JITNEY CASES TO COME ALONG LATER Numerous Applications Will Be Considered From All Angles This Autumn the Public Serv- Vv\\ ice Commission will SoX\\ nv not decide any of the cases brought against operators WM of J' tne >' s or motor bus lines without iJWffiWWtoV authority of law \ tjffll tor some time to gglßtSaJtagik come. Complaints bringing up various phases of the situa tion are being made almost daily and while hearings have been held in the eases of men in Lackawanna, Alle gheny, Luzerne and other counties there are so many more to be heard tha* it is probable that a general hearing will be held later and deci sions given covering all angles. At the hearings set for Monday the commission will have eleven applica tions; for certificates to operate motor bus lines, several of them being in Westmoreland county. Five light com panies are also asking charters. The Northern Montour Railroad and the rorkiomen Valley Traction Company v.*ill present applications for approval of incorporation papers. The commission was in executive' session to-day acting on decisions. Thirty-One Boards. Appointment of mothers pension trustees for Northumberland county makes thirty one counties of the State in which euch boards are handling matters con nected with the pensioning of women under the 1913 acts of assembly. Boards have been named in ten coun ties since the first of the year and sev c-ial counties are now arranging for inauguration of the system. To Open Schools. The schools for training of teachers for the continua tion schools will be opened Tuesday In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Wllkes- Barre. The registration, which will close Monday, has not been heavy. Investments Grow. The State Workmen's Insurance Fund board has invested $24,000 of cash in bonds for the fund, making the total Investment now nearly $500,000 for payment of liability insurance. Farnsworth at front. —Major C. S Farnsworth. who was stationed here for years as Inspector and instructor of the National Guard and detailed at Adjutant General Stewart's office Is at Columbus, New Mexico, according to dispatches. Nomination List Out. The list of nominations made for the Legislature has been issued by Chief Clerk George D. Thorn, of the State Department, In pamphlet form. The book will be much appreciated all over the State and rep resents an immense amount of work on the part of Mr. Thorn and his force. Motion Overt-tiled. Commissioner Michael J. Ryan last night handed down an opinion refusing to dismiss the com plaint of the Union Switch and Signal Company, of Pittsburgh, against the Pennsylvania Water Company as ask ed by the respondent. Building Thronged. The State Capitol has been thronged this week with the largest number of visitors in many weeks. There were so many that ail could not register and the guides worked over time to get everyone through the structure. Must Paj Dau.n*e. The Public Service Commission in an order issued to-day refuses to permit the Cambria Steel Company to waive collection of money due to it because of mistakes in publication of tariffs by the Penn sylvania Railroad Companv. The charges were claimed because of rateb collected In transporting certain com modities to the plant of the steel com pany at Morrellville, Cambria county, at higher figures than charged for transportation to Johnstown. It Is found that in issuing new tariffs the elude an interchange and shipsments _ciude an interchange and hsipsmeius made under the impression that former rates were in force. The Com mission says in regard to the peti-.ion to waive that it can not do so. The rrder is that the railroad collect the rates In force amounting to $26,271.40 and crdcrs that It pay damages amunt ing to $-6,453.49, the steel company re ceiving the difference. Asking; Farm Data. Requests for information as to how much in the way of foodstuffs or supplies is produced by the farms attached to State Insane hospitals and other State institutions were made to-day by the State Economy and Efficiency Commission with an idea to completing the data to be sub mitted to the next Legislature on man agement of such establishments. The Commission has asked for a report on the number of acres of land attached to the institution, the acreage not avail able for cultivation and what is taken up by garden, field crops, orchards etc meadow and pasture, occupied by lawn's and buildings and in permanent wood land or rough land. The various prod ucts raised, the quantity and the value are also asked for as well as informa tion regarding the cattle and live stock. More Cases Heard From.—Cases of Infantile paralysis were reported to day from Swoyersville. Patton. Wil merding, Woodlawn and Philadelphia Three were reported last night from northeastern Pennsylvania. Easton's Water Plant.—Steps are being taken by the State Department of Health to secure improvement of the water system at Easton. A com mittee discussed the matter with Com missioner Dixon. Ear !> Hearing.—The automo bile clubs or Harrisburg and vicinity which have been getting after the Berks and Dauphin turnpike have asked that the Public Service Com mission fix an early day for a hearing. Declare Negro Did Not Make Attack Upon Girl Police last night and to-day investi gated the story told by Pauline Wvke nged 15. to J. G. Elliott. Z537 North Sixth street, that she had been at tacked by a negro near Reel's Lane last night after he had knocked clown hei escort. No arrests were made at nn early hour this morning. Dr. C. H. Crampton, of the Law and Order League, stated to-day that after a full investigation he did not believe that a negro made the attack. BI'RTN'ER FUNERAL MONDAY Funeral services will be held Mon day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Wormleysburg United Brethren Church for Miss Blanche E. Burtner who died in the Polyclinic Hospitai yesterday afternoon. She is survived by or. niece and two nephews. Un dertaker Hoover will take the body to Shlremanstown where burial will be rv.ade in St. John's cemeterv. The Rev George B. Renshaw will officiate. SuKgMtlam and Estimates Ulv-ea Fre« J. M. SMITH ■Hard Wood Floors LAID AND FINISHED OLD FLOORS IIEXOVATEO (TAIKK COVERED WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS KEPT IN CONDITION Bell Pk»ei 1881 M. r/IO Brook wood 9t. Harrlsburs. Pi. FOR SALE FINE HOMES Fourth and Emerald streets; sample house open day and night. Third street car line. Agent on premises. RETTEW & BUSHNELL AGENTS SATURDAY EVENING, NEWS OF S PLAYGROUND MEET DRAWS BIG CROWD Shows Advantages of New Sys tem; Cottage Hill Wins; Hygienic, Second While hundreds of lustily cheering youngsters filled the grandstand and lined the Cottage Hill athletic field yesterday afternoon the youthful ath letes from the Cottage Hill playground raced away with the borough cham pionship in the first annual inter-play grounds track and field meet. They had 5S points. The Hygienic team finished a close second with 41 points and the Steel Company Lawn aggregation trooped in third with 23 potnts. The other play grounds trailed along as follows: West Side, fourth. 12 points;' Fother gill, fifth, 10 points, ana the East End failed to score. Interest in the first meet was great er than even Supervisor James R. Ir win, who arranged the contest, expect ed and the enthusiasm of the youth ful contestants reflected the advan tages of an adequate playgrounds sys tem. The result of the various events fol low. first places counting five points; seconds, three, and thirds one. 100-yard dash, boys 16 or under— first. F. Knuth; second, Devore; third, H. Proud. Senior Boys' 75-yard dash X. Wil liams, Hygienic; C. Sellers, Cottage Hill: L. Gustin. Fothergill. Midget boys' 60-yard dash C. Brashears, Cottage Hill; W. Stabnau, Cottage Hill; F. Fisher, Hygienic. Junior boys' potato race F. Ko ser, West Side; Carchidi, Cottage Hill; Giltleas, Fothergill. Senior boys, bar chin Bruce Spring. Lawn; J. Keen, Cottage Hill: C. Good, Cottage Hill. Xumber of times, 12. Midget boys, 3 standing broad jumps —W. Stabnau, Cottage Hill; W. Lodge, Cottage Hill; Lythe, Hygienic. Senior boys' high jump—C. Sailers, Cottage Hill; H. McCall, Cottage Hill; C. Good. Cottage Hill. Midget girls' club race—K. Foster, Fothergill; Emily Bowman, Lawn; M. Bratina, Fothergill. Junior girls' serpentine race H. Steward, Hygienic; M. Grove, Lawn; M. Rudman, Fothergill. Senior girls' basketball throw G. Christian. Hygienic; H. Steward, Hy gienic; M. Gorup, West Side; distance 32 ft., 3 In. Midget boys' elephant race A. Tompson, Hygienic; C. Roney, Lawn; T. Tompson, Hygienic. Junior boys' running broad T. Coleman, Hygienic; R. Jiras, Cottage Hill; Johnson, Cottage Hill; distance, 12 ft. Senior girls' club race L. Jenkins,. Hygienic; H. Baer, Lawn; E. Hall, Hy gienic. Junior girls' basketball throw H. Baer. Lawn; W. Brown, Hygienic; H. Steward, Hygienic—distance, 29 ft., 3% in. Se. or boys' 4 40-yard relay—Cot tage Hill, West Side, Lawn. Junion boys' 400-yard relay Cot tage Hill, West Side, Fothergill. Running high jump, boys 16 or un der from Cottage Hill H. Suydam, H. Proud, G. Devore and G. Tupaski; high 4 ft., 6 in. Announce Engagement. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Schlessman, 336 Bessemer street, aflnounce the engagement of their daughter, Grace Ellen, to G. Miley Group, of Pittsburgh. The wed ding date has not been set. Want Standard. A movement to obtain standard lighting for Xorth Front street will be revived by the Merchants' Association Monday even ing. An effort was made by Council man A. J. Sellers to have this form of lighting for the business section when the present lighting contract was ap proved by council. At that time there seemed to be little interest in the matter. Since the present lights have proven unsatisfactory to so many busi nessmen the former plan will be re vived. Picnic at Hershey. The class of 11912 and the < ' - of 1913, Steelton high school held picnic at Hershey padk to-day. Webster to Sing.—William Webster, the Harrisburg boy soprano, will sing "The Homeland" and "The Holy City" at to-morrow evening's service In St. John's Lutheran Church. To Read Letter. A letter from Miss Gertrude Rupp, a missionary in i Monrovia, Liberia, will be head at ser vices in St. John's Lutheran Church j to-morrow morning. Miss Rupp is a Steelton girl. Many Poles in Borough. Accord ing to a count Just completed by Chief lof Police H. P. Longnaker, there are 'now 1,835 poles in the borough HofTord Funeral.—Funeral services , for Jacob Hofford were held yesterday lat the home of Dr. D. B. Traver. The Rev. W. C. Sanderson, officiated and burial was made in Baldwin cemetery. STEF.LTOX CHI'RCH Salem Lutheran Church, Oberlin The Rev. Daniel E. Rupley. pastor, will preach at 10.30 a. m., subject, "Our Great Deliverer": 7.30 p. m.. "Our Tri umph in Christ"; Sunday school, 9.30; [Christian Endeavor. 6.30. Main Street Church of God The Rev. G. W. Getz, pastor, will preach at 10.30 a. m. on "The Test of Love"; evening service 7.30, no sermon; Sun dav school, 9.15; Jr. C. E., 6; Sr. C. E., 6.30. Centenary United Brethren All services suspended to-morrow. First Reformed The Rev. C. A. Huyette, pastor. The Rev. D. H. Lead er will preach at 10.45 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. St. John's Lutheran The Rev. G. N. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at 10.45 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m.: Sunday school, 9.30; Intermediate C. E.. 6.30. First Presbyterian The Rev C. B. Segelken. pastor, will nreach at 11 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m.; Sunday school, 9.45; Christian Endeavor, 6.30. Grace United Evangelical The Rev. J. M. Shoop. pastor, will preach at 10.30 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. the Rev. Walter Miller will preach: Sun day school, 9.15: K. L. C. E., 6.45. First Methodist The Rev. W. G. Sanderson, pastor, will preach at 10.30 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m.: Sunday school, 9.30: Epworth League. 6.30. Trinity German Lutheran The Rev. C. F. Tiemann, pastor, will preach at 10.15 a. m.: no evening ser vice: Sunday school, 9 a. m. St. Mark's Lutheran The Rev. Dr. M. P. Hocker will preach at 11 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m.; Sunday school, 10 a. m., Christian Endeavor, 6.45. Central Baptist The Rev. H. D. Germer. pastor, will preach at 10.30 a. m. on "Paul's Knowledge of the Unknown," and at 7 p. m. on "Old Methuselah." BABY DRINKS POISON* Tom Capln. aged 4, son of Michael Capln. 1430 North Sixth street, drank disinfectant at his home this morning while playing. He was rushed to the Harrisburg hospital. Physicians sav he will recover. RAIN INTERFERES WITH SCHEDULES Playgrounds Ball Games All Postponed; Other League Standings Change Rain Interfered with the interplay ground baseball schedules this week and there were no games. In the other leagues the Hygienic teams led in two sports, the Cottage Hill, Wets Side and Fothergill, each in 6ne. The legue standing: Senior voliavt.aU — Won. Lost. P. C. West Side 3 1 .750 Lawn i -I .660 Cottage Hill 1 l .500 Hygienic 1 2 .333 Fotneigill 1 3 ,Z2 6 Junior vollejball— Cottage Hill 2 0 1.000 Lawn i l .666 West Side 2 2 .500 Hygienic 1 2 .3*3 .Kotnergill 1 3 .225 Senior Xewcomb— Hygienic 2 0 1.000 Lawn z 1 .666 West Side 1 2 .333 Fothergill . o 2 .000 Junior Xewcomb— Hygienic 2 0 1.000 Fothergill 1 l .500 West bide .......... 1 2 .333 Lawn 1 2 .333.. Senior baseball — Fothergill 1 t) 1.000 West Side 1 0 1.000 Hygienic 0 1 1.000 East End 0 1 .000 Activities for Coming Week Monday Afternoon, Newtomb, Fothergill at Hygienic; junior baseball, W r est Side and Lawn. Tuesday—Morning, junior baseball, Lawn vs. Hygienic; afternoon, volley ball, Lawn at West Side. Wednesday—Morning, senior base ball, Lawn at Cottage jriill; alternoon, volleyball. Cottage Hill at Fothergill. Thursday—Alternoon, senior base ball, Hygienic at Lawn. Friday Morning, volleyball, Hy gienic at Fothergill; afternoon, New comb, Lawn at Fothergiil; junior base ball, Cottage aiid Hygienic. Saturday—Morning, senior baseball,* West Side and Cottage Hill. WIKR FUNERAL TO-MORROW Funeral services for Mrs. A. K. Wier, who died yesterday, will be held in the Centenary United Brethren Church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. J. A. Lyter, of Harrisburg, will officiate. Burial will be made at Lltitz, where services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon following services in the Lititz United Brethren Church. OBERLIN OBERLIX XOTES The Rev. John F. Knittle, of the Church of Roses, Manheim, with his wife and children, Joseph and Mary, are spending the ween at the Lutheran parsonage with the Rev. D. E. Rup ley and family. The former pastor of the Lutheran Church here, the Rev. John Hummer, accompanied by Mrs. Hummer and son, Paul, are the guests of Martin Zoll and fajnily and W. I. Eshenaur. Prof. Faber Stengle, supervising superintendent of puDlic schools, left for Columbia University this week, where he will take a summer post graduate course preliminary to a lit erary degree. During the storm on Thursday afternoon the lightning hit the Ralph property In Highland street, occupied by Parker Dengler ana destroyed the chimney and fc>art of the roof. It was a "dry stroke" and no fire resulted. The storm which was very severe did considerable damage to trees and small buildings. Mrs. Jacob Kreiner, of Highland street, is visiting her sister in Mid dletown, whose daughter Miss Mary Holstein is ill from typhoid fever. Mrs. Robert Batdorf, of Philadel phia, is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Lyter, in Highland sireet. Mrs. William Page, of Kansas, the only child of David Cockley, who was buried to-day, arrived just in time this morning to attend the funeral services. Miss Rose Henry, of Seven Valleys, is a visitor with the Misses Zoll, In the Square. The Rev. H. C. Aroh, of Felton, was a visitor in our midst for several davs this week. The Rev. John B. Rupley, of Boons boro, Md., accompanied bv Prof. Wacher and wife and Hubert Young, autoed to Oberlin, and spent the night. They returned Thursday, the Rev. Rupley taking a new car with him for service in his new parish. Miss Effie M. Rupley went with her brother for an outing in Maryland. Mrs. Xorman Gardner and daugh ter, Vivian, of Chambers street, left this morning for a visit to her parents home in Goldsboro, Pf. C. They will stop at Old Point Comfort and Em poria, Va., for a few days on the way. EXGH3PIRE - Hold Communion Communion services will be held in the United Brethren Church to-morrow morning and evening. Baptismal services will also be held. Picnic at Reservoir Miss Anna Hach, Superintendent of the Junior Christian Endeavor of the United Brethren Church, gave the children an outing at Reservoir Park this after noon. HIGHSPIRE PERSONALS John Miller moved Tuesday to 211 North Second street, Harrisburg. Mrs. E. S. Poorman and her sister, Mrs. G. W. Lebo and daughter, Car rie spent Wednesday In Harrisburg. Mrs. Carrie Rynard, of Shippens burg. Is in town visiting her sister, Mrs. John Wetzel, of Jury street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dlssinger. of Lititz, spent Wednesday and Thurs day in town with the family of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mohier, Second street. Mrs. Dissinger is a sister of Mrs Mohier. Ray Lebo, of Penn street, Is visiting relatives and friends in Baltimore. HIGHSPIRE CHURCHES St. Peter's Lutheran Church, High spire. Th.e Rev. Ernest L. Pee. 10.45, "The Perfect Disciple"; 9.30, "Reproof"; Sunday school, 9.30; C. E., 6.30. An hour of song at which the pastor will speak on "Great Hymns of the Churcn" will be observ ed July 23, at 7.30. United Brethren Church, Hfghspire. The Rev. H. F. Rhoad. Preaching, 10.45 and 7.30; Sunday school, 9.80; Y. P. S. C. E., 6.30. Communion ser vices will be held morning and even ins. \ HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH I-. . 1 Reprinted from THE AMERICAN PRINTER Issue of July 5, 1916 WILL PAPER PRICES GO HIGHER OR LOWER? Explanations and Opinions by a Paper Manufacturet BY B. A. FRANKLIN A QUESTION asked very frequently today, when- But consider raw material, probably the largest ele ever people in any branch of the paper line rnent of cost advance. I meet., is this: ''What do you think of the pres- t e 1 4 , ■ • ent paper situation ?" Let the man who feels that there is nothing in the . advance of raw materials warranting such an increase The answers are manifold and varied. One man pre- j n the price of paper attempt to buy some pulp for less diets that prices are going to drop; the next man feels than six cents per pound, where it formerly cost less sure that they are not, and that they are liable to go than half of this. All grades of rags have gone up up again in the fall. from seventy to one hundred and fifty per cent over One man feels that prices are too high already, and the prices of 1915. the next man is satisfied there are good reasons for Consider the color situation also. It is notorious, of their being at their present level. course, that, there has been a great scarcity in the One thing is very sure: "We would all like to know color market; and yet with the exception of a very what the future holds for the paper buyer and the few the manufacturers have been able to purchase paper seller. most of their colors, but certainly not without substan- Very much has been written about the paper situa- tial increase in the cost, as any man who buys inks to tion. and very much that has been written about paper day will readily realize. might just as readily have been written about many Paper has advanced in the. higher grades forty to another staple article of commerce. _ fifty per cent, and yet with the one exception of labor, Out of all that might be said or written, it would which has increased some ten per cent, practically ev seem that three things may be agreed upon: erything that enters into the cost of paper has gone up First, that at this stage the facts may be known as very much more, to why paper is at the present price. There are two statements that can safely be made: Second, that some little prognostication or prophecy Firgt> that the price of paper today is not too hi?h or forecast may be made as to the future, based on as compared with the cost of the elements that enter present conditions. j nto j t Third, that the present prices are not where they o v , , ... , are except as a definite result of the law of supply and Second, that the facts above, coupled with the law demand, and in no sense are due to the cooperation of of supply and demand, have created the present con any class of manufacturers or merchants. aition. WHY PAPER PRICES ARE HIGH WHAT OP THE FUTURE T Dealing with the question as to why prices are where Taking the faots recorded into consideration, it •" they are today, certain facts stand out very evidently. would certainly seem unlikely that labor is liable to be This is a country of high prices, and always will be. cheaper until the war is over. In the first place, a large element in this fact is the There can be no question that there is an actual high wages paid our workingmen everywhere. shortage of materials entering into the manufacture This element since the first day of January. 1916, of paper in the United States today. This shortage is has been an extremely active cause in the putting up brought about beeause of the absolute stoppage of rags of the price of papers. Most of the paper mills in the . . . T country have had to go on three shifts, if not previ- comm - from other countries and because of the con ously so working. This has meant an advance of fifty sidcrable decrease in pulp. per cent in their pay roll, covering those so engaged, Moreover, this shortage is aggravated by the added because the reduction of hours nevar includes any re- uses of rags in other than paper industries, such as duction in the weeklv pay roll. „ , ~ . . , r . i.- 11 ii .i j i i .„ , celluloid, moving-picture films, etc. Practically all the day help in the paper mills have * had, or are having, their hours reduced from fifty-four Add to this shortage the naturally large demand of to fifty per week. This involves an increase in their paper due to the general business conditions and the pay per hour. Add to this the necessary increases all answer is very plain that without the cessation of the along the line, owing to ihe tremendous demand for ar or a recess j on } n the general volume of business, labor, the decrease in the supplv because of the falling . , , , . „ . , off in immigration and the exodus of so much of our nothin S can be ex P ected m the wa y of rwluced prices labor to European armies. This is further materially paper. aggravated by the fact that the munition plants have Conditions which have brought about the increased been willing to pay very much higher wages than the COfjt of labor and of aU lies must be oh d b ordinary scale, and such increases have amounted to - ~ ... f.*\ .„ , ® . about ten per cent fore " ie resu,t of these conditions will change. And it t,. ' , » « , seems very likely that the solution of the problem will Right here then, we have one reason for the advance be apparen t to us all sufficients in advance, so that of paper cost, and it must not be forgotten that such predictions as to the future can, we believe, safely a reason operates, not only in the productive labor, but be based on the facts as stated through the non-productive labor, which increases the expense of operation from top to bottom. Such a conclusion would be that, there would be no Will any one who is dissatisfied with the increase in recession in the price of papers until the conditions the price of. paper lcok around his own plant and count change, and with the booming demand in the fall, it up the ordinary supplies which have not been in- may be a ta.r prediction that prices will go up further, creased in price in the last three or four months ? The Moreover, we think that more attention should be paper manufacturers certainly find very few of such paid to making sure that that paper is used which best items. All hardware, all building materials, repair expresses the intent of the message, tha*i to the cost of materials, felts, wires, all replacement parts, in fact the paper. Many of us realize that too often cheap all supplies have advanced from five to one hundred paper has been used, and while a few dollars have been and more per cent. saved on paper, if the facts were really known it might People who are considering the price of paper must discovered that the consumer has lost money by re realize that all of these supplies—so-called expense ducing the result-getting value of his printed matter, supplies—go into the cost of making paper, just as He has saved a little at the spigot, and lost at the bung surely as do rags, pulp, or whatever material paper hole, merely because he has no particular method of consists of. recording what he is losing at the bunghole. Consider next certain elements that enter into the We do advise, then, that prices are unlikely to go making of paper which do not appear on the surface— down until known conditions change; that with the alum, bleach, starch, sizing, etc. If the market is booming business in the fall they may go up; that tested on these items, it will be discovered that they the printer buy the paper fitted to the purpose of his have advanced from sixty to one hundred per cent and job. giving his customer thereby the best service; and over. The very wrappers in which paper is wrapped that he buy his paper at the market price a* the time have gone up over one hundred per cent. of obtaining the job. It is very plain, therefore, that if the material out of The general conditions are unusual, but it seems to which paper is made had not advanced a particle, all us that nothing is to be gained by aggravating them, of these increases of labor, expense supplies, etc., They must be met until the situation eases up, and would have compelled a very definite increase in the when that time comes we shall probably have received cost of paper. advance notice of it. THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING COMPANY Printing—Binding—Designing—Photo-Engraving FEDERAL SQUARE HARRISBURG, PA. REAL ESTATE CITY-WIDE FIRE LINES NECESSARY Building Inspector Grove Urges Adoption of New Hazard District "It early adoption of a new building code be imiy>sstbl