COAL CARS MUST
BE SENT BACK
SOON AS EMPTIED
Commerce Commission Pre
scribes Drastic Regulations to
Lower High Prices
Washington, Jan. 20. Drastic reg
ulations designed to relieve the short
age in coal cars and help bring about
a lowering of present high prices of
coal were prescribed to-day by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Tlie regulations require return to
original owners of all coal cars as fast
as unloaded and give the railroads ten
days to devise methods of relieving
the shortage in other types of cars.
The commission's order also re
quires the railroads to apply the same
regulations to refrigerator, heater,
ventilated and insulated cars.
The new orders become effective
February 21. The committee which
the railroads are called on to appoint
should be vested, the order states,
with plenary powers and should co
operate with the commission in seek
ing relief for the shortage of other
Iypes of cars. Unless such a commit
tee is appointed within ten days the
commission declares it will act inde
pendently and consider the issuance of
such orders as it deems necessary to
relieve the situation.
In issuing to-day's order the com
mission was divided. Commissioners
Clark, Clements and Hall dissenting
from the majority view.
The new regulations continue in ef
fect till May 1.
Issuance of the order is a culmin
ation of the investigation which the
commission has been conducting for
several months, the last hearing hav
ing been held here December 28.
The hearing was attended by the
representatives of a large number of
roads and shippers and by Department
of Justice officials investigating the
high cost of living who had been in
frequent consultation with officials of
the commission.
"The present conCition of car dis
tribution throughout the United States
have no parallel in our history," said
the commission's decision. "Mills
have shut down, prices have advanced,
perishable articles of great value have
been destroyed and hundreds of car
loads of food products have been de
layed in. reaching their natural mar
kets. In some territories there have
been so many cars on the lines of the
carriers and in their terminals that
transportation service has been thrown
into unprecedented confusion, long
delays have been the rule rather than
the exception and operation of estab
lished industrial activities has been
made uncertain and difficult. These
conditions have made necessary a far
reaching investigation by the com
mission and now urgently demand
prompt decisive action.
"In spite of the efforts which had
been made to put a stop to the diver
sion and misuse of cars commission's
inspectors day after day reported
numerous instances of such diversion
and misuse.
"Urgent as is the need for relief the
respondents (the railroads) with but
few exceptions, have failed to afford
such relief. They have assured the
commission that they would not put
a stop to the diversion and misuse of
coal and refrigerator cars and would
return those cars to their owners
without delay, but since that assur
. ance was given hundreds of instances
• of diversion and misuse have been
called to our attention.
"It is clear that the entry of a
formal order is necessary to protect
shippers, consignees and the general
public."
Penn Community Club
in Need of Contributions
The new Penn Community Club
house. 1121 North Seventh street, will
be opened for inspection to visitors,
Monday afternoon from 2 to 5. The
club made an appeal to-day for games
and books. The clubhouse will be
open every evening and Saturday aft
ernoons. The following persons have
contributed to the club's needs:
Mrs. G. 12. Hawes, Mrs. B. G. Keis
ler, Mrs. layman Gilbert. Mrs. Alvin
Miller, Mrs. 11. Quickel, Miss Elizabeth
Alvin, Miss Mary B. Kobinson. Miss
Susanna Fleming, Mrs. George Hoy,
Mrs. Edward Bailey, Mrs. H. B. Bent,
S. W. Fleming. The Hill Social Club,
George C. Fager's Sons. Troup Piano
Company. Carlisle Presbytery of the
Presbyterian Church. Macedonian
Hoard Market Square Presbyterian
Church, James Y. Boyd Bible Class of
Paxtang Presbyterian Church, and H.
M. Kelly Coal Company.
MEN SAY LEE IS
ON RIGHT TRACK
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gests would result in a bitter under
standing between the men and the
officials."
Another Pennsylvania man said
that Lee's idea is a good one and that
unquestionably a board of arbitration
of that kind would have the conti
dence of both employes and officials.
"The members of a board like Lee
suggests would be nonpolltlcal," he
said, "anil both sides would have faith
in it. The interests of both the men
and the companies would be protected.
The brotherhood members of the
board would learn much about the
company's side and the officials on
the board would get a better under
standing of the men. Maybe some
times the brotherhoods would win a
point and the next time the railroads
would come out on top, but both
would know they had received a
square deal. 1 think Lee has hit the
nail on the head."
suggestion as outlined by the
Telegraph last evening were widely
discussed and generally approved
where railroad men congregated last
night,
ItfPl.K t'l,LB CHARTER
Application was madtt this morning
by the Harrisburg Rifle Club for a
charter. According to the terms set
forth the organization is to be con
tinued permanently with the purpose
of maintaining facilities in Harris
burg for rifle and nistol practice. There
Is to be no capital stock and the maxi
l.ium yearly income is to be }1 500 The
application was signed by the subscrib
ers and directors of the club, who are:
II A, Douglas, R. C Rat ley, William R.
' and George S, Real Harrisburg;:
•T. V, McNar.v, Camp Hill, it was tiled
With Prothouotary Henry F, Holler,
DEATHS
Too Late For Classification
MKt'K Died, January 20, 1917 Mrs
Permilia Heck, in iter 74th year at
the home of her daughter, Mrs A! J,
Knsinger, 700 North Eighteenth
street.
Funeral services at the above ad
dress on Tuesday afternoon, at 1
o'clock, to which relative;/ and
friends are invited. Interment pri
vate at Enola Cemetery.
MHBBL.V _ Daniel H Sheely, aged D,
died January 17, 1917.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day, at 1 o'clock, at the home of his
sister-in-law. Mrs. Agnes J. Orris
23 Briggs street. Friends aiid rela
tives are invited to attend without
further notice. Interment private,
lork impels, please copy.
s.AiUKDAY evening,
LEGISLATORS TO
MEET ON MONDAY
Both Branches Will Beassem
blc at 9 O'clock; All Prepara
tions Arc Made
Both branches
\\\ //J of the Pennsylva
. o\\\ nia legislature will
get down to busi
-1 7 ness on Monday
night, after hav
been in recess
ffYflßciSfiV; since January 2,
I JdMhJwanjj*W the date of organ
: Mnu nml 'station, to permit
j the committees to
! -rA be made up and
I other matters to
be worked out. The committees will
probably be announced Tuesday, but
whether any bills will be presented
during the week is uncertain.
The Capitol lias been made ready
for the coming of the legislators. The
chambers and committee rooms and
offices have been renovated and sup
plies are on hand. In the depart
ments efforts have been bent to com
plete reports on the tinances and the
amounts remaining in funds or defi
cits have been prepared for inser
tion in the biennial deficiency bill.
Governor Brumbaugh will return
to the city on Monday as will most of
the state officials. Many of the legis
lators will arrive to-morrow.
Over 2,300 Notaries.—Nominations
of over 2,500 notaries public will be
sent to the Senate during the present
session of the legislature, according
to the present calculations at the Cap
itol. This number will include the
names of those whose terms expire,
the ad interim appointments and new
ones. Last session there were over
2,000. For the last month no new
nominations have been made to avoid
duplication in sending names to the
Senate.
For a Township Code. —Drafts have
been prepared of a code of laws rela
tive to townships of the state along
the same lines as the codification of
laws relative to boroughs which was
passed last session. The township
code has been prepared by the State
Legislative Reference bureau after a
study of all acts relative to that mu
nicipal division from the days of their
creation and is stated by officials to
be a plan to systematize the legisla
tion on the subject.
To Act Next Week.—The Public
Service Commission will act next
week on the applications for charters
for the Perry county electric compa
nies.
To Represent State.—Deputy Attor
ney General Horace W. Davis has
gone to Wellsboro to represent the
state in the prosecutions inaugurated
against manufacturers polluting the
streams in Tioga counrty.
Officers Arrested —Several officers
of the Central Trust company of
( Pittsburgh, which the state closed last
fall, have been arrested on charges
growing out of tlie failure.
Went to Homes.—The officers of
the staff of the Seventh division left
last night for their homes, having
been mustefed out of service. Gen
eral Clement has gone to Sunbury,
where the headquarters of the divi
sion of the National Guard will be
located.
New Berks Company.—The Shil
lington Motor Car company of Shil
lington, Berks county, has been char
tered with a capital of SIO,OOO.
Public Service List.—The applica
tion of the city of Philadelphia for
approval by the Public Service Com
mission of the subway in Broad, Arch,
Eighth and Locust streets and the
Parkway and the elevated railway in
North Twenty-ninth street and of the
Frankford elevated from Dyer street
to Rahn street, will be heard by the
commission here on Wednesday, to
\ get her with a number of othef appli
cations for improvements of public
utilities. The commission will hold a
brief sitting here on Monday and de
vote Tuesday to executive sessions.
Wednesday hearings will be held in
Harrisburg and Pittsburgh and on
Thursday the application of the
Western Maryland for approval of its
merger, the Lebanon grade crossings,
the Middletown Ferry abandonment
and a number of applications for ap
proval of electric charters for the
Juniata valley will be heard. Hear
ings will be held in Harrisburg, Phila
delphia and Scranton on Friday.
Armory Hoard Called—The State
Armory Board has been summoned
for a session here on January 24 to
discuss legislation. It is probable that
requests will be made for a large sum
to house organizations which have
returned from the border with addi
tional units or which have been
changed, such as those converted to
artHlery. Each infantry regiment
now has a machine gun. headquarters
ijind supply company, in addition to
its regular organizations. Horses and
wagons have also been brought back
which must be cared for.
Judge McPherson 'Here.—Judge D.
P. McPherson, of Gettysburg, was a
visitor to the State Capitol. He is a
former legislator.
To Hear Dauphin Case.—The appli
cation of the Pennsylvania Railroad
for the removal of the grade crossings
by the Speeceville bridge and other
changes on State Highway Route No. 1
in Reed township will come before the
Public Service Commission Monday.
Mustered Out.—Tlie officers of the
headquarters staff of the Seventh Di
vision were mustered out yesterday
afternoon. General Clement left for
his home in Sunbury.
To Meet Tuesday.—The State Water
Supply Commission will meet Tuesday
and will have some hearings to clear
its docket.
Will Honor Wood.—Colonel John P.
Wood, colonel of the First Cavalry
and a former member of the State
Industrial Board, will be Klven ri. din
ner by the Five O'clock Club in Phila
delphia to-night. Prominent men will
attend.
Good Answers. —General ,T, Lewis
Good, who commanded the First In
fantry and was a brigadier-general
of the National Guard, has made a
I tart answer to the United States Army
officers who attacked the National
Guard in speeches in Philadelphia.
Charges have also been made again
that it was the regular army system
that caused falldowns in the equip
ment during mobilization.
After lYaternals.—lnsurance Com
missioner O'Neil last, night reiterated
his statement that he would ask the
Legislature for laws which would give
him jurisdiction over fraternal and
beneficial organizations with insurance
features. He will also put in the "blue
sky bill" which has been much dis
cussed the last four sessions.
Knauss Retires After
Long State Service
). U. Knauss, of Emaus, messenger
in the State Department of Public In
struction for over twenty-one years,
was to-day announced as retired un
der the State employes' retirement act
of 1915, to take effect on February 1.
Dr. Nathan C. Schacffer, Superinten
dent of Public Instruction, In an
nouncing the retirement paid a tribute
to his work and appointed H. A. Wal
ters, principal of schools of Wormlevs
burg, Cumberland county, to the
place.
Mr. Knauss is 77 years of age and
was county school superintendent of
Lehigh when Dr. Schaeffer was head
of the Keystone State Normal School. I
NEWS OF S
SPEECH LOST IN
TROLLEY CRASH
Motorman Unable to Talk
After His Car Hits Another;
Otherwise Uninjured
E. Sclimeidel, Swatara street, Steel
ton, while running a special car to
the Harrisburg car barn this morn
ing, crashed into the rear of a Mid
dletown car at Front and Locust
streets, and as a result of the shock
lost his speech. Other than paralysis
of his tongue, ho was uninjured. He
was taken to the Harrisburg Hos
pital.
Middletown car No. 706 stopped to
take on passengers. Just as the car
was starting, Schmeldel's car smash
ed into It. No one was hurt on the
Middletown car. The conductor of
the special car, C. S. Houck, of Ling
lestown, was thrown to the floor but
received no injuries.
John H. Watson, 19 North Third
street, received a badly sprained leg
and bruises of the body when a street
car struck a mail wagon he was driv
ing at Front and Adams streets this
morning at 6:30 o'clock.
According to Watson the car struck
his wagon when he was trying to get
off the track. The horse was thrown
to the pavement and slightly injured.
Steelton Snapshots
Former Resident 111. Henry G.
Posey, aged 60, of Midland, a former
resident of the borough is seriously
ill. He was a resident of the borough
for 30 years.
Fire Coni]tany Meeting. At a spe
cial meeting of the Paxtang Hook and
Ladder Company to-morrow morning
at 10:30 o'clock final arrangements
for a fair to be held next week will
be made.
_ To Welcome Crowley. The Holy
Name Society of the St. James' Cath
olic Church, Front street, will wel
come Daniel Crowley, a member of
the Governor's Troop back home at
an entertainment to-morrow night. A
program arranged by a committee
will be presented. About 150 persons
are expected to attend the affair.
Receive New Coins. The Steel
ton National Bank put a large num
ber of new quarters into circulation
to-day.
Lancaster Man to Preach. Dr.
William A. Korn of Lancaster, will
preach at the First Reformed Church
to-morrow morning. Communion will
be observed. No church services will
be held in the evening on account of
a delegation attending a Reformation
anniversary at Harrisburg.
Rev. Sharp to Speak. The Rev.
M. S. Sharp, of Enola, will speak in
the St. Mark's Lutheran Church to
morrow at 3 o'clock.
Fnhaut Wins. Enhaut Grammar
School defeated the Oberlin Scrubs on
the Royal gymnasium floor last night,
score I 4 to 6.
Special Music. The choir of St.
John's Lutheran Church will present
the following music to-morrow:
Morning, Anthem, "Hail, Sacred
Morn," by Wilson. Evening: Anthem,
"Now the Day Is Over," by Lorentz
with controlto solo by Miss Susan
Reigle. Tenor and baritone duet,
"Lead Us, O, Father." by Galbraith,
Harold Wells and William Kreig.
To Attend Anniversary.—Members
of the First Reformed Church will
attend the four hundredth anniver
sary celebration of the Reformation
to be held by the Reformed churches
of Harrisburg and vicinity in the Tech
nical high school auditorium at Har
risburg to-morrow evening. The local
choir will take part in the exercises.
Dr. A. E. Myers is one of the com
mittee in charge of the arrangements.
Committee to Mecl.—A meeting of
the committee made up of a member
from each of the fire companies of
the borough to arrange for the recep
tion to Steelton residents members
of the Governor's Troop next week
will be held in the Paxtang Hook and
Ladder flrehouse to-morrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
TO SPEAK TO BROTHERHOOD
Professor I. E. McGinnes. superin
tendent. of the borough schools, will
speak on "Man's Life Impressed and
Expressed" at a meeting of the Broth
erhood of the Centenary United Breth
ren Church Monday night. Robert
Anderson, the brotherhood chorister,
will have charge of special music
which will be presented during the
evening.
TO ENTERTAIN ROBERTS
Plans for a banquet to be given in
honor of Lieutenant George W. IT.
Roberts, were made at a meeting of
the Steelton club last night. The af
fair will be hold February 1. A com
mittee of nine members was appointed
on arrangements. About 100 invita
tions have been sent out.
NATION HONORS
ADMIRAL DEWEY
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were Joined by the remainder ot the
military escort. Six companies of ma
rines under comman'd of Colonel C. G.
Long, a battalion of bluejackets from
the Arkansas, companies of seamen
front the gunboat Dolphin and the
presidential yacht Mayflower, a com
pany of nrmy engineers from the
Washington barracks and two com
panies of cavalry from Fort Myer
composed the escort.
Moving out over the plaza, the
funeral procession turned Into Penn
sylvania avenue and traveled the route
which was the scene of Admiral
Dewey's victorious homecoming after
battle which opened a new epoch
In American history.
Manila Hay Survivors
Following an escort of police rode
Chaplain Frazier, then came a gun
caisson bearing the admiral's casket
draped in an American flag. The
funeral procession, including veterans
of Manila Hay, followed.
Sword cm Casket
The casket while It rested in the
Capitol rotunda was draped with an
American flag and resting on It was
Admiral Dewey's sword.
Surrounding the catafalque, draped
in a circle on the marble floor and
raised on stanchions, were floral
wreaths, greens and huge floral pieces.
Directly before the catafalque a can
non of white roses on a base of ferns
was turned upward toward a glisten
ing crescent of gold wreathed in
orchids, a tribute from the sailors of
tl'.e Atlantic fleet.
First to enter the rotunda were
the special committee of the House
and Senate led by Senator Tillman
and Representative Padgett, chairmen
of the naval committees. Speaker
Clark and members of the House fol
lowed and then canve the. Vice-Presi
dent and members of the Senate.
Dignitaries Stand
The diplomatic corps, headed by
Ambassador Jusserand, the dean, ar
rayed in their brilliant regalia, were
ushered to places near the section oc
cupied by the Senate. When they
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Firemen's Relief Elects
Officers For Coming Year
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected at a 'meeting of the Steelton
Firemen's Relief Association in the
Citizen Flrehouse last night. Tliey are
President, S. K. Vansant, East End
Company: vice-president, Charles F.
Kramer, Citizen Company; secretary,
John P. Croll, Citizen; treasurer, J.
W. Pricker, Citizen. George E. Brin
ton, of the Citizen Company was
elected delegate to State Firemen's
Convention to bo in October, and Ed
ward Kuntz, Baldwin company, alter
nate.
Following are the directors: Charles
A. 11. Roberts, Citizen; John Hamil
ton, Paxtang Hook and Ladder; Harry
liillett. West Side: Edward Kuntz,
Baldwin; Willia mCritchley, Hygienic,
and S. M. Nlssley, East End.
Bethlehem Bach Choir Go
to New York as Guests
of "Charlie" Schwab
South Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 20. —As
guests of Charles M. Schwab, 310
singers of the famous Bethlehem Bach
choir left on a special train this morn
ing for New York City where this
evening they will join the Philhar
monic Society of New York in a Bach-
Beethoven program in celebration of
the seventy-flfth anniversary of the
Philharmonic Society's founding. The
choir will sing four choruses of the
Mass in B Minor, the greatest work
of Bach, which they give each year at
their spring festival at Lehigh Uni
versity. In addition they will render
four chorales, unaccompanied. Dr.
J. Fred Wolle, founder and conductor
of the choir, will direct.
STKEI/TON CHURCHES
Main Street Church of God—The
Rev. G. W. Gets, pastor, will preach
at 10:30 on "The Master's First Ser
mon" and at 7:30, communion service;
Sunday School, 2; Jr. C. E., 6; Sr.
C. E., 6:30.
First Presbyterian—The Rev. C. B.
Segelken, pastor, will preach at 11 on
"The Importance of Religious Train
ing in the Home"; Sunday School,
9:45; C. E., 6:45.
Trinity German Lutheran The
Rev.. C. F. Tiemann, pastor. will
preach at 10; Sunday School, 2.
St. John's Lutheran—The Rev.
G. N. Lauffer, pastor, will preach on
"The Healing Saviour" and at 7:30,
"Hold Fast to God"; Sunday School,
9:30; Intermediate C. E., 6:30.
Central Baptist—The Rev. H. D.
Germer, pastor, will preach at 10:30
on "The Magnanimous David" and at
7:30, "A Just Indignation"; Sunday
School. 2; B. Y. P. U., 6:30.
Centenary United Brethren—The
Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor, will preach
at 10 and 7:30; Sunday School, 2;
C. E., 6:30.
First Methodist —The Rev. W. C.
Sanderson, pastor, will preach at
10:30 and 7:30; Sunday School, 2; Ep
worth League, 6:30.
EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN
Dr. O. E. Williams and party, of
Warren, will open a five weeks' evan
gelistic campaign in Centenary United
Brethren Church to-morrow evening.
OBERLIN
Revival services which have been
in progress for several weeks at the
Neidig Memorial United Brethren
Church are growing in interest and a
number of converts have been secured.
The pastor, the Rev. H. S. Kieffer,
is using the different organizations of
the church to help in the work, which
will be continued indefinitely.
The Ushers' Association of Salem
Lutheran Church, under the direction
of Professor B. Wert, of Harrisburg,
has organized a glee club for service
in connection with church work.
Miss Mabel Hoshomer, of Main
street, a recent graduate of the local
high school and a student at the Busi
ness College, Harrisburg, who has been
ill. is Improving.
Miss Effie M. Runley, of the Lu
theran parsonage, left on Thursday
for Altoona, where she will spent sev
eral months with her sister, Mrs.
Ralph H. Bergstresser.
The Intermediate Missionary Society
of Salem Lutheran Church elected the
following officers at a recent meeting:
President, Wilbur Eshenour; vice
president, Luther Brehm; recording
secretary, Edith Beck; corresponding
secretary, Isabelle Baker; treasurer,
Earl Reed.
Miss Edna Hutton, formerly of this
place, but now teaching at the Loys
vlllo Orphan Home, spent, a few days
with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Milton Wise, of Highland
street. Is suffering from an attack of
pneumonia.
W. J. Eshenaur, George Ilocker and
the pastor of Salem Lutheran Church,
representing that body, met with the
general body on Thursday evening at
Zion Lutheran Church. Harrisburg, to
arrange for the quadricentennial of
the Reformation In this section of the
state.
had been seated the booming of a
signal gun on the Capitol plaza
heralded the arrival of tho funeral
cortege. The dignified assemblage
rose and remained standing while the
casket was borne into the rotunda
and placed on the. catalaque. When
the Admiral's flag had been spread
at the head of the casket Chief Jus
tice White and tho associate justices
of the Supreme Court clad in their
somber robes arrived. They were fol
lowed by President Wilson "and all the
members of the cabinet.
Chaplain Krazier read the Episcopal
funeral service throughout with the
interpolation of a. special prayer.
The President and other dignitaries
remained standing with bowed heads
as the casket was carried from the
rotunda to the caisson In the Capitol
plaza from where the procession
moved off down Capitol Hill. As a
further respect the House and Senate
returned to their respective halls and
adjourned until Monday.
The funeral procession entered
Arlington Cemetery a little more than
an hour after it started from the
Capitol, All except official vehicles
had been excluded but all pedestrians
were freely admitted. Passing through
the gates the procession wound along
tho wooded roadways by tho l,ee
Mansion and beyond the Maine Me
morial plot where are buried the un
known dead of that ship and to the
mausoleum erected for J,leut. Gen
eral Nelson A, Miles, where Admiral
Dewey's body will repose until the
memorial ampitheater is finished,
probably during the summer, when it
will be placed In the mausoleum being
provided there. The Miles mausoleum
stands at a southernmost point in
the great resting place of the na
tion's heroic dead, on an elevation
looking up and down the Potomac for
miles. On the west knoll the services
were said while all the funeral party
stood with bared heads.
AWARD CONTRACT
The School Board awarded con
tracts for book covers to the Holden
Patent Book Cover Company and the
Iroquois Publishing Company. Use
of the Tecmucal high school building
was granted to members of the
Knight of Columbus for a lecture to
be be given February 13; and to the
Woman Suffrage Association • for u
public meeting April 18,
NEW ISSUE IS APT TO
ARISE OVER RAIDER
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New York reports that there
were six Americans aboard the
Yarrowdale.
Reports from Brazil say the
German sea raider has with her
three small submarines of a new
type, Apparently employed in
scouting work for the mother
ship. A possible clue to the re
cent whereabouts of the raider
comes in a Rio Janeiro report of a
strange craft recently sighted
steaming rapidly oft' the northern
Brazilian coast.
The British steamer Yarrow
dale, which the German admiralty
last night brought in on Decem
ber 31, the crews of eight of the
steamers taken by the raider,
numbering 469 persons, put into
the German Baltic sea port of
Swinemuende, according to later
German advices.
Washington. Jan. 20. The Ger
man admiralty statement that neutral
subjects in the crews of vessels cap
tured by the German raider in the
i South Atlantic "have been removed
ias prisoners of war," will raise a
complicated question if any Ameri
cans are among them.
The whole question turns on
whether an armed merchantship is a
war vessel and the gulf between this
country and Germany on that ques
tion is still unbridged. Of course,
Americans on such ships could bo
considered as prisoners of war only if
the vessels were considered as war
vessels.
No indication has been received that
any of the vessels sunk by the Ger
man raider were other than defen
sively armed'. The State Department
has held throughout that a vessel can-
I not be classed as a wurship unless it
!is under naval orders and the naval
flag and manned by naval crews.
The German admiralty statement
| made just at this time when the
I armed ship Issue between the two
! countries is becoming more compli-
I cated was taken to foreshadow a more
I pronounced attitude as to the question
! on Germany's part.
British Tramp Escapes
U-Boat After Being
Shot Fall of Holes
| New Tork, Jan. 20. A battle
I which lasted an hour and forty
| minutes between thp British freighter
I Lindenliall and a Teutonic submarine
I in the Mediterranean, with nearly 300
I shots exchanged between the two craft
was described by officers of the Lin
| denhall upon her arrival here to-day
! from Naples.
] The freighter came in so severely
shelled that she looked as if she had
been in an explosion. Twenty-six
shots from the U-boat hit her and one
of the shells still protrudes from the
woodwork above the steward's bunk.
Deaths and Fanerals
GEORGE W. SHEESLEY
I George W. Sheesley died tills morti
j ing at his home at Wes Falrview. Mr.
.Sheesley was 59 years of age having
(been a conductor on the Pennsylvania
I railroad for the past 30 years. He is
I survived by his widow, one daughter,
Mrs. George Smalling, of this city and
one grand-daughter. Miss Sara Cousher.
He was a member of the B. R. T. of
Commandery, 114 Knights of Malta, and
of the Patriotic Order Sons of America.
713. No funeral arrangements have
as yet been made.
DANIEL H. SHKELY
Daniel H. Sheely, aged 59, died yes
. terday morning at the Harrlshurg hos
pital. Funeral services will be held
Monday morning at the home of his
slster-ln-law, Mrs. Agnes J. Orris,
263 Briggs street at 10 o'clock. The
Rev. J. 11. Fagley, of the St. Marks
Lutheran church, Meclianicsburg, will
have charge of the services. Burial
will be made in the St. John's ceme
tery at Shlremanstown. He Is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Gertie
Butterbuch, of York, and one son,
Ralph, of Louclt's Mills.
lilts JAMES MORLEV DIES
New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. 20.—After
an illness of several days of pneu
monia, Mrs. James Morley died yes
terday afternoon at her home In Third
street. She has lived here for twenty
flve years. Her husband .two daughters,
and one son survive. The funeral ser
vices will be announced later.
JOHN It. I'ETIIOW l)ins
John B. Fotrow died at his home in
York county, yesterday morning, aged
74 years. He is survived by bis wife,
one son, William, of Lewisburg, and
on daughter, Mrs. William Fisher, rf
York county. Funeral services will be
held Monday morning, meeting at the
funeral 9.30 services will be held at
Salem church, York county, and will be
conducted by the Rev. Mr. Barshinger,
a United Brethren minister.
!UIIS. SOPHIA FICKBft DIES
Mrs. Sophia Catherine Flckes died
yesterday afternoon at her home in
Monroe township at the age of 84 years.
She is survived by the following child
ren. Irvln and Henry, at home; Mrs.
Lizzie Zelgler, near Meclianicsburg;
Mrs. Nathan Stambaugh, of Meclianics
burg; Dolbys I* Flckes, of Scranton;
Keller, of Shlppensburg; Miss Nattle, p.t
home: Mrs. W. A. Wiler and Mrs. J. S.
Brymesser, of Carlisle; Mrs. E. W.
Worthlngton and Miss' Nora, of Scran
ton. Also eleven grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren. The funeral
services will be held on Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'cloyck, at Trlndle Springs
Lutheran church, conducted by the Rev.
8. S. arnes.
Railroad Notes
The Gospel Crew of the P. It. Tt. Y.
M, C. A, will havo charge of the ser
vices at Newvllle M. E. church, Sun
day. January 28,
Charles J, Householder In charge of
the publicity department for the Motive
Power Athletic Association, Is a busy
man. He Is preparing some Interest
ing announcements.
James K, Linn, treasurer of the
Mutual Beneficial Association, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, will open legis
lative headquarters In Harrisburg on
Tuesday,
The legislative committee of the
railroad brotherhoods have secured
rooms at 205 Calder building.
"Red" Owens, who will manage the
Motive Power Department Athletic
Association baseball team is lining up
a squad for next season,
General Chairman Samuel G. Hepford,
of tho Philadelphia Division Athletic
Association will (\pen headquarters In
Harrisburg next week.
Special Duty Engineer Samuel Hertss
ler was In Altoona to-day. He at
tended the birthday presentation exer
cises In the office of Road Foreman of
Engines L. Calder Clemson.
Checks distributed to Reading brake
men this week averaged SIOO. It was
the largest pay In several months.
The date of the first annual ball of
the Friendship and Cooperative club
will b* held at Wlnterdalc, February
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TANUARY 20. 1917.
RAILROAD MEM
ROAD FOREMAN
HAS CELEBRATION
Middle Division Officials and
Friends Surprise L. Calder
Clemson
r . . .
L. CALDER CLEMSON'
Aitoona, Pa., Jan. 20.—Official busi
ness for the middle division was
| halted for a brief period to-day. It
was for the purpose of doing honor
to L. Calder Clemson, road foreman
of engines and one of the most popu
: lar men on the division. He reached
another milestone to-day and liis co
workers gave him a surprise.
When Mr. Clemson arrived at his
office to-day, he not only found his
desk covered with flowers and hun
dreds of post card greetings, but a
corps of officials awaiting his coming.
Superintendent N. W. Smith was the
spokesman, and in behalf of many
friends from all over the middle divi
sion, including Harrisburg, presented
i him with a box of "engines."
Locomotives Not Broad Gauge
The "locomotives," while not built
for broad gauge lines, were of all
kinds and makes to which were at
tached cards bearing various inscrip
tions. Road Foreman of , Engines
Clemson is always anxious to keep the
division well supplied with motive
power, and his friends in extending
their best wishes showed a desire to
help him out. The gifts varied in size
from ten-cent tin engines to dollar
sine self-propelling toys.
Mr. Clemson is a resident of Harris
burg. He is home once each week,
but makes frequent official trips to his
home city. He was at one time a
member of Select Council and is iden
tified with the Masonic order In Har
risburg.
SAFETY FIRST PICTURES
Superintendent William B. McCaleb
has arranged for a series of "Safety
First" pictures for railroad employes. At
the P. R. R. y. M. C. A. auditorium Tues
day afternoon and night several reels of
moving pictures will be shown. They
will illustrate safety methods now em
ployed about the roundhouses and shops
and Illustrate the danger to track men
and other employes who are careless.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
I'lillnrfelphlu Division— loß crew lirst
to go after 3:40 in.: 11G, 111, 103. 120.
125, 1 1 4. 127, 101, 123.
Engineers for 103, 114, 123.
Fireman for 111.
Conductors for 108, 116. 120.
Flagmen for 120, 125, 101.
Brakemen for 120, 114, 101, 123.
Engineers up: Newcomer, Baer, How
ard, Brodaclier, StefCy, Baldwin, Gray,
Sober. Dolby, Yeater, Albright, J. Gable,
Martin, Downs, May.
Firemen up: Earliart, Fisher, Baker,
Hoist, Brown, Delta. Powers, Hyan,
Peters, Shandler, Strickler, Killian,
Brymesser. Walkage, Good, Kestreves,
Swarr .
Flagman up: McCann.
Hrakemen up: YV. D. T. Smith. Boyd,
Gillett. Edwards, B. Smith, Crosby,
Wilt, Mumma. lloudeshel.
Middle Division— 26 crew first to go
after 3 p. ill.: 21, 18. 16, 28, 29, 30.
Engineers for 21. 18, 29.
Firemen for 21, 18.
Conductors for 16. 29.
Flagman for 26.
Ibakeinan for 28.
Engineers up: Peters, A. C. Burrls.
Firemen up: Linn, McDonald, War
ner, Newhouser, Markle, NelT, Tlppery,
Jr.. Pensyl.
Conductors up: Coup. Barger, Hilblsli.
Brakemen up: Cameron, Oebliardt,
Sebelist, D, L. Sweger, George Camp
bell. Kraft, Heck. Blessing, Beers, G.
W. Campbell.
Ynrti t'revvK—
Engineers for 12, fourth 24, 38. 76.
Firemen for 2, 12. 14. 16, second 22,
first 24, fourth 24, 48, 74, 76.
Engineers up: McMorris, McDonnell,
Uunkle, Wise, Clelland, Goodman, liar
linir Eeckwith
Firemen up: Howe, Dunbar. Shoe
maker, Rothe, Hassler, Spahr, Charles,
Otstot, Tfryan. Lawrence, Sheaffer, Ki
ller, Whlchello, Dearolf, Stine, Burger,
nifhter, Ferguson, Six.
BNOI.A SIDE
I'hlliirirlpliin Division— 22s crew first
to go after 3:15 p. m.: 238, 207, 223, 218,
I *lO4. E.'O. 219.
Engineers for 238, 219.
Fireman for 201.
Conductor for 30.
Flagman for 4.
Brakeman for 111.
Conductors i up: Murlatt, Layman,
I lirkinger. >
Flagman up: Kline.
Brakemen up: Yost, Shade, Stover.
Middle Division —ll7 crew first to go
after 4:15 p. m.: 115, 106, 101, 103, 110,
It 2.
Fireman for 103.
Flagmen for 108, 101.
Brakemen for 117, 110.
Yard Crews—
Engineers for first 126, 130, third 124,
second 106.
Firemen for lirst 108, second 126, 122,
130.
Engineer* up: Passmore, Anthony,
Nuemvrr, Rider. H'll, Boyer.
Firemen up: Myers. Haubert. Eichel
berger, Brandt, Reed. Backenstoe,
Brown, Hlnkle, Rice, Books.
READING CREWS
The 20 crew first to go after 12.30
o'clock.
Engineers for 55, 64. 68, 5, 16, 20, 21.
Firemen for 55, 00, 61, 67, 69, 4, 5, 16,
20. 21.
Conductors for 4, 5, 21, 22.
Flagmen for 65, 5 8, 16, 21.
Brakemen for 55, , 59, 67, G9, 5, 5,
8, 11, 16. 20, 21.
Engineers up! Lackey, Morrison,
Minnlch, Hollenbach, Little,
Firemen up: Snader, Stephens,
Helsler, Stoner. Sweeley, Kline, Barron,
Miller, Keepley, Kinderiuan, Myers,
Folk, Stormfeltz, Kroch, Smith, Vogels
ing. Miller.
Conductors upl Sowers, Grissinger,
Marks, Levan.
Flagmen up: Ensminger, GreafT.
Brakemen upi Dye, Adams, King,
Kline, Ellis, Heller Ensminger, Dod
son. Fleagle, Bowerfe, Miller, Scheaffer,
Hpotts, Dye, Llefrew, Dlttle, Lehmey.
Graeff
MISS MAGGIE BHIKER DIES
Duncannon, Pa., Jan. 20.'—Miss Mag
gie Brlner, aged 20 years, died at the
home of her uncle, Edward Anderson,
In Watts townshrip on Tuesday after-
Funeral services will be held at the
hom to-morrow Xtrnoon at 1 o'clock, j
PRONOUNCE CHILD
TEACHING FAILURE
Education Board Finds Stu
dents Are Burdened With
Useless Information
New York, Jan. 20.—The General
Education Board, founded and richly
endowed by John D. Rockefeller, finds
reason to believe that present-day
teaching in the elementary and sec
ondary schools —the teaching of chil
dren from 6to 19 years—is a failure.
It finds that boys and girls are bur
dened with useless information and
are not taught those things which
would assist them to take hold of
workaday life with a quick, sure grip.
It finds that boys and girls bound to
the present curriculum are not able
to get the true joy and zest of life.
Therefore the board announced yes
terday through its assistant secretary.
Dr. Abraham Flexner, that It. will have
in operation by next fall an experi
mental school at Columbia University,
maintained by funds of the general
board in co-operation with the teach
ers college of Columbia. In this new
school, a momentous experiment in
the history of education in the United
States, the theories of what modern
education should include will be tried
out slowly and carefully. The vast
resources of the foundation are back
of the project and among the possi
bilities is a complete reform of edu
cational methods in this country, for
the experiment is to be worked out for
the benefit of the whole country.
innovations and reforms that may
be startling to educators who retain
the historic traditions of pedagogy will
be given a fair test, all in line with
the general board's theory that edu
cation must be modernized because it
docs not now make children effective
members of society. As matters stand
children are turned out not knowing
how to use their eyes, ears or hands.
The senses are not trained. Perceptive
faculties are not developed. Useless
and obsolete subjects are emphasized.
The necessities of modern life are
neglected.
The new school, which will open
with part, of Its classes in the fall of
1917, will admit boys and girls from
6 years of age up. It is stated that
tuition fees will be moderate and that
there will be free and partly free
scholarships.
Latin and Greek as languages will
not be taught. Modern languages will
be stressed and experiments will be
made to determine what methods of
teaching English, French, Spanish and
German give the most substantial
practical results. New methods of
teaching literature, history and civics
will be tried, and in this connection
efforts will be made to ascertain
whether the important ancient classics
cannot be used effectively in trans
lations.
That bugbear of teachers, "the
pony," will come into a dignified place.
Science, industry and the domestic
arts will be prominent throughout the
school, and increased attention will be
given to music, drawing and the arts.
Mathematics will receive special con
sideration in the hope of working out
a rational course of study which con
nects the study of mathematics with
its use, and which also makes special
provision for those who have special
ability or desire for mathematics.
Organized recreation, play and
games will be provided. Constant ef
forts will be made, by means of indi
vidual, class and school excursions, by
means of pictures, lantern slides,
charts, maps, shop and laboratory,
special reading mailer and discus
sions, to give the pupils sufficient con
tact with their natural industrial, so
cial, economic, vocational and domes
i tic environment to familiarize them
with the uses and demands of the
I actual world in which they live. The
I school will frankly discard that theory
of education known as "formal disci
pline" and will undertake to train in
the study of subjects that are them
selves valuable. It is believed that a
much more effective discipline can
thus be secured.
Plenty of Work For Troopers
Until Mustered Out
With the exceptions of a dozen
troopers who have been given permis
sion to visit their homes outside of
the city, every'member of the Gover
nor's Troop will be busy to-morrow.
In order to be ready for the mustering
out ceremony on Monday, there will
be work every hour to-morrow, with
a possibility of several hours' work
for two details to-night.
PYTHIAXS HEAR WESTERN ME
William J. Howarth, of Uorcna
Lodge. of Pittsburgh, and George K.
Peters, of Eureka. Lodge, of East St.
liouis, Knights of Pythias, last evening
addressed the officers and members of
Phoenix Lodge, No. 59. at their hall,
304 Verbeke street. Refreshments were
served during a smoker. Another meet
ing will he held next Tuesday evening:,
when a large class will be given the
first degree.
BREAKS A COLD
IN A FEW HOURS
First dose of "Pape's Cold Com
pound" relieves all
grippe misery.
Don't stay sttlffed-up!
Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose
of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
.every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and
break up a severe cold either In the
head, chest., body or limbs.
It promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty
discharge or nose running; Relieves
sick headache, dullness, fevertshness,
sore throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" Is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only 25 cents at drug stores..
It acts without assistance, tastes nice,
and causes no Inconvenience. Don't
accept a substitute.
Where Glasses are Made Right
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OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTICIANS
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