STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
FIRE DAMAGES
PARKBUILDING
Damage to Structure and Con
tents Estimated at $15,000;
Investigating Origin
Fire starting in the Steelton Un
derselling store located in the G. W.
Parks building. North Front street,
pearly this morning, caused about
$15,000 damage to the structure and
contents. Firemen were hampered
to a great extent In fighting the
flames by the dense smoke. Chief
O. E. B. Malehorn was unable to
eay how the blaze started, but de
clared he was conducting a thorough
investigation.
Those sustaining losses were: G.
W. Parks. $5,000 to building; James
P. Detweiler, head of Steelton Man
ufacturing Company located in the
building, $4,000; M. A. Wolf, pro
prietor of the Underselling store,
said his loss was $5,000; fiunkle &
Knoderer, undertakers, $2,000; John
Banks, $500; Baldwin Cemetery
Company, several hundred dollars.
The furniture stored in the building
■was not damaged save by smoke, it
was said this morning. All losses
were partially covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered shortly
after 1 o'clock by John Banks, who
was passing the building at the time.
He ran to the Citizen engine house
a short distance away and aroused
the truck driver. The alarm system
being out of service the man in
charge of the whistle at the steel
plant was notified by telephone.
After the Citizen Company ar
rived a general alasm was sent in
and all the companies summoned.
Truck drivers became confused by
hearing the whistle and not being
notified by the indicator. Regard
less of this confusion the companies
answered the alarm in good order.
The fire was in the rear of the
building and was difficult to get at
on account of the canal, along which
the building is located. By brilliant
work the firemen succeeded in con
fining the flames to the rear of the
building and consequently the dam
age to the building yas not so great.
The lower section of the fire
alarm system went out of use yes
terday afternoon and could not be
repaired until to-day, the Chief said.
A force of electricians were working
on the repairs to-day and hope to
have the work completed by this
evening.
Red Cross Officers Go to
Philadelphia For Advice
Mrs. F. A. Robbins, Jr., chairman
of the local Red Cross Chapter, and
Mrs. Solomon Hiney, secretary, were
In Philadelphia this week to get
advice in regards to conducting the
work of the chapter during the sum
mer months. What instructions the
officials received will be put Into
use'at once. Plans for the summer's
work will be mapped out at a meet
ing of the executive committee in
the headquarters to-morrow at 10
o'clock. Blankets knitted by mem
bers of the Junior Red Cross So
ciety are on display in the window
of Dr. J. A. McCurdy's drug store,
Front street.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
The tenth wedding anniversary of
their marriage was celebrated by
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Imhoff,
Spruce street, last evening, when a
course dinner was served to four
teen guests. The decorations con
sisted of flowers, potted plants and
flags. Mr. and Mrs. Imhoff were the
recipients of many beautiful gifts.
GUILD SUPPER
The last of a series of suppers
will be served by the Ladies' Guild
of Trinity Episcopal Church this
evening. The menu for the supper
will be in keeping with the regula
tions of the Federal Food Adminis
tratiop.
4W ZZm BLUE BONNETS" — Jl New Fabric with Nc* Fcatara.
" Blue Bonn<-n" meet, the need, of the womn who want, a beautiful, durable fabric
L. \ that wears without wrinkling, repels dust and launders perfectly. Admirably adapted tor
I tailor-made dresses. sport coats and skirts, chiidrms garments, petticoats, etc. Alsodrap
cries, furniture covering! etc. Guaranteed dye fast and dursuc. Wde tanety ox ez-
Mj] j quuite patterns.
' I 111 I If jour dealer doera't carry "Blue Bonnet," ieodut this ad with Dune of dealer and
u[ iu we will send him samples and notify hun of your request.
LESHER WHITMAN 4b CO. Inc., 681 Broadway. New York
Big Special Sale
Friday and Saturday
SHOES SHOES , SHOES
Some of our stock of shoes that were slightly damaged by
smoke in the fire of a week ago will be sold at big sacrifice prices.
OUR LOSS IS YOUR GAIN
For this sale we have priced our entire stock of pumps at
Former Prices $5 to $lO
Exceptionally big bargains in small sizes Large assortment
of narrow widths, size 4 to 7.
PAUL'S
11 N. 4th St.
\ HURSDAY EVENING, fiARHISBUItG TELEGRAPH , MAY 2, 1918..
Local Coal Dealers to
Operate on Cash Basis
To meet the unprecedented difficul
ties of the coal business, local' deal
ers have decided to operate this win
ter on a cash baslß. By following:
out this method dealers hope to be
able to glv e better service and over
come the many obstacles confronting
them. •
A dealer this morning: issued the
following: notice:
"Beginning: April 1, we established
a rule that we must have cash on
delivery or else prompt thirty-day
settlement of all our accounts.
"We must make prompt payment
of our coal every thirty days, and
that is the only condition under
which we can sell It.
"This is by no means any reflec
tion on your honesty, but duo to the
excessive demand for coal this year
means that we cannot carry the
credit accounts as heretofore, but
must have our money every thirty
days, and this does not mean thirty
one days or more. All future sales
will be made on the above condi
tions."
Musicale For Benefit of
Highspire Red Cross
A musicale for the benefit of the
Highspire Red Cross Auxiliary will
be given by music pupil 3 of Mrs.
Ralph Mumma at her home Friday
evening at 7.30 o'clock. Those who
will take part are:
Alma Hoke, Caroline McCauley,
Kenneth Wilson, Miriam Brehm,
Mildred Coleman. Ruth McCauley,
Harry Gross, Mary Mumma, Eva
Wertz, Enders Kaylor, Adella Way.
Esther Kaylor, Sara Parthemore,
Helen Waltermyer, Iva Parthemore,
Edgar Etter, Alice Carruthers, Doro
thy Wonderly, Mabel Hoke, Edward
Householder, Mary Gross, Vyna
Eversol. "
SRI.I, I.IQUOn TO SOLDIERS
Vaso Beljic, a Rumanian, who
lives at Steelton, was arrested in
Harrlsburg last night on the charge
of furnishing liquor to soldiers in
uniform. The police are determined
to break up the practice, and the man
will be severely dealt with. He fur
nished liquor to a man from the
Tank Battalion at Gettysburg, police
say.
LIBERTY I.OAN* TOTAL NEARS
$700,000 MARK HERE TO-DAY
Officials in charge of the Liberty
Loan drive to-day reported that
$682,150 had been subscribed by 8,525
subscribers. With the reports of to
morrow and Saturday, committeemen
hope to reach the $700,000 by the
close of the campaign. Of the total
amount up to noon, $514,000 has been
subscribed by employes of the local
steel plant.
SPIEDEI, FUNERAL
Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel
Spledel, of 345 South Front street,
who died as the body of her son,
Edward Spiedel, 37 years, was being
taken from the home for burial, will
be held Firday afternoon at 1.30
o'clock, with the Rev. S. W. Her
man, of Zion Lutheran Church, Har
rlsburg, officiating. Burial will be
made at Hummelstown.
MRS. K(All, DIES
Mrs. Anna Kohl, aged 61, died this
morning at 3 o'clock after a long ill
ness at her home, 774 Mohn street.
Funeral services will be held Satur
day morning at 9 o'clock from the
German Catholic Church. Burial will
be made in the Mt. Calvery cemetery.
RESERVES TO DRILL
The weekly open air drill of the
Steelton Reserves will be held on
Cottage Hill field this evening.
Members of both companies are re
quested .to meet at Felton Hall at 8
o'clock.
11 KILLED IN
ACTION ON FIELD
AGAINST HUNS
76 Wounded in Action, Ac
cording to Casualty List
by War Department
Washington, May 2.—The casualty
list, to-day contained 90 names, di
vided as follows: Killed in action,
11; died of wounds, 2; died of ac
cident, 3; died of disease, 7; died
of other causes, 3; wounded se
verely, 7; wounded slightly, 69;
missing in action, 3. Seven officers
were named. Lieutenant Clayton C.
Ingersoll died as a result of an ac
cident; Lieutenant August Leo
Sundvall died of wounds; Lieuten
ants John R. Feegel and Frederick
B. Stokes were wounded severely,
and Captain Frank J. Abbott and
Lieutenants Will F. Lovett and Ed
ward C. Swenson were wounded
slightly. Captain Francis J. Cahlll
and Lieutenants Samuel Miller and
Robert H. Jeffrey, previously report
ed missing, are now reported to be
prisoners.
The list follows:
Killed in action: Sergeant Fred
Mitchell, Corporal Louis Oberman,
Horseshoer Ira C. Catkins, Privates
Stanley Dobosz, John S. Cunning-,
ham, George A.' Fairchild, Frank
W. Ferraro, Joseph Francis, Arthur '
C. Frantz, Daniel L. Romerl, Jacob
Tompovorowskl.
Died of disease: Corporal Robert
M. Wilcox, Privates Manly D. Jack
son, Richard W. Judd, Clarence F.
Kelley, Louis Page, Harold E. Row
land, Luigl Tallarico.
Died of accident: Lieutenant
Clayton C. Ingersoll, Privates For
est A. Rippy, George F. Sanderson.
Died from wounds: Lieutenant
August Leo Sundvall, Private Roy
Dixon.
Died of other causes: Privates
Michael F. St. John, Carl Lygdman,
Charles A. Winner.
Wounded severely: Lieutenants
John R. Feegel, Frederick B. Stokes,
Corporals Thomas F. Byron, Ken
neth W. Lovell, Privates Edward D.
Olic, Joseph R. Gemski, Raymond
E. Jordan.
Wounded slightly: Captain Frank
J. Abbott, Lieutenants Will L Lov
ett, Edward C. Swenson, Corporals
W. J. Degrenia, Raymond Eckels,
Arthur C. Havlin, Carleton M.
Patriquin, William H. Turner,
Michael J. Quinn, Sergeant Warren
E. Clark, Mechanic David Gold
smith, Cook John A. Ansalone, Pri
vates Ralph Andrews, Harry Atter
aln, Harry Baierlein, Clarence C.
Bassett, Fred A. Beaulieu, Mathew
|J. Boyle, Harry J. Burgot, John M.
Canavan, George J. Champagne,
Frank E. Curtin, Walter Darling,
Ovida S. Davignon, George Deno,
George Doucette, Malcolm C. Eaton,
Kenneth W. Farnham, John R.
Fitzgerald, Thomas M. Fitzgerald,
William A. Flynn, Lawrence W.
Forster, Romeo O. Gagner, Thomas
V. Gardner, Jerome F. Gilbert,
Stanton Glover, Charles Haid. Jo
seph H. Heneby, Carsten Jensen,
Eugene W. Jones, Robert A. Joy,
Lome W. Kaye, George Keating.
Michael J. Kelly, Lloyd R. King,
William F. McKay, Thomas J. Ma
her, George Merlow, Ralph D. Phin
ney, Harold K. Porter. Robert L
Reid, Horace G. Staniland, Elmer
N. Tingley, Charles E. Twombley,
Arthur W. Wilson, Joseph F. Zielin
ski.
Missing in action: Corporal James
C. Lee, Privates Henry J. Hauflaire,
Sidney C. Kinch.
Enola Enginehouse Proud
of Its 100 Per Cent.
C. J. Bittner, foreman of the Penn
sylvania railroad enginehouse at
Enola, is mighty proud of the 432
employes of his department. In the
recent Liberty Loan drive each of
these employes subscribed to Liberty
i Bonds totaling $26,200, making it a
100 per cent. shop.
NO CERTIFICATE
ON LIGHT BILLS
Public Service Commissian
Makes Known Plans Re
garding Excess Payments
The Public Ser-
V\ \ ® //) vice Commission
\\\VArT refused to make
ments of amounts
V'JQQQQSK of money ques
■ -fralWraWlßV tioned in com
= SBUyScSI Plaints filed be
mPr® . 1 fore the commis
sion, taking the
position that the
receipted bill is evidence of the pay
ment. This action has been estab
lished as a lino of procedure where
requests are made by customers of
gas, electric and similar companies,
who have asked for certificates of
excess payments during UtigaUon or
pending action on complaints filed
in the matter before the commis
sion.
The commission has taken the
position that where payments are
made for railroad tickets or for
trolley fares where increases have
been announced and acUon upon
which is pending that excess certifi
cates may be issued because receipts
are not given with such payments.
In Own Tongues—Polish, Italian
and Slavish visitors to the State
Capitol are now confronted with
signs in their own language / calling
upon them to enlist, buy Liberty
Bonds and conserve food. For the
first time the State House is filled
with signs. Ordinarily it is only
when a convention or caucus is held
that any signs are placed in the
corridors or rotunda of the build
ing, but now Liberty Loan, Food
Conservation and Enlistment post
ers are to be found in many parts
of the building. The posters in for
eign languages are . placed in the
most frequented parts of building.
Can't Employ Women —The ques
tion of the employment of female
labor about the coal mines of the
state has been brought prominently
before the public by the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company in employ
ing 42 girls and women about their
mines in Carbon county. It seems
that these persons were employed
in the breakers, machine shops and
at various other occupations under
the plea that difficulty in obtaining
male help made it necessary.
Tho employment of the girls and
women in the case referred to oc
casioned a great deal of comment
and the opposition to the innova
tion became very pronounced. The
United Mine Workers finally voiced
their opposition by declaring that
unless the females were immediate
ly dispensed with, all the collieries
in the anthracite region would
strike.
Reward E. Button, Chief of the
Department of Mino, as soon as
advised of the employment of the
girls and women, advised the Com
pany that the practice must be stop
ped immediately and all of the in
spectors in the anthracite region
were notified to keep a close watch
upon the operation of all mines to
see that there is no other violation
of the law in this respect.
To Eight a Pest—W. H. Goodwin,
who has been in charge of studies
on farms in the Cumberland valley
for the federal and state govern
ments, has been tranferred to New
Jersey where he will direct the gov
ernmental crusade and horticultural
stock. These pests have been re
ported from a number of states and
are as destructive as the brown tail
ed moth and other nuisances which
Pennsylvania has managed to keep
from its borders. One of the men
in charge of tests for the grain
moth has been drafted and It will
require some changes in that line
of study.
Making Good Time—Forestry
Commissioner Conklin expects that
by the end of this month the whole
7,000,000 of seedling trees which the
state plans to set out on forestry
reservations will have been planted.
Rapid progress is reported from the
sections where men are at work.
Plant Valued—Property of the
Angelica "Water and Ice Co., operat
ing in Reading and vicinity, is valu
ed by the Public Service Commission
for rate making purpose at $76,500
in an opinion handed down by
Commissioner Milton J. Brecht dis
missing complaint against Its sched
ule of charges. The results of the
valuation are discussed at length
and Mr. Brecht says "The fair val
ue of a public service plant Is its
reasonable value at the time the
service is being rendered and should
be elastic enough to protect the
lights of the consumer and safe
guard the interests of the utility."
The commission gives seven per cent
as a fair and proper rate of return
to which the company is entitled.
Big Increase The American
Natural Gas and the Gilpin Natural
Gas companies operating In Alle
gheny, Armstrong, Butler, Indian
and Westmoreland counties, have
filed notice of increases of rates ef
fective May 19 with the Public Ser
vice Commission. The new tariff
provides for an advance from 25 to
2 8 cents per thousand cubic feet for
all gas used in excess of half a
million feet a month by manufac
turers and other large users.
OroßSlnsr Approved—The Public
Service Commission has approved
the applications of the Monongahela
and South railroad for three grade
crossings on its new line in Greene
county and approved the agree
ments for crossings between the
West Penn Railway Co. and North
Huntingdon township; Westmore
land county.
New Captain.—Edwin C. Young,
Philadelphia, was to-day appointed
a captain in the Reserve Militia imL
assigned to Company E, First Infan-'
try.
Justices Named. Governor
Brumbaugh to-dfty appointed Harry
H. Koll as justice of the peace n't
Petersburg; L. J. Lescure for
Ridgway and George A. Wilson for
I-dgonier township, Westmoreland
county.
More Com plaints. Additional
complaints were filed from Shlck
shinny to-day against the new rates
bf the Luzerne County Gas and Elec
tric Company, at the Public Service
Commission offices. The commis
sion heard complaints of the bor
ough and residents of Coudersport
against the rates, fire protection and
service of the Consolidated Water
Company.
Moving Bay.—The Bureau of In
formation and Statistics of the De
partment of Jjabor and Industry Is
moving to-day to the Masonic Tem
ple, taking rooms vacated by the
State Insurance Fund. The Labor
and Industry Departh-.ent will use
the rooms vacated for another bu
reau.
New Hearing.—The State Com
pensation Board has ordered new
hearings in the claims of Johnson
vs. Diamond Coal and Coke Com
pany; Wade vs. Union Switch and
Signal Company; McGinnis vs. Tem
ple Coal Company; Pranckajtls vs.
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company.
Steamboat Fares Too. —The first
steamboat line to file notice of an
increase of rates with the Public
Service Commission is the Wilming
ton Steamboat Company, Wilson
Line, whicn lias given notice that
commencing May 29 the fare from
Philadelphia to Chester will be in
creased five cents. Natural gas com
panies in the Kane district in an
nouncing that the rates will be in
creased notify manufacturers that
they reserve right to shut oft gas
"The Live Store" a Always I
Leave It To the Boys I
Give the boys something to look forward
to and they'll go after it place an ideal before them
and the result will be they have achieved something worthwhile.
"Give the Boys a chance" there's a familiar old saying, H
Like Father—Like Son 1
In other words the average boy usually i
follows father's "good advice" and always profits
thereby, Boys want to do the things father does Father sold
Liberty Bonds Buys Thrift Stamps always goes to DOUT
RICHS for his
Clothing, Hats and Furnishings I
Boys these days want to be as near right
. with their wearing apparel as possible —ln coming to
this "Live Store" they feel sure they have been "guided right"
for here most Fathers, and "Big Brothers," come to get good
merchandise.
Our boys' department has surpassed our greatest
expectations—its growth has been marvelous This continual stream
of lively boys keeps things buzzing with enthusiasm We're ready to serve you
with large stocks of - —. . . <
I Boys' Spring Suits I
"Kaynee Shirts and Blouses" "Black Cat Hose" I
Manhattan Wash Suits Spear & Co. Hats and Caps I
304 Market Street Harrisburg, Pa. I
The Harrisburg Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
'
for factories when needed for do
mestic or publlo utility use. The
Buffalo and Lake ISrie Traction
Company, filed notice that the fare
in the Erie city division would go
from five to seven cents and that
there would be Increases on subur
ban divisions.
As to Counties. —A statement is
sued to-day by the Sproul commit
tee calls attention to the fact that
in statements from the Highway De
partment regarding the construction
of roads nothing has been said about
the amount allowed each county.
To Join Speakers. Governor
Brumbaugh will leave to-morrow
morning for Wiikes-Barre to join
I /the OWeil-Scott party. Attorney
General Brown will go from Phila
delphia.
Ixxiks Like an Ad.—Deputy Attor
ney General Joseph L. Kun, who is
in charge of work for the State
Board of Cer.aors, said to-day that
attacks on the Americanism by pro
As Age Advances the Liver Requires
tof ™ioTFß) occasional slight stimulation. CARTER'S LITTLE
*" LIVER PILLS correct CONSTIPATION.
Celine
* —i signature
Colorless or Pale Faces Cartel's Iron Pills
motors of the film "HoarU of the
World" were absurd and that he
thought that the producers' action
In holding up the production be
cause of some orders for very Inci
dental eliminations savored of keen
press agent work.
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