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I I I I a MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 22, 1915. THE THE GLOBE THIS--THE LAST WEEK Of the February Final Clearaway Will Be 10 WEEK Winter Suits and Overcoats that had been originally priced up to $20.00 will be sold at $100 No goods reserved -every Winter garment will be sold---Alterations without charge---Any purchase will be sent C. O. D. or on approval.

See our windows. Sale Positively Closes Saturday Night A Final Clean-up of Boys' Winter Clothing 41 Boys' Overcoats 54 Boys' Overcoats of heavy mixed Chev- .00 -Chinchillas, Meltons $0.00 iots, sizes 3 to 7 years and Corduroys- -sizes -values to $4.00, are 3 to 10 years- -values now to $6.50, are 49 'Boys' Overcoats 43 Boys' Cheviot of heavy mixed Chev- $0.00 Suits in very good 0.59 iots, Kerseys and 9 Chinchillas -sizes 3 to styles--sizes to 16 8 -values to $5, years values to $5.00, years are now special at THE GLOBE "The Friendly Store" RAILROAD RAILROADS ANSWER TRAINMEN'S CHARGES Officials Declare That Court of Public Opinion Should Decide Full Crew Benefits President Rea, of the Pennsylvania Railroad; President Willard, of the Baltimore and Ohio; President Voorhees, of the Philadelphia and Reading, and Chairman R. L. O'Donnel, of the executive committee of twenty-one associated railroads of Pennsylvania and town Jersey, answering the "Appeal Legislature" made by the the trainmen's organizations, a Pennsylvania legislative committee. of statement yesterday.

In part the officials say: "The railroads declare the court of public opinion should decide what is right in this matter, because the public is the great third party concerned. The full laws, they say, force economic waste and compel employment without there being real service for men whose jobs are. created by edict, their law. statement the trainmen's legislative committee, urging to mind the beneficent results of airbrakes in preventing train wrecks and making railroad operation safer and more economical, all of which is frankly admitted, add that 'the full crew law will have The actual, not the theoretical. result of railroad operation full crew laws has been a large increase in the casualty list.

This is particularly true as to the class of accidents which the trainmen have most emphatically asserted the laws prevent injury trains." to passengers getting off Bull Holds Up Train; Chases Crew to Cover Lock Haven, Feb. enraged bull held up a train on the Bald Eagle Valley railroad for five minutes yesterday and nearly got the better of the train crew when they attempted to chase it from the tracks. The locomotive was in charge of Clinton Swartz and Joseph Schell. As the train rounded a curve near Mill Hall the engineer sighted a bull on track. Repeated shrieks of the locomotive, whistle failed to alarm the animals, which bellowed defiantly.

The train was stopped a few feet from the animal and then moved ahead slowly to shove it off the track. The bull, however, did not give way one inch. stoned the bull, which charged them. It got off the track in this way and the train proceeded. President Rea Urges Directors to Get Busy In a letter issued yesterday to Pennsylvania Railroad directors President Samuel Rea says, in part: "Pennsylvania Railroad stockholders number some a great army of the most substantial citizenship of the country.

I ask you in your own interest and for the largest public weal talk to your friends and associates, to the end that they may clearly understand the matter and join you in urging directly upon the Legislatures of Pennsylvania and New Jersey the importance of repealing the full crew laws at the present sessions." CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES URGED Proposed to Create State Department to Include Work Now Done by Commissions The proposition to create a state department of conservation. to Inelude game, fish, water supply and forestry, now administered by commissions, will be Governor discussed Brum- with baugh this week by a committee of conference held here on Saturday, The idea of the conference is for the Governor name a commission of seven, two to be senators, two to be members and three citizens, to make an inquiry into the manner in which the consolidation of such departments has operated in other States. Action of the conference on various pending bills will also be communicated to the Governor with comments for his information. Exhibit Nearly -The big exhibit of the State Department of Health 1 for the Panama- Exposition is partly in place at the exposition and the remainder will be shipped within a few days. Every effort is being bent to complete it and an interesting feature showing educational work is about finished.

Owing to the fact that the building in which it is to be installed is not quite finished and is not ready for the other exhibits, the State is able to make exhibit still more complete. The State College exhibit, which was in the State Museum, has been taken out and parts of it will probably be used at San Francisco. Holiday On the -Capitol Hill is an unusual holiday to-day, practicaly every department being Governor Brumbaugh is not expected to return until evening and few of the department chiefs are hefe. Insurance Money Coming The state insurance tax is coming lively rate just now and it is expected that over a million dollars will be in hand by the end of the month. Part of this money is returned to local districts for firemen's relief funds.

Attending Convention. Superintendent Schaffer and Dr. J. George Becht, of the State Board of Education, are at Cincinnati attending the convention of educators. The high school inspectors and experts left last night.

Meet -The Public Service Commission officers leave to-night for Pittsburgh, where hearings will be held to in -The rooms of the sergeants of the two houses equipped with metal shelves to take the places of the old wooden shelves that must be replaced every two years. To Look Over Simons. State alienists will go to Wellsboro to examine into the mental condition of Arthur Simons. condemned to death for murder. They will report to the Board of Pardons at the next meeting.

Ready for of Fisheries N. R. Buller has completed his inspection of the fish hatcheries and will have the data ready for the committee when the Legislature reconvenes. Bell in Charge. request of Attorney General Brown, John C.

Bell, ex-attorney general, will have charge of the reargument for the State in the automobile license case in the Supreme Court to-morrow in Philadeito phia. Closed School. -The foot and mouth owned disease appeared in a herd of cattle by a schoolmaster near Easton. The school was closed and quarantined. Attend B.

F. Royer, chief medical inspector, is in Philadelphia to attend the University day evercises. Establishes The decision of the county court in the crushed stone cases on Friday establishes an important precedent. These cases settle that crushing stone is not manufacturing. Council to Hear City Planners and Light Co.

Officials About Wharf City Council to-morrow will consider on second and final reading the amended ordinance authorizing the Harrisburg Light and Power Company to construct a wharf on the island, and while it is generally expected that the measure will be passed, considerable interest has been manifested because of the fact that representatives of the eiectric company and members of the City Planning Commission have been invited to attend. The ordinance gives the company the use of a plot 100 feet square for a period of ten years with privilege of renewal at the expiration of that time for another ten- year period. In return the company will provide the city I with at least 1,200 tons of river coal yearly for use en the filter plant. The City Planning Commission has protested against the location of the wharf on the ground that it is not the best place, that it will set an unsatisfactory precedent and that it will mar the attractiveness of the river front. MRS.

SARAH STROCK DIES Mrs. Sarah Strock, aged 66, wife of John H. Strock, clerk in the coun-. ty commissioner's office, died at her home, 96 North Eighteenth street, last evening. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev.

Thomas Reisch officiating, assisted by the Rev. H. Christ Forney. Burial 1 will be made in the Penbrook Cemetery. Mrs.

Strock was formerly Miss Sarah Yeager, of Linglestown. For the past years the family has been a resiIdent of this city. Mr. Strock is at present a clerk in the county commissioner's office. He was formerly squire of the Lower Paxton township, master at Linglestown, and a teacher in the Linglestown schools.

She is survived by her husband, one son, the Rev. Harry J. Strock, pastor of one of the Presbyterian Churches in Pittsburgh, and one daughter, Miss Catharine S. Strock, at home; and the following sisters: Mrs. Maggie Baer, of Harrisburg; Mrs.

Annie Hocker, of Penbrook. CATHEDRAL MISSION STARTED The Rev. Albert J. Stern and the Rev. J.

Siegel, of New York, yesterday began the mission to be held this week in St. Patrick's Cathedral. It will consist of special instructions, sermons and religious exercises. Services will be held daily at 5, 7 and 8 o'clock in the morning and at 7.45 in the evening. To-morrow and Wednesday there will be mission exercises for children.

"WASHIES" TO BANQUET Members of the Washington Hose Company, No. 4, will have their annual banquet at the fire engine house in Chestnut street this evening. Fire Chief Kindler and assistant, Ed. Holbert, will be among those present. Charles F.

Spicer and Charles E. Ripper, secretary of the company, will make short addresses. STEELTON SO I I A 6 FIREMEN ENDORSE EFFICIENCY PLAN Want Better Police Protection; Resent Nelly's Disparaging Remarks Members of Steelton's borough fire patrol, at a meeting in the Baldwin hosehouse parlors yesterday afternoon, unanimously endorsed Burgess Fred Wigfleld's effeteney police plan now before council; discussed plans for increasing the efficiency of the fire patrol; condemned remarks attributed Councilman J. Nelly in a recent speech on the floor of council; decided upon of forming council what firemen think of the efficiency police plan, and urged its adoption. Speeches were made by various members of the fire patrol in which they explained the benefits to the taxpayers which will result in the adoption by council of the burgess' plan.

Several plans for increasing the efficiency of the fire patrol when that organization takes charge of the police work at fires, were also discussed and a number of Improvements were suggested. Burgess Fred Wigfield was present by invitation and again explained his efficiency plan to the firemen. said that his recommendation that the members of the fire patrol be sworn as special borough policemen, I was made because he there Were no men better able to do police duty than the fire patrolmen. He pointed out how successfully they handle the crowds during the excitement attending a fire and declared that he believed they would make ideal substitutes for the regular policewhen there is a temporary vacancy on the force. Attention was called to the fact that under the new plan the entire borough would be given police protection all the time at practically no additional the taxpayers, inasmuch as the regular, patrolmen do not receive pay when they are off duty.

A number of the firemen expressed displeasure, it is said, over certain disparaging remarks made by Councilman Nelly, chairman of the meeting police of committee, at the last council. MEN'S MASS MEETINGS ARE PROVING VERY POPULAR Plans are being made for a men's mass meeting in the First Reformed Church next Sunday. The Charles A. Huyette will be the principal speaker. Yesterday's meeting for men in St.

John's Lutheran Church was well attended. The Rev. G. N. Lauffer, the pastor, spoke on "One Man's Question." The meeting was held under the auspices of the Lutheran Brotherhood and was second of unorganized series of men's mass meetings.

Mrs. C. N. Lauffer addressed a large meeting of women Saturday afternoon. Mrs.

Levi Roth sang a solo. These meetings will be continued every Saturday afternoon until Easter. CENTENARY S. S. BREAKS ALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS March 25 has been set as the date for the reception in honor of 126 converts who joined Centenary United Brethren Church following the recent revival.

The affair will be held in the church. The Rev. A. K. Wier, the pastor, is in charge of the plans.

The Sunday yesterday school broke at an Centenary attendance Church record when 736 people were present. STEELTON PERSONALS The Rev. A. K. in Phila- delphia.

Mrs. William Seasholtz and Mr. and Mrs. George Arnold, of Sunbury, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.

William A. Shipp. Miss Clare M. Still, South Second street, has gone to Philadelphia. Mrs.

Heckert, North Third street, will entertain Mrs. Moore's class of St. John's Lutheran Sunday School tonight. Mrs. A.

K. Wier has been called to Lititz by the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Amos Roth. Anonymous Letters Throw No New Light on Skeleton Mystery The worthlessness of anonymous letters and the impossibility of any use being made of them by the authorities was strongly emphasized this morning by District Attorney Michael E. Stroup while speaking of the many scribbled communications that have come to him regarding the mystery of the skeleton found ten days ago on Allison Hill.

much talk among old residents Allison Hill in neighborhood of mysterious skeleton find concernnig an old cistern located in the yard surrounding an old farmhouse that stood near the site of 133 South Fourteenth street. The possibility of a body being buried in the cistern is hinted at. Lack of Railways Cause of Russian Retirement Petrograd, Feb. of the Russian retirement from East Prussia is contained in a communication given out last night by the general staff. Successes of the German coup is attributed largely to the lack of strategic railways which prevented the Russians from concentrating "with necessary rapidity on our East Prussian front the forces needed to ward off this drive of the enemy." MUELLER HERE BY MONDAY First City Forester Notifies Commissioner Taylor of His Coming City Forester Harry J.

Mueller has written Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, superintendent of parks, that he will be in Harrisburg the latter part of this week. He will report for duty March 1. Until the arrival of Mr. Mueller Commissioner Taylor said to-day that he cannot talk definitely about the tree campaign in Harrisburg, but he assumed that one of the first duties will be the taking of a tree census.

NO FIRE BIDS TO-MORROW No recommendations for the awarding of contracts for the fire apparatus will likely be made by Commissioner Taylor to City Council to-morrow. "Most of the apparatus will be tractors and I think it only proper that the most careful consideration be given the subject," said Mr. Taylor. FIRE CAUSES SLIGHT DAMAGE Two small blazes occurred Saturday night at the home of Mrs. C.

H. Harts, 128 Ann street. a fire caused by a defecuve rue, caused $5 damage. At the home of Mrs. M.

E. Baker, 1413 North Fourth street, lighted match set fire bed and caused $10 damage. Inspectors Kill 31 Head of Cattle Inspectors from the veterinary division of the State Health Department this morning shot thirty-one head of cattle belonging to D. M. Thornton, a farmer, along the road Harrisburg and Steelton, in an effort to out the dread foot and mouth disease.

A trench, NO deep that a double team could drive into it and be lost from view, was dug on the Thornton farm. The ditch sloped from one side that when the cattle were they rolled down the bank into their burial place. feral months. She was the wife of George R. Brashears and an old resident of Steelton, having come here from Sharpsburg, Maryland, 32 years ago.

She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Webster Felker, Harrisburg: Harry Mrs. C. Demmy, Robert of Steelton; Charles G. Webster, of Harrisburg: Frank and Miss Clara, of Steelton.

Funeral services will be held from the Brashears' home to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor of Centenary United Brethren Church, will offleiate and burial will be made in Baldwin cemetery.

MRS. BRASHEARS DIES AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS' ILLNESS old, died at tier home, 191 South Front Mrs. Maggie E. Brashears, 67 years street, Saturday after an illness of sev- JURY DECIDES PLEMNCIC'S DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL Stanko M. Krzmencic, the Croatian who was charged with murder in connection with the death of Mico Plemncies several days ago, was discharged from custody following an inquest and hearing in the office of Squire Gardner, Saturday evening.

A coroner's jury declared Plemncic's death was accidental and Assistant District Attorney Robert E. Fox asked for Kramencic's dismissal. Funeral services for Peter Grass, who died yesterday, will be held from his late home, 607 North Front street, Wednesday morning at 9:30 and in St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 10 o'clock. The Rev.

William B. Smith, pastor of St. Mark's, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. A. Wolf, of West Fairview.

Burial will be made at New Cumberland. Mr. Grass was 77 years old and was a veteran of the Civil War. TO ELECT OFFICERS Baldwin Commandery, 108, Knights of Malta, will elect officers at a meeting this evening in the hall in the Steelton Trust building. The Apron Green degree will also be conferred upon a class of candidates.

JOHN WESLEY BRINTON Funeral services for John Brinton were held from the Brinton home, 26 Adams street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Sturgeon, assisted by the Rev. G.

W. Getz, pastor of the Main Street Church of God, officiated. Burial was made in the Baldwin Cemetery. STEELTON SNAPSHOTS Sings at Trinity, Luke Butt sang the offertory Trinity Episcopal Church yesterday. Miss Azalea Wigfield played the accompaniment.

Falls in Street. Alex Toloff, a West Side foreigner, was severely cut about the head when he fell into the street as he attempted to board a trolley car at Front and Franklin streets, Saturday night. He was taken to the Harrisburg hospital. Hold Social of the Men's Bible Class, No. 23, of Centenary United Brethren Sunday School, will hold a penny social in Men's hall, Second and Walnut streets, this evening.

Covers will be laid for 100. precedes and literary program will the refreshments. Revival of the regular prayer services in Centenary United Brethren Church Wednesday evening, there will be an evangelistic service. The Rev. John E.

Morrison, of Lebanon Valley College, will preach. Odd Lodge, 184, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will hold special meeting tomorrow evening at 7:15 to act on the death of John Grass, a member. Major Thomas Daugherty Dies at 78 of Apoplexy; Had Remarkable Career Allentown, Feb. 22. Major Thomas Daugherty died here of apoplexy, aged 78 years.

Major to Daugherty was a director the Interstate Telephone Company of New Jersey and of the Consolidated Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the engineering corps that constructed the Lehigh Valley Railroad. He was the first public school teacher in Colorado and a member of the troop of body guards for General Anderson at Fort Sumter and witnessed the shooting of his general by Jefferson Davis at Gaul House, Louisville, Ky. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon. Deaths and Funerals SERVICES FOR SCOTT Funeral services for Elbert Scott, aged 60.

who died at the county almshouse, were held this afternoon. The Rev. U. G. Leeper officiating.

Burial was made in the Lincoln Cemetery. JACOB SAWYER DIES Jacob Sawyer, aged 71, died last evening at his home, 306 South Sevond street. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, two daughters, Mrs. Linnie Craig and Mrs. Bertha Tolmie, and five sons, William, 'Frank, Edward, Jacob, and Lester, of this city.

He was a member of the Pokoson Lodge, No. 331, Improved Order of Redmen. BURY JOHN KLINGER Funeral services for John Klinger will be held from the funeral chapel of Hoover and Son, undertakers, 1413 North Second street, to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be made in Paxtang Cemetery. MRS.

FAUS BURIED Funeral services for Mrs. Jacob Faus, were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Carpenter, 908 South Twenty-and-One-Half street, this afternoon.

Burial was made in the Paxtang Cemetery. SERVICES FOR MRS. STROCK The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Strock, aged 74, was held at the home, 626 Muench street, this afternoon, the Rev.

J. H. Daugherty officiating. Burial was made in Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton. MRS.

GILL DIES Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Gill, aged 20, wife of Harvey S.Gill, 1313 Derry street, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home 0. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W.

Christ, of York. Further services will be held in the Church of the Brethren. The body was taken to York this afternoon. Burial will be made in the Greenmont cemetery, PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES MEMBERS OF TRADE COMMISSION Davies, Hurley, Harris, Parry and Rublee Appointed at White House Today Washington, Feb, Wilson nominated the following members of the new Federal Trade Commission: Joseph E. Davies, of Madison, Edward N.

Hurley, of Chicago; William J. Harris, of Cedartown, William H. Parry, Seattle, and George Rublee, of Cornish, N. H. Politically, the commission has three Democrats, one Republican and one Progressive.

Parry is described by the White House as a gressive- Republican and Rublee as a Progressive. Mr. Davies is commissioner of the Bureau of Corporations which is merged with the commission under the new law. Mr. Hurley is businessman and trade expert with extended knowledge of Latin- American conditions.

Harris is director of the Census: Mr. Parry 19 a lawyer and businessman and Mr. Dublee is a lawyer, who was consulted frequently by leaders in Congress when the trade commission bill was being framed. The President narrowed his list of candidates for the commission down to six men several weeks ago and since then has been looking into the qualifications of Mr. Rublee and George La Record, of New Jersey.

He discussed the question with Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire to and decided to name Mr. Rublee, it was said in circles close of the White House, because New Jersey already has a number of important federal appointments. It was understood, however, that Record is to have some other important post in the near future. The President is hopeful the commission will be confirmed during the present session of Congress and organize at once. GRASS Need Larger Quarters For Frank Raymond Lectures Members of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce were busy this afternoon arranging for a hall for the secof the Jewel Raymond lectures which place to-morrow "takes night.

On account of the large sale of tickets for the course, and additional sales since the first lecture Friday night, it. is the belief that Technical high school auditorium will be too small. Announcement will made as soon as a hall has been secured. Mileage Books and Cash Stolen From Two Stations Pennsylvania railroad police are investigating station robberies at Middietown and Highspire. During the Saturday noonday luncheon hour, when the ticket offices were without guardians, thieves broke in and made hauls.

At Highspire, the door leading to the ticket office was forced. From a desk thirteen mileage books were taken and the cash drawer was emptied of $6 in cash. The Middletown ticket office door was also forced open and $32 in cash taken. I MUST SETTLE HORSE DEAL OUT O' COURT UNIQUE FEATURES AT RAILROAD FEAST Pennsylvania Railroad Agents See Celebrities and Drink Grape Juice Unique features at the annual meeting and banquet of The Agents' Club, of the Philadelphia Division, of the Pennsylania Railroad, at Lancaster, Saturday, made this event one long to be remembered. The big time took place at Hotel Brunswick.

The decorations were elaborate, and included signal lights, semaphore signals, railroad colors and miniature railorad equipment. During the banquet a number of the agents impersonated many celebrities, including President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. When the latter appeared grape juice was passed to the guests. Music was furnished by the Roth Orchestra. The toastmaster, E.

O. Hendrickson, of Middletown, presided over the business meeting. Addresses were made by Superintendent William B. McCaleb and other officials. There were present more than 100 guests.

Before the meeting the agents attended a performance at the Colonial Theater. The arrangements were in charge of the following committee: J. H. Nixon, of Harrisburg: Frank B. Burroughs.

Lancaster: S. Musser, of Columbia; Elmer Williamson, of Coatesville, and J. O. Dehm, R. J.

Russel, and J. R. Armstrong, of the division. RAILROAD NOTES Harry F. Hall, 1118 Green was treated for a crushed thumb at the Harrisburg Hospital yesterday.

He is an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad machine shops. At a meeting of the William H. Morne Lodge. No. 673, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, yesterday resolutions were passed opposing the repeal of the full crew law.

The Philadelphia and Reading will pay their road men for the first half of February on Friday, February 26. Standing of the 'Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphin Division-133 crew first to go after 4 p. 117, 106, 124, 103, 102, 134, 120, 113, 109, 104, 122, 121, 123. 107, 128. Engineers for 102, 103, 119, 120, 128, 133.

Firemen for 107, 113, 120, 124, 133. Conductors for 114, 122, 134. Flagmen for 102. 131, 133, 134. Brakemen for 102, 104, 107, 123.

Engineers up: Stattler, Crisswell, Smith, Hindman, Albright, Madenford, Sparver, Seitz, Supplee, Young, Snow, Long, Foster, McGuire, Kennedy, Conklin, Streeper, Speas. Firemen up: Robinson, Kearney, Everhart, Kreider, Brenner, Gilberg, Moffat, McNeal, Chronister, Horstick. Rhoads, Balsbaugb WhichelBleich, Dunlevy, Penwell, Farmer, Mulholm. Flagman up: Witmver. Brakemen up: Bogner, Riley, Knupp, Mumma, Hoopes, Arment.

oMore, Gouse, Cox. Albright, Malseed, Wiland, Brown, Hivner, Coleman, Ferguson, Busser. Middle Division-237 crew first to g0 after 1 238. 246, 223, 239. Preference: 2.

7. 3, 4. 9. 5, 10. 6, 8, 1.

Laid off: 17. 22. 21, 16, 19, 15, 23. Firemen for 4, 10. Conductors for 2 .7.

Flagmen for 3, 6. Brakeman for 10. Engineers up: Simonton. Garman, Mumma, Kugler, Knisley, Moore, Free, Hertzler. Firemen up: Karstetter.

Bornman, Arnold. Ross, Wright, Fletcher. Zeiders, Kuntz. Seagrist, Liebau. Fritz.

Conductors up: Fralick, Paul, Eberle, Huber, Keys, Gantt. Flagmen up: Dill, Miller. Brakemen up: Bolan, Plack, Mc- TAKES ENGINE BELL Lou Sowers on Saturday carried away a 97-pound bell from a Pennsylvania engine that had been sidetracked near Herr street. Judge Kunkel Declines to Intercede in David Harum Transaction Involving One Mare The Dauphin county court this morning firmly declined to intercede in a horse, trade. The transaction involved some of the ear-marks of a real A old-fashioned D.

Harum deal and hinged upon whether or not Messrs. H. D. Koons and Simon Stein or M. L.

Ludwig adhered to the perogatives of a horsedeal in disposing of a mare. The matte was put up to the court this morning by Assemblyman John C. Nissley who asked that an issue be framed in the case. Judge Kunkel handed back the petition after hearing testimony. for trial at February Common Pleas Only two of the ten cases me marked to-day were reached, and at noon court was adjourned for the day in honor of Washington's birthday.

In the trespass suit of Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Lerch against the 'Hummelstown and Campbellstown trolley company a jury was selected and dismissed until to'morrow by Judge McCarrell. Before Judge Kunkel in No.

1 court the assumpsit action against the H. Opperman Company by the Commonwealth Insurance agency for recovery of a year's premium on the bond given for faithful completion the work on the river front interceptor was scheduled for a hearing. It will come up to-morrow. Henry, Henderson, Frank, Mathias, Bell, Wenerick, Lauver, Roller, Myers, Fritz, Kohli, Kieffer, Kane, Kipp, Kerwin, Peters, Fleck, Kilgore, Baker, Pipp, Schoffstall, Bickert. Yard Crews--To go after 4 p.

Engineers for 2260, 322, 1820, 432. Firemen for 2260, 1820, 2393. Engineers up: Houser, Meals, Stahl, Swab, Crist, Harvey, Saltsman, Snyder, Pelton, Harter, Shaver, Biever, Landis, Blosser, Hoyler, Brenneman, Beck, Thomas, Rudy. Firemen up: Rauch, Lackey Maeyer, Sholter, Snell, Bartolet, Getty, Barkey, Sheets, Bair, Eyde, Myers, Boyle, Shipley, Crow, Revie, Bostdorf, Schiefer. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division-209 crew first to go after 3:45 p.

224, 213, 207, 214, 221, 201, 242, 216, 230, 234, 229, 217. Engineers for 201, 209, 214, 216, 221, 228. Firemen for 201, 207, 209, 214, 216,. 242. Conductors for 28.

35. Flagmen for 3. 23. Brakemen for 3, 7, 13, 14, 17, 25. Conductors up: Stauffer, Forney, Flickinger, Lingle, Steinouer, Walton, Dewees.

Flagmen up: Corrigan, Flora, Collier, Donore, Ford. Brakemen up: Sterner, Bricker, MyCampbell, Vandling, Kugle, Werts, Deets, McPherson, Waltman, Twigg, Parks, Mumma, Shuler, Musser, Goudy, Schaffner, Kone. Middle Division-452 crew first to go after 1:45 p. 242, 234, 235. Twenty-one Altoona crews to come in.

Laid off: 103, 105, 101, 108, 119, 116, 106, 102. THE READING Harrisburg Division-5 crew first to go after 6 a. 10, 9, 12, 8, 3, 17. East-bound-63 crew first to go after 9:45 a. 68, 57, 59, 71, 65, 67, 60, 62, 52.

Fireman for 63. Brakemen for 3, Engineers up: Bonawitz, Sweely, Fortney, Lape, Sassaman, Woland, Wireman, Tipton, Morne, Morrison, Middaugh, Richwine, Martin, Wyre, Crawford. Firemen up: King. Carl, Fulton, Lex, Anders, Dowhower, Robbins, Kelly. Zukowski, Beecher, Bingaman, Anspach.

Conductors up: German, Hilton, Or- Gingher. Brakemen up: Slentz, Smith, Holbert, Carlin, Warren, Ayres, Machamer, Fleagle, Mumma, Miller, Shearer, Wynn, Ely, Duncan, Hoover, A WINTER TONIC Why is it that some, people keep well all winter while others, less exposed to cold and damp, suffer with colds, grip, pleurisy, pneumonia and all the ills of season? Thin blood. and debility are the causes of much sickness in winter. When the blood is thin and there is oxygen starvation in the tissues of the body, poisons are retained that should be eliminated and there is a lowered resistance to disease. Rheumatism disappears when the blood is built up and does not return if the blood is kept rich.

The -effects of grip are never cured the blood is built up. after Williams' Pink Pills enrich the blood enable it to starved carry more oxygen, to nourish the tissues in I debility, to sooth the inflamed membranes in rheumatism, to quiet the nerves in neuralgia and sciatica and to expel the lingering germs after the fever and influenza of grip have passed. All winter Dr. Williams' Pink Pills should be in every house, ready for use. You can get them now at the nearest drug store.

The third edition of popular little book "Building Up the Blood" has just been published. Write to-day to the Dr. Williams Medicine Schenectady, N. for a free -AdI vertisement. Too Late for Classification FOR SALE FOR SALE Guernsey cow and calf, $70.

Address Box 36, Marysville, Pa. LEGAL NOTICES THE HARRISBURG LIGHT POWER COMPANY has filed with the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania in accordance with its recent request, the following Rules and Regulations. RULES 'GOVERNING PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR ELECTRIC CURRENT In accordance with Article No. 2, Section 1 (D), Public Service Law, passed July 26, 1913, the Company has filed in the matter of discounts for prompt payments and penalties for delaped payment of bills, the following rules. Company regulations: issues its bills for electric current on or about the first of each month for current consumed durof reading the meter installed in coning the preceding month or to the time sumer's premises.

Bills paid on or before the 12th day of month following that during which current was consumed will be subject to discount as indicated on bill, provided all previous bills have been paid. Payments received after discount period will be subject to gross amount as indicated on bill. Minimum bills will not be subject to discount. Payment of bills, less discount, failed on the 12 day of month following that during which current was supplied, as evidenced by the United States post mark on envelopes containing such remittance, will be accepted as payment within discount period. Bills for current furnished premises on a flat rate or limited demand service, where Excess Indicator or any current limiting devices are installed, are rendered on or about the first day of month during which current is being consumed and are payable in advance and the discount period for such bills same shall be month.

on or before the 12th day of Terms of payment as relates to discount shall apply as above. Date of Issue Date Effective Feb. 23, 1915. March 1. 1915.

HARRISBURG LIGHT POWER COMPANY, C. M. Kaltwasser. General Manager, 22. N.

Second Harrisburg, Pa..

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