BOYS IN FRANCE
NEED TOBACCO
FOR HARD WORK
Trench Life in Winter Is No
Joke, Says a
Corporal
'This awful war has got to stop;
Go telegraph it off to pop;
Tell him to send some packs of '
snioke —
This trench in winter Is no joke."
Can you see Corporal Peat shiver
ing in that deep snow-filled trench
hungering for a smoke? He lias a
couple more months ahead of him,
day and night work, skinning his
frosty eye for the wily Hun sniper,
and though the big guns have ceased
temporarily, there is plenty of dan
ger.
"It's your nerves that get on
edge." w rites the Corporal, alter try
ing his wits at a homely line of
verse. "A cigar? Why you want a
locking chair for that and we have
110 rocking chairs in this joint. Some
of the fellows hit up a pipe, but
that takes too long to load.
A cigaret is the thing. We need
millions of them."
Rain, steady pouring rain, is said
to be one of the hardest trials to
endure in trench life. The prospect
is that there will be plenty of wet
weather until spring and this is a
testy period for the young soldier.
There is no question but that a
smoke comforts and. whatever the |
reason, physicians tell us that smok
ing for a man out in the open is
practically harmless. The American
and Mexican cowboys smoke inces- '
sant\y, always the rolled cigaret. {
and no one would associate these
rugged chaps with lack of energy.
When Marlborough's soldiers were
marooned in this same Flanders ter
ritory for months at a time with con
tinued rain they nearly went insane
from boredom and nerves. They had
110 tobacco to soothe and only a
man who has been in this predica
ment knows what it means. Keep
the smoke a-wafting to the brave
bo.vs "over there." and discuss the
ethics of it when Kaiser Bill is
blotted out for good and all.
PARENT-TEACHERS TO MEET
The Parent-Teachers meeting will
be held this evening 111 the grammar
school room at Riverside. The
speaker will be County Superintend
ent F. E. Shambaugli. A musical
program, including selections 011 the
Vietrola will be given.
r 1
! YOU'LL LAUGH!
DOESN'T HURT TO
LIFT CORNS OUT
Magic! Costs few cents! 1
Just drop a little Freezone on
that touchy corn, instantly it
j stops aching, then you lift the
bothersome corn off with the
fingers. Truly! No humbug! !
J
SX I
m •
Try Freezone! Your druggist
sells a tiny bottle for a few cents,
sufficient to rid your feet of every
ltard corn, soft corn, or corn be
tween the toes, and calluses, with
out one particle of pain, soreness •
or irritation. Freezone is the
mysterious ether discovery of a
noted Cincinnati genius. Great!
HOIETS
ACTIVE WITH A
GLASS OF SALTS
Must flush your Kidneys oc
casionally if you eat meat
regularly.
Noted authority tells what
causes Backache and
Bladder weakness.
' ' i
No man or woman who *ats meat *
regularly can make a mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally,
says a well-known authority. Meat '
forms uric acid which clog 3 the kid- ! f
ney pores so they sluggishlv filter or 1
strain only part of the waste and i
poisons from the blood, then you get !
sick. Nearly all rheumatism heaxi- <
Hches, liver trouble. nervousness, 1
constipation, dizziness sleeplessness,
bladder disorders come from slug
gish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache
In the kidneys or your back hurts, or
If the urine is cloudy, offensive, full
of sediment, irregular of passage or
attended by a sensation of scalding
get about four ounces of Jud Salts
from any reliable pharmacy and take
a tablespoonful in a glass of water 1
before breakfast for a few days and 1
your kidneys will then act fine. This 1
famous salts is made from the acid i
of grapes and lemon Juice, combined 1
with llthia, and has been used for
generations to flush clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to activity, also
to neutralize the acids in urine so it
no longer causes irritation, thus end
ing bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
not injure; makes a delightful effer- I
vescent lithia-water drink which all 1
regular meat eaters should take now 1
and then to keep the kidneys clean
and the blood pure, thereby avoiding
serious kidney complications.
♦ ... i*. „ *
tuesdav Evening, kahrisburg ofiSlflii telegraph tanuary is, iois.
German Lie to Cripple
Business Here Is Nailed
by Harrisburg Bankers
The Harrisburg Clearing House'
Association to-ilay exposed the roal
| cause of various rumors being
spread about to the effect that the i
! United States government would
I seize money on deposit in the banks.
, Pro-Germanism is accredited with
these lies. The statement reads:
"We find that there is being cir
culated again the report of the
government seizing deposits in
banks, concerning which Secretary
McAdoo on November 16 issued the
following statement:
i " 'Among the many absurd and j
! vicious rumors which are being put
! into circulation these day.;,, proh-i
ably through pro-German Influences, i
is one that the government proposes]
to confiscate the money on deposit l
in the banks.
" 'The absurdity of the statement
is obvious on its face, but I have
received letters from sevarni parts
of the country which indicate that
this rumor is being circulated for qn
c\il purpose. Of course, these ru
mors are wholly without foundation.
In fact, the government has 110
power to confiscate the money of
depositors in banks.'"
"We can only repeat this, adding
that the government has no power
to seize money on deposit and can I
only raise money by borrowing or by
ta\es. Taxes must fall on all alike
and not only on bank depositors. The'
banks woulu still owe their cle- 1
positors if their money could be
seized, which it can not.
"Anyone circulating this reporc is
pro-German and their nam.>s should
at once be reported to the nearest
bank. .
"HBG. CLEARANCE HOUSR ASSO.
"DONALD McCORMICK. >
Chairman. 1
'AU K. THOMAS."
"Secretary." '
U. S. Forces at Front
Are Eager For Fray,
Secretary Baker Reports
Washington. Jan. 15. Only minor j
developments at the battle fronts are j
recorded in the weekly review of
military operations, made public last
night by the War Department. Wintry
weather is interfering with opera- |
tions in Italy. France and Flanders, j
Of the American forces in France. I
the department announces that theiri
preparation for the ordeal of battle is
being steadily pursued, and that (ien- J
eial Pershing reports their health and!
fighting spirit extremely good.
General improvement In health and '
equipment conditions in training'!
camps at home is reported, and the]
department says, in spite of abnormal i
cold, the camps have been adequately '
heated and soldiers have had a suf- j
ficient supply of blankets.
"On the active front in the West |
and in Italy the equilibrium of battle j
has been maintained." says the re- I
view. "The usual engagements so re- ;
peatedly recorded during the last ]
weeks, which are merely everyday 00- !
currences in the normal course of
modern warfare—raids, reconnoiter- I
ing thrusts, patrol encounters, artil- I
lery duels and disturbing tire —are op- j
eration of r.o ulterior strategic value, j
and can have but little influence 011
the general situation.
TWO WOMEN WITH
BULLETS IN COURT
[Continued from First Page.]
been drinking and that his jealousy '
bad been aroused because his wife i
had too many friends.
This shooting occurred on the night
of September 19. in Wolfe's bakery
plant, at Penbrook. Mrs. Arnold had 1
gone to the bakery to see her broth- f
er, Fred Lyons. The latter was 011 .1'
ladder adjusting a belt, when the I
husband, according to the testimony,
opened the door leading to the dough
room, tiptoed close to Mrs. Arnold
and fired.
The ball entered her back, just i
above the kidney. Mrs. Arnold fell I
over. The brother jumped from the'
ladder, grapped the husband's hand j
as he was about to raise the revolver!
for another shot and held him until
Mr. Wolt'e appeared.
!>fnt to Hospital
The wife was assisted to the office i
of a physician and later sent to the |
Harrisburg Hospital where she re- '
mained in a serious condition for!
several weeks. The husband came to ;
the office of the physician and want
ed to ask his wife's forgiveness, say- !
ing he had been drinking and did not i
realize what he was doing. The jury 1
took the case shortly after the noon j
recess.
Mrs. Pearl Putinan, of North
Seventh street, was the other woman
who had a narrow escape. John Ho- 1
Rosse shot four times at Mrs. Put
man. One bullet hit the woman on
the- right arm and lodged there. The
three other shots went wild, but nar
rowly escaped hitting Josephine
Mazelli and other inmates of the
room in which the shooting occurred.
Deßosse was offended when Mrs.
Putinan would not permit him to en
ter her home. He went to a nearbv
saloon, had several drinks, and then
returned to the Putman house anrl
started to shoot up the place. H-i
also was charged with assault by
Josephine Mazelli who said one bul
let almost hit her in the head.
Is Found till I It?
Deßosse claimed he was angry be- I
cause he could not get into the Put- !
man house and started to drink. ■
After that he did not know what had I
happened, until he was landed in jail,
where he has been for several months.
The jury found him guilty of fel
onious assault in 'he Putman case I
and of assault on the other woman. |
John Hess, who was charged with !
stealing bedspreads from Lizzie Ben- I
nett. was found not guiltv before'
Judge S. J. M. McCarrell. This case
was heard in the Judge's chambers
because Council was in session. Later
court was again resumed in Council
chamber.
The snowstorm held ltn trains on the
Reading and Judge Henrv did not!
arrive fr-mi Lebanon until after 10!
o'clock. He heard the eases i n No
:! room.' The first case called, was
that of Edward Pinknev, colored '
charged with cutting John L. Mar-!
shall. The jury took the case at noon '
James Harrison was found guilty of |
felonious entry and will be sentenced I
later. He was heard before Judge
Henry.
In the case of William Clay cliarg
ed with indecent assault, the grand
jury ignored the bill. Tme bills were '
returned this morning .% twentv-two
other cases.
Cases Disposed of
Cases disposed of yesterday fol
low: Minerva Wilder, convicted of I
aggravated assault and battery, ten |
months in jail; Mary Ellimt, assault
and battery, one month: John Tag
gert, acquitted of assault and hut- !
tery, to pay half costs: James Bur- |
key, John Dye and Frank Ross, re-:
eeiving stolen goods, four months:
W. S. Keisling, assault, carrying con
cealed deadly weapons, seven months j
—all heard before Judge Kunkel.
Isaac Anderson, felonious assault
and larceny from the person, fifteen '
months in penitentiary: Alice Casstil, j
larceny of coal, to be heard at }uv>-1
nlle court; Robert Berry, colored, I
convicted of serious charge, pre
ferred by mother of 13-year-oU! col
ored girl, sentence deferred nil
heard before Judge McCarrall. Judge
Henry did not sentence anv of the
prisoners on trail beioi" him viwrer
day. Cases heard fo'lvv William
H. Heard, acquitted, felonious mi
try; John L. Marshall, acquitted, ag
gravated aad batfe.-y; c'lvis.
White, Willie Williams, convicted,
larceny.
The grand jury Ignored only three
hills yesterday, placing the costs on
the prosecutor in each case. The
cases weer George Washington, ag-
Kraveteii ,1'" 1 1 '• " d •-t , i r v 'Ji.r
field Swindall, felonious assault;
Charles Watson, assault and battery.
Captain Henry M. Stine
Assigned to Pioneers
H ¥
CAPTAIN HENRY M. STINE
Captain Henry M. Stine. of Harris-
I burg, has been assigned to the .com
mand of Company D, Second Regi
ment, Pioneer Infantry, and will
' have his headquarters at Camp
IWadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C.
j Captain Stine. writing to friends in
Harrisburg to-day said that he "ex
pects this, will give opportunity for
plenty of active service." The cap
tain is a veteran of the Spanish
-1 American War and was for years in
jthe National Guard. He was one of
,the organizers of the Harrisburg Re-
I serves and at the time he was called
Ito the command of the Chambers
l burg company of the old Eighth
I Regiment when it was summoned in
, to active service last summer, was
j county'commissioner. Since leaving 1
j here he has been at Augusta and was
1 one of comparatively few unattach-
I ed guard officers after the reorgani
sation of the state forces to be re
i commissioned for service abroad. The
I duty of Pioneer Infantry is to be first
j in the field to prepare for other in-
I fantry and artillery occupation. I t is
! regarded as hazardous and requires
i both courage and technical skill.
U.S. CALLS 250,000
MEN FOR SHIP WORK
[Continued from First PagcJ
! men of the state councils of national
: defense.
Mr. Hurley hopes to create a re
! serve army of of not less
than 2.10,000 men, all of whom are to
Ibe skilled mechanics. Employers are
urged to release men for this work,
j Mr. Hurley holds that volunteers for
| the shipyards contribute as much to-j
j ward the success of the war as en
-111 (talents, in the army, and adds that
tlie draft law leaves this opportunity
j for voluntary enlistment open to
I workmen.
1 The Shipping Board seeks trained
I riveters, boilermakers, punchers, ma
i chinists, blacksmiths, carpenters, mill
! wrights, calkers and other trained
! men.
Requisitioning of all American sail
! ing vessels was forecast to-day when
1 the board ■ requested the Department |
Lof Commerce to report the location of
I such vessels. Secretary Redfield re- j
I plied that 175 sailing vessels with a I
cargo-carrying capacity of 425,0001
tons now are within or adjacent to
American territorial waters.
173 Sailing Ship* Available
| There are nearly 500 sailing vessels
lof 1,000 tons or larger flying the
j American flag, and it is being urged
1 thai in this time of stress the vessels I
i should be taken from private bus- i
' iness and put into the public service, j
jOf the 175 immediately available, 1
seventy-siv are in ballast, ninety are 1
1 loaded and nine are undergoing re- [
! pairs which will be finished son. The j
; other vessels are scattered.
Germans Bombard Coast
Town Yarmouth From Sea;
Casualties Are Not Serious
By Associated Press
London. Jan. 15. —Yarmouth was |
bombarded from the sea last niglit. 1
it is announced officially. About
twenty shells fell in the city. Three
persons were killed and ten in
jured.
Eire Was opened at 10.55 p. m.,
the announcement says, and lasted
about five minutes. The material
damage done was not serious.
Attacks by German naval forces
jon English coast towns, of which
: there were a number early in the
! war, have been infrequent in re.cent
| months. The last previous occur
! rence of the kind officially reported
| was on September 4 of last year. On
that day a German submarine bom- '
j barded Scarborough, causing the I
I death of three persons and the in
-1 jury of five.
( Yarmouth is on the North sea.
115 miles northeast of London. It
is a city of some 50,000 inhabitants,
with important shipbuilding and
fishing industries.
ALL WHO ARENOW 21
TO BE REGISTERED
[ Continued from First Page.]
j able men in the first class instea,' of
j on population. In determining upon
| the registration of men wh> have
I become 21 since the draft la.v v/ns I
[ enacted, the War Department has
rejected any plan to raise the ;.ge
! limits of tl e draft to take :n men
more than 31.
Registration of men who have
j become of age since the draft law
j was enacted was recommended in
. the recent report of Provost Marshal
| General Crowder as one of the
means by which a supply of men
t for the National Army might be I
assured without taking thos.j who!
might have others dependent upon
; them. It could be done also, the
| provost marshal pointed out, by ex
tending the age limits above the
I present line of 31. The War De
j partrnent has adopted the first sug.
j gestion. It is estimated hat it will
I add each year about 700,000 men
to the draft availables eac'i year.
Has Administration Support
Congressmen have been advised
that further legislation would be
necessary to perfect and carry on.
the draft, and the passage of Sen
ator Chamberlain's bill with admin
istration tsupport, is expected
promptly in both houses.
Another bill Introduced by Sena
tor Chamberlain would provide a
distinctive badge or button for ex
empted men.
The bill changing the m>tliod of
state quota is believed to provide
a more equitable system as it will
exclude entirely enemy alien* froml
the basis.
U. S. Defense Council
Saved Our Country
Millions of Dollars
S.v Associated Press
Washington. Jan. 15.—The Council
of National Defense and lt commit-1
tecs, Director Clifford told the Senate!
War Inquiry Committee to-day. had!
filled a breach In the 'Government's 1
war machinery at a critical juncture
and had saved the taxpayers millions!
of dollars.
Through voluntary agreements In ;
price fixing, he said, the nation bad 1
been saved more than three billion
dollars on steel. Other savings, run- 1
ning into file millions, were cited on j
copper, lead, lumber and raw matri- ;
als. Twenty million dollars alone was j
SHVed. lie said, by changing plans for j
the Army cantonment building from!
one to two' stories. Other savings
Director Clifford cited in detail as 1
fellows:
Oats for army horses, tl,000,000:'
cotton duck, leather op
tions, $i.000.000; shoes, $1,632,000;
airplane motors. $750 to S9OO on each
one: spruce for airplane. $2,860,000: |
lumber tor Army cantonments, $2,000,-
000. Mr. Clifford said he advised Sec
retary Baker regarding the general
war reorganization plans submitteo
by the latter.
"The plans accord with mv recom
mendations, except that 1 desired a
single individual instead of a hoard
of control war industries, and that I
favored a single responsible author
ity. through legislation by Congress.
British Labor Party
Favors Russian Principles
London, Jan. IS.—The British Labor
party in a message to the Russian
people made public to-day announced
that the British people accepted the
Russian principle of self-determina
tion of peoples and 110 annexations!
for the British empire, particularly
in the Middle Kast Africa and India, j
MIXEKS' PAY SOARING
Mount Carmel, Pa., Jan. IS—j
Distribution of the second pay un-l
dei the new wage scale jit the mines j
was made yesterday throughout Sha-i
mokin r.rti Mount Carmel distr'ct by!
the V'hiladelphia and Reading Coall
and iron and Susquehanna Collieries!
Companies, and some record en-i
veiopes were received by the miners. I
There were instances where minersl
enjo: ins exceptional contracts re-1
ceived a* liigli as $245 for the last
two >neks of December, while others!
received anywhere from SSO to $175!
for the same time.
Wages and earnings on contracts
in the mines have never been soj
high as at present. Deposits n> euch|
of the co&l region town banks have 1
been soaring steadily. 1
Get Rid of That
I l ' ial ma^es l ' ,( s * m^estwor^a i()rhirr "
l eY * V *' y S 10 ™ lamenes^
may give further proof. I)()iil negle('t it! Though easily corrected at first, delay may run into gravel^
#
dropsy, crippling rheumatism or dangerous Bright 1 s disease. Get a box of DOAN'S Kidney Pills
to-day. They have helped thousands. They should help you.
Harrisburg People Tell You How:
CUMBERLAND STREET N. THIRD STREET VERNON STREET
Frank S. Patterson, 452 Cumberland St., says: Mrs. L. W. Moore, 935 N. Third St., says: "Ever since Wm. Wllbert, machinist, 1523 Vernon St. says:
About two years ugo I was suffering from kidney Ut My back'" I way's felt I wealt d and%alned V mo aY- "Several years ago I was in bad shape with" my kid
complaint. My back was weak and lame and ached most constantly. My kidneys were weak and I had very neys. I suppose it was brought on by my work at
mo,, „.l I lie lime. I could J„,t ra.n.g, to .tr.lgh.on it'ffi ci.di't'oS" 'cZ V,'S,,'lt m Vy " "dlf <lo"oy
■ D ~"'" cu r a r £.<lyiSi>"r i
complaints. I adMse anjone to get a box of Doan s they did me a great deal of good."' (Statement given straighten. There was also a dull, constant ache
at Kennedy's Drug Store, if troubled in this way, for A 2 i 9 ' 1914 >- , through the small of my back and often sharp, shoot-
X have enough confidence in them to believe they will ney p'ifis "cured ine <>f' kidnev complaint. For*about a '" s P" lns ; Doan's Kidney Pills helped meso I con
hnli. ,nvnn" >' eHr 1 have b een perfectly free from any of these ail- tinued using them until they cured me. I have .lever .
help anjone. ments." been bothered that way since."
N. SIXTH STREET PEFFER STREET N. GREEN STREET
i"."•■■~KVdV N p l m t ™ t ;SiTJSSS ri., E i.fd*"i mxZJO: T : ,!r"-Z ...T" T", E °"s7 . N<,rt \ ar " nst ;
for backache. I have taken them for bladder trouble i had these attacks. I was helpless. I couldn't move G troubled off and on fpi several years
and backache and must say that they have never failed without a knifelike pain across my kidneys. When I with kldney complaint. At times it comes on with
to give me instant relief. lam always glad to rec- was able to get around, I could hardly bend over and out warning and I suffer something terribly with my
ommend anything that I know is good and I can say when 1 did, 1 couldn't straighten up. 1 couldn't rest , . „ ,i„n „„„ , . ..
that Doan's Kidney Pills are a reliable medicine for nights on account of the pains in my back. The kidney bncl J; lhpie £ through the
wirinov iiisnrrlpr " secretions passed too frequently and contained sedi- small of my back, and it gets so weak I can hardly
' ment. I got no relief to speak of until I used Doan's straighten up when I bend over. My kidneys act
On January 28, 1916 Mrs. Wiland said: "I galdly Kidney Pills. After T had taken them a few days, t irregularly, causing a greut deal of annovance. Morn
confirm my former recommendation. Doan's Kidney a°nd ° wa°s able tu Vet as°ever '' aP " ln8 ' P uffy sacs are un(lcr my °>' eH and dropsical swill-
Pi lis are a fin. medicine for disordered kidneys. p ~™ e time later MrDare sa d "iM on v when I in * s R P pear in my feet ' At theSfi 1 Doan's
Whenever I have found It necessary to use them, they C atc "cold now I have !o use Doan's kldn?? PllTi, bu? Kidney Pills at Kennedy's Drug Store, and they never
have gn en me relief. when 1 do, I always get good results.' far! to relieve me."
Doan's Kidney Pills
Every Druggist has Doan's, 60c a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Manufacturing Chemists, Buffalo, N. Y.
CRITICISE RED
CROSS METHODS
Members of Marysville Minis
terium Said to Have Object
ed to Masquerade Dance
Marysville, Pa.. Jan 15.—Some
| members of the Marysville Red Cross
i Auxiliary are somewhat provoked
j over the criticism of their methods
j of raising money for the organiza
| tion's treasury. In the early part of
j December, a masquerade dance was
j held by the soeiety in White's Hall
land the money used to pay for yarn
j used in knitting Red Cross articles.
1 This method of raising funds aroused
I the ire of several members of the
Marysville Ministerium. Mrs. G. W.
Gault, president of'the local society,
has just issued this statement in re
gard to the affair:
"We have just received a letter
signed by our Ministerium, denounc
ing the method we have taken to
raise money (but it is a method that
is being used all\>ver our state) and
now we are going to leave it up to
our ministers to come to the support
of our workroom, for we positively
must have money to keep it open;
for in six weeks' time our treasury
; will be empty and then if we are not
I helped, we will do as we see fit to
keep the work going."
Government Paper
Control Is Defeated
| Washington, Jas. 16. All amend
ment to the pending resolution for
Government control of news print
j paper, which would have placed au
-1 thority with the President, was de
| feated to-day in the .Senate, which
j \ oted to place the power entirely with
the l-"e,deral Trade Commission. An-
I Other vote will be necessary before
| the resolution is finally passed.
] AMBASSADOR NAON
SAILS FOR HOMI:
Washington. Jan. 15.—Ambassador
j N'aon, of Argentina, who recently
| placed his resignation in the hands
lof the Buenos Aires foreign office,
I will sail for home this week and
j whether lie returns here as ambassa-
I dor depends on conferences with
| President Irogoyen and Foreign Min
ister Puerreydon.
URGE RENTERS
TO BUY HOMES
Realty Board Plans to Start
Regular Campaign at
Once
To "own your home," instead of
eternally pay'.ng rent is the aim of
a campaign of the real estate men of
Harrisburg which is to be put Into
j operation very shortly, according to
lan agreement made last niglit by
members of the Real Kstate Board
In their meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce offices. Real estate men
believe that this campaign will have
a wonderful result in developing cer
tai ntracts of Harrisburg now thinly
settled and at the same time do great
good to the individual who will be
j offered unusual terms for buying
property.
Committees who will arrange and
direct this approaching campaign will
be announced in a few days by John
E. Gipple. The members of the Real
Kstate Board will also do personal
missionary work among the heads
of families bringing to each One the
advantages of owning your own
1 home.
Before adjourning the board dis
cussed the advisability of offering its
services to the city in the approach
ing triennial assessment of real es
tate.
At the subject of a call from the
president the semimonthly noonday
I luncheon is to be resumed shortly
! by members of the board.
It was decided that Harrisburg
should send a big delegation next
1 June to the national convention of
I real estate men in St. Louis.
The secretary reported that three
I new films had made application for
membership. The secretary also read
a communication from William S.
Milliner, secretary of the Williams
port company .which is developing
Sawyer Park within the city limits.
The Williamsport real estate men
j have invited Harrisburg to inspect
1 this colony, which is a step toward
better housing, and a committee will
be appointed this week to represent
the Capital City.
FISH f M A \ HAS IM.AX
Samuel F.ishman, proprietor of the
Lennox Hotel, will ask Council in a
week or two for a franchise to fur
nish steam heat and electric lighting
service, he said yesterday. Mr. Fish
man said the cost O: building a plant,
according to tentative plans, would be
about SIO,OOO. ,
CITIZEN FIRE
COMPANY ELECTS
Charles I\ Meek Heads Com
pany For the Twenty-
Seventh Time
dBB
CHARLES P. MECK
Last evening the Citizen Fire
Company, No. held its lirst an
nual election of of:, rs in its new
home at the Friendship engine
house. Third and Cherry streets.
President Charles P. Meek was
unanimously re-elected for his twen
ty-seventh term, and after (lie elec
tion of officers was completed the
members of the company sprung a
surprise and presented him with a
basket of beautiful roses, as a mark
of esteem and appreciation of his
services as presiding officer and his
work for the company. Howard O.
Holstein made the address in pre
senting tile testimonial to President
Meek.
The officers chosen last night are
as follows:
President. Charles P. Meek; vice
president. Edward Slieaffer; record
ing secretary, H. M. Brooks; financial
secretary, Luther 1. Shoop; treas
urer, Dr. W. E. Vallerchamp; en
gineer, Frank Fagan; assistant en-
O'NEIL PLANS TO
KEEP ROADS GOOD
Has Arranged With Thirty-
One Counties to Improve
Highways During 1918
State Highway Commissioner J.
Denny O'Neil in a summitry of state
highway conditions issued today de
clares that thirty-one counties have
agreed to K<> along with the state
on a "fifty-fifty" basis in construc
tion of roads,to link up state hig!i\
ways and important county roads
t.nd that he expects seven more to,
sifjn in a short time.
"Despite abnormal conditions,
scarcity of men, car shortage and
high prices, it is the intention to go
ahead with plans being made with
i local officials," he said. "It is hard
' to say definitely because of condi-
I tions Just what the department will
undertake along construction lines
I in 1918, but things will be shaped
up so that When conditions begin
|to assume a more normal aspect
l there will be no delays."
Mr. O'Neil said that he was in
| favor of maintaining the roads that
I have been constructed and arc iii
! use, notably those in use on na
t tional defense matters. "In addi
! lion to weather conditions which
add to cost of maintenance in some
sections highways are being subjects
| od to heavy motor truck tratlic, but
I the roads have been kept open in
! spite of the snows."
The contracts let for construction
| in 3917 in fifteen counties aggregat-
I ed $1,254,998.20.
gineers. Edward Wert, D. I. Shoop
and Win. Demmy; riremen, Charles
Denimy, William Wolf and John
Costcllo; foreman, George Sliatto;
assistant foreman, Herbert Roden
haver; directors, Robert Houseai.
Charles Stott, Harry Miller, Hiram
Rodenhaver, W. A. Shaeffer, F.
Bragonier. G. Fredericks; trustees,
William Wolf, James Brady and
Sultzaberger; finance committee, Fl
Fagan, E. Wert, and James Brady:
investigating committee, Fran Ift
Fagan, Ed. Wert and D, I. Shoop;
firemen's relief, Fd. Wert and Wil
liam Denimy; fireman's union. Ed.
Wert. 11. O. Holstein. F. Fagan;
chaplain, the .Rev. W. N. Yates;
lire police, H. M. Brooks, James
Bradv, Wm. Demmy, John Keflen
Dr. W. E. Vallerchamp; representa
tive State conventipn, William
Demmy, deleg.ate; Luther I. Shoop,
alternate.
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