4 Businessmen Comment on Action in Lemoyne R. R. Bridge Changes Published information that Juris diction over the Cumberland Valley Railroad bridgo at Lemoyne has been disclaimed by the state highway officials after being referred to them by Cumberland Valley railroad offi cials has been the cause of much comment in West Shore towns, espe cially Lemoyne. T,)ie West Shore Firemen's Union SOUTTER'S 25c DEP'T STORE I Buy Here Not Alone Because Prices Are < Lower, but Because Qualities Are Better | Timely Suggestions in Things Most Wanted At This Season of the Year Thanksgiving Millinery Values That Cannot Kitchen and Dining # . Room Needs Be Duplicated in Variety or rrice Enamelware 'AD* 11/I*ll* C 1 in all White, all Gray and HI UUr Big MMinerV Blue and White. •* Coffee Tots Tea Pots Hundreds of the newest shapes in Velvet and p-ms—' rliTKcTtics 1 —Rice Hatters' Plush —all this season's merchandise in Boilers Milk Kettles smart sailors, turbans tricornes, flare effects, Water Pails Oval Dish otc Pans —Oblong Stove Pans — Deep Pudding Pans Mix- Q0 Actual Values I II ± ' ing Bowls Milk Jans Sale 7A LhlldTCtl S iIQIS Deep Dish Pans Double p . /Mr a | Roasting Ijns- Etc. $ 2 .00 Actuai Values s9c Actual Values — , V ■ |°! c ti ww o9c Aluminumware Price vX'ui/ Colonial Coffee Pots—Pre- $2.50 Actual Values f 1 ; 00 Actual Values,— | serving Kettles Berlin ICet- Sale 1 /Q Sale t l cs „ Lipped Saucepans Price *J) A nce Pot Covers, all sizes Cov- $3.00 Actual Values 51.50 Actual Values ered Buckets — Milk Pails Sale <■ aq i Sale* (\ Q Fry Pans Drip Pans price 1 ' iuoimtaUi Cake Pans' 1 — SO Actual Values - $2.50 Actual Values - Jelly Cake Pans—Measuring £ a ! c 48 I Sale 1 AQ Spoon Sets - Tea and Coffee j"-••• •• • .P-6.**o I Pricc $1.45 strainers - Jcllv Moulds - S4 00 Actual Values - $3 0Q Actua , Va , ues _ Tea Balls Coftee Balls -salc s alc tfo QO i r\ Coffee Canisters ->— Cookie Price j p \ Ski Qft Cutters - Biscuit Cutters 55.00 Actual Values nce Sugar' Shakers etc., Sale d Q QQ Double Sheet Iron Actual Values ?3 S4 QQ and QQ Roasting Pans ?•">? Price $3-98 Actual Values in Trim- Rich Cat Glass $5.00 VELOURS - reduce<l for Compotes— Price $2.98 $1.98 Salts and Peppers SB.OO VELOURS qo Handled Dishes —Je 11 v Sale QO Dishes Footed Sherbets Price etc., 25f Up Dinnerware (Gold Band and Floral a • mm t ■ s • Plates, SfSZL Fruits- Knitters! Knitters! Knitters! Cups and Saucers lndivi- . .. r* xs uai Butters Dishes cov- important Message tor You ered Butters Bakers Nappies Sauce Boats The special demonstration which we have been and lsru m p S ~nu!s conducting here this week is to be continued. Single Sheet Iron Roast- Mrs - Mary Robertson, of Philadelphia ing Pans up an cx p ert demonstrator has pronounced this Woodenware demonstration the most successful she has held Pastry Board Rolling anywhere in the east, regardless of the size of the Pins Slaw Cutters •. Wooden Spoons, etc., U P In view of this interest we have induced her to Tinware sta y here next week > for the purpose of instruct- Cake Pans Pie Plates— ing beginners, as well as to teach the new stitches Stf t enf^B Cov- t0 e *P e, "' ence( l knitters and art needleworkers. ■ ered Buckets etc. 77ie Demonstration of Golden Fleece Yarns ' Silverware places at your command yarns in everv color. s p K o n o ns ~ - Conie and fill y our needs hcrc ' Dessert Spoons Bonbon —————————————— , i Dishes Children's Sets Salts and Peppers, etc., —■ 10<! up Tl_ 1 • • T 1 1 r i * ,n * hanksgiving Table Colonial Glassware • ** 53 Vinegar Cruets Cake ¥ • Plates Water Pitchers 1 Water Glasses Sugars and I Creams Sherbets Salts 60 inch mercerized table damask 29r? I and 1 eppers Flower V ases , I —etc., up ' 60 inch extra heavy mercerized table damask 39£ Brown and White Lined 64 inch extra fine merc erized table damask 500 Fireproof Earthenware inch mercerized table damask 590 Bowls Nappies —Ca s - 68 inch linen finish table damask . 75c seroles Ramakins etc., s<! up 72 inch linen finish table damask .$1 .(H) Food Choppers, Hemmed mercerized napkins (ready or use) SOUTTER'S i If Department 3tore Where Every Day Is Bargain Day 21 T,Market St. Opposite Courthousv<> THURSDAY EVENING, HXKRIBBtrRO OtjHKfa TEI3BGHXPTI ' NOVEMBER 15, 191 A it is understood, is determined to have the bridge placed in good con dition and in order to do this they have to go to the railroad officials again to see what is going to be done. '•This matter has been hanging lire for more than a year," a Lemoyne businessman said to-day, and we aro anxious that something be done .--oon in the matter as the bridge is in worse condition to-day that it ever was." A committee from the "West Shore Firemen's Union appointed several months ago to investigate the matter will proceed at once to determine further action of the union. The matter will be brought up before the union at its next meeting. METAL PARTS LOCATED By Associated Press Santos, Brazil, Nov. 15. Pieces of machinery* removed from German steamships before they were requisi tioned by Brazil, amounting to about ten tons of metal, have been discov ered by the police of Santos. They are being' taken from their hiding places and will be used on the former Ger man ships. EIGHTY-EIGHT MEN IN SEIIVICB Marietta, Pa., Nov. 15.—Eighty eight men from Marietta are now serving their country at the front, in all branches of the service. Two arc known to bo in France. They are Frank Kiehl and Paul Stoner. Christ mas boxes were mailed to-day for the various camps. ALL NEWS OF THE RAILROADS SAVING COAL IS NEWP.R.R.ORDER Employes Co-operate With Officials; New Hung Up Yesterday • . WKttKKKKm P. L. SMITH, FIREMAN In the campaign for the conser vation of coal on the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad, N. W. Smith, superintendent, is pursuing a unique and interesting plan. B6th firemen and engineers are writing their own opinions as to how coal may be saved and there is an in teresting rivalry in evidence as to the least number of shovels of coal nec essary between Harrisburg and Al toona. According to records on file, Pas senger Engineer Grafton Drake with W. D. Bowers as fireman, the latter now a freight engineer, held the rec ord up to yesterday. Between Al toona and Harrisburg a total of 24 8 shovels of coal were used. On one soction,, a distance of forty-eight miles, and another sixt'-four miles, were covered without the use of any coat New Figures Yesterday Engineer Drake with P. 1... Smith as fireman hung up a new record. On an eastbound run, they covered the distance, 132 miles, us ing but 214 showels of coal. This is a new record and will be filed with Superintendent Smith to-morrow. In making this record a fire was built, in the engine, three stops made and four slowups recorded. Those who understand running an engine know what stopping and slowing up moans to a fireman. Each shovel full of coal weighs seventeen pounds, it is said. This means that a total of 3,638 punds of coal were used between Altoona and Harrisburg. Both-Engineer Drake and Fireman Smith have prepared interesting arti cles on coal saving, and anxiously await other records. Pennsy Fireman Is Now Wearing Khaki Uniform JggKgl JHH JSM h^H ELLSWORTH KRUOER One week ago to.-day Ellsworth Kruger left tor Camp Jackson, at Columbia, S. C. Ho is now wearing a khaki uniform and is a member of the United States Field Battalion in training there. This boy was a Pennsy fireman and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kruger, 1826 Bogan street. Railroad Notes The engine on passenger train No. 2 yesterday broke down at Middle town. Traffic was delayed a naif hour until another engine was put in service. • New plans for a bridge at Penn street, Beading, under the Reading railway tracks have been completed. Secret service agents are investi gating the report that hundreds of i bushels of potatoes are rotting on 1 Philadelphia .sidings. Many railroads are fitting up old wooden cars with safety appliances In order to make them serviceable in the present car shortage. Owing to the scarcity of motive power on account of unusual war time demands the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company yesterday at Ha zleton began to put in service old engines built twenty-live years ago, which had been virtually discarded. They have been repaired and re painted and will be employed in hauling coal and freight from the anthracite field to tidewater points. Walter Thayer, general freight agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of Pittsburgh, was appoint ed general coal freight agent yester day to succeed the late Robert H. Barge, This nppointment was made by directors of the company ns one of :i number of changes in the freight traffic and accounting departments. George A.-Adams, chief clerk to A. J, County, vlce-precident In charge of accounting, was advanced to the of fice of assistant to tho vice-presi dent, P. R. R. OFFICIAL DIES IN PHILA. | E. T. Postlethwaite, Assistant to President Rea, Stricken; Former Harrisburger Philadelphia, Nov. 15.—Edward T. Postlethwaite, assistant to the presi dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and one of the bestrknown railway executives in the country, died in a • hospital late last night of apoplexy. He. was stricken ten days ago. He was 67 years old and for many years was a resident of Harrisburg. Mr. Postlethwaite entered the serv ice of the company in 1863 and be came assistant to the president tn 11*97. during the administration ot Frank Thomson. Latterly he had charge of all matters relating to the handling of the mails by the railroad and in that capacity he spent* much of the time in Washington. Resident of linrrlnhuru E. 1). Postlethwaite many years ago was a' grooeryman in South Second street, this city. When business lagged he took u the study of teleg raphy and shorthand, and later clcsed up business and worked for the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph j Company. Subsequently he became a legislative correspondent and was a special writer for a number ot newspapers. While doing lekislative work he became acquainted with the late Frank Thomson, a former Pennsyl vania Railroad president, who was at that time general superintendent, with headquarters at A' toona - Ste* nographers were a scarce article, and Mr. Postlethwaite was given a posi tion as socretary to Mr. Thomson. Assistant to President From that time on he was asso ciated with Mr. Thomson in every position and later when Frank Thom son was made president of the Penn sylvania Railroad, Postlethwaite be come assistant to the president. He held this position up to the time ot' his death, having been reappointed by subsequent presidents of the Pennsylvania company. His principal duties were in looking after mail fa cilities, and he brought about many changes in the handling of the malls. Mr. Postlethwaite was a native of Mount Union and married Miss Eliza Denning, of this city, daughter of the late James and Caroline Denning, who resided in Market street near Fifth. Mrs. Postlethwaite survives her husband. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 123 crew first to go after 4 o'clock; 124. 104. ' Engineers for 124, 104. j Fireman for 104. I Conductor for 123. Brakemen for 123, 124, 104. Engineers up: Schwartz, Black, Be fever, Gehr, Dolby, Albright. Firemen up: Stambaugh, Briggs, Ncrman, Bridger, Dohner, Beers. Conductor up: Bitner. Middle Division —The 228 crew first to go after 2 o'clock: 216, 31, 223, 4, 203, 240, 22, 33. 21. Firemen for 31, 33. Flagman for 31. Brakemen for 4. 21. Engineers up: E. R. Snyder, Ford. Firemen up: Breon, Beers, Bechtoi, Putt. Brakemen up: Clemm, Keftler, Bantz, Murphy, Stephens. Stoner, Hughes, Vanbuskirk. Ynrd Hoard —Engineers up: Ranch, Weigle, McCord, Snyder. Myers, Hef fleman, Auman, Miller, Beaver, Essig, Ney. Firemen up: Swomley Mowery Rote, Houdeshel, Gardner, Ripley, Speece, Miller, Peters. Biever Yost, Eckinger, Troup, Dissinger, Wright, Sellers, Fitzgerald. Engineers for 4th 7C, Ist 15C, 18C, 23C, 26C. Firemen for 5C\ 3rd 7C, 4tli 7C, Oth 7C. 11C, 12C 4th 15C, 2SC. KSOI.A SIDC Philadelphia Divixop —The 222 crew first to go after 4.15 o'clock; 235, 213, 223. 21 1. 214. 231, 238. 207, 236, 241. Engineers for 236,, 241. Fireman for 215. Flagman for 222. Brakemen for 36. 41. Flagman up: Staley. Brakeman up: Frank. Middle Division—The 211 crew first to go after 1.30 o'clock: 225, 231, 114, 106, 120, 113, 118. Twelve Altoona crews to come in. Fireman for 114. Flagmen for 106, 120. Brakemen for 120, 113, 118 | Yard Hoard —Engineers up: seal, Hinkle, Sheaffer, Gingrich, Kings berry, McNally. x Firemen up: Haubecker Meek, Holmes, Dougherty, Sanders, Cash moti, Blghtner, Taylor, Sadler, White, Albright. Cramer, Kennedy, Walters. Meek, Brubaker. Firemen for 2nd 129, 137, Ist 102. PASSKXGER DEPARTMENT Middle Division Engineers up: Buck, Crane, Riley, Crum, Sparver, Miller, Keiser, Robley. Firemen up: Keller, Ramsey, Bea lor, .Nowark, Richards, Crammer, Gladhill, Schrauder. Engineers for cpld. 49, P-21, 19, 27, 41. Firemen for cpld. 49! P-21, 45. Philadelphia Division Engineers I up: Welsh. Gibbons, Eindley, Gillums. - Lippi, Osmond, Pleam. Firemen up: Floyd, Everhart, Shin- I dler, White. > Engineers for cpld. 2, M-22. ) Firemen for cpld. 2, P-38, M-22, 576, ! 626. Two Philadelphia extra crews here. Til S3 READING The 9 crew first to go aftor .45 o'clock; 18, 12, 3. 2. 19, 14, 53, 61, 60. 64, 66, 58. 59. Engineers for 58. 9. Firemen for 3, 12. 18. Flagmen for 53. 2, 18. Brakemen for 53, 60, 61, 66, 6l, <u, 2. 3, 10, 12. 1!\. Engineers up: Warner. Griffith. Bowman, Doardorf ljuidtH, Beecher, BnrtUiart, Hoffman, Kauffman, Bord ne v.f Firemen up: Stoner, Booker, Stahl, Hoffman. Bush, Moore, Emerlck, Klngsborough, Htimmelhnugh. Conductors up: Daub, Strawhecker, Ford, Phelabaum, Patton. Brakemen up: Filbert, Zlnk, Sour beer, llhinchart, Hhuli;* Wllhert, Mor rcw, \Varmler James Stahl. Resorts I'A V RKi, HOTICI. ' LA U RELHOUSE LAKEWOOD, N. J. First olbhh American Plan Hotel. A short motor run from Camp Dix, nt Wrlghtstown, N. J. A. J. Murphy, Mgr. C. V, Murphy, Asst. Mgr. VETERAN PENNSY ENGINEER DIES Injury Results Fijtally to C. C Miller, a Widely-Known Honor Roll Man RR#STL. CALVIN C. MILLER ■ •i !l ' j' n iKcd 67 years, a '^ u ,7, d Passenifer ongineer of the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad, 2 3-10 North Sixth street, Hh. * |t arrist >urK Hospital last "X' ut P- m. Announcement 1. B ® r ous i"ne.ss was made In the Harrisburs Telegraph yesterday. tt.l. S survivors are a widow. Mrs. S. Elizabeth Miller; one daughter, Miss Verna S. Miller; two brothers, John Miller, of Mapleton; Thomas Miller. O' l ' 0 ' an d one Bister, Mrs. William E. Miller, of Tyrone. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon. Services will be held at ' ic home at 3 o'clock and will be in charge of the R'ev. A. S. Miller, pas tor of Camp Curtln Memorial M E Church. Cal Miller, as he was called, had an Army of friends and was known from coast to coast, lie was retired two years ago on his own re quest. after a record of forty-two years service. Since that time he has been a salesman for a lubricating oil firm and looked after his farm plots near Camp Hill. It was while working on one of his garden plots that he received an injury that has tened his death. Engineer Miller was known as "the man with a permanent smile." Lefore his retirement h<s was an en gineer on Pittsburgh Express west and Quaker City Express, east. He started with the Pennsylvania , Railroad January 1, 1873, as a fire- ; man. On September 1. 1881, he was j given a regular run as a freight en gineer and January 18. 1889, hel made his first passenger run to and | from Altoona. He had only one bad | accident, July 30, 1913, a rear-end ! collision at, Tyrone. Another engine ! col!ided with his train. He was a member of Tyrone I Lodge of Masons. Knights of Pythias, | Rrotherhood of Locomotive En- ! gineers, Division No. 74; *larrisburg J Lodge No. 12. B. P. O. 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Answer; Use the following and your cold and cough will vanish and you will soon be strong again. Get a 2%- oz. bottle of concentrated essence mentho-laxene and take every hour or two. This can be taken .Jure or made into a full pint of home-made syrup. Full directions as to use will be found on bottle. This is a mild, laxative and will drive the cold from the system. • • C. L asks: "I have tried to cure dandruff, itching scalp, falling hair and baldness with numerous tonics, etc., but in vain. What do you recom mend?" Answer: T have been recommend ing plain yellow minyol for the past seven years and scores of my patients are delighted with the quick, pleas ant action of this remedy in stopping itching, falling hair, dandruff, etc. It gives the hair health, lustre and vigor as nothing else does. Obtain in 4-oz. jars with full directions. * H. M. B. writes: "Can you please prescribe medicine which will relieve me of such distressing symptoms of j kidney and bladder, as the following: I Pains in small of back, soreness in re- I gion of bladder, frequent calls at night but scantj' flow with pain, burn ing and foul odor, puffing of limbs, etc. • j Answer: Those seeking relief from i kidney and bladder disorders should ! begin taking balmwort tablets, a very | successfiM formula sold in sealed ! tubes with full directions. Mrs. N. L. writes: "Last winter I was cured of a bad case of bronchitis by using your prescription contain ing mentho-laxene, and have been very grateful and confident of getting good, advice. I wish to know of a Ice is very simply, very beautiful In Its quiet dignity, and very helpful. There '.s no address, but in hymn and psalm and psalm and especially, in the comprehensive and compre hending prayer of Dr. Mudge, there is comfort and calm. A feature of this brief time of supplication is a solo by one of the quarter of the church. That such u service meets a need of the hour is shown by the grow ing attendance. The meeting is un denominational. hePopSlß& ty.Dr. ZremsrßaAeß The questlon answered below are general in character, the symptoms or diseases are given and the answers, will apply In any case of similar na ture. Those wishing further advice, free, may al;lress Ur. Lewis Baker, College Bldg.. Colloge-li'lwood streets, Dayton, Ohio, enclosing self-addressed stamp ed envelope for reply. Full name and address must be given, but only Inlr tials or fictitious names will be used in my answers. The prescriptions can bo filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler. good, safe medicine to reduce my al>t normal weight about 30 pounds. Answer: I thank you for your con fidence and advise that five-grain ar bolone tablets is the reliable obesif.v medicine which I always prescribe. In sealed tubes with directions. Any druggist can supply you. • • * James J. asks: "For several months T have not been feeling well. My skin is sallow, my tongue is coated, have headache, am sleepless, nervous and bothered with chronic constipation. Please help me." Answer: You need a laxative blood cleansing treatment in the form of three-grain sulpherb tablets (not sulphur). Overcome the tendency to constipation and gradually your good health and pure blood will return. • * * "Bloodless" writes: "I sign after my name "bloodless." because that seems to be my condition. I am pale, thin and chilly all the time.' My appetite is fickle, hut even when I eat a great deal I do not gain in weight." Answer: I would advise plenty of exercise and a persistent use of three-grain hypo-nuclane tablets to increase your blood and llesh. They tend to improve digestion and the proper absorption of nourishment. A gain of a pound or two a week is not unusual. * • * Mrs. P. G. writes: "I hesitate to ask advice as my case is so unusual. In a word, I am tired and worn out all the time. Rest does not refresh me. T have been married over a year a. KI formerly did not know what it was to be tired or nervous. Sometimes 1 feel hysterical. 1 fear I will become a nuisance to my husband if this con tinues." Answer: Tour nervdus system has been depleted. You need a tonic in vigorating medicine that will aid in supplying more food-energy, to your nerves. Take three-grain cadomene tablets regularly for several months. NOTK: For many" years Dr. Baker has been giving free advice and pre scriptions to millibns of peopli through the press columns, and doubt less has helped in relieving illness and distress more than any single Indi vidual In the world's history. Thou sands have written him expressions of gratitude and confidence.
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