Fourth Disruption in
U. S. Shipping Board
Brings Investigation
Washington, Dec. 19. The fourth
reorganization of the shipbuilding
corporation since the war began has
left Washington aghast with astonish
ment.
Announcement that Admiral Harris,
the third general manager of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, had re
signed because of disagreement with
fhairman Hurley, of the Shipping
Board, has created a situation no one
i an judge properly until there is an
investigation that will show the
• Buses of the frequent upheavals and
throw some light upon the actual con
ditions attending ship construction.
The Senate has already ordered
such an investigation. Almost as soon
as the body met yesterday attention
was called to the latest devolpments
in the shipbuilding organization, and
a resolution directing the committee
on commerce to investigate, offered
by Senator Harding, of Ohio, was
adopted without a suggestion of op
position.
Hln Suggestions Overruled
From such facts as are known it is
seen that Admiral Harris felt com
pelled to resign his place as the chief
>hip builder of the nation because of
three suggestions made to the Ship
ping Board which the board would
not approve.
The first of these was that *he
ofllces and the working organization
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation
should be transferred from Washing
ton to Philadelphia in order that those
in charge of the building program
should be in the center of actual build
ing activities.
The second suggestion was that
$12,000,000 should be set apart to pro
vide houses for the thousands of men
who ipust be employed to supply the
nation with necessary ships and who
cannot be employed unless they can
he provided with proper shelter and
decent living conditions.
The third of these suggestions, and
this appears to have been Admiral
Harris' chief offense to the Shipping
Board and to the administration, was
that his first two proposals should be
decided at once and without resorting
to the usual discussions and refer
ences to the other authorities, which
constitute so much of the circumlocu
tion system that prevails in the Gov
ernment.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
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Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Myers
Celebrate Anniversary
at Brookside Farm Home
Mechanlcsburg, Pa., Dec. 19. —The
fiftieth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs. David D. Myers, of
Siddonsburg, near Filey's Church,
was celebrated at their home, Brook,
side Farm to-day with a family din
ner at 1 o'clock. There were about
30 guests who formed a merry party,
coming by sleighs, as automobile tra
vel in that locality is almost im
possible owing to snow drifted roads.
The marriage of Miss Eliza Elock,
daughter of the late Joseph Elock,
pioneer merchant of Mechanicsburg,
and David D. Myers, of Monoghan
township, took place at the t>ride's
home, 208 South Market street, De
cember 19, 1867, the late the Rev.
Dr. • George Sigler, pastor of the
Church of God, officiating. The cou
ple commenced housekeeping at
Brookside Farm, where they hu\e
since resided. Mr. Myers, who is a
scientific farmer, is prominently
known in that locality and their
home is noted for hospitality. Active
in the Mt. Pleasant Church of God.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers have a host of
friends and thoroughly enjoy life in
all its phases. Of a family of five
children, four are living, as follows:
Mrs. Harry Button and Walter L.
Myers, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Mary
Burgard, of Siddonsburg, and Mrs.
Edgar Bigler, of Andersontown.
There are also ten grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. 1
Among the guests in attendance
was Mrs. Mary Klcock, of Mechanics
burg. who will soon be 89 years old.
Congratulations, good wishes and
gifts were received by Mr. and Mrs.
Myers from friends throughout'the
country.
Railroad Notes
•j Edward Koenig, 3 8 yearsidenti
! fled with the baggage department of
' j the Pennsylvania Railroad is off
;j duty on account of poor health.
, | Harry Wolfley is acting baggage
-agent in his place.
Many passengers were badly
. frightened this morning when a
. large icicle fell the roof of the
. Pennsylvania Railroad S't ation,
1 breaking several glasses in the sky
-5 light.
John Miller of the Pennsylvania
' Railroad and Mrs. Miller, are in
Philadelphia for a feav days.
D. C. Doehne of the Pennsylvania
ticket office who has been
ill is recovering.
Miss Mary Magard has accepted a
; position as clerk with the Union
News Company at the Pennsylvania
|; Railroad station.
| Paul L. Barclay, captain of police
of the Philadelphia division police
i department was on a trip east to
day.
Only two trains from the west
I were off schedule to-day. Nos. 30 and
j 34. Delays were west of Pittsburgh.
Soft coal shipments are. heavy
over the Reading, coming through
Hagerstown and over the Cumber
; lan Valley cut-ofT at Shippensburg.
j Signal department forces are
| keeping a close watch on signals and
| switches of the Philadelphia division
I to prevent a freeze up.
In order to handle the large
j Christmas rush the Adams Express
. Company will keep their wagons and
| forces working day and night tricks.
I Additional room has been secured by
■ removing some of the offices to the
old Pennsylvania Railroad freight
j station at Third and Mulberry
streets.
If. H. Kochenour, freight brake
; man on the Pennsy is off duty be
j cause of illness.
I W. M. Shetley, freight conductor
; on the Penns.v is ill at his home in
j York.
j The St. IJOUIS and San Francisco!
Railroad s quota of 100 locomotives'
ordered released by western rail
roads for use on railroads in the
east were started from Springfield.
Mo., yesterday. They will go to the
Pennsylvania lines.
Following the policy of the Penn
sylvania Railroad of reducing un
necessary cars, the restaurant cars
on train No. 510 and train No. 811.
will be dispensed with. Cars will he
added that will carry the maximum
number of passengers possible with
the present limited motive power.
ENOAOEMEXT ANNOUNCED
Marietta, Pa., Dec. 19—Miss Blanche
Martin, of Mountville, has announced
her engagement to Eugene Diffen
derfer. of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
The date of the wedding has not been
set.
UXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH
RAILROAD
RAILROADS DENY
RESPONSIBILITY
Public Is Partly to Blame For
Coal Shortage; Meth
ods Bad
Washington, Dec. 17. —The rail
roads decline to accept responsibility
for the present coal shortage. With
Fuel Administrator Garfield and the
coal operators both blaming the
roads for all present difficulties, the
railroad war board produce figures
to show that they have hauled more
coal by many millions of tons than
ever before, railroad officials say.
The charge has been made that
the inability of the railroads
promptly to move all the freight of
fered to them has been largely due
to failure of the various railway
lines to work together harmoniously
and unitedly in this war crisis. We
challenge those who make this al
legation to cite any evidence in sup
port of it.
Charges Lack Foundation
"They cannot do so. allega
tion is without foundation. The
railways, under the organization
they voluntarily formed to direct the
operation of their properties during
the war, have without exception
acted on every suggestion the rail
roads war board has made to in
crease the amount of traffic moved.
"The present coal problem Is not,
as has been represented, altogether a
problem of transportation. It is
primarily a problem of distribution,
for which the public must share the
refponsibilty. The railroads cannot,
with their existing facilities, handle
a much larger tonnage of coal s-o
long as the present system of dis
tribution prevails.
Cross Hauling
"The present system of distribu
tion involves a great amount of
crosj hauling of coal, and a "esult
ing large waste of transportation.
The remedy, doubtless, requires sur
render of convenience and old
habits, but it is clear. It is to cause
coal to be supplied to every section
from the mines nearest to that sec
tion.
"No one unacquainted with the
facts can conceive the unnecessarily
long hauls of coal which have grown
up under the right of the shipper
to route his traffic as he pleases.
Whatever may be its justification in
normal times, this practice effectively
reduces the efficiency of the trans
portation machine in the time of
heaviest traffic ever experienced."
The railroads say they have
hauled 10,000,000 tons of anthracite
more than in 19X6 and 51,000,000
more tons of bituminous coal.
Standing of the Crews
HARKISBITRG SIDE
I'hlliwlriphlii Division —The 111 crew
first to go after 4 o'clock; 114, 105,
103. 117, 115.
Engineers for 103. 117.
Conductor for 105 .
Flagman for 111.
Brakemen for 114 (2). 103, 115.
Engineers up: Hogentogler, Blan
kenhorn, Ream, Brodacker, Schwarz,
Simmons,
Firemen up: Emerick, Cassatt, Car
baugh, Stoiigh, Briggs, Shettei, Hiv
ner, Reisinger, Morrison, Handioe.
Brakemen up: Heflin, Smith, Sheaf
fer.
Middle DlviKion —The 250 crew first
to go after 2.20 o'clock: 208, 223.
Preference crew: 8. .
Flagman for 8.
Engineers up: Asper, Burris, E. R.
Snyder, Peightal, Hawk, O. W. Sny
der.
Firemen up: Bickert, Bell, Kurtz.
Conductors up: Dottrow, Glace.
Brakemen up: Huss, Valentine,
Danner.
Yard Board—Engineers for SC, 4th
7C, HC. 2nd 14C, 2nd 15C, 26C.
Firemen for 3rd 7C. 2nd 14C, 3rd
15C.
Engineers up: Shipley, Revie, Ulsh,
Bostdorf, Schiefer, Weigle, Shade,
McCord.
Firemen up: Fitzgerald, Bitner,
Steward, Mowery.
ENOI-A SIDE
Philadelphia Division— The 221 crew
first to go after 3.45 o'clock; 205, 229,
230, 203, 228, 209, 215, 234, 232, 213,
258, 202.
Engineers for 205, 228, 232, 208, 202.
Firemen for 205, 258, 202.
Conductors for 215, 28, 49.
Flagmen for 02, 05.
Brakemen for 02 (2), 03 (2), 28, 29,
32, 34. 58.
Brakeman up: Burkheimer.
Middle Division —The234 crew first
to go after 3 o'clock; 235, 207.
Yardd Board —Engineer foi' 109.
Firemen for Ist 129, 2nd 129, 132,
2nd 102.
Engineers up: Gingrich, Kings
berry, McNally, Feas, Seal, Hinkle,
Sheaffer.
Firemen up: Meek, Rider, Kennedy,
Haubecker, Brubaker, Morris, Shuey,
Metz, Sanders, Benser, Cramer,
Holmes, White .
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Middle Division Engineers up:
Miller, Buck, Schreck, Smith, Keiser,
J as. Keane.
Firemen up: Mearkle, Reinards,
Ayers, Zeigler. Gladhill, Beachman,
Thompson, Roller, Nowark, Naylor,
Huggins, Hudson.
Engineers for extra 1 p. m., 19, 41.
Firemen for extra Ip. m., 665, 17. 1
Philadelphia Dlvlalon Engineers
up: Gillums, Crisswell, Pleam, Gib
bons, Davis, Kennedy, Welsh
Firemen up: Shoop, Everhart,
Shindler, Cover.
Engineer for 628. /
Firemen for 2,2 20.
THE BEADING
The 70 crew first to go after 1.15
o'clock: 57, 35, 12, 52, 55, 110, 8, 2,
29. 9 47, 20, 15. 66. 67, 11, 16, 14, 37,
24, 54, 60, 19. 53, 7, 16 56.
Engineers for 53, 55, 57, 60. 70, 40.
Firemen for 53. 59, 61, 66, 68, 70, 2,
78, 9, 12, |l4, 16. 19, 22. 24, 29, 35, 37,
40, 47.
Conductors for 59 12, 29, 37 42, 45.
Flagmen for 20, 51, 40.
rakemen for 53, 59, 60, 61, 66, 2,
9 ,11, 14, 16, 19, 29, 40.
Engineers up: Strieker, Dialow,
Hollenbaugh, eecher, Ferner, Massi
more, Hoffman, Linn.
Firemen up: Wampler, oyer, Mum
ford, Looker, Nye, Enterline, Fitz
gerald, Peters, Bohner, Patterson,
Corpman, Snyder, Nongenecker.
Conductors up: Hall, Keifer.
Brakemen up: Anderson. Keefer,
Miller, Snell, Hain, • Hess, Kirk,
Yundt, Shank, McKim. Buffi.ngton,
Kroah, McKeever, Warmler, Owiler,
Greenwood. Gardner, Stoner, Waugh,
Marks, Habbyshaw, Bowman.
TO STANDARDIZE TRVCKS
By Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 19. Competi
tion of designs for standardizing all
the motortrucks and traitors needed
by the Government for peace as well
as war work was announced to-day
by the Quartermaster Corps. •
MATERIAL SHORT
IS EXCUSE GIVEN
Lenioyne Residents Anxious
For Action on New Bridge
at That Place
According to an official of the Val
ley Railways Company no action has
been taken between the Valley Rail
ways Company and the State High
way Company In regards to a bridge
crossing the Reading road at Le
nioyne. This official said this mat
ter would be taken up with the di
rectors and as far as he knew noth
ing had been done.
A resident of the West Shore said
this morning that this improvement
is probably being held up on account
of the scarcity of labor and ma
terials.
Firemen Active
The West Shore Firemen's Union
has been working for permanent
protection to pedestrians on the
north side of the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad bridge at Lemoyne. The
union will continue to work on this
proposition, a member said to-day,
regardless oJ the scarcity of labor
and material. This member brought
out that it would take little time and
material to place this improvement
at the bridge, insuring protection
to those who use the walk on tne
side. This matter will be taken up
by the union at its next meetihg.
Reading Officials Talk
Over New Schedule Plans
At the meeting of the officials of
the .Reading Railway Company at
tthe Reading terminal, Philadelphia,
it was decided to issue the winter
time table Sunday, January 6. Just
what changes are to be made have
not yet been fully determined, but it
is likely that there may be a curtail
ment of several trains on the Read
ing division.
It is understood a number of
trains between New York and Phila
delphia will be taken off.
Locomotive Firemen Vote
Today on Increased Wages
Chicago, Dec. 19. Seventy - five
thousand locomotive firemen on all
railroads in the United States to-day
vote on wage increases of 10 to 40
per cent. The increases were pre
pared to-day by committees of the
trainmen's brotherhoods. Instruc
tions to the firemen state that the
vote "is not on the question of a
strike."
Time and a half for all time over
eight hours in all clases of railroad
service is asked for all runs of less
than one hundred miles except on
passenger trains. On runs more than
one hundred miles over time will
begin when the time on duty ex
ceeds the miles run divided by
time and a half is asked for all over
time.
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COUNTY IS DOING
ITS BIT FOR RED
CROSS CAMPAIGN
Suburban Towns Believed to
Be Making Rapid
Progress
While reports from the districts
outside of Harrisburg are coming
in slowly, what reports have been
received indicate that the 8,000 qu.6ta
for these towns will be secured with
ease.
Among the many teams which are
canvassing the outside towns are the
following:
Eliza bethviite —Mrs. H. H. Has
singer and Earl K. Romberger,
chairmen; Mrs. C. W. Cook, Mrs.
Stephen Miller, Mrs. F. Blair Weaver,
Mrs. H. E. Hoke, the Rev. E. J.
Heilman, F. P. Margerum, the Rev.
C. P. Wehr, C. E. Deibler, H. M.
Miller, Dr. H. H. Collin. Prof. H. J.
Rothermel, Ralph L. Lehman, R. K.
Bufflngton, Charles Planning, Dr.
J. W. Shaffer .and Dr. W. L. Steven
son.
Williamstown —W. J. Durbin,
chairman; J. B. Whitworth, William
Blanning, J. J. Clarkson, J. C.
Thompson, Charles Rank, J. F. Zim
merman, TV. G. M. Stites, R. Blan
ning, David Watkeys, Prof. Haiston,
R. J. Selfrldge, R. W. Day and J. B.
Mellon. *
Wiconlsco-—Mrs. Samuel Miller,
Mrs. A. M. Batdorf. Mrs. Harper
Hochlande, Miss Rebecca Sipe, Isaac
Monof, J. E. Shambaugh, S. H. Mil
ler, G. S. J. Keen, L. K. Deifenderfer,
Miss Hattie Bernhardt, Mrs. Carrie
Reigle, Miss Elizabeth McWilllanis,
Miss Emma Bailey, Wesley Ackley,
Mrs. Lafe Davis, Miss Maude Steever,
Mrs. Wesley Ackely, G. H. Hickert,
J. C. Seip, Rebecca Seip, William
Ellinger, Harry Starnowsky, Jere
Esterline, Charles Seifert, Clara
Romberger, Mary Snyder, Dora
Shadle, Mrs. I. V. Snyder, Thomas
Thomas, Mrs. A. M. Botdorff, Mrs.
A. A. Dodd, Wesley Orndorff, La
fayette Davis, Miss Bessie Botdorff,
Miss Mildred Koppenhaver.
Millersburg—Mrs. R. E. Wood
side, chairman; Hay W. Bowman,
Mrs. H. M. Fairchflds, Mrs. John
Doney, Miss Mary Freelance, Mrs.
J. H. Beachler, Mrs. H. S. Gilbert,
Mrs. J. W. Post, Mrs. F. K. Chance,
Mrs. T. F. Bradenbough. Miss Mar
garet Bowman, Mrs. W. H. Polk,
Mrs. Earl Lenker, Mrs. W. A. Hem
ming. Mrs. A. G, Rashoar, Mrs. H.
W. Johnsen, Mrs. H. M. Fair.
Upper Paxton Township—George
M. Weaner, chairman.
McClellan—Howell G. Everet,
chairman; K. E. Heckert, S. S. Bow
man, Dr. J. W. Starr, O. H. Walts,
H. M. Faircheds, the Rev. W. C.
Skeath, the Rev. J. H. Musselman,
the Rev. L. E. Bair, the Rev. J. H.
Hallman, the Rev. M. L. Burger,
the Rev. W. L. Mark.
Lemoyne Mrs. Samuel Long,
L. C. Bricker, chairmen; Irvin H.
Heiges, Roy I. Unger, George W.
Palmer, Harry Leach, C. L. Eby, I.
W. Appier, 'J. A. Pryar, E. D. Thom
as, Alfred J. Ensminger, John E.
Myers, Robert Frazer.
DECEMBER 19, 191>.'
Lack of Toes Wins a
Short Furlough For Koons
l<ack <#f the two toes he shot off,
while cleaning his gun, to-day per
mitted Harry S. Koons, of Llngles
town, to remain out of the contingent
sent to Camp Meade by the Paxtang
draft exemption board.
Koons was given a furlough by
the board and will be sent to camp
as soon as his wounds heal. The toos
he lost are not sufficient to have him
exempted, it was said. Koons had
applied for exemption and was given
a leave until January 15.
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Liberty Truck Struck by
Train; Driver Is Dead
By Associated Prtsi
Warren, 0., Dec. 19. vtifberty
Motor Truck No. 7, comprising on®
of thirty-three military Lifcerty Mo
tor Trucks enroute from Detroit to
Newport News, Va., near Braceville,
Ohio, was struck by an Krfe passenger
train early to-day, resutting in the
death of Frank Pappelo, Canton, Ohio,
driver of the truck, and seriously in
juring John LJtzenburg, of Mineral
City, Ohio. The Motor Truck fleet,
scheduled to reach Warren, Ohio, $t
6 o'clock last night had been delayed
by a heavy snow fall.
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