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.
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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<i, practical solution of
the ft re hazard problem could be found
; by the aimple expedient oX extending
Building- Inspector James H. Grove
the 'fire district' to the city limits."
to-day made that statement relative to '
the revamping of the building regula- j
tions for Harrisburg. That proper i
housing regulations should be insisted
upon, is necessary, he said, but Insofar '
as the regulating of building erection -
, is concerned, the present laws will suf
! flee for the time being, at least, in his I
i opinion.
I "What Council should do, however,"
j he declared, "is to extend the building
! fire lines—the boundaries within whicn
no frame structure may be erected—to
, include the entire city. At present we
1 have a district that extends from North
Sto Vine street. It isn't fair, I think, to
. the prospective builders nor to the cltl
! Zen who must occupy the home, to per
mit the construction of frame buildings
now which will eventually be placed
within the Are limits.
! "If a temporary arrangement like this
i could be reached, the city would have
partially aolved the problem. For even
I if a new building code is adopted, the
the adoption of some legislation on
1 fire limit lines would be unchanged and j
JULY 15, 1916.
this point now would not alter the re
quirements of a new code."
TODAY'S REALTY TRANSFERS
Realty transfers to-day Included the
' following in city and county:
I Samuel B. Coover to Charles Forney, !
' 25 South Nineteenth street,'and William !
IA. Atticks, Steelton, $1 each; J. H.I
! Reiffert to Anna E. Diede, 1644 North
! Third street, $4,950; TV" C. Angney to
j Edwin J. Gruaden, Steelton, $4,500.
Appeal to Citizens
to Join Ranks of the
Harrisburg Red Cross
Urgent appeal to the citizens of
Harrisburg to Join the local branch of
the National Red Cross was made to
| day by City Commissioner E. Z. Gross,
the chairman,
j "Preparedness is the slogan of every.
true American to-day," declared Com
missioner Gross, "end that means that
we should prepare for emergencies in
every way. The fact that the troops
are on the border of Mexico to-day
; combined with the untold possibilities
|of the future, both at home and
abroad, is not without Its deep signifi
cance. Membership in the Harrisburg
branch of the National Red Cross
should be swelled in accordance with
the trend of the The Harris
burg branch wants new members and
we urge everybody, man, woman and
child, in this city to join the ranks."
The admission fee is one dollar and
the enrollment certificate will be mail- "
ed to the members upon payment of
his fee.
Application can be made either to
Mr. Gross, or to George \V. Relly, the
treasurer, .
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