12 RIVER PATROL URGENT NEED! / Completely Equipped and Ad equate Life-Saving Station Another Necessity Harrlsburg's need of a completely equipped and adequato life saving station and motorboat river patrol was pointed out to-day in a discus sion of the drownings and narrow escapes cf canoeists and river en thusiast s. While the first regulation station of its kind has been opened by the owner of a large houseboat, it was said to-day that with the river basin in use by so many people the city should maintain a station. Playground Supervisor Earl C. Ford, in speaking of the death toll on the river this year, issued a warn ing to parents to send their young sters to Island Park, where they can swim and have the protection of life guards. Mr. Ford in giving the warning declared that the younger children should not be permitted to swim anywhere along the shores of the various islands. On Saturday afternoon G. P. Freidle, 1804 Susquehanna street, ' narrowly escaped drowning when a canoe in which he was riding over turned. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Nicely, expert swimmers and canoeists, reached the youth in time to save htm. TROOP C MAY DRIVE TANKS IN BATTLE UNE [Continued From First Page.] loyal to their officers who have made themselves very popular with the en listed men. .May Drive Tanks Asked about the probable disposi tion of the troop, Captain Roberts shrugged his square shoulders, look ed up from a ponderous volume 011 military tactics and smilingly ans- ; wered, "Don't know, don't care, 1 am ready for anything." Men versed in military affairs say that whatever the case may be, Cap- tain Roberts will be an exceptionally capable man to handle the situation. ; lie was a student of artillery maneu- ■ vers at Fort lliiey, Kansas, and also made a specialty 01 cavalry study when a second lieutenant. li the troop is made an armored motor truck unit experts again ue ciare his training will serve him in good stead. As superintendent of lue Morton Truck and Tractor Com pany, Captain Roberts directed the building ui many armored trucks lor foreign countries. First lieutenant Kline who has hail charge of the tiring squad re ports tne men to be coming line In uiarKsmansinp. private Kaipn Smith is the champion shot ot tne troop "fcSnutny ne\er achieved any unusual success with a riile but his ability with a simgsnot puts the mere or dinary riueu'ian away in the shade. He uoes ins seouung tor sparrows as covertly as tliough he were hunt ing Germans. rtis comrades say they will leave the night scouting to him entirely as lie can do his woi'K without noise and therefore without risk ot the searchlights and macnine guns being turned upon him. Recruiting For Guard Lieutenant James T. Lung, Jr., o£ Company u, tormerly on recruiting duty lor the Eighth Regiment, has been detailed to report to Captain llarrell and assist him in securing recruits. Since the National Guard has become federalized all recruit ing must be done through Regular Army recruiting stations. Companies A and B both need about twenty men. No vacancies exist in Company C. The companies on the isianu are almost tilled to their quota but the entire regiment still needs score of men. Re cruits who prefer the Eighth Regi ment will now be required to enlist at 223 Market street. There were no enlistments lor the Guard yesterday or to-day. l'rcaclie,s to Soldiers Chaplain of the Eighth, the Rev. Dr. Harry N. Bassler, last night used as a subject lor his sermon to the boys on the island, "The Eyes of the World Are on the Olive Drab." The chaplain reminded them that the khakl-colored uniform of the United States soldiers was a heritage to which they had fallen heir, and of which they might be proud. He im pressed upon theni that the uni form stood tor some of the tinest men in the world and that It was up to them to see that no discredit was brought to that which it repre sented. No News of Movements Pennsylvania's National Guard having passed out of existence when the organized militia of Pennsylvania was drafted into the United States service yesterday no one at the Capi tol to-day knew when the various organizations would be ordered to go to Augusta. There were hopes that they would be started next week and regimental commanders have desig nated companies to go as advance details. All matters pertaining to the Pennsylvania troops will be handled from Sunbury where division head quarters are located. Orders will go direct to Major General Clement in stead of through the office of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. It is probable that the Keystone State regiments will get their new numbers in United States service very shortly. Some days ago word was sent here that no new numbers would be given until after the troops were drafted. Adjutant General Stewart and Col onel Frank G. Sweeney are at work to-day on the new credits to be given under the draft for the enlistments in the National Guard. EXPECT THOUSANDS Several thousand Odd Fellows are expected to attend the annual Odd Fellows' reunion which will be held Thursday at Pen Mar. Representa tive George Huddleson, of Alabama, a prominent Odd Fellow, and former Congressman W E. Andrews will be two of the speakers. J. A. Brown, of this city, is a member of the com T mlttee In charge. FIVE ARK PROMOTED Five Harrisburg boys, members of Company K, of York, have been pro moted to lirst class privates. The soldiers are: James E. Reed, Edgar J. Myers, Samuel Koplovitz, Robert A. Nolde and Philip S. London. London and Koplovitz returned to York this morning after spending a week-end furlough with relatives in this city. STRUCK BY IRON Edwin Mackey, of Carlisle, em ployed by the Central Iron and Steel Company, was hit in the head by a piece of metal while at work Satur day night. He was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital. ROTARY CLUB KIEI.D DAY The Rotary Club of Harrisburg, at luncheon at the Engineers Society, to day made preliminary arrangements for a field day to be held on a date to be fixed in September. The clubs of Reading, Pottsville, York and Lan caster will be invited to participate. MONDAY EVENING, RAILROAD RUMBLES MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, READING PLAN [Continued From First Page.] built at Reading, Rutherford, St. Clair. Bridgeport, Port Heading, Gordon and Port Richmond. Additional tracks ai 3 being built between Allentown and Shippens burg an.fl between Lebanon and Myerstown. Many of the bridges along this part of the road are betes; made longer. Twenty-seven bridges are be'na rebuilt on the line between Williams port and Tamayj.i to accommodate the heavy Ma'let engines. Two of the bridges span the'Susquehanna river, one at Sunbur.tr and 'lie other nl Milton. The Sunbury bridge will have twenty-eight spans and the Milton bidge ha'.* that number. In both bridges the spans are from seventy to ninety-five feet long. Other improvements in ;l\ide: In Philadelphia Four-track bridge over the Schuyl kill at Philadelphia; replacing the old Columbia bridge; new pier at ENGINEER DIES; ILL SHORT TIME Thomas D. Crane, Father of Well-Known Baseball Star, Has Fatal Stroke Thomas D. Crane, aged 4" years, a well-known Pennsylvania railroad engineer employed on the Middle Division, died this morning at his home, 1847 Park street. He Is the father of Samuel (Red) Crane, the 1 allplayer, formerly of Washington Americans, now with the Minne apolis team of the American Asso ciation. Mr. Crane had been ill but three weeks, following a stroke. Pre vious to that lime he enjoyed the best of health. The survivors .are: A widow, Mrs. Jennie M. Crane; one daughter. Miss Margaret, and one son, Samuel. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services at Home Services will be conducted at the home by the Rev. Amnion E. Han gen, pastor of Park Street Evangel ical Church, assisted by the Rev. Edwin A. Pyles, pastor of the Fifth Street M. E. Church. Burial will be made in East Harrisburg Cemetery. Engineer Crane was prominently identified with the Brotherhood of. Locomotive Engineers, Lodge No. 459; and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginenien, Lodge No. 17 4. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief De partment. He was an ardent follow er of si>orts and a big booster for athletics at the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A, and for the Motive Power Athletic Association of the Pennsylvania railroad. Railroads Report Feright Increase During May New York Aug. 6.—Railroads of the United States gave 16 per cent, more freight service In May, 1917, than the corresponding months a year ago, with virtually the same number of cars and locomotives, according to a statement made public by Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the railroads' war board. The reports show that railroads with 173,105 miles of line gave service equivalent to carrying 25,426 545,011 tons of freight one mile, while this year they carried 20,522,870,109 tons one mile, an Increase of exactly 16.1 per cent. The number of freight locomotives in service May last year was 24,362, while this year the number was 24,- 483, an increase of one-half of one per cent. "Last year in May there were 1,- 800,842 freight cars in service, while this year the number was 1,833,921, an increase of 1 4-5 per cent. A distinct mark of progress also is a great reduction in the number of freight cars in the shop or awaiting repairs. Promote Arthur B. Cole to New Freight Office Altoona, Aug. 6.—Arthur B. Cole, of this city, has been appointed as agent at the Altoona freight transfer to succeed A. T. Heintzleman. Since the new freight transfer near East Altoona was established, Mr. Heint zelman, who is freight agent here, has been acting in the capacity of a gen eral transfer man. He entered the service as a clerk at the Juniata scales at HoUidaysburg, for some years being freight agent at Bellwood. The promotions, effective August 1, include the advancement of J. H. lef fard, formerly baggage and freight agent at Mifflin, to succeed Mr. Cole while C. R. Moore is made afent at Mifflin, succeeding Leffard. RAILROADS USE MOKE COAL Washington, Aug. 6.—-Railroads of the country used more coal last year than in 1915, the total having been 142,735,000 tons or 24 per cent, of the entire output. Figures given out by the geological survey to-day show that of the total coal consumed 136,000,000 tons was bituminous and 6,735 tons anthraeiate, representing increases, respectively, of 11.5 per cent, and 8.5 per cent over 1915. In addition, the roads used 22,950 tons of coke. ANNUAL MUTUAL MEETING Lqcal Assembly No. 4, Mutual Beneficial Association of Pennsylva nia Railroad Employes, Incorpo rated, will hold its annual election Wednesday evening, August 8, 1917. The meeting place Is Odd Fellows hall, No. 304 "North Second street, Harrisburg. An interesting race is on for the various offices. I*. It. R. DISCIPLINE BULLETIN The discipline bulletin issued by N. W. Smith, superintendent of the Middle Division, Pennsylvania Rail road. for the week ending July 29, shows that a total of fifty-three em ployes were disciplined for various causes. One passenger engineer was dismissed from the service, while all the others received various repri mands. READING Ct'TS TRAINS Several of the hourly trains be tween Philadelphia and New York on the Reading Railroad are to be sacri ficed to the exigencies of the war situation. New schedules made effec tive to-day discontinue three of the weekday hourly trains and six of those which have been operated on Sundays. Port Reading with a capacity of 20,- 000 tons of coal daily; additional tracks in all yard- and shipping points and a new i ng-.ie yards. Additional tra..'vs will be con structed betweca Philadelphia and New York. Eleven bridges are be ing replaced on the iiue between Philadelphia and South Bethlehem. The requirements ot' the Bethlehem Steel Company to handle war busi ness have necessitated the enlarging of the yard and engine facilities ft that point, al3o the construction of a roundhouse, coaling station and other improvements The new io".l<lbous> at Philadel phia for heavy freight engines will hold 18 engines of the Mallet type. In addition the improvements in clude a power plant coaling station, a machine shop ai l other facilities. At the same point is a classification freight and yarct which will be enlarged. Brotherhood Men Request Change in Crew Running; Committee Goes to Altoona At a joint meeting yesterday of local transportation brotherhood lodges, the question of handling middle division crews was discussed. A committee was named*- and went to Altoona to-day. to confer with Superintendent N. W. Smith on plans providing for separate Enola and Hfirrisburg crew pools. The meeting was held in White's Hall in Verbeke stroet, and was largely attended. The company had agreed to pay carfer of all crew members running into Enola. similar arrangements for crew ar rangements of crews running into Harrisburg and having residence at Enola. Carfare would also be paid on outgoing trips. At present crews get full time for returning to Har risburg, after delivering trains at terminals. It is understood that Superintend ent Smith, after rescinding an order that was not satisfactory to train men, agreed to work any arrange ment satisfactory to Middle Division crews. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Phllnilelphln Division —The 119 crew first to go after 1 o'clock; 120, 101, 127, 105. 111, 118, 115, 102, 130, 103 110, 116. Engineers for 102, 120, 130. Firemen for 102, 119. Conductors for 126, 127. Flagmen for 103, 111, 116. Brakemen for 102, 108 (2), 110 (2) 115, 116, 118, 120, 125. 126. 130. Engineers up: Shocker, W. C. Al bright. Brodheeker, Maxwell Wenrick, Andrews, Lefever, Downs. Speas. Martin. Firemen up: Davis, Broscius, New man, Stine, Burns, Seip, Graybill. Shim/, Conductor up: Myers. Flagmen up: Helm, Williams. Brakemen up: Miller, Blanchfield, Machean, Smith, Dougherty, Netzley, Hunsecker, Beese, Over, Kimmell! Hoch, Benedict, Leithein. Middle Division—The 28 crew first to go after. 1.30 o'clock: 250, 229, 245. Preference crews: 4, 5, 6 1 8 3 7 2, 9, 10. Laid off: 34. 35, 25, 31. Firemen for 28, 8. Conductor for 8. Flagmen for 8, 3. Brakemen for 5, 6, 7. Engineers up: Peters, Snvder, Mo retz Peightal, Brink, Ratliefon. Firemen up: Orr. Smith, Adams, Hess. Conductor up: Dotrow. Brakemen up: Miller, Stouffer, Brown, Aughe, Beers, Eley, Liddiok, Rowe, Wolf, Heneman, Moretz, Flaggi Hemmlnger. Vnnl Hoard—Engineers up: Ship ley, Ulsli, Sheaffer, Rauck, Weigle, Kautz, \Vagner, Shade. Firemen up: Dissinger. Young, Plack, McGann, Wright, Sellers. Fitz gerald. Bitner, Anderson, Rathefon, Stewart, Crest. Firemen for Ist 7C, 2nd 7C. 3rd 7C. Ist 15C. K.VOI.A SIDE Philadelphia Division—The 237 crew first to go after 1.15 o'clock; 210 224 208, 234, 217, 216, 223, 240, 232, 226* 222, 214, 205, 233. Engineers for 205, 232, 240. Firemen for 205, 222. Conductors for 205, 210, 214, 232, 237. Flagman for 224. Brakemen for 208, 214, 217, 223 2°6 233, 237, 240. Conductors up: Hooper, Murlatt. Flagmen up: Wagner, Orr. Brakemen up: Powlus, Gross, Yost, Mummaw, Tennant. Middle Division —The 215 crew first to go after 2.30 o'clock; 243, 218. Laid off: 117, 101, 115. .Yard Hoard—Engineers up: Hol land. J. O. Hinkle, Kapp. Furtenbach, Gingrich, Flickenger, Shuey, Myers, Geib, Curtis. Firemen up: Taylor, Holmes. O. J. Wagner, Hutchison Dougherty, Wolf, Snyder. Engineers for 2nd 126, Ist 129, 2nd 129, 2nd 104, extra crew. Firemen for 2nd 126, 2nd 129, extra crew. PVSSEXGEII DEPARTMENT Middle Dlvlalon Engineers up: Sparver, Donnelly, Buck, Alexander, Bobley, McDougal, Kelser, Crlmmel, Miller. Firemen up: Koller, Gates, Lyter, Cornpropst, Winand, Bowman, Zeig ler. Engineer for 21. Firemen for 5, 33. Plillndeliihla Division Engineers up; Kennedy, Gibbons, Osmond, kind ley, Bless, Pleam, Hall. Firemen up: Shaftner, Everhart, Aulthouse, Burley. THE READING The 12 crew first to go after 11.30 o'clock; 11, 15, 1, 4, 10. 103, 101, 63, 59 56, 70, 69. Engineers for 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 17 19, 20, 23. Firemen for 56, 63, 70, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 17. 14, 20, 23. Conductors for 63, 4. 5, 7, 8. 9, 17, 19, 20, 23. Flagmen for 4, 6, 7. 8. 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20. 23. Engineers up: Bordner, Warner, Hollenbach, Fetrow, Wunderlick, Fox, Erb, Beeeher. Massimore, Crawford, Hoffman, Stees. Firemen up: Warfel, Cook, Kepler, Clendenln, Zubrowskl, Patterson, Wel ders, Corpman, Luckenbach, Durbo row, Nowark, Crovo, Taylor, Miller, King. Ccaduc&ors up: Sniffy, Shoop, lishel- harrisburg imDiRAPH Hundreds Are Guests at Hassett Boys' Camp Bishop Philip R. McDevitt, of the Harrisburg tMoccse of the Catholic Church, visited the camp of the Has sett Hoys' Club at Marsh Kun yes terday. More than 800 persons from this city and vicinity attended the camp yesterday. This is the fourteenth annual outing of the Hassett Club. Camp will break Friday. Bishop McDevitt in addressing the campers told them that in the present war crisis it is up to the young American to display his loyalty and patriot ism. The activities started at an early hour yesterday. The boys attended mass at 9 o'clock, which was con ducted by Father Carey, of the Cathedral. In tUa afternoon an ex hibition drill was :iven by the boys. Editor of Le Matin Is Guest of Bishop Darlington Newport, R. 1.. Aug. 6.—Stephene Lausanne, French representative to the United States and editor of Le Matin, who Is a guost of the Bishop of Harrisburg and Mrs. James Henry Darlington, was presented to a large gathering of summer residents Fri day afternoon at the Darlington resi dence, The Corners. He was intro duced by Captain Perry Belmont, who spoke in French. Mr. Lausanne spoke at length on the war. The sale of the Verdun and Joffre medals was large. The committee in charge of the sale consisted of Mrs. George H. Hull Jr., Mrs. Angler J. Duke and Mrs. James Lenox Banks, with the Misses Alice G. Drexel, Betty, Pierson, Helen Moran, Kate Darlington, Eliza beth Ribonsin and Katherine Neil. Texas Legislature May Impeach Gov. Ferguson By Associated Press Austin, Texas, Aug. 6.—Sitting as a committee of the whole the Texas House of Representatives to-day be gan consideration of the charges brought by Speaker F. C. Fuller, look ing toward the impeachment of Gov ernor James E. Ferguson. There are thirteen charges against the governor, alleging misapplication of public funds, disregard of the hanking laws, and undue interference with the state university. Raises Fund to Pay Fares of Rejected Men Captain Henry M. Stine, of Company C. Eighth Regiment, National Guard, who was in the city to-day, announc ed that he had succeeded in obtaining funds to pay the transportation back to this city for the fourteen men in the company who were rejected for service. At the time the men were discharg ed they were not furnished transpor tion from Ohambersburg, Captain Stine said, but since then funds have been made available and the men will be reimbursed. Only one more re t-ruit is needed to bring the Cham bersburg company to full war strength, Captain Stine reported. Municipal Ownership of Light Is Favored Members of the Workmen's Non partisan League last evening adopt ed a plaform that includes municipal ownei-ship of light, heat and power companies, also traction companies, the immediate erection of a public comfort station in the Square, thirty cents an hour for street cleaners, an eight-hour day for all city employes and the end of all political domi nation by bosses for city jobs. They also advocate riddance of all political favors to be giveti in re turn for services rendered. Building and plumbing inspectors who allow work to go on because of political pressure come under the ban. OPEN SEWEII BIDS Bids were opened to-day by Com missioner Lynch for sewers in Swa tart street near Sixteenth; and In Beaver, Rury, Berryhill, Twenty-first and Central streets. For the Swa tara street sewer the following bids were received: William Opperman. $648; Strucker Brothers Construction Company, $663. For the big sewer: Henry Opperman, $7,219; William Op perman, $7,847; Stacker Brothers, $7,260. Low bids for both sewers, are within the appropriation for the work. LARGE CONGREGATIONS The Rev. Charles K. Imbrie, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Lancas ter, of New York, a former resident of this city, occupied the pulpit at the Market Square Presbyterian Church at both services yesterday. His sub jects were: Morning, "The Sense of Moral Failure"; evening. "Silencing Christ." Large congregations a'.-' tended both services. man. Shuler. Seiders. Shuff, E. Ba fehore, Wynn, D. Bashore. Brakemen up: Weaver, Beashore, Gardner, Ely, Mosser, Parmer, Flu rie, Dean, Edmonson, Cochenhour, Bil low Shotto Warren, Achey, Kelm, Frederick, Pletz. Railroad Notes Work on the new freight stations in South Harrisburg is progressing rapidly. Chief Caller J. A. Searfauss, of the Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has returned from his vacation. As a matter of education and as a war measure, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has issued a small illustrated pamphlet for the instruction of Its employes in the proper use of the telephone. B. A. Long, of Portsmouth, Va„ investigator of the freight claim department of the Seaboard Air Line railroad, and H. L. Anwyl, of this city, representing the Great Southern Dispatch, were at York Saturday. The Reading ran a 16-day excur sion to Atlantic City Saturday and the express trains were all crowded. It is estimated that fully 1,500 peo ple were carried on the different trains. Many came from the coal regions. June operating revenue of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad was $7,404,053, compared with $7,080,327 last year. The net corporate income was $300,920, against $828,916. For the six months of the yea rthe operating revenue was $41,149,677, compared with $38,489,037, while the net corporate Income was $1,071,398, against $1 - 008,887. OFFICKS IN PHILADELPHIA The offices of Assistant General Manager F. M. Falck, of the Read ing railway, were to-day moved from Reading to the Reading Terminal in Philadelphia. Hereafter division superintendents arc to report direct ly to that office on matters pertain ing to maintenance of way and con struction. Other matters will be handled by division superintendents with the general superintendent, as heretofore. _ MARKET ADVANCES OVER WEEK-END Resumption of Trading After Double Holiday Brings Higher Prices For Leading Issues; Steel Freely Taken By Associated Press , New York; Aug. 6, (Wall Street). —Resumption of trading over the double holiday was attended by a number of substantial advances in the market leaders. United States Steel was freely taken in round amounts up to 127%, a gain of 1 •" points. American Sumarata led the tobaccos at an advance of 3 %. Other strong issues included Independent Steel, Industrial Alcohol, Central Leather, Pittsburgh, Coal and the sugars, rails, metals and motors were irregular. Business became more active after the opening but specialities, notably tobaccos and sugars, continued to dominate the list at gains varying from 2 to 6 points. United States steel added half a point to its initial maximum, and other industrials, in cluding equipmehts. fluctuated in their train, motors and coppers also improving. Movements in rails were mixed, high grade shares being rarely quoted, while secondary is sues, especially Missouri Pacific pfd., were active and strong. Liberty bonds, now quoted in fractions of hundreds instead of fifties, ranged from 99.70 to 99.76. NEW YORK STOCKS . Chandler Bros. & Co., members of the New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges—3 North Market Square, Harrisburg; 1338 Chestnut street. Phil adelphia; 34 Pine street. New York— furnish the following quotations: Open. 2 P.M. Allis Chalmers 31 % 30% American Beet Sugar .. 9-IV4 96',4 American Can 48% 48$ i American Car and Fdy.. 77 77%' American Locomotive .. 72% 73% American Smelting 104 Vi 104 Vi American Sugar 122% 123% Anaconda 78 78 Atchison 100 99% Baldwin Locomotive .... 74 74% Baltimore and Ohio .... 69% 69% Butte Copper 38% 38% Canadian Pacific 161% 161% Central Leather 96 96 Chesapeake and Ohio ... 60% 60% Chi., Mil. and St. Paul.. 71 % 71% Chi., R. I. and Pacific... 35 34% Chino Con. Copper 56 56 Colorado Fuel and Iron. 51% 51% Corn Products 34% 34% Crucible Steel' 84% 84% Distilling Securities .... 29% 29% Erie 24% 24% General Motors 114% 115% Great Northern pfd 105 105% Great Northern Ore subs 35% 34% Hide and Leather 15 lT^ Inspiration Copper 58 58% International Paper .... 36% 35% Kennecott Copper 44% 44% Kansas City Southern .. 22 22 Lackawanna Steel 93% 93% Maxwell Motors 34% 34% Merc. Marine Ctfs 29 28% Merc. Marine Ctfs. pfd.. 88% 88% Mexican Petroleum 97% 97% Miami Copper 39% 39% Midvale Steel 59 59% New York Central 89 S9 N. Y.. N. H. and H 36 36% Northern Pacific 102% 102% Pacific Mail 26% 26 Pennsylvania R. R 53 52% Pittsburgh Coal 58% 57% Ray Con. Copper 28% 28 Reading Railway 94% 94% Republic Iron and Steel. 92% 92% Southern Pacific 94% 94% Southern Railway 27% 27% Studebaker 52% 53% Union Pacific 136% 136% U. S. I. Alcohol 165% 164 U. S. Rubber 62% 62% U. S. Steel 126% 127% U. S. Steel pfd 117% 117% Utah Copper 106% 106% Westinghouse Mfg 49% 49% Willys-Overland 83% 32% Horace Brock, Steel Man, Dies at His Home Philadelphia, Aug. 6. Horace Brock, who for years was one of the leaders in the iron and steel industry of the State, died at his home, 1920 Spruce street, after having been ill with pneumonia for four days. Mr. Brock, who was 54 years old, was at one time treasurer of the American Iron and Steel Company, which was afterward changed to the Penn Mary Company, and recently ab sorbed by Charles'M. Schwab for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. A wife and two children, John Penn Brock, of Lebanon, Pa„ and Mrs. Quincy Bent, of Steelton, Pa., survive. Mrs. Robert Johnson, wife of Dr. Robert Johnson, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Wharton Sinkler, widow of Dr. Wharton Sinkler, of 1606 Spruce street, are sisters. Mr. Brock was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Penn Brock, and his mother was Miss Hall, a sister of Mrs. Ellas Boudinot. One brother, John W. Brock, is living. The other brothers were Robert C. H„ Charles, Arthur and Herbert. Funeral services will be held to morrow morning, at 10:30 o'clock, at St. James' Protestant Episcopal Church, Falls of Scliuylkill. Burial will be private. Three Are Injured in Two Auto Accidents In two automobile accidents Sat urday evening three persons wero injured, none of them seriously. The first crash wan at Second and North streets, when a street car and auto ijiobile collided. The machine was thrown against the drug store of John Ensminger. Mrs. Johnson Hogeland and son Charles, of Holland, Bucks county, were injured, while Mr. Hogeland and Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman, of Southampton, Bucks county, the other occupants of the machine, es caped. The motorman of the trolley car also was uninjured. ' The auto mobile was badly damaged by the collision. While riding in a jitney near Sixth and Cumberland streets Saturday night Louis Townsley, 1704 North Fifth street, was injured when an other machine crashed into the jit ney. He was taken to the Harris burg Hospital. He sustained several fractured ribs and other minor in juries. . He was employed by the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Beftding Company. Volley Ball Leagues Over City Open Season Volleyball leagues In the city play ground system for girls and junior and senior boys, opened to-day. The city has been divided into three dis tricts by Supervisor Ford and teams will meet from the Sycamore, Paxton, Lincoln and Reservoir grounds in the Hill section; Twelfth street, Penn, Harris and Boas in the central dis trict; and Maclay Reily, Emerald, Hamilton and Verbeko, uptown. Championship games will be played off next week. The Harris and Ham ilton girls' longball teams will meet this evening on the Island for the city championship game. FIIII.ADEI.P!UA PRODUCE „ _ By Associated Press ■ Philadelphia, Aug. 6. Wheat No market. Nominal; No. 2, yellow, $2.35©/2.40, asked. £',? ts TX, Malket nominal; No. 2, e, 92 i @93c; No. 3, white, 90® Bran—The market is firm; soft winter, per ton, $43.50; spring, per ton, $41.00® 42.00. Refined Sugars—Market- higher; powdered, 8.40 c; tine granulated, 8.30 c; confectioners A. 8.20 c. Butter Firm; western, cream ery, extra, 41®42e; nearby prints, fancy, 45c. Eggs Steady; western, Penn sylvania and other nearby firsts, free cases, sll.lO per case; do., current re ceipts. free cases, SIO.BO per case; western, extra, firsts, free cases. sll.lO per case; do., firsts, free cases. $lO 80' per case. k iv ® Poultry Steady; fowls, 21® 23c, roosters, 16®17c: sDrinn chick ens, 20®27c; ducks, 17©/*9 c Dressed Poultry Market firm; fowls, fancy, 25 %c; do., good to choice, -4%@25c; do., small sizes, 17© 24c, old roosters, 18c; broiling chickens. nearhy, 25®40c; do., west spring ducks, 21®22c. n™,°. The market • is firm, Eastern Shore. No. 1 per barrel $3.00@3.25; do., No. 2, per bar rel, $1.25®1.65: Delaware, No. 1, per barrel, $3.00®3.25; Jersey No. 1 per 35 ®Yoc C "' 7oc; do " No " "• P er basket, ,S£ U ii7-„F nf S tt,ed : w 'ter straight, ?11-25; Kansas, clear, sl2 50 ftv Il'lMiffli!r7£ ht , f l3 ' 13-50; patent. V 13.75; spring first, clear, $12.25 C(t l -75; patent. $1.3.25® 13.75; favorite brands, $14.00® 14.25. . Hay u~; ste . a , d y; timothy, No. 1, large bales, $21.00; small bales, s2l 00 ; 16°50 $18.00©>19.00; No. 3, $15.50® IR*Sn° Ve M F ght ' $17.50® 18.50 No. 1, do.. $16.50® 17.50; No. 2 do., $14.50@15.50. ' CHICAGO CATTI.E Chicago, Autf. 6. Cattle Re- StMaS i l ?'i°a o; rtrm - Ntttive b ef cattle. ii en I t western steers, sß.2ora, ll.0; stackers and feeders, $5.75(ft) 9.10; cows and heifers, s4.3o<tt 11,75• calves, $8.50®13.25. ' ® '", Sheep Receipts, 12,000; weak. rJf?£ SS <.~ Receipts, 32,000; strong. I'J.". $15.45® 16.45; light, $14.85® 16.40; mixed, $15.00® 16.55; i\fok V ' ,* 14 -75@16.55; rough, $14.75® 14.95; pigs, $11.25® 14.25. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE , By Associated Press C hicago, Aug. 6.—Board of Trade closing: Wheat—September, 2.25. 11314 11 ~ December - 1-16%; May, ber a sßV~ Sc P tember - 58%; Decem- Pork—September, 42.10. .f Lard September, 22.35; Oc tober. 22.47. Ribs September, 22.65; Oc tober, 22.55. ESCAPED MURDERER TAKEN BY GUARDSMEN [Continued From First Page.] weight and he claims they broke when ho struck the ground. The lock shows signs of having been forced and it is believed he either obtained help or pried them open on a projection. The negro's clothing was scratched ?, jL orn ' n man y places, showing his efforts to get through the bushes undetected. Several wounds were bleeding profusely where he had been caught by limbs and bushes. His right leg was sprained and badly swollen from the jar he received when he hit the ground from a train moving nearly fifty miles an hour. He said that after he hit the ground ho immediately got to his feet and endeavored to get away fi om the railroad, whore he knew he would surely be picked up. The sprained ankle continued to give him trouble until he was unable to walk. Forced to his hands and knees by the pain of his leg, he still continued to crawl farther and farther away from the shriek of the engine whis tles. He declared that every time an engine whistled he thought it was coming nearer and he would be cap tured. Pain Unbearable According to his story, the pain finally became so great that he was unable to continue and sought the thickest clump of bushes he could find and laid down to rest. Dozens of searchers passed within a few feet and some of them looked his way, but none of them saw him. Even when he was spied this morning bv the guardsman, he said, he still hoped to escape detection. Saw Red, Then Fired When he was taken to the police station he accepted his fate non chalently and posed twice for his picture with his captors. Asked if he had killed a man. he maintained he did not know whether he did or not. He declares he was shooting crap, and an argument started. "I remember o' seeing' red and startin' firing'. 1 seed thre of them coons go down iike bags, but I didn't think I kills any of them. They says as what I killed one o' them, but I didn't wants to. I jes wants to scare 'em up a bit," is the way he tells his own story of the killing. Deputy Sheriff Strayer is on crutches to-day from an ankle badly sprained when he leaped from the train after the fugitive yesterday afternoon. The fugitive was not more than 400 yards a ( way when they got the train stopped yesterday afternoon, but no sign of th 6 fleeing man was visible. Both the officers felt much elated over the return of their prisoner. Col. Thatcher Breezes in Boosting Good Roads "Colonel" Charles W. Thatcher, self appointed engineer of what he says is the Washington Highway Associa tion, this morning breezed into town with a wagon such as has never been seen since John Harris pjlied Ills ferry at this point. The "Colonel" says he *s interested in good roads and uses the delapidated wagon to typify the exact opposite of conditions as he thinks they should be. At all events, the "Colonel" has certainly seen a bit of this country and If you don't believe It he will fore you with a roll of newspaper clippings as large as a man Just to prove that It si true. This last trip from Chicago to Boston is said to be the fifth time he has jaunted from coast to cojist. He has spent his en tire life traveling about the couhtry in the interest of good roads and bet ter rural conditions that always fol low the footsteps of Improved high ways. FAREWELL BODY TO MEET A meeting will he held this even ing In the City Grays Armory of the general committee in charge of the farewell demonstration for the local soldiers now encamped on the island. All members of the committee are urged to be present, as important matters will be taken up at the meeting. AUGUST 6,1917. Council Does Not Expect to Act on Three Big Questions City Commissioners do not expect to take any action to-morrow on the proposed improvement at Fourth and Chestnut streets; the Valley Railways terminal ordinance, or the ash and garbage disposal question. All three important questions are being delayed temporarily. Ordi nances (or the Valley car. terminal and the Fourth street changes are not ready for action, the officials said. The garbage disposal problem will be delayed until an inspection trip is made to the Norfolk incinera tors. Going Over State Guard Credits With Great Care Revised figures of the credits to be given the cities and counties of Pennsylvania for enlistments in the national guard were not furnished to the draft boards to-day, but in stead were gone over in the office of Adjutant General Stewart with the greatest core. Charges were made by representatives of some counties and districts in the last fort night that (he making of the credits did not work out satisfactorily and to-day there were rumors on Capitol . Hill that there were serious discrep ancies between the total of the credits originally furnished and the : totals of the new list. All infromation on the subject was refused at the Capitol and officials could not even be seen. Attempts to get any information on enlist ments in the national guard or in the regular army from Pennsylvania were rebuffed and a general state of nervous tension appeared to prevail. | N oone could be found who would even predict when the new figures Would be a"ailable. Root Declares Russia Will Be Great Republic A Pacific Port, Aug. 6.—Faith in the ability of Russia to overcome her difficulties and perpetuate a/ great and free democracy was expressed by Elihu Root, head of the American mission to Russia, in a speech deliv ered at the luncheon here in honor of the return of the mission. "I have abiding faith that Russia, through trial and tribulation, will : work out, create and perpetuate a ; great, free, self-governing democ racy," Mr. Root said in his address. Declaring that ."America must muser its manhood with democracy against the power of autocracy," he ! said, "there will be death, widowed homes, sacrifice and suffering, doubt, almost despair. In the end will rise a great free country, re-made in the • spirit of our fathers, competent to accomplish its divine mission and carry liberty and justice throughout the world." Organized Labor Is Backing Keister I Members of labor organizoations of the city with a total membership of several thousand at a meeting last - night endorsed Daniel L. Keister for ! Mayor and the following for City , Council: Thomas P. Moran. J. L.. Yoder, John A. Parthemore, David K. Young. Action was taken through the i Worldngmen's Nonpartisan League, composed of the labor organizations I of the city. PARTEMORE IX FIELD Nisley Y. Parthemore, 1421 Zarker street, is circulating nominating pe titions for the office of Director of the Poor on the Democratic ticket. [ FITXERAL OF MRS. SPOXSLER , Funeral services for Mrs. L. L. Sponsler, who died Saturday night , at her home, 607 Boas street, will . be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 , | o'clock. She is survived by her hus „ I band, J. Edward Spansler. The Rev. ; i Ellis N. Kremer, pastor of the Re , | formed Salem Church, will officiate. Burial jvill be made in tf>e Harris burg Cemetery. PAULINE A. ZOOK DIES Pauline Zook, aged one year, , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. . Zook, 2720 Jefferson street, died last . night. Funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon. Services will be held at the home of the parents at , 2 o'clock, the Rev. Joseph Daugh . erty, pastor of Sixth Street United . Brethren Church, officiating. Burial I will be "made in Chestnut Hill Ceme . tery at Mechanicsburg. ; Lawn Mowers Ground and put in good condition. The Federal Machine Shop | Court and Cranberry Sts'. Harrisburg, Pa. 3Du=int = s=3Hl^=lß[^==inrr=inr===lElG==H3[^=lß;^=ißl= S D. B. KIEFFER & CO. | PUBLIC SALE of 100 Head of Horses, Colts |J| | and Mules, consisting of 40 □ head of contractors' Horses and i Mules, 1 carload of Western Horses and Colts. Balance Home Bought Horses and Mules iOn Friday, August 10,1917, at 10' clock P. M., AT MIDDLETOWN, PA. ci EWe will soil 1 <'<irloa<l of extra Rood hl(! Western Horses and Colts shipped direet by W. M. (Jrove, who advises ns that he is ship ping a loud of Horses and Colts, the best that grows with the size, □ siiupe, weight, foot anil muscle to themselves. Tliey eonsist of the [il (food, big rugged feeders, wagon horses, farm chunks anil all purpose I horses and colts. Will have a flew extra good big mares with class l| and shape all over. These horses range in age from 3 to 6 years Q anil have them weighing up to 1600 pounds each. B-10 Head of Horses anil Mules that have been used by the State Highway in building roads, and having no further use for them will Ih> sold. They are a lot of good big draft Horses with the size and p, weight and are an extremely good lot of work horses. These horses ri rnnge in age from 5 to 10 years and have them weighing from 1300 I to 1500 pounds each. Have several very closely mated teams among this lot, bays, blacks and grays in color. 35 Head of acclimated nnd HJ commission horses of nil descriptions. 25 head of extra good mules, ranging in age from 3 to 10 years. ! D. B. Kieffer & Co. 11l JlJL=r=jQi r DHt —. 1 "3 E iCl f _;rir Falls and Breaks Leg After Basket Is Stolen That troubles never come singly i* true In the case of Mrs. Gottlelb Dapp, a resident of Riverside. Mrs. Dapn first lost a basket of marketing valued at $7, and then fell and fractured her leg. This double stroke of 111 luck occurred Saturday morning. Mrs. Dapp had completed her mar keting and placed the basket on a stall for a few minutes' rest. She stepped to the front of another stall fcur feet away, and was absent but a minute. On her return she found the basket gone. There were a number of persons about the stall where the basket had been placed, but no one was able to describe the person who carried It away. After she had made every effort to find the lost basket and marketing, Mrs. Dapp started across the street to the business place of a son. She had secured another baske tfrom him and was returning to market when she slipped on a skin, breaking her leg. She was carried to the son's place, and later taken home. Capitol Hill Notes Last Guard Changes —The final appointments in the National Guard of Pennsylvania before It became part of the United States Army by operation of the draft yesterday were announced to-day at the office of the Adjutant General. Captain John G. Whitesides, Phil adelphia, was appointed major; Thomas Wood Andrews, Merlon, captain; Joseph G. Butterworth, Philadelphia, first lieutenant, and Dr. Earl Bigham Stokes first lieu tenant in the medical corps, all be ing assigned to the First Cavalry. Lieutenant Butterworth goes to the machine gun troop. Roy R. Kreichbaum, Chambers burg, was appointed first lieutenant and assigned to Company C, Eighth infantry: Nathan E. Numbers, Phil adelphia, second lieutenant and as signed to machine gun company, Sixth .'li i'y i-try, and Samuel S. Crouse, Bedford, second lieutenant, Company C, Tenth infantry. Judges File Papers —Nominating petitions were filed at the Capitol to-day as follows: Judges, Thomas J. Prather, Frank J. Thomas, Craw ford; H. A. Fuller, Luzerne. Asso ciate judges, G. E. Swartwood, Pike; Calvin H. Schell, Mifflin; David B. Stouffer, Juniata; Lyman Cook, For est; James M. Miller and John J. Corcoran, Clinton, and Frank 11. Jurvis, Wyoming. Want Hint Electrocuted —Govern- or Brumbaugh's office is receiving numerous letters from people through the State, including a num ber of women, asking that Martin Leskowsky, Carbon county, sen tenced to be hanged for murder committed prior to 1913, be elec trocuted instead of hanged in Sep tember. LEGAL NOTICES Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, No. 41 Commonwealth Docket. 1914 ln re Employers' In demnity Company of Philadelphia (in liquidation). To Policy Holders. Creditors, and Any Other Persons Interfested in the Em ployers' Indemnity Company of Philadelphia. YOU are hereby notified that at the expiration of thirty days from July f>. 1917, my first account as statutory liquidator of said Company, together with a scheme of distribution, will be filed in the Court of Common pleas of Dauphin County, together with any exceptions to the said account which may be filed within said period. The said account has been prepared and •may be inspected at the office of the Insurance Commissioner in Harris burg. or at the office of the Special Deputy, Thomas B. Donaldson, 331 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., with whom e*X(ieptions are to be filed. Upon the filing of the said account, the Court will be asked to approve and confirm the same. J. D. O'NEIL, insurance Commissioner. FRANK R. LEIB & SON General Insurance and Real Estate 18 N. Third Street FOR SALE 1010 North Third street, 3-story brick, store and apartments. 1942 North Sixth street, 3-story frame dwelling. Improvements. 406 North street, 3-story brick dwelling. All im provements.
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