■ THE GLOBE Q ■ Ten Dollar Week ■ gg Is Bringing the Answer y We've turned a comparatively dull per- Lsj iod into one of bustling activity. This "Big. Live, Progressive Store" cannot allow things to lag—we must be up and g doing. bd □ 3 For a Choice Men's or Young Q Men's Suit or Overcoat □ Garments that anyone will be proud to □ ■ wear. Some Suits were $1 j —others $18 — some S2O. Most of the Overcoats were $15 —a H number $16.50 —some were $18 —others S2O. All are assembled at one price for □ this week onlv 8 io°° □ ■ THE GLOBE g RAILROAD RUMBLES MUTUALS INVITE PRESIDENT REA Want Pennsy Head as Special Guest at Anniversary Cele bration; Big Program Officials of the Ilarrisburg Branch No. 4, Mutual Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania Railroad Kmployes, have extended an invitation to Samuel Itea, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, and S. C. I.<ong, general manager to come to Ilarrisburg on March 13, for the anniversary cele bration. The local organization will be two years old and have planned un interesting program. The Mutual band T:111 make its ap pearance in new uniforms, and the en tertainers will be employes of the railroad company in and about llar risburg. An interesting report will be presented by F. K. Smith, president of the local branch, showing the rapid growth in membership: and an ad dress will be given by J. C. Johnston. The committee in charge of arrange ments includes: Isaiah Reese, foreman of engine house No. 1, chairman; Clarence Jeff ries and J. M. Fleming, Enola, and Benjamin Reed, W. P. Runk, and G. W. Fisher. Harrisburg. This commit tee will meet fliis week to complete the program. Tickets will be issued to members for their wives, families and sweethearts. Pilgrim Commandery to Have Charge of Funeral Funeral services for Anselm \V. Bonnet, aged 64, foreman of the cab inet shops of the Pennsylvania rail road, will be held to-morrow after noon at 1.15 o'clock, at the home, con ducted by the Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler, pastor of the Second Reform ed Church. The services will be in charge of Pilgrim Commandery Knights Templar. Burial will be made at Mt. Zion cemetery. Church town. The funeral cars on the Val ley railways lines will leave this city nt 2 o'clock, following the t'arlisle car leaving Market Square at that time. Railroad Notes David Goldberg, interpreter for the Pennsylvania Railroad, is still a grip sufferer. Special Officer Eden 11. Booser, of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail way, is doing special duty with the pay car this week. Train No. 97 and the newspaper train wore delayed on the Middle di vision yesterday because of hot Jour nals. Both were tied up for an hour for repairs at Bewistown Junction. The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com pany has purchased twenty more Alikado engines. F. ,T. Whitekettle and J. E. Sliepp, of the Baltimore division of the Penn sylvania Railroad, are on the sick liat. George Grear, former patrolman un tier Mayor E. S. Meals, who resigned, has been made a special officer for the Pennsylvania Railroad under Captain Burclay. A. E. Guttsohall, signalman on the Middle division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has returned from a two days' visit to Millerstown friends. William C. Stearns, draughtsman for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona. became a pensioner to-day. He started work for the company in 1871. The Wabash Railroad is in the mar ket. for SOO gondolas; Great Northern, 500 refrigerator cars, and the Balti more and Ohio, 50 Mikado engines. The Philadelphia and Reading Rail way Company reports for January total receipts amounting to $5,051,071. an increase of $1,505,613 over January of last year. The Philadelphia and Reading Rail way Company will erect a new termi nal at Camden, N. J., lo cost $150,000. H. C. Greene, of Reading, has been appointed assistant supervisor of the Schuylkill division of the Pennsylva nia Railroad with headquarters at Beadinp. Charles J. Jones, clerk in the local boiler shops of the Pennsylvania Rail road. will present a. new magic act at the Mutual entertainment March 13. CONTRAST "I told you not to make me take a bath. ma. Book how plain that hole in my stocking shows now." —Judge. / / WEDNESDAY EVENING, HAKRISBCRG TELEGRAPH ' MARCH 1, 19J6. PENNSY REPORTS LABOR SCARCITY Need Men at Local Shops; Shortage in All Branches The Pennsylvania railroad officials report a scarcity of laborers in and about Harrisburg. For the first time in many years a sign is posted outside the office of the master mechanic in North Seventh street, reading "Men Wanted." Inquiries brought the information that men arc being hired daily for all branches of work, but that they are not applying fast enough. Men are needed about the local shops which at present arc crowded with repair work. Trackmen are also said to be scarce and as the annual Spring clean-up will start soon 011 all divisions, offi cials are in a quandary as to where the. help will come from. The scar city it is said is due to the busy times at local industrial plants, one offi cial said yesterday, "we seek good able-bodied men. and will keep them busy for sometime." | THE ROLL OF HONOR Jacob AI. Crull, 1109 Green street, retired bagsage agent of the Penn sylvania railroad is one of the many pensioners who keeps busy. He is at present employed as elevator man at the Rothert & Co. store, 312 Market street, and tells his friends that he is still having his "ups and downs" in life. This well-known veteran started with the Northern Central company in 185" as baggage agent. When the Northern Central consolidated with the Pennsylvania railroad he settled permanently in Ilarrisburg. lie was made assistant baggage agent at the Ideal station in 1006. During March of that year he was placed on the honor roll after a continuous service lasting 51 years. Six Freight Solicitors Start in New Fields Today Changes in Pennsylvania Railroad freight solicitors announced some time ago are in effect to-day. R. Allan Turner, who was connected with the office of W. J. Rose, division freight agent, this city, lias located in Read ing. He succeeds J. H. Cross, trans ferred to Pittsburgh. Thomas Gra ham, of York, also a former Ilarris hurger. goes to Philadelphia as so licitor for the Empire Line. Arthur H. Dutton, of Philadelphia, succeeds Mr. Graham at York. W. C. Glynn, for two years solicitor at Altoona, takes charge at Erie. He is succeeded by E. C. Neilson, of Pittsburgh, for merly of Reading. PKXNSY CONDUCTOR DUOS Samuel M. Bryan, nged 65, con ductor on the Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, died yes terday at his home, 2009 North Sixth street, after a short illness. He is sur vived by his wife and one stepson. Kunerul services will be held at the INDOOR PICNIC AT STEVENS Jr Im/! 1--* a 9 1 Bi jHU The annual indoor picnic of the Junior Kpworth League of the Stevens Memorial Methodist Church was held last evening from K to 7.50 o'clock in the social rooms with 145 present, most of whom were youngsters. Mrs. .1. W. Bittermnn, the superintendent, was assisted by Miss Anna Harris, Miss Miriam Ilrown, Miss Mabel Hoffsommer and Miss Lucille Smucker, and after games and singing a real picnic supper was served from boxes brought by the children augmented by ice cream and cake generously donated by some of the church members. home Friday morning at 8 o'clock, followed by burial at Churchtown. lie was a member of Dauphin Division, No. 143, Order of Railway Conductors. Standing of the Crews HAFtKIXBIRG SIDB t*hlla<lrl|ihl» Ulvlwlon— 108 crew first to go after H:3O p. m.: 111, 101, 130. Engineer for 130. Rrakemen for 111, 130, Engineers up: Geesey, Anderson. Al bright, Dolby. Maxwell, Hubler, Weri rick, Woire, Andrews, Black. Brooke. Cable, Ilouseal, Wiker, Simons, Binkley, ( Tennant. Firemen up: Brown. Swartv:. Manley, Earhart, Showers, Chubb. Bowersox, I Peters, Kelly, Howe, Zoll. Good, Smith, Bixler, Shtmp, Brymesser, Walk er, Strickler. Flagmen up: Wenrick, Martz. | Brakemen up: Smith, Kirk, Sipe, Crosby, Frank. Mumma, Stimellng, Ashenfelter. Middle Division— 3s crew first to go 1 after 1:45 p. m.: 23, 32, 21S. 1 i Preference: S. Engineer for 32. i Fireman for 35. . Flagmen for 23, 32. Brakeman for 23. < Engineers up: Grove, Bowers, Kauil- i I man, Steele, Shirk, Clouser. i Firemen up: Elebau, Rumberger, I Sprenkle. Bechtel, Masterson, Steele. t j Flagmen up: Eofllln, Harkenberger. I , Brakemen up: Eenhart. Hess. Myers, . Schmidt, Edwards, Cameron, Sebelist, Yost. : 1 j Yard Crtwa— : 1 Engineers for 2, first 8, 10, 36, 40, 52, i < 64. firth 8. Three extras. I'irenien for 14. first 2. first 24, third ! 24. 26, 48, 62, fifth 8. Three extras. I Engineers up: Fulton, Fells, McMor- ! rls, McDonnell, Wise, Watts, Sieber, Clelland, Goodwin. Uarliug. i Firemen up: Willi elm, Aloyer, Wal- ■ ters, Bruaw. Bogner, Zeigler, Smith, , Fry, Dougherty, Eyde, McKillips, ' I Ewing, Reeder. Berrier, Hltz, Peiftci, I ' Sliell. Jr.. Flclslier, Blottenberger, 1 Burger, Wagner. EXOI.A NIUK I'liilnilrlplilii Dlvlxlon—23B crew first . to go after 3:45 p. m.: 216, 21$, 200, 226, 1213, 220. 260, 213, 221, 215, 256, 201, 253, 240. 225. j Engineers for 38. 209, 220, 260, 201, ' no. • j Firemen for 21S, 220, 245. 201. Conductors toi 1, IS, 21, 40. Flagmen for 1, 9, 20, 26, 45. Brakemen for 13, 16, 20, 29. | Conductor up: Carson, i Flagmen up: Zoiger, Staley. Brakemen up: Essig, Marks, Fitzsim ons, Newton. Kirk, Stouer, Cassner, lOoyle. Iloopes, Lick. 1 Middle IJtvlwlon 118 crew first to go after 3:30 p. m.: 114, 106, 240, 120, 110, . ' 216. 451. Engineer for 114. Firemen for 114, 106. Brakemen for 120 (two). 110 (two). | Yard Crews—To go alter 4 p. in.: Engineers for 112, 131, 132, 101. i Firemen for 112. 122, first 106. Engineers up: Miller, Turner, Reese, | Passmore. Nuemyer, Hill, Anspach. Firemen up: Fleck. Hinkle, U C. Hall, Bickhart, Eichelbcrger, Eiddick, Kline. THE HEADING llsrrlsburK Division—-'4 crew first to go after 10:45 a. ni.: 16. 17, 22, 3 18, 10, 12. 6. Eastbound 6l crew first to go after 10:45 a. m.: 58, 65. Engineer for 15. Firemen for 58. 65. 18. 24. ! Brakemen for 6, 7. 24. I Engineers up: Wireman, Morrison. I W.vre. ] Firemen up. Haldcinan. M. C. Mullan, Warfel, Bingaman, Fulton, Grim, | Chronister, Lex, Stormfeltz, Stoner, j Easterline. [ Brakemen up: Dintlman, Minnich. Shipe, Reed. Slier, Risehel. Pletz, Cock i lin, Pittinger. Sullivan, Paxton. Dean. I jREAUESTATEj BUYS 4 SECOND STREET HOUSES Luther Minter Purchases Prop erties For Future Home of His Business Purchase by Luther Minter, of the I | Minter Company, publishers, 17-19! | South Second street, of four properties j i in North Second street is one of the ■ season's larger realty deals. By the deal just consummated Mr. Minter secures the adjoining proper ties at 312 arid 314 North Second street, ocupicd respectively by an apartment i house and Neidig Brothers electrical ; suply and of Nos. 60S and 610 j North Second street. Although lie has no immediate plans for leaving his present location, the j business of the Minter Company is ex- j pam.ing so rapidly, according to Mr. j Minter. that he lias purchased the j properties at 312 and 311 North Second I street with a view of ultimately erect ing a modern building there for the | hor*- of the Minter Company. The two [ properties have a frontage in North Second street of thlrtylflve feet and go ! back ninety feet to a ten-foot alley, j Both were purchased from Mrs. Marl L. Fink. • The property at 608 North Second ; street adjoins the Hope engine house, and Is occupied by a brick dwelling. It has a frontage of sixteen feet and a| depth of 193 feet. No. 610 has a front age of twenty-four feet and a depth of j eighty feet. It is ocupled by a frame j dwelling. These two properties were | purchased from Miss Annie Mcee. ! PLAN EARLY START OX XF. W ALTERATIONS AT 8 AND 10 Work on the improvements and al ' terations to the Kresge Five and Ton ! Cent Store building, in Market street I near Fourth, will nc started as soon , as the weather permits, and it is cx | pected that carpenters and contractors will get busy within another week. I The permit to alter the front of the building was taken out yesterday and > •calls for an expenditure of *7OO. The whole cost of the Improvements, how ever. will run into approximately sl,- 500, as it will Include installation of ! j new heating systems, etc. !TWENTY APPLY FOR KVANGELICAL LICENSES) i York Pa.. March I.—Twenty young' applicants for licenses to preach In j the United Evangelical Church under went examinations here to-day pre-1 limlnary t<? the opening to-morrow i morning of the 22nd annual sessions of the Central Pennsylvania confer ence. Ministerial and lay delegates were arriving to-day and being assign-1 ed to homes of members of the locul congregations lor entertainment STEELTON AND NEARBY TOWNS LICENSE MEASURE INCLUDES MUCH Ordinance Now Before Council | Sots Fees For All Businesses , ; Steelton's borough council, at its j meeting next Monday, will act upon S the new license ordinance drawn up at the request of the Steelton Mer- j chants' Association and presented to i council by Kirk Shelley, chairman of J the ordinance committee. The measure is comprehensive and , sets new license fees for selling: of everything from amusement tickets to the staple articles of commerce. It requires that the burgess, borough sec- | retary of chief of police issue a li cense tag for every person who de sires to sell anything in the borough i and sots forth the terms on which j such licenses shall be issued. Advertising or selling any goods by i standing in the streets or on side- j walks is prohibited. Auctioneers are I assessed a fee of sls annually or $1 1 per day, but an exception is made j here In favor of local merchants who j desire to reduce stocks by these i , means. Owners of hacks or other vehicles | for passenger carrying are assessed j from $3 for trucks of less than %-ton | to $lO for trucks of 2-ton capacity, j The jitney license amount has not as i yet been set. Horse-drawn vehicles are assessed from $3 for a single horse team to $9 for a six-horse team-. Telegraph and telephone companies will be required to pay a license of i twenty-five cents per pole and $1 for each mile of wire in tlie borough. Hucksters will be required to pay a license of $lO for selling garden or .dairy produce, musical instruments or I meat: for selling merchandise or oth-1 er wares from wagons, SSO for a. single [ : wagonl and $5 for each additional j wagon. 1 While the license fee for medicine, ; ! books pictures or merchandise is SSO i ; per year the fee for canvassing from j door to door for beer, ale or other i 1 liquors is only sls per year. : FRASCH PROPERTY SAI.K TO 11., P. «* S. IS RECORDED j Among the important realty trans actions recorded to-day was the trans fer of the property of Frederick and Kllzabeth Frasch. 319 Wtlnut and :s:'.o Strawberry streets, to Dives, Pomeroy and -Stewart. The consideration, it is understood. w*a.s SIB,OOO. The 1- ranch , property has a frontage of seventeen I feet six inches in Walnut and a depth of 210 feet. Other transfers included: John 11. Troup to Meyer Gross. Sixth i land Brigg-s, $1; D. Guardman to An. 1 tonoinete Forti. Perry township, st,<oo; ! W H Seibert to Emma 11. Frantz. | steelton. $1,800: Caroline Fahnestock to | Catherine M. Mulcahey, 1737 North Scc ; ond street, $lO. | GOVERNOR CALLS BOROUGH MEETING Big Gathering to Be Held in Harrisburg at Capitol April 11 and 12 Governor Brumbaugh to-day Issued a letter announcing to officials of the boroughs of the State that the • fifth j j annual meeting of the State Associa- j [ Hon of Boroughs would be held in j ! the State Capitol Auril 11 and 12, and i i calling attention to the importance j ' of the discussion of municipal laws : which will take place at that t ime - ' The Governor says that one-fourth j of the population of Pennsylvania lives in the boroughs and that more serious I problems confront the executive offi- ; 1 ee.rs of such municipalities than those ' of any other class, among them be- | ins relation of boroughs to the State, | assessments, accounting and public j service. The Governor urges that all j I boroughs be represented. j The letter of the Governor is as fol- j I '°"The fifth meeting of the State As-1 t sociation of Boroughs will be held in j 1 the hall of the House of Representa ! tives, Harrisburg. on Tuesday and Wed- I ; nesday. April 11 and 12, next. I "This is one of the most Important '■ bodies of municipal officials in the I Slate of Pennsylvania. Dependable j ! tigures show that one-fourth of the ! population of this State resides in boroughs. Boroughs range in popu lation from less than one hundred to more than thirty thousand. All are I governed by the same laws. f l "As a result, more serious problems confront the executive officers of j i boroughs than those of any other class 1 of municipalities in the Commonwealth. I Among these, are the relation of bor-1 ouglis to the St*te; assessment and unl- I | form accounting: the relationship be-; ! tween the public service corporations j | and the boroughs, and the business of ] i the various State Departments with the boroughs. "Realizing the necessity for a ' thorough understanding and compre hensive discussion of these and other equally important questions, I very gladly approved the Act passed by the] last legislature, which made possible i the organization of this association un j der State sanction. "This Act. which was No. 392 of the last Assembly, was approved June 7, I 1915. It authorizes this Association to advance the various Interests of bor oughs. promote remedial legislation and : discuss any and all topics relating to j I the welfare and conduct of boroughs. I ! "To wive the forthcoming meeting the full measure of the Importance I which It deserves, I especially urge you | to be present in your official capacity, j "The Act permits any borough de- I siring representation in this associ ation to send a delegation, which may | consist of the burgess, two councilmen, i and the borough solicitor. The Act also' authorises the payment of the expenses 'of the delegates from the borough treasury. "Will you kindly tske this matter up with the proper officials and plan to ibave your borough adequately repre -MIDDLETOm^I >1 ISC'KM, AX KOLS SHOW Kit In honor of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Good, who were recently married, a miscellaneous shower was given at their home, 130 Ann street, Saturday evening. Those present were Misses Jennie Ulmer, May Conrad, Bertha j bong, Celia Noel, Margie McGarvey, j Pauline Chroy, Ilga Orndorf, Helen: Reitzel, Walter Ney, Richard Shaef fer, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Good, from town: Martin Glunty and Albert Tre- I her, of Steelton. STEELE FUNERAL Funeral services for Samuel Steele i were held from his late home Satur- ! i day afternoon. The Rev. W. R. Rid- j ■dington, pastor of the Methodist j church officiated. Burial was made | in the Middletown Cemetery. The j | pallbearers were H. I. Colton, Harry I Steele, Clarence Steele and Kenneth j j Steele. MRS, LAVERTY EXTERTAIXS j Mrs. Eugene Laverty entertained at j her home In North Union street, Sat urday afternoon from 2 till 5 o'clock. The out-of-town guests: Mrs. George | Holler, of Pittsburgh: Mrs. Robert i Gephard, of York: Mrs. Landis Brat-I [ten, Mrs. F. I» Thomas, Mrs. C. W. j Fisher, Mrs. E. E. Hughins, Mrs. Em ima Selbert and Mrs. George L. Lav erty, of Harrisburg. MIDDLETOWN NOTES Mrs. Charles Ackerman entertained the Mite Society of the Church of God nt her home in East Water street last evening. The women's Bible class of the First U. B. Sunday school met at the home of Mrs. C. N. Jackson, Fast Wa ter street, Monday evening. MIDDLETOWX PERSOXALS ! Frank Park, of Lancaster, spent, j Sunday with his father, Frank Park, Sr., of Pine street. ! J. E. Martin, of East Main street, j spent the day at Mechanicsburg. 1 Mrs. William Horning, of East Wa i tor street, spent the day at Chambers | burg. Norman Hart man, of Philadelphia, I spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hartman, Catherine j street. John Leiby and son, Clark, of Lo bata, spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McCreary, of South Union street. Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. White and son, Walter Bay, of Highspire, spent Sunday with Mrs. White's parents, Mr. (and Mrs. George E. Ettele, of West 1 Main street. ' William Detweiler, of Nisley street, | spent Sunday at Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Nuskcy, of Catherine street, spent Sunday at Pen- I brook. I Mrs. Fletcher Yost, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in town the guest of Miss Blanche Yost, of South Union street. Mrs. Howard Force and Mrs. Ida Buker, both of Altoona, .will spend sev eral days this week the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ruby. Mrs. T. M. Yost, of North Union j street, is spending a few days at Phil adelphia the guest of her mother, Mrs. John H. Cobaugh. Dr. H. H. Rhodes, of North Union street, who was confined to his home over Sunday with illness, is able lo be out again. ELECT IT RE CHIEF i At a meeting of representatives of the various tire companies Monday evening. Morris Cain, of the Rescue | Hose Company, was elected chief of | the Middletown fire department: P. M. Black, of the Union Fire Company, I was elected first assistant, and Wil -1 liam Koons, of the Liberty Company, I was elected second assistant chief. The members of Hie committee in charge of the election include: Lib- I erty. John Good, William Bailey and William E. McCreary: Union, David I Houser, H. G. Aungst, and P. M. ! Black; Rescue. Lewis Miller, Frank | Shenfield and James Arnold. F.MP, DIRECTORS Directors of the Middletown Fair | Association, at a meeting in the Kline : Houfce Monday, elected officers as : follows: President, A. L. Erb; vice president, E. S. Keiper; treasurer, M. jH. Gingerich: manager, M. B. j Schaeffer. PARTY AT ROY.VLTOX In honor of their son. Nelson, a party was given at the home of Mr. land Mrs. Harry Snavely, Royalton. Games and music were followed by refreshments. Among those present ; were Virgie Kreiser, Attellne Snavely, l Clara Slpe, Esther Ilcnry, Ruth Dimeler, Ituth Menear, Ethel Wil ; son, Hilda Scliaffer, Carl Selinffer, Knr.rr Updegraff. Mary Geesey, Dor othv Snavely, Helen Updegraff. Mary j Embich. of town; Minnie Houser, ! Stella Ridley. Mary Winters. Oliver ! Sites, Frank Geesey, Harold Hemper ly, Harold Wolf. James Geesey, Wil liam Alleman. Nelson Snavely, Geo. ] Hemperly. La Ross Snavely, William Alack, Mr. and Mrs. Denton Geesey, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alleman. Mr. and Mrs. George Hemperly, Mr. and | Mrs. Harry Snavely, Mrs. Mary My ; ers, of Falmouth. ; _ WILL SPEAK TO-MORROW Dr. Becht to Speak.—Dr. J. George Becht, secretary of the Stale Board of Education, will address Blair county school teachers to-morrow and also speak before the Chamber of Cotn merce of Altoona. He was invited to day to address the chamber. sented? "Please siKtilfy your acceptance jf this invitation to .T. Herman Knlsely, Chief of the Division of Munlripal ! Statistics. Department of T/nlior and In dustry. Harrisburg. "Trusting to have the pleasure of meting yon at the April meeting, I am, "Yours very truly, "MARTIN O. BRUMBAUGH, "Governor." LEAGUE WANTS PARK EXPERT | Will Ask Council to Appoint Man to Boost Playground Establishment Appointment, of a superintendent of! parks, playgrounds and athletic field I by Steelton's borough council will be ! \irged by the Municipal league at council's meeting next Monday even- j i ins. At. a meeting of the league last ! evening development of Luther It. j Ivelker park, upon which much work | has already been done, and the estab | lishment of a comprehensive system of j playgrounds was discussed. The league members came to the ! conclusion that the best way to obtain I playgrounds for the borough and to assure tiie steady development and extension of the borough's park system would be to induce council to create the office ol' superintendent of parks j and playgrounds and to appoint an | experienced park man to take charge j of the work. Such a man, the league points out, ! will be able to direct the development of the park system along proper lines j and will be able to handle the details lof establishing playgrounds. He could j also direct the activities connected j With the borough athletic field. Following the discussion the league 1 | directed the park committee, of which ;C. S. Davis, principal of the high I school, is chairman, to meet, with j council next Monday to urge adoption lof the league's plan. The Civic Club I also will be asked to co-operate. While the Municipal League mem bers discussed the proposed municipal loan of SSO.OOO for street paving and j motor fire apparatus, no action was taken on the matter. Parents Entertain For Editor on His Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Vernon. Sr., gave a party at their home, 227 Wal nut street, last evening in honor of the birthday of their son, Thomas R. Ver non, Jr., editor and proprietor of the Steelton American. The guests spent a pleasant evening lin danfcing and with cards. One of the features was'several monologues by an amateur vaudeville artist. Refresh ments were served to the following: Mr. "and Mrs. R. W. Sharp. Harris burg; Miss Edna Drake, Harrisburg; Miss Esther Suydani, Steelton; Miss Martha Main, Harrisburg; Miss Ro berta Kennedy, Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Vernon. Sr.. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Vernon, Jr., Abe Sharoskey, Wil liam Shipp. O. M. Brownfield, Steelton, and J. A. Vernon, Coatesvillc. Steelton Snapshots To Buy Engines. M. O. Koontz, , master mechanic at the Pennsylvania | Steel Works has gone to St. Louis ' where he will purchase two loconio j tives for use in the local yards. W. C. T. 17. Meets. The W. C. T. | U. met this afternoon at the home of | Mrs. G. W. Getz, Main street. Mrs. C. E. Keim led the meeting. Red Men to Meet.—Paxtang Tribe, | No. 342, Improved Order of Red Men, I will meet to-morrow evening at 7..10 ] 1 o'clock in the wigwam at Second and ; j Walnut streets to make arrangements | for attending the funeral of Cyrus i Lyter Friday afternoon. liiick Foreman Here. Thomas O'Donnell. foreman of bricklayers at ! the Crucible steel plant. Midland, was in the borough on business yesterday. Repair Filter.—Workmen have com* ! menced to repair No. 3 filter at the | borough filtration plant, which lias ; been leaking for some time. LYTER FUNERAL Funeral services for Cyrus Lyter, ' who died yesterday, will be held from j his late home. 554 North Second street. I ] Friday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, j f!urial will be made in Paxtang Ceme- j i t.cry. Mr. Lyter was a member of ] Paxtang Tribe of Red Men and of the : Hygienic Howe Company. The hose company will meet this evening to arrange to attend the funeral. STEELTQN PERSONALS Miss Helen Fencil has returned from Pittsburgh, where she spent a i month with her sister, Mrs. John Porker. i Miss Mae Oberholtzer. of Lebanon, i spent the week-end with Miss Sara, IConklin, South Second street. Amos Zimmerman, Alain street, has i returned from a trip to Pittsburgh. ! 1 TT. A. Hetrlck and Earl Krepps, of ■ : Northumberland, have obtained posi tions at. the local steel plant. Guy Neff and John Martin, of Hunt ingdon county, are guests of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. ITuyette. Miss Mary Ohmit. has returned to her home In Washington Borough : after visiting friends here. R. A. Lewis New Schwab Plant Superintendent South Bethlehem. Pa., March I.—R. A. Lewis, assistant general superin tendent of the Saucon plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company, was to-day appointed general superintendent of I the Lehigh plant, succeeding W. Frank j Roberts, who has been made a vlce i president of the company. H. J. Farabaugh, a nephew of C. Jr. Schwab, has resigned as superintend ent of the blast furnaces of the Lehigh plant, and R. J. Wyser, chief chemist, has been appointed temporarily in charge of the furnaces. TO FORM NEW C. K. A Junior Christian Endeavor organ-: iv.ation will be formed in the East End | chapel of the lllghsplre Church of' j God at a meeting Friday evening, j Joseph Mason, superintendent of the ! I Christian Wndeavor Society of the! CUurch of God, will presldt. 9 MARKETING WILL BE GIVEN STUDY Important Developments Ex pected to Follow as a Result of Investigations ed at the State De y\\\ ftjL cTy culture as one of the most important investigations un dertnken in a long vJfi39§dk time has just been authorized by the ■■ SIWHBUHJMII ncw Commis sion of Agriculture niter a prolonged discussion. It will be an exhaustive inquiry into ways and means to bring about better market ing conditions in the State with a view to establishing some service by the department which will enable not only farmers, but fruit grower*, stock raisers and others to get better acquainted with markets, the im portance of grading and routing. The inquiry will cover the whole State and Messrs, jr. E. Bushong and W. T. Phillips, of the State Commission, will co-operate with. Secretary Charles K. Pat ton in the work. The bulletin of the department, which is just issued, contains a warn ing against the red leaf beetle, a pest which has been found to be especially destructive to fruit trees, especially in the northern counties. The larvae are to be found in the Spring on the fire cherry. The department aiso announces that the State stands fourth in the pro | duction of rye for 1916, Wisconsin, i Michigan and Minnesota exceeding it. I It is also stated that damage done by the Hessian fly last year was only a I fourth as severe as in 1914. The State now stands sixth as a potato I producer and pretty near the top for I prices of eggs, one egg producer re j porting 63 cents a dozen in 1915. Governor's Visit Governor Brum baugh is expected to return to-night from his visit to Towanda where he attended the Farmers' meeting to day. Secretary 111. Secretary of Agri l culture Charles E. Patton, has been ill with a slight attack ol" grip. Asking llitls. - The State Armory Board is asking for bids tor the new West Chester armory. Tlio West Penn Merger.—The Pub lic Service commission in approving the West Penn merger yesterday dis tinctly stated that it did not pass upon the rates or valuations of the proper ties. Maulfair Decision Soon. The de cision in the Maulfair compensation case, which will set a precedent for the State, is expected to be announced by Referee E. K. Saylor on Friday. He has a hearing in the Seely case from this county on that day. Conditions Fair. Conditions are now reported to be fair in the various cities where measles outbreak have occurred lately and it is expected that the cases will abate. Unusual Claims Made. One of the most unusual claims made in workmen's compensation is that of Mrs. Catherine Rosenbergcr of Lans dale. which has been referred to Ref eree Scott. He had just gone to work for a man and was killed by falling through a roof two hours after his employment, began. t7nder the law his widow is entitled to receive fifty live per cent, of the amount of his salary for 300 weeks, after which slio will receive 35 per cent, of his weekly wage until the oldest of three chil dren shall attain the age of 16 years, after which 25 per cent, will be paid until the youngest child, who is now two years old, shall attain the age of 16 years. Referee Scott said that Rosenberger had formerly been em ployed as a carpenter at a weekly salary of $lB, and that Mrs. Rosenber ger asserts that he was released for the purpose of doing a small job of roofing for another man who agreed to pay him the same amount of wa ges. The new employer, she says, ad mits every claim except the amount of wages, which he says was sl2. Owing to the fact that the dead man had not mentioned the amount to any one but his employer, according to those interested in the case, they con tend it must be adjusted on this sched ule. This will be decided at the hearing. Must Fix Road.—The Public Service Commission has made an order that the Lancaster and Marietta Turnpike Road Company, shall scrape and roll its roadbed and put it into good con dition when the frost is out. of the ground. This order was made in the complaint of the Lancaster Autonio | bile club. Can Set Up Pins. Attorney Gen eral Brown has given a decision that it would not be unlawful for minors between 14 and 16 years of age to be employed in a bowling alley in a Y. M. C. A. where such bowling alley is not open to the public, but its use limited to members of Such associa tion. The hours of such work, he holds, must in all cases be in strict conformity with the provisions of the child labor act. Full Crew Argument. The Pub lic Service Commission to-day an nounced lhat it desired to hear,argu j ment on more extended scale on the I points of law raised in the full crew | law complaints. The argument will j be held March 23. Philadelphia Visitors. Fred Van : Valkenburg. mercantile appraiser, and ex-Senator John T. Murphy, of Phila delphia. were at the auditor general's office to-day. Approved Extensions. The Pub lic Service Commission has announced Its approval of the Pennsylvania Rail road additional tracks between Phila delphia and Glen Loch arid the Im provement at Morrlsville. Nominations Filed. Nominating petitions tiled for House of Represen tatives nominations to-day were Dennis Curley, Ashland, Democrat, 2d Schuylkill. Joseph E. Phillips, Clear field, Republican. Clearfield. John P. Cronili, Pittsburgh, Republican and Democrat, Second Allegheny. C. M. McClune, Ugonier, Republican, First Westmoreland ;J. I .inn Harris, Belle fonte, filed a petition to be candidate for member of the Republican State committee from Center county, and C. M. Sliortt, Sugar Grove, to be candi date for the same office from Warren county. Execution Date. Government Governor Brumbaugh to-day issued a wararnt fixing the week of March 20 for the electrocution of Maryln Kris tan. convicted of murder in Allegheny. Many Have Qualified. Officials of the auditor general's department to day estimated that more banks and trust companies had qualified for the exemption under the State taxation act than heretofore. Payments con tinued to be heavy to-day, one Pitts burgh Trust Company paying $114,- 000. The total receipts to-day at the Treasury were $500,000. Paid Out SIOO,OOO. The State treasury to-day paid $109,000 to over ' fifty school districts, a record being [made on the approval of warrants in | the auditor general's office and the is suance of the checks by the treasury. New Newport Complaint.—'ThePub ' lie Sen ice commission to-day received a complaint from citizens of Newport I against the rotes of the Newport ' Home Water company. Th« borouf* .hu already enttrad a complain. - 1
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