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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
UPLIFT RESULTS
WINSPASTOR JOB
Methodist Minister Wipes Off
Immoral "Smoot"; Now
Welfare Agent

The Rev. Charles \. Bass, a Meth
odist pastor, 80 years old, has just
been made the welfare agent of the
southern Railway, at a salary of S3,-
GOO a year" says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. He got the position,
because while pastor of a church at
Inman Yards. a suburb of Atlanta. he
wiped off an immortal smoot' from
the roundhouse and freight yards
there. Now the place is pervaded by
different moral atmosphere - the
only 'smoot being the legitimate kind
made by coal-burning engines.
For the $4,000 the Rev. Mr.. Bass
will provide the Southern Railways
employees with better opportunities for
opportunities for moral, social and in
dustrial uplift. Yesterday the South
ern's new sky pilot boarded special
car with L. II. Coapman. vice-presi-
dent of the road, for Il tour of the
system
In reply to questions, officials of
the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway in
this city yesterday said they doubted
the necessity for the creation of such
position on their systems for two
reasons:
First: The work placed in the
hands of the pastor, for the Southern
is taken care of by the y. NJ. c. A.
OF the two lines.
Second: The officials of these rail-
roads are certain their enginemen
roundhouse and freight yard workers
and other employees are a good bunch
of fellows
1t was declared that the South
ern's new agent has exceptional quail
tications. According to report. he
was at one time a practicing lawyer
and saw life as a member of the
Georgia Legislature"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
SAYS DEMOCRACY
IS NOW ON TRIAL
Mayor Mitchell Declares Test
Must Be Met With Adequate
Defense; Vanderbilt Speaks
BY Associated Press

st. Louis, Mo. March s. - Democ-
racy is on trial In the Western Hemi-
sphere and the American Congress must
meet the test by establishing, this
year, a complete and adequate national
defense. Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, of
New York City declared in an address
to-day before the National Conference
of Mayors on Defense. Mayor Mitchell
urged that the conference take definite
action looking to the effective organi-
zation of popular opinion in home dis
tricts and the translation of that or
ganized opinion into immediate and di-
rect pressure" upon Congress.
"The national Congress" he said, lis
a sensitive body, sensitive to public
opinion, most sensitive to public opinion
that means votes in the home district.
This convention represents the people
of cities. Its voice is the most repre-
sentative expression of American opin-
ion yet had upon this great question.
It's delegates have the opportunity to
light, in every community of our broad
land. a fire of informed and intelligent
public sentiment that will warm our
Congress into a glow of patriotic fer
vor and endeavor which has been con-
spicuously foreign to that distinguished
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
4 Talk to Mothers About
Group and Cold Troubles
The New Treatment With Fresh Air and Anti
septic Vapors That Does Away With Injurious
Internal Medicines, Flannel Jackets. ETC., etc.

All mothers are home doctors
when it comes to treating the Group
and cold troubles that all children
are heir to. They know that grow
ing children need outdoor exercise,
and that, with outdoor exercise,
some colds are bound to come.
They know, too, that internal med
icines injure delicate little stom-
achs, but that these colds must
have some kind of treatment.
The answer to this problem is
the external" treatment, Vick's
Vap-O-Rub" Salve. For the
many forms of cold troubles, from
head colds, asthma and catarrh,
down to sore throat, bronchitis and
deep chest colds Vick's will be
found better than internal medi-
cines. Just apply Vick's we'll over
the throat and chest, covering with
a warm flannel cloth. Leave the
covering loose around the neck so
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
Veteran ShOpman Retires;
Came From Mechanicsburg

John Clarence Palmer of Altoona. a
Pennsylvania shopman who was re-
tired yesterday, was a former resident
of Mechanicsburg.
He was born in MeChanicsburg,
February 20, 1851, and is the son of
John and Sarah V. Palmer He was
educated in the Cumberland county
schools and at the age of IS entered
the Altoona shops His first duties
were at the machine shops on April
5, 1869. He was a painter for a time
and later was transferred TO the black
smith shop, serving there until 1874
when he went to the car shops as a
blacksmith helper During later
years he was employed as a heater
'and in 1892 became a bolt heater.
When the Civil War broke out. Mr..
Palmer ran away from home, being
too young to enlist and accompanied
Pennsylvania cavalry under Colonel
Wynecoop's division. He remained
with the troop several months and
was aged but IL years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
BIG RAILROAD
IMPROVEMENTS
[Continued From First Page.I

CONTINUED From First Page.l
ing Railway, from Harrisburg to
Rutherford yards.
Activity on this improvement will
start early next week. The contract
calls for completion of the work in 80
days. The placing of the rails and
signals and switches will be looked
after by the railroad company.
Soon after this improvement is un-
der way, it is expected, that plans will
be announced for track and other inn
provements at Rutherford yards. This
work will also be done by the COM
pany No definite plans have yet been
made as to the number of tracks, ad-
dtional towers and switches, and
changes at the roundhouse. The work
will be under the supervision of Paul
Voorhees,, resident engineer of the
Reading.
Another big improvement which
will be started early in April, is the
new freight station and storage build
ing, and new freight yard tracks in
South Harrisburg by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company The contract has
not been awarded for this work as
yet.
Work on tearing down the old Cum
berland Valley Railroad bridge is be-
ing rushed in order that the Robert
Grayce Company of Pittsburgh will
be able to start work on the north
ern half of the new bridge by April J..
The concrete arches and piers must
be completed not later than Decem-
her /
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
Railroad Notes

A. c. Tosh has been made freight
agent for the Reading at Catasaqua,
vice J. ]. Williams. granted leave of
absence because of illness.
E. f. Shenberger, Baltimore di-
vision brakeman who has been i'll, is
again on duty.
Bank Hines. siGnalman at Denholm
yards on the Middle division of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, has been call
ed TO Akron, o., by the serious illness
of a relative.
William Stonebraker of Mill Creek,
was Harrisburg visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steltzer, of
near Lewistown, were in Harrisburg
yesterday enroute TO Philadelphia. Mr..
SeltZer is a p. r. r. section foreman.
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans a
shelter shed at all stations along the
Middle division, where none has been
in service.
S. H. Bailor, section foreman of
the P. r. r. was in Port Royal yes
terday.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has in
vited bids for a double track concrete
bridge 1900 feet long, of six spans,
over the Schuylkill river at Poplar
Neck, on the Schuylkill division to
cost $1S0,00O.
To eliminate a grade crossing over
five tracks the Pennsylvania will build
a steel girder bridge 130 feet long,
providing for a 24-foot driveway at
Jenkintown.
An increase of Is cents per day has
been granted trackmen on the Lacka-
wanna railroad.
1t is expected that the freight en-
barge at Philadelphia, will be lifted
early next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
NEW LATE TRAIN
HAS GOOD START
Ten Passengers Take Advan-
iagc and Return to Reading;
Early Arrivals

The new late train on the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway, between
Harrisburg and Reading, inaugurated
last night, carried 10 passengers out
of Harrisburg. Their destination was
Reading. Two others bound for in
termediate points came from the
Pennsylvania Railroad the passengers
starting from Harrisburg said they
had waited for this accommodation
for a long time.
The train picked up passengers at
Lebanon and other points. The run
was made on schedule time the train
arriving at Reading at 1850 last
night. The crew that took this train
east remains in Reading over night
and came to Harrisburg on the new
morning train, arriving here at 6:55
O'Clock. There We're 60 passengers for
Harrisburg, mostly commuters who
heretofore were obliged to ride on the
milk train, in order to reach this city
at an early hour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
body during the past precious eighteen

body during the past precious eighteen
During these months. Mayor Mitchell
declared. the American people have
their country cannot longer be a de-
tached nation, standing aloof from the
international affairs of other people.
and have come to know that the Unit
ed States must take her place among
the nations of the world. on equal foot
ing, or suffer the impairment of her
every interest at home as well as in for
The preparedness OF European ma
tions at the beginning of the war,
Mayor Mitchell asserted. taught the
United States that its condition was "at
once precarious and humiliatinG."
Urges Freedom of Speech
Freedom of public speech by Amerl-
can naval officers was urged by Cor
nelus Vanderbilt. chairman of New
York City's Committee on National De-
Tense in an address. The nation faces
a crisis, Mr.. Vanderbilt said, and the
decision of the people, who, he declar-.
officers are able to tell us, will deter
mine whether this nation shall be pre-
served from external domination" lie
said 1t was vital that the question or
national defense should be lifted
above the plane of party politics.
Mr.. Vanderbilt. favoring a return by
the United States to the position as sec
of "the few impractical dreamers whose
hopes of disarmament have survived
the events of the present war" and
pointed to the teachings of the late
Captain Alfred T. Mahan that naval de-
fense is Americas best reliance In tho
phasized the development of the per-
sOnnel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
MOONLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

More realistic effects of moonlight
may be obtained by toning and strain
ing. Blue tones can be had on black
development paper prints with very
weak solution of blue aniline dye after
the prints have been thoroughly fixed
in an acid-alum fiXing-bath and well
washed Better still, they may be
toned with iron. If the prints have
been allowed to dry, soak them until
limp in water, meanwhile preparing
the following solutions:
A. Potassium ferricyanide, / ounce;
Water to 10 ounces; b. Ferric am
monium citrate, Y ounce; water to
10 ounces.
Forouse, take one ounce each of
A and b y dram of nitric acid, and
water 10 make 10 ounces. Immerse
the wet prints in this bath, making
sure that they do not mat together,
and water them carefully. When
the right color is reached remove them
and wash for ten or fifteen minutes
until the whites are clear; too long
washing weakens the color. March
Outing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
SUDDEN DE ATH
Caused hv Disease of the Kidneys

dissolves uric acid in the system, as
hot water does sugar.
Simply ask for DR.. Pierce's Anurio
Tablets. There can be no imitation
Every package of "Anuric" is sure to
be DR.. Pierce's. You will find the sig
nature on the package just as you do
on DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
the ever-famous friend to ailing wo-
men.
Worry, Dependency
Kidney Disease is suspected by med
ical men when patients complain of
backache or suffer with irregular
urination, disturbed, too frequent,
scanty or painful passage. The gener-
al symptoms are rheumatic pains or
neuralgia, headaches, dizzy spells, ir-
ritability, dependency, weakness and
general misery. Worry is frequent
cause and sometimes a symptom of
kidney disease. Thousands have testi-
fed to immediate relief from these
symptoms after using DR.. Pierce's
Anuric Kidney Tablets.-Advertise-
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03

the vapors, released by the body
heat, may be freely inhaled. The
next morning the head is clear.
phlegm loosed, and soreness
gone.
No one realizes the value of an
external treatment better than the
skilled druggist, and while the
profit is not as large on Vick's
."Vap-O-Rub" as on internal pre-
parations, the druggists listed be-
low are anxious that their custo-
mers should know of this new
treatment. They are, therefore,
offering Jick's in the three sizes
.25c, SOC or $1.oO, on 80 days trial.
With each sale is given a refund
blank-good for your money back
if not delighted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
Interstate Commissioners
to Probe Embargo Causes

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion intends to take a hand in the
solution of the railroad embargo
situation. Announcement was made
in Washington yesterday that public
hearings would be held there on Mon
day and Tuesday to so over the sub
ject and provide an open court for
the taking of testimony. both from
the roads and the shippers. Conges-
East, during the last three months,
the prevalence of freight accumula-
tions, which, instead of showing signs
Of improvement, steadily grows worse
as indicated by the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad embargo against Philadel-
phia, are given as the reasons for the
investigation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
Local Representatives to
Attend Cleveland Meeting

The biennial convention of the Y.
NJ. c. AS in the United States and
Canada, will be held at Cleveland. on
May 1916. Officials or the various
associations are eligible as delegates.
The local 2. r. Il. Y. NJ. G. A. will
be represented by Frank H. Gregory,
general secretary and probably Horace
Geisel, physical director
The Enola association will send
Samuel Hepford, general secretary,
and other officials. Plans for rep
resentation will be taken up at the
meeting of the board of directors of
the various railroad associations this
month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
General Managers Trip
Ends Last Night in This City

The inspection trip of General Man
ager S. c. Long of the Pennsylvania
Railroad ended in Harrisburg last
night. Mr. Long and party returned
TO Philadelphia. During yesterday i'll
company with General Superintend-
eut q. w. Creighton of the Eastern
division made trip over the old Port
age road, taking in Galitzen, Mule
Shoe Curve and other important
points. The inspection started on
Monday on the Philadelphia division.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
Fine Healthy Child
Convincing Evidence
Simple Inexpensive Remedy
Checks Early Tendency
to Constipation

About the first thing impressed on
the young Mother is the necessity for
regularity in her baby, which brings
up the question of the most desirable
laxative for childrens use.
Mrs. Jesse Richardson, Philpot, KY,
says she has used DIR. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin for the past year and that
there is no medicine in the world like
it She writes. My little son, William,
Jr.. Just loved il because it is so pleas
ant to take, and everybody talks about
his being such a fine healthy boy"
DIR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin is
compound of simple laxative herbs.
free from any opiate or narcotic drug,
and is the standard remedy for con-
stipation in thousands Of homes
throughout the land. Drug Stores
everywhere sell it for fifty cents a bot
tie. Get a bottle OF this excellent
remedy, and have ii in the house. \
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
New Passenger Engines
to Be Built at Reading

The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company is about to intro
duce a new style of passenger loco
motive on its system. 1t will be known
as the Pacific type. Five of these
monster locomotives are to be con-
StruCted at the company's shops in
Philadelphia. They will be similar to
No. 6T6, except that the drivers will
be SO inches with a trailer under the
fireboN. The plans for the new equip
ment are now being made and it is
expected that the engines will be
finished early in the summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
DEATH WARRANTS ISSUED

Death warrants were issued to-day
for electrocution of Thomas CHECKER
elli and Gaspar Martina, Cambria, in
the week of April 8.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
HIS GLASS

"The boy is a chip of the old
block"
"Then I guess he must be a poker
chip"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
THE READING

Hnrrisburg DivisIOn-17 crew first to
go after / . o'clock: 16, Is, ~, 3, z
Eastbound-59 crew first to go after
10 o'clock: 64. 81, 81.
Engineers for 50, 8.
Fireman for CT.
Brakeman for 64.
Engineers ucp: Frehn, Kaufman,
Sweeley, Fraunfelder.
riremen up: Carl. Newark Peters,
Easterline. Miller. Dobbins. Warfel,
Mcmillan. Barr Farmer, Smith. HaldeI :
man, Cottenham.
Conductor up: Danner.
Brakemen up: Wood, Dintfman,
Scott, Pletz Cocklin, Paxton, Wicekn-
hiser, Rheam,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
HERE'S A TECH
TEACHERS IDEA
OF PREPAREDNESS
EX-Sergeant Rooms Suggests
Plan For Military Training
in the Schools

Military instruction to begin in
seventh grade of the grammar
schools and carried on into and
throughout four years of high
school.
Instruction to include, school of
the soldier close and open order
drills, indoor and outdoor rifle
practice, scout duty. sanitation,
elementary war map making and
reading, manual OF arms, war ma
neuVers.
At least eighty minutes per
week 10 be devoted to military
work,
At least fifteen days field service
under canvas for juniors ana
seniors of high school,
Military instruction to be under
supervision Of experienced regular
army officer detailed and paid by
the United States government, as
sisted by men who have had at
least six years of military train
ing, the assistant instructors to be
paid Jointly by the War Depart
ment and the school districts.
Expense of field service to be
borne by the government
Arms, equipment. including reg
ulation army rifle, TO be supplied
by the United States.
High school students TO be uni
formed constantly while attend
ing school, government to furnish
an allowance each year toward
payment of clothing.
If these suggestions could be fol
lowed out. Uncle Sam IN a very few
years would have fully equipped
highly trained and efficient army Of
some two millions of young men ready
for any emergency that might threater
the defense of the United States, iT
the opinion OF j. Grant Rooms, in
structor and engineer at Technica
high school.
In offering these. his ideas for mill
tary training in the schools, Mr.. koon:
admits that they are bit radical, per
haps, but that their adoption wouit
mean a crack army read!
at most any moment for the call to the
colors.
just His Views
"Of course" smiled Mr.. koonS, Z"
realize that there are obstacles agains
the adoption of this plan and it Il
offered only as my own idea of wha
should be carried out if military train
ing is insisted upon for the schools
Mr.. Koons is a former first sergean
of the Governors Troop. He ha
served continuously since his enlist
ment seventeen years ago in the Sec
ond Governors Troop, organized ant
commanded by Captain Charles P
Neck following the departure of tn
first troop under the then Captain +
NJ. OFT for Porto Rico. EX-Sergean
Rooms discussed some months ago tn
possibilities of organizing a cadet trooI
among the boys of Technical higl
school.
High School Students Need Discipline
Actual military training should be
gin in our grammar schools" said tn
veteran guardsman, lin order to giv
a larger percentage of the young citi
zens the training that will make then
better Americans.
Furthermore" concluded Sergean
Rooms, IF the need for the young mel
should. never come, the military train
ing given to our American student
would certainly not be wasted. /
would be beneficial to all who ente
business and civil life. as militar
training teaches the proper kind o
discipline which, pointedly conclude
the ex-officer of the Governors TrooI
"the high school student certainl
doesn't get at the present time"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
ENOLA SIDE

Philadelphia DivisiOn-247 crew first
to go after 1:45 p. m: 229 23S, 2O7, PIG
213. 22O. 236. 209.
Flagman for 90
Brakemen for 10, 90. T.
Flagmen up: Orr Zorger
Brakemen up: Essig, Marks. Winte-
myer McCombs, Fitzsimons, Stouffer
Hopes. Lick, Cassner Newton
Middle DiVisIOR-11f crew first to go
after 1880 p. m: t20, %. 1O6, 219.
Engineer for ia %
Flagman for 23.
Brakcmen for 120 Ctwo)
Yard Crews-To go after 4 p. M:
Engineers for 122, 1874. 1O4
F'iremen for second 1876, 1870.
Engineers up: Branyan, Bretz Mil
Ter. Turner, Reese. Passmore
Firemen up Kline, Yost, c. II. Hall
Sellers, Mcdonald. Ceiling, Handiboe
Brown. Fleck. Hinkle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03

Philadelphia DiVision-l26 crew first
to go after $40 p. m: 1873, III, 115, 131,
120. l16. los, 103. 105
Engineers for 1f5, 103.
Conductor for 1888.
Flagman for 103.
Brakemen for 1873. 13l, 116. 1O5.
Engineers up: Gable. Lefever, Hou-
seal, Ford, StetfY, SpeaS, Bair Blank
enhorn, Madenford Newcomer, Downs
Anderson, Geese, Ream. Shooff.
Firemen up: Hoover, Schandler. Seid-
ers, Taylor, Campbell. Wright, Hiner
Kugle, We'll, Messersmith. Arney, Pet
ers, Chubb. Walters, Minnich, Croft.
Brakemen up: Wilt, Kimberling,
knupp. Preston, Mumma.
Middle DiVision-1S crew first to 20
after l p. M: $, c, 80.
Engineer for 80
Brakemen for s. 50.
Engineers up: Kaufman, Grove, Bow
ers. Albrig ght.
Firemen up: Hunter. Colyer, Bechtel.
Brakemen up: Sauerwine. Lenhart,
Swailes, Farleman, Rhine. Henry. N.Y.
ers. ;. Schmidt. Sebelist, Hess. Cameron
Yard Crews
Engineers for 6. 10, second %. 26, SO.
Ga fifth s. Three extras
Firemen for 4, first %. first "a. third
a. 26, 4S. 80, fifth s. Three extras
Leiby Fulton. Fells. McMorris, Don
nell. Runkle, Wise Sieber.
Firemen up: Eved, McKillips. Ewing,
Reeder. Berrler Hitz Peiffer SHELL Jr.,
Fleisher Blottenberger, Burger. Wag-
ner, Richter. Keiser, Ferguson, six,
Cumbler. Cain. Williams, Warner N.Y.
erS, Steele. Albright.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-03
Standing of the Crews
HNRRISBURG SIDE

'rh""tFbt ~" FhDb
Philadelphia DiVisiOn-l26 crew first
TO go after $40 p. m: 1913, III, 115, 131,
l20, 116. los, 103. 105.
Engineers for 1f5, 103.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-12

Richmond, Va, Sept. 11.-Richmond
celebrated her return from a disastrous
road trip by winning both games of a
double bill from the Newark Indians
to-day by the scores of to 3 and
Z to 4.
Crabble pitched we'll in the opener,
and timely swats won the contest. In
the second contest Enright was wild,
and opportune hits following passes
gave the home team an easy victory
despite the fact that the Indians made
a dozen bingles off McKenry.
Boone was taken out of the first
game when he broke his right thumb
in a collision with a runner taking sec
ond.
A wild peg to first by KILLER in the
second inning of the first game fol-
lowed By sacrifice fly Melted Rich
mond one run and two hits, and an
error accounted for another in the fifth.
Two singles. sacrifice and two bases
on balls gave the final runs in the
eighth.
The visitors scored in the third on a
pass and double, and got another tally
in the fourth off 3 hit, an error, field
er's choice and sacrifice fly. Witter
doubled in the eighth and scored the
final run on a sacrifice hit and field
er's choice.
The scores follow: