10 NEWS OF S COALLESS BINS CLOSE SCHOOLS Sessions in East End and Hygcnic uildings Are Sus pended Until Monday "With a moderation in thd weath er, the coal situation will ease up somewhat," declared W. E. Aber combie, manager of the Steelton Store Company, this morning. Mr. Abercombie said that one carload of bituminous coal had been received and was being sold. In his opinion there was little suf fering. residents being given tem porary relief with bituminous, river coal and coke, which the dealers are selling in small lots. The official said that residents were getting along and that was all. It was necessary to close the doors of the Hygenic and East End school buildings this morning until next Monday morning on account of the exhaustion of the coal supply. Dur ing the week officials hope to se cure enough coal to run the furnaces on for a short time. The reason given for the exhaus tion of the supplies in these buildings is the small capacity of the coalbins. Other buildings are well supplied and it is not iikeiy wiil suffer from a shortage. The coal for the schools was supplied in the summer and an other shipment was to have been turned over to the Hygenic and East End buildings when the supplies were completely exhausted. Yost Says Lewis Was Not Discharged as Secretary C. H. Yost, newly-elected president of the board of health, said to-day that Mr. Lewis was not discharged as secretary of the board, but was not re-elected. Mr. Yost said that he had no comments to make on any transactions of the board of health. He said further that there was no reason so far as he knew for not xe electing Mr. Lewis, but that anotner man was nominated and elected as secretary. SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTS BENT'S RESIGNATION The School Board, in session last evening, accepted the resignation of Quincy Bent as president and a member of the board. A successor has not been named. The coal sit uaUon in the various buildings was brought to the attention of members of the board. Two buildings were ordered closed for at least a week, while officials are of the opinion that unless the severe cold weather con tinues longer than expected the re serve supply in the other buildings i senough to keep the fires going un til warm weather. TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY The congregation of the First Methodist Church will observe the fiftieth anniversary Sunday, Febru ary 17. with special services. Former members of the church now located in other towns will be present. It is planned to have some of the former pastors take part in the program. WEEKLY RESERVES DRILL Company A, of the Steelton Re serves. will meet for drill to-night at 7.23 o'clock and Company B at 8.15 o'clock. Rising Temperature Cheers Workmen in the Anthracite Country By Associated Prtss Reading. Pa., Feb. 6.—With rising temperature and prospects of warmer weather, the situation in the anthra cite fields presents a more cheerful aspect to-day. Ever since Sunday coal and freight trains were frozen up. the water failed at various points and huge drifts confronted train crews at every turn. The reports from the Shamokin division to-day show a slight improvement, but it will require several days under the most favorable conditions to clear the tracks of snow and ice and get traffic back to normal. Because of the intense cold weather hist night and the high wind, only about 300 cars of anthracite were moved out of St. Clair and Cressona. The Williamsport express, due in Reading at 8.26 o'clock last night, did not arrive here until after 5 a. m. to-day. The delay was due to the stalling of trains on various parts of the Shamokin division and the ina bility of the little army of laborers and trainmen to dig them out of the snow. A number of the engineers of the stalled trains were obliged to draw fires. Some kept up steam by shoveling snow onto the tanks and then turning on the steam. U. S. ARTILLERY KEEPS UP FIRE [Continued from First Page.] them to their homes in a nearby village. Raiding operations and artillery duels are increasing on the western front as the time for the beginning of the spring operations approaches. Two years ago after a successful at tack at Souchez the Germans began their dVive on Verdun with heavy artillery fire on February 21, while last year the British captured Grand court, on the Somme front,, on Feb ruary 7, and the Germans two weeks later retired from the Ancre, the first step in the retreat to the Hin denburg line. All official statements report great artillery activity. The big guns have been busy around Ypres and before Cambral on the British front on the right bank of the Meuse, on the French front, and on the American sector. The British have made a suc cessful raid northeast of Ypres and French raiders brought back pris oners in the Argonne. German at tempts near Cambrai and near Cor beny. in Champagne, were repulsed by the British and French respec tively. There has been lively aerial and artillery fighting In American sec tor northwest of Toul. The skies there have cleared and the Germans are reported to be bombarding vil lages which they had left untouched lor many months. Entente airmen have been active. British fliers on Monday dropped three tons of bombs and accounted for eight enery airplanes with the loss of one machine. On the Italian front Italian and British aviators have brought down thirteen enemy machines while the Germans again have bombed Padua. • • WEDNESDAY EVENING, HXRJRISBURO TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 6, 1918. Only One German Appears to Register With Police Only one unnaturalized German | has registered at the local police | station, according to Chief of Police | Grove this morning. The chief said j that many are asking for information , but appear without pictures and are j unable to register. Many Austrians 1 are appearing at the headquarters, thinking that they are compelled to register. BOWLING CONTEST On the Richard and Brashears al leys, Front street, to-night, Boyd's team will meet the Citizen Fire Com pany team in one of the games of a championship series. SPUDS SPILLED IN STREET A sleigh load of potatoes was scattered around the street at Sec-| ond and Walnut streets this morn ing. The runners of the sleigh caught in the street car tracks, caus ing the body, with its contents, to overturn. MORE SMALLPOX The fourth case of smallpox to be reported to the local board of health this year was that of Hugh Donley, 115 Francis stret, last evening. Ac cording to E. Butler, health Inspec tor. this morning, the eighteen-day period on quarantine on two of the houses had expired and they have been lifted. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES A meeting of the probationers' ] class of the First Methodist Church will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock; the Junior League will meet at.6.SO o'clock and class meeting at 7.30 o'clock. Prayer service at 8 o'clock will be followed by a meet ing the official board. PRAYER SERVICE The prayer service of the First Presbyterian Church will be held at the home of Prof, L. E. McGlnnes, 49 South Fourth street, this evening at S o'clock. Gratz Red Cross Unit Elects Officers For 1918 At a recent meeting of the Gratz ( Red Cross auxiliary the following! officers were elected for the coming! year: Chairman, Miss Annie Hep ler; vice-president, Miss Mollte Bow man; secretary, Miss Grace Ritz man; treasurer, Mrs. William Rodg ers; inspector. Mrs. Frank Ritzman. These were the officers who were eiected last July when the auxiliary was first formed. A report of the work done by the auxiliary since its organization shows that they have completed and forwarded to the Red Cross headquarters in this city the following articles; 12 T bandages; 120 triangular bandages; 98 abdom nal bandages; 35 scultetus bandages; 10 four-tailed bandages; 48 surgi cal shirts; 60 pajamas; 2 fracture pillows; 10 sweaters; 10 scarfs; 34 wristlets, and in addition have made for the young men enlisted from this place twenty-six comfort kits and twenty-five sweaters. Three Passengers Are Killed in Collision Caribou, Maine, Feb. 6. Three passengers and a trainman were kill ed and twelve passengers were in jured in a double collision on the Bangor and Arloostnck Railroad here to-day. A passenger train bound from Bangor to Van Buren crashed into a snowplow which had been stall ed by snowdrifts and a moment later another plow ran into the rear of the train. COUNTY TAX IS INCEREASED A MILL [Continued from First Pago.] tax, $65,000; school refund, $2119.44; road refund. $126.04; sinking fund, $9000; Interest. $2200; city of Har risburg. $2000; redemptions and costs. $535; total, $470,480.48. Total receipts last year were $416 458.31. The appropriation for the county commissioners' office shows an in crease from $13,326 to $15,575, due largely to Increases in salaries of clerks and provision in the contin gent fund for triennial assessment work to be done this year. Big Increases The big increases are in the bridge and road improvement Items. This year $62,000 is provided to re build' seven county bridges, inelud | Jng the one just east of Hummels town on the main highwav from Harrisburg to Reading. This bridge is in need of repair and will be re placed by a long concrete bridge which will eliminate a dangerous turn which now exists. Bridge re pairs will cost $6,000 it is estimated Last year only $6,444.16 had been | spent for road work. This year $16,- .50 is provided for road construction work. The appropriation for the county treasurers office is slightly lower, , due to decrease in refunds. Other appropriations are made as follows: $4,200. county controller's office, 54,- 230 in 1917; $2,740, coroner. $1,967 in 1917; $8,790, district attorney's I office. $8,724 in 1917; $1,700. countv solicitor's office. $1,500 last year, in crease in salary from $1,320 to sl,- 500; aldermen and justices for court cases and discharged cases, $7,500; constables and police. $13,110; as sessors, $12,900. Budget Figures For court expenses. $33,710 has bec-n allowed, as compared with $33,080 last year; $15,510, court house malntalnence, $14,196 In 1917; SIB,IBO. elections. $16,701 last year; $26,994.07 sinking fund and inter est, $28,942 in 1917; $23,846 for penal institutions, $19,276 last year; $41,250, cost of insane, $35,467 in 1917; elective county fee offices, $13.- 399. The directors of the poor are given. $70,000. Last year the board sjtent $69,996.9 4. The prison board ap propriation is increased from $29,- , 766 to $32,633. While the commissioners did not allow all the Items requested by i County School Superintendent F. E. Shambaugh, the appropriation tor the office was increased from $835 to SBOO to meet the additional ex pense because of the extensive edu cational program which has been outlined. Total Is 8470,180 In the miscellaneous appropria tions provision is made for $1,200 for ; the Daunhin County Farm Bureau; $14,500 for reindexing recorder's i records; $2,000 for hospital contri ! buttons; SI,OOO, dog tax expense and damages; $1,200, salary inspec tor of weights and measures; $9,500, soldiers' burials and tombstones; S2OO, County Hostorlcal Society; $3,- 200, detention officers and detention house expense; SI,OOO for furnish ing offices; $1,350 for books and sup piles for sheriff, prothonotary. re corder and register. The total appropriation for 1918 Is $470,480, while In 1917 the total was $400,483, with a bridge reserve | of $17,437. MIDDLETOWN \ HORSE THIEF IS CAUGHT AT LAST Man Who Took Middletown Outfit Is Caught at Coatesville Paul Brown, who hired a team from Charles Myers, the liveryman, on January 19 and failed to return it, has been arrested at Coatesville, charged with committing the same act. He hired a team and went to West Chester, where he was taken and tried at the West Chester court and was sentenced to pay a fine of SSOO, all costs of prosecution and serve a term of not less than three years nor more than six years. Mr. Myers has recovered his horse which had been sold by Brown at the Gap. Lancaster county, to a liveryman. Daniel Cain, son of lir. and Mrs. George Cain, Susquehanna street, and Miss Ruth Kinsey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kinsey, Swatara street, was united in marriage at the Royalton United Brethren Church parsonage, Saturday evening, by the Rev. William Beach. They were un attended. John Cain, of South Wood street, and Miss Aiverda Hammer, of His'n spire, were united in marriage Fri day evening, at the St. Peter's Luth eran parsonage by the Rev. E. L. Pee. • The Middletown cottage praying band will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Lewis Fisher this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Condran. Commercial avenue, announce the birth of a son, Edward Leon Con dran. Saturday, February 2, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Miller, Pike street, announce the birth of a daughter. Saturday, February 2. 1918. Ex-Burgess Thomas W. Jordan, a well-known and respected citizen of town, left for the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, Ohio, where he expects to make his future home. "Tom.*' as he is familiarly called, enlisted in Company C, Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry at Camp Curtln, in 1861, at the age of 16 years and served throughout the war with honors and was mustered out as a lieutenant. He was with Sherman on his mem orable march to the sea. After the war he served as a cowboy in Texas for many years, when he returned to his home town and married the late Annie Walborn Jordan. He was a member of Post 58, G. A. R., of Harrisburg. He will be accompanied to the home by a nephew, D. W. Jor dan, of Philadelphia. David Wallace, of Camp Meade, Md., spent the past two days in town as the guest of his wife. Earnest Rowe, of the battleship Pennsylvania, spent Sunday and Monday in town as the guest of his wife, who resides with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Souders, South Wood street. James Seltzer, a student at the Lebanon Valley College, spent the past two days in town. Miss Ruth McGowan. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McGowan, Em aus street, left yesterday for Phil adelphia, where she will take a course in training at the Jefferson Hospital. Abram Ritchcreek, of Lebanon, spent the past several days in Royal ton as the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Bailey, of Tren- i ton, N. J.. spent the past few days in town as the guests of Mr. and | Mrs. William Koons. Pike street. Donald McNair spent yesterday at . Shippensburg as the guest of his | aunt. Miss Minnie Melhorn. Samuel Cain and Christian Yost, of Camp Meade. Md.. spent the past few days in town. Mrs. Wilbur Hoke, of Wilmington. Del., is spending the week in town as the guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Brandt, Pike street. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church, will meet at the home of Mrs. A. L Etter, Mocth Union street, this evening. The Royalton borough council will meet in regular session this even ing. Miss Bertha Fratts has returned home from Johnstown where she was employed. Wallace Logan, of the Coast .Re serves. Cape May, and Dr. John Lo gan. Pittsburgh, spent Sunday in town as the guests of their uncle, W. V. Lutz. Emaus street. Kirk Schwan has returned home from a several days' visit to Mt. Wolf, York county. Edward Hickernell, of Washington, D. C., spent Sunday in Royalton as the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hickernell. Mr. Hicker nell is taking a course in wireless telegraphy under the United States government. Miss Lillian Davis left yesterday for Milton where she will spend sev eral days as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Samuel Beckey. Voyle Duper, a student at the Leb anon Valley College, spent Sunday and Monday in town as the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Duper. of the Windsor Hotel. Grant Gerberlch. who spent the past several days in town as the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Ger berich. East Main street, returned to Mercersburg College. Aaron Palmer, of Camp Merrit. N. J., is spending several days in town. Mrs. Maggie Palmer, of Carlisle, is spending the week in town as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Condran. Commercial avenue. Fred Bain, of West Main street, had the first and second fingers of his right hand injured at Branch Inter section yesterday, while helping to unload switch points on the Penn-! sylvania Railroad. Blanche Wise, of Pike street, is ill at her home, with diphtheria. William Albright, a student at Penn University, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Albright. Jeremiah Stetler left to-dav for Wilmington, Del., where he will be employed on government work. Miss Ruth McGowan left to-day for Philadelphia where she will take a course for a trained nurse at the Jef ferson Hospital. Voyle Dupes and James Seltzer have returned to State College after spend ing several days in town. DETLINBS APPOINTMENT • Fred B. Huston, who was selected from a score of candidates who took a competitive examination to secure Mayor Daniel L. Keister's appoint ment of a boy to receive a course of training at the Camp Daniels Train ing camp, West Palm Beach. Fla., has found it impossible to accept the ap pointment. and Ralph L Stauffer, 516 Calder street, will be selected to go in his stead. Hustbn stood first in the pxaminatlon. and Stauffer second. Owing to his wish to continue bis schooling until the end of the term at the Harrisburg Technical high school. Huston declined the appolnt pointment. The school trains the stu dents for officershlps in Uncle Sam's mercantile fleet. AID SOCIETY TO MEET The monthly meeteing of the Wo man's Aid Society of the Harrisburg Hospital will be held to-morrow after noon at 3 o'clock in the manager's j>ffice. All members are requested to Tie present as Important business will be transacted. RAILWAYS ARE ALMOST INERT BEFORE DRIFTS Passenger Schedules Hard Hit and Freight Service Is Paralyzed* Railroad conditions to-day showed little improvement over that of yes terday. The Cumberland Valley lines, which were hit hard, were re ported open, except the Dillsburg branch. Trains were running between Harrisburg and Martinsburg, but at long interval. All local trains be tween Harrisburg and Carlisle were annulled. More than 2,000 men worked to day on the Cumberland Valley main line. Freight trains tied tip b# the drifts are being dug out. Passenger trains were operated over one track, the second track being snowed up in many places. Many shopmen are on duty helping in the cleanup. Barring further cold weather and snow, it is expected that more trains rtill be In operation to-morrow ana making nearer schedule time. Trains from the west were marked up from three to six hours late. En gines hauling these trains reached Harrisburg covered with snow. Engi neers and firemen reported that at a number of points it was necessary to stop and clean away the snow from the drwing rods and cylinders. Pitts burgh division* was reported In bad shape. On the Middle division trains are moving on slow schedules. Freight traffic is almost at a complete stand- Still. Only Important shipments are oeing made and with trains made up of from ten to fifteen cars. With an average daily movement of 7,000 cars under fair conditions, the move ment to-day dwindled down to be tween 3,500 and 5,000 cars. Reading officials report some Im provement. Passenger trains were running to-day, but not all on sched ule time. The Harrisburg division is open; and the main line between Pottsville and Philadelphia was in better shape to-day. Very little freight is moving. This is due to the fact that at a number of places sid ings are drifted shut. In the coal regions little headway is being made because of the scarcity of laborers. Mutual Life Companies Win Important Suit Philadelphia, Feb. 6. —A decision important to mutual life insurance companies and their policy holders, holding that excess premiums re turned to the policyholders, though not in the same year in which they were paid to the company, are ex empt from the income tax law of 1913, was rendered by Judge Dick inson, of the Federal court In a test suit brought by the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company against Ephraim Lederer, as collector of Internal revenue. The decision Is of widespread im portance as it affects insurance com panies of this class. The facts in the case were admit ted, and virtually the sole question for the determination of the court was an interpretation of the provi sions of the income tax law as it related to mutual insurance compan ies. These companies in one year re quire a maximum premium in ad vance to cover the actual cost of carrying the insurance, but it is not determined until the next year how much the actual cost was, and the: excess that should be returned to the] policyholders. In 1912, the year in which the income tax law became effective, the Penn Mutual Company disbursed among the policyholders,* "excess premium payments," amounting to $686,502.38 accumulated in several previous years, and in 1914 claimed the right to deduct this amount 'rom its statement of income for that year. Its demand was denied, and the qplleetor of internal revenue compelled it to pay a <ax of $6,- 863.03 upon that amount. As a re sult the suit was brought. Judge Dickinson holds that un der the interpretation of the income tax law, excess premium 'payments returned to policyholders are not taxable, and directs judgment in fa vor of the insurance company. BROKERS TO SELL. STAMPS The Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Small Loan Brokers at a meeting in Philadelphia passed res olutions pledging support to the Gov ernment in its conduct of the war, and pledging themselves to secure appointments as regular agents lor the Thrift and War Savings Stamps. As the association has members in nearly every' town of over 25,000 population in the state, it is thought a large sum will be eralized from the activities of the members. The resolution also pledged the associa tion to discourage the lending of money on Liberty Bonds, as it is understood the Government wants the bonds to remain in the hands of the people. Harrisburg Lad Passes Examinations For Navy IT & lis**"' | MS, W. S. MILLER, JR. W. S. Miller, Jr., is expected to re ceive notice to report for active ser vice with the Navy following his suc cessful passing of the petty officers' oxaminations. Miller was graduated from Technical high school In 1916, and has many friends. He carried the Harrisburg Telegraph during a large part of his school days. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Miller, 1207 North Front street, and expects to be attached to the Third Naval District of New York. ! RAILROAD RUMBLES H.M'G. SIMMERS QUITS RAILROAD Popular Clerk at Enola Ac cepts State Position; Prom inent in Athletics Notice was given to-day to Penn sylvania Railroad officials by Hiram McGowan Simmers of his appoint ment to the position of superintend-, ent of highways in Dauphin county.; Mr. Simmers has been with the j Pennsylvania Railroad for eleven j years. For the past six months he lias been identified with the bureau of employment, with headquarters at | Philadelphia. Previous to taking up this special duty he was clerk in the storehouse and shops at Enola. For four years he was president of the Enola Ath letic Association. For two years he served as director of the Motive Power Athletic Association. Prominent in Mutual Work He was prominent in the organiza tion tfr the Mutual Beneficial AAo ciation for Pennsylvania Railroad Employes, was a charter member of Assembly No. 21, and official cor respondent for the Mutual Magazine. Mr. Simmers was quite active in the promotion of athletics and last season managed a team of shopmen, playing games over the entire Penn sylvania Railroad system. While employed at Enola he was sent on special duty to various points. He won much success in securing em ployes for the Pittsburgh district and later was brought to this city to assist in securing trainmen and firemen for the Philadelphia division. Big Fight Program For Motive Power Members Plans were completed to-day for a big boxing program to-morrow night. It will be held at the rooms of the Motive Power Athletic Association. | of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Seventh j and Reily streets. Admission will be by membership tickets only. There will be five contests, as follows: Three rounds, Dunkelberg vs. Niess, 110 pounds; four rounds, Drake vs. Krow. 125 pounds; Isaaeman and Olewine. 133 pounds; six rounds, Hoff man and Boltosser. 133 pounds; John son and Hoffman. 140 pounds. On Fri day night a big dance will be held ; Engines Working Overtime, Motive Power Again Scarce On the Pennsylvania Railroad be tween New York and Pittsburgh the worst scarcity in years is reported in motive power. Engines are working overtime. The cold spell starting on Sunday sent a number of passenger and freight engines to shops for re pairs. Officials say the trouble is the worst experienced in years. It is almost Impossible to keep up the motive power supply and many en gines are running through from Phil adelphia to Altoona, coaling at Den holm. westbound, and at Thorndale, eastbound. Railroad Notes Captain Paul L. Barclay, of the Philadelphia division police depart ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was in Carlisle to-day. F. J. Seifried, conductor on the Pennsy, is off duty on account of sickness. He is employed on the Baltimore division. Charles F. Miller, employed as a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Rail road, has reported off duty on ac count of illness. A first aid-room has been estab ! llshed at York by the Medical de | partment of the Pennsylvania Rail j road. j The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia and Reading Rail ! way have agents scouring the vari l ous cities along their respective main | lines for laborers. The latter are | badly needed to put the tracks and [ roadbed in shape, and clear away the snowdrifts. Three more of the Russian loco- I motives built by Baldwin's at the Chester plant were turned over to the Reading Railway Company. Crews were sent down to bring them to Reading. On account of the low bridges at Pottstown they had to be ] taken via the Perkiomen road. These I engines are to be used on the hump 1 at Rutherford. DRY FORCES HERE FOR PROHIBITION [Continued from First Page.] Claypool, at the Dauphin building, and the other met in the Y. M. C. A. At the head of the Bible class or ganization was James W. Kinnear, of Pittsburgh. The Anti-Saloon League representatives completed their conference this afternoon, but the Bible class men had arranged for a big meeting to-night, a public meeting, in the Governor's recep tion room at the Capitol. Mr. Kin near will preside there; Secretary Landes will conduct a praise'service; devotions will be led by the Rev. W. G. Nyce, of St. Peters, and Govern or Brumbaugh will make an address. This conference will not adjourn un til to-morrow afternoon. The Anti-Saloon League delegates were presided over by Dr. C. F. Swift, of Pittsburgh, and among those who attended were Highway Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil. morning was devoted almost exclu sively to arranging committees who will have in hand the big job of en rolling the churchmen of the state and securing a registration of the dry vote of the state. "Pennsylvania Is the only state of the Union," pointed out Secretary Claypool, bitterly, "in which voters have no direct voice as to whether saloons may be established in a community. The judge of the dis trict has supreme authority; from him there is no appeal. There are enough dry voters In the state to vote down whisky If they can only be persuaded to get out and register at the primaries. There Is no doubt abou the sentiment. All we need now is the registration and the vote." At the opening session this after noon President Kinnear was in the chair and the Rev. Robert Bagnell, D. D., of Grace Methodist Church, conducted the devotions. DIES 3 WEEKS AFTER WIFE Liverpool, Pa., Feb. 6.—The body of George McLinn, formerly of Liv erpool, wan brought here from Mont Alto yesterday for burial. He was 70 years old, and Is survived by a son and daughter, his wife having died about three weeks ago. B. and 0. President Hitches Private Car to Coal Train Connellsvllle, Pa„ Feb. 6. lnve stigating congestion on his road, Presi dent Daniel Wlllard, of the Baltimore and Ohio, experienced some of the discomforts of the tie-up when he was forced to hook his private car on the rear of a train of empty coal hoppers at Cumberland. Md., to reach this city. He was enroute to the Somerset and Cambria branch of the road, and when it was time for him to depart from Cumberland he found no passenger trains available. He was told politely by officials at Cumberland that the best thing to be had was a berth on •the rear of the coal hoppers, and he smilingly agreed to the venture. Reading Officials Remain on Duty During Night Reading. Feb. 6.—Many of the Reading Railway officials were at their offices in this city all night. When it was found that it would be risky to start out the trains from St. Clair for fear that they would stick en route and tie up the main line little coal or frelyht was moved. On the Shamokin division, where the effects of the storm were the most severe, many of tjie crews had to be relieved, after being out the limit of sixteen hours, and In some cases it was Impossible to get relief to them, due to the drifted snow. It will take several days before it will be possible to get things In shape to start up the mines In full. Most .of them were idle to-day, be cause it was out of the question to get the empty cars to the breakers. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDK Philadelphia Division the 122 crew to go first after 4 o'clock: 133, 123, 108, 126. 129, 119. 111. Extra engineers wanted for 123. firemen wanted for 133. conductors wanted for 123. Extra flagmen wanter for 126. Extra brakemen wanted for 133, 108, 126, 119. 111. Extra engineers marked up: Le fever, Small, May, Gemmill. Ryan, Schlegermllch, Anderson, Simmons, Andrews, Donws, A. K. Steffy, Bald win. Geter. Extra firemen marked up: Cook, Eir'lth, Kuntz, Lecroue, Enney, Best line, Hines, Clark. HAHKISBVBG CHEWS Middle Dlvixlon —The 18 crew first to go after 2.15 o'clock: 37, 41, 36, 24. 33, 20, 21, 26, 34, 42, 29, 15, 25, 37, 32, 23, 43, 38. 31, 19, 16, 216, 252, 231. Engineers for 24, 26, 34, 29. 25, 32, 23. 38, 31. 16. Firemen for 24. 33, 34, 42. 19. Conductors for 37, 33, 21, 34, 25. 38. Flagmen for 18, 37, 36, 26, 42, 29, 15. 37. 23, 43. Brakemen for 37, (2,) 41, 36, 24, (2) 29, 15, 38, 19, 16. Engineers up: Kistler, Brink, Ear ley, Wise. Strickler, Stone. Firemen up: Gross, Prlmm, Snyder, Zaring, Alexander, Keiter, Atkins, Barnett, Peters, McCorkel, Putt, Clouser, Blckert. Huss. Brakemen up: Gunn, Rhoades, Ar ter, Sholley, Slmonton, Lantz, Elley, Keff Fisljer, Goodman, Pierre, Clous er, Hughes, Myers. Wplfe, Johnston, Jr., Bechtel, Danner, Wells, Hollen bach, Frank. Yard Board —Engineers for S, 15, C, 16, C, 26, C. Firemen wor 5, 6. 12. C, 23, C. 26, C. 28 C. Engineers up: Ney. Blever, Barte let, Revie, Schefler, Weigle. Firemen up: Hiney, Garman, Mow ery, Crook, Sweger, Frysinger, Bit ner, Sneetz. Middle Division —Extra passenger enginemen marked up at 12.01 P. M„ February 6tli. 1918: C. L Miller, Jas. Keane, D. Keane, S. H. Alexander, R. M. Crane. O. Taylor, R. E. Crum. F. McC. Buck. F. F. Schreck. W. D. Mc- Dougal, W. C. Graham, J. J. Kelley, Sam Donnley. J. A. Spotts. J. Crim mel, D. G. Riley. J. H. Hanles, O. L Miller, J. W. Smith. Enginemen wanted for trains: 1, 667. 21. 45, 19,' 3. 11. Extra passenger firemen marked up at 12.01 P.M.: E. E. Ross. S. P. Stauf fer, Roy Herr, H. A. Schreudor, S. H. J. N. Ramsey. A. H. Kuntz, C. L. Sheats. R. F. Mohler. Firemen wanted for trains: 25, 33, 669, 23, 7, 59, 3, 37, 11. Philadelphia Dlvlnlon —extra pas senger enginemen marked up at 12.01 P. M.: A. Hall, M. Pleam, W. S. Lind lev. B. F. Llppl. . Enginemen wanted for trains: P. 36, 578, 18. Extra passenger firemen marked up at 12.01 P. M.: Harry Stoner. H. H. Dodd, C. C. Collier. Middle Division —The 112 crew first to go after 2 o'clock: 107, 115,, 102, 121, 110. 106, 113, 108, 120, 117. Engineers for 110. Firemen wor 121, 106, 108, 117. ! Conductors for 12, 115, 102. i Flagmen for 102. Brakemen for 107, 102, 106, 113, 117. Yard Board —Engineers for 2nd 129, 121, 104, 112. Firemen for 32, 126. Engineers up: Fortenbaugh, Teas. Gettys, Gingrich, Kaff, Bruaw, Ew ing. Quigley, Seal. Sheaffer, Sheets. Firemen up: Rider, Householder, Campbell, Cashman. Burgard, White. hompTson, Shuey, Handlboe, Brubak er. Waltz, Metz, Conley, P. S. Miller. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division the 225 crew to go after 4.15 o'clock: 215, 239, 234. 230, 228. 204, 208, 210, 223, 221, 217, 246. 121, 247, 253, 231, 250, 24. 1109, 251, 256, 214. Extra engineers wanted for 225, 215. 212. Extra firemen wanted for 215, 230, 228. 204, 210, 273, 246, 253, 231, 224, 256. Extra conductors wanted for 13, 04, 17, 12, 24. 14. Extra flagmen wanted for 39, 21, 56. Extra brakemen wanted for 34, 30, 10, 17 (2) 17, 31, 09, 56. THE BEADING The 20 crew first to go after 6 a. m: 71, 66, 11. 60, 52. 61, 10. 6, 54. 15. 67. 63. 16, 19. 65. 21, 55. 9. 72, 57, 2, 58, 73, 17, 14, 3. 7. 64. 70, 24. Engineeis for 55, 66, 70, 71, 3, 7, 15. 17. Firemen for 52. 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66. 70. 71. 23. 9, 15, 17. Conductors for 20. • Flagmen for 55. 57. 71, 72, 3. 15. Brakemen for 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 61, 63, 64. 66,67, 70, 72, 73, 6. 10. 11, 14. 15. 16.17. 20. Engineers up: Sheaffer. Barnes, Leitner. Kohl. Beecher, Landls, Fish er. Plet, King, Wynn, Stucker, Max ton. Firemen up: Maul. Hoffman, Cofle, Grundon, Gerhart. Moore. Stromlng er, Shaver, Millar. Conductors up: Fessler, Wise, Le van. Flagmen up: Keener, Trone, Lelf tren, Paxton, Paxton. Brakemen up: Berrier, Koch, Swoptz, Stark, Mosey, Watson. Mar thlas, Breckenridge, Renecker, Weav er. ROTARY CLUB HAS VERY BUSY NIGHT Guests of John T. Olmsted; Boy Scout Executive to Receive Assistance Members of the Harrisburg Ko-! tary Club, meeting in the Y. M. C. A. building last evening as guests of John T. Olmsted, heard addresses on the income tax law, bankruptcy proceedings and Boy Scout work"and laid plans to send a big delegation to Lancaster on the occasion of '.he annual district conference, to help sell Smileage Books and to assist Scout Executive Stine in his effort to scoutmasters to (ill vacan cies caused by the war and for new ly organized troops. Next Monday will be Father and Son Day at the Rotary Club, when the fathers will bring their sons to the weekly luncheons, and the Monday follow ing the ladies of the club will be en tertained. At the conclusion of the meeting Caterer Rutherford served a wheatless, meatless lunch. Mr. Olmsted is outlining the work ings of the Income tax laws and ex plaining some of their intricacies took occasion to say that he does not pose as one who knows all about the act, but he gave a very able dis sertation on the subject and present ed the members with copies of a cir cular of his own preparation by wfcich they may estimate their own taxes. Mi-. Olmsted also explained at length the workings of the bank ruptcy law, he being refereo in bank ruptcy for Dauphin and Perry coun ties. Plea for more scoutmasters was made by Executive Stine, who said that the Hoy Scout membership has been increased 180 per cent, the past year in Harrisburg, and his re marks were endorsed by Frank Wit man and Herman Mitchell, Rotary members who are scoutmasters. The club agreed to enter the campaign for additional men to lead the troops. Joseph H. Wallazz, who retired as treasurer of the club, that office hav ing been combined with the secre taryship for purposes of business convenience at Mr. Wallazz's own request, was given a vote of thanks by the club for his faithful and effi cient service. Vast Sums Invested in Life Insurance Philadelphia, Feb. G. The an nual report of the trustees of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, just issued, shows that the com pany begins its seventy-first year with 270.012 policies for the vast vol ume of >757,732,514 of paid for in surance on its books. This great pro tection, all held by residents of this country, is guaranteed by a reserve of $155,571,247, which is maintained at the highest standard known to life insurance administration. During 1917 the company trans acted a larger business than in any previous year. Thirty-three thousand six hundred and sixty-nine policies were placed in force, providing insur ance protection amounting to sllO,- 032.740 to residents of the United States, the operations of the company being limited to this country. A com parison with the report of 1916 shows that the assets during the year in creased 110,580.955, the total assets on December 31, 1917, reaching the sum of >lB3-233,705. The income from all sources amounted to $37,155,176, a gain over 1916 of $2,948,294. From interest and rents the company derived the sum of $8,659,310, an increase over 1916 of $426,670, being greatly in excess of the amunt required to maintain the reserve. A lower expense ratio to in come, combined with interest gain and saving from expected mortality, enables the trustees to award the sum of $5,350,000 for premium abate ments. an increase over last years of $595,000, the largest apportionment in the history of the company. To the representatives of deceased members there was paid in 1917 the sum of $8,030,222, and for matured en dowments and annuities the sum of $3,057,234. To provide against un usual mortality and asset fluctu ations, the company maintains con tingent reserves now aggregating $7,140,815. Thrift Stamps and Red Cross Get Big Boost at Hands of Institute The Thrift Stamp campaign was given a big boost at the fourth an nual Upper Dauphin County District institute held Saturday by the school teachers of the upper end. Superin tendent Frank Shambaugh is in charge of the junior drive to make every public school child a member of the Ued Cross, also presented his proposition and a number of the teachers promised to make their schools "100 per cent. Red Cross." Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, head of the Red Cross in Harrisburg, and County Recorder James K. Lentz, chairman for the upper end, made Red Cross addresses and outlined the work be ing done and to be done. Postmaster Frank C. Sites addressed the institu tion on Thrift Stamps. The teachers of the upper end of the county have done wonderfully well in other drives and good work is expected of them in this. AFTER SICKNESS THEY GAVE HER VINOL • And She Soon Got Back Her Strength New Castle, Ind.—"The measles left me run down, no appetite, could not rest at night, and I took a severe cold Tyhich settled on my lungs, so I was unable to keep about my housework. My doctor advised me to take Vlnol. and six bottles restored my health so I do all my housework, including washing. Vinol Is the best medicine I ever used."—Alice Rec ord, 437 So. 11th St., New Castle, Ind. We guarantee this wonderful cod liver and iron tonic, Vinol, for all weak, run-down, nervous conditions. Geo. A. Gorgas, Druggist; Ken nedy's Medicine Store. 321 Market street; C. F. Kramer# Third and Broad streets: Kltzmlller's Phar macy. 1325 Derry street, Harrisburg. and at the best drug store In every town and city in the country. Pennsylvania Indemnity Exchange 1 PHILADELPHIA "RECIPROCAL AUTOMOBILETNSURANCE A A proved service—a proved saving Write To-day for Clralar Umrriabmrg Brattak, A. L. Halt, | Patriot BuHiKiig Manager 1,285 PRISONERS DRIVEN FROM CELLS BY FIRE Five Buildings of Big Reform atory Ac Destroyed at a Loss of $1,000,000 t By Associated Press JefTersonville, Ind., Feb. 6. —Five of the thirteen buildings in the group comprising the T ndiana State Re formatory were destroyed by fire here early to-day, entailing an es timated loss of J1,000,000. Twelve hundred and eighty-five prisoners, in cell houses and dormitories were marshaled in orderly array and as sembled in the quadrangle. At the word of command they quietly marched to the institutional school building 200 yards away from the fire, where they were placed under guard. None tried to escape. The blaze was discovered shortly after midnight in the Trade school building in the department largely devoted to the manufacture of fiber chairs and is believed to have been due to crossed electric wires. With the destruction of the dining room, kitchen and food supplies, the prison authorities to-day faced the problem of feeding the prisoners. On the authority of a member of the board of trustees, packing firms, bakeries and other like institutions in Louisville were communicated with before the fire had been gotten un der control and supplies were order ed. Colonel W. H. Hart, U. S. A., solved the problem of preparing the food by offering to lend army field kitchens from the supply at the quartermasters' depot here. Other arrangements included plans to erect a temporary dormitory to house the prisoners and a temporary dining room. Fifty-four sailors from the Amer ican fleet in Louisville, Ky., on fur lough, assisted in quelling the fire and made plans to relieve the prison guards at regular intervals until other arrangements are made for the care of the prison inmafes. Bakers Pleased With Success of 'Victory Bread' Bakers of Harrisburg are pleased with the success of "Victory Bread" and its sales among the people of the city. Virtually all bakers are using 5 per cent, corn flour as a substitute for the wheat Hour, as requested by the Food Administration. Among th>- prominent bakers of the city who are using this substitute are the Schmidt Bakeries, the Acme Baking Company, the Standard Baking Company, and the West Shore Bakery. Grocers and delicatessen proprietors say that the demand for the bread is large, and that people seem to be entirely satisfied. WEST END REPUBLICAN CI.I!II TO EAT CHICKEN SUPPER A chicken and waffle supper will be held at the West End Republican Club. 1410 North Third street, at 8 o'clock to-morrow evening. Mem bers are urged to be present, as big doings are promised. Stomach Dead Man Still Lives People who suffer from sour stom ach. fermentation of food, distress after eating and indigestion, and seek relief in large chunks of artificial di gestors, are killing their stomachs by inaction just as surely as the victim of morphine IS deadening and injur ing beyond repair every nerve in his body. What the stomach of every sufferer from indigestion needs is a good pre scription that will build up his stom ach, put strength, energy and elas ticity into it, and make it sturdy enough to digest a hearty meal with out artificiar aid. The best prescription for indigestion ever written is sold by druggists everywhere and by H. C. Kennedy, and is rigidly guaranteed to build up the stomach and cure indigestion, or money back. This prescription is named Mi-o na, and is sold in small tablet form in large boxes, for only a few cents. Remember the name. Mi-o-na stomach tablets. They never fall. —Advertise- ment. HAD A SLUGGISH LIVER "Felt Tired All the Time," Says J. T. Snow, 665 Rriggs St., Harrisburg. "I did not know a well day, a sluggish liver had poisoned my system, my stomach was in a bad way. I always had heartburn after eating, and often gas would press against my heart and pain me. "I felt tired out all the time, had no life, and would Just have to force myself to get up in the morning as I felt that I must have more rest. I was constipated and had catarrh and all these things had me guessing. I started to take San pan and in a short time I was as good as new." Sanpan is being introduced at Kel ler's Drug Store, 405 Market St., Harrisburg. I RAZOR BLADES SHARPENED Single edge 25c doz. Double edge 35c doz. Old style 25c doz. lieavo Orders At Gorgis' Drug Store 10 N. 3rd St. Pcnna. Station
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