6 RAILROAD RUMBLES RAILWAYS FACE GREAT PROBLEM Much Attention Centered on How to Keep Traffic Moving How shall the railways be operated to Improve the celerity of traffic movement to meet the war require merits of business?. It is a iriifantic problem, to the so lutlon of which the railway execu tives. President Wilson and Federal legislators are now devoting their closest attention. ♦ .,, hr> A report from Washington that the President wants the C.overninent t> take over and operate transportation system, with Secretary McAdoo as administrator, is n<t gtn- lands, chafiman of the Intetstate Commerce Committee ot the Senate, yesterday, once with members of thc heen War Board, which has recently been operating the most Important ial ways as a unit, presented to the President the views of the- railway executives. . , ( ,„iv These men assert, and \ er> trui>, that great Improvement has been ef fected during the brief period since the. War Board was organized. They contend that continued ""J?™ rapid advance will be made Providea there is full permission to interchange traffic and equipment and the roads are assisted to raise needed credit ror increased equipment for war pur poses—the credit of the roads being, limited by inadequate freight rates and by the Government's virtual mo nopoly of new capital. This country's railway system is a most intricate and delicate piece or machinery, thfc operation of which shoul d ebelft to experienced and prac ticed men. Secretary McAdoo has ail be can do with the successful financ ing of the war and should be con tinued, rather than entrust this to new hands in order to place him in an untried position. England's action in taking over the railways—making Government traffic free and guaran teeing former dividends on the shares, is not necessarily a good example. The area of England and Wales is only 58,000 square miles, compared with the 3,000,000 square miles of the T'nited States, and English railways I educed to single track are much less than 60,000 miles, as against about 270,000 miles operated in this country. "Everv one to his trade" —particular- ly if it is a difficult one —and what ever means may he adopted to pro vide the roads with funds or credit, their operation should be left in tho hands of efficient railjvay men. PESJTSY TRAFFIC CRIPPI.ED Situation Worse Following: Illlzxnrd Than During; Storm Altoona, Pa.. Bee. 12.—Traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad was in worse shape yesterday than when the blizzard was at its height, in spite ot the fact that the backbone of the storm seems broken. Passenger trains were delayed for hours because, loco motives could not be secured. Freight traffic has been reduced to the move ment of perishable goods and war materials. Slow freight is at a stand still. The suffering of the people was augmented to-day when the natural gas supply failed. .In hundreds of homes there is no heat and no way to cook food. WOMEN TO MEET A business meeting of Department No. 7 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Women's Pivision 'for War Relief, Mrs. Eongaker, chief of column, will lie held in the auditorium of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. next Tuesday afternoon from 2 until 2.30 o'clock. All members have been requested to attend. \ KSON CASE BEFORE COVRT Two Defendant* Charged With Ilurn- Inu Can Company** Plant Stroudsburg. Pa.. Dec. 12. The Capital City Cap Company arson case was called before Judge Searlfe, of Wavne county, yesterday. It is the outcome of the mysterious burning of tlie plant in East Stroudsburg August 1, 1016. I. Freed and David Rodan are the accused. The indictment contains four counts —arson, conspiracy to commit arson, conspiracy and conspiracy to chedt and defraud creditors. 1 Facts About the Sugar Situation Our Government has asked you to use sugar spar ingly. We believe that the people of this country will be glad to do their part to conserve the sugar supply when they know the facts. These facts are as follows: More than two-thirds of the source of Europe's sugar supply is within the present battle lines. This has resulted in greatly reducing the production of sugar in Europe. England and France and other countries have been forced to go for sugar to Cuba. Ordinarily, nearly all of the Cuban raw sugar comes to the United States and is refined here, chiefly for home use. This is not the case now. In view of the exceptional world demand for sugar there is no surplus, and barely-enough to tide us over until the new crop comes, in. The people of the New England and Atlantic Coast States should use sugar sparingly. No one should hoard or waste it. This Company has no surplus sugar to sell.. It is working with the Government to conserve the supply, and to take care qf the Allies so far as possible. . Do not pay an increased retail price. The Franklin Sugar Refining Company "A Franklin Sugar for every use" Granulated, Dainty Lumps, Powdered. Confectioners. Brown I WEDNESDAY EVENING, Standing of the Crews IIARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 115 ra-fW first to go after 4 o'clock; 117, 132, | 102, 134. Engineer for 117. Firemen for 11'5, 132, 102. Brakemen ror 115, 134 <2). Engineers up: Shoff, Baer, Blanken horn, Andrews, Albright. Houseal. Firemen up: Cassell, Briggs, Baer. Powley, Shimp, Oohner, Gettle, Quen zler, Ramsay, Miller, Caribaugh, Reese, Weigle. Flagmen up: Wenrlck, Seitz. Brakemen up: W. F. Miller, Heagy, i Nttzley. B. F. Miller. Middle to go after 2.40 o'clock.; 218, 15, 17, 18, 20. 30, 31. 22. Preference crews: 4, 2, 6. Engirieers for 2, C. Fireman for 31. Flagmen for 17, 2. Brakemen for 17, 18; Engineers up: Mortz. Fisher, Bur ns, Itensel, Peiglital, O. W. Snyder, Blizzard, Corder. Firemen up: Kurtz, Gault, Famous, Primm, Mellinger, Adams, Sehell, Schoffstall, Bickert, Keiter. Conductors up: Coup, Hilbisb. Brakemen up: Danner, Reynolds, Murray, Atkins, Ulsh, Harshbergor. Aughe, Bupp, Kipp. Zimmerman. Ynrd Hoard —Engineers for EC, | 11C, 2#C. Engineers up: Auman, Miller, Bie ver, Essig, Nye, Myers, Boyle, Ship ley, Revie, Ulsh, Ranch. Firemen up: Miller, Wright. E.VOLA SIDE Philadelphia Dlvlnlnn —The 236 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock; 216, 219, 270, 242, 201, 254, 210, 207, 251, 206, 225, 257, 212, 245, 235, 248, 211, 217, 246. 208. 244. 256. Engineers for 201, 210, 251, 237, 211, | 217, 246. ■ Firemen for ,219. 254, 210, 2at, 257. Conductors for 10, 19, 50. Flagmen for 04, OS, 20, 46, 48, 56, j Brakemen for 01. 06, 07, OS, 12, 20, ! 25, 42 (2), 44, 50, 57. Flagman up: Orr. Brakemen up: Zimmerman, Horner, Bordner, Homberger. Middle Division. —The 231 crew first to go after 1.30 o'clock; 232, 2£o, 238, 107, 113, 112, 101. Flagman for 112. Yard Hoard —Engineers up:.Hinkle, Sheaffer, Fortenbaugh, Gingrich, Kingsberry, McNally. Firemen up: Albright. Cashtnan, Brubaker, Ifaubecker, Wlckey,- San ders. Kennedy, Mepk, 'White. Holmes. Engineers for 3rd 126, 135, 109. Firqpien for 132, 135, Ist 104, Ist 106. PASSENGER DEP A HTM ENT Middle Division Engineers up: Keiscr, Keanc, McDougal, Crimmel, ; Alexander, Crone, Crum, Buck, Kelly, i Spotts. Firemen up: Bealor, Cramer, Schra- j der, Huss, Keller, Richards, Ayers, j j Zeigler, Gladhill, Thompson, Koller. Engineers for 25, 669, 45. Philadelphia Division Engineers up: . Pleam, Welsh, Seitz, Oillums, Smeltzer, Gibbons, Kennedy. Firemen up: Herman. Shive, Piatt, Shaltner, Shlndler, Aulthouse. Engineer for P-36. Firemaiv for 578. THE READING The 27 crew first to go after 11.45 o'clock; 21, 29, 46. 44. 68. 3. 52. 56, 38, 63, 7, 51, 6, 61. Engineers for 56. 61, 2, 27, 38. Firemen for 55, 56, 61, 7, 19, 2J, 29, 38. Conductors for 21, 40, 42, 45. Flagmen for 56, 27. Brakemen for 56, 63. 68, 2, 7, 19, 21, 38. Engineers up: Eck, Selfer, Craw ford, Eittl<}, Ditlow, Sassaman, Slus ser, Clouser, Barnes. Wood, Bialow, Barnhart, Bordney, Wireman, Morne, Bowman, Motter, Strieker, Hollen baugli. Griffith. • Firemen up: Wampler, Millar. Tan ner, Stough, Durborow, Hess, Miller, Gates, Bingaman, McKee, Erb, Kreis gre, Stetler, Hoffman. Conductors up: Powell, Hall, El licker, Harlan, Frees, Kreiser, Delp. Kimmel, Mitten, Kunkle, Mengle, Coldren, Spence, Horn, Tate, Howe. Brakemen up: Dye, Rlckenbach, Owiler, Swope, White. Shipe, Hoover, Buffington, Zelters, Vosler. Sourbeer. Martin, Zeiders, Thank, Habbyshaw, Reeser. | MIDDLETOWN ] Yesterday afternoon a fire was (lis-! covered In the wall between the parlor and dlningroom at the home of John Botts. The first alarm was given by Mrs. Botts. Water pres sure was good and tlie blaze was ex tinguished before it reached the roof of the building;. With the assistance of neighbors practically all the fur niture and household goods were saved. The lire is thought to have originated from an overheated stove pipe. About 4.30 o'clock another alarm of lire was' sent in from the same box. This time the lire was in the home of Joseph Blumston, ill Lawrence street. Considerable dam age was done before the flames were extinguished. Miss Luclla Cleland entertaineh the Pastor's Aid Society of the Metho dist Episcopal Church last evening. Owing to the urgent demand made by the National Red Cross Society lor surgical dressings, the local chapter will work every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings. The condition of John A. Gross, who had his hands badly mangled at the local car shop, is considered good. Martin Kbersole is confined to his home with heart trouble. John Dougherty, of Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga., is spending a ten-day furlough in town as guest of rela tives. The Bed Cross Society is working every evening this week an<l expect to make a large shipment of band ages and surgical dressings the latter part of the month. Monday morning the campaign for a drive of 2,000 members will bo started and the town is being laid out in districts. The work is to be finished by the end of the week. Funeral service for Miss Margaret Barnet was held from the home of her sister, Mrs. Annie Daughert.v, Main street, yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, officiat ed. Burial was made in the Middle town Cemetery. Mrs. N. C. Fulirman will entertain the social circle at her home, Swa tara street, to-morrow afternoon. Howard Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Miller, left this morning for Columbus, Ohio, where he en listed in the Aviation Corps. The Woman's Club will meet in the rstroom of the High school Thurs day afternoon. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church, met at the home of Mrs. Maude Bowman, Main street, this afternoon, and the topic for the afternoon was "South ern Mountaineers and Syria and Per sia." • Mrs. Aaron Bauder and daughter, who had been visiting in town, re turned to their home at Chicago, 111. Kidnaped Jersey Boy Left on Lonely Road f'ullingswood, N. J., Dec. 12. Wil liam Mitchell, Jr., 16 years old, K Crestmont Terrace, a Boy Scout, ar rived home yesterday tjfter an all night experience, which nearly cost him his life. Monday night, at 8 o'clock, "lie went to a store for ice cream. While wait ing for traffic to pass in Iladdon ave nue he was seized from behind, a heavy cloth thrown over his head and lifted into an automobile. He immedi ately lost his senses and knew no more until he found himself trying to put on his overcoat along a strange and lonely road yesterday morning. He was nearly frozen to death. See ing a trolley car approaching, he hail ed it and got on, too dazed and cold, to inquire where the car was going. The car was full of laboring) men. After a very long ride he saw the car was getting into a city and a short time after, when the oar stopped for a long time, he realized he was in front of the Philadelphia and Reading Terminal in Philadelphia. He jumped off, went inside the station and tele phoned his family, who by this time were scouring South Jersey and Phila delphia for him. Be arrived home near noon and after being put in a warm bed and having the attention of a physician, he recovered sufficiently to relate his experience. He Is ex pected to recover from the drug soon. After missing him, Mrs. Mitchell no tified *he police departments of Cam den, Philadelphia and Collingswood and telephoned hospitals. Boy Scouts yesterday morning searched the com munity and adjoining places. He is a student of electrical engineering at the Philadelphia Trades School. HARRIBBURG TELEGRAPH STEELTON AND NEARBY BOYS IN FRANCE GET MANY GIFTS When Mail Arrives in Bulk Steelton Boys Get Plenty of Supplies Wlion the American mail to boys in France arrived at the camp where the Shelley brothers are located, there was a shower of gifts, according; to a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Shelley. The boys said that it was Christmas to them as they did not have any mail, tobacco or candy from home for a long* time. Included in this mail were packages of candy which totaled twenfy-flvfl pounds in weight. The letter is as follows: "Yester day was Christmas to tis. ltoy, Doug las and I had gone to the. hotel for supper and while we were enjoying the meal somebody told us that there was a carload of packages for us up at the headquarters. Well, when we got there and looked things over, we decided that the only way to carry them all was to get a stretcher —which we did. "Now. take it from me, we got everything that you sent, knit goods, soap, candy, tobacco, clgarets an# all. Believe me, we have been busy all day taking account of stock and gorging ourselves. Mall iu faoo<l Shape "Everything was in tine shape. Not a single box was broken. In fact it was a job to open some of them. You should have seen Hoy. lie had the cleaver from the kitchen and such muttering you never heard. "We also got some letters dated October 8, 10 and • 12, and newspapers up to October 10. Believe me, we sure are enjoying this rest. We are very comfortable. We have a stove and a very comfortable place to sleep —that is, stretchers and straw mat tresses." Unit of Reserves Formed With Membership of 125 At a meeting of businessmen last evening organization of the steelton Reserves was effected. After several men prominent in the organization of the Harrisburg Reserve forces talked on the subject officers were elected. Quincy Bent was elected president. Other officers elected were: T. T. McEntee, first vice-presi dent; W. F. Alaglnnis, second vice president: W. L, buyer, secretary; W. H. Nell, treasurer; C. W. McCoy, George Delamater, G. M. Long and John I!. Malehorn, directors. The of ficers will elect five additional direc tors. Details of the formations and rules will be worked out at a meeting of the new organization in the near future. During the evening addresses were made by Ross A. Hickok anjl A. Boyd Hamilton, of the Harrisburg Reserves, and W. J. McCulley and D. E. Brindle, of Carlisle, members of the Public Safety Committee In charge of the Cumberland county home defense police. Sixteen Enlistments in Two Days at Substation Sixteen enlistments in less than two days was the new record estab lished at the Steelton substation of the Army Recruiting station. A large number of enlistments are expected in the next forty-eight hours, men in charge of the station said this morn ing. Those who enlisted in the last two days were: Roy Landis, 1813 North Third street, Harrlsburg; Kenneth Snyder, Carlisle; Harry Johnson, 115 South Fourth street, Steelton; Carl Eckenrode, 327 Walnut street, Steel ton: Samuel Wiltmer, 605 South Front street, Harrisburg; Urban Fid ler, 14 Harrisburg street, Steelton, In the aviation corp. Charles H. Neser, 345 Myers street, war. taken for serv ice in the medical corp. tnhers who enlisted were: Forn Smith, John Gaston, Charless E. Field, William Honesty, Griffin Mnnssey, Samuel Jones, Henry Blackwell, Clarence Harris, Fred Crihari, of Front street, Steelton, enlisted In the cavalry. Coal Dealers Say Very Little Coal in Borough Coal dealers in the borough this morning said there is very little coal In the yards here. One dealer claims that he has less than fifty tons in store, which is less than half of the amount ordered. Other dealers give out it similar report. A dealer this morning said there was some talk of putting the card system into use in Steelton. He said further that this system should have been followed out in June when the time was ripe for distributing (he coal so that each man would set Ills share. ROBKUT KKfcVKS TO TALK IN METHODIST CHUliCll Robert Reeves, secretary of the Harrisburg Y. M. C. A., will be the principal speaker at a special service in the First Methodist Church, Sun day evening. He will talk on Y. M. C. A. work among soldiers. The Sunday school board of the First M. E. Sunday school, will hold an important meeting At the close of the regular prayer service this even ing. The Epworth League will hold a monthly social and business meet ing in the social rooms of the church Friday evening. Steelton Snapshops To I'a.v Dividend —The annual dividend of the Mechanics and Help ers' Relief Association will be paid this evening. The surplus fund of $1,255.75 will be refunded to the members at the rate of $7.25 for the full year. The association dur ing the year just ciosed has paid out $709.75 in sick and accident benefits. Following are the officers of the association: President, H. K. Lehman; vice-president, Alonza Fry; recording secretary, R. B. Proud; assistant secretary, C. E. Scott; fi nancial secretary, C. H. Daniels; treasurer, J. C. Attlck. Returns to Fort—After spending a short furlough at Ills home here following his appointment from Fort Niagara, Lieutenant Horace Critchley left yesterday for Battle Creek, Michigan, to join a Regular Army field artillery i*glment. Crowley Willi Token— Lawrence Crowley -yesterday was presented with a wrist watch and trench mirror as a token of esteem by employes of the payroll department of the local steel plant. Crowley worked at the local plant for eight years. He has enlisted in the Avia tion Corps. Meeting (It Class —A meeting of Mrs. Stees' class of the First Meth odist Sunday school will be held at the home of Mrs. Attlcks, 41 South Third street, to-morrow evening. DRIVE FOR 10,000 MEMBERS TO BE LAUNCHED I'Oreseeing the need of time to conduct the Keel Cross Christ mas Campaign for 10,000 members, officers of the local' Chapter decided to launch the campaign officially to-morrow morning, lhe colossal number of members desired during the Christmas drive is more than double the number of the previous drive The drive will end on Christmas Eve. Mrs. W. 11. Nell, has charge of the drive. • . * The Committee has been appoint-1 ed and given instructions about ttyQ. work. Early morning will find the team members wending their ways into their districts and during the next twenty-four hours many s resi dents of the borough will be ap proached and asked to join the local organization. * , Duty to Join As a patriotic duty, officials of the chapter put it, every Steelton man, woman and child should join as a Christmas member whether they be long to the Red Cross or not. Al though working under several slogans, prevalent in many of the chapters in the country, the local officers have formed a new one. It is: "Every Steelton Resident a Red Cross Alember and Every Member a Worker." The credentials for members of the committees have arrived and will be given out to-day. Steelton Boy Scouts have volunteered to as sist during the campaign and will havo charge of distributing litera ture. A large Red Cross flag will be placed across Front street. The rope on which the flag will be sus pended will be stretched from the Steelton Store Company Building to the Steelton Trust Company build ing. To Post Results The rtsults of each day's work will be shown by an electric sign which will be placed in Front street by offi cials of the Electric Light Com pany. Enhaut, Oberlin, Bressler, and Hjghspire will be canvassed by the teams. Highspire has taken an ac tive part in other work of the chap ter and the women in that borough do not fear that this borough will fall short in this campaign. Announce Committees Mrs. W. H. Nell, chairman of tile membership committee announced the following committees this morn ing: Mrs. Delamater, captain; Aliss Sharasky, Aliss Abercrombie, ' Airs. Hope,, Aliss Darby, Airs. Cr>ighton, Mrs. Vanier, Airs. Fcidt, Mrs. Hoddi nott. Airs. Boyd, Mr. Pozeja, Air. Fur chich, Airs. Whiple, Aliss Kocevar and Aliss Starasinic. Aliss Estella Thompson, captain; Airs. Aladden, Airs. Callahan, Mrs. Toomey, Miss Helen McCall, Aliss Alenser, Aliss Nora Gaffney, Aliss Dailey, Miss Helen ttafCney, Airs. Cusack, Mrs. L. Eckels, Aliss Kate McCall and Mrs. Alartin. Airs. William Keister, captain; Airs. Nlssley Mumma, Mrs. John Craig, Airs. L. Howells, Airs. James Earnest, Miss Dickinson, Miss Litch, Airs. William Edmondson, Airs. John Shelley. Miss Edith Shelley, Mrs. Al fred Fletcher. Mrs. John Bethel, captain; Airs. John Malehorn, Aliss Agnts Hess, Miss Hilda Snyder, Airs. Carl Keim, Airs. Clarence Kelley, Mrs. J. C. Wagenbaugh, Airs, .John Porr, Airs. William Dehner, Airs. E. F. Seal and Airs. Walter Leek. Mrs. Walter Guyer, captain; Mrs. Kline, Airs. Sutton, Airs. Alden, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. John Croll, Airs. William Aliddleton and Mrs. Stone. Mrs. Harry Messlnger, captain; Mrs. W. L. Messinger, Mrs. George Bolton. Mrs. Richards. Mrs. Male liorn, Mrs. Myers, Miss Anna Shope, Ministerial Association Plans Week of Prayer Arrangements for the observance of the Week of Prayer beginning Monday, December 31 and ending Friday January 4, were made at a meeting of the Ministerial Associa tion of Steelton and vicinity in the St. John's Lutheran Church. The program of events follow: Monday, St. John's Lutheran Church, sermon by the Rev. C. B. Segelken, this will be a watch night service; Tuesday evening, First Pres byterian Church, sermon by the Rev. W. H. Shaw; Wednesday, Grace Evangelical Church, sermon by the Rev. 11. H. Rupp; Thursday, First Reformed Church, sermon by the Rev. A. K. Wier; Friday, the First Methodist Episcipal Church, sermon by the Rev. O. N. Lauffer. Sergeant Potter to Speak Before Alricks Association Sergeant G. R. L. Potter, of the Royal Highlanders, who is in this city on recruiting duty has consented to address the Alricks Association in the Parish house at the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Nineteenth and Market streets, Friday evening. Sergeant Potter left Canada late in 1914, and has recently returned to this country, after being wounded on the Flanders front. Sergeant Potter spent eight months in the British trenches on the Flanders front and he tells many vivid tales of the war as he has seen it in actual contact in over two years service. The meet ing promises to be one of the most Important of the series of winter gatherings and with Sergeant Potter as the guest one of the largest turn outs of the year Is expected. All men are welcome. Surest Cough Remedy Made from Globe Pine Esiily Made at Home. Very Economical Especially Good for Children Procure two ounces of glycerine and a half ounce of Globe Pine Compound (Concentrated Pine) from your druggist. i J, Mix these with six heaping- ' t tablespoonfuls of granulated -<MEb sugar in half a glass of water. Take a teaspoonful as often as ""jffßg: necessary to give relief. Be sure ijwb to get Glob* Pine Compound (Concentrated Pine). No other |2jft|Ep*will' answer the purpose in this ' formula whichcomes from eminent I AfjgW medical sour e and makeu the most effective, pleasant and prompt-acUng remedy for coughs and colds affecting the bronchial tubes or throat. As can be seen it contains no harmful drugs and may be used freely. I Torla Rheumatism Treatment Gives Prompt. Luting Results Mix together one ounce of Torls Com pound ; one ounce of Syrup of Sarsaparilla; half pint of Simple Elixir. Take a table- four times daily. Adv. DECEMBER 12, 1917. Airs. Marian Hill, Mrs. Edward Im liolr, Mrs. Vernon Sellers.. Mrs. T. J. Nelly, captain; Mrs. I.ertha Hess, Mrs. F. 13. Wicket-sham Mrs. William Alartz, Mrs. Robert Rutherford, Mrs. Frank Robhins Miss McCurdy, Miss Caroline Bar rett, Miss Evelyn Cumbler and Mrs. Harry Downes. Mrs. Utley Abercrombie, captain; Mrs. B. F. McNenr, Airs. Frank Mc- Laughlin, Mrs. Frank- Shellenberger, Miss Freeda Stees. Aliss Phoebe Shelley, Mrs. Harry Watson, Airs. J-)orr, Miss Martha Armstrong I and Aliij.s Mildred Critchley. Airs. W. . Darby will have charge of soliciting in factories and lodges and John Shupp in the fire com panies. Airs. A\ inslow Aliller, captain; Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Wallower, Airs, Heagy Mrs. Plank, Airs. George Walz, Mrs Detweiler. Airs. AlcElhenncy, Mrs! Edmondson. tcam , V at Cumbler's Heights and lel ton street is com posed of Airs. M. B. Cumbler. cap tain, Airs. Wilmer Cumbler and Mrs. -George Neff; Heagy Heights, Airs. ™ er> Cameron Ex tension. Airs. Hnrling; Oberlin, Aliss TohT'iJ' MI T Helen Br ehm, Mrs. Rpptli p K * ? Nissley, Miss Mr T a ' , ' Savlor : Enhaut, Mrs. J. Snavely, Airs, still, Mrs. Looser, Robert Schultz, Airs Daff ner Mrs. Aungsl. Airs. Albach. Highsplre Mrs. Oliver Alegary, captain: Mrs. Frank Aliller, Airs. Harry Moser, Mrs. Harry Way, Mrs Earnest Pee, Mrs. William Kuhn', Mis. Raymond Strominger, Mrs N orris Ort. Airs. H. M. McDanel, Mrs George Green, Airs. Clarence | Letter, Mrs. Workman, Mrs. John ; N orris. Airs. Frank Brown, Mrs. Humer Etter. Airs. Trvin Ruth and i Airs. Truman Hciclier. A Christmas Player-Piano Offer COMPLETE OUTFIT $425 % Can you picture a more suitable gift than Why not arrange with us now lor one a player piano? The whole family can en- of thc * c player pianos as your gift to your joy such a gift. It is a gift that will carry l'<>nic. ~, . , . . , , , / Remember, this is a real Player-piano— hustmas cheer throughout the whole a beautiful, exquisitely toned instru >'ear - ment of the latest type, equal in quality to It is a gift for a lifetime. It will make any player sold anywhere for $550. With every member of the household a master it we give you a bench, scarf and 36 mu musician. sic rolls —all for s42.l—payable on • Terrns^ still give good choice at all prices —s2o to $275 —on easy payments More Used Pianos to $325 Livingston slls $325 Singer $145 i $350 Harrard $lB5 $325 Haynes $125 S3OO Tiffany $155 I $350 Farrand $215 $325 Haines & Co. ...$135 $350 Wheeler $lO5 I $350 Lauter $235 $325 Bachman .'sllo $325 Lakeside $l7O | SSOO Hardman (new) $390 Your Choice on Terms of $5.00 > or More Monthly J. H. Troup M Troup Building 15 South Market Square STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS ARREST SLACKERS POLICE ARE TOLD Washington to Investigate Charges That Slate Officers Have Been Negligent Camp Meade, Md., Dec. 12.—-The police heads of Pennsylvania cities and towns will receive a request from Washington within a few days ask ing them to investigate the attitude J pursued by their officers in regard to the apprehension of draftees who have failed to report to this camp. Officials at the provost marshal's office have received reports that some of the police of the larger towns of Pennsylvania have been negligent in. failing to arrest men whom they knew to be deserters. It is known alsoj that proofs of such negMgtnce have been sent to Washington, and it is understood that the Philadelphia po lice are not completely exonerated in | the report. Specitic charges of refusal to co operate with Hie officials of this and other cantonments where the Penn sylvania selected men have been sent have been filed. These reports, it is learned on the best of authority, say that the number of men failing to report when called for duty is espe cially great in certain sections of Pennsylvania, and that it is known that policemen have even been friendly with slackers. It is believed that every police board will be asked to conduct a thorough investigation, and if the charges are found to be true some steps will be taken against the po licemen involved. Apropos of the desertion charges, it may be well to drop a hint to every Pennsylvanian who is supposed to be here and who is floti that he is in a ijfcff/ A Man's Gift From a Man's Store || Wm. Strouse dangerous position, from which it will b well to extricate himself im mediately. The announcement will be made shortly that all deserters will be punished with the utmost se verity. For deserters the announce ment will come as a disagreeable surprise and will make them realize the position in which they have been placed. There are seven deserters hero awaiting sentence. The camp officials have issued warning to any deserter in the Key stone State that if he knows what is good for him he will report at once. This is not a threat. They say that time for leniency for such men is over. A few days ago the authorities here sentenced a man to three years at hard labor for refusing to do kitchen police. The offender is a. j Philadelphian. STOP! GVE YOUR KIDNEYS A CHANGE 9 out of 10 Cases Pain and Soreness in Back Not Due to Kidneys, But Muscular Rheumatism or Neuritis Stop drugging. So many people j think they have kidney trouble and I start right in taking drugs, which (ioes more harm than good. Don't hesitate and suffer; get a jar of CAMPHOROLE from your nearest druggist, and while applying you will wonder what became of your imagin ed kidney trouble. The remarkable success of CAMPHOROLE is due to the scientific combination of oil of wintergreen, menthol, camphor aAd other valuable ingredients. The medical profession and medical pa pers testify to their great curative properties.
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