CUMBERLAND
Carlisle Fire Company
Will Get Motortruck
Carlisle, Pa., March 16. After j
many delays beause of linancial tan- j
gles, the final steps in the move j
to completely motorize the lire Je- j
partment of Carlisle have been taken I
and a new $12,000 motortruck, of the]
Seagrave make, will be ordered at j
once for the Empire Hook and I.ad- i
tier Company,
State otlieials stopped the -.novel
once, claiming the town was beyond I
ils borrowing capacity. This wasj
i.djusted and a contract made, but J
the company declined to be bound by!
the agreement made by the agent, j
This has been settled by the agent,
"William Burt, of Boston, splitting]
the commission to bring the allow-]
•ance down and that makes the net
sum $10,450.
Budget System Proposed
For War and Charity Calls
Carlisle, Pa., March 16. —With the"
endorsement of prominent leade*s|
here, the budget system for all war!
and other gift-giving seems assuv-l
ed. The project has been approved I
by a committee and there will l>e a
big meeting this coming week of rep- ■
resentatives of all organizations to:
arrange the final details. The pro- j
posal is to have one canvass, a pledge j
being made by every family of a;
certain sum during the year. To eaclij
guarantor is given a certificate with;
coupons, one of which Is returned at]
regular intervals and acts as a re
ceipt and payment voucher. From'
the total the amounts to be given l
by the town for all war and other
charity calls will be apportioned.
OR G. M. BRUBAKER DIES
Waynesboro, Pa.. March 16. —Dr. !
Granville Moody Brubaker, a life-i
long resident of Franklin county.;
died yesterday at the home of his;
father, John H. Brubaker. He wasj
49 years old and was born near Mer- j
< ersburg. In early life he graduated |
from the Mercersburg High school 1
at the head of his class, attended j
Mercersbura and studied
medicine at Burlington, Vermont,
sind Baltimore, Md. He was grad
uated front the Baltimore Medical
College , now known as the Mary
land University, in 1804. He is sur
vived by his father, his wife and six
children.
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ELKS AID RED CROSS
Waynesboro. Pa.. March 16.—"Mr.!
Jazz Himself," a musical extrava-j
ganza in three acts, will be present- j
ed at the Arcade Theater, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, by the'
Waynesboro Elks for the benefit ofj
the local Red Cross and charities. j
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Waynesboro, Pa.. March 16. I
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' ireencastle. of local draft boar-l,!
has been made a member of the dls- ■
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tal City assisting in the work of|
classifying registrants and passing!
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SATURDAY EVENING. HAJUEUSBURG TELEGRAPH! MARCH 16, 1918.
Bible and Flag Presented
to P. 0. S. of A. Camp
j Mechaniesburg. Pu„ March 16.
I One of the most pleasant sessions over
held by Washington Camp, No. 16 4,
1 Patriotic Order Sons of America,
j was that of last evening, when, in
j compliance with the observance of
the Bible and flas service, instituted
i by the Philadelphia lodge, twelve
! men of the New Cumberland lodge
j were guests of the local organiza-
I tion and presented them with a Bible
j and handsome flag. The proceed
ings are in the nature of an endless
I chain, and next week Washington
j camp will go to Carlisle and make
! the same presentations there.
S. J. Mounts, one .of two surviving
| charter members, of Washington
j camp, made the speech of accepl
| ance for the gifts, following iheir
i presentation by the visiting lodge.
' After a number of addresses, the
I evening was spent socially as a
: smoker.
j K. OF V. ANNIVERSARY
i Mechaniesburg, Pa., March 16. —
At" the meeting of the Melita lodge,
j No. 83, Knights of Pythias, plans
{ were formulated for the celebration
!of the golden anniversary of the
j lodge and toward that end the fol
i lowing committee was appointed:
| Eugene C. Gardner, chairman: the
j Rev. John S. Adams, Bruce R. Mow-
I ery, George W. Hershman and 11. K.
i Gill. The past chancellor's conven
! tion and anniversary celebration will
; be held the same evening, Wednes
j day, June 5, 1918.
RETURNS FROM WYOMING
Mechaniesburg. Pa., March 16.
After spending four months on a
j visit in the west, the greatest part
j of the time in Douglas, Wonting,
i with her cousin. Miss Helen Slona
ker. Miss Sara Parker returned home
: yesterday. Mrs. Harry W. Borin ;,
s of Kansas City, Mo., arrived yester
i day to spend a month with her fath-
I ed. John M. Underwood, West Main
I street.
KXLIST IN AVIATION IN IT
Waynesboro, Pa. March 16.—Ar
thur Pottorff and Elmer Perviance,
of Waynesboro, left yesterday for
Harrisburg, where the men will un
dergo further physical examination,
with Franklin county's second avia
tion unit, consisting of thirty-nine
men. The boys were supplied with
| kits by the Waynesboro Red Cross
j unit.
SOCIAL CLUB WARNED
Carlisle. Pa., March part
j of the plan to clean up the town,
j District Attorney Lloyd sent a rep
resentative to Shippensburg to warn
j a social club there that unless al
j leged illicit sales of liquor are stop
i ued that steps will be taken to have
| the charter revoked and action taken
' against men claimed to be implicat
i ed.
MIFFMX CO I'INT V ACCIDENTS
Lewistown, Pa.. March 16. John
(""opeland is suffering with a badly
| crushed finger on the left hand, caus
!ed by a heavy tire falling on his
; hand.
j While loading some lumber on a
| wagon. Jacob Weiner bad his left
I hand badly injured by getting it
i caught under a heavy log.
S. J. Hartsoek, of Burnhani. suffer
jed a bad laceration of the forehead
i by pieces of heavy iron striking him
; at the standard Steel Works.
Wrren Jones, of Burnhani. suffered
a badly lacerated hand, when a piece
of flying steel struck him at .the Stan
dard Steel Work.
R. P. Odenkirk, of Lewistown, had
| his face and eye badly Injured by
I being struck by hot metal at the
' Standard Steel Works.
Willis Shirk is suffering with a
broken kneecap, caused by a fall.
' Philip Hallem has a badly lacerated
' hand, due to cutting it with a knife.
Mrs. P. Burlew. while cutting wood.
: badly mashed one of her toes with
an ax.
MANNBVILLE
I Mrs. Mary Minnich, of Lancaster.
I is spending some time at the home of
1 her brother. J. T. Kelt.
Charles and Eugene Raffensperger
! have returned to their home, here,
after spending some time with rela
tives at Harrisburg.
Sanford Gantt lias returned to his
home, here, after spending several
days with relatives at Carlisle.
Miss Marie Hench. of Carlisle, is
being entertained by relatives here.
McKinley Gantt is suffering with
a deep gash in his foot, sustained
while cutting railroad ties.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eby have re
turned to their Harrisburg home after
visiting Mrs. Eby's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Pry.
Mrs. Ellen Meminger, who spent the
winter at the hame of her daughter.
Mrs. Charles Egolf. at l>andisburg.
has returned here to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. T. Kell.
BUFFALO
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hilbish have re
turned to their home, at Steelton.
after visiting Mr. Hilbish's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hilbish.
Earl Earner has returned to .his
home, here, after visiting relatives
i at Harrisburg.
Miss Blanche Hammaker has re
turned to her home, here, after visit
ing at Duncannon.
Harry Llddick has returned to his
home, at Marysville, after being en
i tertained here by relatives.
| George Seig. of Cly, York county,
| has gone home after being entertain
ed here.
I Mrs. Annie Bret*. . after visiting
I during the past winter at Johnstown,
I has returned to her home, here.
I The Rev. James Funk, of Johnstown.
|is spending some time here as the
guest of Mrs. Annie Bretz.
SNYDER GETS IN
MANY MILLIONS
Remarkable Showing by the
Auditor General's Depart
ment in a Short Time
Clearing up of long unsettled state
taxation accounts and prompt dis
patch of business have enabled the
Auditor General's Department to
show receipts for the first "three and
a half months of the present tiscal
year, to run over $7,000,000 more
than the receipts for the similar
period of last year and in spite of
disbursements twice as large as in
the same time, to show $10,000,000
In the State Treasury on March 12.
The facts disclosed by a report made
by Auditor General Charles A. Sny
der, on the linances, show a remark
able condition of affairs as regards
state finances in the midst of war
and closer collections than for
years. The interesting fact about
the situation is that in all the gath
ering in of the cash for the state
practically none has conie in
through the escheat- law and only a
comparatively small sum by means
of the stock transfer tax. Quite a
substantial amount was secured by
settling up cases which had been
found by Mr. Snyder on assuming
office to have been dragging along,
some of them for several years.
The report will make good the
prediction of Auditor General Sny
der at the end of the last tiscal year,
when he said that while receipts for
that period would run about $5,-
000,000 less than predicted those for
the new tiscal year would break the
record. It is now believed that Mi'.
Snyder's first year will run millions
ahead of the record of $35,000,000.
When Mr. Snyder took office last
May, he found many corporation tax
settlements pending and faced one
of the worst conditions in regard to
papers relative to taxation that has
confronted any Auditor General in
recent years. It required months of
work on the part of his corporation
and accounts bureaus to get things
straightened out. but the figures
establish what has been accomplish
ed without brass band accompanie
ment.
The balance in the State Treasury
on March 12, was $10,233,479.36 or
$2,353,454.47 more than on the same
date in 1917 and was hiKher than
at any time since the early days of
the administration of Auditor Gen
eral A. E. Sisson, who retired in
1913, after establishing a record.
However, demands under appro
prations will make a hole in the cash
balance in the next thirty days. The
big balance has not been accumulat
ed by deferring payments, but by
raking in the shekels.
The ligures for March 12, which
was just before the Capitol pay day
came around, show that in less than
three and a half months the re
ceipts were. $17,090,932.42 against
$10,088,166.36 in the previous year,
the increase of $7,002,766.06 being
due to the hard work of the corpora
tion tax settlement bureau in over
coming the accumulated settlements
and quick handling of business.
Payments by State Treasurer H.
M. Kephart's department which
disburses on warjunts from the Au
ditor General, maintained a higher
rate than in the same period of
1917. The disbursements reported
were $14,938,137.17 against $7,948,-
829.42, an increase of $6,989,307.75.
The balance in the Treasury would
have undoubtedly been larger if the
| escheat law had been in operation.
According to officers of the Au
ditor General's Department, the
j showing has been made without ad-
I ditional sources of revenue to speak
oof, the direct inheritance tax not
\ having commenced to produce as it
: will before long. The prompt ad
■ justment of taxes is given as the
| reason for the satisfactory showing,
■ and the results attest that settle
[ ments are not accumulating in files
in the department vaults,
i The escheat law will commence to
■ produce in a few years. Funds re-
I ported as liable under that act will
' not be receivable under three years.
I while the direct inheritance tax law
i will commence to prove the money
i maker expected about summer time.
I Officials in the department eonfi-
I dently expect the receipts for the
j year to run around $40,000,000.
Leader Denounces German
Peril to Swedish People
Washington. March 16. —The Ger
man peril to the Scandinavian coun
) tries is denounced in an interview
given to the Stockholm correspond
j ent of the Paris Temps by Hjalmar
Branting, the Swedish Socialist lead
| er, according to a Paris cable.
Branting, the cable says, made the
! following declaration:
"Germany let it be understood
that she would occupy only a certain
zone of the Aland Islands. Now she
has actually installed herself there
in the character of occupant, raises
her flag and in spite of the first con
cessions she made to the Swedish
wishes she spread herself over all
the Aland archipelago.
"This German act has stirred up
a great deal of feeling among the
Swedish nation.
"It is possible Germany may offer
the islands of Aland to us, but un
der inacceptable conditions, for with
their acquisition would be required
our adhesion to the German group
ing bordering the Baltic. That we
would never accept.
"In the serious hours we are trav
ersing our consolation is to turn to
ward Denmark and Norway. Events
can only strengthen the feeling of
solidarity between the sister nations.
"The future of our race will de
pend upon the understanding be
tween our three countries. We must
form a solid group to defend our in
dependence against any influence of
whatever kind; but this group will
open wide its windows toward the
west."
WHEUIIM
Was Nervous, Had Head
aches"
Says Miss F. Boberson. 670 Calder
street, Harrisburg. "For years I
have been bothered with constipa
tion and nervousness. I would get
drowsy and had no ambition.
"Also had rheumatic pains in my
back and limbs and at times would
get so stiff that I could hardly get
out of bed.
"I had catarrh in head and throat
and felt just no good for anything.
"I heard of Sanpan and started to
take it and my ailments began to go
one by one and now am well again."
Sanpan is being introduced at
Keller's Drug Store. 405 MurKat
street, Harrisburg.—Adv.
URGE MAKING
RIVER NAVIGABLE
Canal Boatmen's Association
Suggests a Series of Dams,
Coal Fields to Tidewater
Sunbury, Pa.. March 16.—T0 urge
the making of the Susquehanna river
navigable from Pittston, Pa., to Bal
timore. Md.. instead of resurrecting
the abandoned Pennsylvania canal,
was the decision made at a meeting
of the Pennsylvania Canal Boatmen's
Association, businessmen and manu
facturers from all'over Central Penn
sylvania v held here. Hundreds of
thousands of tons of coal and mer
chandise could be hauled annually,
the boatmen explained, and they de
clared that it would not only relieve
the railroads, but would help much
of the existing congestion during
these war times and in the future.
It was pointed out that the open
ing of a waterway or channel in the
Susquehanna would not be In com
petition with the railroads, as they
cennot begin to handle the fuel and
manufactured products now necessary
to be carried from points of produc
tion.
That the rehabilitation of the old
Pennsylvania canal, much of which
has been filled in, with bridges and
locks gone and miles of right of way
used for railroad tracks, is out of
the question was agreed to.
By the building of a series of dams
ten feet higher than the low-water
mark at Sunbury, Berwick and Nan
ticoke, old boatmen asserted, and by
dredging at low points, such a wa
terway could be constructed at a
minimum of expense as to give a nav
igable stream for light draft boats of
the type used on canals for the whole
distance from the coal lields to tide
water.
Petitions will be presented to each
Congressman along the right of way
of the abandoned canal, and every
effort will be made to secure the re
quired legislation that will result in
boats plying on the Susquehanna.
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\ MIDDLETOWN
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Mothers' Congress Holds
St. Patrick's Tea
The Mothers' Congress held its
third series of teas at the home of]
Mrs. T. M. Boyd, North Union street,
yesterday afternoon. There were fifty
members present. Members of the
committee in charge were dressed in
white and wore green caps and graen
aprons of shamrock shape and was
composed of the following: Mrs.
T. M. Boyd, Mrs. A. E. Etter. Mrs. D.
B. KeifTer, Mrs. A. H. Euckenbill,
Mrs. C. Y. Moore. Mrs. Fred Haes
ler, Mrs. B. F. Aumiller and Mlas
Fannie Hatz.
Several contests were indulged in
during the afternoon. The sum of
54.40 wax raised from the tea dues.
The next fea will be held ut the home
of Mrs. H. S. Roth. North Sprias
street, Friday evening. April .">, and
will be an April fool entertainment.
George A. Davis, aged 61, died at.
the home of his sister. Mrs. Anna
Kinsey, West High street, early yes
terday morning. He is survived fcy
his wife and son, Adin Davis, nnd
one sister, Mrs. Anna Kinsey. Fu
neral will be held from the home of
his sister on Sunday afternoon. No.
30 West High street, at 2 o'clock.
Rurial will be made in the Middle
town Cemetery. Both services will
I be private.
The F. J. K. Club was entertained
| at the home of Mrs. John E. Keifer,
West Main street, last evening. Knit
ting was the main work of the even
ing and after a social hour refresh
ments were served to Miss Ruth Mc
! Xair, Miss Oma Lutss, Miss Martha
I Swartz, Miss Charlene Fishel, Miss
j Romaine Kennard. Mrs. C. E. Eind"?-
• niutli. Miss Verona Keifer, Miss Er
i ma Brenneman and Mrs. John E.
Keifer.
W. E. Myers, an employe of the
local car plant, had his right knee
cap injured by being struck with a
piece of iron. He will be unable to
work for several days.
Guy Cashman has resigned his po
sition as mail carrier. A civil ser
vice examination will be held by
W. G. Schriener in the High school
building. Saturday, March 23, to till
the vacancy.
The Middletown praying band will
| meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
j William! Messinger, Wilson street,
this evening.
Professor M. L. W. Lalir, principal
of the Sunbury High school, spent
yesterday in town as the guest of
Professor H. J. Wickey, of the Mid
dletown schools.
I Chester Johnson. Grant street,
Rife's extension, enlisted in a ma
chine irun company and left on
j Thursday for Kelly Field, Texas.
Frank Eockard, Searler Slack and
Millard Houser. of Co. A, 316 th In
| t'antry. Camp Meade, Mi, are spend
ing several days in town with their
parents.
At the meeting of the MiddletOhvn
Auto Club on Thursday evening at
the office of A. H. Luckenbill, North
Union street, Edward Muskey wss
elected secretary and treasurer to
succeed J. W. Fern, who resigned.
William Eesgore and R. J. Cassel]
were elected as two new members.
The Rev. T. C. McCarrell, pastor
of the local Presbyterian Church, will
preach at jthe Coble schoolhouse
to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Ml DI>I iETOWN CHURCHES
St. Peter's Lutheran—The Rev.
Fuller Bergstresser. Preaching at
10.30 and 7.30.
Royalton United Brethren The
Rev. William Beach. 10.30 and 7.30,
communion at both services.
St. Michael's and All Angel's
Episcopal—The Rev. Floyd Apple
ton. Services and sermon at 4.30.
Church of God —The Rev. O. Jr.
KraybiU. 11, "The Church of the
Eoodlceans"; 7.30, "The Times of the
Gentiles."
Presbyterian—The Rev. T. C. Mc-
Carrell. 11, "The Touch Winch
Brings Healing"; 7.30, "Rocks or
Sand."
United Brethren—The Rev. T. H.
Albright. 11, "Doing Without God";
7.30, "Righteousness and Sin."
Methodist Episcopal—The Rev.
James Cunningham. 10.30, the Rev;
Ira Pinney will have charge; 7.30,
song service.
St. Mary's Catholic Church—The
Rev. Jules Foln. Holy mass, 8, 10;
vespers and benediction, 7.30.
DANCE FOR RED CROSS
Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 16.
For the benefit of the Red Cross; a
St. Patrick's dance was held in
Franklin llall on Thursday evening,
by a number of the young people
of the town. The Braxton Orches
tra. of Harrisburg, furnished the
music. The sum of $36.50 was clear
ed for the Iqcul Red Cross chapter
WEST SHORE NEWS 1
Personal and Social Items
of Towns Along West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dugan, of
Bridge street, New Cumberland, an
nounce the birth of a son. Mrs. Du
gan was Miss Irene Hurst prior to
her marriage.
Mrs. Joseph Weathefly entertain
ed the Ladies' Five Hundred Club at
her home, at Kosemont, last night.
Mrs. Shaffer, of Philadelphia, has
returned home after spending some
time with Mrs. J. Black at West
Fairview.
Mrs. Jessie Frank, of West Fair
view, visited friends at Harrisburg
this week.
Mrs. George Mann, of West Fair
view, was a Harrisburg visitor rec
ently.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKinsey,
of Selinsgrove, visited his sisterj Mrs.
M. Steward, at West Fairview.
Mrs. Walter Fisher, of West Fair
view, was at Harrisburg on Wednes
day.
Mrs. Nelson Shaull and Mrs. Mel
vin Cranford. of West Fairview, vis
ited friends at Harrisburg.
Mrs. Stoner, of Shireirranstown,
has returned home after visiting Mrs,
J. Black, at West Fairview.
Mrs. Brattem, of Marysville, visit
ed at the home of Mrs. K. W. Luse,
at West Fairview.
Mrs. T. D. I..use, of West Fairview
visited friends In Harrisburg.
Schedule of Services at
New Cumberland Churches
New Cumberland, March 16. —Tho
Rev. C. H. Heighes, pastor of ,thfe
Church of God, went to Green Spring
where he will assist in the evangel
istic services to-morrow. In his ab
sence the Rev. J. W. Deshong. form
er pastor, will preach both morning
and evening.
Trinity United Brethren Church—
The Rev. Mr. Widdons, a returned
missionary from the Philippines,
will speak to-morrow morning at
10.30. Preaching by the pastor, the
Rev. A. R. Ayres, at 7.30.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church —
Preaching by the pastor, the Rev.
David S. Martin, at 10.30. Subject at
junior service, "The Sacrifice of,
Isaac." 7 p. m., subject, "The
Truth."
Baughnian Memorial Methodist
Church —The last quarterly commun
ion before conference will be held
at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. in
charge of the pastor, the Rev. Dr.
Thomas S. Wilcox.
Miss Mary Buttorff's Pupils |
Give Enjoyable Recital
New Cumberland, March 16.
Pupils of Miss Mary Buttorff's music
class save a recital at her home in
Third street, on Thursday evening.
The program included: "Morning!
Speaks," "Mignon," "Dying Flower," I
"Winter Lullaby," Ottilie Conley: i
"Group of Rose Songs," "Rose
Fable," "Two Roses," "Only a Hose," I
"Rose in the Bud," Kathryn Seip:
"Down in the Forest," "The Xiglit- j
ingale Has a Byre of Gold," "'Tisj
Spring," Harriet Ware; "Since You
Went Away," Ottilie Conley; "A
Winter Song," "A Dusky Lullaby,"'
"Three Green Bonnets," "Happy j
Song," Katlierine Seip.
PASTOR RETURNS'TO DUTIES
Enola, Pa.. March 16.—After an j
absence of several months, owing to ;
a nervous breakdown, the Rev. J.
Stewart Glen, lJastor of the First i
United Brethren Church, will again j
occupy the pulpit to-inorrow at both I
morning and evening services.
To-morrow will be the first Sunday ,
for the Rev. H. M. Buck, who was;
assigned as pastor of Grace United]
Evangelical Church by the annual
conference at Jersey Shore this week, j
The Rev. Mr. Buck succeeds the Rev. j
B. Li. Moore, who resigned because
of ill health.
EQUIPMENT ARRIVES
Knola. Pa.. March 16.—After
months of delay in shipment the last
of the apparatus and furniture for
the Enola High school laboratory ar
rived here Thursday. This additional
furniture was ordered last summer
and because of the freight congestion
its arrival here has been held up.
Despite the delay the shortage of
furniture did not hamper the work
in the laboratory to any great ex
tent.
Hurley Orders Test
of Concrete Vessel
Washington, March 16.—Imme
diate tests of the re-enforced con
crete ship launched on the Pacitic
coast were ordered yesterday by E.
N. Hurley, chairman of the Shipping
Board, to determine the suitability
of this type of vessel for ocean com
merce. One thing to be determined
is the effect of salt water on the re
enl'orcing metal.
Mr. Hurley also asked the builders
to report without delay on the pros
pects of molding additional hulls.
Advocates of concrete ships say they
can be completed in sixty days,
against six months for wooden ships
and can be produced in great num
bers to foil the U-boat campaign.
The Shamrock Blooms
in St. Patrick's Honor
St. Patrick's Day falling on a Sun
day, the usual festivities associated
wi{h this historic Irish holiday will
be postponed here until Monday. To
morrow all Catholic churches will
pay tribute with special services and
on Monday the Knights of Colum
bus will take command of the pro
gram. Cathedral Hall in the even
ing will be the scene of the annual
Hibernian ball and long preparations
insure that it will be a great suc
cess. True-green Irishmen did r/t
wait for March 17 to arrive for the
shamrock was in pjenty of evidence
to-day and inanw A playing ma
chine could be heard grinding out
"The Wearing of the Green."
Why Women Suffer
BECAUSE you are a woman
there is no need to suffe.
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STATE GETS JOBS
FOR OVEF 8,600
Showing of the Employment
Bureau Considered Ex
cellent These Days
According to tigures issued by the
State Department of Labor and In
dustry, for the joint employment
agencies of the state and the Public
Safety committee 8,696 persons were
placed in positions during February,
147 of them being workers for
farms. Employers asked the twelve
offices for 15,15 a workers and 10,-
495 persons applied for positions.
The joint offices were able to refer
8,936 to places.
Records of the State Employment
Bureau show a decided increase in
the number of skilled men and wo
men asked # for and placed. The pro
portion of skilled workers placed
ranged from 53 per cent, of the total
placement In one district to 60 per
cent, in another district. Two of the
state offices received a call for and
placed six experienced timekeepers
men, for which the monthly record
and six experienced material record
ranged from $125 to $135. A num
ber of men also been placed as
inspectors of munitions for foreign
governments in Pennsylvania plants
The record of the activities in each
of the six zones into which the state
is divided and the cities in each zone
in which offices are maintained are
as follows:
Persons Persons
* sent for by receiving
„ .. . employers positions
Zone No. 1:
Harrisburg,
Altoona,
Johnstown,
„ Yor *< „ 3,530 ' 871
Zone No. 2:
Philadelphia,
Reading. 7,658 6.129
Zone No. 3:
Pittsburgh,
New Castle, 3,206 1,333
New Kensington,
Zone No. 4:
PcKanton, 11 24
Zone No. 5:
Williamsport, 435 74
Zone No. 6:
Erie, 313 265
Total, 15,153 8,696
West Virginia Fruitgrowers
Meet Washington Officials
The Eastern Fruit Growers' Asso
ciation will hold a joint conference
with the Berkley County Horticul
tural Society and the Berkley County
Farm Bureau, at Martinsburg, W. Va.,
next Tuesday and Wednesday. At a
recent meeting of more than sixteen
of the leading fruit growers of the
Central Eastern States a committee
was selected to go to Washington
and confer with officials there regard
ing a closer co-operation between
fruit growers, the railroads and the
Food Administration.
Mrs. David Shenk Drops
Dead at Hummelstown
Hummelstown, Pa.. March 16—Mrs.
David Shenk, aged 65 years, dropped
dead at her home here on Thursday
evening while preparing to go to
church. She is survived by her hus
band, one son, Paul Shenk, of Harris
burg. and a daughter, Grace, Shenk,
at home. She was a member of the
United Brethren Church. Funeral ser
vices will be held on Monday morn
ing, at 9:30 o'clock, in charge of the
Rev. Mr. Lehman. Burial in the
Hummelstown Cemetery.
You and Us
The President replied to Most of the materials
the Secretary of the Treas- that go for war purposes
ury, on February 19, 1918, are also needed in the
expressing the view that equipment of street cars
public utilities companies and street car lines,
be maintained at maximum
efficiency for the full and We cannot get what
vigorous prosecution of the Uncle Sam wants first,
war. Why should we? We must
win the war and Uncle
Light, heat, power and Sam has a big job on his
transportation facilities are hands. Nobody should lift
all necessary for the speed- a finger that would in any
ing up of the war. way throw an obstacle in
the way.
Secretary of the Treas
ury, William C. McAdoo. us directly.
, of F^ ru " y We have confidence that
15, 1918 addressed to the the bUc b we „ aware q[
President, urges the neces- the situation- We need , ots
sity of fair treatment of of materia l s _ th were
street ra.lways companies. ordered months and
Materials for transporta- kl^nl 13
. • , i be only too glad to receive
tion needs are drawn upon ,i ? • i ,
Li r t-., them so that repairs could
in unheard of measure. The ' j 3e mac j e
government needs more
and more as each day The motorman and con
comes along. Our nation ductor on the car in which
is not only helping to you ride are anxious to
supply our Allies but is in have their car—your car—
great need of materials for up to its highest efficiency.
our own military require- Don't blame them for a
ments. flat wheel. Nor can they
, help a shortage of wheels.
W here the street cars are
most needed are at the Flat wheels are not
points where war making nearly as bad as being in
machinery is the heaviest. the trenches.
HARRISBURG RAILWAYS COMPANY
WIRE CROSSING
RULING IS MADE
Public Service Commission
Sets Down Just What the
Law Is on the Subject
The Public Service Commission in j
a decision handed down lute to-day j
refuses the application of the But- |
lor Light, Heat and Motor CO., for
permission to cross tracks of the
Bessemer and hake Erie Railroad
with wires of high voltage to carry
current to a coal mining operation,
the findings establishing a ruling for
such cases. The railroad company
declared that the wires would cross
four tracks, at a point near a water
tank, where trains frequently stop
ped and would create a dangerous
condition and the electric company
declared that the commission had
full authority to grant the privileges.
The opinion says that 'the provi
sion of the act quoted by the electric
company "was not intended to en
large the rights of public service
companies, but to place the exercise
of such rights as they already had
under the regulatory control of the
commission." It is also stated "th{
electric company does not have the
right of eminent domain and the
public service company law does not
authorize the exercise of that power,
if it is required in this case."
BUNBt'RY SI'HEKT PAVING
Sunbury, Pa.. March 16.—Sunbury
borough council to-day signed a con
tiact with the State Highway Depart
ment for one and one-eighth miles of
vitrified brick street paving to be laid
in Front street, which is a part of
the proposed Lincoln Highway. The
estimated cost of the improvement is
$84,000, of which the state will pay
half.
VAST STORE OF FOOD VALUE IN
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Scientific Tests Prove That It Is
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Father John's Medicine is six times more nourishing than pure milk; it
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more nourishing than an equal quantity of oysters and five Umes more
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These scientific tests made by expert chemists prove beyond question
the very great food value of this old-fashioned, pure, wholesome medicine
for colds, coughs and body-building. Because it supplies the nourish
ment which you do not obtain from your food and supplies it in the
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flesh and strength. Father John's Medicine has had more than sixty years
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U. S. Battleplanes
in France by July
Washington, March 16.—Amer
ican-built battleplanes will be in
France by July In sufficient quantity
to insure adequate air protection oIJ
the sectors then held by American
troops. This statement rests on the
highest authority and "was made'
with full recognition of all failures?
and disappointments that have ham
pered the development of the ai
program.
Figures on the aviation
as well as facts and figures on every
other branch of t.he
war preparations, to-day were laid
before virtually the full member
ship of the House military commit-*
tee, as yesterday they were diss-,
closed to the Senate committee. •
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