RAILROAD NEWS
COAL BUSINESS
HEAVY THIS YEAR
Figures For June Show Big In
crease <n Anthracite
Business
The shipments of anthracite for the
of June. 1916, as reported to the
Anthracite Bureau of Information at
Wilkes-Barre, amounted to 5,636.975
long tons, as compared with 5.547.599
tons in May of this year, and with 5,-
459,610 tons in June, 1915. The increase
in June, 1916, ever tl\e same month of
1915, was 177,365 tons, and as com
fared with May, 1916. the increase was
9,76 tons.
The total shipments for the six
months ended June 30. 1916. have
amounted to 33,421.663 tons against
32,328.991 tons in 1915. the Increase for
this year being 1,092,674 tons.
The total shipments for the year
1915 amounted to 67.583.776 long tons
of which 39,539,236 tons, or 58.25 per
cent, were from the Wyoming or
Northern region; 10,304.652 tons, or
15.18 per cent, were from the Middle
or Lehigh region, and 18.039.858 tons,
or 26.57 per cent were from the South
ern or Schuylkill region.
In 1914, 59.ti4 per cent, was shipped
from the Wyoming region: 13.30 per
cent, from the Lehigh, and 2 7.06 per
cent, from the Schuylkill.
Coke Business Shows
Increase During June
A gain of 199,126 tons of coke is the
out-standing feature of the June re
port of the amount of coal and coke
carried by the Pennsylvania railroad.
Fuel shipments generally, including
both anthracite and bituminous coal,
show healthy increases. Coke ship
ments totaled 1,189,002 tons, or a gain
of more than 10 per cent. Bituminous
coal aggregated 3,744.647 tons, a gain
of 79,944. with anthracite showing
907,592 tons, an increase of 64.539.
Total fuel shipments amounted to 6.-
• 842.141 tons. For the six months up
to June 30 combined shipments show
3 7,4 80,9 71 tons, the bulk of which, or
24,269,137, was checked up to bitu
minous.
Railroad Notes
Seashore excursions over the Penn
sylvania this week were well patron
ized.
Both the Pennsylvania Railroad and
Philadelphia and Reading are plan
ning winter excursions to Texas if the
troops remain there.
Reading firemen are getting extra
help because of the heat. Three men
•were overcome yesterday on trains en
route east to Reading.
Both the Pennsylvania and Read
ing freight officials report a freight
congestion at Coatesville. It is raid
the Pennsylvania has 700 cars side
tracked. Siding facilities it is said are
lacking at that point.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way had an excursion up the Hudson
river to-day. Harrisburgers to the
number of 50 left early this morning
and Joined the regular excursion
train at Reading.
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division—Crew 112 to
fro first after 2.15 p. m.: 123, 111, 127,
126, 127, 126, 129, 130, 108, 121, 104,
109, 106, 102, 122, 113
& Engineers for 108, 123.
w Firemen for 105, 108, 116, 112, 126. 1
Flagmen for 109. 129.
Brakemen for 102, 104, 108, 125.
Engineers up: C. E. Albright,
Yeater, Wenrick, Martin, Miller, Ho
gentogler, Esholman, Streeper, Baer,
I. H. Gable, Smeltzer, Lober. Smith,
Black, McGulre, Grass, Simmons,
Kautz, Lefever.
Firemen up Cover, Brymesser,
Kugle, Finnegan, Morgan, Faddis,
Kaker, Flnkenbinder, Slider, Lutz,
Johnston, Everhart. C. C. Naylor,
Jackson, Newman, Eckman, Achey,
"Walker.
Flagman up: Brown.
Brakemen up: G. H. Mummaw,
Purnell, Knupp, Hoover, Coulter.
Middle Division —Crew 221 first to
go after 2.30 p. m.: 17, 24, 19, 28,
21. 18.
Preference, 6.
Engineer for 6.
Fireman for 24.
Brakemen for 17 (2), 19, 28. 18.
Engineers up: Shirk, Albright,
Willis.
Firemen up: Sheaffer, Colyer, Steele,
Hepner, Reeder, Beisel.
Conductor up: Heiner.
Brakemen up: Foltz, Reed, Henrj,
Klick, Edwards, Wright.
Yard Crews—Engineers for 6, Ist 8.
2d 8. 20, 2d 24, 28.
Firemen for 2, 6, 2d 8. 14, 18, 28. 36.
Engineers up: Landis. Beiver, Blos
ser. Snyder, Loy, Leiby, Fulton, Fells,
McMoiris, McDonnell. Wise.
Firemen up: Graham, Fry, Eyde,
Ewing, Hitz, Peiffer, Fleisher, Burger,
Wagnerfi Richter. Kciser. Ferguson.
KXOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—The 210 crew
first after 2 p. in.: 215, 205, 209, 203,
212. 21 7 .226, 228. 213, 207, 208, 210.
Engineer for 226.
Firemen for 210, 215.
Conductor for 22 8.
Flagman for 209.
Brakemen for 203. 209, 21?. 218.
Conductors up: Hooper, Murlatt.
Brakemen up: Yost. Malseed, Long.
Middle Division—The 110 crew first |
after 3.15 r>. m.: 102, 116, 115. 112,!
105, 111, 10S.
Engineers for 115, 111.
Firemen for 116, 115, 112, 111.
Conductor for 111.
Brakemen for 112, 108.
Yard Crews Engineers for 130,
Sd 124, 101.
Firemen for !34, 130.
Engineers up: Rran.van, Reese,
Trout, Anthony, Nuemyer, Rider, Hill,
Boyer, Kllng.
Firemen up: Mover. Hickhart. Kline,
L. C. Hall, Hinkle. Brown, Eichel
berger, C. H. Hall, Handiboe, Bruaw.
THE READING
Hnrrlsl'MrK Division—2 4 crew first, to ]
fo after 6 a. m.: 10. 3. 15, 19, 1, 5. 8. 1,
2.
Eastbound 6l crew first to go aftei
11 a. m.: 68. 65, 70, 69, 57, 61, 53, 71, 62.
Engineers for 61. 71. 4. 8.
Firemen for 57, 61, 69, 4.
Conductors for 62, 4. 5. 24.
Brakemen for 61. f.2, 69. 3. 4. 7. 19,
24.
Engineers up: Morrison, Barnhart,
Tipton. Bonawitz.
Firemen up: Heisler. Rroutrher, Mil
ler. King, Stoner, Nowaik. Sherman.
Conductors up: Danner. shore.
~ Firakemen up: Wsre Pa.xton. F»lker,
Davis, Warren, Smith. Woland, Pletz,
Heckert, Hamm.
CHICAGO CATTI.E
Chicago. 111.. July 22. Cattle Re
ceipts. 500; steady Native beef cattle,
$6.75(T 10.40: western steers. $7.75 57 8.90;
stickers and feeders. $5.00®8.00; cows
and heifers. $3.30<7? 9.20; calves. $8.50®
12.00.
fheep Receipts. 2.000; strong.
Wethers, $6.75<©8.25; lambs, $6.50®
10.25.
nogs Receipts, 10,000; 5c to 10c
under yesterday's average Ruik ot
sales, *9.281© 9.80; light. $9.10*3 9.85;
mixed. $9 00/?, 9.95. heavy. $8.3.1® 10.00;
rough, 55.95<5 9.10; pigs. $7.50f?9.10.
SIX TRAWLERS SUNK
Berlin, July 22 (by wireless). —Six
British trawlers were sunk by German
submarines off the English east coast
on July 17, savs a German admiralty
statement to-day.
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SATURDAY EVENING,
RELIC HUNTERS
DESERT CANOES
Lack of Camp Sites Necessi
tates Radical Change in In
dian Seekers' Plan
Lack of suitable camping sites
necessitated a change tn the plans of
Dr. William K. Moorehead, of And
over, Mass., and his party of arch
aeologists who are seeking Indian
history and relics aiong the Susque
hanna river. This announcement
was made to-day by Dr. George P.
Donehoo, secretary of the Pennsyl
vania Historical Commission, and his
torian with the exposition.
The large boats built for the expe
dition have been sent back to Coopers
town, N. Y., and the trip between
Harrisburg and Chesapeake Bay will
be made from town to town along
the river. Dr. Moorehead and party
will remain in Harrisburg until next
week. It is probable they will return
to Harrisburg at intervals. Duncan's
island was visited yesterday and val
uable relics and data were found.
This morning the archaeologists at
tended a meeting of the Pennsylvania
Historical Commission. Secretary
Donehoo made a partial report of the
Susquehanna expedition and announc
ed that he would give a complete re
port later.
The commission decided to make an
additional appropriation for the
Colonel William Crawford monument
at Connellsvilie. Further plans for
placing a tablet at Fort Hunter, near
Harrisburg were considered. A tablet
will also be placed at Coudersport, in
honor of David Zeisaerger. The sec
retary was auchorized to purchase
some valuable collections of Indian
relics for the State museum. After the
business session the commissioners re
ceived Dr. Moorehead and A. B. Skin
ner of the Susquehanna expedition
party.
NATIONAL AID TO
BE SECURED SOON
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al Aid Good Roads bill is the con
struction of rural roads and this is
construed in the act to mean anv pub
lic road over which the United States
mails are or may hereafter be trans
ported. The Act excludes every street
and road in a place having a popula
tion of 2,500 or more except that
portion of any- street or road long
which the houses average more than
feet apart may be considered.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1917, the Federal bill appropriates
$5,000,000 for use throughout the Un
ion; for the year 1918 $10,000,000 will
be expended; for the year 1919, $15,-
000,000; 1920. $20,000,000,000 and for
1921. $25,000,000. This totals $75.-
000,000 of the $55,000 000 appropriat
ed, the other $10,000,000 being speci
fically reserved for the annual devel
opment of roads in National forest
reservations.
Pennsylvania's share in the Federal
distribution for the five years is $3,-
508,750, this State being third in the
list of those receiving the moneys.
Texas receives the greatest amount
with New York coming next in line,
followed by Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Ohio, Missouri, California, lowa,
Michigan and Kansas in order.
While Commissioner Black and
Chief Engineer Uhler have, as yet,
made no definite selection of the roads
to be recommended to the Federal gov
ernment for improvement, it is known
that the road 3 on existing State high
way routes will receive first consid
eration from the department. Wherc
ever it is possible to secure federal aid
in the improvement of a Pennsylvania
highway, important State highway
routes forming a position of the main
arterial lines of the Pennsylvania
highway system will in all probability
be selected first.
Under the provisions of the Federal
Act the State Highway Department
furnishes to the secretary of agricul
ture statements setting forth the pro- (
posed construction of any rural post-!
road on which it desires Federal aid.
After the secretary of agriculture ap
proves the project, the State Highway |
Department then furnishes surveys, !
plans, specifications and estimates for!
the road. On of the sec- [
retary of agriculture, he notifies the i
State Highway Department and certi
fies the fact to the secretary of the
treasury of the United States, where
upon the secretary of the treasury sets
aside the share which the United I
States is to pay for the proposed im
proveinent which in no case is to ex- |
ceed fifty per cent, of the total cost
of the improvement.
The State Highway Department
then proceeds with the construction of
the highway under its own supervis
ion in accordance with the plans and
specifications approved by the secre
tary of agriculture and when the
aforesaid road is completed, the sec
retary of agriculture shall cause to he
paid to the State the amount set aside
for the project.
There is a provision in the Federal [
bill which makes possible the adop-!
tion of the same system of payments
which the late State Hishway Com- j
missioner Cunningham instituted in j
Pennsylvania, namely, that the gov- 1
ernment's share of the Feaeral aid con
struction can be paid on monthly es- 1
timates furnished by the State, thusi
relieving the State from the necessity i
of financing the entire operation until j
completion. In Pennsylvania it was
found that the State Highway Depart- 1
ment was financing on all State-aid |
operations until after their comple
tion at which time the applying coun
ties, townships and boroughs contrib- j
uted their payment to reimburse the!
State. After consulting with the At- 1
torney general's department, the late I
Commissioner Cunningham put a rul-'
ing into effect compelling these apply- '
ing parties to pay their share pro;
rata based on the monthly estimates s
furnished them and in this way the;
I State Highway Department was re-,
i Ueved from the necessity of financing
; t lie entire operation until completion. 1
; There is a proviso in the Federal bill
which covers this point exactly and
the United States is authorized to pay i
its share to the States on estimates •
from time to time.
The Federal bill becomes effective at
once, but the opening section states i
"that no money apportioned under thlsj
Act to any State shall he expended
therein unttl its legislature shall have
arsentod to the provisions of this Act.
except that, until the final adjourn
ment of the first regular session of the
Legislature held after the passage of
this act, the assent of the governor
shall be sufficient."
Just as soon as word is received
from the secretary of agriculture, the
State Highway Department of Penn
sylvania will make announcement of
the roads to be recommended to the
Federal government for federal aid
and it is expected that at least all the
preliminary work thereon may be fin
ished before the close of the present
working season.
MISS FISHER'S FUNERAL.
Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock, Monday afternoon for Miss
Elizabeth Fisher, at her home, 410
Strawberry street. Burial will be made
in the East Harrisburg cemetery. Miss
Fisher died Thursday evening at the
Harrisburg hospital. (
MARKETS
METALS FEATURE
OF TRANSACTIONS
U. S. Steel Rises to 86 1-2; Beth
lehem Drops Ten Points;
Tobacco Gains
By Associated Press
New York, July 22. Short covering
accounted largely for the activity ot
to-day's operations, although trading
was again wnoliy professional and lim
ited to speculttive favorites. United
States Steel was the foremost feature,
rising to 86%. its best price ot the
week on transactions embracing nu
merous 1.000 to 2,000 share lots. Auto
mobile stocks were prominent at aa
vances of three to ten points, the lat
ter for General Motors, and Munitions
weie moderately oetter with substan
tial gains in minor steel and metal is
sues. Bethlehem Steel lost ten points.
Tobaccos showed additional advances
with some inquiry for Beet ?tigar ana
similar issues. Railways played no
part in the day's business, aside from a
four-point decline in Wisconsin Central.
The closing was strong. Bonds were
steady.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Chandler Bros. & Co.. members New
York and Philadelphia Stock Ex
changes, 3 North Market Square, Har
risburg; 1338 Chestnut street, Phila
delphia; 34 Pine street, New York,
furnish the following ouotations:
New York, July 22, 1916.
Allis Chalmers 21% 22%
Amer Beet Sugar 88% 89 %
American Can 55 % 56%
Am Car and Foundry Co 58% 59%
Am Ice Securities 28% 28%
Amer Loco 65% 67'4
Amer Tel and Tel 129% 129%
Anaconda 78% 79%
Atchison 104% 104%
Baldwin Locomotive ... 73% 73%
Baltimore and Ohio .... 89 89 %
Butte Cop 68 69%
California Petrcleum ... 21% 20%
Central Leather 54% 54%
Chesapeake and 0hi0... 61% 61%
Chi Mil and St Paul. ... 97 96%
Chicago R I and Pacific. 20% 20%
Chino Con Copper 47% 47%
Col Fuel and Iron 44% 45
Corn Products 14% 14%
Crucible Steel 70 71
Distilling Securities .... 46% 46%
Erie
General Motors 500 500
Great Northern pfd .... 11S% 118%
Inspiration Copper 48% 48%
Kenneeott 46% 46%
Lackawanna Steel 7072
Lehigh Yalley 78% 78%
Maxwell Motors 77% 79%
Merc Mar ctfs 24% 24%
Merc Mar ctfs prd 85% 86
Mex Petroleum 100 100%
Miami Copper 35 35
Missouri Pacific 7% 7%
New York Central 102% 102%
NYN H H 61% 61%
Norfolk and Western... 127% 127%
Northern Pacific 111% 111%
Pennsylvania Railroad.. 56% 56%
Press Steel Car 49% 49%
Railway Steel Spg 44% 45%
Ray Con Copper 22% 22%
Reading
Republic Iron and Steel. 47 47 %
Southern Pacific 97% 97%
Southern Ry 23% 23%
Studebaker 127% 128%
Tennessee Copper 25% 25%
Union Pacific 137% 137%
US I Alcohol 114 114%
K f f teel 85 % 86 %
U S Steel pfd 117% 117%
Utah Copper 76% 77
Virginia-Carolina Chem. 38% 38%
Westinghouse Mfg 5714 57%
PHII.ADK'.I'HI A STOCK «
Philadelphia, July 22. Wheat
>Co 2 - red ' s P ot and July, $1.17
@1.19; No. 2, Southern, led, $1.15®1 17
Corn _ Higher; No. 2, yellow, local,
4 SS? C; slea nier, No. 2, yellow, local,
90 91c.
° ais Higher; No. 2 white, 49®
49>,ic; No. 3, white, 46ifc ®47 V4c.
Bran Market quiet, but steady;
flu nulls, w ~11 . . ~ ( „ -,o „
ern, winter, per ton, $26.50; soft, winter.
Per $23.50@24.50- Spring, per ton.
Refined" Sugars—No market.
Butter Market firm; western,
creamery, c.\tras, ZUfeiOc; nearby
prints, fancy. 32c.
Eggs— The market is firm;
1 •nusylvania a»*d otlier nearby firsts,
iret tases, $7.65; per case; do., current
receipts, free cases, $7.20®7.50 per case;
western, extras, firsts, free cases, $7.80
@7.95 per case; western, firsts, free
cases. $7.20@7.50 per case.
Live Poultry—Dull; fowls lower
fowls, 19%@20%c; roosters, 13@14c;
Jowls, 1!»®/ roosters, is ,i Hi
spring chickens. 20® 27c; do., broilers,
30 <w 38c; ducks, 14# 16c; geese. 14 (it 16c.
Dressed Poultry—Steady; fowls,fancy
21 % ®22c; do., .good to choice, 20% @2lc;
no., small siicj. I» u ~ij | .i >
15c: broiling chickens, nearby, 30®
36c; do., western, 25® 29c; roasting
20c. do., fair to Rood. I:>wl8c; Sprlnu
ducks, nearby, 19020 c. do.. western 12
Jt>.. fccc.-.. . .... .
ir- < ' i-
Potatoes Quiet. but steady;
Eastern rfhore. .so 1 per .a.nrj
$1.75®2.00; No. 2, do., 75c»,51.00; do.',
luns. iio.. sl.i|o: N<.-iolk , ii., f
barrel. $1.50® 1.75; do.. No. 2, do., 75c-
Jersey, prime, per basket. 40®50c.
Flour—Quiet, but steady; western,
straights, $4.!)0@5.15; do., patents, ss,ls
@,1.40; Springs firsts, clear. $5.35@0.75;
:do., straights. $5.30@5.60; do., patents,
I o®6.00; do., favorite brands, $6.25®
6.50.
Hay Tiie market is dull
and weak; No. 1, large bales, $21.50
@22.00; medium bales. $1'1.00@21.50;
No. 2. do.. SIB.OO S 20.00; No. 3. do.. $15.00
@16.00; light mixed. $17.50@15,00; No.
1, do., sl6.ooft 17.00; No. 2. do., sl4.oU<y-
PHII.ADEI.PHIA STOCKS
Philadelphia, July 22. Stocks closed
steady.
General Asphalt 32
General Asphalt, Pfd 69
l<ake Superior Corporation 10-v
Lehigh Valley 78
Pennsylvania Railroad 56»i
Philadelphia Electric 28%
Philadelphia Company 40
Philadelphia Company. Pfd 37
Philadelphia Rapid Transit 19 H
Reading 89 '
Storage Mattery 63
Union Traction 43 u
C. G. 1 87 %
U. S. Steel 86 %
NEW YORK HANK STATEMENT
By Associated Press
New York, July 22. The statement
of actual condition of Clearing House
Banks and Trust Companies for the
week shows that they hold $108,0<5,-
360 reserve in excess of legal require
ments. This is an increase of $12,9?0,-
890 over last week.
The statement follows:
Actunl Condition
Loans, discounts, etc., $3,184.946,00u,
decrease, $3,887,000.
Reserve in own vaults (B). $428,-
230,000; increase, $6,652,000.
Reserve in Federal Reserve Bank,
$165,073,000; increase, $12,108,000.
Reserve in other depositories, $.">2,-
619,000; decrease, $5,596,000.
Net demand deoosits, $3,124,748,000;
decrease, $2,195,000.
Net time deposits. $185,263,000; in
crease, $5,169,000.
Circulation, $31,489,000; decrease,
$24,000.
<B) Of which $359,146,000 is specie.
Aggregate reserve. $645,922,000.
j Excess reserve, $108,085,360; increase,
I $ 12,975,850.
CHICAGO nO\RI> OF TRADE
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111., July 22.—Board of Trade
closing:
Wheat September, 1.19; Decem
ber. 1.21 V
Corn September, 7i'6; December,
65 S.
Oats September, 41 December,
43H-
Pork July, 26.10; September, 24.87.
Lard September, 12.85; October.
12.82.
Rlba July, 13.46; September,
,13.47.
«ARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
EPIDEMIC TAKES
HEAVIEST TOLL
39 Children, More Than in Any
Day Yet, Die; 135 New
Cases
New York, July 22.—There were
more deaths in the epidemic of infan
tile paralysis during the last twenty
four hours than at any time sinfce the
inception of the disease four weeks
ago. Since 10 al. m. yesterday the
plague killed 39 children in the five
boroughs of Xew York city. There
were 13 5 new cases.
Impose Regulations of
Increasing Severity
By Associated Press •
Xew York. July 22. Quarantine
regulations of increasing severity due
to tear of the. spread of infantile
paralysis were reported to-day from
a number of cities and towns near
New York.
At Mountain View, X. J., about 100
summer colonists from Xew York city,
with a few from Xewark, have been
ordered to leave their bungalows along
the Passaic river and return homa
All houses where children from Xew
York have visited were put under a
month's quarantine.
The Erie railroad which serves
thousands of commuters, has sent out
a bulletin to fill its station agents
warning them to notify prospective
passengers that children will he barred
from most of the stations. A total of
239 cases of infantile paralysis was re
ported from Xew Jersey. The cases
in Connecticut number 59. Xew York
state outside cf New York city has
195.
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
HOPES ARE BLASTED
[Continue*! From First Pafio]
was resumed to Middletown and Pax
tang by the cars and no serious dis
orders occurred. Xo other suburban
points were reached.
In the city cars were operated and
no disturbances were reported. The
police and sheriff's deputies were sta
tioned at places where the trouble
started earlier in the week, but re
'ported no trouble.
The cars will be kept on the lines as
long as possible according to Felix M.
Davis, superintendent of transporta
tion. They are being operated by al
leged strike-breakers.
Arrest Five Hooters
Five men were arrested during the
morning by County Detective James
Walters because they hooted and
leered some of the crews on the cars
passing in Market street. The strik
ers. who had pickets at all street inter
sections, made every effort to maintain
order.
Company officials stated to-day that
should the men not return to work be
fore Wednesday, no further plans have
been made. Both the company officials
and the union men said to-day that
they expect an early settlement of the
strike, but are hinging the situation
on union recognition.
To Get I'nion Money
The first strike pay, union men
stated to-day, will be made next week,
as the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railways Employes
does not pay out any money the first
week that members are on a strike.
Strikers stated that outside contri
butions have been received, together
with assurances of aid from other or
ganizations.
The regular meeting of the strikers
was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
headquarters, 26 Xortli Third street,
but nothing of importance occurred.
The men were urged to be loyal and
plans were started for another parade
to be held next week.
Demand Quelling of Disorder
The most important development in
the strike situation to-day from the
standpoint of the public was the wide
spread demand all over the city for
energetic action on the part of the
authorities in quelling the outbreaks
of disorder along the street railway
lines. It is intimated that Mayor
Meals is not in physical condition to
handle the situation and as a result
many of the patrolmen are showing
utter indifference to the general wel
fare of the community. This is not
true of all the officers and those who
are honestly endeavoring to maintain
order feel that they are handicapped
by the attitude of other members of
the force who have failed to appre
ciate the seriousness of open disorder
on the part of the unruly element of
the city.
District Attorney Stroup's declara
tion that those brought before him
for violations of law will be prose
cuted to the fullest extent of the law
has had a tendency to call attention to
the apparent Indifference of some of
the policemen. It is pointed out that
the breaking up of noisy assemblages
along the main streets and in those
quarters where most of the trouble
has occurred would go far toward pre
venting the outbreaks.
Strikers Greatly Concerned
All the strike officials and the strik
ers themselves are concerned over the
situation. They see that public reac
tion is bound to follow a continuance
of disorder and that instead of their
cause being benefited, it is likely to be
injured. So far as the public is con
cerned it doesn't seem to be a ques
tion of favoring one side or the other:
it is more a demand for restoration of
order and the enforcement of law
against those who have seized the op
portunity to do about as they please.
Jitneys Law Unto Themselves
Complaints were commencing to be
made to-day of the inadequacy of the
jitney service which has been brought
into being by the interruption of trol
ley service and charges were heard
that operators of unlicensed cars were
acting as a law unto themselves. The
police department, which encouraged
the unlicensed jitney as a means of
affording transportation in the present
emergency is now being accused of
falling to protect the public from
overcharges, ignoring dangerous
overcrowding and neglecting to re
quire that men offering their cars for
hire give proper service. The licens
ed jitney drivers, who have paid
money to the city and given bond, as
provided in the jitney ordinance, are
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REO IN FIGHTING TRIM
*
"While we Reo folk are not in any
way belligerent nor eager for any kind
or war orders, either foreign or domes
tic, nevertheless we have, like many
other patriotic citizens, made a study
of the various implements of war, and
especially such of them as naturally
come within our immediate sphere,"
says Horace T. Thomas. Chief Engi
neer of the Reo Company, and designer
of the armored truck which was recent
ly presented by the Reo Motor Truck
Company to the State Militia, and de
livered at the concentration camp at
Grayling last week.
"Many of our ideas as to what con
stituted an effective fighting machine
on wheels have been radically revised
since the beginning of the European
war," continues Mr. Thomas, "and this
Reo armored truck is the result of
some of those revisions.
"In designing it we had In mind sev
eral things, first of which, of course,
was standardization. It is essential
that any part of such a vehicle may be
replaceable at the earliest possible mo
ment and with the least possible delay
under conditions that certainly are not
ideal. This armored truck is there
fore mounted on a standard Model F
Reo truck chassis. The engine is the
world famous 35-horsepower four-cyl
inder Reo motor standard for now
longer than any other in the world.
"Lightness and speed are other re
quisites. and so this Reo war truck,
which has room for four machine guns
and their operators, beside the chauf
feur, weighs only 420 pounds com
plete. and is capable of speed up to 35
miles per hour.
"An interesting feature of this ma
chine is the thinness of the nlate with
which it is armored. Looking at it
superficially, one would naturally sup
pose that the plate must be at least
half an Inch thick, and therefore be
very heavy. As a matter of fact, in our
experiments we discovered a peculiar
thing that the modern high velocity
also commencing to protest vigorously
about the failure of the police to con
trol the numerous cars in service.
Girls Sit on Men's Laps
The conditions last night between
5 and 6 o'clock with a thunderstorm
at hand furnished an excellent illus
traton of the irresponsibility of un
licensed jitney drivers. Some of them
demanded three times the ordinary
i fare of a nickel, other refused point
blank to take persons to outlying dis
tricts even when offered five times
the usual fare, others permitted six,
eight and even ten persons to jam
cars. Girls sitting on men's laps were
not an uncommon sight in Market
street.
Striking trolleymen, who have
been endeavoring to secure jitney ser
vice for the public by acting as vol
unteer dispatchers at corners, tried to
get such accommodations for women
as would not offend decency and to in
duce jitney operators to take people
to their homes, but they were unable
to accomplish any more than those
who wanted to ride. Policemen ap
peared to consider that their sole duty
was to keep traffic moving to the
right.
Licensed jitneyfnen who went to
markets this morning for regular
customers had to compete with oper
ators who preempted curbs, "barked"
for trade and demanded high prices
and crowded cars beyond the safety
limit. Their complaints and those of
the people who refused to stand for
extortionate rates and indecent crowd
ing fell on deaf police ears.
Jitney Complaints On Capitol Hill
Complaint was made at the offices
of the Public Service Commission to
day by a woman who said that she
lived in Steelton and had been charged
a dollar by a jitney operatcfr. The
number of the car was furnished and
if it is found that the operator has no
State certificate a test case, which will
have far-reaching effect upon the
present uncontrolled operation of jit
neys, is possible.
Pending formal action by the com
plainant, no names were given out.
Should information be made that any
jitney is operating without a State cer
tificate or citv license, magistrates
would be required under the law to
entertain the ca&e despite any attitude
the city police might take.
McLaughlin Complains
Hugh L. McLaughlin, chairman of
the grievance committee of the strik
ers, to-day complained to the Public
Service Commission that the Harris
burg Railways Company employes
were violating Rule 5 of the Commis
sion, requiring cars to come to a full
stop at grade crossings.
It was charged that cars were run
over the Eighteenth street crossing
without the precautionary stop. For
mal blanks for a complaint were given
to Mr. McLaughlin, who will act in
the case.
Picket* Act a* Jitney Dispatcher*
Although seventeen cars were sent
out on the city lines of the company,
before 7 o'clock this morning, few peo
ple traveled in them.
At the city markets, pickets from
the carmen's union acted as dispatchers
for the many jitneys being operated,
and assisted many of the women In get
ting In the autos with their baskets.
Scores of women lined the sidewalks
at the Chestnut street and Verbeke
street markets watting for jitneys, and
many of them were compelled to walk
home with their heavily laden baskets,
because of the long wait for autos.
The majority of the women were
afraid to ride in the cars because of the
disorder during the week, and many
complaints were heard because of the
The Public Suffer*
Last night the public realized the
seriousness of no car service when the
storm broke over the city. Jitneys
rushed to and fro over the city streets,
many of them violating traffic rules and
hauling eight and ten passengers
crammed in the front and back seats.
The people could not bo accommodated,
and many were drenched walking home
JULY 22, 1916.
rifle steel coated ball would easily pen
etrate a half-Inch of case-hardened
steel, and, for that matter much great
er thickness. After experimenting for
sometime we conceived the idea of
using two thin plates of steel separated
by an air space, and when we did that
a peculiar phenomenon was witness
ed.
"The same rifle ball shot at a plate
a fraction over an eight of an inch
thick and separated from another
plate by about three-eights of an inch,
penetrated the first plate but was stop
ped by the second one. The answer is
simple the Impact against the first
plate flattened the bullet so that it
was easily stopped by the second one.
"While capable of "turning any rifle
or machine gun bullet, this Reo truck
is very light and therefore speedy.
"In addition to the portholes for the
machine guns there are other portholes
for the use of regular army rifles in
"sniping" and similar operations. The
protection of the machine gun port
holes permits the operation to "sweep"
this territory In a half circle, the port
hole covering working on spring
hinges. The driver is completely pro
tected and yet able to see his road. The
radiator is so constructed that bullets,
hitting this part of the truck, are de
flected. without damaging It. A can
vas top is used to protect the gun crew
from storms. The turrent is entered
from the rear by a steel door, which
fastens down tightly. A powerful
dirigible electric light permits the driv
er to see all points of the road as well
as to detect the "enemy" from a dis
tance and in any direction. Light for
operating the guns is also furnished
in the same mariner.
"For actual warfare conditions steel
discs may be added to the wheels to
protect th.e spokes. The curved steel
bar which extends from the radiator to
the point above the driver's head is
designed for cutting barbed wire en
tanglements."
in the rain. The jitney drivers in some
instances were, unprepared for the
downpour, and the rain came in at the
sides, drenching the passengers. As no
cars were running the hundreds of peo
ple going to their homes, were either
compelled to walk in the rain, or wait
on a jitney. Criticisms were heard on
all sides because of the strike and.
lack of car service.
Lewis Burkhart. who said he was a
strike-breaker from New York, was
fined $25 and cost 3 yesterday afternoon
bv Alderman James DeShong on a
charge of making insulting remarks
to Miss Bertha M. Henry, South Thir
teenth street.
County Must Stand
Share of Expense
of Trolley Strike
Wages of the deputie sheriffs, cost
of repairs to damages of trolley cars,
and other property of the Harrisburg
Railways' company will not be the
only expense that Dauphin county's
taxpayers will have to bear as a re
sult of the trolleymen's strike, coun
ty officials pointed out to-day.
That the county must necessarily
pay for what damage has been done
to cars and other property Is generally
conceded. The county commissioners
will take up that problem Monday.
The biggest item however will be
the costs of criminal prosecutions.
Following the strike of 1877 arrests
were made of rioters and would-be
rioters, the names of the offenders
having been taken during the disturb
ance although the prosecutions were
not made until months afterward.
And the majority of these men were
jailed.
"STKIKE" DISAPPOINTMENTS
Conference of Pl»> Kround TeuclierM
and Several Picnics Have to
Be Postponed
Weekly conference of the girl in
structors of the city playgrounds and
Supervisor J. K. Staples which had
been scheduled for to-day, was called
off because of the inconvenience to
which the teachers would have been
subjected owing to the trolley strike.
Two picnics Incidentally have had
to be railed oft for the same reason.
Both outings had been scheduled for
Paxtang Park. The Mutual Benefit As
sociation had planned its annual picnic
at the park to-day. "Larkin Dav" had
been scheduled for last Monday and had
to be postponed.
Hughes Watches Waves
Pound Stranded Bark
By Associated Press
Bridgehamton, N. Y., July 22.
Charles E. Hughes and wife and daugh
ters motored to-day to Southampton
Beach, ten miles away, to watch u.
heavy surf pornd the four-master Nor
wegian bark. Clan Galbraith, whicn
went jhore in a fog early to-dav while
e >ate, in ballast, from Avonmoutn,
England, to New York.
High tide drtw the ship within sev
| enty-five yards off shore. She rolled
\ heavily, broadside to the sea and ap
i peared sometimes about to capsize. Her
crew, of about fifteen, remained aboard.
WARSPITE NOT SUNK
By Associated Press
Eondon. July 22. Doubts concern-
I ing the fato of the British battleship,
| Warspite, which may have been causeo
by German assertions that she was
sunk in the Jutland battle, were dispell
ed when a representative of the Asso
ciated Press and other neutral corres
pondents visited, this week, a British
; port where the squadron of Vice Ad
miral Sir David Beatty was viwede. The
i entire squadron, with light cruisers ana
i destroyers, was aligned ready for work,
! and no scars were visible.
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Try Telegraph Want Ads
FRONT-MARKET
HAS VARIETY
Specialties For Motorists of
Every Kind Makes Inter
esting Study
Life or mechanical action of som.
kind always attracts more attention
than objects that are inactive. Upon
this theory T. B. Wildermuth of the
Front-Market Motor Supply Company
has arranged an attractive window
display with Lubriko grease with the
transmission of motor car working
submerged in grease. Lubriko grease
is among the many motor car special
ties distributed by this local company.
Others include the Atwater Kent ig
niting system, which has displaced the
magneto on thirty representative Am
erican cars. The claims for the At
water-Kent system is that it is a
scientific ignition system which pro
duces a single hot spark, uniformly
hot and exactly alike in each cylinder,
no matter whether the motor is being
cranked slowly or running at forty-
I five miles an hour.
A Dann Insert consists of a perfor
ated anti-friction and nonshock-con
ducting metal, packed with a special
graphite lubricant and inserted be-,
tween each spring lear. It prevents
rust and the consequent squawk, and
practically eliminates vibration.
The Goodyear is distributed by the
Front-Market Motor Supply Company.
This tire is among the best known of
the leading makes, and has found
ready sale in this territory. The klaxon
coansnrd etaoin ufirew aterict doGo
horns and klaxet needs no introduc
tion. It introduces itself on every
highway of the country with its dis
tinctive note. This is another of the
standard specialties found in the
variety of articles displayed in this
large accessory house.
Being the olficial Bosch supply sta
tion for this territory, a full line of
Bosch products and share parts are
carried in stock. Factory testing ap
paratus, manned by factory trained
i expert mechanics and provided with
factory facilities for the prompt
execution of any adjustment or repair
is a feature of the establishment.
Leak-Proof Piston Rings is another
simple little device that fits tight as a
drum yet elastic as rubber. It consists
of two concentric unit members ol
equal size, strength and value fitting
one around the other to form a com
plete concentric ring, thus saving
power, fuel and oil by preventing
j leaks. The Hess-Beight Ball Bearings
| are pioneers among the leaders of ball
j bearing devices and great friction
; savers and come in all the standard
I sizes and many special wishes may be
1 had. This feature has contributed to
; the easy running qualities of motor
, cars. Gabriel Snubbers Is a device
I intended to keep you on the seat when
(the roads are rough. As tne car
springs compress, the spring within
{ the coll expands and takes up the
slack in the belting, then, as the re
| bound commences, the colls'of belting
• begin to tighten and create friction on
i the band of brass between them, thus
forming a resistance that in action
steadies and controls the car springs,
and causes them to regain their nor
mal position gradually without jolts or
abrupt stop.
Vacuum Mobiloils are among the
well known lubricants that are feat
ured by this concern and Hartford
I Shock Absorbers, A-C Plugs, John
son's Cleaner and wax, Carter Car
| buretors. Raybestos Brake Lining, Red
Seal Batteries and White Star Extra
Quality Motor Oil are among the
many other standard specialties dis
tributed or retailed by this accessory
[ house.
Rains Postpone Opening
of "Port" Until Monday
Severe storms of last night pre
vented the formal opening dance at
the "Municipal Port," the new boat
house managed by George K. Reist,
which has been anchored off South
street, and the big event has been post
poned to Mondny evening.
An a.wnlng has been stretched on
the pretty little roof garden, porch
lurniture has been installed, the rail
ing has been strung with vari-colored
lights and arrangements have been
made to serve refreshments every
evening to boatmen. Expected guests
include Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stackpole,
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Gross, Mr. and Mrs.
V. Grant Forrer and George W. Reily.
Messrs. Stackpole, Gross and Forrer
are the president, treasurer and secre
tary, respectively, of the recently or
ganized "navy" itnd Mr. Reily is chair
man of the executive committee.
JOHN* PITCAIRN DIES
Philadelphia, July 22.—-'John Pit
cairn, a wealthy manufacturer, known
throughout the state as a leader in the
development of the Swedenborgian
colony in Montgomery county, died at
his home at Bryn Athyn, near here,
to-day. He was 75 years old. He was
a director of many manufacturing cor
porations in the state.
STEWART AT PHJEA DELPHI A
Philadelphia, July 22. Adjutant
General Thomas J. Stewart called upon
Captain Albert A. King, of the United
States army at recruiting headquarters
here to-day.
Pennsylvania is about 8,000 men
short of its war footing on the Mexi
can border, and the purpose of the ad
jutant general's meeting with Captain
King was to adopt some plan to get
met to enlist faster.
Negotiating For
Belgium Evacuation?
Amsterdam, via t/ondon. July
22 Posters liave been posted on
the walls of barracks In Ghent
stating that negotiations have l>eon
opened between the United States
and Germany for the evacuation of
Belgium, according to the Echo
Beige. Acording to the posters
Germany is prepared to withdraw
from Belgium on the payment of
an Indemnity of 10,000,000,000
marks.
The Echo Beige comments sar
castically on tills proposal, term
ing the proposed Indemnity "a
mere bite."
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