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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Big LOCOMOTIVE
BUILT FOR WORK
Pulling Power Equal to That
of Half Mile of Trolley
Cars; in Philadelphia

Once more has American genius
demonstrated its supremacy in the
railroad field. this time in the pro-
ouctlon or the most powerful loco
motive in the world; not a freak
quilt for spectacular purposes, but
the first of standard type of giants
or the rails constructed for a def
mite purpose. It is capable OF de-
veloping 1000 horse power, and was
designed and built by the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company and the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company.
This monster, capable OF exerting
as much power as string of trolley
cars over half mile long, draws
lts current from a wire no bigger
than that used by trolley car, or
about the size of lead pencil. This
Is made possible by the use of the
high voltage alternating current s-'s-
tenn.
To Haul Heavy Traffic
The important field for this en-
gine will be for hauling the tre-
mendously heavy freight traffic of
the Pennsylvania railroad over the
Allegheny Mountains from Altoona
TO Johnstown, Pa, including the IA
nous Horseshoe Curve, a distance OF
approximately forty miles. The
freight traffic over this division runs
as high as 100000 tons a day. In
capacity this locomotive exceeds by
more than fifty per cent. the power
of the large electric locomtives in
transcontinental service, popularly
called the largest locomotives in the
world.
Is Now in Philadelphia
The locomotive has been sent to
q a al Id
placed in initial service on the cleo
trified portion of the Pennsylvania
main line extending west from Phil
adelphia to Paol. It is built in one
unit There are two trucks, each
having six driving wheels six feet
in diameter. On each truck are
mounted two powerful electric mo-
tors taking current from the trolley
| wire and supplying mechanical pow
er through a gear wheel to the
drivers. The total weight is 260 tons
length 76 feet. Although this weight
is compact. the engine is said to be
| much easier on the track and road
bed than the steam locomotive be-
cause the weight is cushioned and
the running gear is perfectly bal
anced for all speeds.
No jerking
The control has been applied tc
such perfection that power can be
exerted gradually so as to enable the
| engine to start a train without jerk
and acquire the speed of twenty
miles per hour with a heavy train in
about two minutes. This speed is
fixed as desirable for the grades and
curves which will be encountered
when crossing the mountains.
An interesting feature is the fact
! that the engine will handle these
enormous trainloads, owing to the de.
| sign of the motors, at constant speed
whether operating up or dowr
grades. When going down grade the
motors automatically become gen.
orators and return power to the line
/ and at the same time obviate the
use of airbrakes, which are simply
| held for emergency use and fol
! bringing the train to full stop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
LEAGUE VOTES
TO KEEP GOING
Magnates Hear Good Reports;
Help For Reading Team;
Want Old Salaries

Syracuse, N. Y. July 2S.-The
New York State League win stick
out the season despite financial
losses by many of the clubs. This
was decided at a meeting of club
owners at the Arlington Hotel,
Binghamton. which started last
night and lasted until early today
Robert Allen, Scranton. one of the
owners reported to be ready to
throw up the sponge. was among
the most outspoken in favor of con-
tinuing the schedule. Reading was
represented by George Wiltse, who
has lost about So 900 this season and
who is understood to have been left
to drift for himself by his former
partner, DR.. F. N. Tate. The Read
ing franchise could be shifted to
Wellsville, but this is improbable. If
Reading needs assistance it will be
forthcoming from the league.
Want Old Salary Limit
F. z. Stegmeir and Fred Rhodda,
Wilkes Barre, preferred a return to
the old $4,000 salary limit and a
fourteen-man roster, but were will
ing to stay with the others. NJ
Doyle Marks, Elmira. denied reports
that the Colonels would throw up
the sponge and gave his word to
stick. The same assurance came
from George F. Johnson and F. S
Benedict, of the Binghamton club
and William F. Rubin. of Syracuse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
STEELTON
STEEL BUYERS
TO PAY PRICE
Consumers of Pig Iron and
Finished Steel Willing TO
Pay Producers Price

Buyers of pig iron and of all forms
of finished steel continue for the most
part to hold aloof from the market,
and their fear of what may happen
to prices as the result of govern
ment action is in sharp contract with
their willingness only lately to pay
any price the producer might name.
The Iron Age to-day says:
1T is evident that finished steel in
the hands of manufacturers and JOB
bers is of fair proportions, and the
latter in particular are disposed to
work down their stocks in the inter-
val of waiting.
Meanwhile the governments cost
inquiry goes on, with evidence that
the problem of determining repre-
sentative cost of any form of finish
ed steel is found to be more COM
plicated than was counted on at the
outset.
There is some comment on the
slowness of specifications on steel
which manufacturers were officially
told several weeks ago must be put
through at once, one such lot being
10000 tons of rails for the govern
ment's use abroad. No order for
these has been received.
OF Italy an llluiiS LII 1VsuVV
tons Of plates and a considerable ton
mage of wire and other products has
come through Washington, but no
mill was found willing to take the
business with the attached stipula-
ton that the price would be fixed
later by the United States govern
ment This is the first test of the
attitude of the steel makers on the
proposal that the government and its
allies come in on the same basis.
"On the other hand there has been
buying for France through the old
channels, the French mission
through ]. P. Morgan & Co. having
already placed $4,000 tons of plates,
out of a total of $4,000 tons, for ma
val vessels and canal and river
barges deliveries to be made in
September and October. For hull
steel six cents was paid and for boil
er plates nine cents.
TT is understood that the French
government has been willing to have
deliveries on IT'S shell steel held up
and precedence given to rails and
track supplies of which a large ton
mage will go forward for the reha-
bilitation of its railroad system un-
der the direction of an American eX-
pedition of 1000 men"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
GRADE CROSSING
PLANS OUTLINED
Public Service Commission
Issues Opinion Setting Forth
It's Position on the Matter

In directing the Erie railroad to
establish signals at it's grade cross
ing in the village of Herrick Center.
Susquehanna county, the Public Ser
vice Commission makes an announce
ment concerning its policy on grade
crossings. The company declared
that 1T would cost thousands of dol
lars to establish an undergrade and
that there were numerous other
grade crossings in the county.
There appears to be little doubt
that this grade crossing must ulti-
mately be separated, but 1t must now
be considered in the light of the
present abnormal conditions and
broadly as a part OF statewide
grade crossing problem" says the de-
cision. There are upwards of 10. 900
grade crossings in Pennsylvania, the
separation of which presents a very
serious problem for solution. The ex-
pense of eliminating them would be
so large as to stagger the imagina-
ton. 1t is manifest that a program
involving a series of years for con-
summation and the cooperation of
the railroad, townships, boroughs
and counties concerned and the COM
monwealth is required in order to
make the solution possible. Thus far
the Legislature has not made an ap-
preparation from which to paw any
part of the amount which Under the
public service company law might
be determined to he the share of the
commonwealth. In this particular
case it appears that the township is
not financially able to assume any
appreciable portion of the expense"
The decision also says taking into
consideration the fact that the road
is not State highway and that trav-
ell is not heavy the commission does
not feel justified, with all the facts at
hand. in imposing all of the expense
on the railroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
War Purchasing System
For United States Army
to Be Reorganized

Washington. July 26,--Plans for re-
organizing tho governments wal, pur-
chasing system probably will be
the Council of National Defonso, Presi-
rsn ready has Vn; appreved the RH1GSrSeai propOSSi
The plans call for a rearrangement
of the councils committee system and
creation of q war industries board,
with civilian and military members.
The civilians will be mon who are in.
terested in no particular industry and
their powers will be solely advisory.
The military members. representing
the army and navy bureau of sup
plies, viii do the actual purchasing for
The reorganization will bring q sim
p)ification of committees, but commit
tees OF experts in various industries
Administrstioa A mist fseis that t'9heeU; the Work Of
some of the committees has been in
valuable and that the government
cannot AFFORD to lose the services Of
continue to advise the council as to
conditions in their industries and the
quantity of goods particular industries
may be expected to furnish.
The various committees will center
in the war industries board and no
longer will be directly under members
of the councils advisory commission.
swer directly to the council. this. will
permit members of the council to
keep in closer touch with activities
and will leave members of the ad-
visory commission free to pursue their
special lines of work. Heretofore
each member of the advisory body
has been burdened with endless detail.
The War Industries Board will alb
sorb the General Munitions Board and
the committees on raw supplies and
finished products. This indicates that
at least three of the civilian members
of the new board will be Bernard
Baruch, chairman of the raw mate
rails committee; Julius Rosenwald,
chairman of the finished products
committee, and Frank Scott, chairman
of the Munitions Board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Friendship Club Progam
Promises Much Interest

Information to-day came to mem
bers of the Friendship and Co-opera-
tive Club that E. B. Hunt, chief of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief De-
partment, would be here tonight. He
will be the principal speaker at the
meeting to be held at Sixth and
Cumberland streets, Eagles Hall, and
will have some interesting facts and
figures to present.
In addition to- this address, a re-
port will be made on recent inquiries
into alleged unfair attacks made on
the local organization. 1t is under
stood that several members have been
busy since the last meeting and prom
Use some interesting statements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Need Men For Y. M. c. A.
Field Work in France

Robert B. Reeves, general secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A, has received
letter from the headquarters of the
International Y. M. c. A. to assist in
securing forty young men from
Pennsylvania for duty in the field as
sociations of France.
The men must be of good moral
character, capable of using the
French language fluently, between
the ages of twenty-five and fifty, pre-
ferably single. They must also be
in good health and willing to endure
the hardships of the soldiers, as their
duty is sometimes in the trenches.
No subjects from Germany, Austria
or any other enemy country are ELI
gible for the positions. The salary
will be $1,000 for single men and
S2,100 for married men.
Mr.. Reeves will be at the asso-
citation every day this week also on
Friday and Saturday evenings. If
any prospective secretary desires to
make an appointment with Mr..
Reeves he will be glad to arrange
one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
TO DECIDE SUBWAY DAMAGES

The schedule of damages and bene-
fits to be assessed by the Mulberry
street viewers incident to the vaca-
ton of some streets south of Null
berry street, and changing the grade
of others, will be made up within the
next few weeks, It was announced
this morning after the city had clos
ed its side of the case. Only a few
witnesses were called on behalf of
the city, but what were called esti-
mated the damages at amounts far
below what was given by the wit
nesses for the property owners
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Brotherhood Official Is
Quizzing Local Members

Arthur ]. lowell. vIce-president of
the Brotherhood of Firemen and En-
ginemen. is in Harrisburg. He is
here for the good of the order. At
a conference held yesterday afternoon
Vice-President Lowell took testimony
regarding alleged attacks made
against other organizations. The real
motive of bis visit will not be made
public until after an official report
is made to President W. S. Carter.
1t was denied that the eight-hour
question had anything to do with the
visit. While it is customary for the
vice-president to inquire into all
working conditions when he visits a
district, it was said the members of
this brotherhood just now had no
eight-hour grievances, and If they
had, a special committee would take
care of all complaints first. Another
conference was held this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Graft in Airplanes,
Is Charge in London

Cassoon, a retired civil servant. was
remanded in Bow street police court
this afternoon charged with unlaw-
fully and corruptly conspiring with
Wing Commander John c. Porte, r.
n. A, ard Lyman II. Seeeley, to con-
trovene the provisions of the preven-
tion of corruption act of 1906.
The charge concerns large sums of
money alleged to have been corruptly
paid and received by Porte, as agent
of the Crown, in respect to contracts
between the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty and the Curtiss Aero
plane Company Of New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
THE READING

The crew first to go after II
o'clock; IA. 10, 12, l. 4. II. 22. s, 10S,
102, II, 81. 81. 66. so. So, 8, g., 72.
Engineers for l. Z, s, Q.
Firemen for Sc. 8, IL.
Conductors for Z, 8.
Flagmen for 6e. II, l, 4. Z, II, IL, IA.
Brakemen for so. So, Sc. 6s, II. 7S,
IL, 12.
Engineers up: Hollenbach. Beecher,
Ruth, Morne.
Firemen up: Clendedin. Frantz
Kepler, Barrick, Kressgre, Deckert.
Luckenbaugh. Mentzer. Wilt. Bryan
Burlington, Noggle, Grundon, Gless-
ner, Scheetz.
Conductor up Bashore.
Brakemen up Berrler, Mccormick
Gum, Morrow, Nfckle. Campbell. Zim-
norman, Hennaman. Moesline. wes-
ley, sholly, Grady, Lees, Mosser
Schreffer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
ENoLA SIDE
PHILADELPHIA DiYIsiOn-The 81

Philadelphia Division-The PIP crew
first to go fter LIS o'clock; 220, 20s,
221. 236, 224, 204, 210, 227, 230, 239.
Engineers for 2O4, 220, 230.
Firemen for 204. 216, PIT, 221. 236.
23S.
Conductors for 204, 227, 236.
Brakemen for 2o2 204. 2os. 210, 217.
221, 230.
Middle Division-The 219 crew first
to go after Las o'clock; 303, 245, 243,
235, 234, 23s. 222.
Six crews laid off at Altoona.
Yard Board-Engines srs up: Curtis.
D. x. Hinkle. Holland, Sheaffer, For
tenbaugh.
Firemen up: Snyder. Mcconnell.
Webb. Coldren. o. ]. Wagner, Arndt,
Taylor.
Engineers for End 12s, 1st 12s. End
104, extra.
Firemen for 1st 1875. 2nd 1o2. End
104, extra.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Mrs. Katherine McCulloch
No Longer a PaciGst

Chicago, July 26.-Mrs. Katherine
McCulloch, woman attorney, suffragist
and a former leader in pacfist ranks,
to-day announced she had severed her
connection with the pacifist organiza-
tions, and that she had subscribed to
the bar association rule not to defend
conscientious objectors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT

Middle Division - Engineers up:
Robley. McDougal, Keiser, Crimmel.
Firemen up: Bowman, Hartzel, Kol-
ler, Gates, Lyter, Bealor.
Fireman for $50.
Philadelphia Division Engineers
mond.
Firemen up: A. L. Floyd, F. Floyd,
Shindler, White, Cover. Aulthouse,
Johnson, Shaffner.
Engineer for 8.
Firemen for P.-36, 62S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
BETHANY PICNIC

The annual basket picnic of the
Bethany Presbyterian Sunday school
members and friends will be held at
Boiling Springs Park tomorrow. A
program of song and entertainment
has been arranged for the day. Spe-
cial trolley cars will leave the Square
at $50 o'clock. From the advance
sale of tickets large attendance is
assured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
ATTICKS FUNERAL

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Atticks, who died Tuesday will be
held in st. Marks Lutheran Church
tomorrow afternoon. The Rev. w. B.
Smith. former pastor of st. Marks
church and the Rev. r. L. Nielsen
helder, of Trinity Lutheran Church,
Harrisburg, will officiate. Burial will
be private
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
THREE FuLE PETITIONS

Three candidates petitions were
filed at the commissioners Office this
morning to have names printed on
the primaries ballots: The petitions
were: H. f. Bueck, Democrat, tax
collector, Lykens; Henry Keiser, Re
publican, assessor, East Ward,
Lykens; John Bingaman, Republi-
can, assessor, Highspire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. GEORGE ID. SMITH DIES

Mrs. George D. Smith. aged "a. OF
Pittsburgh, died yesterday afternoon
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
this city, following an illness of more
than six months, suffering from heart
trouble. She is survived by her par
ents, husband and one brother, Clar-
ence A. Fry. Funeral services will
be held at the home this evening at
o'clock. The body will be taken to
Pittsburgh for burial
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
INFANT DIES

Louis Lee Ditzel aged three months.
the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. vii,
bert Ditzel, died yesterday at the
home of his parents. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at the home of his
grandmother Mrs. Charles Ditzel, 24l
Crescent street. tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock The Rev. Ellis n. Kremer.
pastor of the Reformed Salem church
will officiate. Burial will be made at
Paxtang.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED
TO REPAIR PAVENLENTS

The local police department to-day
issued notices to a score of prop
erty owners, notifying them to repair
their pavements and clean the street
cutters in front of their dwellings.
The property owners are given five
days to start work and If nothing is
done at the expiration of this period
action will be taken against them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26

not apply to the boards contract with
the company. The City of Pittsburgh
has also attacked the company's rates.
Charges that the Latrobe Water Com
pany had failed to supply Bradenville
with water were made in a complaint
filed by a resident of that place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
MRS. R. n. SMITH

Mrs. r. N. Smith, aged 20, died yes
terday OF her home, 521 Carey ave-
nue.. Wilkes Barre. following an ILL
ness of two months. She is survived
by the following children: Miss
Jean and Oscar at home; Mrs Walter
Casterlin. Wilkes Barre; Mrs. Harry
Davenport. Howard and John Smith
of Plymouth. and Girton D. Smith
Camp Hill, division cashier OF the Bell
Telephone Company. Funeral services
will be held Saturday Mrs. Smith was
born at Plymouth and has resided at
Wilkes-Barre for the last three years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
RUSH TO HERSHEY

The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company to-day sold 1,164
tickets to Hershey. The occasion
was the annual picnic of the united
Catholic churches of Harrisburg and
Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
GETS APPOINTMENT

Eugene w. Snydam, a member of
Baldwin Commandery, No. los,
Knights of Malta, has been appoint
ed deputy grand commander in
charge of group twenty eight, COM
prising the communicates in Harris
burg, Steelton and Middletown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
PRESENTS PIANO TO CHURCH

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Given,
members of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. have presented
the church with a piano for the So
cial rooms. Mr.. and Mrs. Given will
soon move to Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
OVERCOME ny HEAT

Millard Salisbury. aged 27, 2656
Harlem street. Baltimore was ad
mitted to the Harrisburg hospital
yesterday afternoon. suffering from
heat prostration. His conditions is
improved todaY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26

examiner at the Pennsylvania rail-
road station, who has been off duty on
account of illness, has returned to
work.
Regular seashore travel to date is
estimated at 4S1s per cent. larger
than that of last year. Both Reading
and Pennsy are hauling extra trains
almost daily.
At Rutherford a chorus of rooters
is being organized for the game Sat-
urday between Reading and West End
A. G.
Members OF the Official family of
the Brotherhood of Firemen and En-
ginemen who were in. the city yester-
day attending a conference, will re-
main for the big Friendship and Co
operative Club meeting tonight.
A. G. Follett, supervisor for the
Pennsylvania railroad at Shamokin,
has been transferred to Johnstown.
He was given farewell party Tues
day night by the employees of the
Shamokin division.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion yesterday decided that there is
for peddling fruit and other COM
modities to the public within the free
unloading priod
Thirty-six American railroads have
been ordered to Immediately move 6S,-
S14 empty freight cars to the lines of
fifty=four other railroads, according
to a statement issued by Fairfax Har-
rison, chairman of the railroads war
board.
Large shipments of tomatoes from
New Jersey are passing through Har-
risburg daily. They require from 1C
to to "a refrigerator cars on each
train.
Nothing definite has been announced
regarding pollce protection for Penn
sylvania railroad property when the
soldiers now on duty are ordered tc
the Southern training camps.
Engineman Charles Todd of the
a narrow escape yesterday when his
engine toppled over a Gettysburg sid.
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
RAILROAD NOTES

Augustus Shindler. usher and ticket
examiner at the Pennsylvania rail-
account of illness, has returned to
work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
JITNEY CASES TO
COME UP AUG. IA
Public Service Commission
Will Consider Them at That
Time According to Plan

The Public Ser
vice Commission
will consider the
Harrisburg jitney
cases on Tuesday,
August Il, when
the next executive
session will be
held. The reports
on the cases were
taken up this
week, but no de-
cisions reached.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26

Regular seashore travel to date is
estimated at 4S1s per cent. larger
than that of last year. Both Reading
and Pennsy are hauling extra trains
almost daily
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26

At Rutherford a chorus of rooters
is being organized for the game Sat
urday between Reading and West End
A. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26

The commission will probably con-
slider a number of jitney cases from
other parts of the State on that day.
The commission last night issued
orders dismissing complaints of the
Philadelphia Team Owners Associa-
ton against the Pennsylvania rail-
road and directing the Pennsylvania
to enlarge its station at Nadine, AL
legheny county, and provide means
of lighting. Decisions will be render
ed In Scranton cases shortly.