14 M'ADOO ALLOWS $937,961,318 OF ROADS' BUDGETS Big Sum For Improvements and Equipment on 182 Great Lines Washington, May 20. —Director General of Railroads McAdoo has authorized the expenditure by the railroads of the country of $937,961,- 318 for additions, betterments and equipment which will be essential during the current year to increase transportation facilities. This amount is practically the same as the railroads suggested ought to be spent annually for ten years to bring them up to a state of efficiency at the time of the hear ings prior to the taking over of the railroads by the government. The ex penditure just authorized is for 182 big trunk lines and connecting car riers alone. About $600,000,000 per annum on the average has been spent by the railroads for rolling equipment for several years past. In the last two years the amount has declined. The Director General authorizes the ex penditure of upward of $500,000,000 for this purpose on the 182 Class 1 railroads. The latest available figures from the Interstate Commerce Commis sion show that Class 1 and 2 rail roads spent $239,249,20ti for addi tions and betterments in 19X6. Direc tor General McAdoo authorizes the expenditure of a total of $440,072,- 013 for additions and betterments only. The expenditure of almost a bil lion dollars was authorized on a budget submitted by the various rail road heads calling for an outlay of $1,485,209,146. The Director General and his advisers pruned the budget by $349,247,282 after it had been most carefully made up ly the rail toads to include what were consid ered onl ythe essentials. Funds for the improvements and betterments will be furnished by the government from the: revolving fund of $500,000,000 provide 1 in the rail road control act in every case where the railroads have insufficient funds of their own. Warning has been given each of the railroads that further analysis will be made of the budget submit ted and that it will lie further pruned wherever it is deemed that a cut will not take away from essential re "itiirements. In no case will improve ments be allowed where facilities of another line that arc available can be utilized. It is stated, however, that a number of increases will no doubt I e necessary. It is > significant fact that the largest expenditures authorized go to the coal carrying railroads of the country. The second largest single item for equipment, $27,336,132, will be spent by the Baltimore and <Jhio railroad system. The Baltimore and Ohio likewise lias the third largest authorization for betterments and additions, $16,- • 122.171. In addition it is to spend $50,000,000 for extensions. Though no official statement could be obtain ed. it is understood that practically the entire expenditure will be for • oal carrying facilities. The New York Central lines have l>y far the largest budget, $70,672,- 087. TJie cut made in its estimates, the largest submitted, was but $410,- •>OO, as compared with a cut of $36,- •100,000 in the estimates of the Penn sylvania. The New York Central is to spend $32,428,696 for additions .•>nd betterments; $38,168,394 for equipment and $76,000 for exten sions. [ for Rent Desirable property, 14 rooms, 2 baths; storeroom, first floor. 311 Walnu ! But one door from new Penn-Harris Hotel op posite State Capitol Park— near one of busiest corn ers. Possession At Once For particulars appiy to Bowman & Company. What Will You Offer for Three o[ Plowed at Bellevue Now Ready For Planting This is part of the ground secured by the Chamber of Commerce to en courage War Gardens. All applica tions have been filled. This piece still remains. Can You Use Part or All of It? Don't Let It Go to Waste—How Much Can You Use and What Will You Offer? Address or telephone S. B. W Superintendent of War Gardens Care of Chamber of Commerce, Harrisburg, Pa. MONDAY EVENING, , BABHISBURG TELEGRAPH MAY 20, 1918. HILL 44 LOOMS BIG IN HISTORY In Two Weeks Germans Have Taken and Lost It Twice Hill 44, on the north side of the Lys Valley salient, is acquiring; some thing of the role played by Dead Man's Hill at Verdun. It lies to the north of Mount Kenimei, between it and the lines covering Ypres, to which the Allied forces were driven bnck after Kenimei fell into the enemy's hands. I,ike Dead Man's Hill, north of Verdun, on the west bank of the Meuse, it is not a position of crucial importance. Within the last couple of weeks the Germans have taken it twice and lost it twice. And they are still lighting for it. It is a pawn in the warfare of positions to which operations on the Flanders front— and, for that matter, on the whole western front—have simmered down since Von Arnim's bloody repulse on April 29 last along the line be tween Meteren and Zillebeke. Possession of it by one side or the other cannot greatly affect the sit uation before Ypres—any more than possession of L'Homnie Mort af fected materially the situation at Verdun. Rut it lies at a point where the contact between the Germans massed north of Kemmel and the French divisions holding V.vverbeek and the southeastern approaches to Scherpenberg is most acute. The French, seeking to carry their lines forward toward Kemmel and to envelop it from the northeast and the southwest, retook Hill 44 the latter part of last week. Last Mon day *they lost it. On Tuesday they regained it. Yesterday's communique from Berlin indicated that Von Ar nim had again gotten a grip on it, and a late British bulletin through Ottawa admitted that the situation late yesterday afternoon was some what "obscure." It is noteworthy, however, that, since Von Arnim's severe defeat on April 29 the net result of all the local engagements to the southwest of Ypres—and on the western and southern sectors of the Lys Valley salient as well—has been an im provement of the Allied positions. A similar balance on the Allied side is shown in the Sommc salient, where many small advances have been made by the British, Canadians and Australians and by the French. The French took yesterday a wood to,the south of Huiles, on the west bank of the Avre river. This is at the point in the Somme salient where it approaches nearest to Amiens and where recent French efforts to strengthen the lines defending Amiens have been most pronounced. Berlin also reported fighting there, but claimed to have repulsed the French attack. 58, Learns English to Write Soldier Son St. Louis, Mo.—When William C'. Mayer, of 4017 Kossuth avenue, be came an aviation student in the United States army his mother, Mrs. Minnie Mayer, who was born and educated in Germany, started to night school to learn to read and write English, so she could corre spond with him. She is 58 years old and he is 28. "Willie is an American, and 1* couldn't read German so much: be sides it wouldn't look good to write to an American soldier in German." she told a reporter. She added: "Anyhow r , we are trying to forget about Germany; we don't want to think about it any more." Now, after five months of school, which she attended three nights a week, Mrs. Mayer writes clearly and legibly, and reads her son's letters and the newspapers with compara tive ease. However, she said, she in tends to enroll again as soon as school opens in the autumn. In the meantime she is taking a home-study course, with her grand son, Raymond W'amser, 11 years old, in the role of< tutor. She gets her lessons regularly, two or three times a week, she said, and her work is criticised by her youthful instructor. Mrs. Mayer came to this country from Germany when she was 23 years old. Her husband Gottlieb, a cabinetmaker, who died a year ago, also was born there. She was edu cated in German, and that language sufficed for the small amount of cor respondence she had until war was declared. 412 BRIGGS STREET A liarmiin for nil Immediate pur cliaNer, a tine home, containing; 10 room* and bath. Miniated in very desirable Meetion of fit)'. Price, $6,000. CHAS. ADLER 1002 North Third Street Member libit. Real Kntatc Hoard TEUTON BIRDMEN MAKE MOONLIGHT RAID ON LONDON Drop Bombs; Lose Four Ma chines Before Defenses of British Capital Ijoikloii, May 20. Thirty seven persons were killed and 155 injured in the London area during last night's air raid. I.oiidon, May 20.—A calm, summer like night tempted the Germans to try last night their first air raid on since March 7. Four of the raiders fell before the defenses of London. The nioon was shining brightly when the raiders crossed the south eastern point and headed for the me tropolis. The usual warnings were given promptly and the people had time to reach shelters before the guns in the neighborhood of hondon were heard. The firing was almost continuous for more than two hours and was unus ually severe. Several bombs were dropped by the raiders. The number of enemy aircraft Is not known, but they are deemed to have been more numerous than usual. I.nndon, May 20.—Fourteen persons were killed and more than forty oth ers were injured when Entente Al lied airplanes raided Cologne Satur day, according to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Central News Agency. Six Allied aviators participated in the attack. Much damage was done in the center of Cologne, especially in the market place. Surrenders to Police After Quarrel in Which He Shot Man Dead In a squabble at 1137 South Ninth street late Saturday night, William Leitzer, colored, was shot to death. Hardy Dickerson, also colored, al leged to have done the shooting, is held in the Dauphin county jail, charged with hi murder. Dickerson has two bulletholes in his left arm. bade by one bullet. His wife, Dora Dickerson. is being held as a material witness in the case. She charges that all the shooting was done by her husband. The stories of the shooting told by Dickerson and his life are at vari ance. Dickerson, who has not lived with his wife for some time, went to the South Ninth street house on Sat urday night, where she is said to have lived with Leitzer, when Leit zer drew the revolver and did the shooting. The wife affirms that Dickerson had the revolver and did the shooting. Three bulletholes are shown in the | body of Leitzer, one through the side, one in the Shoulder and the ; other through the chin. The shoul der and chin wounds showed powder marks and are believed to have been inflicted after the first shot had been fired and when the men were in a clinch. Police believe the wounds in DicKerson's arm were inflicted | from a revolver held by him while I grappling with Leitzer. EVERYTHING READY FOR RED CROSS [Continued from First I'aac.] reports will be made at a meeting to be held Thursday afternoon in Chestnut Street Auditorium. First Sleeting: To-niglit At 7.30 to-night the workers will meet in Chestnut Street Auditorium, where only short talks will be deliv ered; and the greater part of the time given to explanations of the drive. At 6.30 Tuesday evening at Chest nut Street Hall the North division of workers will meet and make their first reports. At 12.30 Wednesday noon the ! South division will meet at the same place for the same purpose. _At K. 30 Wednesday night the North division will meet. At 12.30 Thursday noon the South division assembles; and at 1.30 it will be joined by the North division, when final reports will be made. The campaign in this district will close Thursday noon. Country District Organized William Jennings, who is chair man for the country districts of Dauphin and Perry counties, "said j this morning that if Harrisburg equals the donations of these sec tions, man for man and woman for woman, the resulting total will make National Red Cross authorities open their eyes. flave Minds Made T'p It is urged upon the people of | the district that they have their minds made up as to the amounts I they will contribute to the Red Cross. While there are several hun dred solicitors there are 180,000 people in the entire district. To see each of these personally is an im possibility. To see a sixth of them may be possible—but not if the so licitors have to spend half an hour with each. "The people of Harrisburg and this district know the Red Cross," said Chairman Hildrup to-day | "They know the work it is accom plishing. It is not necessary to ex plain what the money is for. It is well known that twenty-five per cent, of the total stays here. So that the people of Flarrisburg should really not waste the time of the so licitors. but should give what they hjjve to give without any delay at 50 Ships in June, Is Colby's Promise S New York. May 20. Bainbridge Colby, Lnited States Shipping Com missioner, speaking last night at the joint memorial services Of the Hebrew t'nion Veteran Association and the Hebrew Veterans of the Spanish War held at Temple Beth-El, declared that fifty ships of major size would be put into the service next month. Be add ed that a larger number would be commissioned in July, and that the August outjut of the yards would be even greater. "The submarine is at last on the point of being mastered," said Mr Colby, "and we shall i hoke the seven seas with American shipping. I am revealing no secrets when I give the output for June, July and August, and when I say that we no whave a ship yard on the Delaware which will turn out tonnage greater than Great Brit ain's total output before the war." TO KMT FRIDAY KVKNINCJS Announcement was made to-day by officials In charge of the knitting department of the Harrisburg Chap ter, American Red Cross, that here after the department will be open Friday evenings and regular work ing days. Heretofore the depart ment was open Tuesday and Friday evenings. _ , MARKETS NEW YORK STOCKS Chandler Brothers and Company, members of New York and Philadel phia Stock Exchanges—3 North Mar ket Square, Harrisburg; 336 Chestnut j street, Philadelphia; 34 Pine street. ! New York—furnish the following | quotations: Open.2 P. M. i Allis Chalmers 34% 34% Amer Beet Sugar 74 74 ' J American Can 49% 47% j Am Car and Foundry .. 80V4 78% Amer Loco 68% 67% Amer Smelting 82 81% American Sugar 114% 1.12% Amer Woolens 56% ' 56 Anaconda 69 65% Atchison 86% 86 Baldwin Locomotive .... 94% 97 Baltimore and Ohio .... 57 55% Bethlehem Steel (B) ... 90 ?g 88% Butte Copper 24 24 % California Petroleum ... 18% 18% Canadian Pacific 147 146% Central Leather 69% 68% Chesapeake and Ohio ... 59% 58% Chi, Mil and St Paul ... 46% 44% Chicago, R 1 and Pacific 23 22% Chino Con Copper .. .. 45 44% Col Fuel and Iron 47% 47 Crucible Steel 70% 68% Distilling Securities .... 61 60% Erie 16% 16% General Motors 124 123% Great Northern pfd .... 92 90% Hide and Leather ...... 13% 13 Inspiration Copper .... 54% 53% International Paper .... 42 41 Kennecott 33% 33% Kansas City Southern .. 19 IS% Lackawanna Steel .... 88 87% Lehigh Valley 60% 60% Merc War Ctfs 30 29% Merc War Ctfs pfd .. .. 105 102% Mex Petroleum 99% 98% Miami Copper 29% 29% Midvale Steel 55 % 54% New York Central 74% 74 N Y. N H and H •.. . 43 42% New York, Ont and West 21% 21% Norfolk and Western .. 107 106 Northern Pacific 87% 87 Pennsylvania Railroad . 44% 44% Pittsburgh Coal 53% 53% Railway Steel Spring .. 56% 56% Ray Con Copper 25% 25% Reading 89 "A Republic Iron and Steel. 90% 87,6 Studebaker 40% 41% Union Pacific .. .. •..••• 125 12 4,Vi \J S I Alcohol 132% 133 U S Steel 111% 109 U S Steel pfd 110% 110% Utah Copper 84 % PHII. \IJKI.I'HIA STOCKS By ,4ssocuitcd J'rcss Philadelphia. May 20. Wheat Mnikri Miiiet, Ni>. I. ml. >. -• .>• 1. S.ift. red. 12.?* - •■■■ '■ ■■ ,„rr f Oats The market is ,nrm, No. 2, white. s4Mj®&oc: No. 3. white, 83®&3%c. . —- Corn The market is quiet. No. 2. vellow, $1.73® 1.75; No. 3, yellow. $1.73. I . i—The market is steady; soft "llcer p-i ID". tJH.iiOltf <•.. i>oi ton. iJ-l.r.n® .|5.00. Butter The market is lower; western, creamery, extras, 45% c, nearby prints, fancy. 50c. I'ggs—Market steady; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, free cases. $1(1.05 per case; do., current reecipts, $9.6(1 per case; western, extras, firsts, $10.05 per case; do., current receipts, $9.60 per case; fancy, selected, packed, 39®41c per dozen. Cheese Kasier; New York, full cream, 22® 2514 c. Refined Sugars Market steady; powdered, 8.45 c; extra fine, granulat ed 7.45 c. Live Poultry Market firm; fowls. 30@30%c; young, soft-meated roosters. - N <ti) .i 0c; young, staggy tors, 24®25e; old roosters, 21®22c; spring chickens, 55® 62c; ducks, i'eklug, '.!B®3oc; do., Indian Runner. "6®27c; turkeys, 27® 28c; geese, nearby, 25®26c; western, 25@28c. Dressed Poultry Easier; turkeys, tuaroy, choice lo fancy, 3J®<oc; do . lair to good, 32®37c; do., old, 37®38c. do., western choice to fancy, 37®38c; do., fair to good. 32® 38c; d0..01d toms. 30c; old. common, 30c; fresh killed fowls, fancy, 35@35%c; do., small sizes, 33®'34c; old roosters, 28c; spring ducks, 40,®i42c; frozen fowls, fancy, 35@35%c; do., good to cmhoice, 32(u 34c: do., small sizes. 28fD30c broiling chickens, western, 40®42c; do., roast ing. 28®>35c. Potatoes Market higher; New Jersey, No. 1, per basket, 30®50c <33 ms-); New Jersey. No. 2. per haske!. lo®-.>c; Pennsylvania, per 100 lbs.. $1.20® 1.25; New York, per 100 lbs., $1.20® 1.25; western, per 100 lbs.. $1.25 © l -58; Maine, per 100 lbs., $1.60@ L. ' Delaware and Maryland, per lOi) lbs,. 9°c® $ 1.10; Michigan, per 100 lbs., Jl.OOm 1.15; Florida, No. 1, per barrel, $3.50® i 00; Folrida. per bu=hel hamper, 75®85c; Florida, per 150-tb bag, $2.25 ® 4.25. Tallow The market is weak; prime, city, in tierces, 15% c; city, special, loose, 17 Vic; prime country, 16c; dark, 15%©15% c; edible, in tierces, 18c. Flour—Steady: winter wheat. 100 per lent, tlour. $10.75® 11.25 per bar rel; Kansas wheat. 100 ••>••! cent, tlour. sll.oo® 11.25 ber barrel; spring wheat, 100 per cent, tlour, SIO.oU®)U.OO per barrel. Hay Market firm; timothy, No. 1, large bales, $30.00 per ton. No. 1, small bales. sJ9.uo® 3u.vj per ton; No. 2. 127.00®28.00 per ton No. 3, $22.00®24.00 per ton; sample, $15.00® 18.00 per ton; no grade, SIO.OO @15.00 per ton. Clover Light. mixed. $27.00® 28.00 per ton; No. 1. light mixed, $25.50©26.50 per ton; No. 2. light mix ed. $18.00@20.00 per ton. CHICAGO CATTL.B By Associated Press Chicago. May 20. Cattle Re ceipts, 37,000; unsettled. Bulk of sales. $17.30® 17.70; light, $17.30® 17.85: mixed, $17.05® 11.80; heav>, $ 16.35 & 1 7.65; rough, $ 16.35® 16.75; pigs, $14.50® 17.60. Cattle Receipts, 15,(100; firm. Na tive beef steors, $10.75® 17.80; stock - ers and feeders, $9.40®) 13.25; cows and heifers, $(.40®14.60; calves, sß.oo® 14.00. Sheep Receipts, 14,000; steady. Sheep, $12.00®16.10; lambs, $14.75® 20.50. FOR SALE No. 262 Peffer Street No. 1001 North Second Street No. 1439 Vernon Street Lots on Curtin, Jefferson and Seneca Street Frame Dwelling, All Im provements, with Garage, Lot 50x160, New Cumber land, Pa- FOR RENT No. 1427 North Front St. Frank R. Leib and Son REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE 18 N. Third St. Harrisburg, Pa. DRAFTED MEN SCHEDULES OUT Thousands Will Be in Canton ments Before the Close of Registration Day Pennsylvania's 17,623 white men called early this month to go to Camps Meade, Lee, Greenleaf and llttmplireys will begin to entrain on May 25 and the movement will con tinue until the afternoon of the 29th. The same day a five-day movement of 3,750 men to Columbus barracks and Forts Oglethorps and Schriven will start. All movements will be in special trains. The movement to Greenleaf will be 830 men on the 25th and 483, 083, 472 and 430 on the following days in order. There will be no movement to Humphreys on the 25th, but it will start on the 26th with 500 men, the movements of the next three days being 1,103, 453 and 952. The Lee movement will also start on the 26th and will be 515, 1,238, 1,096 and 1,511 on the four days in order. The Meade movement, which will embrace the greater part of Eastern Pennsylvania, will start May 25th with 1,815 and followed by 1,244, 2,343, 1.690 and 627 on the follow ing days. The quotas for Columbus bar racks have been assigned to all sec tipns except the northeastern and northwestern parts of the state. Luzerne district No. 7 is the only one exempted from sending any men in the Schriven territory, while Erie county districts Nos. 1 and 2; Fay ette Nos. 1, 4, 6 and 7: Washing ton No. 4 and Westmoreland No. 8 are exempt under the Oglethorpe call. Each of these forts will get 500 men, while 2,750 men will be sent to Columbus. The districts 'ex empt ig the Columbus territory are Allegheny Nos. 1, 2, 7 and 8; Arm strong Nos. 2, 2 and 3; Berks 3. Bucks 1; Chester county 3; Lan caster county 1, 3 and 4; Lawrence, Lehigh county Nos. 1 and 2; Mercer Nos. 1, 2 and 3; Montgomery Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Philadelphia 49; and Susquehanna county. MOTOItf YCI.ISTS HURT I \ crashic* oven wiciokknd Henry W. Schurt, 1624 Liberty street, was slightly injured Saturday afternoon when his bicycle was struck by an automobile being driv en by E. L. Hertzler, of Mechanics burg. He was taken to the hospital und later to his home. Yesterday Harry Knaub, 2009 North Sixth street, suffered a broken kneecap when he was thrown from his motorcycle on the Mulberry street bridge. He was also taken to the hospital. HIT IIV ENGINE W. W. Harris is in the Harrisburg Hospital in an, unconscious condition as the result of an accident at Sun bury eai ly this morning. Owing to his condition, it was impossible for hospital authorities to ascertain how the accident happened, except that I the man had been struck by an en gine. There is no record of his home address. Ice 40% Cheaper Cash and Carry Plan WITHIN the next week we will open Jce Stations at dif ferent sections of Harrisburg where ice will be sold at 40 per cent, less than the regular delivered price. Uncle Sam wants men and material for war purposes. The Commercial Economy Board of the Council of National De fense recommends curtailing delivery systems in cities, and towns. To co-operate with the government we have erected stations where patriotic citizens may buy ice and take it with them. Every piece of ice you take with you reduces the work of our delivery force and enables us to distribute ice with a mini mum equipment thus releasing men for war purposes. Ice Stations are erected at the following locations. 3rd & Delaware Sts. sth & Woodbine Sts. 6th & Hamilton Sts. 7th & Camp Sts. Forster & Cowden Sts. 13th & Walnut Sts. 13th & Swatara Sts. 15th & Chestnut Sts. 18th & Forster Sts. Several more will be in operation as soon as the material arrives. A large piece of ice may be purchased for 5c at any of the above stations. The "cash and carry" price on all sales is about 40 per cent, less than the wagon rates. UNITED ICE & COAL CO. Main Office Forster and Cowden Sts. STATE POLICE TO GET DEFERRED But Men Who Enlisted Since May 18 Will Not Be Enti tled to the Advantage Members of the Pennsylvania j state police force in service May 18, are entitled to be given deferred; classification under the draft, but men who enter the force after May 18, will not be accorded that privi lege, according to word received by Major W. G. Murdock, the state draft officer here to-day. The order came from Washington and directs that all local boards re view the classifications of men who are in the state police and place them in Class 5. The effect of this will be to make it very unlikely that any of the men will be called. How ever, registrants who enlist hereaft er in the force will have to keep their number and classification. USE MORE POTATOES INSTEAD OF WHEAT The State of Texas lias stopped eating wheat and turned its stocks j over to the government for shipment to the Allies. Are the Americans of Texas more patriotic than those of Pennsylvania? Patriots everywhere are volunteering to "EAT NO WHEAT 'TILL THE NEW HAR VEST." Potnto-Cornineal Muffins One cup mashed potato or boiled riced potato, 1 cup cornmeal, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 tea spoon sugar oV syrup, 1 tablespoon butter or oleomargarine. 1 egg well beaten, 1 cup milk. Mix in order given, bake in hot oven about 30 minutes. This makes 12 muffins —they are delicious. Potatoes are good in cake. They are often used in this way to keep the cake from drying out quickly, mash the potatoes and beat up with milk until very light—you can use your usual cake receipt—substi tuting one cup of mashed potatoes , for one half'cup of milk and one j half cup of flour. IXVITB CIVII, WAIt VKTI3RANS ! A special program has been pre | pared for the memorial service for I soldiers and sailors to be held in the j Fourth Street Church of God on I Thursday evening under the auspices of the Harrisburg W. C. T. U. Mem ! bers of the G. A. R. will be guests of 1 honor and will be served light re ' freshtnents before the event. Dr. W. I N. Yates, pastor, will make the princi | pal address. TO HOI.D MISKTING Prominent speakers and some labor candidates, ratified by the league, will be speakers at a meeting of the Nonpartisan League in Royal Hall this evening. Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad. LEGAL NOTICES PROPOSALS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING SEALED BIDS will be received by Mr. E. E. Witman, Secretary Susque hanna School Board, Progress, Pa., up until 12 o'clock noon, Saturday. May 25, for a School Building at Coxcs town. Plans and Specifications can be ob tained from the Architect. H. B. Shoop, Fourteenth and Walnut Streets, City. RATE ORDINANCE REVIEW LIKELY Public Service Commission Announces Interesting De cision* For Oil City The Public Service Commission had authority to authorize an in crease in rates over what is specified in an ordinance of a municipal coun cil granting a franchise to a public utility when the municipality admits that the ordinance rates sought to be superseded are unjust, inadequate and discriminatory according to a decision handed down in the com plaint of Oil City -against a tariff of rates filed last fail by the Pe troleum Telephone Company, oper ating in that city and vicinity; The company succeeded In 1900 to the telephone business of an individual, who, by an ordinance of 1899 was granted a franchise for fifty years with a $24 rate for business and 'an $lB rate for residential telephones. The company soiught to increase the rates. The decision by Chairman Ainey says that it is manifest that a utility company should be given the right to charge rates which will insure it a return on its business and says "The inadvisability of municipalities by fixing terms of ordinances fixing the rates of fare or the character of service to govern over a long per iod of years is most apparent in the present case." The opinion also says that rates, even when made in franchise ordinances, must give way when found to he unjust or inade quate and that "such exercise of the police power of the state does not invade the authority of municipali ties nor violate the sanctity of or dinance contracts." In closing it is held that with the return of condi- I tions to normal the rates permitted will require readjustment. The in crease Is allowed for a three-year period and if conditions then require their retention, says the chairman, the respondent company may peti tion for their continuance. The opinion is regarded as of con siderable significance as there have been numerous complaints filed against increases of rates by utility companies which municipalities have held violate ordinance contracts, especially relating to five-cent trol ley fares. j LEGAL NOTICES j NOTICE is hereby given that appli cation has been made to the Public Service Commission of the Conimon- I wealth of Pennsylvania, under the provisions of the Public Service Com pany Law, by the Phidadelphia and I Reading Railway Company, for a certificate of public convenience evl ! dencing the Commission's requisite j approval of the construction, opera tion and maintenance of an additional track, at grade, across highways in Dauphin County, as follows: 3,675 feet east of Brownstone Station and the Berks and Dauphin Turnpike, at a point about 3,425 feet east of Brown stone Station, both in Derry Town ship. A public hearing upon this applica tion will be held in the looms of the Commission at Harrisburg. on the 28th day of May. 191S, at 9:30 A. M„ when and where all persons in inter est may appear and be heard, if they so desire. OSCAR M. THOMSON, Special Agent, for Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. I'ATHBDRIL BRANCH TO MEET The regular meeting of the Cathe dral Branch, No. 1067, Ladles' Cath olic Benevolent Association, will be held in Cathedral Hall on Wednes day evening at 8.15 o'cl<ck. Routine business will be discussed. legal, notices CLERK OP ORPHANS' COURT Notice is hereby given that the fol lowlng accounts have been presented to the Clerk of the Orphans' Court at Harrisburg. Pennsylvania, which ac counts have been passed and allowed I j the Orphans' Court, and the same will be presented to the Orphans Court for confirmation nisi, June 18. 1918, at 10 o'clock A. M. And if no exceptions filed thereto they will be confirmed absolutely four davs later: First and final account of Ammon B. Gingrich, trustee under the wills of Cyrus Gingrich and Malinda Ging rich for Sarah A. Bomberger, stated by Annie O. Gingrich, executrix of the will of the said Ammon B, Gingrich., deceased. First and final account of Ammon B. Gingrich, trustee under the will of Malinda Gingrich for J. Monroe Ging rich, stated by Annie O. Gingrich, ex ecutrix of the will of the said Ammon B. Gingrich, now deceased. Estate of Sarah .1. Fauber John C. Bixler and John H. Fauber, trustees—first and final account. Filed May 20. 1918. JAMES E. LENTZ, Clerk of Orphans' Court. NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: In the matter of abolition of the following crossings at grade in Derry Township. Dauphin County on the line of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company: Grade crossing where tracks of said railway company cross State Highway Route No. 139 at a point about one mile east of Hummels town. (Application Docket No. 18S4-1918). Grade crossing where tracks nf said railway company cross public highway known as Hockerville Road at a point about BO feet west of Swatara Station. (Application Grade crossing where tracks of said railway company cross State Highway Route No. 139 at a point about 300 feet east of Swatara Sta tion. (Application Docket No. 1838-1918), Docket No. 1835-1918). now pending before The Public Serv ice Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that said Commission has fix ed Wednesday. June 12, 1918, at 9.30 o'clock in the forenoon, in its rooms in the Capitol at Harrisburg, as the time and place for Hearing. Copies of tentative plans providing for the abolition of said crossings are now on file in the office of The Public- Service Commission in the Capitol at Harrlsburg and open to inspection be all persons. At the aforesaid time and place fixed for hearing all per sons interested In, or property owners affected by the abolition Of the afore said grade crossings, are hereby noti fied to be present, and present such testimony as desired. THE PI'RUC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNS YLVANIA. I Attest:—A._B. MILLAR. Secretary. Pennsylvania State Highwav De partment, Harrisburg, Pa. Sealed proposals will be received at said of fice until 10 A. M., June 11, 1918, when bids will be publicly opened and scheduled and contracts awarded as soon thereafter as possible for the reconstruction of the following pave ments: 15,774 linear feet of Reinforc ed Concrete In Butler County and 17,- 049 linear feet of Reinforced Concrete in Chester County. Bidding blanks and specifications may be obtained free and plans upon payment of $2.50 per set upon application to State Highway Department. Harrisburg. No I refund for plans returned. They can also be seen at office of State High | way Department, Harrlsburg: 1001 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, and 901 Hartje Building, Pittsburgh. J. D. O'Nell, State Highway Commissioner.
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