GUARD WILL NEED SOME $3,000,000 To Provide Armories Will Re quire an Appropriation Pro gram of Six Years Between $3,000,000 s id $4,000,000 j will be. needed to providi armory facil ities for thirty or so organizations of j thfc National Guard of Pennsylvania MO that -they may be properly housed j and equipment cared for under the j national defense act according to esti- ! mates made and it is likely that at the j coming conference of members of the State Armory board and legislators with the governor that an appropria tion program extending over a per iod of four or six or eight 1 years will be discussed. Some years ago the board presented a bill which would have provided an armory for every organization in the Guard on a fit ting scale, it being the plan to extend j the building operations over several j years, but this plan could not be car ried out because of lack of funds. The return of a number of organi zations with new units such as ma chine guns, organizations which have , changed to artillery and of some i which are materially stronger in num bers and which will grow more so has | caused many problems. The State now has 48 armories, in-! eluding some which are leased and J about thirty more are needed. In Philadelphia two armories would j have to be bought and in Pittsburgh the leased buildings would probably be acquired by the State. Tire State lias spent for armories less than $2,- 000,000, but secured value of SBOO,- 000 more because In many instances! substantial donations of cash were j made by communities or land donated j by counties or municipalities. The j construction work could be distributed ; over a period of years so that when j the organizations reach the maximum ■ of strength contemplated by the na tional act there would be provision i for them while attention could also be | slven to further development o£ tna- i chine gun, aviation, signal and other; auxilliary work. Female of the Species More Talkative Than the Male? There's a Reason! "Women have the reputation of be- ! ing talkers, and it's a mighty good I thing they are, for it is through the) mother that the children learn to talk. 1 am willing to place the mother | against the six best teachers in this j city, and the mother will teach the ! child more English than the teachers." j So declared Dr. Reuben Post Hal- 1 leek, author and lecturer, of Louis- j villc. K>\. his address to the city j teachers this morning on the subject "Everybody a Teacher of English." | "English is the tool with which we I have to work, and if we do not know 1 it, we won't teach well," said he. In the course of his lecture to the i teachers at the fourth day of institute! Dr. Halleck urged his audience to bombard their children's ears with I Rood English. "Pour In such good English that the slang that they hear ; on the street will turn up its toes and j die." he said. The other speaker on the program was Dr. Guy M. Whipple, of the Uni- j versity of Illinois. Hif topic was "The j of the Gifted Child." He dc- j clared there should be more special i classes for the gifted child. "The words "special class" have come too j largely to refer to the backward pupil. Classes for the. gifted child have been submerged entirely too much in the' past," he said. The devotional exercises were in charge of the Rev. Homer S. May, pastor of the Fourth Reformed Church. The devotions were in keep->i ing with the memory of Miss Glennen. a teacher of this city, whose funeral i took place this morning. Superintend- ! ent Frederick E. Downes announced the final day of Institute for March 10, 1 when Dr. W. D. Chambers, of the Uni- ! versity of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Andrew Thomas Smith, of West Chester State ■ Normal School, will be the speakers. G. A. R. MEMORIAL Nineteen Members of Post oH Died During 1916 Annual memorial services were held ' by Post 58, G. A. It., in honor of mem- : hers who died during the past year. Nineteen members of the Post died during the year 1916. The following' program was given: Assemble. Mrs. j Roy Mikle; music. Commonwealth j Band Orchestra; prayer, the Rev. H. i F. Long: music, B. F. Stevens Memor- I iol Methodist quartet; reading of' Scripture, the Rev. J. C. Forncrook, j music, orchestra; address, the Rev. C. \ A. Smucker; music, quartet; roll of • deceased members, Adjutant N. A. j Walmer; strewing of flowers, Mable! Mault'alr and Mae E. Pugh; music, "Cover Them Over," quartet: hymn. "America." audience; benediction, the Rev. Smucker! taps, Mrs. Roy Mikle. j SAFFORD CASE GOES TO JURY New York, Jan. 27. The case of! Franklin D. Safford, a hotel clerk at Plalnfield, N. J., charged with com mitting perjury in swearing that James W. Osborne, a New York attor- j ney, visited the hotel with Miss Rae • Tanzer. went to the jury shortly after noon to-day. Judge Hand in charging; the jury said that if they believed Saf ford was honestly mistaken in identi fying James W. Osborne as Miss Tan gier's companion, the defendant should be acquitted EXHIBITION AT IIOYD HAM, Eugene E. Miller, athletic instructor ' at the Boyd Memorial Building, will di- 1 rect an exhibition to be held in the gymnasium next Thursday evening. Drills horizontal-bar feats, motion pic tures and music by the Blue and Gray j orchestra will be included in the pro- ! Kram. The program will begin at 7 j o'clock and the drills at 7:30. SHOPPING DAY LUNCHEON The Rotary Club wjll give a "Shop ping Day" luncheon" at the Harrisburg Hoard of Trade Building. Mondav noon. The members will have their wives as j their guests. , Too Late For Classification DEATHS HOPPLE January 26. 1917, Ruth J Hopple, in her 22d year, at her late home, 420 PefTer street. She is sur vived by her mother and seven broth ers. Funeral services will be held Tues- ; day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the Augsburg Lutheran Church, Fifth I street, to which relatives and friends i are Invited to attend. Interment pri vate, East Harrisburg Cemetery. GRAY January 27. 1917, Mrs. Louise Gray, in her 6!>th year, at the home ; of her daughter. Mrs. Joseph Fritz i 1709 North Twelfth street. Funeral services will be held at the above address, Monday afternoon, at ■ 2 o'clock, to which relatives and friends are invited to attend without i further notice. Burial East Harris burg Cemetery. Wanted —Miscellaneous WANTED One loeomotive fire box boiler, from 35 to 60-H.-P., to carry 10" lbs. steam pressure. Address j. Sjetdcl, Marysville, Pa. SATURDAY EVENING, STEELTON AND POLE ELIMINATION STEELE Many Attend Assembly Dance in Frey's Hall Last evening the third of a series of: assembly dances was held in Frey's j hall. Music was furnished by the Updegrove orchestra of Harrisburg. The invitation list included: Mr. J and Mrs. O. p. Wickersham, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yost, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Alden, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brinser, ! Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Bradshaw, of Bethlehem; Mr. and Mrs. M. A. j Brinton, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Chick,' Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doehne, Mr. | and Mrs. P. Baer, Mr. and Mrs. George Delamater, Mrs. Delamater. Sr., G. W. Crelghton. H. M. Cumbler, Charles Smith. Edward Bacon, Mr. < and Mrs. Art Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. S. i F. Dunkle, E. B. Frances of Cleveland, Miss Fry. Miss Margaret Middleton, Merritt Singer, Miss Helen Vickery, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Diener, Mr. and! Mrs. Charles Ensmlnger, Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Feidt, Mrs. Edith Feidt, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Froehlich, Mrs. M.! A. Hope, Mr. and Mrs. W. I>. Hoddl not, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Haehnlan, Mr. and Mrs. P. >l. Kasson, Dr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Lenker. J. H. McDon ald. Mrs. W. K. Martz, Mr. and Mrs. j A. H. Mercer of Bethlehem, Mr. and! Mrs. Ira F. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Orr, F. W. Rugli, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Seal. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Shaar, H. XV. Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. E. j M. Singer, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Vickery. STEELTON* CHURCHES Main Street Church of God. The Rev. G. W. Getz, pastor; morning | service, 10:30, Bishop Stanford will preach; evening service, 7:30, sermon by the pastor, subject, "Does the Church Save People?" Sunday school, 2; Jr. C. E., 6; Sr. C. E., 6:3. Central Baptist. The Rev. H. D. Gerner. pastor; preaching 10:30 and 7:30; Sunday school, 2; B. Y. P. U., 6:30. First Presbyterian. The Rev. C. Benjamin Segelken, pastor; morning service, 11; subject. "The Child, the! Church's Opportunity:" evening ser-j vice, 7:30. subject. "The True Pur pose of Life:" Sunday school. 9:45. Trinity German Lutheran. The Rev. C. F. Tiemann, pastor; preach ing at 10 o'clock; Sunday school, 2. St. John's Lutheran The Rev. G. N. Lauffer, pastor; preaching at 10:30. "The Benediction," and 7:30, subject, "The Peculiar Treasure." Sunday school, 9:30; intermediate C. E. 6:30. Centenary Fnited Brethren. The Rev. A. K. WW, 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; Epworth League, 6:30. First Reformed. The Rev. Frank F. Frey, of Shippensburg, will preach to-morrow morning at 10:45 o'clock and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock, Sunday school at 9:45. Main Street Church of God. The Rev. G. W. Getz. pastor. Morning ser vice at 10:30, sermon by Bishop Stan ford; evening, at 7:30 o'clock by the pastor. Subject, "Does the Church Save People?" Sunday school at 2 p. m.; Junior Christian Endeavor, 6 o'clock; Senior Christian Endeavor, 6:30. MR. KING'S CONDITION The condition of Arthur King, presi dent of the Middletown Car Works who has been seriously ill at his Mid dletown Home for several weeks is unimproved. DAY OF PENNY PAPER IS GONE | Maker of News Print Declares Cost Will Forbid Low Price j Chicago, 111., Jan. 27.—An informal [conference of a hundred or more newspaper publishers with several manufacturers of news print paper was held here yesterday. ! Those present, representing the , American Newspaper Publishers' As sociation and the Print Paper Manu | facturers' Association, voted to ap ; point committees to meet immediately 'after delivery of the report on the I print paper situation next week by the Federal Trade Commission to see if knowledge gained from the report points the way to an adjustment of the problem. The publishers agreed that the pres ent high price of paper lias placed ! the newspaper publishing business in a position so hazardous and menacing , that a remedy must be found without I delay. The manufacturers asserted that the increased cost of production justified j present prices. Many of the publish ers favored an agreement by both sides j to abide by any price set by the Fed eral Trade Commission. It would have i to be a gentlemen's agreement, as the ! commission has power only to investi j gate, as was explained by Commission ! ors W. J. Harris and Joseph E. Davies, ! who were present. , Day of Penny Paper Gone After the ionference was called to order Mr. Smith said that in his opinion the price of print paper never again would reach a point which would justify 1-cent newspapers. He touched on the factors of increased cost of COUNCIL WORKING ON POLE REMOVAL Committee Investigating Into Pole Elimination Makes Much Progress The elimination of telegraph poles in Front street and the replacing of the antiquated arc light system along the thoroughfare by modern electric light standards recently discussed by Council, had caused considerable com ment on the part of prominent resi dents of the borough. A committee from Council of which T. T. McEntee is chairman, is request ing the assistance of the electrical companies whose poles are located in the street.' Council will ask these companies to remove the poles to River alley. Much progress has been made by the committee in the last few weeks and a report on the project will be made probably at the liext meeting of Council. Front street at present is nothing more than a net work of electric wires. This thoroughfare Is used by tourists from many parts of the State who gain their impression of the whole town by the appearance of its main street. Various organizations of the town are becoming interested in the move and are endorsing Council's ac tion for improving the thoroughfare. Steelton Snapshots Special Services. Young people's day will be observed in the First Pres byterian Church to-morrow with spe cial services. The pastor, the Rev. C. B. Segelken, will preach special ser mons at both morning and evening services. To Hold Dance. The German Quartet Club will hold a dance in its hall this evening. To Elect Officers. —■ At a meeting of the congregation of St. Mark's Luth eran Church to-morrow evening otfi cers for the ensuing year will be elected. Prior to the business meet ing an illustrated song service will be held. Society Meeting. A meeting of the Ladles' Aid Society of Centenary United Brethren Church will be held at the home of Mrs. Herrman, 146 South Second street, Wednesday after noon. New Organist. Mrs. Clara B. Lackey of Enola has been elected organist at the Centenary United Brethren Church. Darby Returns. W. F. Darby a prominent attorney with offices in the Steelton Trust Company building has returned from several months' stay at Battle Creek, Mich. To Address League. The Ep worth League of the First Methodist Church will be addressed by Mr. Evans, at the meeting to-morrow eve ning. His subject will be "A Half Life or a Whole Life, Which?" Smoke Causes Excitement.—Smok ing meat in a fire place at 319 Frances street late yesterday afternoon was the cause of seading in a fire alarm. Fire Chief O. E. B. Malehorn discovered on response to the alarm that smoke had seeped through the floor to the cellar of the house and went through the entire row of houses. A fireman on the West Side discovered the smoke coming out the cellar windows and sent in an alarm. labor and materials, which, he said, had affected the manufacture of paper. Mr. Smith said that the present price of paper would not look so high if manufacturers had not in other years charged too little. He asserted that the Manufacturers did not know their own manufacturing costs in pre vious years and had failed to figure on a proper return for money in vested. The manufacturers did not have the precise figures which the publishers sought from them in support of the assertion that their prices are justified. The seriousness of the situation was shown by the intense earnestness of those who spoke and' of those who only listened. Meals were forgotten. No one left his seat until 6 o'clock last night, when Mr. Mead, of the manu facturers, who acted as chairman, warned publishers who are to meet with a paper manufacturer at Minne apolis to-day that they must hurry or else miss their train. U. S. Destroyer Damaged - in Collision With Motorbark New York, Jan. 27. The United States torpedoboat destroyer Samp son was in collision last night off Am brose channel with the motorbark Quevilly and had her upper works damaged by a spar which swept the destroyer's decks, carrying away' her foremast and injuring her gun car riages. The Sampson came into port during the night and proceeded this morning to the navy yam. She was on patrol duty. The Quevilly came into "quarantine showing dents in her port bow plates. She was bound in from Bordeaux. DELEGATES HEAR REPORTS Pittsburgh. Jan. 27. Reports of the National Foreign Trade Council on "Examples of Successful American Export Enterprise," held the attention of the delegates at the final session of the fourth annual convention of that organization here to-day. HAKRISBCRG TELEGRAPH W'S BIG PROBLEMS End Strike at Lebanon by Taking Over Plant Lebanon, Pn., Jan. 2".—ln ordet to end a strike and at once remove the cause for the crippling of its recently acquired Lebanon and Cornwall iron and steel interests the Bethlehem Steel Company to-day prematurely took over from the Semet-Solvny Company its -coke plant at Lebanon furnaces. The transfer had originally been scheduled for February 1, but when the coke oven men learned that the Semet-Solvay Company would not pay them the wage bonus which they claimed had been promised for 1916 they refused last Tuesday to longer work for the company. The result was an exhausted coke supply at the twin Ixsbanon furnaces, causing both to bo banked, which threatened suspension of operations by the twin Bird Coleman and the North Cornwall furnaces and a serious crippling of operations and curtail ment of output at the Cornwall ore mines and American Iron and Steel plant here. While representatives of the State Department of Labor and Industry were vainly seeking to induce the strikers to return to work announce ment was made of the Bethlehem Steel Company's Sction in taking over con trol of the coke plant, and the strik ers immediately returned to work. The beKinninpr of next week promises to witness the restoration of normal con ditions at the local Bethlehem plants. OBERIJN NOTES Miss Helen Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myers, of Zoll's addi tion, and Charles Susky, of Bressler, eloped to Boonsboro, Md., and were married by the Rev. ohn B. Rupley, the Lutheran pastor of that place on Wednesday. The senior class of the high school held a sleigh ride to Paxton and were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Parthemore. The sophomore class enjoyed their ride to Herahey and the freshmen to Middletown, this week. Mrs. Fred. Baughman, of Highland street, returned home yesterday after a visit with relatives "and friends at Baltimore. Jacob Hoffman, of Coatesville, vis ited home this week to see his par ents on Chambers street, who have been sick. The church and Sunday school of Salem Lutheran Church are arranging for a great foreign missionary service, prepared by the missionary board of Lutheran Church, to he given in the near future, entitled "The Open Word in an Open World." Mrs. William Morgan of Highland street, who underwent an operation at the Harrisburg Hospital, is improv ing. _ The King's Daughters of Neidig United Brethren Church, is arranging for an anniversary and celebration. HIGHS PIKE NOTES Sunday school night will be observ ed in the United Brethren Church to morrow by all classes of each depart ment. , Mrs. George W. Cover, who has been confined to her home with sick ness for a week, is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Shell of Broad street announce the birth of a son Saturday, January 20, 1917. CAMPAIGN TO OPEN" The six weeks' evangelistic cam paign to be conducted by the Williams Evangelistic Party of Warren, will open in Centenary United Brethren Church to-morrow morning. Dr. O. E. Williams will preach both morning and evening sermons. Mrs. Wil liams, wife of the Evangelist, will i have charge of the singing. City Manager Lecture to Be Held February 23 The city manager form of govern ment as practised in Dayton, dhio, the largest city operating under that plan will be graphically explained to mem bers of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce at a meeting on the evening of Friday, February 23, by Jesse SI. Switzer, a councilman of IJayton. O. His lecture will be illustrated with lantern slides. President David E. Tracy has re quested the Civic Committee of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce to take charge of the meeting. It is com posed of A. -C. Stamm, chairman; Warwick M. Ogelsby, Francis J. Hall. Robert McCormick, Samuel Rainlio, John Fox Weiss, John Sweeney, Geo. A. Shreiner and Robert A. Enders. IXVITE THOOP TO CIIIIU'H Invitations have been sent to every officer and private of Troop C to at tend the services to-morrow evening at , 7.30 o'clock, in the Market Square Pres byterian Church, when the Rev. Dr. G. 13. Ilawes, pastor, will speak. Special arrangements have been made for the accommodation of the troopers, who will march Into the church in a body assembling first in the chapel. Every effort is being made to have the en tire troop at the services which have been arranged appropriately for the oc casion. ÜBUROE W. FORM-IV 1IEH Milleisburg, Pa.. Jan. 27. George W Forney, a prominent retired Upper , Paxton township farmer, living at Killinger, died on Friday, aged 68 years ; after a short illness of dropsy. The funeral will take place from his late ! home on Tuesday morning, at 10 : o'clock, the Rev. Air. Haeseler, of the I United Brethren Church, officiating ; Burial in Forney's Church Cemetery at [ Rife. KIIKOKniCK MOXSEN COMIXG Frederick Monsen will lecture Wed nesday evening in the Technical High : School Auditorium on "Turbulent ! Mexico." under the auspices of the Na tural History Society. Mr. Monsen I spoke here last spring and delighted a | large audience. COMPENSATION HEARINGS SOON important Matters Will Be Taken Up by the Board in a Very Short Time Tlio Workmen's Compensation Board will meet in its rooms in the Masonic Temple Building, Wednes day, January 31. At this meeting the board will receive a committee of physicians representing the medical profession to discuss amendments proposed for the Compensation Act from the standpoint of physicians of the State. Dr. J. B. McAlister of Har risburg is chairman of the Committee of physicians. The hearing will he public and will probably be attended by physicians from various sections of Pennsylvania. The board will meet in Johnstown, Thursday, February S. This is the first meeting to be held by the board in Johnstown and a large number of cases arising in the mining and in dustrial sections of Cambria county will be considered at this meeting. Twenty-live thousand blank forms have been sent to manufacturers throughout Pennsylvania from the Bureau of Statistics and Information of the Department of Labor and In dustry for the reporting of statistics affecting production, numbers of em ployes. wages paid and other data i for 1916. | An act of the Legislature requires | the Commissioner of Labor and In- I dustry to collect and compile these statistics annually and the net also sets a penalty on an employer fail ing to return the blank form properly tilled within thirty days from the date it is received. ARNOLD REPORT IN PROPER HANDS [Continued From J-lrst Page] accomplish this much-needed relief for the people, for which money had long ago been provided." When asked whether the Arnold report declared against the isle of safety and public comfort station in Market Square, Mr. McFarland re plied: "No; the Arnold report did not so declare. In fact, in both of the dia grams submitted with it the absolute necessity of an isle of safety is clearly recognized, and central locations for the public comfort stations, which Mr. Arnold includes as an essential part of the improvement, are indicated. Indeed, none of those who have re ported on this project have opposed the isle of safety in Market Square, and none have been adverse to the location of the public comfort sta tions in Market Square. "The Arnold report, which was made before the New York traffic re . port was obtained, provided for a third track in Market Square, which so far the League has not been con vinced would be admissible from the Point of view of public safety and wel fare. This report also continued the present existing but not well marked isles of safety by allowing through traffic in Market street, with the pos sible provision of a subway in connec | tion with the public comfort stations. I The New York report, on the eon j trary, most emphatically urged that | all traffic in Market Square be made j circular in character, both for public safety and convenience, and for the convenience of wheel traffic, and that 'a large safety isle be constructed." " No Objection to Publication When asked further as to the im mediate publication of the Arnold re port, Mr. McFarland said: I cannot see any least objection to the publication of tjie whole report. It is long and technical in character, relating particularly to trolley-traffic problems, and is useless unless accom- I panied by the which ex ! plain it. Several of its recommenda tions have been already put in use by the Harrisburg Railways Company, to | the obvious betterment of traffic con ditions. "I see little or nothing: in dispute now, and I believe that it ought to be possible for a definite and satisfactory solution of the problem to be worked out just as soon as the officials of the \ alley Traction Company wake up." lavors Valley Terminal Upon the question of the cross-river trolley-traffic conditions, Mr. McFar land said: "There has been much recent dis cussion, I understand, including some at the last conference between the League officials, the city officials and the president of the llarrisburg Rail ways Company, as to a means for bet ter handling the Valley Traction Com pany's passengers. There are rumors that this corporation is acquiring property contiguous to Walnut street, which might give it a satisfactory and convenient terminal and waitingroom close to Second and Walnut streets. Apparently such an outcome would provide a practicable and easily avail able improvement over the 'present conditions." U. S. EXPEDITION IS WITHDRAWING [Continued From First Page] the American columns disappeared to ward the north, it was said. General Pershing Leaves Last When the last of the Fifth Cavalry cantered out of El Valle Wednesday morning the Carranza garrison there consisting of 100 soldiers left for Casas Grandes to Join the garrison there. From this same source it was learned that the Villa troops met with no resistance at El Valle but appeared soon after the last American troops had left and occupied the plaza. /The American troops which left field headquarters early to-day in cluded cavalry, infantry and artillery accompanied by motor lorries and wagon trains according to the pass engers from Columbus. All of the troops are the field head quarters camp and were ready to move toward Ojo Federico, 80 miles distant where temporary Held head quarters will be established. Major (general Pershing was expected to he among the last to leave for the north, it was said. Levi Tittle Heads City Veteran Fire Volunteers At the election held last evening by the Harrisburg Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, the following officers were chosen: President. E. Levi Tittle; vice-presi dent, A. R. Patton: recording secre tary. S. P. Dunbar; financial secre tary, Howard O. Holstein; treasurer. Augustus Wildman; trustee, Jol.n Williamson; board of governors. F. W. Huston and T. S. Gless; auditors, Charles P. Meek. Nelson A. Heinoehl. George C. MeOahan; membership committee, Isaac Right. William Koh ler, J. W. Williamson; delegate to State Fireman's Association, Rewis H. Rickel; alternate delegate, Rdward Hilton: house committee, ReWitt Franklin, George Ellis, - William Hodge. Howard O. Holstein, C. F. Wol ford. JANUARY 27, 1917. RAILROAD MEWS PLAN MERGING OF ATHLETIC BODIES To Organize All Associations of Philadelphia Division of P. R. R. At a meeting to be held next Fri day evening final organization will be probably affected of all athletic branches on the Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania Railroiid. One big association will be formed includ ing all organizations, according to plans discussed last evening by rep resentatives and officials at a meeting in tho station offices in this city. A committee si at work preparing proposed plans for the merging of the organizations and will meet next week to decide on th best course to pursue. The meeting on Friday evening will be held in tho I'. R. R. Y. M. C. A. build ing. The Philadelphia division includes the district from Marysville to Over brook, and at present there are about eight separate organizations composed of 17,000 men. Almost 4,000 of this number are employed in Harrisburg, Lucknow and Enola shops. Almost 200 persons attended the meeting last night, when S. G. Hep ford, newly appointed chairman of athletics on the entire division, was introduced and took charge. Mr. Hepford made an address outlining his plans. Other speakers were J. L. Cunningham, master mechanic; C. 11. Mendenlial, representing the C. P. and M. W. association; C. Z. Moore, secre tary of the Philadelphia Division Gun t'iub; T. J. Shannon, of the Keystone Ritle Club, and Messrs. Runk and Bloomer, representing the Motive Power and Enola shopmen, W. R. Denel.ey acted as chairman until Mr. Hepford took charge. W. F. Eckert Made Head of P. & R. Reading Division Reading. Pa., Jan. 27. W. F. Eckert, who has been superintendent of the Wilmington and Columbia di vision of the Reading Railway since January 1, 1913, was to-day appointed superintendent of the Rending divi sion, succeeding W. H. Keffer, re cently appointed general superintend ent. Since the elevation of Mr. Keffer the position has been tilled temporar ily by F. M. Falck, of the Atlantic City Division, who returns to Camden. Mr. Eckert started his railway career as a telegraph operator and later became a train dispatcher, and when appointed superintendent, was trainmaster on the New York division. I. T. Tyson, trainmaster at Port Richmond, succeeds Mr. Eckert as superintendent of the Wilmington and Columbia division. Mr. Tyson has been in the service of the Reading a number of years. He started his rail road career as a telegrapher. Wilson Expected to Modify Proposal of Four Brotherhood Heads Washington, Jan. 27. President Wilson is not expected to accept-with out some modification tho proposal by the railroad brotherhood heads tlurt a mixed commission of railroad employers and employes be created to investigate disputes as a substitute for the President's recommendation that strikes or lockouts be prohibited pend | ing an investigation by a government j body. In conference with the President to- I day Representative Adamson took the j position that the commission proposed by the brotherhoods would be useless unless it included a representative of the public. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDK Philadelphia Division —lol' crew first ; to go after 4 p. in.: 104, 124, 103, 119, 121, 116, 125, 120. 127. Engineers for 109, 124, 103, 121. Fireman for 127. Conductors for 124. 116. Flagmen for 109, 121, 12a. 120. I Brakemeti for 104, 124, 119, 116 (two), I 120. Engineers up: Maxwell, Schwartz, I Binkley, Gable. Grass, May, Eefever, j Reisinger, Hubler, Brubaker, Gehr, Al- I brie-ht. Black. Tennant. Firemen up: Everhart. Baker, -Ear | hart, Paul, Ryer, Finkenbinder, Swartz, i Mauglies, Hoffman, Bowersox, Horst, i Powers, Fisher, Walkage, Deitz, Cook, Bixler. Conductors up: Smedley, Thomas. I Flagmen up: Swope, Buyer. 1 Brakemen up: Kelley, Boyd, Houde shel, Ashenfelter, Kirk. Middle Division— -219 crew first to go j after 1:45 p. m.: 7, 9, 236, 252, 232, 245. Laid off: 23. I Engineer for 7. I Flagman for 7. Brakeman for 9. Engineers up: Blink. Corder, Peigfh ! tal. A. T. Cook, Nickles. ; Firemen up: Pensyl, Gray. Markle, i Peters, Tippery. Jr.. Sellers. McDonald, I Orr, Bitting. Coyle, Linn. Kewhouser. Brakemen up: D. 1.. Sweger. Hem ; minger, Beers, Lenhart. Yolin. Murrav I Jury. Cameron, George Campbell, Yai jentine. Vnrd Crewx— Engineers for 6, third 8, third 24 j fourth 24. 28. Firemen for 2. 6, first 8, 12. 18, first 22. third 24, 38, 62. | Engineers up: Kautz. Fulton, McMor ris. Uunkle, Wisp, Goodman. I Firemen up: Hardy. Wilhelm. Smith, Walters.-Bruaw. Vuchity, Rodenhafer How* Dunbar. Shoemaker, Rothe. EXOI.A SIDK l'lillailripliln Division —23s crew first to go after 3:4.i p. 1>1.: 214. 223, 231, 222 205. 238, 212, 228, 225, 2(14, 207. Engineers for 238, 228, 225. Fireman for 228. Middle Division—lo9 crew first to ko after 1:15 p. m.: 120, 107, 229 237 ">4', • 244. ' ' Engineer for 120 Brakeman for 109. Ynril ('rrvm— for first 108, first 102, third Firemen for second 124, 132, 112, third Engineers up: Passmore, Anthonv Nuemver, Rider. Hill. Boyer. Anspach. Firemen up: Walsh, Myers, Ilaubert Eicbelbrrger. Gulleman. Brandt, Reed Backenstoe, Brown, Rice. THE READING llnrrlnhnrK Division— B crew first to go after 2:15 p. m.: 15, 4, 7, 2, 17. Eastbound —59 crew first to go after 3:45 p. in.: 53. 52, 63, 57. 67. Engineers*for 52, 53, 59, 63, 4, 7 8 15 1 17. ' I Firemen for 57, 67, 4. 7, 8, 15, 17. | Conductor for 53. i Brakemen for 53. 57, 59, 63, 67, 4, 8, ; Engineers up: Fraunfelder, Neidham er. Merkle, Deardorf. Riehwine, Wood Wvre, Barnhart, Fortney, Freed. Firemen up: Potteiger, .Saunders, Bushey, Kinderman, Ix>ngnecker, Mil ler. Endrep, Whitcomb, Slpe, Alvord Black. Marks, 'Krill, Elsley. Brakemen up: Beltley, Famous, Parr. Shipe. Jones, Smith. Filbert, Cchuler, Bittle, Ensminger, Grove, Slier, Thomas Shultz, Ryan. CONGRATULATES KAISER Washington, Jan. 27. President Wilson to-day cabled Emperor Wil liam formal congratulations on the fifty-eighth anniversary of Ills birth as is the custom on tho birthdays of all foreign sovereigns. Secretary loni sing and his three chief assistants left their congratulations nt the German i embassy ( SCHWAB OFFERS HAND OF PEACE Says His Plant Would Build Two Warships at Cost If Necessary Washington, Jan. 27. —Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Company, and Josephus Danlols, Secretary of the Navy, had a "got together" talk yesterday for two hours* on matters of ordnance and ship butld ing contracts. Air. Schwab sought the Interview, coming to Washington without any prior engagement and simply an nbunclng himself at the otflce of tho Secretary, lie told Mr. Daniels that ho came In the spirit of desiring to convince him that the Bethlehem steel plant and its subsidiary interests were an asset upon which the government could depend in time of need. He left Mr. Daniels in a "show me" frame of mind. The hcart-to-hcart talk did not apparently succeed in cutting though tho mutual distrust of Mr. Schwab and the Secretary of tlie Navy. It ie increase in navy needs, said Mr. Daniels, this two-thirds would doubtless be laYger In tho future than the total purchases in the past. But as matters now stand, said Mr. Daniels, the prices bid by Bethlehem, r.ntj Either American makers on pro jectiles were unsatisfactory. 110 add ed that he did not contemplate award ing any contract at those figures and as an indication of what he does in tend to do if lower prices are not of fered he. issued instructions to have de signs and machinery in tho projectile factory pushed through at once. Begin Work in Spring "I expect work to begin on tho plant in the spring," said Secretary Daniels, "and the machinery will bo advertised for soon." Regarding the reserve projectiles, which the British government declined to permit Hadfiekls to manufacture, ' Secretary Daniels said it would be un necessary to readvertise for bids from American munition makers in order to 1 place tho award with them, and that ho would welcome new proposals, in ' case a satisfactory offer is not received • before the proposed government fac tory is completed the order will be iilled by the government itself. Deaths and Funerals MRS. WIUJAM G. ENCK DIES i Mechanicsburg, Pa., Jan. 27. •—• Mrs. William G. Enck, aged 5S years, died at her home here last evening, from ' paralysis, after a week's illness. Mrs. [ Knck was born in York county, but . has lived in Mechanicsburg afiout I forty years. She was a member of , Grace Evangelical Church. She is . survived by her husband and four t children, two of them by a former " marriage, as follows: George Bur ' gard and Samuel T. Burgard, of Fin-, ley, Ohio; Mrs. Blaine Barrett, pf Me-* chanicsburg, and Reuben W. Enck, at , home. Funeral services will be helct j on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at t the home, conducted by the Rev. L. M. • Dice. Burial will be made in thtj Mechanicsburg cemetery. CHILD DIES Funeral services for Avis Erie Cle land, aged 1 year, who died yesterday at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cleland, 2476 Reel street, will be held Monday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. Burial will be made in the East Har risburg cemetery, with the Rev. E. E. Snyder, pastor of the St. Matthews Lutheran Church, officiating. SIRS. MARY J. HEISLEY Funeral services for Mrs. Mary J. I Heisley, aged 76, who died at tlia j home of her daughter, Mrs. J. G. Cor nelius, 131 t Green street, will bo held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. She is survived by one daughter and ona sister. Mrs. Carrie Ream. Burial w4ll be made in the Harrisburg Cemetery with the Rev. W. W. Hartman, pastor of tho Ridge Avenue Methodist 1 Church, officiating. JOHN P. RAYSOR John F. Raysor, 71 years of age. died Thursday after an attack of heart trouble. Mr. Kaysor retired from farm ing several years ago, and since has been identified with the real estate business. Be is survived by two sons, Harry Ilaysor and Charles Raysor. ' Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon, at 2 the home, ."1 Main street. Burial will be mada in the Kast Harrisburg Cemetery. MISS SARA ELIZABETH FORTNEY Private funeral services for Misa Sara Elizabeth Fortney, who died this morning at her home, 404 Briggs street, will bo held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. She is sur vived by three sisters, Miss Ella V. and Laura A., both of this city, and Mrs. Hauer, of Chicago. Burial will bo mado in the Harrisburg cemetery. The Rev. Ellis N. Krorner, pastor of the Reformed Salem Church will offi-* dating. JOSEPH C. BAER Joseph C. Baer died yesterday at tlia Harrisburg hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from tho home of his sister, Mrs. William Fenicle, 220 South Fif teenth street. The Rev. J. A. Lyter, pastor of tho United Brethren Church, \\ ill have charge of the services. Bur ial will be made In the Shoop's church, cemetery. GLADYS V. CIIAYXEY Gladys V. Cha.vney, 16-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lillian M. Chayney, 44 1 Walnut Street, died yesterday morning after a long illness. Services will be held at the homo Monday af ternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. W. N. Yates, pastor of the Fourth Street Church of God, will have charge of the services. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg cemetery. HARRY HIPPENSTEEL Harry Hippensteel, 132 South Third street, died yesterday afternoon, aged 82 years. Funeral services will bo conducted to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock by the Rev. Ellis N. Kremer, pastor of the Reformed Salem Church. The body will be taken to Duncannon for burial by Undertaker S. S. Speese. HARRY ROBIXSON' Harry Robinson, aged 23 years, died yesterday afttrnoon at his home on Paxton street. Services will bo held next Tuesday afternoon at. 2 o'clock in tho undertaking parlor of S. S. Speese. Burial will be made in Lin coln cemetery; 11