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NEWS OF ST EE ETON
COAL SHORTAGE
NOT FELT HERE
Steel Officials Keep the Plant
Operating Practically
Normal
Steelton plant of the Bethlehem
Steel Company experienced little
difficulty during the coal strike, of
ficials of the plant declared this
morning. Able to get about one
half the amount of coal consumed
daily, it was necessary to curtail
operations slightly, but no men were
thrown out of work on this ac
count. officials said. The end of
the strike was welcomed by offi
cials and they are now hopeful of
getting chough coal during the
early part of next week to open a
furnace which was closed down
more than a week ago as a means
of conserving coal.
Asked whether the strike had any
material effect on the operation ot
the plant an official declared this
morning that they experienced no
great difficulty in the operation, al
though the distribution of the ship
ments made much trouble dur
ing the shortage. Every means
to conserve ttie supply was taKen.
the official declared.
During the last few weeks it is
understood, the local plant received
on an average half of the amount
of coal consumed. Some of this
fuel, it is said, was received from
the Bethlehem Company's mines in
Indiana county. Pennsylvania. With
the shipments from the private
mines nnd from coal concerns it
was possible to maintain a reason
able schedule of operation, it is
said.
In order to conserve coal officials
of thp plant about about weeks ago
placed temporarily out of operation
the Bessemer ami blast furnace E.
It was announced this morning that
the furnace will likely be put into
operation the later part of next
week, some repairs being made be
fore fire is started. The Bessemer
mill will not lie opened at the pres
ent time because the company is
rot in need of the material from
this mill, officials said.
Steellon News Note?
Lodge Offices. Officers elected
by Steelton Council Royal Arca
num last evening follow: He
gent, David P. Baker: vice-regent. G.
M. Bong: orator, Philip Waidley;
past-regent. Dr. W. J. Middleton;
secretary. A. X. Bupfer: collector,
E. S. Basom: treasurer. 11. R. Hupp;
chaplain. C. If. lteidel; guide. H. F.
Bupfer: wnrde - '. Vast I Dundoff: seo
t-y, Nicholas Pepkoff: trustees, W.
11. Nell, F. A. Crltchley and C. A.
Alder.
Enliaut Fire. —Fire yesterday af
ternoon destroyed a small stable in
Enhaut and threatened a large num
ber of frame buildings in the same
locality. The fire is thought to have
been started by children. The stable
contained a quantity of hay and was
burned to the ground. Andrew Bow
man was the owner.
Owls Nominate.—Officers will be
nominated by Steelton Bodge Order
of Owls in session this evening in
Red Men's .Hall, Second and Wnlnut
streets.
Men's Meeting.—A meeting of the
Men's Eep.gue of the First Presbyter
ian Church and the men of the First
Heformed Church will he held next
Tuesday evening, in the First Pres
byterian Church. Morris E. Schwartz,
general secretary of the Federated
Churches of Harrisburg and vicin
ity will speak.
llirtb Announcement. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Vanatta, 642 North
Front street, announce the birth of
a. son. Bernard Vbvent. Sunday, De
ramber 7, 1919. rs. Vanatta was
Miss Mary M. Hill, of Middletown,
prior to her marriage.
MAXV SEA I.S BEING VKEI>
ON MAILS TO OTHER SHORES
Employes handling outgoing mail
at the local post office pay high tri
bute to the patriotic spirit of the
borough foreign-born, telling how
many Christmas seals are being used
on mail going to foreign countries.
One employe said this morning that
as high as five stamps are placed on
one letter. Packages, this employe
said, sometimes have n large num
ber of seals pasted on them.
TELLS OF PilOtißA M
liy Associated Press
I onilon Dec. 11.—Andrew Bonar
Baw. spokesman for the government
announced in the House of Commons
to-dav that dispatches had been re
reived corroborating a report that at
tacks and a volunteer corps had car
ried out a program in which several
hundred Jews were killed in the sub
urb of Podoi. when the Bolshevik!
evacuated Kiev on October 19 and 20.
The British military mission, Mr.
Bonnr I.aw stated, was ordered to do
ell In its power to prevent such ex
cesses.
Makes A Hit
with lllk
everybody
says (feogggt
TOASTIES
Best of
all corn flakes
| jjjjjjnjn At Grocers!
THURSDAY EVENING,
Baldwin Hose Company
Will Welcome Home Men
A fitting welcome-home celebra
tion will be given members of the
Baldwin Hose Company No. 4 who
were in the service during the
World War in the Quartet Club hall,
Front and Washington streets, to
morrow evening. Members of the
company and their families have
been invited to attend. The com
mittee on arrangements is com
posed of: Herman T. Beard, chair
man; James G. Miller, John E.
Shupp, Jr., Frank Fisher, George
W. Enny, Jr., Theodore Vaughn,
lrvin Miller, Earnest Groom.
Members of the company on the
honor roll follow: Alexander D.
Bell, Clarence F. Fisher, Dr. J. E.
Gallagher, Clarence Gibb, William
Holden, Wayne Jeffries, John J.
Masters, Frank Marstco, Park B.
Masters, John B. McCahan, Robert
Neiispeidel. Joseph Sukley, Robert
Sanders, Stanley Shupp, Samuel
Singer, Alio Singer, F. Eeßoy Shel
ley, Fourth Shupp, Frank Turano,
George Zerance.
J. E. Shupp, Jr., president of the
company, will speak and William
Housman will give the address of
welcome. Dancing will follow the
presentation of the program. Mu
sic for dancing will be furnished by
Wcigers' orchestra, of Steelton.
MeGIXXES IMPROVED
Physicians at the Harrisburg Hos
pital to-day reported Professor B.
E. McGinnes' condition "somewhat
improved."
New York Obeyed
Fuel Rates After
Threats of Arrests
Hit Associated Press
New York, Dee. 11.—New York's
"Great White Way" was darkened
last niglit in real earnest under the
menace of heavy fine or prison sen
tences for violators of the fuel con
servation orders. Tts department
stores and other vetail establishments
had finished a shortened and dusky
afternoon's business by the light of a
strictly restricted number of electric
lamps. It had however, been spared
the enforcement of the three-day
week rule, applying to the supply of
power to manufacturing enterprises,
and the prospect of extensive unem
ployment from this eause. nnd the 4
o'clock closing rule for offices in or
der to spare light was fa- from gen
erally observed.
Consumers of light and power were
warned by Regional Fuel Director A.
T. Hardin, of the United States Hall
road Administration.' and Bowls Nix
on. the New York Public Service Com
missioner. who are co-operating in
the enforcement of the conservation
measures, that the orders are based
upon war legislation which is sti'.l in
force and the penalties for violation
are severe, running up to $5,000 fine
or imprisonment for two years or
both.
Legion Asks Training
and a Small Army
Washington, Dec. 11.—Universal
military training and a small stand
ing army were strongly advocated
by a delegation representing the
American Beague before the Senate
Military Affairs Committee.
The delegation declared against
the plan on the ground that It fail
ed to recognize the necessity for
preserving the local Identity of
fighting units.
Those who appeared for the
American Begion were members of
a special committee on military
policy. They made only preliminary
recommendations, planning to go
more deeply into the subject with
the Senate Committee next week.
To Tell of Bowery
Mission's Great Work
John G. Hallimond. superintendent
of the Bowery Mission, of New York
City, will address the Sunday after
noon men's meeting in Falinestock
Hail, at 3.30 o'clock. He will speak on
the subject. "The Salvaging of Hu
manity on the Bowery."
The Bowery Mission for manv years
was the only religious institution in
this famous thoroughfare. Special
music will be a feature. The meeting
will be open to all men as thev are
held under the auspices of the relig
ious work committee of the Central
Y. M. C. A.
CLAIMS HARMONY'
Washington,. Dee. 11.—There is not
now and never has been any differ
ence of opinion between President
Wilson nnd the State Department on
the handling of the Mexican affairs,
Secretary I,ansing said to-day. Mr.
Banning was discussing published
reports that the President's attitude
on the Fall resolution requesting a
break with the Carianza government,
was a reversal of the policy adopted
by the department.
FRENCH FIGHT IXSVRGENTS
Paris, Dec. 11.— (Havas) —French
troops have clashed with D'Annun
zian volunteers at Fiume and many
were killed and wounded on both
sides, according to a Geneva dis
patch printed by the Petit Parisien,
with reservation. It is said the
D'Annunzian troops had pillaged
French depots at Fiume.
RAILROAD NEWS_
FORTY YEARS IN
AN ENGINE CAB
Is the Record of G. Iseman,
Oldest Engineer, Who
Died Yesterday
New I ork, Dec.ll—The death yester
day of Garret iseman, 95 years, at his
heme at Spaikill, N. Y., marks the
passing of the oldest engineer of the
Erie Railroad and broke up a trium
virate of Rockland county men whose
ages congregated 293 years. One of
these is Cornelius A. Mabie. 103, who
lives in Sparkhill; the third. Captain
William A. Van Houten, 95, who lives
ir. Haverstraw.
Garrett Iseman was born in the vil
lage of Palisadee, on May 18, 1824.
The first 21 years of his life he spent
on the home farm. Thereafter for 40
years he was in the engine of a cab
on the Erie and the remainder of his
days were spent on a farm near Spar
kill.
Ohirst Living Engineer
Mr. Iseman. or "Garry," as his
friends always called him. 'was re
puted to have been the oldest living
railroad engineer. When he was born
there was, no railroad in America.
When "Garry" was five years old, Ho
ratio Allen ran the "Stoutbridge Hion,'
the first locomotive on this continent,
on the D. and H. "Garry" was the
first engineer to run a regular train
from Picrmont to Port Jervis, and he
was the last survivor of this historic
trip.
in October. 1845. when he was 21,
there were only five wood burning
locomotives on the Erie, and he was
fireman on one of them, the "Pier
niont No. 2" In 1847 he was made an
engineer.
' "Garry's" experience covers not only
the era of ivoodburners, for he was
in the cab in the days of the Drew-
Flske-Gould regime. He used to tell
how "Jim" Fiske and Josie Mansfield
rode his engine cab to Turner's Sta
tion, where they often went to spend
the day. He leaves a daughter.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division. The 105
crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 117,
132. 122. 114, 106. 118.
Engineers for 105, 117.
Engineers up: Miller, Bair, Brown,
Stauffer, Graybill, Houseal, Ross,
Schaum, Grace. Ream. Shoaff, Smith,
Klineyoung, Blanlcenhprn, Karr.
Firemen up: Owens. Thompson,
Beers. Hart, titzel, Bordner, Ressler,
Stauffer. Malone, Carroll, Moffitt,
Hoch, Strouse, Pallace.
Conductors up: Helker.
Brakemen up: Wouruting, Frank,
Mace, Merdough, Hager, Boughter,
Crowtener, Burress, Minichan, Cramm
Klinepeter, Clare, Yohe, Zellers.
Middle Division. — The 216 crew to
g, first after 2.45 o'clock: 233. 222,
253, 251, 250. 238. 232, 231, 28. 19, 18,
26. 35, 29 31 and 33.
Engineers wanted for 28.
Firemen for 253, 26.
Brakemen wanted for 31.
Engineers up: Fisher, Kreps. Mo
retz, Rathefone, Beib, Richards, Beit
er, Kauffman. Shelley. Nissley, E. R.
Si yder, Titler, Hawk, McAlicher, Eo
per, Smith, McMurtrie, Crammer.
Firemen up: Turnbaugh. W. B.
Bowers. Kauffman, Arndt, Myers,
Acker, Wright, Ulsh, Rumberger, Sun
derland, Stemler, Stover, Howe, Kint,
Gilbert, Gruff.
Conductors vp: Biggan Miller, Bix
ler.
Brakemen up: Roddy, Hoover,
Dare. Bake, Hollenbach, Gross, Zim
merman. Dissinger, Roushe, Dcaner,
Rumberger, Mathias, Lentz, Hilde
brand, Buffington, Woodward, Hoff
man, Deckard, McNaight, Beers, De
pugh, Kurtz, Nicholas, Fenical, Bak
er, McFadden, Anders, Forbes, Stein
ingcr, Cassatt. Denis, C. M. Hawk.
Yard Honril. —Engineers wanted
for 10C, 3, 15C.
Fireman for IC. SC, 11C. 23C. 26C.
Engineers up: lilt, Myers, Doyle,
Shupley, Crow, Ewing, Yinger, Star
ner, Morrison, Monroe, Beatty, Jeass,
Kantz, Wagnir, McCord, Snyder, My
ers.
.Firemen up: Shaver, Shopp, Swab.
Hcltzman, Rice, Roberts, Houdeshel,
Garner, Rupley, Speese, Rothe, Ross,
K. Hugh. Mill. Engle, W. C. ICruger,
Henderson, Stetenay, Gilbert.
EN OLA SIDE
I'ltllndrlphln Division. The 222
crow to go first after 3.45 o'clock:
252, 226, 211, 220, 241, 212, 255, 250,
224, 242, 221, 206, 207, 216. 225, 218,
255, 249. 254, 232, 231, and 215.
Conductors for 55, 06, 16, 05, 141.
Brakemen for 226, 11, 12, 42, 07, 49,
16, 23, 14 and 37.
Conductors up: Bankes, D. H. Mil
ler.
Brakemen up: Crist, Adams, Mc-
Connell, Redisill, Home, Swartz,
Tompson, Freeman. Stauffer.
Middle Division. —The 227 crew to
go first after 12.50 o'clock: 230, 242,
220, 257, 217.
Theree Altoona crew to come in—
-109, 122, 116, 110, 107, 128. 115, 126.
Conductors for 126.
Brakcmen for 122.
Inrd Hoard. —Engineers for 137,
Ist 126, 3rd 126, 2nd 104. 118.
Firemen for 2nd 126.
Engineers up: D. K. Hinkle. Hol
lan, J. Hinkle, Sheaffer, Caff. G. L.
Fortenbnugh, McNally, Feas, Herron,
Bruaw, Ewing.
Firemen up: Cashman, Boyer, Meek,
Shuey, Morris, Crammer, Walters,
Rider, Conley, Eichelberger, Camp
bell, Kipp, Handiboe, Garlin, Nolte.
PASSENGER SERVICE
Middle Division. Engineers up:
.1. W. Burd, C. D. Hollenbaugh, J. H.
Ditmer, L. H. Iticedorg, F. F. Schreck,
C. A. Swab, W. J. Keane, W. J. Dun
mire, A. J. Wagner, W. C. Black, H.
E. Cook, G. W. Eenig, J. Crimmel, H.
B. Fleck, H. M- Kuhn, H. Hunt. W. G.
Jamison, H. V. Groninger, A. C. Allen,
11 F. Stuart, F ,B. Goshen.
Engineers wanted for 667, 91.
Firemen up: L. R. Colyer, W. E.
Hoffer, M. E. Horning, R. S. Sheaffer,
B. F. Gunderman, H. W. Snyder, J. I.
Beisel, L. E. David, F. M. Forsythe,
A. H. Kuntz. C. L. Sheets, R. D. Port
e •, H. W. Fletcher. Q. W. Howard, H.
Karstetter, J. A. Kohr, S. P. Stauffer,
C. R. Hunter, .1. M. Stephens.
Firemen wanted for 91.
rklludclphin Division. Engineers
C. E. Albright, W. O. Buck, H. Smelt
zer, C. H. Seitz, V. C. Gibbons, E. C.
Snow, C. B. First, H. W. Gillums, B.
E. Smith, R. B. Welsh.
Engineers wanted for none.
Firemen up: W. E. Aulthouse, B. W.
Johnson, J. M. White, F. L. Floyd. J.
M Piatt. W. T. Grace.
Firemen wanted for none.
THE READING
The 3 crew to go ilrst after 10.45
o'clock: 61, 71. 18. 66, 53. 69. 60, 57.
Engineers for 53.
Firemen for 18, G3, 69.
Conductors for 18, 57, 61.
Flagmen for 61.
Brakcmen for 18, 57.
Engineers up: Schubauer, Woltan,
Bordner, Bauman, Morrison, Merkle.
Firemen , up: DeGroft, Royston,
Chrismer, Deckert, Sipe, Orndorff.
Conductors up: Hilton. Neeper,
Meek, Hanner, Schulmun, Meek, Lan
dis.
Flagmen up: Shank, BUlmore, Sehu
bnuer, Thomas, Waugh, R. C. Haln.
Brakcmen up: Stahley, Epler.
HA YLR.ISBURG TELEGRAPH
MORE IDLE CARS
WITH TRAIN CUT
Local Sidings Fill Up; Traffic
Continues Heavy, Is .
Report
With the annulment of passenger
trains on the Pennsylvania railroad
idle cars are on the increase. Shift
ing crews about the local station
yesterday were kept, busy storing
cars. The sidings in Ninth street
and east of the Pennsy station are
illled with Pullman cars and day
coaches.
Only two trains on ttie Pennsy
now have chair cars. The one is
Train No. 25, leaving Harrisburg
for the west at 12.40 p. m., and com
ing over the Trenton cutoff; and the
other is Train No. 44, east, New York
Day Express, reaching Harrisburg
at 3.10 p. m. All other trains have
coaches only except those running
at night with sleeping cars.
Coot-lies Crowded
Harrisburgers who pntronized the
chair cars east on morning trains are
up against crowded conditions. Ad
ditional coaches will be added when
absolutely necessary. The elimina
tion of the chair cars was done at
the request of Regional Director E.
W. Baldwin as part of the fuel sav
ing program. C'hair cars do not
seat more than half as many people
as do the day coaches.
Recognizing the necessity for these
curtailments the people who travel
are accepting these curtailments
good naturedly and there has been
but little grumbling upon their part
about the station during the day.
Heavy Travel Continues
At the Pennsylvania railroad sta
liSs FurniTbre
IsJJjl/fte unforgotten
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72-piece Old English Pat- (tO'T Floor Lamps $23.50 to $95 >r _ ,
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' Cane Back Living Room Suit
im • Three Handsome Pieces in Antique Mahogany
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cedar, large size, 45 inches inches long and 24 inches in very fine quality striped velour. An extra pillow of the same f 1
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Smokers Will Appreciate These Serving Tables for Christmas
Smoker Stand, $7 Upright Humidor sl6 Serving Table S3B Serving Table $26
A handsome mahogany finish A lar i e compartment for two Large size, quartered oak with Choice of oak or mahogany fin
boxes of cigars, metal lined. This large wheels, rubber tired, drop
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This price includes war tax. lock. and drawer. ber tired wheels.
TOY DEPARTMENT ~
Every toy you buy here means at a saving—and our selections /fftlillllll
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tlon it was stated to-day that then
has been no noticeable decrease in
passenger traffic since the request
was made by the government au
thorities that people stay at home
and do as little traveling as possi
ble. The trains are all well fllled,
and with the elimination of a num
ber of trains those that are left In
service will likely be crowded more
thun they have been in the past.
During the past year, following the
lifting of the war restrictions, the
patronage of parlor cars was the
largest In the history of the Pennsy.
As a rule orders for chairs were
placed many days in advance, and
it was seldom that a train passed
through that all the chairs were not
utilized. There will be three parlor
cars each on trains 4 4 and 25.
Division Operators Meet to
Discuss Important Topics
Timely topics were discussed yes
terday at a meeting of Division Op
erators of the Pennsylvania Railroad
held at the Penn-Harris Hotel. it
was a quarterly session for eastern
division employes. The subjects in
cluded. "The Utility of Wires," "Em
ergency Storm Program." "Emergen
cy Material," and "The Use of Dry
Batteries."
These meetings are held periodic
ally for the purpose of discussing the
technical questions pertaining to tele
phone and telegraph work, and yes
terday's sessions were attended by
nearly one hundred operators. Both
meetings were presided over by J. C.
Armstrong, superintendent of the tel
egraph lines of the Pennsylvania
Railroad on the Eastern Division.
Broadway Limited in Wreck
on Final Trip Eastward
Newport, Dec. 11.—Train No. 28.
Broadway Limited east, on the last
trip, owing to a cut in passenger
service due to coal shortage, was de
layed more than an hour here yes
terday when a guide-yoke broke on
engine 732, stripping the left side
of the big machine. Eighteen cross
ties were broken off and a great hole
torn In the roadbed. Flying debris
shattered the glass in the baggage
car door and ballast struck a mall
clerk in the face, injuring him
slightly.
Banks Model For
Roads, Says Perk'ns
New York, Dec 11. —Government
regulation and supervision of in
dustries and railroads is the only
remedy for the present economic
situntion, George W. Perkins told a
large audience last night In the
Columbia Institute ■ of Arts and
Sciences. IPs subject was "Some
Aspects of the Present Industrial
Situation."
Mr. Perkins. In urging Federal
regulation of industries, referred to
the hanking system as the model
for such regulation.
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DECEMBER 11, iviy.
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VSIO OF
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I
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Grandma, Grandfather, Mother, Father, Sister,
Brother —and the kiddies—Yes, slippers for all .your
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