CENTRAL HIGH IS
CLOSED TO BOYS
IN NEW CLASSES
All Freshmen Graduated by
Grammar Schools to Be
Sent to Technical ,
City school directors at their
meeting late yesterday approved the
following action:
Appointment of J. J. Brehm,
district supervisor, as principal
of the Junior High School to be
established in the Camp Curtin
Building.
Extension of school term to
June 23. 1917. (For 1916-1917
session only.)
Adoption of salary code on
merit system for city teachers
as prepared by Dr. F. E. Wownes,
city superintendent.
Order that all boys entering
first year class of high school in
September be sent to Technical.
Appointment of G. Herman
Goetz, principal of Cameron
Building, as supervisor to succeed
Mr. Brehm.
Adoption of building commit
tee report asking that the Shim
mell School building be turned
over to the Community Center
Association for entertainment
purposes.
Permission given to Penn Com
munity Center to use room in the
basement of Penn building for
basketball.
No action was taken on the selec
tion of an architect, the question
which caused a split on Tuesday aft
> ernoon at the special meeting.
The board was unanimous in ap
proving the constitution and by-laws
of the proposed Shimmell Community
Center Association, which is to havo
complete 'charge of the Shimmell
school building, when used out of
school hours for any entertainment or
social events.
To Develop Social Centers
Although the board reserves the
right at any time to rescind the
order giving the use of the building,
it is one of the first moves for more
social center work in the city schools
—a community development plan
urged by a number of experts who
have been In the city to speak at vari
ous meetings held by civic organiza
tions.
The Shimmell Association when
finally organized will report through
the officers to Superintendent Downes
and to the board. A president, four
vice-presidents, recording and finan
cial secretaries, treasurer, and six
standing committees will constitute
the organization, which is to be gov
erned by a cabinet with not less than
fifteen members, as a quorum.
Permission for use of the building
will bo granted by the association
without consulting the school board,
and that organization will assume all
responsibility for the proper care of
the school while it is used for any
purpose.
Another community center move
which has been agreed upon by the
board, is the use of a room in the
Penn building for basketball games
between members of the Penn Com
munity Center, recently organized.
The principal's room in the same
• building Mill be used by the Center
for illustrated lectures.
In lengthening the school term for
the present year, it was explained by
the teachers' committee that the State
Department of Public Instruction has
ruled that a school district may not
receive full State appropriation unless
schools are open 180 days.
Professor Brehrn, appointed as
principal of the Junior High school
to be established in the Camp Curtin
building, will spend the remainder of
the school year in visiting schools in
other cities under the direction of
Dr. Downes. He will also be one of
the advisory board to meet with the
architect to plan the new Junior High
Schools.
Mr. Goetz will be Professor Brehm's
successor, and Dr. Downes has been
given the power to secure a com
petent teacher to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Mr. Goetz.
The salary scale for teachers which
was approved by instructors in all of
the city schools, will be finally ap
proved within the next month.
Necessary amendments to the school
board rules were approved so as to
conform with the scale. Additional
qualifications for teaching, in the fu
ture, will be the standard of determin
ing advancement, since the change
has been approved.
The new system divides all instruc
tors into five classes and according to
grades. Teachers can advance from
one class to another only after three
years' experence in the one in which
they are teaching. The grades are di
vided from first to sixth in the ele
mentary schools; seventh to ninth in
intermediate, and tenth to twelfth in
the high schools.
In the elementary group the scale
ranges from $4 75 to SI,OOO for both
sexes; intermediate, women. $650 to
$1,200; men, SBSO to $1,200; high
school, women, $750 to $1,800; men
SI,OOO to SI,BOO. The new scale be
comes effective beginning next Sep
tember.
Permission was given for the use
of the Technical High School study
halls for Stato examination, April 20
and 21, and August 23 and 24. The
auditorium will be used on February
25 for the benefit of a Jewish war re
lief fund; March 1 for an entertain
ment by the Bethesda Mission, and
March 9, for a concert by employes of
the Moorhead Knitting Company.
House Rules Committee to
Make Leak Report Soon
By Associated Press
New York, Feb. 17.—Little more pub
lic information Is expected from the
investigation of the presidential peace
note "leak" and its consequences until
the House Rules Committee makes its
report to Congress. All the machinery
of the Investigation, Including records
of transactions submitted by stock
brokers here, has beon transferred to
Washington. The members of the com
mittee have returned to the national
capital and Sherman L. Whipple, their
counsel, expects to Join them there
to-day.
Measures anticipating recommenda
tions that may be made to Congress
for the purpose of protecting the gov
ernment against premature Informa
tion about Its plans and of protecting
stock brokers from charges such as
those which were considered by the
committee already have been taken by
the New York Stock Exohange. A
resolution adopted by the board of
governors of that body yesterday con
demned the employment by members
of the exchange of newspapermen to
obtain for them advance or confiden
tial Information.
3,000 MI MO US STKIKK
Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 17. —Work at
seven of the largest mining operations
In the district was tied up to-day as
a result of a strike of 3,000 bituminous
coal miners near Portage. The men
demand pay for the actual number of
tons handled instead of according to
the standard weight of coal carß.
SATURDAY EVENING,
HUGE BUSINESS IS
SHOWN IN REPORT
Secretary of the Common
wealth Woods Reports on Big
Increase in Charters
Pennsylv anla's
V. \\ $ //J great Industrial ex
\\ \\ JLJ pansion Is reflected
SV in the report of
7 Secretary of the
Commonwealth Cy
rus E. Woo ds,
fnfoSQQQr w-hlch shows that
It in the two-year
JsJUIsSOiJI Period ending No-
SSSSM charters issued to
manufacturing and
general business concerns, many of
them iron and steel, electric power,
coal mining and similar enterprises.
This is the largest number of charters
ever Issued In a similar period accord
ing to officials at the Capitol.
The revenues of the department for
the same period were $1,163,717.65, of
which $964,259,83 was for bonus and
$199,457,82 for fees.
In addition to the charters for cor
porations the department issued sev
enteen for railroads; thirteen for
insurance companies; 216 for build
ing and loan associations; seventeen
for State banks, rechartering five of
the latter which were granted letters
patent twenty years before. Over 2,-
000 corporations filed notices of in
crease of stock or debt, the amounts
carried running into the hundreds of
millions in the aggregate. Thirty re
organizations and fifty-one mergers
were also recorded. There were 329
trade marks registered.
An interesting statement of the re
port is that charters as third class,
cities were granted to four municipali
ties.
Some idea of the extent of the filing
of nominating petitions for primary
elections is given by the statement
that 2,595 such papers were entered
together with thirty-eight nomination
papers. In the same period 145 party
names were pre-empted.
The department also commissioned
9,895 officers ranging from a govern
or to notaries public and justices of
the peace In the two-year period. This
is an increase of 1,504 over the pre
vious period. ,
Secretary Wood's report, which is
a model of brevity, saVs that the ar
rangement of several sub-divisions of
the department has been changed to
facilitate the work without any in
crease in the working force or any ex
pense to the State.
Cost Apportioned. Tlie Public
Service Commission in an order hand
ed down to-day apportions the cost of
carrying a State highway over the
tracks of the Pittsburgh and Western
and Pittsburgh, Bessemer and Lake
Erie railroads and Connoquenessing
creek in the borough of Butler,
amounting to 5150,000, directing the
borough to pay thirty per cent. The
Pittsburgh, Bessemer and Lake Krie
is to pay twenty-six per cent., Pitts
burgh and Western eight per cent.,
county of Butler seventeen per cent,
and the State of Pennsylvania llfteen
per cent. Plans are also approved for
the work. It is probable that the Leg
islature will be asked to make an ap
propriation to cover the State share
of this and other improvements order
ed in recent months by the commis
sion, but for which no funds are now
available through the Highway de
part ment.
Wants His Berries. —One of the
most unusual February complaints
filed with the Public Service Commis
sion was by E, HortoVi, of Foxburg.
He declared in a statement filed that
a railroad company had lost a crate
of strawberries he had shipped from
Oil City to Foxburg. ,
Guardsmen On Mettle. —Excellent
records of attendance are reported as
being made by organizations of the
National Guard which are now being
inspected by the Guard officers under
the regular winter schedule. The
schedule for the organizations which
are about to return is to be announced
shortly.
Big Cases Listed. —The Public Ser
! vice Commission has listed lor next
Tuesday the application of the Read
ing Transit and Light Company to
purchase $4,000,000 of the stock and
$149,000 of the bonds of the United
Traction Company, of that city. At
the same time the commission will
hear the application of the Metropoli
tan Electric Company, of Reading, for
purchase by it of SBO,OOO of common
stock of the Lebanon Valley Electric
Light Company and for the purchase
by the same company of the controll
ing rights in the Pennsylvania Utili
ties Company and the Edison Elec
tric Illuminating Company of Leb
anon. The propositions are the larg
est to come up in electric matters out
side of the Philadelphia Electric and
West, Penn mergers. The Lehigh Val
ley Transit Company will present on
the following day the proposal to sell
to the Lehigh Valley Light and Power
Company the power, generating and
converting system and to lease its
high transmission lines.
Many Want In.—Decision of the
State Highway Department not to fur
ther extend the privilege of operating
cars with 1916 licenses has brought a
flood of applications to the depart
ment's license bureau. The extension
was granted because of the failure of
the Prison Labor Commission to sup
ply the tags as fast as required, but
the dfeflciency has about been made
up. Apparently some automobile own
ers were waiting.
To Study Report.—The report of
the State Anthracite Coal Price Com
mission is to be taken up by the
mines committee shortly. The canal
feature of the report will probably re
ceive some study.
General orders were issued to-day
from the Adjutant General's office an
nouncing the appointment of James
E. Gee, Monongahela, to be first lieu
tenant of Company A, 10th infantry
and the retirement of Chaplain
Charles M. Miller, of the First Field
Artillery, at his own request. Resig
nations of First Lieutenants Guy W.
Knight, company I, 18th infantry, and
Carl H. Conner, supply company, First
rtillery, were accepted and First Lieu
tenant J. H. Rickards, company A,
16th infantry, was discharged upon
report of a board of efficiency adverse
to him.
G. W. Sehoffstall, one of the Harris
burg jitneymen in the series of cases
brought by the Harrisburg Railways
Company, lias filed his answer with the
Public Service Commission.
Colonel -S. W. JrfTerleN, Inspector of
small arms practice of the National
Guard for years, was here to-day.
The Public Service Com mission to
day arranged for an executive session
next week to take up numerous appli
cations presented this week.
Walter Wehbert, of the State Depart
ment of Health, is in Lebanon county
looking after prosecution of the men
arrested for selling membership In an
alleged health organization which had
for one of its objects a promise of free
medical advice from the State.
The Pennsylvania Railroad's propos
ed regulation to refuse to deliver coal
cars to coal operators or shippers not
having tipples at mines to be effective
'March 17. after thirty days' notice, was
attacked to-day by Cambria county coal
shippers. The railroad some time ago
proposed to put into effect a regulation,
on three days' notice, refusing cars to
operators who load from wagons and
do not have tipples, on the ground that
the car shortage made It necessary, but
the commission refused to approve It
nfter a series of hearings. The com
pany has now piven notice of Inten
tion to make such a regulation effective
on thirty days' notice. The coal op
erators who load from wagons, who
are numerous In the soft coal region,
attack the regulation as discrlmina-
NEWS OF S
WANT HALF RATE
FOR STUDENTS
Directors of County Pass Reso
lution Asking This From
Legislature
Resolutions requesting members of
Legislature to use their influence in
having a law enacted giving half rate
on transportation to school children;
endorsement of the SIB,OOO appropri
ation for school purposes and request
ing the county commissioners to de
fray the expenses of the county super
intendent to attend the National con
vention of county superintendent in
Kansas City, Mo., February 24, were
passed at the business session of the
midwinter c6nventlon of the Dauphin
County School Directors Association
meeting in the Steelton high .school
auditorium this morning. A resolu
tion was passed thanking the Steelton
people for entertaining the directors
during the convention.
The resolution including the request
for half rate on transportation of
school children to and from school
discussed in length. Reasons
given for this request were that many
students in the outlying districts are
compelled to pay considerable fares
in order to attend school.
The election of oflicers this morning
resulted as follows: President, Albert
B. Shenk, Derry township; first vice
president, John H. Lelir, Dykens; sec
ond vice-president. Frank' Balsbaugh,
Swatara township; secretary, W. H.
Horner, Oberlln; treasurer, W. H.
Nell, Steelton. The latter two officers
were re-elected.
Dr. Ezra Lehman, principal of the
Cumberland Valley State Normal
School, Shippensburg, in his address
on "How to Select a Good Teacher,"
declared that personality and prepar
ation of the teacher, are the principal
fatcors when the selection Is made.
Superintendent Lee Driver, of the
public schools of Randolph county,
Indiana, told of the effects of school
training at home.
Steelton Snapshots
Postpone Game. The basketball
game between the Baldwin A. C., of
Steelton, and the Oberlin A. C., which
was to bo played on the Orpheum hall
floor tonight, was postponed until Feb
ruary 20.
Devotional Meeting.—Roger Care,
vice president of the Etfworth League
of the First Methodist church, will
have charge of the devotional meeting
to-morrow evening at 6.30. The topic
is "The Marks of a Christian."
Firemen's Relief Meeting.—Nothing
but routine business was transacted
at the monthly meeting of the Steel
ton Firemen's Relief meeting last
night.
To Hold nnll—A masquerade ball
will be held in Croation Hall Monday
evening by the St. Mary's Catholic
club.
Itnnqurt Choir Members of St.
John's Lutheran Church choir wilt be
entertained at a banquet by the church
council Tuesday evening. The St.
John's congregation will attend the
mass meeting in commemorating the
quadricentennial of the Reformation
in Chestnut Street hall to-morrow even
ing.
Forty Hour*' Devotion —Forty hours'
devotion will open with high mass in
St. Ann's Catholic Church to-morrow
morning at 10.30 o'clock. Several mem
bers of the Harrisburg clergy will as
sist the Rev. B. Sama, the rector, in con
ducting the services.
STEEI.TOX CHURCHES
St. John's Lutheran—The Rev. G. N.
Lauffer, pastor, will preach at 10.45 on
"The Ministry of Jesus." Sunday school
at 9.30. No evening services.
First Presbyterian—The Rev. C. B.
Segelken, pastor, will preach at 11 a.
m. on "An Ambassador in Bonds," and
at 7.30 p. m. on "Christian Opportuni
ties in the Path of the Panama Canal."
Sunday school at 9.45. Christian En
deavor at 6.30.
Main Street Church of God—The Rev.
G. W. Getz, pastor, will preach at 10.30
а. m.. on "The Lord's Jewels." and at
7.30 p. m. on "Washington and Amer
ica." Sunday school at 2, Jr. C. E. at
б, Senior C. E. at 6.30.
Grace United Evangelical—The Rev.
J. M. Shoop, pastor, will preach at 10.30
a. m., and at 7.30 p. m., Sunday school
at 9.15, K. L C. E. at 6.45.
Centenary United Brethren—The Rev.
O. E. Williams will preach at 10 a.
m. and at 7.30 p. m., Sunday school at
2, mass meeting at 3.30, Christian En
deavor at 6.30.
St. Mark's Lutheran—The Rev. Thom
as Reisch will preach at 3 p. m. Sun
day school at 2.
Central Baptist—The Rev. M. Pierce,
of Harrisburg, will administer com
munion at 10.30 a. m. The Rev. H. D.
Germer will conduct services at 7.30
p. m. Sunday school at 2.
First Methodist—The Rev. W. C. San
derson, pastor, will preach at 10.30 a.
m. and at 7.30 p. m. Sunday school at
2. Epworth League at 6.30.
United Brethren Church, Highspire—
The Rev. 11. F. Rhoad, pastor, will
preach at 10.45 a. m. on "The Finished
and Unfinished." and at 7.30 p. m. on
"Work of Christ." The Otterbein Guild
will have a program. Sunday school
at 9.30. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6.30.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, High
spire—The Rev. Ernest L Pee, pastor,
will preach at 10. "The Foolishness of
Preaching," and at 3.30, "Bad Habits."
Sunday school at 2.30.
SEEK LUCY GILBERT
Chief of Police J. Edward Wetzel this
morning received a request that search
be made in the city for a Lucy Gilbert,
but no description was given of the
missing girl. The message is signed by
Ueorge Woodson, of Pittsburgh, and
asks that if Lucy can be located, she
be informed of the death of her sister.
tory. The commission will probably
give a heating later in the month so
that a decision can be rendered before
March 17.
General plana for regulation of pay
ment of bounties on scalps of noxious
animals and birds, which are paid out
of proceeds of the hunters' license fund,
were discussed yesterday by Deputy
Attorney General Davis, Auditor Gen
eral Powell and Secretary Kalbfus, of
the State Game Commission. The new
regulations will be announced shortly
and are expected to halt some of the
difficulties which have been encounter
ed.
Killing the Dog*- —The Fayette coun
ty farm bureau officials have called
upon county and state officials to kill
oft all of the dogs which are ownerless
on the ground that they are destroy
ing valuable sheep.
Gephart Named —John T. Gephart, for
years connected with the State High
way department, has been selected as
county road engineer of Fayette coun
ty at $3,600.
Going to Erie —Commissioner of Fish
eries N. R. Buller left this afternoon
for Erie, where he will direct some
of the work because of the serious ac
cident to Charles 11. Hartman, one of
the officials at the Erie hatchery.
•Spoke at Johnntonn —Jacob Lightner,
director of the State Employment Bu
reau, spoke at the Johnstown Chamber
of Commerce on the aystem In Ills bu
i reau.'
HXRIUBBURO t669t TELEOKxra
Elect Mrs. Quincy Bent
Chairman of Red Cross
Chapter For Steelton
Forty-five Steelton residents yester
day pledged their support to a Red
Cross organization for the borough,
when they joined a local chapter at
a meeting in Trinity parish house. At
the meeting next Friday afternoon ef
forts will be made to double the mem
bership. Invitations have been Issued
to all ladies in the borough to join
the ranks. At this meeting work on
bandages and other hospital supplies
for the government will be started.
Mrs. Quincy Bent was elected chair
man; Mrs. C. A. Alden, vie© chairman;
Mrs. Solomon Htney, secretary; Mrs.
K. M. Rutherford, treasurer. These
officers with Mrs. R. V. McKay, Mrs.
E. R. Whipple and Mrs. Hill, constitute
the board of directors.
Automobile Skids Into
Fairlamb Store Window
Skidding on the ice when the brakes
were applied quickly in an effort to
avoid either hitting a street car or an
automobile truck, an automobile own
ed and driven by Frank Budwick,
Front street, Steelton, went through a
large window pane at the R. F. Fair
lamb's cigar store. Front and Locust
streets, this morning. Budwick was
coming down Front street; an auto
truck was coming oi* Locust and a
street car up Front. According to wit
nesses Budwick applied the brakes
and the automobile skidded across the
pavement through the window. A
wheel on the auto was broken.
Historical Pageant to Be
Given by High Students
The presentation of a pageant along
historical lines l>y High school stu
dents in April will replace the annual
cantata held at the Raster season, ac
cording to plans at the school. More
than 200 persons will take part. Prof.
W. M. Harclerode, supervisor of music
will have charge.
The affair which will be composed
of musical talent will no doubt be
the largest local talent affair in the
history of the school.
MASS MEETING TOMORROW
Special services will be held at Cen
tenary United Brethren church to
morrow. In the morning the Rev. A.
K. Wler, will baptize and take into
the church, a class of 20 converts. In
the afternoon a meeting for men and
women will be held. Evangelist Wil
liams will speak on "That Which
Makes America Famous." "Freind
less Souls," was the subject of Evange
list Williams' talk last night. He de
clared that Steelton's unsaved do not
seem to care for their souls. Tie said
he never saw such unconcerned people
as the Steelton folks. The Rev. C. A.
Sollenberger, of Grantville, Pa., and
the Rev. H. S. Keiffer, of Oberlin, took
part in the devotional exercises last
night.
START TREE TRIMMING
Work on trimming and treating
trees on the borough school property
surrounding the High school building
was started this morning by workmen
from the Berryhill Nursery company,
of Harrisburg. The work' is being
done under the direction of the Shade
Tree commisssion.
ATTENDING CONVENTION
Steelton residents, officers in the
Eastern Croation League and a dele
gate left at noon to-day to attend the
annaul convention at Lansford, to-day
and to-morrow. Stanko Serbic, is
vice president of the body and M. J.
Horvath has been secretary-treasurer
for four years. Anthony Serbic will
represent the Croation Sokol. They
will return Monday.
hMIDDLETOWfI' ♦ • 1
To Hold Fair First
Week in September
Announcement was made to-day that
the Middietown fair will be lieid the
first week in September, including the
3rd, 4th, sth. 6th and 7th.
J. F. Blecher, president of the asso
ciation, appointed the following com
mittees: Building and grounds, E. S.
Keiper, W. H. Martin, M. B. Schaeffer,
C. C. Etnoyer and Hiram Billet; print
ing, A. L,. Etter, M. H. Ginfcrich, Martin
Snyder, A. L*. Erb and J. S. Longeneck
er; exhibits, E. S. Keiper, Hiram Billet,
J S. Ijongenecker, A. L. Etter and A.
L. Erb; amusement and entertainment,
W. H. Martin, C. E. Whitman, A. L,. Et
lenberger; bills and accounts, M. H.
Gingrich, W. H. Rodfong, W. H. Mar
tin, M. B. Schaefter and A. L. Etter;
races, W. K. Rodfong, C. W. Myers, E.
S. Keiper, C. C. Etnoyer and Hiram
Billett.
MIDDLKTOWN- PERSONAM
Mr. and Mrs. John Stotz spent
Thursday at Harrisburg visiting the
latter's mother, Mrs. Anna Welsh.
The Rev. James Cunningham left
this morning for Hamburg, Berks
County, where, on Sunday, he will
preach the anniversary sermon in-the
M. E. Church.
Prof. H. J. Mickey, superintendent
of the public school, and School Direc
tor M. H. Gingrich, attended the mid
winter school convention held at Steel
ton to-day.
The junior class of the high school
held a class party at the homo of Miss
Marion Shellenberger in East Main
street.
Daniel Barbush and Miss Ella La
brandi, both of town, were united in
marriage at the St. Mary's Catholic
Church Thursday morning at 10.30
o'clock by the Hew William Howard.
They were attended by Eugene liar
bush, brother of the bridegroom And
Miss Margaret Barbush, a sister. A
wedding dinner was served. They re
side with the groom's parents In Law
rence street.
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Har
rlsburg, was the guest of the social
circle held at the home of Mrs. N. C.
Fuhrman In Swatara street, Thursday
afternoon.
To-day was the last Saturday for
holding market in the Central Market
house, which was recently purchased
by H. A. Itomberger for a hosiery mill.
All stallholders will move down to the
United Markethouse Saturday morn
ing, February 24. There will be 33 of
them.
Charles Lamby, who had been quite
111 at his home In North Spring street,
for the past three weeks, is able to be
up again.
NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that there
will be a meeting of the stockholders
of the Citizens Fire Association, held
in the parlor of the Citizens Fire
Company, corner of Front and Pine
streets, Steelton, on Wednesday even
ing, February 21 at 8 P. M. to take
action on the transfer of their real
estate and dissolution of the associa
tion. By order of the president.
W. A. KEISTEK, President,
GEO. H. ROBERTS, Secretary.
—adv.
R. R. TROUBLES
IN GERMANY BAD
AS FOOD PROBLEM
Rolling Stock Falling Apart;
Cannot Get Provisions to
Large Cities
(BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 17, via
Paris. Although the most serious
of the great problems which to-day
occupy the attention of the German
leaders is the food question, of almost
equal importance is the situation pre
sented by transportation difficulties.
Until the present winter these difficul
ties were felt but little and were not
recognized generally as constituting
a major problem until the shortage of
food became more acute by reason of
the lack of rolling stock, the deprecia
tion of freight cars and the sudden
cold spell which froze the rivers and
canals, hindering or preventing the
transportation of most necessary foods
to centers of population.
Hulling Stock In Poor Shape
At the beginning of the war Ger
many had a surplus of railway car
riages, freight cars and locomotives
which had been provided expressly
against emergency. In consequence
transportation of the first two years of
war was adequate for all the unusual
demands made upon it, notwithstand
ing the crtension of territory served.
The conqu ->st of Belgium resulted in
the capture of a comparatively large
number of Belgian freight cars which
to-day be seen everywhere in
Germany, T'olans, Lithuania, Austria,
Hungary, Serbit, and even Rumania,
The factories in which rolling stock
ordinarily is produced and repaired,
however, are needed urgently at pres
ent for other purposes. Moreover, the
shortage of oils has made it impossi
ble to keep the cars in proper condi
tion. Such few cars as were captured
in Russia have been found unavail
able because they are of broad gauge.
The German surplus, deteriorating
from month to month has gradually
gone to pieces. Shortly before the
correspondent left Berlin it was de
scribed by an unusually outspoken
German railway official as "miser
able."
From time to time passenger ser
vice in all parts of Germany has been
reduced, until at the present time the
trains which at this season are cold
to the freezing point, are terribly over
crowded frequently late and seldom
complete even short journeys without
getting hot boxes. From the begin
ning of the war the government has
proceeded on the basis that the troops
must be supplied with all kinds of
necessities at the expense of every
thing else and even the magnificent
German trackage system is loaded
down constantly with trains carrying
troops, supplies and ammunition. Not
only is it impossible for civilians be
hind the front to travel without diffi
culty, but food supplies often are jeo
pardized.
Troop Movements Interfere
The problem has been increased by
the necessity of shifting troops fre
quently between the western and east
ern fronts to counteract offensive
movements of tlie allies.
Beginning with last fall the canals
and rivers had come to be used more
and more for the transportation of
foodstuffs, partly because boats have
a longer life than cars. Then came
the cold, which froze everything but
the largest rivers and even stopped
transportation on the Rhine for a
time. Every city in Germany had long
felt the pinch for the lack of horses,
automobiles and other means of short
haul transportation. This, in common
with the stoppage of water traffic and
the great reduction in the number of
trains, has brought trying need to the
larger cities. Centers like Berlin have
not had even their scant allotment of
potatoes, flour and other commodities.
Applies to Austria, Too
The arrival of spring and warmer
weather will help the situation, but
not greatly, because it will merely
make water transportation again pos
sible. Thorough-going repairs for the
re-establishment of railroad equip
ment would be possible only by cut
ting down the output of ammunition
from factories that in peace times
were car shops, but were reorganized
for war purposes.
All that applies to Germany is dou
bly true of Austria and especially of
Hungary, where the gradually increas
ing shortage of cars and depreciation
of rolling stock in general are added
to the difficulties imposed by the tre
mendous stretches that are single
tracked; for instance from points only
a short distance from Budapest all the
way to Transylvania.
Zouaves and City Grays
to Plan Big Reception
to Returning Guardsmen
Arrangements for participation in
the reception to Companies D and I,
Eighth Regiment, on their return
to this city from the Border, will be
made by the City Zouaves and City
Grays Veteran Association at a meet
ing to be held in the Armory Monday
evening at 8 o'clock.
The call for this meeting was is
sued to-day by the officers of the City
Grays, and all members of the City
.aves. City Grays, ex-members of
Companies D and 1 and ex-members of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania
are urged to be present. All ex
members of companies of the N. G. P.
in the State who happen to bo in Har
risburg have also been invited to at
tend the meeting.
Divide Postal Berths
Fairly, Wilson Orders
Washington, P. C., Feb. 17. An ex
ecutive order directing that appoint
ments of post office Inspectors be ap
portioned equitably among the States
and the political parties, and that pro
motions be made only on a merit basis,
was issued by President Wilson, on the
recommendation of Postmaster General
Burleson.
PERV ROCK COMPLAINT IS
DISMISSED AS UNJUSTHFTED
The Public Service Commission has
dismissed the complaint of F. B. Hu
ber, who complained of the train ser
vice of the Reading at Fern Rock, be
cause he failed to appear at the hear
ing. It is also set forth that "no suf
ficient reason appears for investiga
tion of the complaint."
Formal complaint against the pro
posed tariff of the Pennsylvania Rail
road refusing cars for wagon loading
In the soft coal region was filed to
day by the Pennsylvania Wagon Coal
shippers organization, which has offi
ces In Cambria county.
MllS. JEAN BAItNETT RAMSEY
Mrs. Jean Barnett Ramsey, of New
Bloomfleld, widow of the Rev. James
S. Ramsey, well known In this city,
died suddenly early this morning at her
home. She was a daughter of the late
Charles A. Barnett, who died just >.
week ago; a cousin of Attorney George
R. Barnett and Miss Helen C. Clark, of
this city.
Mrs. Ramsey was a Wilson College
girl more than twenty years ago and
several of her classmates reside herb.
FEBRUARY 17, 1917.
RAILROAD
ONE-DAY TRIPS
START TOMORROW
Harrisburgers Will Go to
Washington; Altoona Folks
Will Visit New York
One-day excursions on the Pennsyl
vania railroad will be inaugurated to-
morrow. A special train will leave Har
risburg for "Washington at 7.03 a. m.
Another train starting at Lancaster
will come via this city and go to Wash
ington. Two trains will be run from
Altoona to New York city, taking on
passengers at all points eastward to
Marysvllle.
Two weeks ago it was feared these
special trains would not be run because
of war conditions. There is nothing
to interfere with to-morrow's schedules.
One special announcement was made
to-day in connection with the excur
sions to Washington.
Cnultol Will Be Closed
The United States Capitol building
will be closed to all visitors. Other
places of interest will be open, Includ
ing Corcoran Art Uallery, Botanic Gar
den. Library of Congress, New National
Museum, and Washington Monument.
New York excursionists will not be ad
mitted to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, or
be permitted to visit any boats from
foreign countries.
Reports from Altoona and based on
inquiries in this city and Lancaster,
indicato big crowds to-morrow. The
New York trains will pass through this
city between 4 and 5 o'clock in the
morning.
WAGE INCREASES AT YORK
York, February 17.—Notice was re
ceived here yesterday from the Balti
more offices that the heads of the sig
nal department on this portion ol' the
Pennsylvania Railroad have been
granted an increase in pay, the in
crease becoming effective on Febru
ary 1 last. The increases ranged
from $9.65 to $12.85 a month, and af
fect W. E. Gemmil, signal foreman,
and H. Lauer, signal maintainor, sta
tioned in this city; ,T. A. Seitz, signal
maintainer at New Freedom, and T.
A. Miller, signal maintainer at Cock
eysville, Md. A number of the em
ployes of the local carpenter gang
were also granted Increases.
P. & R. WIRELESS STATION OPEN
Receiving apparatus for the wire
less station of the Philadelphia and
Reading Y. M. C. A., at Reading, was
connected yesterday. The new sta
tion was tested and worked satisfac
torily. After-the completion of minor
connections, the station will be open
daily. Time will be received at noon
and sent to various parts of the city.
The new station was built by J. D.
Phillips, superintendent of signals of
the Reading Railway. He contem
plates placing wireless stations at
Rutherford and other points.
WORKING HARD TO
GET FREIGHT CARS
Both the Pennsylvania Railroad and
Reading Railway are making special
efforts to get a supply of cars mov
ing to and from Harrisburg for the
accommodation of local merchants.
Recent congested freight conditions
have beeh responsible for delays in
getting merchandise to local business
houses.
This was the opinion expressed by
a number of local merchants. One
wholesale dealer cited an instance
where 13 days were required to bring
one shipment from Philadelphia to
Harrisburg. Railroad officials claim
that congestions have been due to cold,
weather, car shortage and to the tie
up of shipments along the Atlantic
coast. Everything possible is being
done to better conditions.
Railroad Notes
Hiram McGowan Simmers is home
from a trip East in the interest of
Keystone Assembly No. 21, Mutual
Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania
Railroad Employes.
Chairman Grafton Drake, of the
Friendship and Co-operative Club, an
nounced last night that he had en
gaged the Morgan orchestra for the
annual ball on February 28.
W. L. Fisher, yard dispatcher at
Enola, who has been off duty on ac
count of illness, is improving slowly.
Donald Eastlake. of Philadelphia,
has been made freight solicitor for the
Pennsylvania Railroad at York. He
succeeds Arthur H. Dutton, trans
ferred to Washington, D. C.
Mrs. David Goldberg, -wife of the
local Pennsylvania Railroad interpre
ter, has returned from a visit to Phila
delphia and Is Improving in health.
J. E. Shepp, freight brakeman on
the Baltimore division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, is ill.
John D. Corkle and John A. Bum
baugh, ushers at the Pennsylvania
Railroad station, will do special duty
at Washington, D. C., during inaugu
ration week. They will leave here
about March 2.
Additional committee announced
for the Committee in charge of the
Friendship and Co-operative Club ball
include: D. Hertzler, J. Ewing, J. 11.
Keesbury, J. L. Redmond, E. H.
Hampton, O. P. Keller and Harry
Facler.
E. J. Koehler, freight conductor on
the Pennsy, who has been ill, has re
turned to duty.
Clement F. Smith, passenger con
ductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad
on the Frederick division, with Mrs.
Smith, will leave next week for Flor
ida and Cuba.
New signals at Glen Rock on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, will be in
stalled next week.
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IMMIGRANTS HERE
BUY FARM LAND
First Arrival of Foreigners in.
Three Months; Joseph
Nathanson in Charge
to Pa^.
lot of Im
.T. NATHENSON migrants and in
cluded representatives from Sweden
and other neutral countries. The desti
nation of these future citizens of the
United States was Texas and the far
west. They will take up farming.
Hffiln For Fur in I.nnila
Many showed deeds for land. Others
had money to pay for their farms a
soon as they take possession. Twenty
of the men showed l deeds for property
valued at $35,000. The average amount
of money carried by each male Immi
grant was said to be S7OO. They were
six weeks coming to America.
Interpreter Nathanson said this was
the beginning of a busy season, that
during spring many foreigners would
come here to take up farming and other
vocations.
RETURN FROM ALTOONA
Harrisburgers who attended the big
meeting of the Friendship and Co
operative Club at Altoona Thursday
night, returned home yesterday. They
were loud in praise of the royal en
tertainment afforded by the Altoona
members. The meeting was a big
success. The program included ad
dresses by prominent members and
officials, and musical features. Amonrr
those from Harrisburg were: T. 11.
Sheesley, Balser Beam, R. H. Green
wood, J. E. Whittle and C. J. Mc-
Combs.
VETERAN CONDUCTOR PIES
Within forty hours after he had re
ceived his first check as a Reading
Railway pensioner, Jacob Butz died,
His death was announced yesterday
at Reading. He was one of the best
known veteran freight conductors on
the Reading system and was well
known In Harrisburg. One month
ago he was retired on age limit, hav
ing served nearly a half century. He
started in the freight yards at Reading
and later had charge of trains over
the Lebanon Valley and East Penn
divisions.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division llO crew to
go first after 3.30 p. m.: 121, 112, 124,
128, 104, 123.
Engineers for 110, 124.
Fireman for 128.
Conductors for 110, 121, 124, 123.
Brakemen for 110, 124.
Engineers up:- Martin, Gemmill, So
ber. Gable, Brodacker, Layman.
Firemen up: Bowersox, Walker,
Eckrich, Herman, Fisher, Swartz,
Dietrich, Klllian, Ryer, Strlckler,
Arney, Dohner, Walkage.
Conductor up: Hooper.
Flagmen up: Buyer.
Brakemen up: Boyd, Shultzberger,
Dougherty.
Middle Division 242 crew to go
first after 1.30 p. in.: 250, 3, 7, 223, 244,
248.
Three Altoona crews to come in ten
crews laid off at Altoona.
Engineers for 3, 7.
Conductor for 7.
Flagmen for 3, 7.
Brakemen for 3, 7.
Engineers up: Corder, Leppard,
Asper, L. A. Burris.
Firemen up: Crone, Eckert, Linn,
Adams, Bitting.
Brakemen up: Kowatch, Rowe, L
R. Sweger, D. L. Sweger, Kraft, Yohn.
YAlii) CREWS IIAHKISHURt;
Engineers up: Wise, Matson, Mach
amer, Gibbons, Clesa, Ewlng, Yinger,
Starner, Morrison, Monroe, Beatty,
Feas.
Firemen up: Hardy. Wilhelm, Smith.
Zeigler, Vuchity, Rodenhafer, Black,
Smith.
Engineers for sth 8, 12, 3rd 24, 38,
7G.
Firemen for 4rd 8. 12, 16, 2nd 22, 74,
76.
ENOI.A SIDE
Philadelphia Division 207 crew to
go first after 4.15 p. m.: 201, 226, 229,
240,' 205, 234, 210.
Engineer for 201.
Brakemen for $7. 10, 40.
Brakeman up: Whitington.
Middle Division —4sl crew to go first
after 1.30 p. m.: 229, 247, 219, 101, 112,
102.
Engineer for 102.
Fireman for 101.
YARD CREWS E.VOLA
Engineers up: Anspaeh, Kling, Smith,
Branyon, Bretz.
Firemen up: M. S. Hall, Elchel
berger, Myers, Guilerman, Brandt, Heed,
Backenstoe, Walsh, Haubert, Htnkle,
Brown.
Engineers for: 2nd 108, Ist 12„ 128,
3rd 126, 104.
Firemen for Ist 126, Ist 124, 122, 128,
130, 3rd 126.
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