EXTENSION MUST
BE JUSTIFIED
Important Ruling Made by
Commissioner Brecht in
Schuylkill County Case
The Public Ser-
V \ \ 9 //J vice Commission
A\\ to-day dismissed
\Vv\\A (sTt/ the complaint of
John O. Ulrlch. ot
Tama q u a, who
a charged that the
rnfflSaSsW Eastern Pennsvl-
I > WWWWltfw' vanla Light, Heat
ttni * Power Com
ggJßtSfcSiyiillk pany would not ex
tend a pas main to
■MB33 his premises. The
case attracted considerable attention
in Schuylkill county and the decision
is important because Commissioner
Brecht, who wrote the decision, says l
"Certain local conditions may exist
that would make It unduly burden
some upon the operating company to
make extensions to Its plant equip
ment without some estimate or as
surance of the probable consumption
from the consumer for a comparative-'
ly limited period that might be taken
as an index of the prospective earn
ings from such extension."
Mr. Brecht also remarks "The mere
fact of having corporate rights and
authority to exercise the'same within I
a borough is not in and of itself a S
s-ufficicnt and compelling reason un
der all circumstances and conditions
why a public service company should
be required to extend its service to'
any portion of the town on the ap
plication of a prospective consumer,
residing within the borders of the
municipality.
After Sonic Dealers—State Highway '
Commissioner Black has given orders
that persons having dealers tags on
automobiles can use the cars so li- j
T-AJEDOMJEID ATT FASHIOH PARK
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7~7t The Finchley and the
( \ °(( ° Britton have the balance
r and simpleness found in all
~"~~~~ rea^y ne clothes. ,
|j|r service " and character
of j^n
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II ■" "The Big Friendly
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FRIDAY EVENING, HARHISBURG TELEGRAPH ~
censed only for "demonstrating, test
ing or selling." It is charged at the
department that in a number of cases
It has been found that dealers have
■ been hiring out cars licensed for their
I awn business use and that they have
been used for pleasure parties In di
rect violation of law. The department
Is arranging to co-operate with police
' officials of several cities.
l)r. Dixon Offers Kami. Btate
Commissioner of Health Samuel Q.
Dixon yesterday offered his farm hear
Malvern to the Governor for use for
military purposes In case of war. The
farm has a valuable water supply and
a race track which can be used for
training purposes.
Must Improve Stations. The Pub
; lie Service Commission last night
: handed down a decision requiring the
i Pennsylvania Railroad to improve its
stations at Bala and Cynwyd.
, For New Troop. A call has been
Issued for the organization of the head*
quarters troop of the First Cavalry,
i The troop will be formed by Colonel
; J. P. Wood In person.
Mr. Ainey Complimented. Clialr
i man W. D. B. Alney, of the Publtc
Service Commission, was complimented
• to-day by friends at the Capitol on the
!address given yesterday by him on the)
work of the commission. The address i
| discussed all phases of the work of the I
1 commission.
Expect Many to Attend.. The at- j
tendance at the dinner of the State So- '
j ciety next week is expected to be the
largest gathering of people connected j
! with the State government and the !
: Legislature In years. A number 6f
prominent guests will attend.
Scranton Men Called. Complaints
that certain jitney operators in Scran- 1
ion were ignoring the order of the j 1
I Public Service Commiission to take out i '
I certificates have been received at the i
! Capitol and several of them have been 1 1
ordered to appear here on April 26.
Holiday on HUII. To-day was a. i
| legal holiday at the Capitol but the I
offices of the Governor, Adjutant Gen- i i
eral and Commissioner of Health, as i '
] well as the State police, were open. i '
More Changes Likely. lt is prob- 1
i able that more changes in the National 1
Guard will be made within a week. The <
lists of officers are being filled up as
j rapidly as selections can be made. 11
ALL GERMAN SHIPS
HERE ARE SEIZED
[Continued From First ['ageJ
eminent Shall take over the ships Tor
its Use and pay for them after the
war. 1
ttl Ships Taken Over
German vessels now In American \
ports number 81 with a gross tonnage
of itbout 800,000. This Includes 23
ships m refuge at the Philippine Is
lands, at Honolulu and one at Pago ,
Pago, a port of the Pacific Islands.
Thero are 27 German ships at New |
York anchored on both sides of the
Hudson river and off Staten Island,
five at Boston, three at Baltimore, two
ut Philadelphia, three at Han Francis
co, two at New Orleans, two at South
port, N. C..' two at Adtorla, Ore.; one
each at Portland, Ore.: Wlnslow,
Wash.; Seattle. Norfolk, Va.; Savan
nah, Charleston, Jacksonville, Fla., .
and San Juan, P. H.
The total also Includes two German
vessels which have been Interned. The
ships lying at their slips at the Ham- ,
burg-Amertcan und North Gorman
Lloyd docks at New York and Hobo- i
ken Include some of the flower of the I
German merchant marine. Tho Vater- |
land, one of the largest vesels in the ;
world, Is by far tho most vuluable.
Next In size Is the George Washington,
25,570 tons. Others of more than 15,-
000 tons are the President Grant.
President Lincoln and Kaiser WUhelm j 1
11. Four Austrian steamships also are
tied up here.
Under Heavy Guard
Since the President delivered his i
war message to Congress these ships <
have been under a heavy guard sta- i
tioned by the collector of tho port.
Their officers have said that lying
at their docks since the beginning of ■ I
the war these vessels have become so j I
fouled and their ships so choked with 11
mud that it would have been virutally i s
impossible for them to get away unless i
they were extricated by dredges. At <
various times there have been reports '
that the machinery and boilers have !
been wrecked by their German crews ;
but of this there has been no official i
confirmation. i
Collector McGovern. after boarding l
the North German Lloyd steamer Wil- 1
lehad at New London, said that her
engines were apparently In good con
dition.
The first vessels taken over were the
Hamburg, Koenlg Wllhelm 11. Prlnz
Kltel Frledrleh, Prlna Joachim and
Allemanla tn the Hudson river at the
foot of One Hundred and Thirty-fifth
street.
Ijirgp Hoarding Parties
These ships total 88,128 tons and
there are 41 officers and 178 men In
the crews.
The boarding party comprised de
puty marshals and collectors, Immi
gration agents and United States in
fantry. When they took possession
some of the Germans were disturbed,
but for the most part they exchanged
Jokes with their visitors. The crews
assembled personal effects and were
taken to Ellis Island pending orders as
to the disposition of them. Captain
Leitner of the Koenlg Wllhelm 11 and
several of the sailors protested ngalnst
this procedure, saying they had Amer
ican citizenship papers. It was de
ckled to detain them until their status
was announced In Washington. A
small guard of soldiers was placed on
each vessel.
U. S. Takes Over Ships As
Means to Protect Property
By .HuociateJ Presi
Washington, April 6. Seizures of
German merchanships In American
ports accordin gto official statement
to-day are measures of safety for the
ships themselves and dajolnlng prop
erty. Tho crews aboard are regarded
as German reservists on German ter
ritory.
The further question of what is to
be done with tho lieot now comes up I
for consideration. Two.courses, it was
said, are open to the government. The
ships may be impressed Into service
anu paid for at the close of the war
or they may be confiscated altogether
without violating tho terms of the
Prussian-American treaty of IS2B.
Many officials oppose the latter course
unless It should be decided to take it
upon the principle of taking a ship
for every American ship destroyed il
legally by a submarine.
IMIDDLETOWA- - • I
Hi Mi Edwards, aged 65, died sud
denly this morning from acute indiges
tion at his home In East Main street.
Dr, Hi Wi George was summoned
when Mr. Edwards became 111. He
died sliortlj after. He Is survived by
three daughters. Margaret, Harrlsburgi
Mrs. Annie Cook, Ellzabethtowni Mrs.
James Shoemaker, Toledo, Ohio! one
brother and three sisters. Funeral
services will be held Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. M. P.
Hocker will officiate. Burial will be
made in the Middletown cemetery,
Dorothy and Harold, two children of
Mr. and Mrs. John Redman, wore
operated upon ut the Hurrlsburg Hos
pital yesterday morning where they
had their tonsils and abnolds removed.
Daniel Bennett was Injured at tho
car works when a box of bolts weigh
ing 1,600 pounds fell on his legs.
Mrs. H. K, Bauni has returnod from
Philadelphia.
Valentine Beachler of Toronto, Can.,
Is spending some time In town.
Mrs. Ross Houser and two daugh
ters. Zoe and Zelniar, are spending the
week-end at York.
Miss Minerva Peters of Philadelphia
Is visiting In town.
Miss Charlotte Romberger of Wll
llamsport Is visiting her mother In
Pine street.
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorno of Har
rlsburg was the guest of the social
circle which met at the home of Mrs.
Webster Weaver.
Bruce Peters of State College Is
spending ten days in town.
Harry Troupe, of Syracuse, N. Y., is
spending some time in town.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
will present an Easter program on
Sunday evening.
Dr. H. W. George Is in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bergstresser and
son, have returned from Philadelphia.
TO WED FOURTH TIME
Simon C. Helsey, aged 57, a retired
farmer of Elizabethtown, late yester
day obtained a marriage license to
marry his fourtli wife, Martha H. Wit
mer, aged 52, also of Elizabethtown.
She lias never been married before, she
told the license clerk.
NEWS OF STEETTON
QUIETLY OBSERVE
HOLIDAY IN TOWN
Bunks and Post Office Are
Closed in Keeping With
Good Friday
Nothing exceptional marked the ob
servance of Qood Friday in the bor
ough. The Steelton National Bank,
Steelton Trust Company, People's Bank
and the post ofllce were the only Insti
tutions to close down for the day. The
banks were closed all day and the
poßt office was open between 7 and 10
this morning and will be open between
5 and 8 o'clock tilts evening. There
were two deliveries and thre'o collec
tions of mail during the day.
Six judges of the debate at the High
school tills morning on the question,
"Resolved, That Capital Punishment
Should Be Abolished" voted a tie and
the winner was not decided. The de
bate was one of the most spirited in
the school for some time. The affirma
tive debaters were Miss Mary E. Shel
ley, Miss Hazel E. Heck, and the neg
ative contestants were J. Reese Bey
rent, J. Gibbons McCall and Emory C.
Myers. The judges were selected from
the Senior, Junior and Sophomore
classes. They were: MISB Margaret
Lord and Russell Baker, Seniors; Miss
Elizabeth Coufter and Claude Knoderer,
Juniors; Charles Smith and Miss Mar
garet Weiger, Sophomores.
The entire program was presented
by the D class and was in keeping with
the Easter season. Others who took
part were: Miss Ruth E. Walker, Miss
Margaret E. McCurdy, Miss Agnes R.
Mace, Miss Elizabeth M. Humer, Miss
Mildred P. Westafer, Miss Margaret A.
Gassner, Miss Gladys H. Billet, Miss
Anna Z. Smeltzer.
Members of tile three missionary so
cieties of the Centenary United Breth
ren Church observed Good Friday with
special services in the church this aft
ernoon.
The Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor of the
Centenary Church, will preach a Good
Friday sermon in the United Brethren
Church at Oberlin this evening.
Steelton Snapshots
Main Strict Entertainment. —An
Easter program will be presented by
the Main Street Church of God Sun
day evening at 7.30 o'clock. Those
who will take part are: Carl B. Ste
vlck, the Rev. G. W. Getz, Meredith
Keyser, Evelyn Cocklin, Charles
Shiner, Ruth Nogle, Ida Albright,
Bessie Hahn, Arthur Baker, Thelma
Corkle, Sara Hager, Maynard Schles
ser, Helen Warner, Orville Crumlish,
Josephine Neser, Norris Harrow, Pearl
Row, Hazel Tuptanoski, Mildred Her
man, Thelma Funk, Romaine Funk,
Ruth Donley and Mildred Steviek.
Appoint House Committee. The
house committee appointed by Steel
ton Lodge, No. 382, Loyal Order of
Moose, is as follows. D. S. Wenrick,
B. F. Kelsey, S. T. Durborrow, F. V.
Meals, Herman Brandt, John Neser
and Preston V. Low. Plans are being
made for the observance of a ladies'
night this month in German Quartet
club hall.
Rabbi Haas to Speak.—Rabbi Rob
ert Louis Haas, of the Ohev Sholom
Temple, Harrisburg, will speak at a
session of the Young Men's Hebrew
Association Sunday evening at 8
o'clock.
Choir Rehearsal. The tlnal re
hearsal for the Easter music to be
presented by the choir of the First Re
formed Church will be held this eve
ning.
(iocs to Akron, Ohio. Dr. Annie
R. Stees who has been practicing medi
cine in the borough for a year left for
Akron, Ohio, to accept a position in
the Health Department of the Good
rich Rubber Company.
Special Music. The choir of the
Centenary United Brethren Church,
directed by A. B. Stouffer, will present
the following anthems for Easter Sun
day morning: "Sweet the Moments,"
"Soldiers of Christ," "Arise," by
Whitty Soloists: soprano. Pearl
Beidel; contralto. Opal Pierce, and
baritone, Harry Hoilman.
j-OBEKLIN -TTT
The program of Salem Lutheran
Sunday school Sunday evening at 7.30
will consist of the following: An
them, choir; processional, "Earth
Now Awakes," Sunday school; Scrip
ture lesson; Gloria Patria; anthem,
choir; solo, Mary Reigart; recitation,
"A Risen Saviour," Fred Jefferies;
hymn, "Come, Jesus, Redeemer," Sun
day school; hymn, "The Garden
Tomb," Sunday school; exercise, four
boys; hymn, "Victor O'er Death"; rec
itation, "Joyful Tidings," Sarah Dick
ey;, chorus, "Seek Ye the Lord," exer
cise, "A Light For the Wide, Wide
World"; nine little girls; carol, "Little
Spring Beauty," primary department;
exercise, "The Meaning of the Easter
Flowers," six girls; solo, Romaine
Brehm; recitation, "Easter Lilies,"
Caroline Swigart; carol, "Ring, Happy
Bell"; acrostic, "Christ Is Risen,"
thirteen children; address, pastor;
hymn, "Enthroned Above."
The regular monthly meeting of the
teachers of Swatara township schools
will be held in the high school room
Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The
program is as follows: "The Teaching
of Geography and History Through
Pictures," Miss Brubaker; "Relation
of the Study Received During the
Recitation Period," Miss Green;
"Teaching Arithmetic in First and
Second Grades," Miss Cooper; "Assign
ment of Lessons. How? When?"
Mr. Snoke.
Miss Bertha Eby is teaching the
primary grade in the absence of Misv
Short.
At a meeting of the board of direc
tors this week the following was an
nounced: The transfer exercises will
be held in the Church of God, Enliaut;
the Rev. H. S. Kiefer, of the United
Brethren Church will preach the bac
calaureate sermon to the graduating
class; the commencement exercises
will be held in Salem Lutheran
Church; the address to be given by
Dr. T. L. Bickel, of the Boys' High
School, Reading.
The board also set May 29 for the
closing of the grade schools and June
15 for the high school.
An honor roll has been established
in the township high school. An aver
age of 90 per cent, in the various
branches must be obtained. The fol
lowing is the roll for the month of
March: Senior class, Paul Peck,
Franklyn Paul, Mildred Rupp, Helen
Brehm, Mildred Eshenaur; Junior
class, James Moyer, John Brightblll,
Walter Vogt; sophomore, Enda Cas
sell, Ernest Flelsher, Foster Fought,
Brandt Flelsher, Romalne Brehm,
Wilbur Eshenaur; freshman class,
Harrison Krider, Mary Clemens, Mary
Hocker, George Roth, Foster Gerhart,
Omer Kline, 'Joseph Cooper, Eva Esh
enaur, Mary Boyer and Christian
Beck.
NAME TIPSTAVKS
Tipstaves for Common Pleas court,
which begins next Monday, were named
by the Dauphin County court as fol
lows: John Potroff. Robert W. Green,
M. F. Graham. Samuel Johnson, Harry
Fulchner, Felix Newman, H. C. Win
ters, Frank Brown, B. R. Mitchell* John
Moyer, Henry Chubb, J. U. Yentier.
George ePters.
Music at St. John's
Lutheran Church Sunday
Special music will be one of tha
features at St, John's Lutheran
Church Sunday, At the sunrise ser<
vice at 8 o'clock the following pro*,
gram will bo given 1 Prelude, org.ta
voluntary) Batiste! male duet* "Th
Empty Tomb," tho Rev, Mr, Lauffei
and Mr. K. Alleman! baritone solo,
"Behold the Placo Where They Laid
Him," H, R, Rupp.
At the morning communion servlc
at 10 o'clock, tho following program
will be followed out! Organ, "Eastel
Morning," Mailing; anthem, "God (/
Loved the World," by Stalner; anthem,
"Down In tho Lilted Garden," by Wil
son; organ, "Hallelujah Chorus," Han
del.
In the evening the Easter cantata,
"The Gospel of Easter" will bo suns
by the choir. The choir is composed
of the following: Sopranos, Mrs. L. B.
Roth, Mrs. H. R. Rupp, Mrs. H. With
ers, Mrs. L. George, Mrs. C. N. Mum
ma, Mrs. Earl Thomas, Miss Oliva
Dayhoff, Miss Elizabeth Pretz; con
traltos. Mrs. W. E. Dehner, Mrs. 11. F.
Lupfer. Mrs. C. M. Pannell, Mrs. Lea
Wilt, Miss Mary Alleman, Miss Margia
Wagonbach, Miss Susan Reigle; ten
ors, M. R. Alleman. Earl Thomas, Har
old Wells, T. J. Bittner; bassos, W. E.
Dehner, William Kreig, Joseph Heck
ert, E. Rekugler, Paul Shatto, Harry
Trawitz, C. Rekusler and the Rev. G.
N. LaufTer, Mrs. Charles Lawrence, or
ganist; H. R. Rupp, director.
Issue Call For Bids on
1918 School Supplies
Notices have been posted by tlia
committee on supplies of the School
Board to the effect that all persons
desiring to offer bids for stationary
supplies for 1918 should tile their bids
at the office of the superintendent of
schools not later than May 28. Per
sons desiring to offer bids for furnish
ing coal and kindling can secure in
formation from M. Ot Zerby, chairman
of the committee.
MARSICO FUXERAI,
Funeral services for John Marsico,
aged 22, who died at 366 South Second
street yesterday of pneumonia, will
be held in St. Ann's Catholic Church
to-morrow morning.
DVONEKOVIC FUNERAL
Funeral services for John Dvone
kovic, 921 South Second street, who
died at the Harrisburg Hospital Wed
nesday, from injuries received in the
local steel plant, were held this morn
ing.
ADD STEELTON
JOHN HARLACKER DIES
Funeral services for John Har
laclier, aged 41, who died at 719 Molm
street Wednesday afternoon from
pneumonia, will be held to-morrow
morning from the St. John's Catholic
Church.
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Newer Styles In
Boots For Spring
New boots of case and grace
in ultra-smart styles which
meet the demand of every
woman for wear, for dress and
street. All leather, and fabric
and leather, stylish lasts
they come in tobacco brown,
black, gray kid and suede,
white, tan and combinations.
You can always get a little
more for your money at
Baker's Boot Shop
41 N. Front St. Steelton.
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1 GEORGE H. SOURBIER t
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
1310 North Third Street
Dell I'bone. Auto Service. I
V
What
Makes Food
Spoil?
It's the bacteria in
the earth, air, water
and all food.
Arresting the multiply
ing of bacteria prevents
the rapid spoiling of food
stuffs.
Bacteria flourish in heat
and moisture, for this
reason it is advisable to
keep your fruits, vege
tables, meat and milk in
a cool, dry atmosphere.
A suitable temperature
can only be secured by
the use of a well-iced re
frigerator.
The temperature i n
your refrigerator is 40 de
grees and the air is clean,
cool and dry.
Food should not be
placed on the rear porch
or on the window ledge
where germs, dirt and
dust are always flying
about.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Forater & C'owdrn Sta.
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