8 CONTAINERS MAY NOT BE WEIGHED Dealers Can't Evade the Law by Posting Notices in Stores JJ\i )( 111 butter, lard and /V Vfj other similar so? commodities in _ containers cun not evade the lnw requiring them to give net weight 5J ' l.y posting notices t,lP ' r places of "{BiatatiiuiatAi business that they are selling the food products at gross weight, Harry I>. Keel, city inspector of weights and measures, said to-day. Inspector Reei said it had been reported to him that some dealers in the city were attempting to dodge the net weight requirement by post ing signs. After an investigation he asked City Solicitor Pox and the State Bureau of Standards to fur nish opinions on whether this was permissable under the law. Both statements support Inspector Keel by declaring it is illegal to sell any food commodity in a container at gross weight. The opinions state that a dealer in selling any com modity in any kind of a container must mark the net weight of the product on the outside of the pack age. Inspector Keel said he will . prosecute any dealer not meeting this requirement. j Letters Granted —'Letters of ad ministration on the estate of John H. Habecker, late of Swatara town ship, were granted to G. J. Ilabecker, a son. I.license Refused—Because she said she had been divorced from a man who recently told the marriage elerk he had never been married when he applied for a license, Eliz abeth Howard, of Carlisle, was re-] fused a certificate so that she could i marry Andrew Berdinelli. also of Carlisle. Sergeant Applications. — Applica tions of candidates for the examina tion l'or police sergeant can obtain blanks from Clerk R. Ross Seaman. These must be returned by noon January 17. The age limit for ap plicants for this position is from 25 to 40 years, and the examination will be open to everyone including j any of the present patrolmen on the ! force. Sheriff's Sale—Six properties were offered for ,sale this afternoon by! Sheriff W. W. Caldwell. Additional 'Cases. Seven more eases have been added to the crim inal court list. The defendants nrej M. B. Hughes, three additional' charges, false pretense; Guy R.j Sprout, wilful desertion of wife and' children; Victor Pascala, larceny! fiom the person and larceny; Wil liam Brown, larceny. Sprout, who is charged with wull'ul desertion, it is alleged left home about six weeks before his wife became a mother. Ho has two other children, one of | whom died from diphtheria two days i before Christmas. It has not been! decided who will handle the cases j \ before the grand jury next week as j tthe district attorney and both as-l V'stants will be occupied at the three! yourt sessions which are to be held.' Administrator Named.—Letters of administration on the estate of Mrs. Jiary F. Pollock, late of the city, • were issued to her husband, James A. Pollock. SIA.W FARMERS ATTEND STATU CULLEUK SESSIOA Dauphin county distinguished her self at the recent Farmer's Week at State College where every county in the State was well represented. In the sixty-seven counties Dauphin ranked eighth in number of farmers! present but in the percentage ot farms represented she ranked first. Credit for this tine showing is di'% ' largely to the Farm Bureau for its I co-operation in helping to stir up the husbandmen to attend. The roster from this neighborhood | included, from Harrisburg: C. R. Neff. William D. Nye, K. B. Mitchell. Cora E. Rabuck, H. J. Webner. J. F. Krebs, William B. Brighthill, county agent; 11. G. Niesley, S. T. Whitmer, i I'uion Deposit: C. E. Cassel, W. A. Hershey, Hersliey; P. Byron Enders, Knders; B. Frank Ober. Penbrook; John Kohler, George W. Zenker, il - Howard Speece, Speeceville. SOLDIERS TH.WK RED CROSS Volunteer Red Cross workers of Harrisburg can feel confident that their work is appreciated by tlie boys in the camps and in the trenches. Each mail tilings to the local chap ter headquarters, Fager building, ai number of letters from soldiers, tell- | ing of their appreciation of the'knit ted articles and Christmas boxes. Yesterday letters Were received from soldiers in Cape May, N. .T.: League Lsland Navy Yard; Philadelphia; Base Hospital. Camp Sheridan, Alabama; a sailor on the Missouri, and several letters from soldiers in the United States Ambulance Service at Allen town. r --LADIES you will be more than pleated to own b copy of the Winifred Worth Crochet Book It contains 65 stunning designs. Yes, indeed, all new designs. Dan dy for a new beginner. lias full I and complete instructions HOW i * TO CROCHET. BOOK MAILED TO A tiy ADDRESS FOlt 15 CENTS Send this coupon and 15 cents in stamps or silver to the Harris burg Telegraph, and the book will be mailed to you from tho New York office of the publishers. Al low a week for Its arrival. j City or Town ... THURSDAY EVENING, P. R. R. SLEUTHS HUNT EVIDENCE j Believe That Raymond Ran-; dell Had Confederates in Baggage Thefts i 1 i - t W t RAYMOND RANtoELL. Charged Witli Stealing Baggage From Pennsy Station. Pennsylvania Railroad detectives under the direction of Captain P. L. Barclay were to-day digging for fur ther evidence in connection with the , thefts of baggage from the Pennsyl vania Railroad station by Raymond j Randell. The latter was arrested on I Tuesday night and booty valued at I *3,000 found ill his room. A hearing lias been scheduled for to-morrow before Alderman George A. Hoverter, but it is hardly probable that it will take place. Captain Bar clay to-day received evidence that warrants him to wait a few days be fore giving Randell a hearing. In quiries are being made at various points where Randell worked to as certain how many trunks and other pieces of baggage disappeared when he worked at Philadelphia and Lan caster. That Randell had one or more con federates is now the belief. It is said that he is a professional and got away with some valuable booty in this city. From evidence received today it is said lie destroyed six trunks. The contests of the latter were sold. Randell's aliases were Al bert Sparey, Ed C. Groover, J. W. Miller and .1. A. Mengei. 300 Hogs Burned in $300,000 Fire at Chester Packing House By Associated Press Chester, Pa., Jan. 10.—Fire started either by some one carelessly throw ing a match where it ignited inflam mable material in a wagon shed or by an incendiary early to-day de stroyed the porl; packing plant of the John J. Buckley Company, entailing a loss estimated by John J. Buckley, president of the concern, at $300,000. j Three hundred hogs were burned to i death. Frozen water plugs hampered the! firemen who were compelled to ex tend their line of hose to the Dela- 1 ware river, a block away from the' scene of the fire. ( The Buckley company is an inde- j pendent concern employing several j hundred men. Officers Uncover Plot to Spread Anti-War Propaganda in U. S. By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 10. —Through | Intercepted communication and evi dence found on a score or more of; arrested aliens, government agents' have discovered a concerted move- J ment to reorganize German sabotage j and antiwar propaganda in this' country. The movement was broken up and i enemy activities now are believed to ; be confined to sporadic cases carried on largely by pro-German sympa-! thizers without guidance from a cen- i tral headquarters. Repairs on Water Pump Being Pushed Rapidly A representative from the Dravo i Doyle Company, Pittsburgh, the lirm I offering to sell an electric pump, live million gallon capacity, to tho city, will make an inspection at the pump- ! ing station to-morrow to determine I whether the ci,ty mains will stand the additional pressure if such a pump I is installed and used in addition to the steam pumps no win service. Repairs to the new pump are be ing finished rapidly and the new parts | from Birdsboro will probably reach j here next week, it will take about two weeks before these are connected and the pump can be used again. At present the water supply in the res ervoir is remaining almost stationary near the 14.5-feet. mark. Hit. RISSELI, TO SPEAK (l\ "(iATEWAY TO GLORY" The topic of Dr. Russell's sermon to-night at Christ Lutheran Church is "The Gateway to Giory or thr- Way of Life Made Clear as Noonday." His discourse last night was listened to by a big and attentive audience. It was devoted to the tragic history of the Cross, first as emblazoned on the insignia of the Roman legions and afterwards as sanctified by Christ and His sacrifice. SHERIFF SF.LLt* PROPERTIES Properties sold at sheriff's sale this afternoon follow: Thirteen acres farm land, East Hanover township bought by W. R. Ib'trick. $91.35; 1046 South Ninth street, bought by representative of Home German Bail and Spor Vereln, $840; two-story dwelling and lot at Cameron and Har ris streets. Walter S. Schell, $3,623.09- lot. Twenty-and-one-half street, Vic tor Braddock, $l5O. 2,000 ACRES FOR WAR SUPPLY BASE [Continued from First Page.] case of a successful invasion, and the third to be west of the Allegheny mountain system. For some time government agents have been looking over land in this vicinity, at one time surveying a plot between Carlisle and Boiling Springs, Mt. Gretna is well suited for the pur pose, it is said, the Bell Telephone Company, contemplating some activ ity there when the state troops were called at the beginning of the war, having installed ample facilities and a. large exchange, and the railroad company having expended thousands of dollars on sidings and wharfs. It is not known when work on the new enterprise will be started but it Is said that the government hopes to be able to handle several hundred car loads of freight there daily by early spring. GILBERT AND SON TO MOVE STORE Rig Hardware Establishment Erects Modern Plant ill South Second Street A big step - in the march of mer cantile progress in Harrisburg, a significant move in the development of the cifty wffll be that of the closing of ihe ancient establish ment of Henry Gilbert & Son Mon day, The famous old Gilbert lirm will shut up shop on that Jay pre liminary to moving from their present location, 219 Market street, to 400 South Second street. This means a most important addition to the newly developed wholesale district of Harrisburg, the wide Second street section directly across from the Pennsylvania freight of tices, a section which is now identi fied with some of the biggest of Harrisburg's nierchantile enter prises, Evans-Burtnett, Appleby Bros. & Whitaker and the York Cor rugating Company. The firm of Henry Gilbert is the oldest, excepting one, in Harris burg, founded by Henry Gilbert back on May 1, 1840. It passed into the hands of Spencer G. Gilbert who had for his "silent partner" the late Lyman D. Gilbert. The third gen eration now is represented by Hen derson Gilbert. , Xovel Features The moving of Gilbert's hardware plant to the latter spot, according to real estate dealers, means a genoral building up of that neighborhood. The shift was made for many good reasons, the chief one being tho im mediate proximity to the Pennsyl vania freight station which is just across the way. This new Gilbert structure will embody all that is modern. A novel feature which tells the tale of progress is a "wel fare room," an apartment where the employes may gather at leisure time, smoke, cook a meal and have so cial intercourse. The heating apparatus is of a new and most efficient type, a compara tively small firebox, generating such heat that the big place is thoroughly warmed. The entire area is 65,000 feet with 37,000 feet of floor space. The arrangement is so perfect that no labor or time is lost in handling the immense volume of business. The shipping facilities in particular, are notable, and this was one of the chief reasons for locating here. A spacious garage erected just back of the old Boas Planing Mill, which is now part of the plant, will enable the Gilbert trucks to load up the night before and get out early in-4iie morning. A New Stock Light and air were two points upon which Mr. Gilbert insisted and spaciousness is the keynote of this huge hive of industry. The moving of the store will be a big job and it is expected to take up the best part of next week. For this the store will be closed on Monday for one week. After that the plan is to re-open it for some time -to sell off all material that the lirm does not care to take down to the new quarters. There, an en tirely new stock of goods is now be ing stored. The Gilbert firm is aware that they may lose some portion of re tail trade in this move from Market street, but this is not much of a consideration. The bulk of its business is in heavy hardware and it ships to all parts of central Penn sylvania, so that shipping facilities are paramount. Mr. Gilbert said that he could not say what would bo the future of the old building in Market street, whether it would be rented or torn down to make way for another structure. Mrs. Sally J. Ziegler Dies Suddenly at Home Mrs. Sally J. Ziegler, mother of Lieutenant Colonel Frank E. Ziegler, died suddenly at her home, 106 State street, last night. She has been a resident of the city for a number of years ami was widely known. Aside from her son she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert Moore. Philadelphia, and Mrs. Charles Isenberg, of Delonco, N. Y. Two sisters also survive. Funeral ar rangements have not been completed. JACOb SMITH Jacob Smith, probably the oldest barber in Harrisburg, died yesterday at his home in Camp Hill at the age of b2. More than forty years ago he opened the shop in Third street near Herr, where his son, P. W. Smith, still caVries on the business. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock from the home of P. W. Smith, Market street, Camp Hill, the Rev. Dr. Bagnell con ducting services. Private burial will be in Prospect Hill Cetnetery. MRS. JANE GALLOWAY Mrs. Jane M. Parker Galloway, aged 71, a former resident of Har risburg, died in Lowville, New York, last night after a week's illness ac cording to word received, here to day. She was born in Hatrisburg and lived here for thirty-nine years. She is survived by one son and three daughters. ROBERT MARSHALL l-uneral services for Robert Mar shall, 20, were held this afternoon at 1 o'clock, from the home of his sister-in-law-, Mrs. Ella Burke, 1611 Fulton street. Marshall was burned in a blaze which originated' in the loom of his wife, then a mother for eleven hours, from a leaking oil heater. He was taken to the Har risburg Hospital, where he died from Ills severe injuries. He is survived by his brother, Mrs. Slara Marshall, and two sisters, Minnie, Mrs. Sadie Sutch, Mrs. Merle Dainer and five brothers, William F., Charles F„ John, Glenn L., and B. F. Marshall. Mrs. Marshall and her baby are rest ing fairly easy to-day. AMOS L. GRIFFEY Funeral services for Amos L.' Griffey, 2244 Atlas street, who was killed yesterday at the roundhouse, will be held from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grif fey, 442 South Fifteenth street, Sat urday uftcrnoon at 1.30 o'clock, the Rev. R. L. Meisenhelder, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. The officiating clergyman will be as sisted by the Rev. Mr. Martin and burial will be made in the Shoop's Church Cemetery. THE WEATHER For UnrrUhurK nl vicinity: Fnlr 10-niisht iiml Frlilnyi nut much chnnuc In temperature, lowfNt to-niKlit about 20 fleffreew. For I'.nntern K'ennnylvntilti t Fnlr to-night anil Friday; little ehnnicc In temperature; moder ate went wind*, becoming; va riable. j BXRTOSBUHG TELEGRAPH BOYS A CABINET MEMBER fclGYB iAMMEHMKSSI'" ' >"• " . ■'■ " ' >•:> ~ J AS, These three young soldiers, dressed in the uniform of their country, are the sons of William J. Wilson, Secretary of Labor. William B. Wilson Jr., and Joseph B. Wilson are lieutenants in the Army. SEEK 10 CARS OF COAL TO RELIEVE FAMINE [Continued front First l'age.J ministrator can get the necessary authority from Philadelphia. At a meeting of the fuel commis sion this afternoon the advisability of six lightless nights, after the ex ample of Philadelphia, will bo dis cussed as a measure to save coal. Local dealers are unaupplied with fuel, with the exception of small quantities of coal already sold, which is to be delivered during the week. Mr. Hickok could report no advance notice of coal expected to arrive clurng the week. The only coal that has been received this week was sold within an hour after its arrival. An uptown dealer sold 14 tons ot coal this week to customers who re moved it to their bins in busnel bas kets. A dealer reports that two cur-i arrived yesterday and are beinj; sold to-day at the rate of half-ton a minute. Hopes to Get Coal Mr. Hickok is awaiting permission from Philadelpha to seize the ten coal cars on the siding at Highspire, and portion it out to Harrisburg dealers according to the orders they have placed with the operators. A record of unfilled orders of the deal ers is kept by Mr. Hickok. If the coal on the sidings is not intended for munitions plants, it is thought by Mr. Hickok that 'he can secure It. Railroad authorities are ascertaining its destination and owner at the re quest of Mr. Hickok, with a viw to commandeering it for local use. Last week Mr. Hickok said, two cars were requisitioned from these sidings for use in Highspire. Offices of coal dealers are be seiged by eager coal users. Wheel barrows, bushel baskets, coal shut tles and even automobiles nave figured in vehicles brought by con sumers with u view to delivering' their own coal. A dealer reported the presence of a man in his office vesterday who said he had lost a whole day's work ill an effoit to se cure fuel to heat his home. A wo man made her appearance in the police station yesterday with a doc tor's certiiicate, certifying her need for coal, and said that the only dealer in town who had been report ed as supplied with coal was unable to let her have any. llush on Oil Stoves Department stores report a rush in trade for oil heaters and oil stoves lor cooking. Some stores have found it necessury to plnce a.dditionn.l orders for oil heaters, to tbo unprecedented demand for thor.t The Atlantic Refining Cjmpa.-.y agency in this city has reported an unusual demand upon them by their patrons for petroleum for use in heaters. Many houses, supplied with electricity for lighting or cooUlriK, are being heated throughout by oil heaters. Offices throughout the city have fallen back on oil heaters to prevent sending their employes to their homes. Demand For Gas Two coal dealers who sell wood reported this morning that the de mand for stove wood is greater than it has oen in years. Authorities of the Harrisburg Gas Company report ed that the demand for gas during the cold spell of this winter no.- been unusually heavy. There is no short age as yet, it was reported. Part o' the gas used in the city is made t v the company at their plant here, the rest of it comes from the coke plant in Steelton. While the bituminous coal ordered for the Harrisburg Light and Power Company, to make up for the snort age of "river coal, has not yet ar rived, officials of the plant, do not feel any doubt that it will not arrive in time to avoid shutting down the plant. Little Kerosene It is said that the supply of kero sene is running low, and that there is danger of a real scarcity. So much has been used during the coal short age that the suppy in the state has been reduced to a minimum. Pet roleum is used extensively by large manufacturing plants in the making of war munitions, and consequently the demand fqr it has been unusually great. The shortage of kerosene is also largely due to the rail?ou-l em bargo affecting the shipment of petroleum and its products. AV'i.houc a sufficient supply of kerosene, it is said, conditions in centers where the fuel supply is almost nothing, would cause intense suffering. GOVERNOR TO SPEAK Announcement was made to-day at the local Y. M. C. A. that. Kmma Mausort Reeves, contralto soloist, will render several solos at the Men's Mass Meeting in Fahnestoek Hall. Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the Y. M. C.. A. Governor Brum baugh will give a practical, helpful talk upon a tttnely subject. s I.OOK AFTER SOLDIERS f.ocal Red Cross workers met a troop train, passing through the Pennsylvania depot last night, and gave refreshments and postals to the soldiers. The boys were from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, enroute to Camp Dix. ] THROWS A WRENCH INTO CITY CONTEST [Continued from First Page.] sition and that until the atmosphere shall have been cleared they will not be justified in voting for any one of the trio. Those concerned are said to be City Treasurer Oves, E. C. First and \\'. S. Tunis. Situation Muddled The much-muddled situation lias been aggravated rather than im proved by recent conferences, and it is now probable that nothing will be done until the open session of Coun cil next Tuesday. Meanwhile Ills colleagues arc disturbed over the statement of Commissioner Gross and some of them insist that he must make a definite public explana tion of his attitude toward the three candidates for whom he says he can not vote. The intimations are that he has been tendered support in his future campaigns under certain con ditions. When seen this afternoon Mr. Gross qualified his sweeping state ment by adding that what he really meant was that he feared to give any of the candidates his vote be cause of what might happen. He added. "I do not believe any of these men had any criminal inten tion at the time they spoke to me, but I feel tha,t if I voted for any one of them, the one who would re ceive my vote might think I fa vored him localise of what he said to me." 3 Killed, 11 Injured When "Katy" Flyer Is Wrecked in Texas By Associated Press Austin, Tex., Jan. 10.—Three per sons were killed and eleven injured severely to-day in a rear-end colli between two sections of the "Katy" llyer on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway at Granger, about forty miles northeast of here. First reports placed the number of deal' at sixteen, but this later was denied by officials after investigation. According to information obtaina ble at the dispatcher's office here, the first section of the train stopped at a water tank at Granger. \\ hile the engine was taking on water, the sec ond sectioy ran into it head-on. The two reur sleeping cars of the first section were telescoped. Tho dis patcher s .office hero said the rear Pullman was jammed half way through the second car. Those killed are said to have been asleep in the two sleepers. Kiwanis Club Names Committee on By-Laws Kiwanis Club members gave a rousing welcome to "Bill" Arm strong, who has returned to Har risburg, after a visit to his home in Rochester, New York. Mr. Arm strong who organized the local Kiwanis Club here, was present at the luncheon of the club to-day in the Elks clubhouse. About 60 men were present at the luncheon. Ad drsses by Charles K Boas and Wil liam Strouse, were given. Mr. Strouse gave an interesting atory of how the knocker and booster were created, and Mr. Boas told of the House of Boas, the jewelry store J Souvenirs were given by W. H. Brown, of Brown and Co., and P. 15. Hice, of the Equitable Life Insur ance Company. Short talks were given by visiting members and guests. Ten new members were an nounced at to-day's luncheon. The total is now 80 members. The club expects to reachfr its aim of 100 charter members during the coming week. These are the new members: J. A. S. Poorman, Charles W. Lady, Frank F. Davenport, Roy W. Heag.v, Frank Blumenstein, Red secker Brinsecker, William C Alex ander, Samuel W. Blair, Frank J. Wallis and E. C. Chenoworth. Committees on bylaws andw nomi nation, were appointed: By-laws corpmittee, Ross Walter, Charles R. Beckley, and Homer Meyer. Nomination committee: T. 11. Hamilton. W. H. Brown and Charles L. Schmidt. WOMAN DESERTED Upon investigation it has been found that the husband of a woman found destitute in a tenement at 1219 North Seventh street, is not a soldier, but a man rejected by thi Army. The deserted wife has a two day-old baby and three crying chil dren were found in the tenement, more familiarly known as "The Bucket of Blood." • DETRICH MOVES | TO HARRISBURG Examiner-in-Chief Has Lofty Office in Statehousc; News of Capitol Hill The office of the chief examiner of the State Insurance Department, which has been located in Philadel phia for many years, has been re moved to the State Capitol and A. Nevin Detrieh, the examiner in chief, is now temporarily located in the room on the top floor of the Capitol formerly use'A for state photographic work. The movement of Mr. Det rich's headquarters to this city, which brings him closer to his home in Chambersburg, is not without politi cal significance as he was secretary or '.he Washington party state or ganization and for years was active among the grangers. Mrllhrnny Sees (iovernor Gov ernor Brumbaugh is extending his in terest In who the legislative candi dates are likely to be thif year to Dauphin and nearby counties. To day he was visited by George W. Mc llhenny, former Dauphin county dep uty sheriff, who called at the Gov ernor's request and was closeted wittt the Governor and Secretary Ball for an hour. Ex-Revenue Collector H. I* Hershey, of this city, was a caller at the Governor's office yesterday to dis cuss Dauphin politics. Ktltrw Named Again—C. Vernon Rettew, alderman of the Thirteenth ward, was reappointed by the Gov ernor to-day for a term ending Janu ary, 1920. (iovernor Will Speuk Governor Brumbaugh has accepted an invita tion to deliver the address at the Harrlsburg Y. M, C. A. men's meet ing on Sunday. Mr. Hoke Hurt —Howard M. lioke, secretary to the Attorney General, m confined to his home with a sprained ankle. Getty's Good Wcjrk —The Attorney General's and the Banking Depart ments are being complimented upon the showing made by C. H. Getty, one of the state bank ex&miners, who was named to act for the state as receiver for the Pittsburgh Bank For Savings. The concern had about ten millions and thus far the depositors have re ceived eighty-two and a half per cent. This is a splendid showing. No Substitute*— Dr. Samuel O. Dix on, state commissioner of health, was to-day informed By an opinion from the office of the Attorney Gen eral's office that the Act of 1917 pro viding for leaves of absence with cer tain pay for officers and attaches of the state government entering the military service of the United States does not apply to men who may enter stale service as substitutes for those who have gone to war. If substitutes enter United States service they do so without any obligation upon the state. In an opinion to the Governor the denartment holds that the offices of mayor of a city and notary public are not incompatible. In 1895 it was held that a burgess could be ap pointed a notary. Must Obey Orders —The Philadel phia Electric Company to-day sent a letter to the Public Service Commis sion that it would refuse service to patrons who failed to obey the orders ot the fuel administrators not to use display signs. Itemllng Hearing —Hearings in com plaints against the fare increase of the Reading Transit and Eight Com pany were to-day fixed by the Pub lic Service Commission for Reading on February 8. Tho city authorities gave notice that excess fare slips for the C-cent fare would be issued to patrons pending tlfe decision. O'Mell l'lan Meeting Arrange ments were made to-day for a con ference to be held at Eebanon next Wednesday on the William Penn Highway improvement between High way Commissioner O'Neil and the representatives of Lebanon, Berks and Dauphin counties. Governor Invlteed —Governor Brum baugh was to-day invited by a com mittee of clergymen representing the Polish residents of Luzerne county to attend the formation of the Polish regiment at Wilkes-Barre on Janu ary 27. The Governor will attend if possible, his callers were informed. Studying Report —The report of W. C. Thompson, of Wilkes-Barre, on utilization of anthracite mine gases and means to stimulate inventions to employ these waste products is being studied by Governor Brumbaugh. He will probably make some recommen dations as to organization to obtain results by ottering prizes. Dinner to I'hler —William D. Uhler, chief engineer of the State Highway Department, who recently was com missioned a major in the United States Army Reserve, will be the guest of honor at a dinner, which is to be given to-night at the Senate Hotel by department officials. Ma.ior Uhler will take up his Army duties next week. Duty of City to Aid Family of Harrisburg's First Martyr of War WANTKD Job as watchman or other light work, for Edward L. A. Aurand, 162.1 Dogan street. Whose only support, a son, gave up his life for his country in France, the first Harrisburg martyr to the great war. Who has a place for -him? Address the Harrisburg Telegraph, Federal Square, Harisburg. It was this advertisement which stirred F. H. Mantzman, 660 Briggs street to instantly respond with a live-dollar bill, and a brief, pointed article in the Telegraph which hat had its effect. The prompt loyalty and generosity of Mr. Hantzman re sulted in four more subscriptions be ing received *o-day by Clarence Backenstoss, secretary to Mayor Keister. Tire total fund for the re lief of the stricken parents is now sl7 Of this sum 'cash" conrtibutcJ $5 and Robert Wilson another $6 "Cash" also sent in one dollar and F. F. Stevick. 1011 North Third street, replied likewise. Secretary McCandless, of the Civ ilian Relief Committee, said to-day that the Red Cross has been aiding the Aurand family and that the Au rands' interests will be looked after In Washington. However, Mr. Mc- Candless states that his committe. will not wait for action at Washing ton but will gladly take charge o! the local fund now growing. "It should be considered not as a charitj but as due front the city" he de clared. Mr. Hantzman. who called upon thi Aurands soon as he read of thel: predicament tells how he found Mr Aurand almost blind, the mother, liei hair snow-white, compelled to taki in washing ! He believes that Harrisburg should d ono less than raise a couple thousand dollars for the bereaved parents. the yountr fool wants to - nrtK marry you, docs jf j[| he? What does m I A he expect to wArywl Yoi ' I think, JANUARY 10, 191 S. Major L V. Rausch and Captain W. L. Hicks Are Ordered to Washington Major L. V. Rausch, formerly su perintendent of the state arsenal, and Captain Wi>J,. Hicks, both of whom have been attached to the quarter master's department since the Na tional Guard entered the federal ■ service, have been ordered to report at Washington to the officer in charge of national cantonment con struction. They will leave the city Saturday and have no knowledge as to where they may be ordered from there, but probably to some canton ment where enlargements or im provements are contemplated. Major Rausch and Captain Hicks were detained here in charge of the tiansfer of state property to the fed eral government and have nearly completed that work, which was of a complicated nature as a result of the fact that twice within a year the state trbops were called into the na tional service. Major Rausch is a member of the Harrisburg Rotary Club and has many friends here. Captain Hicks is an expert in army paper work. Coal Supplies Prevent Closing of Du Pont Plants For Present Paterson, N. J., Jan .10. —Closure o. the Du Pont Powder Plant at Pompton Lakes and Haskell, engag ed exclusively on war work, was de clared to be only a matter of hours by the management to-day unless fuel were received promptly. Notification of this sitimtion was sent to the county fuel administrator who gave no hope for relief. The plants employ between 8,000 and 9,000 persons. They are situated on branches of the Erie railroad. The county administrator .com-| municated with the state fuel au thorities and obtained four carloads j of coal, which is being rushed to the Du Pont plant. It was announced j sufficient fuel would be furnished hereafter. Scatter Ashes on Pavements Made Slippery by the Ice Chief of Police Wetzel to-day call ed tire attention of property owners to a city ordinance which makes it mandatory that they clean their pavements of snow and ice. 'Pliis ac tion was taken following the many serious falls of pedestrians in all parts of the city. Scores of householders to-day scattered a generous coating of ashes over the ice. Others used salt to melt through Jo the pavement. In Steelton the police authorities have declared that ashes must be spread on the-pavements at once. Lack of Coal May Cause Railroad to Stop Running Port Royal, Pa., Jan. 10. With the coal supply for the Tuscarora Valley Railroad Company almost ex hausted verbal notice has been served by officials of the company that patrons of the narrow guage line through Perry county ma. ex pect to see the train service stopped entirely for a time. The schedule now calls for one round trip a tiny over the line. GERMANY IS NOT DRAINED, HE SAYS [Continued from Eirst Pago.] front two million men and have a million in reserve," Senator Kenyon declared. "We must do It as quick ly as possible. We must cut red tape: stop quarreling about the guns and Jike things, and carry this thing through on business like principles. It is not possible for each individual in this country to quit thinking about what someone else should do and resolve to do everything he can do? It is not enough to do our bit. We must do our best. There is too much grandstanding and lime lighting; too much patriotic posing and not enough sacrifice. "Out of this war will come great things to our people. We will have no hyphenated Americanism in this country. It is not a time for part nership nor politics and I may say it is no time for inefficiency in war departments of our government." Senator Kenyon said that in this "spirit of nonpartisanship," he would like to see a coalition cabinet in eluding Ellhu Root and Theodore Roosevelt and that the service of William H. Taft might be used in some of the commissions sent abroad. Bulgaria Makes Separate Peace With Russia Washington, Jan. 10. Bul garia and Russia have concluded a separate peace, according to circumstantial advices byway of Switzerland. If a separate adjustment be tween these nations has been reached it seems probably it will be because Bulgaria found no difficulty in subscribing to the Bolshevik formula of no annexa tions and no indemnities so far as Russia was concerned. Bulgaria has desired no Russian territory, seeking her acquisitions from Rumania -and Serbia. It was for Serbia's assistance, however, that Russia prepared for war under the' old regime, her mobilization nfter Austria had threatened Serbia being made the occasion for Germany's declaration of war. Mr. Attorney • • This office ,has earned an enviable reputation for printing Lawyers' papgr books, briefs, leases, etc. It has correctly and successfully handled the printing- of the books for nearly all the large and important cases tried in the Supreme, Superior or Circuit Courts of Pennsylvania during the past ten years. It has met exacting and difficult requirements— in a masterly way. { Highest class, references given if desired. .This exceptional service is YOURS for the asking The Telegraph Printing Company Printing Engraving Plate Printing • Penna. "SPEED UP WAR" COLONEL URGES SHIPWORKERS Nation's Business Is to Win World Conflict, Roose velt Tells Graduates Philadelphia, Jan. 10.—Colonel Roosevelt, on a visit to Philadelphia yesterday to attend the fifty-second graduation exercises of the Peirce school, asserted that being the Pres ident of the United States is "one thing worth while," but being the father of four sons in the United States Army is "one thing to be proud of." The Colonel arrived here in the morning, and after meeting a number of Philadelphians at a luncheon at the home ot Thomas Kobins, 1719 Locust street, he vis ited the Sun shipbuilding plant at Chester.. In the shadow of the giant ship hulls on the launching cradles Col onel Roosevelt was cheered by hun dreds of workers. He shook the hands of scores and then praised them for their part in the war. Be hind the grime and grease on the faces of the toilers the Colonel as serted he saw characters that meant victory. "You are doing as much here as the men in the Army are doing,' the Colonel said, as he greeted the men. In the party which accompanied the Colonel were Senator William C. Sproul. Mr. Robins, Owen Wister and E. A. Van Valkenburg. After the reception at the shipyard they went to the home of Senator Sproul, where the Colonel stopped a short time on his way to the Union League. He asserted that the work in the shipyard is a sure sign that the United States after the war will gain control of the merchant ma rine. adding. "That shipyard shows what will happen when all of our plants are in operation. These men who are giv ing their skill to the country should be recognized In the same way as soldiers. They should get some sort of badge which would identify them as being connected directly with the work of winning the war. When the Panama canal was built while I was \ President the men there had arm stripes which signified their term or service. It is phenomenal the way this work is being conducted." Motorists' May Use 1917 License Tags Till Jan. 25 I The time for using 1917 automo bile licenses was to-day extended until January 25 by Highway Com missioner O'Neil. This is the second extension of time to be granted and a statement issued by the Comrnis | sioner says that it is due to the in crease in registrations and shipping difficulties. The statement issued says: -"Owim: to the fact that applications for the registration of automobiles for 19is have exceeded by 20 per cent the numbet received to this date last year and on aficount of the conges tion on the railroads and in the mail service the State Highway Depart ment has granted an extension until January 25 in which 1917 licenses may be used. This is final and no further extension will be granted. This action has been taken by the Commissioner to avoid annoyance to the motorists of the state who have sent in their aplications to the State Highway Department and for the above reasons have not yet received their 1918 tags." State Department Limits Charity Funds By Associated I'ress Washington, Jan. 10. —The State Department and the War Trade Board to-day agreed to limit money sent out of the country for charitv to SBOO,OOO a month. This will affect m.oneys intended for Palestine, for the Armenians and all similar purposes for which or ganized funds are sent abroad. Government Ownership Bad Step For Country By Associated Press Washington, Jan.- 10.—Permanent. I government operation or leadership would be a very undesirable, step for the country, Frank Trumbull, chair man of the Railway Executives Ad visory Committee, to-day told the Senate Interstate Commerce Com mittee. Mr. Trumbull said the rail road representatives were not in an obstructing attitude but would con sider themselves derelict in their obligation to the owners if they did nor. submit facts to the committer. DECENDANT OE JOHN ALDEX DI'Al) East Orange, N. J., Jan. 10.—Ben jamin Shepard, eighth in descent from Miles Standish and from Wil liam Bradford, and ninth in line from John Alden, died here to-day. He was 80 years old. MANY WEAR DECORATIONS Washington, Jan. 10.—Army offi cers here do not understanAcn what grounds American aviators of the Lafayette escadrille now coming in to the army flying corps believe they are permitted to wear their foreign decorations. Several bills to permit them to do are pending in Congress, but none has been approved.
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