4 HIGHSPIRE CASE APPEAL IS HEARD Superior Court Takes Up Duphin County Cases at Final Session Today Just prior to adjoinment and hand ing down of orders the Superior [ 'ourt to-day heard the appeal in the Highspire water case in which the 1 Public Service - Commission made a 1 valuaUon for rate making purposes. The decision attracted much atten- : tion at the time and the company I appealed, the argument to-day be-; ing interesting. W. H. Sponser ap-, reared for the water company and I attacked the action of the commis-, *ion. Berne H. Evans, counsel for the < ommission, appeared for the state., The McGill-Middletown Car Com pany. case was also argued. Martin I 1011, Ixrni* MHvin. John A. Ford and Andrew E. Murphy were to-day commissioned as policemen :or the Central Iron and Steel Com pany, of this city. Representative 14- W. Ijotir, Somer- i : et, and Thomas Fleming, Jr.. Pitts burgh, formerly with the Depart- j n-.ent of Health, were at the Capitol to-day. Harry I*. Droscher. of Clark's Summit, to-day appealed to the Pub lic Service Commission to obtain re • tress l'or lack of water for his home. He alleged that pipes supplying him from the main of the water com- j any operaUng in his town had been roeen from December 13 to Febru- > ary 13. Argument was lioaril u>-day he fore Major E. M. Vale at the Public, Service Commission on objections to j the incorporation of the Vork Ter- j niinal Railway, which is to establish a line about York city. The city and railroads were interested in the case. ! The State Industrial Board was to-day informed by Deputy Attorney 1 7^ The Bell directory is the most used book in town —it's the book to which you turn when there's a telephone call to make or an address to look up or a name or initials to verify. The Index of Advertisers is a means for locating the man who offers for sale what you want to buy when you want to buy it—perhaps a man you've never heard of. And how about YOUR goods or services? Are they advertised in the telephone directory pages and listed in the Index? Are you "displaying your wares" in the show-window that is at every telephone user's elbow, every day in the year ? Now's just the time! THE BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF PA. W. H. FETTER, Local Manager, and Artl^j Should Visit Harrisburg's Show Place gin store such as this there are so many new and beautiful instruments to see and so much beautiful music to hear that you will always i fl feel delightfully repaid for spending a few moments with us. Ifl It is a pleasure in itself to see fl And it will be an agreeable the new models of the wonderful surprise for you to see the new I Chickering, Hains Bros., Kimball, Brambach Baby Grand Piano — I Poole, Bush &: Lane, Shoninger a dainty, artistic and full-toned |l and other pianos, as well as the Baby Grand Piano that occupies latest improved Angelus and oth- no more floor space than an up- |l er Player-Pianos, all in case de- right and sells at a price no higher signs of finest woods and finishes. than that of a high-grade upright. fl.Or you may enjoy hearing your |j fl Then there is the magnificent favorites sing and play in our nu- Ampico Reproducing Piano tnerous Victrola and Edison par that gives you the pleasure of lors. Ask for any selection by 11 hearing the personal playing of any artist; we have the largest oGdowsky, Busoni, Buhlig, Adler, record and music-roll library in Orenstein and others. the city. ' Cf Visit us any time—regardless of any intention of buy ing. Our store is Harrisburg Showplace—we wish all to enjoy it. || General Collins that the Board is , without authority to enforce a rule requiring certain devices on pas ' senger elevators. The rule "would require installation of a device which , would put it within the power of the' i attendant to do precisely what the act of 1895 says must be beyond his control," says Mr. Collins. "In effect i such a ruling would be altering,! changing or amending a statute," ! which is beyond the power of the j Board. The Publk' Ser\ice Commission' waa to-day petitioned by ihe Pitts-1 burgh Railway Company to defer en- i forcement of some of its recent or ders for improvements in car service j jin Pittsburgh until more normal' prevail. A hearing has, , been fixed for March 19. This Is the; first proceeding of the kind in a trol j ley case. j Harry K. Hayden, Easton, was to day appointed a second lieutenant 'in Company A, Second Reserve Mili i tary Infantry. A delegation of Monro*- count tan-, ' to-day discussed with Highway Com- I missioner O'Nell a plan for the state l to unite with the government in re ; construcUon of the highway from PorUand to Tobyhanna. A similar j movement is under way for an im provement in New Jersey to connect with this road. Dillsburg borough : councilmen to-day asked the aid of ■ the state In improving highways in : ! that town. Surveys will be made. j The I'nitfd Natural Gas Company was to-day ordered by the Public j I Service Commission to "forthwith j : proceed with the construction of a 1 distribution system of lines'' in! Clarksville borough in accordance ; with an ordinance approved by the commission in October. 191 G. This is the first action of the kind to be taken by the commission In such a i case. RKD CROSS fiKTS III'I.I\G Red Cross workers desiring to com- i municate eoncverning Red Cross mat- 1 ters, with Army officers at camps and I cantonments. should do so through the medium of the Director of Camp Service at Division Headquarters. This ruling is contained in a leteer i received this morning at local chapter headquarters in the basement of the j Public library. The statement con- ! i tains a letter from General Gibson. THURSDAY EVENING, Representatives of Czech Nation Demand the Right of Self-Determination By Associated Press Washington,* Sftrch 14.—Repre- | sentatives of the Czech nation at j Prague have made a public declara- | tion of their nation's unshakable i will and unassailable right to self- j determination and complete polit-] ical independence from Austria. All] reports of the proceedings of the • Cech representatives were ordered | suppressed by the Austrian censors, ] but details have reached the Czecho- ] Slovak national council here and to day were made public. The constituent assembly of the Eands of the Bohemian Crown met in Prague Janpary 6 with more than -50 Czech deputies of the Austrian Reichrat and the national Diets of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, elect ed by the free choice of the people of the Czech lands, in attendance, constituting a legal representation of the whole nation. The declaration, adopted by unan imous vote, is looked upon us proof of the sentiment of the whole Czecho-Slovak nation and of their attitude towards the government and the ruling classes of Austria. It cites the declaration of the Czech at the tim'e of the Franco-Prussian war. when they said: "AH nation alities. be they great or small, have the same right to self-determina tion. and in the same manner they must be considered equal." Contin uing, the present declaration states in part: "We, Mte representatives of the Czech nation, true to the principles established by our predecessors, are greeting with joy the fact that all states built on the principles of de mocracy. whether belligerent or neutral, also consider this right of free self-determination of nations to be a guarantee of a general and lasting peace. "We solemnly protets against the refusal of the right of self-deter mination of nations at the confer ence at Brest-Litovsk. and demand that, in compliance with this right, all nations, and. therefore, also the Czechs, be allowed to participate and to defend their rights at the peace conference." Program Ready For Big Musicale at Fourth Street Church of God An excellent musicaJe under the auspices of the Intermediate En deavor Society of the Fourth Street Church of God. Fourth and Straw berry streets, will be given to-mor row evening in the church audito rium at S o'clock. Some of the best talent irt local musical circles has been secured ofr the occasion and a wellbalanced program, consisting of both vocal and instrumental numbers, has been prepared. Readings will be given by Miss Lillian Speikman, a member of the senior class of Cen j tral High School, who has already won many honors in ail of the school's literary contests. Baritone solos will be sung by William Boyer and Arthur Jeffries and solos will be rendered by Miss Katherine Dubbs. Miss Louise Baer and Johrt D. Fisher. The Philips Studio mixed quartet will sing sev i eral selections. Harold Malsh. the | violinist, will play, and a tromebone solo will be given by George W. j Giede. PiPano solos will be played by Miss Annamary DeeVrter and ! William Bretz. The complete pro , gram follows: ) Piano solo. Miss Annamarv I>p- IVerter: "Kentucky Eal*." "studio quartet; violin solo. "Hungarian Song and Czardes." Harold Malsh; "Her Rose" and "Because." William Boyer; reading. Miss Lillian Speak rnan; mezzo-contralto 010. "Down in the Forest." Miss Louise Baer; tenor 1 solo. "Molly Dhu," John D. Fisher; ; trombone solo, Schubert's "Sere nade," George W. Giede; baritone j solo. "Invictjis." Arthur Jeffries; "Now the Night." studio quartet— -1 Miss Katherine Dubbs, Miss Louise Baer. John D. Fisher and Edward Hassler. Harrisburg CM£fcTOLEGanEPT~ Wanted! Books For Soldiers | people of Harrisburg have been very generous in all the Warcampalgns waged in this city. They have given liberally of their time and their money. They have seen to it that the boys in the training camps and abroad have had warm clothing, tobacco, candy and other necessities. But there is one more need— | and an urgent one. The soldiers need books. It is urgently necessary that 500,00# volumes be added to the ; camp libraries. Good, readable, men's books | are wanted. Through the kindness of the • Btfy Scout executives It has been j arranged that the over 500 mem- j bers of the various Bo* Scout ! troops of the city will canvass Harrisburg; Saturday, going from j house to house, and collecting books donated by our citizens. We urge that every family give at least one volume. We all have ?o vew many books that we like —and which for that very rea son would please the soldiers. The Boy Scouts will gather the books Saturday morning; and they will then be packed and i sent to the training camps in this country and abroad. ANNA. A. MacDOXALD. Free Library Commission. I ALICE R. EATON, Librarian. Harrisburg Public Library. —. —. j Kaiser's Vicegerent in the United States H > I ... . , 9 HEX AM EIC? Of Dr. C. J. Hexamer, president of : the National German-American ! League, Kaiser Wllhelm said, ac | cording to Le Quax's book, "German iSpies in England:" "Even now 1 rule supremo in the i United States, where almost one-half of the population is either of Ger man birth or of German descent, und where three million German I voters do my bidding at the presi dential elections. No American ad ministration could remain in power against the will of the German vot ers, who, through that admirable organization, the German-American National League of the United States of America, control the destinies of the vast republic beyond the sea. If man ever was worthy of a high dec oration at my hands it was Herr Dr. Hexamer, the president of the leag ue, who may justly be termed to be, by my grace, the acting ruler of all 1 the Germans in the United States." | The fact that the Kaiser consid j ered Dr. Hexamer his vicegerent ! came out in the Senate Judiciary i Committee's investigation of the al liance under the resolution of Sena {tor William H. King of Utah. Discuss Church Extension at Fourth Street Church A big mass meeting was the pro i gram to-niKht at the Fourth Street : Church of God where the Rev. J. L Updegraph, Flndlay, Ohio, field secre. ! tary of the general eldership, was scheduled to discuss the all-important ! topic, "Church Extension and the I Forward Movement." ' This afternoon a series of subjects 1 came up in a conference under the chairmanship of the Rev. William ! Yates, the pastor. The Rev. Charles. Camp Hill, spoke on "The Minister's 1 Part in Church Kxtension and the Forward Movement;" W. S. Houek, • Harriaburg. had the subject. "The I Layman's Part," in the work; M. A. Hoff. New Cumberland, spoke in be- I half of the Christian Endeavor, and the Rev. G. A. Herr, Highspire, repre sented the Sunday Schools. Nine From Dauphin For Kelley Field Nine Dauphin eountians will go to Kelly Field aviation training camp, San Antonio. Texas, from this city to-morrow. They will be joined by i two men from Cumberland county and many from the central section. Harrisburg'will send five and the rest of this county four, i The train starting to-morrow from Philadelphia will take 453 Pennsyl j vanians and the Saturday train over the Baltimore and Ohio will take • 227. COINTY COMMISSIONERS PLAN FOn ASSESSMENT I During the netft few months the : County Commissioners are planning a careful investigation of the assess ments on coal land In the county with a view to deciding an equitable | method of rating the properties in the triennial assessments which be -1 gins in September. Increasing valu ation of manufacturing plants is | another important question which will be considered. FACE PAIL SENTENCE A probable sentence of ninety days ■ faces David Lowe, who is scheduled I to receive a hearing under a i-harge I of vagrancy, in police court this af ' ternoon. Lowe has been warned re peatedly by officers that since the recent edict of the moyar prohibiting Idleness by an able-bodlcH male, lie must get to wor. Lowe is reported j>y officers to be chronically out of a job and opposed to work. Patrolman Rineer arrested him yesterday when he was found drunk in the streets. He is a rover, not having any permanent home. CHILD'S BURNS BETTER The condition of Abraham Claborn, aged four,*l42o North Fourth streer, 1 who fell Into a tub of hot water wliich was being prepared for bis hat'i. last night., is repprted at the hospital to-day to be fair. He was burned about the body. Saving of Discount Is Planned by School Board as Economy Measure Authority to pay bills against the city school district as soon as pre sented in order to .take advantage of discounts will be asked for by President Robert A. Enders and Sec retary D. D. Hammelbaugh, in a motion to be made to-morrow at the regular board meeting. Under the old organization of the board all bills were delayed until standing committees acted upon them and recommended payment at a board meeting. The delay invari ably extended over the time allowed for discount. If the motion is passed to-morrow it will mean a saving of hundreds of dollars annually for the district as all legitimate bills as fast as they use received can be checked and paid. • * A report will be made to-morrow by City Superintendent F. E. Downes directing supervisors of music and drawing to attend conventions; till ing vacancies; arrangements for an nual commencements and Red Cross work by Technical High school stu dents. Other business on the board calen dar will include action on a request for use of Steele auditorium for an uptown orchestra: use of High school chapel for a debate March 23; use of Tech lunch room and gym nasium for a "go-to-college" dinner by the University Club, April 19; use of Tech auditorium forfood con servation meeting. April 19. Drive For Scoutmasters Begins in the City The Rotary Club canvass for scout leaders for Harrisburg is on. Three team leaders and a supervising cap tain have been appointed and will be gin work immediately signing up the men who are needed for scout work in this city. Samuel P. Kby Is the man in gen eral charge of the work and the leaders working under him are: George W. Bogar, C. C. Cranford and T. P. Carey. Each lealer will Select seven men to .work on his team and each man will be responsible for bringing two men into camp. The drive will be on until Saturday, March 23, and a total of forty-eight men is expected to result from the efforts put forth by the three crews. The men are wanted for the follow ing phases of Boy Scout work: As scoutmasters, assistant scoutmasters, troop committeemen, examiners, spe cia lecturers and instructors. Businessmen Attend , Informal Banquet Thirty-five members of the Harris burg branch of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association were present at the meeting and banquet of the association at the Harrisburg Club last evening. Besides the mem bers from Dauphin county, a number of manufacturers from surrounding counties were present. Charles Downham, secretary of the Dauphin county association, presid ed and introduced the speakers. The i speakers were Joseph R. Grundy, president of the organization, and Harry J. Shoemaker, secretary of the state association. The affair was in formal, and a number of subjects of itnerest to the manufacturers were discussed. Fifth Italian War Loan Closed Yesterday By Associated Press Rome, Tuesday, March 12.—The fifth national war loan closed yester day. The subscriptions in Ualy reached 5,000,000,000 lire, with re sults in some cities not yet report ed. Subscriptions from Italians abroad also are not included. When these reports are received it Is ex pected that the total will be 6.000,- 000,000. | ' London. March 14.—According to | official Italian statistics, as forward ed in aji Exchange Telegraph <lls ' patch from Rome, Italy's was cx- I penses to January 31 amounted to 33,091,000,000 lire. Nearly 31,000,- 000,000 liro was expended for the army and the remainder for the navy. Switzerland Demands That Neutrality Be Recognized By Associated Press Berne. Tuesday, March 12.—The Swiss Federal Council at a meeting last night discussed a report on measures of neutrality which dealt with the recpgnition of Swiss neu trality by belligerent powers. The report stated that the declaration made by the United States had been i called for by the Federal Council, I which had learned of the presence of I American troops on the Swiss fron | tier. Switzerland, it is added, at | taches the highest Importance to its | neutrality being recognized uncondi tionally. General Cleanup of Hill District Begins I Despite the inclement weather a | force of men started on a general olean-up on Allison Hill, Chief In spector Sheesley said to-day. A } number of complaints have been re i celved by the Bureau of Ash and Garbage Inspection because house holders want the men to remove ashes from cellars. Mr. Sheesley said the collectors are under instruc tions only to take refuse which is on the street level and in containers which can be moved easily. Only Haifa Man! Most Men Neglect tfie Blood and Nerves Until Too Late It doesn't take very much weaken ing of a man's blood, nerve and vital forces to cut his strength In half and leave him "'only half a man." The dangeroui feature of this Im poverished condition la. that much of tjie damage is done before the victim Is aware of it. When a man —or woman —begins to look or feel older than they really are. when they begin to tire easily, or early in the day. It is almost cer tain that impoverished blood, fraz zled nerves or faulty digestion is the cause of the trouble. UNITED MKDICINK COMPANY'S BLOOD AND NERVE TABLETS have restored health and strength In thou sands of cases of general weakness and impoverished blood. They contain the vital element of Ifon, Nux Vom ica. Gentian and other remedies that build up body and nerves alike. It is Interesting to note the steady gain resulting from taking UNITED MEDICINE COMPANY'S BLOOD AND NERVE TABLETS. It is urged that patients weigh themselves before taking them and watch the increase in weight from month to month. Price sixty cents; Special Strength (stronger and more active) ninetv cents. =XOE3LO STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES 5:30 P. M. [ODOE | Tomorrow, Last Day of Our | i | Sale Offers Many Exceptional Values < BBnnac SOAP SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY | f | ON SALE FRIDAY 1 1 I n 55c ™sy"'44c j Pride\ ng p 1 : [ I' llhßE'' SINBRITE 39c ''l ; HMIHi clearer njx < one to a cuß- MMR 6 For i™, ( n I "' ' " raMfcil: powder; washing the most % j 55C • delicate fabrics and lA c #C % —————————J laccs, each ) ■ f 12 Special Cotton Mattresses C I 2 a II Just received too late for w . f W H the first days of the sale —l2 /) qf ,v L M / I K al Cot ton Ma tt ressrs. .-oil /W f /\ BK>CHES Ijj J I welt o*made 0 *made ///0\ Wooden Wash Bench- 111 I U special Special' tW ° Ulbs ' I 5 | WALL SHUSH $1 1.95 48< M Cotton Wall Brushes. —"" I j bs*-tus" """ GOOD METAL BED FOR $8.95 g C Mahogany, Blrdseye Maple and * i M Circassian Walnut Beds, In three- 1 |T[ i duarter and full size: sold former- I li'l i ly at *14.98. *1G.95 and *18.95. | ||j I ■| ' value, now STEP LADDERS Q U I lItOXINC BOARDS l\l | , I X , *27.50 value, now 1 ■ I Good strong Step Lad- O I . Good strong Ironing 10.3 tlers; in two Biz es: i J* Board and stand for _________—_____——_• ® BSc n 5 *i SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES ' !|J Cm —-v 42-Inch muslin pillow cases, licmnied; spccl:il, fj | w • 42-inch niusliii pillow cases; extra r<khl mU " I % 45-ineh pillow eases; extra good <;ualily; J # each 25c I Q 1 ctSSKItoi.KS 72x#0-ineh sheets with 3-inch hern; special, ci.othks ha ski-its § M M each 85c & n M Nickel plated Cas- 81xft0-inch sheets, seamless, extra value: 8- Round Clothes Bas- B I ■ seroles: good size and i nc |, hein: special SI.OO made of /oak ■ M 1 K well made, 81xtt0-lnch sheets, seamless, linen finish: ;l> chip. Special, • 2 ;)Sc inch liem s|>ecial 81.ll> |,j f . fjl KOSIIJ3I El 31 OOC STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES 5:30 P. M. OQOC % / % Now, What! The street car business So Uncle Sam says to J. is just one thing after an- G. Brill (same firm from other! . whom our five cars were coming) make me 100 Just when we feel happy street cars and deliver over the prospect of getting them to me at once. ATi five cars (said prospect ONCE, being one to three months) along comes the Govern- And Uncle Sam will get ment with a priority order t h ose cars, for 100 street cars for Phil adelphia. We'll have to wait. But , T/ , v i . we can stand it better than War! Yes —and were D • c i . . f £ . kt -i . i our Boys in rranee who in it ror fair. No side track- , , f .i i • £ .. w; ♦ i\i vi look for the ships rrom ing it. We re IN it! , r . home. ' . Hog Island employees— working on war needs We 11 get OUR. five cars must get to and from —but just when we can't wor k. * say. We'll all just have to keep on a-wearing that And far be it from any good old American smile of us to throw obstacles in 'till the Kaiser gets what is the way! coming to him. HARRISBURG RAILWAYS COMPANY Pi MARCH 14, 1918
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