Hair Tinting All the Rage The Absolute and Utter Harm lessness of "Brownatone" Has Made Hair Tinting Safe and Easy You need not tolerate gray, streaked or faded hair another day. It takes bat a few moments to apply "Browna » tone" with your V - jtok comb or brush, and 1 1 if"st i URt a little "touch- KA Ing up" once a v\ month should keep K- your hair the beau tiful shade you most desire. < 7*-> Results always the same always Will not rub or wash off and guar- WTt H anteed to contain i'4lL none of the dsinger ] oils ingredients so k IjSJkTV " ft€>n f ° u " d Jl\\ Prepared in two \\ \ V Shades. One to pro -1 duce golden or me dtum brown. the other, dark brown or black. Sample and booklet sent on receipt of 10c. "Brownatone" is sold by leading drug stores, in two sizes—2sc ana il.oo. Order direct from Kenton Phar macal Co.. 672 E. Pike Street. Coving ton, Ky„ if your druggist will not sup ply you. Tou will save yourself much annoyance by refusing to accept a sub stitute. Insist oil "Brownatone" at your hair dresser's. Sold an/1 guaranteed in Harrisburg by Clark'i Medicine Stores, 300 Market St.. 306 Broad St.. and other leading dealers.—Ad vert isement. »———i—■ —— '» hMiPDLETOWA' - -1 Clarence M. Erisman Dies at Home of His Parents Clarence M. Erisman, aged 35, son jf ex-Burgess and Mrs. C. B. Erisman, died suddenly at the home of his par ents jn Ann street, Tuesday evening. Death was due to heart failure. Mr. Erisman was born in Middle town. educated at the local High and Shippensburg Normal schools. For several years he taught school in Middletown but later engaged in the brokerage business at Harrisburg and Washington, D. C. failing health compelled him to retire from this business and he returned to the home Of his parents wheer he assisted his father In business for the past few years. He was a member of the Rescue Hose Company and held the office I of secretary and trustee. He was also a member of Court Ivy, No. 27, E. of 1 A. M., and of Swatara Council, 858, j Jr. O. U. A. M. Funeral services will be held to- j morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at | the Erisman home, in Ann street, and) will be strictly private. The Rev. W. ' Riddington, pastor of the Meth- j U.fllst church, will officiate and burial | will be made in the Middletown ceme- I tery. GAVE KJTCHEX SHOWER A kitchen shower was given Tues-j day evening at the home of Mr. and j Mrs. S. B. Gingrich, Ann street, in | honor of their daughter. Ivy, who was! recently married to George Sheaffer. I The guests present were Mrs. Roy Krebs, and Miss Gladys Krebs, of j Harrisburg; Mrs. Cyrus Snavely and I sons, Walter and Ira, Mrs. Wm. Seid- | ers. Miss Maude Hergelroth, Miss Mary 1 E. Moore, Miss Stella Sheetz, Miss! Annie Bretzman, Mrs. John Kurtz and] <-hildren, Mrs. Raymond Coridran, ! Mrs. Foster Witman, Mr. and Mrs. j George Shaeffer and Mr. and Mrs. S. j B. Gingrich and children. MIDDLETOWN PERSONALS Miss Edna Kurtz is ill at her home ; ill Swatara street. Mrs. Charles Mennaugh is seriously; ill at her home in East Emanus street. ! Miss Ivy Hoffman has gone to i Philadelphia, where she will spend a! few days. Mrs. Jerome Wike and daughter, j of Harrisburg, spent yesterday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koltrider, at Royalton. Mrs. Amy Hupert, of Washington, D. C., ha« returned home after spend- | ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs. F. j S. Kerr, of South Union street. Charles Lewis, \n*io spent two years in South Dakota and Chicago,' re-! turned to town on Saturday and is \ spending some time with his father, Joseph Levis, of Susquehanna street. Standing of the Crews lItHHISHI RG SIDE Philadelphia Division—l 27 crew first to go after 8:50 p. m.: 107. 108, 123, 132, j 122. Engineer for 132. Conductor for 107. Engineeis up: Wiker, A. X. Steffv, Wenrlck, Andrews, Sober. Schwartz, Simmons. 3ehr, Grass. Howard. Bis singer, Happersett, S. K. Steffy, Martin, I Speas. W. C. Albright, Layman, Sellers, j Gable. Firemer up: Veil. Brymesser, Her- I man, GroiT. Baker, Minnich, Hoffman, Ivugle, Valters, Chandler, Swartz, | liood, Dolner, Miner, Peters, Steckbeck, Hayes, SHowers, Parker. D. L. Camp- I bell, Claik, Farmer, Shlmp. Earbart. I Nace. B'own, J. L. Bixjer, Seiders, j Wright. Smith, H. 11. Peters, Messer- ! smith, Bishey, Rupp. Mailey, Chubb. Flagman up: Buyer. Brakewen up: Thompson, Miller, Beale. Ml<l<ll< Ulvlhloii —2s4 crew first to go after 1:!0 p. m.: 15, 29. 22, 33. Two JLltoona crews to come in. • 'ondvetor for 22. Brak<men for 33 (two). Englieers up: Bowers. Briggles. Firemen up: Irfebau, Hunter. • 'ondjetor up: Coup. Bralemen up: George Campbell, M. i M. Canpbell, Reed, McNaight. Y«r«' frewH— Engneers for second 22. second 24, 28. 36. 64, fifth 8. Four extras. Pironen for 6. third 8. 12, first 22, 26, 28. 32 tiftli 8. Four extras. JCnrineers UP: Fells, McMorrls, TiSnkle. Wise, Watts. Clelland, Good man. Hailing. Savford, Matson. Firemen up: Weijrle. Burger. Alcorn, Wagner. Ricnter, Kelser, Ferguson, Six, <'umhler, Cain. Williams, Warner, Mv ers. Steele, Albright. Hardy, Wilhelin, Walters. Hogner. EIfOLA SIDE Phlladtlphla DlvUlnn—2lo crew first to go afler 1:45 p. m.: 207, 256, 217, 206 245, 259. 219, 202, 212, 201, 221, 208, 223, 227. 211. 232. Enginsers for 202, 227, 240, 241, 245. Fireman for 201. f'ondirtors for 201. 217. 245. 256. Flagmen for 202, 207. 217, 245. Brakrtnen for 206. 207, 240, 245. Conductor up: Nicholas. Brakifnen up: Bithington. Funk. Balnbrllge. Brown, Clair, Eickelberger, Fink. Cbble, llutton, Naylor. Middle Dlvlnlou 215 crew first to go after ?p. m.: 248, 105, 16, 113. Eirenan for 113. Brak.'man for 113. Yanl'CrfWi —To go after 4 p. m.: • Engineers for first 10*. 112. 104. Flretien for first 108, 112, 122, first 102. I Eng/neers ui>: Anthony, Nuemyer. RiderjHill, Kling, Smith. Flr/inen up: Handiboe. Liddick. Fleek, KrowJ, Kline. Hall. Blekhart, Elchel- 1 ber wi. Sellers, Linn, VOst, Hinkie, TFFCTRSDAY EVENING, RAILROAD RUMBLES > WHAT 8 HOUR DE STATEMENT FROM EACH SIDE Wide publicity is being given the demands of railroad men for an eight-hour day. and to the results as viewed by the railroad officials. Below is a statement in brief of the issue apparently about to be joined between the railroads of the United States and their employers repre sented in the four great national brotherhoods. These views were com piled by the Public Ledger of Philadelphia, which says, "the question turns on the proposed demand for an eight-hour day instead of a ten hour day, with overtime paid at time and half time .rates." The two views follow: TIIE RAILROAD VIEW THE BROTHERHOOD VIEW The eight-hour day would in- The eight-hour demand is fair; crease operating expenses 25 per- we believe it can be adopted with cent, to 40 per cent. no greater inconvenience than ac- Because of wage increases be- companied its introduction in the tween 1910 and 1914, $238,000,000 other employments, was added to payrolls for the same Overtime in road service is due number of men. almost wholly to the practice of The proposed schedule would be, overloading trains so that thev can- In effect, an increase of 25 per cent, not make their mileage within their in freight speed basis for wage time limits. The railroads are ao computing. ing this for profit. It would mean an increase of The shorter work dav is the onlv 87 >4 per cent, in overtime rate. proposition upon which the men About 1,500,000 other employes are voting. If the railroads de would get no benefit. sire to test their sincerity let them The 662,000 stockholders of the establish an eight-hour dav so the railways of the country now get men do not have to make a minute less than .2 per cent, of gross earn- of overtime. ings. Forty-five per cent, of the earn- Employes now get 45.3 per cent, ings are paid in wages," it is said; of gross earnings. what interests the railroad employe Employes involved, although is not the bulk sum, but the numbering only 18 per cent, of the amount that goes to each' man. railway army, now absorb 28 per We are asked whether the rail cent. of the railway's payroll of roads should seek another Increase $1,500,000,000 a year. in rates. The men are not ask- The money necessary to meet Ing for more money; they are ask this demand could be obtained only ing for a shorter work day. If by either a reduction of wages of the railroads insist on a longer day other employes or by reduced pay- then it will mean more pay. ments of interest and dividends. We are asked whether the rail or by curtailing betterment ex- roads should reduce interest or penditures needed by the public or dividend payments. That is a mat by increased passenger and freight ter with which the employes have rates. nothing to do. — j P. R. R. SHOOTERS PLAN BIG SERIES Chairman Busy on Dates; Trap Season to Open Soon The Pennsylvania Railroad Trap ; shooters and Rifle League plans are near completion. It is expected a j date for the opening of the trapshoot : ing season will be announced next week. Until further notice trapshoot | ers will hold contests and daily prae- I tice on the field adjoining Hoffman's Woods, with entrance on Division ' street. The rifle range, it is said, will > be located near Conewago. This branch of the Pennsylvania ! Railroad Athletic Association is show ing increased activity. A series of J contests will be arranged between lo cal shooters, anil with teams from Al toona, Tyrone, Huntingdon, Renovo, I Williamsport, Sunbury, Philadelphia, and New York. Ernest L. Watson, supervisor of signals of the Philadel phia division, who is general athletic director for the local association, and C. H. Mendenhall, of the time clerks' department, the secretary, are work ing hard on plans for opening the shooting season. Later they will take i up other branches of sport. Railroad Notes | William B. McCaleb, superintendent 'of the Philadelphia division, to-day i visited West Morrisville yards on an inspection trip, i H. B. Heiser, of 208 Reily street, : engineer on the Philadelphia division, : is on the sick list. Howard Beasor, of the Brotherhood !of Locomotive Engineers, to-day at tended the funeral of Jack Hefright at Huntingdon. A. E. Cupper, clerk in the P. R. R. clearinghouse at Altoona, is ill with the grip. Train No. 1033 will in future make daily except Sunday stops at Newton Hamilton. I Storage sidings on the middle divi sion of the Pennsylvania railroad are again blocked with freight. G. W. Nestor, of the real estate de partment of the Pennsylvania rail road, has returned from a business trip to York. H. M. Grove, freight conductor on the Baltimore division of the Pennsyl vania railroad who has been ill for three months, has returned to duty. T. F. Hilliard, of Oil City, a rail in spector on the Pennsylvania railroad and inventor of the Hilliard portable milling machine, is giving demonstra tions of his patent in railroad shops. He was at York yesterday. S. A. Marin, of Martinsburg, has been appointed a special officer on the Cumberland Valley railroad. G. W. Creighton, general superin tendent of the Eastern division of the Pennsylvania railroad, stopped off tn Harrisburg yesterday. He was at Lan caster, in conference with the Cham ber of Commerce of that city, on plans for the proposed new passenger sta tion. David Goldberg, local Interpreter for the Pennsyvanla and Philadelphia and Reading railroads, who has been ill, is recovering. Daniel Leisy, clerk in the office of W. H. Keffer, superintendent of the Reading division of the Philadelphia and Reading railway, is ill with pto maine poisoning. The total loaded car movement east and west on the Pennsylvania railroad past Lewlstown Junction the first fourteen days of February was 51,471 cars, .an increase of 8,326. D. B. Helserman, general counsel of the Pennsylvania lines west, has had his jurisdiction extended over the lines of the Vandalia, vice J. G. Wil liams, resigned. During the three years ended De cember 31, 1915, the Baltimore & Ohio railroad used 3,232,371 gallons of paint in painting its stations and other buildings, freight cars and bridges under a standard color scheme. Bituminous shipments over the Reading in December were 1,828,889 tons, as against 1,280,646 tons in De cember, 1914, and for the twelve months 17,412,348, as against 15,742,- 394 tons in 1914. The American Railway Association car report shows a total surplus Feb ruary 1, 1916, of 52,449, compared with 70,391 January 1, 1916, and 227,- 473 February 1, 1915. The total short age February 1 was 30,96 4. George Ashbridge, Jr., has been ap pointed freight solicitor for the Penn sylvania railroad, with offices in Philadelphia and W. D. Crowley to a similar position, with offices in the Woolworth building, New York. Both appointments are promotions. What is sai dto be the largest en gine ever built at the Baldwin Loco motive Works is now under construc tion for the Virginia railroad. It will cost $70,000 and will be used In coal traffic. ANNUAL MEETING OFP.R. R. AGENTS Business Session and Banquet Takes Place Saturday at Lancaster The annual meeting of the Agents' club of the Philadelphia division* of the Pennsylvania railroad, will be held Saturday at Lancaster. The business session will be held in the afternoon, and the banquet at night, at Hotel Brunswick. Nelson Hoffman, of Har risburg, president of the club will be toastmaster and preside over the meeting. The speakers this year will be W. S. Smith. Bainbridge; D. S. Albright, | Shocks Mills; W. S. Hambright and E. S. Paschall, of Lancaster. All are veteran members and are on the re tired list. The officers of the club are: President, Nelson Hoffman, Harris burg; secretary, J. F. Good, of Harris burg; treasurer, R. J. Russell, Down ingtown; executive committee, J. R. Armstrong, New Holland; Frank B. j Burroughs, Lancaster; J. A. Oehme, | Hambo; F. W. Williamson, Coates | ville; J. W. Dennis, Harrisburg; AV. S. Musser, Columbia, and J. H. Nixon, i Harrisburg. Fix Date For Test Case on New Compensation Act A hearing for the purpose of test ing the new compensation law has been announced by Referee Jacob Snyder, of Altoona, for Monday after noon, February 28. at 2 o'clock when the case of Leroy Shaffer, a Pennsy middle division fireman, killed near Vineyard, January 6, will be consid ered publicly. J. D. Hicks will represent the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, and the widow of Shaffer will be represented by Attorney B. F. Warfel, of Holll daysburg. Mr. Snyder will act as ref eree in the hearing, taking the evl- I dence of both parties, and a decision, upon which a nuber of other settle ments hinge, it is claimed, will be ren dered later. This is the initial event wherein a test case of the new law will be made. Veteran Engineers Have Seen Many Years Service In active service on the Buffalo, Ro chester & Pittsburgh railway are 103 engineers who have been with the company 20 years and t>ver, consti tuting 27.2 per cent, of the entire number employed. They have served an aggregate ol 2,547 years—the av erage length of service being 24.72 years. Out of this number, 12 have been on a locomotive over 30 years 30 over 25 years and 61 over 20 years! At the head of the list from the point of years served is B. F. Sheldon, of the Buffalo division, who, in May of 1916, completes his thirty-eighth year with this company. Old Time Ticket Agent 111; First Time in Many* Years Special to the Telegraph Huntingdon, Pa., Feb. 17.—When train No. 1 on the Huntingdon & Broad Top railroad puleld Into Mc- Connellstown, five miles from here, yesterday, John Fraker, 54 years old' the freight and ticket agent, was not on hand to meet it, the first time In 34 years. He was never ill nor took a vacation until to-day. Continue Injunction to Restrain Rum Shipments HollidaysUirg. Pa., Feb. 17.—The Blair county court to-day continued! in force the injunction granted against the Pennsylvania Railroad company and the Adams Express company, to restrain shipments of whisky and beer to Blair Four, this county, where there are strike disorders among quarry men in the employ of the Pittsburgh Limestone company. Sheriff H. S Holland stated to the court that the best way to stop rioting and bloodshed was to make that town dry territory. P. & R. ENGINEER DIES AFTER VERY IX)NG ILLNESS ' Williamsport, Pa., Feb. 17.—Joseph S. Ward , resident engineer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, and known throughout the State as an engineering authority, died here after a long Illness, the result of hardships suffered in Brazil when a young man as a member of the corps of the ill fated Maderia and Matamoras railway concern. He was 60 years old. STATE Y. M. C. A. MEETING Reading, Pa., Feb. 17.—The State convention of the Y. M. C. A. con vened here this afternoon with over 500 delegates in attendance. The chief speaker of the opening gathering was Dr. Charles R. Erdman, of Princeton. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH PRISON LABOR TO BE COMPENSATED Deputy Attorney General Gives Important Opinion in the New State System \\\ was Intended to XxvXjsfl/ compensate those f who were cmploy iHKv somc labor and not compen \ sa te those empioy ed at other labor," fig* Attorney Gen eral Joseph L. Kun in on opinion con struing the law providing for the new j prison labor system of the State in 1 1* 16 penitentiaries and the Hunting- J don Reformatory. I The opinion was sent to Secretary | John D. Dorris, of the Prison Labor j Commission, which is preparing tb put the system into operation and says that the last Legislature took advanced ground in providing for employment of prisoners and for "a | most Judicious system of compensa | tiOn. calculated to promote and de j velop the willingness, industry and I good conduct of such prisoners." The j commission is informed that pris j oners engaged in manufacture and repair of shoes, clothing, machinery, : fixtures, etc., are entitled to pay un : der the act and that the same rule i a PPlies to a printing shop, which the I coniTnission desires to establish, and ; to those engaged in manufacturing or preparing material for the new west ern penitentiary, and for those en gaged in prison farming. It is also held that prisoners en : gaged in cooking and cleaning are to be paid as well us those engaged |ln manufacturing. Mr. Kup says "A , prisoner engaged in cooking is cer j tainly, employed in producing supplies j for the institution quite as essential I as another engaged in making shoes or clothing. If certain prisoners are continuously engaged in cooking, dish washing, etc., it would be manl i lestly unfair and discouraging to I them to have them do this work I without compensation while their fel low prisoners are receiving eom- I pensation for other work which per j haps is not so distasteful." j Attorneys Must Be Present. | Lieutenant Governor McClain late j yesterday afternoon served notice on i attorneys who have cases before the 1 State Board of Pardons that they must be on time. Some attorneys were not present when the time came for the after recess hearings and the board had to take another recess which held up the cases. Companies Sell.—The Albion Light and Power and Elk Greek Township , Power Companies, of Erie, have tiled I notice of sale of franchises to the United Lighting Company, of Erie. To meet In Erie. The trustees of the State Soldiers and Sailors' Home will meet on February 24. state Society Committee. The new State Society's executive commit tee listened to an excellent talk from Governor Brumbaugh on what it can do for the State Government at its first round table meeting yesterday afternoon and the meeting on March 2 bids fair to be a most important one. The Governor said that the so ciety should be a clearinghouse for ideas, a means for co-operation and | a source of support to those who are, working to improve governmental ! methods and to prevent duplication and loss of time, money and effort. >io Reflection Plan. - Samuel B. ' Rambo, superintendent of the State Capitol, declared to-day that he did not know of any plan being worked out by which the Capitol's exterior i was to be illuminated by reflectors. Tlie First Award. —The first award in Compensation was made by Referee Klauder at Philadelphia. He gave a man hurt doing some lifting an al- i lowance under the act. No appeal j was made. Site Secured. The papers for the site of the new State armory, at West Chester have been filed with th« Stat* Armory Board. Bailor at Buffalo. —Commissioner of Fisheries N. R. Builer is at Buffalo attending a meeting of the fishery authorities of Pennsylvania, New York, Canada and Ohio. The meeting is to get plans made for uniform legislation on fisheries and to work out co-op eration. Capitol Visitors. Among Capitol visitors to-day were Senator J. Prank Graff, Armstrong county; County Treasurer E. G. Wtisson, Butler, and Captain G. Chal Port, Huntingdon. New Limestone Company. The Denver Limestone Company, of Leb anon, was chartered to-day with $20,000. Mr. Hopwood Returns. John G. Hopwood, chief clerk of the Public Service Commission, who has been 111, returned to his office to-day. Mr. Kepliart Hem Harmon K. Kephart, chief clerk of the Senate and likely candidate fox State Treasurer, was at the Capitol to-day. Holiday On Monday. A general agreement has been made at the Capi tol to observe Monday instead of Tues day as a holiday because of Washing ton's Birthday. * Reorganization Approved.—The re organization of the Cumberland Valley Telephone Company was approved by the Public Service Commission yes terday. ' ' No Decision Soon. —The Public Serv ice Commission will not act in the full crew case before next week. There were reports of a decision to-day. Mr. Godcliarlcs Spoke.—Frederic A. Godcharles, Deputy Secretary of tlie Commonwealth, who Is district deputy grand master, addressed the Acacia Club at State College last night. The club is composed of master Masons of the faculty and student body. Appointments Made. Commis sioner of Labor and Industry Jackson to-day announced the following ap pointments in his De puty Inspectors. M. J. Glbney, Read ing, and V. B. Thomas, Hopewell, Bed ford county: interpreter in bureau of (employment, Paul Koller, Reading. Named Cuptain. First Lieutenant W. A. March, Philadelphia, was to day appointed a captain of Infantry in the National Guard and assigned to company C, Second Infantry. New Justices. Governor Brum baugh to-day appointed John O'Con nor justice for Newville township, Al legheny county, and A. L. Austin, jus tice for Penn township in the same county. Department Opinions. Banking Commissioner William H. Smith was to-day informed in an opinion by De puty Attorney General Davis that he has authority to supervise the activi ties of building and loan association insurance funds. The opinion was rendered in regard to State authority over members of building and loan as sociations who form an independent trust or informal association which Ip the event of death of a member re funds the equivalent of the paid up portion of stock held by the dece dent. Deputy Attorney General Hargest rendered an opinion that the ma&ter of an outward bound vessel on the way through the Delaware river and bay may choose any pilot licensed either under the laws of the State or any States bordering on those waters. <Sovemor Silent. Governor Brum baugh to-day declined to diacuss re ports from Washington and elsewhere NEWS OF S HUGH COMBINES CONTROL TRADE Three-fourths Capacity of Country Lodged in Mergers; Prices Still Soar In its weekly review of the steel trades to-day the Iron Age says: "With further price advances, and ihe end not yet in sight, withdrawals and postponement of new steel-taking Projects occur, but they are as noth ing in comparison with the avalanche |of inquiries which are expected in early weeks from nonbelligerent na- Itions. The vague and general feelers from these sources are fast giving way to requests specific as to kind, amount and delivery. They come from quar ters which have beenfn-alting, for one reason and another, until the war should close, and their needs are ur gent. The peace and war demands from tlje outside thus are calculated to keep the mills busy if domestic con sumers are not willing to pay present high prices. There are number who have counted on softer prices In the last part of the year, but the trend of recent weeks has convinced some large consumers they have overstayed. The grouping of large independent st<»el companies—like the Midvale- Worth Brothers-Cambric merger and the Bethlehem-Pennsylvania union— is of no effect at the moment on mar ket condition, but it is, of course, "rec ognized that over three-quarters of the steel-making capacity of the country will be lodged with six or seven com panies. This does not warrant, how ever, the expectation that in slack times competition will be anv the less severe. 'Sales for export contain some not able items. No less than 60,000 tons of plain wire for France is reported from Chicago. For Africa, America has taken 12,000 tons of rails, accord ing to our London cable. A Russian inquiry is for 30,000 axles complete with the wheels, through the long ex pected additional Russian purchase of railroad ears has not been consum mated, nor the 60,000 tons of rails and 14,000 tons of track accessories. That plant extensions and generally small work have been the order in the fabricated steel industry and are an explanation of the heavy demand that was hardly discernible in the absence of jobs of spectacular size is shown in the report from Chicago that the aver age number of tons on contracts taken in the last six months was 115 against 175 tons for the six months preceding. As an average of 87V4 per cent, of the capacity of the bridge and structural shops was put under contract over the last six months, and 64 per cent, for the half year preceding, it follows that there were twice as many jobs taken in the one period as in the earlier." I PIiAN TEMPERANCE MEETING Under the auspices of the Main Street Church of God a big temper ance rally will be held in the church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Pro fessor U B. Ney, of the High school faculty, will deliver an address on "Temperance." A special program of music has been arranged. Steelton Snapshots To Attend Church. Washington Camp, 102, P. O. S. of A., will attend services in the First Reformed church next Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The Rev. C. A. Huyette will preach. To Confer Degree. Steelton Lodge, 411. Knights of Pythias will confer the third degree upon a class of candidates at a meelitig this evening. Sowing Circle Meets. The Sewing Circle of the First Reformed Church met this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Harry Devore, 355 Swa tara street. Furniture Arrives. New pulpit i furniture has been purchased by both | the First Presbyterian and Centenary United Brethren churches. It ar rived yesterday and is now being in stalled. To Hold Musical. Arrangements have been completed for a musicale this everting in the Central Baptist church under the auspices of the Will ing Workers' band. An excellent program has been arranged. LECTURE ON INDIA The monthly meeting of the Senior C. E. society of St. Peter's Lutheran church, will be held this evening.- Following the session, an illustrat-id lecture will be given on "India." The Junior and Intermediate societies have been Invited to be present. WAS IT A JOKE? j Squire Frank Stees and severaj i officers connected with his offiffice are wondering whether or not someone | attempted to make them the butt of I a practical joke. The other day an excited voice appealed to the Bquire j over the phone to send quickly offi ; cers and a doctor to a house in the West Side. A woman had been as saulted by her husband and seriously hurt, the voice explained. When the officers reached the house they were met by a much surprised foreigner who explained that his wife was ill and In care of a physician. Blaming some meddler in the neighborhood the officers made no arrests. TO HOIJ> BANQUET Members of Camp 522 P. O. S. of A. will hold their annual banquet at their hall In Enhaut this eenlng. A large, class of candidates will be in augurated at the same time. A game of quoits between a team from Camp 522 and Camp 8 of Harrisburg will be played off. STEELTON PERSONALS Miss Sara K. Mengle, of Hood Col lege, Frederick, Md., spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Mengle. Miss Bess Hartman and Miss Ruth Steick, of North Front street, are vis iting friends in Lebanon. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ley, of Loysville, wil take up their residence at 419 North Third street. Safety Plug Blows Out; Tears Big Hole in Roof Employes at the Pennsylvania rail road enginehouse No. 2 yesterday had a narrow escape when a safety valve plug on -a big freight engine blew out. Repairs were being made to the valve, and a dozen men escaped the scald ing steam by jumping. The plug went through the slate roof, tearing a large hole in a ven tilator. The report of the explosion was heard throughout the local rail road yards, and started a report that an engine had blown up. that he contemplated issuing a state ment in regard to the presidential nomination. It was stated at his office that no statement was forthcoming at this time. The Governor left this af ternoon for Philadelphia, FEBRUARY 17, 1916. FIREMEN PLAN TO HONOR DEAD Will Hold Joint Memorial Ser vice in High School Audi torium, March 12 Tribute will be paid the memory of all members of the Steelton Volun teer Fire Department who have died since its organization at a joint memorial service to be held In the High school auditorium Sunday, March 12, At a meeting of representatives of each of the borough's six companies in the parlors of Citizen Company No. 1 last evenin ga tentative program was mapped out and arrangements made to invite several high State ofH cers to be present and speak at the services. It is planned to have a varied pro gram of music and speeches. The firemen will march to the High school in a body. The committeemen who attended last evening's meeting in clude Joseph Bricker, Citizen; Wil liam Ilelsman, Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company: William Manning, West Side Hose; Edward Kuntz, BaGldwin Hose; John P. Croll, Hy gienic Hose; S. K. Van Sant, East End. ENDS NEGOTIATIONS FOR PA. STEEL [Continued From First Page.] The Pennsylvania Company, the Head ing Iron Company and William H. IJonner, president of Cambria Steel, will receive part cash and part bonds in payment for the 76 per cent, of the total stock they hold. The minority shareholders will receive all cash. To obtain all the stock, Mr. Schwab will pay approximately $25,000,000, but he will obtain a plant he has long desired as a fitting unit to his Beth lehem Steel Corporation. Last Octo ber he made several efforts to obtain control, but Mr. Donner stepped in and exercised an option he held on 38 per cent, of the stock in the hands of the railroads. Hand some Profit for Donner Whether Donner was asked to with draw from the field" by the railroads or decided to accept the offer made by I Schwab could not be learned yester day. The Cambria president will make an excellent profit from the 38 per cent, he possesses, as he paid $84.71 for the preferred and $37.20 for the common. Only a week ago Mr. Don ner was enriched by at least $2,000,000 by the sale of his Cambria Steel stock to the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company. The fact that Schwab would obtain Pennsylvania Steel does not come as a surprise. The financial district has heard persistent reports to that effect for the past three or four days. After the stock .narket closed yesterday the Pennsylvania Railroad representative said that within the next few days, probably to-day, the company would make an official statement to the effect that Mr. Schwab had bought Pennsyl vania Steel. With the exception of Mr. Schwab, all those interested in the negotiations held a conference yeßterday afternoon in New York, whex-e details were dis cussed. Bankers are now arranging the final steps to be taken by the sell ers and by Mr. Schwab and if these technicalities are settled to-day an an nouncement of the sale will be made immediately. Will Form Holding Company To fipance the purchase of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, Schwab will form a new holding company. It will be the bonds of this company he will use in making part payment for the stock held by the railroads. These bonds will probably be short 5 per cent. The underlying bonds of Penn sylvania Steel, it was said, would prove no obstacle in the purchase of the company. No doubt the present or ganization of the various companies controlled by Pennsylvania Steel will be continued. Just what proportion of cash and bonds the railroads and Donner will receive could not be ascertained yes terday, and later it was said that this feature was one of the details taken up at the conference. At first the rail roads were desirous of obtaining all cash, but finally agreed to Mr. Schwab's proposition, although he modified it to a certain extent. Perhaps one of the most encourag ing features of the deal from the standpoint of the Investor is the fact that the minority shareholders, repre senting 24 i>er cent, of the stock, will receive all cash for their holdings. ] While it is impossible to make a defi nite forecast at this time, many bank- j ers are inclined to express the opinion ! that some of the common stockholders would refuse to accept S4O or even SSO [ a share. Shores Advance Rapidly Possibility of such a "hold-out" was forecast yesterday by the action of the common stock in the local market. The shares advanced to 9014, a gain of more than 10 pionta from Tuesday and an advance of 27 points from Monday. Less than 2,400 shares of the common are held by the public, while there are about 5,000,000 of the preferred owned by outsiders. To obtain con trol Mr. Schwab would not need the outstanding common, but he is said to be anxious to obtain every share, and may yield to the "outlaws." Last fall, when Mr. Schwab was I negotiating for the company, the com mon advanced to 100, the price many ! persons now say they should obtain S for their stock. More than 12,000 shares of the preferred came out yes- I terday, a record total for the shares, i They advanced ipore than $3. An official announcement of the deal will probably come through President Rea, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, al though the details have been left to Effingham B. Morris, a director, presi dent of the Oirard Trust Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad representa tive on the Pennsylvania Steel board of directors, and to Henry Tatnall, vice-preMdent in charge of finance of the Pensylvania Railroad. The Pennsylvania Steel Company was Incorporated In New Jersey, April 29, 1901, to acquire and hold the capi tal stock of the Pennsylvania Steel Company of Pennsylvania, which was Itself successor on August 1, 1895, to the property, rights and franchises of a corporation of the same name, or ganized in this State on March 23, 1866, with a perpetual charter. What Company Owns The company owns plants at Steel ton and Lebanon, Pa., for the manu facture of steel rails, railway material, structural work and other products. Many factories, furnaces, foundries and machtne shops are part of the plant. The company also owns a 64-2 pe» cent. Interest In the Cornwall ore banks at Cornwall. Pa. In addltloh the Pennsylvania Steel Company of New Jersey owns the en tire capital stock of the Maryland Steel Company, at Sparrows Point, Md.; the Penn-Mary Coal Company, at Hell wood. Pa.; the Possum Qlory Water Company, at Hoilwood; the Pine Township Water Company, at Hell wood; the Spanish-American Iron Company, in Cuba. The Pennsylvania , Steel Company of Pennsylvania owns : the eptlrg capital stocks of the Leb-i Corns Come Off Like Banana Peel Wonderful, Simple "Ges-It" Never Fails to Remove Any Corn Easily. Wouldn't it jar you? Here I've been going along for years, with one desper ate corn after another, trying to get rid of them with Halves that eat off the Beaitatnt I'm Sura "Oet*-lt" for ThoM Corns and Save Your Lib and Your T«MI toes, tapes that stick to the stockings, bandages and plasters that make a paok a—. of the toes, trying blood-bringing razors and scissors. Then I tried 'adu lt Just once and you ought to have neeti that corn come off—just like a banana peel." It's simple, wonderful. It's the new way, painless, applied In two sec onds. never hurts healthy flesh or irri tates. Nothing to press on the corn. Never falls. Quit the old ways for once anyway and try "Gets-It" to-night. For corns, calluses, warts and bunions. "Gets-It" Is sold everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, 111. anon Water Company and the Leb anon County Light, Heat and Fuel Company, at Lebanon, Pa. The coal minig properties are located in Cam bria and Indiana counties, Pennsyl vania. The capital consists of $25,000,000 authorized common and $25,000,000 7 per cent, noncumulative preferred. There is outstanding $10,750,000 common, most of it owned by the railroads and Donner, and $20,560,800 preferred. Each has SIOO pur value. Dividends on the pre ferred were paid at the rate of 7 per cent, from November, 1901. to Novem ber, 1912, Inclusive. This was reduced in May, 1913, and in November of the same year 2% per cent, was paid. No dividends have been paid on the pre ferred since. The common has never had a dividend. The company has never had a dividend The company has a bonded debt of $25,214,000. Millions in Bonuses Are Not Large, Schwab Says in Address at N. Y. Special to the Telegrpph New York, Feb. 17. •« Paying bonuses of $1,000,000 or $5,000,000 a year in addition to princely salaries to assistants who increase profits or oin put is of little consequence, Charles M. Schwab told the Aldine Q]\jb yes terday. "Brains are a bigger asset than money," he said to the SJ)O bpolj anil magazine publishers Jiterary people present. "They essential to the success of any business ami should be paid for by the <u>rpora tions who profit by them.',' Paid One Assistant a Mr. Schwab said that U® Uajl paid Vice-President Arch JohOstin of thii j Betliiehem Steel Company $600,000 in addition to his salary lajjt year, 'and that another assistant lufd Received more than $1,000,000 as his ghaje tfC the profits he had produced. _ The writers and nnhlfohers «jf"_ap j plauded Mr. Schwab's when he talked of brains being paid for at increased rates and not a. few looked as though they WQUH like io get a chance to increase their comes by receiving' bonuses. . Mr. Schwab spoke wit lip Jit jjofes, easily and in conversational <pnes;" was received with enthusfasm, by his auditors, who hupcfoejl chairs closer to hear all thajt he might j say. To allay the fears of tiiujcf, Mr. Schwab told them he- hatj fi plaiit at Bethlehem, that was qf. !feast 50 per cent, greater than the fatuous' IJrupp Works at Essen, Germany. Growth of the Imlntitp 1 He said that in 1897 h.e worked oer the first st§el girder tlyit was put Into a skyscraper. Since that time, he said, the steef * ty* the United States had genvp forwJTtd in leaps nad bounds. i\rfd Germany, he declared, J> 9 d slood gflll In the production of steej, output of the United stat<s> during : the last year was 24,0(H),00/) tQjia. "I expect to see this oiftput, in | creased to more than 40.«00,tM)0 tons |in 1916," Mr. Schwab said. "In £9Ol I built the first steel railrpa(J C!H" and now more than 0,000,000 tons of steel are going into the constructiiyi 'of these cars." "I am a belieerv in prpflf sharing with department heads witlj workmen who by their persdnal ef forts add to the profits of an. enter prise either by eeonondeg op by in creased output. It h£s the gratification of my that I Jmve been able to make mor\ej» for 3U>un& men by bringing out of iljem their latent possibilities. If assistant or an employe can by his oyft effort* add to the prosperity of «. concern he should share In that prosperity*' ~ """ To Peel OH Blotchyy Rough or Chapped Skirt ■ ■ 1 . ■ -J 1 ' To remove roughness, chaps, freck les, blotches, or any complexion diffi culty, the best thing to do is to remote the skin itself. This In easily, pain lessly and Inexpensively donj> by the application of ordinany mercollzed wax. procurable at any doig store iq 4Ji» original one-ounce paj,-k«g«>.* Tho -wax absorbs the defective outer akin, a little each day, gradually bringing the sec-, ond layer of skin to tl<a surface. The pores are unclogged and. the face breathes In the lTfe-gtylngr The new skin is beautifully soft and spot less. bearing the healthy glow of youth. Just apply the wax as you would cold cream, only not rubbing i£ In. ]n tli* morning wash it off witU warm nater. It's the most effective coir\pl<gtiotj treat* ment known. To remove wrinkles It ia U gopjf plan to bathe the face once a day rbi* awhile In a harmless solution made by dis solving an ounce of powdered saxolit# In a half pint of witch hazel. There la nothing that will so surely srase the hateful lines.—Advertisement. REVIVAL Continued Church of Brethren, pummel street, because of success and interest manifested will con tinue meetings until Sunday evening. Subject to-night— 'THE WELCOMING FATHER."—Rev. Conner. L » . 11
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