NEWS OF STEELTON
HELD THIRD IN THE SERIES
OF MEN'S MASS MEETINGS
Over 304) Men Were Entertained by
the Rev. Charles A. Huyette in the
First Reformed Church Yesterday
Afternoon—Some Good Music
' More than 300 men attended a men 'a
meeting in the First Reformed chureh
yesterday afternoon at 3.30 o'cloek,
when tihe Rev. Charles A. Huyette, pas
tor, delivered an able sermon on the
theme, "The Great Invitation." Spe
cial music for the oceasiou i»us ren
dered by a quartet of male voices, con
sisting of Prof. William M. Harelerode,
S. C. Budy, Kllis Lawrence and 6. W.
Neff. Prof. Harelerode also favored the
audience with several vocal solos and
sang in a duet with S. Clarence Budy.
The meeting yesterday was one of a
scries being held in the various borough
churches, which commenced in tflie Cen
tenary United Brethren, followed by
one in St. John's Lutheran last Sunday.
The next meeting for men only will be
held in the First Presbyterian chureh
nest Sunday, when the Rev. C. B. Seg
elken, pastor, will deliver tne sermon.
PERSONAL
P. A. Lawrence, who left the bor
ough two weeks ago on a business trip
for Waukan, 111., took ill at that place
last week and was brought to his home,
2629 South Second street, last evening.
Miss Helen Mcllheny, Harrisburg,
spent yesterday as the guest of Mrs.
E. M. Daron, North Front street.
Miss Mamie Schick, Harrisburg, was
entertained yesterday bv Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Herman, of the borough.
Dr. H. C. and Dr. D. Edward Myers,
of the borough, have returned from a
week-end visit to their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Myers, New Alexandria,
k Huntingdon county.
' IMiss Catharine Meredith, returned to
here home here yesterday from a busi
ness trip to Philadelphia. To-day Miss
Meredith left for Canton, 0., where she
has accepted a petition with a business
firm.
Superintendent L. E. McGinnes, of
the borough public schools has return
ed from Cincinnati, where he attended
the meeting of the department of su
perintendents of the National Educa
tion Association.
Joseph Schappert. New York City,
was the guest of friends in the bor
ough yesterday.
Arthur Clemens, Gettysburg College,
is confined to his home on South Front
street, with an attack of tonsilitis.
STEELTON NOTES
H. Hicks Harlan has sold his restau
rant, located at 171 South Front street,
to Benjamin Wolf. North Front street,
the new owner taking possession this
morning. Mr. Harlan will leave about
April 1 to assume charge of a bakery
at New Bloomtield, which he has just
purchased.
The male chorus, under the direction
of Gwylim Watkins, which will render
the Easter Mass at St. James' Catholic
church, Easter morning, held a largely
atten led rehearsal yesterday afternoon.
The next rehearsal will' be held
Thursday evening when the solo parts
will be given out.
M. Zupic, instructor of gymnastics of
the local Servian Sokol. left the bor
ough Friday to rejoin his colors. Thel
ship on which Zupic will travel to Eu
rope will have at least 86 other Ser
vians from various parts of the country
on board and an attempt will be made
to land the men at Salonica, Greece.
The Servian parochial school opened i
its doors this morning for thirty schol-1
ars. vho will be taught by Miss Tinka '
Koncar.
Girl Died on Birthday
Mildred A. 'M„ aged 2 years, died on 1
the anniversary of her 'birth, at* tfie
home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. !
Jacob Stehman, 108 South Front street,,
at S.lO o'clock last evening, of a com- i
plication of diseases. Funeral services!
will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 i
o'clock at her late home. The Rev.'
AVilliam B. Smith, pastor of St. Mark 's j
Lutheran church, will officiate and in
terment will be made at Oberlin.
Will Erect More Boathouses
Five additional boat houses will be !
erected along the Pennsylvania Railroad !
on the rive? shore in the vicinitv of I
Francis street, by members of the j
Steeltou Canoe Club, in the near future,,
leases for this purpose having been j
secured from the railroad officials. The
club at present owns 11 houses on this I
plot and with the five additional, will j
have housing room for 30 cauoes.
Assistant Master Mechanic Resigned
E. V. Johnston, assistant to Master j
Mechanic Smith, who came here last !
\eai from Pittsburgh and ha.l charge!
OT the erection of a section of the new j
chain of rolling mills in the west end !
of the local plant of the Pennsylvania I
*steel ( onipany, resigned his position
yesterday and has gone to New York
city.
Want Full Crew Law Repealed
In the effort, to have the full crew
law repealed three petitions were in
troduced in the borough Saturday for
signers, to present at this session of
the Legislature. The Philadelphia &
bßeading and the Pennsylvania railroad
leach had one, while the third petition
Iwas presented to yard employes of the
Pennsylvania Steel Companv.
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A FuU Feature Show at the
(Standard Theatre To-night I
Exploits of Elaine. Second episode,
r Two reels.
'The Passer-By. Two reels.
Sweedie Goes to College. One reel.
Fable of the Good Fairy. One reel.
Blngville Fire Department. One reel.
; REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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| consisting of corner lot 68x100 feet!
[with 1-story 3-room liouse thereon; ex-
P'llent garden. Inquire 404 N Third
reel. Steelton. ' lnlrd
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RENT—Houses with all Inmprove
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No - 322 ' *"•#«: "os. 363 and i
150, $9.00 per month. Apply 3lf a
Fourth St,. Steelton.
| FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT
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I with bay windows, having all con
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Steelton.
LOCAL FORTNIUTIY CLUB
AIHIBIINCES FINE PROGRAM
Various Phases of "American Citizen
ship" Will Be Discussed by Miss
Nora Crouse, Miss EUen McGinnes
and Miss Helm
11 Miss Adeesa Kistler will entertain
; the local Fortnightly Club at her home,
| 196 Soutb Second street, to-morrow
evening at 7.45 o'clock., "American
' Citizenship" will he discussed by Miss
1 , Nora Crouse under the head, "The
Service Rendered by the Federal Gov
ernment." Under the same subject,
Miss Ellen McGinnes will elucidate on
'r'The Development of the Post Office"
while Miss Helm will instruct the mem
bers on "The Interstate Commerce
Commission. At the conclusion of the
program a social will be held. The
complete program follows:
Chapter 14 continued: "American
i Gitizenship." "The Service Rendered
by the Federal Government." Miss
Nora Crouse; "The Development of the
j Poetoffice," Miss Ellen McGinnes;
"The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion," Miss Helm.
WILL HONORST. PATRICK
Harrisburg and Steelton Hibernians
Will Celebrate
j _ Division No. 1, Steelton, and Divi
sion No. 2, Harrisburg, Order of Hi
bernians, are arranging details for a
big celebration on the evening of March
A joint committee of the two di
visions will meet in the hall of Division
t No. 1 to-morow evening and outline a
program for the event. This program
is announced to consist of vocal and in
strumental music,. recitations and ad
dresses and will be featured by the
I presence of one or more supreme offi
| cers of the Hibernians.
The Passer-By
Fay Thompson, the village belle, is
! besieged by a host of arduous lovers,
i who seek her hand. She is the pride of
her«old parents, who conduct a country
hotel. She is devotedly attached to her
nineteen-year-old brother, Jamie.
Fay's father dies, leaving the fam
ily in poor circumstances with Jamie,
the boy, the only means of support. The
war between the North and South has
just broken out and Jamie is drafted
by Colonel Morrison. How Fay secnVes
a substitute for Jamie, and its sequel,
is splendidly portrayed in motion pic
tures at the Standard Theatre to-night.
—Adv.*
Miss Marie Wiseman, the visiting
! nurse employed by the Steelton Civic
| Club, will be in her offices from 8 a. m.
j to 9 a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to 1.30
| p. m.
STEVENS MEMORIAL CROWS
Eighty-three Sub-Pastors Are Assisting
Dr. Smucker in His
Parishes
In his report to the quarterlv eon
-1 ferenee of the Stevens Memorial Meth
: odist church the pastor, the Rev. Clay
i ton Albert Smucker, showed that the
j church is one of the seventy-six of the
| largest churches in Methodism. The
j report throughout shows progress in
I church activities, as follows:
| "The past year has been a very full
i and fruitful one in every department
iof church activity. The congregations,
both morning and evening, have been
! large—never larger or more steadily
I maintained. The crowd at the Sunday
| Evening Closing Service generallV
j overflows into the Sunday school room,
jlt is a fact for deep gratitude that
1 during the year—even during the suni
; mer months—there have only been a
few Sundays when the door between
1 the auditorium and Sunday school room
1 has not been opened. Young folk,
| church members and strangers crowd
l the pews every Sunday. This has been
| a great opportunity for ingathering and
I the results have been big in every way.
| I jet it be recorded that on Palm Sun
j day our church membership roll will
Ibe 1,300. In Methodism there are 76
churches with a membership exceeding
1,250, naturally our church falls in the
class of the 76 largest churehe3 in
! Methodism.
"The Men s Club, the organized-Sun
day school classes at work, the Girls'
| Sewing School, the Junior Choir of 130
voices, the big Male Chorus, the Church
! Choir, the seven Missionary societies,
jthe week night pible Classes, the Ju
nior League, the Probationers' Class,
: the Liadies' Aid, the Ushers' Assaci-'
| ation, the Sunday Miorning Clase and
| the Church Nursery-Kindergarten sug
; gest the many lines of work that are
being done by our growing church.
"The Minister's Staff is a new or
ganization in the church. The eom
: inunity has been divided into 26 par
ishes and 83 sub-pastors have been
| placed in charge of the work. A line
\of systematic visitation will begin at
once."
The Begent
"The Man From Home,'! by Booth
Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson
which ran for two years at the Astor
Theatre in New York is now shown in
motion pictures in five parts and will
appear at the Regent to-day and Tues
day. This play was produced by Jesse
L. Lasky through special arrangement
with the Liebler Company, with the
prominent dramatic star, Charles Rich
man in the leading role. On Wednes
j day and Thursday will be shown an
i other great paramount film plav. In the
1 powerful drama, "The Straight Road."
, by immortal dramatist Clyde Fitch,
I Miss Gladys Hanson, one of America's
most talented young leading women,
will ap;>ear.—Adv.*
"Flood" Misses Battery Boom
A steam pipe in the rear basement
at the Board of Trade burst this morn
ing and flooded the cellar. Fortunately
there was not much water in the steam
system in the buildiug or the batterv
room, the heart of the police telegraph
and the fire alarm systems, would have
been flooded out. The damage was
soon repaired.
$50,000 Fire in Town Near Scran ton
Scranton, Pa., March I.—Fire at
Avoca to-day destroyed the Demko Ho
tel and Dunn's Nickelet and damage-,1
several adjoining properties, causing a
loss of $50,000.
Chauffeur's Hands Burned
Robert Spayd, 127 South Third
street, chauffer for Witman Bros., burn
ed both his hands at 8 o'clock this
morning on a wet battery. He was
treated at the Harrisburg hospital.
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 1. 1915.
UNBEARABLE SKIN
TROUBLE SPREAD
Rapidly. Clothing Irritated. Lost
Sleep Continually. Itching and
Burning Intense. Scratched Until
Exhausted. Cuticura Healed.
417 Colwyn Ave.. Darby, Pa.—"My
uncle's trouble began a* an irritation and
was almost unbearable when he was In bed
and became warm. It flrat appeared as
small pimples and It spread so rapidly that
he became alarmed. His arms were first
affected above the elbows aad then It
spread over both arms and shoulder blades,
afterwards it came on the legs and stomach.
It burned so that he rubbed it and that made
It spread more. His clothing Irritated It
and at night he lost sleep continually, some
time* lying awake the whole night. The
Itching and burning were so Intense Uiat
he scratched himself uatU exhausted.
"His sister advised him to try Outlcura
Soap and Ointment. He purchased two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and two
cakes of Cuticura Soap and before he
had used half of either he felt a great relief.
He steadily recovered and was able to
sleep until in about five weeks he was
entirely healed of the trouble." (Signed)
Paul A. Uidwig. August 8, 1914.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad
dress post-card "Cuticura, Dept. T, Bos
ton " Sold throughout the world.
M'CALEB SAYS FULL GREW
LAW HASN'TADDED SAFETY
Continued From Flrat Page.
31 cars westbound, in order to comply
with the requirements of the full crew
law, resulting in the useless expenditure
of $27,072.49 for the Philadelphia di
vision alone. This, of course, ouly ap
plies to the freight movement.
"In order that you :nav know some
thing about the work of these brake
men, I have here a report of observa
tions made by some of my representa
tives on a number of fast trains on
tihis division, which show that the
brakemen, of which there are two, per
formed the following service:
"The average time the front brakc
j man performed service on the entire
| trip was 35 minutes, and the rear
| brakeman 28 minutes. In other words,
I these two men were paid on the basis of
! 13 hours' woik and the combined serv-
I ice to this company was a little over
i one hour. This investigation sdiows
' clearly that there is nc necessity for
two brakemen on fast freight trains,
j and, in fact, there is very little work
i for one brakeman to do, in addition to
I the work performed by the conductor
and flagman.
"Compliance with the provision of
the full crew law, as it relates to pas
senger trains, makes necessary on my
division alone an expenditure opproxi
■ mating $30,000 a year. Now, as a
J straight business proposition, take one
| of our througih trains, for example, say
• tiain No. 2. No doubt you have rid
j den on this train, which leaves Harris
i burg at 12.50 p. m., and upon which
■ uuder the requirements of the full crew
'law we weie compelled to place a sec
ond brakeman. The equipment of this
train alone involves au investment ap
proximating about $170,000, and I sub
mit to you do you think we would per
mit the movement of this train over
the division it' we felt it was not prop
erly manned! Further, do you know
that before this second man was put on
we had a total of 21 employes on that
train, and still have them! This in
cludes the engineman, fireman, con
ductor, baggagemaster and two brake
men and {.orters.
"It must be recognized that the di
vision officials are more interested in
the safe operation of their trains than
any one else, and there is no one bet
ter able to judge what is necessary for
the successful operation of trains. Do
you know that there are a number of
trains on this division on which we
have more men than the law requires,
and for which we feel there is Ose fort
The manning of trains must be fixed
by conditions or circumstances. The
law is not flexible. Under the provis
ions of the law we can operate a train
of 29 freight cars over this division
with a crew of five men, but should we
add one car to that train an extra
man must be placed on same.
"You must realize that our income
must be confined solely to what wo
get from the public, and it is the con- j
cem of everybody that it should be
spent to the best advantage. If we
are forced to make au outlay of over I
$57,000 on this division from which
we obtain no return, it is obvious that,
our ability to accommodate the resi- i
dents of Harrisburg and at other points j
aloug the line of the Philadelphia di- j
vision will be to that extent decreased, j
The public is discommoded through the
curtailment of facilities, related indus-j
tries are crippled and wage workers i
lose their jobs.
"I believe that the policy that has
been adopted by our company of en
deavoring to educate the people as
regards the Full Crew Law will result
in their making a demand upon the
State Legislature to repeal the exist
ing law in the interest of the public,
and as a matter of justice and fairnesß
to all concerned, particularly by reason
of the fact that it is generally admit
ted that the law is wrong in principle
and that, if the number of men em
ployed by the railroad companies can be
fixed by law, it will only be a ques
tion of time until similar laws are
passed affecting other lines of busi
ness."
f '>
That Cough
Cancelled
If a cough or cold has made an
engagement with you, you had bet
ter cancel it quickly.
There is no room or even a tem
porary welcome for any cough or
cold—when you use
Tar, Tolu and White Pine
Cough Syrup
25*
Forney's Drug Store
426 MARKET STREET
RAILROADS
GREW JWM
HABBISSURO SIDE
Philadelphia Division—llß crew to
go flrat after 3.30 p. in.: 127, 119,
116, 129, 105, 125, 110, 130, 106,
IS2, 103, 112, 111, 131, lo*, 10Z,
113, 117, 138.
Engineers for 103, 110, 118, 130,
133.
Firemen for 112, 118, 133.
Conductors for 110, 111, 128, IS4.
Flagmen for 103, 106, 116, IJJo,
131, 132, 133, 134.
Brakemen for 102, 118, 119, 129,
130, 131, 132.
Engineers up: Newcomer, Gibbons,
Beisinger, Welsh, Dennison, Manley,
Tennant, Geeaoy, Statler, Brubaker,
Hind man. Downs, Crisswell, Smith,
Kennedy, Albright, Seitz, Madenford,
Sparver, D. T. Smith, Foster.
Firemen up: Bushey, Cover, Mul
holm, Copelaud, Miller," Martin, rack
er, Grove, Sheaffer, Spring, Kegleman,
Arnsberger, Shive, Ventzer, lmvall,
Libhart, Manning, 1/autz, Dodd, Myers,
Wagner, Hartz, Herman, Kearney,
\V agner.
flagmen up. Vellinger, First, Har
vey.
Braken en up: Dengler, Moore, Mal
seed, Mumnii', Bogner, Shultsberger,
Albright, Wiland, Brown, Coleman,
Desch.
Middle Division—24l crew to go
first after 1.30 p. m.: 225, 250.
Preference: 2. 3, 9, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8,
10, 1.
Conductors for 4, 6.
Flagman for 6.
Brakeman for 4.
Engineers up: Muiuma, Garman,
Hcrtzier, Kugier, Knisiey, Wissier,
Havens, Webster, Bennett, Simonton,
Moore.
Firemen up. Stouffer, Karstetter,
Fletcher, Arnold, Zeiders, Kuntz,
Wright, Liebau, Fritz, Pott cigar, Sea
grist, Cox.
Conductors up: Byrnes, Gant, Pat
rick, Baskins, Eberle.
Flagmen up: Mumma, Miller,
Smith.
Brakenven up: Spahr, Stahl, Reese,
Bolan, Plack Bell, McHenry, Hender
son, Frank, Mat'hias, Lauver, Troy,
j Roller, Kipp, Kane, Myers, Werner,
| Fritz, Kohli, Kcrwin, Kieffer, Peters,
Baker, Kilgor, Marlin.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—239 crew to
go first after 3.45 p. m.: 209, 223,
226, 214, 211, 224, 201, 213, 216,
221, 242, 229, 230, 217.
Engineers for 227, 225, 209, 223,
211, 201, 221.
Firemen for 214. 216.
Brakemen for 206, 214, 228, 229.
Conductors up: Gundel, Kugle, Flk'k
inger, Stauffer.
Flagmen up: Reitzel, Ford. Krow.
Brakemen up: Wertz, McPhearson,
Waltman, Twigg, Musser, Shure, Gou
dy, Shaffner, Kimes, Taylor, Lutz,
I Jacobs, Wolfe.
! Middle Division—247 crew to go
first after 12.15 p. m.: 451.
'
Yard Crews—Engineers up: Hart
er, Biever, Blosser. Breneinan, Thomas.
Rudy, Houser, Meals, Stahl, Swab,
Crist, Harvey. Salts-man. Kniin, Pelton,
Shaver, Landis, Hoylcr, Beck.
Firemen up- Crow, Revie, Llsh,
Bostdorf, Sehieffer, Rauch, Weigle,
Lackey, Cookerly, Maever, Shorter,
Snell, Bostdorf, Getty, Barkey, Sheets,
Bair, Evdc, Boyle, g'hipley.
Engineers far 213, 22*60, 322, SBS,
1820.
Firemen for ISI6, 1856, 90, 885.
THE BEADING
P., H. X P.—After 4 p. m.: 16, 7,
23, 21. 6, 8. 10, 9, 14. 15. 18, 22, 3.
Eastbound —After 3 p. m.: 56, 59,
65, 54. 57, 70, 64, 61.
Conductors up: Orris, Philabaum.
Engineers up: Middaugli, Woland,
Rich wine, Martin, Wvre, Wireman, Tip
: ton, Morne, Morrison, Crawford, Massi
i more, Glass, Fetrow, Barnhart, Wood,
| Kettner, Sweeley.
Firemen up: Anders, Bowers, Brown,
L»x, Chronister, Kelly, Fulton, Longe-
I necker, Bingaman, Boyer, Doibbins, Mal
i ler, Rumbaugh, Carl.
Brakemen up: Stephens, Gardener,
I Greater, Katpp, Smith, Hoover, Ware,
j Mumma, Troy, Fleagle, Bpley, Duncan,
Slentz, Taylor, Hol'bert, Maurer, Miles,
j -Sliader, Yoder, Warren, Carlin, Hin
j kle.
J ALABAMA'S OLDEST MAN DIES
| At 101 He Killed Last Turkey—Leaves
227 Great-grandchildren
Bti Associated Pre3s.
i Bessemer, Ala., March I.—Asa i
\ Goodwin, said to be the oldest man in I
I Alabama, died here yesterday on the
| eve of his 108 th birthday of pneumon- |
|ia Goodwin was born in Georgia. He !
had 74 grandchildren, 227 great
grandcihildren and 15 great-great
grandchildren. Mr. Goodwin formerly
was a noted turkey hunter and killed
his last turkey when 101.
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in the head, chest, body or limbs.
It promptly oj*ins elogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head, stops
nasty discharge or nose running, re
lieves sick headache, dullness, feverish
ness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
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ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY!
On Wednesday we will begin a Special Sale of our own direct importation of
WHITE AUSTRIAN CHINA FOR HAND PAINTING
It is indeed a stroke of good fortune that makes possible this sale. Our orders
for this china were placed abroad early last summer, for fall delivery. Then the
war broke out, and in view of shipping conditions, we gave up hope of receiving
the goods. But within the past month or two they were able to send the shipments
through, and now you are to have the benefit of our purchase without any price
inflation due to the war.
THERE WILL BE
Vases Puff Boxes Hair Receivers
Trays Tea Pots Sherbets
Salts , Peppers Plates
Salads Match Stands Luncheon Sets
Cups Baby Plates Mayonnaise Sets
Saucers Candlesticks Tobacco Jars
Celeries Cake Plates Cracker Jars
Syrup Jugs Bon Bon Dishes Chocolate Pots
and a host of other articles at our popular prices.
SALE BEGINS WEDNESDAY
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PEOPLE'S COLUMN
The Star-Indep«ndent does not
make itself responsible for opinion*
expressed In this column.
Full Crew Bills in Other States
To the Editor, The Star-Independent:
Dear Sir:—The instituting of a full
crew law in the State of Pennsylvania,
the failure to do likewise in other states
and the repeal of them in some States,
are matters that should be well consid
ered. Some of the reasons why the full
crew bill eould not become a law iu
some States, are as follows:
In the State of Massachusetts, the
bill was vetoed by the Governor, after
it had passed the Legislature, on the
ground that the public interests in sucii
details of railroad operation could not
be mot by special arbitrary legislation.
It was maintained that such matters
could be determined only by a perrua
ent and powerful commission of experts.
In the State of Oklahoma, in veto
ing a bill of like character, the Gover
nor, after riding freight trains to learn,
said the practical effect of this Uill
would be to give employment to a num
ber of railroad men without increasing
the efficiency of the service and would
be supplying positions for three men to
do the work that could be done bv two.
After an attempt to force a full
crew law upon Connecticut, it was wise
ly referred by the State Assembly, to
the Railroad Commission, which wrotfe
one of the strongest opinions that has
been given against the theory and ef
fects of such legislation by a compet
ent body.
The same attempt failed to get simi
lar laws in Colorado, Delaware, Vir
ginia and Ohio.
A full crew law was enacted and
signed by the Governor in the State of
Missouri but never became operative,
as the citizens who saw harm rather
than good in the law, voted for its re
peal at the following State election, by
a vote of more than two to one. The
court of public opinion, when it has
been appealed to for a decision has de
cided emphatically against the idea.
The most pronounced and complete
knockout of a full crew law was in the
State of Missouri.
The law makers of the States who
have failed to pass a full crew law,
doubtless have heard and learned of
some of the hurtful results of such a
law, which are as follows:
1. It would have required thousands
of passengers and freight trainmen, for
whose presence there would have been
no need.
2. It would have created employ
ment, without real service in return,
and, in this way, would have worked
violence to economic laws, due to forced
waste in railroad operation.
3. It would have added unnecessary
extra expense to the railroads, which
monies, thus involved, could be better
diverted in the expenditure upon in
creased needed facilities and better ser
vice.
4. This law would have worked to
public hurt and would have been a bur
den to the public, which the people are
not justly called upon to stand.
5. This would have put organized
labor in the false and untenantable po
sition of demanding employment by
edict of law.
6. It would have had the effect of
foisting on the backs of the whole body
of railroad employes, thousands of men
who would draw pay but for whom
there would exist no essential service
to perform.
7. In general and in particular, these
laws would have shouldered upon the
railroads an unnecessary operation ex
pense to the cost of an army of stock
holders, most of whom have their sav
ings so invested and are largely depend
ent upon the income received from
these dividends.
Full crew laws, it is primarily claim
ed by trainmen make for safe railroad
operation. The railroad companies, their
managers and their security-holders
have very direct interest in safety first.
They stand for safety 'because humanity
demands; also as a plain business propo
sition. Accidents and wrecks are cost
ly as well as fatal.
Property rights fall secondary to hu
man rights. In that contention the
trainmen's organizations which forced
through the full crew laws and which
now fight, in error, as we believe, to
continue them, stand exactly where we
do. The railroads will give ready and
hearty support to all measures really
protective of the persons and property
of all those who use railroad service.
Shopmen
Harris-burg, Pa., March 1, 1915.
Additional Personal
and Social News
GIRL'S CIuTsiICIAL
Held in the Y. W C. A. "Gym" Sat
urday Evening by Girls
of Central High
The Central High school girls' club
| of the V. \V. C. A., with Its director,
-Miss Dorothy Morgan, held a George
Washington party in the gymnasium
Saturday night. The "gymu" was
prettily decorated and the girls en
joyed games and contests. Prizes were
awarded to Miss Fay Haverstick and
Miss Helen Runkle. Dainty refresh
ments were served to the following:
Miss Mildred Earlmyer, Miss Jessie
Lebo, Miss Alicia Buckaloo, Miss
Kathryn Shillir.gei, Miss Marv Hiekes,
Miss Ruth Starry, Miss Beulah Starry,
Miss Osta Fee, Miss Helen ltunklc,
.Miss Grace Saul, Miss Mildred Runkle,
Miss Fay Haverstick, Miss Pauline Mil
ler, Miss June Beard, Miss Josephine
Zug, Miss Esther Denny and Miss
Dorothy Morgan.
Miss Cubbison Hostess
Miss Anna Cubbison entertained at
five hundred at her home, 109 Hoerner
street, Saturday evening in compliment
to her guest, Miss Nelle Shinkle, of
Lewistowr..
Invited to meet M.iss Shinkle were
Miss Margaret Turner, Miss Ethel
Baldwin, Miss Mabelle Dobbs, Miss
Estelle Smith. M'iss Cecelia Joyce and
Miss Evelyn Joyce.
Married at Lancaster
Marietta, March I.—Miss Delia
Summers and John W. Thompson, of
Smyrna, were married at the parsonage
of the St. ParnJ's Methodist church,
Lancaster, the Rev. Joseph Geusemer,
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SCENE FROM "THE TRAIL OF THE
LONESOME PINE" AT MAJESTIC
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,"
which comes to the Majestic Thursday
afternoon and evening, is a virile ro
mance that in book form has been read
by three millions and more of book
lovers. Eugene Walter's dramatization
is one that warms the blood and stirs
the enibtion. It is a story of romantic
love with just a requisite tinge of the
feudal spirit of the Virginia hills, to
give it bubbling color. In the part of
June, the primitive, sweet, wild mouu
officiating. Walter Summers, a brothei
of the bride, was the only attendant.
Prominent Parts in School Play
Harold D. Germer, of this city, a stu
dent of Buck n ell University, played the
double role of the Bailli and the No
tary (Le TabeJlion) in "The Chimes \
of Normandy," a musical comedy given
Ibr the Oratorio Society of the Univer
sity.
Queen Esther Circle Meets
The Young Women's Missionary So
ciety of Grace M. E. church, the Queen
Esther Circle, will meet this evening at
the homp of the president, Mrs. K. F.
Row, 806 North Seventeenth street.
Subject for discussion, '' Missionary
Work Among the American Indians."'
Mrs. Klinger Guest of Her Sister
Mrs. Rebecca Klinger is visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. R. E. Stite
ler, o.'iT Rni-e street, after spending
the paßt two years in Missoula, Mont..
Mrs. Klinger formerly resided in Hum
mclstown.
New Story by Mrs. Jones
"In the White Laud" is the subject
of a story concluded in the last number
of "Leaves of Light," a weekly pub
lication of the Sunday School Board of
the Reformed Church. The story WUJ
written by Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones.
Police Details Change Today
The police dotails changed today, it
being the first of the month." Wecgeant
Page will have charge of the
force and Sergeants Drabenstadt and
Eiseii'berger, the night force.
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tain maid. Miss Dixie Compton I»sg 4
role in which she will make a direct ap
peal to all those who have alreadv met
June in Mr. Pox's original story. The
play is given a magnificent production
and its long runs at the Boston Theatre,
and the New Amsterdam Theatre, New
York, were marked by the largest re
ceipts of late years.
One of the most capable casts evej
seen outside of New York will UIWMK
here.—Adv.*
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