INTERESTING RAILROAD NEWS\ FEDERAL FIGURES ON R.R. TRAFFIC Cars in Serviceable Condition Ave on Increase; Coal Hauls Walker D. Hlnes, director general of railroads, to-day authorized the following: "The railroads of the country are now doing a heavier business for the present season of the year than was ever done in the history of the railroads in normal years, and prac tically as heavy business as was done at this season in 1918, which exceeded all previous records. They have more cars in actual service, af ter excluding cars held out of serv ice for repairs, than in 1917 or 1918. While the bad order car situation was greatly embarrassed by the ex tensive strikes among shopmen in August, the percentage of bad or der cage is now rapidly improving. "There was an increase of 52,4 56 cars in serviceable condition between August 16. 1918 and October 4. this year, 15,110 of this increase being added in the one week ending Oc tober 4. Some Handicaps While the freight business is prac tically as heavy as at this time last year, the Ftailroad Administration in performing that business is unavoid ably deprived of many exceedingly important aids which it was able to utiliz* last year. One of these is the zoning of coal which last year com pelled consumers to take their coal from nearby mines and thereby greatly increased the efficiency of coal transportation. This advantage has necessarily been lost because the coal zoning was terminated last win- i ter. Another is that last year there ! was much heavier loading of many i important commodities that it has i been possible to secure this year, and INSULATION I Cold Storage Rooms Brine and Ammonia Piping Steam Pipe and Boiler Covering Insulating Materials Applied Estimates Purnished William R. Dempwolf Insulating Engineer 216 S. Second St., Harrisburg 8e11—3978 Dial^-4234 Asserts New Discovery Brings Blessed Relief to Rose and Hay Fever Sufferers Can Make It Yourself At Home At Trifling Expense In spite of all the doubters and scoffers, a man in Kentucky, who charged his annoying and distress ins hay fever into less than a mild ' old, claims most emphatically that if taken in time hay fever can be .•onquered or at least made so harm- i ess that it is not even bothersome. ! He gave his discovery to scores of other sufferers with the most re narkable results and has recently : oeerr prevailed upon to dispense it hrough pharmacists to all hay fever sufferers who still have faith that nature has provided an effective j remedy for this common yet miser able disease. B r;■ r ~ " ,v ;•'.ni/Sh„E BOYS! GIRLS Would You Grow Up With— Stooping Shoulders Contracted Chest Starved Lungs? j Undeveloped Lungs Invites Tuberculosis f Straighten Up Before It's Too Late H ■ H | Anti-Tuberculosis Society of Harrisburg § and Vicinity City Library Building, Harrisburg, Pa. The First Sent Last $ MANY a forehanded builder has his plans upset because the lumber comes to him wrong end foremost —shingles and siding first, then flooring, then joists last of all. It's no joke to the contractor, who has to pay his idle men while the days of good building weather are slipping away. Fix on your lumber merchant at the start —choose a reliable firm, a biff one. United Ice & Coal Co. I Lumber Department Forster and Cowden Streets MONDAY EVENING, the result is that under existing con ditions more cars have to be used tor the same amount of traffic than were used last year. "The fact that there is still a shortage in rail transportation is due to the condition that the amount of business offering is far in excess of the transportation facilities of the country. This has always been true In this country in times of heavy business in the autumn months, ex cept last year, when the matter could be and was controlled with an iron hand with a view solely to war necessities. Coal aiul Grain "Particular attention is being paid by the Railroad Administration to the furnishing of necessary equip ment for the transportation of coal and of grain. It was decided early in September that in order to meet the coal requirements of the coun try it would be necessary for the railroads to move a minimum of 11.000.000 tons of bituminous coal a week. For the week ending Sep tember 12, 11,046,000 tons were transported. For the 'week ended September 20, 11.248.000 tons were transported, and for the week end ing September 27, the railroad ad ministration estimates that approxi mately 11.575,000 tons were trans ported." New Secretary in Charge at Railroad Association Norman Ford has been appointed i Office Secretary at the P. R. R. Y. |M. C. A. He started his new duties \ to-day. He will assist the General Secretary Frank H. Gregory, and | also have a hand in physical in j structlons, assisting Horace Geiscl, l Director. : The appointment of Norman j Ford is meeting with general ap i proval. He is popular with the young j athletes and has for a number of j seasons been a big factor In basket - jball in Harrisburg. He is a success ' ful athlete having won honors in the I cage game, in basketball and other sports. And" best of all this remedy costs almost nothing. Get a one ounce bottle of Mentholized Arcine at any drug store, pour the contents in-to a pint bottle and fill the pint bot tle with water that has been boiled. Then gargle as directed and twice daily snuff or spray each nostril ■ thoroughly. That's all there is to It; so simple | that a lot of people will say that It can't do the work; but oftentimes simple natural remedies are the best as you will find after using. If you will make up a pint and I use it for a week or ten days you 1 need not be surprised If your unwel come yearly visitor fails to appear. Pennsylvania Lines Show Improvement in Traffic Marked fmprovement is being made in the operation of passenger trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad, East ern lines, as shown in the report of passenger train performance for the month of September, whtch was made public to-day. During September there were 41,- 87f trains operated, of which number 38.224, or 91.3 per cent, arrived at their destinations on time. There were 39,295 trains or 93.8 per cent-, which maintained their schedule runs over the divisions of the systems even though because of waiting for connections they were late in leaving the starting points. During the month of August 90.4 per cent, of the 43.959 trains operated arrived at their destinations on time, while 93.2 per cent, of them made schedule time which is the actual run ning time between terminals as al lotted to the various trains. On all the railroads'under Federal control, there were operated during the month of August 320.718 passeng er trains of which 83 per cent, ar rived on time. In this report the Al legheny Region outranked all other regions in the performance of pas senger trains when 88.1 per cent, ar rived on time and 90.8 per cent, of them made schedule time. Religious Week Starts With Two Big Sunday Meetings •! At the opening meeting of Re- I ligious week at the P. R. R. T. M. jC. A., yesterday afternoon the audi | torium was filled to its capacity. The leader was W. H. Davidson, of the , Shop Clerk's office. The music was of special Interest. The object of i the special services during the week was explained*. In the evening, special services were held at the Green Street Church of God and were in charge of A. G. Murray, president of the association, j He was assisted by the Gospel Crew land F. H. Gregory, general secre- I tary. Interesting meetings are . scheduled for this week. This evening at 7, o'clock, all the I committees of the Railroad "Y." will meet at the association at 7 o'clock ) for a conference with the officers, i After this meeting they will go in a body to 1719 1-2 North Fifth ! street where a Cottage Prayer Meet ; ing will be hed. The Gospel Crew j will also be a part of this Prayer Meeting. For to-morrow night a j meeting has been arranged at the ! home of A. G. Murray, president, (316 Boas street. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division. The 127 crew to go first after 3.40 o'clock: 117, 132, 111, 103. 120, 112. Engineers for 127. Firemen for 111. I Flagmen for 111. Brakemen for 127, 120. Engineers up: Blankenhouer, An drews. Baston, Steffy, Tholan, Hcuseal, Lambert, Graybill, Shoaff, Rutherford. Firemen up: Clearroll, Corpening, Kintx. Stitxel. Falk, Banks, McKon ley. Abel, Lenard. Thoulas, Famous. Conductors up: Rife. Brakemen up: Walker, Wirdt, Gib- I ney, Kline, Beard, Fritsch. Kinnard. Lightner, Reach, Kugler, Yohe, Gar lin. Middle Division. —The 27 crew to go first after 1.25 o'clock: 235, 245, 222. 240, 247, 252, 36. Firemen for 27. Engineers up: Crammer, Rathefon, McMurtrie. McAlicher. Beverlin. Lo per. Nissley, Fisher, Sweeger, Hawk, Shelley, KaufTman. Firemen up: Strayer, Kint, Forten ] bach. Reeser, Brookhart, Harris. Ku | bloa, G. M. Bowers, Holslnger, KaufT man, Sweltzer, Rumberger, Hess, i Arndt. I Conductors up: Bennett, Crlmmell. Brakeman up: Roddy, Hoffman, | r.lnn, Depaugh. McNight, McFad ; den. Lauver, Reinecker, Deaner. Yard Ilonrd. —Engineers wanted ! for 22C. 29C. Firemen wanted for 12C. 30C. ! Engineers up: Monroe. Beatty, | Feass, Kautz, Wagner, Shade. Mc j Ccrd. Snyder. Myers. Heffleman, Buf ! flington. | Firemen up: Dill, Gormley, Wirt, ! Kilneyoung, Mourttz, J. E. Lauver. Bartless, Sheaver, Shopp, Swab, Rice, | Hoover. Holtzman, Roverts, Burns, i Houdeshel. Gardner. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division. The 246 Clew to go first after 3.15 o'clock: 226. 260, 236, 267, 209, 207, 243, 254, 723. 221, 238, 225. 235, 218. 248, 253. Firemen wanted for 238. Conductors for 254, 245. I Flagmen for 226, 250, 236, 207, 243. | 245. Brakemen for 238, 235, 218, 245. Brakemen up: Lee. Shrlst, Delling j er, Thusk, Weidling, Spech<y, Rudi sill, Lehman. George. 0 Middle Division. The 113 crew to I go first after 1 o'clock: 242, 119, 108, j 125, 122, 116. | Engineers for 108, 116. ■Conductors for 125. I Flagmen for 125, 122. | Brakemen for 108. i Yard Board. Engineers for Ist 104. Firemen for 2nd 126, 2nd 104. Engineers up: Lutz, Fortenbaugh, I Qulgley. Bair, Fenlcle. Hanlen. Barn | hart. Zeiders. Brown. Hlnkle, Sheaffer ! Firemen up: Hall, Wallace, Walt | era, Martin, Elchelberger, Garlln, Blsh I Bteffee, Conlej, Capp, Balnbrldge. j Morris, Huber. PASSENGER SERVICE Middle Division. Engineers up: T B. Heffner, S. H. Alexander, J, H. Dltmer, H. E. Cook. W. C. Black. J. W. Burd, F. F. Schreck. L H. Rtce dorf, J. Crlmmel, H. B. Fleck, C. D. Gronlnger, H. F. Stuart. A. J. Wag ner. W. J. Jamison. Engineers wanted for 28, 15. Firemen up: R. D. Porter, B. F. Ounderman, H. W, Snyder, A. H. Kuntz, G. W. Musser, H. F. Green, S. I'. Stauffer, H. W. Fletcher, C. L. Sheats, H. C. Bender, J. A. Kohr, J. M. Stephens, A. L. Reeder, R. S. Sim mons, J. I. Belsel, Firemen wanted for 11, 3, M-27. Philadelphia Division. Engineers up: H. W. Giliums, E. C. Snow, M. Pleam, R. B. Welsh, C. H. Seltz, H. Smeltzer, B. A. Kennefiy, V. C. Gib bons. Englnemen wanted for M-22, 94. Firemen up: R. E. Beaver, F. L. ! Floyd. W. F. Kearney, J. M. Piatt, H. ! H Dodd, W. E. Aulthouse, A. L. Floyd Firemen wanted for 98. 34. THE READING | The 3 to go first after 12.45 o'clock: 64. 53, 18. 71, 14, 69, 5, 72. Engineers for 53, 64. Engineers up: Dltlow, Neldltnger, j Schubauer, Yyre, Barnhart, Bordner, ! Monroe. Douple, Schuyler, Walton, I Rohland, Allen, Warner, • Firemen yp: Slpe, Hoffman, Dear dorfT, Burtnett, Taylor, Grimes, Flagmen up: zinc, Hess, Lukens, reters. McKlm, Watson, Nickle, Don moyer. Reed. Lehmer, Spangler. Fill more, Lees. Smith, Gallagher, Davis, | O Wller, Wiley, Berrler. Spangler, Reneker, Shank. Btrohm, Sourbeer. I Hain. | Conductors* up: Eshleman, Fleagle, banner, Slpes, Phelabaum. H3CHKB3BTIRO tOO Small I to Measure fry I Figuring the service of the General Tire by the mile is likeftrying to measure the ocean with a teacup. Users of the General Tire get so many thousands of miles out of their tires that after they pass a certain point it's as hard to realize what this surplus General Service means as it is to comprehend the immensity of the 93 million miles to the sun. j Yesterday people talked in millions today it's billions—and where only a few years ago 5,000 miles was a big tire record, today users of General Cords are greedy for 20,000 miles and more—little realizing what a lot of extra service they get out of General Tires for the money they pay for them. The average General Cord Tire will pass enough milestones —so that if they were laid end to end they would make an endless stone track more than ten ' niiles long in itself. Isn t that the kind of tire you want—one that is measured by the miles of milestones it passes? • Buy and try a General Tire today. Distributor for General Tires 9 Myers Accessory House "The Home of Better Tires and Accessories" Eleventh and Mulberry Sts. Harrisburg, Penna. j OCTOBER 15, 1919. ~ 9
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