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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
Legislatures of Five
New England States
in Biennial Session

Boston, Mass, Jan. 1.-THE Legis-
latures of five New England States
all except Rhode Island--convened to-
day for their annual or biennial ses-
sions. The Massachusetts Legislature
met with large Republican majorities
in both houses. David l. Walsh, who
will be inaugurated tomorrow for his
second term as Governor. is, however,
a Democrat. In Vermont both houses
are Republican and that State to-
morrow will inaugurate a Republican
Governor, Charles w. Gates.
The Republicans also control both
House and Senate in New Hampshire,
where the Legislature at the last BIZ
ennial session, in 1913, was dominated
by a combination of Democrats and
Progressives.
Maine has a Republican House and
Democratic Senate, with a chance for
a deadlock on joint ballot If the 81
Republicans and Progressives should
combine against the 81 Democrats.
Oakley c. Curtis a Democratic Gov
ernor, will be inaugurated tomorrow.
Connecticut began the year with an
administration Republican in all
branches. Marcus II. Holcomb was
sworn in as Governor to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
GOVERNOR GIVES
HIS AUT D CRAP H
Man Ninety-seven Years of Age
Receives Signature in Reply
to Request

Governor Tener, in going out of
Office, is being asked by many people
for his autograph, but one of the most
interesting of the requests came in
the following letter from we'll
known Quaker living near Philadel-
phia:
west Chester, Pa, IL mo. 81, 1914.
Hon. John K. Tener, Harrisburg, Pa.
Esteemed Friend: 1t would give
me great pleasure to receive an auto
graph letter from thee-all i'll thy own
handwriting--to place in my collection
of auto. letters aof the Governors of
Pennsylvania.
This request comes from one who
has passed his 9th birthday and very
anxious to hear from thee.
Trusting thee will pardon this in
trusion, ] am,
Thine very truly,
Jesse O. GREEN"
When Governor Tener complied
with the request he received the fol-
lowing letter:
West Chester, Pa.
Hon. John K. Tener, Harrisburg, Pa.
Dear Friend: I am very glad to
have thy good letter, and it will give
me great pleasure to see thee here at
West Chester in the near future.
with best wishes,
Sincerely thine.
JESSE o. GREEN"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
Members of Cabinet
Reticent Concerning
Defense Discussion
By Associated Press

Washington. d. c.. Jan. 6,-Mem-
bers of the Cabinet and leaders in
Congress were reticent to-day concern
ing details of the conference at Secre-
tary Garrisons home last night, in
which they participated, when military
preparedness of the United States was
discussed. While all of those present
had been enjoined to refrain from
discussing what transpired at the con-
ference. it was declared that no def
mite conclusions had been reached.
Plans for cooperation between the
executive and legislative departments
on military and naval affairs, with par
ticular reference to appropriations eor
the coming year and the carrying out
of general policy for increasing the
efficiency of the military arm of the
government, were considered. A par
ticipant declared that while no definite
plans had been agreed upon, those
present were unanimous that e-ery
possible effort should be exerted in
Congress to bring. the army and navy
UP to the highest standard of efficiency
that could be produced with the re-
sources available
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
STEELTON SNAPSHOTS

S0lxol To IIlect.-The Croatian Sokol
will elect a delegate to the conven-
ton of the Eastern Federation of So
kols this evening.
Elect Trustees.-M. f. Stees, NJ. B.
Cation and John II. Holbert have been
elected trustees of the First Methodist
Church. The fourth quarterly con-
ference of the church will be held to-
morrow evening.
Glass MeetS.-Mrs. George Harlacher
entertained the members of Glass No. 4
of Grace United Evangelical Sunday
School at her home, 217 Lincoln street,
last evening. The following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. w. r..
McGinnis; presidents, Mrs. Nagle
and Mrs. Watson; secretary, Mrs. X.
II. J. Acker; assistant secretary, Mrs.
f. Bricker; treasurer, Mrs. j. NJ.
Shoop: organist Mrs. Nerhood.
Child DicS.-The funeral of Marian
Peiffer, the 4-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Peiffer, 312
Bessemer street, who died yesterday,
was held this afternoon. Burial was
made in Baldwin Cemetery.
Steelton Club Elects.-Otficers were
elected by the Steelton Club last even
ing. They are: President, Frank
Stees: vice. president, Charles q. New
baker; secretary, John M. Donovan;
treasurer, c. A. II. Roberts; board of
governors, George S. Bolton, III. T..
Coleman, T. c. Gaffney and George X.
Richards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
&RAtHRoA.@EQea@SR
RAILROAD CHIEFS
DISCUSS TARIFF F
Meet With the Public Service Com
missioners in Regard to Ma
tional Rulings

number of traffic officers of rail-
roads in Pennsylvania appeared be-
fore the Public Service Commission
to-day urging a favorable considera
ton of the petitions previously pre-
sented for authority to establish upon
ten days notice to the commission
of an increase of 8 per cent. in rates
for the intrastate transportation OF
freight, upon which traffic permission
TO advance the rates in interstate
traffic had been granted by the Inter
state Commerce Commission upon ten
days notice to that commission.
A large number of tariffs will be
required to provide for the rates in
question, and the companies desire
that the rates upon interstate and in
trastate traffic be published in the
same tariff and that the charges be-
come effective on interstate and in
trastate traffic simultaneously to
avoid confusion between the rates on
the interstate and intrastate traffic.
The railroads are anxious to OBJ
tain permission to file such issues
upon less than the required thirty
days notice to enable them to obtain
the benefit of the increased revenue
due to the increased freight rates at
tn earliest date possible.
The commission deferred action.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh
Dined by "School Family
.Speeial to Tho Tcleerneh

Philadelphia, Jan. 6. Governor.
elect Martin G. Brumbaugh last night
bade Farewell to his school family
as he always called the members oi
his executive staff while serving as SUI
perintendent of scnools, at a dinner
given in his honor at the Rittenhouse
Hotel. Only those whose work brought
them in direct and frequent contact
with DIR. Brumbaugh attended the
dinner.
Those present included DR.. Jacobs
the new superintendent; the associate
superintendent, DR.. George Wheeler;
DIR. John p. CARRIER and DIR. Oliver
Cornman, with their secretaries; the
district superlntendents and other
employees of the Board of Education,
with offices on the twelfth floor OF
the Stock Exchange Building.
The dinner was informal, but brew
addresses were mad by several of
the men and women who have been
associated with DR.. Brumbaugh for
years in hrs work as a public edu-
Gator
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
2TQa1 rO1N NlDOL crown chl6bSplReA
1aG1L5 ~ aRQEaALIQnsOp
MINISTER SCORES
DANCING MEMBERS
Declares Cards Were Invented For
Idiots; Bitter Against
Gossiping

The practice of card playing and
dancing by church members was bit.
terly criticised by the Rev. c. e. Hills
who is conducting three-weeks re.
vival in IIighspire, in the United
Brethren Church, last evening.
Some of the greatest hinderins
weights to Christian" declared the
evangelist, ARE card playing, dancing
bad temper, gossiping, sentitlveness
jealousy, unforgiveness and two
facedness. And the most damnable
one we have to fight in our churche!
is dancing. Why. l would rather have
my daughter waddle like hippopo-
tamus than to learn gracefulness in
dance hail." he shouted
"As to cards" he continued, why
they were invented for idiots, and
he paused to let his words sink in
Idiots are still playing them"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
# You Gould Only
Be a Stomach
You'd Go to Bed Rather Sore at
the Work You'd Have to Do.

Fancy master that works a horse
so long, without rest, that the poor old
beast at last has to go to a bone pile.
Fancy yourself doing the same
thing with your stomach-the noblest
of all our physical organs.
Just imagine yourself devoting
hours of ceaseless work to the diges-
ton of meal which you cannot di-
gest because Of wrongful ingredients
given to you by the blood.
Is not a man very foolish to imag-
inc a raw sick stomach capable of
good work when the juices it receives
are so filled with alkali or acid that
they actually eat the stomach men,
brane?
Do you not know from a common
sense point of view that to continue
such a course means not only the inn
pairment of your stomach but of all
digestive organs as we'll?
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets go into
your stomach just like food They
are so powerful in health giving
qualities that almost instantly the
work of digestion is improved. They
ease up the stomachs work. They
GO into the blood and balance 1t per-
fectly. Thus, when the stomach calls
for new juices at your next meal you
are able to furnish them.
Your common sense will tell you
that so great an aid to digestion as
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets could not
be in every drug store, unless de-
manded after trial by all classes of
stomach sufferers
No more are they doubtful quail
ity. They have passed a rigid eX-
animation by all manner of stomach
and digestive tests, and they have
been awarded the diploma of Ameri-
can patronage. Theirs has been the
practical test.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are for
sale at all druggists at soc box.
Send coupon below to-day and we
will at once send you by mail sam
pie free.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
To SPEND MILLIONS
FOR STEEL MATERIAL
Pennsylvania Railroad Indicates
Requirements in Report
For Bids

4 partial clearing of the business
and financial skies is seen in the action
of the Pennsylvania Railroad yester-
day at Philadelphia in asking for bids
from steel manufacturers on 10000
tons of steel rails, which will be the
requirements for lines east and west
for the current year. At the usual
price of s2S ton this order will total
S4.760.000.
On Saturday the Pennsylvania asked
for bids for 1900 tons of structural
steel for bridges and 1870 tons of steel
for reinforced concrete work, total
of 1880 tons, which is expected to
cover the company's requirements for
steel of this sort for the current year.
Prices for structural steel of this
character vary from $50 to 500 a
ton. Averaging the order at the lower
figure, the value of this contract when
placed will be S1,132,2 200, making a
total of $5.S92,200 which the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad promises to give shortly
to the business world.
The requirements for the current
year, placed at 10000 tons, compare
with 1872. .432 tons ordered in 1914. The
Pennsylvania management said yester-
day that orders would be placed for
early delivery of 10000 tons of 100
pound section rails, in accordance with
the revised specifications of 1915, the
balance of 10000 tons to be ordered
later. Last year the railroad ordered
$1,000 tons of 120-pound rails for the
purpose of comparing the heavier rail
with the 100-pound rail generally in
use.
1t has not been stated whether any
of the 10000 tons to be ordered later
this year will include rails of this type.
Based upon the awards in recent years,
somewhat less than one-half of the
rail order will probably go to the Steel
Corporation, while an order for q SINH
lar amount of rails will be divided
equally between Cambria Steel and
Pennsylvania Steel. The balance will
probably be shared by Lackawanna
Steel and bethlehem Steel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
COUNTY BEGINS YEAR
WITH GREAT BALANCE
IContinued From First Pagel

CONTINUED From First Page1
of more than $4,000 over last year.
At the beginning of 1914 the balance
was S142,562.02
The total receipts for the year were
$631. .29S.24 and the expenditures
amounted to $470,946.03. or the lat
ter sum $36S,765.56 was paid out by
vouchers to the county commission
ers, poor and prison boards; $102,-
180.47 represent what Dauphin coun-
ty turned over to the State as its share
of mercantile and hunters and liquor
LICENSES. In addition to the balance
in county funds, there is a balance in
State funds of $3.50.
Included in the receipts for the year
was the total of 1885, 6,530.45 from the
usual sources. In this was S26S, ,53S.S7
from county taxes. $S45.20 from dog
taxes, State taxes, returns, redemp-
tions, prison inspectors, etc, returns
from the prothonotary, recorder, reg
lister of wills. and $1,993.56 as interest
on bank balances. The county re-
ceived s64,75O from liquor license
fees. S30,069.77 from mercantile and
$7,3SG from hunters licenses.
Controllers Statement
County Controller II. w. Cough
completed the county tax statement
for 1914 which shows the following
Assessments, $3O1, ,24O.22; extra lists
$1.92G.75; collected. S257, 134.67;
abatements. S12,737.70; returns
$9S.12: generations. $32S.95;- com
missions, $10,575.20; total credits
$3.50, ,869.53; balance outstanding
$22, ,297.44.
Both the prison and poor boards
put in tl:eir requisition budgets for
1914 to-day. The prison board asks
for $4,000. This includes S14,930 for
maintenance of which $7.700 is for
food. The salary list totals $11,070
In this is the warden's salary of S3,-
900 and the matron's of 5000. The
poor board asked for S5S.OOO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
FAMILY HOLDS REUNION

At a family reunion at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gets, Mechan-
icsburg, the following were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Gets and two chill
dren, of Williams Grove; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Gets and three children, OF
Mechanicsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gets, of Pittsburgh; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fortney, Steelton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Mervin Gets and two children,
of Shepherdstown; Lloyd Gets, Ben
Gets and Miss Frances Low, of Mech
anicsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
Standing Of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

philadelphia Division = 125 crew tc
go first after 2 p. m: 11s. 121. 1O5. 112
10. Ill, 104, 116. 103.
Engineers for 105, ia.
Firemen for ia. 116.
Conductors for 1903, 112, 116.
Flagman for ia.
Brakemen for 103. 104. 109.
Engineers up: Streeper, Earhart
Crisswell. Heilman, seitz Seller. Hub.
ler Young. Gibbons, Sober. supple
Foster, B. L. smith. Buck, Minnich
First, d. 7. Smith, Statler, Everetts
Brubaker.
Firemen up: Huston. Penwel. Arms
berger, Spring, Iiouser, Bushey, David
SON. Kreicks, Farmer. Martin, Bleich
Hartz. Collier, Cover. Kegelman, Cope
land, Herman, Naylor, Lantz. Achey
10. w. u. Myers, MulRoim, Kestreves.
Conductors up: Mehaffie, Fesler
Ford
Fiagmen up: Clark. First.
Brakemen up: Griffie. Hubbard
Knupp. Collins, Baltozer. Hivner. Jack
son, shultzberger Dearolf, Bogner
Kochenour. Riley, File. Allen.
Middle Division 246 crew to &c
first after 100 p. M: 243. 235.
Preference: ., 3.
Fireman for 2.
Conductor for ..
Engineers up: Havens. Moore, Knis-
ley. Garman.
~ iuoh W. IAlepdu lelcneT, Born
man. Arnold, Reeder, Davis, Karstetter
Seagrist, Cox. Gross, Pottiger, Sheesley
Stouffer, Simmons, Zeiders, Fritz.
Conductors up: Patrick, CAN'T Hub
er.
Brakemen up: Bolan. Plack, Putt
Matthias. Myers, McHenry, Kane, Hen
derson, Frank, Reese, Troy. Kohl
Spahr. Kieffer, Strauser. Fleck Bick
ert, Schoffstall, Roller. Stahl, Kerwin
YARD CREWS
Engineers up: Beck, Harter Biever
Blosser. Hohenshelt, Brenneman, Rudy
Meals, Stahl, Swab. Crist. SALESMAN
Hoyler
Firemen up: Hart, Ulsh, Bostdorf
Schiefer, .,Weigle., Lackey. Cook erley
Barkey, Sheets. Bair. Eyde. Ney
Rauch; Myers. Boyle Shipley. Revie.
engineers for 1454. 707. 322.
, Firemen for 1854, 707.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
THE READING
HarrIsbmrg nIYlhinn-on crnr. nrn. a |

,ro = 49,. - n :, - ITIUH--V VTtW HTSt 10
Z, ., 23, g. 2. IS. - 40
Engineers for .. 5.
Firemen for 10, Is, IS. 10.
Conductors for 2, Is, is.
FlaRmen for ., Z.
Brakemen for 2. 7, 15, 20.
Engineers rs up; Pletz. Morne. Glass,
ner, Wyre, Morris. Upton, Woiand
F1remen up: Sullivan, Anders, King.
Bowers. Beeeher, Bingaman, longer
ecker, Kelly. Dowhower
Conductors up: Philabaum. German
Gingher.
Brakemen up: Ely, Shader. Miles
Mumma. Miller. Dahr, Hoover, Creager
strain; Resch, Dunkle. Machamer. Dun
can, Page. Greaff. Grimes, Smith, Hoi-
bert, Shearer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
Mummers Grateful For
Aid in Making New
Years Parade a Success

Members of the Harrisburg Mum
mers Association met last night to
hear reports. The following open let
ter was prepared by the committee
appointed for that purpose by the
chair:
To the General Public:
The Harrisburg Mummers AS
sociation takes this means to pub
licly thank all those who in any
manner contributed toward the
success, financially or otherwise,
of the celebration on New Years
Day. Sincerely.
j. THOMAS KELSEY,
j.. GRANT HOFFMAN,
FRANCIS III. HOY, JR.,
Committee
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06

Mucn interest is being demOnStra t.
ed in the meetings. OF one hundred
and sixty cards received by this church
from the Slough campaign, forty eight
new members have been taken in.
The remainder were members of the
church.
Starting with tonight, sermons will
be preached by the Rev. A. S. Will
liams as follows: "a Sabbath With
Jesus; Thursday, "Christ's Call TO
Busy People; Sunday, booze sermon;
Monday, "The Initial Christian En-
perience-the Call': Tuesday, "The
Initial Christian Experience-Effect
of Calf'; Wednesday, THE Initial
Christian Experience-First Step;
Thursday, True Discipleship and the
Unsaved"; Friday, 'The Peoples Pull
pit; Sunday, Special Emphasis on
Higher Life; Monday, "The Bitter
Made Sweet" Tuesday, Forms of Be
trayaT; Wednesday,, Lions to BE
Fought; Thursday, Kings to Ee
Slain; Friday, "A Message to the
Practical Man; Sunday, 1.-THE Last
Day of Feast-The Greatest Day."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WILL
DEMAND PRISONERS RELEASE

Rome. Jan. 5, 7.49 p. M.-An Italian
Austrian incident has occurred in Bel
grade which in ordinary times would
pass unnoticed but is now causing
some excitement here. 1t seems that
before the Austrians entered Belgrade
1t was evacuated by all Europeans ex-
cept four Italian miners, who, during
the bombardment, dug themselves a
kind of den. where they were pro-
tected from shells.
When the Austrians retired from
Belgrade they took with them as host
ages several prominent Servians be-
sides the Italian miners.
The Italian government is investi-
eating the matter. If the report of
the capture of the Italians is correct, it
will demand their release.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
800 Attend Illustrated
Lecture by DR.. ScoGeId

Eight hundred people heard DIR. c. l.
Scotield last evening in Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. His theme was
From Genesis to Revelations" illus
trated by charts. and DIR. Scofield dwelt
on the six poetical books of tho Old
Testament.
DR.. Scofield will continue his subject
this evening in Fahnestocll Hall, at
$3.50 o'clock. The hour has been made
later for tonight only, because OF
church prayer meetings.
The conference, the managers say is
one of the best and most largely at
tended ever held I'm this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
Fortnightly Club Will
Discuss Live Topics

The Fortnightly Club will hold its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
J. M. Heagy, South Front street, Fri
day evening.
The following program will be pre-
sented: Chapter 10, THE Government
of America;" Chapter 2, Government
in County Districts" Mrs. Gallagher;
Home Rule for Cities" Miss Hill;
research questions, Miss McGinnes,
Mrs. Sutton and Miss Helm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
.ENOLA SIDE

ttIE.sUNIUHEW UINIHIOn = 70 CreW to
go first after 2.45 p. M: 221, 226. 214
215. -'' -V'
Engineers for 2Os, 214. 22s.
Firemen for 201. 221.
Conductor for 214
Flagmen for 221, 244. 246.
Brakemen for 204, PA 2s5.
Conductors up: Decveese. Shirlx
Gundel. sun ~
Flagmen up: Camp. Ford. Reitzel.
wert Srakemen men, up; Deitz. Hook, Twigg.
Walkeman. ,Goudy Campbell, Decker'
~Nnight; Maiseed. Stomeling. Mumma.
Middle Division - PIG crew to 20
1Pst n5S 3a1 aIter l'3O p. M: 217. 24S, $50,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
SCHWAB HAS PROSPERITY
DINNER

South Bethlehem, Pa, Jan. c.
Charles NJ. Schwab last night gave
his annual dinner to his 100 heads of
departments of the Bethlehem Steel
Works.
The dinner said to have cost Mr..
Schwab between $4,000 and $4,000,
which includes the valuable yearly
presents to each individual superin-
tendent, was brilliant affair.
The steel plant has had a wonder
fully successful year, and 1915 prom
ises tc be a record-breaker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
LADS FINGER SEVERED

With one finger cut off and the
tips of two others on his left hand
severed, Paul Fiscel. 3-year-ol son of
Calvern Fiscel. of Gettysburg, was ad-
mitted to the Harrisburg Hospital this
morning for treatment. The little boys
fingers were cut off by hatchet which
his brother was using.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
RECOVERY COMPLETE

Allen Smith. of Newport. who was
shot accidentally in the left leg while
hunting on November II near Will
Transport. was discharged from the
Harrisburg Hospital to-day. Several
days after admittance he developed
symptoms ce tetanus which were
overcome.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
ENTERTAINS At CARDS

Miss Ruth A. Woolcott entertained
a number of friends at five hundred
last evening at her home. 25S North
Front street. A dainty luncheon was
served to the following guests: Miss
Mary Wieger, Miss Margaretta Wild
man, Miss Susan Reigel. Miss Alma
Yost, Miss Ruth Woolcott and Miss
Helen Sellers. The table decorations
were pink tea roses and ferns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS

Miss Mary Nissley. of Pine street
delightfully."- entertained the +. G.. Club
After the regular business refreshments
were served to the following MEM
bers: Sylvia Beidel Kathryn Downs
Ruth Evans. Clare Heck, Mary Nissley
The club will hold its weekly meeting
next Monday evening at the home of
Miss Sylvia Beidel Officers for 1915
will be elected
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
BROTHERHOOD MEN
READY FOR BATTLE
CONTINUED From First Page1

N~..N-N-
ment was made by the representatives
of the orders as follows:
The only thing we have to say
at this time is that the full crew
law was passed as a safety first meas
ure. Any effort to have it repealed
will be fought hard. Our plans are
being formulated for fight to the
finish to prevent a repeal"
Men Circulating Petitions
Officials of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road say the petitions are being cir.
culated by the men and have no Off.
cial origin. except in the appeal from
Samuel Rea, president of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, calling attention tc
certain things in the full crew" law
which he declares are unfair. Tt is
understood that 200 petitions are in
circulation in Harrisburg and vicin.
ity. The petitions read as follows:
I'VE the undersigned employees
of the Pennsylvania railroad
most respectfully ask that you
repeal the law known as the full
crew" law, during the present
session of the Legislature.
The unnecessary expenditure
OF money required by the law
IMPOSES nardSnlp on all classes
OF employees except those affected
in the train service. to the ex-
tent that s1,100,000.00 is spent
annually on the Pennsylvania
railroad system alone, on this ac-
count, which could be applied to
the betterment of the conditions
of all classes of employees.
There are seven employees in
other departments to every one
affected in the train service, and
as a result, the interests in the
train service is not personally
benefited"