14 EXPECT ARREST RAILROAD TO CLEAR UP MANY THEFTS Kailroad Truckman Charged With Stealing Many Valuable Trunks In the arrest of Raymond Kan dell last night by Pennsylvania rail load police department officers,*it is the belief many of the mysterious disappearances of trunks, suit cases and other baggage from the Pennsylvania railroad station has been cleared up. Following the ar rest of Kandell a half dozen trunks, eight dress suitcases and hundreds of articles were recovered at his room, 118 Chestnut street, and other places. P. L. Barclay, captain of police, is also of the belief that Randell wan responsible for the disappearance of the Jeweler's trunk during Novem ber, and for which the railroad company paid damages for. Ran dell was employed as a truckman at Pennsylvania station a short time before the trunk was stolen, and it is said lie had handled .the missing trunk. An Important A riot This arrest is the most important on the Pennsylvania railroad system in many months. Randell also op erated at Philadelphia and I.aneas ter before coming to this city, and it is the belief has been shipping goods and trunks from this city for several weeks. The value of the goods recovered last night and to day Is valued at $2,500. Randell will be given a hearing before Al derman Hoverter Friday afternoon. Lieutenant IS. .1. Cranford and Detective James Morrissey, of the railroad police, were assigned to the case, and yesterday are said to have caught the man removing a trunk to his room from the station. When they entered his room last night, three trunks, several valises and a typewriter case were recovered. At the railroad police station, it was found the stolen art'des aggregated more than J2.000. The trunks con tained women's wearing apparel of every description, and also some men's clothing. It. is thought by the railroad police that Randell had been sending the stolen goods to women in New York. He is 35 years old and married. He was employed by the company last November. It is thought he removed the stolen trunks to the outside of the station and then had them taken to his room. A number of railroad passes were also found in his possession, leading the police to think that he is a pickpocket. A typewriter case found in his room implicates him in the i ohbery of a typewriter which was reported stolen some time ago. It was later found by the railroad po lice that he disposed of the type writer for sl2. A new brakeman's uniform was also among the stolen articles recovered. At the railroad police station. Randell is said to have admitted he had stolen the trunks, but said the property found in them was his and that he had purchased the merchan dise. The police are making an in ventory of the recovered articles. Wilson's Act in Taking Over Railroads Endorsed by Southern Pacific Head Washington, Jan. 9. President AVilson's action in taking over the railroads was indorsed to-day by Julius Kruttschnltt, of the Southern Pacific, before the Senate Commerce Committee. The railroads, he said, were going to be "good sol diers" and continue to work loyally. "We consider," he said, "that what lias been done, has been done because it was the opinion of the commander in chief, the President, as necessary, and we are going to work as loyally as in the past. We think the Presi dent must have had good reasons for his action and we are going to sup port his policies to the best of our ability." Y. M. C. A. to Get Ready For Membership Drive Team captains and the member ship committee of the Y. M. C. A., will be tendered a supper at the local Y. M. C. A. to-morrow evening at 6 o'clock. Plans for the membership campaign to be opened January 21. will be discussed. The campaign committee will continue for a week. The membership is: Charles W. Burtnett, chairman; Al. K. Thomas. W. Grant Rauch, Arthur H. Bailey, A. Ramsey S. Black and George G. Carl. The workers will be captained by seven leaders. There will be eight workers in each team. These team captains were chosen: AI.K. Thomas, A. Ramsey S. Black, H. R. Leonard, H. C. Hoffman. Charles W. 8011, Louis A. Irwin and J. Harry Messersmith. Southwestern Power & Light Company First Lien s's * Due June 1, 1943 . To Yield 6.15% Circular on request Bonbright & Company MORRIS WISTAR STROUD. JR. Manager 437 Chestnut St., Phila. New York Boston Chicago London Paris Detroit Board Of Trade Building For Rent Religious Services Conventions Dinners Receptions Dances APPIA Commonwealth Trust Co. WEDNESDAY /EVENING, ONE LESS TRAIN TO GETTYSBURG Other Changes to Come With New Schedules on Sunday With the official appearance of Reading's new schedules on Sun day additional train service changes will be announced. It is understood that other trains will be eliminated, and that changes will be made in the arrival and departure of trains re maining on the schedule. In the announcement made by Ed son .1. Weeks, general passenger agent, ten days ago. a total out of 154 trains was made public. This includes many suburban trains. Ac cording to reports the train now leav ing Harrisburg for Gettysburg at 12.15 p. m. will be taken off. The evening train will leave at 5.10 p. m. More Appointments To fill vacancies caused by the changes in the passenger serv ice, and the enlistment of a number of Read ing station agents and clerks for Army service the following appoint ments have been announced: Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall, appoint ed agent at George School: Elmer W. Ranison, station agent at Woodmont, Pa.; D. 1. Reber. station agent, pro tem.. at Wanamaker, Pa.; Howard W. Becker, station agent, pro tem., at Wissaliickon; L. S. Lowe, station agent pro tem., at Fern Rock; Wal ter T. Cole, station agent at Shaw mont: P. J. Burke, agent at Bear Run Junction; J. J. Monaghan, agent at Kast Mahanoy Junction: John D. Fisher, agent at Robesonia; Frank H. Moeller, ticket agent at Tioga: Charles J. O'Neill, freight agent at Laurel Hill: Miss Nellie P. Brown,; station agent at Dorothy, N. J.; Chas. J. Clarke, ticket agent at Atlantic City, and John Elwood Wilson, ticket agent at Kaiglin's Point, Camden. Engine Coupling Breaks, Fatally Injures Inspector; Early Morning Accident A. L. Griffey, aged 20 years. 2242 j Atlas sti-eet, engine inspector at en- , ginehouse No. 2, Pennsylvania Rail road, died in the Harrisburg Hos pital early this morning as a result of a fractured skull. While working In a pit a coupling between two engines broke. It fell, striking Grif fey on the head. The accident > happened shortly after 2 o'clock this morning. En- j glne No. 14 76 disabled, was being pulled out by engine No. 1331. The i coupling that broke weighs severul < hundred pounds. Inspector Griffey was moving toward the end of the i pit to get out when the accident j occurred. A widow survives. Mr. Griffey was ] a member of the Pennsylvania Rail road Relief Department and the Mo tive Power Department Athletic As- | soclatlon. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Net November Earnings Far Below Last Year's Washington, Jan. 9.—Net. railway earnings In November continued far below the earnings for the same month in 191H, according to the In terstate Commerce Commission's compilations to-day of reports from ninety-eight roads. Returns are ex pected from eighty-seven other roads. Net revenue from railway opera tions was $53,886,000 as compared with $63,975,000 in 1916. Eastern roads reported $16,713,000 as compared with $21,974,000 a year before; western roads $24,000,000 as compared with $28,296,000; south ern roads $13,162,000 as compared with $13,704,000. For the eleven months ending with November, net revenue was $618,178,000, as compared with $639,128,000 in the first eleven months of 1916. Cut Forty-nine Trains on Boston-Maine Line Boston. Jan. 9. —With a view to fuel conservation and to release loco motives and crews for the freer handling of war traffic, the Bos'fin and Maine railroad last night an nounced a reduction in passenger service. Beginning January 29, forty nine week-day trains on all divisions will be discontinued, sixteen Satur day only trains will be cut off, four teen other trains will be affected In some measure and three new weekly trains will be added to the schedule. Twenty-nine Sunday trains will be taken off. Except the Saturday-only trains, commuting service In and out of Boston will remain virtually as at present. Trust Companies Elect Directors For New Year Stockholders of banks and trust companies in the city met yesterday for election of officers, in compliance with the Federal law. In addition to those already reported the results follow: Allison Hill Trust Company: Di rectors, Hiram Billett, E. N. Lebo and Morris M. Strohm. Camp Curtln Trust Company: Di rectors, I*ewis Balser, Dr. George L Brown, Charles W. Burtnett, J. Allen Donaldson. Robert A. Enders, Ber tram O. Galbraith, Rufus A. Hartman. Charles H. Kreamer, John ljappley, Joseph F. Miller, Fulmer J. Reift, Hugo Sohutsienbach, W. Scott Stroll, | S. W. Shoemaker and George E. Trlp ner. New Cumberland National Bank: Directors, E. S. Herman, George W. Reily, Joseph .1. Baughman, Jacob 11. Reiff, S. S. Prowell and F. E. Coover. Mechanics Trust Company: Direc tors, D. F. Burns. H. C. Claster, George E. Etter, John E. F'ox, David | Kaufman. Charles A. Kunkel, C. L. | Long. W. L. Montgomery, J. C. Motter, B. Nlmmons. Ross Oenslager. William Pearson'and J. H. Troup. Following ! the reorganization of the board the I following officers of the company I v.'ere re-elected: Charles A. Kunkel. | president; John E. Fox. vice-presi dent; J. C. Motter, secretary and I treasurer, and John F. Sweeney, trust officer. MANY PROPERTIES SOI. D Properties with an assessed valua tion of $4,250,000 were sold during 1917, according to a report Just issued by City Assessor James C. Thompson. During the month of December 103 properties exchanged hands, having an assessed value of $217,990. Total sales in the city were 1,607; the Ninth ward leading with 285, but the Third ward having the highest assessment total of $1,077,730 for fifty-eight transfers. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE By Associated Press Chicago. Jan. .9.—Board of Trade closing: Corn—January, 1.27 94; May. 1.25 U Oats —January, 79%; May, 16%. Pork—January, 45.75; May, 45.22. I>aid —January, 24.12; May, 24.50 Ribs—January, 23.70; May, 24.15. RUMBLES PENNSY MOULDER ON HONOR ROLL Learns llis Trade in Harris burg; Retires on Own Request Samuel Davis, a veteran moulder, | who learned his trade in Harrisburg, I now a resident of Altoona. has been i retired. He joined the Pennsylva- < tiia Railroad honor roll on Monday. ; His service record covers nearly a j half century, during which time he ! has never been reprimanded. Mr. Davis retires at his own re- | quest because of Illness, lie is a na tive of South Easton, Pa., and was I born December 18, 1850. lie started j his career with the Pennsylvania ] Kailroad as a coremaker at Altoona. ; A few months later ho came to Har- 1 rlsburg and learned the trade of moulding. Four years later he rc- | turned to Altoona. Worked in Three Shops He followed his trade in three moulding shops of the Pennsy, the first shop being where the present blacksmith shop now stands. He worked in the second shop and then moved to South Altoona upon the completion of the foundries at that place. All his coworkers, at the time he started to work for the com pany, disappeared many years ago, Mr. Davis being the oldest moulder In the service up to bis retirement. Mr. Davis has a. fishing cabin along the Juniata river, between j Barree and Petersburg, and he 1 spends much time there. He is fond I of fishing. He also enjoys good mu sic and his period of retirement will find him enjoying both to their full- WOULD ENLIST SOLDIER WORKMEN [Continued from First Page.] dressed the meeting briefly this morning. Mr. Palmer's talk was along the lines of the necessity of preserving the labor resources to conduct the war. The committees urge that two committees, one from the farmers ar.d one from the Federation, be au thorized to meet jointly at least once a month and to take up as of prime importance at this time the assur ance of a sufficient supply of skilled labor to grow products required, fair prices for the products, suffi cient fertilizers and other farm ne cessities at fair prices. The com mittees recommend that the govern ment grant parole to enlisted or drafted men in order to meet press ing labor shortages in industry and on the farms and that they be paid during such service at the prevail ing rate of wages where employed. The resolutions blame the coal shortage not on the amount of coal mined but upon poorly managed transportation. Interests Identical "We declare that the interests of workers in cities and on the farms, rightly understood, are substantial ly the same. "We declare that these interests require a permanent channel through which they may be express ed and subserved. "We recommend to the organiza tions, here represented, the establish ment of a joint working alliance. "We recommend that a permanent joint committee be appointed by the chalt man. "We recommend that the perma nent joint committee shall hold meetings at least once a month, throughout the year, at the call o f the chairman and that the first duty of this committee shall be to pre pare a tentative working agreement to be-submitted to the organizations, represented, for amendment and ratification. "We recommend that said com mittee shall prepare and report to the alliance a plan for the supply of agricultural products direct from the farmer to the consumer. "Realizing the paramount import ance of an abundant, reliable and fairly-priced supply of food, both to our own people and to our allies in the war, we join, in demanding that it shall be made possible for the farmers of Pennsylvania and the whole United States to produce the food so urgently required. Farmers Need Help "We recommend further, in the interest of all, that the farmer be assured of a sufficient supply of skilled farm labor to grow the pro ducts required, fair prices for their products when grown, and sufficient fertilizers and other farm necessities at reasonable cost, without extortion. "To these ends we favor the ex tension of organization and co-op eration among and between all workers. "We recognize that the high cost of living is due not to excessive prices received by farmers, but to excessive prices exacted from con sumers, less than half of whose dol lar, spent for food, gets back to the farmer who produced it. "We recognize that the so-called coal shortage is really not a shortage of either miners or coal mined, but has been due to poorly-managed transportation. The bituminous miners are in many cases only making half time, or less, due to the lack of placed cars and, while the government has fixed the prices at the mine, the consumer is still, in many cases, paying prices utterly un reasonable. Soldier Labor "We recommend that the grange be requested to supply to the labor papers, from time to time, articles upon the circumstances and condi tions of production so that the con sume! may understand the process es of production on the farm, and that the labor organizations be re quested to furnish articles dealing with the problems of industrial pro duction for use In the grange offi cial pftper. "Where vitally necessary Indus-, tries are undermanned, we suggest the assignment of drafted, or en listed men, to work under parole at the prevailing rate of wages in the positions where they can serve the nation best, offers a prompt and reasonable remedy to the perilous conditions in these necessary indus tries We believe that such parole ment would do away with %ny rea son for conscription of labor to which we are opposed. "We recommend that our joint committee present these matters to the Council of National Defense for consideration and co-operation." SHIPI'HJtS TO MEKT A meeting of the receivers and shippers of package freight in the Harrisburg district is called for 8 o'clock Friday evening In the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, the purpose of the meeting being to dis cuss the practicability of encouraging the establishment and supporting of motor truck freight lines to and from here and Philadelphia and New York. hajuubburg telegraph SHORT COVERING FOLLOWS MESSAGE More Thoughtful Consideration of President's Mes sage, Probably Accounts For Substantial Rallies; Liberty Bonds Unchanged NEW YORK STOCKS Chandler Brothers and Company, members of New York and Philadel phia Stock Exchanges 3 North Mar ket street, Harrisburg; 1336 Chestnut j street, Philadelphia; 34 l'ine street. | New York furnish the following j quotations; Open. Close. Allis Chalmers 19% 19 j American Beet Sugar .. 73'!. 74 American Can ......... 38 3814 ! American Car and Fdy.. 6969 American Locomotive .. 56',4 56Mi American Smelting .... 79 78 ! )4 ; American Sugar ,101 100 ' Anaconda . 61 a i 62 % Atchison .85''; 85 li Baldwin Locomotive ... 59', 59 Baltimore and Ohio .... 5253 Hethleheni Stee| (B) ... 79 Butte Copper 20'4 20 California Petroleum .. 13% 1-3% Canadian Pacific 130 13914 Central Leather 65% 65% Chesapeake anil Ohio .. 53 5314 Chi. Mil. and 'St. Paul.. 15', -j 45', i Chi._R. 1. and Pacific... 19% 20' i Chino Con. Copper 43 43 Corn Products 31 % 32 Crucible Steel 54 51% Distilling Securities .... 34' i 36% Erie 15 \ 15% General Motors 115% 116 Goodrich, B. F 39 ;, 4 39% Great Northern Ore subs 27 26% Hide and Leather 12 I? Inspiration Copper 16 17 International Paper .... 28 27% Kennecott Copper 31% 31% Kansas City Southern 17 17 Lackawanna Steel 77% 76% Maxwell Motors 25 1 i 25*/< Merc. Marine Ctfs 22% 23 Merc. Marine Ctfs. pfd.. 8514 86% Mexican Petroleum .... 82 83% Miami Copper 31 31 Midvale Steel 46 46Nt New York Central 70% 70% N. Y„ N. H. and H 30 30 N. Y.. O. and W 19", 19% Norfolk and Western .. 101 % 104 Northern Pacific 85 85% Pacific Mall 14 2 4 Pennsylvania R. R 46 46% Railway Steel Spring .. 47 48*.3 j Pay Con. Copper ....... 23% 23 , Reading Railway 74% 74%] Republic Iron and Steel. 77% 77 '2 Scuthern Pacific 83 a , 83% Southern Railway 23% 23V4 Sludcbaker 51% 51% Union Pacific 114 114% U. S. I. Alcohol 118% 119 U. S. Rubber 53% 53 VT. S. Steel 94 94 % U. S. Steel pfd 109% 109',4 Utah Copper 80% 81V* Westinghouse Mfg 40% 403* Willys-Overland 17% 17% PHILADELPHIA STOCKS By Associated Press Philadelphia, Jan. 9. —-Stocks closed strong. General Asphalt 14 General Asphalt. Pfd 49 Lake Superior Corporation .... 12% Lehigh Navigation 62 Lehigh Valley 57 Pennsylvania Railroad 46% Philadelphia Electric 25% Philadelphia Company ........ 27 Philadelphia Co., Pfd. . Bid 25 Philadelphia Rapid Transit ... 28% Reading 74% •Storage Battery '. 49 Union Traction '... 41 | United Gas Improvement 7114 United States Steel 94 ?4 York Railways 8 York Railways, Pfd 32 I New Director of Military Training For U. S. Army 3£Ni ,-JOHft r.-MORRISOJI, Major General John F. Morrison, who recently returned from France, has been placed by the Secretary of War in charge of all military train ing. His headquarters will be at the war college. The post was created for the purpose of co-ordinating all military training in the many can tonments throughout the country. Kaltwasser Files Answer to Formal Complaint The llurrisburg Light and Power Company, through its general man ager, C. M. Kaltwasser, to-day filed its answer to the charge of the charge of the Holmes Seed Company, complaining of inadequate steam heat service since December 10. with the Public Service Commission. Mr. Kaltwasser's explanation ot the steam heat service deficiency is prac tically the same as he has given out lepeatedty since the service first started to fail. Asknowledglng the receipt, of the complaint of the Holmes Seed Company from the Commission of Public Safety, Mr. Kaltwasser's communication says; "The Holmes Seed Company unquestionably are justified in complaining of the steam service rendered since December 10. We certainly regret that we were unable to give the proper service dur ing the last two cold snaps, parti cularly as it has always been our custom to give good service, realiz ing that the success of our company depends entirely upon the service given our customers." Mr. Kaltwassesr reiterates the fail ure of promised delivery of four new stokers, which were calculated to add a capacity of 2,000 horsepower to his plant, as the chief cause of tile In adeuate service rendered the Holmes Seed Company, and others. KIWANIS CLUB TO MEET The weekly luncheon of .the Ki wanln Cltib will be held at noon, to-morrow, at the Slks' clubhouse. Speeches by various members, and an interesting: program will be given, PHILADELPHIA rHOUtIE By Associated Press Phil adclphia, Jan. 9. Wheat Steady; No. 1. red, $2.27; No. 1, soft, red, $2.25; No. 2, red, $2.24; No. 2, soft, red, $2.22; No. 3, red, $2.21; No. 3, soft, red, $2.19: No. 4. red, $2.17; No. 4, soft, red. $2.15. Corn Market nominal; No. 2, yellow, $2.35©2.10; No. 3, No. 4 aud No. 5, yellow, nominal. Oats Firm and scarce; No. 2, white, No. 3. white, 91%SjJ Hran —, The market is steady; soft winter, per ton. $ tti.TjUSji47.oo; spring, per ton, $44.00©4&.00. flutter— Firm with a good demand; western, creamery, extras, 52c; near by prints, fancy, 56c. Eggs The inuiKet is Arm with a good t demand; Pennsylvania, and other nearby firsts, free cases, $18.20© 18.CO per case; do., current re ceipts, free cases, SIB.OO per case; western, extra, firsts, free cases. $18.30© 18.60 per case; do., tlrsts, free cases. SIB.OO per ease. Cheese Uuiet. but firm; New York, full cream, 220J25%C. Live Poultry—The market is firm; fowls, i:6i?ii29c; rorsters. 20,©21 c; spring chickens, 26©29 c; ducks, Pe king, 2830c; do., west ern, 21® 29c; geese, nearby, 23©25 c; do., western, 21© 23c. Kefined Sugars Firm, but quiet; powdered, 8.45 c; lino granulated, 8.15® 8.35 c. Tallow —■ Steady; city prime in tierces, 17c; special loose, 17% c; prime country, 16% c; dark, 15% © 16c; edible, in tierces, 18% © 19% c. , Potatoes Market dull; Jersey, No. 1, per basket, 75©90e (33 lbs.); New Jersey, No. 2, per basket. 40©60 c; New Jersey, per 100 lbs., SI.BO ©2.20; Pennsylvania, per 100 tbs., $2.25©2.60; New York, per 100 lbs., $2.20©2.40; western, per 100 lbs., $2.20 @2.40. Flour The market is firm with a good demand; winter straight, slo.lo© 10.26; Kansas, clear, $9.75© 10.00; do., patents, $10.70©11.15; spring, firsts, clear, spot, $10.45© 10.60, spring firsts, clear, mill shipment, $9.75©10.00; spring bakers, patent, spot. $11.40©11.60; spring, patent, mill shipment, $10.65® 11.05; spring family brands, spit. $11.00©11.25. Hay Scarce and firm; tim othy (according to location); No. 1, large bales, $25.50©29.00; No. 1, small bales. $25.50@29.00, No. 2, $27.00© 28.01); No. 3. $24.00@J25.00; samples. $19.00©21.00; no grade, $15.00 <®17.00. Clover mixed —Light, mixed, $27.00 ©28.00; No. I, $25.5026.50; No. 2, $22.50©23.50. CHICAGO CATTLE By Associated Press Chicago, Jan. 9. Cattle Re ceipts, 10.00S; to-inorrow, 10,000; strong. Native beef steers, $8.15© 13.75; stockers and feeders, $6.85© 10.75; cows and heifers, $5.80©11.85; calves, $8.50@15.50. Sheep Receipts, 5,000; to-mor row, 5,000; stronK. Wethers, $9.70© 13.35; lambs, $14.00017.75. Hogs Receipts. 20,000; to-mor row, 32,000; slow. 5c above yesterday's average. Bulk of sales, $16.25© 16.60; light, $15.80016.55; mixed. $16.00© 16.65; heavy. $15.90P16.65; rough, $15.90©16.10; pigs, $12.50©15.50. CITY JOBS ARE HANGING FIRE Council May Not Fill Places Until Next Tuesday's Session Action on the appointment of a city treasurer, city solicitor and city as sessor may be postponed until next Tuesday because of the tangle which has developed in City Council over tilling these posts. No conference may be held before this meeting, and while a special ses sion of Council may be called to act on the purchase of equipment for the pumping station, it was said in coun cilmanic circles that no effort may be made at that session to fill the of fices. It was intimated there may not be an attempt to reach an agree ment but that the commissioners are considering an open discussion at the regular meeting next Tuesday. Just what would result if this course is followed created much dis cussion in official circles because of the failure of even three of the com missioners to agree on one candidate. Four Mentioned The four names mentioned more frequently than the score of others which it Is reported are on the list are Harry F. Oves, Ed. C. First, Wil liam S. Tunis, and Earl B. Graeff. who was suggested by Commissioner Gross at the last conference. There is a report that ex-City Commissioner Samuel F. Dunkle favors the appoint ment of Graeff as part of a plan so ' at he may run for Congress. Ip the city solicitor appointment it v. as said that John E. Fox, now hold i ing the post, is practically assured ot reappointment because of the need ot aii experienced attorney to handle the Hardscrabble and Pnrk Extension de velopments. Many officials expressed the oplryon that it would be unwise 1 to make a change at present with such important litigation pending. It wns rumored that a 3-2 vote may : be necessary, however, to elect Solic itor Fox. • No change is contemplated in the city assessor's office, it is reported, some of the commissioners openly saying they would not favor a change there because of the triennial assess- I ment to be made this year. Three Trainmen Hurt in Passenger Crash Shippensburg. Jan. 9.—ln a crash between a Philadelphia and Reading passenger train with an engine, three men were injured and a num ber of passengers badly shaken last night. W. Ij. Seitz, of Shippensburg, a fireman, was most seriously injured. His legs were crushed and lie Is in the local hospital in a critical con dition. Lane Brubaker, baggage master. and James K. Foreman, a car Inspector, were bruised. The train left Harrisburg at 4.50 o'clock, i A mistake in signals is blamed for the accident. BUILT BRIDGE AT ROCKVILLE General Haupl Had Interest ing Career Willi Railroads During Civil War The following brief survey of the career of General Herman Haupt compiled by the Philadelphia Led ger, will be interesting to many an old-timer of this neighborhood who may recall that General Haupt built the first Rockville bridge, anoo a. m. I Hirer Stage i 3.0 feet alcove low water mark. JANUARY 9, 1918 FREE TRADE PLAN AFTER WAR SEEN IN WILSON SPEECH Congressmen Discuss Article Three as Presidential Feeler to Ban Protective Tariff Washington, Jan. 9. —Is President Wilson attempting to write Free Trade into the future national policy of tile United States byway of the peace treaty that is to end the great war? Will his warm espousal of Russia's cause sufliee to break off negotiations between the Bolshevik government and Germany? These are the big question that are being discussed in Washington by Senators and Congressmen who heard his wholly unexpected and sensational speech. Article No. 3 of the peace proposals is being generally re garded as a Free Trade feeler. The President declines to amplify or to explain it further than the words of the paragraph. Democrats- in high authority hail it gleefully as a pro nouncement of a new international policy; us a formal abandonment of America's traditional protective tariff system. Republican leaders decline to dis cuss it at this time for publication. They are awaiting further detlnit'jn by the President or his spokesmen. Privately they talk in a militant strain of future opposition to any at tempt to commit the United States to anything approaching free trade. They argue that a protective tariff will be more necessary than ever be- t fore to" recoup us for the enormous outlays made In connection with our I war preparations and our aid to all the allied nations. But these same Republican leaders will not hinder tile policy of the President in war or in peace negoti ations until it shall become apparent that the destruction of the Repub lican Party and the Republican poli cies is a part of the administration program. Article Three is susceptible to sev eral constructions. In Its succession of well-turned phrases it. defies exact definition and only the President can say clearly what is its entire sig nificance. When he declares for the removal, so far as possible, of all eco nomic barriers and the establishment of an equality of trade conditions among all the nations consenting to, the peace and associating themselves | for its maintenance, he places Ger many, England. Austria, Italy. France and the United States upon an equal ity of trade relations, but what "equality of trade relations" means is wholly up to Woodrow Wilson. This much is known; the President is committed to a policy of unrelent ing opposition to . Republican protec tive tariff ideas. England is antitar iff. So are France and Italy. Ger many alone of the nations that will sit around the peace council table has built up its industrial fabric upon the same protection theories as the Unit ed States. linn on Protective Tariff? Are we about to join with England, France and Italy in an insistanee upon the abandonment by Germany of that protective tariff policy the Unit ed States covenanting on its side to cut loose from protection? This question was put up to Sen ator Knox, but he declined to discuss it for publication. He further declined to discuss any part of the President's message. The intimation was made by other Republican leaders that there might be interrogation upon the floor of Congress that would bring an explanation from the White House. Businessmen and manufacturers 1 who have been rendering patriotic service unselfishly to the Government, are utterly dumfounded by Article 3. While they, the Republican leaders, do not wish to take ground antag onistic to the President, they see in the apparent meaning of the clause nothing but the surrender of Ameri can industry to European competi tors, who, because of a lower labor market, will be enabled to undersell America. Attention is called by these manu facturers to the action of the War Trade Board in its ruling announced to-day that "no individual licenses shall be required for the exportation of raw cotton to the United King dom, France, Italy Japan or their col onies." This means that American cotton Is free to get the highest prices in the world; that there is to be scarcity and consequent high prices of this staple ifc America, and that the south is to profit by this war to the limit. TO MEET AGAIN Boys' Work Secretaries of the state met in the Y. M. C. A. yester day in a conference, which closed at 4 o'clock, in the afternoon. The conference was a successful one, and another is planned for the western part of the state, in a few weeks. HI'RT BY FA 1.1, ON ICE Gertrude Miller, 121 Nagle street. Is' in the hospital with an injured leg, suspected to be fractured, as the result of slipping on the ice yes terday. lAMuseooeflre A r'ogvam of original and enter taining Keith attractions are appear ing at the Majestic the At the early half of this week. The Majeiitle bill comprises a musical comedietta, entitled "Wed ding Shells," presented by ten peo ple; Pope and Uno, a dog and his mas ter, who do an exceptionally good trained animal skit; Lcxy and O'Con nor, a song and dance pair; Sylvester and Forster, In a comedy tumbling act, and Wood, Melville and Phillips, a lively trio in songs and comedy. "Arabian Nights," a miniature musical comedy offering, is the head liner scheduled for the last three days of the week. Special scenic equipment is carried for this act, which is presented by ten clever peo ple. The. Three O'Gorman Girls, in a high-class Instrumental offering; Catherine Powell and Company, in a novelty dancing act. together with two other comedy turns, round out the bill. "The world's greatest show" is what Ashton Stevens. Chicago's lead ing dramatic critic, "Intolernnce" termed D. W. Grif nt the Colonial fith's latest success. "Intolerance." which commences a three-day engagement at the Colonial Theater to-day. The theme of "Intolerance" is love's struggle throughout the ages. The action, of its four episodes takes Dlare in ancient Babylon, Medieval Paris. Judea of the time of the Nazarene, and a modern American city. There are three love stories and each story has its own set of characters. Its cast numbers as principal players some of America's most famous film stars, among which arc: Mae Marsb Lillian Glsh, Miriam Cooper. Con stance Talmadge, Bessie Love, Seena Owen, Margery Wilson, Robert Har ron, Alfred Paget, Elmer Clifton. Tully Marshall and Walter lx>ng. Prices of admission for "Intolerance" will be 25 cents for adults and 16 centa for children. NINETEEN MILES OF "GOOD ROADS" Commissioner O'Neil Asks For Big Sum For Immense Construction Program J. Denny O'Neil, State Highway Commissioner, is advertising for bids, which will be opened in the department on January 22, for road construction and improvement ap proximating 19.51 miles in Erie, Clearfield, Somerset, Allegheny and McKeen counties. A section of the Perrysville plank road, located oti state highway route 240, in Allegheny county, is to be improved for a distance of 21,426 l'eet with either reinforced concrete or bituminous concrete on a concrete base. The surface of the pavement is to be sixteen feet wide. In Somerset county, a Btretch of statu highway route 269, leading out of Jeunertown and intersecting there with state highway route 119, is to bo rebuilt for a length of 39.340 feet and the type of construction is to be either reinforced macadam on a tel ford base or reinforced concrete. The width is to be sixteen feet. Commissioner O'Neil also propos es to grade and drain a portion of state highway route 96, leading out of the village of Hew, in Foster township, McKean county, for a dis til lice of approximately 6,707 feet. Two projects are planned for Erie county: One on state highway routo S7, extending from Harbor Creek village; other, on state highway * route 272, from the county home, ,M in IliU Creek township to a point near Ashbury chapel. Both of these pieces of work are to be of either one course reinformed concrete or bituminous concrete on a concrete base. Two state-aid roads, one in Clear field borough and the other in Law rence township, Clearfield county, are to be reconstructed and the type of construction is to be vitrified block. Huntingdon Soldier Dies at French Front By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 9. General Pershing to-day reported that Private Joseph F. Robinson had died of a fractured skull. Robinson leaves a widow. Mrs. Livlnla Robinson, of Huntingdon, Pa. BANK STATEMENTS REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE MERCHANTS' NATIONAL. BANK at Harrisburg in the State of Pennsyl vania, at the close of business on December 31, 1917. RESOURCES 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b and c) $667,245 66 5. U. S. bonds (other than Liberty Hon,]<4 of 1017) I a U. S. bonds de posited to secure circulation (par val ue) SIOO,OOO 00 Total U. S. bonds (other than Liberty Bonds) and certificates of in debtedness 100,000 00 J 6. a Liberty Loan Bonds, W unpledged, 3% per ' cent and 4 per cent 47 100 00 7. HOIDIM, securities, etc., (other than U. S.): b Bonds other than U. S. bon d s pledged to secure postal s a v i ngs deposits. .SIO,OOO 00 e S e c unties other than XJ. S. bonds .(not in c 1 u d ing st o c ks) owned un pledged,. 280,192 42 Total bonds, securi ties. etc.. 290,192 42 9, Stock of Federal Re serve Bank (50 per cent, of subscrip tion) 9,750 00 10. b Equity in banking house, 30,000 00 11. Furniture and fix tures, 18,166 00 13. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 56,115 33 15. Cash in vault and net amounts due from na tional banks 121,657 61 16. Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust companies other than included in Items 13 and 15, .... 15,748 07 17. Exchanges for clear ing house, 23,285 23 Total of Items 15, 16, 17. ... $160,690 91 19. Checks on banks lo cated outside of city or town of reporting bank and other cash items, 17,769 10 20 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U, S. Treasurer u. 6,000 00 Total $1,402,029 42 LIABILITIES i 23. Capital stock paid in, SIBO,OOO Oil 24. Surplus fund 225,000 00 25. a Undivided profits,.. 67,463 45 29. Circulating notes outstanding 98,900 00 32. Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies (oth er than Included in 30 or 31) 33,850 Demnnil deponltN (other than baab deposits) subject to Iteserve (de posits payable within 30 days): 33. Individual deposits subject to check 547,060 89 35. Certified checks 1,811 OS 36. Cashier's checks out standing 2,459 24 39. Dividends unpaid, ... 8,000 Oil Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve, Items. 33. 34, 35. 36, 37. 38, 39 and 40,.. .$559,331 23 Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more no tice, and postal sav ings): 41. Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) 310.036 91) 43. Postal savings de posits 7,447 It Total of time deposits sub- Je c t to Re serve, Items 41 and 43. . .$317,484 03 Total $1,402,029 43 State of Pennsylvania. County of Dau ?. h H. S o: Miller, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. H. O. MILLER. "W Cashier. * Subscribed and sworn to hefore me this 9th day of January, 1918. CLINTON M. HKKSHBT, [Notarial Seal.] Notarv Public. My commission expires January 25. 1919. v . Correct —Attest: W. M. DONALDSON. JOHN F LAPP, D. E. TRACT. . ■ Directors, „