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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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