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<j disadvantages of changing
models simply for the purpose of
bringing out a new car each year are
manifest even to the man with no
knowledge of manufacturing. On the
other hand a revolution in the attitude
of the public toward certain types of
motors might necessitate an entire
change in the maker's plans. I know
of one big motor company whose sales
head, some years ago, announced in a
circular letter to the dealer organiza
tion, that his particular company
would never build six-cylinder cars.
But the public changed his mind for
him. Inside of a year that concern
was manufacturing sixes exclusively.
In deciding to eliminate yearly
changes of model we are merely fol
lowing the dictates of good business.
Costly experimental work, expensive
new dies and patterns, and other fea
tures attending the production of a
new model will not be included in our
overhead for the coming year. In
stead we offer the public a product of
known worth with tlie testimonials of
thousands of owners in our flies to
back up our own statements.
Yearly models were for a long time
considered a sales stimulus. To-day
this theory is kfiown to be fallacious.
1 believe the buying public has been
educated to the point where motorcars
are purchased the same as any other
legitimate article of merchandise.
Styles in motor car bodies, like style in
millinery may change with the seaaons.
But it is entirely possible to make ad
justments of this kind in mid-season,
without waiting for another year to
roll around. In other words we be
lieve the automobile manufacturer
will incorporate refinements from time
to time, without confusing the public
with an interminable line of new
models. This policy Will result in two
fold satisfaction. The car purchaser
will know he is reectving the latest
thing in cars, whether he buys in June
or December. And the manufacturer
will benefit because it will balance his
selling season and enable him to turn
out cars at an even pace throughout
the twelve months of the vear.
i-HIGHSPIRE
Mrs. Harry Moyer and her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. W. Atticks, of 1911 Penn
street, Harrisburg, who spent a week
in Washington, D. C., with her
nieces, Mrs. Annie Gray and Mrs.
Emma Wintereyer, returned to their
home Saturday.
A concert will be given in Dough
erty's hall. Commerce streeet Monday
evening. April 2, by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Glee Club under the auspices
of the Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the United Brethren Church,
proceeds to go toward the Easter of
fering.
Flower sale under the auspices of
the ladies of the St. Peter s I,utheran
Church will be held at the home of
Miss Alice Mumma Wednesday.
Mrs. Jennie Detweiler and Mrs. Sol
omon Gingerich, of Middletown, and
Mrs. Fanny Snavely, of Elizabethtown,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Ira Buser.
GERMANS REACH MEXICO
El Paso, Tex., March 31. Two
Germans appeared at the Chihuahua
City, Foreign Club Sunday morning as
the guests of the German residents of
that city and were said by their hosts
to have escaped from the German
raider Prinz Eitel interned
at Pluladelphia, according to an Am*-
ericaif who arrived to-day from Chi
huahua City. The American said he
saw the two Germans. One of them
was small in stature, of a decidedly
blonde type and about 25 years old.
The other, he said, was about 33 years
old and heavily built.
HAIjF MILLION SIGN PETITION
New York, March 31. Mayor
Mitchel's committee on national de
fense announced to-night that 620,000
persons already have signed the de
claration of'loyalty to President Wil
son that has been circulated in this
city and confidence was expressed that
the number will reach one million
when final returns are received.
REPORTER AND MAYOR IX FIGHT
Reading, Pa., March 31. Wilbur
Wright, a newspaper reporter, and
Mavor Filbert engaged in a list fig'it
Thursday night at the entrance to the
mavor's office. Wright was struck in
the face, he claims, alleging that Chief
of Police Miller and Detective Harry
Huber were witnesses. Neither the
Mayor nor the policemen had any state
ment to make.
EIGHT LICENSES IIEI.I) IP
Norrlstown, Pa., March 31. There
will be eight "dry" places in the county
on Monday for a short time, at least,
because the License Court adjourned
last night until Monday morning. All
applications not granted will expire at
midnight to-night, and all those hotels
must remain closed until the Court
passes upon the remonstrances against
them.
MENIVONITKH PROTEST "DRII.MNG"
. Lancaster, Pa.. March 31. The seven
bishops of the I*ancaster district of the
Mennonite Church yesterday sent to
Congressman \V. W. Grlest a protest
against the proposed plan of compul
sory military service. Congressman
Grlest is asked when bills are intro
duced in Congress providing for com-
Bnlsory military training to see that
lennonite children and young men are
made exempt from such training and
service.
HOTEL REFUSED LICENSE
Williamspdrt, Pa.. March 31. A li
cense for the Colonial Hotel, this city,
was refused yesterday to Charles L
Losch by Judge Whitehead at an ad
journed session of court. A license was
refused last year when the place was
under different management. Three
breweries, two bottling establishments
and eight wholesale ones were granted
licenses yesterday. All are old stands
and no remonstrances had been (lied.
Leib, Herman. Bushew, Krlll, Ilover,
Norwood. Muliler, Peffer.
Conductors up: Derrick-, Griffey.
Lehman.
Rrakemen up: Casset, Holman,
Kdmonson, Norfod, Site Spertzel,
Poltz, Mosey, Smith, Dyun
NEWS OF STEELTON
SERVES LAST DAY
AS POLICE CHIEF
Hiram P. Longnaker's Resigna
tion Filed March 22 Takes
Effect Today
Hiram P. Longnaker, Chief of Po
lice In Steelton for seven years, to
day served his last day. A resigna
tion filed with the police committee of
.council March 22, will take effect this
evening. Mr. Bongnaker expects to
accept a position with the 11. Koffers
Company, of Pittsburgh, at preesnt
constructing a coke oven at the local
steel plant.
Air. Bongnaker was appointed night
sergeant March 17. 1909. The fol
lowing ear he Was promoted to chief
of police and has held that position
since. Mr. Bongnaker presented a res
ignation to council November 6 but
did not specify a date when it should
take effect, the agreement being as
soon as the police committee secured
a new man. No action was taken, and
those terms, Mr. Longnaker said, and
he filed the resignation which relieves
him from his duties as a borough of
ficial to-day.
Night Sergeant Beon Hand, Bur
gess Wigfleld announced this morning,
would become chief of police, pro tem
pore, to-morrow morning. It is prob
able council will take some action at
its meeting Monday evening, April 9.
STEKI.TO.V CHURCHES
St. Mark's Lutheran—The Rev. R. L
Meisenhelder, of Harrisburg, will
preach at 3 p. m. Sunday school at 2.
Trinity Episcopal—The Rev. David
Yule, rector. Sunday school at 10 a. m._
Communion and sermon 11 a. m. Even-'
ing prayer and address, 7.30 p. m. Holy
Week, Monday, 4.30 p. in.; Tuesday,
730 p. m.; Wednesday, 4.30 p. m.; Thurs
day, 10 a. m. and 7.30 p. in.; Friday,
12-3.
•.Central Baptist—Services at 10.30 a.
m. and 7.30 p. in. Sunday school, 2. B.
Y. P. U.. 5.30.
Centenary United Brethren—The Rev.
A. K. Wier, pastor, will preach at 10
a. ni. on "Metaphorical Conception of
the Christian Life." 7.30, sermon by
the Rev. J. E. Morrison, Enola. Sunday
school at 2, C. E. at 6.30.
First Presbyterian—The Rev. C. B.
Segelken, pastor, will preach at 11 a.
m. on "The Success of Failure," and at
7.30 p. m. on "The Great Offense." Sun
day school 9.45. C. E„ 6.45.
St. John's Lutheran —The Rev. G. N.
Lauffer, pastor, will preach at 10.45 a.
m. on "Christ's Entrance Into the
Heart" and at 7.30 p. ni. on "Famous
Hymns." Sunday school, 9.30. Union
C. E., 6.30. Music, morning, "Ride on,
O King, in Majesty," Peace. M. R. Al
leman will sing "The Palms." Evening,
anthems, "Rejoice," by Peace; "Wave
the Palms of Victory," by Buck; "There
Is a Green Hill Far Away," by Gounod;
tenor solo, "Jerusalem," by Rodney,
Earl Thomas.
Grace United Evangelical—The Rev.
J. K. Hoffman, pastor, will preach at
10.30 a. m., "What Christ Saw From the
Cross," and at 7.30 p. ni., "What Man
Sees on the Cross." Sunday school, 9.15.
K. L. C. E., 7.
Main Street Church of God—The Rev.
G. W. Getz, pastor, will preach at 10.30
а. m., on "Mary's Great Choice," and at
7.30 p. m. on "Jesus and His Cruci
flers." Sunday school, 2. Junior C. E„
б. Senior C. E., 6.30.
First Methodist—Sermon, 10.30 a. m.
7.30 p. irf., the choir will sing "From
Olivet to Calvary." Sunday school, 2.
Epworth League, 6.30.
Salem Lutheran, Oberlin—The Rev.
B. E. RUpley, pastor, will preach at
10.30 a. m. on "Christ's Triumph," and
at 7.30 p. in./on "Are We Builders?"
Sunday school, 9.30.
St. Peter's Lutheran. Highsplre—The
Rev. Ernest L Pee, pastor, will preach
at 10, "Jesus, the King," and at 7.30,
"The Hosanna's Silence." Sunday school
2.30. C. E. S., 6.30. Special music
morning and •evening. Services each
evening of Holy Week at 7.30.
United Brethren, Highsplre—The Rev.'
H. F. Ithoad, pastor, will preach at
10.45, "Grace," and at 7.30, "Christ
Before Pilate." Sunday school, 9.30.
Y. P. S. C. E. kt 6.30.
I'MIDDLETOWfI' ♦ • 1
The winners at the Hatz oratorical
contest held in the High school room
last evening were Miss Blanche
Churchman, first prize, $10; Welling
ton Bowman, second prize, $5. The
judges were Dr. C. B. Fager, principal
Technical High School and Assistant
Prof. M. H. Thomas, Harrisburg, and
County Superintendent F. E. Sham
baugh, Lykens. J. G. Hatz presented
the prizes.
Fred Plasterer and children, of New
Hope, are sapnding some time in
town.
Miss Margie Longenecker entertain
ed the D. F. Club at her home in East
Water street last evening.
Charles Carter left this morning for
Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Daniel H. Palmer, of Columbia, Is
.spending Saturday and Sunday in
town.
Fire of an unknown origin destroyed
the grandstand and the Judges' sthnd
at the fair grounds yesterday after
noon at a loss of several thousand doll
ars.
Miss Elizabeth Young is spending
sometime at Reading.
Fire from a defective flue destroyed
the interior of the home of Christian
Shurtz In Spring street yesterday aft
ernoon. Mr. Shurtz had built a new
Are in the stove and had gone to the
store. Returning he found the room
in one blaze. Nearly all of the furniture
in the room was destroyed by the fire.
Thieves gained entrance to the E.
M. Snavely garage, Poplar avenue
and stole some of his clothing and
various other articles.
John Brandt purchased a plot of
ground from Dr. George Mish. which
adjoins Mr. Brandt's property in Pike
street.
Miss Carrie Parthemore and Harry
Hevel, both of town, were united in
marriage at Hagerstown, Md.; Thurs
day morning.
Thieves tried to gain an entrance to
the warehouse of the Middletown
Metal and Iron Company Thursday
night but were frightened by the
watchman. One week ago they got
away with about S2OO worth of brass.
Ail Fat People
Should Know This
The world owes a debt of gratitude
to the author of the now famous
Marmola Prescription, and is still
more indebted for the reduction of
this harmless, effective obesity remedy
to tablet form. Marmola Prescription
Tablets can now be obtained at all
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Detroit, Mich., and their reasonable
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leaves no excuse-for dieting or violent
exercise for the reduction of the over
fat body to normal proportions.
Card of Thanks
MRS. J. MARK GLAND. BROTHER
AND SISTERS. 643 North Front street,
wish to express their thanks and appre
ciations to their friends and neighbors
for snd sympathy dur
ing their recent bereavement.
MARCH 31, 1917.
UNIDENTIFIED
MAN FOUND DEAD
Victim About 45 Years of Age;
Attired in Workman's
Clothes "
County authorities at a late hour to
day had not learned the identity of a
workman who was found dead about
8 o'clock this morning at the rear of
the Half Way House, in South Front
street.
No marks of violence were evident
but a thorough examination of the
- body has been ordered by Coroner
Jacob Eckinger. The body was tak
tP undertaking establishment of
H. Wilt's Sons, on orders from Cor
oner Eckinger.
When the body was taken by the
undertaker it was still warm. Ac
cording to Chief of Police Longnaker,
who answered a call, and conducted
an Investigation, residents of that sec
o oil 8 they saw the man about
b.30 o clock this morning and he ap
peared to be all right.
He is a Polander and about 45
years old. He was attired in work
man s clothing.
Steelton Snapshots
Special Church Music. —Special mu
sic wi] 1 be a feature at both morning
and evening services at St. John's
Lutheran Schurch Sunday. In the
morning the choir of twenty-six voices
will sing "Ride on O King in Majesty"
by Peace. M. R. Alleman will sing
The Palms." In the evening they
will sing three anthems: "Rejoice,"
by Peace, "Wave the Palms of Vic
tory," "There is a Green Hill Far
Away." Earl Thomas will sing a
tenor solo, "Jerusalem."
Farewell Reception. George W.
Zeigler, past counsel of the Steelton
Camp, No. 5689, Modern Woodmen of
America, was guest of honor at a so
cial meeting of the camp last night.
Mr. Zeigler who is moving to Sher
mansdale. Perry county, was present
ed with a past counsel jewel. There
were about fifty persons present.
Steelton Personals—Frank E. Fran
cis, of Cleveland, Ohio, is spending his
Easter vacation with friends in the
borough.—Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Corson,
from Oakmount, Pa., are visiting
friends in the borough. They made
the trip by automobile.
To Resurface Street.—Street Com
missioner Jacob Meshy announced
this morning that he would start work
on resurfacing Front street from the
paving to the borough limits of High
spire with stone Monday morning.
New Minister. —The Rev. H. H.
Rupp, of Birdsboro, will preach his
first sermon as pastor of the First
Reformed Church to-morrow morn
ing. He will also preach in the even
ing. In connection with the observ
ance of Palm Sunday to-morrow
morning preparatory services will be
held, s
Centenary .Music. —Mr. Poor, of
Harrisburg, will sing a baritone solo
entitled "Palms," in Centenary United
Brethren Church to-morrow morning.
The choir directed by A. B. Stouffer
will present "The King of Glory Shall
Come In," at the.evening service.
Fire Alarm.—The lire department
answered a call from box 52. Main and
Frances street, this morning. See
ing smoke coming out of the windows
of 58 Frances street, a peiglibor turn
ed in an alarm. Firemen found that
wood had been placed in the stove to
dry and caught lire. There was no
damage.
Knlists in Navy.—Preston L. Stroud,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stroud, left
Thursday for Newport. Rhode Island,
to take a three years' course In the
military training school as an ap
prentice seaman.
To Elect Candidate. —A candidate
for deputy grand commander to be
voted upon at Pittsburgh, in May, wilW
be selected at the annual meeting of
the Past Commanders of the Knights
of Malta in the Dauphin district. Mon
day evening. The meeting will be
held in the Baldwin commandery, and
A. K. Wallace will have charge.
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Danish West Indies
Taken Over by U. S.
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C.. March 31. The
final act of more than fifty years' effort
to bring the Danish West Indies under
the American flag was completed with
formal ceremonies at the State Depart
ment to-day. when Danish Minister
Brun was handed . Treasury warrant
for *25,000,000, the purchase price, and
wireless messages were sent to the
American and Danish authorities at the
islands to lower the Danish flag and
raise the Stars and Stripes. At noon to
day the new possessions passed defi
nitely under the authority of the Unit
ed States.
"By giving you this warrant," Secre
tary Dans ng said, as he handed the
paper to the Minister, "I will save you
the trouble of transporting forty-eight
tons of gold. The value of this paper
in coin would be equivalent to that
weight.
U. S. HUNTS FOR SPIER
Washington, March 31. Virtually
the entire force of the federal govern
ment's civilian employes, approximate
ly 500,000 men and women engaged in
every branch of service has been sum
moned to aid the Bureau of Investiga
tion and the secret service in the de
tection of spies and the apprehension
of persona engaged in plots, intrigues
or other activities against the inter
ests of the United States. In addi
tion, the government has sought the
active co-operation of the police and
detective forces of every town and city
of consequence throughout the coun
try. Hundreds of letters requesting
such co-operation have been mailed
broadcast by the Department of Jus
tice, and replies pledging unstinted aid
are coming hack in great numbers by
telegraph and mail.
WHITLOCK NOT lANNOYED
London, March 31.—A Berlin dis
patch to Renter's byway of Amster
dam emphatically denies reports that
Brand Whitlock, American minister to
Belgium, has suffered any violation of
his privileges. The dispatch says that
Mr. Whitlock will be granted every
privilege of a neutral diplomat until
he crosses the frontier and that all
obligations in regard to the Amep
ican representatives of Belgium Re
lief Commission will be strictly ob
served.
MAMMA! GIVE A .
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bilious, feverish, sick,
constipated?
.
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and bowels with
I candy cathartic.
Listless, peevish, feverish, drooping.
Little stomach sick, breath sour and
tongue coated. Mamma, you must act
now or your little one will be real sick
soon. Get a 10-cent box of Cascarets at
the drug store, give a whole Cascaret
any time. Cascarets are harmless and
children Jove this candy cathartic
,which stimulates the little liver, cleans
the thirty feet of tender bowels and
•sweetens '.he poor, sick stomach in a
few hours. ,
. Mothers know that Cascarets act
and act thoroughly and that they cure
the little folks right up. Cascarets Is
best laxative for men, women and
children. They never gripe or sicken.
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BASK HURTS
Take a glass of Salts to flush
Kidneys if bladder bothers
you.
Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney vrouble in some form
or other, says a well-known author
ity, because the uric acid in meat ex
cites the kidneys, they become over
worked; get sluggish; clog up and
cajise ail sorts of distress, particularly
backache and misery in the kidney
region; rheumatic twinges, severe
headaches, acid stomach, constipation,
torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and
urinary, irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or if blad
der bothers you, get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of wat
er before breakfast fot* a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is mado from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with llthia, and has been used for gen
erations to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to normal activity;
also to neutralize the acids in the
urine so It no longer irritates, thus
eliding bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cajinot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia
water drink which millions of men
and women taks now and then to keep
the kidneys and urinary organs clean,
thus avoiding serious kidney disease.