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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
1,324,79O MEN ARE
PROVIDED FOR IN
HOUSE ARMY BILL
Measure Urges Greater Force
of Trained Men Than Senate;
Available at Once

Washington. March with the
introduction to-day of the House
Army bill by Chairman Hay, of the
Military committee, the second of the
national defense measures recon-
mended by President Wilson was be-
fore Congress. The first of these
measures, the Senate army bill. was
introduced Saturday.
The House bill, the result of months
of work and investigation, was ac-
companied by a report which asserts
that the committee believes it has
succeeded in embodying the measure
every featur which Is necessary to
bring about a reasonable plan for ma
tional Defense"
As completed the measure proposed
to increase the regular army to
a strength of 100000 fighting troops
which means the addition of forty
thousand men and 7,439 officers. 1t
also provided 7S6 additional officers
or detached service with the National
Guard, military schools and else
where. A maximum strength, how
ever. is fixed at 17O,0 men.
Draft Guartlsmen
The bill provides for liberalization
of the National Guard under a mill
tia pay bill substantially similar to
that proposed in the Senate bill. The
House plans, however differ from
the Senate bill in that the President is
authorized to draft National Guards
men into the Federal service on the
outbreak of war. The ultimate
strength of the Guard is greater un-
der the House plan since a minimum
force of 425. 1000 is stimulated to be
organized within five years The SEN
ate plan provides for approximately
250, 900 Guardsmen.
In the House bill. as in the Senate,
an officers reserve corps is provided
for, but the House plan would double
the enrolment at the military acad-
envy. Chairman Hays report esti-
mates that a force of 1924, ,790 men
trained for military service, will be
at once available upon the passage of
this bill" To reach this total he relies
upon the regulars with a strength
of 100000 and a reserve of 10000,
upon 129, 900 National Guardsmen, the
Guards present strength, and upon
995,970 former regulars or National
A feature of the House bill is the
scope given it's proposals for the mob
ilization of commercial industries and
lines of communication for war use.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
ODD FIGURES IN
PENNSY'S REPORT
Must Carry One Passenger
Four Miles to Earn One
Penny Profit

The annual report of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, is not all
cold facts and figures. According to
Girard in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger many interesting things Will
be found by a careful perusal. Here
are some of the discoveries made by
the Philadelphia writer:
The Pennsy collects $500 from
freight for every $1.0O it gets from
passengers.
To earn profit of l cent, the COM
pany had to carry a ton of freight five
and one-half miles.
To earn a profit of penny, the
company had to carry a passengersa a
trifle over four miles.
For hauling mail just short OF
$4,000 a day was collected.
Astounding, but true, that the
profit earned by carrying passen-
ger one mile in 1915 was 173 per
cent. greater than in the preceding
year, and still it was less than a
trifies President Rea deals with!
Converted into spot cash, the
Pennsy's property would be almost
exactly enough to pay off the ma
tional debt
Last year the Pennsylvania earn
ed precisely l per cent. more on the
whole sum invested in the prop
A railroad dollar was a sad AFFAIR
in 1914, as it earned only 3.72 per
cent When Mckinley was re-
elected president this same dollar
was earning 6.62 per cent. by work
ing on the railroad.
Not in six years has the Pcnnsyl-
vania earned per cent. on the total
value of it's property, although 1t earn
ed in 1915 81 per cent. on its capi-
tai stock
Theoretically, the PENNSYLVANIA
could stop running all trains and
still remain out of a receiver S
hands by paying all bond interest
out of the income it receives from
the securities in it's big strong
box.
To Gerry a train from Philadel-.
phia to New York $40 worth of
coal is burned.
This same trip costs $40 bill
for locomotive repair and deprecia-
ton.
Don't despise a dime! The Penn
sylvania collected $2O3,000 from its
parcel rooms in a year.
1t required $4,000 to feed the
patrons of dining and buffet cars
every day.
The Pennsylvania system carried
in a year the equivalent of twenty
eight big freight train loads from
here to the moon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Motive Power Directors
Adopt New Regulations

The board of directors of the Mo-
tive Power Athletic Association of the
Pennsylvania Railroad held a lengthy
session Yesterday afternoon. A set of
rules was considered and adopted.
Each member will receive a printed
copy. Branches of sport outside of
baseball will be in charge of a sepa-
rate committee. 1t is proposed to have
the athletic association meet at least
once a month and the directors every
two weeks or oftener il necessary. The
president, c. II. Andrus. was author
lied to make any appointment deemed
necessary to further the success of the
new association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Howard S. Robson Dies
in Harrisburg Hospital

Howard S. Robeson, aged 54 years,
of 1928 Green street, engineer on the
Middle division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, died yesterday in the Har-
risburg Hospital. Engineer Robson
underwent an operation several days
ago. widow, Elizabeth Robeson,
and three children survive. Funeral
services will he held Wednesday, time
to be announced later. The body will
be taken to Altoona for burial on
Thursday by c. II. Mauk, the under
taker.
Engineer Robson was one of the
best known employees on the Middle
division. He came here from Altoona
and has been in the employ of the
company for 80 years. He was a
member of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen, and Pennsylvania
Railroad Relief Department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
CHARLES w. UOpPLE

Charles w. Hopple, aged So, flag
man on the Pennsylvania railroad,
died this morning in the State Hos
pital for the Insane. Funeral services
will be held Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of his brother
in-law, Charles McCombs, 400 Herr
street, the Rev. Harvey Klaer, pastor
of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Of
ficiating. Burial will be made at the
East Harrisburg Cemetery. He was
a member of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Relief Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Engineer Speeds Engine
Over Burning Bridge
Special to the Telegraph

Watertown, S. c., March 6. -
Throwing on full steam when he dis
covered a high trestle beneath his
engine was burning, Engineer Max
well, of a South Dakota Central train,
saved the lives of all but two of his
passengers on Saturday.
The last two cars went down with
the trestle. The other four coaches
caught fire and were destroyed.
Maxwell was severely hurt when
his engine jumped the track.
George S. Lovejoy, mail clerk, of
Watertown and f.. E. Dooling, sales
man, of Denver, were killed.
Maxwell did not see the flames
until his engine, running thirty miles
an hour, was on the wooden struc-
ture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Crude Oil Takes Expected
Jump to $3.50 a Barrel;
May Affect Gasoline
BY Associated Press

Pittsburgh, Pa, March 6. - The
expected advance in the price of the
principal grades of crude oil appeared
to-day when the purchasing agencies
announced an increase in Pennsyl-
vania crude of ten cents a barrel to
$3.50, the goal for which producers
were said to have been waiting.
Refining interests said they expect
ed this would bring into the market
a part, at least, of the vast stores of
crude oil held for the account of pro-
ducers in tanks and pipe lines. They
held out no hope, however, that the
increased supply would affect the mar
ket VafIIe of gasoline.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
CHANGE IN BAGGAGE

Something new in baggage racks in
day coaches may come with the new
steel cars now being built for the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. Instead of the
series of small racks, one brass rack
running the entire length of the coach
on each side will be provided for bag
gage, according to reports.
For some time complaints have been
made that car aisles have been crowd
ed with baggage and parcels and that
in many cases the passengers take up
large portion of the seats with dress
suit cases and grips. 1t is believed
that one long rack, sufficiently wide to
hold dress suit case. will solve the
present problem.
Recently trainmen were requested
to keep a close watch on the number
and style of baggage placed on the
racks and to the crowding of seats
with grips and other parcels and re-
port all complaints.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Uniform Compensation
Rates For Trolley Men

Uniform rates for workmen's com
pensation insurance of employees on
interurban as well as urban trolley
lines have been fixed by w. n. Ma
goun, general manager Pennsylvania
rating and inspection bureau of the
Workmen's Compensation Board
Heretofore the rate for the interur-
ban or rural lines was more than So
per hundred, while the rate for the
urban of city lines was $1.40 per hun
dred. BY Mr.. Magoun's new ruling
the latter rate will apply to the rural
lines as we'll as those operating only
in the city.
The adoption of uniform rate was
urged by the Pennsylvania association
of Street Railways and the announce
ment of the ruling was received to-
day by Henry M. Stine, secretary Of
the organization.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Stops Improvement Talk
to Cover Old Cart Horse
Special to the 1'clegrath

st. Paul, Mimi, March 6.-James j.
Hill threw a blanket over an old cart
horse that stood shivering in the street
near the railroad building. Hill and
Ralph Budd, assistant to the president
of the Great Northern Railroad, were
coming out of the building when Hill
noticed the horse with the blanket
blown over its forequarters.
They were discussing st. PauIs new
100000 station, but Hill stopped
the conversation. went ITO the assist
ance of the horse. which he snugly
blanketed. and then resumed his con-
Versation with Budd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
PATRICK O'LEARY

Patrick O'Leary, aged As, died yes
terday at the home of his cousin, Mrs.
John j. Kelley, 924 North Sixth street.
from "a complication of diseases. He
was member of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock at the st! Patrick's cathed-
raj. Burial will be made at the Mt
Calvary Cemetery
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
TOTAL FREIGHT MOVEMENT

Freight movement over the PENN
sylvania Railroad in February, as
noted at eight observation points, was
S65,S63 cars, increase 1S5,6S7 cars.
The daily average movement was 29,-
S57 cars, increase 6,403 cars, or 27.3
per cent. At Lewistown Junction the
movement was 101, ,631 cars, increase
1888 cars. February this year had
the advantage of one day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
THE READING
THE SEARCHLIGHT
UTILIZING TANNERY WASTES

Thousands of dollars worth of valu-
able chemicals might be recovered
annually as q by-product in the tam
neries of the United States. From 100
to 400 gallons of liquor results from
the tanning of each hide. Chemical
tests demonstrate that these tannery
liquids are well worth treating for the
recovery of their solid content They
contain nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
lime, the very substances of which
agriculturists are deploring the lack.
The Bureau of Chemistry is advocat-
ing the disposal of these undried
to the farmers who will find them of
greater fertilizing value than barn
yard manure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Reading Motive Power Man
Joins Baldwin Forces

Clyde c. Elmes. assistant superin-
tendent of motive power of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway, has
rendered his resignation. He has Sc
cured a position with the Baldwin
Locomotive Company at Philadelphia
and enters upon his new duties this
week.
Mr.. Elmes was appointed last No
vember. He has been with the Read
ing company for three years, filing
various capacities in the motive
power department and about the shops
and roundhouses. Previous to taking
position with the Reading. Mr..
Elmmes was employed on other East
ern railroads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
British Relief Forces and
Turks in Furious Fight

London, March 6. - An Amster-
dam dispatch to the Central News says
that since February 81 heavy fight
ing has been in progress between the
relief forces of General Aylmer on
the Tigris and the Turkish troops, ac-
cording to advices from Constantin-
ople.
Especially severe fighting has been
taking place near the town of Nasrie
The British have recently moved up
a new large force to proceed to the
relief of General Townsend at Kut-el-
Amara.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
Russ BombGrd Turk
Seaport of TrebizOnd
By Associated Press

pedoboat destroyers have bombarded
Trebizond, the Turkish seaport on the
eastern part of the coast of the Black
Sea, 120 miles northwest of Erzerum
and have sunk several vessels. The
Turkish batteries, it is announced, re-
pliad hut without success
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
cRANrED PATENT RIGHTS

Charles Il. Weibley, 1911 North Sec
ond street, has recently been granted
patent rights on a device invented by
him which has for its purpose the i'm
provements of rope awnings. The de-
vice is well known locally, having been
installed by Mr.. Weibley on a number
of awnings in the city during the past
two years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
CHILD DIES

Mary Johnson, 6-month-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph johnson,
of 1908 Wood street, died this morn
ing at her parents home. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock, followed by burial
at the East harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
p. r.. II. PROPERTY INCREASE

For the twelve months ended
January 81, 1916, the per cent. of re-
turn on property investment of the
Pennsylvania Railroad system East
and West was 5.95 per cent. as COM
pared with AIS per cent. for the
twelve months ended January 81, 1915.
For the twelve months ended January
81 last, the return on the property in
vestment of the New York Central
was Gal per cent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06

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months arrived at her home port with
British officers, 20 British marines
and sailors, 166 men of crews of enemy
steamers, among them 103 Indians,
rs prisoners, and 100000 marks in
gold bars
The vessel captured fifteen enemy
steamers, the greater part of which
were sunk and a small part of which
were sent as prizes to neutral ports.
AT several points on the enemy coast
the Moewe also laid out mines TO
which, among others, the battleship
King Edward VII fell a victim.
Commander Given Cross
London, March 6. - An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
says the Moewe reached Wilhelms-
haven yesterday.
Count Won Dohna. the Moewe's
commander, has been awarded the
iron cross of the first class and the
the iron cross of the second class.
Count Won Dohna has been ordered to
meet Emperor William at headquar-
ters.
Slipped Through British Patrol
The Moewe, previously made famous
by her exploits, has performed one of
the most spectacular feats of the war
on the seas by reaching a home port
in safety. The great German naval
port of WilhelmshaVen is on the North
Sea. which is patrolleG with ceaseless
vigilance by British warships. 1t is
through these waters. which have been
blocked off in districts for patrol by
the different British units, that the
Moewe must have threaded her way
10 home and safety.
At least part OF the gold captured
by the Moewe was taken from the
Appam, which put in at Newport News
several weeks ago under command of
Lieutenant FerE with a German prize
crew.
Amsterdam. March 6.-The Berlin
newspapers declare the Moewes ad-
venture 10 have been one of the great
events of the war and urge the govern
ment to permit other ships to go out
on similar missions from Kiel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
INIMANUEL SUNDAY SCHOOL TO
SEND CHILD TO THE COUNTRY

Emmanuel Presbyterian Sunday
School to a man, woman and child
Clipped in yesterday toward fund
that will insure a health-giving So
journ in the country for a small girl
who has been under the care of the
Associated Aid Societies. The plight
of the little girl was explained to the
Sunday School yesterday by Miss
Rachael Staples, the social service
worker of the societies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
40, 900 German Cavalry
on Way Through Belgium

London, March 6. - Important
movements of German troops in Bel
gium are reported In a Central News
dispatch from The Hague. 1t is said
has reached The Hague
from Maestricht, Holland, that 10000
German cavalrymen of the landsturm
are on their way to the front near
Ypres.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
w. II. YOUNG

William Henry Young died last
night at his home, $40 Reilly street,
from dropsy. He is survived by his
wife and three children. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock at the Harris
A. NJ. e. Zion Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
znn At THE FORUM

Moro than 700 people We're present
yesterday afternoon at the. session Of
the Forum held in the Wesley A. NJ. l..
Zion Church, to hear the address of the
Rev, DR.. Clayton Albert Smucker. pas
tor of the Stevens Memorial Methodist
Church, who spoke on THE Church and
Other Folks"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
OPERATING INCOME INCREASE

Chicago, ILL.,, March 6.-Net op-
Grating income of the railways of the
United States for December, 1915, in
creased $50 per mile. or 1872 per
cent. as compared with December,
1914, according to statement issued
to-day by the Bureau of Railway Eco
Monies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
CAPTAIN BARCLAY OUT

Paul L. Barclay, captain of police
of the Philadelphia division of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, who has been
confined to his home with a severe
cold is out again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
MORE FOR SECTION HANDS

Hazleton, Pa, March 6.-Oficial an
nouncement was made here to-day
that the Lehigh Valley Railroad will
on April | increase the wages of its
section hands from Is to 17h cents
an hour, or at the rate of $1.75 per
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
VISITS DAUGHTERS

Amos Beaner, of Lancaster, spent
the weekend with his daughters, Mrs
Edward G. Kaufman and Miss Violet
Beaner of Penbrook
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06

c. A. Farcht and S. c. Y. Messer-
smith, Baltimore division yardmasters,
have returned from a visit to Wash
ington, d. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06

Aggregate gross earnings of thirty
seven railroads in the United States
for the third week of February were
$12,559,605, increase $2,147,OS9, ac-
cording to the Financial Chronicle"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06

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tons containing the picture of the pro-
posed battleship shall please send a
self-addressed and stamped envelope
with their contributions in order that
the work of the campaign may be
facilitated in the Telegraph office.
There are plenty of badges and they
are here to be given out They will
show your friends that you are one of
Marjories Yankee" followers.
Substations
Substations have been placed at the
following places, where contributions
may be made and badges obtained
after tomorrow morning: John Rose,
Second and Walnut streets; George q.
Young, 1000 South Cameron street;
Harry b. Althouse's Pharmacy, Third
and Muench streets; Sixth Street
Bank, 2100 North Sixth street, and
the East End Bank, Thirteenth and
Howard streets.
New York Hippodrome Co-operatcs
A great Marjorie Sterrett Battleship
FUND benefit was given at the Hippo
drome, in New York City, last even
ing and other performances will un-
doubtedly follow. The grand total to
date as printed in yesterdays New
York Tribune is $2,560.26.
The biggest single contribution yet
received in this clty-$3. .00-is from
the Pennsylvania railroad airbrake
shope of Harrisburg. The big-hearted
workmen did not want publicity, so
they said in their letter, Put sym
pathy in the paper for u.s." and so it
appears.
Here are several letters that show
the young patriots are behind the bat
tleship proposition. The first is from
Robert Pagan, only four months old.
The Editor,
The Harrisburg Telegraph,
Harrisburg, Pa.
My Dear Mr.. Editor:-I am a little
boy only four months old, but Daddy
has been telling me all about the big
battleship America" that the children
of the United States are going to build,
so | am sending you ten cents as my
little contribution to the fund for
building this great ship.
Daddy is writing this letter for me,
as / am not yet old enough to write
Yours very truly,
ROBERT HAVARD FAGAN.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 8, 1916.
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
1 am sending ten cents for Mar
jorie's Big Battleship America" as I
am very much interested in the well
fare of America. My great-grand-
father being starved in Libby Prison,
fer 1 am twelve years old and go to
Forney Grammar School.
Harrisburg Telegraph,
HARRISBURG, Pa.
My Dear Mr.. Stackpole:
In answer to your esteemed favor
calling attention to the STORY of little
Marjorie Sterrett, a Brooklyn school
girl who originated by a subscription
of ten cents, a fund for the building
of battleship which she desires to
call America" l want to say that it
affords me great pleasure to endorse
most heartily the patriotic project
that emanated from the mind of little
Miss Columbia" and am only too glad
to contribute to the worthy cause. +
enclose $1.00 for my seven grandchil-
dren, six boys at ten cents each and
one girl, 40 cents, and more to follow.
Yours very truly,
VIM. II. BENNETHUM.
Contributions received this morning
as follows:
Blanche N. Heckert ........ .25
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06

E. e. Lentz is i'll AZ his home in
York. He is a brakeman on the Balti-
more division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06

Three railroad companies have al
ready placed orders with the United
States Steel Corporation for steel rails
for 1917 delivery, aggregat1ng 10000
tons.
Thirty of the fifty steel passenger
coaches and 2,5S5 of the 1000 steel
hopper cars ordered recently by the
Baltimore e Ohio Railroad have been
placed in service, and 1T is expected
that the entire order will be completed
within few weeks.
Orders for sixty-two locomotives
have been booked by the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. These include
fifty Mikados for the Baltimore &
Ohio, recently announced by that
company and seven for the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel & Iron Company
The Baldwin Locomotive Company
has leased a five-story brick struc-
ture in West Philadelphia and will use
it as an ammunition factory.
James l.. Clark, Hummelstown, en-
ployed in the Rutherford yards of
the Philadelphia & Reading is in the
Harrisburg Hospital with broken
left foot. A large jack fell on it
Saturday.
Philadelphia and Reading em-
ployes will receive their pay, for the
last half of February on March TO-
Charles e. Frill. freight engineer
on the Philadelphia and Reading, re-
siding at Reading, has been retired.
He started work in 1870.
The freight embargo at Philadel-
phia, will be lifted Wednesday accord
ing to reports received here to-day.
Part of the embargo was raised Satur-
| day.