16 STOCK MARKET OPENING IS DULL Indications That Government, Means to Take Over Railroads Without Material Effect on Shares, Liberty Issues Steady by Associated Press | j New York. Dec. 11. —Wall Street 1 —lndications that the government | • intends to take over the railroads of < the country for the duration of the war were without material effect j on shares of that group at the dull opening of to-day s stock market, j Reactions among rails were mostly 11 fractional with here and there a loss j of a point. Equipments, specialities 1 and utilities were under further j 1 pressure, Pullman falling three ; points and General Electric 1 U with . a point each for American Tobacco ! and People's Gas. Foreign bonds j continued to weaken but Liberty is- 1 sues were steady. The early steadiness of rails! proved of short duration, moderate offerings later causing declines of 1 j to 2 points in the active issues. while ! Louisville and Nashville fell 4 points and Lackawanna 10. Pullman in- j creased its loss to points. Tobaccos yielded .1 to 10 and equipments, oils 1 and specialties'l to 3. Foreign bonds reflected further liquidation, the French issues making ne\. low quo- ; latioar with Anglo-French .Vs. lib erty 4's sold at 97.2fi to ST.Ufi and the ; liiaV at OS.4S to 98. \K\V YHHK STOCK* Chandler Brothers and Company, i members of New York and Philadel phia Stock Exchanges " North Mar-| kot Square. Harrisburgi 1336 Chestnut • street, Philadelphia: "4 Pine street. I , New York furnish the following, quotations: Op<>n. 2 P.M. I , Allis Chalmers 17 17 American Can 34 32 j American Car nnd I'dy.. 61* 4 64'j American Locomotive .. 30V. ."ia's (American Smelting .... 72"i 72 American Sugar M*..j Anaconda r>6' "t.* 1 _• ( Vtchison *2's N2'i| Baldwin Locomotive ... 33" 4 53 1 , Baltimore and Ohio .... 47 47 Bethlehem Steel ll*. 74 s k ( liutte Copper lfifs Canadian Pacific 132 128ty Central Leather f>2 61 H | Chesapeake and Ohio .. 4."> 5 i 45'* | Chi. Mil. and >t. Ptud.. 3">< s 37 1 ij. Chino Con. Copper 12 41*1 ■ Cirn Products 2!t 2S r, s crucible Steel 52 52is j, Oistllling Securities .... 32',4 30 Erie 14 5 „ 14 I ; General Motors SB S6 I Goodrich T5 F 36 33H Great Northern pfd 88 > Great Northern Ore subs 23V* 23 Inspiration Copper 41 Ms 41 | aternatiopal Paper 23 22M ' xKennecott Copper 30"„ 2!> T n I ackawanna Steel 79? i TP Lehigh Valley 3"'s 33'* ■ \lrrc. Marine Ctfs 21 21 M' rc. Marine Ctfs. p.'U . . !>2'i 91 Mfxtcan Petroleum .... 74 5 „ 74'; Miami Copper 27 27 Mldvale Steel 43' t 42"< New York Central 60 66 1 j?. V.N. H. and If 2S*i 28 N Y.. O. and V\" IS** 19 Ncrfolk and Western... 101H 100 Northern Pacific 84 82 Pacific Mail 26> 25T ! Pennsylvania R. R 4 4Vs 4 4 j '"ailway Steel Spring... 43 43 Bay Con. Copper 22' i 22 Reading Railway 68 l j G6 T ji ! Reaublic Iron and Steel. 74 5 73 1 .. j Houthffrn Pacific 81*, 7"*j uthern Railway -* 1 * 23*% ; St *debak*r 42 42®i Fnion Pacific 11 a 108't 1 1* *•>'. Rubber 50 48 , : i I" S. Steel 87S, BG-\ ! 1". S. Steel pfd 10 s i 10GH j Utah Copper 78 76 s * . Virginia-Carolina Chern. 32' 32 U Westinghouse Mfg 37Vi 37Vi*i Willys-Overland 18 i 18'* ! x K\tra dividend. 1 per cent. I'llll. \UKI.IMII A I'Honi I K By Associated Press Philadelphia. Dec. 11. - Wheat Si*'iniv. X i red t. .1. M I. soft. d 9? 'Jr.. No 2 52.24; No. 2, soft. , I-il tj'Jj v,. '• -ftl SWIM: No. 3. soft, r *>n f-.Mr>: No 4 r*d *- IT- So. 4. soft, red lf>. Corn Market nominal; No. 2 yellow. 52 36 r (t> '1.4". N• s :o a" No fi vMn\v nonniml Oat?— Market firm and higher; No. 2.. white, S. r > r n sr l e: No. v. hite. ; S:\Vuc. ' 4 . ; Bran Tne market is Hi in; winter, per ton. f4*i.ooVr 46.aU; spring. | per ton. tG. Suuii> - Market tirm powdered. 4. '.n* s <onfe<>'\ K ssHe. Butter The market in unchanged; I western, creamery, extras. 4Uc; near- j by prints, fancy, 53e. Effga Unchanged; Pennsylvania. ( Oil N CU^O^ w MF6.EVHBG.GTENCILWORKS ■ g 13C LOCUSTS! HPG.PA. L FLORIDA SPECIAL PARTY Baltimore to •lacksom illo t udrr Kwcort of %V. Ilulier. llt'chniiicMhiiri;, l*n Ueav in; 4bv Merchants miuj Miners | Trans. Co.'s fine steamship Juniata, , Tuesday. Jan. 1. l.on trfi-s. lit-st service, tickets iiCU.; c meals and lr?riii. and :•* - e iooc. returning; within f's months. Fot a pleasant ] ani economical >• -uih cnnnuit ' at once \V. A. rI'JBMP. Meihancs* I burg:. Fa>t or W. P. Turner U. P. I A.. M. £: M. T. Co.. Bait ho.re. Md. ' f ww- CALENDARS- w <;<>Ol> SELECTION— OKIII US PKOMPTI.V l 11.1.1.1> \| V !<'S \l Kl ; 4 \ Third anil <iiml>ii-luml Sts. 1 'II V */•, Dell Phone 1577-lt, | Second-Hand Pipe cTubeing and Colui ins i contractors, builders, plumbers, steam Biter.-! 1 ( and all who wish piping with pressure guar antee can find here a variety of sizes and % i grades at money-saving prices. We have all C kinds of pipe for steam, water, gas and pipe C for reinforcing con cre te. Also pipe for I i culverts and building columns. ? CAMP CURTIN PIPE SUPPLY CO. 1 and Curtin Sts. Bell 1093-R ) TL'F.Sl>.\ V FYKNING. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 11, 191". i and other nearby firsts, free cases. slG.fio(fr IG.SO per ase; do., current re celpts. free cases. 51G.20 per case, ♦ stiTti. •Mia.v M'kls. f r*e - j per case; do., firsts, tree I coses. $ I.per case. Live Poultry—Steady; fowls. -4c; rooster. 18c: spring chickens ; -o<if-lc; ducks. Peking, !?4®T26c; do.. Indian Runner. Jo^22c; turke/s, 2• { 28c; geese ( 22ip 2 Bc. Dressed Poultry nearby choice to fancy, 36®36c; do., fair to good, 32#34c; do., old. 3436 c. I do., western, choice to fancy, 33 0)84'*: J do., fair to good. 31032 c; do., old toins, 30@32c; do., old. common. | 23@25c; fowls, fancy, 27* ii (& 28c; good j to choice. small sizes-. Sogpi 24c; old roosters. 22c: broiling chick ens. nearby. 28(Ji :;Gc; do., western. 2Sfj 30c; roasting chickens, western. 2Wa 27 He; ducks, nearby. 23<£r26c; do. western. 22ft?25c; geese, nearby. 22' a 1:4 c; geese, western. 20ft22c. Potatoes Dull and easier; New Jersey, No. l, per basket. 75@*?0c t33 lbs.): New Jersey. No. 2. per basket. 40(?i/60c; New Jersey. rer 100 lbs.. SI.SO ft 2.00; Pennsylvania, per 100 Tbs.. $1 Ui . @>2.50; New S'ork. per 100 !t>s.. j 2.00: western, per 100 Tls.. sl.Bo(ji J 2.00. Flour The market is Millet, but steady. winter straight. I Kansas, clear. 10.20; du. patents, $1 1 1.4u; j spring firsts, clear. . % 10.50# 10.V.*•; spring firsts, clear, mill shipment. • s;*.7stfi 10.11; spring, bakers patent.! spot. spring patent, mill shipment. spring, familv brands. $11.30^11.85. Hay The market is firm with a good demand; tlm- i "thy (accnrdinK t< iocatioi:> j No. 1. lrg:e bales. $28.00®28.50; No 1. small bales. $25.00' M ,5.50; No. 2. $26 00 <q 27.00; No. 3, J 1 f.ou 21 .<-0. ijo SIS.IM'?. 17.00. novel !.•*' No. 1. <:•>.. $25.00#26.00: No. 2. do.. < IIICAiiO t VrTliK By Associated Press Chicago. Dec. 11. Cattle Re- j ceipts, 23.000 V&; weak. Native beef | steers. S7.3OCf 15.00: western steers, j $ 6.30 (?£ 13.50; stockers and feeders.; cows and heifers. $5.10# 11.35; calves. 18.00^15.00. Sheep Receipts. 17,000; steady. Wethers. SS.SO(ri 12.90; lambs, $12.50# 16.85. Hogs Receipts. *32.000. Bulk of sales, $ 17.35(a 17.60; light. sl6.Bo<tJ | 17.55; mixed. $ 17.00Cu 17.65; heavv f 16.95 (Tj 17.65: rough. $16.05® 17.15 pigs, $13.00® 15.85. CHICAGO BOARD OP TRADE By Associated Press Chicago. Dec. 11.—Board of Trade closing: Corn—January, 1.21 1 4; May, 1.19*%. Oats—December. 73: May, 71*4. Pork —January, 4 6.90. I^ard —January, 24.62: May, 24.65. Ribs—January, 25.02; May, 25.15. Another Telegraph Man Enlists For War With Uncle Sam's Forces ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I'IIAXK LINDSAY Frank Lindsay, an employe in the i composing room of the Telegraph, ! left yesterday for Columbus, Ohio. | where he has been called as a mem | !5r of the Aviation Corps, following I his enlistment nt the local recruiting Isl-ition. Lindsay was a captain of j the P. O. S. of A. Reserves and had j served with colors before. He has la twin brother who is in the United States Navy. LIGHT AND HEAT PLANT FAILURES CAUSE DISTRESS I - _ 'lmprovements Under Wuv I Will Correct Defects; War and Embargoes Blamed j Failure of the steam heat and : electric light systems, throwing the city into cold :tnd darkness lust even ing:, were attributed by General Man ager Kaltwasser to-day to a falldown on the part of the York Haven Pow ! er Company, from whom the local j company buys current, and to the I interference of war conditions with I completion of improvements at the local electric light and steam heat | plants. ! "Early last year we set about mak- I ing such changes in the st:>am heat plant as would provide adequate ser vice," said Mr. Kaltwasser to-day. "The manufacturers from whom we bought the equipment promised to have it ready for us by July. The last of it. got here Saturday. V.'o are rapidly getting the new stokers into shape and expect to have every thing in readiness in a few days. ] "in order to provide for the fall - j downs of the York Haven Company. . which is in trouble every time there j is ire on the river, we ordered addi j tional boilers and other equipment ■ for the electric light plant' and our contracts read for delivery in July, i All the concrete and other work th it \ could be done locally was completed j on time, but war conditions prevent jed the contractors from shipping I their equipment in the summer, as | specified, and when the railroads got i it the war embargo held up many of j the shipments for weeks. The third j of the new boilers has just been | completed and the fourth will be completed shortly. "Many of our men have worked as high as forty-eight hours at a stretch on this work recently. 1 have bad but two hours sleep a night for three nights. If the public realised our difficulties and the fact that every time our current or steam fails it. knocks us out of a lot of money, I believe folks would be more sympa thetic. We feel worse about the matter than the public." The steam heat and the elect!ic light system failed last night nnd the public was up in arms over cold houses and dark streets on one of the worst nights of the year. The officers of the company were be sieged by indignant citizens wanting to know the trouble and there were threats of taking the case before the Public Service Commission. Mr. Kaltwasser says that after the improvements now nearing comple tion are finished there will be no more cause for complaint even if the York Haven company does fill to deliver current here. Mrs. Martin G. Brumbaugh, wife of the Governor, and guests at the i Executive Mansion, had to go to the State Capitol to-day to get warm. Owing to difficulties of the Harris burg Light and Power Company in maintaining steam heat for the resi ■ dential portion of Harrisburg the last | few days, the temperature at the mansion Went below fifty degrees | and with a stiff breeze blowing icross j the Susquehanna Mrs. Brumbaugh j and her guests decided to visit the | Capitol which is warm a,nd com i fortable because it has its own plant i and a stock of thousands of tons of i river coal. ] The party sat in the executive re ception room and knitted during the morning, furnishing an example of industry for the Hill. Guide Given Selected Who Have Changed Addresses Since Registration Day Men who registered for Army j service and have since changed their* i address, were notified to-day that ] this new address should now be sent •to the specific local district hoard | where the registry was taken and not Ito the district board, which is in charge of Secretary Free. Mr. Free, ! to facilitate this work, which must i tie attended to immediately, gave out j this afternoon the wards, districts J and chairmen as follows: The first district includes wards. 1, 4. 5, li, the chairman, W. \V. Cold j well, Sheriff's otlice. District No. 2, includes wards 2. S, ft, 13, the chair man, !•'. R. Smith. 1309 Slate street. District 3, includes wards, 7, 10, 11, | 12, chairman, John C. Orr, 1933 North Third street. Rev. Wm. C. Spicer Gives Up His Church to Help ( U.S. Soldiers Serving in France j Among the men who have volun teered a* V. \l. C. A. secretaries to go ; t<> France is the ftev. William C. | Spicer, if Cilyoversville, X. Y„ a son "f Mrs. Charles A. Spicer, 20i:l North I Second street. He recently announced j his acceptance by the War Work Council and expects to leave for France. Wednesday, December 19. I The Rev. Mr. Spicer has been re leased for one year by the First Pros it.vteiian t'hurch, of Oloversville, of | which he was the pastor. The Leader- I Republican, a newspaper published at Gloversville, says of the Rev. Mr. ] Spicer: i "In his college days he was a husky j athlete and was one of the star foot : bail players, and his work featured I with the Princeton eleven daring his | last year at college. This athletic ! training, perhaps, fits him for the j arduous work which will come to him I as a V. M. C. worker in the Held 'over there.' The Rev. Mr. Spicer is beyond the age limit to carry a ii tie, but he is | able to work with the boys during the ■ days of their greatest tribulations and j he lias shown his willingness to give up the comforts of a home and live in \ the huts of the Y. M. C. A. back of the tirst line trenches." j lie comes from an old Harrisburg ! family, and is a brother of J. Henry j Spicer, 2043 North Second street, J v.-hom he is visiting to-day. Sergeant Potter Looks Over the British Prospects Sergeant G. R. D. Potter, connect ed with the British Canadian recruit ing mission, came to Harrisburg to day to confer with the chairman of the district registration board and the local draft boards with a view to assisting in the work of recruiting for the British army in the United States. Serjeant Pottor is associated with Colonel St. George Loftus Steele who has been in charge o frecruitlng British subjects in this country with headquarters In Philadelphia, for some time. Sergeant Potter saw considerable service in Flanders and while realiz ing the big job on hand has no doubt of the ultimate victory of the allies. OR. SCOFFIKLD TO SPICAK George W. Reily, chairman of the relisious work committee of the local i Y. M. C. A. to-day announced that Dr. C. I. ScofTield, editor of the Scof fleld Reference Bible, will conduct a Bible conference In Fahnestock hall, during the week of January 13-19, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. HUNDREDS COME 'j HERE TO ENLIST. Allentown Sends Aviation; I'nit of 250 Men For the Army What was dclareJ by the recrult ! ing officers to t>o the best bunch that has ever bcor. ser.t from the city, ar rived from Allentown In their spe cial train of ibreo cars at noon to day. The method of t'.io Allcntowners of saying farewell to their soldie boys was evidenced by the presence of the Second Regiment Sons ol' Vet erans Marine ln\nd, lod ty Lieuten ant Charles Kehm. which accompan ied the boys to the city. The eontln-J Kent, 250 strong, detrained at the! Philadelphia A Hea ling and march ed up Market street behind their band and the man who recruited them, Sergeant John Williams. The contingent that arrived to-day is 1 known as the Lehigh Aero Squadron No. 3. and a second contingent of the j Itßlt number of men will arrive to-! morrow. I Prom the arrival of the Allen town men at noon, until 3 o'clock to-morrow morning, the great exam ination room at the recruiting head quarters will be the scene of the most feverish activity the recruiting office ever experienced. The Allen fown unit with band poured through (he doors of the restaurant under the recruiting office and then in a period of a few minutes had turned its stream of humanity into the recruit ing office until the ofllce was packed 10 capacity and the men crowded around the door on the third floor, tilled the two flights of steps with a solid array of embryo soldiers, and surged about on the walk below in an effort to reach the examination officers. Units from Lancaster, Reading, Shenandoah, Pottsville. Chamberlin, | and numerous oilier cities in the din-1 trict, poured in this morning until there was such a crowd of volunteers I that the great unit of 250 men from! Allentown was almost swallowed up in the great crowd of recruits that were alre.ady besieging the office, Among other contingents that ar rived to-day were thirteen more men from reading, which has sent three other units of 100 men; 50 men from Shenandoah; 75 men from Pottsville, as many from Chambers burg, and thirteen from Lancaster. Sergeant Yingsk, the Lancaster re cruiting officer sent 100 men yester 'ay, and will bring 100 to-morrow. Halifax Disaster Worse Than San Francisco Quake, Says Head of Relief Work Halifax, Dec. 11. —"From infor mation so far received," said Mr. Moors, in charge of the Red Cross relief work in this city, "I estimate J that nearly two thousand were | killed and perhaps three thousand j severally wounded. Having been at San Francisco. Chelsea and Salem immediately after those disasters, I am impressed by the fact that this is much the saddest I have ever seen. "The American doctors and nurses have taken such buildings as were available and are converting them into model hospitals with skill and energy amazing to everybody here, i "Altogether within the past ! twenty four hours more than 200 American doctors and nurses have found immediate employment. There are here now at least 300 of the very best physicians, social workers and trained nurses, of the United States, each finding his place with true resourcefulness." Grangers Are Urged to Stand Behind Government By Associated Press Williamsport, Pa., Dec. 11. —in I opening the annual convention of the Pennsylvania Grange to-day, John A. McSparren, of Furniss, state master, urged the members of the order to stand solidly back of the ' government in the present world ! crisis. He did this, he said, in spite of the fact that in nls opinion the business of the farmers has not re ceived the attention its importance demands. About one thousand delegates are attending the convention and much business of importance to farmers will be transacted, it is expected. i More Red Cross Seals Must Be Sold in City Six hundred and fifty thousand tied Cross Christmas seals are on sale in the Harrisburg district, which means that 230,000 more than were ever offered here will have to t-e sold during the present month. The additional allotment of seals came through a mistake on the part of the national organization handling the seals. An even hundred thou sand were ordered, but 150,000 ar rived, so the committee decided to put them t.o use. The total is 250,000 in excess of the number ordered last year when 320,000 were sold. The sale of seals is being conduct ed through lodges and fraternal or ganizations, at booths in the Y. W. C. A. and the Red Cross headquar ters, by banks and business houses and through the medium of the pub lic schools. The snle in the schools will be completed Friday, when re ports will be turned into the commit tee. ; Coal Shortage in Ohio Reaches Acute Stage ; By Associated Press Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 11.—With I below zero weather prevailing, the | coal shortage was so acute in Ohio | to-day that Governor James M. Cox I telegraphed Dr. Harry Garfield, Fed \ eral fuel administrator, at Washing ton, that unless Ohio people get sm -1 mediate relief they will "loss oonfi ! dence in the government." Threatened Strike on B.&O. Settled by Hanger By Associated Press ' Washington, Dec. 1 I.—Difficulties I which threatened a strike of 2,300 | telegraphers employed by the Bal | timore and Ohio railroad and a tie j up of traffic on one of the country's | most Important munitions and coal I carrying roads, were settled to-day by the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation under the direction of Commissioner G. W. W. Hanger. INVESTIGATE SHORTAGE OF SUGAR AND COAI/ By Associated Press Wpahlngton, Dec. 11. —Inquiry by a Senate committee into the causes for the shortage of sugar and coal with a view o'f recommending legis lation to Improve the situation was ordered by the Senate to-day on ' motion of Senator Lodge. V. S, DESTROY ER JACOB JONES, SUNK IN WAR ZONE I T--'" ' flu " 1 i- ? •'" ■•" •'■-!' I r —T I - U S.DESTROY&R JOKES- The I'nited Stales Destroyer Jacob Jones, torpedoed and sunk in the war zone, with the loss of a large part of her crew. Thirty-seven survivors ure said to have been taken off in lifeboats. Lieutenant-Com mander David Worth Bugley, who e ommanded the destroyer, is among the missing and is believed to be dead. Lieutenant Commander Bagl ey is a brother of Mrs. J6sephus lianiels, wife of Secretary of the Navy. NO BIDS ON THREE ROAD CONTRACTS High Cost of Materials Prob- - ably Deterred Contractors From Making Offers George 11. Biles, second deputy! state highway commissioner, opened j bids this morning for the construe- I tion of a state-aid highway in Law rence township, Clearfield county, j where it is proposed to construct a , vitrified block pavement sixteen to eighteen feet in width, extending! from the Clearfield borough line to j a point on the Penfleld Road, at the ! Flegal Road, a distance of approxi- , inately 4,700 feet. Three bids were received, which were as follows—i D. W. Anderson, Cleartield, $44,- j 13 7.30; John Boyee, Cleartield, $42,- 614.18; C. E. Chase, Cleartield, $47,- 671.25. Deputy Commissioner Biles held the bids under advisement. No i bids were received for the state-aid | improvement proposed for Cleareld I borough nor for the sections of road j advertised in Mill Creek and Harbor | Creek townships, Erie county. Tlie State Optometry examining ! board held an examination in the hall of the House to-day. Miss Bess Weller, of State draft headquarters force, will leave on l January 1 to enter the ofTice of Kay, & Hess, taxation lawyers. Ntcelton Borough is anion; those which have filed reports on police forces for the adjutant gen era 1. The Attorney General's l>e|mrt ment in an opinion given by Deputy Attorney General Collins to-day to George C. Klauder, referee in com pensation, holds that a state em j ploye going to an officers training I camp is within the benefits of the act : of 1917 providing for leave of ab | sence with pay for dependants of j persons conected with the state ! government entering military service j for the war. It is reaffirmed that I it is the duty of the head of etu.'li: I department to make inquiry as**to I | circumstances of each case, l The. Renova Consolidated Gas Co.' j of Renovo, to-day filed a new tariff j jof rates with the Public Service I Commission, effective January 10. r t! [ establishes a minimum rate. Governor sat to-day ! I to hear protests against issuances of ] I a charter for a state bank w Six' Mile Run. Chief Engineer W. I>. I'hler of tin- State Highway Department, 'ias been ; elected president of the American | ! Association of State Highway offi- j | cials, one of the most important j road building bodies in the world. | I There are 41 states which ars mem-1 j bers. .John Francies, warden of the Western Penitentiary, was at thei Capitol to-day. Highway Commissioner O'Xeil 'ias i gone to Washington to attend the \ J Anti-Saloon League Conference. Many Harrisburgers Come ; to Aid of Halifax Victims by Contributing Money j Two checks of SIOO and several ' - minqr contributions made to-day's I total of contributions to the Halifax . I fund $239.50. Contributions to the amount of $106,35 were received yes terday. The grand total received is ! 1 $34 5.85. In answer to the plea made j ! by Red Cross workers an ample sup- I uly of warm clothing has ben re- j ceived. "It is money thai is needed j now." said Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, i president of the Harrigburg Chapter. I "We need money to help the unfor- j tunate sufferers rebuild their houses | and to put them on their, feet ! again." A check for S2OO was sent to the j ! relief fund this morning as Harris- I ! burg's first contribution. Red Cross workers were kept busy I j filling requisitions for soldiers' sup- j I plies yesterday and to-day. Among ; | the men who came Jn last evening' | were two who contributed $1 each to j | the organization. The supplied can- j j not be purchased, but the men gave | j the money as a free-will contribu- j \ tion to the cause. Deaths and Funerals GEORGE W. HAMILTON Funeral services for the late Prof. | I George JW. Hamilton, a teacher in j | the Technical High School, were j 1 held this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. ; Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker olYiciat- ! ingr. The body will be taken to Upl \ 1 land, Delaware county, to-morrow, j where burial will be made. Members j of the Technical Htg'n School faculty! attended the services of this after-' ! noon In a body. W. T. REED T. W. Reed, Sr., died yesterday! | afternoon at 5.30 o'clock, aged 76. i j He was a Civil War veteran, a mem- | j ber of the Grand Army of the Re- J j public, and was formerly a tax col- I lector in Susquehanna totwnshlp. Hci lived at 2141 Herr street. Four sons | and two daughters survive. Funeral j arrangements have not yet been made. MRS. SARAH A. GRAY Funeral services for Mrs, Sarah A. Gray, 714 Ash street, will be held Thursday afternoon at the Zion A. M. 13. Church, the Rev. W. A. Gray i officiating. Mrs. Gray Is survived by her husband, Andrew Gray, and a granddaughter. Burial will be made In the Lincoln Cemetery. U. S. IS WORLD'S GREATEST NATION A. Carson Stainm Tells of Duties of American Citizens The address of A. Carson Stamm last Sunday at the headquarters of the Allison Hook and Ladder Com pany, where th emembers and hun dreds of guests met to pay tribute to the twenty-three men who had left i for fighting service made an impres ! sion upon its hearers which will not' soon be erased. In plain but dig- j nified and pointed terms Mr. Stamm j told the people of the hill just whatj this war means and what are its ob ligations to Harrisburgers. "The citizens of this nation," he said, "are secure in the enjoyment of their lives their liberties and their' properties, without any diminution! whatever, other than they them-! selves may provide in the laws thev make. Thus is briefly put the l foundation of the political, civil and! religious liberties we enjoy, and , which have made of our country, in ' the short span of less than one iiun-, dred and fifty years /that have! elapsed since the doctrine of human i freedom and human equality was' announced in the immortal Declara-! tion of Independence, the greatest j democracy on the face of the earth:! and when I say the greatest dem-i ocracy, I mean the greatest nation,! no matter what its form of govern-! ment —and it can be said without! undue egotism—for of material; wealth and if intellectual and spiri tual attainment there is a higher! average In our country than in any! other country on the globe. This could easily be shown to be due to j the fact that ours is a democracy. I Under a government that is not free, I as ours is. some may accumulate | property, some may achieve intellec | tual superiority, some may attain ! moral and spiritual excellence, but j in the very nature of things. I could show if I had timo, ! success in any line of endeavor, un- I der any other than a free govern ! ment, must be confined to a very limited part of the people, and can : never be reached or be within the ; reach of the masses of the people, | as it is in the country over whose 1 institutions floats the protecting aegis of the stars and stripes. Again ! I say let us thank God for our lib ! erties and the blessings they vouch i safe us. But Jet us be a little surer than we are that we do appreciate j | them. The things that we ought to | P r ize most highly we often think! ; least of, because they seem to come : so easily; as children who take for ; granted that the food and clothing ; and shelter and protection their par , ents give them, because they don't I know what toll and struggle these ! things have cost. Our liberties have been purchased at great cost of toilj 1 and struggle, of blood and treasure, | ! and we can't hold on to them unless we appreciate them, and we won't' j them unless we think ! fjbout them. i "At this very minute the Imperial I i German government is attempting! (to take them from us. In the! | midst of the Ggrea tWar, our goy | ernmet)|t and our people tried with ! all their might to main tain a neu- I tral and peaceful attitude with re j spect to ail the'belligerents, under I the most trying circumstances. ! Mr. Stamm then recited some of ! the violations of international law i of which Germany has been guilty and her ultimate intentions of con-! ! trolling the whole world. And | : turning to our own duties in this! 'crisis: "But words wont do It. j ! To win the war every American man. ■ woman and child must enlist, and j enlistment means some service for j the nation. We are here to-day t rt | pay respoct. yea, to do homage to 23 j men. members o fthe Allison Hook j and Ladder Company, who have en i listed In the armed forces of their ! country. Mr. Stamm's conclusion was to! | point out that every on emust econ-! ! omizo in his expenditures so that , there shall be something left of our' : incomes, whether large or small, to | lend to the government. Not only j that but we must help our allies, I the starvin gmillions of devastated j Belgium, Servia. Poland and Ar- I mcnin. Expect Many to Hear Countess Talk on War Advance Indications show that the j lecture to be given in the Orpheum | Theater this evening by the Countess I de Turcmowlc* will be largely at tended. The countes will speak of conditions In Poland. The lecture Is being given under the auspices of the Harrlsburg Chapter, War Aid Society. An Interesting point Is the fact the chateau of the countess was used by General Von Htndenburg as his headquarters in Poland, 300 SCOUTS TAKE PART IN RALLY Varied Program Enjoyed by Boys at Big Indoor Meet Throe hundred Roy Scouts and of ficials attended the Scout rally at the armory last night, and enjoyed every minute of the varied program. Before starting the games and demonstra tions. Scoutmaster Edward Manser, who acted as Master of Ceremonies, called all the troops together and led them in the singing of "America" and the reading of the Scout oath and pledge to the flag. Scout i Executive Stine made a short talk, stating that the rallies were to be held monthly and that better scouting among the troops of Harrisburg ought to re sult out of the bringing together of all the boys An interesting signaling event then took place. Members of Troop 4 wigwagged the word: "Greeting" followed by the messages: "The uni form does not make e Scout. A Scout is always a Scout whether in uniform or not." "This is your rally, if you appreciate this one others will fol low." The messages were successful ly read by a number of the scouts in different troops. This event was followed by a demonstration of patrol work by members and officials of Troop 6. Marching formations and maneuvers, n setting up drill and phases of rescue work were exhibited. Then came the games and contests in which all joined. A peanut race where each entrant rolled a peanut with his nose, caused much amuse ment. This was followed by a wheel barrow race, cockllghting, and a game called "Mike, where are you?" After this all troops joined in sing ing the 'Star Spangled Ranner" and : were dismissed. I Mrs. Means Testifies in Behalf of Husband By Associated Pr;ess j Concord, N. C.. Dec. li.—Mrs. Julie [ P. Means testified to-day in defense I of her husband, Gaston B. Means, on i trial here for the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King. She said that since she was five years old she had known | Mrs. King and during the last sev eral years had been with her almost constantly. She told of having signed a note jointly with her husband for the loan $25,000 made the defend ant by Mrs. King. Mrs. Means testified that she never had observed any evidence that her husband sought to restrain Mrs. King's liberty or dominate here. The defense recalled Chief of Po lice Kobinson, who said Afton Means, brother of the defendant, told him on the night of Mrs? King's death tjiat Gaston Means said immediately after the shooting: | "Mrs. King shot herself with that • little pistol." Henry eDitch. of New York, a cler ical employe of Means, described the system used by Means in kteping the accounts between himself and Mrs. King. Monthly itemized statements accounting for all transactions were i subbitted to Mrs. King, he said, ap ! proved by her and then filed away. Declares President Will Probably Take Over Roads | Washington, Dec. 11.—At the open ing of the hearing to-day by the joint Congressional committee investigat ] ing transportation problems. Chair man Adamson, of the House Com merce Committee, declared that I "President Wilson probably would have to take over the railroads dur j ing the war and hold them after the j war until Congress can provide some i plan for proper management and ef | ficient operation in peace and in war." The committee to-day began hear ing railroad commissioners from Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Ne vada and Kansas. Carl . aukson, of the Wisconsin commission, was the first witness anh explained the work ings of that body. 600 Austrians at Camp Lee Given Police Duty Petersburg. Va... Dec. 11.—About six hundred man at Camp claim ing to be Austro-Hungarlan subjeots, have been separated from the vari ous units to whlnli they were as signed originally and put In the de pot brigade. It was lndilated they would be given police duty exclu sively. he majority of the Austrians I are from Pennsylvania. It was not j explained why exemption boards sent i men into service claiming to be un- I naturalized aliens. JjKGALI NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that the Auditors appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin Countv to audit the accounts of the School Dis trict of Swatara Township have filed their report, which contains the *ol lowing: O. C. Bishop, Collector. In account with Swatara Township School Board: Dr $17,925.86 Cr 17,925.85 P. I. Parthemore, Treasurer, in ac count with Swatara Township School Board: Receipts |24,32.5fe Expenditures 24,826.44 Balance In Treasury 108.14 Indebtedness 138,100.00 Resources 156,035.15 That the aforesaid Auditors' Report was presented to the Court of Com mon Pleas of Dauphin County on No vember 22. 1917, and by the said Court ordered to he filed; that the said Audi tor's Report was filed on November 22, 1917, to No. 217 September Term, 1917; that the same will be confirmed absolutely unless an appeal Is taken therefrom wlthlr thirty days after the filing thereof. HENRY F. HOL.L.EK, Prothonotary. REAL ESTATE MEN TALK OVER PLANS! Board Members Install lentall Bureau and Hear of ' Own Your Own Home" Move { At a largely attended meeting off, the Harrisburg Real Estate last evening the "own your own 1 home" campaign which President' | (Jipple recommended in his annual' address was discussed and Herman! P. Miller, chairman of the commit-i tee, said that a formal report will 1 be ready for presentation at the next session. The proposal is to de vise a plan whereby people shall be encouraged to own their homes, and providing means whereby those of even the most modest means can pay for homes on the monthly in stalment plan. The board decided to install a ren tal bureau, one of the objects of which will be to detect those who find it "cheaper to move than pay rent," a large number of property owners being annually put to con siderable loss by these rent dodgers. Two new members, K. M. Her shey and William J. Sohland were elected to membership and A. Young, chairman of the membershin ttee. reported that a number of other prominent real estate men of the vicinity will become members of the board in the near future. E. Moes'.c-in, chairman of the appraisaiS committee, reported on that subject. President Gipple presided. Additional Classified Advertisements on Opposite Page TOO IJATE FOR CIJASSIFICATIOV i ROOMS FOR RENT '■ FOR RENT Pour unfurnished t rooms for light housekeeping, with all ■ conveniences. Apply 15:;s Wallace - street. j HEAIJ ESTATE FOR UK NT FOU RENT 3-story brielt dwell ing Fifth and Woodbine streets all improvements. Rent, $25.00. Utter, 917 Cowden street. 1 LEGAL. NOTICES e DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETV. 5 Bureau of Water and Light, l BIDS will be received at the Offtcra of the Superintendent of Public j Safety. Room 10, Court House, to II . o'clock A. M., December 21, for fur nishing about 1,000 tons of river coal ' delivered in the bunker at the Pump ' ing Station, Front and North Streets. 1 Coal to be free of sand and stone and r delivered in the bunker each day until - said amount is supplied. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. r FRED L MOROENTHAbER, r Sup't. '• NOTICE Letters of Administra tion on the Estate of Mary A. Bate*. - late of Harrisburg. Dauphin County, i. Pa., deceased, having been granted t<> ii the undersigned residing in Harris i burg. Pa., all persons Indebted to said Estate are requested to make immedi ate payment and those having claims . will present them for settlement. 1 L. H. CARPENTER, Administrator, 226 Crescent Street. e NOTICE i. NOTICE is hereby given that Let s tcrs of Administration have been duly ' granted by the Register of Wills of Dauphin County. State of Pennsylva " riia, upon the estate of John J. Fleisher, late cf Harrisburg. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, deceased, to Carrie M. Fleisher, of the same place, and all persons who are indebted to said estate are requested to make I payments without delay, and all per sons who have lawful claims again.t the said estate are required to mako - the same known without delay, to tha t undersigned. CARRIE M. FLEISHER, Administratrix, 814 Emerald Street,. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1 A. ROSS WALTER. ESQ., J 307 Bergner Bldg.. Harrisburg, Penna. ° NOTICE is horeby given that appli cation will be made to the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County on 1 Monday. December 24, 1917, at ten (10 o'clock A. M„ at the Court House, Har - rlsburg. Pennsylvania, under the pro i visions of the Corporation Act of 1874 - and its supplements for a Charter ot! r an Intended corporation to be called „ the HARRISBURG MOTOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION, the purposes and ol— " Jects of which are as follows: The en couragement and protection of th> trade and business of dealers In motor driven vehicles, Assisting in the en actment and enforcement of laws for the safety and protection of owners / of and dealers in motor driven ve hides and of the public, and The dis semination of information to tha 1 members and to the public pertain - ing to motor driven vehicles and giv-i i, ing exhibitions thereof and therefor; - and for these purposes to have, pos sess and enjoy all the rights, bene fits and privileges conferred by said " Act and the supplements Y The said application Is tiled in tli* " Office of the Prothonotary of sai.t S Court to No. 495 January Term. 191s. , UUII CHARLES C. STROH, Solicitor. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss; In the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County. Pa.. No. 450. Septem ber Term. 1917. I-lbol In divorce—a. vinculo matrimonii. Flora V. Ham merala vs. Harry W. Hammersla. Tlin subpoena and alias subpoena in thfl above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." You, Harry W. Hammersla. are therefore directed to appear in the court at Harrlsburc, P.i , on the second Monday of January, A. D. 1918, to answer the complaint therein filed. \V. W. CAL.DWKL.U Sheriff. llarrlsburg, Pa.. December 11. 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: In the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pa.. No. 299, Sep tember Term, 1917. Libel In divorce-- a vinculo matrimonii, Linnie Mary Stoner vs. Robert E. Stoner. The sub poena and alias subpoena in the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." You, Robert K. Stoner, are therefore directed to ap pear in the court at Harrlsburgr, Pa., on the second Monday of January, A. D. 1918, to answer the complaint therein tiled. W. W. CAL.DW ICU,. Sherirr. H&rrlsburg, Pa., December 11, 1917,
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