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COLORED KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS FOES
jOF INTOXICANTS
Big Parade Feature of State
Convention of Order
Today
"No official action has been taken
"by the convention but I know the
sentiments of our order are that the
eale and manufacture of intoxicants
•hould be absolutely prohibited."
Thus spoke a prominent member
of the State Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias, now in session
3iere, this morning. "We are not
against drink as a wartime measure
-but as a moral necessity," he de
clared. "The members of this lodge
represent the leading spirits of the
colored race and their example will
be followed by the majority of mem.
, bers of our race. As an evidence of
our solid stand for prohibition, you
"will notice there are no cases of
drunkenness or disorderliness here." ]
Convention Sustains Speaker
Acts of the convention reflect the
sentiment of the speaker. In the re
port of the grand medical director
of the Grand Lodge, read yesterday
before the convention, It was em
phasized that drink causes Bright's
disease. It is predicted the liquor
question will be brougkt before the
order at to-morrow's session to be
held in the Chestnut Street Audi
torium. ,
No Convention Sessions To-day
There were no sessions of the con
vention held to-day. This morning
the members of the order united in
a big parade in which members of
the Order of Calanthe. the Uniform
ed Rank and Grand Lodge were
represented. The procession march
ed through the principal streets of
the city. A feature of the marching
was the attractive appearance of
uniformed knights from the uni
formed rank in their regalia. A num
ber of prominent officials of the or
ganization were in line.
Automobiles filled with members
of the Court of ralanthes and with
members of the various other aux- i
iliaries of the organization followed
a band which headed the procession.
There were three ban'ds blaring pa
triotic airs, principally "Keep the
Home Fires Burning," "We're Go
ing Over" and "Pack Up Tour
Troubles."
It was a subject for much com
ment that the knights in uniform
brought a dash of color to the occa
sion. They wore carx blue uniforms i
and helmets of pure white. A red
plume at the top of the helmet
brought back reminiscences of the
Crusaders in their gala attire.
A service flag, with almost a hun
* dred stars, was proudly borne by,
the stars representing the contribu
tion of men from the lodge to the
cause of democracy, humanity and
freedom. Harrisburg members of
the order were well represented and
the Pefseverance band of Harrisburg
played.
Among important features of
yesterday's reports was the fact that
during the past year $21,900 has
been paid out in death claims. There
is a total of more than $29,000 in
the hands of the treasurer of the
endowment funds, it was reported.
Another report of special interest
was that of Dr. I. Walter Sutton, of
Philadelphia, grand medical di
rector of the fraternity. At the con
clusion of his report. Dr. Sutton read
the following'paper:
In presenting my report, I have
decided to call attention of this
convention to one of the most im
portant diseases affecting man—
namely, Bright's disease.
Let us first consider what class of
men are subject to this disease.
First of all, some men are predis
posed or inherit a weakened state of
the kidneys and thereby respond
most readily to the inroad made on
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Listen. Intently
When You Telephone
PROPER telephone usage is always in
order, and particularly in these times
when great demands are made on telephone
service.
•
In making your telephone calls, speak dis
tinctly and directly into the telephone mouth
piece or transmitter. Listen carefully and
concentrate on what is being said, then no
repetitions will be necessary, no conversa
tions needlessly prolonged and no import
ant calls delayed because of a prolonged
use of telephone lines and service.
These suggestions are offered in the belief
v that you will put them into practice in order
not only that wastes in telephone usage may
be eliminated but adequate service may be
available, always, for all needs. At the same
time, your conversations will be smooth
and satisfying. . .
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THURSDAY EVENING,
On the Retreat
By Associated "Press
With tin- American Army on the Alsne-Mnrne Front, July 24
(Wednesday night).-—With their lines of communication reduced by
operations on their flanks and their rear north of the Marne being
constantly punished, the Germans have been forced to give up more
territory. The French and American troops rested to-night some
distance in advance of the points where they started this morning.
The German retirement under pressure is believed to indicate
that General Von "Boehm, the commander of the armies within' the,
salient, has had enough punishment to convince him of the advisa
bility of taking new positions.
them. The acute attack is brought
on very simply from direct exposure
to cold, strong winds blowing di
rectly on the back; and very often
in the young by acute infectious dis
eases.
The main form of this disease is
found in men who arc habitual usera
of alcoholics, heavy eaters of meats
and other highly seasoned foods.
Such persons arc sufferers from con
stant indigestion, with some distinc
tion of the abdomen pain is seldom
present.
Another prominent symptom is
headache, existing in the back of
the head and occurring especially
in the morning.
Vertigo or swimming of the head
cannot be overlooked, for it is only
too often very constant and annoy
ing, and unfits a man for the per
formance of his daily duties. In my
experience this has been the. only
symptom of which the man com
plained. Upon further and careful
examination, such men are found to
have well established Bright's dis- 1
OAse.
These are some of the results of
Bright's disease In men: Enlarged j
heart; blood becomes watery and i
poor; retention of impurities in J
system due to inactivity of kidneys
and skin bleeding from nose; loss
of strength, with aching in the lower
legs; loss of appetite, with constant
nausea and vomiting.
The eyes also become affected, vi
sion becomes blurred with different
lights appearing, resulting in seeing
double.
As Bright's disease progresses the
heart and arteries b<come fhard
csed. The heart enlarges, the lungs
become too full of blood. There is
always great danger of stroke or
bursting of one of the vessels in the
brain.
Late in the progress of the disease
the swelling begins, first noticed by
bags under the eyes, then in swell
ing of the feet and ankles, with
great shortness of breath.
In conclusion, I want to impress
upon you the importance of being j
examined once or twice a year, and ,
from this you and your physician
will know the true condition of your
kidneys before convulsion sets in and
you enter a dead sleep, followed by
death.
Tours in F.. C. and 8.,
I. WALTER SUTTON, M. D.
Grand Medical Director.
Dr. John P. Turner, Philadelphia,
who has been pronounced as among
the ablest of colored physicians, cor
roborated the views of Dr. Sijtton.
He urged abstinence from meat and
observance of meatless and wheat
less days, warned the members of
the lodge to preserve health and
morals at all times and asked that
they 'become prohibitionists as re
gards the use of alcohol.
Contests at Island
The center of attraction this aft
ernoon. following the big parade, is
the island where a number of con
tests of various sorts are scheduled.
The events will open about 5 o'clock
and there Is keen rivalry between
the opposing contestants. The entire
affairs promises to be exceedingly in
teresting. according to the state
ments of members of the order.
The encampment of the uniformed
department is being held on the Is
land. Prominent among the knights
encamped there Is the Second Regi
ment with Colonel James E. Allen,
Philadelphia, as commander. Lead
ers of the department says he has
done more for efficiency in that de
partment than any man. His men are
under regular training and have at
tained a high degree of efficiency.
They have received high praise from
govermental officials. In the ranks
are lawyers, businessmen and min
isters, and men from all walks of
life.
Reports of various committees
were made public to-day. The re
port of the committees on mileage
and per diem and of law and sus
pension were received in convention
yesterday. In the report of the com
mittee on grand lodge officers a reso
lution was passed and accepted,
providing for the erection of a build
ing on the Pythian farm located in
Chester county. This building is to
be used as a home for the aged
members of the Knights of Pythias
in Pennsylvania and is to be known
as "Sunset Lodge."
COAL PRICESARE
AGAIN BOOSTED
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allotment were shipped here, leaving
a deficiency of 5,582 tons. This re
fers to anthracite in domestic •<i*°s.
June, however, was the worst month.
Mr. Hickok could not give figures for
the July l shipments, but declared
they have increased considerably in
size, and will continue to* do so the
next two months. The fact that the
country's anthracite has been ship
ped into the longsuffering New Eng
land states Is. the reason given for
the stingy shipments to this part of
the country, Mr. Hickok says. As
the New England states have now
received half their allotment, the
arthracite committee will now turn
its attention to Harrisburg's needs.
Orders Unfilled
The dealers had orders for 116,-
94S tons of domestic size anthracite
on their books July 1. A total of
28,480 tons had been shipped since
April 1, and the total number of tons
ordered was 145,428 tons between
April 1 and June 1. The July fig
ures when available will swell the
total. Of 32.399 tons ordered during
June alone, 7.735 tons were deliver
ed. It is the mass of unfilled orders
on their books, and the meager ship
ments during the past four months
that make dealers and consumers
alike pessimistic. Mr! Hickok re
mains the only hopeful figure, prom- >
ising ultimate relief to all.
New Prices
With the increase in freight rates,
increases in coal prices have been
announced. For domestic sizes of
anthracite tl\ey are:
I.ykens Valley
2,000 1,000 500
lbs. _ lbs. lbs.
Broken .... $9.20 * $5.05 $2.80
Egg 9.20 4i.85V 2.70
Stove 9.55 5.05 • 2.80
Nut 9.60 5.05 2.80
Pea 8.00 4.25 2.40
Mixed
Broken .... 9.40' 4.95 2.75
Egg 9.00 4.75 2.65
Stove 9.30 4.90 2 70
Nut 9.35 4.95 2.75
Pea 7.85 4,20 2.35
White Ash
Broken .... 9.15 4.85 2.70
Egg 8.80 4.65 2.60
Stove 9.05 4.80 2.65
Nut 9.10 4.80 2.65
Pea 7.70 4.10 2.30
Red Ash
Broken .... 9.35 4.95 2.75
Egg 8.95 4.70 2.65
Stove 9.20 4.85 2.70
Nut 9.20 4.85 2.70
Pea 7.80 4.15 2.35
Philadelphia. July 25. William
Potter, fuel administrator for Penn
sylvania, (old members of the Penn
sylvania Retail Coal Merchants Asso
ciation, who held their annual meet
ing here to-day. that the anthracite
allotment will fall short by 300,000
tons to meet the industrial needs of
the state and that the coal would
have to be deducted from the
amount he had asked for domestic
purposes.
"It therefore will he up_to every
retail dealerto conserve so fiat vital
war industries can be supplied and
the home fires, too, kept burning,"
said Mr. Pctter.
Urging full co-operation with the
fuel administration, Frank 3 Wallis,
Harrisburg, president of the associa
tion, declared the American govern
ment is the supreme factor In busi
ness now and having empowered the
fuel administrator to distribute coal
all should assist him In every way.
Offers Bishop Money
to Buy Aeroplane
London. —A wealthy business man
offered to contribute a sum of money
I large enough to supply one of the
i missionary bishops of the Church of
I England with an airplane. "I believe
this would enable the Bishop to visit
I the outlying parts of his diocese with
j much greater ease than at present,"
| said the writer.
j The British Society for the Propa
| gation of the Gospel, in making ac
; knowledgment of the offer, says
J that, while it cannot at present ac
| cept the gift, it has no doubt that
! within a few years similar offers will
I be accepted, "and in this way some
■ of our bishops who are in charge of
| large and scattered dioceses will be
GIVES UP CHURCH
FOR FIGHTING MEN
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:
REV. GEORGE W. HARTMAN
in active war work, the Rev, Mr.
Hartman several months ago de
cided to lay down active personal
duties to engage likewise in simi
lar duties. Application was accord
ingly made for enrollment for the
more arduous duties of a Y. M. C. A.
' secretary on the war-torn fields of
France.
Notice of his acceptance for these
duties was received to-day by the
Rev. Mr. Hartman and the furlough
was Just granted by his congrega
tion. He will leave Harrlsburg for
New York City on August 5, after
which he will be sent to Silver Bay,
N. Y„ for training.
Prepared For Work
Previous experience especially
well fits the Rev. Mr. Hartman for
his new duties. Prior' to entering
the active ministry, he had been
for five years physical director of
Franklin and Marshall College, Lan
caster, and this experience will
stand him in good stead when he
gets to France,
The Rev. Mr. Hartman is a grad
uate of Franklin and Marshall Col
lege and of the Eastern Theological
Seminary of the Reformed Church,
nlso of that city. His first pastoral
• harge was St. John's Reformed
Church, Orwlgrsburg, where he spent
eight years before coming to Har
rlsburg to spend eight years as one
of the city's most successful minis-
HAHRISBURGTELEGRAPH .
'AMERICANS AND POILUS
SWEEP BACK GERMANS
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it appear that not only are the allies rapidly continuing the process
of ousting the Germans from their Marne salient but that a move
ment may be in process of execution by means of which it is hoped
to trap a goodly section of the German crown prince's army.
French Score Successes
Driving in on the west, the French now are reported to have
reached a point within three miles of the important road junction
town of Fere-en-Tardenois; where eight roads over which the
1 Germans move troops and supplies converge.
; On the easterly side of the salient, according to unconfirmed
! reports which have reached London, British troops have driven
in a great distance toward Fismes, the real German base for the
; district south of the Aisne. This town, 11 miles from the last
, reported position of the British, southwest of Rheims, lies about
• midway to the top of the pocket in which approximately half a
| million Germans are massed.
Speed the Word
Easterly and westerly movements are tending to converge to
i | close the pocket. Speed seems to be the watchword of the allies
• all along the line, as attested by orders on the American front to
1 ignore machine gun nests and press on, leaving detachments to deal
with the German gunners.
German rear guards have again
hurled themselves at the pursuing
allied forces on the north bank of
the Marne. Before the momentum
of their blow, the allies were obliged
to withdraw from the little wood to
the north of the town of Treloup
and were forced back out of the vil
lage of Chassins, a little further
east.
,The success of the Germans was.
however, short lived, for they were
immediately driven back by a re
newed attack by the allies.
Heavy Bombardments
Northward, along the line toward
Soissons, and to the northeast to
ward Rheims there have beeh heavy
bombardments, but no infantry
fighting is reported.
As the days of heavy fighting con
tinue on the battlefield north of the
Marne, it becomes increasingly ap
parent that, the German retirement
is well under way. This withdrawal
is apparently being conducted in an
orderly, if not deliberate manner, be
ing covered by such rear guard ac
tion as that reported at Treloup and
Chassins.
Back Three Miles
A study of the map of the region
■where the struggle is going on shows
that along the line from Jaulgonne
northwest of Oluehy-le-Chateau,
just north of ■ the Ourcq, or even
farther, the allies have pressed ahead
during the past two days. As nearly
as the location of the contending
forces can be determined at present,
the Germans have been forced back
or have retired over much of this
line a distance of nearly three miles
since Tuesday.
It may be said that for the
moment, the line from Soissons
southward to the Ourcq has reached
a state of equilibrium and that the
deadlock between the offense of the
allies and the defense of the Ger
mans will probably continue until
the former bring up sufficient fresh
troops to break the line at some
vital point.
Base Endangered
The progress south of the Ourcq,
however, has placed in jeopardy the
village of Fere-en-Tardenois, which
is one of the most important Ger
man bases In this region. At last
accounts the French and Americans
were almost directly south of this
place.
Military critics in Paris incline to
the view that General Ludendorff,
the German commander, will prob
ably launch a new attack on some
other sector of the front in an effort
to gain a local success to gloss over
his failure at {he Marne. He might
by this means, also wrest the Ini
tiative from General foch and force
the latter to remove some of his
troops from the Solssons-Rheims
area. It seems to be agreed that thw
logical point to expect such a Ger
man attack is somewhere along the
British-held lines.
British Not Idle
The British, in' the meantime, are
not Idle. They have been conduct
ing raiding operations In the Hebu
terne sector, and have repulsed at
tempted German raids along the
Amiens front, to the south. The
enemy artillery has been active at
Arras and Lens, vital points of the
British line.
The French have carried out a
raiding operation south of Mont
didler and have captured prisoners.
General Foch's offensive enters
upon Its second week to-day with
the Germans still being forced back
before the smashing blows of
French, British and American arm
ies. Extreme severity marks the
fighting on a greater portion of the
front. Goodly gains are being made
by the French and Americans be
tween the Ourcq and the Marne and
by the British southwest of Rheims.
Steadily as allied pressure has
forced the Germans back within the
pocket formed by the battle lines, the
German defensive efforts have in
creased In ferocity, due to the con
tinuous throwing in of reserve di
visions. The allied offensive, there-
Nine Divisions of German
Reserves Rush to Front
By Associated Preit
London, July 25. —Nine divisions
of reserves from the army of Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and a
division from the eastern end of the
line have been rushed to the aid of
the German Crown Prince between
Soissons and Rheims but, says Ren
ter's correspondent with the Amer
ican troops in France, the Germans
may well hesitate to push more
troops Into the already crowded sa
lient, seeing the difficulty they have
of feeding those already there.
ters. >He had also had some experi
ence as a salesman In his father's
coal and lime business. *
Hlg brother. Colonel Martman, Is
well up In United States military
affairs. Prominent as the com
mander of the Seventeenth United
States Cavalry, at Fort Douglas,
Ariz., Tor' some years, he Is a gradu
ate- of the United States Military
Academy at West Point, N. Y. He
completed his course at that institu
tion in 1883. *
Other branches of war actlvlvty
are also being filled by the Rev.. Mr.
Hartman's relatives. A sister-in
law, Mlsa Mary Reed, has been serv
ing as a Red Cross nurse In France
since June, 1917. Miss Reed is a
graduate of Drexel Institute, Phila
delphia, and before her enrollment
for war work was chief dietjtian of
the Massachusetts General Hospital
at Boston. The Rev. John Hahn,
the husband of one of his nieces,
formerly pastor of the Reformed
Church at Mercersburg, Pa., Is
now at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louis
ville, Ky., as a chaplain.
fore. In one week not only has
brought the fifth German offensive
to a hasty halt, but has turned it
into a disastrous repulse and also
forced the enemy to bring In re
served troops from other fronts.
Look For Counteroffensive
Military observers in Paris believe
that the German command is pre
paring for a new blow against the
allies in order to counterbalance the
situation on the Rhelms-Soiseons
front.
From the west along the Ourcq
and from the south the French and
Americans are closing in on Fere
en-Tardenois, the German base of
supplies on the lower side of the
pocket. The town has been under
violent, shell firo for several days
and the enemy has made vicious
counterattacks which, although part
ly successful temporarily, finally
were turned into advances for the
hard-hitting French and Americans.
Not only has Epieds. been retaken,
but the Americans have advanced
beyond Courpoil, five miles south of
Fere. Between Courpoil and the
Marne the French and Americans
are fightlnc their way forward
through the forests of Fere and Ris.
Bridgeheads along the Marne have
been extended furthei®.
Allied Pressure Steady
While the advance on the western
side of the salient has been more
spectacular, the steady allied pres
sure on the eastern side continues
unabated and is making progress.
British troops around the important
point of Vrigny, three miles south
of the Vesle and the Rheims-Sois
sons railroad, slowly are pressing
the enemy back. This advance not
only threatens the German lines west
lof Rheims, but places the enemy
i forces between Vrigny and the
I Marne in a bad position. The ter
| rain there is hilly and wooded and
there is still quite a bulge in the
German line. The bulge on the west
ern end of the line was wiped out
when the Germans retired from
Chateau Thierry.
From all sides the allied artillery
is hammering the German positions
unceasingly. Bombs by the hundreds
are being dropped with good effect
on dumps and depots. American
aviators are reported to have brought
down five German machines in aerial
combats, north of the Marne. Wed
nesday.
Berlin Claims Success
The German Crown Prince has not
yet been forced Into a general rre
treat, but • not a day of the allied
offensive has gone by without ad
ditional gains being made by the
allied troops. Virtually all but one
of his lines of communication have
been lost and his position is becom
ing increasingly uncomfortable as
fresh troops in repeated efforts fail
to check the steady sweep forward
of the allies.
Berlin continues to report that all
allied thrusts are being defeated,
using the adjective compjetely In
telling of Tuesday's fighting. Simi
larly the German war office de
scribes the French advance toward
the Avre northwest of Montdidler.
in which the enemy lost 1,850 pris
oners, four cannon and 300 machine
guns, as of no effect.
f-Boat Losses Small
The lull on the other fighting sec
tors In France and in Italy still is
unbroken. In Albania the French
have completed theis - present move
ment by the capture of important
heights and the occupation of two
additional villages.
British and allied shipping losses
in' June were the lowest in twenty
one months, or since September,
1916. Losses due to German sub
marines and mines and marine risk
totalled 276,629 tons in June, the
British losses being 161,000 tons.
Compared with May the sinkings In
June were 81,000 tons less and with
June, 1917, 437,000 tons less. The
losses for the quarter ending June
30 was the lowest for any quarter
since the third of 1916.
11 German resistance on the south
ern sectors of the salient has been
reduced to a mere shell. It la added,
and the enemy doubtlessly Is con
centrating efforts on keeping open
the northern outlets of the salient.
The allied drive toward Oulchy-le-
Chateau not only threatens the en
emy communications with Fere-en-
Tardenois, but Is a serious threat for
the German troops around Epieds
whose 'line of retreat would pass
through Fere.
"No More Sick Head
aches For Me," He Says
Says He Now Foci* Fine and Is
• Going Strong, Thanks to Tanlac
"Yes, slrree, I'm feeling fine these
days and going strong," says Louis
T. Jacob, a popular grocery clerk,
of Second and Eleanor streets, Har
risburg, Pa,
"I had suffered ever slpce I can
temember with sick headaches that
put me down and out and they were
getting worse all the time. I cer
tainly did feel mean,
"Tanlao worked like magic. Just
seemed to get busy right away and
give me a thorough overhauling and
now I feel simply great. No achos,
no pains and an appetite like a
horse. Tanlac is sure great."
Tanlac Is now being introduced
hero by Gorgas' Drug Store,
MEN ARE WANTED
BY RED CROSS
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socks for the boys in khaki. To
meet the big demand for the socks,
classes of Instruction for men will
be opened, these classes to bo held
weekly. The "classes will be on Fri
day nights and will bo taught by
Mrs. John W. German, Jr. The first
class will be held Friday night, Au
gust 2.
When the plan was proposed to
Red Cross officials this morning they
expressed their enthusiasm in glow
ing words' "It's a good - plan. I
don't see why we haven't done this
before." said Mrs. Toyman D. Gilbert,
chairman of the chapter. "I hope
that the men will respond to the
call."
Competent Instructor
Mrs. John W. German, Jr., who is
to teach the new class, is instructor
of the classes for women. She is
very enthusiastic over the possibili
ties of the work. Considering the
standing of the Harrlsburg chapter
it is said that this chapter is the lone
example of men not aiding in op
erating the knitting machines. To
remedy this, the drive for recruits
has been opened.
Mrs. John W. Reily is in charge
of the sock knitting department. Her
approval was given to the proposi
tion and she predicts that a arreat
deal of work can be accomplished
with the aid of fhe men.
It is surmised that the operation
of the knitting machines is but the
opening of a number of Red Cross
activities for men. The work of the
male in home knitting has already
received warm praise from local
chapter officials.
The sock knitting machine is on
unique little device by which men
and women can machine-make
socks. An instructor at headquarters
related to a Telegraph reporter that
she had make eighty pairs of socks
during th past month in addition
to her instruction work. "There is a
great possibility in the new plan,"
was her comment.
SOME DEBT. H
The world owes KytMKja ntf
every man a liv-
high cost of liv-
lng that's some '(lyTj /
Fill Me Up With Your Cheapest
—My Car is a Chalmers
Ever heard that order given at a gasoline filling station ?
You will if you just wait till a Chalmers drives up.
At some of the larger stations you'll see a row of three or four
red pumps.
On each is a price, and in some cities the price will range from
say, 2054, 23J£, 27' A to 30 cents per gallon. 1
Watch the different makes of cars as they arrive for refilling of tanks.
The "temperamental" ones will insist on the high-test gasoline
only. And pay the high price.
They will tell you, that, with the low-test gasoline, their cylinders flit
with carbon, the carburetor will not function, and that the power
produced is—nil
Well —they ought to know. They are driving those cars.
The Chalmers owner is the exception to the rule.
He stops at the first pufnp —the cheapest, heaviest, low-test gasoline.
He knows he is buying a liquid that is practically kerosene.
But he also knows .his Chalmers motor will burn it—and con
sume it perfectly. •
And if he knows all the facts he will appreciate also that there are
more heat units per gallon in the heavy than in the lighter fuel.
So his efficiency is greater at the same time that his fuel bill is less.
Yes —you have it —the famous "Hot Spot" and the "Ram's Horn"
manifold as you find them in combination only in Chalmers Motor
Cars, are responsible for that condition.
You obtain a four-fold efficiency in a Chalmers —we'll tell you how
in the next advertisement
Meantime, drop in and let us show you just what the "Hot-Spot"
and the "Ram's Horn" really are —what they accomplish —and how.
Then you will understand the reason for the tremendous popularity
of the Chalmers —a popularity and a demand so great that every
body in the trade concedes, " This is Chalmers year."
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KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR COMPANY
57 to 103 S. Cameron Street
C. H. BARNER, Manager Harrisburg, Pa.
JULY 25, 191 S.
RAILROAD
SHOPMEN GET
WAGEINCREASE
New Scale Is Made Public by
Director General
McAdoo
Washington, July 25.—Wages of
railroad shopmen were increased to
sixty-eight cents an hour yesterday
by Director General McAdoo, with
proportional advances for assistants
and miscellaneous classes in mechan
ical departments. The new rates,
which are retroactive to last Janu
ary 1, are from five to thirteen cents
an hour higher than wages paid
these men in most shops under the
general wage advance allowed two
months ago by the director general,
but are somewhat less than the
labor organizations sought.
Beginning August 1 eight hours
will be recognized as a standard
i working day, and overtime, Sundays
I and holiday work will be paid for at
] the rate of one and one-half times
I the usual rate. Back pay will be
! given the men as soon as It can be
I calculated.
The advances apply to about 500,-
000 men, and apply flatly to all sec
tions of the country, despite local
differences prevailing heretofore.
The addition to the aggregate annual
payroll is estimated at nearly SIOO,-
000,000. The advance is the first ex
tensive modification of the new wage
scale and was made on recommen
dation of the Commission on Rail
road Wages and Working.
The New Scale
Conditions, following representa
tions of shop crafts that high wages
paid machinists and other mechan
ical workers in shipyards resulted in
discrimination against railroad shop
employes.
The nev scale of wages was an
nounced a sfollows:
Machinists, boilermakers, black
smiths, sheet-metal workers, molders
and first-class electrical workers,
sixty-eight cents an hour.
Car men and second-class elec
trical workers, fifty-eight cents an
hour.
Helpers, forty-five cents an hour.
Foremen paid on hourly basis,
five cents an hour more than re
spective crafts.
Foremen paid on monthly basis
increase S4O a month; minimum.,
$155, and maximum, $250.
! New rates are retroactive to Jan
uary 1, 1918.
Beginning August, 1918, eight
hour day, -with time and one-half
for overtime, Sunday work and seven
specified holidays.
The full text of the new order,
which deals In detail with methods
of calculating specific Increases, will
be issued within the next week. The
former wage-increase order provided
for percentage advances, with a
minimum of flfty-flve cents an hour
for shopmen.
To Consolidate Stations
Where It Is Practicable
The order to consolidate all rail
way stations where two lines run
parallel with each other is now being
arranged. Those on the Reading
and Columbia branch of the Read
ing at Columbia, Lancaster and
Landlsvllle will be consolidated with
the Pennsylvania. At Wilmington,
the Wilmington and Northern
branch trains on the Reading will
run Into tho station of the Pennsyl
vania and also leave from there. A
number of consolidations will be
made on the Schuylkill diviston of
the Pennsylvania with the fteading.
The Pottsville station of the Penn
sylvania railroad vill bo closed. All
tickets will be sold for both roads
at the Reading station. The Doug
lassville station of the Pennsylvania
is to be consolidated with tho Read
ing. Superintendent I. T. Tyson, of
the Reading division was in Leb
anon to discuss the consolidation of
the office of the Cornwall division of
the Pennsylvania with that of the
Reading. Where consolidations of
stations can be done without incon
venience to the general public they
will be made.
Railroad Employes to
Hear Good News Tonight
That railroad employes have been
doing good work in helping Uncle
Sam win this war has many times
been proved. To-night at the meet
ing of the Friendship and Co-opera
tive Club, facts will be presented to
show that they have been going over
the top in every effort.
The meeting will be held at
Eagle's hall, Sixth and Cumberland
streets, and will start at 8 o'clock.
It will mark the opening of an ac
tive campaign for increased efforts
in the get-together movement that
has been successful on the Pennsy.
The new superintendent of tho
middle division, J. C. Johnson, and
other officials will be on hand tc
[ toll all about the good work.