MIDDLETOWN
The Woman's Club of Middleto'vn
lield its annual reception last eve
ning at the home of the president,
Mrs. Ira R. Springer. This meeting
was held a day earlier than was
scheduled in the year book of the
society. A large number of puests
were present at this m .•i J c t n l i.
The reception was carried along on
conservative lines this year, as no
elaborate refreshments were served
to those present. Several clever
schemes were carried out during the
evening in order to raise money for
the soldiers' tobacco fund. One
was in regards to the taxing all the
guests who wore elaborate dressings,
such as necklaces, rings, besides a
wedding ring, lavaliers, brooches,
tiarra, bracelets, and other jewelry.
The fines ranged from one cent to
iive cents, through which a neat sum
was raised for the soldier boys of the
local camps.
A program which consisted of sev
eral musical numbers, by the mem
bers of the organization, was rend
ered later in the evening, and had
been arranged by the following
member/i. Airs. H. J. Wickey, chair
man; Mrs. W. E. Baxtresser, Mrs.
C. M. Carlson, Mrs. H. W. George,
Mrs. H. B. Garver, Mrs. Max Eauffcr,
Mrs Benjamin E. Longenecker, Mrs.
George S. Mish, Mrs. H. H. Rhodes,
Mrs. S. Cameron Young, Mrs. T. M.
Yost and Mrs. John W. Few. This
was a volunteer committee who had
the entertainment in charge.
The next meeting of the club will
be held on January 10 when the
suffrage question will be discussed.
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones of Har
l-lsburg, is expected to be present and
speak on the subject.
Karl Bowers who spent the past
week in town as the guest of his par
ents Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Bowers, re
turned to his home at Philadelphia
last evening.
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Har
risburg, was tho guest of the Social
Circle which met at the home of Mrs.
J. AT. Aekerman, Water street, yes
terday afternoon.
Mrs. John Singer and daughter,
Irene, of Shock Mill, spent yesterday
in town as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John T T pdegraff.
Benjamin N'auss and Mrs. John
McGarvey, both of town, were mar
ried at the home of Mrs. McGarvey
on Wednesday evening at R o'clock
by the Rev. O. M. Kraybill, pastor
of the Church of Cod.
Miss Harriet T-ciby, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Leiby and Eari
Houser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
JTonser, both of Royalton, were mar
ried at Hnserstown. Md.. on Wed
nesday. They will reside with the
bride's parents.
Mrs. Mehin Leonard in a fait
down a flip-lit of stairs at her home
on Christmas Dnv sustained a frac
tured rieht shoulder blade.
Mr. and Airs. Trvin Beard of Wil
son street, announce the engage
ment of their dauchter. Miss Anns;
Beard to Fletcher Miles of Elizabeth
town. Mr. Miles is at present serv
ing T'ncle Sam in the Medical Corps,
Fort Ojjintliorpe, Ga.
E. TJ. Shireman, the coal dealer,
received two car loads of coal yester
day. He was completely swamped
by consumers when it became known
that the shipments had arrived.
Itchiny Pimples
Disfigured Face
Scattered All Over Face and Body.
Scratched and Clothing Bothered.
Could Not Sleep. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment Healed.
• *
"I work in a garage and my face got
full of oil and grease. After a while
pimples that were small and red began
to come out. Then they
got big and came to a head,
and were scattered all over
my face and body. They
itched sothat I had to scratch
and my clothing bothered
me a lot. I could not sleep
well at night and my face
was disfigured.
"I was told to get Cuti
cura Soap and Ointment so I bought two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and two
cakesof Cuticura Soap, and I was healed."
(Signed) Joseph Smith, 216 Sear Street,
Philadelphia, P=
How often such distressing, disfigur
ing skin troubles might be prevented
by every-day use of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment for all toilet purposes.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address 'post-card: "Cuticura,
Dept. K, Boston." Sold everywhere.
Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50c.
EDUCATIONAL
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School of Commerce
HARRISBURG
BUSINESS COLLEGE
Troup IlulldliiK. 17> S. Market Sq.
Hell phone 485; Dial 4303
Winter Term, Day and Night
School, will begin Monday, Decem
ber 31, 1917—n0 school New Year's
Day—continuation of work Janu.
ary 2, 1918.
liookkerplnic. Shorthand, Steno
type, Typewriting, Civil Service.
Order n Stcnotype NOW—t'rlee
Increased after Dee. 31.
The
Office Training School
Kaufman Bldg. 121 Market Street
Training That Secures.
Salary Increasing Positions
In tho Office.
Call or send to-day for interesting
booklet. "The Art of Oettlnit Alone
In the World." Bell phone 694 R.
SKATES GROUND I
While You Wait
i
Federal Machine Shop
Cranberry Street Near Court
SATURDAY EVENING,
NEWS OF STEELTON
COAL SHORTAGE
AGAIN SERIOUS
Shipments Fall Off and Resi
dents Mostly in Need
Are Using Wood
The coal shortage in Steelton again
becomes serious with the supply of
fuel in the homes and business
houses accumulated by deliveries
from recent shipments exhausted and
no stock on hand in local yards.
At the offices of the Steelton Store
Company and Detweiler Brothers,
the two largest dealers in the town,
it was reported this morning that no
coal had arrived to-day and not any
In sight. One car was received by
Detweiler Brothers this week, but
this was in sizes used in furnaces.
W. E. Abercrombie, manager of
the Steelton Store Company, said
this morning that the little stock of
coal on hand was "egg" coal and
could be used in stoves if it was
broken up. Mr. Abercrombie said
that this is being sold and that the
demand for wood is increasing.
The official said that the wood is
not sawed into stove length but peo
ple are buying it in order to get
something to use. The reason the
wood is not sawed into stove length
he said, was that he was unable to
get men to do the work.
The seven shipments of coal into
the borough last week relieved the
situation considerably, and dealers
were in hopes that the shipments
would continue regularly which
would keep residents supplied with j
enough fuel to get along. Dealers,
were assured by the coal administra-1
tion that shipments would arrive in j
a few days. , i
With the reserve supply of coal
and coke accumulated during the
Christmas vacation at the steel
the situation is relieved somewhat,
officials said.
Borough Churches Will
Observe Week of Prayer
Week of Prayer under the auspices
of the Ministerial Association of
Steelton and vicinity will be ob
served by live churches in the
borough next week. The sermon
subjects are presented by the Fed
eral Council of Churches in Am/
erica.' Efforts are being made by
members of the association to get
the co-operation of local church
workers for the success of the
week's observation.
The program for the week is as
follows: Monday. Watch Night serv
ices at 10.30, St. John's Lutheran,
the Rev. C. B. Segelken, "Thanks
giving and Confession"; Tuesday,
7.45, First Presbyterian, tho Rev. W.
H. Shaw, "The Church Universal;"
Wednesday, Grace United Evangeli
cal, the Rev. JL H. Rupp, "Nations
and Their Rulers"; Thursday, First
Reformed, the Rev. W. C. Heilman,
"Families, Schools, Colleges and the
Young;" Friday, First Methodist,
the Rev. G. N. "Home Mis
sions."
Steelton Churches
St. John's Lutheran—The Rev. G.
N. Bai.ffer,' pastor, will preach at
10.45 a. ni. on "A New Year's Mot
to," and at 7.30 p. m. on "No Room
For Jesus."
First Methodist—The Rev. W. H.
Shaw, pastor, will preach at 10.30
a. m. on "The Everlasting Years"
and at. 7.30 p. m. on "The Reap
ers." Sunday school at 2. Epworth
League at 6.30.
First Presbyterian—The Rev. C. B.
Segelken, pastor, will preach at 11
a. m. on "The Development of the
Kingdom" and at 7.30 7.30 p. m. on
"The Pilgrim Fathers in Their Three
Homes," illustrated.
Main Street Church of God.—The
Rev. G. \V. Getz, pastor. Evangelist
J. B. MacClure will open a three
weeks' evangelistic campaign, f0.'30
a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school
at 2. Jr. C. E. at 6. Sr. C. E. at 6.30.
First Reformed —The Rev. H. H.
Rupp, pastor, will preacli at 10.4H
a. m. on "The Passing of the World"
and at 7.30 p. m. on "His Own
Place." Thursday, consistory meet
ing.
Mt. Zion Baptist—The Rev. War
ner Brown, pastor, will preach at
10.45 a. m. on "Besetting Sin" and
at 7.30 p. m. on "Insolvent Debtors."
Watch night meeting Monday.
Salem Lutheran, Oberlin—the Rev.
D. E. Rupley, pastor, will preach at
10.30 a. m. on "The Unjust Stew
ard," and at 7.30 p. m. on "All the
Days of My Life." Sunday school at
9.30. C. E. at 6.30.
Trinity Episcopal—The Rev. Wil
liam Charles Heilman, pastor. Morn
ing prayer and sermon at 11. Even
ing prayer and sermon at 6. Sunday
school at 10. Holy Communion at 8.
New Year's eve. Holy £ommunion
12 midnight.
r—BILIOUS?—I
If you hare bad taste in mouth,
foul breath, fuired tongue, dull
headache, drowsiness, disturbed
>sleep, mental depression, yellow
ish skin—then you are bilious.
iSCHENCKS ]
MAMDBAKE
PILLS j
quickly relieve this disorder, which
is the result of liver derangement
and severe digestive disturbance,
PnroljT Pliln or Bng*r Ox ted.
HO YEARS' CONTINUOUS S ALB
PROVE 9 THEIR MERIT.
Dr. J. B. Schtnck ft Sen, Philadelphia.
Borough Unable to Get
Necessary Men to Work
New Collection Plan
Inability to get a man to supervise
| the new garbage system, E. C. Hen
! derson, chairman of the highway
| committee of council, give as the rea
son for the hold up in putting the
new plan into use. Mr. Henderson
said that the people are co-operating
with the men on the truck and wag
ons and a general clean-up of the
town will soon be completed. Work
men on the truck and wagons are
carrying the receptacles to the
streets if they are located in a con
venient place. The new plan of col
lecting the refuse Mr. Henderson
said would be in force within the
next week.
Members of the highway commit
tee have been in search of two men,
one to act as foreman and the other
to operate the garbage truck. Two
wagons and the auto truck are now
engaged in collecting the garbage
and ashes.
60 Men Are Given First
Lessons in Drill Work
Sixty men received their first In
structions as members of the Steel
ton Reserve in Felton Hall last
night. This was the first drill of
the newly-formed unit. Cjuincy Bent,
president of the organization, was
very well pleased with the spirit the
men displayed in taking up the work.
No action was taken in regard to
uniforms and guns. The next drill
will be held on Friday night. It is
likely that a meeting of the boaril
of directors will be held during this
week to work out details of the or
ganization.
Local Chapter Ships
250 Knitted Sweaters
The local Red Cross Chapter yes
terday shipped 250 knitted sweaters
to the Philadelphia office. This was
the first shipment of goods for some
time, the women being engaged In
the Red Cross Christmas drive. Work
will be started on a large shipment
of materials on Monday. Women are
urged to assist in rushing through
this quota of goods, Steelton, has
been asked to supply. The official
number of Christmas members to
day was reported at 9,172. The cam
paign will be kept open until Mon
day morning when the final report
will be made.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES OP.
liOCAli CHURCH CHOIRS
Music appropriate to the Christ-1
mae season will be presented at St.
John's Lutheran Church to-morrow, j
In the the morning the choir will
sing an anthem by Geibel, "Sing O j
Ye Heavens." In the evening therej
will be a quartet appropriate to the ]
sermon entitled, "No Room For
Him." This quartet will be sung by |
Mrs. Roth, Mrs. John Rupp, Harold,
Wells and Joseph Heckert. Miss Re-j
becca Miller of the Potsdam Conser
vatory of Music will sing a soprano!
solo.
The First Presbyterian Church
choir will present the following pro
gram: Morning—Prelude, "Pastor
alg in F," Bach; vocal solo by Miss
Mary B. Corbett, "Lullaby," Munder; i
offertory, "The Lost Chord," Sulli-j
van; postlude, "Prelude and Fugue," |
Bach.
Evening—Prelude, "Meditation," I
Lucas; duct by Miss Corbett and' Mr.
Boudman, "Lead Kindly Light"; <-f-'
fertory, "Melody," Horatio Parker; ■
postlude, "Postlude," Donahue.
The choir of the First Presbyter
ian Church held the second of its;
series of social evenings as the guests
of the Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Segelken,'
at the manse-last evening. After the
regular rehearsal Mrs. W. H. Hare Id-1
rodo played several selections on the l
piano and Miss Mary B. Corbett 1
sang. Refreshments were served i
and announcement was made that]
the choir would meet again at the |
tnanse next Friday evening.
KEU.ER FUNERAL TOMORROW
Funeral services for J. G. Keller
will be held at his home. North
Front street, to-morrow afternoon at
3 o'clock. The Rev. George N.
Lauffer, pastor of St. John's Luth
eran Church will officiate. The body
will be taken to Johnstown for
burial.
FORTNIGHTLY MEETING
A meeting of the Fortnightly Club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Boyd. Walnut street,' Monday eve
ning. The subject of the meeting will
be "Industrial Pennsylvania."
HKI.II FOR DRUG THEFT
Sue Eberly and Joseph M. Keister,
alleged narcotic addicts, arrested by
Detective Speese for jin alleged drug
theft from Bowman, Mell and Com
pany, were held under SSOO bail for
court yesterday by Alde.rrnan Caveny
at police court.
1J0 RED CROSS MEMBERSHIPS
The Harrisburg Railways Company
turned in 190 Red Cross memberships
yesterday, according to announce
ment. Every employe of the car barn
at Herr arid Cameron streets has
Joined the Red Cross.
MERCHANTS PROTEST
Harrisburg merchants are taking
action through the Chamber of Com
merce against the habit of loafers
loitering about the front of their
stores, blocking access to their dis
play windows and spoiling the effects
of their windows.
TOST OFFICE TO CI-OSE
On New Year's Day the main Post
Office and the Hill and Maclay sub
stations will bo closed from 10 a rn
until 12 p. m. All carriers will make
their first delivery and collections and
the f>: 4o, 7:30 and 10:20 p. m. collec
tions. There will be no rural deliv
eries.
18, DO THIS-"
When the Children Cough.
Rub Musterole on Throats
and Chests
No telling how soon the symptoms
m?y develop Into croup, or worse. And
then's when you're glad you have a
jar of Musterole at hand to give
prompt, sure relief. It does not blister.
As first aid and a certain remedy,
Musterole is excellent. Thousands of
mothers know it. You should keep a
jar in the house, ready for instant use.
It is the remedy for adults, too. Re
lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitio,
croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia,
headache, congestion, pleurisy, rheu
matism, lumbago, pains and aches of
back or j'oints, sprains, sore muscles,
chilblains, frosted foet and colds of the
chest (it often prevents pneumonia).
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50.
HARRISBURG sSSs&I TELEGRAPH
ALL NEWS OF
BIG RED CROSS
DRIVE AT ENOLA
Pcnnsy Employes Line Up
Several Hundred Members;
Activity Still Continues
Enola, Pa., Dec. 29.—Although the
[ big drive for 10,000,000 members to
! the Red Cross has ended, officials
| and employes of the local yards and
[ shops as well as their fellow work
! men from Marysville are busy en
rolling members to the Red Cross.
Solicitors have been appointed in the
various departments of the shops
and yards. In the car shops alone
more than 300 of the men employed
are members of the Red Cross. Many
of the railroaders are not only join
ing for themselves but also their
wives and families, who had pre
viously enrolled In the recent drive.
Spirited Rivalry
There was a spirited rivalry be
tween the employes of the Enola and
Marysville shops. A total of 315
members were signed for the Red
Cross. In addition to this record
SBO was subscribed by employes
through church organizations. The
shopmen gave a total of $395. The
drive was directed by Harry G. llu
ber, foreman of the shops. He had
committees from various shops and
they lined up 80 per cent, of their
quota, some making a 100 per cent. I
record. The hustling working force
included:
R. S. Diller, chief clerk, who was
chief of staff for General Director
Huber; H. O. Schutt, H. C. Graham,
F. O. Seidlc, and T. H. Albright,
of the enginehouse; E. W. Clay and
William Drumheiser, car inspectors;
R. M. Adams and P. E. Zorger, car
shops; L. W. Williams ad F. O.
Hamilton, Marysville.
Jewish Members of Red
Cross Now Flying Shield
of David in Windows
In place of the Red Cross service
flag, many Hebrews of the city are
placing another design in their win
dows. The design is a six-pointed
star. It is a Biblical design of the
Shield of David, with the words.
"We are members of the Red Cross,"
below.
One of the window posters was
brought to the Telegraph editorial
rooms yesterday by Joseph Klein, 635
Boas street. He said that many peo
ple who have been called disloyal
citizens because they did not display
the Red Cross service flag, are now
showing thisanew emblem.
j snowing wu.spxicw einuiem.
Officers Nominated by
Academy pf Medicine
| The Academy of Medicine met last
.evening and nominated offices to be
| elected the last Friday in January for
; the ensuing year. l)r. Thomas 12.
| Blair was nominated for the office
of president. Other officers nomin
ated are:
First vice-president. Dr. R. F. L.
I Ridgeway; second vice-president. Dr.
I G. L. Laverty; secretary-treasurer,
Dr. Park E. Deckard; trustee. Dr.
j John M. Raunick; social and scientific
committee,iDr. 11. M. Farnsler; com
mittee on admissions. Dr. J. B. Hile-
I man and Dr. A. 55. Ritzman.
| A committee was appointed to take
I appropriate action OR the death
iof Dr. Harry P. Eisenhart. During
j tlie evening Dr. Blair ;'ead a lecture to
I the Academy on "Drugs," and later
Major John F. Kulp, M. D., who is
1 now stationed at Camp Hancock and
j at home on a short furlough, spoke
of his experiences in camp.
WHARTON STUDY CU B
HOLDS A SMOKER
' A smoker in honor of the newly
elected officers of the Wharton Study
| Club, was held last night. The of
! fleers, recently elected, are: J. W.
j Kline, president; Dee Hale, vice-presi
dent: Norman J. Rintz, secretary; C.
j E. Wissler, treasurer; George Sierer,
I assistant treasurer. The following di
rectors were elected: C. C. High, C.
E, Aungst. James Baker, Harold
llaag. The session starts again on
January 7. Those present included
the following :
Richard McAlister, C. E. Wissler, J.
W. Kline, JJ. S. Och, Lester Nesbit,
Bland Cornell, C. W. Aungst, Lewis
D. Cohen, Harold H. Haag. H. H. Deis
mans. Jr., Harry Lapkin, Daniel
Pyffer, Jr., D. A. Smith, Eugene P.
Haa, D. A. Schlltzer, John Pruss, Max
I. Kiass, John Rodgers, Frank Turano,
C. C. High, James Baker.
OVERHEATED STOVE CAUSES
FIHE IN JLUCKNOW
Fire, believed to have started from
an overheated cookstove, completely
destroyed a tenement house at John
W. Reily's Lucknow Forge about C
o'clock last evening. The Pennsyl
vania Railroad Are department saved
the adjoining houses from the flames,
i Practically all the contents of the
house were saved by railroad men.
The flames had spread considerably
before the tire company could get
I their hose into action. The Harris
burg companies arrived too late to be
of aid in saving the house, but aided
in preventing tile spread of the
flames.
The loss to Mr. Reily is estimated
at $2,000. Mrs. Calvin Hoerner and
Edwin Knuch occupied the two sides
of the house.
HAS APPENDICITIS
Mrs. Stanley Backenstoss. 1115 Mar
ket street, was operated on for appen
dicitis at the Polyclinic Hospital yes
terday. Mrs. Backcnstoss had an at
tack of appendicitis several days ago
while working in a Red Cross booth.
j: OBERLIN : : : :
Miss Mabel Martin, of West Fair
view, and Earl Garman, of Enhaut,
were married by the Rev. H. S.
Keifer on Christmas day at the
United Brethren parsonage.
Miss Pearl Folta is spending the
week with friends at Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Green are
at Huntingdon during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Nissley, of
Hummelstown, are visiting with
Mrs. Nissley's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Staufter.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. S. Keifer
spent the weekend with their son,
Arthur Keifer, at Millersburg.
Mrs. Grace Walters, of Enola, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Jacob At
ticks, for a few days.
Raymond Gerhard t spent several
days this week at Colebrook.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Myers, of
Esterton, were entertained by Mrs
Myers' parents. Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Dun gun.
Mrs. Sadie Shoop, of Progress, vis
ited her son, William Shoop.
Irwin Keys, a soldier at Camp
Meade, spent the holidays here.
O. C. Bishop and family were hol
iday visitors at Hepshey.
Miss Ethel Horner is visiting in
Worcester, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Detweiler, of New
York, is spending a few days with
her parents at Lonely Pine farm.
Miss Mildred Eshenour, of Sliip
pensburg State Normal School, vis
ited here.
Miss Alfreta Hoffman, of Coates
ville, after spending a few days with
her grandmother, Mrs. Samuel Reed
has returned.
Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad.
READING UNIT
READY TO SAIL
Major M. A. Loucks in Com
mand; Other Harrisburg
Employes Prominent
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WALTER LE ROY VANAMAN
According to unofficial reports
from New York, the Four Hundred
Fourteenth Enlisted Telegraph Bat
talion, Signal Corps, will soon be en
route to France. This unit is now
stationed at the Sixty ninth Regi
ment Armory, New Vork City. It is
made up of Philadelphia and Reading
Railway employes, including a num
ber from this city. In command is
Major M, A. Loucks, former train
master for the Reading in Harris
burg.
IN Mailt or Electrician
Walter i j Vana'man, who was wire
chief at the Reading station in this
city, is now master signal electrician.
His ability as a telegrapher and wire
chief and his previous military train
ing won for him prompt promotion
Wnile in this city he also served as
secretary of tiie Washington Party
for three years and organized and
drilled the Stevens Memorial Guards
of the Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Other Harrisburgers who are mem
bers of this unit are William P. Ban
miller, Gerald Morgan, Claude J.
Schuyler and William Jacoby, all for
mer Reading employes. Other em
ployes are from Reading, Allentown
and Pottsville. It is reported thai
this battalion has passed the neces
sary examinations and is awaiting
orders to sail.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBI'RG SIDE.
Philadelphia Dlvlklou—The 133 crew
first to go arter <t o'clock.
Conductor for 1.
Flagman for 133.
Brakemen for 133 (2).
Firemen up: Kiilheft'er, Bair, Cas
sell, Unvis, Cook, Lauver, Baer, Dress
ier, McCune.
Brakemen up: Hafiin, Hylton, Reese,
Leitheiser.
MlilriU- Division— I The 229 crew first
to go after 12.2U o'clock; 233, 204, 227
301, 231. 238.
Engineers up: Asper, Earley.
* Firemen up: Melii|ger, Adams, Kei
ter.
Brakemen up: Hollenbach, Kepler.
Fisher.
Yard Hoard —Engineer for 28C.
Firemen for SC, 4th 7C, 3rd 15C,
4th 15C, 17C, 18C.
Engineer up: Myers.
Firemen up: Welsh, Leppard, Bow
man, Frysinger, Steward.
ENOLA SIDE""
Philadelphia Division— The 204 crew
first to go after 4.15 o'clock; 233, 258,
223, 234, 203, 210, 212, 248.
Conductors for 204, 233. 249.
Flagmen for 255. 234, 249/
Brakemen for 258 (2), 234, 203 (2),
210, 212, 249.
up: Brown, Milligan.
Middle Dlvlnlon —The 303 crew first
to go after 12.45 o'clock; 226, 221.
Fireman for 303.
Yard Board—Engineers for 2nd
129. extra No. 1, extra No. 2.
Firemen for 2nd 129, 3rd 129. 135,
extra No. 1, extra No. 2, Ist 102, Ist
104, 2nd 104.
Engineers tip: Kapp, Fortenbaugh,
Gingrich, McNully. Fcas, Seal.
Firemen up: Sanders. Cashman,
Walters. Metz, Holmes, Khuey, Hau
beeker, Benser, Cramer, Wickey, Mil
liken, Rider.
PASSEDOI'H DEPARTMENT
Middle 111 vision Engineers uip:
Smith, J. Keane, Keiser.
Firemen up: Merlcle, Nailor, Kohler.
Engineers for 49. 667.
Fireman for 6293.
l'hllndelplila Division Engineers
up: Kennedy, Welsh, Smelser, Os
mond, Creswell. .
Firemen up: White, Nailor, McNeil,
Shaffnor, Blelch, Armsborger, Al
bright.
TIIE READING
Tho 15 crew first to go after 1
o'clock; 16, 67, 52. 54, 7, 64, 46, 6, 43,
17, 4, 1, 55, 66, 9, 71, 30, 2, 8.
Engineer for 7.
Firemen for 55, 56. 57, 58. 66, 6, 7.
16, 17, 30, 40 .41, 43. 46.
Conductors for 71. 2, 17.
Flagmen for 55, 66. 7, 30.
Brakemen for 52, 55. 57, 64, 66. 71
1, 9. 15, 17, 43.
Engineers up: Hummel, Ruth, Lan
dis, Beecher, Ferner. Morne. Plot,
Bordney, Massimore, Lackey, Barnes,
Hoffman, Bowman.
Firemen up: Stetler, James, Slough,
Brlckley, Hammerstein.
Conductors up: Hetrlck, Wise, Kei
fer, Powell.
Brakemen up: Smith, ' Morrow,
Trone, Fillmore, Seighman, Moore,
Kramer, Dell.
Y'. M. C. A. PROGRAM
An entertaining musical program
has been arranged by the social ac
tivities committee, of the Y. M. C. A.,
for the Saturday evening "pop." Vocal
and instrumental selections will be
given and the program will also in
clude monologs by a local entertainer.
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READING DECIDES
TO CUT TRAINS
Night Train Out of Harris
burg Goes Off; Carry Pas
sengers on Milk Train
Reading, Dec. 29. —Curtailment of
trains and other plans for helping
the government were discussed yes
terday at conference here between
Vice-President C. H. Ewlng, General
Manager F. M. Falck and General
Superintendent W. H. Keffer. These
officials also were of one belief, that
railroads would receive a big boost
under government control.
Train Changes
The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company will change Its
timetable on Sunday, January 6. A
few changes of importance will be
made on the Reading and Harris
burg divisions. Among these are the
following:
The train leaving Reading at 1.25
p. m. for Philadelphia and the one
due In this city from Philadelphia at
10.20 p. m. are to be annulled ex
cept on Sunday night.
The train leaving Reading at. 5.30
a. m. for Shamokin via Pottsville
will be annulled.
The train due in Reading from
Shamokin at 8.15 p. m. will be taken
off.
The train leaving Reading at 4.55
a. m. for Harrisburg will be discon
tinued as well as the one arriving
in this city at 11.50 p. m. from Har
risburg leaving that city at 10.30
p. m.
The milk train leaving Reading at
.> a. m. for Harrisburg will carry
passengers. '
Railroad Notes
*v. < " h ?> r ' es ticket examiner at
the Pennsylvania railroad station,
has returned from a visit to friends
near Shippensburg.
E - H - Malehorn. freight conductor'
on the Pennsy, has reported on the;
sick list.
Y °o k . , m ® mb e r s of the Mutual
Beneficial Association for Pennsyl
vania Railroad Employes are plan
ning for a big smoker at the Janu
al" n ?p Gt ' n K- Harrisburg members
will attend.
C. O. Wagner and W. E. Ryder,
Pennsylvania railroad freight brake-!
men on the Pennsy, have returned
to duty after being confined to their
respective homes on account of ill
ness.
WlUiam D. Bowers, 1947 North
Seventh street, a Middle division!
engineer, who has been on special
duty, is ill at his home and is threat
ened with pneumonia.
J. C. Geistwhite, a Pennsy fire
man, is on duty on the Middle divi
sion.
Fifty thousand dollars has been
bequeathed to Altoona hospital by
Mrs. Harriet C. Prevost, widow of
Sutherland M. Prevost, late of Phil
adelphia, a former Pennsylvania
railroad vice-president and once gen
eral superintendent of the Eastern
division, and at one time superinten
dent of the Middle division, with
headquarters here. Mr. Prevost died
September 24.
Twelve steel cars loaded with coke
went off the rails yesterday as a re
sult of a broken arch on one of the
cars. None of the big cars turned
over. Enola and Columbia wreck
crews righted things after five hours
work.
Two hundred locomotives under
construction in this county for Rus
sia will be taken over as a part of
the government's plans for quick
improvement in American railroad
equipment. The engines, manv of
them completed and awaiting ship
ment, will be changed in gapge to fit
American tracks.
Central Democratic Club
Elects City Commissioner
Morgenthaler President
Election of officers was held at a
meeting of the Central Democratic
Club last evening. These officers were
elected:
Fred L. Morgenthaler, president;
R. N. Bernheisel, vice-president;
James Miles, recording secretary;
Ernest Krentz, financial secretary;
Harry Philips, treasurer. The fol
lowing committees were appointed:
Membership committee, David Young.
Edward Winemiller, George Marshall;
house committee, Charles Moeslein,
James Maul. Joseph Leseure, H. A.
Vollmer, Irvin Johnston, Roy Hatfield
and William Swartz.
East End Bank
1 3th & Howard Streets
I We have had so many requests from our friends
for an extension of the time for closing our
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS SOCIETY that we
have advanced the date of closing to January
15th, 1918
We wish all our friends and patrons a Happy
New Year.
E. A. Heffelfinger,
President.
John K. May,
Vice-President.
Al. K. Thomas,
I■■ - .
DECEMBER 29, 1917.
COMPLAINTS IN
GREATER NUMBER
Public Service Commission
Gets More Business Because
of Advances in Bates
Notices of in
\ \ 9 //] tcntion to increase
ttSN \\ 4 "V/y rates of fare or
■y\\\\ AX service are re-
sponsible for the
iwwr increase in com-
I plaints filed at
I tlle Pul> " c Serv-
Rll unnnLj ice Commission
" 1! I '' month of
December us com.
Pared with No
vemher, in opin
iuii oi pcopie Hi the Capitol. In No
vember there were twenty-seveif
formal complaints filed. Thus far
in December fiftyvthree have been
listed. The total number of com
plaints filed this year to date is
405, an average of a little over thir
ty-three a month.
Thirteen of the December com
plaints were against trolley compa
nies, twelve against jitneys, eight
against gas companies and the same
number against electric companies,
five each against railroad and water
companies and two against telephone
companies.
It is probable that proceedings
in- complaints against railroad com
panies will be held up pending de
cision aa to the authority of the
Commission now that the Federal
Government has taken over the rail
roads.
To Hold Hearings. The State
Compensation Hoard is arranging
for a series of hearings to be held
in the middle of January in addi
tion to those to be held in Phila
delphia, Pittsburgh and Harrlsburg.
The tour will probably include
Reading, Pottsville, Easton, Scranton
and Wilkes-Barre, with Johnstown
and other cities in the western coun
ties. The Board will consider the
relation of employes of railroads,
which are now under the Govern
ment, to compensation at an early
meeting. The subject of who will
pay the compensation Insurance or
claim exemptions is attracting at
tention.
Must Have IJccnses. —Merchants
who do not have 1918 licenses for
the sßle'of oleomargarine or hotel or
restaurant managers who do not
possess the papers allowing them to
serve that foodstuff or who have not
sent certified checks for licenses will
not be permitted to handle it after
midnight Monday, according to
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
James Foust. During 1917 there
were 4,300 licenses of all kinds Is
sued for the sale and serving of
"oleo.'' Thus far over 2,000 for
1918 have been issued and probably
1.500 more will be sent out before
New Year's Day.
To Kesuiiie .Sessions.—State farm
ers' institute? will lie resumed on
New Year's Day in Adams county
and on Monday in Northampton,
Forest, Westmoreland and Indiana
counties.
To Kill the Crows. —Steps were I
taken to-day to carry into effect th
Short trips or more extended tours on steamers noted N
1 for their comfort and high standards of service.
HAVANA POJNTS IN CUBA
■ A tropical climate of wonderful softness invites the ■
I northern visitor. Quaint old buildings and customs lend Q
■ interest to your stay, while up-to-date hotels supply every H
comfort. Golf, tennis, surf-bathing; racing at Oriental ij
Park. Sailings from New York every Saturday.
MEXICO SAl^TncS HTL *
a vj. To Progreso, Vera Cruz and Tampico. Fre- m
IS jE quent calls at Nassau, Bahamas.
Illastrat'J MJers, rewrrvatttri and compitte information on rtqvtsL
\\T AD n I IMF NEW YORK AND CUBA H
WAKU Lil/.\Ju MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. S
plans of the State Game Commlaalon
officers to kill oft crows, and state
came wardens will distribute poi
soned corn where the birds will find
It Each warden has been instruct
ed to make reports on the contents
of the stomachs of the crowa killed
to demonstrate the contention of
state officials that the birds are in
jurious.
Noted-Men to Speak.—Veterinary
officers from the western front will
be among the speakers at the yearly
meeting of the State Veterinary
Medical Society to be held here dur
ing the third week In January, when
the State Hoard of Agriculture and
allied organizations will hold their
annual sessions here. The methods
of caring for horses in the field and
of taking care of the cattle for food
supplies will be explained. Major C.
J. Marshall, the State VetVreinarian,
now in the United States service, is
to be one of the speakers.
Capitol Closed.— All branches of the
state government, with the exception
of those of the fiscal officers closed
to-day until Wednesday because of
the New Year's Day. The treasurer
and auditor general's department will
be open all next week as it will cover
the .close of the month.
Xnmc Pre-empted.—The name of the
town meeting part was nre-emptcd
for the third Erie legislativfe district
to-day. ,
Inquiries Mnde To-day.—A number
of innulrles have been made regard
ing the notice filed by the Philadel
phia Electric company of intention
to ask for higher rates which will
be heard by the Public Service com
mission on January 9.
Slinirl Works.—Ex-Governor Edwin
•S. Stuart put in his birthday at Phila
delphia yesterday working as usual.
He received many congratulations.
JOHX C. JOHNSON ON
Cl,l'll DIRECTORY HOARD
John C. Johnson was elected a mem
ber of the board of directors of the
University club at a special meeting
of the organization last night. Mr.
Johnson will fill the place of John
T. Shirley-, who recently resigned be
cause of lus contemplated removal
from the cityv
Mr. Shirley was onrf of the organ
izers of the University club, and with
several other live members, was main
ly responsible -for its founding. A
member of the board presented an
offer of John A. Herman, to pre
sent the club with a service board
for the names of the soldiers and
sailors, members of the club in the
Government service. The offer was
acepted by the olub, and John.H.
McCandless. the new secretary, was
Instructed to prepare a revised list of
the club's honor roll.
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