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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
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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.
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Mis. Raymond Strominger, Mrs
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Mrs George Green, Airs. Clarence
| Letter, Mrs. Workman, Mrs. John
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Humer Etter. Airs. Trvin Ruth and
i Airs. Truman Hciclier.
A Christmas
Player-Piano Offer
COMPLETE OUTFIT
$425
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still give good choice at all prices
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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
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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.