STREAM LINES
WILL BE DEFINED
Reading City Officials Ask
State Water Supply Commis
sion to Take Action
A hearing held
V\\ \ //J yesterday by the
State Water Supply
Commission on the
application of Read
ln* clty authorities
for State action
against firms
« ' T*lfl HO HIBt charged with hav
i ing obstructed the
Schuylkill in that
some interesting matters regarding the
way the commission is assisting mu
nicipalities to establish stream lines.
Last year the commission established
the lines for the Reading City Plan
ning Commission, showing Just where
the stream wa-i located, so that the
city could regulate building, but owing
to lack of funds it could not give all
the detail It desired on the flow of
water.
The commission is also establishing
lines for the city of York for the same
purpose and if sufficient funds are pro
vided by the next Legislature it will be
enabled to handle this same work for
other municipalities.
Moore's Latest Work. James X.
Moore, director of the State Legislative
Reference Bureau, to-day issued the
new codification of the laws of Penn
sylvania relative to the charities of the
State, especially those having refer
ence to the State Board of Public
Charities, the several State institutions
end the committee on lunacy. The
detail was handled by John H. Fertig
and Frank M. Hunter, who have had
charge of other compilations which
have attraced much attention. Mr.
Moore calls attention in the preface to
the new provisions and changes made
in the laws relative to the subject since
1910, when the last digest was issued,
especially regarding indigent insane,
employment of inmates of prisons and
the powers of investigation of the
State Board of Public Charities. The
code contains forms, extracts of laws,
appendices and a fine index. Mr.
Moore's recsnt compilation of the
township laws has been highly com
mended.
Thirty-second Board.- —The Hunting
don county board of mothers' pension
trustees, named yesterdaj. is the
thirty-second board to be selected by
the Governor in eighteen months.
Visited State College.—Dr. J. George
Becht, secretary of the State Board of
Education, visited the farm counselors
conference at State College yesterday.
Xo Police to Go.—The State Police
Department will not send any men to
Schuylkill county as requested by
Judge Brumm. It is hoped to have
the Pottsville troop returned to its
home station from Wilkes- Barre soon.
Railroads to Comply.—The Public
Service Commission has received let
ters from the Pennsylvania and the
Lehigh and New England Railroads
that they will comply with the new
rates ordered in the Lehigh Fire Brick
case.
Want Hearing in Pittsburgh.—The
Pittsburgh brewing companies inter
ested in the beer rate cases in Western
Pennsylvania have asked that the
hearings be held in Pittsburgh during
the summer and not in Harrisburg.
Growth of Compensation.—Accord
ing to the reports submitted to the
State Compensation Board last night
there were 22,900 compensation
agreements executed. This is
rather larger than expected for this
time. The board did not act on any
of the medical or surgical • definitions
end deferred action until later In the
Fall at the request of men who desire
to further, consider the suggestions of
medical men made for the board.
After Soft Drink Men. Agents of
the State Dairy and Food Division are
vigorously sampling the non-alcoholic
drinks which are being sold through
out the State and it is expected that
there will be some arrests ordered in
a short time.
Kerr to Speak. S. W. Kerr, one of
the lecturers of the Department of
Agriculture, will make an address on
"How to Grow Quality Fruit" at the
farmers' picnic in Powells Valley near
Enterline on July 29.
Six Xew Cases. Up to a late hour
last night there had been six new
cases of Infantile paralysis reported to
the Department of Health from Dau
phin. Luzerne, Bucks, Montgomery
and Lackawanna counties.
Contract Let. Montgomery & Co.,
of this city, was yesterday awarded
the contract for drayage on State
documents at twenty cents per hun
dred pounds.
Xearby Bridges. The State Water
Supply Commission last night an
nounced approval of over ninety appli
cations for bridges and dams, the
largest number ever considered at one
time. In the list were 33 townships,
23 county and 16 railroad bridges. In
the list of approvals were bridges for
Newvllle. Washington and Letterkenny
townships, Franklin county; Fairview
township. York: Clay township, Lan
caster county, and Bedford county.
Shamokln was also given permission
to make changes in Coal creek.
License Revoked. State Highway
Commissioner Black to-day revoked
the non-paid driver's license held by
William H. Brehnjer, of Reading.
Brehmer was convicted and sentenced
in the Court of Quarter Sessions of
Berks County for killing Mary A.
Fisher while recklessly operating an
automobile. He was notified to ap
pear before the State Highway Com
missioner to show cause why his li
cense should not be revoked and on
failure to appear, Commissioner Black
took action as above noted.
Stewart at Capital Details of the
proposed recruiting of National Guard
regiments are being discussed at
Washington to-day with officers of
the division of militia affairs by Ad
jutant General Thomas J. Stewart
and his deputy, Major Frank D.
Beary.
Visited the Camp William H.
Ball, secretary to Governor Brum
baugh. last night visited the Third
brigade camp at Alt. Gretna and con
veyed to General Stillwell and the of
ficers the greetings of the Governor.
Three Adams Companies Chart
ers for three electric companies to
operate in Adams county including
one for Gettysburg were granted to
day. Scranton people being the incor
prators. The capital of each com
pany is $5,000 and the incorporators
J. Edwin Weissenfluh, Wendell W
Faunce and Fred B. Atherton, of
Scranton.
Big Company Cliartered A chart
er for a half-million-dollar Pittsburgh
company was granted to-day to the
Republican Casualty company, of
Pittsburgh. Prominent men are in
terested.
On Vacation Attorney General
Brown left last night for Lake Placid
to get some more of his vacation. He
will return next week.
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for 15 years the standard remedy for
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25c, 50c and SI.OO, Your money back
if the first bottle does not bring you
relief. Ask also about D. D. D. Soap
Gorgas, the druggist, 16 fj. Third
St., P. R. R. Station; J. Nelson Clark
druggist.
THURSDAY EVENING,
NEWS OF S
HEAT CAUSES
STEEL SLUMP
Reduction in Output in Pitts-,
burgh District Large; Big
Earnings
The Iron Age to-day says:
"Surpassing the highest estimates,
the Steel Corporation's 181,000,000
earnings in the past quarter, reported
on Tuesday, following two remarkable
statements of independent steel com
panies, confirm what the market has
lately shown of the exceptional po
sition of the producers of steel. Along
with heavy tonnages of unfilled orders
and the large purchases Europe is yet
to make in this country, they point to
a stronger market in the remainder ot
the year than was Indicated one or two
months ago.
"The week has brought a new crop
of rumors of large shell orders.
"To the firmer stand of the steel
companies on contract enforcement
and the large percentage of orders ex
isting in the form of specifications has
been credited the recent caution of do
mestic buyers as to far forward delvl
eries. But the new developments In
export demand are now the basts fo*
prediction of a September buying
movement.
The heat continues to cause an un
usual curtailment of output through
out the country— a factor on which
more stress is being laid. In the Pitts
burgh district the reduction last week
is put at 15 to 20 per cent."
Romper Day. August 30. —Romper
Day. marking the close of the first
playground season of the borough
playgrounds, will be observed Wed
nesday, August 30. The celebration
will probably be held In the Luther
R. Kelker parkway although no defi
nite choice has been made. Children
from each of the six playgrounds will
take part in the celebration. The pro
gram will consist of various play
ground events, including baseball
games and drills, the feature of the
program will be a flag drill with
three or four hundred children taking
part.
Another Beauty Spot.—The em
ployes of the big steel plant have
taken up the civic spirit. Yesterday
a number of men began work on a
large flower garden near the Locust
street watch box, at a spot between
two railroad tracks. A number of
small plots, which were once barren
wastes, now blossom with fragrant
flowers. For several seasons flowers
have been blooming near the blast
furnace office, in the dust and the
thick of the black smoke thrown
from the stacks. Another large gar
den is located near the physical test
room.
To Build House.—J. M. Zimmer
man, of 32 South Second street, yes
terday took out a building permit to
erect a frame dwellinghouse in South
Third street, between Walnut and
Locust streets.
Boys Reported Drowned. Last
evening about 5 o'clock, while over a
thousand persons looked on, several
men and boys waded through the
mud and raked the bed of the stream
In an effort to recover the bodies of
two small boys, supposed to have been
drowned a short time before in the
canal at Washington street. The
search was continued all night. In
vestigation showed no children to be
missing. «
ARTILLERY DUEL
INDICATES MOVE
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had no reports of any naval activi
ties in the region indicated.
Turkish claims to advantage over
the British in cavalry skirmishes in
Egypt, in the district east of the Suez
canal, are denied in a report from the
British Commander in Egypt who re
ports that he has the situation well in
hand.
The sinking in the Xorth Sea by
German submarines of four Norwe
gian vessels with cargoes of timber is
announced from London, which re
ports their destruction as part of an
energetic campaign started by the
Germans against timber-laden vessels
in those waters.
Petrograd announces the capture
of a total of 6,250 prisoners by the
Russians in the fighting oi Tuesday,
when the Teutonic lines were pressed
back in the Slonevka region of Vol
hynia.
After the capture of the Turkish
fortress of Erzingan Turkish Armenia
announced yesterday the Russians con
tinued their pursuit of the Turks to
the westward. A depot of war mate
rials was taken in Erzingan, the Rus
sians assert.
Berlin reports intense artillery ac
tivity north of the Somme and the fail
ure of a French attack south of that
river northeast of Barleux. British
hand gr«nade attacks west of Pozieres
were replused.
At Verdun the French are on the
aggressive east of the Meuse, but their
attacks failed, according to the Ger
man war office.
Vienna admits an Austrian retire
ment before Russian pressure on the
Northeastern border of Galicia where
the Russians are trying to force the
Teutons out of Brody in an advance in
the direction of Lemberg. The Rus
sians are reported by Berlin to have
been sanguinarily repulsed in attacks
west of Berestechk, in the southern
Volhynia and northeast of Barano
vichi, horthof the Pinsk region.
Jap Boat Wants Protection
Against German Submarines
New York, July 27. A wireless
message to the State Department at
Washington from the Japanese steam
ship Korea asking protection from
German submarines, was overheard
and reported to-day by officers of
steamships arriving at this port. The
message they said asked protection
for the American officers and engi
neers who were on board the Korea
to take her through the Panama canal
to San Francisco where she will be
turned over to the Japanese crew.
The Korea sailed from New York
Sunday with the Japanese ensign at
her stem. It is believed that the cap
tain of the Korea was alarmed by re
ports last Sunday that German sub
marines were near the coast escorting
the undersea trader Bremen.
No Indication of Attack
in Vicinity of Saloniki
Athens, July 26.—Following lengthy
references between General Mescho
poulus commander of the Greek forces
at Saloniki. and King Constantine and
the Greek general staff, the impression
is general in military circles at Athens
to-day that a resumption of hostilities
In Macedonia between the entente and
the central powers is not imminent.
There are no indications that Salo
niki will be attacked. The Austro-
Germans have fewer thun a brigade of
troops and the Bulgars have only ten
divisions on the Saloniki front and
consequently military observers point
out, they are not In a position to un
dertake an assault on the formidable
Macedonian stronghold.
ICE WAGON RUNS
DOWN BABY GIRL
Mary Olsavski, Aged 28 Months,
Killed When She Runs
Under Wheels
While playing in front of her home,
349 Frederick street, Mary Olsavski,
aged 28 months, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roman Olsavski) was run over
by an ice wagon owned by Detweiler
Brothers and fatally injured. The
child was picked up by the mother
and died a half hour later. The heavy
■wagon had passed over the baby's
body, fracturing her skull, left leg and
arm.
The ice team was In charge of Jesse
Rlchcreek, driver, and Paul Reisch,
helper, but It is said that at the time
of the accident the latter was doing
the driving. According to the men in
charge of the team, they were travel
ing up Frederick street and when op
posite the Olsavski home little Mary,
who had been playing on the far side
of the street, darted across toward her
home, bumped against the front wheel
and fell between the wheels, the rear
one passing over her body before the
horses, which were only walking, could
be stopped.
STEELTOX PERSOXALS
Faber Dengler, North Front street,
is nursing a very sore left hand caused
by a bruise sustained last Friday,
while at work in the local plant of the
Bethlehem Steel'corporation.
C. Hildebrandt, North Front street,
is visiting his family at Baltimore.
Mrs. S. D. Lenett and son Sidney,
North Front street, have returned
I home from an extended visit to Nor
folk and Ocean View, Va.
Mrs. Mary Ann Bruehl, Penbrook.
j was entertained yesterday by her
! brother, John A. Baker, Front and
j Walnut streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Funk, of the
borough, announce the birth of a son,
Paul Lassiere, Jr., Friday, July 21.
Mrs. Funk was Miss Jane Coleman, of
Steelton, prior to her marriage.
STEELTOX PERSOXALS
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toomey, of
309 Pine street, left to-day for their
i vacation in Atlantic City,
j Bess Hartman, of North Front
street, and Miss Marie Swails, of Har
j risburg, have returned from a visit to
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Mrs. W. G. Bordner and son. Lester,
have returned home from a visit with
j relatives in Lewistown.
MRS. FLORENCE ALBERT
Mrs. Florence Albert, wife of W.»W.
i Albert, formerly of the borough, died
at her home in Coatesville yesterday
I morning. She is survived by her hus
band and son, Lloyd, and daughter,
i Ethel. Burial will be made on Satur
, day afternoon.
Consistory to Meet. The consis
; tory of the First Reformed Church
will hold a special meeting this even
ing at 8 o'clock.
To Hold Sale. Reed's group will
; hold a pie and cake sale in the social
room of the first Methodist Episcopal
Church, Fourth and Pine tsreets, to
morrow, starting in the morning at 10
o'clock. The proceeds will be devoted
to the church fund.
EIGHTY BUSINESS PLACES
JOIN SATURDAY MOVE
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action of their respective employers in
making possible a day and a half holi
day at each week-end during the op
pressive heated period of summer. In
a number of stores employes have
gotten together and taken formal ac
tion in passing resolutions thanking
the management for their consid
eration of the employes.
Margaret M. Hartman, Nelle A.
First, tS. Dunlap, Anna E. Krause, Jo
sephine R. Howe, O. J. Kelly, J. D.
Wells, J. S. Michael, S W. Shumaker,
H. B. Zigner, forming the committee
of the employes of Bowman & Co.,
express their appreciation of the early
Saturday closing, which they feel is
much more desirable '-than the Fri
day afternoon, which has meant little
more than a recess before the longest
working day of the week. We trust
the public of Harrisburg will approve
of this new plan, as they have always
generously responded to all movements
that meant the advancement of better
working conditions."
The employes of Burns & Co.,
through their committee, W. Ed. Mil
ler, H. G. Haertler and Hugh C. Stuart,
express appreciation to their firm "for
its unselfish interest in the employes'
comfort during the hot summer
months, and especially for the early
Saturday closing, with the hope that
this change will not prove detrimental
to business and that the public co
operation may make tt possible to con
tinue the plan in succeeding years."
Five hundred and fifty employes of
Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, through a
committee composed of George T.
Rouch, Regina C. Shillenn, Irma H.
Moore, M. Grace Long. Florence Reese,
F. H. Hoerner and D. W. Bollinger,
i extend appreciation to the firm for
the "desirable and very beneficial
change for employes through the hot,
sweltering, summer season."
F. F. Goldsmith, F. V. SCug, Charles
F. Barbour, Catherine E. Wllhelm,
! Jean E. Gamber and Sadie Crist, rep
resenting 137 employes of the Kauf
man Underselling Store, express "ap
preciation to our employer and others
who have made possible the Saturday
early closing, and ask the kind indulg
ence of the entire shopping jftiblic for
the change of shopping hours by shop
ping on Friday, Friday evening and
Saturday morning during the month
of August.
Nineteen employes of the J. H. Troup
Music House have affixed their sig
natures to a letter of "appreciation of
the movement that has been brought
about among a representative number
of merchants in Harrlsburg for early
Saturday closing and particularly to
their firm for its identification with
that movement."
C. M. Sigler, president of the C. M.
Slgler Company, extends to the busi
ness men who have banded together
in this movement commendation for
the activity which has brought about
the result, in which he is joined by the
employes of his store.
Frank E. Wood. W. B. Eberly, How
ard Frickman, I. Rcchman, M. W.
Fernsler. Josenh Wlach, a committee
of the employes of the new store of
William Strouse, extend to the man
agement of the store appreciation of
the employes in a signed statement
which was published in the news
papers early in the week. ,
P. W. Weidler and Mary E. Tunis,
representing the employes of Witmer,
Bair & Witmer, express "appreciation
to the firm for its adoption of the
early Saturday closing movement and
bespeak the co-operation of the shop
pin? public that it may not only prove
beneficial to employes, but to the vari
ous business houses co-operating in
the movement"
HARRISBURG SSsfeSS TELEGRAPH
WILL NOT INSIST ON
FORMAL RECOGNITION
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crew the cars and resume regular
schedules on the lines, It was stated.
Mayor Meals stated at noon that he
had not decided dennltely when the
Jitneys will be ordered off the streets
and said that he believes the situa
tion will soon be ad.iusted.
Strike Leader's Statement
John J. Thorpe, vice-president of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employes, and
Hugh L. McLaughlin, president of
Division 709, of that organization. Is
sued the following statement this
morning, explaining the stand now
taken by the strikers, on the question
of recognition or nonrecognltion of the
union.
"We desire to call the public's at
tention to the fact that it has been
the attitude of the railways company
during the past two weeks that they
will not recognize the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employes of America. There
fore the members of the said associa
tion, regret the inconvenience of the
public and have changed their posi
tion by eliminating the word "union"
or "Amalgamated Association" from
the preamble of their contract, which
we ask to read as follows:
This agreement made and en
tered into, this day of July,
1916, by and between the Harris
burg Railways Company, party
of the first part: and the members
of Division 709, represented by
the undersigned committee, party
of the second part.
Witnesseth The party of the
first part to agree to meet and
treat with the duly authorized and
accredited representatives and
committees of Division 709, on all
questions and grievances tnat may
arise, during the life of the
agreement.
"We feel that the entire controversy
is up to the Harrlsburg Railways
Company to bring this difficulty to a
speedy settlement. We have gone
more than half way to bring peace
and harmony in the city. Mr. Musser
talks about consideration of the pub
lic and business interests of the city.
He has not shown any consideration
for anybody, except to the strike
breakers who have been paid as high
as S2O a day, to operate cars in the
city: while tha other men who have
been In the service for years and years,
have been ignored.
"Even the strike-breakers, them
selves, have protested against their
working conditions such as wages and
hours, which according to tne morn
ing paper Mr. Musser has taken up
with a committee of nonunion men,
for readjustment. Had Mr. Musser
shown the same spirit to men who are
now on strike, two weeks ago, this
condition would never have prevailed
in the city to-day.
"Mr. Musser claims that he cannot
afford to pay the rate of wages de
manded by the men; but he can afford
to pay the strike-breakers thousands
and thousands of dollars to try to de
stroy the employes' organization. We
feel as above stated, that we nave gone
our limit, and we would ask the pub
lic to judge who is responsible for the
present conditions, for themselves.
"It appears to us that the officials
of the Railways Company are attempt
ing to have the public believe that
recognition or nonrecognition of our
organization, is the bone of conten
tion. In consideration for the public
we h&.ve removed the word 'union,'
and the title 'Amalgamated Associa
tion' from the preamble or our state
ment. It is now a question of whether
or not the company will agree to meet
the committee.
"We are surprised to see the atUtude
taken by some of the city officials in
trying to defeat these men In their
attempt to organize. They, on elec
tion time, ask these men to vote for
them, and promise the men all sorts
of things whiclr they will do, if they
! are elected. Many of tnese officials
| have failed to carry out their promises
and they will well be remembered on
the next election day. Not only the
street car men, but the railroad men,
and all other working men >n the city
will take an active part in the next
campaign in the city of Harrisburg.
"Had some of the city officials or
Harrisburg, taken the position that
they should have taken, this strike
would have been settled long ago, but
there appears to be a weakness on
someone's part, or they are afraid to
interfere. It appears to us that the
Railways company has strings on cer
tain people, who are keeping silent for
this reason.
"We wish to inform the public at
this time, that all cars now m opera
tion on the company lln«, are being
operated by strike-breakers, ana peo
ple riding on the cars are deemed un
friendly to the strikers.
"It has been reported to us that
there is some talk of taking the jit
neys from the streets. If this is done,
at this time, it is done for the purpose
of trying to defeat the organized street
railway men. We are surprised that
any city or county official would take
such action as that, at this time, as
there are thousands of people in Har
risburg, who, we are sure, will make
a strong protest against riding on
cars operated by strike-breakers.
"We feel that the men who refused
to go on strike with us, but remained
loyal to the company, and taught the
strike-breakers the little they know
about the railways lines, are worse
than the strike-breakers, brought here
by 'he company. For years past these
rren who remained loyal to the com
pany, as they term it. have complained
many times among the other men, be
cause of the conditions. It has been
give the Jitneys sufficient notification
through the daily press, when they
are to be ordered off the streets. We
are glad that he will give the men who
are helping us, this opportunity, and
hope that he will not oraer the Jit
neys off the streets until the strike has
been settled.
"We ask the chief of police, and
the city officials, to give the matter
careful consideration, berore taking
such action. This Is the request of the
public, we believe."
Mr. Thorpe in discussing the situa
tion further stated, "I have seen many
street car strikes througnout the
United States, and I have seen ana
heard of tactics used in this city, never
known to have been used before by
any railways company, such aa arrest
ing men, for calling another man a
'scab' and walking beside the car and
looking at the car register, then re
marking, 'only seventeen tickets rung
up on the register!'
"We contend that there Is no law
on the statute books of this State,
giving any alderman or judge, the
power to fine a man ten dollars for
such an offense.
"It appears that since liberty and
freedom of speech can nbt be had in
Harrisburg, the city seems to be
changing to the methods or Imperial
ism."
Railways Co. Announces
2 Cents an Hour Raise
Meeting a committee representing
the loyal employes of the company
who did not go out on strike with
the union men, President Frank B.
Musser spent several hours yesterday,
going over a long list of grievances
and recommendations made by the
committee.
At the end of the conference, he
announced that all present platform
employes of the company will be
given a raise of two cents an hour,
effective August 1, and that arrange
ments are being completed now for
adjusting and improving working con
ditions. j
The complete agreement was taken
RAILROAD
STRIKE VOTE IN;
AWAIT RESULTS
Do Not Have to Quit; Business
men Hope For Arbitra-j
tion
The strike vote of the four transpor
tation brotherhoods is all In. The time
limit for filing the vote expired yes
terday. No definite figures will be
known until late in August. The count
ing of the ballots will not start until
Tuesday, August 1. The result will
first be made known to the heads of
each brotherhood. Railroad managers
east and west will next be notified, and
about the same time the public will
hear the result.
While it is understood from reports
received that at least *9O per cent, will
be for a strike, this does not mean that
there will be a strike.
Outline of Plana
As outlined by one of the representa
tives of the business Interests of the
country that are working for arbitra
tion, the counting of the ballots will
be followed by another conference with
the railroad managers. The men, he
Baid, would, in all probability, decline
Federal arbitration under the Newland
act and the railroads will face the al
ternative of a strike or a one-sided ar
bitration involving only the demands
made by the men.
With the railroads facing a $100,000,-
000 increase in case of an adverse find
ing by the board, which would result
in higher freight rates, the business in
terests are demanding that Congress
take some action insuring arbitration
and a thorough-going investigation in
to all phases of the wage question.
Railroad Notes
The first annual outing of the Bal
timore Division Veteran Employes As
sociation scheduled for to-day at Love
Point. Md., has been postponed until a
later date.
Practice shoots, by Pennsylvania
Railroad employes will be held Satur
day/at Sixth and Division streets, and
on Conewago range, in preparation for
the series of matches to be held dur
ing August.
The Mutual Beneficial Association of
the Schuylkill Valley Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at a meeting
Monday night decided to pay all dues
of members now at the front.
George Castle, an engineer on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway, who
. resides at Mahonoy Piano, has been
I placed on the pension list. He Is 70
years of age and has been in the com
pany's employe for thirty-six years.
W. E. Ryder, a brakeman for the
Pennsylvania Railroad on the Balti
more Division has resumed his duties
after being off two weeks because of
illness.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road Company will run a personally
conducted tour to Thousand Islands.
Toronto and Niagara Falls on Satur
day.
Maintenance of Way Department of
ficials of the Pennsylvania Railroad are
making the monthly track inspection
between New York and Pittsburgh.
They passed through Harrlsburg yes
terdy and will return to-day.
New England railroads were notified
by the Interstate Commerce Commis
sioners yesterday that they must not
increase the milk rates.
FRIENDSHIP CLUB MEETING
The monthly meeting of the Friend
ship and Co-operation Club for Rail
road Men will be held to-night at
Eagles' Hall. It was announced to-day
that a hot weather program had been
arranged. There will be much doing
of Importance to members. Short ad
dresses will be made by prominent
speakers and several questions will be
taken up for a brief discussion. There
is a probability that the August meet
ing will be held outdoors, If the weather
continues warm.
bv the committee to the nonunion
men, who ratified it, and sent it back
to President Musser with their ap
proval.
The agreement as reached Is as
follows:
1. Effective August 1, rates of
pay platform men, Harrlsburg
Railways Company, will be as fol
lows:
First-year men, 24 cents per hour.
Second and third-year men, 26
cents per hour.
Fourth and fifth-year men, 27
cents per hour.
Five-year men, 28 cents per hour.
2. Suburban men being relieved
of their cars at the termination of
the day's run, time will be com
puted exactly at relief on the hour
of relief. Suburban crews being re
lieved of the crews at the barn, at
termination of the day's work, if
fifteen minutes' late will be allowed
thirty minutes therefor. Less than
fifteen minutes not to be regarded.
3. Passenger stations will be
marked by the company by painted
white poles and numbered in the
suburban districts.
4. Emergency rope will be pro
vided on all cars in case of line
down or other emergency.
5. Toilets will be maintained for
the use of the men at present loca
tions, until necessity may require
changes, in which events arrange
ments will be made Immediately
for other points.
6. Extra cars crowded out on the
Steelton division due to be relieved
at 9:30 p. m., will not be required
for foundry work.
7. It Is understood that the
Fourth street crew due to be reliev
ed at 11:52 p. m.. will not be used
for further work on account of Sun
day morning schedule.
S. Stools will be provided for
the motormen on all cars. A com
mittee of the employes will be al
lowed to outline the radius of the
use of these stools.
9. Employes agree in furtherance
of this, that all grievances by them
shall be taken up by the company
and not with the general public.
About sixty employes remained
loyal to the company, accord
ing to officials. These men met
yesterday morning, and at the sug
gestion of President Musser selected
the following committee to represent
them: Charles P. Webber, John S.
Arnold, W. S. Forrer, J. C. Welden
hammer, M. O. Davis, M. M. Howard,
W. R. Lents, J. I. Teahl.
President Musser announced this
morning, that further arrangements
will be made as soon as possible to
better other conditions and that new
then will now be employed by the
company to man the cars. He stated
that the strikers who apply for posi
tions will be taken back, with possibly
a few exceptions, but declared that it
would depend entirely on who the
man was, as to whether he would be
given the same rating of service that
he had when he went on strike.
Officials announced that efforts will
be made now to man the cars with
local crews, who know the city, and
that a number of applications have
been received for positions. None of
these were from strikers, they said.
Regular car service will be resum
ed gradually. Superintendent of Trans
portation Felix M. Davis, announced.
Strikers Hold Mass Meeting
at Technical High School
The striking carmen held a big mass
meeting laat aight In the Technical
JULY 27, 1916.
Standing of tke Crews
HARRISBUHG SIDE
Philadelphia Division l2B crew to
SO first after 1 p. m.: 114, 125. 107, 118,
111, 117, 105, 112, 103. 123, 127, 12«, 129,
108. 104.
Engineers for 108. 128,, 129.
Firemen for 105, 111, 127.
Flagmen for 109, 123, 129.
Brakemen for 105, 108, 112, 125, 127.
Engineers up: Hubler. Brubaker,
May. Wenrlck, Wenrick, Yeater. New
comer, Martin. Sober. Geesey. Hogen
togler, Black, I. H. Gable, Smith, Speas,
Gray, Grass, Simmons. Kautz, Lefever,
Madenford, Supplee, Downs. Brooke,
Statler, Howard, Keane.
Firemen up: Arney, Eckman, Welsh,
Zoll, Herman. Bowersox, Swartz, Hayes,
Kestreves, Klllian, Walker. Manghes.
Swarr, Brymesser. Fisher. Miller. Ear
hart, W. J. Miller, Swank. Johnston,
Stuckler, Peters. Kugle, Glllums. Finne
gan, Penwell, Cook, Lutz, Baker, Tad
dis. Cover.
Conductor up: Looker.
Flagman up: Quenzler.
Brakemen up: Coulter. Potter,
Knupp, Crosby, Stone, Horner. Looker,
Gillctt.
Middle Division 2l crew to go first
fter 12.30 p. m.: 17, 112, 241, 28, 18.
Conductor for 18.
Brakemen for 17: 17, 112, 28.
Engineers up: Shirk, Baker. Harris,
Bowers, Hummer, Briggles, Dorman,
Burris, Grove, Ulsh, Howard.
Firemen up: Hunter, Liebau, Kirk,
Kepner, Hepner, O'Brien
Brakemen up: Eichel. Tost. Heck.
Summy, Palmer. Doyle, Jr., Edwards.
Hummer, Rhine, Adams.
YARD CREWS HARRISBURG
Engineers up: Fulton, McMorris,
Runkle, Wise. Watts, Cleland, Harllng,
Sayford, Landis, Blever.
Firemen up: Blottenberger, Burg,
er. Wagner, Rlchter, Keiser, Ferguson,
Six, Miller, McCartney, Pensyl, Waltz,
Hall, Brady, Snyder. Desch.
Engineers for Ist 8, 28. 2 extras.
Firemen for 2. 2nd ,8. 20, 2nd 22, Ist
24, 36, 54, 2 extras.
E.XOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division 236 crew to
?o first after 2p. m.: 201, 237, 225,
43. 240, 214, 244. 210. 235. 224, 231, 219,
205.
Engineer for 219.
Firemen for 215, 225, 243.
Conductors for 235, 243, 244.
Flagman for 214.
Brakemen for 214. 219, 237, 240.
Conductors up: Flickinger. Hoaper,
Pennell, Loper, Dewees, Smedley.
Flagman up: Kline.
Brakemen up: Miller, Hevel, Long,
Quenzler, Kone, Gayman, McDermott,
Snyder.
Middle Division lO5 crew to go
first after 2 p. m.: 115, 102, 103, 116,
107, 109, 111.
Engineer for 108.
Fireman for 103.
Conductors for 115, 109.
Brakemen for 103. 111.
YARD BULLETIN* EXOLA
| The following is the standing of the
i Yard Crews after 4 p. m.:
Engineers up: Kling, Smith, Bran
-1 yon, Bretz, Reese, Troup, Anthony,
i Nuemyer, Rider.
I Firemen up: Wilhelm, Bruaw, Smith,
Sellers. Bickhart, Kline, Linn, L. C.
Hall. Hinkle, Eichelberger
Engineers for Ist 108, 2nd 124, 3rd
124.
Firemen for 134, 104.
THE READING
Harrlshurir Division— 9 crew first to
go after 11 p. m.: 14, 3, 17, 11, 24, 18, 19,
Eastbound—s9 crew first to go after
12:20 p. m.: 53. 71. 64, 52, 60, 60, 68, 70,
55.
Engineers for 53. 59.
Firemen for 53, 59. 60, 64, 71, 3. 4.
Conductors for 68. 4. 9.
Brakemen for 55. 68, 3, 4, 9, 17.
Engineers up: Morne. Massimore,
Tipton, Merkle, Wireman,- Rlchwine.
Firemen up: Brougher, Stambaugh,
3r«nnn Helsler, WarfeT, Sullivan Stepn
ens, Cottenham, Miller, Martin, Glasei,
Whitcomb, Brickley, McMullan, Yowlei.
'Conductors up: Beaver, Alleman, Ba
shore, Daub, Lehman.
Brakemen up: Wise, Paxton, Siler,
j Gardner, Beach, Seigman, Hershey,
Buncan, Ware, Shambaugh, Stephens,
Moss, Taylor.
SUPERINTENDENT SEIDERS HERE
Superintendent I. A. Seiders, of the
motive power department, of the Phila
delphia and Reading Railway, with his
staff, arrived in Harrisburg last even
ing from Shamokin and other points
north. This morning they inspected
Rutherford roundhouse and shops, and
left for Reading at 10 o'clock. Superin
tendent Seiders Is inspecting shops and
roundhouses all over the Reading s sys
tem and will go to Philadelphia this af
ternoon.
high school auditorium, open to the
public. A large crowd was present
and strike leaders presented the side
of the carmen who went on a strike
on Sunday morning. July 16.
Hugh L. McLaughlin, president of
Division No. IMM of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail
ways Employes, presided. John J.
Thorpe, strike leader in the city, was
the first speaker and he told of the
conditions under which the men were
working, the wages they received, and
the consideration given employes when
they had grievances. He reviewed the
development of the strike and told
how the men had organized and then
sent for someone to come to the city
and help them win their cause.
C. F. Qulnn. secretary of the State
Federation of Labor, also addressed
the meeting on the strike situation
and declared that he believed that the
railways company book should be in
vestigated.
Irving E. Robinson, a local mer
chant, declared that he was in sym
pathy with the strikers and that every
thing possible should be done to help
"he men win their fight and settle the
Jispute.
The Rev. Dr. William N. Yates, pas
tor of the Fourth Street Church of
God and city school director, declared
that the points at issue should be arbi
trated and that arbitration should be
submitted to at once for the con
venience of the public. Dr. Yates also
declared that there should be a law
compelling arbitration when the in
dustrial managers of the country re
fuse to have conferences with com
mittees of their employes representing
emplojes' associations.
Strike Parade Will Be
Held This Evening
The strike parade whlc* was post
poned Tuesday night, will be held this
evening, forming at Front and Market
street, at 7.30 o'clock. Three bands
will be In line, and union men predict
that It will be the biggest labor organi
zation parade ever held in the, city.
"All of the friends, sympathizers
and organizations are invltfed by the
men to fall in line with us." Mr. Mc-
Laughlin said, this morning. "I un
derstand that some of the city firemen
are in sympathy with us, and we in
vite them to be in ltne."
Have Plan to Organize
New York Trolleymen
By Associated Press
New York, July 27. Upon the
arrival here of W. D. Mahan, presi
dent of the Amalgamated Association
of Street Railway Tmployes of Am
erica. the motormen and conductors
of all the street railways In the city
may be asked to join the trolley strike
which has tied up lines in the Bronx
and in West Chester county.
"It would be a big Job to organize
the men in this city," said Patrick
O'Bryan, vice-president of the • em
ployes' national association, "but It
iis not an impossibility. New York
I is one of five big cities In which the
street railway men are not organized
Ilt looks now, in view of the success
we have had that we will not atop un
til we reach the Battery."
7
HOTEL MAN ASKS
. FOR INJUNCTION
Lennox Proprietor Tries to He
strain Jewelry Firm From
Building
Injunction pro-
JJ\j )f )]l ceedings were -be
jfcs gun ln the Dauphin
d° UntJ b cour g® to "
Flshman, proprle
tor of the Hotel
Lennox, to restrain
/InlßllflHß Herman and Ed
il fl ISrißßtlrak wln F - Tausig, of
Inrn Tl'n Tausig's Sons, the
well-known Market
street Jewelry firm,
hotel r ?fi n fJ he buildl ng adjoining the
new i « ♦ pur P° se of erecting a
; n °„ r . > ', Stl ! re „ bulldin S- The court
fhe hearing Monday mornin * 'or
S ontends ln his bill that
detrimentali°t Ml? P re Bent structure Is
aetrimenta l to his hotel walls. While
Daner* !♦ « not ? et for «» »n the court
. underst and that the Tau
-18 withln lts own u »e« and
1 there is a question as to whether
v. DOX hotel is not a couple of
inches beyond its own lines.
„ 'Y c,Rht Scalers Here. The annual
CbuMv 1i °^i thc State Association of
thie 2 y Sealerß will be held ln
an th« y bept f mbe >" 12, 13 and 14.when
weights anrt and city seale rs of
«-fii . measures of Pennsylvania
Imi -i? 0 P re Pare legislation, elect
Re^ eP ° rU^ etC ' Clty Se * ler
■„ R u eel ' President, It is under
£ a candidate for re-elec
h "■ County Sealer Harry A. Boyer
has served several terms as president,
i Y ° UI >gstcrs. Squire
milli ro( ;k. clerk in the county com
couDlfi nf'u of^ c ?' has returned from a
V acatlon wlth friends
with the 1 nn a week he camped
A w e 100 or more boys of the First
Church ' Indian vL-
Fayette county. The oamn i e < n
charge of the Rev. H«ry § §t£c£
rZ c£l^'° r , 0t thc Presbyte
rian Church, and son of Squire Strock.
HEAT WAVEHERE;
SEE NO RELIEF
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ln he " reCOrd " may b «
ser A ver 0r E n R to r, the ' oCal ™«her ob
server, E. R. Demain, the hot wave
has been three days In reaching Har
fh S a t U M g '»m d Present Indications are
a t i . Ji? move off very rapidly.
Associated Press dispatches say:
~ The humidity was
Hi*™ t er6 -< en'-, y 'han at any time
J i" y ; „ 1897 ' th e local forecast'
declared at 9 a. m,, the humidity regis
tering 98. with the temperature only
1 relief is promised.
ag0 * Another scorching hot
day was reported in the Central West
to-day. n this city at 11 o'clock the
mercury stood at 97, the hottest of the
season. The street car company an
nounced that 10,000 free rides to the
lake shore would be given poor per
sons. No relief was reported in lowa
and Central Illinois, where yesterday
there were temperatures over 100 de
grees.
Washington.—A heat wave spreading
oyer the country from the R6cky
Mountains to the Atlantic coast prom
ises to continue through Friday,
Weather Bureau official to-day said.
Temperatures ranging from 90 to 102
degrees were recorded during the last
twenty-four hours and early reports
to-day Indicated more high marks.
The heat has not extended far into the
South, the southern portions of the
South Atlantic States and East Gulf
States being somewhat cooler from
showers.
Mrs. Sarah E. Bosler Dies
Suddenly at Carlisle
Carlisle, Pa., July 27.—Mrs. Sarah
E. Bosler, widow of Joseph Bosler,
died at her home here about 3 o'clock
this morning from an attack of heart
trouble. She had been in ill health
for some time, but her death cam®
suddenly. Her husband, the late Jo
seph Bosler, was a well-known
wealthy banker of Carlisle, and a large
holder of western lands. He died
about three years ago. Mrs. Bosler
was born near Martinsburg, W. Va.,
and was in her 71st year. Her maiden
name was Leman, and she was a
member of a prominent southern
family in that section. Secretary of
War Newton D. Baker is q. relative.
Mrs. Bosler was a member of the
Second Presbyterian Church and was
very prominent in charitable work.
She is survived by these children:
Mrs. F. Mortimer Lawrence, of Engle
wood Cliff, N. J.; Joseph, Jr., of Car
lisle; Mrs. Leon T. Ashcraft, of Phila
delphia: Miss Mary Bosler and Miss
Sue Bosler, of Carlisle, and Newton
L. Bosler, of Philadelphia.
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