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. ;