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IN RAILROAD CIRCLES C.V.1MPRQVEMEHT EXTENSIVE WORK Straightening Line Near Newville Will Take Two Years In addition to the improvements announced on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, there will be more busy times. There is much activity in the vicinity of Newville. The work of taking out the big curve near the Newville depot and otherwise straighening the line to the east and est of the town has commenced in earnest. New men are being added to the force each day and the big job, which has been looked forward to for a long while will soon be at its height. This piece of work is the greatest that the company has to do, and it will take about two years for its completion.

Bridges are to be built, others to be strengthened and widened, deep fills to be looked after, high hills to be leveled and a new station erected. Pennsylvania Will Elect Directors ,1 On Tuesday next at Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Railroad stock 1 holders will elect three more direc 1 tors. Those recommended by the special committee, are: William H. Barnes, George wood ana iuan i Patterson for re election to serve for a term or rour years, xne appointment of the committee followed the adoption of a resolution at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Local Firm Gets Contract For Station The Pennsylvania Railroad yester day awarded a contract to Irwin Le'ighton, of this city, for the erection of a new passenger station at Dover.

Delaware, which when com pleted will be, according to officials of the road, the most elaoorate struc ture of its kind in the Blue Hen State below Wilmington. R. R. News Boiled For Quick Reading Anti pass legislation has been wiped off the slate by the. Illinois Senate Committee on Railroads.

The railroad gospel meeting given tinder the auspices of the Pennsyl vania loung Hen Christian Asso ciation, on Sunday afternoon at 3.30 1 o'clock will be in charge of Conductor II. O. Cornwall. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is testing out a new kind of coal 1 from the Jamison mines in its freight engines. Three engines in the Harrisburg yards and a number on the divisions, are now using the new fuel and the enginemen are very much pleased with it.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway is about to expend $2,000,000 for new equipment and supplies. Bids will be asked for shortly for 25 locomotives, 1,200 freight cars and 15,000 tons of steel rails 'for delivery without delay. Harry C. Evans, clerk at roundhouse No. 1.

and Mrs. Evans, left this morning for a several days' visit at Baltimore. While there they will attend the wedding of Mr. Evan's cousin. Brakeman P.

K. Harris is off duty on account of the serious illness of his mother. A. P. Rodger, veteran caller at DE office, was off duty all of this week, doing jury duty.

Slow freight movement on the Philadelphia division will be closed down from 6 o'clock this evening until mid night to morrow night. Shop crews Nos. 1, 33 and 34 have been laid oft over Sunday. Crews Nos. 3 and 13 will be laid off Sunday, March 26.

Fireman AV. McElroy has been assigned to crew No. 7 at Columbia. On April 3. J.

T. Balsley, freight trainmaster of the Philadelphia division will appoint three brakemen, a flagman and a conductor from the Philadelphia Division Pool to fill up crews P43 and P44 stationed at Fifty second street, Philadelphia. No. 5 track, between points 150 feet east and 950 feet east of the automatic signals 659 and 660, at North Bristol, will be abandoned shortly. Entrance to the Bristol Paten Leather Company's plant will be made at the connection from track No, 4, 2608 feet east of the automatic signals, 659 and 660.

An extra crew will be put on the Baltimore division of the Pennsylvania Railroad to handle the increased freight between Harrisburg and Bay Local Girl Denies Self "Hot Dogs" to Help Famine Fund Special to The Telegraph Boston, March 25. To increase by over $1,000 the Chines famine fund, raised by Smith Students at Northampton, Flora Frances Morrison, of Harrisburg, and many of her chums are denying themselves ice cream and "hot dogs" two eatables most dear to hearts of Smith students. Posters around Collegee says: the Lovers of hot dogs and ices Won't you, abstain from these delicacies and send money to Chinese who really need it." Royal Said to Be Slated For Maytralty Ex City Treasurer John K. Royal Is now said to be slated for the Demo cratic mayoralty nomination and will have the support such men of Keystone feelings last fall as may be allowed to vote at the Democratic primaries in October. The name of William K.

Meyers has been frequently mentioned, but from all accounts Mr. Royal has the support of tnnnt nf th lonriArn. Jt City Treasurer O. M. Copeliii, who 1 is a ttiiuiuaie lur renuuunauon, IS likely to have as hia opponent Elmer E.

Fritchey, who ran against him for the nomination three years ago. Thief Gets Revolver R. L. Roles, residing at 830 Brown treet, reported to the Police Department that some one entered his home during Thursday night and carted off a revolver which was In a drawer In a sideboard on the first floor. It is the belief that the thief was after other articles as two rooms were ransacked.

1 Report Bicycle Thefts The Police Department has again been asked to locate a bicycle thief who has been working in Harrisburg the past two weeks. Yesterday Arthur Repman, a messenger boy, employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company, and Altar Witmar, oi the PostiU, reported the loss of Oielt wheel. Engineer F. J. Eck, of P.

Dead Engineer Francis J. Eck, one of the oldest engineers on the Reading Rail roa died at his home in Allentown, aged 69 years. He ran the Queen of the Valley, Reading's fastest train, ever since it started, his run being from Harrisburg to Jersey City. Two years ago Engineer Eck retired on account of poor health. At that time he figured that he had traveled about 2,500,000 miles or 100 times the circumference of the earth.

He ran between Allentown and Jersey City. Daniel Klouser Walked 75,800 Miles Trackmen during their career, travel many miles. Daniel Klouser, of Heglns, recently placed on the pension roll of the Reading Railway Company, after a service of 39 years as a track hand between Hegins and Brookside, it is claimed walked a distance aggregating 75,000 miles. He is well preserved considering the work he performed in all kinds of weather. He comes from one of the largest families In western Schuylkill, being one of 21 sons and 2 daughters of the late William Klouser.

HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division 103 crew to go first after 3.30 p. 114, 111, 127, 121. 125, 122, 112, 118, 104. firemen for 111, 122, 112. Conductors for 121, 104.

Flagman for 114. nroS omen fnr 1 0S. 1 14. 118.104 2. Engineers Gillums, Hennecke, glx pieam) Snyder, Geesey, Burke, streeper.

Hoover, Baltosser, Sober, Madenford, First, Statler, Condren, Wolfe, Hindman, Ross, Smith, Six, Bru baker Davis Mc Gu.re venneQJ Brown, Aulthouse, ASK Dy, uoaa, nenry, oyunsier, nwn Sivopnev. Dnrall. Lenic. Kreider Chronister, Blessing, Vogel. Seiple, Shnffpr.

MeN'eal. Davis. Sweeny. Hinds, Piatt, Thackary, Lantz. Koons.

Hughes, Rroarh ftllhere Packer. Lieedom. illl bish, Kuntz, Seward, Blxler, Shiebly, Hess f'nnriiictnr tin: Hoar. Flagmen up: Smith. Walters, Buff Inctnn filnGrrlrh.

Crook. Brakemen up: Mackley, Schlayer, Fera eson. Wertz. Feisr. Williamson Conrad.

Fenstermacher, Ferron, Steh man, Kope, Romberger, McNutt, Keis ter. Kruger, Riley. Middle Division 237 crew to go first after 2 232, 1, 24, is. Engineer for 24. Fireman for 24.

Rrakeman for 19. Fna lneers tin: Kueler. Welcomer. Hunter, Garman, Simonton, Wissler, Danner, Pearson, J. M.

Smith, Clouser, Havens, Elcholtz, Cramer, H. E. Smith, wittle. Masrutre. Webster, Firemen up: Kistler, Foust, Thomas, Ross.

Potte arer. Kuntz. Kicnaras. tsen der. Seaerlst.

Hosan. Fritz. Weibley, Karstetter, Feight, Buyer, Eisenhower, Raisner. Wright, Musser, wingert, Cox, Arnold, Coover, Zeiders. Conductors ud: Kirk.

Sower. Brakemen up: Bell, Humphreys, Eolon. Keoler. Clouser. Durborow, Neely, Kauffman, Kane, Kipp, Simmers.

Ynrd 1'rewn To tro after 4 u. m. Engineers up: Hoffman, Mel, Sny der. Ensinger. Crum.

Hohenshelt Brenneman, nomas. Kuay, Aieais Stahl. Crist, Swab, Harvey, Pressley, Jlinrer. Firemen up: Morrison, Monroe Beattv. Feass, Kautz, Wagner.

Pender gast. Shade, McCord. Scliminkey, Sny der. Blair, Myers, Heneiman, Auman, Beaver, Miller, Yinger, Starner. Engineers for 1868.

1368, 954. Firemen for 1194, 780, 118, 90, SIDE Philadelphia Division go first after 2.45 p. m. 263. 236, 230, 260, 212 224.

240. 252, 220. 244. 237 crew to 239, 259, 233, 254, 238, 234, Engineers for 212. 254, 224.

Firemen for 259, 233, 260, 21 252. Conductors for 240, 254. Flagmen for 224. Brakemen for 212, 224, 234, 236, 239, Zb2 Zo4. zsu.

Flagmen up: Smith. Rodenhafer. Brakemen up: Montgomery, Dewalt, Vandling, Fantom. Myers, Hippie, Bri son. McGinnes, McPhearson, Sperrior, Phuller.

Keller, Desch, Keever, Knight, McQuate. Hickernell, Zeigler, McCon nell, Harro, Powell, Burke, Keever, Shaffner. Middle Dlvinlon 219 crew to go first after 2 p. 452, 249, 240, 239, 216. 401.

102, 109. Engineer for 109. Conductor for 109. THE READING Harrlnhnrg Side Crews after B.45 a. 20, 2, 18, 9, 3, 16, 10, 15, 5, 17, 12.

East bound after 12.45 p. 56, 51, 74, 53, 68, 58. 54, 61, 69, 63, 66. 67, 70. Conductors for 16.

Engineers for 8, 10, 12, 15, 17,48 34, 63. Firemen for 5, 18, 34, 37, 56, 66. Brakemen for 5, 15, 17, 20, 51, 56 76. 32, 69, Conductors up: Renner, Smith. Engineers up: Reynolds, Hunsicker, Schubauer, King, Sterner, Drager.

Firemen up: H. W. Lentz. Arndt, Booser, Deardorf, Kirkwood, King, Huber, C. T.

Lentz. Quigley, Kreider, Ruth, Kramer, Quick, Lape, Bordner, Haines. Brakemen up: Korn, Danner, Wolf ersberger, Law, Kistler, Shaffer, Glenn, Murray, Wealand, Hissner. Roland, Fessler, Fanus, King, Sourbeer, Fet terhoff. Grand Jury Finds Things in Good Shape Commends Sanitary and Cleanly Conditions at County Prison and Almshouse In referring to the improvements and conditions of the Almshouse and jail, the March Quarter Sessions grand jury to day commended particularly the sanitary conditions and cleanliness of the two institutions and commend the installing of a filtered water system and high pressure service for fire protection at the Almshouse and the erection of new fire escapes.

The establishment and maintenance of a. tu berculosis infirmary, the employment oi a traineu supervising nurse ana as sistants, and daily visitation by a phy siclan are also commended. During the week 108 bills were con sidered, of which eighty five were re turned true and twenty three were ig nored. Boy Scouts' Camp in Clothing Store The Globe Clothing store on Market street, sole dealers in Boy Scout equipment, installed a camp on the third fleor of the building, which is in charge of Edwin Tittle, of the First Troop of the Messiah Lutheran Sunday School and Joseph Montgomery of the Second Troop of St. Paul's Episcopal Sunday School.

A tent is pitched in a field of grass and surrounded by all the paraphanalla used by the Boy Scouts of America. The camp is surrounded by a rustic fence and a scout in full uniform is on guard all the time. The showing is for the accommodation of visitors. Injured Man Improving Martin Brlnton, an aged resident of Camp Hill, who fell some time ago and fractured his hip, is reported as improving and it is believed that within a short time he will be able to walk about on crutches. Poole Pianos Cost more than some pianos, but the extra expense is more than made up in the wonderful wearing quality.

See our large stock. J. H. Troup Music House, Market Square. n24 3t THE HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1911.

TROUT ffi' BIG SENT TO First Distribution of Hatch eries Goes to Southeastern Counties OUTPUT IS 15,000,000 Rabies Uncommonly Preva lent During Past Winter The State Department of Fisheries began the distri button of trout fry from the hatcheries of the State this week, the first fry being planted in the streams in the southeastern lowland i s. The fry were sent out in Chester and Delaware counties and it is intended to reach Lancaster and other counties in the lower Susquehanna Valley and to go into the Schuylkill and other vaueys within a short time. The ship ment of trout fry to other counties will depend upon the weather. Fish Commissioner William Meehan to day made an estimate that at least 15,000,000 trout fry would be the output of the State hatcheries this year, an increase of 2,000,000 over the output of 1910. The number of applications for fry is considerably in excess of the number filed last season.

The demand for the campaign med als which are being issued to 313 Pennsylvania soldiers by the War Department is keeping up and the Adjutant General will soon send another list to Washington. These medals are issued by the Federal government after investigation of records. In spite of the popular belief that rabies is an exclusively summer disease the officers of the State Livestock Sanitary Board have had an uncommonly, busy winter looking after well established outbreaks of hydrophobia, and March will close with quar Hydrophobia Prevails In Six Counties antines for mad dogs established in no less than six counties, in some of which more than one district has been affected. The Quarantines are in effect in Cambria, Jefferson, Somer set, Delaware, Columbia and Luzerne counties, in all of which the cases have appeared since real winter set in after the first of the year. In al most every instance the mad dogs created much excitertient and as a re suit all dogs were ordered kept locked up or muzzled for 100 days.

The board has been experimenting lately with the vaccination against hog cholera and it is expected to make an excellent showing during the coming summer in counties where the droves have been inoculated Maurice R. Metzger, Middletown, and E. A. Sexton, Harrisburg, hive been commissioned as notaries public, Commissions as justices have been issued to Maurice D. Kunkle, Albany township, and William B.

Wisler, Douglass township, Berks county, and John H. McQuiston, Easttown town ship, Chester county. The Hebron Electric Light iand Power Company, Lebanon, has been chartered with $5,000 capital. The Incorporators are J. Henry, Daniel and J.

S. Weaver and R. S. Eicksler, State Highway Commissioner J. Hunter addressed Monroe county su pervisors this week at Stroudsburg.

The State Veterinary Medical As sociation will meet here Tuesday to take action regarding the Shern bill, which permits registration of vet erinarians. The association members are opposed to it. State Commissioner of Health Dixon has been inspecting sanatorium sites at Oil City and Cresson In view of the activity which agents of the State Meat Inspection Service have found' to exist just before Easter in the sale of immature veal, or ders have been issued Watching the to the meat inspectors bales of eal to watch closely any Unfit for Food butchers offering such meat to the public. In the eastern section of the State a number of arrests have been directed to be made as the result of such veal being found on sale. The agents have also discovered a number of cases wherein meat of diseased cattle was being sold, most of the complaints being from northwestern counties.

In Philadelphia and Pittsburg the city inspectors will see that no veal too. young for eating is offered for sale. "The second week of the orchard demonstrations closes with an increased attendance. The weather interfered with the attendance in the first week, but this week it has been all right, and I am much encouraged," said State Zoologist H. A.

Surface. Details of the annual National Guard rifle practice season were completed here yesterday by Colonel Frank J. Patterson, of Pittsburg, inspector of small arms practice, who conferred at length with Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart. The season will be as usual, but it Is understood that closer attention than ever before will be paid to the practice.

The districtirig of the State to provide for inspection of fertilizers will be made effective on April 17. Deputy Attorney General J. Cunningham is in Pittsburg. E. B.

Rev. Dr. M. D. Lichleiter, chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture, has gone to Pittsburg to attend a banquet.

Governor Tener to day made a requisition on the Governor of New York for the return to Pittsburg of Morris Unger, a former detective in that city who is wanted for sentence for extortion. Unger is accused of securing $50 from John Bodak on September 28, 1910, and $100 on October 7, 1910, as costs in an alder manic case. He was and fled before he could be sentenced. Governor Tener to day named the fallowing to represent the State at the fourteenth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia April 8 and 9: Alba B. Johnson and James Mapes Dodge, Philadelphia; G.

M. Laughlin and Thomas Ewing. Pittsburg, and R. N. Devereus, Al toona.

The story that the Pittsburg plan bill, which provides a commission form of government for second class cities, was to be changed so that the nine councilmen should be appointed by the Governor for their first term and be elected thereafter was not credited here. Governor Tener said he knew nothing about the matter and that the manner of choosing councilmen was one for the Legislature to determine. Members from Western Pennsylvania, who are here for the week end, said they had heard nothing about it and doubted if it had been arranged. The State Railroad Commission an nounced to day that it had received an endorsement of Mayor Reyburn's plan for spending $10,000,000 for transit improvements in Philadelphia. The letter came from the hwest Business Men's Association and Reybum's Idea Is Given Strong Boost in addition to commending the plan urged that a station for redemption of unused transfer checks be established in the central part of the city.

plea is made that the plan be au thorized to better conditions in the northwestern section. The commission also announced that it had secured an additional car for the Elmwood section which is served by the Southwestern Philadel phia Street Railway Company. It dismissed the complaint about in sufficient service on the Schuylkill Valley Traction Company in the Wis sahickon and Manyunk district. The commission upheld the refusal of the Pullman Company to serve a meal in a buffet car to L. M.

Mace, of Connellaville, who did not have a seat in the Pullman. Mace was traveling between Philadelphia and Shamokin and went Into the car to get a meal The Erie and Suburban Railway Company was chartered to day with capital of 110,000 to build a line a mile long in Erie. The President is M. Sherwin, of Erie, who owns practically all of the stock. The Keystone Merchandise Com pany, Ljlly, was also chartered to day wiin a cctuuni oi J.o,uuu.

Woman Past Ninety Is Nearing Death Mrs. Mary Tittle, 92 Years Old, Able to Do Housework Until Few Days Ago Mrs. Mary widow of the late Jacob J. Tittle, is at death's do at the home of her daughter. Mrs.

A. Beck, 234 South Fourteenth street. Mrs. Tittle is 92 years old and one of the oldest residents of Harrisburg. Up to a few weeks ago Mrs.

Tittle did not know what it was to be confined to her bed any length of time. She has never worn glasses, and attended to her household duties daily. Out of a large family three children are still living, E. Levi Tittle, clerk at Hotel Columbus; Mrs. A.

J. Beck wife of a well known Adams Express man, and Darius. J. Tittle, wholesale cracker dealer. 1 Mrs.

Tittle has been a resident of Harrisburg all her life. She was reared on the Rudy farm, now a part or tne city. For forty years she re sided at Third and Calder streets, where her home still, stands. More Officers May Go to Mexican Border Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart has received no further word regarding the assignment of officers to go to the Mexican border except that the eighteen named last night are to report at San Antonio on the morning of April 6, prepared to stay two weeks.

It is Jjhe general belief that later on a second list will be announced for this State, as Pennsylvania's Guard stands very high and a large number of officers volunteered. In the eighteen names announced yesterday, which include two Harris burgers, there are representatives of every regiment and of each arm of the service except the signal corps. The men authorized by the Adjutant General to join the regulars are as follows: Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Surgeon Andrew S. Stayer, Altoona; Captain Abram B. Dunning, Engineer's battalion, Scranton; First Lieutenant Clinto T.

Bundy, Battery Pittsburg; Captain George C. Jack, Governor's Troop, Harrisburg; Captain Joseph K. Ntcholls, Company First Infantry, Philadelphia; Quartermaster William S. Wadsworth, Second Infantry, Philadelphia; Major George E. Kemp, Third Infantry, Philadelphia; Captain Wade T.

Kline, Company Tenth Infantry, Greens burg; Quartermaster Thomas R. Pat ton, Sixteenth Infantry, Corry, Colonel Albert J. Logan, Eighteenth Infantry, Pittsburg; Quartermaster Jacob Clyde Miller, Eighteenth Infantry, Pittsburg; Captain Edward J. Wellner, Company Thirteenth In fantry, Scranton; Captain Quinton O. Reitzel, Company Fourth Infantry, Lancaster; Captain John S.

Clark, Company Sixth Infantry, West Chester; Major Maurice E. Finney, Eighth Regiment, Harrisburg; Captain Samuel R. McKamish, Company Fourteenth Infantry, Pittsburg; Colonel Asher Miner, Ninth Infantry. Wilkes Barre; Adjutant S. B.

Wolfe, Twelfth Infantry, Lewisburg. Building Permits Total Nearly $1,000 To day's building permits total nearly $18,000, of which $16,000 rep resents the estimated cost of eight new dwellings to be erected by the Elder Realty Company. These will be erected on Twenty fourth street, near Derry. President of Select Council B. F.

Umberger will improve his residence at 427 Peffer street to the extent hi $1,000 and W. L. Stoey will remodel 265 Cumberland street, at a cost of $150. Country Club Will Elect, Bowl and Dine Tuesday evening, April 4, the annual meeting of the members of the Country Club of Harrisburg will be held at the club house when a board of governors will be elected. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the handicap bowling tournament for men's singles will begin and at 6.30 a table d'hote dinner will be served.

Alarm Box, No. 17, Again in Service Fire alarm box No. 17, located at Seventeenth and Market streets, is again in service having been repaired and a glass door added. Box No. 54, Second and Harris streets, will be sent away next week.

During the absence of this box, No. 342 will be in position in that locality. It is the intention of City Electrician Diehl to equip all fire alarm boxes with glass fronts. There are still four of the old style boxes in service. Miss Taft Joins Helen Club By Associated Prist Chicago, March 25.Miss Helen Taft, daughter of President Taft has written her acceptance of an honorary membership in the Helen Club of Northwestern University, exclusively of young women named Helen.

T'EEITON STEEL OOKIff FURS ATHLETES Grants Use of Field on Cot tage Hill For Ten Year Period The Pennsylvania Steel Company has granted the various athletic as sociations of Steelton the franchise of the athletic field on Cottage Hill for a period of ten years. A committee representing the Y. M. C. High School, Athletic Assoc ation of the frog and switch department and others, of which Professor Charles S.

Davis, of the High School is chairman, has been appointed to place the nem in snape for general athletics. Plans have already been drawn which provide for several tennis courts, two baseball fields, a football field and quarter mile cinder track. An eigh foot fence will be erected and provisions made for seating spectators. ine worK win be done at a cost approximating $2,000, which will be Dome by the athletic association intending to use the field. Steelton Briefs A week of special services will be commenced to morrow at the First Presbyterian Church.

A special men's meeting will be held Thursday evening and on several evenings Rev. T. C. McCarrell, of Mechanicsbursr. and Rev.

Mr. Hymson, of Lebanon, will preach. Miss Bertha Byrrent and Miss Atrnes Hess are spending the week end in aunoury. Miss Ruth Heffleman, of New Cumberland, was the guest of Miss Silvia Beidle last evening. Rev.

Mr. Wheeler, of Newville, was the guest of his son, Joseph Wheeler, of 359 Locust street, evening. The Jolly Five basketball team will conclude its basketball season Tuesday evening with a game with the St. Francis team, of Harrisburg, in lie Closkey Hall, Harrisburg. Benjamin Linn, of North Front street, will return Monday from a weeks trip to Baltimore and New xork city.

tt A special musical program will be rendered at the First Reformed Church to morrow evening by William snriener, organist. At the last meeting of the Stfieltnn ministerial association, it was decided to have Bible Society day in the churches on Sunday. April 2. at which time sermons will be preached on the Bible, and an offering taken for the Dauphin County Bible Society. These offerings will be sent to S.

W. Flem ing, who is the treasurer or tne society. After standing idle for two years, open hearth furnaces Nos. 4 and 5. are to be razed and a brick shed will be built on the site.

The reason for removing the present building "is that tney are too small and antiquated. On a charge of attempting to force entry into tne home of Odie Marks, winiam uates was arrested by De tective Gore and given a hearing be fore Squire Gardner last evening. Gates will plead guilty at the next court, it is said. Rev. Ellas Gusic will conduct fortv nours devotion at St.

Mary's Croatlon Catholic Church, beginning Monday morning at .7 o'clock. The funeral of Joseph Glvtch. of Chambers street, who died yesterday morning at 11.30 o'clock at the County Home, will be held to morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. Nicholas Greek Church. Burial will be made in the Oberlin cemetery.

The Orioles basketball team defeated the Y. M. C. A. Reserves last evening by a score of 42 to 24 in the Y.

M. C. A. gymnasium. Rev.

Harry Dollman, of Gettysburg will preach to morrow in St. Mark's Lutheran Church and Rev. Samuel Smith will conduct services at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Steelton Churches First Presbyterian Rev.

C. Benjamin Segelken. 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p.

Sunday school, 2 p. nr; Christian Endeavor, 6.30 p. m. Services every evoning during the week. Rev.

Thomas C. McCarrell and Rev. J. L. Hynson Will preach.

Grace United Evangelical Rev. N. A. Barr. 10.30 a.

"A Character Study of 7.30 p. "Lessons from the Life of Ahab;" Sunday school, 9.15 a. junior Christian Endeavor, 3.30 p. senior Christian Endeavor, 6.45 p. in charge of Mrs.

G. O. Echlin. Centenary United Brethren Rev. E.

A. G. Bossier. 10.30 a. "Burden Bearing;" 7.30 p.

Rev. S. S. Hough, D. general missionary secretary, Dayton, Ohio, will speak; Sunday school, 2 p.

Christian Endeavor, 6.30 p. m. Monumental African Methodist Episcopal Rev. P. P.

Gaines. 10.45 a. pastor; 7.45 p. Rev. J.

B. Stans bury, D. Sunday school, 2 p. m. Trinity Episcopal Holy communion, 8 morning prayer and sermon, 10.30 a.

Bible class and Sunday school, 2.15 p. evening prayer and p. m. Main Street Church of God Rev. James M.

Waggoner. 10.30 a. "Jesus' Exhortation to the Beloved;" 7.30 p. "The Rich Man and Lazarus;" Sunday school, 2 p. Christian Endeavor.

6.30 p. m. Ladies' Aid Society, Tuesday evening. Midweek service, Wednesday evening. St.

Mark's Lutheran Rev. Harry Dollman, of the Gettysburg Theological Seminary, will preach at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. Sunday school, 2 p.

Christian Endeavor, 6.45 p. m. First Methodist Episcopal Rev. J. E.

Crauley. a. m. and 7.30 p. Sunday school, 2 p.

Ep worth League, 6.80 p. m. Central Baptist Rev. H. E.

Paull. 10.80 a. "Christ's Compassion for the People;" 7.30 p. "Lessons from Spring;" Sunday school, 2 p. m.

Rev. F. F. Llsse Recovers The Rev. H.

F. F. Llsse, pastor of Zlon German Lutheran Church, corner Capital and Herr streets, has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness to again fllf his pulpit to morrow morning. The usual Lenten services will be held during the week. Gets Four Months Charles Shoemaker, convicted of stealing a spirit level from a carpenter, was yesterday afternoon sentenced by Judge Glllan to serve four months in jail and to pay $1 fine.

Civil Service Examlantlon A civil service examination will be held in this city, April 26, for assistant photographer in the reclamation service. Tee Much Ambition. I can't understand why you discharged my boy. Ton advertised for a boy with ambition, and he" "That's just it, madam; that's just It He wasn't In the place two days before he bad his feet on my desk and smoking my cigars ELKS C0M1IIG EAST WILL STOP HERE Comittee to Canvass For List of Convention Visitors Soon. Members of the Atlantic City committee of Harrisburg Lodge of Elks will start a canvass next week to se cure a complete list of all Elks who will participate in the Grand Lodge reunion and meeting at Atlantic City July next.

Option is being held by two prominent hotels which will ex pire on April 1, and it Is necessary that all names be In not later than that time. Whether the Elks will join in the parade has not yet been decided, but Harrisburg Lodge will at least be represented with headquarters, where daily receptions will be held. Just as soon as the list is completed of all Elks going to the seashore, the committee will endeavor to make arrangements to have those who remain at home take care or the Elks stopping ort in Harris ourg. Throughout the West many lodges have expressed a desire to stop oft for several hours in Harrisburg and visit Reservoir Park where the Detweller memorial statue is erected. President Taft Halts Anti Jap Legislation By Associated Press Sacramento, March 25.

A message from President Taft to Johnson has had the effect of stopping anti Japanese legislation and It is said there will be no actiojt in this State. The committee on jiidi ciary had made a favorable report on the bill. Yesterday the committee was asked to rescind that action, which it did. Arcanum Enjoys Cmoker At' a meeting of the members of the Harrisburg Council, No. 499, Royal Arcanum, in the Cameron Building, last evening, Past Regents John C.

Campbell, Charles T. Charters and Secretary R. C. Shultz made a report on the associated council at Lancaster. Secretary Shultz read several poems and Sherman E.

Notestine, of the Allison Hill Council rendered several selections on the piano. The meeting was closed with a smoker. Child's Finger Lacerated Marie Ryan, aged 14 years, of 40 Balm street, had a laceration of the right index finger treated at the Har risburg Hospital this afternoon. She caught her finger in the wheel of a motorcycle, tearing it very badly. Named at Patrolman Frank Grady, of Liberty street, was to day appointed a member of the police force in place of Patrolman Cheney, who recently resigned.

Mr. Grady is a relative of ex State Senator Grady and is a popular member of the i Hope Fire Company. Will Visit Filter riant An inspection of the filter plant is to be made Monday by a committee from Baltimore, and Superintendent Kennedy will personally conduct the visitors over the plant Baltimore is considering the question of installing a fil tration system. to a A Live one both in CoUars and Lions You can see each at Jay Aldrich's Uptown Store 1121 N. Third St.

day and JQHH A. KEPIIER III OpLTIES Proceedings Started to Have Him Declared an Invol untary Bankrupt Proceedings have been started in' the United States court in Scranton have John A. Kepner, of New Cumberland, for many years promi nently identified with the Harrisburg Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company declared an involutnary bankrupt. The proceedings were started yesterday by Tttorney A. M.

Bowman1 for the creditors. Mr. Kepner's properties in Cumberland county had been advertised for sheriffs sale but the bankruptcy proceedings in the United States court served to halt the execution of the sheriff. It is id that the Harrisburg Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company is creditor to the amount of about $35,000. Mr.

Kepner was not at his home this afternoon when a reporter called. Charles A. Disbrow, president of the Harrisburg Boot and Shoe Company, declined to discuss the proceedings. He said: "The story of the attachment and bankruptcy proceedings speaks for iteslf. I do not care to say In what manner the Boot and Shoe Company is interested Mr.

Kepner left the company in May, 1910." Mr. Kepner's property at New Cumberland consists of his residence, green house and other real estate. Unsettled Weather to Briag Warmth Unsettled weather is the forecast given put by the Weather Bureau for to morrow. The temperature will be somewhat higher to night than last night and the lowest temperature will be about According to the Weather Bureau, increasing cloudi ness will take up the most part of the early hours and this will likely be followed by rain, which will leave the atmosphere warmer. The main river will remain nearly stationary in upper and continue to' rise slowly in lower portion to night and begin to fall during Sunday.

The forecast is fair and warmer to night, Sunday increasing cloudiness and warmer, probably followed by rain by Sunday night. Moderate southeast and south winds. for Sore Throat and Coldindiest Xxial bottle 10c. large bottles 25c, 50 all Next Week To demonstrate the reason why you should wear "Lion Brand" collars see our window display with the Real Live Lion, "Alco" At the same time and at the same store we will have a special display of Smith, Gray tailored to your measure clothes. Blue Serges for $20 You say they are worth $27.50 Be sure to see the lion to day or any day this coming week at Jay Aldrich's Uptown Store.

1121 N. Third St..

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