RAILROAD RUMBLES HEAD OF FRIENDSHIP AND AS I ' c WILLIAM H.DRAKE ( Unusual interest is manifested in to-, night's meeting- of the Friendship and! Co-operation Club for Itailroad Men. It v,ill be held at Eagle's hall. Sixth 1 and Cumberland streets. It is the sec ond of a series of get-together meet ings. The president of the new or ganization. William 11. Drake, passen ger engineer on the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad will make an address and outline the following policy: "We believe we should endeavor to do something that will bring about a| IS A CANDIDATE ! William J. Renter, passenger brake man on the Baltimore division of the Pennsylvania Railroad has announced his CMtdidacy for Legislature on the Democratic ticket. TORIC (pts) LENSES Is Your Child of School Age? Out of 20,000.000 school J children in the United States, 0.00'0.000 suffer from some sort of eye de fect which prevents proper selio.6l advancement. > Ujnkenbach's properly fittad glasses will enable your child to compete with the child of normal vision. RINKENBACH'S JfiTflfW Optometrists 1215 North Third St. WHAT HAT? That's our problem, not yours. , Von may liave a pref erence. but it's our busi ness to pick the exact shade tlint pleases your eye. tlie precise shape that best suits the lines of your face. Don't hesitate to ask our aid. i i J. N. Kinnard Haberdasher 1116-1118 Xo. Third St. b< " KOI B. HANDLERS I February Furniture I Sale Furniture and floor coverings for the your livingroom. for your front room. for your bedroom. for your kitchen. We have the agency for the Premier Talking Machine. "Made Like a Violin." Bl paying the Handler Way. Complete TfeHANDLERff So ® ething Home FURNITURE p Outfitters STREET] Room FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 25, 1916 • better feeling between us, as employes. |, iund our company. j I "It seems that we are drifting far | {apart, which is always detrimental to , us both, and are getting to a point ■ where something must be done to , eliminate the suspicious feeling exist-1 ing on both sides. "It is up to us of a more conserva- ! tive mind to join together and co-oper-j , ate with our employer in a more , friendly manner. "We believe we should assist in ■ preventing pernicious legislation and to eliminate the radical views of oth | ers from predominating." TRAIN SCHEDULES i ARE IMPORTANT Record of Delays Show P. R. R Second in York State List Keeping schedule time has become an important factor with all rail roads. Clerks are now employed to look after the movement of all pass enger trains. Employes of the Pennsylvania railroad system must file records of all delays. These re ports are sent to the Public Service Commissioners of each State. In a report filed at Albany yester day, the Pennsylvania Railroad stands second for jchedule efficiency, for j railroads running through New York State. The New York, Westchester and Boston leads with a percentage of 93.9. The Pennsylvania record shows 50.7 per cent, in efficiency. Wrecks on the New York division and freight congestion were respon sible for failure to keep better time. I Other percentages are as follows: Buffalo, Rochester &- Pittsburgh.' 75.K; Delaware <& Hudson. 75.2; New York Central (east of Buffalo), 74.6: j Rutland. 74.1; Dong Island. 72.2; Erie 70.8; Delaware. Lackawanna, 119.8; New York, Ontario & Western, 68.1; Lehigh Valley, 63.7; Michigan Cen tral. 63.1; Boston & Albany, 62.3; Boston & Maine, 56.8. First P. R. R. Settlement Under Compensation Act Altoona, Pa., Feb. 25. The first settlement by the Pennsylvania Rail road Company under the State Com pensation act was made yesterday. The claim was that of Mary Bush, widow of W. F. Bush, an employe of 1 the Pennsylvania Railroad car repair shops in this city, who was killed on February 7 by being hit by a locomo tive whil-2 on bis way to work. The settlement was a voluntary one, the extreme amount required by the law, .$1740 being allowed. Bush was employed at $13.42 a week and the widow will receive 521.4S a month till November 13, 1921 unless she remarries. Getting Line on Old Cars; Solid Steel Equipment Soon The Pennsylvania Railroad officials have issued orders that reports be sent, in from all divisions of that company showing the number of wooden cars still remaining and all the wooden cars are to be supplanted with solid steel cars. The notice from ( headquarters says that by January 1, 1917 not a single wooden passenger coach will remain and an effort is to ie made to have all steel boxcars, ndolas and other cars. P. R. R. EMPLOYES | PLAN FOR SPORTS ■ % Motive Power Men Organize Athletic Association; C. 11. Andrus, President Employes of (ho Motive Power de partment of the Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, last night completed the organization of an Athletic Association. All branches of sport will be looked after. C. H. Andrus was elected president and authorized to appoint a separate com- ; mittee for each sport. The meeting: last night was held in the r. I{. R. Y. M. C. A. auditorium and attended by soo employes in cluding representatives from Knola. and Marysville. Rules will be adopted and only motive power department employes will be permitted to join the association. Another meeting: will be held next week to consider plans for the season. The first sport to be looked after will be baseball. Practice will start early and everybody who can play the frame will be given an opportunity to! get on the team. In addition to being the head of the new organization. Master Me-j chanic Andrus will take care of the finances. C. H. Gray of Knola was ejected vice-president and John Hoover, secretary. Brakeman Charles H. Yoder Loses Foot Under Train Charles H. Yoder. aged 38 years, of 1034 North Fifth street, brakeman! on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, fell under a train near; Shippensbnrg last night and had his left foot crushed. He slipped on the icc. Amputation was made at the Chambersbtirg: Hospital. Brakeman! Yoder received other injuries. He will' recover. Il.li AT HOME George A. Farclit, a Pennsylvania Railroad yardmaster is ill at his home in York. I str°eet Evening Market S'iVTS II We have tried to build up a market to appeal to those who i 1 A "fi * want the best that is obtainable, at below-normal prices. This B "ill H 1 I I S*C OH I was not accomplished in a day, nor a week. It has meant up- ttlllvvvl j AdL A dllV Vm « AwW 21 , , , , , , , . ~ , , L ■ Does it seem wise to go to the trouble and expense of pie lower prices prevail. 1 11% JaJ anc * ca^e baking in the home when, for less money and no Note the tempting offers made in the following announce- trouble, you can get pies more delicious, more wholesome ments—they are not bargain sales of unsaleable goods, for mm .. .. i u j ■> . ... .. b , * „ ' . •■ r / than the average kitchen can produce? there are some stallholders who come out for the Evening Wig% Markets only. Come out to-morrow night; you'll be most Those crinkley crusted pies, jammed full of wholesome agreeably surprised at the great variety of good things on sale. goodness are the result of years of experience. Try one to / Guaranteed strictly fresh ( //yi j / t // ~ , , , morrow night—we've all kinds. Ls// // e ggs gathered from nearby farms Why take chances with AttkkS & AttkkS 1/ N/y sopt. cold storage goods when you West, lib*. Mkt. House Co. K . ... Stalta—Ao«. 134 .ml 13.'., Stone Market—Northwest toner. can buy FRESH eggs at this I Cakes That Please - Those Dainty Cakes potatoes, lettuce and sweet Our dainty cakes, patties, cookies, tarts and jumbles add Our stalls for the Evening Market are restocked with fresh ripe oranges. t j . ... . . .i, * . 6 untold zest to any dessert. They re exceptionally good. We goods that reach our stalls still hot from the ovens, thus retain ing all the goodness it is possible to build into them. T ta^e keen delight in preparing those little morsels of good- We first made a reputation for our cakes; they, in turn have made a reputation for us.. It's all in the care exercised in 1 | the Brick M arket sible to bake better cakes, they'll be baked by 011d.lllllllJ We §° J ust a ste P beyond "careful baking;" we are "par- ■ • ticular bakers." I Kunkel & Grissinger « son j. M. Sheaffer I Stall Xo. 52. Stone Market—Center Aisle. Brlrk Market—Wall Stand at Arch.' 8 •all* Xos. 3TI, 272 and 275. Brlek Market—Center Aisle. 1 Grapefruit & Tangerines Navel Honey, 20c Per Comb I ® Sweetness, plus that delicate flavor and absolute whole- H If you were to make a trip to the largest fruit market in someness. This high-grade honey always sells for 25c— the country you'd likely buy the best you could find, wouldn't \JY to-morrow night, however, it's but 20c. you? Well, I've jus. returned from Baltimore after makiug Sw „ t juicy Californja Apple Butter, 10C Pillt these selections for you some of the hues, orauges, grapefruit Nave , Qranges , the price o( and as an tangerines in t e country wi e ound on our stands Sat- which has always been 35c per used to get it 'way back home. Regular price 13c the pint, urday evening. And they'll be specialty low priced. dozen. For Saturday Evening Also peach and apricot butters—homemade of carefully Market they've been cut to 29c selected fruit—loc per pint. C. C. Dubbs perd 7 J. A. Rishel Stalls—X««. 314. 315 and 3I«. Brlek Market—First Stall 11111)01*160 Stalls—Nos. 202 nnd 203. Brlek Market—Center Aisle. I Spring Flowers ° L 7Sc E Qt )IL Caramel Squares, 10c I The season's first array-of potted plants; Multi-colored r T . T r For Saturday Evening Market only we are offering our Tulips; tall, graceful Narcissus; Begonias; Jonquils; Gerani- < J« nu,ne m P red ta lan delicious Chocolate Caramel Squares at 10c each—an un ums and Maidjn Hair Fern as centerpieces for the dinner table. Olive Oil; always sells at $1 usually low price. I At the prices we will ask to-morrow night, no home should be per qt. For Salads and condi- crPAPPi v ; bamc ww*— without a blooming plant. ments it is unexcelled. Price SCRAPS, 3 PANS, 25c A ~c% T for Saturday Evening only 75c The real old-fashioned Pennsylvania Scrapple; appetizing L6ttllC6 ftUd L 616 fV the quart. and wholesome. For Sunday's breakfast—why not? and the usual generous supply of choice fresh vegetables, PUDDING, 2 POUNDS, 25c including Green Peppers, Spinach, Cauliflower. | | Not too fatty—just right! By the way, there's a combi- PEACH AND APPLEBUTTER I I • nation for you; scrapple and pudding the "Breakfast De- H" 1 > E*Fl,\„dYu£'Fafm? ll Stauffer's Quality Market I malls—Nos. S3 and 100. Stone Market—Center Aisle. | Brlek Market—Center Aisle. Stalls—l\os. 13S, J3», 1-10 and 141. Frame Market—\orth Wall. Railroad Notes I X. \Y. Smith, superintendent of the {Middle division ot' the Pennsylvania! Railroad, sent word at noon to-day that he would attend the get-together meeting at Eagle's hall to-night. Because of the necessity to change i the sewer system at the P. R. R. sta tion work on the new toilet rooms is I progressing slowly. To date sixty employes of the Philadelphia division, of the Pennsyl vania Railroad have enrolled as mem- | hers in the new trapsliooters and Rifle ■ l.Ciigne. Freight congestion on the New York division, early this morning tied up , passenger traffic. The newspaper train was two honrs late in reaching llarrisburg. The Pennsylvania Railroad shop men of the Philadelphia division will j meet next week to take tip athletic ; plans for the coming season. Frank R. Pollock, clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Qunrry ville, has resigned to take up other business, lie was succeeded by Clyde ; I*. Numbers. W. P. Gormley trainmaster of the ' Schuylkill division of the Pennsyl vania Railroad is visiting other di visions to study discipline methods. llarry Egolf. chief clerk in master i mechanic's office at Reading, is im- j I proving from an operation. Eipht new engines built for the! Philadelphia .and Reading Railway Company will be assigned to the I Frackville division. An auxiliary telephone system he- ; tween llarrisburg and Williamsport, ! is being installed for use of railroad officials and department heads. Three large locomotives enroute from the Baldwin plant to Erie passed l through llarrisburg yesterday. Joseph Missinger, retired conductor: | on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-! way. is visiting in Miami, Florida. New steel boxcars ore being de livered to the Philadelphia and Read ing Railway Company. They are a j part of the order for 1.000 placed i early in the year. Standing of the Crews If ARRISBI'RR SI HE riillnilelphiii Division—l 32 crew first | to go after 4 p. in.: 124, 120, 105, 126, 1114. Engineer for 105. I Fireman for 124. ' Brakemen for 120, 126, 114. Engineers up: Matter, Blankenhorn, | Grass. Gray. Madenford. Keane. Seifert, I Gehr, Kissinger, Lefever, Gable, Steffy, , Blair, Wolfe, Ford, May, Downs, Mohn, i Something Unusual Will Happen in This Store SATURDAY Night Many Will Be There to See—WILL YOU? Third and Broad Sts. Opposite Market House ' Up-town Department Store •Steffy, Ream. Seliwarz. 1 Firemen up: Reeder, Groff. Peters, ! Sleckbeck, Bowersox. Campbell, ('lark, j Brown, Showers. Chubb. Nace, Wright, | Ri'pp. Hartz, Peters. Howe. Seiders. Brakemen up: Owens. Welsh. Alter. Middle Division —226 crew first to go I after 3:30 p. m.: 216, 236, 250, 242, 2IS. Front end: 15, 20, 32. Brakeman for 15. Engineer up: Tettermer. Firemen up: Fox. Masterson, Trimble. flagman up: Hofflln. Brakemen up: Miller. George Camp bell. Sauerwine, Tolbert, Hess, Humph reys. Yard C'rMvn— ICngineers for 2. third 24, 46, fifth 8. Three extras. Firemen for first 22, 26, 2S, 55, 62, ! fifth 8. Three extras. Engineers up: Reiver, Blosser. Mai- j nby. Uodgers. Snyder, l,oy, I^eiby. Ful ton. Fells, Watts. Sieber. Firemen up: Cain. Williams. Warner, Myers. Steele. Albright. Hardy. Wil- ! I helm. Mover. Bruaw, Bogner. Zeigler, | Smith, Dougherty, Evde, McKillips, ! Ewing, Reeder. Berrier, Ifitz. Peiffer, ; Snell. Jr., FletslA-r, Blottenberger. ! | Weigle. KNOI.A SIUK i l'hllarirl|>liln Division— 26o crew first , to go after 3:45 p. m.: 226, 220. 245, 243. 1240, 256, 221. 259, 258, 219, 207, 201, 212. j 206. 202. Engineers for 202, 206, 220, 27, 240. 235. Conductors for 1, 2. 10, 17, 1, 20, 83, 40. 59. Flagmen for 1. 2. 6, 20, 26. Brakemen for 2. 6, 7, 8, 13, 33, 10, 5?, 59. | Conductors up: Shirk, Flickinger, 1 i Murlatt. Brakemen up: Marks, Fitsimmons, 1 Kirk, Hivel, Newton, Mumma, Gayman, I Coyle, Stonffer, Easner, Short, McDer ! rnott. Dougherty. Middle Division— 222 crew first to go , after 1 p. m.: 238. 240. 233, 45t. Eight Altoona crews to come In. Yard Crews— To go after 4 p. m.: I Engineers for third 124, 104. Firemen for 130. 132. Engineers up: Brauyon, Bretz, Mil ler. Passmore, Anthony, Nuemyer, Rider. Firemen up: Mclntyre, I* C. Ilall, Uddick, Hinkle, Kline. THK ItBADIKG llarrlshurg Division— 23 crew first to ; go after 1 p. m.: 14, 17, 24. ;i New LuncKeon Sets !| for cut work and punch designs. All sizes from the six-inch |» tumbler doilic to the seventy-two-inch table cover. Also buffet !l ;! and serving tabic covers of the same design. iKlrd Street &t Herr i| Tke Shop Irvdivid\j&.l Eastbotind—s2 crew first to go after 12:45 p. m.: 70. 69. 51, 68, 54, 66. Engineers for 70. 2. Firemen for 55. 68. Conductors for 17, 20. Brakeman for 61. Engineers up: Wiremnn, Middaugh, Wyre, Mnsslmore, Fortney. Firemen up: Peters. Cott"nl-"-'->, Yowler. Easterline, Sullivan, Carl, Mil ler. Nye. Warfel, Culllson. Grim, .\o»- ark, Blumensteln. Conductors tip: Orris, Sipps. Brakemen up: Silor, Bittle, Heckert, Miner, Fleming, Minnlch. Shipe, Dean, Wise, Scott, Felker, lllester, Rlieani, Greeu. Ijaubaugh. 13
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