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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
Officials Now Working on
New Schedule; Jump in
Pay Effects Labor and
Salaried Men, Except
Where Recent Readjust-
ments Were Made
EFFECTS 5000 MEN
AT STEELTON MILLS
Boost in Line With Company's
Plan Of Sharing Increased
Profits With Employees;
Cambria Adds 100000
to Its Annual Payroll

Wages of practically all employees of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company at
steelton will be increased February /,
it was learned from usually well-in-
formed circles this morning
Officials are now working on a new
wage schedule which will become ef-
fective at that time. This schedule,
it was said, will grant an increase il
pay of approximately 10 per cent. on
the present labor rate and a somewhat
similar proportion in the higher rates,
except where readjustments have re-
Gently been made.
The proposed increase will affect
about 5000 men and will add thou
sands OF dollars to the company's pay
roll. The increase is in line with tho
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
Wilson May Put Defense
Plan Personally Before
Country in Speeches

Washington, Jan. 10. - President
Wilson possibly may put the question
of national defense before the country
in a series of speeches as one means
of getting the necessary legislation
through Congress.
The President to-day received sew
eral invitations to speak at banquets or
meetings here, in Baltimore and New
York within the next month and
other invitations are known to be
coming. Officials intimated to-day
that the President might take advan-
tage of the invitations to lay the Ad-
ministration plan for national defense
directly before the people. AS soon
as the submarine controversy is en-
tirely cleared up the President intends
to devote his whole attention to get
ting the nation defense plans
through Congress. 2inning to-mor-
row the President ! confer fire.
qnently With House and Senate leaders
on the subject.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
County Commissioners
Organize as Board of
Revision and Appeal

Dauphin County's new board of COM
missioners to-day formally organized
as board of county tax revision and
appeals for 1916 by electing President
Charles c. Cumbler. chairman, and
Chief Clerk Edward II. Fisher, secre-
tary.
The commissioners Immediately be-
gan an inspection of the tax assess
mcnt books. on January 19 the ap-
pcals will begin and until that time
the commissioners will pare down the
assessors figures wherever no proper
excuse for raising the values appears.
The assessors. however, will be given
an opportunity on the appeal days TO
explain why they raised the valuations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
TRANSPORT SUNK
DURING EVACUATION
Reported Ship Filled With
Allied Troops Went Down
Off Gallipoli; Teutons An
nounce New Offensive
Against French in tAe
Champagne With CAP
Of Several Hundred Yarus
of Trenches, 434 Prisoners
and Many Guns
By .iySociatcd Press

Berlin, Jan. 10 (by wireless to Say
villeD. THE British army at kut-El-
Amara, in Mesopotamia, has now been
surrounded completely by the Turks,
according to Constantinople advices
given out to-day by the Overseas News
Agency. II IS said the Turks have ad-
vanced TO the main defenses of the
British.
The main British army in Meso-
potamia, according TO these advices, is
in retreat. 10000 men having been left
in Kut-El-Amara to cover the move
ment.
Recent dispatches have indica.
that the British expedition I'm Meso-
potamia was confronted by Turkish
forces of superior size and that it
would have difficulty in maintaining
itself at Kut-EI- Amara. The defenses
of the city, in fact, were attacked by
the Turks some time ago, resulting in
severe fighting, but the British were
able to repulSe the assaults.
The retreat from kut- FL -Amara-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
START TO PROBE
YOUNGSTOWN RIOT
More Than 200 Are Arrested
and Held to Await Action
of Grand Jury
BY Associated Press


Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 10.-The
grand jury to-day began an investiga-
ton into the riot in East youngstown
Friday night. More than 200 men
have been arrested and a majority of
these will be held pending the outcome
of the probe which will be made under
the direction of A. E. Henderson,
prosecuting attorney of Mahoning
county.
The gates Of the Youngstown Sheet
and Tube Company plant which has
been tied up because of a strike of
laborers, were reopened to-day and
preparations are being made to resume
operations. Many former employees re-
ported for duty and were at once put
to work. The exact number to return
was not made public The furnaces
are still banked, but workers were as
signed to cleaning up and making re-
pairs. No disturbances were re-
ported
Both regiments of ahe Ohio Ma
tional Guard which was been quartered
on military property since their arrival
early Saturday were removed last
night. For the present they will con-
tinue to occupy their trains near the
plant, but will be removed to quarters
in other parts of this city and East
Youngstown as soon as arrangements
can be made.
Frederick c. Croxton. mediator,
sent here in an effort to settle the
strike, continued his conference with
representatives of the companies and
employees to-day. Mr.. Croxton confer
red Yesterday with James CaponbaIl
president of the Youngstown Sheet
and Tube Company. He also plans to
discuss the situation with n. j. Brady
of the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany whose employees are also on a
strike.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
HARDSCRABBLE
VIEW REVISION
GAIN TO CITY
$1,311 Less Damages Allowed
Than Under Original
Schedule
COURT GETS REPORT
Will Remain on File 30 DAYS
For Filing of EXcep-
tionS

Recent revision of the original
schedule of benefits and damages Incl
dent to the condemnation of Hard
scrabble" reduced the amount of dam
ages allowed from s1O7,1O5 to $685.
794.
The change rebounds to the city's
advantage TO the extent of just S1,311,
as the municipalities share of the as
sessment is reduced from s64,064.7O
to s62,72S.7O.
No change in the original sum as
sessed as benefits against the property
owners on the east side of Front street
from Herr to Calder, was made. The
benefits assessed total s4S,070.SO.
Figures Go to Court
The new figures incident to the
elimination OF the "Hardscrabble'
district--the section lying on the west
side of Front street from Calder to
Herr-was presented to the Dauphin
county court this morning by Attorney
Paul G. Smith, chairman of the board
of viewers. Serving with Mr.. Smith
were James d. SALESMAN and Kari
Steward.
The report was confirmed temporar-
lily. 1t will remain on file thirty days
In this time formal exceptions can be
filed. If these be based on technical
grounds aimed to set aside the whole
viewing proceeding, then the report
cannot be confirmed absolutely withir
thirty days. but must lay out pending
the result of regular court proceedings
if the objections be base on the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
Want Pensions For
Widows and Orphans
of Spanish Veterans

Harrisburg Camp, No. 8, United
Spanish War Veterans, has decided
to put forth efforts to have Congress
grant pensions to widows and orphans
of Spanish war veterans
Interesting addresses were a feature
of meeting of Harrisburg Camp No.
s, United Spanish War Veterans, held
in the camprooms, 304 North Second
street. A large class was mustered in
by Captain L. Laubenstein.
Patriotic addresses were made by
Captain Laubenstein, William Messin-
ger, George Drake. III. e. Gabril and
others. Each member pledged himself
to bring in one or more recruits by
June /.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
GROWTH OF BANKS
IS HUNPARALLELED
First Year Under Federal Re-
serve System Shows In
crease of $1,743,878,64S

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 10.--"De-
velopment and growth never parallel
ed in the financial history of any
country" is the way John Shelton
Williams. Comptroller of the Currency
describes in his annual report to Con-
gress, the operation of the national
banks under his charge, during the
period from October 1914 to Novem-
ber 1915, the first year under the
Federal Reserve system. The report
was to-day presented to Congress.
Mr.. Williams gives a comparative
statement of the condition of the ma
tional banks to back up his state
ment. He shows that net resources
of the banks increased in the year ST.
743.S7S.64S, that deposits increased
$2,0S1,530.164 and that loans and dis
counts increased $917, 7,450.502. Avail
able cash increased in the same period
1852, 100000 and on November 10,
1915, the reporting national banks
had excess reserves of 1891, 100000.
'The reserves held by the national
banks November 10, 1916" says the
report exceeded by s5S7, 900, 900 the
greatest reserves ever held at any
time prior to the passage of the Fed
eral Reserve act. Loans and discounts
amounted to more than the total loans
and discounts of all banks, including
national, State, savings and private
banks and loan and trust companies
-as late as the year 1902
Savings Grow
Mr.. Williams says that the bank
ing power of the United States-the
capital surplus. circulation deposits,
etc.-of all reporting banks. national
and otherwise with an estimate of the
figures for nonreporting banks,
amounted in June 1915, to S25.397,-
100, 900, an increase in a year of about
s1,057,1O0, 600. Savings bank de-
positors increased by 1926 during
the year ending last June with total
deposits of S4,997.706,013 an increase
of 1,114.163. The average deposit
however decreased from $44436 to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
Untitled Tonnage of u. S.
Steel Shows Big Increase
BY .fsSocinted PrcSs

New York. Jan. 10.-The untitled
tonnage of the United States Steel
Corporation on December 81 totaled
Z. 7.S06.220 tons. an increase of 616,731
tons over November.
The untitled orders of 7.S06,220 tons
reported to-day represent the largest
total reached by the steel corporation
since January 81, 1918, when the ag-
gregate was 7,S27,36S tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
30. 900 SKATERS CHASED
OFF NEW YORK LAKES

New York, Jan. 10. TT Thirty thou
sand skaters, roughly estimated, were
chased off Van Cortland Park lakes
in this city yesterday. A squad of po-
licemen patrolled the ice and conduct
ed regular beats between sign posts
erected for the purpose of preventing
the hordes of eager red-cheeked girls
and youths from risking their lives on
the unsafe ice. The minions OF the
law had considerable difficulty keeping
the vast stretches of ice clear, but all
accidents wore preNented
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
THE DAY IN CONGRESS

Senate-Met at noon. Foreign rela-
tions committee granted hearing for
Tuesday to women's peace party.
House-Met at noon. Major Gen
eral Scott. chief of staff of the army.
explained army bill to military COM
mittee. Rear Admiral Stanford con-
tlnued his testimony on yards and
docks before naval committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
MAYOR WILL MARRY FOLKS
BUT HE'S NOT ANXIOUS

81 am not a marrying Mayor" said
Harrisburg's executive to-day, when
asked if he would make a practice of
marrying couples. as he has a right
TO do under the law.
II had but one marriage TO per-
form during my previous administra-
ton. / will not make any couple
unhappy if they ask me to unite them
in marriage, but I do not propose to
make a practice of 1t. If a couple
happens in during my Office hours. I
will do my best to make them happy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
Sleet and Rain Causes
Little Inconvenience

Sleet ana ,atn. which fell for short
time this ming, coating the side
walks a. $ with thin ice, caused
much in fience but little serious
trouble i,r .,lrriSburgers.
Only one mishap resulted in q hos
pital case. George Miller, of New
Cumberland, fell while crossing Mar
ket Square this morning. receiving
lacerated scalp. He was treated at
the Harrisburg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
STABBED IN FIGHT

Joseph Luke, 231 Frederick street
Steelton. is being treated at the Har-
risburg Hospital for two stab wounds
of the left shoulder and left arm
Luke was admitted Yesterday morn
ing. He told the physicians that he
had been arguing and then got into a
fight. He would not name his assail-
ant. lie will recover.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
ADA REHAN. ONCE MOST
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, DIES
Special to the Telegraph


New York. Jan. 10.-Ada Rehan,
the actress, died at the Roosevelt Hos
pital Saturday. She was taken to the
hospital December 81. Several days
later she underwent a serious op-
Grafton. She never recovered from the
effects. She was SO years old. Ada
Rehan was once noted as the most
beautiful woman on the American
stage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
OVERCOME BY GAS

While working in a boiler of the
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
this morning William Belford, 1894
Monroe street, was partly overcome by
gas. He was rushed to the Harrisburg
Hospital in semiconscious condition.
lie will recover.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
PROGREsSINEs MEET
~ ISy0cidicd Press

Chicago. H., Jan. 10.-Several mem
bers of the Progressive national com
mittee arrived to-day to attend the
meeting called for tomorrow at which
the place and time for holding the
national convention will he decided
ltDOO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
SONG WRITER DIES

New York. Jan. 10.-Samuel Lucas.
author OF the song. "Grandfather's
Clock. and known as one OF the
most original entertainers on the
American stage for nearly half a CEN
tury, died to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
JUDGE MOVES DEAD
BY associated Press

Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. 1O.-Judge
George I'll. Noyes. 67, we'll known in
legal circles throughout the country,
died suddenly at Clearwater, Fla, ac-
cording TO a telegram received here
TODAY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
MISS FISHER UNDER KNIFE

Margaret Fisher. aged II. 237 Boas
street. was operated upon for appendi-
citis at the Harrisburg Hospital this
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
PHILADELPHIAN DIES IN SOUTH
Bv 4SSocidtrd PreSS

Savannah, Ca. Jan. 10. - C. II.
Clarke. well-known resident of
Philadelphia, died suddenly yesterday
at Pineland Club. Garnett. S. c., ac-
cording to information reaching here
to-day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: I'm
settled and warmer tonight.
probably light rains; lowest
temperature about 30 degrees;
Tuesday partly cloudy and same-
what colder.
For Eastern Pennsylvania: RaIn
and warmer Tonight; Tuesday
cloudy and colder. probably rain
north portion; moderate to fresh
southwest to northwest gales.
Thc river and all Its tributaries
will probably continue to fall ex-
ccpt possibly the upper portions
of the North and West branches.
which may rise somewhat or re-
main nearly stationary. a stage
of about G.2 feet In Indicated for
Harrisburg Tuesday morning.
General Conditions
Pressure Il high along the AtIantI,
coast and In the Northwest.
storm OF considerable energy Is
central over the Lake SuuerIor
region aud another over the Pa
clflc slope. Rain. snow and aIect
have fallen generally west of the
Rocky Mountains. in the Ohio
and st. Lawrence valleys.
Temperature; g n. m., 80.
sun; Rises; 7.2S n. M; sets, 4,5S
y. m.
Noon: First quarter. Tomorrow,
River Stage, SIS feet above low
water mark.
Highest Temperature, 2s.
Lowest temperature, H.
Mean temperature. -.
Normal temperature. 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10

Highest temperature, -.
Lowest temperature. IL.
Mean temperature. %.
Normal temperature. 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10

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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
LESSONS FROM ENGLAND. \

From the Chicago Tribun


Winston Churchilrs speech in the house
of commons was much more than a per-
sonal apologize or defense. 1t introduced
candor into the discussion of the war
which. so far as parliamentary utterance
is concerned, has been. IL seems to Amer
leans at least mnduly cautious. formal;
are at such a pass by this time that the
bitter tonic of truth is most likely to be
wholesome. though late, and England, like
wisdom.
To thinking Americans Churchill's ac-
count of the critical incidents for which
blame fastened upon him., unjustly, it
would seem, contains new food for pat
riotic meditation. He gives us several
glimpses of tardy decision on which the
Too late for Antwerp, too late for the
Dardanelles. too late for Serbia and Con-
stantinople.
all of these delays were fatal to he en-
tente. but they were too late for many a
soldier and sailor. Tha is, indecision and
tardiness Of action in war are terribly
The circumstances of the allies are such
as to make swift, unified movement diff
fcult, if not impossible, and this is one
sesses over her foes. But we who know
from our own history and from our ex-
perience o. representative government
what it's inherent difficulties are when
confronted by the tremendous task of or
ganizing, concentrating, and launching the
abnormal Observation-Disclosures of warfare
must feel intelligent allowance for the
mishaps which cost the British SO much.
We ought also to try to learn from the
experience of the English and French and
see if our own system may not be amend
ed. not for the simplification and increase
of executive authority in peace, but for
the highest efficiency in case of war.
When the civil war was precipitated by
the bombardment of Sumter, Lincoln
was compelled tn resort to extra legal
action. Bryce declares that Lincoln
welded more authority than any single
FIngsishman has done since Oliver Crom
we'll. The union cause would have been
overwhelmed had he not done so. but in
another crisis we might not have in the
executive office so masterful a nan
Fortunately our system, with its single
executive, is mo9e wieldly and effective
for war conditions than the British cabi-
ret system, but among the phases of pre-
paredness which might be fruitfully stud
led at this time is just this question Of
executive authority to act with full eff
cheney in case of war emergency. If fore
thought can prevent no future executive
should be compelled to choose between
the country's security or substantial mill
tary advantage and obedience to the law.
Lincoln found old forgotten laws obstTuct-
ing him. He OVERRIDE them as ruthlessly
as a Napoleon. A study by the army and
navy war colleges might result in valuable
suggestions for increasing the efficiency
of the executive in war time and obviat-
ing the necessity Lincoln met.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
In the Azores,

Henry Sandman. In the Century.
The Azorean house, the cherries
barrenness OF which explains the flight
of the men to the cafes. is a house not
only for a mar M his family, but for
his OK and his ass and all that is his.
one roof covering all. When the ami
mais-those poor. i'll used Ozorean ami
mails. all Of whom, even sheep. dogs.
and cows. must bear burdens and draw
loadsEare banished to stalls in the
garden, n front door n one COM
mon entrance hall still serves both man
and beast. If one has an
able antipathy to our dumb friends, he
must be careful in accepting peasant
hospitality for the night; for the morn
ing light is sur to discover all he
animals OF the place nesting in and
about his bed. from the huge, black
pig and the tiny donkey down to. cats,
dogs. sheep and calves, half starved
hens. clean. fat rats. and cosmopolitan
3fieaH."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
Irritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and Gull misery
in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four unces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here.
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon Juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu-
~tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer ~irritates, thus ending blad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid.
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com.
! plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks who be.
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t II only trouble.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-06
TRADE REVIVAL IN
WESTERN CANADA
Not a Myth but an Actually
Shown in the Returns of 49,
riculturaI Statistics and
Every Department Of
Trade and Com
merCe.

The trade revival In Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta is a. actuality
and not a myth. There is today a
spirit Of optimism in the air, Just as
two years ago there prevailed the op-
posite spirit of pessimism.
A general trade revival has been
felt in every department of business in
the Prairie Provinces. The agricul-
turists are in better shape than they
have ever been before in their lives.
No farmers of any country are in bet
general state OF prosperity than are
the farmers of Manitoba, Saskatche-
, wan and Alberta. The farmers have
harvested a record crop-a crop which
, enriches them to the extent of some
, thing over $500, OO0, 900.
In the cities the prosperity Of the
country has been reflected. Every
where business is on the hustle. The
! wholesalers and the retailers and the
implement dealers find business good.
The banks and other collection houses
find collections satisfactory, and finan-
cial men declare that westerners are
| paying up their debts. In Winnipeg
the bank clearings have been the larg-
est in history, exceeding some weeks
the figures of Montreal and Toronto.
The grain shipments have been the
biggest in the history of Winnipeg and
in the history Of the twin ports, Fort
William and Port Arthur. The mail
order houses have had a big year, the
rush of fall orders exceeding all previ-
OF years and taxing the capacity of
these establishments, whose most san
guine expectations have been exceeded
by the actual business done.
The tide has turned in western Can
ada. The people of the West are
forging ahead, forging ahead in actual
production and in creation of wealth,
giving generously to charitable and
other funds, paying up their back
debts, while going along carefully as
regards. any creation Of new debts.
They are economizing but not scrimp-
ing, acting cautiously but not miserly.
The financial heads of eastern Canada,
Of the United States and Of Europe are
10 longer criticiZing western Canada:
:ather they are unstintedly offering
heir praise and their compliments.
The financial press recognizes that
the tide has turned in western Canada,
and it has been published to the world.
The condition Of western Canada at
The close Of 1915 is one Of optimistic
prosperity, backed by the same deter
mination of western people to go on
Increasing their productiveness and
maintaining the records which they
have already established.
The trade revival Of western Canada
is the happiest feature in the business
survey of the whole Dominion for 1915
and in the outlook for 1916.-Adver-
isement. ----