
mittees For 1916 Are
Appointed
At a meeting Inst niglit of the Men's
Bible Class of the 13. F. Stevens Me
morial Church a resolution was passed
requesting the board of trustees to
provide larger quarters. The request
was given unanimous endorsement.
The resolution was prepared by
John T. Olmsted and in the preamble
refers to the present cramped quarters
of (he class. The trustees are asked
to provide in their plans for the en
largement of the church a special
room for this class, which is rapidly
increasing in membership.
The recently elected president.
George W. Bogar, presided over last
night's meeting. The attendance was
large and interesting reports were pre
sented by officials and committeemen.
C. Howard Reel, accompanied on tbe>
piano by Howard F. Bronson, sang u,
solo, and after singing by the class)
refreshments were served. The fol
lowing committees were announced:
Membership—A.Bruce Banks, chair
man, John M. Ensminger, Grgnt Rfl
tney, George E. Secrist, Tlieo. M. Secii
ler and Thomas B. Leeds.
Social —Arthur W. Holman, chair
man, Clarence S. Shenk, Uobert Cham
pion, David C. Gotwals, J. Prank
Saussaman, Grant Barney, Tlieo. M.
Sechler, John A. Geiger, Chester
Chatnpson, George W. Bogar, Carl
Heefner and Ralph M. Wolfe.
Relief Lewis J. Scliaeffer, chair
man, George E. Secrist, J. H. Steele,
Robert Champion, Marvey A. Ritter,
T. M. Eves. H. O. Fiery. Ira A. Wert,
P. J. Martin. John M. Ensminger and
William Sutton.
Devotional J. Harris Bell, chair
man, Dr. C. A. Smucker, Professor 10.
E. Knausa, J. M. Rebuck, George W.
Sweigert, W. Stuart Barker and H. A.
Brlnton.
Legislative—John T. Olmsted, chair
man, Professor G. W. Hamilton, Elian
E. Fry, Dr. C. ED. Keene, Frank N.
Templar, H. G. Pedlow and Lewis 11.
Wible.
ENGLAND DENIES
MORE FOR PEACE
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land apparently was not directed at
London, the comment that lias coma
through concerning it indicating that
the course of the raiders was more to
tlie north, possibly taking in the great
manufacturing center of Manchester,
and apparently being intended to seelc
out and damage or destroy munitions
factories. No details of the damage
done have been received.
80,000 Turks IrfM'kod In
What is believed to have been nn
attempt at a third air raid on Paris
within three days wap foiled by the
lookouts on the French front, accord
ing to Paris advices.
Naval and aerial activities over
shadow for the moment in the in
terest of land operations, regarding
which important new developments
are lacking for the most part. Tha
Caucasus campaign is a fruitful field
Just now for interesting reports and
the situation at Erzerum is, according
to one of these reports more serious
| for the Turks than previous advices
have Indicated. There are said to be
80,000 men under Field Marshal Von
I Der Goltz locked up in the city witlv
jonly two weeks' provisions on hand.
Charles E. Pass Joins
Forces of Schmidt; Was
25 Years With F. & M.
CHARLES E. PASS
Charles E. Pass, who is connected
with the sales department of the Har
risburg Foundry and Machine Works,
has tendered his resignation to take
effect March 1. It Is understood that
he has accepted a position with the
.Schmidt Baking Company. Mr. Pass
has been identified with the Foundry
and Machine Works for twenty-fiva
years.
Previous to taking up his new duties
he will visit large baking plants In
Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and other
cities.
Mr. Pass is one of the best-known
men in Dauphin county, having been
prominent in civic affairs for years.
He Is also prominently identi
fied with the Improved Order of Red
Men in Pennsylvania.
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When you behold yourself in the mir
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never to go back to tlie drying, de
vitalizing curling iron. Liquid sllmer
ine is neither sticky nor greasy, and
will not discolor the hair, spot the scalp
or produce any harmful effect what
ever. A few ounces, which of course
can be bad at any drug store will last
for weeks.—Advertisement.
Says Rheumatics Should
Not Br.nk- Whisky
OvrrlirntH the Ulooil and Increases
liifliimmntlou In Joint* nnd Muacln
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beverage unless you want to increase
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This treatment helps, but if you
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