6 SOME SAVE ON SMALL WAGES Cost-of-Living Inquiries Bring Some Surprises; To Fix Pay Increase Washington, March B.—The most extensive investigation into living costs ever undertaken in this coun try has been made by the railroad wage commission in its search for information on which to base recom mendations for wage increases. More than 800 newspapers and every chamber of commerce in the United States were called on by the com mission to furnish data on the rise in prices. Reports from newspapers were gathered, at the commission's re quest, by trained newspapermen, who were instructed to visit fami lies with incomes of $2,000 and less, and ascertain how much they were spending for food and clothes now as compared with 1915. Itemized accounts were obtained as to what was done with the money received by the wage-earners. Astonishing Results "The result was astonishing," Sec retary Lane, chairman, said to-day. "We found some families saving money on incomes of SBOO a year." Mr. Lane said the request for in formation regarding families living on $2,000 and less did not indicate that any limit had been set for em ployes to receive increases. Elaborate charts of wages paid by railroads have been made, showing that in the United States approxi- YOUR FRECKLES Need Attention in March or Face May Stay Covered Now is the time to take special care of the complexion if you wish it to look well the rest of the year. The March winds have a strong tendency to bring out freckles that may stay all summer unless removed. Now is the time to use othine —double strength. This prescription for the removal of freckles was written by a promi nent physician and is usually so suc cessful that it is sold by druggists under guarantee to refund the money if it fails. Get an ounce of othine—double strength, and even a few applications should show a won derful improvement, some of the smaller freckles even vanishing en tirely.—Adv. The Easiest Running and Most Comfortable 1 Carriage For Your Baby | * ——— - ———— You will find at Burns' —and you will have a most varied assortment of models to select from—ranging in prices from the lowest to the largest |N and finest types —and representing values that can only be had at the I LARGEST FURNITURE STORE IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE 1 | 1 The Ball Bearing Feature of Burns' Baby Carriages H get a baby carriage that will } H easy riding but will be easy , I ug 1 1 j i t ave liii g. Tll c Genuine Reed Carriage Cnot paper fibre) Special S3O w Made with reinforced tubular gear; rubber-tire wheels; corduroy lined; f g new style adjustable windshield; reversible gear; easy springs; nickel corner handles. PULLMAN ROADSTER Natural finish, rubber (£IQ wheels, gondola style, I tires. Special white enamelled PULLMAN ROADSTER NEW PARK STROLLER— I French gray finish, wood Wood wheels, Pergota (t>i A wheels. Special yfciT hood. Special yIH 1 REED CARRlAGE—corduroy PARK STROLLER —Roll lined, neat design. HO around sides, wood {lO [-A Special t wheels. Special . . jj; REED CARRIAGE White GONDOL A—White enamelled, | enamelled, ball bearing, dJOg Special <£>lO 1 wood wheels ball bearing. y4Z m\ mi |B I #"BIBBCTK ! FRIDAY EVENING, Official Householder's Flour Report (WRITE CAREFULLY) NO HOUSEHOLDER is permitted to purchase over 49 pounds of wheat flour nor to have more than thirty days' supply. Every householder must report immediately (on tills form) to their County Food Administrator. Make report of all wheat flour on hand, whether it is excess or not, and urge on your neighbors the imi>ortance and necessity of making this report promptly: Number in household adults, children under 12. Wheat flour on band (all flour containing any wheat) lbs. Thirty days' requirements (when used with •substitutes according to 50-50 regulation) lbs. Excess amount on hand lbs. I agree to hold my excess subject to tlc order of the United States Food Administration. Name ' , I'ostofiice Street and No. or R. F, I) .' Maximum penalty for hoarding is $5,000.00 fine and two years' imprisonment. These blanks wili not be distributed. You must till in your own blank and mail or deliver it to your County Food Administrator. An immediate report will avoid possibility of search aud prosecution. I Send report to: TIIE FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRATOR c-o CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DAUPHIN BUILDING, H ARRISBURG, PA. mately 1 per cent, of all railroad workers receive about S3O a month, the percentage increasing as wages advance until per cent, are naid from s6l to $63 a month. When wages reach $l5O a month, the men In each division as the pay advances $5 total less than 1 per cent, of the entire number. Big Car Saving Comes After Recent Campaign The Pennsy reports a big saving of cars as a result of the recent cam paign along that line. Figures show that the uses of 73,562 cars was saved on the Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of Pittsburgh and Erie in the month of December, 1917, by more efficient loading. This is shown in reports which have just been compiled for every division. The average load carried by each freight caf on the Pennsylvania Railroad's eastern lines in Decem ber, 1917. was 37.23 tons as com pared with 31.70 tons in the cor responding months of the previous year. SEVEX HUNDRED ENTRIES IN FILIPINO BABY SHOW Manila, P. I.—Rosalina Florentines parents are the proudest father and mother in the Philippines to-day, for 1-year-old Rosalina has been declar ed the finest baby In Manila, and has been awarded the special prize of S'jrD pesos for a house and lot and fifty pesos besides. Eighteen other prizes were awarded to eighteen oth er nearly perfect children, but tho other 6SI contestants, with the mu sic and the flowers and the candy of the festive occasion, seemed to en joy themselves just as much as the prizewinners did. When the contest was announced and applications for entry to the number of 700 came pouring: in the committee decided to divide the con testants into three groups, the first to consist of children from 6 monfhs to 1 year, the second of those from 1 to 2 years and the third 2 to 3 years. Miss Rosalina was registered in Class One. HAimiSBURG TELEGRAPH! RAILROAD RUMBLES Many Thousand Men Quit Railroad Jobs; Serving Uncle Sam Recent reports from American railroads indicate that approximately 70,000 men have left railway service to join the colors. Uiqulries ad dressed to all lines, 100 miles in length or over, brought replies from 122 railroads with a combined op erated mileage of 202,634, or almost 7S per cent, of the mileage of the country. These roads reported that about 54,000 officers and employes had joined the armed forces of the United States since the declaration of war, of whom 1,408 receiyed com missions. It is reasonable to assume that the remaining railroads of the I country have supplied the Army and I Navy with a proportionate number of men. At the rate at which em ployes of the 122 lines volunteered or were drafted, the number for the remaining carriers should approxi mate 16,250, making the total num ber of railway men in Army and Navy service nearly 71,000, or over four per cent, of all the railroad employes in the United States. Pennsylvania I/ends Some individual rqads were excep- j tionally heavy contributors to the j Nation's military and naval forces. I The Pennsylvania system alone has i,01! in the army ami navy, or about one mail to every mile ol line oper ated. The New York Central sys tem has the next best record with 7,143 men under arms. Other roads which gave large numbers of em ployes to the colorsi are the Santa Fe lines, approximately 3,000 men; the Southern Pacific system, 2,185 men; the Union Pacific system, 2,- 008; the Illinois Central system. 1,- 916; the Baltimore & Ohio, 1,760; the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 1,645; Uie Northern Pacific, 1,638; and the Chicago and North Western,. 1,573. The patriotic sacrifices of American lines compare favorably with those of neighboring roads in Canada, which have been sending large numbers of men to the trenches ever since 1914. The Canadian Pa cific alone has supplied about 13,000 men to the Canadian overseas forces. Highest Eflielency The highest commission held by any railroad man is that of W. W. Atterburg, Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, now Direc tor-General of American operated railways in France, with the title of Brigadier-General. A large num ber of railroad officers have been commissioned Colonels and Majors. The Pennsylvania system has live Colonels, one Lieutenant-Colonel and seven Majors in army service. The Southern Pacific lines have one Col onel and four Majors in the army; the Baltimore & Ohio, five Majors; the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, three Majors; the Chicago. Burling ton & Quincy, a Lieutenant-Colonel and a Major; the Northern Pacific, a Lieutenant-Colonel and two Ma jors; the i/ouisville & Nashville and the North Western, one Colonel each; the Erie, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, the Delaware & Hudson, and the Southern, two Majors each. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division The 116 crew first to go after 4 o'clock; 132, 109. Flagman for 116. Engineers up: Baston, Steffy, Bair, Keane, Baldwin. Firemen up: Kuntz, Cassell. Flagman up: Martz. Brakemen up: Lauver, Stetler, Ma der, Clark. Middle Division —The 19 crew first to go after 1.35 o'clock: 20, 25, 302, 35, 20, 239. Engineer for 25. Firemen for 19, 35. Conductor for 25. Brakemen for 19, 25 (21, 35 (2). 36. Engineers up: Nissley, Wittle, Hawk, Parthemore, Blizzard, Fink, Titler, Smith. Conductors up: Rhine, Crimmel, Bennett. Brakemen up: King, Pierree. Likens, Foltz. Weigle. Yard Board —Engineers fpr 5-7 C, 10C, 11C. 2-14 C, 4-15 C. Firemen for 10C, 11C, 1-15 C, 29C, 35C. Engineers up: Bair, McCord, My ers, Heffleman, Buffington, Auman. Miller, Biever, Ney. Firemen up: Witchey, Kistler, Myers. ENOI.A SIDE Philadelphia Division The 247 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock: 235, 248, 226, 240. 218. F.ngineer for 240. Fireman for 240. Conductor for 248. Flagmen for 247, 255, 218. Brakemen for 247, 240 (2). Brakeman up: Tennant. Middle ITI vision —The 119 crew first to go after 12.30 o'clock: 114, 109, 110, 253, 108, 120. Engineer for 110. Fireman for 110. Conductor for 110. • Brakemen for 119, 114. Yard Board— Engineers for 145, 3rd 126, Ist 104. Firemen for 2nd 129, Ist 102, Ist 108- . ~ , Engineers up: Gingrich, Ewing, Kapp? Fenical. Quigley. Potter Lutz. Firemen up: Crane, W. J. Morris, Haverstiek, Wickey. Miller. Deitrick, Martin C W. Morris, Huber, Snyder, Kipp, Nolte. Rteffee. Walters, Bain bridge, Handiboe, Conly. IMSSENOER departmext Middle Division —Engineers up: O. Taylor, J. J. Kelly. R. E. Crum W. r> McDougal. S. Alexander. F. McC. Buck. J. A. Spotts. Firemen up: -T. N. Ramsey. E. M. Cramer. A. H. Kuntz. S. H. Zciders. R. F. Mohler. Engineer for 21. Fireman for 667. Philadelphia Division Engineers iin- H. W. Gillums. V. C. Gibbons. M. Pleam. W. S. Lindley, A. Hall, J. G. Bless. „ Firemen up: W. E. Shive R- K. Strickler. M. G. Shaffner, j S.' Elli'nger, W. N. Welch, F. L Floyd, L E. Everhart. THE READING The 60 crew first to go after 11,15 o'clock: 73. 21. 66, 61. 63, 57. 11. 67. Firemen for 57. 60, 61, 66, 11. Flagman for 61. Brakemen for 53, 57, 60, 61, 66, 67, 73 * Engineers up: Landis. Beecher, Felix, Lackey, Warner, Raisner. Firemen up: James, Semet, Kuntz, Moore, Emerlck, Patterson. Conductors up# Patton, Keifer, Wise. , Flagmen up: Spangler, Kroah, Paym. Hain, Richman. Brakemen up: Gardner, Cassell. Ueo McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv. Owing to the fact that the carriers j are burdened with an unusually I heavy traffic and are short of men, some roads were able to supply par tial information only concerning their contributions in men to the army and navy. The New York Cen tral, which undoubtedly furnished the nation's armed forces with a large number of officers, did not And it possible to compile a list of em ployes who have received commis sions. The Great Northern, on the other hand, was unable to furnish data showing the total number of employes who volunteered or were drafted. On the whole, the inform ation received from the various railroads is complete and accurate. In All Departments Railway men are serving their country in practically every depart ment of the army and in various ca pacities in the navy. In addition, they are doing special service of great importance to the success of our armies in the nine railway regi ments organized last spring, which have taken over the operation of railroads serving the battle front in France. Two additional regiments of this kind, a car construction reg iment and a light railways regiment, recently completed their organiza tion at Camp Grant, Rockford, 111. Late this fall 200 railway officers from roads in the Northwest left for Russia where, if political conditions permit, they will rehabilitate the Trans-Siberian railway. This expe dition, known as the Russian Rail way Service Corps, consists only of commissioned officers, ranging from Colonel down to Second Lieutenant. Colonel George H. Emerson, former ly General Manager of the Great Northern, will take charge of the operation of the Trans-Siberian. Ask No Kxcmptions He has under him two General Superintendents with the title of Lieutenant-Colonel and twelve Divi sion Superintendents, with the title of Captain and their staffs. The or ganization of the Russian Railway Service Corps and the railroad regi ments for service in France has been carried out under the direction of S. M. Felton, President of the Chi cago Great Western and Director- General of Railways, with head quarters at Washington, D. C. Although the transportation sys tem of the country is placed next to the army and navy in its importance in the prosecution of the war, the railroads have not asked blanket exemptions for their employes. In spite of a very heavy traffic and the importance of the expeditious move ment of government supplies, the carriers asked no favors. A con sideration of the number of special railway units organized, in addition to the loss of men who volunteered in other branches of service or were drafted, leads on t thw heTn6,Fs e drafted, leads one to the conclusion that the railroads have not only con tributed their share of men to the armed forces of the land, but more than their share. Effort to Cut Baldwin Salaries Gets Hard Bump Philadelphia, March 8. —The an nual meeting of the Baldwin Loco motive Works yesterday was enliv ened by an unsuccessful attempt of John M. Luntz, of Baltimore, to have the salaries of all executive officers of the concern reduced one-half, i His vote was the only one fn favor of the cut. The annual report, which was ap proved, showed that during 1917 the company's production of every kind amounted to $98,263,865. During the year 2,748 locomotives were built, amounting to 563,405,574; other reg ular work amounted to $13,835,707 and contracts for shells and other special work aggregated $20,972,- 583. The net profits amounted to $8,305,722. The report stated that "the loco motive business at the beginning of 1918 continues favorable. The pro bability that the government will be! the chief purchaser presents a new condition, the effects of which can-1 not be foreseen." SORENESS, PIIN, j ACHING JOINTS Don't suffer! Relief comes the moment you*rub with old "St. Jacobs Liniment." Don't stay sore, stiff and lame! Limber up! Rub soothing, penetrat ing "St. Jacobs Liniment" right in your aching muscles, joints and pain ful nerves. It's the quickest, surest pain relief on earth. It is absolutely harmless and doesn't burn the skin. "St. Jacobs Liniment" conquers pain. It instantly takes away any ache, soreness and stiffness in the head, neck, shoulders, back, legs, arms, fingers or any part of the body —nothing like it. You simply pour a little in your hand and rub "where it hurts," and relief comes instanUy. Don't stay crippled! Get a small trial bottle now from any drug store. It never disappoints—six gold medai awards. —Adv. More Deadly Than A Mad Dog's Dite The bite of a rabid dog is n* longer deadly, due to the now famous Pasteur Treatment, but the slow, living death, the resultant of poisoning of the sys tem by deadly uric acid is as sure and inevitable as day follows night. No other organs of the human body are so important to health making as the kindeys and bladder. Keep your kidneys clean and your bladder in working condition and you need have no fear of disease. Don't try to cheat nature. It is a cruel master. When ever you experience backache, ner vousness, difficulty in passing urine, "gei on the Job." Your kidneys and bladder require immediate attention. Don't delay. This is the time to take the bull by the horns. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules will do the trick For over two hundred years they have proven meritorious in the treatment of diseases of the stomach, kidneys, liver and bladder. It Is a world-famed remedy, in use as a household necessity for over 200 years. If you have been doctoring without results, get a box of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules 10-day. Your druggists sells them. Abso lutely guaranteed or money refunded. Beware of imitations. I<ook for the name GOLD MEDAL on every box. — Advertisement. PENNSY FORCES REVIVE RUMORS Track Work at Columbia In dicates Big Improvements Are to Come Soon Resumption of activity bv railroad surveyors in the vicinity of Colum bia has revived gossip in that town regarding elaborate yard and track improvements by the Pennsylvania railroad. What the plans are officials will not tell. The Columbia Spy says: Work Forces Busy For several days workmen have been changing the wires along tlie Susquehanna and Atglen division, better known as the low grade line. Humor has it that the company will lay a new track parallel to the pres ent track for the movement of west nound trains. A number of years ago, after the opening of the low grade line, an attempt was made to lay this track, and the greatest excitement prevailed. The fire department was called out, lines of hose were laid and streams of water were used to prevent the men from working. Finally the borough obtained an in junction from court and no further attempt was made to lay the track. "An ordinance granting the Penn sylvania Railroad Company permis sion to lay the track was presented at a meeting of council. It was laid on the table and a new ordinance prepared granting permission to lay the track, but the borough was to be granted some concessions. This ordi nance was never accepted. Work Will Proceed , As all railroads are now under government supervision and direction ! it is believed that the track can be laid, and that the borough is not in a position to interfere. If the new track is necessary for the prompt shipment of freight the government would permit the work to proceed as a military necessity. For a week or more a big fill has been in progress at the tunnel. Hun dreds of car loads of ashes and cin der have been dumped there. It is stated that when the till is completed and the grade is made, tracks will be laid, after which the tunnel will be blown away. This latter work LIVINGSTON'S A High Grade Goods at Lowest Prices * Square Square Your Money Cheerfully Refunded If Not Satisfactory 117 A 1 To Show You a Remarkable Collec- We Are Prepared Wearing Apparel. fi ~ Women's and Misses' i SPRING SUITS f£\ e are s howing Serges, Poplins, Gabardines, Silk ' [ \ Poplins, Taffetas, Cheviots, Basket Weaves and Delhi \ \ Cloth in Tan, Brown, Khaki, Navy, Black, Sand, Pekin, Shepherd Plaids, etc. Tailored Suits, Flared Suits, Braided Suits ,3^ "y Military Suits Stout Suits t sll $ s lfi^? *W\ " $ lB- J 5 22 '25- to M - ; These prices are at least 15 per cent less than elsewhere Comparison is all we ask. Women's and Misses' Spring Coats We are now displaying an assortment of Coats that can hardly be described. To appreciate these beautiful garments you really must see them. mjf /J All Materials—All Colors—All Styles—All Sizes /-/fit Visit Our Coat Department / ! \ $9.98 $22.85 111 j.\ $11.98 $25.00 $14.98 $30.00 pf? $16.98 and up \ Pleasant Salespeople to Show You Through . 9 Jdgd Women's and Misses' Spring Dresses We are proud of the collection of Spring Dresses that we have assembled—never before have we brought to gether such a showing Taffeta Dresses —Serge Dresses—Poplin Dresses \ WfSS J\ \ IpW / Crepe de Chine Dresses—Crepe de Meteor Dresses Combinations of Taffeta and Georgette—Satin and l|||g $5.98, $6 tppff sll-98, $14.98, $17.98, $19.98, J* \.' $27.50 and $30.00 MARCH 8, 1018 could be done without any Interfer- w once with traffic. The removal of the tunnel has been q. rumor for years. 1 ''With the completion of "the big storage yards at Marietta, it is ru- ( morod railroad repair shops will be j erected near Marietta. It is said the £ shops at Altoona are twsed beyond their capacity, that the shops at t Enola and Harrisburg cannot handle ' any more work, and that the new ' shops are necessary. j "Work at the storage yards is ( progressing rapidly with better weather, and already much freight i is being stored there. These yards < will be the biggest for storage pur- poses in Eastern United States." Soldiers at Front Carry Queer Mascots; ; Balck Cats Bring Luck i Behind British Lines in France j (By Associated Press). —The feeling ' | of fatalism is strong among soldiers. | Many hold the opinion "if the bullet is not made for you, you won't be lilt." One soldier boasts he knows ho will i come through the war all right, be- J cause in his latest battle, a large! piece of shrapnel on which he found \ his own initial fell at his feet. He | said: "It was made for me, all right, but I it missed the mark, so nothing else! can kill me." Mascots and luck-bringers of vari- | ous sorts are numerous ill all the i armies of to-day. They are of great' variety. Tiny rabbits and black cats | made of "lucky" metal are encount- i ered most frequently 1 . In most cases, ] the lucky charm a soldier carries is | sent him by Ills womenfolk in the | homeland. A thimble, a ring, or a i child's trinket passed down in the family as a luck-brlnger are com monly given. Among soldier's superstitions, of which the British soldier has his full share, one of the most characteristic is connected with number three. "The third time is never the same," is a proverb among the Irish troops. "The third of anything is fatal," is a common expression among the Eng . lish country battalions. Soldiers have been known to re fuse to take their third leave, feeling certain it will be their last. A sol ; dier's third wound is said to be the ' one which must be most carefully at tended to. A development of this i same superstition prohibits • three cigarets with one match. Add numbers, according to the , British "Tommy," are more likely to I be unlucky than even ones, and thir , teen is no worse than nine. Friday : as an unlucky day has been de -1 throned. There is no particular bad lucks associated with any day of the week in "Tommy's" estimation. Sun . day, howeve#, is pre-eminently ai lucky day for battles. The lucky flower, by common sent, IH white heather. A piece prop- ' erly tucked away Inside the hatband Is supposed to save the wearer from a fatal wound. Some regiments regard certain, decorations and medals BB unluckv not to the wearer, but to the regi ment. One well-known battalion ob jects strongly each time one of its number is awarded the Military As regimental pets, black cats aro regarded as the luckiest possession a detachment can have. The arrival of a stray animal of this color at a gun pit or dugout is an event of great im portance. Everyone is bound to bo* lucky for some hours at least. To meet a black cat while marching upi to the trenches puts every member of the company In the happiest : humor. On the other hand, a blafck magpiai flying across the line of march is a| bad omen. To hear tho cuckoo call ing before breakfast is another bad; omen. PjMPLY?WELL,DON7BE .. People Notice It Drive Them Off with Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets A pimply face will not embarrass you !; much longer if you get a package of t! Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets. The skin 4 1 ehould begin to clear after you have taken the tablets a few nights. ; | Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver i' with Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the i successful substitute for calomel; there's - DO sickness or pain after taking them. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets do that f which calomel does, and just as effec -1 lively, but their action is gentle and c eafe instead of severe and irritating. No one who takes Olive Tablets is ever cursed with "a dark brown taste," s a bad breath, a dull, listless, "no good" ' feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad - disposition or pimply face. 5 Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a - purely vegetable compound mixed with ! olive oil; you will know them by their s olive color. H Dr. Edwards spent years among p' tients afflicted with liver and bowel * complaints, and Olive Tablets are the - immensely effective result y Take one or two nightly for a week, : Sej how much better you feel and look; e 10c and 25c oer box. All druggist
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