Lumbermen Favor
Return ol Railroads
to Former Owners
Pittsburgh, Feb. 15.—At the final
session of the convention of tho Re
tall Lumber Dealers' Association of
Pennsylvania here a resolution was
adopted endorsing the return of the
management of the railroads to
their former owners. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
George B. Sprouls, Claysville; vice
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presidents) Henry, Bnowden, Jr.,
Media, Pa.; J. P. Handrlne, Jersey
City, N. J.; Ernest Jobannsen, Bal
timore, Md.; sseretaVy, Sharon O.
Jones, Pittsburgh; treasurer, C. W.
Scarborough, I*lttsburgh. B. K,
Owens, of Susquehanna, Pa., F. A.
Mitchell, of Philadelphia, and Dan
iel Rlnehart, of Waynesburg, Pa.,
■were re-elected as executive *om
iu'.tteemen.
REJECT EMPLOVIiftS' OFFICII
Belfast, Feb. IS. —The workers
yesterday by ballot rejected the pro
posals of the employers by moro
than 2,000 majority.
The Motor Dealer & 'Service
Article No. 6
The Automobile Thief
By li. H. HAGERLING
Reports from the police department
and examination of criminal court
dockets of a large community nearby
Bhow that there were about 100 arrests
made last year on the charge of larceny
of automobiles. In some cases tjiere
were In connection with other charges
such as using an automobile without
the owners consent.
A noticeable condition exists that
when the guilty was sentenced or fined
on this latter charge, there was gen
erally a parole and an agreement
readied with reference to the larceny
charge.
Only one who reached the criminal
court was sentenced to four years; two
others received penitentiary sentences of
ono year each. Two others were sent
to the house of correction. One for a
year, and the other for six months. Of
the balance sent to jail, one received
30 days and the other two three
months.
A striking example, which by the
way became very Well known, was that
of a young man who admitted stealing
automobiles because of tho large profit
and quick returns. This occurred at La
Crosse, Wisconsin, and the judge sen
tenced him to seven years. Automobile
thieving from the information I have
at hand took a decided slump at La
Crosse.
The automobile thief is about as slick
MURDOCH FEARS
PACKERS' POWER
Says. Government May Not
Bef Strong Enough to
Combat It
Washington, Feb. 15.—Victor
Murdock, member of the Federal
Trade Commission, told the House
interstate commerce committee yes
terday that he feared the five big
packers had acquired so much pow
er that even the United States gov
ernment might not be strong enough
to combat it.
"Even Food Administrator Hoov
er," Mr. Murdock said, "could not
reach Into Chicago and take the li
cense of a great malefactor, al
though he could rescind the license
of one of the little fellows."
The testimony of the Trade Com
missioner followed his statements
that facts gathered during the com
mission's investigation of the meat
packing industry had been turned
over to the Department of Justice
and that ho had no doubt that pro
ceedings under the anti-trust law
would result
Mr. Murdock expressed fear that
the legislative branch of the gov
ernment would deal weakly instead
of vigorously with the packers. He
said that the packers were well
aware where there would be va
cancies on Senate and House com
mittees which would consider their
case and that they would try to see
to it that "their friends" got on
these committees.
Fire Cuts Big Swath
in Railroad Terminals
Savannah, Ga_, Feb. 15.—Fed by
large quantities of rosin and tur
pentine, fire late yesterday destroy
ed the plant of the Southern Fer
tilizer and Chemical Company and
burned a swath three city blocks
long and about two httndred feet
wide, through the terminals of the
Seaboard Air Lino- Railroad on
Hutchinson Island with a loss esti
mated in millions of dollars.
Cotton, naval stores, sugar, lum
ber and nitrate of soda added to
the intensity of the flames, which
were gotten under control after five
hours of fighting by the combined
forces of the railroad company and
city aided by fire tugs. The fire was
discovered in the railroad terminal.
Railroad officials are unable to
night to estimate the loss to the
terminals and materials stored
there.
Governors of Three
States in Conference
Philadelphia, Feb. 15. —Governors
Townsend, of Delaware; Edge, of
New Jersey, and SprouL Pennsyl
vania, along with Mayor Smith,
Philadelphia, and other officers of
the ihree states conferred here yes
terday on matters affecting the
three states. Regarding the pro
posed bridge over tho Delaware
river between FffijlaiddlphJh. and
Camden, Governor Sproul said Gov
ernor Edge agreed that New Jer
sey and Pennsylvania should each
pay for Its end of the bridge to the
middle of the stream. The gover
nor also said he favored putting the
Pennsylvania end of the project in
charge of the State Board of
Grounds and Buildings.
1 M iddletown
The valentine social held at the
home of Mrs. A. G. Banks, spring
street, by the Mothers' Congress Cir
cle yesterday afternoon, proved a
success. The committee in chargo
were dressed in Martha Washington
style, a very pleasant time was had,
and refreshments were served. This
is the first of a series of teas to be
i held by the circle.
The funeral of Mrs.Ervilla Mans
berger was held from tho home of
her nephew. W. J. Kennard. North
Catherine street, yesterday after
noon. with- services at 1.30 o'clock,
the Rev. James Cunningham, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
officiating. Burial was made in the
Mtddletown Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Boynton, of
Wilmington, Del., are spending sev
eral days in town, having been called
j here on account of the death and
funeral of the former's sister, the
I late Mrrs. Brvilla Mansberger.
M. H. Gingrich. W. Scott Sides and
J\ P. Ackerman, of the Middletown
school board, attended the directors'
meeting held In court room No. 1.
Harrisburg yesterday, and today.
They were accompanied by SuperinJ
tendent H. J. Wickey.
Mrs. Irene Heverllng was given a
miscellaneous shower at the home
of her father, Charles Houser, Ann
street, on Thursday. Refreshments
wer served to the following: Mrs.
Herman Baumbach, Mrs. Robert
Gross, Mrs. John Emrich tnd daught
er, Mrs. Arthur Houser and daughter
Minnie Zell, Mrs. Joe Force, Myrtle
Kurtz, John and Charlotte Inley,
Helene Belstllne, Mrs. Heverllng and
Charles Houses, ■
HXHRffiBURO fTEEEGK3LPH
an article as the police have to deal
with. It is stated that this tjspo of a
criminal who, while ready to take a
desperate chance takes time enough to
investigate the local laws before pro
ceeding. It Is further statdH that they
have a system of spreading Informa
tion similar to the old tramp who used
to place chalk marks on the gate of a
place where it win easy to get a meal.
They generally traveled In pairs and
In some Instances In gangs and they are
generally of mechanical term of mind
or at least iuive considerable automo
bile knowledgft.
Frequently the car Is stolen from a
parking place where a number of cars
are located, and thfey pick out one that
is worth the risk and can make a quick
get-away.
I have personally seen a thief sit on
a running board of a car and pretend
to be reading a newspaper, giving the
impression that he was placed there to
guard the car, but all the time he was
studying the surroundings carefully and
when he felt he was safe, open the door
and drove away. In this case, however,
he was being watched by four officers
and caught before getting under full
headway.
This type of a thief Is exceedingly
bold, and resorts to clever planning and
thinking In order to make his get-away.
Joy riding is another subject that will
follow next week.
MORE AMERICANS
GIVENAWARDS
Pennsylvanians Included in
List Made Public by
War Department
Washington, Feb. 15. Officers
and the units of the American serv
ice have received a total 9 f 374
awards and citations, including the
American Distinguished Service
Cross and various French, British
and Italian decorations. A supple
mentary list received from France
and made public by the War De
partment, shows citations of five
American squadrons, the Lafayette,
the 17th and the 148 th, which serv
ed with the British, and the 90th
and 99th.
Recent French awards Include the
Croix De Guerre to pilots and bal
loonists as follows:
Captain William O. Butler, Ger
mantown, Pa-
Lieutenants James A- Healy, Jer
sey City, N. J.; Sydney L Howell,
East Orange, N. J.
The Italian Croce A 1 Merito D 1
Guerra was awarded to the follow
ing
Lieutenants Allen Bevin, Prince
ton, N. J.; DeWltt Coleman, Tena
fly, N. J.; Edmund A. Doman, of
Washington, Pa.; Norton Downs,
Three Tuns, Pa.; Donald G. Frost,
Paterson, N. J.; George C. Hering,
Felton, Del.; Norman Sweetser, of
Philadelphia, Pa.; James Kennedy,
Lansdownet Pa.
Roosevelt Memorials
to Be Annual Events
Membens of the committee' which
arranged for the Roosevelt memorial
services last Sund% met last night
and passed unanimously a resolution
favoring the appointment of a per
manent committee to Arrange for
similar services. The resolution fol
lows:
"Resolved, That It is the sense of
the General Committee on Roosevelt
Memorial Services, held In Chestnut
Street Auditorium, Sunday, February
9. 1919, that a permanent Roosevelt
Committee for the City of Harris
burg be named, and that the chair
man of the General Committee, Chas.
E. Landls, be empowered to elabor
ate with the chairman of the memo
rial service, Hon. W. D. B. Ainey,
in the early appointment of such
committee, the number of which is
left to the judgment of the perma
nent chairman and the chnirman of
the General Committee."
Communications froin a number of
persons congratulating: the commit
tee on the success of the tnemoflal
service were read last night.
Many Fanners Attend
Traction Demonstration
Good attendance was had at the
Emerson-Brantlngham Tractor
School, in this city, officials in
charge of the school announce. The
course consists principally of lec
tures by M. G. Dunn and W. J. Dur
keo, specially trained in the work
concerning whcih they have been
locturing. A special prepared text
book is rendering valuable assist
ance to the students of the course.
Previous to being given here, the
course was furnisho dto Emerson-
Brant ingham TYactor owners
throughout the United States and
to army officers at Camp Grant,
Rock ford, JII. Mr. Dunn, in direct
charge of the distribution of tractors
throughout fifteen of the eatfccrn
Kbites, was designated to take charge
SEMAPHORE ARE COMING
The half dozen semaphores ordered
for Harrisburg's busy corners will
bo here some time next month, ac
cording to Joseph N. Early, the New
York sign contractor, who is con
structing them. In a letter received
yesterday Mr. Early stated that the
war held up steel shipments and
prevented his securing materials be
fore.
GASSED I.ATE IN WAR
Private Edgar R. Shuey, of Llnges
town, Recently returned from over
seas service, a wearer of two wound
stripes, suffered a severe gassing at
the very last hour of the fighting
after having been under ehell fire
for several hours. He arrived in
Boston late in January and was dis
charged a week ago.
GETS I.ATE GREETING
Mayor Keister has received a be
lated New Tear's greeting from Cap
tain J. E. Wright, now serving on
the Adjutant General's staff of the
Twenty-eighth Division. When Cap
tain Wright left Harrisburg for
Camp Hancock. Ga., with the Penn
sylvania National Guard, he held the
, rank of a sergeant.
FEW ON LISTS
OF CASUALTIES
Comparatively High Number
of Pennsylvanians Are
Mentioned
Washington, Feb. 15.—Short cas
ualty lists wore issued today by the
War Department. While the total
number of names included on the two
lists are few. the number of Penn
sylvanians mentioned is compara
tively high. The Pennaylvanians
mentioned are:
. KILLED IJf ACTIO?! ,
Sergeant
Albert E. Pepper. Ford City.
Privates
J. Hltyd Evans, Nanticoke.
Joe Gutowskl, New Kensington.
Charles Lucas. Philadelphia.
died of disease
Corporal
Paul J. Schmucker, Pittsburgh.
Privates
Raymon G. Brown, Alden Station.
Frank Falls. Carnegie.
Frank A- Gregg, Pittsburgh.
Charles H. Jeffries. New Brighton.
Joseph A. McFaddenf Kulpmont
Joseph Marino, Philadelphia.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
Private's
Lewis J. McGrough, Loretto.
Alex Nltkiewicz, GlassporL
Harold T. \Patton, Vandegrlft.
Samuel Bhulman, Philadelphia.
Charles Henry Smith, Erie.
Emil Unorsky, Maylleld.
Stephen. Wasnlewski, Philadelphia
Paul Watson, Lebanon,
John Yuhas, Spears.
Joseph J. Checkoucka, Duryea.
Kessler M. Cooper. Fort Loudon.
William Eisenbarth, Carrick.
Patrick J. Dorris, Mahanoy City
Herbert M. Foor, Berlin.
Mike Govern, Mt. Pleasant.
Albert Hornatrom, Warren.
Frank Lewandowski.
Disabled Soldiers
Are Taught Trades
They Can Handle
Washington, Feb. 15. "There is
no mystery about I the work of re
training war disabled men. so as to
make them 'efficient,'" to-day declar
ed Dr. Chas. A. Prosser, director of
the Federal Board For Vocational
Training. "It Is simply the applica
tion of good, common sense education
and good Judgment It is merely the
utilization of the abilities remaining
to the disabled man, which can be so
trained as in most cases to be Just as
effective, if not more so, than the
ones which he lost by reason of his
Injuries.
"It is surprising the number of
things a man is capable of doing. If
he has been engaged in an occupation
which requires the u? of his leg.
such as operating a foot power press,
we do not throw away his trade
knowledge, but he is educated to use
his hand, or perhaps the stump of his
leg by means of a special adjustment,
and can continue doing that which
he knows best Just as well as before
he received his Inujry, or if he is dis
inclined to continue that work, he is
re-educated for some other phase of
the same industry which he knows
well, and which appeals to him. thus
preserving his trade knowledge.
Will Use $200,000
to Probe Influenza
Philadelphia, Feb. 15. Plans are
being formulated by the faculty of
Hahnemann Medical College, for the
use of Its gift of $2(10,000 for research
work in connection with the fight
against influenza.
The money has been provided by
Walter E. Hcring, president of the
Globe Ticket Company, and son of
Dr. Constantlne llering, founder of.
Hahnemann.
Announcement of the establishment
Of the fund was made at a meeting of
the Homeopathic Medical Society by
•Dr. William F. Baker, a member of
the college faculty. The success of
the homeopathic school of medicine
in the treatment of influenza cases,
was cited as a reason for the gift.
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FEBRUARY IS, 1919.
STATE BANKING
COMMISSIONER
INPITTSBURGH
John S. Fisher Will Assist in
Handling Affairs of
Park Bank
Pittsburgh, Feb. 15. E. C. Chal
font, president of the Park Bonk,
which closed its doors Thursday
morning following the arrest of J.
S. Swartz, cashier, charged -with
peculations amounting to more
than $250,000, reiterates his former
statement that depositors will prob
ably not lose a cent by the alleged
defalcation. The depositors are in
sisting that the bank be reopened
and this, officials say, will be done
ill a short time, as soon as the stnto
banking officers have examined the
books thoroughly.
The question of appointing a per
manent receiver will not be decided
until Peter Q. Cameron, state ex
aminer, has made his report Bank
ing Commissioner John C. Fisher
and Deputy Attorney General B. J.
MJyers, of Harrisburg, arrived today
to assist in handling the bank's af
fairs.
President Clialfant stated tonight
that the depositors of the bank
would not under any circumstances
lose more than SIOO,OOO and prob
ably nothing at all.
Senate Refuses,
Expression on the
Yanks in Russia
Washington, Feb. 15.—With the
vote of Vice President Marshall
breaking a tie, the Senate late yes
terday defeated a motion by Sena
tor Johnson, of California. Repub
lican, to proceed with consideration
of his resolution proposing an ex
pression by the Senate for with
drawal of American troops from
Russia as soon as practicable.
WORK HOURS REDUCED
Shlppensbnrg, Pa., Feb. 15. The
Shippensburg Knitting Company has
reduced the number of hours for
their employes from ten to eight.—
Grace Meredith spent several days
at Harrisburg.—Melvin Rosunberry,
a wounded soldier, is home on a short
furlough.—Nervln Henry has return
ed home from a hospital.— Ralph
Hurley has secured a position In
Harrisburg. The Rev. G. W. Perry
spent a day in tow*h.—Paul Brandt,
or the United States Array aviation
department, spent several days with
his parents here.—Samuel Rockey Is
visiting his sister. Miss Emma
Rocltey In South Prince street.—Earl
Clever, of Harrisburg, spent several
days here.—Kathryn Souders spent
several days at Harrisburg.—Mi3ses
Catherine Eichelberger, Margaret
Eichelberger, Chester Cramer, Mrs.
EJla Clough and John Lupp spent
Sunday at Carlisle—Miss Anna Hut
ton, of Mechanlcsburg, is visiting her i
aunt, Mrs. Knodcrer.
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