SPECIAL TERM OF
COURT CLOSES
Number of Cases Are Not Yel
Disposed of by
Jury
brought by Sa
iuiil and Salant vs. the Merchants
.Milling Company of Lykens, for an
alleged breach of a contract to fur
nish shirts, went to the jury. A ver
dict was expected late this after
noon.
In Courtroom No. 2 before Judge
S J. M. McCarrell the suit of George
t; Fornwalt vs. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company was continued to
day. Fornwalt is suing for damages
for an injury to his left hand.
The entire panel of jurors has been
tailed to again at the spe
■ :al session of court beginning
<iarch il when the benefit cases in
•.lie Jlardscrabble proceedings will be
To Hear Guilty Pious.—ln addi
tion to the- sixteen defendants al
leady listed for sentence on Monday
when pleas of guilty will be heard.
-.ln- following have decided to plead
b fore trial: George Reed, Zack
Rndress, nonsupport; Mary Shilling
er, alias Mather, larceny; Perr>
Dutch, larceny: Titus R. Nell, two
charges, larceny.
Motion For Now Trial.— A motion
tor a new trial in the suit of Bretz
Bros. vs. I. en a Watson lias been
tiled by counsel for the plaintiff. It
will be' argued later in the month.
License Case Monday. — Hearing
nf the remainder of the testimony
iu the remonstrances tiled against
aranting a license for the lort
Hunter Hotel will be held in t ourt on
Mondav. The case was postponed
owing to an accident to Clinton E.
Hoover, proprietor of the hotel.
Viewers File Report.—The board
of viewers appointed to decide dam
iges to be awarded property owners
affected bv changing the grades o.
streets south of the Cumberland A ai
ry railroad tracks, closing ot Tnire
street and other highways and the
construction of the Second and I ront
street subways filed a report to-da>.
The schedule of awards was PUbH h
i-il several weeks ago. Lxet-iuon
to the awards must be tiled witlu.i
thirty days.
Chandler Six Makes
Long Distance Record
What is believed to be the world s
nv-ord for continuous driving .j 1
lahjied' on behalf of the Chandler
<i\ by J. A. Van Horn of Los An
:> les. Cal.. who lias made 04.000
nilee in tliirteen months or an aver
ige of 23" miles a day for that
.oriod.
This car, which has been used for
►arrving newspapers from Los An
gles to Santa Barbara. "hAs "traveled
; many miles iu a little over a year
is the average owner would in flf
een or twenty years.
The daily run of 23T miles was
mule with a load of 1.000 to 1.300
•uiinds of newspapers or else with
i load of passengers and a trailer
■ -hind. In the entire thirteen
months the daily trip was not
.<issed once. The car averages fif
een miles to a gallon of gasoline,
.ccording to the careful record kept
•V Mr. Van Horn.
The only change in the car as
■ hipped from the factory was its
••tulpment with over-size cord tires.
These tires have been giving an av
•rage of 12,000 miles to the set.
which shows that the car has been
•cmarkablv easy on tires in spite of
ii loads carried.
"Records like that of Mr. Van
Horn show that the modern motor
■ar is a surprisingly sturdy mechan
sm." says Sales Manager James il.
•unlap. of the Chandler Motor Car
'onipany. "With ordinarily decent
isage the buyer of a Chandler or
>tlier good car can expect his car
o give good service for almost un
united periods, as compared with
nost other things he buys.
"There are very few mechanisms
hat are comparable to a good mo
orcar in wearing qualities—yet no
ither mechanism is half so complex.
I'eople do not give the motorcar en
gineers enough credit for the really
narvelous things they have done in
leveloping tile modern motorcar."
m ii.ihvg pkioitts
Two building permits were issued
• -day. William D. Gulden obtained
permit to erect a one-story
,M - age at the rear of 205:1 Swatara
■ tif-rt at a cost of s."<o. The Leviti
uilding Company took out a permit
• ' build an addition to the property
' I"..") Harris street, owned by l.oiiig
'ohen. The work will cost SJOf.
I here is no car as posi
tive in its action as the
Cadillac because no
guesswork enters into
tlie Cadillac construction.
Design, materials and
Workmanship all as
near perfect as possible
—are responsible for the
remarkable Cadillac per
formance.
CRISPEN MOTOR
CAR CO.
:! 11-815 S. CAMERON ST.
Spring ¥ T 1 The Overland
sak U seel tars H^!s£-
SATURDAY EVENING, HABJRISBURG (ASA* TELEGRAPH MARCH 2, 1918.
ALL NEWS OF T
LIFTING LID ON
FAMOUS TUNNEL
Pcnnsy Found Hole in Moun
tain Too Expensive and
Troublesome
The officials of the Pennsylvania
Ilailroad company have decided to
lift the top off Radebaugh tunnel.
F. i'. Richards, superintendent of
the John F. Casep company, of Pitts
burgh. With a large force of men
started this work last week. The
tunnel is located on the Pittsburgh
division near Greensburg.
At present there are two tunnels
at Radebaugh. The old tunnel lo
cated north of the new one was con
structed more than sixty years ago.
About tifteen years ago the line of
tracks was placed several hundred
feet south of the old line and the
new tunnel was driven through the
hill at an enormous expenses of time
and money. For a number of years,
the arch of the tunnel was all right,
but when coal was removed, it is
alleged, the top of the arch cracked
and the railroad company had to
employ a concreting company to
make repairs.
runnel Very Unsatisfactory
Thousands of dollars were ex-
Ipended and thousands of tons of
■; concrete were used in making secure
-ithe top of the tunnel. After all, the
; labor and expense, the tunnel was
, | never satisfactory for the reason
I, that the smoke of the engines made
conditions unbearable for trainmen
• | to pass through.
•j Tt is the intention for the con
>• trading company to lift about 200
i 300 feet of the top at the first time,
i The distance from the west end to
: > the place where the concrete repair
i work was completed several years
: I ago is 1,200 feet.
I One Mile In Ijengtli
■ i The entire length of the new tun
nel is nearly one mile. The ground
taken from the top will be filled in
■| at a certain place along the line
| in the vicinity of the tunnel.
' ' Mr. Richards has established
headquarters at the home of Mr.
Best and the laborers will also be
j housed in the vicinity of the work.
Standing of the Crews
II \RRISH! KG Sine
Philadelphia Division The 123
crew flrst to go after 4 o'clock: 130,
| 10T. 120, 102.
I Engineers for 107, 120.
11 Firemen for 123. 130.
; Conductor for 107.
i Brakemen for 123, 130, 102 (2).
Engineers up: Baston, Keane.
Gaeckler.
Firemen up: Emerlck, McEaugli
lin. Blum, Good, Wilson. Hoffman.
' Kines. Kider, Brown. Campbell.
>; Conductors tip: Solomon, Gal
' j lagher.
'' Brakemen up: Pisle. Bair.
Mldfllc Olvlnlon—Tile 2<> crew first
to go after 1.15 o'clock: 21 23, 30.
'j 245, 38, 230, 232.
Engineers l'or 26, 3S.
Firemen for 26, 23.
j Brakemen for 26. 24. 23.
Engineers up: Smith, Blizzard.
"Farley.
Fireqien no: Book, Martin.
; Conductor up: Eeonard.
Brakeman up: Fisher.
Yard Board —Engineer for 2-15 C.
Firemen for 1-7 C. 4-7 C, 5-7 C, 4-15 C.
! Engineers up: Fnell, Bartolet
; Barkey, Getty, Bostdorf, Bair, Ilef
i l'leinan. Blever.
Firemen up: Witchey, Swomley,
| Shanfield, Baker, Parker. Eeppard,
iCrook.
i:\UI.A SIOF.
I'hilndelphin Oiviion The 241
; crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock:
! 210. 230. 205, 273, 225. 242, 251, 253.
Firemen for 210, 230, 205. 228. 242.
Conductor for 230.
I'lagman for 241.
Brakemen for 241, 210, 201 (21, 242.
Conductors up: Rudy, Campbell.
Brakeman up: Shearer.
Middi> Division—The 107 crew first
•' to go after 1.50 p. m.: 1"*. H7. 105,
.' -!31, 231.
Engineer for 107.
•i Firemen foi 107, 117.
Conductor for 105.
. | Brakemen for IDS. 117.
j Yard Board—Engineers for 145.
i 3rd 126, 137. 140. 3 extras, 1 M. V.
Firemen for 145, Ist 126, 3rd 126,
i Ist 129, 2nd 129, 3rd 129, 3 extras,
i Ist 102, Ist 104. 2nd 101. extra,
j Engineers up: Bruaw, ITanlon,
| McXally, Feas. Gingrich, Hinkle.
j Fortenbaugh, Zeiders, Barnhart,
Kapp, Ewing.
Firemen up: Shuey, Xolte. Stef
fi c, Walters. F.alnbridgc, Ilapdiboe.-
Stewart, Bruhaker, .lones, Conly,
! Eiehelberger, Garlin, W. G. Morris.
! B'.r.gard. Hilbish, Snyder.
P\SSi;VGK DBPARTUKXT
j Middle lilvUlon —Engineers up: O.
i Taylor. ,T. ,T. Kelley, R. E. Crum, W.
£>. McOouga!. S. H. Alexander, .T. W.
Smith. F. F. Schreek. F. McC. Buck.
! Sam. Donnley, .lames Keane, J. A.
Spotts, D. G. Riley. J. Crimmel, A. A.
Delozier, R. M. Crane.
Firemen tip: R. F. Mohler, S. P.
Stauffer, J. W. Richards. G. L lfug-
I gins. 11. A. Schrauder, O. B. Iltiss.
! Engineers for 21, 45, 6293, 17, 3.
Firemen for 665, 17, 59, 3, 11.
rhiladelphin Division— Engineers
: up: A. Ilall, V C. Gibbons, JI. W.
(GUliums, W. S. Lindley, M. Pleam,
i B. A. Kennedy, C. R. Osmond.
Firemen up: M. G. Shaffner. W. M.
I Welch, 11. K. Strickler. J. S. Elling
! er. J. Cover, F. 11. Cook, F. I* Floyd.
Engineers for 26. P-36, 575.
Fireman for 34. Xo Philadelphia
! crews here.
THE HEADING
The 22 crew first to go after 12.43
o'clock: 12, 53, 3, 52, 17, 73, 61. 54
■ 71, 58. 4, 64. 24. 7.
i Engineers for 54, 58, 64, 3, 7; 22. *
I Firemen for 52, 54, SS, 61, 64 71
| 3, 4. 7. 12.
Flagman for 54.
; Brakemen for 52, 53, ."4, 58, 61 64
• 71, 73, 4. 7.
i Engineers up: Barnhart, Warner,
, Masaimore. Bites. Kauft'man, Freed.
Middaugh, Beecher. Griffith, Morne
; Ruth.
Firemen up: Rayston, Sliover,
; Putman. Myers, Toomey, .Swartz
; Hurley.
Conductors up: Vard. King, Glass.
Flagmen up: Peters, Paxton, Leib
. treu, Farling, Donley. Mosey.
Brakemen up: Swartz, Parr, Mark
-1 ley, .Stark.
What a Track Foreman Says of Duty
By HUGH JIULLOY
Foreman, Subdivision No. 34, Renovo Division
The railroads of the Nation must |
anil do 1111 a large economic place in '
the work of the Nation, and this is j
now especially true.
Tn the transportation of the raw !
material quick delivery is all im- j
portant; in the delivery of coal to !
our seaboard and throughout our in
land centers, as well as to our tight- j
ing force, the railroads play a most
vital part and hence must be kept
In the highest condition of efficiency j
so jts to Bet the greatest service in >
the quickest possible time.
While with all other citizens we j
should obey the demands of our su- !
periors in observing "meatless and 1
wheatless days," and In conserving !
food and being economic in all our I
living at these time, yet we must
make a study and eat plentifully of I
VETERAN ENDS
i ACTIVE SERVICE
James C. Johnson, Inspector
in Pennsy Shops, on Honor
Holl; Gets Purse of Gold i
i
; Janies C. Johnson, aged 70 years,!
' 1825 Berryhill street, yesterday end
j ed active service with the Pennsyl-'
j vania railroad. He was given a big
surprise. The veteran shop fireman
was the recipient of a purse of gold,
j It was presented by J. H. Farmer, of
| the Lucknow bolt shop in behalf of
| the employes of the llarrisburg andi
! Lucknow shops.
E. Z. Gross, City Commissioner.!
| accepted the gift for the retiring em- !
ploye. Mr. Johnson recently under-1
| went two serious operations and re- |
j quest eel that his lifelong friend. Com- i
I missioner Gross speak for him.
I The veteran was enttcod to the
'shops on the plea that he was want-j
jed to inspect the planing mill. His
surprise was great when he found
lined up the SOO employes, and was j
given a warm welcome. Cheers and
I applause were prolonged for nearly
I five minutes.
Foreman Gciskiiig Presides
Charles Geisking. general foreman!
. of the Lucknow shops, was chairman 1
j of the big meeting and made an in- :
| teresting address touching on ill*. <
| Johnson's long and faithful service
and to his efficiency in all branches
of shop work. The presentation l'ol- 1
j lowed.
I Prayer was offered by K. W. Mc
iClain, of Lucknow, and while every- j
i body shook hands with Mr. Johnson, j
the Rucknow orchestra under thej
| direction of S. W. Rich furnished
! fine music. After a reception the vet-j
| eran was escorted to other depart
ments where he was given a warm
welcome and best wishes.
Mr. Johnson was born at McVey
town. Pa.. February 6. IS4S. lie en
tered the services of the railroad
company October 23, 1875, as boiler
maker. In 1892 he was made fireman
of the shops and in 101-1 was trans- j
! ferreel to boiler inspector, which po-1
i sition he held until his retirement.
Reading Veteran Dies;
Taken 111 on His Train!
Kdwin 1'". Plotts, a well-known \
passenger conductor on the Reading \
division, running between Philadel- 1
■ phia and Pottsville, died yesterday i
at his home in Philadelphia. Mr.
' Plotts was taken ill on his train on
the way to Pottsville. lie was G3 J
years of age and was a former rest- !
dent of Reading.
Mr. Plotts began his railroad ea- j
; reer in the paint shop. I<ater he be- j
cenie a newsboy on the Kast Penn
j !•ranch, in September, 1872, he was)
trade a fr. iglit brakeman, and in
1573 a passenger brakeman. He be- j
earn® a baggagemaster in 187ti, andi
a passenger -conductor in 18S!. He j
married Mary Scull, of this city. Fori
j a number of years tile family lived >
at Roxborough. About fifteen years j
j ago they located at Reading. He
was the conductor of trains N'os. 07 I
and 12.
Women Own One-Third
of Railroad Shares
Women own nearly one-third of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. In a
. statement of the total number of \
• stockholders just compiled by the ]
| company, women stockholders own
i 2S.SS per cent., or approximately i
1145,000,000, of the $.".00,000,000 capi
! ial stock.
The latest figures show a total of
101,21% stockholders, of whom 30,08.1 I
j are women. in the number of stock
holders, Pennsylvania leads the coun
try with 4<;386 interests owning one,
• share or more of the stock. Xew
; Vork is second with 18.127. nnil the 1
! Xew England states third with
I 18,137,
More Reserve Militia
Officers Appointed
j The following Reserve Militia ap
pointments were announced to-day:
•Samuel it. lialler, Lancaster, cap
tain and assistant surgeon, First In- '
fan try: Georse G. Oardwell, West!
j Cheater, second lieutenant of in-i
fantry. Company D. First Infantry; ;
John Reynolds, Philadelphia, second '
lieutenant. Company D, First In
-1 fantry; Henry F. Walton, Jr., Phila
delphia, second, battalion adjutant.
i First Infantry; Rev. Thomas B.
| Barlow, Homestead, chaplain. Third
Infantry; Charles E. Brunner, han
; caster, first lieutenant gun detach
ment, Second Infantry; Norman C. j
Adams, Lancaster, second lieutenant, |
machine gun detachment. Second
infantry; Alexander S. Henderson, !
Pittsburgh, major and commissary; !
Charles S. Stech, AUentown, second I
lieutenant battalion quartermaster l
and commissary. Second Infantry; '
| Edward M. Harris, Philadelphia,
• captain of cavalry, Troop B; George
I B. Drake, Waynesburg, captain as- 1
signed to Company F, Third In-
I fantry.
I
nourishing food which will keep us
in a high state of vitality.
By getting plenty of rest and sleep
and by abstaining from harmful
things we may, and should, for our
own comfort and well-being, as well
as to be able to "do our bit," keep
ourselves in perfect condition for
service.
Finally, with all others, we can do
our full shares in contributing to the
several calls or demands made upon
us in a civic or charitable way.
The above are some of the ways
by which we may, in our daily posi
tions. through co-operation, faith
ful duty, watchfulness, thoughtful
ness. conservation, care of self and
economy, "do out bit" and as Ameri
cans contribute to the victory that
must be ours as a Nation.
The war must be fought through
to the end. Our task is to win.
RAILROADERS IN
SHOOTING MATCH
Teams of Pennsy System in
Elimination Contests on
Division Street Grounds
S. G. Hepford. general director of
athletics of the Philadelphia division
of the Pennsylvania railroatl, had
charge to-day of a big shooting
match on the Division street
grounds. The contest is one of the
elimination contests scheduled to de
termine the winning team which will
represent the Eastern Pennsylvania
division in the championship match
In Philadelphia later in the month.
Five teams from the Philadelphia
division motor power and transpor
tation departments, the Tyrone
shops, the. Juniata shops and the Al
toona machine shops, participated
in the shoot.
Four Classes
The contestants were divided into
four classes, according to the num
ber of targets broken in the match.
All getting 90 per cent, or over were
placed in Class A; between 75
and 90 per cent., in Class B; CO to
it) per cent., in Class C, and all below
t>o per cent, in Class D. Following
the elimination match an individual!
championship for all employes of the
Eastern division was staged. Prizes
including umbrellas, cufflinks, poc
ket knives and cigars, were given to
the winners of the events.
Pennsy Lines West Close
Gateway to Eastern Traffic
Hy Associated Press
Pittsburgh. March 2.—The Penn
sylvania railroad, lines west, lias
placed an embargo on all freight
destined for the lines cast excepting
only the first two divisions of the
live excepted in the recent order of
the I'nited States railroad admin
istration. The embargo, which went
into effect late yesterday closes the
Pittsburgh gateway to a large ex
tent. Congestion at terminal points,
caused the placing of the new em
bargo, it is said. Business originat
ing east of Pittsburgh and consign
ed west, and business originating
west, consigned to the Pennsylvania
railroad east, is affected by the re
| strict ions.
Train Hits Car Inspector
at Lancaster Station
Benjamin E. Decker, aged 40, car
inspector for the Pennsylvania rail
| road at Lancaster was struck and in
i stantly killed last night by a passen
! ger train. He stepped from the tool
; house directly in front of Train Xo.
; C>7 eastbound. He is married and re
sides at G99 Marietta street, Lancas
ter.
Manufacturer's Agent
and Son Arrested in
Army Graft Scandal
By . Issecicted Press
Chicago. March 2. —Henry 11. Lip
pert, manufacturer's agent, and his
on, Ralph, were to be arraigned to
day before United States Commis
sioner Louis F. Mason, on charges
which allege a conspiracy against
the government in the furnishing of
army supplies, in connection with
Brigadier General Thomas Cruse, 1".
S. A., retired, who now is in Wash
ington.
The Lipperts were arrested last
night aftet a raid on their offices
under a federal search and seizure
Warrant asked for by Captain Mel
vin 13. Erieson, of the United States
Army Intelligence Bureau.
Tn his statement before Commis
sioner Mason, as king for the war
rant. it was charged by Captain
Erieson that General Cruse had ad
mitted to liini in Washington last
January that lie had received sl,-
500 from the elder Lippert and that
an agreement had been entered into
by which Lippert was to pay him
S.IOO a month.
Xo estimate has been given out
as to the amount involved in the
alleged fraudulent transactions. Most
of the contracts handled iiy the Lip
perts were for woolen blankets tor
the Army.
Vim Truck Displaces
Express Company
An interesting example of what
the motor truck can do and Its
v ilue when haste is needed, is fur
nished by P. I\ Oonroy. the Newport,
K. 1., dealer in Vim half-ton delivery
i'ars. Mr. Conroy was the driver on
| this express trip and takes consid-
I erable delight in telling the story.
The wife of a prominent passen
i ger car dealer in Newport owned a
| car that was built in Chicopee Falls,
Mass., and the engine needed over
i hauling, in fact the whole power
! plant needed to be inspected and re
paired. The express company would
not guarantee delivery in less than a
i week, so her husband decided to
| load it on his Vim truck and Mr
I Conroy offered to make the trip.
The journey from Newport to
Chicopee Falls, a distance of 148
; miles was made in a pouring rain
I and the total weight carried was
1,842 pounds. Nevertheless under
these unfavorable conditions, the
run was made in eight hours with
out trouble of any kind, as was the
return trip. A week later the Vim
went back for the engine and car
ried it without any kind of trouble
back to Newport on nine gallons of
gasoline. The Vim dealer in this city,
declares that such performances are
so common for Vim cars that their I
owners do not consider them at all]
remarkable. j
FRANCE BARES
PAPER PROVINC
HUN PERFIDY
Verdun and Toul Demanded
by Germans on Eve
of Outbreak
Paris, March 2.—An historic docu
ment showing the German govern
ment's determination to force war
upon France was made public yes
terday by Stephen Pichon, the
French foreign minister.
The minister was speaking at the
Sorbonne upon the anniversary of
the protest made by representatives
of the national assembly of Alsace-
Lorraine against annexation to Ger
many.
"I will establish by documents."
said M. Pichon. "that the day the
Germans deliberately renderc* in
evitable the most frightful of wars
they tried to dishonor us by the most
cowardly complicity in the ambush
into which they drew Europe. 1 will
establish it in the revelation of a
document that the German chan
cellor, after having drawn up pre
served carefully—and ypu will sec
why—in the most profound mystery
of the most secret archives.
Demanded Toul ami Verdun
"We have known only recently of
its authenticity and it defies any sort
of attempt to disprove it. It bears
the signature of Bethniann-Hollweg,
(German imperial chancellor at the
outbreak of the war) and the date
July 31, 1914. On that day Von
Schoen (German ambassador to
France), was charged by a telegram
from his chancellor to notify us of
a state of danger of war with Rus
sia and to ask us te> remain neutral,
giving us eighteen hours in which to
reply.
"What was unknown until to-day
was that the telegram of the Ger
man chancellor containing these in
structions terminated with these
words:
''lf the French government ele
clares it will remain neutral, your
excellency will be good enough to
declare that we must, as a guaran
tee of its neutrality, require the
handing' over the fortresses of Toul
and Verdun; that we will occupy
them and will restore them after the
end of the war with Russia. A reply
to this last ejuestion must reach here
before Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock.'
"That," said M. Pichon, "is how
Germany wanted peace at the mo
ment when she declared war. That
is how sincere she was in pretending
that we obliged her to take up arms
for her elefense. That is the price she
intended to make us pay for our
baseness if we bad the infamy to
repudiate our signature as Prussia
repudiated liers by tearing up the
treaty that guaranteed the neutrality
of Belgium."
Changes in Waterpower
Bill Are Recommended
By Secretary Baker
l)y Associated Press
Washington. March 2.—Changes
in the pending administration water
power bill to rrtore cjearly express
the intent of the legislation were
recommended to-day to Chairman
Sims of the House Special Waterpow
er Committee, by Secretaries Baker,
and Houston, who drew the
measure. They urged speedy pas
sage. of the bill so as to stabilize the
power industry generally and en
courage the building of extensions
to existing projects.
Development of waterpower is ur
gently needed, the secretaries wrote,
if the United States is to maintain
its proper place in world trade after
the war. or even to supply its do
mestic needs. It also is necessary in
order to reduce the drain on the na
tion's coal and petroleum supplies,
particularly the latter.
"While the form of the bill which
lias been presented for your con
sideration is directly concerned with
waterpower development only," says
the statement, "an adequate solution
of this problem will have a favorable
and stabilizing effect upon the whole
power industry. Probably no con
siderable increase in new water
power development can be expected
immediately, but legislation is ur
gently needed in order to put exist
ing waterpower developments,
which have been made under in
adequate law, into a position of se
curity which will enable them to
make extensions and to meet ma
turing obligations upon favorable
terms."
Public Safety Committee
Considers the Purchase of
Tractors For State Farmers
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, March 2.—The Penn
sylvania Commission of Puhlie Safe
ty and Defense is considering the
advisability of appropriating $50,000
soon, to buy tractors for use by
fennel's in this state.
This statement was made to-day
: i y Lieutenant-Governor McClain, sec
j rotary and treasurer of the Commis
sion. The tractors would insure bis
I wartime crops, it is believed, and
would help solve the farm labor
problem.
"A majority of the members of the
Commission, including Oovernor
Brumbaugh, favor the project," said
Mr. McClain to-day. It has been in
successful operation in New York
state, where $50,000 was appropriated
lor this purpose last year. This
i year the appropriation has been
| doubled and if the plan is adopted
here we will, of course, have the
benefit of New York's experience and
a\ old the mistakes made there when
the plan was first introduced.
"In the near future Governor
Hrunibaugl'. will call a meeting of
the Commission to receive a report
troin the State Secretary of Agri
culture, who has been working on
the project for some months. When
rut into operation the plan would
be under tha supervision of the
Department of Agriculture."
The tractors would be supplied to
the farmers on .1 rjntal basis, Mr.
McClain said, the rental charge to
be a nominal sum sufficient to pay
(he cost of the skilled operators
these tractors require.
The Pennsylvania Commission of
Agriculture five weeks ago in Har
risburg voted to ask the Commission
of Defense for $50,000 for farm trac
tors to be put out and operated un
der the direction of Secretary Pat
ton.
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Howard R. Homer, Altoona, and
George K. Bosher, of the Arcade
Apartments, were arrested on war
rants Issued by Alderman James
DeShong on a charge of conspiracy.
It is alleged that Homer and Kosher
held checks intended for payment of
coal, cashing them at banks for their
own purposes. Information was
brought by Charles 1* KaufTmaiv 1117
North Third street. The hearing will
be held by Alderman De.Shong Monday
morning, at 10 o'clock.
SCHUYLKILL TO
PROTECT GROUSE
First County to Take Steps to
Prevent Extermination of
Game Birds
Schuylkill county has been the
first in Pennsylvania to file a peti
tion for the closing of that county
to hunting of ruffed grouse for a
period of two years, although sever
al other counties have sent in pre
liminary papers which were return
ed for correction. The petitions are
now in the hands of men in four
fifths of the counties of Pennsyl
vania and it is believed that in an
other month the movement will be
state-wide. It has already received
an impetus that is far greater than
tlint of a few years ago when coun
ties were closed by the State Game
1 <>ln!,l ' sS '°o to-killing of deer and
wild turkeys on petition.
Lycoming and Luzerne counties
have been active in securing peti
tions and in the northern tier the
fact that a Rill has been presented
In the gem ml asseniM: to lose the
Empire Ktite to ittiu' ng of ruffed
grouse for two years ha. stimulated
the interest and the petitions are be
ing signed up in every county in
that line. The plan of the State
Game Commission is to systematize
the circulation of the petitions so
that one man will look after the ad
vertisements, affidavits and other
matters required by law and see that
the papers are in proper form and
comply with all provisions when
they are forwarded to the office of
the State Game Commissioner.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that the movement to pro
tect the ruffed grouse is a national
one. "When I was in Washington
a short time ago," said Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus, Secretary of the Game
Commission. "1 found a very gener
al interest in this plan. I made
some inciuiries with the idea of buy
ing some grouse to stock our state,
but found no one had any to sell
and that the bulk of the people were
trying to keep what they had. Men
from the southern statfes and the
coast were very emphatic about
keeping what they had and inquir
ies 1 made showed that they con
templated closing grouse hunting.
Even in Canada the movement is on
and in seven provinces the grouse
will not be hunted this year. The
bulk of the states have closed hunt
ing or will do so for a period of two
years; only a few will try one year."
Dr. Schlegel Elected Elder
to Succeed A. M. Sampsel
By Associated Press
Heading, Pa., March 2.—The Rev.
Dr. H, F. Schlegel, of Lancaster, was
elected presiding elder of the Bead
ing district by the Kast Pennsylvania
I'li'.ted Evangelical Conference here
to-day. lie succeeds the Rev. A. M.
Sampsel, tills city, who resigned be
cause of ill health. The new pre
siding elder will retain his residence
n Lancaster for the present. In the
prayers of the day, God was peti
tioned to guide the authorities in
the conduct of the war.
Two thousand boys of the Evan
gelistic faith are now in service and
they were the subjects, of prayer for
the safety and preservation of their
lives. The service was led by fath
ci s whose sons are now somewhere
oi. the battlefields of Krauce, and tl'.e
Rev. H. F. Schlegel, secretary of the
livangelical War Commission, related
touching incidents of the last fare
wells.
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BEGINS APRIL 6,
M'ADOO STATES
Date Marks Anniversary of
America's Entrance
Into Conflict
Washington, March 2.—Secretary
McAdoo lust night named April 6,
1918, as the date for the opening ol'
the third Liberty Loan campaign.
"It is the first anniversary of our
entrance into the war against the
Kaiser," Secretary McAdoo said
"The amount, terms and conditions
of the loi.i. have not been decided,
because these features are depend
ent upon further legislation." In
making the announcement. Secre
tary McAdoo continued:
"1 expect to ask Congress at an
early date to grant the necessary
authority. Of course, the opening
date of the campaign is somewhat
dependent upon the new legislation,
but it is hoped and believed that the
matter can be considered and de
termined in ample time to begin the
campaign .yn the date suggested.
"April 6 will forever be a conse
crated day in American history, and
il seems peculiarly appropriate that
the opening of the second year of
our participation in this war for
the honor and rights of America
and the freedom of the world should
be celebrated with a nation-wide
drive for another Liberty Loan," he
continued. "The campaign should
begin with great demonstrations of
patriotism in every city, town and
hamlet in the country; that will
truly express the spirit of the
aroused America."
"On this date every American
should pledge anew to his govern
ment the full measure of his re
sources and resolve to make every
required sacrifice in the same fer
vent spirit that impels our gallant
sons in the trenches of France and
on the waters of the Atlantic to shed
their blood in America's sacred
cause.
"The campaign, in all probability,
will last three or four weeks, and
announcement of the opening date
is made at this time in accordance
with my promise to make public all
matters connected with the loan as
soon as determined and in order
that ample time may be given every
community to prepare for the
event."
SM VI,I, (illtl, MISSIM;
City police have been asked to help
find eigllt-.vear-old L/ouise Fields, col
ored. daughter of Mr. and Airs. Oscar
i'iolds. I1!I4 Christian street. The Ut
ile girl left her home eariy last even
ing mid has not been seen since. When
.•die left home she was wearing a gray
i-i at. with patent leather belt, no hat,
a pink hair ribbon, plaid dress, black
shoes and black stockings.
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J. M. Flickinger, Fannettsburg, Pa.
RYE FLOUR NOT
TO BE CLASSED
AS SUBSTITUTE
Bakers Who Violate Victory
Bread Billing to Lose
Licenses
Local food administrators have
received word that until March 3 1
bakers may use rye flour and meal as
a wheat Hour substitute in their Vic
tory bread, due to the shortage in
Pennsylvania of the wheat Hour sub
stitutes that they have been using.
Corn Hour is the flour which has
found the most favor with local
bakers for mixture with wheat flour.
Oatmeal, rice flour and other sub
stitutes have also been used with
varying success. Until the new or
( i s;(lowing the use of rye flour ar
rived, bakers were prohibited from
iiMug rye flour or meal, which com
nimir.es must be conserved as much
wheat. Rye flour finds consider
able favor with bakers to mix with
their wheat flour, as it makes a pal
t hi. bread.
' nHe ving up former instructions,
1 ■' ' 'H>d Administrator Heinz re
inind local toed administrators that
vi-rorou:! piweoution of bakers vio
lating the Victory Bread ruling will
be made and licenses will be re
voked.
Plenty of Cereals
Regarding the supply of substi
tute foodstuffs In the city, Mr. Heinz
has wired local Administrator Mc-
Cormiclv as follows:
"We wish to remove a serious mis
apprehension on the part of many
administrators and the public as to
real situation regarding relative
quantity wheat flour and substi
tutes now on hand in Pennsylvania.
Actual survey just completed cover
ing various parts of state show in
practically every instance twice the
amount on hand in total fourteen
substates wheat flour. Wheat flour
will become much scarcer while sub
stitutes will continue to be more
plentiful, Ileal trouble if retailers
and some consumers object to using
rice oatmeal, cornmeal and other
cereal substitute Hour. The public
generally must immediately under
stand the necessity of using these so
called undesirable substitutes as they
contain the same elements of nour
ishment. Consequently when people
eat r'.re in various forms or corn
meal mush or friend hominy they
would not suffer in any particular if
they had no bread at all."
LOCK HAVEN J'lM) CLOSES
By Ass/clatfd tS-ess
Another contribution of one dollar
■ was received for the Lock Haven
flood relief fund, and the list was
I closed at noon to-day. No further
contributions are desired. The funtl
totaled $548.30.
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