Used Pianos An Opportunity to Secure a Good Instrument at Low Cost Our large holiday selling of new pianos and player pianos has brought us a considerable number of used instruments in exchange. Wherever necessary, we have had these used instruments thoroughly overhauled and now have ready a dozen or more for to-day's selling. Included are Upright Pianos S9O to S3OO Player-Pianos $265 to $550 It's an excellent opportunity for whoever wants a piano for the use of a child learning music, or a good player-piano at about the cost of an ordinary upright. Come to-day; we'll make terms to suit you and furnish free stool and scarf. J. H. Troup Music House Troup Building 15 So. Market Sq. Harrisburg Motorcyclist Helps Capture Fugitive Although Milton boasts of few policemen, and not a single motorcycle officer the strong arm sr ( uad of the enterprising town of the North Branch recently captured a prisoner by the motor method. The above picture shows C. Iv Mengle, of the local post office force and Policeman Showers of Milton after safely placing the fugitive in the lockup. The prisoner after a short tus- B el with the officer succeeded In getting away and was making for free dom, when Officer Showers summoned Mengle who was passing the scene bars ' In le " ; ' t,m " fIVG m ' nUteS UftCr U,e lu itive P was back 0 f the MSk Heavy Rubber Footwear ONE-BUCKLE ARCTICS Men's, Boys' and Women's sizes. q Excellent quality t/OC Men's Heavy Sole First AQ\ Men's Extra Good £ i no Quality; one buckle buckle Arctics J31.170 Old ladies' Warni-liiie<l Com- Men's and Hoys' ■■*)'. A' mon Sense | Rubber Boots Women's Comfort Shoes, warm toThwu t ° tm; $1.98 " IMI !^ TS ' slz °" Women's Gooil Quality /|Q_ „ _ ~ ... , . . *rt/ C Men's Knee B'c I w/X owl Rubbers; high or low l.cels, R ubbep Men's Heavy Tan 1 no BooU Work Shoes $2.45 FRIDAY EVENING, S7FF/71QVMW ICE HALTS WORK IN LOCAL PLANT Intake Pipe Which Affords Power in Steel Shops Stopped Up About 3,000 employes of the bridge and forge shops of the local steel plant were thrown out of work to-day when the intake pipe which affords power lor this division of the works was stopped up by slush ice that fills the river. Work was suspended for the day only and the machinery will be put into operation to-morrow morning. I lie slush ice gathering in the pipe prevented the pump from taking water to run the machinery. A large force of workmen was put on the job early this morning and late to-day had the trouble cleared up. Long Garbage Tie-up to Be Broken This Evening Street Commissioner Jacob C. Meshey announced this morning that garbage collection, which early in the week was two weeks behind, would be run ning on schedule by this evening. Two teams ure at work in addition to the regular forces. Mr. Meshey said ho thought he would retain the one team and one workman in order j to avert another tie-up. Steelton Snapshots I West Side Fire Mooting. The | regular meeting of the West Side hose I company will be held in the tirehouse, I Myers and Conestoga streets, this eve ning. Society Meeting. A meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society ol' the St. John's Lutheran Church will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Services preparatory to communion will be held in St. John's church this evening at 7:4 5 o'clock. In Honor of Birthday. Mr. and Airs. Frederick Tuptanoske of Frances street, entertained at a birthday party in honor of their daughter, Hazel. Fire Company Meeting.—A meeting of the Citizen Fire Company, No. 1, will be held in the tiro hall, Front and Pine streets, to-morrow evening. The officers elected at the last meeting will take charge of their offices at this meeting. Enlarging Garage.— H. Wilt's Pons, undertakers, in Front street, are build ing an addition to their garage at the rear of the establishment. The ware house is also being enlarged. Iter. Mr. King: to Prcacli. —The Rev. H. B. King, pastor of the Paxtang Presbyterian Church, will conduct services in the Presbyterian Church here to-night preparatory for com munion next Sunday. To A isit Sick.—The prayer meeting committee of the Christian Endeavor Society of Centenary United Brethren Church will meet in the church Sat urday evening at 7 o'clock. After as sembling here the committee will call on the sick of the congregation. These calls will be made every Saturday night for several months. H. J. Sanders is chairman of the committee. APPOINTS SURVEY COMMITTEE The ey committee appointed Wednesday in the Centenary United Brethren Church in preparation for the evangelistic campaign is as fol lows: Mrs. J. A. Brown, chairman, Mrs. Rebecca Rupp, Mrs. V. W. Kline, Mrs. William Warner and Mrs. W. H. Cuinbler. The committee will be as sisted by fifty persons in the survey, which will be made the latter part of next week. According to the Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor of the church, this morning, no denominational partiality will be shown in the survey. EMIAI T LODGE INSTALI.S Officers for the coming year were installed at a meeting of Camp No. 522, Patriotic Order Sons of America, of Enhaut, last night by District Presi dent George Hohenshildt as follows: Junior past president, I. E. Holmes; president, Robert Keim; master of forms, F. H. Waidley; recording sec retary, M. A. Wagner: treasurer, D. W. Sehaffner; financial secretary, H. E. forger; conductor, J. S. Snavely; in spector, George Jameson; guard, Ilus sel Pnrthemore; chaplain, A. Roy Zim merman; assistant right sentinel, E. G. Livingston; right sentinel, H. C Keiter; left sentinel, I,lovd Keller: trustees, E. G. Livingston, M. A. Wag ner, James McCahan; degree master, H. E. Zorger. ISSUES BUILDING PERMIT Borough Secretary Charles P. Feidt issued a building permit to John Con rad, 171 Lincoln street, this morning for the erection of a 2hi -story frame dwelling in Conestoga street. OBERMN NOTES The following ofTlcers were recently elected by the Sunday school of Neidig Memorial Church for 1917. General superintendent, William Hor ner; assistant superintendent, Prof. Faber E. Stengle; secretary, Raymond Nisley; assistant secretaries, Roy Oss mnn and L. L. Hackman; treasurer, William Look; pianist, Fredith Eichel berger; assistant pianist, Mrs. Alfred Holmes; librarians, Franklin Paul and R. R. Keim; assistant librarians, Frank Bennett and Frank Mocker; department superintendents, cradle roll, Mrs. 11. S. Keifer: primary, Clair McAllister; junior. Miss Bertha D. Eby; home department, Mrs. S. ,L Stewart; missionary, Mrs. William J. Bishop; temperance, Charles J. Stan ley. The following officers were elected in the Christian Endeavor Society for the coming year: President, G. W. Smeltzer; vice-president. Prof. F. E. Stengle; Clair McAllister, Earnest Eshenaur and Elmer Livingston; secre tary, Miss Ella Beinhower; corres ponding secretary, Miss Eva Eaven ture; treasurer. Warren Bishop; pianist, Miss Fredith Eichelberger. Mr. and Mrs. James Massimer of New> Freedom, Md., are visiting with their son, William Massimer, Second street. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eshenaur spent the week-end with relatives at Mill ersburg. Mrs. Mary Etter of Shippensburg is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Chambers, Harrisburg street. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WARNS AGAINST CROOKS Reports that solicitors were busy in Harrisburg working questionable schemes, brought a warning to-day from the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. Members have been asked to co-operate in stopping the many frauds perpetrated on local business men, by calling up the Chamber of Commerce and inquiring about the reliability of the schemes. Members have also heen warned re garding the sale of tickets for balls, concerts, etc. Tt Is said that recently several young men sold between 100 and 150 tickets at $2 each for a Clerks" club ball, and the latter was never held. Chief of Police J. Edward Wet zel Is having a search made for these hnorua tJr.ket. saUara. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ' RAILWAY INCOME HAS LOW RETURN Earnings Fail to Reach Six Per cent. Notwithstanding Busy Times The billion-dollar net operating in come of the railways of the United States in the calendar year 1916, in spite of the fact that it breaks all pre vious records, represents a return on the property investment of less than 6 per cent., says the Hallway Age Ga zette. "The. fact that both the gross and net earnings of the railways of the United States in 1916 have been greater than for any other year in their history is being given wide publicity, and some railway officers who have been worry ing about poor earnings for a long time are now concerned for fear that their present big earnings will be taken by the public as an indication of a per manent condition and that it may lead to new attacks on them in the way of demands for reductions in rates or re quirements that will cause permanent increases in their expenses. "In the issue of September 29 we published an estimate that the earn ings for the fiscal year ending on June 30 represented a return of 5.6 per cent, on the investment and later available figures confirm the result. For the calendar year an estimate cojnpiled by the Bureau of Railway Economics from the official returns to the Interstate Commerce Commission, as they are available, together with what is known as to the trend for December and a part of November, shows a net return of 5.9 per cent. Profit* I'er Mile "For 1915 it was $72,689 per mile and an estimate of $73,000 for 1916 is very conservative. The operating in come of roads earning over $1,000,000, as officially reported for the fiscal year, was $1,029,241,000. "For the twelve months comprising the calendar year the net operating in come, estimated on the same basis and allowing for the more rapid increase in operating expenses during the winter months, vas approximately $1,071,000,- 000, or $67,000,000 greater than for the fiscal year, or $4,331 per mile. "As long as the earnings of the roads do not exceed 6 per cent, they can hardly be charged with making un reasonable profits, especially when it is known that the operating expenses necessary to handle the abnormal vol ume of traffic are already beginning to increase faster than the gross earn ings." Standing of the Crews HAItItISHUItG SIDE Philadelphia IJlviolon 122 crew to go tirst after 4 p. m.: 102, 130, 127, 106, 128, 109, 129, 112. 104. Fireman for 100. Conductor for 109. Flagman for 109. Brakemen for 127. 128, 129. 104. Engineers up: Gehr, Lefever, Al bright, Selfert, Newcomer. J. Gable, Baer, Downs, Schwartz, Kellers. Broad aclier, Baldwin, Bissinger. Firemen up: Eckrich, Hartz, Good, /-oil, Hoffman. Dietrich Cover, Ever hart, Kugle, Finkenbinder, W. J. Mil ler, E. R. Miller, Maanghes, Herman, bhandler. Fisher. Conductors up: Hooper, Thomas, r ink. Flagman up: Nophsker. Brakemen up: Benedict, Essig, I,ld diclt, Smith, Penner, Kirk, Collier, Hiv ner, Crosby. Middle* liI\INIOH—24G crew to pro first after 1.40 p. m.: 238, 224, 241, 248. 252 Preference: 10 Laid off: 32, 33. Kngineer for 10. T?^ nK i in u rs u , p: Albright. Numer. Pei ht'il a As!)er ' Corder, Grove, Firemen up: L. A. Gross, Bitting. Pensyl, Adams. Kiner, Ecert, Coyle, C. A. Gross. Land is. Conductors up: Coup, Rargrer, Glace. i.H .'t a^ e!n< n Vost - Deckert, Len hait, Hebelist, ( ameron, Murray, L U ML e J! r ' Hj'ers, Georpre Campbell, Miller, Kyder, Myers, Uowe, Fleck. Jury. Humphreys, Kowatch, Dovle Jr.. Geb nard, D. 1,. Sweßer. YAIU) CIIKWS llAKHlsnnu; U J! : x McDonnell, Runkle, ir f; atts. Sleber, Cleland, Goodman Gibbons' r?n f °'V Matson ' Beck wit li| ujhbons, Cless, btarner. St lne e, w n i o -i!' p: , > Whichello, Dearnlf, • T- • , Burger, Wagner, Uich ner M™l' * e n?uson, Six, Cain. War n< i, Mj ers, Steele, Hardv WilhAlm Smith, Walters. Bruaw. Vahlty. Uoden-' Rottic ' Slr,lth - Howe, Dunbar, 4th Cn 2t n 2. rS 4O. 0 74 2n 7f, ISt 3r<l ' 24 ' Ist F 22 m 2°n n d f ?2 r . 8 2nf,' ft 2 \ "• 4th • ..... . . RW01.,% SIDE Philadelphia Division 235 crew to go first after 345 p m • 225 'Mo 000 218. 207. 238. 230. 229. 204 234 ' 223 ' Engineers for 242, 238 ' Firemen for 235. 218. '204 '"onductors for 30, 35 Flagman for 25. Brakemen for 19 29 IK>u B n r k onner ' Yost - Wh.fffi'n 4 : a^J!f S T^V B %°2?S I.aid off: 115, 117, 23 ' ' Engineer for 10S. Fireman for 108. •> YAH I) CHEWS _ ENOI.A Boye?. in KTi r n a g. U Smith Uemyer ' n '" er - "'• AI ' i I P : ° u 'ierman, C. H Hall lla !L' Myers, Haubert, Eichelhero el, Brandt. Bickhart. Beed BackenstnL" Brown, Hinkle, nice "acKenstoe, Engineers for Ist 108 Srd'CTdm! 81 108 ' 2nd 10s - 3rJ , HEADING CHEWS o'cTo'ck ° reW flrst t0 *° after 7.45 Engineers for 5, 12 17 21 *>2 17 Vi™ 22, r ® 5 ' 69, 2 '' 4 -' 5 " • 3. 12. Conductors for 52, 5, 9 21 2 1' logmen for 52. 4. 5, 8. 9,'21 "2 12 B 2? I™®" r 51, 56> 05 - 2 - 4. 58 9 Stephens. Snader, Dixon atton, Bash or e.° 'wea 1 a nif' D * Up ' Hetrick. MMos, 8 Ensmlnger J ° nes ' Smith . Meals. Spot's. Adatns! Schreffe r. S ""' Kude,t - MEMBERS OF B. OF L. E. I>iv. 705 Will meet at Fackler Hall Tliir teenth and Derry streets. Sunday eve! ning at 8 p. m. to attend the funeral service of Brother H. Drake 221 s ft SO a F 'm h tn roCt ' Funerat Monday 10.30 a. m. to go to Heading. AH members requested to be present . D. P. THOSTfjE. a • Chief Engineer. JEIIAUIJ) BUYS 1233 DERRY ST. One of the more recent sales among Ani™£°un? roal,y transactions on Allison s Hill was the purchase bv D P. Jerauld of No. 1233 Derry street; from the executor of Anna N. Croft's estate. The consideration was $2,200. OFF!CERS ELECTED At a meeting to-day of the Directors of the Merchants National Bank these officers were elected: President. Wil liam M. Donaldson; vice-president John F. Dapp; cashier. H. O. Mill at' At ASTRIOH'S SPECIAL FOR TO-MORROW Any Trimmed Winter Hat IN THE STORE For THREE DOLLARS Regardless of Sale or Former Prices Giving You Choice of Our Stock Mourning Hats and Plume Hats Not Included All Other Trimmed Hats $1.66 and $2.66 Guardsman Who Has Seen Regular Service ■* * SERGEANT CHARLES C. I.EIBY Sergeant I.eiby, of Co. I, Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, now stationed! near El Paso, Texas," is one of tiie best 1 trained men in the company. He serv- 1 ed three years In the One Hundred and I Fourth Company, Coast Artillery Corps, j in the United States army. He Joined j Company I as regimental musician and j was promoted to corporal when the ' command an ived at the border. One! month later he was again promoted and became a sergeant. Sergeant Deiby resides at 1137 Shoop street, this city. THAW IS ON ROAD TO RECOVERY [Continued From First Pago] tie to say since he was brought to the hospital. Thaw asked for his doctor during the night, but did not ask for any member of his fami'", nor did he make any reference to the charges lodged against him by the Now York authorities who accuse him of kidnap ing and beating Frederick Gump, Jr., of Kansas City. Mind Still I lazy Dr. Kirby said he found Thaw's mind still somewhat hazy tills morn ing as though he were suffering from the after effects of a drug or liquor. Captain of Detectives Tate express ed the opinion that Thaw does not re alize that he is under arrest. I„ater in the day he said, he will question Thaw if his condition permits, and try to draw out of him a statement regarding the Gump charges. Captain Tate will probably be accompanied by Assist ant District Attorney Black, of New York. When Thaw is able to leave the hos pital, Captain Tate said, he will be ar raigned before a police magistrate on a charge of attempting suicide. Whether the family will contest the efforts of the New York authorities to have Thaw surrendered to them is not definitely known here. It is said a conference of members of the Thaw family and close friends will be helo later in the day to determine what steps to ta' e to combat the New York charges. According to private detec tives in the employ of the Thaw fam ily, the Gomp charges are lookea upon as an attempt at blackmail. May Investigate Maloncy The .Philadelphia detectives are not satisfied with the story told by Samuel Maloney, the Philadelphia representa tive of a New York detective agency, that he had made arrangements to have Thaw turned over to District At torney Swann in New York. Maloney said lje took Thaw to the quiet resi dential district of West PhlladalDhia JANUARY 12, 1917. so as to get him In condition to bo taken to New York. Maioney said Thaw had been inn king the rounds of cafes here and when he got word from New York that Thaw was about to be arrested lie thought the best thing to do was to keep him in seclusion for a few days. Captain of Detectives Tate made it known that he purposed questioning Maioney to learn whether anyone was guilty of an attempt to obstruct jus tice in hiding Thaw. Maioney, who formerly was a political leader in one of the Philadelphia wards, said he has no fears of an investigation. Me added that arrangements had been completed to surrender Thaw. Among those who took .part in making these arrangements, he said, was the coun sel for the Thaw family in Pittsburgh, Mrs. Thaw in Pittsburgh Mrs. Thaw, it is said, will not come here unless her son's condition de mands her presence or unless he in sists that she be sent for. The hospi tal authorities are keeping her in formed of his conditions. Thaw occupies a suite of two rooms and a bath, adjoining which is a large porch. Six Philadelphia detectives have been assigned to the hospital where they are working in shifts, Every precaution has been taken by the police to prevent Thaw doing any further harm to himself, notwith standing the report that he last night said he was glad he did not kill him self. Prank Johnston, an attorney of New York, and Dr. Walter Riddell, of Pitts burgh, are here to look after Thaw's interests. "1 was with Thaw in this city last Monday night," said Johnston. "At that time Harry was in high spirits and I noticed nothing wrgng or un usual about him. The members of Thaw's family are very suspicious of this boy's charge against Harry. The fact that tlio mother of this youth has I saved up various pieces of evidence : arouses suspicion and weakens the case. Further than that I can say nothing now." Dr. Hiddell said he came not in a professional capacity, but as the per soral representative of Tnaw's mother. Refuses to Talk Thaw said he was hungry during the night and was given food several time, but efforts of the detectives to got him to talk proved rutile beyond the statement that he was glad lie had not succeeded in ending his life. In quiries as to whether he had taken j jioison, met no response. Detectives are on guard at Thaw's I bedside and a warrant for his arrest is j ready to be served the moment he is considered out of danger. The detee- I lives had instructions to see that no i one talked to the patient aside from j his attendants and that he did not at ! tempt to remove the bandages from i his wound. Assistant District Attor i ney Black, of New York, was expected here to-day to make arrangements to have him removed to New York as soon as possible. It was said among Thaw's friends l.ere to-day that advantages may be taken of the police purpose to have j him arraigned on a charge of attempt ing suicide in order to delay his re moval to New York until public opinion about the Gump case becomes settled. It is pointed out by them that only one side of the case has been made public. "Thaw will positively be arraigned on the attempted suicide charge Just like any other offender," said Captain Tate, "but we may decide to have the accusation dismissed later in view ofj the graver offense charged against Thaw in New York. Assistant District Attorney Tualon, of this city, however, said that any resistance to extradition Thaw may make will not have its foundation in an attempt at self-destruction. He explained that only "extremely theoretical judges" will accept such a charge in the courts at present. Years ago it was decided in the local courts You Need not Suffer from Catarrh. But You Must Drive It Out of Your Blood to Get Rid of It Permanently. You have probably been in the habit of applying external treatments, try ing to cure your Catarrh. You have used sprays, washes and lotions and possibly been temporarily relieved. But after a short time you had an other attack and wondered why. You must realize that catarrh is an infec tion of the blood and to get perman ent relief the catarrh infection must be driven out of the bloom. The quicker you come to understand this the quicker you will get It out of your system. 8. S. S., which has been in constant use for over fifty years, will RAILWAY LICENSE REMAINS $1,200 Burgess Misliler, of Mechanics burg, Vetoes Ordinance Reduc ing Charge For Using Street Mechanicsburg, Pa., Jan. 12. I After passing the Valley Railways i ordinance at the meeting of the town | council lrst month, reducing the li cense fee for Main street from $1,200 Ito S6OO, H. A. Mishler, the burgess, I vetoed the same at the regular meet ing last evening. An effort was made t by members of the council to pass it over his veto, but lacked the neces sary number of votes. This ordinance has been before the council since last May and has been the subject of heated controversy. Tho ordinance now stands as heretofore, ithe license remaining at $1,200. An ordinance was passed granting ! the Valley Railways Company tho I right to come in on Filbert street an<J I fo remove the tracks in Arch street. | An ordinance was also passed fixing the mill rate for the year 1917, tho same as last year, ten mills. that persons who attempted suicide had suffered their own punishment without the State indicting further penalty. Climax of Search Thaw's attempt at self-destruction was the climax to a search for him which began here Tuesday. lie is wanted by the New York authorities on charges of kidnaping and assault ing Frederick Gump, Jr., the 19-year old Kansas City high school youth. According to a private detective em ployed by the Thaw family, tho slayer of Stanford White told him the Gump charges were an attempt at blackmail and that he was planning to surrender to the New York police rather than be "treated like an ordinary prisoner." He had been at the ho.ie of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Tacot. in West Philadel phia, where he was found weak from the loss of blood from his wounds and a blood-stained razor by his side, sinco early Tuesday morning. It had been generally believed that he had left tho city and Ihe first intimation the police had of his presence at the West Phila delphia house was when they wero notified by the private detective that he had attempted to commit suicide. He had been introduced at the Tacot home as "Mr. West," the detective de claring that he wanted to keep Thaw in seclusion until he was "in a fit con dition" to face the New York authori ties. i Friends of Thaw here advanced the theory that his attempt to end his lifo may have suggested itself to him through the suicide at Atlantic City of Hernard VV. Lewis as he was about to be arrested in connection with the murder of Mazie Colbert, the Phila delphia artists' model. During the in vestigation of this case Thaw was recognized by newspapermen in the corridor in front of the district attor ney's office where a number of wit nesses were being questioned. He ap peared anxious to learn the details of the case and readily consented to an interview, in which he expressed the opinion that the police had not proved conclusively that Lewis had killed the girl, as they claim. "The suicide of a person wanted by the police is not necessarily a confession of guilt," Thaw is quoted as having said. Oliver Krower, an alleged agent of Thaw, who was Indicted In New York on charges of conspiracy to kidnap, was to ho given a hearing to-day. nrower was arrested in this city last. Tuesday and is at liberty under $1,200 hail. A number of papers said to have been given him by Thaw were found in his posseasion. drive the catarrhal poisons out of your blood,, purifying and strengthening it. so it will carry vigor and health to the mucous membranes on its journeys through your body and nature will soon restore you to health. You will be relieved of the droppings of mucous in your throat, sores in nos trils, bad breath, hawking and spit ting. All reputable druggists carry S. S. S. In stock and we recommend you give it a trial immediately. The chief medical adviser of the Company will cheerfully answer all letters on the subject. There is no charge for the medical advice. Ad dress Swift Specific Company, 40 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. 11
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