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THE PENNSYI.VAN!A RAILROAD COMPANY.
General Office, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pa., February 23rd. 1916.
The Board of Directors herewith submit to the Stockholders of The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company a synopsis of their Annual Report for the year
1913:
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT.
Railway operating revenues SI9#,H , !K '7«. i
Railway operating expenses 142.T36.560.53
Net revenue from railway operations , $53,801,609.27.
Railway tax accruals *7.094.403.88
Uncollectible railway revenues 46,280.71 7,640,681.
Railway operating income 146,250,924.6*
Non-operating income:
Income froiu securities, accounts and sinking
and other reserve funds $17,692,150.57
Rent income, etc 2,683,140.09 20,373,320.66
Gross income t
Deductions from gross income .* 24,200,923.02
Net Income $42,425,322.32
Disposition of net income:
Income applied to sinking and other reserve funds. $1,946,341.16
Dividend of six per cent 29,052,219.00
Inconje appropriated for road and equipment, im
provements, etc 10,526,762.16 $42,425,322.32
CONDENSED GENERAL BALANCE SHEET.
December 31st, 1915.
Assets.
Investments:
Investment in road and equipment $495,856,202.30
Improvements on leased railway property since June 30th, 1907, 18,287,534.34
Sinking funds 2,077.922.37
Miscellaneous physical property 2,132,020.73
Securities owned und advances 'to affiliated companies 350,599.077.73
Current assets 93.256.004.48
Deferred assets including insurance and other funds 110.190,309.36
Unadjusted debits 2,241,464.14
$994,940,535.45
Liabilities.
Capital Stock $199,203,700.00
Premium realized on Capital Stock from January Ist. 1909 7,254.247.63
Bonded debt and other obligations 256,i1l
Current liabilities 49,488,289.02
Deferred liabilities 224,377.77
I nadjustcd credits including accrued taxes and depreciation re
serves 31,510,597.09
Corporate surplus:
Additions to property through Income and surplus since Juno
»,. 30tl Js 1007 83,631,500.95
Miscellaneous fund reserves 54.593,720.41
Sinking fund reserves, etc 5'026'896.13
Profit and Loss 27i991!199i74
GENERAL REMARKS.
Before reviewing the results of the
past year, it may be well to remind the
stockholders that April 13th, 1916, will
be the Seventieth Anniversary of the
enactment by the state of Pennsylvania
of the Act incorporating The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. Notwith
standing many financial and business
\icisslludes in that long period, the
Company has endeavored to discharge
its duty to the public by maintaining
an adequate, safe and high standard of
transportation service: by encouraging
the development of the territory served
by its lines and connections; and by
safeguarding the interests of the stock
and bondholders, and the welfare of Its
employes. Since its incorporation the
Company has paid a return upon its
capital stock in every calendar year,
and has pursued the sound financial
policy of devoting many millions of dol- |
iars of its income to provide better- ,
ments and improvements to its rail
road and equipment, instead of issuing
capital stock or bonds to procure the
funds therefor.
1 ilcomc Statement.
The total operating revenues for 1915
Rhow an Increase of five per cent, over
1914. but were smaller than those for!
1913. Satisfactory conclusions cannot!
be derived from comparisons with the
results of 1914, unless It be consider-I
ed that in that year and during the
early months of 1915, the industries
of the Country were suffering from a .
general depression. Since then, how
ever, nearly all classes of industry In i
this Country have experienced an in
creasing prosperity.
While the increase In your freight
revenues (principally in the Merchan
dise traffic) can be attributed largely I
to the transportation of supplies for;
Europe, the advance of approximately j
live per cent, in certain Merchandise !
freight rates, which became effective
in the early part of 1915, was also help- j
ful. So far as can be estimated, the'
advance In these freight rates increased j
the total freight revenues 2.98 per cent..
Operating Expenses decreased 1.1 per |
cent, compared with 1914. This de
crease was entirely in the Transporta- '
tion Expenses, due to an accounting;
change by which these expenses are re- j
lieved from freight charges on the
Company's lines for transporting ma
terial and fuel used by It: and also to
a reduction in the fuel consumed re
sulting from the more extensive use|
of locomotive superheaters, and to in
creased efficiency.
Railway Operating Income Increased j
31.2 per cent., compaVed with the un
satisfactory results of 1914, and IS per i
cent, compared with 1913.
The Net Income for 191." amounted
to $42,425,322.32, an increase of $8,334,-
557.50. compared with the previous ;
year, out of which appropriations were j
made to Sinking and Other Reserve;
Funds, Cash Dividends were paid, ag- !
gregating six per cent, on your Capital
Stock, and certain Additions and Bet- t
ternients were provided on lines own
ed. leased and operated.
The Pro lit and Loss Account was i
charged with $3,885.855.73. consisting
principally of the discount and ex
penses In connection with the issue and
saje of your General Mortgage Bonds,
and the cost of replacement betterments
on the equipment of the Northern Cen- ■
tral Railway Company, which is leased
by your Company.
Freight and Passenger Itnles,
The Public Service Commission of
Pennsylvania ordered a reduction in the
anthracite coal rates from the anthra
cite fields to Philadelphia. Believing I
the reduction to be unjust, your Com
pany availed Itself of its right under
tlie law creating the Commission to ap- 1
peal the case to the Common Pleas
Court of Dauphin Countv, where it is
now pending, ir sustained bv the i
Courts, the order will probably also
force reduetlcns in a large number of i
other anthracite rates, both intrastate'
and interstate, to points other than
Philadelphia, and it is estimated will
cause a loss in revenue of $1,500,000
per yenr
Pursuant to the suggestion of the
Interstate Commerce Commission that
carriers might secure additional revenue
from passenger traffic, tariffs of in
creased passenger fares were filed with
that Commission and the State Com-|
missions, and became effective, except
ing advances in certain suburban fares
out of Philadelphia and Baltimore
which were modified by the Pennsyl
vania and Maryland Commissions, and
advances In intrastate excursion and
commutation fares in New Jersey
which were suspended and are being'
reviewed by the Board or Public Ftilitv
• Commissioners of that State.
Traffic.
The number of tons increased 5.57
per cent., the tonnage mileage 3.37 per
cent., while the freight train mibage In
creased only 0.13 per cent. The average
revenue per ton per mile increased
3.57 per cent., and the average revenue
per freight train mile increased 6.71
per cent., resulting from the Increase in
the lrainload, the Increased merchan
dise traffic, which bears higher rates
than mineral traffic, and the advance in
freight rates.
The number of passengers decreased
9.05 per cent, and passenger mileage
decreased 6.76 per cent. Passenger
train mileage however could be re
duced only 3.09 per cent. The average
revenue per passenger per mile increas
ed 5.43 per cent, and nverage revenue
per passenger train mile increased 1.5
per cent., both of which reflect, in part,
the Increased passenger rates.
Steamer Operations to lie DlHconUuucil.
In the enforcement of the provisions
of the Panama Canal Act. the Inter
state Commerce Commission, acting
under Its discretion conferred by that
Act, has declined to permit the further
operation of certain steamer lines, oper
ated by or In connection with various
Railway Lines,
k -,The management of the following
r named companies, aided by vour Com
pany, endeavored, but without success
, to retain the operation of their Steam
ers in connection with the railway
lines in your System, in the belief that
they were necessary to accommodate
the public.
The Commission Issued an order
which in effect required the Erie and
Western Transportation Company (the
stock of which is owned bv vour Com
pany) to discontinue the operation, in
connection with your System, of its
Steamers on the Great Lakes, effective
December 15th. 1915. and that Com
pany accordingly discontinued oper
ations and sold its Steamers, and ex
pects to sell, or otherwise dispose of
its remaining property when satisfac
tory offers can be obtained.
The Commission also issued another
order requiring the Baltimore. Chesa
peake and Atlantic Railway Company
to discontinue the oporation of nearly
all of its Steamers on Chesapeake Bay
effective April Ist, 1918. and the Mary
land. Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company, a company affiliated In inter
WEDNESDAY EVENING, HAKRJBBURG lifg jfljl TELEGRAPH MARCH 1, 1916.
$994,940,535.45
I est with the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Ilailway, to discontinue the
operation of its Chester River Steam
ers on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake
May. The continued operation of the
*JP 1er ® the latter Company, and
i«„»i i? 5 ?. more " Chesapeake and At
o', Hallway Company on the West
rr" S ' or « °r <l'at Bay, is subject to fur
,Vl« r „ I " v !? ti ? atl °n l>y the Commission.
i resul t of these orders may
"°th companies to dispose of
st . e ®' n, «rs, wharves and facilities.
e necessary for their rail
way ferry service.
Federal Transportation Inquiry
haT h JU,SS2S! de 2 t , of the United States
ouirv a Congressional in
anrt rJwit? .• 6 transportation problem |
can- I«r <? *i n J, ffet,t 'ng the common
> *<»; . This Company has clearly
Stv . " previous reports the neces
-5 tfle strength and
wtM ni V nubile regulation and it is
an..!! ?L ? r ® n^ e r all reasonable assist- i
, L? connection with such 1
?»™ J«HE? National inquiry, Twen
iVa 'tm efLV , s .6 ave passed since the
t the , original Interstate
cW.»»I £ v ' dunn £ which radical
fili lJ .' 1 occurred in the commer
ramni,?,? financial conditions of the
i°'? p • f, nd in railroad management
?^„,^? rat on - f ,HI federal and State
regulation lias been extended to prac
rn=JL y e n e r\, department of the rail
roads. Public regulation has served
LM\y. l '?ef"l purposes, which it is de
sn able to continue, but there has been
nniRS i lac,t definite business
policy and co-operation between the
federal and State Governments as to
h«.l'?. a n, le * ,H l la , tion and regulation;
lieai \ financial burdens have been im
posed. and the powers consistent with
responsible railroad management have
P.een seriously curtailed. Further, the
investment in railroad and equipment,
provided for public service In recent
years, lias not been earning an ade
quate return, and consequently rail
road expansion has been materially
retarded, and the construction of nec
essary new lines prevented.
tll ? i , t ' me for complaint and
destructive criticism has passed, and
tlii*otjfir 11 this injury an opportunity Is
presented for formulating* a construc
tive policy and insuring equitable treat
ment for the railroads, which will be
sustained by public opinion, realizing
that the railroads are a very essential
rector in creating and continuing Na
tional prosperity. their owners
and the investing public will be en
couraged io provide in the future the
large sums of private capital required
to place our transportation systems in
a position to meet the needs of an ex
panding- commerce.
Full Crew LauM
The so-called Full Crew Laws, which
are in effect extra-crew laws, are still
effective in the various States through
which your Company operates, and con
stitute a source of needless expend!-
ture. A Bill to repeal tbo law was
passed by both branches of the Legis
lature of the State of Pennsylvania,
but was vetoed by the Governor.
Capital Stock anil Funded Debt
On December 31st, 1915. the Com
pany bad 93,768 stockholders, whose
average holdings were 106 shares.
The General Mortgage, to which ref
erence was made In the last annual
report, was duly executed and record
ed. Under its terms provision lias been
made for the refunding of all under
lying mortgage debts of this Company,
including those on properties of ac
quired companies, the payment where
of has, by agreement with the Trustees
of the respective mortgages, been as
sumed by your Company. In accordance
with the authority granted by rtie
stockholders at the last annual meet
ing, the Company issued and sold
thereunder the $65,000,000 of Four and
One-half Per Cent. Bonds on a 1.72 per
cent, interest basis. The sale of these
bonds and of the $<0,000,000 or Con
solidated .Mortgage Four and One-half
Per Cent. Bonds furnished the money
to refund the $8ti.827,u00 Convertible
Bonds that matured October Ist. 1915, to
meet other maturing obligations, and
to make additions and betterments to
j.vour railroad and equipment.
Bond and Equipment
The important expenditures for Road
and Kquipment embrace the following
i items:—
The electrification of the Main Line
l suburban zone from Broad Street Sta
tion to Paoii was completed, and the
I operation of multiple-unit electric
.trains was inaugurated September 4th.
•1915.
I Work was continued on the Improve
ment of your passenger and freight
1 facilities in Philadelphia. Under the
jagreements with the City of Phliadel
| phia. considerable progress lias been
made In the proposed elimination of
! grade crossings in South Philadelphia,
land also in the northeastern section of
i the city.
I The reconstruction of the bridge over
i the Allegheny River between Kiskl-
I ininetas .Tunction and Freeport. the
bridge over the Schuylkill River at
Phoenixville. and two bridges over the
Delaware and Raritan Canal in Tren
ton, was completed and' they were plac
ed in service during the year. The
bridges at Manayunk and Frlck'a Lock.
Schuylkill Division, Croydon. New York
Division, Diamond Street. Philadelphia,
(and others over the Delaware and
ißaritan Canal Feeder, in Trenton, are
being rebuilt and will be llnlshed in
1916.
The track elevation through the City
of Johnstown will be completed during
1916. All of the bridges necessary for
the elimination of grade crossings have
been completed and placed In service,
and the work of rebuilding the pas
senger station Is proceeding satisfac
torily.
The elimination of grade crossings
and the construction of a new pas
senger station in the Borough of Wil
kinsburg was continued and will Short
ly be completed.
The Turtle Creek Branch. Pittsburgh
Division, and the Yellow Creek
Blanch, Coneuiaugh Division were ex
tended during the year to reach new
coal openings, and the branch from
Gllberton to Slahanoy Plane, Sunbury
Division, was completed and placed in
service.
The change of line and grade betwoen
i Freeport and Butler Junction was be
gun: this includes the elimination of
! grade crossings and new passenger and
j freight stations in the Borough of
I Freeport.
The shortening and double tracking
of a portion of the route between
Pittsburgh and Buffalo via the Alle-
I ghenv Division and the Western New
York and Pennsylvania Railway Is
, Hearing completion. The tunnels at
Wood Hill and Kennerdell have heen
completed and placed In service and the
! P'.ast Brady tunnel Will be finished In
I the early part of 1916.
' The enlargement of the freight faclll-
sties In Harrisburg and Allegheny con
tinued during the year, and it is ex- -
ipected will be completed in 1316.
I That part of your six-tracked system
on the New York Division, between
IColonia and Bay Way (just west of
j Elizabeth, N. J.), is now completed. Fif
teen grade crossings were eliminated,
by the elevation of the four original
main tracks and the two additional ele
, tracks. and improved station
, facilities at Railway, N. J., were also
I constructed.
i • J*' 1 *' le v 'ew of adequately provid
ing for the accommodation of your traf-
I He, your' Company early in the year
I availed Itself of the opportunity to
i purchase new equipment HO as to take I
advantage of the low prices prevail
ing at that time for labor and mi
-1 1 l ! y ordering fur the Lines East
of Pittsburgn 144 locomotives; 146 pas
senger cars and 9.745 freight cars, all.
of which were for replacement ac- 1
count.
Proposed electrification of the
Main IJne across the Allegheny Moun
. tains, between Altoona on the eastern j
I slope and Conemaugh on the western !
slope, received further consld- |
tn.?".. Electric traction would ;
( facilitate the heavy trafllc move- I'
ment on this difficult sec-;;
tion of your Main Line and effect a sav
ing in operating expenses, hut the
; Company prefers to obtain the benefit
,of the experience of other lines in j
I the use of electric traction for heavy '
j freight trains, and to see a further ex- .
pansion of its own revenues before
■ procuring the new capital required for
this Important project.
Ilo.U anil Equip, nrnt—Affiliated
roiupanlm
» li expected that the construction
or tiie New York Connecting Railroad,
the connecting link in New York City,
: between the Pennsylvania and New Ha-I
ven Systems, will be completed and in h
n in t ' le early part of 1917.
; The masonry work for the double I
I track steel bridge, over the Delaware !
River south of Trenton for your Com- <
P*"*' and l ' le Pennsylvania and New- !
ark Railroad, was finished during the i
| year. This latter road will ultimately
I be extended as a two-track line to a!
connection with your six-track system i
near Colonia, N. J., a distance of about
40 miles, with a branch to the New ;
York and Trenton Divisions, in the Cltv 1
i of Trenton.
j On the New York Bay Railroad, at
Greenville Yard. New Jersey Division li
extensive improvements, consisting of <
additional tracks, a covered pier and 1
I the erection of two 30-ton electric
I cranes, are now being made to accom- <
modate the traffic to and from New
York Harbor and New England. i
1 On the Connecting Railway work has 1 <
SAMUEL REA,
President.
STOCK HOLD ICRS MAT OBTAIN COPIES OF TIIE ANNUAL REPORT COM
PLETE, BY APPLYING TO OR ADDRESSING
LEWIS NEILSON. SECRETARY.
BROAD STREET STATION. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
ALFRED PANCAKE
DEAD, AGED 87
Hail First Locomotive From
Harrisburg to Pittsburgh;
Traction Stockholder
Alfred A. Pancake, aged 87 years,
• one of Ilarrisburg's most widely known j
' residents, died this morning nt (>.30 |
o'clock at his home. 1501 North Sec-j
; ond street. Mr. Pancake was an in- ;
| valid for sixteen years.
The survivors are a widow. Mrs. j
Km ma Pancake: two granddaughters. I
Mrs. George William 11111, Jr., and j
Miss Martha K. Snavely, and one i
i brother, Edwin Pancake, 109 Boas
■ st reel.
The funeral will be hold Saturday
afternoon. Services will bo conducted
at the home at 2.30 o'clock by the
j Rev. Edwin E. Curtis, pastor of West- i
minster Presbyterian Church. Burial
| will be made in Harrisburg Cemetery.
Alfred A. Pancake, the oldest son
of the late Jacob and Sarah Trullinger
j Pancake, was born June 22 in South :
; Front street near Mulberry, where the |
LKI.AL NOTICES
NOTICE Is hereby given that all of ;
the outstanding First Mortgage Five
' Per Cent. Sinking Fund Gold Bonds of I
i Sterling Consolidated Electric Company,
secured by Mortgage t« Harrisburg
i Trust Company, dated April 21, 1909,
are hereby called for payment at the
office of the said Trustee. Harrisburg
'Trust Company, Harrisburg, Pa., on the
; tirst day of April. 1916. at 105 per cent.
I of the principal thereof, with accrued
! Interest to said date, after which date
Interest shall cease.
! LYKENS VALLEY LIGHT AND
I POWER CO., Suecesso- Ui Sterling
; Consolidated Electric Company.
PUBLIC SALE
THURSDAY. MARCH 23, 1916,
At 10 o'clock A. SI.
In the District Court of the United]
States, for the Middle District of I
Pennsylvania lll Bankruptcy, No. j
! 3069 —ln the matter of the estates )
of Ilarrv R. Bander and Charles S.
j Bauder, sometimes trading as Bauder i
' Bros, and as the Mlddletown Car
riage Works, and Harry R. Bander 1
and Chas. S. Bauder, individually, j
Bankrupts.
THE undersigned Trustee of the Es- i
I tates above named will expose to Pub- I
j lie Sale, at the above date, in the rear
| of the Farmers' Hotel in the Borough
lof Middletown, Pa., all the following
! mentioned personal property, lease
holds, and real estate of said bankrupts,
I to wit:
A lot of wagons, new and old, con- i
sisting of buggies, buckboards, McCall
wagon, surreys, light' spring wagon, !
i market wagon, furniture wagon, bread
wagon, racing sulky, sleighs, wagon
] bodies and tops new and old, wheels,
storm-fronts, springs, axles, misc. lum
ber. consisting of eavy si lls (about 20
ft.), oak planks, ash planks, hickory
boards, axle wood, oak ties for tongues,
and other coach-making supplies, 1
share Sliddletown Fair Ass'n stock.
(a) A house and lot of land, situate
on East Slain ftreet, Sliddletown, said
lot fronting 30 feet on said street and
i extending in depth 210 feet or more to
'an alley: thereon erected a 2%-story
double frame dwelling house, numbered
| 224 East Main Street,
i (b) A lot of land fronting 100 feet,
I more or 1 less, on St. Peters avenue, in
the Borough of Sliddletown. and ex
tending in depth, same width, 251 feet,
more or less, to another avenue: being
west of Union Street, and convenient
to greenhouses.
(c) Indentures of lease from the
Emaus Orphans' House for the term of
99 years from February 1. 1893, in and
! to 4 adjoining lots of land situate on
I the east side of Union Street, Sliddle
! town, each froting 20 feet on said
street, and extending in depth same
l width 100 feet to North Avenue: to
! gether subject to a rental of $56.00 per
! annum. Thereon erected 4 green
houses stocked with a general line of
plants, office building, and steam heat
] ing plant.
(d) Indenture of lease from the
I Emaus Orphans' House for the term of
! 20 years from April 1, 1911. in and to 3
i adjoining lots of land situate on the
east side of Union Street. Middletown.
adjoining above mentioned leaseholds
on the north, each lot fronting 20 feet
on said street and extending in depth
same width 100 feet to North Avenue;
I together subject to a yearly rental of
j $20.00.
(e) Indenture of lease from the Emaus
! Orphans' House for the term of 99 years
! from October 1, 1594, in and to a lot of
land situate on the northeast corner of
' North Avenue and St. Pators Avenue,
t Middletown. fronting 20 feet on North
Avenue, and extending along St. Peters
Avenue 90 feet, more or less, to Penn
(Street: subject to a yearly rental or
i SB.OO. Thereon erected a small green
house connected with heating plant of
' main greenhouses.
(f)lndenture of lease from the Emaus
j Orphans' House for the term of 20 years
! from April 1. 19tl. In and to 3 lots of
i land situate on the north side of High
Street. Sliddletown. together fronting
; 60 feet on said street and extending in
'depths 100 feet to St. Peters Avenue;
I subject to a yearly rental of $6.00.
Thereon erected a frame lumber shed,
j All the said real estate and lease
holds will be sold free from and clear
of all liens and encumbrances except
rent, etc., accruing upon leaseholds after
confirmation of sale.
Terms of sale for persona! property,
except leaseholds. Cash.
Terms of sale for leaseholds and real
estate: 10 per cent, on day of sale: bal
ance on confirmation of sale by the
Court.
A. R. GEYER.
• Trustee.
begun on the elimination of three grade I
crossings on tho Chestnut Hill Brunch. |
by tho City of Philadelphia and that ,
Company. Tills work Js being done j
preparatory to actively proceeding in
1916 with the electrification of the line
from West Philadelphia via North
Philadelphia to Chestnut Hill.
On the Northern Central Railway,
work was begun on the reconstruction,
of Charles Street Bridge, Baltimore.
The coal pier and adjacent tracks at ;
,(.'«n(on, Baltimore, are also being re
constructed with modpwi unloading ,
equipment for the expol't coal tralnc
at that point. . , ;
On account of the large increase in I
i the grain business of the Girard l oint ,
Storage Company, the stock of which i
is owned by your Company, it was
| necessary to advance funds to that
company to construct additional bins
for the elevators In South Philadel
phia with a capacity of 1,000,000
bushels. , . _
On the Western New York and Penn
sylvania Railway, the work of revising j
the grades and alignment and the con- ,
ftructlon of additional facilities be- i
iween Oil City and Buffalo, via Cliau- ,
tauqua. was continued during the year.
This work, in connection witji that
along the Allegheny Division, between i
Pittsburgh and Oil City, Is of an ex- \
tensive character and involved a large |
outlay, but the Increasing traffic and (
the advantages of the route j
between Pittsburgh and Buttulo fully
Justify the expenditure.
The total expenditures for Road and
Equipment on the owned and leased
lines, were *15,963,834.6:. of which |JO,- ;
n26.762.1fi was charged to Incoipe, ?»,- j
278.215.82 to-Capital Account and the i
balance to Profit and Loss.
Federal Valuation I
Your Company is co-operating with I
! the Valuation Division of the Inter- :
'state Commerce Commission in the
valuation of your Lines. The expendi
tures on the System Lines East of ,
Pittsburgh were $15G,833. and the total)
expenditures to December Slst, 1915,
j were $292,814. .
Itetnrn on Property Investment
Attention is directed to the return on
! the property investment, namely, the i
amount expended for Road and Equip- I
ment placed at the service of the pub
lic by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and its affiliated lines, viz.: the
I Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad and West Jersey and Sea- I
shore Railroad and lines directly op- I
erated by them. In 1914, on a total
property investment of $1,062,698,652, \
; the Net Operating Income earned was j
l equal to only 3.i2 per cent. In 1915
the total property Investment was sl,- i
076,989,236, and the Not Operating In- j
come equal to 4.73 per cent, thereon. I
litis
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ALFRED A. PANCAKE
j One of lfarrlsburg's Oldest Citizens.
Who Died This Morning.
1 home of Berne Bemer now stands.
| Jacob Pancake, his father, was asso- j
I oiated with Samuel Hayes in the sad- |
djery business in Market Square a cen
tury ago; later he engaged in the
lumber and coal business, being one of
the first coal dealers in Harrisburg.
He was educated in the private
schools of this city and at the. age of
16 went to Tremont. near Potlsville,
to learn the trade of machinist. After
serving two and a half years as an ap
prentice his employer released him
j from his indenture to enter the service
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
i pany, then in its infancy in Harris-
I burg.
Mr. Pancake took the first locomo
tive from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh,
| crossing the mountains by ten in
| clined planes, and from Johnstown to
Pittsburgh on a canal boat. He ran
! the first train from Pittsburgh to Al
i toona throusli the Galiitzin tunnel.
In 1865 Air. Pancake returned to
I this city to engage in the lumber and
j planing mill business with his uncle,
| George Trullinger, and his brother,
| George Pancake, under the name of
! Trullinger & Co., at 500 Race street.
Mr. Pancake retired from business
|in ISB7 nnd owing to ill health had
i led a retired life for the past sixteen
years. He was a trustee and con
tributing member of the Westminster
| Presbyterian Church and a stockholder
i in the City Passenger Railway Com
| pany. East Harrisburg Railway «Com
j pan.v, Harrisburg Traction Company,
j Harrisburg Railways Company and the
| Harrisburg National Bank. He was
|at one time a director of the latter
i Institution.
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
: Hurry, Mother! Remove poisons
from little stomach, liver,
bowels.
i j
' ( Give "California Syrup of Figs"
it cross, bilious or
, j feverish.
I No matter what ails your child, a
| gentle, thorough laxative sfc-uld al
• ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one Is out-of-sorts,
• hall-sick, isn't resting, eating and act
i ing naturally—look. Mother! see if
[ tongue Is coated. This is a sure sign
: that its little stomach, liver and bowels
| are clogged with waste. When cross,
, [ Irritable, feverish, stomach sour,
!; breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar
rhoea, sore throat, full of cold, give a
• j teaspoonful of "California Syrup of
II tigs," and in a few hours all the eon
; slipated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out or its little
11 bowels without griping, and you have
; j a well, playful child aKain.
; | Mothers can rest easy after giving
• this harmless "fruit 1 atlve," because
. jit never fails to cleanse the little one's
• j liver and bo-vels and sweeten the
: : stomach und they dearly love Its plcas
lant taste. Fu'l directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown-ups
■ printed on each bottle.
I Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
1 of "California Syrup of Figs;" then see
that it is made by the "California Fig
I Syrup Company."—Advertisement.
GRAND OPERA
FOR HARRISBURG
San £nrlo Grand Opera Com
pany Coming Here on
March 28 and 29
The announcement that this city is
to hear three elaborate and complete
grand opera productions in the near
future has set musical hearts a-flutter,
and the victrolas and talking machines
of the community and its environs
have been put to working overtime.
The object is plain—the owners of
these modern educators in music de
sire to thoroughly familiarize them
selves with the great arias, the cho
ruses. the thrilling duels and ensem
bles of the mastcrworks of song before
listening lo the noted songbirds that
are to come, and thereby doubly enjoy
the works that are the popular favor
ites of the song world. '
Local music enthusiasts have heard
numerous fine concerts this season,
orchestral ani otherwise; lectures and
musicalcs. and the amusement season
has not suffered perceptibly from un
usual dullness, and now that grand
opera is to constitute a feature of the
city's cultural life the city takes on a
more important air upon the musical
atlas of the country. The San Carlo
Grand Opera Company, that superb
group of artists which was this season
selected to reopen the famous Boston
Opera House, is to be brought to Har
risburg, with its entire numerical
strength of one hundred artists. The
organization numbers upon its roster
of principals twenty of the noted ar
tists of the operatic domain whose
names will be given out later and car
ries its own complete grand opera or
chestra and a large and brilliantly
efficient singing chorus. Elaborate
scenic, costuming and stage property
effects and traditional stage settings
will feature tho three productions
here, which, it is understood, will be
as follows: Tuesday evening, March
28, Donizetti's three-act mnsterwork,
"Lucia di Lamntermoor;" Wednesday
matinee, "Carmen;" Wednesday even
ing, the famous double hill, two operas,
"Cavalleria Rustic-ana" and "Pagil
accl." The first two named will be
sung by two different and distinct casts
of principals, while the double bill will
bring forward upon the same stage
and evening two further casts of the
company's leading artists. The reper
toire has, therefore, been arranged so
that the entire twenty stars will be
heard during the company's visit, here.
The operas will be given at the Chest
nut Street Auditorium and the regular
seat sale will open on Thursday, March
23. The mail orders will be received
from this time on at Sigler's music
store.
ROTARIANS HOLD BIG
'PROSPERITY DINNER'
President Harrisburg Rotarians
Two hundred llotarians, their
guests and their ladies were enter
tained in lavish siyle by the Harris
burg Rotary club in the Masonic
Temple at the annual Ladies' Night
celebration of that live wire organ
ization last evening. It was the most
elaborate and enjoyable entertain
ment in the long line of delightful
social events given by the club from
time to time.
The Rotarians called it a "Pros
perity Dinner," but the dinner was
roal : y only a small part of the affair
us a whole. The celebration was held
on the "extra" day of the year
February 29 which was celebrated
yesterday all over the land as "Pros
perity Day" and many of the features
of the evening were carried out along
these lines. The entertainment went
with snap and vim from the very
start until the Sara Umer orchestra
played "Home Sweet Home" at mid
night.
The cuditorium of the Masonic
Temple was beautifully decorated
with ;>otted plants and palms and the
orchestra played in a bower in one
corner. The tables were spread the
length of the hall and they too were
say with flowers and candelabra. At
the speaker's table where President
and Mrs. Arthur D. Bacon had the
seats of honor, were former presi
dents John S. Musser, William S. Rob
ison and William S. Essick, and their
wives, together with present officers
of the club, past officers, the Rev.
James D. Bullitt, who said grace; the
Rev. A. L. Miller, of Bloomsburg, a
former member of the Harrisburg
club; Miss Nora Llppi, and Russell
i Lowry, who won Rotary club prizes
for essays on thrift by High School
i students.
'•Serpentine" Introduction
President Bacon started off the
' evening by breaking the ice of formal
ity through a "serpentine" introduc
tion. each guest introducing himself
!or herself to each other guest, all
present in constituting a "reception"
1 line. Then a flashlight picture was
taken with the guests seated at the
! tables. The serving of dinner was
accompanied by songs and "music"
on all "manner of toy instruments pro
vided for the purpose, the guests
making a picturesque appearance in
hats of all periods and all nations.
The dinner favors were beautiful and
varied.
immediately following the repast
: President Bacon announced that at
(he request of the Rotary club 1350
boys r.nd girls of the Central and
Technical High schools had written
essays on Thrift, and that two prizes,
one of $lO and the other of had
been awarded to the winners of the
contest. He introduced first Miss
Bippl and then Mr. Bowry, of the
Technical school, who read their es
says. Dr. Bullitt presented Miss Lippi
j with the ten dollar prize and Mr.
j Bowry with the $5 prize.
After a brief address by President
Raeon, in which he dwelt upon the
necessity of thrift as an adjunct to
prosperity, the Rev. Mr. Miller was
| Introduced. Mr. Miller was a char
j (or member of the Rotary club and
bo marveled at the growth of the or
ganization since Its early days when
many predicted failure for it because
they said "there was no room for an
other club in Harrisburg."
Kloquent Speaker
Mr. Miller is one of the most elo
quent speakers the Rotary club has
had In months and when he dropped
into a defense of the "Preparedness"
program now being considered by
Congress, he "spread-eagled" all over
the map and had his audience cheer
ing voctforcusly as he made his sev
eral points, while the base drummer
got so excited he pounded his drum
energetically. It was a rousing speech
and quite in harmony with the spirit
of the occasion.
After the tables were cleared the
I prizes, as outlined by the Telegraph
yesterday, were awarded to the ladies,
every lady receiving a handsome
I present, together with a basket of
souvenirs given by members. There
I was much hilarity while this v. as in
i progress :/nd the tables being removed
j the purely social part of the evening
I was taken up. During the first dance
i uozens of toy balloons were turned
loose In the hall and during the sec
ond dnnoa each lady wore a gas in
flated colored balloon tied to her left
arm by a ribbon, giving a very pretty
effect. Then came cabaret entertain
ment with talent from the Majestic
Theater and after that more dancing
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I
[Continued From First Vngc.]
Telegraph, from Boston to Sacramento
are already on the advisory com
] mittee, and the scheme has assumed
j national proportions.
A thousand dollars is not ten mil
lion, but it is an indication of the
I enormous proportions io which such
a fund might expand with the guid
ing hand of newspapers all over the
I United States leading the way. Con
crete expression of the smouldering
flame of patriotism which has been
I dormant for a time has found its out
let through the medium of contribu
tions to this fund, and editors, know
ing that enthusiastic adults were
bound to follow suit, took up the
j campaign and have made it the most
i unique and talked of event of the
day.
! Central Penna. Will Do HOP Share
| The fund is rapidly growing. Will
j you contribute a dime, a quarter, or a
I million dollars? For every ten-cent
I piece or over that is sent to this office
(in carc of the Battleship Fund), the
I donor will receive from this news
| puper a button bearing the legend
I "U. S. S. America." The Telegraph
| takes pleasure in paying for these
i buttons, which will be your receipt for
' a patriotic deed. If we know our city
; and surrounding towns aright, it will
\ not be long before the button will be
as much in evidence as is Old Glory
I on the Fourth of July.
The Telegraph will also print from
] day to day the names of contributors
! and the amounts contributed. Ten
cent pieces are numerous and it does
! not take long for "the sum of all its
i parts" to make a huge, whole. The
[ growth of the fund will be constantly
| noted in this paper.
Just a Few Examples
There is a little girl in I-laverstraw,
|N. y., who is called "Marjorie Ster
| rett's Double," from the remarkable
BpPf
P Jjf
ARTHUR D. BACON
with thousands of streamers of con
fetti shooting about the room and
bursting in the air like toy shrapnel.
One of the pretty figures of the eve
ning was the grand march, led by Mr.
and Mrs. Bacon, the ladies all carry
ing colored paper parasols and the
men canes tipped with Hares of crepe
tlsouc in horse-tail shape.
The v/liole evening was enlivened
with Itotaiy songs and much good
fellowship and to-day the committee
In charge. P. B. Edelen, chairman; A.
E. Buchanan, P. G. Diener, A. B. Hall
and C. I* Scott, were being heartily
congratulated upon what many mem
bers pronounced the "most successful
evening in Rotary."
In addition to the prizes awarded
last evening each lady was presented
with souvenirs given by A. D. Bacon,
George W. Bogar. B. M. Bricker, 11.
B. Griffin, R. C. Jobt\ J. H. Kreainer,
W. Rufus McCord, Dr. John A. Sher
ger. Dr. Samuel 'A. Shope, IT. B.
Holmes, John S. Musser, E. N. Her
shey and the Telegraph Printing
Company.
Rotarians Present
The following Rotarians attended,
having with them the number of
guests corresponding to the numerals
following their names, in most cases
their wives and daughters:
A. D. Bacon, 2; C- I'- Baer, 2; B. F.
Bass, 2: W. B. Bennett, E. B. Black,
1; G. W. Bogar, 2: J. W. Bowman, 1;
D. Bally Brandt, George E. Bratton,
L. M. Bricker. 1; G. W. Brinton, Harry
Bruaw, A. E. Buchanan, 1; B. F.
Burns, C. W. Burtnett, 1; Dr. E. E.
Campbell, J. B. Cannon. T. P. Carey,
1; J. B. Christie, D. W. fotterel, 1;
C. C. Cranford, Preston Crowell, 1;
F. J. Consylman, 1; H. K. Curll, Wal
ter E. Davis. Professor Decevee, C. E.
Diehl, 1; P. G. Diener, 3; C. A.
Doehne, 1; R. W. Dowdell. 1; Dr.
F. E. Downes. D. W. Ebersole, 1 ;
S. W. Eby, 1; 11. S. Eehternach, P. B.
Edelen. 1: G. T. Eldridge, G. W. En
sign, W. S. Essick, 1; J. G. Feltz, C. G.
Fickes, C. M. Forney, 1; Edgar K.
Frazer. 1; Howard C. Fry, 1; Hender
son Gilbert. E. P. Gourley, 1: H. B.
Griffen, 3; E. T. Grove, A. B. Hall, 1;
D. D. Hammelbaugh, 2; E. F Haw
kins, John Heathcotc, 1; E. S. Her
man, E. F. Hershey, E. N. Hershey, 1;
H. F. Hershey, C. A. Hlbler, 1; TO. J.
Hockenberry, J. R. Hoffert, 11. C.
Hoffman, 1; A. W. llolman, 2; H. I.!
Holmes, 2; C. F. Hopkins, 1; S. H.
Hughes, R. C. Jobe, 1; C. Harry Kain,
2; F. B. Kann, 1; H. M. Kinzer, C. H.
Koch, J. H. Kreamer, 1: A. H. Krel
dler, 1; C. M. Kaltwasser, 2; P A
Kunkol, 1; F. S. Bachmer, F. S. Back,
1; E. J. Bewis, H. E. Bindley. 1; Oeo
P. Bumb, 1; R. H. Byon, 1; E. B. Me-
Colgin, W. R. McCord, J. P. MeCul
lough, 1: J. F. Maclay, Jr., the Rev.
A. B. Miller, C. A. Miller, 1; H. W.
Miller, IB C. Motherwell, A. W. Moul
1: George W. Mumma, John S. Mus
ser, 3; A. W. Myers, 2; C. Nauss, J. IT.
Nixon, J. C. Orr, 1: D. B. M. Raker, 1;
W. G. Rauch, Andrew Redmond, Dr!
Reese, F. E. Ridenour, 1; W. M. Rob
ison. 1: J. W. Roshon, I; E. F. Rowe
2; S. S. Rutherford, 1; Bertram w!
Saul, 1; C. B. Scott. 2: Dr. Sherger 1;
Dr. Shope, 1; C. M. Sigler, Dr. H.'. f'
Smith, R. K. Spicer, W. G. Starry, 1;
Gus M. Steinmetz, 1; C. J. Stevens', 2;
Karl Steward. 1; A. B. Tack, M.' B
Tate, G. I*. Tillotson. Brook Trout, 1;
Joseph Wallazz, E. F. Weaver, 1; Geo'.
E. Whitney, J. F. Whlttaker, 1; a.
Wildman, 2: D. H. Witmer, 2; (\ j.
Wood, Jr., 2; H. M. F. Worden, .T. P.
Yungel, 1; the Rev. Mr. Bullitt, 1.
PAIN GONE! RUB
SORE, RHEUMATIC
ACHING JOINTS
Rub pain away with a small
trial bottle of old
"St. Jacob's Oil."
Stop "dosing" Rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil"
right on the "tender spot," and by the
time you say Jack Robinson—out
comes the rheumatic pain and distress.
"St. Jacobs Oil" is a harmless rheuma
tism liniment which never disappoints
and doesn't burn the skin. It takes
pain, soreness and stiffness from ach
ing joints, muscles and bones; stops
scifttica, lumbago, backache and neu
ralgia.
Limber up! Get a small trial bottle
of old-time, honest "St. Jacobs Oil"
from any drug store, and In a mo
ment, you'll be free from pains, aches
and stiffness. Don't suffer! Uub
rheumatism away.—Advertisement.
resemblance between the two girls.
Her name is Mildred Topping, her age
thirteen, and on one day alone last
week she collected $7.75 for the fund.
The following day she added $8 more
and in addition drove over to other
towns in her pony car and talked to
the school children there about
Marjorle's battleship. Her cousin, who
is a boy, Frederick Newman Benson,
a grandson of a Civil War veteran,
turned in $lO.lO to the fund after a
few days' collecting. A boy in Water
bury, Conn., sent in sl2 to the fund
that is being raised In that city, be
cause he wanted to break the record
for contributions, which had previous
ly been $lO.
And Wiere are many other similar
cases, all of which go to show that the
boys and girls and the adults of our
country have just as much and a little
more patriotism than ever before.
Send along your dime and demon
strate your patriotism.
Kidney Trouble Leads
to Terrible Tortures
Hundreds of sufferers from pains in
the back sides, bladder and uri
nary disorders, lumbago, rheumatism,
dizziness, puff} swellings under the
eyes or in the feet and ankles, nerv
ousness, tired or worn-out or head
achy feeling, don't seem to realize that
the greater part of all sickness to-day
can be avoided by keeping the kidneys
working properly. If you suffer from
any of the many agonies that accom
pany weak, clogged-up or diseased
kidneys, you should not neglect your
self another day and run the risk of
serious complications. Secure a pack
age of Solvax, the wonderful new kid
ney remedy, which is very inexpensive,
yet acts quickly and surely on the seat
lof the trouble. You'll be surprised
how entirely different you'll feel in a
j very short time.
It doesn't matter how long you have
suffered, how old you are, or what you
j have used. The very principle of
| Solvax is such that it is practically ini
j possible to take it into the human sys-
I tem without some beneficial results.
Solvax is pleasant to take, gives
' quick relief and has been so uniformly
successful that H. C. Kennedy and
! other leading dealers In this vicinity
will in future sell it under a positive
guarantee of relief or refund the
money. No other kidney remedy we
believe ever had a large enough per
centage of cures so that it could be
sold in this manner. A guarantee like
this speaks volumes for the merit of
i Solvax.
There is no time like the present to
do a thing that ought to be done. If
anyone has kidney trouble to-day Is
I the best time to begin curing it.
PETRINI
'GORGAS'
A highly refined
RUSSIAN
MINERAL OIL
for constipation and all hem
orrholdial conditions.
Petrln 'Gorgas' is not. a
cathartic and can be taken
| for long perlo'ds without
causing any ill effects; being
j a mineral oil It is not ab
sorbed, but acts as a simple
lubricant.
It Is a pure, bland oil, par
! tlctilariy valuable for infants
and children as well as adults
: on account of Its soothing
and healing properties.
SI.OO the pint bottle
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