DEATHRATE LESS THAN DURING 1916 Commissioner Dixon Makes an Interesting Report to the Governor About It State Commls- V\\ S //J sioner of Health v\\\ Samuel G. Dixon SS\\\k\ uy has reported to i Governor Bru m baugh that during 1916 the deathrate [r* □qs gjV' in Pennsylvania ll Mfimwralffinf xvas 14.6 per 1,000 MsjM illUffll of population. In 1915 the death ■" —,rate was 13.X per 1,000. Dr. Dixon attributes the increase to the preval ence in severe form of seasonal dis eases such as pneumonia and influenza which caused many deaths among per sons advanced in years and to the fact that attractiveness of wages caused many persons physically unfit to work in munitions plants where environment was not suited for them. The intense labor also required by un usual industrial conditions is also given as a cause which led to deaths. In 1906 when the population was 7,141,766 the deathrate was 16 per 1,000 and in 1916 when the popula tion is rated at 8,522,946 the rate was 1.4 per 1,000 less. The principal causes of death dur ing 1916 as compared with 1906 are given as follows! Diseases. 1906 1916 Diphtheria 2408 1669 Typhoid fever 3917 1170 Smallpox 8 0 Measles 1463 1504 Scarlet fever 577 231 Whooping cough .... 1550 1029 Tuberculosis 9258 9008 Capital Punishment. The sub-1 committees of the Legislature in charge of capital punishment aboli tion bills had some interesting hear- , ings in both ends of the State yester- | day. Prominent officials and law-] yers denounced the present penalty as j barbarous. Thanks Despite War. Commis sioner of Health Dixon has received a note of thanks from the secretary of the Royal Botanical Gardens iu Berlin for some State publications sent him. The war does not seem to have interfered with the German! routine. More Seeking Insurance. The i State Workmen's Insurance Fund has I received more applications the last, two weeks for insurance than in any I similar period in a long time. The j Fund will shortly invest a big sum of its surplus. The success of the iun.l i is attracting attention in other States, i Many Go To Capital. ln spite of the weather many people connected! with the State government and the?'' Legislature left for Washington to day. There was little doing at the 1 State Capitol to-day. Medical Inspection. lnspections of medical and sanitary detachments of the National Guard are being pushed by regular army officers. The , Eighth's detachment was inspected last night. Attended Meeting. G. H. Wirt, ! the chief forest tire warden, attended the big meeting at Pottsville yester day at which an organization was formed to tight fires in the towir anthracite region. Big interests have agreed to wprlc with the State. Death l'rom Paralysis. otate authorities have received word of a death from infantile paralysis at j Hazleton. An investigation is being ] made. Illuh Coat of Suits. —Costs in a single ease instituted in Northampton county against a hog dealer on a charge of selling hogs without authority from tlie Htate Livestock Sanitary Board amount- 1 ed to $2,000. according to information just received here. This suit was : brought against a dealer who was : charged with having sold SfliO hogs last ; year without subjecting them to inspec tion by a veterinarian, and the State ; agents charged that 72 farms were In- i fected. Illeiinliil ItriinilrrN. —The State will adopt a policy of presenting repealers to the Legislature biennially in ord.er ! to keep the statute books of the com monwealth clear of obsolete laws. This will do away with the necessity of | enacting a big list of repealers such as j was necessary in the session of 1915 and this year. The plan is to gather ! data annually on the laws declared un constitutional or supersede and have i the books kept free of them by means j of legislative enactments. Work During Recess.—Plans are be- i ing made for a series of hearings and j Inspections to be held here next weeelc I When the Legislature is In recess and a number of members plan to return hero from Washington or from their homes the middle of the week. The State Economy Commission will sit on two ; days at least, to hear 1 cads of depart- i ments explain request? for increased. 1 llrldge Case !\e*t—The complaint of the Lancaster Automobile club against the traffic conditions on the Columbia ! bridge, spanning the Susquehanna, will j be heard by the Public Service Cominis- ! slon next Wednesday, it being a case which has attracted much attention among automobile owners and because | tlie bridge is one of the most traveled in southern 'Pennsylvania. Another case j to be heard will be the objections to ; the abandonment of the flag station at ; Middletown ferry, one of the oldest stops on the Pennsylvania Railroad and , where a ferry was operated for over j 150 years and only recently abandoned I for regular trips. Franklin Electric Merger.—Governor Brumbaugh has approved the merger of four electric companies into the Waynesboro Electric Company, of j Waynesboro, with a capital of $50,000.' j The companies merged are the Antrim, j yulncy, Guilford and Washington town* j ship electric companies, W. L. Minick, I Waynesboro, is the president. l.oeal Cases Matted —The Public Serv- ! ice commission has listed the Harris- J burg jitney cases for next Wednes- j day. The whole series will be taken ' up. 12!* Happy Wife Wlaham to t mil you FREE HOW SHE STOPPED Hor Husband's Drinking Writ* to Her and Laarn How She Old It t I'or over 20 years James Anderson of 100 Oak I flillburn. N. Y., was a very hard drinler. ' tills case seemed a hop<*> less one, but 10 years ago his wife in their own little home, gave him a simple remedy which much to her delight stopped bis drinking en* She also tried this renva , edy on her brother and several neighbors. It was I successful in every case. None of them has touched liquor since. She now wishes everyone who has drunken. ! tiess In their home* U> try this simple remedy for ■he feel* sure that it will do as much for others as it has for her. It can be given secretly if de tired, and without cost she will gladly and will ingly tell you what it is. All you have to do is write her a letter asking her how she cured her husband of drinking and she will reply by return mail in a sealed envelope. As she has nothing to •ell do not send her money. Simply send a letter with all confidence to Mrs. Margaret Anderson at the address given above, taking care to write ■our name and full address plainly. (Ws ear*e*tly advi*o evtrp one of our Hadfrt wm i mUm to CUT* a d'tiro** of drunltmnvm to wriU ij | Ihn ladt Uday. Utr vftr M e umts m$J , SATURDAY EVENING, RAILROAD PENNSY REPORTS ENGINE SCARCITY Winter Puts Crimp in Motive Power; Lehigh Places Large Orders Scarcity of engines is now facing the Pennsylvania Railroad, and orders have been given to rush new equip ment as rapidly as possible. Altoona may furnish some relief from the shops at that place. No new orders have yet been placed but are expected soon. In order to help out in the inaugu ration rush seven'engines were yester day transferred to the Baltimore Di vision. There are a number of en gines in the shops. This winter has been a hard season on motive power. Putting an engine in the shops for even two days brings about complica tions that keep the officials busy in preventing a tie-un. Lehigh Orders Engines An order for 56 locomotives of the most powerful design adapted for freight service was yesterday placed with the Baldwin locomotive Works by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com pany. This means an outlay of around $2,000,000. Thirty-six of the locomotives will be of the 2-10-2 type, which means that each will have 10 driving wheels, and the remaining 20 freighters will be of the Pacific type. The "2-10-2" locomotives will be I used for heavy freight. Including the I tender each engine will be 84 feet : 7'/4 inches long over all. With full ' capacity of coal and water each of 1 these engines will weigh 542.700 1 pounds. Powerful Locomotives ; The Pacific engines will be the most powerful of that type ever built. Each will measure 76 feet 10 inches long over all and weigh 425,700 pounds with full capacity of coal and water. These locomotives are design ed for fast freight service, but are equipped with steam heat apparatus and air signal, and may also be used in passenger service when necessary. Both types of the new engines will bo equipped with automatic stokers and other modern apparatus. Includ ing this order of 56 the Lehigh Val ley has added 181 new engines to its rolling stock in the last 14 months. Thirty Pacifies ordered last June have! been placed in service, and 4 0 of the 10-driving wheel type are now being delivered. Railroad Notes President A. T. Dice, of the Phila delphia and Reading Railway Company, with other officials, will complete an inspection of the stystem to-niglit. Section men employed on the Read ing liailway, at Heading, have asked I for a wage increase. All signs of a wreck at Mt. Union have been removed. New tracks were put down and the wreckage hauled to Altoona. James lv. Linn, treasurer of the Mutual Beneficial Association of Pennsylvania Uailroad Employes, was in the city to day. > Three special trains, with troops from Ohio and . other States, passed through Harrisburg last night. The Sixteenth Regiment went through to day from Oil City and other points in i the northwest. Interpreter David Goldberg, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, will not attend the inaugural ceremonies. It will be the first time in sixteen years he has missed this event. Paycars on the Pennsy will get in operation again next week. Much in terest is manifested in the check distri butions because of the promised in creases for more of the employes. Reinard Brothers of Bloomsburg, concrete bridge contractors will short ly start work on the new structure for , the additional tracks at Kutherford, and to be built jointly by the Reading Railway and the Harrisburg and Reading Turnpike Company. Passengers on the traip from Bal timore due in Harrisburg at 10.30 a. in., were delayed because of engine trouble. The were transferred to Train No. 791 due here at 11.30. Special trains carrying the stVidents from Carlisle Indian school, Little Rock, Ark., marching club and other organizations from the West, passed through Harrisburg this afternoon en route to Washington, D. C. To-mor row the 12th New York Infantry from El Paso will roach Harrisburg, and go to the National Capitol. Members of the local Motive Power bowling team went to Williamsport to-day and will play the third and final match with the Altoona shop local five will be in the finals at Balti more in April in the Pennsylvania railroad system meet. 1 NOT ENOUGH WAGES Lebanon, Pa., March 3.—The scar city of labor was shown here yester day when a crew of twenty coke-oven men, emploved at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Seinet Solvay plant, at the Lebanon furnaces, quit work because they were refused a wage increase. Al though the men were classed as labor- | ers they were paid from twenty-two ] to twenty-five cents an hour, accord ing to the kind of work and length of service. In daily shipts of twelve hours their monthly wages ranged from S7O to SIOO, sometimes exceed ing the latter amount through over time. All the men quit because of be- i ing offered better wages by an out-of town firm. FUNER AI, OF MRS. (iI,A\D Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth I Gland will be held at the residence of J. W. Weaver. 2708 Main street, Pen brook. Monday ■ afternoon. at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in Shoop's Ceme tery. SERVICES FOR J. W. HOOVER James Willard Hoover, aged 22 months, a son of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Hoover, died Thrusday night at the home, 524 Muench street. Funeral ser vices will be held Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the home. The Rev. Clayton Smucker and the Rev. S. Edwin Rupp will officiate. TRUANT SENTENCED Pery Wilson. 1231 Cowden street, was sent to the house of detention this morning for continued truancy. Tlie case was brought by the School Board before Alderman S. Brady Caveny. A plule without i. roof, which flora not Interfere with lanlr or pereh. I'lNte* repaired while you ivnlt. Come 'i the moriilng haive your teeth made the aaie day. gymfttf'c dental mHvn O OFFICES am itIAIIKK'I STREET Standing of the Crews IIARRISBimO SIDE Philadelphia Division llO crew to go first after 1 p. 111.: 126, 124, 120, 121, 127, 111, 1J..1. Engineers for 110. 111, 120, 124. Firemen for 111. 120, 127. Conductors tor 11U, 121, 124. Flagmen for 111, 126. Brant-men for 111, 120, 127. Engineers up: MelJannell, Newcom er, 1. H. Gable, Baldwin, Spins, A. K. Steft'y, lCeane, ti. K. Stilly. Sellers, May, Baer, Grass, Genimill, liroadhecker. Firemen up: Dolincr, C. C. Everliart, Shandler, Aiuey. Swarr, Powers, lick mar, Walker, lllxler, Shimp. Conductors up: Smedley, Hooper, Fraellch. Brakemen up: Wilt, Reese. Crosby, Kelly, Edwards, Dressier, Kersey, Win gert, Kirk. Middle Division —22o crew to go first after 12.45 p. m.: 226, 10, 33, lla, 6, 32, 103, 4, 108. 5. Firemen for 19, 6, 4. Conductors for 33. 4. Flagmen for 103, 4, £>. Brakemen for 1, 33, 119. 6. 32. 108. Engineers up: Rcnsel, Leppard, Bow ers. Brink. A. C. Burris. Firemen up: Sellers, Neft, Tiffery, Jr., Coyle, Linn, Reoder, L A. Gross, C. A. Gross. Conductors up: Leonard. Brakemen up: Knight, Wright, D. L. Swegcr, Gebhard, Doyle, Jr., Kraft, Corl, Howe, Schmidt. YARD CREWS HARRISBURG Engineers up: McDonnell, Runkle, Wise, Watts, Cleland, Goodman, Hail ing, Sayford, Watson, Fells. Firemen up: Sheatfer, Kiner, Whichello, Dearolf, Stine, Paul, Hoss, Brlckloy, Hardy. Wilhelm, Smith, Wal ters, Bruaw, Zeigler, Vuchlty, Roden hafer. Black. Engineers for sth 8, 14, 2nd 22, 26,- 38, 60, 76. Firemen for Ist S, 3rd 8, 16, Ist 22, 2nd 22, 40, 62, 74. ENOI.A SIDE V Philadelphia Division lO7 cfew to go first after 12.45 p. in.: 211. 214. 236, 210, 229, 230. 213. 201. 233. Engineers for 213, 214, 236. Firemen for 207, 213, 229. Conductors for 213, 210, 214, 235. Flagmen for 230, 235. Brakemen for 214, 229, 236. Conductor up: Flicklnger. Brakemen up: Shade, Quensler. Middle Ulvlslon —ll2 crew to go first after 2.50 p. in.: 120, 111, 109, 26, 22. 101. 115. Fireman for 112. Flagman for 111. Brakemen for 102-2. 22. YARD CHEWS ENOI.A Engineers up: Smith, Branyon, Bretz, Kauffman. Firemen up: nice, Hall, Eichelberg cr. Myers, Guilermin. Engineers for 3rd 124, 2nd 132, extra, 2nd 106. Firemen for list 124, 122, 2nd 132, ex tra, Ist 108. PASSE.XGEII DEPARTMENT Middle Division —* Kxtra passenger eng;ineinen marked up at 12,01 p. m.: U Sparver, It. E. Cruin, 11. M. Crane, O. laylor, O. J,. Miller, F. McC. Buck, If. U. Jto b ley, J. Crimmel, H. F. K repps, V- C. Graham, D. Keane, T. D. Crane, C*. G. Keiser, If. Alexander. hnginemen wanted lor trains: 2nd 25, 29, 6295, 50. Passenger firemen marked up at 12.01 p. ni.: 11. M. Cornpropst, H. D. Bow man, R. M. Lyter, N. G. Gates. W. O. Bealor, C. W. Winand. H. O. Hartzell. ). • }}■ F - Dysinger, ,r. M. Hopkins, E. E, Roller. 6'9s ire 6o? n vvan * et * '' or * ra ' n s: 2nd 25, Philadelphia Division Extra pas senger enginemen marked up at 12.01 P- W- W. Crlsswell. V. C. Gibbons. J. C. Davis, U. A. Kennedy. .-Enginemen wanted for "trains: P-36, Passenger firemen marked up wiif ''* Johnson, J. W. Wh'te. A. L. Floyd, C. D'. Burley, E. E. Horstick. 1 . L. Floyd, W. E. Aulthouse. riremen wanted for trains: P-36, 22. ISADIVG CRi;\VS .. , , o oV' first ti, g° after 6 a. m.: 'i?, "ew'first to go after G a. m.: •0, tS, 59, 56. lingineers up: Minnich, Laudig. Mot- Fi'iCll Lackey, Richwine, Little, Firemen up: Grundon, Lotz. Myers luihrman Hoover, Barry. Buffington, r Cunningham, Black, uilcker, Krill. . B lal <:' m en up: Cassett. Martin. Delt rick, King. Liebtreaa. Reinbold. Lay man, Edmonson. Walliay, Koons, Put"rv!' Xo '- frd - This Is the Birthday Anniversary of— Photo by Roshon JOHN TC. HULL Member of the Hull Brothers butcher ing firm, with a store at 1"f 18 North Third street, fie has been in business for the last five years at the present stand, and has been associated with trade for the last twelve years. He is a member of the Masons and Red Men. OPEN JENNINGS COMPANY PLANT Manufacturing Building Com pletely Equipped to Provide Comfort and Safety With the completion of work this week on the new plant of Jennings .Manufacturing Company. Fourth and Geiger streets, operations have been started In the spacious building, which was erected at a cost of $15,000. Everything possible to provide for the comfort, convenience and safety of employes has been provided for in the big plant, where annually it is planned to turn out thousands of aprons, boys' romper suits and other clothing. More than 100 girls are employed at the plant and this number will be in creased to 150. Lunch rooms, a dance floor, rest rooms, basketball floor and a large lawn have been set aside for the use of the employes for recrea tional purposes—making the plant one of the most complete of Its kind. Safety appliances Include completely equipped flre escapes and an Improved fire alarm system. Boilers have been fitted up with nntlsmoke devices to prevent any trouble In the neighbor hood from this nuisance which city health authorities are endeavoring to overcome. The entire structure Is of concrete and Iron, with large windows, affording plenty of light for the interior. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH BETTER SCHOOLS, CROPS AND ROADS • fContinue*! From First Page.] brought up on the farm and who has completed a four years' course In scientific agriculture in an accredited agricultural school, thus combining practical knowledge of farm life and rural problems with scientific thought. To Point Out Mistakes This agent will busy himself with the work of educating the farmers of the county in the best methods of an imal and plant life. He will explain the best methods of soil treatment, crop "rotation, and so on,' based on a thorough and scientific study of the county's soils. Where mistakes are being made ha will point them out, and where Improvement can be effected he will offer needful suggestions. To Interest Young Folks One of the most important phases of his work will be interesting the boys and girls of the agricultural dis tricts in the possibilities of life on the farm. Boys' and girls' clubs will be organized and prizes will be offered for the best work. The winners of such prizes will be eligible to a "Dau phin County Young Farmers' Club," and this club will be a basis for fu ture development of men learned In the agricultural sciences. Following addresses by F. B. Weav er and E. K. Hibschman, of the Agri cultural Extension Department of Pennsylvania State College, the farm ers who attended the meeting in the Board of Trade hall effected an or ganization with the following officers: President, Albert Shank, Derry township; vice-president, John Clem son, Halifax township; secretary, Howard Speece, Middle Paxton town ship; treasurer, Robert McCormick, this city, treasurer of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce; executive committee, Isaiah Swab, Washington township; A. L. Erb, Lower Paxton township; Rev. John A. Landis, West Hanover township, and F. E. Shani baugh, county superintendent of schools. Binding City and County Mr. Shambaugli, the county super intendent, is made a member of the executive committee by virtue of his office under the by-laws of the Bureau as suggested by State College. County school superintendents are in close and constant touch with the boys and girls of the rural sdhools and they do a great deal toward stimulating inter est in the coming generation of the county's farm folk. Donald McCormick, of the Dauphin Deposit Trust Company, chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, presided at j the meeting. In opening the meeting ! Mr. McCormick laid stress upon the | importance of binding the city and county interests into a more cohesive whole and pointed out the benefits that, would inevitably follow sucli co hesion. Office Witli Chamber of Commerce Announcement was made that the Dauphin County Commissioners would appropriate $1,200 a year for the ex penses of the farm bureau work. The farm agent will be r>atd $1,500 a year by State College. He will have offices in the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the Kunkel Building, through the courtesy of the Chamber. He will be on the job not later than July 1. Large Membership Already Members of the new bureau are: S. F. Barber, Paxtang: J. Rowe Fletcher, Harrisburg; H. C. Wells, Harrisburg (county commissioner); F. P. Duncan, Duncannon; John W. Reily, Fort Hunter: J. K. Bogner, Dauphin; John Swartz, Harrisburg; Charles W. Cramer, Harrisburg; H. F. Hershey. R. D. 2, Harrisburg; W. L. Mann, Penbrook; Frank Ober, Pen brook; O. S. Ebersole, Penbrook; Aaron SliafTner, Dauphin; J. W. Stouf fer, Harrisburg; George S. Davis, Har r risburg; Christian Warner, Dauphin; William L. Gaugler, I.oyalton; Wil liam H. Brightbill, Penbrook; J. L. Booser, Penbrook; John A. Ebersole, Penbrook; Jacob E. Geyer, Middle town; W. W. Cassel, Linglestown; F. M. Alexander, Hummelstown; S. S. Miller, Penbrook; Walter S. Schell. Harrisburg: Edward Ahvine, Hum melstown; J. S. Grubb, Hummelstown; W. W. Peters. Hummelstown: Samuel Moyer. Hershey: S. T. Witmer, Union Depostt; James G. Tax, Hummels town: John W. Early, Harrisburg; Charles W. Rohrer, Harrisburg; F. B. Snavely, Hummelstown; S. H. Miller, Linglestown; John Moyer. Hershey: E. Z./ Ebersole, Penbrook; Howard Speece, Stieeceville; S. L Slieetz, Hal ifax. George W. Houser. Harrisburs: P. R. Meliargue, Harrisburg: Charles K. Fortig, Dauphin; J. Rook. Hierh spire; A. C. Mocker. Highsptre; Jos. B. Aldinjrer, Elizabethtown; Joseph S. Risser. Conewago township; Isaac Deimler, Middletown: C. F. Longe necker, Middletown; T. K. Coble, Mid dletown; A. L. Erb, Middletown: Rob ert G. Alleman, Middletown: George H. Hartman. Millersburg; C. Wolfens berger; Hummelstown: Wilmer Bru baker. Elizabethtown; Lin S. Lehman, Elizabethtown; John S. Baker, Eliza bethtown: Paul Aldlnger. Elizabeth town; Isaiah Swab. Elizabethville; Charles W. Lentz, Millersburg: J. F. Bower. Harrisburg: Walter Specce, Sneeeevllle; Irwin K. Curry. Swatara Station; J. Q. Fertig, Dauphin; .T. M. Ensnilnger, Harrisburg; C. E. Cassel, Hershey; Edward H. Bwcpe, Hum melstown; Aaron Erdman, Wiconlsco; George G. Riland, Halifax; J. Adam Hetrick, Llnglestown. Frank Wolfensberger, HarrisburK; David W. Drawbaugh, Harrlsburp; Abner Keller, Hummelstown; H. S. Honker, Hockersville; A. L. Brubaker, Elizabethtown; H. F. Kelnard. Eliza bethtown; Antonio Magnelll. Halifax; Ralph Jerno, Halifax township; Rus sell Poffenberger, Halifax; J. Q. A. Rutherford, Harrisburg: S. P. Bouder, Inglenook; H. R. Wetteroth, LlnKles town; Jacob A. Landes. HarrisburK; Andrew C. Rutter, Halifax; John A. Shenk. Hummelstown; J. L. Thornton, HarrisburK; George H. Balsbaugh, Hershey: Calvin P. Sehall. Halifax; J. D. Horstick, Harrisburp; W. H. Len ker, HarrisburK; Hiram Blllett, Har risburK; W. E. Reed, Halifax; C. J. Snyder. MillersburK; W. O. Blasser, MillersburK: Ed. H. LiKan. Steelton; Kirk Shelly, Steelton: John C. Fit ting. Enders: James M. Meakley, Fisherville; James Garverick, Flsh ervllle; H. A. Cummlnßs. Mlllersbur*; Walter C. Hocker, HiKhsplre; 11. F. Rlioads, Hershey: Peter A. Enders. Halifax; David Smith, Penbrook; A. B. Shenk. Hershey. A. Fortenbaußh, W. J. G. Riland, Halifax; Chas. E. Brcssler, Halifax; Levi Hoffman, Halifax: Amos G. Co ble, Walter E. Chubb, Halifax; Chan. AT. Pari, HarrisburK: P. F. Duncan, Jr.. Duncannon: M. L. Snyder, Fisher ville; W. R. Snyder Elizabethville: Max Lauffcr. Middletown: John YlnKst. HarrisburK: Edwin C. Thomp son. Harrlsbnrp: J. E. Kabler. Millers burK' John J. Kahler. Mlllersburc; A. W. StaufTer, Swatara Station; H. C. Baum, HarrisburK: Cassel Landls, Harrisburg; M. H. B. Rutherford, Har risburK: L. L. Dlntlman, HarrisburK: Chas. M. Cassel, Ehrman B. Mitchell, HarrisburK: Jackson Hunt Boud. Har risburK; S. H. Stroh, LlnKlestown: J. H. Starte, Middletown: George C. Sig ner, Hershey: Chester W. Ambler. Hershey; F. W. linker. Mlllersburg; N. E. Swab, Elizabethville. Your saving of garage rent will quickly pay for a Butler All-Steel Gar age, 10x14 ft., *71.00 f. o. b. factor: larger sizes; fireproof, large doors, window ventilators, tool shelf; write for descriptive booklet. C. Frank Class, Union Trust Bldg.—adv. STEELTON AND WILL OPEN FIRE APPARATUS BIDS Council to Take Action Mon day; Must Lay Concrete Foundation Undre Sewer It is probable Council at its month ly meeting Monday night, will take some definite action relative to pur chasing apparatus for the fire .depart ment. A meeting of the town prop erty committee, of which A. J. Sell ers is chairman, will be held Monday to discuss the question. According to a councilman the bids will be opened Monday night and then referred to the town property committee for action. The Highway committee will meet Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with engineer;* from Bethlehem Sleel Com pany and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to discuss the placing of a concrete fountain for the intercept ing sewer. What engineers from the two companies think of a concrete foundation plan will be told at the meeting of council. Some action will bo taken on this plan Monday night, as it is necessary in order to pro ceed properly with the construction of the sewer. MUDDLETOWN BRIEFS George Welcomer, who had been clerk in E. F. Hartman's , grocery store in Ann street for several years, has resigned to accept a position In the freight depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Norman Hartman, of Philadelphia, is spending several days in town with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hart man, Ann and Catherine streets. An entertainment will be held at the Cobb schoolhouse this evening, the proceeds of which will be used to purchase a clock for the school house. H. A. Lenhart's force of men have completed repairing the foot-bridge: •also the acquaduct bridge are now reopened to the public. The meeting of the Woman's Club, which was to be held in the Mich School Building Thursday afternoon, has been postponed, owing to the death of Mrs. Jane D. Rippen's fath er. Mrs. Rippen was to be the speak er . Charles Lutz, McClenen Stipe, son Edward and Robert Robson, left this morning on a trip to Washington, 11. C., and Baltimore, Md. Jacob Kinssey, aged 82. is ill with pneumonia at his home, Markekt and Catherine streets. HIGHSPIRE NOTES The men's Bible class of the Church of God, Highspire, held its annual banquet at the home of Mrs. 'Samuel Varnicle, Second and Vine streets. Mrs. Varnicle, president of the class, had charge of the program. Addresses were made by the Rev. A. G. Herr, the pastor, and M. O. Sides, superintendent of the Sunday school. O. S. Buser in behalf of the class, pre senten the Rev. Mr. Herr, their teacher, with a large cake, beautifully decorated. The following persons were present: The Rev. A. G. Herr, Charles Shuler, Thomas Huff, Eli I). Ruth, George E. Sides, Donald Sides, Cyrus Musser, Walter Sides, George Sliambaugh, Edward Chapman, Wil liam White, John White, Peter Sweit- Brnce Lehman, Charles Kling, Ed- Sides, Charlesshrdlutaoisnhrtlduaio ward Coble. George Leiter, John Whit tle, O. S. Buser, Harry Hoke, Robert Sides, Charles K?lley, William Myers, Lloyd Lehman, Robert Crumling, Clarence Shuler and M. O. Sides. Fair List Prices Fair Treatment Every Foi*