STATE'S BALANCE SHOWS A DECLINE J-ess Money Received by the Commonwealth During the Month Just Closed State Treasury con l\\\ tained $6,809,261.07 BsNX\\ A Ct> at the conclusion of March business the month just closed. During March the aggregate of the receipts was $3,029,909.22 and of ex penditures $3,442,873.56. The general fund showed expendi tures of $3,257,535.31 alone, the re ceipts for that fund being 52,653,213.93, leaving a balance of $4,97-8,827.22. The motor license fund receipts for the month aggregated $289,176. The statement of balances for the funds exclusive of the general fund shows: Sinking fund, $551,110.02; school fund (uninvested), $8,457.12; motor license fund, $481,498; game fund. $355,862.50; bounty fund, $143,- 000.77; fire insurance (uninvested), $170,984.38; prison labor manufactur ing, $19,521.06. Indications are that the receipts will commence to fall off in the next few months, as there are few lines on which payments fall due before next fall. New Statistician. State Highway Commissioner Frank B. Black to-day announced the appointment of Harry R. Campbell, of Washington, Pa., as statistician of the State Highway De partment, to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of W. R. D. Hall, who resigned recently to fill the position of secretary of the publicity bureau of the Philadelphia Chamber of Com merce. Mr. Campbell at present is clerk to the commissioners of Wash ington county and is well known In his county. He will assume his new duties on April 2. Public Service. —The Public Service Commission has arranged for hearings to be held in Harrisburg, Uniontown and Hollidaysburg next week. The Uniontown cases include application for incorporation of a taxicab com pany and some jitney cases. The Hol lidaysburg case involves charges for electric service. The Harrisburg cases include application for charter of the Petty's Island Ferry Company, to op erate in the Delaware at Philadelphia; merger of the Thomas and Ironton railroads, and the complaint of the Lancaster Automobile Club against the rates of toll on the Columbia bridge. Numerous crossing cases from alj parts of the state are listed. Pardoned to See His Mother.—The State l'oard of Pardons has approved a recommendation for pardon of John Walsh, convicted of burglary at Eas ton and serving a penitentiary sen tence of five and a half years, because his mother is dying. Walsh's term was scheduled to expire on May 8 and he had a good record in prison. The man was sentenced once before in Phila delphia under the name of Michael Wells. . Complaints On Wires.—Complaints were made before the Public Service Commission to-day by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad, Susquehanna Connecting Railroad, Erie Railroad and Erie and Wyoming Val ley Railroad against the action of the Scranton Electric Company in crossing the lines of the railroads with its wires. Requests that the company be required to make alterations were en tered. I Debt Incresae. —The 'Pennsyl vania Railroad to-day filed formal no tice of authority to increase its bonded debt by $75,000. llurst Hard Hit.—The State Fire Marshal's department to-day received word that Frank B. Hurst, who was run down by Deputies Cohn and Nugent and confessed to starting six burn fires In Lancaster county, has been sentenced to seventeen and a half years and SSOO fine. Hurst made a confession to deputies here that he had started the lires for the excitement. He created a reign of terror in Lan caster county. Police Complimented. The State Police Department to-day received a letter from Malcolm Stewart, agent of the Department of Charities and Cor rections at Trenton, complimenting the force for running down and arresting Mike Vetro, Beaverdale, on a charge of maltreating a girl. The report of , the charge was made at Trenton and Sergeant Graham, of Troop A, located I the man and arrested him after run- ! ning considerable risk. He has been j held under SI,OOO bail. KING GEORGE BANS RUM l.ondon, March .11. lt is no longer ! proper etiquette to place wines or ' 1 liquors on the table whenever King ; George is a guest at military messes 1 or With the Beat, says Tiie Spectator, which is conducting an active cam- . paign for prohitHlion during the war. The king's order the use of alcoholic beverages in his palace during tile war is being adhered to rigidly. No wine is served even at dinner parties at Buckingham Palace or Windsor. UKK.AKS LEG IX I'M.I, William Ross, aged 42, of New Cum- ' bqriand. an employe of the Susque- ' lianna Woolen Mills, fell from a tree ! near his home yesterday, fracturing liis right leg. He was taken, to the Harrisburg Hospital. FACE AND ARMS DIS FIGURED BY A FIERY REDNESS AND PIMPLES HEALED BY CUTICURA "My (ace and arms were disfigured b\ .1 fiery redness followed by aiiorrible itch. Later my face and arms became blotted with pimples that were large, hard, and very red. They caused loss of sleep and restlessness, and my face was so disfigured 1 was ashamed to go tc school. The itching and burning were <• intense that I could not stop scratch ing. This lasted five weeks. "At last I saw a Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertisement and sent for a free sample. In a few days I noticed a great difference so I bought more and after using three boxes of Cuticura Oint inent and five cakes of Cuticura Soap 1 was completely healed." (Signed) Miss Josephine M. Lamanna, 1030 Lafayette St., Scranton, Pa., June 21, 19N>. Improve your complexion by using Cuticura Soap daily and Cuticura Oint ment as needed to prevent piimples, blackheads or other eruptions. Un sightly complexions are often a bar to social advancement and business suc fr--s. Nothing so ensures a clear skin and good hair as making Cuticura your everv-dav toilet preparations. For Free Sample Each by Return Mail address post-card: "Cuticura, Dept. H, Boston." Sold everywhere. SATURDAY, EVENING, RAILROAD HELL GATE ROUTE OPENS TOMORROW New Bridge at New York Gives Pennsy New Passenger and Freight Line With the opening of the Hell Gate bridge route to-morrow the Pennsyl vania Railroad will have .an alWrail line to New England. Federal Express will be re-established and will be run as a through night train in each direc tion between Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New llaven, Provi dence and poston, through the Penn sylvania railroad station, New York city. Harrisburg connections with this route will be at Philadelphia. The Hell Gate bridge is the main link in the new line between Sunnyside Yafd, Long Island City, and Fort Mor ris in the Bronx, which connects the lines of the Pennsylvania Kailroad sys tem with those of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system. It is the longest steel arch bridge in the world, with a single span of over 1,000 feet, and carries the standard four-track connecting raHroad over the famous Hell Gate channel of the upper East River. Farts About the Bridge The width of the track and footways of the bridge is ninety-three feet from railing to railing. The footway sections of this great breadth lie outside of the giant trusses, l>ut the four railroad tracks all lie between the supporting cords of the great arches. The tracks are separated by concrete conduits, containing elec tric cables. The lower steel members of the arch are six and one-half feet wide and eleven and one-half feet deep at the ends where they rest on hinged bear ings. It Is estimated that there Is four times as much steel in this bridge as was used in the construction of the Woolworth Building in New York, the highest building in the world. This marvelous arch was sprung across the river, in two parts, built out from each supporting tower and meet ing in the middle of the river. No false work or supporting timbers were used, as the swiftness of the current and the traffic in the river precluded their erection. Work 011 the bridge was begun in 1914. New Freight Houte Not only does this stupendous engi neering project realize the ideal of a direct through all-rail route between New England and the South and West, but it further provides a through freight line byway of the New York Connecting Railroad, Long Island Rail road and the short car-ferry between Bay Ridge, Long Island, and Green ville, New Jersey; by which the for warding of freight between New Eng land and points South and West will be materially expedited and the neces sity for the long car-ferry through the East River obviated. The through passenger train will leave Washington and Boston at 7 p. m. Eastward the train will arrive at Broad Street station, Philadelphia, at 10 o'clock and leave fifteen minutes later, arriving at New York at 12.20 a. in., and leaving fifteen minutes later. Boston is reached at 7.10 a. m. Westward from Boston Federal Ex press will arrive at New York at 1.20 a. 111. and fifteen minutes later, arriving at Philadelphia at 3.50 a. m., leaving at 4.05 a. m., and arriving at Washington at 7.20 a. m. Enola Yard Brakeman Dies From Short Fever Illness Funeral services for Arthur M. Frey, aged 25, who died Thursday night, at his home, 14 Brickchurch Road, En ola, from typhoid fever, will be held at the Methodist Church Monday aft ernoon at 1 o'clock. He is su . ived by his wife, an infant son, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Frey, and one brother. Freeman. Burial will be made in the Shoop's Church cemetery. The Rev. B. L. Baer, of Stceelton, will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. T. H. Matterness, pastor of the St. Matthew's Reformed and the Rev. F. Grant Sleep, pastor of the Metho dist Church. Mr. Frey Was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train men and the Voluntary Relief of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Three Pennsy Passenger Conductors Retir? To-day Three passenger conductors were placed on the Pennsy "roll of honor" to-day, after serving the company since the eighties. W. H. Painter, 212 Hunter street, this city, conductor on the Middle Division, made his last run to-day, after working for two score vears. Another .conductor to be retired is J. F. Poffenberger, of Hali fax, who ran over the Wllllamsport Division for forty-three years. Both men were placed 011 the retired list immediately after they brought their last trains into the local station to day. The third "vet" is Isaac Grove, a conductor on the Baltimore Division since 1889. RAILROAD NOTES The tire department at the Knola engine house made a record run at a Are drill last evening, responding and connecting hose in two minutes. Several slight schedule changes will go Into effect on the Baltimore divi sion of the Pennsylvania railroad to morrow. The train arriving here at 10.40 at night will be five minutes later. Employes on the Baltimore division of the Pennsylvania railroad will re- airbrake instructions beginning Monday. The airbrake car will be at York for several days. Installation of bowling alleys and other improvements at the Motive Power Athletic Association gymna sium will start Monday. As a result of the widespread em bargoes placed by railroads in antici patrton of a general striko of train em ployes, the number of empty and loaded freight ears -in accumulation increased to 128,107 on March 17 as compared with 99,77 4 on March 10, according to a statement from the American Railway Association yester day. The Motive Power Athletic Associa tion of the Philadelphia Division will send 800 members .to Baltimore on Saturday, April 14, to the big system athletic meet. Assistant Yardmaster W. L. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher, of Enola, spent the day in York. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Keesberry were to-day the guests of friends at New port. Inspector Irwin Norman, of Cham bersburg, was in Harrisburg to-day. The railroad yards in the vicinitv of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station'are being cleaned up. The new turntahle east of the Penn sylvania Railroad Station will ho placed In position within a month. RUMBLES BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR A. L ADAMS Acting Chief of Police Enter tains Showman Brother at His Enola Home Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Adams, of Enola, entertained at their f home yesterday afternoon in honor of the forty-seventh birthday anniversary of A. L. Adams. Tiie house-was decorated in green and white. Acting Chief of Police "Bob," as he is known to his fellow workmen at the Enola shops, is somewhat of a come dian and entertained the guests pres ent with his jokes and songs. His brother is proprietor of a show which travels over the country during the summer. Many popular songs, writ ten by Mr. Adams, were sung at the en tertainment. John Adams, son of the showman, and Harry Adams, played several cornet duets. Tboae Present After the musical and humorous en tertainment dinner was served to: Mr. and Mrs. A. L Adams and son, John; Mrs. Clara Wolf and daughter, Marie; Mrs. J. L,. L Kuhn, Mrs. Joseph Fried man, Miss Margaret Snyder, Harry Ad ams, Miss Annie Adams, W. T. Fisher Harry Kellar, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Adams. A. L. Adams will leave this week for the East to start his road tour. Back Pay For Trainmen; Distribution Next Week Within the next two weeks the Pennsylvania Railroad and Philadel phia and Reading Railway will dis tribute something like $3,000,000 In back wages to approximately 60,000 employes under the provisions of the Adamson act. In finding the act con stitutional, the Supreme Court grant ed the roads thirty days from March 19 in which to pay the trainmen on the new basis beginning January 1. It was learned to-day that the Penn sylvania Railroad will begin this pay ment some time next week, awarding the sum of $1,900,000 to 28,000 train men on the lines east of Pittsburgh. For the whole system the extra charges will amount approximately to $3,000,000, affecting 45.000 men. The Baltimore and Ohio will give its 9,600 men between $300,000 and $400,000. The hill of the Philadelphia and Read ing, to be settled shortly after the Pennsylvania, will reach $600,000 for 7,800 men. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE: riiiliiil.li.liin Division—The 116 crew to go first after 1 o'clock p. m.: 122. 101, 108. Firemen for 101, 108, 116. Engineers up: Baldwin, Binkley, S. K. Steffy, McGowan, Wiker, Shocker, Howard, Keane, Grass, Albright, I. H. Gable, J. 11. Gable, Hogentogler, Dolby, Gehr, Maxwell, Sober, Brodbecker, Wen rick, Speas, Reisinger, Newcomer Yeater. Firemen up: Shandler, Shimp, Hoch, Walden, Roddy, Baker, Ellinger, Swartz and Kugle. Conductor up: Myers. Flagman up: Nopsker. Brakemen up: Arder, Ashenfelder. Knupp, Boyd, Penner, Liddick, Houde shel. -Middle Division—The 31 crew to go first after 2.35 p. m.: 5, 21, 23 "9 IS 16. ' ' ' Engineer for 21. Fireman for 16. Conductors for 5, 18. Flagmen for 5, 18. Brakemen for 31, 5 (2), 29, 18. Engineers up: A. C. Buriis, Snvder, Bomberger, Cook, Peightal, Nickles, Blizzard, Bowers. • Firemen up: Bitting. Bretz, C. A. Gross. Conductors up: Dottrow, Coup. Flagmen up: Shutt. Brakemen up: Deckert. McCarl, Leu hart, D. L. Sweger, Graff, Murray' Miller, Kowatch, Rowe, Schmidt, Cam eron. Yard Crew*—Engineers up: Shade McCord, McDonnell, Wise, Watts. Sie ber, Cleland. Firemen up: Briekley. Walters Ze'ig ler. Smith, Vuchlty, Black, Smith, Ilowe, Dunbar, Shoemaker, Rothe Spahr, Charles Otstot, Bryan, Lawrence' Sheaffer. ' Engineers for 6, 14, 20, 3rd 24. Firemen for 3rd 8, sth 8, 16, 20, Ist 22 2nd 22, Ist 24, 56 and 76. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division 214 crew to go first after 3 p. m.; 232, 210 238 207, 230, 234, 225, 227. ' Engineers for: 214, 227. Firemen for: 207, 225, 227. Conductors for: 214. , Flagmen for: 225, 230, 232. Brakemen for: 207, 210.- 214 2'7 222, 235. ' ' Conductors up: Stauffer, Carson, Mc- Comas, Fliekinger. Brakemen up: McCombs, Whiting ton. Middle Division ll6 crew to go iii' ioi° r 2 P m ' : 102, 1 " 6 ' Engineers for: 116. Flagman for: 120. YARD CHEWS Engineers up: Bretz, Reese, An thony, Nuemyer, Rider, Hill, Boyer, Anspach. Firemen up: Brown, Brandt, Back enstoe, Books, Walsh, Rice, Murray C. H. Hall, Guilermin, M. S. Hall' Elchelberger, Hinkle. Engineers tor: 122, 128. Firemen for: Ist 124, 122, 130. Ist 102, 3rd 102. PASSENGER SERVICE 12.01 P. M. .Middle Division —Enginemen wanted for 29, 35, 59, 71. Enginemen up: W. C. Graham, G. G. Reiser, S. H. Alexander. O. Tavlor, W. D. McDougal, R. M. Crane, R E Crum, O. U Miller, D. Keane, I„. Spar ver, F. McC. Buck, H. F. Krepps. Firemen for 1, 5, 35, 663. Firemen up: N. G. Gates, W. O. Bealor, F. Dysinger, 11. O. Hartzel, H. M. Cornpropst, 11. D. Bowman, N. E. Roller, J. M. Hopkins, C. W. Winand, O. J. Holtzman, R. M. I^yter. Philadelphia Division Enginemen for 5860, 642, 34. No Philadelphia crews here. Enginemen up: M. Pleani. W. W. Crlsswell, C. R. Osmond, B. F. Lippl A. Hall. Firemen for: None. No Philadel phia crews here. Firemen up: J. M. White. W. E. Aulthouse, J. N. Shindler, R. W. Jo'.n son, F. L. Floyd, M. G. Shaffner. THE READING The 12 crew first after 9.25 a. m.: 8, 18. 2. The 62 crew first after 9.45 a. m • 58. 70. Engineers for 70. 22 Firemen for .">7. 58, 70, 2. 12, 18, 22. Conductors for ."8, 70, 2. 6, 22. Brakemen for 58. 62, 63, 8. 18, 22. Engineers up: Shover, Freed, Neid liammer, Booser, Blllig, Frauenfelder, r.nndle-. Firemen up: Mullcr, Myers, Snyder. •- •. . - HARRISBURG Tfijjftil TELEGRAPH CHALMERS STICK TO TRIED MODEL No Radical Changes Needed For Output of This Factory 5 By HUGH CHALMERS On September 30, last, 1,50fl distri butors and dealers celebrated the first anniversary of the Chalmers Six- Thirty. This particular model has been on the market just a year. Over 25,- 000 of them were In the hands of pleased owners. Our dealers were satisfied with the car as a sales proposition. Why change? Briefly that is the attitude of the Chalmers Company, and I believe, also, of the majority of reputable concerns in the- automobile industry, toward the policy of yearly change of models. To date, the history of the automobile business has been a constant struggle for perfection. We endeavored first of all to produce mechanical efficiency. When that was obtained in some de gree our attention was next turned to beautifying the car's exterior. The process of refinement has gone on until there are practically no radical changes necessary in the present day automobile. Th