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HELD ON CHARGE
OF GIVING WOMAN
OPIUM TO SMOKE
William Phipps Held by Fed
eral Authorities Under
$1,500 Bail
WIFE IS STAB WITNESS
Declares lie Asked Her "Not to
Die Here" When Overcome
by Narcotics
William Plilpits, 130:: Bailey street,
charged by the government authorities
with having habit forming drugs in
his possession, distributing them and
failing to register was held under
91,500 bail by United States Com
missioner I.PROV J. Wolfe this morn
ing -to await Ihe next, session of Fed
eral court.
Phipps, pale and haggard, was led
into Commissioner Wolfe's office by
Deputy Marshall H. T. Smith, lie has
been without drugs for the five days
since his arrest and declared that for
live nights he has not slept. Jn the
Dauphin county prison he is under
the care of a physician.
Mrs. Kena Jones. 024 Schuylkill
street, who was in Phipps' home when
he was placed under arrest last Mon
day by Patrolman ("arson, was the
chief witness called by the govern
ment this morning. Mrs. Jones stated
that she. left her husband some time
ago and then met Phipps. At the
lire sent time, however, she is again
living with her husband.
Woman Smoked Opium
Alter her meeting with Phipps she
went to his home to live and it was
there, she declared that he gave her
dope" of various kinds. She told
Commissioner Wolfe that the defend
ant gave her morphine injections, and
baring both arms, exhibited numer
ous marks of the needle. She also
said slip smoked opium in elgarets and
chewed it and used other narcotics.
Following the use of the dope, she de
clared site became sleepy and col
lapsed, and at one time she said she
"almost died in the house." She said
Phipps said to her, "for God's sake,
girl, lion't die here."
Mrs. Jones, who is a pretty blonde.
of about 25. emphatically denied that j
she had ever used "dope" before'
meeting Phipps, except on one oc- j
casion when it was administered to J
her by a physician when she was |
seriously ill.
Astrich's In Full Spring
Dress For Big Opening
Celebrating the opening of the j
Spring season, Astrich's store is no\y 1
in its full Spring' dress. In the mil- I
linery salon decorated with Japanese
-wisteria, vines and unique decorated 1
lanterns representing fairyland, are
shown hundreds of new designs in j
trimmed hats.
The aim of the millinery designers |
1o please its patrons is emphasized in
the wonderful display of models, j
.Made up in smart tailored hats. Tri- {
cornes. Mushroom shapes effectively .
trimmed with ribbon and bright col- [
ored bowers, also with the new lac- j
<ltiered straw, flowers and foliage.
The outergarment section has been j
completely renovated and equipped
with the latest display cases in which j
is shown a selected stock of evening i
gowns, dance frocks, afternoon and |
street dresses, coats, suits and blouses j
including the new awning stripe sport j
coats and skirts.
To facilitate the handling of the 1
millinery trade and for the conveni- i
< nee of the patrons the French room
is now located on the second floor, this ,
room is separated from the main mil- J
linery salon and is equipped with new 1
iixtures unique in design. In this de- i
partment is shown the distinctive 1
French millinery."
Third Death Occurs in
One Family in Two Weeks
The third death in a family within
the last two weeks occurred this:
morning, when Mrs. Tva L. Cripple,
aged 30, wife of Luther H. Cripple,
died at her home in New Cumberland,
after an illness of 17 months. Mr.
and Mrs. Luther F. Cripple, father-j
in-law and mother-in-law of the wo- |
man, died within the last two weeks, j
Mrs. Iva Cripple, is survived by her!
husband, two sisters, Mrs. Maggie
Davis. New Cumberland: Mrs. Samuel
Delllnger. of Mechanicsburg; two
brothers, Clifford Fair. Harrisburg, I
and James Fair, of Mechanicsburg,
and her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fair, of
Steelton. Funeral services will be i
held at the homo in Bridge street, !
New Cumberland, Wednesday after- !
noon at 1 o'clock, followed by services ;
in the Trinity Lutheran church of
that place at 1:30, the Rev. A. R. j
Ayres, of Trinity church, assisted by i
the Rev. A. G. Wolf, of St. Paul's!
Lutheran church, officiating. Burial!
will be made at. Enola.
Mine Car Runs Wild
Down Steep Mountainside
Killing Lykens Boy
George McCoy, aged 19, son of j
Samuel McCoy, Wiconisco township, j
was instantly killed this afternoon at
No. 3 level of the Short Mountain!
colliery when he came out. of the!
mine with a draft of loaded cars. Me- I
coy lost control of the draft coming!
down the grade and was hurled from
Hie top of the cars, breaking his neck
in the fall. His body was found a
few minutes later by his helper.
< 'oroner Eckinger is investigating.
Mrs. Ella Lingle Dies
at Her Home in Enhaut
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Lingle.
wife of Edwanl Lingle. Enhaut, who
• 'led Thursday, will be held Monday
iifternoon. at 2 o'clock, at her home,
and will be followed by burial in the
Cjberlin Cemetery.
Mrs. Lingle, who was a sister-in-law
Of Squire J. 11. Stroek, of the County
< ommissioners' Office, was one of a
family of ten girls and one bov, all of
whom were born In Linglestown. Five
of the sisters and the single brother i
survive. The former are: Mrs. Emma I
Tobias. Mrs. Margaret Berkheimer and j
'Mrs. Minnie Look, all of Oberlin; Mrs.
Lillie Tanner. Kansas, and Mrs. Mar
garet Noecker, Linglestown.
Mrs. Lingle. who was in her 58th I
year, is survived, too. by these daugh
ters, Mrs. Lettie Gallagher, Steelton;
Mrs. Luella Reese, Linglestown, and a
son. William J. Lingle. Steelton.
FORCED TO FI EF BI'RNIIXG
HOME IN VIGHT CLOTHES j
Fire early this morning in the!
grocery store of Lock Brothers. Cow-j
<i<--n and Strawberry streets, caused
?".nn damage. Fire Chief Kindler said 1
'hut the blaze started from an over
heated stove. Four colored people
living in the second floor were forced
to leave in their night clothes. |
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 18, 1916
THESE ARE FIVE OF THE
BABIES WHO COMPE
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if
Reading from left to right, the babies here pictured are, upper row:
Oliver Kbersole, of Penbrook, weighing 32 pounds: Mildred Viola Shepley,
23 South Second street; Ellsworth Peiffcr, 450 South Cameron street,
"heaviest baby (judge for yourselves); lower pictures, Chester Horn, 2832
North Second "street, fattest baby at 8 months; and Stella May Robinson,
| 336 South Cameron street, weighing 2 3 pounds.
BABY SHOW TO
CLOSE TONIGHT
Cooing Tots at Bowman's Will
End Delightful Four-
Days' Reign
"Baby Welfare Week" is rapidly
approaching its close, and by the time
this paper reaches the homes of Har
risburg it will be history except for
the short session that wil be held this
evening at 7.30 o'clock for the special
benefit of parents. "Fathers' Night"
is the most suitable way to describe
it. although both fathers and mothers
are expected to attend the wind-up.
when Dr. Charles R. Phillips will
make an address on "Parental Re
spnslbility" and the last Pure and
Certified Milk Demonstration, that has
proven so popular on each occasion,
will be given. Dr. Harvey Bashore,
County Medical Inspector of Cumber
land county, will be presiding officer
to-night.
(Gratifying Success of the Exhibit
As one of the committee described
the result of the four days' exhibit.
"It certainly reaclred the spot," and
that is exactly what it did. Great
credit is due the committee and those
others whose untiring efforts have
made Baby Week such a big sucess.
Mrs. Martha Falconer, one of the
speakers yesterday, declared that in
her knowledge there was never a
meeting of the sort better attended
The baby of course holds the center
of the stage, although the growing
child was yesterday the subject of
discussion.
Dean Arthur Holmes, of State Col
lege, an impressive and forceful
speaker, talked in an interesting way
about the child in the home, and how
necessary it is to be extremely care
ful in action and speech, in that most
children hold their father as the ideal
and that "the king can do no wrong"
is the idea that prevails in the boys'
thoughts of their father. Mrs. Fal
coner talked particularly about the
girl and her mother, advising the
closest relationship and trusting com
radeship between the two. "The
mother must always tell the truth,"
she said. Both addresses were much
enjoyed and decidedly to the point.
Attendance Doubled
The attendance yesterday was just
about double, that of the preceding day
and the babies were there in even
larger numbers. Great inlcrest was
taken in the premium awards, which
this time went to Oliver Ebersole. of
Penbrook, weighing 32 pounds jit the
age of two years, a bottle-fed baby,
and to Wayne Muriel Murray, 507
Hamilton street, weighing 32 Vi pounds
at one and a half years of age. Dr.
J. H. Kreider, Dr. G. L. Dailey, Dr.
M. W. Emerick and four nurses were
kept busy aiding Dr. Henry R. Doug
las, the examining physician.
Special attention is drawn to the
fact that the nurses and co-doctors
do not make the premium awards. A
prize committee makes all decisions
and awards.
To-day's program is under the aus
pices of the Pure Milk Society, a re
port of whose activities during the
summer of 1915 may be of interest.
During the four months from June
to September, a total fo 2703 quarts
of certified milk was served, costing
the Society $159.95. 571 mothers
were instructed in the modification of
milk and general care of the baby
and improvement in home conditions.
There were 620 public welfare and in
vestigation visits made from June Ist
to October Ist, 1915. 367 babies vis
ited the Milk Station at Front and
Boas streets, and 179 babies visited
St. Paul's Milk Station at 11th and
State streets.
Today's Speakers
Norman B. Shepler, M.D. and Earl
Schaeffle. M.D. Chief. Pennsylvania
State Tubercular Dispensary, made the
addresses this afternoon, with Dr.
Frederick E. Downes, Superintendent
Harrisburg Public Schools presiding.
Dr. Shepler was likewise examining
physician for the day.
The remarks of both Dr. Shepler
and Dr. Schaeffle were received with
marked attention and with evident ef
fect. Dr. Sehaeffie's subject "Tuber
culosis in Children" gave a very clear
and comprehensive description of con
ditions, causes and effects with respect
to tuberculosis in children. He spoke
of how "some poor infants make an
unfortunate choice of granddaddy or
grandmother and then developments
ensue which bring things to such a
pass that "tuberculosis will get you if
you don't watch out." a startling but
true statement to bring mothers to a
realization of the necessity for greater
care of baby. He referred to figures
compiled by the State Bureau of Vital
Statistics showing the proportion of
deaths from disorders of nutrition,
Fint Prize of "Babj Week" finptM
MARJORIES BATTLESH
COMES TO HARRISBURG
"Defense or Tribute" Is a Great Peace Picture and a Strung
Advocate of Preparedness
Marjorie's Battleship picture, "De
fense or Tribute?" will be presented in
this city next week for one day only,
the time and place to be announced on
Monday. . . . ,
This now famous picture, which drew
enormous audiences to the Park Thea
ter, Columbus Circle, New York, dur
ing its fortnight's run there. Is endors
ed by the New York Tribune, and thou
sand's of newspapers in the country. It
has earned the title of Marjorie's Bat
tleship Picture, because it is selected by
the Tribune to help Marjorie build the
battleship which she is anxious to add
to the American navy.
Marjorie Sterrett, like the rest of
the community, was stirred to the
depths of her heart at the lack of naval
and military preparedness which char
acterizes the United States. So Mar
jorie sent a dime to a newspaper and
Invited the people to do likewise. The
dime was accepted and the fund started
by the New York Tribune, and a large
sum of money was soon received at the
offices ot that paper.
Marjorie has become a national hero
ine and the fund is having a nation
wide appeal. Thousands of newspapers
are co-operating with the New ork
Tribune in its appeal. Now comes the
great spectacular drama, "Defense or
Tribute?" to aid in the great cause.
Everybody who pays to see the picture
will have the patriotic satisfaction of
contributing something toward the de
fense of their beloved country.
congenital effects, conditions due to
lack of hygiene and death due to
acute contagious diseases; then he ex
plained the relations between tuber
culosis and all the disorders men
tioned, including measles, whooping
cough, influenza, scarlet fever and
diphtheria. A blueprint was dis
played giving a graphic representa
tion of the proportions of the above
diseases. Although practically all
have at one time or another harbored
tuberculosis, only from 7 to 10 per
cent give way to it. To prevent infec
tion and deevlopment tuberculosis,
our resistance must be kept up to par
by obeying the laws of health. Dr.
Schaeffle closed his remarks by giving
a few facts about the Mont Alto and
Cresson sanatorlums, and lelling how
special attention at these health-In
ducing resorts is given to the children.
In May of this year, 300 new beds
will be thrown open at Cresson, 200 of
them for children. "What are we go
ing to do about it, treat our children
at home or at an institution?" was the
question which ho left in the minds
of his hearers.
'l'llis Evening's Address
"Parental Responsibility" will be
the theme discussed by Dr. Clarence
R. Phillips this evening. It will bo
well worth hearing and parents are
urged to make a point of being there.
Dr. Phillips will take up the question
of responsibility from a number of dif
ferent angles, arguing that a child
has a right to be well-born, to expect
his parents'to see to it that the proper
food, clothing and home conditions
are provided, and that he be protected
from all preventable diseases, namely
those that are contagious. The
method of prevention is a strict ad
herence to the rules of quarantine, to
most of which the majority of parents
pay little attention.
Prizes to l>e Awarded March 25
The prizes for point winners will
be awarded on the fourth floor of
Bowman's, where the exhibits have
been held, on March 25. Herewith is
given a picture of the first prize, now
on display in a window of Dives,
Pomeroy and Stewart on the Fourth
street side.
Mushroom Floor System
Used in New Bakery
The mushroom type of reinforced
concrete floors is one of the most at
tractive and economical typos for
fireproof buildings. Tho name mush
room is an arbitrary one and takes
its name from the flaring top of the
column. With the use of mushroom
slabs for either floors or roofs, pro
jecting beams and Birders are entire
ly eliminated, this is due to the fact
that the reinforcing bars are Npread
over the tops of the columns like a
large umbrella, hence the great stiff
ness which accompanies the use of
this method.
When the architects for the Stand
ard Making Company building, were
uonuldorini; IU« various types of re
This picture. "Defense or Tribute?"
has been termed an unanswerable argu
ment In favor of preparedness and
peace. It draws upon history for its Il
lustrative material. History, we all
know, repeats itself. The fate of Bel
gium, Serbia, Poland. Montenegro,
Northern France caused no surprise to
students of past happenings in Europe.
"Defense or Tribute?" shows us that
military unpreparedness caused the
downfall of the Jews, the Gauls, and
other peoples before the Romans 2,000
years ago. Modern American patriot
ism is determined, however, that that
which was so dearly won in 1776 and
1812 shall not be thrown away now.
The country is in danger; everybody
with any intelligence from President
AVilson down, knows that and says it.
Newspapers all over the country are
writing that preparedness is the su
preme question of the hour. Public
bodies, patriotic societies, prominent
men of the nation—all classes in the
community are united on this poini.
Never in the history of. the world has
there been such unanimity of opinion
on a vital Issue, namely: the naval and
military unpreparedness of the United
States to resist foreign aggression or
invasion.
"Defense or Tribute?" is not a war
drama: it is a peace drama. The lesson
it teaches is that national self-defense
is an imperative duty which the na
tion and the Individuals comprising the
nation must face if its independence
shall be preserved
i inforced concrete, which material
j they know was more economical than
the old method of using; clap tile for
makinp: the building fireproof, they
decided to adopt the mushroom type
of iloors. The C. A. P. Turner com
pany, represented in Harrlsburg by
C. Frank Class, are consulting engi
neers, co-operating with architects!
who specialize in this type of construc
tion. This company is the patentee
land has designed over twelve hun
jdred buildings where their system has
\ been used. The experimental stage
has long since been passed and the
correct amount of reinforcing steel is
j definitely calculated before the work
is started.
! The use of steel forms has played
lan important part in reducing the
| cost of reinforced concrete construc
tion. It is known among well inform
-led contractors that steel forms less
'and give a much better finished ap-
I pearanco than by the older methods of
I using wood. It. has been found im
; practical up to the present time of en
tirely eliminating wood, oven when
| using steel forms, as wooden props
must still be used for supporting the
flat steel plates. The use ot' circular
i column forms has permitted the use
|of steel in such a way as to produce
: many architectural effects, the ar
! chitect. usually desiring to have a
'pleasing combination of various types
of moulding.
| The proper reflection of light is
'one of the important features that
gives the architect or engineer the
i most concern. Projecting beams and
i girders cast shadows in such a way
i as to greatly retard the light thrown
linto the building through the s<de
wall windows. With the use of a
perfectly flat ceiling, such as is made
possible by means of mushroom con
struction. the presence of shadows is
j almost entirely removed as the • rays
!of light can be directed in such a
i way that buildings 100 feet wide will
give as great amount of light in the
' center by means of this reflection, as
| will be obtained along the walls.
Steel sash has played a very impor
tant |Tart in the modernization of fire
proof buildings. The Standard Bak
ing Company is equipped with steel
sash for all upper floors. Steel sash
when propertly painted will last an al
most indefinite period, and will with
•'stand more abuse and remain tighter
under adverse conditions.
Exposition Opens Second
Year With Aerial Parade
i ■
fly Associated Press
| San Diego, Cal., March 18, —With an
aerial parade of military aeroplanes,:
. 1 headed by four rccord-holdingr avia
• tors as one of Its features, the Panama
.{California international Exposition j
j was dedicated to-day. Franklin K. !
| Lane, secretary of the interior, and;
representative of President Wilson, de
livered the address of the day. It j
! will be the second year of tht expo
sition.
POLICE, AFTER 28
MILE AUTO DASH,
CATCH BAG THIEF
Detectives Race After Passen- j
ger Train in Effort to Bout
Man to Lebanon
CHASE THROUGH STREETS
Capture Fugitive. Hiding in
House and Bring Him Back
to City in Machine
i
After a thrilling chase of twenty- j
eiKhl miles to Lebanon in an autonio- !
bile, followed by a wild rkle through j
the town in a search for Howard C. |
Fox, aged 26. a boilermaker, wanted j
hero for the larceny of a traveling bag
from- .Miss Elide Gunner, North Third
street, city detectives caught Fox in a i
house at 42 North Ninth street, Leb
anon.
Shortly before 9 o'clock the police, ,
who have been after Fox for several
days, were "tipped off" that lie had j
just left by train for Lebanon. Con- )
stable William 1,. Windsor, 3d, offered 1
the use of his car and started on the
chase with Detectives Schelhas and j
Spccse and Officer Hylan.
At Lebanon, with the aid of the po- |
lice of that place. Fox was trailed over
the city as he dodged into several
hou«fs and eluded the officers for al
most an houx\ He was finally cor
nered in the house in Ninth street and
brought back to this city in the auto
mobile. Fox told the police that lie
had picked tip the traveling bag by
mistake.
Standing of the Crews
HAHHISBCRU SIDE
I'lillndrlphln Division —l 32 Crew til'st
to ko after 8 a. m.: 127, 110, 115, 131,
109, 128. 102. 119.
Engineers for 109, 110.
Firemen for 102. 108, 109, 110.
Flagmen for 106, 127.
Brakeman for 128.
Engineers up: Yeater, Brubaker,
Howard, Simmons, Wenrick, Black,
Binkley, Dolby, Hogentogler, Layman,
I Downs. Lefever.
Firemen up: Strickler, Walters,
i Mailey. Wright. Hamm. Parker, Shand
j ler, Hayes. Kugle, Earhart, Campbell,
I How, Cable, Swartz, Bowei-sox, Arney,
Finkenbinder, Good, Showers, Dohner,
Naee, Zoll, Messersmith. Seiders, Kelly,
Minnieh.
Flagman up: Seitz.
Rrakemen up: Beale, Preston. Wilt,
Rudy, McNeal. Wright. Kirk, Potter.
Middle Division— 33 crew first to go
after 3 p. m.: 29. 19, 17., 102, 221, 30.
Knrtneers for 29, 17. 30.
Firemen for 29. 17, 30.
Flagman for 102.
Brakemen for 33. 29. 19. 17.
Engineers up: Shirk, Grove, Docde,
Hummer.
[ Fireman up: Rexroth.
j Conductor up: Helbisii.
Firemen up: Hackenberger, Miller.
I Brakemen up: Heck. Henry, Williams,
! Humphreys, Howard, Edwards, Powell.
Vurd Crew*—
Engineers for 16, first 24, second 24,
28. 46, fifth 8. Three extras.
, Firemen for first 8. 10, first 22. sec
ond 24, 26, 28, 52, 62, 64, fifth 8. Three
I extras.
Engineers up: McCartey, Lelby, Ful
ton, Fells, McMorris, McDonnell,
i Sieber.
Firemen up: McKilllps, Ewinff. Rceer,
I Berrler. Hits, Peltier, Snell, Jr., Flelsh
er, Blottenberger, Wcigle, Burger, Wag
ner, Richter.
ENOLA SIDE
I'hlln<lrl|ihln Division— 249 crew first
to go after 1:45 p. m.: 240, 205, 248, 251,
217, 247. 239, 250, 24 1, 254. 214, 2 13, 213,
, 260.
Engineer for 214.
Fireman for 218.
Conductors for 205. 214, 248, 250.
Flagmen for 205, 211, 247.
Brakemen for 205, 217, 254 (two).
Rrakemen up: Hutchinson, (layman.
Miller, yuensler, Muma. Iloopes, With
ington, Snyder, Kastner, Gross, McDer
! mott, Welsh, Kirk, Dougherty,
i Middle Division —lll crew first to so
'after 2 p. m.: 117, 21, 116, 214, 216, 220,
I 230. 225.
Flagman for 117.
i Brakeman for 117.
Ynrd Crews— To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for second 108, 122, 128,
! 134.
i Firemen for 112 first 126.
Engineers up: Rider, Hill, Boyet,
; Kling, Smith, Branyon. Kauffman.
I Firemen up: McDonald, Hinkle, Bick-
I hart. Eichelberger, Liddick, Linn, Yost,
Kline.
THE READING
Hnrrlsborsr Division— 2 4 crew first to
go after 12:15 p. m.: 9, 8, 16, 17, 4, 12, 7.
Eastbound 67 crew first to go after
6 a. m.: 62, 54, 59, 52, 66, 61.
Engineers for 61, 62, 7, 8, 12.
Firemen for 54. 8, 12.
Conductors for 67, 11, 16.
Brakemen for 54. 62. 4, 8. 9, 17.
Engineers up: Morrison, Kauffman,
Massimore, Barnhart, Wireman, Merkle.
Morne.
Firemen up: Elicker, Grim, Coyle,
Peters. Bingaman, Parmer, Sullivan,
i Hoffman. Blumenstine, Dowhower, Mc
! Mullan. Heister, Alvord.
j Conductors up: Markley, Alleman.
I Brakemen up: PhambauKh, Cocltlin,
Harder, Redman. Wood, Stephens, Min-
I nich, Jones, Paxton, Siler, Shultz, Cope
land, Bailey.
Xo Flood Danger
j Much of the snow in the city and
i vicinity is expected to melt to-morrow,
! but there is little danger of floor con
ditions here, it is believed. The river
I remained open at this point, but a
I number of smaller streams and ponds
! were frozen over again.
*
V
Mere Price indicates nothing
in buying an Automobile
it's what goes into the Reo
that sustains its world-wide
reputation.
—George D. McFarland
RA/LROAD A/EVS
SOLUTIONS FOR 1
EMBARGO EVILS
! I
j Former Harrisburger Talks to
Heading Businessmen on
Fight Troubles
"Stop making storage warehouses
: of railroad cars, if embargoes are to
!be avoided," said George D. Ogden.!
| general freight agent of the Pennsyl-j
I vania railroad last night. Mr. Ogden. j
• who is a former Harrisburger, ad- j
dressed the Heading Chamber of Com-'
merce on embargo evils, lie said in !
| part:
I "The unprecedented revival in busi
ness, causing a mountainous avalanche!
of traffic in almost every direction, af-!
iter a long period of dullness, came so
j suddenly that carriers refrained from !
'placing restrictions until the last niln- !
ute—indeed until a blockade was im
i minent—believing any earlier attempt j
to control the flow would have met j
, with disapproval.
Looking backward, it would have
i been more prudent if restrictions had
j been issued earlier against forwarding!
! each day's output without tirst having!
: knowledge of definite arrangement for 1
] prompt disposal at seaboard or. in the
| case of domestic, at destination. j
! "Until recently an embargo was the'
exception rather than the rule, and!
'quite as unpopular to the railroad man j
as to the shipper, for the good ond I
'sufficient reason that the railroad is!
as ambitious to contract for business
as is the industry, and only resorts to!
an embargo as a last method of avoid-j
ling a complete tteup, which would re-;
suit in great financial loss to commer- j
elal and transportation interests alike, j
Ilavc Solution
The serious problem for considera-;
tion is how to avoid embargoes during
| periods of business activity, and the
(first potential move in this direction!
, is to absolutely cease the quite gener-
I n.l practice of making storage ware
houses of freight cars.
Avanclng prices invite speculation
| with its consequent abuse of railway
| equipment. Under existing rules and
j regulations this is a perfectly lawful
i practice, but works havoc in the mat
\ ter of service to the industry that has
a large investment depending upon
, transportation service.
"To get out of the trouble we are in
• now we need each other's confidence
[ and help. We must trußt and believe
\ in each other if we are to make prog
ress. You may say the railroads have
your confidence: but 1 cannot tell you
■ too strongly that the only kind of con
, fidenc that counts for anything is
the kind that is acted on. If the rail
roads are to be suspected of wrong or
narrow motives in every proposal they
make to help the situation, relief, will
be very slow."
Railroad Notes
• I Harry S. Strayer, night baggage
' j agent at Lewistown Junction, who
! was visiting relatives in Harrisburg
returned home yesterday.
E. O. Hesson, freight brakeman on
! I the Baltimore division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad who has been ill,
] is able to be atLOut.
President Dice, of the Reading
, I Hallway, was yesterday elected presi
: dent of 15 of that company's sub
sidiaries and C. H. lOwing, a director
I of several to succeed Mr. Dice.
I Ira P. Dean talked on "Character,"
at the weekly meeting for boys last
night at the P. H. R. Y. M. C. A.
[ The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany yesterday presented to the In
terstate Commerce Commissioners
reasons for retaining their Lake boat
business.
In or'der to take care of inereas
, ing business at Glrard Point. Phila
■ delphia, the Pennsylvania Railroad
I will double the capacity of the grain
j elevator to 2,000,000 bushels. New
' tracks will be put down to accommo
-1 date 1,300 cars.
An order was issued yesterday by
N. W. Smith, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, requiring all
■ men employed on hazardous work, to
wear goggles. Similar orders were is
sued some time ago by the Philadel
phia division.
FIREMAN INJURED
J Samuel Baker, aged 22, 117 King
I street, fireman on the Philadelphia
I i division of the Pennsylvania, sus
• > tained lacerations of the scalp, face
and neck last night when his head
struck a water plug while he was
{ leaning out of the cab window of an
i engine. Baker was admitted to the
Harrisburg hospital.
INJURED IN FALL
Mrs. William Birchfleld, of 1007
I Green street, was taken to the Har
| rlsburg Hospital last night suffering
I from a hip fracture due to a fall near
j her home.
PUGILIST WHO KILLED
OPPONENT IS HELD
By Associated Press
j Philadelphia. Pa., March 18.—Mike,
i Malonc, the pugilist who was arrested
last night after his bout with Andrew
; Crowley, who died from injuries re- 1
I I eeiveo in the contest was to-day held
I without ball by a police magistrate.
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FREIGHT AGENTS
MEET AND FEAST
Discuss Important Questions
and Elect Officers at An
nual (fathering
Members of the Local Freight
Agents' Association held their second
annua! meeting; and banquet at Hotel
Columbus last night, when the fol
| lowing questions were discussed:
"The operation of a Modern Freight
Transfer," by J. W. Dennis; "What
j ("an He Learned by the Observation of
| a Vice-President," M. J. P. Snoke;
i "Efficiency in Freight Agent's Work,"
i <»• H. Levan; "Embargo Notices," C.
H. Hendrickson: "Co-operation Be
tween Connecting Line Transfers," W.
jC. Dagg; "Value of Local Freight;
j Agent's Association to Suburban Stu
i tions," J. Witmyer; "Home Route
| Cards." E. F. Miller,
j The following officers were'elected:
! President, M. J. p. Snoke, agent White
j Kill transfer: vice-president, George
11. Levan, Philadelphia and Heading
agent, Steelton; secretary, Joseph S.
Klinedinst. agent for the Philadelphia
and Heading Railway, Harrisburg;
treasurer, W. C. Dagg, Rutherford
transfer.
other members present were J. It.
Nixon, agent Pennsylvania Railroad,
Harrisburg; E. F. Miller, agent at Le
moyne; (j. (i. Darlington. Enola: J. W.
Dennis, Harrisburg; C. IT. Hendrick
son, Pennsylvania Railroad, Hteelton;
J. Witmyer. Pennsylvania Railroad,
j New Cumberland.
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the New Standard Bakery.
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