AINEY ASKS FOR STATE HARMONY Service to the Commonwealth Is Better Than Factional Bickering at Any Time Chairman W. D. B. Atney of tlio Public Service Commission, in nn ad dress delivered yesterday afternoon at Tunkhannock, made a plea for people to forget factional fighting ■ and serve their state. The speech is considered as a plea for settlement of differences and the effecting of harmony in advance of the state elections next year. In his remarks Mr. Ainey said: "Political bickerings and meaning less factional quarrelings have no proper place in the future of the Republican party in this state," he said. "There are so many opportun ities for service that lor us to spend ■t our lime in contentions over non essentials is to betray our state." Chairman Ainey said in part: "An awakened and united Penn sylvania is the demand of the hour. With a world tilling up with momen tous problems our Commonwealth cannot atlord to stand still or mark time. If we are to make a worth while contribution to our country we must take stock of ourselves. The economic problems which confront lis call lor trie largest vision, n we. have disagreements—and doubtless we must disagree sometimes —-these disagreemehts should relate to fun damentals. We must recognize that the Commonwealth was not created, nor is it maintained, to serve polit ical parties, or foment factionalism. Political parties may be separated by divergent views as to great princi ples, but these parties are only im portant as they serve the state. Fac tionalism that serves only personal ambition is lost effort. "Pennsylvania is a large producer; and therefore the National Govern ment looks to her for large support in carrying on the war. io increase the national efficiency by increasing our productive energy is a para mount duty, but to preserve to our people in the midst of the privations ot war the standards of reasonable comfort is no less a political neces sity. "We need in Pennsylvania a larger > —npreclation of the might of our state; a greater determination in thesv ti- ics i>t stresj to give ouf best to the state —for the state's and Nation's peace, security and success. There is a wide gulf between the democracy which leads to the Hol sheviki and the autocracy which leads to Kaiserism. These are the t xtremes which meet in evil. But there is the middle ground in ihe realm of democracy where our Na- ! tional slogan may be enthroned. It ■ is for the men and women of Penn sylvania to catch the larger vision of tiieir duty and opportunity. We can no longer afford to fritter away our lime and energy in senseless bicker ings which never escape from a use less labvri'.ith. We must devote our-j selves to the task of elaborating a prom am design -I to meet the needs j of the new problems that are facing us. It is upon the basis of our abil-j ty to subo-dinate the nonessentials ] ind emnhasizo the essentials in our I political affairs that we must rest nur claim for continued recognition it the hands of the people." DISTRICT CITY FOR K. OF C. WAR DRIVE [Continued from llrst Page.[ rishurg Diocese, and James A. Flah ?rty. The committee last night dis tricted Harrisburg so that the can vass will be comparatively easy of accomplishment. For induigtvidl plants and business houses Harris burg has been divided into 10 parts. These districts, with the names of the committees which will cover them, are as follows: City Is Districted District No. I—Market1 —Market to al nut. River to Railroad —John P, Gohl, John Kelly, A. B. Russ, H. L, Morrissey. District No. 2, River to Railroad, *fcouth of Market —Edward R. Ecken rode. O. J. Kelly, Dr. John H. Parks, George Morrissey. District No. 3, North side Walnut to North. River to Third —A. H. Kreidler, Louis Simonetti. District No. 4. the Capitol—P. A. Kennedy, Thomas J. Lynch, J. T. Carpenter, William Reichert. District No. 5, North to Broad, River to Railroad —George Sourbier, E. W. Weiss, M. J. Yetter. District No 6. Broad to Hamilton River to Railroad—J. Ross Sneer inger, li. .f. Seitz, Thomas Cleary, Jr. District No. 7, Hamilton to Maclay, River to Railroad—'Thomas Moran, L. G. Martin. District No. 8, Maclay to city line. River to Ra ilrond—Willia m Dougherty, Joseph R. Winters, John MeMahon. District No. 9, Market, north and east of railroad —C. X. Lawrence. J. N. Newton, L, A. Och. District No. 10—Market. >:onth and east of Railroad—Bernard Schmidt, H. W. Eekenrode, A. S. Banmiller. Families in Other Districts The homes and apartments of the city are differently divided. All those on Allison Hill, for example, will 1 e covered by the members of St. Francis Catholic Church. Sacred Heart congregation will care for those in the southern section of the city. The western portion will no in charge, of St. Mary's church, while the central citv family canvass will be by members of St. Patrick's Cathedra' ♦ 1 nwrence's Ger man Catholic Church. Members General Committee The following are members of the general campaign committee in ad dition to those who were elected last night: E. R. Eckenrodc, W. M. Dough erty, R. J. Seitz, George Morrtssey, IJ. G. Martin, A. S. Banmiller, M. J. Yetter, A. B. HUSK F. Eugene Walz, II Morrissey, J. P. Gohl, John E. Kelly, J. R. Snecringfr, John F. Sweeney, J. G. Scliwarz, Edward J. Qlancy, Bernard Schmidt, P. H. Vaughn, Louis Simonetti. George H. Sourbier, J. T. Winters, A. H. Kreidler. T. J. Bradley, O. J. Kelly, V. F Salerno, P. N. Magaro, Dr. J. 11. Parks, Dr. G. L. Datley, Dr. IJ. K. Graber, Dr. J. C. I-udes, E. W. Weiss, J. J. Coleman, T. T. McEn !ee. M. M. Pusack, W. Take .J. F. Mulgrew, Charles E. Neagle and William Holland. The Messrs. Cole nan. .McKntee. Cusack. nre f'-om Steelton; Mr. Mulgrew is from Car lisle, Mr. Neagle from Mlddletown, and Mr. Holland from Royalton, The executive committee is com posed of David E. Tracy, chairman; J. G. Bchwarz, J. W Rodenhaver. P. A. Kennedy, E. R. Eckenrode and Bernard Schmidt FEW CHANGES AT OPENING Few Noteworthy Changes Recorded at Stock Market Opening; Demand For Rails Soon Resumed; Liberty Bonds Steady NKW YORK STOCKS Chandler Brothers and Company, members of New York and Philadel phia Stock Exchanges 3 North Ma ket street. Harrisburg; 1336 Chestnut street, Philadelphia; 34 Pine street. New York furnish the following quotations: Open. Noon. I Alliß Chalmers 16% 17% American Beet Sugar .. 67 67 % American Can 35% 35 % American Car and Fdy.. 67% 69% American Locomotive .. 53% 54% American Smelting .... 73% 75 | American Sugar 96% 97-% Anacoda 58% 59% | Atchison 86% 86 j Baldwin Locomotive ... 57'.i 58% | Baltimore and Ohio .... 52% 53% | Bethlehem Steel 72 73% Butte Copper h.. 15% 13% Canadian Pacific 134% 134** [Central Leather 60% 60% Chestpeake and Ohio .. 48 48% Chi., Mil. and St. Paul.. 46 46% Chi.. R. I. and Pacific... 21 * 21% Chino Con. Copper 39% 40% Colorado Fuel and ron. 34% 34% Corn Products 29 % 29% Crucible Steel . 51 % 52% Distilling Securities .... 33% 33 Brie 16% 1 f>4* General Motors 93 98 ' Great Northern pfd 88% 90% | Ore-at Northern Ore subs 26 26% | Hide and Leather 12 12 ' nspiratlon Copper 43'* 43% International aPper .... 25 25% I Kennecott Copper 31% 31% I Kansas City Southern .. 18% 18% Lackawanna Steel 74% 75 | Lehigh Valley 56% 57% Maxwell Motors 23% 24 I Merc. Marine Ctfs 19% 21 Merc. Marine Ctfs. pfd.. 80 81% I Mexican Petroleum .... 74% 75%; Miami Copper 2S 28% > Midvale Steel 42% +3% New York Central 71% 72% j N. Y.. N. H. and H 28% 29%. N. Y„ O. and W 21% 22% I Norfolk and Western.. 105 104% I Northern Pacific 85% 87% Pennsylvania R. R 46% 46% Pittsburgh Coal 41% 42% Ray Con. Copper 21% 21% Reading Railway 72% 72% Republic Iron and Steel. 77% 78% Southern Railway 84 74% Studebaker 44 46 j Union Pacific 111% 112H I*. S. L Alcohol 117 117% t T . S. Rubber 50 51% I I*. S. Steele 87% 88%, U. S. Steel pfd 104% 104% j I'tah Copper 33 33 j Westinghouse Mfg 37% 38% i illys-Overland 18% 19% ; PHii.4nri.rni * phoduce By Associated Press Philadelphia. Dec. 28. Wheat —-j Nominal; No. 1, red. $2.27; No. 1, soft.: •id $2.25. No •£. red. 12.24. 00 for 350 tons of coal and SI,BOO j for 6,000 gallons of gasoline. Four self-rescuers at $75 each; $2,500 for new hose, salary increases for Chief Kindler from $1,600 to $1,620, and for the fire apparatus drivers, com plete the budget. The total expense for maintainence is estimated at $48,463. The cost this year was $45,- 159. In the highway department im provements are eliminated also. In creases for street repairs and main talnance are provided as follows: Streets out of guarantee, from $20,- 000 to $22,600; resurfacing work. winter, per ton, $46.50#47.00; spring, per ton, $45.00#45.50. Refined Sugars Market firm, powdered. K.4fu\ tine 3rnulat^d Butter The market is firm; western, creamery, extras. 50c: near by prints, fancy, 51c. Eggs Market firm; Pennsylvania, and other nearby firsts, free cases, $17.10® 17.40 per case; do., current re ceipts, free cases. 516.80 per case; >v*stern. extras. firsts, free iiase* 117.10®i17.40 per case; do., firsts, free cases. $16.80 per case. Cheese Quiet, but steady; New York, full creams, 22#25c. Live Poultry Firm; fowls, 23# 26c; roosters, 19c; spring chickens, 21©25 c; ducks. Peking. 26#28c; flo., Indian liunner. 22®>24c; geese. 2o# 28c; turkeys, 27@28c. Dressed Poultry The market is lower; turkeys. nearby, choice. to fancy. 36 ©3Bc; do., fair to good, 32© 34c; do., old, 31(i| 36c; do., western, choice to fancy, 35© 36c; do., fair to good, 30®34c; do., old toms, 32®35c; do., old, common. 23®25c; fowls, fancy, 29©29 He; good to choice, 27%®28%c; do. small sizes, 22®27c; M roosters. 23c; broiling chickens, nearby, 30@37c; do., west ern, 30® 32c; roasting chickens, 23# 30c; ducks, nearby, 25®30c; do., west ern, 24©29 c; geese, nearby. 26©29 c; do., western, 25® 28c. Tallow Steady; city prime in tierces, 17c; special loose, 17% c; prime country. 16% c; dark. 15% ©l6c; edible in tierces, 18%@19%c. Potatoes Quiet, but steady; New Jerser, No. 1. per basket. 75#90c (33 Ttis.); New Jersey. No. 2, per basket 40#60c; New Jersey, ner 100 lbs.. 31.50 fri 2.20; Pennsylvania, per 100 lbs.. $2.30 #2.60; New York, per 100 tbs., $2.25© 2.40; western, per 100 lbs., $2.25® 2.40. Flour The market is quiet but steady; winter straight, $I 0 1 t>U I (1.25 Kansas, clear s7>' 10.00; do., patents. $10.50# 11.00; spring firsts, clear, spot. slo.oo© 10.25; spring fi'.ts. clear mill shipment. $9.75®10.00; spring bakers, patent, spot, $11.25®11.50; spring patent, mill shipment. $10.30#10.85; spring family brands. sll.oo® 11.50. Hay—Smc.ll supply, but firm; tim othy (according to location); No. 1. large bales, $28.C0@28.50; No. 1. small bales. $28.00© 28.50; No. 2. $26.00ra 27.00; No. 3, $23.00© 24.50, samples, $19.00# 21.00; no grade. $15.00 @17.00. ("lover mixed hay. Light, mixed. $26.00© 27.00; No. 1, do.. $25.090 26.00; No. 2. do., $22.00#23.00. CHICAGO t'ATTI.I-: Uy sU'StiiititcJ Press Chicago, Dec. 28. Cattle Re ceipts. 7,000: firm. Native beef steers, $7.35®14.25; stockers .and feeders, $6.60® 10.20; cows and heifers, $5.20© 11.30; calves, $8.50® 15.75. Sheep Receipts, 7,000: strong. Wethers, $9.10®13.10; lambs, $12.75© 16.70. Hogs Receipts, 40,00; slow. Bulk of sales, $1.50®16.80; light, $15.85® 16.70; mixed, $ 16.30 ® 16.55; heavy, $16,303? 16 45: rough. $ 16.30® 16.45; pigs, $11.75® 15.50. SIO,OOO lo $17,500; new manholes. S2OO to $500: grading and surfacing earth streets, $5,500 to $6,500; carts, $2,500 to $3,000; cleaning snow and crossings, $2,000 to $4,000; repairs to steps and bridges. SI,OOO to $2,000; sweeping streets, $61,000 to $70,000; new auto, $2,500; salary of chief clerk, $1,500 to $1,800; total 1918 expenses, $1 72,146.33; this year, $140,510.80. Salary Increases Only slight changes were made in the department of accounts and finances, paining work, and city treasury. In the city assessors' de partment James C. Thompson was given an increase from $2,000 to $2,100; assistant, $1,200 to $1,320; provision for ward maps and reg ister $1,000; two assistants for tri ennial assessments, $2,000, and in creases for contingent expenses bringing the total to $8,115. The bureau was given $3,510 this year. In the miscellaneous expenses $5,000 is allowed for workmen's com pensation insurance. The payment of interest on loans and money to the sinking fund is included in this part of_the budget, making the touii $172,587, about $5,000 less than this yea r. A large part of the increase in the water department costs is included in salary increases for employes, and additional costs for maintainance as follows: Expenses at pumping sta tion, 110,000 tc 516,000; filter plant, *IO,OOO to $12,000; guarding water supply, $2,700; thief engineer, pump ing station, $1,500 to $1,800; three assistants, $1,200 to $1,320 each; six utifity men, one at $1,020 and live at SI,OBO each; three firemen from *9OO to SI,OBO each; pipe line fore man, $1,400 to $1,500; six pipe line employes, SI,OBO each; chief clerk in department, $1,500 to $1,650; assist ant, S7BO to $1,080; stenographer, $720 to $900; acting chemist, $1,200; assistant, $600; chief engineer filter plant, $1,560 to $1,700; three assist ants, $1,200 each; three tlltermen, $1,200 each; three tiremen, SI,OBO each; two utility men, SI,OBO each; total for department, $108,540; this year, $83,305. Collection Increases Increases in the health department follow: Health Officer Raunlck, $2,- 000 to $2,100; sanitary officers, S9OO to $1,200 each; drugs and disinfec tants, SI,OOO to $1,500; contagious disease nurse, S9OO to $1,000; new runabout, $538. Because of the eli mination of ash and garbage collec tion cost from this department bud get the total for next year is $16,- 837.97. This year it was $46,078. but about $34,000 was for ash and garbage collection work. Salary in creases of S2OO each are listed for the food inspectors. In the light ing department no Improvements are included. Provision is made for Hve new arc lights, live new 100-candle power lights, and Fourteenth ward lighting, making a total expendi ture of $68,833.69. In the lire and police alarm esti mates provision is made for extend ing the systems. Salary Increases from $1,500 to $1,650 each are listed for City Electrician Clark E. Diehl, Plumbing Inspector J. P. Bradley and Building Inspector James 11. Grove in the various department ap propriations. The City PlanningCont mission budget of expenses Is reduc ed SIOO to $2,616. Coal Shortage Near an End, Belief of Government Heads Washington. Dee. 28.—With con trol of the railroads about to pass into the hands of the government, under direct supervision of the Pres ident and Secretary McAdoo, mem bers of the subcommittee of the Sen ate Committee on Manufacturers an ticipate immediate relief of the keen suffering of the nation due to lack of fuel. In fact It Is likely there will be no further extended investigation of the so-called coal shortage by the subcommittee. Its members want to inquire into the matter of coal prices, but the opinion was express ed at yesterday's session that ap parently the question of coal short a.ea needs no further consideration. IAMHISBURO frmrg! TELEGHAi'i GOVERNOR TO STUMP FOR'DRYS' Hopes to' See Pennsylvania First to Ratify Prohibi tion Amendment Philadelphia. Dec. 28. Governor Brumbaugh made the first public an nouncement yesterday that he will stump the state next spring for pro hibition. Ho mnde the announcement at a luncheon Riven by Colonel E. T. Murphy, to the Good Fellowship Club in the Hotel Adelphia. The Governor said recently that he would speak for local option. "I would give this good right hand to see old Pennsylvania 'white' on the map." said the Governor at the luncheon. "We will be false to our selves and to everything in the uni verse if we do not make ourselves one of the first to uphold the Congres sional action. 1 want to see every man come to Harrlsburg next session pledged definitely to vote for or against the amendment. If any can didate for a seat in the Legislature refuses to pledge himself to vote for the amendment then I want you and your friends and the other good peo ple of the Commonwealth to go out and defeat him, wherever he may be. I do not care what his politics. Re publican, Democrat or otherwise, if he is not right on this proposition he Is not fit to represent any part of the state in the Legislature. Ido not care what I may be engaged in 1 intend to be in that fight up to my neck. "I want to see Pennsylvania first to ratify the amendment. 1 want to see enough states ratify it to pass it, for we can not offer a drunken de mocracy to the world. We can not stand for rum and fight for the inde pendence of the world." Many Vital Questions Considered by Health Insurance Commission By Associated Press Philadelphia. Dec. 28. —Many questions of vital interest to the Svorkingmen of Pennsylvania were considered at a meeting here to-day of the State Commission appointed to study health insurance, codify laws and make recommendations to the Legislature at its next session in 1919. The Commissioners met in the offices of Representative Isadore Stern. Considerable attention was devot ed to the cases of employes in capacitated by illness directly trace able to their avocations as these are not provided for by the workmen's act. which covers only compensation for accidents. Influence of occupa tions and working conditions on tlie health of the employed was consid ered. The State Commission members are Senators E. E. Beidleman, Dau phin: Charles W. Sones, Lycoming, and James R. Weaver, Westmore land. Representatives John Flynn, of Elk: William T. Ramsey, Dela ware, and Isadore Stern, this city: William Draper Lewis, of this city, and Dr. J. R. McAllister, of Harris bur?;, are also on the commission. Soldiers' Feet Expanding, Pershing Tells Department Washington. Dec. 28.—Under the hard work of military training, sol diers' feet are expanding in length and width and some part of General Pershing's forces will do their work in number 13 nnd 14 shoes instead of the old maximum No. 12 of the regular. At his recommendation these two new big sizes have been added to the quartermaster's stock. A review of the Army shoe situa tion issued to-day by the War De partment shows that of 32,359 men examined by medical officers only fifteen per cent, were found to be correctly fitted with marching shoes. The following reasons for misfits are assigned: "Inclination of men to choose shoes too small: faults in methods of supervision of fitting; insufficient numbers of larger and narrower sizes: incorrect markings of sizes by manufacturers." Labor Leaders Arrested; Men Refuse to Work By Associated Press Hamilton, 0., Dec. 28.—Four thousand union workmen refused to go to work to-day and as a result a general strike of union men has re sulted from the imprisonment yes terday of thirty union leaders who were charged with rioting in the re cent disorders here. While it was at first thought the strike was to be only of one day's duration as a pro test against the "mprisonment of their fellow workers, it became known that the strike leaders had decided the strike would last until the men are released from jail. Practically every factory in the city is either closed down completely or seriously affected by the strike. FRANCE REJECTS GERMAN PEACE fContinued from First l*ae.[ Pichon said, was a victory for the civilised world. He added that the city would be given an international .status. German terms for a general peace and the suggestion that the entente join the Russo-German peace con ference have brought some response. American leaders are silent, prob ably awaiting a direct message from the peace makers at Brest-Litovsk. The attitude of the American government has not changed and it is felt in Washington that the oresent German promises of no an nexations and no indemnities are in sincere. An alleged view of the German peaec terms In high British circles says that Germany desires a general peace and does not want a separate peace with Russia. British newspaper opinion is divided. A recess in the peace negotiations has been taken and the conference will be resumed January 4 at a place not yet determined. Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik foreign minister, Is said to be preparing a new appeal to the entente allies to join the con ference. It is indicated in Russian dispatches received in London that the Bolsheviki place most of their hopes In retaining power in the con summation of a peace which will meet the wishes of the Russian population, thus weakening the Cossack and Ukraine opposition. King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, an Amsterdam dispatch says, holds dif ferent views on annexations from those expressed by Count Ciernln, who apparently is the German mouth piece. A Vienna newspaper quotes Ibe king as saying that Bul garia woi ld hold what she had won, which seemingly la at variance with the generalization of no forcible an nexations uttered by Count Ciernln. German and Austrian newspapers generally receive Czernln a state ment wa-mly. RAILROAD RAILROAD FAMILY HAS REUNION FOR SOUS HOME ON CHRISTMAS MR. s | fit DANIEIi H. ZORGER. JR. One big holiday week is being ob-| served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. | Daniel H. Zorger, 409 Kelker street. There is a reason. 'fv>c sons who' have joined the colors are home forj a few days. Both these boys were| former Pennsylvania railroad em-, ployes and arc well known in this city. Daniel H. Zorger, Jr., is a corporal! at Camp Meade and a member ofi Company C, Field Slgnat Depart-! ment. He is an Instructor and has a big clas9 of soldiers in his charge. This yoirng man has passed a suc cessful examination as a wireless ex-1 pert and recently gave a successful LOCAL RAILROADERS TO ATTEND VETERAN'S FUNERAL; HAD HISTOR Many Harrisburg railroad men at tended the funeral of Robert D. Steel at Altoona, to-day. Mr. Steel, a retired Pennsy yard master. was one of the lirst to be re tired under the present pension sys tem. He was 8i years of age. and known all over the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Mr. Steel was one of the pioneers of Altoona and he had a remarkable ca reer. He first came to Altoona in 1851 and became a permanent resi dent of the city, then only a village, in 1853. He was born near Duncannon, Perry county, October .12. 1830, being a son of Jacob and Sarah Jones Steel. In his younger days he worked on his father's farm. Later he worked for an engineering corps engaged in lay ing out the route for the railroad between Harrisburg and Duncansvilie, following which he returned to his Perry county home and taught school for several years in Schuylkill county. Jolnn I*. It, R. Forres His service with the Pennsy began March 8, 1860, when he was employed as a 4 brakeman. His first run was from Harrisburg to the "Y" switches. Mis train was hauled by an eighteen ton Norris engine. He made but three trips until he was promoted to flag man and run between Philadelphia and the "Y." A round trip occupied a week. In 1854, he became assist ant to Matthew T. Dill, conductor of the immigrant train, and a year later he was made conductor. Previous to his service on the road he worked for Meyers. Murray & Company, who had a contract for railroad building between Seward atid New Florence. He continued as conductor on freight and immigrant trains until 1865 when he was made assistant yardmaster at Altoona. From that time until his retirement in 1900 he handled the constantly increasing traffic on the Middle Division as train master somewhere along the line. When he retired he lacked just five months of a service of fifty years with the company. 4 ivll Wnr Veteran During the Civil AVar he enlisted in the Union Army. He was then sta tioned at Huntingdon, but it came to Friendship Club Meeting Raises Fund For Charity; J. K. Johnston Gives Talk Members of the Friendship and Co operative Club for Railroad Men and a number of local employes last night met for the first time, J. K. Johnston, superintendent of the Philadelphia division. He made a short address. Superintendent Johnston urged stroiyor activity at this time in order to help out In war traffic. "Closer co-operation brings greater efficien cy." he said. Other speakers were Ira B. Bixler, W. H. Drake, president, and Philadelphia and Middle division officials. The social features included a package sale which netted the local aid society $10.22; short talks on Christinas experiences, refreshments and cigars. Railroad Notes Express business is still away above normal, but the local companies have mastered the situation and traf fic is being handled more promptly. Mail is still heavy. Some days two arid three cars are loaded to the roof with mail for Washington, D. C., and Southern camps. Passenger trains are moving more satisfactory. Western travel is still heavy. Officials of the Susquehanna River and Western Railroad, a branch of the Pennsy running out of Newport and Duneannon, fear the next draft will tie up their tMsinesa. Several of the offlrlal.H and c-ne passenger crew are subject to draft. Hiram McGowan Simmers, who is here recruiting trainmen and firemen for the Pennsylvania Railroad, has opened headquarters at 814 North Third street. He will be in the city ten days. An interesting program is announc ed for to-night at the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A., at the boys' meeting. Ira P. Dean will be in charge. E. H. Keeney, a Pennsylvania Rail road brakeman. who has been on the sick list, is again on duty. The Baltimore Division pay car was busy to-day. Employes received their checks for the first half of December. C. O. Wagner, a freight brakeman, emploved on the Pennsylvania Rail road, is off duty on account of sick ness. PNEUMONIA CLAIMS 164 DURING WEEK Washington, Dec. 28. —Deaths from disease In the National Airmy during the week ending December 21 numbered 118 against ninety seven the week before, and in the National Guard 120 against 165 as shown In a summary of Army health conditions made public to-day by the War Department. Of the National Army deaths, seventy-seven were due to pneumonia and of those In L the National Guard eighty-seven. V!/ * -% tr *' HARRY E. ZORGER | demonstration. He had a wireless station at his home in this city ] which was dismantled by order of thej United States government when the i war broke out. i Harry E. Zorger is a member of | the Signal Corps at Camp Dodge, . lowa, and also an instructor. Hei | was sent from there to Camp Meade and later transferred west because of I his knowledge of wireless and other I branches of telegraphy. Like his I brother he had early military train- I ing in the boys brigade of this city The father of these boys is promi nent in Brotherhood of Railroad I Trainmen circles, and a conductor on the Pennsy. the notice of Governor Curtin that the railroad offices at Huntingdon would be in a bad way without Yard master Steel and several others who had enlisted with him and they were returned to their home. He was married on April 1". 1 Hrr. to Miss Catherine G. Oilman, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Oilman, of Pittsburgh. To this union there were born ten children, five of whom sur vive, with the mother, as follows: S. Orant Steel, assistant yardmaster at the Pennsylvania Kailroad in Altoona: Ard G. Steel, state treasurer's office, this city: Clarence \V. Steel, a ma chinist in the erecting shops in Al toona: Annie, wife of W. G. Ander son. Altoona. and Catherine, wife of S. S. Gehret, general foreman of the Juniata shops, Altoona. The Altoona Mirror says: !Vever Wore OlitMseK "Mr. Steel was a member of the Presbyterian Church throughout bis life and was one of the charter mem bers of the Second Church of this ••itJ*. He was also a member of the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Mt. Moriah Lodge. No. 300, at Huntingdon. His hair and beard were silvery white and in appearance he was quite patriarchial, being a man of massive build and commanding ap pearance. His mental faculties were unimpaired to the last: he could read without glasses and his hearing and other senses were not impaired by his great age. "Few men in the community were more widely known than Mr. Steel and he was a most genial, friendly and companionable man. During liis long career he had many interesting experiences and he was a most en. tertaining conversationalist. He pull ed the hand press which printed the tlrst copy of the Altoona Register. Al toona's first newspaper. He kept abreast of the times and read the newspapers regularly until the last days of his life. He was one of the organizers of the A'eterans' Associ ation of the Middle Division, serving as chairman of the llrst meeting that was called for the purpose of form ing the association. Later he served as chairman of the historical conim i <* tee and was always a prominent tig ure at the annual reunion of the veterans. First Woman Enters Railway Mail Service San Francisco, Dec. 28.—Miss Elsie Kaden, 20 years old, was the first woman in the United States to be sworn in for the Railroad Mail Serv ice, according- to Superintendent Rob erts, here yesterday. Miss Kaden was appointed under civil service rules, lier examination papers receiving fi mark of 98 per cent., the highest of a list of 300 applicants. New President For N. and W. Railroad Line New York, Dec. 28.—L, E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and We-stern Railway Company, since September, 1903, resigned from that office to be come chairman of the board of di rectors. He was succeeded by M. D. Maher. who was first vice-ipresfdent. A. C. Needles, the present general manager, was elected vice-president In charge of operation. These changes were made at a meeting of the board of directors and will become effective January 1. Special Committee to Confer on Relieving Water Supply Situation A special committee of the Cham ber of Commerce will arrange for a conference with City Council within the next few days to consider plans to provide for an emergency in case of any further trouble at the city water supply plant. Efforts will be made at once, it is understood, to purchase an electrical pump with a capacity of 5,000,000 gallons daily, to be added to the units at the pumping station. At present two old pumps, which had not been in service for years, are being used while repairs are heine* rushed on the pump pur chased about ten years ago. Carlisle Girl Weds Johnstown Instructor Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 28. J. Frank Puderbaugh, an Instructor and ath letic director at the Johnstown High Schoo land Miss Pearl tjamason, of Carlisle, were married by th# Rev. F. J. Welsh, of St. Patrick's Catho lic Church. Mr. Puderbaugh was captain of the Dickinson college football team in 1915. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. 13. Lamason, her father being instruc tor in masonry at the Carlisle In dian school. She is a graduate of the Carlisle High school. They will live at Johnstown. SHOT IN LEG Vlnro Zeromic, of Rressler, was ad mitted to the Harrisburg Hospital yesterday suffering with a gun shot wound in the left leg. Veromic, ac cording to his statements, was held up and shot by a negro about two weeks ago. As the wound did not heal, he was brought to the local hospital tor treatment. CAMP CONDITIONS MUCH IMPROVED, SAYS SEC. BAKER Belated Equipment Has Been Received, War Secretary Tells Investigators Washington, Deo. 28s—More in formation on equipment, ordnance, clothing and other supplies of Gen eral Pershing's forces and also at the National Army cantonments was re ceived to-day by the Senate Military Committee, from Major Generals William Wright and Edwin St. J. Greble, commanders at Camps Doni phan, Oklahoma, and Bowie, Texas, respectively. The officers recently returned from the French battle front and were examined in execu tive session. General Pershing's troops, the of ficers said, have ample supplies of all kinds, including ordnance, although much of the heavy artillery is bor rowed from the allies. They said that the American expedition has plenty of clothing and that the only deficiency in accoutrement was mo tor trucks. By-Products Business 'Unhealthy * Packers Tell Independent Manufacturer By Associated Press Boston, Dec. 28.—Control by the Chicago packers of the rendering business throughout the country was revealed at the Federal Trade Com mission's inquiry into the meat sup ply which was continued hero to-day. Francis J. Heney, special counsel for the commission, stated that ren dering companies throughout the country, had been consolidated un der the control of the various pack ers and that by gentlemen's agree ment they had divided territory and by bonuses, making it exceedingly difficult for independent firms to do business. From a technical discussion of the value of butchers' waste products the : hearing took another turn when E. J. McCaffrey, of Pawtucket, It. 1., told of the tight his company, the Wliat- I cher Chemical Company, had made i to hold their business in Providence, ! R. 1., and to extend it to tho Boston j fieiil in face of the opposition of what ; he termed the "trust." Hoover Called Away; Does Not Testify at Sugar Shortage Inquiry Washington, Dec. 28. When the Senate committee investigating the sugar shortage finally called for Food Administrator Hoover to-day to ive his view of conditions, a letter from Chief Counsel Mmlley of the food ad ministration was presented saying Mr. Hoover "had learned through the public press" that he was to testifv to-day but had been called to New 1 ork. In view of the repealed attempts of the food administrator to l>e heard previously. Senator Vardainan called T. A. Kllis, of the food administra tion to the ehair and under question, inpr, Kllis testified Chairman Heed had notified his last Saturday that Mix. Hoover would he heard to-dav and that he had given the information to Air. Hoover. SHARKS CONTINUE ADVANCE fly Afsociairc Press New York, Dec. 28. —While trad- Ins on the stock exchange to-day lacked yesterday s exciting features, railroad shares continue to advance on a further general inquiry, result ing from the decision of the gov ernment to take over railroad prop erties. Deaths and Funerals FUNKRAI, SERVICES HKI.U FOR DR. ( HAS, T. UEORUE Funeral services for Dr. Charles T. George, welil-known pharmasist and businessman, were held from his late residence, 1306 North Third street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the Kev. Dr. J. Bradley Mark wa,rd, pastor of Beth lehem Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial was made in the Banishing Cemetery. Dr. George was identified with many philanthropic and fraternal or ganizations of the city. The pall bearers were. Klwood K. Shelly, Dr. G. A. ,Daj>p, Kalph Beaver, Charles Mehring, Albert iWlliamson and S. Kirk Jacobs. ROSS A. RICHARDS Ross A. Richards, a former resident of Harrisburg, died in San Francisco. Cal„ last Wednesday. Word to this effect was received yesterday by his brother, M. B. Itichards, 1333 Dirry street. He had many friends here. WOMAN OIKS OF litß\S Mrs. Rosie Chellup, aged 35. wife of Joseph Chellup, Steelion. who was brought to the Harrisburg Bospital yesterday suffering from burns about her body, died at i 1.15 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Chellup's clothing caught fire while she was working over the stove. She was born in Aus tria. * MRS. ANNIE 110111, Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Bohl, aged 51, will be held to-morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock, the Rev. Mr. A. M. Stamets, pastor of the Augs burg Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the East Har risburg Cemetery. Mrs. Hohl died at her home, 569 Forest street, Tuesday morning, from complications. She is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Foster Wallace, Mrs. William Shoudy and Miss Jennie Hohl, of this city. PESTER NEK Peter Nee. aged 37, died at the home of his mother, 837 East street, last night. He is survived by his mother, three sisters and a brother. The body may be viewed at the S. S. Speece undertaking parlors, Sunday afternoon from 6 to 9 o'clock. Fu neral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at Stt. Patrick's Cathedral, Farey Carey officiating. Burial widl be made in Mount Calvary Cemetery. HK\JAMI\ SCOTT Benjamin Scott", 07, died at the Har risburg Hospital yesterday. The body will be taken to Chambersburg to-, morrow by Undertaker Hooper and burial will be made there. DAVID S. HOI,MAN Funeral services for David S. Hol man were held at his home iri Lake wood. N. J., to-day. Bis wife, five sons and three daughters survive. One of the sons is Arthur W. Holman, 228 Market street, Harrisburg. 1918 Calendar Samples and Job Lots at Bargain Prices First come, first served. Orders promptly filled. Call Bell Phone 1577 R. MYERS MFG. CO. Cumberland Sts. Second Floor—Above Shoe Store PHILA. ELECTRIC ASKS AN ADVANCE Petition Public Service Conn mission For Permission to j Increase Some Rates The Philadelphia Electric com pany has applied to the Public Serv ice Commission for permission to in crease the rate for furnishing cur* rent, for almost everything except street lighting and household service fixed by the commission in the close of the prolonged litigation ov6r the f rates and service of the company. The commission, which has had the matter before it for about a week, to-day fixed January 9 for tho hears, ing. The electric company some timo ago filed a notice containing provi* sions that rates should be governed by what are known as coal clauses* being based on coal prices. This was taken up with the commissioners here last Friday and upon objection by some of tho commissioners, it was only learned to-day, was withdrawn. The company then gave notice oB intention to ask to increase the rates fixed by the commission. The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington railroad has applied to the Public Service Commission fop permission to acquire the stock of the Kddystone and Delaware River* Railroad Company, the Eddystoty* Manufacturing Company, owner of the stock, having agreed to sell it at $ 150,000. The par value is $50,000. The Governor has appointed thci lollowing officers of the Reserve Mil itia: Company F, Second Regimen# Wilkes-Rarre, Captain Ridgwav R, Espey, first lieutenant, Robert R„ Harvey, and second lieutenant, iU W. Bay, all of Wilkes-Rarre. Dr. H. 31. Goeliring, Pittsburgh, has been reappointed a member of the State Osteopathic examining board, and T. E. Snyder, Hazleton. appointed a trustee of the State Hospital, at Hazleton. Complaints were filed to-day with the Public Service Commission against new rates of the llome Elec* trie Light and Steam Heat Company* Tyrone, and the plan of the Pennsyl vania railroad to abandon the agency stop at Grover. To Tell of Fighting on Holy Land Front Jerry Edwards, secretary of the Reading Y. M. C. A., will address, members of the Alrlcks Association at their meeting this evening. Mr. Kd wards, who has visited four war fronts, will talk to the association on the work of the Y. M. C. A. in the war zones. He spent two months in the camps of the American Expeditionary forces in France, and also visited th 9 Verdun sector. lie also traveled with thf* British, forces in the successful drive for Jerusalem. R. R. POOLING TO BE INITIAL MOVE [Continued from First Pa*e.[ Speedy movement of freight will be the first ai of the director general. In a statement issued last Mr. McAdoo said he had given al most no thought to the personnel of his staff but made it clear that until his plans mature railroad operation will be conducted through existing railroa dorgranizations." Facilities to Bo Pooled u The railroads will continue tQ run as in the past, and for a short time government control will be a mero fifnire of speech. However, order No. J, to he issued shortly by W. G. McAdoo, director general of railroads; will provide fop the pooling of all traffic and facili ties. the common use of terminals, tracks and equipment, the hauling of freight by the shortest route regard less of billing or routing and the re tention of all present officers and employes of railroads. One effect of this order will be to give a number of railroads terminal facilities which they do not now have in big cities. The Baltimore "and Ohio probably will enter New York City at the Pennsylvania sta tion. McAdoo Issues Statement William G. McAdoo last night. is sued his first statement as directo* general of railroads. He said: "This new task is of great mai?nU tude and difficulty. It cannot be done ifi a moment, and it cannot be done at all unless the people of the United States, as well as the officers and employes of the railroads, give to the railroad director their intelligent and patriotic support. I earnestly seek tha co-operation and assistance of every good citizen in this great work. "The operation of the railroads as a thoroughly unified system is ofl fundamental importance to the sue* cess of the war. Without it we can-< not get the effective use of our re sources. The supreme test in this war will probably come in the year 1918. Victory will depend upon OUP speed and efficiency. We can get neither speed nor efficiency unless the railroads are equal to the de mands of the situation. "I can only say at the moment, that the problem will be taken hold of vigorously and that plans and policies will be announced from time to time as rapidly as it is possible to ma ture them; meanwhile the business will be c6nducted through existing railroad organizations, with all tha support and power of the governs ment asserted in behalf of more e£* ticient and satisfactory operation." The director general of upon invitation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, has accepted offices in the Interstate Commerce building. This commission has also placed at the disposal of the director the entire work and facilities of tha commission. Will Divide Time Under his dual duties assumed to day, William G. McAdoo will spend half his time in his offices in tha Treasury building as Secretary of tha Treasury and the balance of tha working day at new headquarters ta be established in the Interstate Commerce Commission building director general of railroads. 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