: MIDDLETOWN The troop of Boy Scouts under the direction of Scoutmaster Joseph H. Mason, Is progressing very nicely. There Is a full troop of thirty-three boys at present. Other boys wish to Join, but It will be necessary to form a new troop, as there Is only thirty two boys permitted In one troop. There Is a movement on foot to organize a Girls' Scout troop. The plans are at present In the hands of Joseph Mason and the leaders Will be appointed at the first meet ing which will be held at the home of Miss Pauline Delhi, 136 Ann Street. Walter Updegraph, who had been Working at Bristol for the past sev eral months, has returned to town. N. C. Fuhrman, Dr. H. W. George and W, Scott Slder, butldlng and grounds committee of the school board, will make an Inspection of the various buildings Thursday even ing. Uriah Sheets moved from tho ten ant house on the Kagle Farm near the car shops to Royalton yesterday. Charles Hlekernell spent yester day at Mt. Gretna. Mrs. John Sellg and daughter, of Indiana, aro visiting relatives In town. Mrs, H. J. Wlckey has consented to take charge of the Hoover plan for food conservation in town and asks all ladles of town to enroll. Registration cards will me sent out by the Roy Scouts and Mr. Wlckey wishes to have them returned In a few days. The Rescue Band will take part In the dedication of the'new motor truck of the Goldsbor9 Fire Com pany on Saturday afternoon. There will be a parade In the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Baxter are spending several dayß at Atlantic City. The social circle will meet at the home of Mrs. N. C. Fuhrman to morrow afternoon. The regular monthly meeting of the Mlddletown Auto Club will be held at tho tho president, A. H. Lukenbill, Thursday evening. L. R. Flemmlng, assistant super visor to E. Z. Moore, of the Penn sylvania railroad, has been trans ferred to Pittsburgh division, and Will move his family and household goods there In the near future. He has been succeeded by Mr. Callow. BETHLEHEMS CONSOLIDATED By Associated Press Bethlehem, Pn., July 11.-—As a re sult of special election held yester day, the boroughs of Bethlehem and South Bethlehem will be consolidat ed and will become a third-class city on January 1 next. A full set of city officers will be selected at the fall election under the nonpartisan provisions of the Clark third-class city act. BITS PURE BRED BULL Frederick E. Smith,- North Front' street, has purchased from H. C. | Longenecker a magnificent pure | bred Guernsey bull named Dimple l Glen, of Edgemont, which was i taken to-day to his farm at Cov alien where Mr. Smith is starting; his second herd of Guernsey cattle. ' The local man also recently pur-1 chased two pure bred Guernsey helf-' fers which will form part of his new 1 herd. HAVE SERIAL Members of the draft exemption board of the Seventh, Tenth, Elev-' enth and Twelfth wards, nnnouncedj to-day that residents In that di vision who are registered and wish ! to know their serial numbers which 1 have been sent to Washington for the draft drawing, may obtain them by calling J. Edward Bayles, Bell 670; John C. Orr, Bell 934, or Dr.! C. R. Phillips, Bell 1765. STEEL MILL BURN" S By Associated Press Wilmington. Del., July 11.—Fire at the plant of the Wilmington Steel ; Company here early this morning! destroyed the 18-Inch mill, causing; a loss estimated at $150,000. As the' pumps, electrical and rigging shops were in the burned section of the ! plant the entire establishment ex cept the open hearth furnaces, was temporarily affected. FIX STEEL PRICES By Associated Press Washington, July 11. —Executives of the principal steel companies, headed by Elbert H. Gary, conferred at length to-day with Secretaries | Daniels and Baker regarding steel I and iron production and prices to 1 be paid by the government for Its supplies. Tentative prices now are ] being paid by the government, pend- i ing the outcome of an investigation of production costs. I Start Now—Make Your Tire Equipment FISK I I O into this tire question thorough- The man who has made this analysis ■ >J ly—you can waste a lot of money knows that Fisk Non-Skids are the I if you don't make a careful analysis greatest dollar-for-dollar value on the ■ of the value you first price— market. Buy NOW to know real tire I E the cost per mile—the non-skid qual- satisfaction—put a Fisk on your spare I ■ ities the name back of the tire. rim—Renew old equipment with Fisk. I |F\T HARRISBURGHBRANCH if jj A I 19 So. Third St., Bet. Market & Chestnut ■ Nearby Branch• in Philadelphia, Reading, Allmntown V WEDNESDAY EVENING, ALL NEWS' OF THE RAILROADS SPREAD CHRISTIANITY WITH "GOSPEL TANK" IS NEW PLAN OF P. M. > , : 1t . _ • * ' v Harrisburg has a "Goßpel Tank." It is a llfesaver and la doing duty In HarrUburg every Sunday It Is a new feature introduced by General Secretary Frank H. Gregory and Ira P. Dean, secretary of religious work, of the local P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. The "tank" Is a unique invention, and enables the use of stereoD tlcon views in connection with open air religious meetings. The "Gospel Hank" gets Its name from the gas tank carried and used In making a light for the pic tures. It also brings a Ford car into another use. The automobile is fitted up with extension rods on which Is hung the canvas for pictures. When the car Is anchored at some particular point, the rods are attached and the curtain hung. Black curtains are used to prevent the light from interfering with the pictures At present the "Life of Christ" Is the subject of the talks bv Ira P. Dean. The slides used are the most expensive ever shown In Harrisburg. Meetings are held in various parts of the city every Sunday eve ning at 8.15, and the purpose is to reach those who do not go to church. The outfit Includes a small organ and there is good music. The Gospel Tank crew.ehown in the above picture Includes General Secretary Grec' ory, Ira P. Dean and Frank H. Gregory Jr., who operates the tank and pictures. SHOW INCREASE FOR RAILROADS Commissioners Make Public Figures For May; Coal Traffic Reports Washington, July 11.—Reports of 178 of the principal railroads of the United States to the Interstate Com merce Commission to-day showed that despite heavy Increases in ex penses, earnings had increased in May, 1917, more than $3,500,000 over May, 1916. These roads earned in May, 1916, $1 01,169,248; in 1917, $104,721,377. Eastern roads showed a decrease In earnings, which was more than offset by increased earn ings for both southern and western roads. Good reports indicate that through the co-operation of railroads and shippers, real progress is being made in the campaign inaugurated by the Railroads' War Board in April, to secure the maximum of national transportation efficiency. Cool Traffic According to figures now compiled ; the eighty-two principal coal-carry- i lng railroads in May 1917, hauled, 142,157 more carloads of bituminous coal approximately 7,100,000 tons —than they did in May, 1916. This was an increase of 23.8 per cent. The railroads hauled 739,674 car loads in May, 1917, and 597,517 cars in May, 1916. Headway is being made In the' effort to save the time of coal cars by quick and prompt loadtng. The dally average of cars loaded with I bituminous coal each working day in May was 38,449, an increase of 23.8 per cent, over May, 191\ and l of 8.1 per cent, over April of thlßj year. TESTS SHOW EFFICIENCY Efficiency bulletin No, 103 issued from the same office for the month of June shows that of 393 tests made by the efficiency experts under B. F. Shook, of Altoona, only three of them were In any wise neglected giv ing a percentage of 99.2 and in ad dition to these tnere were 28,623 ob servances of rules made at times when employes knew nothing of the intentions which resulted in partial failure of only eleven employes or marka of 99.9 per cent, The grand 'o'al aggregated 29,016 tests, four teen partial failures and 99.9 per cent, as a whole. Standing of the Crews HAHRISBIRO SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 128 crew first to go after 3.30 o'clock; 128, 124, 1233, 106, 112, 116. Engineers for 128 124. Firemen for 124, 123, 112. Flagman for 106. Brakemen for 126, 128, 124, 123, 112, 116. Engineers up: Wenrick, Wlker, Downs, Keane, Maxwell, Brodacker, Bulkley, Steffy, Lefever. Firemen up: Shandler, Brooious, JjOtz, Slattery, Bennet Bonds. Moore, L.ecrone, Hamm, Norman, Newman, Warfel, Schmeister, Dohner, 'Ellinger, HofTman. Conductor up: Horning. Brakemen up: Benedict, Stlmeling, Evans, Boyd, Rexroth, Hatton, Kauff man, Penner, Hartman, McCleary, Trayer, Lelthelser, Over. Middle nivlnlon —The 21 crew first to go after 2.20 o'clock; 34, 30, 25, 35, 17. 24, 22. 33, 23. SO. Preference crew: 8. Engineers for 30, 24, 22. Fireman for 25. Conductor for 22. Flagmen for 25, 23. Brakemen for 25, 24 22, 8. Engineers up: Asper, Rensel, Cook, Brink, Corder, Burris, L,eppard, Peigh tal. Firemen up: L. Smith, M. E. Colyer, T. C. Colyer, Houck. Brakemen up: Stouffer, Rowe, Mo retz, "eft, Campbell, Brlnkley, Atkins, Sneeder Deckert, Gebfiard, Wolf, Aughe, Mlnlchan, Kraft, Hlneman, Rumbaugh, Myers. Yard Roard —Engineers up: Sheaf fer, Bretz, Kauffman, Fllcklnger, My ers, Oelb. / Firemen up: A. W. Wagner, Hutch ison. O. J. Wagner, Arndt, Deaner. McCarter. Engineers for 2nd 129, Ist 108, 2nd 104. Firemen for 2nd 129, 3rd 129 2nd 106. KNOLA SIDE Hhlladelphlu Division —The 208 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock; 224. 207. 228. 244, 204, 241, 235, 230, 213, 225, 212, v Engineers for 230, 213, Fireman for 204, Flagman for 04, Brakemen for 08. 12, 13, 25, S5 (2). Conductors up: Murlatt, Dewees, Flagman up: Goodwin, Brakemen up: Small, Seabolt, Gross. Middle Division —The 114 crew nmt to go after 2.30 o'clock; 108, 101, 118, 115, 105. Engineer for 118. Firemen for 114, 108, 105, Flagman for 101, Brakemen for 114, 108, Yard Board —Engineers up: Sheaf fer, Raugh, Weigle, Yinger, Starner, BIG LANDSLIDE DELAYS TRAINS Second Fall of Rock This Week on Main Line of Pennsy Pennsy trains were held up last night by a landslide on the Middle Division at Denholm. It was the sec ond slide tfits week, one having oc curred Monday night near Peters burg. Last night's slide occurred at a rather fortunate time, no trains passing when the slide occurred. The slide last night occurred at 7.30 o'clock, burying two tracks. An unusually heavy rain struck that section early in the evening and the slide happened In the eastern end of the Lewlstown Narrows, through the right of way passes. l oose Stone Falls No 1 track was covered with the loosened stone and earth for a dis tance of 400 feet and No. 2 track was blocked for many feet, but was cleared at 8.3 5 .o'clock. At midnight the first track was cleared and ready for service. Tele phono wires at this point were torn down by the sliding debris. Linemen and maintenance of way men were hurried out by the Pennsy and were kept at work practically throughout the night. Morrison, Monrow, Beatty, Feas, Wag ner, Shade. .M lr * men up: Ho ° vr . Rice, Roberts, Miller, Byrnes, Johnson, Houdeshel, \\ agner, Ripley, Speese, Miller. Engineers for BC, Ist 7C, 3rd 7C 4th 15C, 26C, 28C 32C, Firemen for 3rd 7C, 12C, 3rd 15C 29C, PASSE.\UEIt DEI* A HTM E.Vr Middle Division • Engineers up: Keane, Crum, Robley. Buck, Alexan der, Kelser, Crimmel, T. D. Crane McDougal, Donnley, Firemen up: Gates, Hopkins, Lyter Cornpropßt, Bealor, Holtzman, I Bowman, Winand, Engineer for 11. i'hlladelplilu Division Engineers up; Lutz, Pleam, Lippl, Welsh, Os mond, Kennedy, Firemen up; Kearney, Cover, Ault house, Johnson, Burley, Shindler, Her shey, Ghaffner, Everhart, Doerstler, THE READING) The 22 crew first to go after 1' o'clock; 10, 8, 7, 3, 20. 5, 15 1, 68, 66~ 62, 54, 67. ' Engineer for 22. Fireman for 22. Conductors for 22, 7. Brakemen for 7, 22. Engineers up: Little, Motter, Freed Billig, Zeigler. Firemen up; Gates, Durborow, Plank Rheetz, Esllnger, Hoffman, Baker Barber, Grundon. Conductors up; Barbour, Straw hecker, Brakefnen up: Shambaugh, Stover Siler, Bentz, Garman, Leibtrew, Mills Strohm, Weiley, RAILROAD NOTES Plans for a membership campaign will shortly be announced by the Middle Division officials of the Vet eran Employes' Association of the Pennsylvania railroad. A large class of new members will be admitted to-morrow night at the meeting of the York Assembly Mu tual Beneficial Association of Penn sylvania Railroad Employes. Harris burg members will attend. Plans are underway for placing special officers of the Pennsylvania railroad on duty at bridges and oth er Important points when the Na tional Guard leaves for war duty The Reading will also use its own ofllcers. , Tho Reading announces a number of excursions on Sunday. One will go to Willow Grove, another up the Hudson and the Shamokin division will have a one-day excursion to At lantic City. Discipline bulletin No. 466, issued from the office of Superintendent N. W. Smith at Altoona, shows that nine employes were reprimanded, five more suspended from two days to ore week for infractions against the rules and regulations during the past week. Y. M. C. A. TEAM MEETS The weekly meeting of the chss and checker team of the Y. M. C. A was held in the association iast night. About ten members were present. Officers will most likely be elected at the meeting next Tues day. CYCLIST HITS TREE While attempting to avoid an ac cident last night by turning out the lights of his motorcycle when he was passing a team, George A. Lampas 1261 Bailey street, received a frac tured left leg when -his machine crashed into a tree. He was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital, BUREAUS HUNT FOR QUARTERS Order to Remove From Capi tol Park District Buildings Makes Things Lively that nil buildings I Park extension I ll "on® must be va for office room In day as half a dozen state bureaus will have to find new quarters. It had been planned to allow the State livestock Sanitary Board and the laboratory of the State Department of Agriculture to remain, but the de cision to clear the whole space im mediately will require removals. State offices are now scattered In half a dezen buildings In the city outside of the Capitol reservation and It is likely that houses will be rented and fitted up for bureaus as was done twenty years ago after the fire. All buildings vacated will be sold Saturday, and will be removed im mediately afterwards, while the placing of wires underground will be rushed. The general plan adopted calls for start of the grading this fall. The funds will be provided for a complete landscape treatment bv an appropriation of $350,000 which the Governor has announced he will sign. Code For Eyes.—The State Indus trial Hoard has called a conference to be held in Philadelphia to-mor row for discussion of a proposed safety code to perfect means of pro , tection for eyes and heads of indus trial workers. Safety engineers, rep | resentatives of labor organizations and of optical companies have been invited to make suggestions. A ser ies of questions has been Issued to I the various persons Interested for discussion. The code will be formu lated primarily for the purpose of protecting eyes of workers against flying chips of steel, intense heat, splashing of molten metal, harmful rays in welding processes and dust, fumes and gassen. More Houses Needed.—Dr. Clar ence J. Marshall, state veterinarian, has issued a statement in the bulle tin of the State Department of Agri culture in which he urges more at tention to horse breeding in Penn sylvania to make up for the losses ' to export for war and the de mands of industry. The general idea that work is being done more by machinery and less by horses, he says, is proving detrimental to horse breeding. This country has ship over 1.600,000 horses and over 300,000 mules since the war began says the veterinarian and he ex presses the belief that this country will feel the need of horses on the farms before long. Siena tor Here.—Senator E. E. Jones, of Susquehanna county, was at the Capitol to see the Governor, Can Crib Bank.—The State Water Supply Commission lßst evening an nounced that it had approved the plans for the borough of Millers burg to place cribbing along the Sus quehanna 100 feet north of- Moore "Vl®*- approximately 800 feet south of Shippen run, the northern boun dary of the borough, and extending along the river for 600 feet south to North street. Permits were also granted for bridges in Wayne town ship, Schuylkill county; an inter county bridge between Chester and Lancaster counties; township bridges In Eden, Clay and Elizabeth town ships, Lancaster county; Ralpho I township, Northumberland county; four in Lycoming county; Carroll and Tyrone townships, Perry county; The Pennsylvania railroad was given permission to build a number of bridges and Mt. Carmel borough to change the channel of Shamokin creek, while the Northumberland Water Company was given the right to construct a dam on Johnson run, Point township, To Pay Little Fellows.—Auditor General Snyder last night gave no tice that pay this week, unless the general appropriation bill is signed, will be for those receiving less than $1,200. Considering Cases.—The Public Service Commission has taken all jitney cases under consideration, in cluding those from Harrisburg, Hazleton, -Bcranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh and other places. Some hearings wil be held. Capitol Visitors. —Among Capitol visitors yesterday were Lieutenant Governor McClain, Charles Johnson, Montgomery county leader; D. A. Johns, Allegheny county official; W. S. Hertzog, California normal school principal. First Papers In—The first nomi nating petitions for candidates for associate judge at the September primary filed at the department of the Secretary of the Commonwealth I were by John A. Kohler, farmer, I Port Royal, Juniata county, and r! J. E. Taylor, farmer, Belleville, Mif tlin county. New Examiner—Charles H. Graff, j Kittanning, was to-day appointed a bank examiner to succeed John WicU, Jr., Kittanning, resigned. Respite Issued—Governor Rrum buugh's office to-day announced that a licspite. had been issued staying the hanging of Martin Leskowky, Car bon county, until September 27. He was the last man sentenced to be hanged In the State, his crime hav ing been committed prior to the electrocution act. Changes in Guard—Major Henry W. Coulter, Greensburg. was to-dav appointed lieutenant colonel of the I Tenth Infantry, to succeed Captain l Walter Kruger, U. S. A., who resign- j ed after serving with the organiza, I tion at the border. Thomas B. An derson, captain of the Latrobe com pany, was advanced to be major. Major G. A. Dillinger, medical corps, formerly with the First artillery, was to-day assigned to the division headquarters as assistant division surgeon. Harry Irvin Sleber, Lan caster, was appointed a first lieuten ant to command supply truck com pany No. 2. Seeking Respite—A respite Is be ing sought'for Martin Kotour, Dau phin county, sentenced to electrocu tion. Two File Oaths—George M. Pat terson, Blair, member of the State Agricultural Commission, and E. P Oberholtzer, Philadelphia, moving picture censor, filed their oaths to day. TROLLEY MEN STRIKE By Associated Press Toronto, July 11.—July 11. a strike involving more than 1,600 mo tormen and conductors began to-day on the trolley system of the Toronto Railway Company. The service and radial lines are* in operation. The strikers demand a shorter \Vorklng day and a wage increase of ten cents an hour. They rejected an offer by the company of an added two ceatij arf Lojar, NEWS OF S LESS VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC LAW Only Two Hearings; Chief Gardner's Campaign Bringing Results Police Chief Gardner's campaign for the elimination of speeding auto mobiles and motorcycles in the streets of the borough is meeting with much success, and yesterday only two hearings were held of men who were charged with breaking tho borough traffic ordinance. The hearings yesterday were pre sided over by Squire Stees, who re leased one of the men summoned, th© evidence presented not being enough, in the opinion jjpf tho Squire, to cause the imposition of a fine. The other man, a West Side Mace donian, was fined sl6, fio of which was for exceeding the speed limit and the other five for ignoring two traffic officers, each of whom at tempted to stop the man. I Squire Stees also committed Isaac ' Anderson, colored, to the Dauphin j county Jail yesterday for court, on charges of felonious assault and bat tery and larceny from the person. Anderson is accused of relieving a West Side Macedonian, named Elio Gourgioff, of a purse containing $55, on the second of July. Gourgioff dis covered tho theft at once and ac companied by several of his friends gave chase to the colored man, who attempted to run off. j On coming up with the negro, Elio grabbed him, when the latter j is alleged to have drawn a knife and slashed his captor over the face. The 1 foreigner and his friends retained j the colored man until Patrolman ! Wynn, who was summoned, came j and placed him under arrest. The money was recovered from the pris oner. CANNING DEMONSTRATION A canning demonstration will be | held in the high school auditorium 1 to-morrow evening under the aus pices of the local Civic Club, com- i mencing at 7.50 o'clock. Miss Pearl McDonald, who is at the head of the economics extension of State ! College will conduct the local dem onstration which will be open to j all housekeepers who are interested in canning and preserving food arti cles. j FUNERAL OF MISS ESHENAVR Funeral services for Miss Emma M. Eshenaur, formerly of Oberlin, who died at the German Hospital, Philadelphia, Monday evening, will be held at the home of her parents i Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eshenaur, Oberlin, to-morrow afternoon at 1 30 i o'clock and at the Neidig Memorial ! United Brethren Church at 2 o'clock. ! The Rev. Mr. Hassler. of Millers- | burg, and the Rev. H. S. Kieffer, I pastor of the Oberlin Church, wili officiate and burial will take place In the cemetery at Oberlin. | Miss Mayme Peters, York, is mak- ; ing an extended visit with Mr. and ! Mrs. G. Fulmer Chapman, 232 Elm street. Mrs. Gonder, Oberlin, was remov- j ed to the Harrisburg Hospital to- i day for an operation for appendi citis. Mrs. John Gibb, South Second street, after spending two weeks with relatives at Baltimore and Sparrows Point, returned home yesterday. At 1 the latter place she was entertain ed by her daughter, Mrs. Rhoda! Draper. Miss Adelle Fie, Philadelphia, is paying an extended visit to her aunt, : Mrs. Dolly Cole, and her cousin, Mrs Mary Rhoads, 14 9 Lincoln street. $45 SUITS, now $22.50 S4O SUITS, now $20.00 $35 SUITS, now $17.50 S3O SUITS, now $15.00 $25 SUITS, now $12.50 S2O SUITS, now SIO.OO sls SUITS, now $7.50 sl2 SUITS, now $6.00 STRAW HATS . ■ fmi/ 2 OFF \\ Following our custom of former years we will close Saturday at IP. M. during July and August. We will be open Thursday afternoon. SIDES & SIDES / j 9 JULY 11, 1917, Sustains Broken Spine When Knocked From Car Ignace Ceck, 62 years old, an Aus trian, of 807 Mohn street, Steelton, was brought to the Harrlsburg Hos pital last evening, suffering with a broken spine. He is now in a serious when he was knocked from a car to the railroad track of tho Bethlehem Steel Company, as a result of being struck with a crane. He was em ployed by the H. Koppers Company, contractors employed by the Bethle hem Steel Company In the erection of a battery of sixty new ovens at the coke plant. WIN IN WALK Considerable amusement was af forded spectators of the Evangelical Methodist baseball game at Hershey Park yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the union picnic of the Evangelical, Methodist and Reform ed Sunday schools of the borough. The former aggregation of ball to.i. sers won the conflict by the score of 11 to 8. The batteries, Evangelical, Barr and Connor; Methodist, Crump Shepley and Metke. About 400 per sons attended the outing. TO HOLD PICNIC Salem Lutheran Sunday School, of Oberlin, will hold its annual picnic at Reservo'r Park, Harrisburg, Sat urday, July 14. Special cars will leave Oberlin Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. A program of music and sports will serve to entertain those taking part in the outing. SERVING— Not Mere Selling Is Our Policy When you buy ordinary glasses you pav for materials and "hope" for service. With J. S. Belsinger, "The Optical House of Harrieburg," the fitting of glasses means not merely to sell, but to SERVE. It means with us, a policy based on science; on re sponsibility; on service; not on gueswork and mere salesmanship. The fitting of glasses with us is professional in its standard of service, and commercial only in. its accuracy and dispatch. A policy in short, founded on the knowledge that our patronu' best interests are identical with our own. Positively Only Eight Days—Beginning Friday, July 6th, Ending Saturday, July 14th Our Semi-Annual Inducement % p* A Our Expert Eye // "iillllPl Ess' n, "" m ( " —— Best Quality t| Complete Sp h cmt c Lenses U Guarnnteed Gold-filled- Latent Style Eye-Glaii Mounting or J. S. Belsin^er Next Tlicatcr 212 Locust Street During This Offer, Special Prices Will Be Made to Those Requiring Prescription Lenses. CLOSED THURSDAY AFTERNOON Twentv-Eight Scoots Ride From Pittsburgh Twenty-eight Boy SeonU iron* various troops of Pittsburgh, ftrrlv-i ed in this city yesterday afternoon, on bicycles after a weeks' trip from tho Smoky City* Their equipment/ was carried in & large automobile truck. The scouts brought two let ters from Mayor Armstrong and thtf City Council to Governor Brum baugh. Scout Executive J. H.- Stlnef welcomed the boys at the local head-, quarters. Through the courtesy of General Secretary Robert Reeves, ot the Y. M. C, A., the scouts used the gymnasium as sleeping quarters last night. The visitors are In charge of V. C, Copp, who is assisted by E. Hv Kelb ler and Wilfred Kcnyon. The troop left Pittsburgh, July 2. and came by the way of tho Lincoln highway, ex cept, the two days they spent at Get tysburg. They preesnted their letter# to the Ge