SOLDIER BOYS THINK MUCH OF U. S. TOBACCO A "Sovereign and Precious Weed" Is Yankee Idea in French' Trenches James M. Barrie and lltulyard Kipling are alike devotees of tobac.o but they are at variance as to the sex of the divinity they adore. Barrie christened a book In honor of "My Lady Nicotine;" Kipling in "The Be trothed" —the poem where he is so lacking in chivalry as to aver that "a woman is only a woman, but a uood cigar is a smoke"—exalts" o'er "the wee little whimpering !o\e" the "great god Nick o* Teen." But, be he male or be she female, their favorite deity unites in a common worship millions who have nothing else in < ommon, and among these millions writers of prose and poetry have a representation strong in number and | for propaganda. Some, like Carlylei and Tennyson, worship in action! lather than in speech, yet so many | <,re vocal in their praise that the as-i sembler of quotations confronts an embarrassment of riches. Only a few writers ever knockefi | tobacco, among them James the | First, of England, who said that the i tobacco habit is a custom loathsome to the.eye. hateful to the nose, harm- j fill to the brain, dangerous to the j lungs, and in the black stinking fumes thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit j that is bottomless. Shakespeare made no mention ot tobacco pro or contra, thus losing an j excellent chance to add to the an- j achronisms which he threw in with a chuckle to give his then unborn. commen'ators their reward: but many of his contemporaries did — notably Ben Johnson in several > plays. In "Every Man in His Hu mour." the swaggering Captain Bob-. adil exclaims: Your nicotian is good too. I do, hold it and will affirm it before any : prince in Europe to be the most; sovereign and precious weed that • ver the earth tendered to the use of man, "Sovereign and precious weed ' is what the soldier boys think. If! King James had lived in a cold, damp trench, muffled with gas mask | and in constant terror of a shell ex ptoding. we suspect he would never, have made such a whine. Send your! contribution to the smoke fund through the Telegraph. He that gives quickly gives double. The following 'contributions to-: day were received for the Telegraph s| Tobacco Fund: Previously acknowledged . 5919.80 u. I inn Harris '.on A Friend • 1 *OO >lr*. Sarah Nless, 1240 Ea~t St., N. K., Washington . . . 1.00 52:?.i5 Kaiser Should Read Story of Beauty Who Would Aid Red Cross Teller. Alaska.—The Eskimo is in the w?r with both feet. The men are proffering their live:?. The women what is equally pre- j cious to them—their hair. This W the word which has come in from the icy barrens around Cape Prince of Wales, far to the, aorth of Nome. The fact that the native Alaskan is. ( exempt from draft regulations is not a cause for rejoicing but one for la i. entation to this sturdy folk of the! Arctic. Obliak, Adlowaluk and other i chieftains have sent word to Great j White Father Wilson, pleading that they be permitted to do their part in the conflict. And Nowadluk. reigning beauty of the midnight land, has spoken for her sex. volunteering a sacrifice | which only the elemental women! can appreciate. She offered her crowning glory—j the most magnificent head of hair; in the Cape Prince of Wales region —to raise funds for the Red Cross., But the Eskimo chiefs decided that! Nowadluk, shorn of her raven tress-, es, would prove "bad medicine" for' the lighting nen of Alaska. They j held consultation with t!Te young 1 men. and conceived a plan whereby' the patriotic beauty and her tribal sisters might retain their hair andj still serve the cause ot embattled ■ democracy. It was decided to hold a winter fair where the belles of many village? might gather in a beauty competi-, tion. The men are to pay hand-! somely in reindeer, furs and other \ treasures for the privilege of cham pioning their favorites. And the : funds thus gathered will be turned over to the Red Cross. The fair will be held as soon as the ' weather clears sufficiently. Eskimo beau brummels of their respective villages are placing high! wagers on the outcome and over SI,OOO In furs is already backing Nowadluk to carry off the honors.j bets also are to go into the Red Cross funds. News of the war has been carried into the remote districts of the Arc- 1 tic by hunters, trappers, mail car riers and missionaries. It was thus I the Eskimo learned of the service, j sacrifice and death demanded in! stopping the onslaught of the bar-| barous Hun. The natives thrilled to j the distant struggle and demanded! participation. They are now awaiting word froml Great White Father Wilson —ready J to do their uttermost when needed. SCHENCKS rSilious HD... IF AMIYD A FT SRRTRFRLAWUIIAIVL dull headache; that drew in; that disturbed sleep; that depression V "Wf that yellowish *kin— H H H tell the story of bilious- I H H a disordered system. and your Immediate neel of a powerful corrective to prevent a sick spell. are fundamental in their action, they go down to the root of the trouble, restoring liver, stomach and bowels to a healthy condition; giving quick relief from bilious attacks, indigestion, headache, heartburn, flatulency,depression of spirits—and afford ing absolute freedom from these disorders. Schenck's Mandrake Pills are tonic, therefore they form no habit. PLAIN OR SUGAR COATED PROVED FOR MERIT BY SO YEARS' CONTINUOUS SALE DR. J. H. SCHENCK St SON, Philadelphia SATURDAY EYEXIXC?, PARRISBITRG tlBBS&J- TELEGRAPHS FEBRUARY 16, 1918 'RADICAL PARTY GAINS GROUND I IN GERMANY Social Democracy Followers Now Second in Strength in Reichstag 1 By Associated Press > New York. Feb. 16.—The Kadi < cal Socialist movement in Germany, ? I the growing strength of which was shown by the persistency of the po litical strike in January and Feb > j ruary. also is gaining decided ground among the political leaders of Ger i man Social Democracy. This infor mation was obtained by the Asso < ciated Press from German newspa . pers received here. The little group ■ of Radical Socialists in the Reicli i i stag under the leadership of llaase. Ledebour and Bernstein, who split : off from the caucus organization <4l • the regular or ScheUlemann Sociaf j ists 011 the issue of voting funds for the war and formed an. indepen- J dent organization, has now grown by I continued defection from the mod erate wing to a strength entitling itj to a second member 011 the principal I Reichstag committees, i The additional representation is j gained at the expense of the regular ■ Socialist organization, which at the i beginning of the war was the light - | est party in the Reichstag, but which j has now fallen to second rank be-j ' hind the Catholic Center. Four So- j cialist members of the Reichstag. ; Brandes. Dr. Erdmann, Huettmann I and Jaeckel. went over to the Ratli-' cals at the beginning of the year. | Recent elections at Leipzig brought : eighteen Radical Socialists into the ' city council. The regular Social ists secured only six places. The 1 Radical Socialists, who thus form ed the third strongest party in the council, demanded the second vice-1 presidency as their quota of the pre siding officers but the non-Socialist j 'aldermen to whom the Radical So-' cialists are anathema, united wt|h| the regular. Socialists to give this t office to one of the six Moderate 1 Social Democrats.- whereupon the 1 Radical Socialists refused to partici-1 pate in the organization of the coun cil. Leipzig is one of the strongholds i of the Radical Socialists, their prin-I cipal newspaper organ, the Leipzig ! Volkszeitung, being published there. I I.FAGIi: BANQUET Waynesboro. Pa.. Feb. 16. —The Trade-in-Waynesboro League will hold a banquet in the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday evening next at S.li j o'clock. William Smedley, of Phil j adelphia, will address the meeting, j Capitol Hill Notes l-'olev ltcH|i|>olnte which must be followed in applica ; tions, the new rules being drafted i I from the experience of the last four j I years and covering a number of new ; 1 features. Stated meetings of the-com- ' mission are fixed for Mondays at liar -1 risburg, hearings for testimony on I ! Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays! I and arguments on the first, second j land third Monday afternoons each ! month except when Monday is a holi- i day. All complaints must be by pe- j . tition sworn to by the complainant. I FATHERS AND SONS AT ^ T \ * HI v ** UnHMr v>ft ■ f# 4Pm".38& Tii^ Br / *fR&\K I ■■ ><*y " jßaNk *v "AHkfl -v HK I > flv JH4& UK jjg^PpP 1 - SPORTSMEN TO BACK CLOSING Dr. Kalbfus Pleased Willi tlie Way the Grouse Closing Move Is Supported "Sportsmen of the state have tak .|en hold of the plan to close the counties to the shooting of ruffed i pro use in a most gratifying manner 'and I think that the movement will .I be popularly supported. We have ; sent out several hundreds of blank • | petitions, many of them to men who • (have written letters telling us of I their interest in the project and as suring us support," said Dr. Joseph Kalbfus. secretary ot the State Game Commission to-day. "The re ! sponse to the suggestion that the matter be considered by the sports men of the State has been fine and 1 think that we will soon be able to act. "Our idea." continued the veteran sportsman, "is to have some one man take charge of the petitions for a district, gather them up when signed, attend to the filing and look | after the advertisement which must be made, if such arrangements are made things will be greatly facili tated. The letters I have been get ting have been very favorable to conservation of game and the fact that if sportsmen agree and all coun ties are closed there will be so ! grouse shooting this fall is recog , nized. To wait for the next legisla ture would be to lose this fall. "When the counties are closed we < will actively take up the propaga tion work. Indeed, we are prepar ing for it now. We are trying to locate grouse and eggs and if the pe titions come in and we can act we will start things promptly. Many 1 offers of help in the propagation and protection have been made." _ From reports at hand, said Dr. Kalbfus. there has been heavy loss l of quail in some counties, but in • others the birds have come througVt pretty well thanks to men who have been feeding them. "The sportsmen land some farmers have been putting out feed for the birds and at a time ; when the price of feed is high this is mighty line of them. It is saving the birds because this has been a terrible winter." said Dr. Kalbfus. "The snow has been deep and the birds have had a hard time to get •any food while every natural enemy I has been on the alert for them. RUSSIANS DO NOT FEAR AN INVASION [Continued from First Page.] the North Sea, near the Skagerrak. I was fought the battle of Jutland. Trotzky's Action Places Germany in Predicament, Is Washington Opinion • Washington, Feb. Ift.—Official Washington's opinion of Bolshevik | Foreign Minister Trotzky's decision i for 110 war and still no peace with | Germany is that Trotzky has placed Germany in a military and diplo ! matie predicament. Movements of German troops from the Russian front have been stopped and it is believed by military men i here that no further withdrawal of | forces can be made until Berlin de ! cides on a policy toward the 801-j • sheviki. Such official reports as have been received do not say clearly I whether the demobilisation of Rus- I sian troops has been continued, but they do indicate a reorganization of, the Red Guard. Germany, by repudiating the no- 1 ; annexation policy, officials here be-: lieve. has widened the breach with : the Socialists who cry for peace. They also think Germany will be j forced to go to the aid of the Ukral ' nians if the Bolsheviki attack them. -MUNICIPAL PORT SAFE ! Stored safety on dry land, the sev- I eral hundred canoes which in sum ! mer time have their mooring at George Reist's houseboat, foot of South street, are in no danger from any freshet or ice gorge. Reist took the precaution of stowing all his craft in a warehouse where they are dry as a bone and ready to put over board soon as the weather permits. Heist's Municipal Port will be the principal canoe station this year, now that Hardserabble is to be en tirely demolished, and he will prob ably increase his facilities for ac commodating canoeists. Deaths and Funerals MRS. MARV SPITTI.E Funeral services for M. Mary Spittle will be held Monday morning, at 9 o'clock, from her late residence, 123 Broad street, the Rev. George F. Schaum. pastor of the Harris Street Evangelical Church. officiating. Further services and burial will be at Reading in the afternoon. Mrs. Spittle is survived by four children, Geonge Spittle. Ruth Spittle, Mrs. RaV Thompson, of Reading, and Mrs. W. K. Thompson. DAVID W. MICKEY Funeral services for David W. I Mickey, who died at the Hog Island | Hospital, in the Navy Yard, will be held Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the residence of Mrs. W. E. Sul- { lenberger. 1405 Penn street, the Rev. Edwin Rupp officiating. Burial will |be made in the East Harrisburg I Cemetery. He is survived by two , brothers, Lee H. Mickey, of Mlllers ! burg, and Jacob Mickey, of Penbrook; Itwo sisters. Mrs. W. J. Lewis, of Pen brook. and Mrs. W. E. Sullcnberger, 1406 Penn street. Parents Meet Children on Same I.enel For ('.loser Under standing Between the Two Generations: "Boys Are More Than Jnst Boys," Speaker Tells Men Who Are Urged to Become Friends With Their Sons A hundred and sixty fathers and | sons gathered around the big table in the Y. M. C. A. last night for the Fathers and Sons dinner held under the auspices of the Central Y. M. C.! A. After the invocation by Dr. Lewis S. Mudge, pastor of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church: J. William Bowman. toastmaster. • introduced Daniel Bacon, a 13-year-old boy, who brought greetings and welconi- j ed the guests on behalf of the boys ot the Y. M. C. A. Dr. Charles B. Fager. Jr., spoke on j "Our Boys and the War," telling of j the work of the United States Boys'! Working Reserve, and urging that i boys join the reserve and aid the government by taking the place of; the men who are in the trenches. Andrew Musser responded to the toast, "Our Fathers." and in the! absence of Dr. J. George Becht. Dr. j Arthur E. Brown, headmaster of the ] Harrisburg Academy, responded to I the toast, "Our Sons." William 11. j Boyer sang as baritone solos, "Some- j where a Voiee is Calling," and "Keep i the Home Fires Burning." Walter j M. Wood, secretary of the Philadel- j phia Y. M. C. A. spoke on "Father and Son. inc.. pleading for closer companionship between the father SHIP CARPENTERS APPEAL TO WILSON [Continued from First Page.] justment Board, and Acting Socre tary Roosevelt, of the Navy. Managers of shipyards in the New 1 ork district anil at Baltimore, where the carpenters are on strike, have asked the Shipping Board to let them light the strikes, declaring the time has come for the issue to be settled. Thus far Chairman Hurley has refused >to permit this."holding that the troubles can be settled by other means. Shipping Board officials to-day said that heads of other unions engaged in shipbuilding had given assurance that the related trades would not be called out in a sympathetic strike. The other unions, which have agreed to leave all differe'nees to the adjustment board are endeavoring. Shipping Board officials said to-day. to induce Hutcheson to send his men back to work, leaving a settlement of difficulties to the adjustment board. Rivalry between Hutcheson and heads of the American Federation of Labor some officials to-day charged, if at the bottom of much of the trouble. Hutcheson, it is declared, declined to enter the agreement, call ing for settlement of differences by the adjustment board, despite the fact that he was urged to do so by federation chiefs. Brotherhood Will Suggest Compromise to President By Associated Press New York, Feb. 16.—An appeal direct to President Wilson to inter vene in the strike of shipyard work-* ers engaged on government contracts will be made to-day by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join ers, it was announced by officials of the organization he; this morning. Approximately fifty per oent. of the shipyard workers in the New York district are on strike to-day, ac cording to claims made by the broth erhood officials, including T. M. Guerin, member of the executive committee. Will Propose Compromise The appeal to the President, Mr. Guerin said, would suggest a com promise similar to that which was effected last October between the Government and navy-yard carpen ters who were then threatening to strike. 1 At that time the navy yard work ers wanted $6.60 a day, similar to | the wage which shipyard workers i are receiving on the Pacific Coast to day. Secretary Daniqls and Assist -1 ant Secretary Roosevelt called the heads of the carpenters' union into j conference at Washington, Mr. Guer lin said, and an agreemertt was ! reached fixing an eight-hour day, a I wage of $4.88, a 5 per cent, bonus under certain conditions, and two weeks' vacation and all holidays with pay—equivalent in all to $5.90 a day. Such a compromise now in favor of the shipyard workers would be | acceptable, Mr. Guerin declared. Mr. Guerin announced he had re ceived to-day a telephone message from a shipbuilding corporation at Kdgewater, N. J., saying it had set tled with its men on a basis of $6.60 a day pending an understanding be j tween the Government and the ship j yard workers generally. William L. Hutcheson. president j of the brotherhood, said he had not yet received the second telegram sent | to him yesterday by Chairman Hur i ley, of the United States Shipping j Board, requesting him to direct the i men to return to work. Until Mr. (•Hurley's message reached him, he ! declared, he would not comment on | its text. His appeal to the President to day, Mr. Hutcheson said, would ask the President to persuade Chairman Hurley to formulate a memc-ial, to be presented to ship cat throughout the country, setting forth a minimum wage which the Govern ment might be willing to pay. Hurley Asked Agreement Explaining this phase of the sit- ' uation, Mr. Guerin said Chairman Hurley desired to have the carpen- ! ters sign an agreement that they would abide by any wages which the i labor adjustment board might fix. t The carpenters would not sign such 1 a document, Mr. Guerln assarted, at | and the son. "The popular attitude of the father is that boys are boys. He should develop a closer intimacy with his son. Each boy presents just two possibilities: one for evil and one for good," the speaker declared. "If father and son arc to meet on the same level, then the father must take special pains to become a close friend and confidant of the boy. Fathers who work with their sons, sharing their interests, are the fath ers who are making the future man hood of this nation." Music was furnished by the Boy Scouts Orchestra of Troop No. 7. The banquet was under the per sonal supervision of Robert B. Reeves, general secretary, and Arch 11. Dinsmore. boys' work secretary of the Central Y. M. C. A. officials of the association were greatly pleased with the splendid attendance and with the success of the affair. Further plans for Father and Son week observance include an hour together, spent by father and son, sometime to-day. and attendance at church service together, to-morrow. Churches throughout the city are co-operating with the movement and many ministers will preach sermons specially adapted to the occasion. least until they were given some idea as to the amount of the mini mum wage. Brotherhood leaders to-day as serted there were about o.OUU car penters idle here, owing to scarcity of material, in addition to the strik ers: and that throughout the coun try there were 51.000 carpeAters idie who had been employed on can ernment's shipbuilding program, if into shipbuilding workers with only a little training. These estimates were given out. it was stated, to show there was plenty of la I„• available for carrying out the gov ernment's shipbiuidlng program, if higher wages were paid. The government has rejected a proposition by the carpenters brotherhood that the shipworkers be allowed to place a representative on the Adjustment Board of the Emergency Fleet Corporation to settle the present wage controversy, it was announced by Mr. Guerin. The shipworkers wanted to appoint such a representative with the right to vote and with powers equal to those held by government repre sentatives. Contrary to the claims of the brotherhood leaders. information reaching shipping board officials here at noOn indicated that fewer than 1,100 shipyard workers were on strike to-day, in the New York district. Ninety-two Mechanics Registered For Service in U. S. Shipyards I'ntil noon to-day ninety-two men : had enrolled for duty in the ship building forces of I'ncle Sam. The , enrollment will continue the rest of the day in the office of W. H. Gaither, ; Bergner Building. The men who have enrolled are (skilled mechanics, and will await • notification that they are to report for duty. The registration of skilled mechanics has been nationwide, and !a quota has been assigned to every I community. The quota assigned Har ' risburg was seventy-eight, and the ' registration will likely pass the 100 mark. For the benefit of those who i work during the day. the registration will be continued between 7 and SI i p. m. in Mr. Gaither's office this even-i ; ing. Fischer, Enemy Alien, Sent Message by Switzerland By .Associated Press i Philadelphia. Feb. 16. Switzer | land is the channel through which : Adalbert K. Fischer, said to be an ; important agent of the German Gov ernment in this country, communi- Icated with friends in Germany. | Fischer, head of the firm of Schutte land Koerting Company, valve manu i facturers, Philadelphia, now is in j terned in the Federal prison camp at ' Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., as a dangerous | enemy alien. | Secret service agents made this I known to-day when they referred to I mail sent by representatives of Fischer abroad. The mail was first ad dressed to a representative of the Swiss Government In Philadelphia, and later addressed to persons in Zurich under the seal of the Swiss Government. "Dory" Shaner Again on Job Repairing Bicycles Theodore Shaner, better known as "Dory," who was so badly burned when Andrew Redmond's salesroom was destroyed by fire, has resumed his work as bicycle repairman. Hav ing been incapacitated for work since • October fifth because of injuries re j ceived. he will now attempt to re ] build his business. He .has taken I quarters with Mr. Redmond at 1507 i Xorth Third street and will most : lfkely retain this location wheo Mr. j Redmond moves into his new sales ! room across the street. A complete vulcanizing outfit for bicycle tires is j included in the equipment, as well las facilities for repairing baby j coaches. FII.E OLD CHARTEB While the charter of the firm was ' signed by the late ex-Governor 1 Samuel W. Penn.vpacker when he was in office, counsel for the Keystone | Motor Car Company, this city, only I | presented the document at the Re corder's office yesterday to have it entered on the county record books. ! $1,000,000 LOSS ! THROUGH STRIKE Labor and Industry Report Shows What It Cost to Have Disputes in Five Months I Over a million dollars was lost by j workers of Pennsylvania in 144 | | labor disputes in the last five months I jof 11> 17, according to a summary is j sued by the Department of I*ibor | and Industry of the work of the i Bureau of Mediation. The strikes' I involved 28.485 workers and they ) (lost what is estimated at 805,465 working days. The mediators settled 31 disputes' j and made efforts to settle others I jThe disputes settled involved !> 893 workers. Twenty-two strikes in which mediators ban offered their 1 e h l° r * W T;,r t,n on Decern her 31. 1- ifteen of the strikes set tled by the Department mediators th metal fades and one of the settler strikes was in mines and one in textile plants. Two strikes oth.'. re< V n PUb " P serv '°e work. The Ktiit- olas ses of industry having 1 glass cinTiT : " u,, " n K- chemical. : ; m'nVl " K - food - lp ather, te\- i * tob ;! cco an< l hotels. The flftv ! ' acted occur Whi< '" '" e >">lator I ' counties- i i'ir. 1 ton Afferent j juunues. Allegheny, Beaver Hut ' | \ol\lng "pon tile Mediation Bureau" I Marmon Car Secures Agency in Harrisburg .this local company will havpnllnanf f iTOO°0 rCa o r r 8 r^ nping " froni about SSOO to i j fu'xuri'ous o y desired. The new se?ies Mar' 1 'v 1, i svhen mtroduced at the New I SUow - two years | cars For ono i'hl" ' P i' e fro ™ "".or ! i bodv Tho fiJf? ln lho motor and fender li-nro me \ ' unningboards and tfoir i unit eonstruc ' u PHCe . for a great many Ihv 11, i. since bepn adopted b> man) other mtorcar makers. ! ri Jv?, r ' f i anson ' of 'he Overland-Har risburg Company, said they gave care ful consideration to the highest priced cars on the market before eventually I deciding in favor of the M rmon as I the finest the high-priced class. Lafean Urges All to Buy War Stamps State Banking Commissioner Dan- i iel I'. Lafean to-day issued an ap- i peal to the bankers and the people of Pennsylvania to do their utmost ! to_ extend the sale and purchase of i War Savings Stamps, "even though ! it mean a sacrifice of earnings and < savings." "Information comes to me from j various sections of the state relative to the War Savings Stamps and it is gratifying indeed to learn that | the interest displayed and the effort I made by the financial institutions < in this cause fulfill to the utmost their patriotic duty," said the com- I missioner. "I have every confidence j in the people of Pennsylvania doing ■ their full duty in this respect, even j though it mean a sacrifice of earn ings and savings." CITY NOT TO FURNISH MEN j It was inadvertently stated yester-| day in the Harrisburg Telegraph that j the thirty-one men to be furnished I to the National Army next week by county boards one and two were to be sent by the local boards of these numbers. The thirty-one men are only to entrain here for camp. 2 <. I 1 ! uSmkßelmK IJaiiplitii Deposlf- TraeSE: Ci®, I Ifontsfciirgjfe. 2 1832-1918 1 * * £ i t RAILROAD BILL IMPORTANT NOW AS WAR MEASURE Senator Robinson Points Out Need For Early Action; Help to Public Washington. Feb. iti. Senator Robinson, in discussing the adminis tration railroad bill to-day, urged its early enactment as a war measure of vital importance both to the gov ernment and to the public. "It is desirable to end the existing uncertainty as to the status of the railroads and the policy of the gov ernment in the operation of- the same." declared Senator Robinson, "and to take such action as may be necessary to prevent loss and incon venience to the puhlie resulting from the lack of necessary arrangerr.ents for maintenance and indispensable improvements. Furthermore, the tinancial plans and policies of the ad ministration can be much more read ily formulated and consummated: the enormous funds necessary to be secured through Liberty loans and otherwise for the requirements of the Treasury In the prosecution of the war can be more readily obtained when the vexing questions connect ed with this legislation have been answered and the purpose and policy of the government respecting the control and operation of transporta tion lines have been definitely tlxed by law." Takes Issue With Colleagues Senator Robinson took issue with Senator Cummins that the standard of compensation provided in the bill guaranteed returns unnecessarily high to the carriers. He said the compensation "approximates the actual amount of compensation which a court would in all probabil ity award a carrier upon trial of its case." Replying to Senator Kellogg's statement that President Wilson's action in taking over control of the railroads was unnecessary the Ar kansas senator said: "I believe that Federal control and operation were necessary, in deed almost unavoidable and that the President acted wisely in not exercising the powers conferred up on him by Congress to take over the railroads and operate them in a time o fwar until the necessity for such action had been recognized by public opinion." Efforts of the railroad war board to meet the situation were praised but Senator Robinson said the board could not make or repeal law and most important of all it could not remove the natural obstacles to uni fied operation created by the desire and obligation of every railroad manager io secure for his line all the business he could obtain. Four Hardscrabble Cases Listed For Argument Four of the Hardscrabble cases which were disposed of at special ses sions of court are listed for argument on Monday. In each of the cases counsel for the property owners has tiled a motion for judgment on the damages which have been awarded both for the properties as they stood • i H7l and for improvements since that date. The constitutionality ot i lie Aet of IS7I which rules that the city is not liable for damages for luiircyveinu'nts on public highways *Tier tflaT date will be the question which will be argued by City Solici tor fox and the attorneys for the property owners. The argument list for Monday fol lows: Commonwealth vs. Charles Cranford, motion for new trial; Com monwealth vs.' Robert Anderson, motion for new trial; Andrea S. Pobreff vs. Kristo Staneff, rule to open judgment; Victor Braddock, re ceiver of the Home Building and Loan Association vs. W. H. Ivohler, agent., rule to open jfidgment; Arlanda P. Dintaman, E. G. Slabaeh, John Yingst and Lewis Finfrock, Jr., vs. City of Harrisburg, four cases, motion for judgment: D. H. Good vs. W. H. Hill ing. Jr.. rule to enter judgment, two cases: Elizabeth W. Moeslein vs. Sarah J. B. Smith, motion for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of de fense: Joseph C. Poffenberger et. a I vs. Charles E. Cooper, motion for judgment for want of sufficient af fidavit of defense. Little Coal Coming in Over Reading Lines Ten cars of anthracite coal came into the city yesterday, and were di vided anions city dealers. Nine cars came over the Pennsylvania Railroad, and one over the Reading- Shipments on the Rending. which had improved the first of the week, have fallen off attain, and lliii dealers are still strug gling to lill the many orders. Ross A. Hickok, county fuel ad ministrator, is in Philadelphia to-day, where he was summoned to confer with ot.her county fuel administrators of Pennsylvania. It is understood that he will make an effort to secure more coal from the Heading operators for city dealers while he is in Har risburg. PHixcirroN WINS TANK HONORS New York, Feb. 16.—Princeton University defeated the College of the City of New York in a dual swimming meet here to-night by a score of 4.1 points to 10. The Tigers won the 50-yard, 100-yard, plunge for distance, form dive and relay events, the locals winning only the 220-yard swim. Princeton won the water polo game. 30 to 21. M. K. I*I,AIV HA \'(JI'ET Announcement has Just been made that the first annual banquet of the Methodists of Harrisburg and vicin- U / ,V iU 'i e he ! d the banquet hall of the Masonic Temple, Third and State streets, March 7, instead of the Chestnut Street Auditorium, as was originally announced. 3 SCHOOLS WORK > HARD TO ENROLL IN RED CROSS Boys and Girls Extremely Willing to Do Their Bit For Nation Announcement that a silk Red t'ross banner is to be given thai Dauphin county or Harrisburg .schoolroom which enrolls the largest Junior Red Cross membership prior to February 22, caused a commotion among the scholars und teachers the other evening and the teachers yesterday morning called attention of the scholars to the fact that quick action is necessary because Washing ton's Birthday Is only a week ahead. All of the principals of the various Harrisburg schools are willing to co operate with the Harrisburg Chapter ot the Red Cross in the organization of Junior Red Cross auxiliaries. Dr. Downes of the city schools and Superintendent Shatnbaugh of the Dauphin county schools have tirged all teachers to co-operate. School Activities The work of the boys and girls of this section for the Red Cross will vary somewhat in the different lo calities. In the early stages of or ganization of the various auxiliaries much attention will be given the his tory of the Red Cross, its service to the United States and other nations, and its present organizations for war service, in some sections story tell ers. songs and games have been em ployed to aid in this message. Courses in first aid, home nursing and dietetics are to be given to old er pupils. All children should know in an elementary way the essentials of these subjects. A manual of school activities is to be issued shortly, covering the types of supplies that school children can prepare. For the present school au thorities can obtain lists of special articles most in demand through ap plication to chapter secretaries. Pat terns and specifications adapted to school work are soon to be publish ed. The Junior Red Cross organiza tions can help the Red Cross Chap ter and auxiliaries in many ways. Junior membership cost 25 cents. This money is retained by various schools and is used in the purchase of supplies to be used by the chil dren. Churchmen Plan For Big Ratification Meeting A prohibition ratification rally will lie held in the (trace Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon and even ing. The purpose of the meeting is to interest the churches of the city to pass resolutions favoring the ratl tication of the national prohibition amendment by the next session of the State Legislature. Recently the Grace_ Church passed resolutions pledging the support of the votins members of the church to elect a candidate from the city who favors the ratification. Ex-Governor Frank B. Willis, of Ohio, will probably make an address at the evening session of the rally. Post 58 Entertains Grand Army Officers The official visit of several of the State officers of the G. A. R. was made last nifrln to Post 58, G. A R Assistant Adjutant General. Noah Dietrich; Samuel T. Town. Chief of Staff; Charles C. Tnvlor. The pari.v arrived from Pittsburgh on the way to Philadelphia. A delegation from the local post greeted the officers upon their arrival. Visitors from the posts of the surrounding towns were present at the meeting. CHI 1.1) III*R\S TO DEATH Millersburg, Pa.. Feb. 16. Myrtle Etter, 11 years old. died early this morning from burns received last night when her clothes caught Are when she was putting her little sis ters to bed. PIPE PI,ANT COMI"I,ETED The big, new plant of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company vir tually was completed to-day. The company plans to open it Tuesday, when the 800 men formerly engaged in making shells for the U. S. 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