11 1 l\ li.. -A . euv'v L, I: JHHbB li | I • inWm— * "mIIIMMB yTj, v'lk n O —Photo by Roshon. - ftZL4 D/iVG RAILWAY HEROES RECEIVE SERVICE MEDALS; TRIBUTE FROM EMPLOYES High tribute was accorded soldier boys from overseas last night by George O. Sarvis, assistant train master of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Me made the welcome address at the reception of the Reading employes to their fel low workers who were in the Four Hundred and Fourteenth Engineers Battalion. The big welcome was held in Tech High school auditor ium. He referred to the great made by Major M. A. Laueks and his "boys." He said in part: "I can remember in 1860 and '6l when dissatisfactions and disscn tions arose in th ! s fair land of ours, followed by a call to arms, which caused just such separations: which took from my home a brother, the dearest one on earth to me, and even then, in my boyish mind, the question remained unanswered, why these things should be. In IS9S there canto to us a call from a weaker nation in a distant land, a call which seemed to be an echo of that call which thousands of years before had floated across the waters from the shores of Macedonia"conte over and help us," and the response to this call repeated the unavoid able result—the separating >f home ties, the bidding of farewells to loved ones, some for a time only, others that should endure until the resurrection morn. Now I could begin to see dimly, as through a darkened glass, why such things must be. "In 1914 we again heard the echo of this Macedonian cry from lands across tta® ten. Dimly we could sea the sword of the oppressor, and faintly hear the cry of the op pressed, "come over and help us," but these things seemed so far dis tant, they did not appear to concern us vitally, and we went on in the even tenor of our way. "It was not until the waves of the broad Atlantic closed forever ovet that noble ship, the Lusitania, that we heard this call, not as an echo, but in all the fullness of a stern reality. By the cries of drowning men, suffering women and perish ing innocent children, we couid clearly realize this nation of ours was not a nation of conquest, but ,i nation which stands for all thar is represented by that dear old em blem of Liberty, the Star and Stripes: a nation whose first and paramount duty it is to aid the op pressed, and with our lives, if need be, stay the hand of the oppressor. So that when in the fulfillment ot these duties, the inevitable call to arms flashed throughout the length and breadth of our land, reproduc ing these same heartaches, these same separations, I could under stand for the first time in my life why these things must be. Prayer of Rejoicing "Now as we are gathered here to night. after the conflict is over, and the victory won, I want to say to every man and woman present, and with all the energy possible, I am sure we fall far short of measuring up to our duty and responsibility if we go away front this place with out breathing a silent prayer to the Almighty Creator and Preserver of the Universe, a prayer of rejoicing that our lives have been cast in pleasant places: that we are per mitted to be citizens of a nation such as this—this land of the free and homo of the brave: a prayei He r Surpris I if you l#iew what a I great army of people I use POKTUM instead | of coyee. ■or morl than twenty years JPOSTUM CEREAL I Mas been winning" its fray by its flavor and J Jnealth values. I /Boil 15 minutes after | / boiling begins, and I / you'll have a snappy, II invigorating drink. No Raise in Price. Sold by grocers, usual price. IS4 and 254 I ''II II WEDNESDAY EVENING, Honors For Engineer Battalion Boys by Fellow Employes of thanksgiving that He has en dowed us with that wisdom; that living faith in His Divine teach ings, that when these heartbreak ing separations come, as come they must, wo will be enabled to say with believing hearts, "Thy Will Be Done:" a prayer or gratitude that he has watched over and cared for you, "Our Boys," and made this hour of pleasure possible by bring ing you safely home to us. "And in this hour of rejoicing we are not unmindful that you arc not all here, and to those who have fallen asleep in the dear old home land, and those who rest beneath the waves of the deep blue sea, and to those who sleep beneath the sa cred soil of France, we would ded - icate our hearts' most sacred thoughts, ever mindful that they have not died in vain, but that you and I, this nation and all nations might be free. Welcome to Soldiers "To you who have been welcomed by the roaring cannon, the flying l of the dear old Stars and Stripes, the shrieking of whistles and ring ing of bells; by the gladsome shouts of tons of thousands of happy re joicing people—this reception must appear insignificant indeed. "That you have laid aside all that was near and dear to you in that I you might respond to this call of I duty, we know. How well you have j fulfilled these duties will be pro- I claimed throughout the civilized I world, in fitting language, by far i brighter minds than mine. Your ! deeds of glory, the sacrifices you I have made to humanity will be pei potuated by statues, monuments and things indestructable, and I would not have you forget a single one of all these, for no matter how imposing or how brilliant may hove been your reception elsewhere, it has not exceeded the glory which is but your just due. No matter how high may be the monument ereqted in your honor, it but points the way to where in that eternal Rook of Life arerecorded your deeds 1 of glory—your acts of heroism. No 1 matter how magnificent or indc | structible may be the edifice erect ed in youh memory, it can but faintly portray that glory and hono> which all the world will forever owe ' you, and as I said before, 1 would I not have you forget a single iota j of all these, and if you should for -5 get every other word I say to-night, | 1 want you to remember this one ■ thing, that it matters not where I receptions may have been tendered, I you, nor what brilliancy may have j surrounded them, they have comf i from no truer hearts —no more ! loyal bosoms than comes this wel crfme home to-night from your fel low employes of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Graiul Old State "With these inadequate words, so crudely spoken, it is my pleasure to Welcome you. 'Our Boys,' to this grand old Keystone State —the State j which bears the honor of having j produced the bravest of men and I fairest of women, of all the world—■ j Pennsylvania. "I welcome you to this fairest of j all fair cities, within whose con ! lines it is an honor and a privilege !to dwell, Harrisburg. I welcome I youf to that which must be deager i , ']/ n a "— >' our borne and the hearts . otfyour loved ones. But above and beyond all else, I welcome you to j the comradeship—the fellowship j and the loyalty of the hearts of ; your fellow employes of the Harris- i burg Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. "The Great Master has told us the greatest virtues are Faith, Hope and Love, and the greatest of these I is Love. May we not bd well within I the bonds of propriety, if we formu late another watchword and pray I for its fulfillment, which shall read, j the greatest virtues of this great I nation are Purity, Americanism and Peace, and the greatest of these is j Peace, lasting, eternal Peace. Into : the enjoyment of this Peace wo i welcome you." ' Medals For Soldiers C. E. Chamberlain superintendent I of the Harrisburg division presented! War Service Medals to the soldiers, i They are of bronze with a icd, white I I and blue ribbon. On the top piece is! j inscribed "Reading." On the front i jof the medal is an embossed figure representing victory, and the 'nscrip- I I tion, "Victory," and "1917-IHS." On 1 J the back of the medal is "Presented j J to by the Employes of Har- | [ risburg Division. Philadelphia and I i Reading Railway. In Grateful Kec i ognition of His Part in the World I War." j Each soldier walked to the stage ! j and was handed a medal. Mothers! : and parents of the boys who saeri ! ficed their lives were given medals! i with gold stars. In his remarks dur- ! j ing the i resentation. Superintendent! ! Chamberlin lauded the boys for the I good deeds done and referred to the I glory of those who had given their! I lives for their country, i Whenever we meet in so glorious ' an event as a reception to do honor to those who have returned, let us always remember those whose rest ing place is marked by a little | wooden cross," said Mr. Chamberlain. | "And let us always remember how j great was their sacrifice and now honored we who remain are to be able to pay fitting tribute." j Memorable Occasion The occasion was one long to be remembered. Tech High Auditorium was elaborately decorated with flags and red, white and Mue streamers. Large banks of flowers Including ! many rare blooms, took up every ! Inch of space in front of the plat j form. At the close of the exercises I i these flowers were distributd to moth- ! ers of the soldier boys by David B. Trostle, chairman of the committee of arrangements. The program as announced was car ried out to the letter. Each number was given encores. The musical fea tures were of a high class, and praise was accorded each particular par ticipant. Miss Leonora Fry, harpist, l was given pronounced applause. Her ! playing was artistic, and the harp I and piano concerto with Newell Al- I j bright, pianist, was one of the best j numbers on the program. The orches tra, vocalists and double male quar tet won strong approval. "Lou" Co hen in his singing and dancing spec ialties, and ventriloquial, and mind i reading features had the audience in 1 a continuous uproar. Chairman Trostle with his commit tee welcomed the guests and were as- j sisted in seating the large crowd by I the motor messenger girls. The re- j ception opened and closed with oray er by the Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler, former chaplain of the Twenty-eighth Division. Railroad Notes ! Folks from Lebanon and inter mediate points were much pleased with the special train privileges ac corded them last night on the occa sion of the welcome reception to soldier employes at Tech Jtigh ! school. The $40,000 signal tower at Sun- j bury on the Pennsy line is nearing j completion. Between April, 1917, and July 1, | 1919, the Pennsylvania railroad car- ! ried 2,188,428 soldiers over its lines ! without a single loss of life or in- ; jury. The movement of troops reached its height in May when j 232,622 were transported. During j the same month 14,499,486 civilian | passengers used Pennsylvania Rail road trains. Thomas J. Sands, a retired Phil- ' adelphia and Reading Railway con- j ductor, died at the Jefferson Hos- ! pital, Philadelphia, as a result of a fall. Francis M. Hooper, a resident of i Mt. Union for fifty-seven years, one | of the oldest railroad men in Hunt- ; ingdon county, has been retired. Figures compiled by the Pennsyl- I vania Railroad, eastern lines, show ! that on June 20, 98,932 cars were j dispatched in freight service, which j is the largest number for any single ' day on record. The daily average ' for June was 89,599, which wns 12 - ' 216 more cars than handled the i same day a year ago. Ask Senate to Protect Name "Stars and Stripes"! Washington, Aug. 6.—Opposition of General Pershing, Secretaiy Baker and soldiers who published "The Stars and Stripes," the official newspaper of the American Expe ditionary Forces, to use of the title for commercial purposes was pre sented to the Senate yesterday, with the suggestion to prohibit pHvato uso of the name. The House previously had been ' asked to pass such legislation. SAJRJRJSBUKG TET.FGRAPH 1 /v'--' PP 1 ij*. "7% # I I ' I Bread in the BIG SIZE lif y/S Better . | | /r? Texture—lrj Flavor—ln Keeping Quality—ln Materials §j We decided to blgin making our famous R3LSUM. Bread in the large size only ji • because scientific bailers have learned, in the past few years, that the large-sized loaf is the M best value and the bpst buy for the consumer. rtj The large-sizep loaf, to begin with, bakes to texture than the small-sized loaf, its weight being jum. right to procure the close, that means the best in bread. |J| Having this Mose grain instead of a more ifCrous consistency, the large loaf holds its flavor better. m m This same Jose grain enables it to holdffts freshness better, as after it is out it has better protection againji: the outside air. Jjr Lastly, it i] better in materials, makes possible economies in the bakery which cut down prod#:tion cost and baker to buy better materials instead. jjl| For exarqle, the big ovens more pounds of bread in the large size than in the small, at one mling. This saves fuM. Again, fewer pans are required per pound. Again, §1 there is a savijjg in labor, as require no more labor than small. Finally, there is a saving in wmpping paper peiyound. We canmt answer for o\Mer bakeries, but Schmidt s Bakery is putting this money saved jpyi b y baking \amge bread the bread in the shape of higher-priced and higher-quality materials. Mto our big loaf go the very best flour, shortening and other ingre dients that Je market ajprds. We dc*not believeMhat better, more nourishing, or more delicious bread "can be pro- ffl duced thaiwyou will flfid in our big loaf of —and we believe few bakers any where bav j| yet in producing bread as good. Try tie big, l/tter loaf of HQbSUM to-day. I / SCHMIDT'S BAKERY 1 HOLS DM j j i i k AUGUST 6, 1919. Local Shop Employes Hold Enthusiastic Meeting Members of Keystone Lodge, No. 1,070, International Association of Machinists, last night agreed to stand by orders from national offi cers. Nearly 600 local shopmen at tended an enthusiastic meeting in White's Hall. This record gathering was pre sided over by O. H. Leiby, who made an address and later announc ed that nothing would be made pub lic until a linal decision was an nounced at Washington. Notices were read from various national of ficers and were to-day posted on the local bulletin boards. One letter read was from B. M. Jewell, presi dent of the Railroad Employes De partment of the American Federa tion of Labo and was as follows: "Executive Council and National Agreement Committee have rejected the proposition of the Director Gen eral on ways and means to secure money to meet our demand for wage increase. We are therefore pre paring to submit his proposition to the membership to a strike vote. Please convey this information to the membership of all locals on your system and advise those who are out to return to work pending receipt of strike ballots, which will be £ur nished just as soon as we can get them." NEW AMBASSADOR COMING London. Aug. fi.—Delay in the ap pointment of a British ambassador to the United States was the subject of a question in the House of Commons vesterday. Andrew Bonar Law, the government spokesman, answering, said the government felt that at this time nothing could be more important for the. future relationship of the whole world than to get the best man possible for the post. Mr. Law said that the post ihad been offered to q man whose accept ance would be worth this delay. He hoped to announce the appointment soon. lETERiN STURDY ~~ WELLS P "Although 87, I am A strong and vigorous tia.w as I wM thirty years ago," suidJdvharles ItJpbins, 3741 N. Fifteenth stteet, PhiMlelphia, a Civil War Vetera* M "HoweveM stomMh trouble was gradually gating Me best of me un til a few \Mcks Mo when I started to take Talac. Mnlac improved my appetite, irMoaiMl my strength and endurance MidMestored my energy und vigor. at my trade as gardener day now nnd never feel all tirMrnnd worn out as be fore." Tanlac is just the thing for old folks. Nervousness, headaches, de pression of spirits, lost appetite, backaches, listlessness, sleeplessness and that run-down feeling are char acteristic symptoms of their troubles, und Tanlac acts like magic when it brings back restful sleep, sound di gestion. more vitality and drives away that despondent feeling so quickly that it actually astonishes you. Tanlac is sold here by all lead ing druggists. 5
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