POTATO PEST
CAUSES CONCERN
Lice and Bugs Do Much Dam
age to Crops in Pennsylva
nia This Year
The potato lice
V\ \ ? //j\ pest whose rav
v\.\\ q/.J ages have been
\V\\\ causing such
7B grave concern to
v&. >dßßPrar-' I officials of the
I State Agriculture
$ 8 QQqfcJ Department has
" IwIMTI 8 most every coun
, ty in Pennsylvania
H(B* ,ii II according to in-
' formation reach
ing the State Capitol and men con
nected with the Department or
Agriculture have been sending mes
sages to State agents in various
sections to urge owners of potato
patches to spray their plants on the
under side.
The pests have attacked the potato
patches in suburban Philadelphia
and have been reported from coun
ties near Philadelphia and from
farming districts in the Schuylkill
and Susquehanna valleys. Reports
have also been received of the pres
ence of the bugs in large numbers
in Allegheny and western tier coun
ties. The late potatoes appear to be
suffering worse than early varieties
in many sections.
Until a week ago there were hopes
at the State Department of Agricul
ture that between the largely in
creased acreage of potatoes in farm
ing districts and the "war gardens"
that the yield would be greater than
ever known before.
Col. Troxler Here.—Colonel Harry
C. Trexler an dthe officers and men
of the quartermaster's department
of the National Guard, who passed
the physical examination at Philadel
phia this week, have opened the
camp quartermaster's office in this
city until the National Guard is or
dered into a training camp. The
department is being conducted from
the Capitol with offices in buildings
in this city.
To Hold Conferences —The Public
Service Commission has scheduled
conferences with parties to the com
plaints of the city of Pittsburgh
against various utility companies
for Monday. The idea is to settle
upon a plan of procedure. Tuesday
the commission will devote to exec
utive business left* over from the
previous day, and Wednesday and
Thursday there will be numerous
hearings. Hearings will be held
Thursday at Scranton in jitney cases
and at Donora Friday. •
Typhoiil Outbreak—An incipient
epidemic of typhoid fever was re
ported to the State Department of
Health by Dr. S. M. Rinehart. Coun
ty Medical Inspector of Allegheny
county. The cases are at Clairton.
Allegheny county. Assistant Engi
neer Drake was ordered by Dr. Sam
uel G. Dixon, Commissioner of
Health, to proceed at once to the
scene of the suspected epidemic to
make an examination. There are
about twenty-five cases , mostly
among children, the majority of
whom are boys. It is suspected some
of the infection may have occurred
by the children bathing in Peters
Creek, which they have been warn
ed against. Some of the springs
and wells in the region are also un
der suspicion.
Blislit Is CosUy—Chestnut blisht
has done from $9,000,000 to $lO,-
000.000 damage in Pepnsylvania ac
cording to a statement issued by the
State Department of Forestry and
the area is spreading. The depart-
Ament says that no trees attacked by
the blight in the state have been
known to recover. The claim is also
made that of the 30,000,000 trees
planted in the United States last
year Pennsylvania planted one
fuurth.
Bia Increase—Calculations made
at the Capitol are that the increase
ill the appropriations for state in
stitutions made by the Legislature
which has just adjourned, compar
ed to the appropriations of 1915.
show an increase of $2,274,477.58.
The increases are due to the advance
in cost of foodstuffs and increase in
patients. Semistate institutions re
ceive an increase of $223,256.25, and
hospitals $824,850.
Going to Milwaukee—Secretary
William H. Ball and Mrs. Ball left
last night for Buffalo. They will vis
it their son at Fort Niagara and then
go to Milwaukee where Mr. Ball will
attend the National Association of
Real Estate Men.
—Sale Next Saturday.—The sale
of buildings in Capitol Park exten
sion will take place next Saturday.
The fire houses will be included.
They are now being advertised.
Interest In Police.—lt is expected
that there will be numerous appli
cants for enlistment in the State po
lice force on August 1. The new men
will be assigned to troops and put
under training at once.
Three File Papers.—Nomination
petitions were filed to-day at the
Capitol by these candidates for asso
ciate judge—Gottlob Rowe and John
F. Hackney, Union county, and A.
J. Saussman. Juniata.
Harrisburg Boys Get
Fist Army Trucks
to Reach Mt. Gretna
Mount Gretna, Pa., July 21.—Inter
est in the camp here centered yester
day in Harrisburg Truck Company
No. 1, of the motor supply train
commanded by Lieutenant George J.
Hook. During the day a trainload
of trucks arrived and was taken to
camp. The untrained men especially
are eager to get a hand in running
motor* apparatus, and the favored
company was the envy of the camp,
especially when it was learned that
this may be their only installment
trucks until the command gets to
the cantonment camp in Georgia.
The supply outfit of Company No. 1
Includes twenty-seven large steel car
go trucks of the latest type, a repair
truck, with a complete establishment
of parts and tools and all necessaries
to keep the other cars in good shape;
a mess truck, which carries the pro
visions for the company, and two
tanks to carry gas and oil.
Truck Company No. 1. of Harris
burg, was also mustered into the
1' ederal service to-day and lost four
men in the physical examinations.
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■peech.
Crown and
Plate, repaired while you wait.
Come In the mornlnii, have your
teeth made the nm day.
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JULY 21, 1917.
NEW SYSTEM TO BE
USED BY P. R. R.
Will Do Away With Old-Time
Way of Handling Small
Shipments of Freight
Plans which are now being work
ed out in final detail and will short
ly be put into actual operation will
effect a complete change in the
methods of receiving, loading and
forwarding less than carload freight
of all descriptions upon all portions
of the Pennsylvania railroad lines
east of Pittsburgh.
The new arrangements will con
stitute probably the most far-reach
ing improvement that has ever been
attempted, on a large scale, in
freight transportation practices.
The present custom of receiving
less than carload freight indiscrim
inately, at all stations, at any time
of the day, for all destinations, which
has been followed since the early
days of railroading, will be abolished.
In its place there will be substitut
ed a carefully devised plan whereby
the acceptance and loading of freight
in less than carload lots will be con
ducted according to a regularly es
tablished system, and such freight
will be automatically concentrated
into full loads at the point of ship
ment.
The two most important features
of the new plan for handling less
than carload freight are:
1. The inauguration of shipping
days—or substantially "sailing dates"
—on which cars will depart from
various points of origin to specified
destinations; freight will be accept
ed on the proper shipping days,
only, and the cars will "sail" as
specified.
2. The destination of particular
stations at which freight will be ex
clusively received for specified desti
nations; freight for such points will
be accepted at the stations named,
only.
New Plan the Result of I.onjr Study
The new plan represents the re
sults of prolonged investigation,
conducted by the transportation and
traffic officers of the Pennsylvania
railroad, for the purpose of de
termining the best practical means of
obtaining increased efficiency and
dispatch in the handling of less than
carload freight.
The primary purposes for the
adoption of the new method are
fourfold:
First. Elimination of the delay in
cident to the rehandling of freight,
under the present methods of con
solidating small shipments into full
carloads at transfer stations.
This will give the shipper quicker
service than is possible under the
old method.
Second. Conservation of car supply
by effecting better average ' loading
than is possible under the transfer
system.
This will increase the cars avail
able for commercial freight, as well
as government supplies.
Third. Reduction in the number of
car and train movements required to
transport a given volume of freight.
This will increase the capacity of
the whole railroad plant, and will
release trackage and locomotives
for the movements of troops, govern
ment supplies and commercial
freight.
Fourth. Improvement in the reg
ularity of the freight service by
systemizing and simplifying opera
tion.
This will result from the elimina
tion of a large proportion of the
complicated rehandling of freight,
which is now unavoidable, 'with the
attendant liability to damage.
It is the belief of the management
of the railroad that the proposed
change will increase the efficiency,
promptness and regularity of the
freight service and therefore will
commend itself to shippers as facilit
ating the conduct of their business.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division—The 121 crew
first to go after 1 o'clock; 123, 125,
11, 12S, 109, 117, 113, 124, 120.
Engineers for 113. 117, 123.
Fireman for 125.
Conductor for 121.
Brakemen for 109, 108, 113, 117, 120,
124, 125. 127, 128.
Engineers up: Brooke. Schwartz,
Gray. Martio. Tennant, Grass.
A. K. Steffy, J. H. Gable, Wenrick,
Keane, Speas. S. K. Steffy, Seifert, Wi
ker. Howard.
Firemen up: Himmelright, Shan
dler, Kinter, Moore, Kepner, Briggs,
Walters, Steel. Sanders, Dohner,
Kressler, Beidel.
Flagman up: Martz.
Brakemen up: Bell. Penner, G. H.
Mummaw, Hunsecker, Spaulding.
Reese. Kauffman. Kimberling, Arder,
Jacobs. C. M. Mummaw, Hoch.
Middle Divlklon—The 245 crew first
to go after 1.30 o'clock; 232, 202, 203,
205.
Eight crews laid off at Altoona.
Twenty-two crews to come in.
Engineers up: Albright. Peightal.
Firemen up: Davis, Hess, Smith.
Evans, Swab, Rumfelt, Bechtel, Ad
ams, Houck, Kowatch, Markle, Orr,
Stewart.
Conductor up: Rhine.
Brakemen up: J. D. McCarl, Brown,
Deckert, R. E. McCarl, Blessing. Bry<-
ley. Bowers, Rumbaugh, Stouffer,
Minichan. Shrauder, Reynolds, Knight.
Yard Hoard —Engineers up: McCord,
Snyder, Myers. Heffleman, Buffington,
Auman. Miller, Biever. Essig, Ney,
Boyle, Myers. ,
Firemen up: Dissinger, Wagner,
Ripley. Speese, C. O. Miller, Fry,
Strawhecker. Peters. Fitzgerald.
Engineers for Ist 7C, Ist 15C, 4th
15C, 28C.
Firemen for Ist 7C, 2nd 7C, 4th 7C,
11C, 3rd 7C, 23C, 26C, 28C, 32C, 35C.
EX OLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—The 230 crew
first to go after 1.15 o'clock; 227, 239.
236. 220, 217, 235.
Engineers for 217, 230, 236. 238.
Firemen for 217. 228, 238.
Conductors for 227, 238.
Brakemen for 217, 230.
Middle DivlKlon—The 243 crew first
to go after 3.15 o'clock; 237, 252, 238,
235, 244, 233.
Yard Board—Engineers up: Shuey.
Myers, Geib, Curtis, D. K. Hinkle, Hol
land, Seal, J. Hinkle. Sheaffer, Kapp.
Firemen up: Webb. Coldwin, Bal
mer, O. J Wagner. A. W. Wagner.
Arndt. McMeen, Kensler, Wolf. Hutch
ison. Albright.
Engineers for 3rd 126, Ist 129, 137,
2nd 102, 2nd 106, 104, extra.
Firemen for 3rd 126. 2nd 129, 3rd
129, 135, Ist 102, 2nd 106, extra.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Middle Dlvlnlon Engineers up:
Sparver, Donnelly. Robley. Buck, Al
exander. McDougal. Kaiser, Crimmel,
Miller, Graham. Crane.
Firemen up: Bowman, Koller, Gates,
Lyter. Cornpropst.
Philadelphia Division Engineers
up: Llppi. Welsh, Glllums, Kennedy.
Firemen up: Aulthouse, Burley, F.
I* Floyd, Everhardt, Cover, Doestler,
A. I* Floyd, Hershey.
Fireman for 628.
THE READING
The 4 crew first to go after 1.15
TELL AMERICAN
TROOPS HEALTH
RULES IN CAMP
Medical Officer Talks to Each
Company of Expedition
ary Forces
LITTLE SICKNESS NOW
Men Anticipate Appeal and
Take Every Precaution
Against Disease
By Associated Press
American Training Camp in France,
July 21.—The chief medical officer of
the American expeditionary forces
yesterday made a round of the com
panies in camp nearest headquarters
| and gave each troop section a brief
| talk on general health conditions. He
explained the dangers that confront
all armies and urged the men to take
precautions available for each indi
vidual soldier. The troops responded
finely to his patriotic appeal to keep
in good physical condition for the
reputation of t{ie American arms and
promised faithfully not to drink un
filtered water and to observe other
health precautions. Medical records
thus far make it appear that the ap
peal had been anticipated by the ma
jority of men. for health conditions
are excellent. What little sickness
prevails is limited almost exclusively
to a few cases of measles and mumps
contracted before leaving the UniteJ
States.
Men Already Vaccinated
Every soldier already has been vac
cinated against typhoid and in addi
tion each troop section is equipped
for filtering every drop of water.
Likewise every man under forty-five
years has been vaccinated against
smallpox and will be similarly pro
tected against cholera should it make
its appearance.
The American army has just com
pleted taking over the French base
hospital near here, which will be
opened within a few days with the
Johns Hopkins unit comprising thirty
physicians and surgeons, including a
number of noted specialists, 250 at
tendants and lU3 American nurses.
The hospital has a capacity of a
thousand leds and will be used ex
clusively for the American forces.
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PAXTANG PARK—Vaudeville.
COLONIAL,—"The Duchess of Doubt."
REGENT—"The Danger Trail."
Metro's dainty little star Emmy
Whelen is the feature of the pro
gram at the
Emmy Whelan in Colonial to
"The Duchess of Doubt" day in "The
Duchess of
Doubt." Miss Whelan's popularity has
been increasing with each picture and
her admirers will have the chance
to-day of seeing her in what is said
to be her best production. Not only
can she act but she knows how to de
sign and wear pretty clothes. A strong
love story runs through the play,
which is ably presented by a clever
supporting cast. Mondav onlv the
Triangle Company will present the
Siren of the screen Louise Glaum in
"Love Or Justice." The story tells of
a woman of the underworld, who
weans a brilliant young lawyer from
the drug habit by her love and de
votion. Here is a vampire who sacri
fices all her luxuries and her former
life for the man she has grown to
love. On Tuesday Metro presents
Viola Dana in "Alladin's Other
Lamp."
To-day the Regent Theater presents
H. B. Warner in a thrilling drama.
"The Danger
"The Danger Trail" Trail." How
at Regent To-day. would you like
to be imprisoned
I with fifty pounds of dynamite and
with a sputtering fuse leading to the
I explosives. That was the situation to
| which John Ho-,vland, American nn-
IS-.liter, fattened. A fust led to a box
ion which he was bound. A slow,
glow came toward him! The
hvtir, the m nute had come. It was a
diabolical plot to take his life. How
John Howland's life was saved at
tiic final moment; how a great love
tame to him with the heart and hand
of the Canadian lassie; how the tangle
of circumstances were finally un
raveled. are incidents in "The Dan
ger Tra.il."
Pauline Frederick's latest appear
ance on the screen is in a story by
Margaret Turnbull. to be shown the
first two days of next week.
This evening the Garfield Musical
Comedy Company will close their en
gagement at Paxtang
The Bill at Park after playing one of
PaxtunK. the most successful two
week runs the park the
ater has ever had. In spite of the
fact that rainy weather has prevailed
during the greater part of their stay
I at the park the Garfield Company has
played to big audiences at nearly
every performance.
The bill the Garfield players will
present at the park this evening is
called "Two Fools There Were.' It is
a strong comedy show with plenty of
! bright dialog and catchy music, Mr.
Haines and Mr. Godding have good
comedy roles in the piece and their
work is worthy of the generous ap
plause accorded them by the park
audiences.
FUNERAL OF MISS BLACK
Miss Jennie Elizabeth Black, aged
31, died yesterday afternon at the
home of her parents, 261 Delaware
street, after a short illness. She is
survived by her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
S. P. Black, two brothers. Luther and
A. S. Black, two sisters. Mrs. W. W.
I Criswell and E. W. Shenck. all of this
city. Funeral services will be held
| Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, the
Rev. Edwin S. Rupp. pastor of the
Otterbein United Brethren church will
officiate. Burial will be made in the
Paxtang cemetery.
MRS. BARBARA LONG DIES
Funeral services will be held in the
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock for Mrs. Barbara
Long, aged 74, who died yesterdav
cfternon, from apoplexy. The Rev. P.
S. Huegel. pastor of the St. Lawrence
church will officiate. Burial will be
made in the Mt. Calvary cemetery.
The body may be viewed at the par
lors of Undertaker Sourbier tomor
row evening between 7 and 9 o'clock.
ROSES FOR POSTMASTER
Employes of the Harrisburg post
office yesterday presented Postmaster
Frank C. Sites, with a handsome floral
tokeen qf roses and carnations in of
ficial esteem to his being re-commis
sioned postmaster for another term of
four years. No speeches were made
by any of the employes.
o'clock; 12, 17, 22, 10. 6. 21. 3, 23, 2.
18, 103, 101, 72, 54. 73. 60. 67, 55, 61.
Engineers for 64. 7, 8, 10.
Firemen for 54, 64, 69, 3, 6, 8, 22. 23.
Conductors for 71. 72, 7. 8.
Flagmen for 73. 2, 4, 8, 10, 12. 18.
Brakemen for 60, 7,2, 4, 8, 10, 18.
22. 23.
Engineers up: Booser. Wynne,
Freed, Harvey. Ruth. Hoffman.
Firemen up: Weiser. Hurley. Clende
nin. J. Corpman, Hoffman. Glessner,
Kepler, Young, Kreisger, Wilt, Dur
borow, Johnson, Groff, Swartz, Carnes,
Mentzer. Cook. Gallagher, te'heetz,
Luckenbaugh, Corpman.
Brakemen up: Snell McCormick,
Weiley, Garman, Beitzelr, Gunn, Shol
ly, Kinnard, Craig, Koons, Mocsline,
Bennlnghove.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
WORK OF DEVICE
TO FIND U-BOATS
i Brains of County Design In
vention to Detect Subma
rines at Ten Miles
Washington, July 21.—The Navy
Department is working to perfect a
device that will detect submarines
at a distance of ten miles.
If the device is perfected—and the
best brains in this country are work
ing on it day and night—a cordon
of destroyers will bottle the U-boats
at their base.
If it is not, a combined naval and
! aerial attack must be made upon the
German coast and the occupied
coast of Belgium. The submarine, it
is agreed, must be eliminated before
the war Is won.
The general board feels the pres
ent method of fighting the Subma
rine menaco is merely a makeshift.
It will never make the saes safe for
merchantment, no matter how weil
the surface is controlled by the al
lied navies.
Some success has been achieved
with the mechanism for detecting
submarines, but the invention has
yet to be perfected. Within the next
few months It Is believed the me
chanical experts working on it will
be able to report it is ready for serv
ic.e
If this invention proves its value
as a detector at ten miles, It is the
purpose of the American navy to
establish a line across the Skager
Rak, another across the English
Channel and another across the
North Sea in front of the German
coast. Other lines of detectors will be
stretched across waters where the
submarines operate.
The first consideration will be to
get an underwater detection across
channels used by the submarines in
leaving and entering their bases.
WAY NOW CLEAR
FOR TRAFFIC NEEDS
(Continued From First Page)
Walnut streets, the way will be
opened to the City Planning Com
mission. Municipal League and City
Council to decide finally on the pub
lic comfort station and other traffic
provisions which can be made effec
tive in Market Square. For years ef
forts have been made to relieve the
congestion and work out a feasible
plan but the obstacle which prevent
ed definite action has been the use of
the Second street tracks by the 'cross
river cars.
After the Planning Commission
has acted on the ordinance it will
go to City Council for approval. It
is understood that as soon as it is
approved plans will be started for
the public comfort station and isles
of safety in Market Square.
More Room For City Cars
The double-tracking of Walnut
street and the loop In the proposed
terminal will do away with much of
the traffic congestion at Second and
Walnut streets, Second street, from
Walnut to Market Square and in the
Square. This will give more space
to provide for the city transit lines
and it is probable that action will
soon be taken to provide these
changes.
It is understood that eventually
with the terminal in Walnut street,
the bridge to the West Shore will
be doubled-tracked. Engineers say
when this is to be done it will neces
siate the construction of a new
bridge.
The League also discussed at its
special meeting yesterday a plan to
widen the curve at Fourth and
Chestnut streets, at the approach
to the Mulberry street bridge. A
prominent businessman Is willing, it
is said, to give to the city enough
space to do this, it permission is
given him for the erection of stores
fronting on the western approach.
The Planning Commission will
make a complete study of the situa
tion and as soon as completed ar
rangements will probably be made
for this improvement.
COMMITTEE ON FAREWELL TO
TROOPS WILL MEET MONDAY
The general committee In charge of
the farewell demonstration to the
hundreds of Harrisburg soldiers will
meet in the City Grays Armory Mon
day night to make further plans for
the celebration. An invitation has
been extended to the families and
friends of the soldiers to attend the
meeting.
Immediately after the meeting the
members of the association will hold
their regular drill.
ERROR IX MILK REPORT
It was stated in an account of tests
of milk made by the health depart
ment last month that in a sample
taken by request from John S. Kra
mer, of Penbrook, there were 45,000
colon bacilli, or disease germs. Ac
cording to Mr. Kramer the health
bureau notified him there were on'.y
500.
On the Verge of
Nervous Breakdown
Harrisburg Business Wo
man Restored by the
Samson of Medicines
Margaret Rodgers. No. 2 South
Fourth street, Harrisburg, says: "I
was run down, nervous, had head
aches, did not sleep well, would
wake up in the morning all tired out
and not rested, in fact felt tired all
the time, I had a poor appetite and
did not relish my food, I had no am
bition to do anything and just seem
ed worn out. I had felt this way for
several months, and feared that I
was on the verge of a nervous break
down, and that it would be neces
sary to take a long vacation to re
gain my health.
"I was advised to try Sanpan, and
must say, it started to help me right
away.
"Felt better after the first few
doses, and now I feel well. It
stralgthened me out In quick time,
and it will not be necessary for me
to stay away from business now, but
can take a real vacation later on,
and enjoy it too, as the sun always
shines when one feels well.
"I can certainly recommend San
pan to all people who are run down,
and feel as badly as I did.
"Merit wins its own reward, and
I predict a record-breaking sale for
Sanpan, as it evidently produces the
goods."
Sanpan is now being introduced
at Keller's Drug Store, 405 Market
street, Harrisburg, where the San,
: pan man is explaining it to the
1 oaaDle.—Adv. /
NEWPORT CUT-OFF
IS APPROVED
(Continued From First Page)
Philadelphia ana Pittsburgh. on this
thoroughfare by fifteen miles.
Changes Approved
The changes in the twenty-five
routes show a net increase of 4.1
miles, but signed House bill 1471
shortens another route six miles,
hence the net reduction In route dis
tance as a result of legislative ac
tion is 1.9 miles—"a pitifully small
matter," says tne Governor, who
continues: "This is due to the fact
that when this bill was on passage
it gathered to itself all special bills
save 1471, and made up one omni
bus bill. Then In conference more
routes were changed and a few
more favorites were cared for. That
is why this bill shows an Increase.
To veto it would prevent the com
monwealth in one case—route 165
from saving 15.8 miles, nine grade
crossings and a cost of at least $600,-
000. The contemptible thing is that
needless additions were put in this
bill in the full knowledge that some
of its provisions—like the one cited
above and route 275 (William Penn
Highway), were of such importance
that approval was almost compul
sory, so to save the wheat I accept
the chaff."
The Governor says further that he
is opposed to increasing highway
mileage, and that instead of a sys
tem of 10,000 miles, the mileage
should be less than 5,000, "unless the
people bond the State for highway
improvements and use all current
revenues given to highways for
maintenance only. I want this fact
clearly understood. It has meaning
in the coming amendment to the
constitution on the question of a loan
for road purposes."
The Sproul bill authorizing man
ufacturing companies to own and
operate sources of raw materials and
conveyances necessary for such
operations were anunounced to-day
as approved by Governor Brum
baugh. They were urged as impor
tant to the manufacturing interests
of the State during the war.
The Governor signed these Senate
bills:
Regulating free nonsectarlan li
braries and allowing taxes to be
2W)O a Week.
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It's also a mighty safe guide as to what low a price—s7so.
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The car is right mechanically, of course, but A . . !
more than that combmation pleasure-utility car it is
giving its owners more solid satisfaction
—among touring cars of its size it is by long for the money than any other car we
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Five passenger Sliding gear transmission—3 speeds
32 horsepower en bloc motor forward and reverse
106-inch wheelbase Short turning radius
Auto-Lite starting and lighting 42-inch cantilever rear springs
Electric switches on steering Four inch tires
column Magnetic speedometer '
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OPEN EVENINGS 212-214 NORTH SECOND ST. BOTH PHONES
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
levied under certain conditions, for
acceptance of gifts and other mat
ters for maintenance.
Allowing limited leases of high
ways on streams within cities.
Establishing nine industrial farms
to be worked by prisoners and divid
ing the State into districts.
Providing means of ascertaining
damages for Pymatuning swamp
dam and lake.
Providing that employes of Alle
gheny county receiving less than sl,-
500 a year shall have $l5O added to
pay.
The Crow constables fee act.
The Governor also signed the
House bills giving consent of the
State for the sale by the City of
Philadelphia of land on Tilicum
island, in the Delaware, to the Unit
ed Statea and fixing salary of deputy
coroners in Philadelphia and of tip
staves and criers in Allegheny.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day an
nounced his veto under date of July
2 Oof the Hecht House bill amend
ing the Philadelphia transit bill. The
measure is a companion to the bill
approved a few days ago authoriz
ing the city to acquire and operate
transit facilities and would amend
the transit act by extending its pro
visions to belt lines. If the bill went
no farther it would not be objection
able, says the Governor, who de
clares that it is limited to an exist
ing line and that the title is defec
tive because It does not mention it,
while another section limits right to
connect to one existing belt line
alone. "The city ought to be free to
act In the Interests of the whole
people," says the Governor.
The Governor also vetoed the fol
lowing bills:
House—Quieting titles of property
held by foreign corporations and
transferred which, the Governor
says, is "validation run riot."
Senate—Providing a system of
employment in the penal institu
tions, which the Governor calls "ill
advised and widely protested."
House—Adding towns and town
ships to municipalities to be paid
half of tax on foreigp insurance
companies, which it is held "would
dissipate the funds for firemen's re
lief and that the president of the
State firemen has asked veto of the
bill.
House —Providing for entries on
margins of mortgages certain data
SATURDAY EVENING,
and validating entries heretofore
made. The Governor says It author
izes only the mortgagee to make en
try.
House lncreasing salaries of
clerks and employes of quarter ses
sions courts in Philadelphia and Al
legheny counties. The Governor says
conditions do not warrant the In
crease and that his duty in the cir
cumstances i 3 plain.
House—Validating Instruments of
writing affecting titles, on which the
Governor says "It is difficult to un
derstand the purpose."
House—Kixlng pay of second class
ownship auditors. The Governor
say.3 the code just approved does
that.
Senate—Requiring charter appli
cations to be written on one piece of
paper. "A single rule court will I
accomplish all this bill makes man
datory," says the Governor.
House —For construction of a road
which zigzags along the obrder of
Washington and Beaver counties. To
approve it, says the Governor, would
b r contrary to good business prin
ciples as the State has too many
roads now.
Senate'—Validating certain elec
tions. The Governor says he has
vetoed similar hills and adds: "It is
a strange situation to consider how j
an Assembly would enact at least |
three measures of like import and'
all of them enacted in total dlsre- I
gard of an act approved May 4,
1915."
Senate—Relative to second class
city tax collections, similar bill acted |
upon."
House—Authorizing second class I
townships to make connections with |
municipal sewer systems. The Gov- I
ernor gives six reasons for disap
proval and adds: "This Is defective,
and will cause confusion and litiga
tion."
House—Repealing traction engine
assessment law. "There is no reason
why they should be exempted."
House —Providing for commitment
to workhouses' of persons not sup
porting families under certain con
ditions, which the Governor holds
would entail an unfair expense on
counties.
House—Removing Incompatibility j
of certain officers in "Incorporated j
districts." "Why make fish of oneJ
and flesh of another? This is special
legislation," says t'.io Governor.
Senate—Aalloiving State to Ball
right .of way through Lock Haven
Normal school grounds to a rail
road. The Governor says the rail
road can realign its line without de
stroying valuable property.
Senate—Authorizing building and
loan associations to accept minors
as shareholders. The Governor says
the laws on the subject of such as
sociations are good and should not
be changed.
Scoutmasters to Meet
at Y. M. C. A. Tuesday
A meeting of the Boy Scoutmasters
of the city will be held next Tuesday
night in the T. M. C. A. It will be
the first meeting to be held since
Lewis Buddy, national field scout com
missioner, who organized the Boy
Scout campaign in this city some
months ago. Since the several new
troops have been formed.
Scout Exeecutive J. Howard Stlne,
will preside at the meeting. Matters
of Interest to the scout troops in gen
eral will be discussed and the ques
tion of having a winter and summer
camp for the local scouts will be
brought up at the session. Meetings
will probably be held monthly in the
future.
Mr. Stine and Garfield McAlister will
attend the services at the St. Ann
Methodist church. Middletown to
morrow evening and talk on scout ac
tlvlities.
TRUCK COMPANIES GO
Supply truck companies Nos. 5
and 6, Pitsburgh, have been ordered
to Mt. Gretna, after Federal recog
nition. Four ammunition truck com
panies have been recognized. There
will be eight more.
The gunboat Wolverine, loaned to
the Pennsylvania state naval militia,
has been recalled by the govern
ment.
BOROUGHS COMPLAIN
The boroughs of New Hope, Mor
risville and Newtown have joined
Doylestown and Yardley in objecting
to new rates of the Bucks County
Public Service Company. The cases
will be held In September.
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