12 CITY LEAGUE AGAINST REPEAL OF CLARK ACT At Closing Session Delegates Decide They Want Non partisan Feature Retained Resolutions placing the League of Third Class cities on record as un alterably opposed to the repeal of the nonpartisan feature of the Clark act were passed to-day by delegates to the convention at the closing ses sion. The resolutions also condemn ed the action of the State Senate committee on municipal affairs In permitting the Ramsey amendments to the Clark act to die in committee. A protest was made also against the Beidleman blli which if passed would ha\e resulted in the return of parti san election of councilmen from each ward, in a city. .Mayor Kitts President Mayor Miles B. Kitts, of Erie, was elected president of the league for the ensuing year, and Ira W. Strat ton, of Reading, was re-elected vice president. Mr. Stratton was made chairman of a legislative steering; committee to work tor the passage of third class city legislation in 1919 Mayor Kitts, R. Nelson Bennett, Wilkes-Barre; M. C. Rhone, Wil liamsport, and Mayor Louis Frank, Johnstown, are the other members of the committee. Tour City Parkways Sessions of the convention closed i this morning after two addresses by ; City Health Officer J. M. J. Raunick j end E. Clark Cowden, engineer for; the City Planning Commission. Of-! fleers were elected and several iin-! portant questions to be taken up at the 1918 meeting were placed on rec ord. This afternoon the delegates; were taken for a tour of the city j parkway system, stopping at Reser- I voir Park to see the Romper Dayj events. New Officers The complete list of officers elect- | ed follows: President, Mayor Kitts, Erie; vice- | president, Mr. Stratton, Reading;) treasurer, R. Ross Seaman. Harris-1 burg, succeeding the late Mayor, Charles A. Miller; secretary, Fred H. ; Gates, Wilkts-Barre; trustees. Mayor Louis Franke, Johnstown; A. M.' Hoagland, Williamsport; A. M. j Swing. Coatesville; honorary vice presidents, one from each city: Jo seph A. Schmidt, Allentown; Ira J. j Shelly. Altoona: H. H. North, Brad ford; P. F. Langon, Carbondale; C. i B. Mould. Chester; I. B. Kirk, Coatesville: L. R. Bliss, Corry; A. J. j Haag. Dußois; Dr. Charles Collmr.r, Easton; H. Bedford Dug. Erie; Din-i aid Glenn, Franklin; William H. Lynch. Harrisburg; James G. Har vey. Hazleton; John Berg, Johns-; town; George T. Spang. Lebanon. Allen Sterner, Lock Haven; Conrad Holt man, McKeesport; Harry H. Hunter, Meadville: A. D. Newell. New Castle; D. K. Johnston, Oil Cite; Edward L. Kearney, Pittston; J. O. Bearstler. Pottsville; B. Frank Ruth. Reading; W. M. Dane, Tltusville; R. Nelson Bennett, • Wilkes-Barra; George K. Harris, Williamsport; John R. Lafean. York. Honor Ex-Mayor Stratton Because of his activity in the af fairs of the Third Class City Lea gue and his interest in tlie passage of needed legislation, ex-Mayor Strut- 1 ton, of Reading, who has acted as chairman of the sessions, was recom mended as chairman of the legisla-1 tive "steering" committee which has! been appointed to work for closer; co-operation to obtain the passage of ; various acts During the present convention many of the suggestions of Mt. Stra' j ton were acled on favorably by the | officials and in a number of instances special committees will make re-1 ports at the session in Erie next year. One of the suggestions by him was that an invitation should be sent to all newly-chartered third class cities, in 'he state, including Bethlehem, to i send delegates to the next session end the league. This will be done by j Secretary Gates. During (he discussion this morning I it was decided to have the law coin- j mittee make a report on the addri^s, by City Engineer M. B. Cowden who ! spoke on "Method of Street Paving and Assessments." It is probable that at the next convention a pro posed law will be drafted to make this system of assessment uniform throughout the third class cities of the state. Want. New Code Perry S. Harman, commissioner from Williamsport. also asked the league to take action on the draw ing up of a wire and pole regula tion coda. Mr. Harman told the delegates of the efforts to have one adopted in AVilliamsport because of two electrocutions there during the last two months, due to the fact that there are no restrictions. He was asked to send to Secretary Gates copies of the proposed code for Wil liamsport which already has been prepared. Planning Work Interests A review of the organization of the City Planning Commission and its work in laying out plots containing at least 3,500 lots was given by E. Clark Cowden. As some of the oltie< in the league do not have planning commissions, much interest waa shown in the facts given by Mr. Cowden, and the successful efTort* which have been made in laying out plns for territory surrounding tho city. Dr. Raunlck's address on "Food Inspection," was a review of the difficulty In starting this work in Harrisburg, litigation which devel oped because of license taxes for selling commodities and a short statement of the work and duties of the food inspectors. Twenty-two cities were represent ed at the sessions with eighty-four delegates registered. Resolution:* thanking Mayor Gorgas. City Clerk Seaman and the commissioners for agreeing to hold the convention here with only a month's notice for preparations, were passed unani mously. Text of Resolutions The resolutions placing the league on record favoring the nonpartisan feature of the Clark act follows: "Whereas, the League of Cities cf the Third Class at the annual con vention held at Johnstown in 1910 approved the recommendations sub mitted by the law committee which report set forth at length proposed amendments to the Clark law which proposed amendments were intro duced in the House of Representa tives at Harrisburg by W. J. Ramsey and which proposed amendments through the efforts of Robert L. Wallace were adopted by the House but failed n passage In the Senate because of the action of certain po liticians who deemed the proposed amendments inimical to their politi cal interest, now therefore be it "Resolved by the League of Cities of the Third Class assembled in an nual convention this thirtieth day of August. 1917 "First, We condemn the action of the State Senate committee on mu nicipal affairs for its action in bury ing H. R. Bill No. 585 and we also condemn the action of the senators THURSDAY EVENING, CITY FACING SINCE IMPROVEMENTS Declaring Harrisburg is facing Its. worst crisis since Its big Improve-I ment campaign started In 1902, and | deploring the.fact that capable men: will not run for public office be cause of the criticisms which may be j aimed at them, J. Horace McFarland. secretary of the Municipal League of| this city, in an address yesterday aft ernoon to the League of Third Class Cities, told the many visiting city of-1 ficials that this municipality is full! of "civic slackers." "We have plenty of men here who | are wjlling ( to die for their country—■ more than our quota—but wo haven't men who are willing to live for their country and for their city. We have too many 'civic slackers,'' men who are afraid to be candidates for public office, fearing the criti- ; clsms of the public. Public Trust Betrayed "Harrisburg Is facing the worst crisis since its awakening fifteen years ago," Mr. McFarland went on. 1 "For the first time in all these years! public trust has been betrayed. 11 do not refer to the commission form of government and to our Council, I but to the city school affairs. The men who have turned things wrong have entrusted to them property valued at $50,000,000 which they may assess to return to their hands for expenditure $1,000,000. This fall j the people of the city have fourj school directors to elect, and it is un- i fortunate for the city that men of| higher caliber have not signified' their intention of becoming candl-i dates for election." Mr. McFarland's remarks created j an impression on the many officials.! as they coincided with those of an-! other speaker who earlier in the ses- | sions deplored the difficulty Council j has had to find men who are cap able of holding public office and who ore willing to accept the position and serve the people. It was intimated that several who were approached TRADING IS ACTIVE FOR SHORT SESSION Price Changes Limited to Irregular Gains and Reces sions; Heavier Tone Develops Later in Day uy Associated Press New York, Aug. 30.—Wall Street. —Changes at the opening of to-day's stock market were limited tb irreg ular gains and recessions, in no case exceeding a fraction. Trading was active despite the decision of the exchange authorities to suspend at noon in recognition of the farewell parade of State troops. A heavier tone developed before the end of the first half hour, rails, steels and coppers losing large frac tions. General Motors and Texas Company fell a point each. A break began later with rails 1 which yielded 1 to 3 points and soon 1 spread to steels, coppers, shippings, | equipments and various specialties.! United States Steel broke 3 points: and others of that group 2 to 4 points. Texas company suffered an ex-1 treme decline of 12 points and in-j dustrial alcohol 7%. Rallies of li to 4 points ensued at the end. Th<; j closing was weak. Sales approxi-! mated 550,000 shares. Liberty bonds, I 99.5>2 to 99.96. SEW YORK STOCKS Chandler Bros. & Co.. members ot the New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges 3 North Market Square. Harrisburg: 1338 Chestnut street. Phil adelphia; 34 Pine street. New York fvrnish the following quotations: Open. Close. Allis Chalmers 25% 25 American Suenr .. 86% 85 American Can 41% 40% American Car and Fdy.. 70% 63% American Locomotive .. 63 62 1 * American Smelting 95% 94"* American Sugar 114 113 Anaconda 71 70% Atchison 99 9814 Baldwin Locomotive .... 63 60% Baltimore and Ohio 68 68 Bethlehem Steel 110% 110% Butte Copper 27*4 27% California Petroleum ... 17% 17% Canadian Pacific 161 161 Central Leather 85% 83 H Chesapeake and Ohio ... 57% 57% Chi.. Mil. and St. Paul.. 66% 66 Chi., R. I. and Pacific... 28% 28 Chino Con. Copper 52% 52 Cclorado Fuel and Iron. 44% 43% ! Corn Products 30% 30 I Crucible Steel 71 69% j Distilling Securities .... 25% 25% Erie 22% 22 I General Motors 107 107% ' Goodrich. B. F 42% 42% i Great Northern Ore subs 34% 33% | Hide and Leather 13 13 Inspiration Copper 51% 50% International Paper .... 29% 28 Kennecott Copper 41 40% Kansas City Southern... 19% 19% Lackawanna Steel >2% 81 Lehigh Valley 61 60% Maxwell Motors 32% 32% Merc. Marine Ctfs 33% 32% Merc. Marine Ctfs. pfd.. 89% 88% Mexican Petroleum .... 93% 91% Miami Copper 34% 34 % Midvale Steel 53% 63%! New York Central 83 81 % I N. Y., N. H. and H 31 30% ! N. Y„ O. and W 20% 20%; Norfolk and Western ... 116% 117 1 Pacific Mail 27% 27V, Pennsylvania R. R 51% 51% : Pittsburgh Coal 47% 45% Railway Steel Spring ... 48% 47% Ray Con. Copper 26% 25% Reading Railway 87% 80% Republic Iron and Steel. 82% 80% j Southern Pacific 93% 93% Southern Railway 26% 26% Studebaker 46 <4% Union Pacific 135% 134% U. S. I. Alcohol 131% 127% IU. S. Rubber 60% 60% U. S. Steel 119% 116%} U. S. Steel pfd 117 117 Utah Copper 97% 96% Westing ho use Mfg 45% 45% Willys-Overland 30 29% Western Maryland 18 18 PHILADRLfHIA PHODUCB By Associated Press Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Wheat No market. Corn Market nominal; . No. 2. yellow. $1.93® 1.96. Oats Nominal; No. 2. white, 79® | j who were directly responsible for the defeat of this bill. We regret that the political ambitions and aspira tions of State Senators should so far influence their action as to set at a naught the work of this body and its law committee In their ef-i fort 'to secure these necessary and vital amendments to the Clark law. "Second, we do hereby declare that this organization Is unalterably op posed to the repeal of the nonparti san features of the Clark act and we here register our protest against the passage of the so-called Beldleman bill whose author has made two un successful attempts to secure Its passage. "Third, We do hereby declare our Intent and purpose to present these proposed amendments at the next session of the Legislature and use every honorable means to secure I their passage. flecllned to consider the appointment I to till a vacancy. llni-i'ishui'K Tlicn During his address on "The Awak > ening of Harrisburg." Mr. McFar- Innd first told the' delegates of the filthy conditions existing here fifteen j years ago; the campaign which was waged to begin the improvements. | and the results and success of hav | ing expert advice and following It. Views were shown of the city's paved i streets, parks, playgrounds and other big developments. During this talk ! he mentioned the school board situa tion in connection with the high | school development campaign but in j the latter part of his address spoke ; more fully on the situation. Mr. McFarland was preceded by ! William D. B. Ainey, chairman of the Public Service Commission; Cyrus D. Foss, Jr., Philadelphia, an ; expert on civil service questions, and George C. Klauder, referee of the i Philadelphia Workmen's Compensa tion Board. Because of the recent civil serv l ice enactments in the Legislature, : the address by Mr. Foss on "Civil ; Service Administration in Cities of the Third Class." proved a big help to the many visiting officials, a num ber of whom are working In co-op eration with their civil service com missioners in framing rules for ex aminations of men for places on the police force. More than one hundred persons [attended the banquet at the palm i room of the Elks' Club last night. | Acting Mayor William L. Gorgas was ! toastmaster, calling on a number of the delegates and guests for short ! addresses. Among the speakers were j David E. Tracy, president of the | Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, i who told of the efforts of many of j the chambers in the state to have j amendments to the Clark act passed. I Others who spoke were Mr. Ainey, j Commissioner E. Z. Gross, Mayor I A. M. Hoagland. Williamsport. and IW. J. Hamor, Altoona. Music was furnished by Weber's Orchestra. 80c; for old; new, 75®>76c; No. 3, white, 75®76c. old; new, "3@74c. Bran—Market steady; soft winter, per ton, $35.50@36.00; spring, per ton, $33.50® 34.50. Butter Market firm; west ern, creamery, 43%@44 I .*c; nearby prints, fancy. 48c. Eggs The market is firm; Penn sylvania and other nearby ilrsts. free cases. $12.60 per case; do., current re ceipts, free cases, $12.60 per case, western, extra firsts, free cases. $12.60 per case; do., firsts, free cases. sl2 30 per case. Live Poultry—The market is firm; fowls, 24®26c; roosters, 16@17c; spring chickens, 22®28c; ducks. 20® 21c; old ducks, 17©2Uc. Dressed Poultry Market firm; fowls, fancy, 27@27ttc; do., good to choice, do., small sizes. 20 ® 25c; old roosters. 20c; broiling chickens, nearby, 25®33c; do., west ern, 24@26c; spring ducks, 21@22c. Refined Sugars Market steady; powdered. 8.45® 8.50 c; fine granulated. 8.35(6.8.40c; confectioners' A. 8.25® 8.30 c. Potatoes—Market steady; Eastern Shore. No. 1, per barrel. $2.50© 3.50; Delaware and Maryland. No. 1, per barrel, $2.75@3.50; Jersey, No. 1, per basket. 70® 90c; do.. No. 2. 40@50c. Flour—Market firm; w inter straight new_, slo.ou®lu.so; Kansas, clear, new, $11.50® 12.00; do., straight, new, $11.75 >ff12.35; do., patent, new. $12.00@ 12.50; spring firsts, clear, old, sll.oo® 11.90; do., patent, old, $12.60® 13.00. Hay—Market firm; timothy, No. 1, large bales, s2U.oo® 21.00; No. 1, small bales, $20.00®21.00; No. 2. $17.50® 18.50; No. 3, $15.50@16.50; sample, $10.00@11.00. Clover mixed: Light mixed, $17.00 ®lis.oo; No. 1, do., $16.00® 17.00; No. 2. do.. $14.00015.00. Straw No. 1, straight rye. $13.00 6 13.50; No. 2. do.. sl2.'n 12.50; No. 1, tangled rye, $12.00@12.50; No. 2, do.. sll.oo® 11.50; No. 1. wheat straw, sll.oo® 11.50; No. 2. do., slo.oo® 10.50; No. 1, oats straw, sll.oo© 11.50; No. 2, do.. $9.50® 10.00. CHICAGO CATTI.E By Associated Press Chicago, Aug. 30. Cattle Re ceipts, Native beef cat tle, $8.20® 16.50; western steers, $7.00 ®13.50; stockars and feeders, $6.00® 9.25; cows and heifers, $4.60® 13.15; calveS, $12.00® 16.00. Sheep Receipts, 6,000; higher. Wethers, $7.90® 11.25; lambs, sll.oo® Hogs Receipts, 7,000; higher. Top, $18.50. Bulk of sales, $17.25® 18.35; light. $16.60® 18.45; mixed, $16.60 ® 18.50; heavy, $16.60&18.50; rough, $16.60® 16.35; pigs, $12.00® 16.25. England Loses 23 Ships in Week to U-Boats.; Sinkings on the Increase London, Aug. 30. —An increase In the number of British vessels sunk last week by mines or submarines is shown by the weekly admiralty state ment issued last night. Eighteen vessels of more than 1,600 tons were sent to the bottom, as compared with the fifteen the previous week, and five vessels of less than. 1,600 tons, as against three the previous week. No. fishing vessels were sunk. Since the middle of April 4 73. Brit ish vessels, 388 of more than 1,600 tons, were sunk. The weekly total follows; Over Under Week ending. 1600 tons. 1600 tons April 21 40 15 April 28 38 13 May 5 24 23 May 12 18 5 May 19 18 9 May 26 18 1 June 3 15 3 June 10 22 10 June 20 27 5 June 27 21 7 July 4 15 5 July 11 14 , 3 July 18 14 4 . July 24 21 3 July 31 18 3 August 8 21 3 August 15 14 2 August 22 15 3 August 18 18 5 SWEET BIT MEI.ANCHOLY At last we have got a definition* of that barbarous cacophony, "profiteer ing," which, according to the Prime Minister, is excessive profits made out of the necesities of war. The pre | ventlon of profiteering is, then, an other form of the excess profits tax. As both the retail butcher and the wholesale dealer In Smlthfleld have put theri cards, or their books, on the table, and declared that they make no excessive profits, there must be some mysterious middleman, whost inter vention it will be Lord Rhondda's business to detect and stop. Then there is sugar. "Sugar, Mr. Speaker, who laughs at sugor now?" asked Pitt, In tones of thunder. "Many men and most women weep over sugar now; but was not the government the I forestaller of this commodity?"— Lo ndon Saturday Review. HARRJSBURG TELEGRAPH CHILDREN BUSY AT THEIR CAKES, WHI ARE sL * PI^KI&^SS^SSSISIIIUL ALL NEWS OF PLAN BIG MEET FOR P.R.R.MEN To Be Held Saturday, Sep tember 15, on Franklin Field; Harrisburg Entries Plans for the Grand Division meet of the Pennsylvania railroad have I been completed. Samuel, G. Hep- i ford, athletic director for the Phila- j delphia division, has returned from | Altoona where a conference was held. The date is Saturday, Septem- I ber 15, ana the place, Franklin Field, Philadelphia. It is proposed to have a large rep resentation from the Eastern divi sion in this meet. Director Hepford I started activity to-day to get ath- j letes in training for this ,event. Jo- 1 seph H. Brown, trainmafeter of the Philadelphia division and president: of the gun club will look after the entries from the Philadelphia Divi-' sion Gun Club and Motive Power | Athletic Association Gun Club. The j championship events in addition to the trapshoottng contests will in- j elude: List of Events One-hundred-yard dash, two-hun dred-and-twenty-yard dash, four hundred-and-forty-yard dash, elght hundred-and-eighty-yard dash, inila run, mile relay, running broad jump, running high jump, twelve-pound shot put, Indoor ritlc shooting, tennis singles, tennis doubles, tug-of-war, circling bases against time, and lons distance baseball throwing. There will also be four events for novices, one-hundred, four-hundred and-forty, and eighth-hundred-and eighty-yard dashes, and twelve pound shot put. Harrisburg will have two teams of trapshooters and will also enter In the rifle shoot, the dash events, mile run and long dis tance throwing. Further details will be announced later as soon as the program is complete. Railroad Notes Cars and engines were In readiness yesterday to handle troop trains from Mt. Gretna but the order to move was countermanded. Pennsylvania railroad police cap tured another deserter yesterday. Ho was wanted at Gettysburg where he was a member of the Fifty-ninth Regiment. His name is George How ard, home, Louisville, Ky. Henry T. Creighton, a retired car penter of the Pennsylvania railroad, died yesterday at Altoona at the age of 77 years. He was a native of Emmitsburg, Md., and a veteran ot the Conferedate Army, having serv ed during the Civil War. Effective to-morrow, Ohio rail roads will put into effect a flfteen cent-a-ton horizontal increase in coal freight rates in this state, according to an announcement made yesterday by the State Public Utilities Com mission. 4 Proposals by the railroads to re duce from five days to two the free time allowed for holding domestic freight at New York for unloading, intended as t step to relieve conges tion there, tentatively were approved \esterday at Washington in a report to the Interstate Commerce Com mission by its attorney examiner. Dan Hoy, a former patrolman and railroad officer, is in the city. He was about the Pennsylvania railroad station to-day greeting old friends. It is now "Farmer Hoy." He has 150 acres near Cortland, N. Y., that is bringing in more cash than a pa trolman's salary. . , Trains from the West were over an hour late to-day. Those due at 9.30 from St. Louis and Chicago ar rived at 11.20. Congestion west of Pittsburgh held them up. Both the Reading and Pennsylva nia hauled large crowds to-day to the Lebanon fair. WILL MEET AT PROVIDENCE American Men Decide to Hold Next Convention in Rhode Island; Elect Officers Providence, R. 1., was selected as the place of next meeting by the Order of American Men immediately after the election of officers this afternoon. The convention will prob ably adjourn this evening. Harrisburg will be known In the history of the Order of United Ameri can Men as the city in which a change of name was ordered. Next year tho Order of United American Men will meet at Providence. R. I. The place of meeting was deter mined at 2.30 this afternoon, after several cities had been suggested. Delegates say that Providence is a fine convention city, and the fact that the national councilor elect comes from this city was perhaps a deter mining factor in the selection of the Rhode Island city. At the morning session of the no tlonal council. Order of United Standing of the Crews HAKRI.HBI/liG SIDE Philadelphia ItlvlKlon —The 114 crew first to go after 4 o'clock; 102, 117, 103, 121. 101. 112, 122. 124. Engineers for 117, 101. 122, 124. Fireman for 122. Flagmen for 114 117. 103. Brakemen for 114. 102. 117. 112, 124 (f)- Engineers up: Steffy, Keane, Dolby. Baldwin Wiker, Lefever, Shocker, Maxwell, Simmons, Seifert, Schwartz. Firemen up: Reese. Brymesser, Bryan. Lecrone. Conductor up: Myers. Flagmen up: Miller, Helem. Brakemen up: Carper, Hess. Collier, Hatton, Gunn, Kimberling, Howard. Middle Division —The 9 crew first to go after 12.50 o'clock; 25. 16, 34. 15. 23, 229. Laid oft: 21. 35, 33. 19. Engineers for 16. 23. Fireman for 25. Conductors for 9. 23. Brakemen for 25, 16. Engineers up: Numer, E. R. Snyder, Asper, Peightal, Tettermer, Kline, Leppard Rensel, Brink. Buckwalter, Fisher. Firemen up: Hemminger, Fusco, Adams. Kaiser, Linsenbach. Breon, Anderson, Radle, Swab, Kepner, Leo Smith Hess A. O. Snyder. Conductors up: Corl Rhine. Brakemen up: Stoulter, Heineman. Ynrd Hoard —Engineers up: Rauch, Weigle, Lackey, Cookerly, Maeyer, Wagner, Shade, McCord, Snyder. Firemen up: Parker, Byers. Witman, Baker, Swomley, Rote, Mowery, Rice. Roberts, Burns, Johnston, Houdeshel, Gardner, Ripley, Speece, Miller, Fry, Strawhecker Peters. Engineers for SC, Ist 7C. 3rd 7C, 11C. 4th 15C. Firemen for SC. 6C, 14C, 4th 15C, 29C. ENOI.A SIDE Plillndclphln Division—The 229 crew first to go after 4.15 o'clock; 239, 225, 209, 220, 216, 243, 242. Engineers for 229, 216. Firemen for 225, 220. Conductor for 16. Brakemen for 25, 42. 43. Conductors up: Dewees, Carson, Murlatt. Flagman up: Crosby. Middle Division —The 225 crew first to go after 12.30 o'clock; 45>, 246, 220, 218. 243. 239, 226, 231. Laid off: 113, 103, 101, 111. Yard Board— Engineers up: Gin grich, Flickinger, Shuey, Myers, Geib, Curtis, D. H. Hinkle, J. Holland, J. Hinkle. Firemen up: Deiner Snyder. Swi gart, McConnell, Kensler, Montel, Sadler, Haubecker, Dougherty. Engineer for extra. Firemen for Ist 126, 2nd 129, Ist extra. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT Middle Dlvlnlon Engineers up: Dcnnley, Crimmel, Miller, Graham, Crum, Buck, Sparver, Alexander, Crane Keane McDougal. Firemen up: Winand Keller, Hart zel, Bealor, Holtzman, Koller, Gates, Lyter, Cornpropst, Bowman, Zeigler. Engineers for 21, 669, 9, 37, 11 15. Firemen for 665, 601. Philadelphia Division Engineers -up: Lutz. Lippi, Gibbons, Welsh, Os mend. Firemen up: L. E. Everhart, Conley, Johnson, Aulthouse, F. L. Floyd, Bur- Icy, Doerstler, Shaffner, White, Shoop. Engineers for 628, 600. Firemen for 578, 576. One Philadelphia extra crew here. THE READING The 14 crew first to go after 2.45 o'clock; 19, 8, 10, 101. 103, 54, 68. 73, 72. 53. Engineers for 51. 54. 61, 72, 5, 8, 11, 18. 21. 22. Firemen for 51, 53. 58, 2. 5, 11, 12, 18, 21. 22. Conductors for 5, 11, 18, 21, 22. Flagmen for 5, 11. 14. 18, 21. 22. Brakemen for 53, 54, 68, 72, 5, 11, 17, 18. 19, 21, 22. Engineers up: lackey, Bowman, Wunderlick, Fortney. Firemen up: Mader, Ferguson, Scheetz, Fitzgerald. Dessinger, Cook, Swartz, Frantz, Corpman, Emerick, Bushey, James, Taylpr. Conductors up: Hall, Ryan, Wise. Brakemen up: Weaver, Cocklin, Hinkle, Urich, Shower, Dye. American Men, In the G. A. R. Hall, in Third street, an impressive me morial service was conducted for the members of the national council who have died during the past year. Six members were paid a last tribute of respect at this morning's session. Holstein Honored The election of officers was the or der of business up until this after noon. Some of the offices were warmly contested. There were sev eral candidates for the office of na tional treasurer, the honors going to Wilday D. Gravenor, of Sharps burg, Md. The following officers were elected: National councilor. E. S. Burllng ham, Providence, R. I. Vice-councilor, Harry C. Callihan, Cambridge, Ohio. Secretary, Howard O. Holstein, Harrlsburg. Pa. Treasurer. Wilday D. Gravenor, Sharpsburg, Md. National marshal, E. P, Flnken blnder, Plalnfield, Pa. National protector, Wallace Yost, Johnstown, N. Y, Doorkeeper, Fred A. Dodge. Bev erly, Mass. The delegate* enjoyed n banquet given by H. O Holstein, national sec retary. last night. This afternoon the constitution will be revised to conform to the change of name and new declaration of principles. It la expected that adjournment will be reached some time to-night, MORE CHANGES IN YARD CREWS Business Is Heavy; Transfers and Promotions For Train men Are Announced Enola, Pa., Aug. 30.—With in creasing business, Philadelphia di vision officials find further changes necessary in Enola yards. The fol lowing were announced yesterday: D. F. Martin, conductor, from 138 crew to conductor, 12 8 crew; H. T. Keel, brakeman, 104 to 107; J. S. Keene. 102 to 106; S. H. Barr, 106 to 110; H. A. Ellenberger, 107 to 103; O. H. Gable, 130 to 12 9; O. W. Shull, 0 to 130; H. T. Bowers,* temporary conductor, 128, to temporary con ductor, 138; O. W. Heishley, 0 to 106; H. D. Collier, 0 to 107; J. J. Wallower, 0 to 104; A. M. Whitmyer, 0 to 102; E. C. Mehaffie, 0 to 130; George Keller, 0 to 137. Veteran Flagman Meets Death on First Day He Ranks as Pensioner Trenton, N. J., Aug. 30. —John Burk, 60 years old, Who had been flagman at the Konover crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad here and who retired on Tuesday after many years of service, was killed there : yesterday when he returned to meet the pay train and get the wages due him. Seeing the train approach, he started across the tracks toward it, but was struck by another one and terribly mangled. Only Eastern Division Eligible in Big Shoot The big shoot at Philadelphia, Sep tember 15, on the occasion of the grand division meet, will be held on the railroad field and not at Frank lin where the athletic events take place. The Philadelphia di- ision has been appointed repre sentatives of the eastern division. All shooters must first qualify in order to shoot at Philadelphia. In order that a strong team may be picked President Joseph H. I Brown, of the Philadelphia Division Gun Club, has arranged for two prac tice shoots or "tryout" events. They will be held Saturday afternoon at Sixth and Division streets and one week later at the same place. Quali fication scores will be fixed and shooters picked by the local official. No shooter outside of the eastern I division will be permitted to shoot and all shooters must first qualify at the traps in this city. Well Known Telegrapher Is Made Yardmaster Harry T. Heidlebaugh. 534 Maclay street, has been promoted from telegrapher at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station to yardmaster at Columbia. The promotion was an nounced by Joseph H. Brown, train master of the Philadelphia division, and is in effect September 1. Mr! Heidlebaugh has been em ployed as a telegrapher for a number |of years. His new duties will include jurisdiction over the yards now being enlarged at Columbia. The latter is to be an important freight classi fication center as soon as the new tracks are down. Many Attend Funeral of Columbia Pensioner The funeral of the late David L. Graeff took place this morning at Columbia. Services were conducted at the home of the son, J. H. Graeff, Columbia, by the Rev. G. G. G. Hoyt, 1 ector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church at that place. Burial was made in Mount Bethel' Cemetery, Columbia. Many railroaders attended from Har rlsburg, Philadelphia, Lancaster and other points. "Davy" Graeff, as he was known, was the oldest resident of Columbia, the oldest pensioner on the Pennsy system and the oldest member of the Veteran Employes Association of the Pennsylvania Rllroad. He was 97 years of age and one of the first to be retired under the pension system, HOOVER FOOD CAMPAIGN Enola, Pa., Aug, Rev. T. J. Ferguson, county chairman of the Hoover food conservation campaign, is making his final plea to the resi dents of East Pennsboro to assist In I the nation-wide movement. The i campaign will close on September 6 I r.nd to date only eight cards have I been received by the committee fcnd I the roundup is expected to make the number 250 members when tho 1 day for closing arrives. AUGUST 30, 1917. THOUSAND OF CHILDREN ENJOY ROMPER DAY [Continued from First Page.] might well be proud of. There were 4 3 cans of tomatoes, peaches, red beets nnd beans canned by girls be tween the ages of 12 and 15, besides cases full of cookies, salads, meats, etc. , .1,800 Take Luncli Russ Brothers gave each child a book containing pictures to paint. | Little Anna and Goldie Holland, ' of 628 Herr street, gave a patriotic touch to the picnic oy wearing dresses made entirely of Old Glor.'* Eaofi chlid was given a red flag on which was printed "Romper Day, Reservoir Park August 30, (child's I name, name of playground) Ticket ( Admits to Kunkel Lunch." Each little tot held tight to his card and , j was well rewarded for his trouble with the good dinner that had been i prepared. The committee laid anfl filled 3,800 plates for the picnic < dinner. The Harris playground won the silver loving cup offered for the best j display of needlework. The following is. a Complete list of the playgrounds , and girls who won the needlework prizes: Penn playground. Anna Swol g<?rt; Harris playground, Katie Hutta; Sycamore playground, Margaret Downey; Reservoir playground, Ger trude Smith; Penn playground, Rachel Abramson; Twelfth street | playground, Mildred Williams (col ored), Marie Yank; Hamilton play | ground, Paul Shrauder; Emerald I playground, Mabel Bettling; Maclay j playground, Mary Shirk; Lincoln playground, Genevieve Steele; Relly p'.ayground, Katherlne Welkemer; f'alder playground, Rose Miller; Pax tang playground, Agnes Grubltz. Each girl winner was given a pair of embroidery scissors. | This afternoon folk dancing, races i and band concerts were given at the ! park. The Eighth Regiment band I will give an evening concert, begin | ning at 7.30. The program is as I follows: March, "Gnarde du Corps," Hall; overture, "Martha," Flotow; Inter mezzo. "Amertnda," Smith; piccolo solo, "Through the Air," Damm. Cor poral George A. Roberts; waltz, "Wedding of the Winds." Hall: inter mission; march, "Light Out," McCoy; selection. "The King Pin," Taylor: fantasia, "Gems of Stephen Foster," Tobani; "Indian War Dance," Bell stedt; "Star-Spangled Banner." May Change Name The expenses for the events on the Romper Day program will be paid from the proceeds of a fund estab ; lished In the will of the late Samuel Kunkel, who for a number of years , wos host to the thousands of chil dren. Mr. Kunkel usually attended the annual outings at Reservoir pre siding over the festivities, and was known by many of the boys and girls. His thoughtfulness for the future was shown by the provision which he made for the continuance of the events. A movement has been started 1 to have the day named "Kunkel Day," as a tribute to him. lAVE MISSIVE PACKED IN ICE Calexlco, Cal. Despite the fact that It was sent halfway across the continent packed in Ice, an ardent love message on a cantaloupe wrapper found its way into the heart of Miss , I Rosetta Saylor. of Mattoon. 111. It was sent by Hugh W. Willis, of Calexico. Recently they were issued a marriage license by County Clerk Cook, and it is understood the nup tials took place. Willis was engaged In the canta loupe business at Heber last year. A sudden impulse drove him to write on the inside of one of the wrappers: "To the girl who gets this—write to lonely Hugh White Willis? Calexico, Cal." Not two weeks elapsed before Wll i lis got a letter from his bride-to-be. DROPS KAISER FROM PLANE Redwood City, Cal. "The Kaiser Is dead!" shouted a modern Paul Re-. 1 vere, galloping through Redwood 1 City. The people rushed to the town hall to hear confirmation of the news. Di rected to a nearby marsh, they found the "Kalßer" up to his neck in the mud. Dan Davidson, air pilot at the near ■ by aviation school, made an effigy of Friend Hill Holienzollern, went up in his airplane early in the morning and dropped Bill into the marsh. An early rising farmer saw the ef -1 figy drop and rushed to the spot, thinking some aviator had fallen. On learning it was only the Kaiser, the farmer spread the word. BANK STATEMENTS 1 REPOHT OF THE CONDITION of THE CAMP tUKTIM TRUST CO.. ot Harrisburg, No. 2100 North Sixth I Street, of Dauphin County, Pennsyl -1 vania, at the close of business A igust • 21 1917 RESOURCES. r Reserve Fund: Cash, specie and ; notes. $62,304 75 Due from Ap p rov ed Re serve Agents, 50,041 90 ————— $92,346 65 i Nickels and cents, ...... L 258 52 Checks and cash items.. 2,710 10 l Due from Banks and Trust Cos., etc., not re serve 3,523 14 1 Assets held free, viz.: : C o m m e r c ial paper pur chased: Upon one name,... $5,000 00 Commercial paper pur chased: Upon , two or more ! names 11,659 91 ■ Loans upon call with col lateral. 22,979 50 Time loans with collat eral, 3,700 00 • Loans secured by bonds and mortgages 306,970 00 Loans without collateral, 89,935 99 Bonds, stocks, etc., 383,461 25 Mortgages and judgments of record 228,067 00 Office building and 10t.... 23,400 00 ' Furniture and fixtures,.. 7.540 00 > Overdrafts 56 84 I Total, $1,182,608 90 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid 1n.... $125,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid, 10,203 77 Individual deposits sub ject to check (Exclu sive of Trust Funds and Savings) 240,136 81 ' Time Certificates of De posit (Exclusive of Trust Funds and Sav ings) 89,753 11 Deposits, saving fund (Ex clusive of Trust Funds) 663,670 90 Deposits, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 15,000 00 Deposits, municipal 27,665 00 Treasurer's and certified checks outstanding,... 4.469 31 Bills payable on time. Mortgage bonds guar anteed 166,710 00 Total $1,182,608 90 Amount of Trust Funds invested S2OO 00 'Cash balance, 319 93 Total Trust funds, $619 93 State of Pennsylvania, County of Dauphin, ssi I F. L Albert Froehllch, Treasurer of the above namod Company, do sol emnly swear that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowl edge and belief, (Signed) F. L ALBERT FROEHLICH, Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of August, 1917. (Signed) ELMER BALBER, [Notailal Seal] Notary Public. Correct —Attest: (Signed) JOHN LAPPLEV, (Signed) HUGO SCHUTZENBACH, (Signed) LEWIS BALSER Directors, MUST CARE FOR 594 PUPILS AT ONLY 584 DESKS Too Many Students at Both Sessions of Central; Many Faculty Changes There have been several Import ant changes made in the faculty of Central High school for the coming year. Four teachers have resigned making it necessary to elect new teachers to fill their positions. J. Egbert Imler, a graduate of Frank lin and Marshall, five years experi ence as teacher, has been elected to succeed Zachary T. Melxel, who for many years has taught higher mathe hatlcs. Miss Mary Irwin, graduate of | Lebanon Valley College, will fill the position left vacant by Miss Elsie M. i ount, whose marriage took place during the present month. Miss Katharine Aumlller,' graduate of Irving College, six years' experience, has been elected to succeed J. Frank Roth, Jr., who has accepted a posi tion with the Harrisburg Pipe Bend ing Work. C. Ed. Roche, graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, will succeed Miss Tressa A. Greenwald, former teacher of German and French, who was married July 4, 1917. Throe Now Teaeliers Three new teachers have been added to the faculty. They are as follows: Miss Jessie Graham, Schuyl kill Seminary graduate, who will be added to the commercial department staff. Mrs. Clara Ewing, who will succeeed Miss Susan Applegate as assistant to Miss Annabel Swartz in the department of elocution; G. F. Richwine, graduate Shippensburg Normal and Eastern College of Vir ginia, will teach mathematics. The loss of Miss Anna M. Saul, of fice secretary, will be keenly felt by Howard G. Dibble, principal, as well as by all the students of High school. She has been transferred to Technic al High school as office secretary for the coming year. Her position will be filled by Miss Dorothy Stillman recently of Rockville Center, L. 1., a graduate of Vassar, 1910, and of Young's Commercial school, New York. She has had three years' ex perience as teacher in a commercial 1 school and four years' experience In general office work. Now Subjects Several new subjects will be intro duced during the first semester and if theyare successful will be carried on during the remainder of the school year. Miss Eleanor C. Leonard who had charge of the sewing de partment last year will teach the new subjects which will include sanitation and hygiene, and the do mestic arts department to which will be added millinery and dressmaking. Although no boys will enter Cen trol this year as freshmen the class is expected to be the largest in th history of the school. Four hundred and twenty-eight girls will be ad mitted, making the total number of students registered one thousand, one hundred and eighty. The problem which confronts the principal of the High school just now is how to seat 594 pupils at 584 desks. There will be just ten more pupils than desks in both the morn ig and afternoon sessions when school opens. BANK STATEMENTS REPORT OF THE CONDITION OP THE IIARRISBCHO TRUST COM PANY, of Harrisburg, No. 16 South Second street, of Dauphin Countv, Pennsylvania, at the close of business. August 21, 1917. RESOURCES Reserve Fund: Cash. specie and notes, $96,115 50 Due from Ap proved Re- Agents, ... 753,610 76 Nickels and cents 1,411 32 Checks and cash items,. 1,837 23 Due from Banks and Trust Cos., etc., not re serve 2,193 42 Securities pledged for special deposits 10,000 00 Assets held free, viz: C o m m e r cial paper pur chased: Upon % • one name, ..$113,313 00 C o m m e r cial paper pur chased: Upon two or more names, ....... 882,598 43 ,' Loans upon call with col- I lateral 968,586 28 Time loans with collat eral 89,373 88 Loans secured by bonds and mortgages 13,785 19 Loans without collateral, 12,910 71 Bonds, stocks, etc 464.357 50 Mortgages and judgments of record 2,975 45 Other real estate 141.suit imi Overdrafts, 20 15 Total $3,554,888 82 LIABILITIES Capital stocK paid in.... $400,000 oo Surplus fund 600,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid, 30,721 73 Individual deposits sub ject to check (Exclu sive of Trust Funds and Savings) 1,353,852 07 Time Certificates of De posit, (Exclusive of Trust Funds and Sav ings), 756,106 86 Deposits, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 248,775 71 Deposits. U. S. Postal Savings 5,937 82 Deposits, municipal 35,000 00 Due to Banks and Trust Cos.. etc., not reserve, 123,714 88 Dividends unpaid 158 00 Treasurer's and certified checks outstanding, .. 621 75. Total ............. ....JUsiMVsi Amount of Trust Funds invested. $3,619,944 66 Cash balance, 275.800 48 Total Trust funds, ...$3,895,745 14 CORPORATE TRUS+S , Total amount (1. e. face 1 value) of Trusts under deeds of trust or mortgages executed by Corporations to the Company as Trustee to secure issues of cor porate nonds, Includ- Ing Equipment Tru5t5.523,676,400 00 1 Total amount of securi ties deposited by Cor -1 poratlons with the Company as Trustee to 1 secure Issues of Col lateral Trust Bonds.. 128,655 00 State of Pennsylvania, County of Dau phin, ss.: I, Geo. Q. Carl, Treasurer of the above named Company do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge And belief. (Signed) . OEO. O. CARL, _ , . Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of August, 1917, (Signed) CLINTON M, HEKSIIET * Notary Public {Notarial Seal.] My commission expires January sr 1919. ' ' Correct —Attest! (Signed) ED. 8. HERMAN. (Signed) EDWARD BAILEY, (Signed) A, FORTENBAUGti. Directors. ;
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