8 BRITISH BOMB MANNHEIM, AIR REPRISALS ON English Aviators Set Fire to City One Hundred Miles Inside Germany London, Dec. 26. —The city of CMannhelm, in Germany on the .Rhine, was bombarded by a British pir squadron early on Monday, says on official statement issued yester day. A ton of bombs were dropped lend several fires were started. The ctext of the official statement fol- Bows: "At daylight on Monday one of our squadrons bombed Mannheim >n the Rhine with excellent results. lA ton of bombs were dropped and Biursts were observed in the large frnain station, in the works and also Sn the town, where fires were start ed. Very heavy anti-aircraft gun- Jtire was directed against our air planes when they were over their objective, and one of our machines •was damaged and forced to land. Several of the enemy's scouts made repeated attacks upon our forma tions, but were driven off. All of our jnachlnes returned except the one 8 forementloned. "The enemy's machines were very active on Sunday and five of them "were brought down in air fighting, •three of them falling in our lines. Two other hostile machines were "brought down In our lines by anti aircraft gunfire. One of these lat ter was a large thin-engined ma chine with three occupants, who "were made prisoners. "Our night-flying machines bomb ed several of the enemy's airdromes ■with good effect." Mannheim is the first German city to be bombarded by British nirmen, and the attack, following so closely on the resumption of the German raids on England last week, probably marks the definite inaugu ration of the reprisal policy to which the British government some time agro committed Itself. Premier ILloyd George recently promised "meaStlfe for measure heaped up find running over;" but the latest ■pronouncement on the subject was by Lord Rothermere, the new Brit ish Air Minister, who in a speech In London December 14, which re- ' ceived little publicity in this coun try. said: "My advisers have asked me to jnake a precise statement of our air policy. The question of reprisals tomes first and foremost. At the siir board we are wholeheartedly in favor of reprisals. "It is our duty to avenge the murder of innocent women and their children. As the enemy elect, therefore, so be it—an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth—and 5n this respect we shall strive for a < omplete and satisfactory retalia tion. "Von Ludendorff proclaims this R war of nations, suggesting that the civil population equally is a mark far the bombs along with the fight ing men. We detest this doctrine, holding it. to be grossly immoral; hut, fighting for our lives and the lives of our women and children, we j ■will not consent to its one-sided ap plication. The enemy has to learn : 5n this, as in the larger things, that ! outrages on the civilian population ! f this country do not pay." Ten-Dollar Check Goes Rounds in Kiwanis Club A *lO check, signed by a Kiwanis <"lub member and given by him in payment of purchases of another club member, is going the rounds of the entire club. The object is to prove that there is co-operation be tween the members. The check is an example of the Kiwanis Club member buying from other mem-! hers of the club. A big luncheon will be held at the Elks Club, tomorrow noon, when the members of the club will meet I for their weekly "soup recital." Frank Neeley and Charles Schmidt,' undertaker and florist, will spenk at the meeting, and W. H. Bushnell. in-j eurance, and H. S. Parthemore.; >-hoes, are the silent boosters who <llstribute souvenirs at the meeting. A "Glad Hand" committee, com-i posed of William Miller. Dr. Arnold. I and Homer Moyer will greet the' puests at the door. One feature r.f the luncheon is that the soup is j placed on the table at 12.15. At 1.15 I a Big Ben closes the affair with its! "warning gong. Masonic Funeral For 'Squire N. H. Bowman Camp Hill, Dec. 26. l<*uneral •services for 'Squire H. N. Rowman. ged 77, who died Monday, will be I 1 eld at his home here to-morrow iifternoon at 2 o'clock, in charge of Pilgrim Encampment, Knights Templar, of which lie was a mem ber. 'Squire Bowman was born in Camp •Hlii and resided there all his lire. He was Register of wills of Cum berland County for one term and for ::7, years continuously was justice •if the peace. He also served as j K'hool director and councilman in ' the borough of Camp Hill. He was ii member of Post 58, G. A. R„ and of West Shore lodge. No. 681, F. iind A. M.; also of Samuel C. Per kins, Royal Arch Chapter, Masons. ISO. 209, Mechanicsburg, and of the Knights Templar. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Ed. N. <'ooper, Camp Hill, and three sons, Jlarry J., Jesse L .and Addison M. Bowman. William Strouse Gives Bonus to Employes After William Strouse's store closed Christmas evening William strouse called together all of the employes of his store, and after mak ing a few remarks in appreciation of the faithful services rendered during the past year and the untiring efforts put forth particularly during the <'hristmas season, presented to each employe a cash bonus. This distrib ution of bonus came as a complete surprise to the employes, no pre vious intimation having been given ■to them that they would share in the t*ni,neßs done. ■ WEDNESDAY TTVTENOTG, DELINQUENTS POSTED BY CITY DRAFT BOARDS Men Who Fail to Return Questionnaires Arc Put in First Class Questionnaires are being returned to the three city boards for classifi cation daily, it was said this morn ing. City board No. 3 has already finished the classification of all the questionnaires returned Monday, which were mailed out the first day of the mailing of the questionnaires, December 22. The questionnaires are classified, and immediate notice is mailed to the registrant informing him of his classification. Five days later, another notice is sent to him, acquainting him with the final clas sification of his case. All registrants who do not have their questionnaires returned to their boards seven days after they are mailed by the board, are consid ered in the first class. A list of these names is compiled and given to the local police. The police look them up and order them to report to their boards. If the delinquent registrant is not located in five days by the police, his name is turned over to the adjutant general of the state, who has the final disposition of the case. The following is u list of the names of the delinquents in j the first and third city district; the second district board stated that they had not yet made a list of the delin quents in their district, being occu pied with the task of mailing their questionnaires. Some of the boards are handicapped with lack of !ler ical help, it is said. The men re ported delinquent in the first and third districts arc: District No. S Charles N. Stewart, George Keifer, Boas Charles King, Ben. William Johnson. Raymond Picket Frank, Hoy Robinson, William Button, Al vin F. Kirkwood. James Henry Da vis, William Moore. Lucian Jor.n son, James William Cupplcs, John Holsberger, Walter Franklin Dailey, Samuel E. Sweeney, Benj. F. Cohan. District No. 1 Wm. F. Scott, Edward Clayton I Carris, Charles George. Eugene: Howard, Thos. Clyde Ford, Henry Augustus Schreck, Eugene Crawley, Geo. Wm. Richards. Joseph Keller, Winfield Henry Wilson, Clinton James Farmer, Jay Elliot Neale. George Frederick Armentrout, Earl Emmet Garrison. George Wm. Troup, Andrew Paulos, John Wm. Beverly, Benjamin John Meier, Charles Branzlnl. Lewis Emerson Sutzabarger, Chas. Crocker Steinert, John Carr, James Porter Harris, Louis Stein, Raymond Danley. School Board Takes No Action on Proposal to Delay New Buildings No official action has been taken at a school board meeting favoring a plan to postpone any further build ing work in connection with the High school development program after the new Junior High school and the remodeling work on the Camp Curtin school is completed. It was reported to-day that the directors favored such a plan because of the war and the urgent need of all labor and ma terials available for the government. When bids were opened for the construction of the Junior High school and the rollcall was made for the award of contracts, A. Carson Stamm, ex-president of the board, made a patriotic talk urging the di rectors to postpone the work. The contracts were awarded however and are being prepared by the solicitor, M. W. Jacobs. Senator Newlands' Funeral Thursday Washington, Dec. 26.—The death of Senator Francis Griffith Newlands of Nevada, who succumbed to a sud den heart ntafk at his home here Christmas Eve. ■ ast a gloom over the Christmas activities of official Wash ington today. Senator Newlands was stricken while at work in his office at the Senate office building in the after noon. but was able to go to his home and his illness was not generally | known until the announcement of I his death. Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Bertha Wanbaugh I'uneral services for Mrs. Bertha Wanbaugh, wife of the late Idindis Wanbaugh, were held from Hoffman's umlertaikng parlors, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Wanbaugh was known on the professional stage as Mrs. Lewis Mi-Cord, and before the death of her husband, played with him on the vaudeville stage. One of their feature acts was "Welly Jones' Scoop," which was played from coast to coast. Mrs. Wanbaugh, under her professional name, was identified with the Jesse L. Tjasky Feature Films un til a short time before her deat.li. She died at her home, 151 West Forty sixth street. New York City. Monday afternoon, of a complication of dis eases. Her body was brought to Har risburg for burial in the Harrisburg Cemetery. Mrs. Wanbaugh's daughter. Miss Elvia Rates, and her sister, Mrs. Mary L. Hates, are the only survivors. Mrs. Wanbaugh played in the cast with Blanche Hates and other famous stars. Her first appearance was in the old Shakespeare Theater in this city. She was well-known here and had many friends. MRS. (iKOROH \V. RHOADS Mrs. George W. Rhoads died this morning at her home, 212 Muench street, from pleurisy. She was the wife of Captain George W. Rhoads. Funeral ."rrangements have not been com-i pleted. Many Printers Are Serving in U. S. Army The International Typographical Union has issued a booklet giving the names |of 1,518 members of that union now in military and naval service in the United States and Canada. The list of subordinate typographical unions reporting mem bers in war service is by no means complete, and it is estimated that at least five hundred additional mem bers have enlisted or have been call ed under the universal service law. Twelve members of the Harrisburg Union, are represented by stars on the service flag. *They are W. H. Dwyer, A. R. Fitzgerald, C. W. Her man. E. R. Kling, Frederick Koenig, Jr, R. S. Layser, J. McCracken. E. E. Shafer, Paul G. Swartz. Charles W. Thomas, E. L. Wanbaugh, L. W. Wanbaugh. WEST RM) TO ELECT The annual election of officers of tlie West End Republican Club will be held to-morrow in the Club rooms. 1410 North Third street. The an nual reports will be read at this time. The building has been renovated and a new lighting system installed. The meeting room has alao been refur nished. RAILROAD RUMBLES RAILROADS CUT OUT MORE TRAINS Reading Annuls Part of Phil adelphia - New York Sche dule; Further Curtailment By Associated Press Philadelphia, Dec. 26.—T0 re lease motive power, conserve fuel and reduce railroad congestion, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad , to-day withdrew from its New-York service eight passenger trains, four in each direction between here and New York. Several local trains were also annulled and It was announced that a further curtailment in local service would become effective on January 6. i A reduction in the number of par lor cars attached to trains operating between New York and Washington equal to eight trains has been put into effect by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The restricted passenger service, it is estimated by traffic experts, will enable the two railroads to in crease their movement, of freight by about 40,000 tons daily. , Official Explains "It was due to the heavy freight* movement and to conserve our man power and fuel that we decided to make some curtailments in our pas senger service," declared Charles H. Ewing, vice-president of the Phila delphia and Reading Railway, last night. "The matter of man power is be coming a serious factor in the rail way situation at the present time. We thought that it was our duty to. conserve wherever possible. "Besides the four trains in each direction between here and New York which will be eliminated to morrow and those trains on the Nor ristown and Frankford branches we arc planning the elimination of sev eral other trains in our suburban service, effective January 6." Christmas Wreck Brings Cut in Potato Prices AlUentown, Dec. 26.—Two men were seriously injured and damage of more than $30,000 was done in a Christmas wreck on the New Jer sey Central Railroad at North Cata sauqua when a westbound freight train was sideswiped by a boxcar i on the opposite track. Twenty-two cars, two of them loaded with po tatoes, were hurled down a ten foot embankment Into the Lehigh canal and smashed, the debris being burned as the easiest way to re move it. The potatoes were sold to Cata sauqua people at twenty-five cents a bushel. The railroaders injured were: George Bullock, conductor, and Titus Keiper, brakeman, both of Mauch Chunk. They were taken to the Paumerton Hospital. "HY" SIMMERS *IS IN TOWN In order to help in getting men for the Philadelphia division, Hiram McGowan Simmers has been sent to Harrisburg for a week. He wants firemen and brakemen for the Pennsy. His local headquarters will to the Palmerton Hospital. 10,000 Ironworkers Ask Raise or Threaten Strike By Associated Press San Francisco, Dec. 26.—Unless approximately ten thousand Iron workers employed in shops here and in Oakland receive immediately a ten per cent, increase in wages they will strike, according to a statement by R. W. Burton, President of the Iron Trades Council, made public to day. The employers have issued a state ment that unless the men return to work at their present wage, the shops will close pending a settlement of the controversy. It was said Fed eral intervention was anticipated. Many plants here have been en gaged in manufacturing ordnance for the Army, airplane accessories for the aircraft board and machinery parts for the Navy. 1 —: Hun Submarine Knew When U. S. Officers' Ship Sailed An Atlantic Port, Dec. 26. That the crew of a German submarine made prisoner after their vessel bad been destroyed knew when a large steamship carrying American officers had left - the United States and that the submarine lay in wait to sink her, was the statement of several enlisted men of the American Navy ■who wwere passengers on a steam ship arriving here to-day. According to the German prisoners who were taken to England, they knew 'all about the departnre of the steamship," but the submarine had failed to sink her because of the vigilance of her convoy. Find No Trace of Man Who Escaped From Jail No trace of Alfred Jackson, col ored, who escaped from the county jail some time yesterday afternoon, has been found by the police, who have been making a diligent search for him since the escape yesterday. Jackson was arrested Monday morn ing by Detective Shuler on the charge of being an agent for the dis posal of drugs here. Authorities at the jail said they do not know how the man escaped, but think he mingled with visitors at the jail yesterday afternoon, of whom a great many were colored, and made his escape In the midst of a group of visitors. Venice Celebrates Delivery of Jerusalem Venice, Tuesday, Dec. 25.—A me-i morial mass was celebrated in San 1 Marco Church today in coinmemo-1 ration of the deliverance of Jerusa-1 lem from the Turk. The ceremon ial took on unusual significance In- j asmuch as the Austrians had de-i clared they would be in the Piazza' of San Marco by the holidays, in-; stead of this, there were ferventi demonstrations over the expulsion of the Turks from the Holy City. MRS. W. li. HERSHEY BURIED Marietta, Pa., Dec. 26.—The fu neral of Mrs. Sarah Hershey, wife of W. L. Hershey, of Marietta, to-day. I was one of the largest held here for years. She was a member of the Hershey family, one of the largest in the country, and relatives from manyj states were nresent. The Rev. W. I J. Huntsinger, of the Lntneran Church, of which she was a member, officiated. Burial was made at the Silver Springs cemetery. A son, Al vin, is stationed In Panama, and was unable to be present EDLRRISBTTRGF TELEGRAPH Philadelphia Division Men Surprise Former Official As a testimonial of the high esteem in which William B. Mc- Caleb, former Superintendent of the Philadelphia Division of the Penn sylvania Railroad was held, thei em ployes grave him a bis surprise. On his return from lils office in Philadel phia to spend the holidays here, Mr. McCaleb found a number of pack ages at his home. The Rifts included a handsome gold watch, a seven-piece silver set, and two large Oriental rugs. They •came from his former employes. Mr. McCaleb is now Superintendent of the Water Supply Companies of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. I He was popular with his men, and they have for the past few weeks quietly arranged the surprise for him. The popular official returned his thanks and best wishes through the heads of the various depart ments. Plans For the Big Party Arouse Strong Interest Railroad men are anticipating much fun at the big meeting Thurs day night of the Friendship and Co operative Club for Railroad Men. After a short business session there ■will be some special features. Each member and railroad man is ex pected to bring a package. These packages will be sold at auction and the proceeds turned over to the Associated Aids Society. Music, re freshments and cigars for all who attend. Prominent, officials and railroaders from other cities will at tend. The big time will be held Thursday night at 8 o'clock in Eagles' hall, Sixth and Cumberland streets. Robert D. Steel Dies; Middle Division Veteran Robert D. Steel, one of the best known railroad men on the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania Rail road, died last night at his home at Altoona at the age of 87 years. He was train dispatcher at the Al toona. station for many years and was one of the first men to go on the Pennsylvania Honor Roll after serving for more than a half cen tury. He was ill for about a week. His wife, who is 85 years old. sur vives him. R. G. Steel, who lives at 1154 Mulberry street, this city, is a son. TELLS AMERICANS TO FIGHT TO END [Continued from First Pace.] ten a Rotary song which has since become popular all around the world, and the big audience has joined in singing it in his honor. In turn Mr. Lauder recalled the in cident of his writing of this song, the words of which received their first publication in the Harrisburg Telegraph, and said he had just completed another new one, not yet published, which he would sing first here as he had his Rotary song. He salig it, a wonderfully catching tune of America in the war, exemplifying the united spirit of the north, the south, the east and the west, and destined, if the manner of its recep tion by those present meant any thing, to become tremendously pop ular. Aid Boys at Front "The boys at the front must have every assistance the civilian popula tion can give them," said Mr. Laud er. "We want to become inoculated with the serum of sacrifice and ser vice. We never shall submit to the rule of Prussianism. It'is not glory, not riches and not honor for which we are contending, but liberty and liberty alone. No man among us may lose his liberty except he lose his life. Liberty spells love, inde pendence and birthright, not alone for us, but for the unborn genera tions to come, and it will be hard for the old, old man years hence who must answer the question of his grandchild why he, at the age of 20 to 30 years during the time of the great war, took no part in it." "Don't be war wary," he cau tionel, "Let US give the men at the front every hope ar.d faith that we at home are solidly behind them," and then speaking of the German element in America he said: "Why don't the Germans in this country try to help the Germans at home get rid of the Kaiser and his Js#nker dom? If they are not willing so to help It means that they want the Kaiser and his Junkerdom brought to these shores." He said those abroad who knew America knew also why we were slow in taking up arms, and he thanked God for a President like Wilson at the head of the govern ment. He said that at home it was no longer England, but Great Britain and the British Empire. He told of the discovery of Ger man guns burled in America, of warehouses stored with food in order that it might spoil and go to waste, of schoolboolts tained with Prussian ism and even German school teach ers in this country, and he compared these evils with what would ensue did Prussianism have its way in the world. Mr." Lauder told of two instances of German barbarsm to illustrate his point—one of sixty Highlanders cap tured by Germans w sacompelled to stand all night naked in a driving rain and then told to go back to their regiment across No-Man's Land in that condition, when they were mowed down by machine gun lire from behind, just outside the Ger man trenches. Another had to do with a fountain pen. captured in a German dugout, which exploded and ble woff half the face of a British soldier when he tried to write to his mother with it. Mr. Lauder made a wonderful im pression and his references to the loss of his son, brought tears to the eyes of fathers wi'h suns in llie serv ice. At the cone' of his :id lres a delegation of -Scotch bagpipers played national airs. President Spends Quiet Christmas at Washington Washington, Dec. 2fi. —Quiet cero jnonies. few in number, marked the celebration of Washington's first war Christmas. President Wilson spent file day surrounded by his family and messages from Secretaries Bak er and Daniels conveying the Na tion's appreciation went forward to soldiers and sailors at home and abroad. The President and Mrs. Wilson re mained at home all day. Thev had planned to go to church, but vain kept them Indoors. During the day a Christmas tree was lighted for the President's grandchildren at the White House. Mrs. Wilson distribu ted yesterday gifts to about fifty chil dren who live near a country ilib where the President plays golf More than 125 turkeys were presen ted by the President In employes at the White House. Members of Congress remaining here over the holidays spent thej day quietly In their h#mes or hotels. GOVERNMENT MAY BE COMPELLED TO POOL U. S. COAL Fuel Director Sees Little Re lief Until Railroad Opera tion Is Centralized Washington, Dec. 26.—Fuel ad ministrator Garfield told the Senate investigating committee to-day that if the war continued very long the government would be compelled to pool coal and sell It at reasonable prices. Some coal operators, he said, were making the greatest profits in their history, but he considered high prices a stimulus to the local pro duction the war demands. The fuel administration said he saw little relief in prospect for the railroads until their operation was centralized. War demands for bituminous coal have been greater than mines tould meet, although the increase of pro duction this year has been normal. Fuel Administrator Garfield testified to-day at the Senate coal investiga tion. Tn an effort to alleviate con ditions, he said, the fuel adminis tration was laying emphasis on stim ulating production rather than regu lating price. "When the operators complain that prices fixed by the President are too low, we are inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt." Dr. Gar field said. Private consumers have felt the shortage because the government has come first in its demands but that rule has been changed in the last few days, Dr. Garfield said. Dr. Garfield said he did not want to place x bla me for lack of transpor tation on any one nor did he want to try to shift blame that might be attached to his administration. He added that it was impossible for the railroads to cope with the situation. "Coal is responsible for one-half the congested traffic and thousands of cars are being backed up at bottle-neck points through which the railroads have endeavored to move large amounts," said he. "The only thing to do is just what we have done-—asked Judge Lovett for a priority order for coal and to ap peal to operators to shoot whatever coal they can to points where most needed. That has helped in some respects." Dr. Garfield mentioned Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Toledo as examples of "bottle-neck" points. Questioned by Senator Kenyon, Dr. Garfield said his organization is composed of about 200 persons, chief of whom are engineering ex perts, lawyers, coal producers and John P. White, president' of the United States Mine Worke-s of America. He proceeded to give at length details of how complaints against the prices are handled. Forty such complaints of operators had been Investigated, he said, and each one had required services of engineers, expert accountants and lawyers. Dn. Garfield said his chief advisers were volunteers and worked without salaries or expense accounts. Private Bankers and Foreign Exchange Private bankers, licensed under the Pennsylvania act, who endeav or to transmit money to foreign countries for customers and who are unable to do so are not to be held liable for any loss incurred in re covering the amount into American currency according to an opinion given to-day to Daniel F. Lafean, State Banking Commissioner, by Deputy Attorney General Joseph L. Kun. The opinion was given be cause of situations arising where bankers had been unable to send money and the drop in rate of ex change caused loss to the customer. The opinion says: "The private banker is bound to transmit, as di rected, what he receives. If, for the purpose of complying with the di rections given him he must buy for eign exchange, and then, on the failure, without default on his part, to eltect delivery, and on the return of the foreign exchange the pro ceeds, on conversion to United States currency, is less than he orig inally received, it is perfectly clear that he cannot, on any possible the ory, be held liable for the differ ence. The risk in such case is en tirely that of the sender." The Public Service Commission to-day refused the application of the borough of Catasauqua for ap proval of a bridge over tracks of the Lehigh and New England Railroad over Milton alley in that borough with releave to renew it "at a later period when national and state con ditions are more nearly normal and more favorable." The Shamokin and Monnt Carmel Transit Company, operating be tween Shamokln and Ashland, has tiled with the commission notice of increase of fare from five to six cents and withdrawing certain tickets; the Hamburg Gas and Elec tric Company, operating in Berks county, establishing a ready to serve charge and an increase in cer tain rates; the Wilkes-Barre Com pany, increasing gas rates in its territory and the Claar Telephone Company, increasing rates in Blair and Bedford counties. Chnrges that the Reading Tran sit company is not maintaining proper service between Annville and Reading and that on one occasion a conductor who was running a car alone took up fares without stop ping the car. are made in a com plaint Hied to-day with the commis sion by J. Heagy and others of Ann ville and vicinity. Governor Brumbaugh will attend a dinner to be given by Col. Kolb at Philadelphia to-morrow and leave that night for Johnstown to attend the Stn.te Educational Association convention where he will speak on taxation. The boroujtli of Baden to-day brought complaint against the Pitts burgh and Beaver street railway and the borough of Cowansville against the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts burg railway as the result of changes in charges or service. I)r. H. L. Hull, associate clilcf medical inspector, left to-day to makes investigations into the spread Of smallpox in western counties be cause of people coming from Ohio and Michigan. McKcc, Mitchell & Alter, of Pitts burgh. to-day brought complaint on behalf of the Pittsburgh Coal Pro ducers' Association against the es tablishment of what is termed a "coal and labor charge" by the West Penn Power Company. < Secretary Pat ton and his staff of the Department of Agriculture will go to State College to-niorrow to attend the conference on provid ing seed corn They will offer state co-operation through the bureau of markets TENER TAKES UP NEW ROAD WORK Former Governor Subordi nates Raseball Interests to Rig Task New York, Dec. 24.—Since the an nouncement by former Governor John K. Tener, of Pennsylvania, a few days ago that although re-elected presi dent of the National League his con nection with baseball would have to be subordinated to new business In terests with which he had become identified, lively curiosity has been shown by the governor's baseball and political associates as to his new ac tivities. Governor Tener was found yester day at the offices of the Paramount Highways Corporation, at 50 East Forty-second street, this being the company which has elected the for mer governor to its presidency. Be tween his efforts to get acquainted with his new surroundings, and his attempts to locate some vans of fur niture that were missing between Philadelphia and New York, Governor Tener talked about his work and his plans. "After years in the national game I am now devoting myself to na tional service In the building of bet ter roads throughout the country," said the former governor. "I ain throwing myself completely into the great business in which this company is engaged. In order to do so I am moving my home from Philadelphia to New York. „ and I shall be thor oughly on the job here. While, ot course, Pennsylvania politics and the great national game of baseball al ways will hold warm spots in iny heart, I now am going back to a line of endeavor which always has in terested me. Good Koads "The necessity for goad roads, of course, is no longer the subject of argument. The big war and the new complications It has brought to this country's transportation problems make a national Bystem of perfect highways a necessity from a military as well as from an industrial stand point. For several years this coun try, through the states, counties and townships as units, has been showing the keenest desire to create an ade quate good roads system. In my own state of Pennsylvania I was the father of a comprehensive system of state-wide road improvement and that great commonwealth is now committed by legislative enactment and appropriations to construct and maintain some ten thousand miles ot its principal highways. "During my tenure of office I came in close contact with the whole ques tion of roadbuilding. I studied the various systems and methods and saw where millions of dollars were being blown away in dust all over the country owing to the fact that roads were being built in such a way that they could not stand t.ie wear and tear which was put upon them. I saw, in one part of the country and another, long-term bond issues being saddled on communities for the con struction of costly roads that broko down in three to five years. I found that to be the history of roadbuilding from one end of the United States to the other. •SKIT What Wan Wrenr "Although I could see then what was wrong, I could not find a prac tical remedy. Then, too, I saw the general chaotic condition of the vast field of road construction throughout the United Statees, in which there is an apparent lack of consistent co-or dination between national, state, county and city officials; an inade quate system and lack of financial and technical responsibility in the construction phase of this work; an absence of first-class executive meth ods both in tbe expenditure of funds and tbe management of construction; a waste of public moneys all too fre quently through the channels of poor I workmanship and unscientific meth ods of construction and, generally speaking, through the installation of the prevailing popular types of roads now being and In the past installed | throughout the country. "Naturally, realizing as I did from practical experience and personal ob | servation the vital importance of this question to the public of the UniteU States, I have kept constantly in touch with it, and thus came in con tact, a few months ago, with a group of substantial and practical men who have applied themselves to an effec tlce, scientific method of solving this problem, and who have worked out a system of road and road-surface construction that, in my opinion and in the judgment of the best qualified experts, completely solves the ques tion of roadbuilding at low first cost and eliminates the expense of main tenance thereafter. "During all the years since civiliza tion began the question of good roads seriously has engaged the public mind and to-day the solution of the prob lem is more important then ever be fore." United Brethren to Aid For Lebanon Valley College A joint session of the East Penn sylvania and Pennsylvania confer ences of the United Brethren Church will be held to-morrow in the Sixth Street United Brethren Church. The meetings will be presided over by Bishop W. M. Bell, of Washington. Two sessions will bo held, one at 3 o'clock and the other at 2 o'clock. The meetings has been called in the interest of Lebanon Valley College, to consider plans for the raising of money for the institution. Every min ister of a charge in the conference will be in attendance as well as a delegate from each charge. It is ex. pected that more than 400 persons will attend the conference. Too Much Christmas Cheer Sends Victims to Hospital The dispensary at the Harrlsburg Hospital was unusually busy yester day, with the results of a number of overdone Christmas celebrations among the negro population of the city. Tda Brown, 1121 Cowden street, was stabbed In the right arm with a knife. She was treated at the dis pensary and released. Agus Gal lagher, 28, also colored, was hit in the loft temple in a light. William Brown. 211 South River street, was lilt on the left side of the face and neck with a bottle. He said he couldn't tell how it happened. He suffered severe lac erations of the face and neck. Another negro was brought Into the hospital in tin intoxicated condition, and stat ed that his name was Harry Lauder. He said he fell off the train. He was found drunk on the railroad tracks In thb upper end of the city. His legs were frozen. CHOIR DIKKCTOK HKSIGNS E. A. HefTelfinger. choir director of Christ Lutheran Church for more than twenty-eight years, has tender ed lils resignation to take effect De cember 30. Mr. HefTelfinger Is presi dent of the East Cnd batik. Linger his baton the Christ Lithcr,n Church choir WHS one of the HliOdt tlx lh city. DECEMBER 26, 19T7 MT. HOLLY HAS FLAG SERVICES Unfurl Community Emblem in Honor, of Soldiers Now in Army DR. HARRY B. FRALIC Friends Await His Safe Arrival M'ith Army in France. ' - . SERG. A. JACKSON SCHRTVER . With Quartermaster's Corps at Fort Wayne, Mich. Mt. Holly Springs. December 26. —"Write us cheerful letters. Tell us you are happy and remember cs in your daily prayens. Don't send letters full of wailing. We are get tins' the best of care from Uncle Sam. and in this fight to win. Show "your patriotism by looking at the bright side. With your boosting back of us. victory is certain." The above is part of the address by Sergent, First Class, A. Jackson Schriver, United States Quarter master's Corps, stationed at Fort Wayne, Mich. He spent Christmas at. his borne here, and was one of the principal speakers at ttie un furling of the community service flag. His subject was, "Soldier's Life." Other speakers were the Rev. W. H. Dolbeer, who spoke on "What A Service Flag Stands For"; and the Rev. L. E. Crumbling on the "Red Cross and T. M. C. A.' v Music was furnished by the Mt. Holly band, and the big crow.d of citizens made the welkin ring with patriotic songs Prayer was offered by the Rev. A. U Frank. Soldiers In Service The exercises were held In the Public Square. The big flag with 52 stars was unfurled by two soldier boys home from the holidays. The list of soldiers from this place now in service follows: James G. Steese. A. J. Shriver, Jr., George Shriver, John Cromati, I,e roy Stone, Raymond Whitcomb, Her bert Beam, James Goodyear, Walter SheatTer, Loomis Nickel, J. Earl Ben der, J. S. McAllister, Orville Frank, John Yeingst, Jacob Coulson, Clair Richwine, Ira Dunlap, Charles M. Steese. John Martin. Charles Wise, Clyde Morrison, Robert Nell, Robert Failor, Raymond Goodyear, George Dougherty. Grove Dougherty. George 'SheafTer, WHmer H'artzell, Clarence Walker, Jacob Boner, George M. Steese, Clarence Bender, Floyd Stover, Herbert Church, Harry B. Fralic, Lake R. Coulson, Simon Beach. Harold Kirsh, Harry But toiff. Ross Yelnrst, Paul Goodyear. A. B. Clepper, Frank Bobb. Claud Dnbbs, Charles UartKell, Clarence Squibbs, John Craighead, Clarence Noggle, .Raynor, Dolbeer, Bralnard Noggle, Argid Tanger. Dr. Gaebelein Speaks Before Bible Conference Pr. A. C. Gaebelein. noted New Tork speaker, delivered his address on "The Salvation of God as Revealed by tlie I'onians." at the Interdenominational Monthly Bible Conference, In the First Baptist Church. Hecontf and Pine streets. t(ls afternoon. The address was the first of a number of addresses that the speaker will deliver In the course of the sessions of the confer ence to-day and to-morrow, Bis sub ject at this evening's session will be "Peace —When—How," and to-morrow night will be "Coming Events That Cast Their Shadows." Evening ses sion* begin at The session to morrow afternoon begins at 1:10. HOOVER'S SUGAR DEFENSE ISSUED BY PRESIDENT Food Controller's Statement Was Put Aside by Reed as Unimportant Washington. Dec. 26. President Wilson ga' e to the American people yesterday the statement by Herbert Hoover, food administrator, on th sugar situation which Senator Reed, of Missouri, rejected as being "of n value nor interest." By this action the President, It wai said on all sides, takes the position that Mr. Hoover suffered unfal: treatment at the hands of Senatoi Reed's committee, and he relieve* Mi . Hoover by assuming himself an* responsibility for discourtesy to th committee. Senator Reed informed newspapei men who asked to see the HooveJ statement that it was of no value] Mr. Hoover contended and th< President now indicates his concur rence that the government's side o the sugar situation as revealed by tbi testimony of Claus H. Spreckels, Bar D. Babst, George M. Rolph and oth ers should be given to the Amerlcai people while the facts are fresh !i mind. Mr. Hoover's statement was givei to the newspapers last night througl the committee on public lnforma tion, the only announcement accom panying It being: "The following statement of Fooi Administrator Herbert H. Hoover 1 made public by authorization of th President." First. Statements, as made at th hearing, that there have been or wil be ample supplies of sugar availabl are "not only wrong* and opposed t every fact, but if believed and acte upon by the American people, ineal culable harm to the nation's war ef forts will result. Second. If American consumptio is not curtailed and it. becomes nec essary to withdraw ships from th transportation of troops and supplie to obtain Java sugar It will mea 200,000 less American troops i France next year. Third. Transportation congestio has resulted in insufficient sugar sui plies in many sections of the Unite States, but has cumulated the shon age in the northern and caster states. Fourth. The drain of the Allies o Cuban and American sugar denude the United States of a margin < about 300,000 tons necessary 1 maintain normal consumption. Fifth. With legal power of f prices the food administVatloi through voluntary agreements wit sugar interests, saved the America people from twenty-five-cent sugi during the shortage. Sixth. A committee of Englis French and Italian officials, Amer can refiners and the food admini tration has been organized to hand shipping of sugar supplies next yea Heavy Snow Causes Great Inconvenience in German Citic Amsterdam. Dec. 10—(By Post)- Karly In December Germany suffer< 'rom storms and cold weather, sa the Vossische Zeitung, the severi of which has not be enqualed f many years. For more than t< days rain, snow and wind worki general havoc. In' irrupting tel phonic and telegraphic commnnie tion. The whole country was in the gr of severe frost which in Berlin i most entirely stopped home trail according to the Berliner Tagebla whirh adds that "horses are In re bad condition owing to lack of fo> and to the fact that boy and womi drivers do not know how to hanc them properly, causing frequent a cldents:" With each fall of snow, Berl frrmilree are f*<*d with the dntv clearing away the snow in front thf- dwellings. Several mornin have provided tire spectacle, ov which the newspapers make men of all sorts and conditions of peoj busy clearing the snow from t pavements. This official order Is < casioned by the fact that there not sufficient labor to distribute in the city, take away garbage handle goods at the stations. The Voorwaerts caUs them "how ary snow sweepers" but refuses treat the matter as a Joke. It si "it is all very well to laugh wh there is only an inch or so of sic but what will happen when there i a few feet to clear away," and < mands that prisoners of war be us for that and similar work. Dean Holmes to Speak at Y. M. C. A. on Sundi Dean Arthur Holmes, of Penns vania State College, will be 1 speaker at the Y. M. C. A. Me Mass Meeting Sunday afternoon, will talk on "Milestones on the to Eternity." Dean Holmes is ready and fluent speaker. The Y. C. A. Musical clubs will sine the meeting. Plans for the New Tear's oj house are rapidly materializing. Piatt Jones, humorist, will give entertainment in the evening. ■ program will be opened In the aft noon by gymnastic contests, open house will be held from St In the afternoon, and gymnastic hibits will feature the oecasl With Mr. Jones In the evening. Rutherford Y. M. C. A. Glee C will sing, anil Lawrence D. Kitcl will deliver a travelog on "Ami the Black feet in the Glacier Natlo Park. The afternoon's onterta inent is for women as well as n the Rotary Club uniting with Association in furnishing the j> gram. Service Flag With Forty Stars Unfurled by Y.M.H. The social held by the Y. M. H. in its rooms. Sixth and Sayf streets, last evening was a big cess. After a mock trlul and a dar a service flag with forty stars, i presented by Lowengard, < accepted by Eugene Cohen. lidw Sehlffman made an address. The forty members of the &BO< tion who are in the servlo®, rej sent every branch of the Army i Navy, and are scattered ft "somewhere In France" to Te: About 400 members nnd friends the association attended the affaii MIOIH.OKH KHACTtnUD peter Earns, a clerk In the J>| hanks store, fell on some lee at corner of Boas and Cowden tre about 9:46 Monday night, and front ed his left shoulder. He • Im, at the Htrrtabarc Hospital,
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