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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

Altoona, Pa, Jan. 20.-Official busi-
ness for the middle division was
halted for a brief period to-day. 1t
was for the purpose of doing honor
to l.. Calder Clemson, road foreman
of engines and one of the most popu-
another milestone to-day and his CO.
workers gave him a surprise.
When Mr.. Clemson arrived at his
office to-day, he not only found his
desk covered with flowers and hun
dreds of post card greetings, but a
corps of officials awaiting his coming.
superintendent n. W. Smith was the
spokesman, and in behalf of many
friends from all over the middle divi-
sion, including Harrisburg, presented
him with box of engines"
Locomotives Not Broad Gauge
The locomotives" while not built
for broad gauge lines, were of all
kinds and makes to which were at
tached cards bearing various inscrip-
tions. Road Foreman of Engines
Clemson is always anxious to keep the
division well supplied with motive
power, and his friends in extending
their best wishes showed a desire to
help him out. The gifts varied in size
from ten-cent tin engines to dollar
size self-propelling toys.
Mr.. Clemson is a resident of Harris
burg. He is home once each week,
but makes frequent official trips to his
nome city. He was at one time q
member of Select Council and is iden-
tined with the Masonic order in Har-
risburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
OBERLIN

Revival services which have been
in progress for several weeks at the
Neidig Memorial United Brethren
Church are growing in interest and a
The pastor, the Rev. II. S. Kieffer,
is using the different organizations of
the church to help in the work, which
will be continued indefinitely.
The Ushers' Association of Salem
Lutheran Church, under the direction
has organized glee club for service
in connection with church work.
Miss Mabel Hoshomer, of Main
street, a recent graduate of the local
high school and student at the Bust
ness College, Harrisburg, who has been
ILL., is improving.
Miss Effie NJ Rupley, of the I.u-
theran parsonage, left on Thursday
for Altoona, where she will spent sew
eral months with her sister, Mrs.
Ralph II. Bergstresser.
The intermediate Missionary Society
of Salem Lutheran Church elected the
following officers at a recent meeting:
President, Wilbur Eshenour; vice
president, Luther Brehm; recording
secretary, Edith Beck; corresponding
secretary, Isabelle Baker; treasurer,
Earl Reed.
Miss Edna Hutton, formerly of this
place, but now teaching at the Loys-
Vile Orphan Home, spent a few days
with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Milton Wise. of Highland
street, is suffering from an attack of
pneumonia.
w. j. Eshenaur. George Hooker and
the pastor of Salem Lutheran Church,
representing that hody, met with the
general body on Thursday evening at
Zion Lutheran Church. Harrisburg, to
arrange for the quadricentennial of
the Reformation in this section of the
state.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Steelton Snapshots

Former Resident Ill. - Henry G..
Posey, aged 60, of Midland, former
resident of the borough is seriously
i'll. He was a resident of the borough
for 80 years.
Fire Company Meeting. - At a spe-
cial meeting of the PaXtang Hook and
Ladder Company tomorrow morning
at 1890 o'clock final arrangements
for fair to be held next week will
be made.
To Welcome Crowley. - The Holy
Name Society of the st. James Cath
ol1c Church, Front street, will well
come Daniel Crowley, a member of
the Governors Troop back home at
an entertainment tomorrow night. A
program arranged by q committee
will be presented. About $50 persons
are expected to attend the affair.
Receive New Coins. The Steel
ton National Bank put a large num-
Der of new quarters into circulation
day.
Lancaster Man to Preach. DIR.
William A. Korn of Lancaster, will
preach at the First Reformed Church
tomorrow morning. Communion will
be observed. No church services will
be held in the evening on account of
a delegation attending a Reformation
anniversary at Harrisburg.
Rev. Sharp TO Speak. - The Rev.
NJ. S. Sharp, of Enola, will speak in
tie st. Marks Lutheran Church to-
morrow at 3 o'clock.
Enhaut Wins. Enhaut Grammar
School defeated the Oberlin Scrubs on
the Royal gymnasium floor last night,
score IA to 6.
Special Music. The choir of St.
Johns Lutheran Church will present
the following music tomorrow
Morning, Anthem, Hail, Sacred
Morn," by Wilson. Evening: Anthem,
Now the Day Is Over" by Lorentz
with controlto solo by Miss Susan
Reigle. Tenor and baritone duet,
Lead Us, o, Father" by GaIbraitL.,
Harold Wells and William Kreig.
To Attend Anniycrsary.-Mem EN- bers
of the First Reformed Church will
attend the four hundredth anniver-
sary celebration of the Reformation
to be held by the Reformed churches
of Harrisburg and vicinity in the Tech
nical high school auditorium at Har-
risburg tomorrow evening. The local
choir will take part in the. exercises
DR.. A. e. Myers is one of the COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements
Committee to Meet.-A meeting of
the committee made up of a member
from each of the fire companies of
the borough to arrange for the recep-
ton to Steelton residents mem bers
of the Governors Troop next week
will be held in the Paxtang Hook and
Ladder firehouse tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
SPEECH LOST IN
TROLLEY CRASH
Motorman Unable 10 Talk
After His Car Hits Another;
Otherwise Uninjured

L. Schmeidel, Swatara street, Steel
ton, while running a special car to
the Harrisburg car barn this morn
ing, crashed into the rear of a Mid
dletown car at Front and Locust
streets, and as a result of the shock
lost his speech. Other than paralysis
of his tongue, he was uninjured. He
was taken to the Harrisburg Hos
pital.
Middletown car No. 706 stopped to
take on passengers. Just as the car
was starting, Schmeiders car smash
ed into 1t. No one was hurt on the
Middletown car The conductor of
the special car, c. S. Houck, of Ling
lestown, was thrown to the floor but
received no injuries
John III. Watson, 10 North Third
street, received a badly sprained leg
and bruises of the body when a street
car struck mail wagon he was driv-
ing at Front and Adams streets this
morning at $40 o'clock.
According to Watson the car struck
his wagon when he was trying to get
off the track. The horse was thrown
to the pavement and slightly injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Penn Community Club
in Need of Contributions

The new Penn Community Club
house, 1921 North Seventh street, will
be opened for inspection to visitors,
Monday afternoon from to 5. The
club made an appeal to-day for games
and books. The clubhouse will be
open every evening and Saturday aft
ernoons. The following persons have
contributed to the clubs needs:
Mrs. G.. Il. Hawes. Mrs. b. C. Keis-
ter, Mrs. Lyman Gilbert. Mrs. Alvin
Miller. Mrs. II. Quickel. Miss Elizabeth
Alvin. Miss Mary p. Robinson, Miss
Susanna Fleming, Mrs. George Hoy.
Mrs. Edward Bailey. Mrs. n. B. Bent,
5. w. Fleming. The Hill Social Club,
George G. Fager's Sons. Troup Piano
Company. Carlisle Presbytery of the
Presbyterian Church. Macedonian
Board Market Square Presbyterian
Church. James Y. Boyd Bible Class OF
PaXtang Presbyterian Church. and n.
NJ. Kelly Coal Company
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

CONTINUED From First PageI
gests would result in Il bitter under
standing between the men and the
officials"
Another Pennsylvania man said
that Lees idea is a good one and that
unquestionably board OF arbitration
of that kind would have the conf
dence of both employees and officials
The members of a board like Lee
suggests would be nonpolitical. he
said. 'and both sides would have faith
in it.. The interests of both the men
and the companies would be protected
The brotherhood members of the
board would learn much about the
company's side and the officials on
the board would get better under
standing of the men. Maybe some
times the brotherhoods would win a.
point and the next time the railroads
would come out on top, but botL
would know they had received o.
square deal, l think Lee has hit the
nail on the head"
Lees suggestion as outlined by the
Telegraph last evening were widely
discussed and generally approved
where railroad men congregated last
night,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

CONTINUED From First Pagc1
were Joined by the remainder of the
military escort. Six companies of ma
rines under command of Colonel C. G..
Long. "A battalion of bluejackets from
the Arkansas, companies of seamen
from the gunboat Dolphin and the
presidential yacht Mayflower. a COM
pany of army engineers from the
Washington barracks and two COM
panies of cavalry from Fort Myer
composed the escort,
Moving out over the plaza the
funeral procession turned into Penn
sylvania avenue and travelled the route
which was the scene of Admiral
Dewey's victorious Homecoming after
the battle which opened new epoch
in American history.
Manila Bay Survivors
Following an escort of police rode
Chaplain Frazier, then came a gun
caisson bearing the admirals casket
draped in an American flag. The
funeral procession, including veterans
of Manila Bay followed.
Sword OH CaSkct
The casket while it rested in the
1dpllOl TOlunQd was QTapeQ WIN an
American flag and resting on it was
Admiral Dewey's sword.
Surrounding the catafalque, draped
in circle on the marble floor and
raised on stanchions, were floral
wreaths, greens and huge floral pieces.
Directly before the catafalque a can
non of white roses on a base of ferns
was turned upward toward a glisten-
ing crescent of gold wreathed in
orchids, a tribute from the sailors of
tie Atlantic fleet.
First to enter the rotunda were
the special committee of the House
and Senate led by Senator Tillman
and Representative Padgett, chairmen
of the naval committees Speaker
Clark and members of the House fol-
lowed and then came the Vice-Presi-
dent and members of the Senate.
Dignitarics Stand
The diplomatic corps, headed by
Ambassador Jusserand, the dean, ar
rayed in their brilliant regalia, were
to places near the section oc-
cupied by the Senate. When they
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

Lad been seated the booming of
signal gun on the Capitol plaza
heralded the arrival of the funeral
cortege. The dignified assemblage
rose and remained standing while the
casket was borne into the rotunda
the Admiral's flag had been spread
at the head of the casket Chief JUS
tice White and the associate justices
or the Supreme Court clad in their
somber robes arrived. They were fol-
lowed by President Wilson and all the
members of the cabinet.
Chaplain Frazier read the Episcopal
funeral service throughout with the
Interpolation of a special PRAYER
The President and other dignitaries
remained standing with bowed heads
as the casket was carried from the
rotunda TO the caisson in the Capitol
plaza from where the procession
moved Off down Capitol Hill. AS a
further respect the House and Senate
returned to their respective halls and
adjourned until Monday,
The funeral procession entered
Arlington Cemetery a little more than
an hour after 1t started from the
capitol, All except official vehicles
had been excluded but all pedestrians
were freely admitted. Passing through
the gates the procession wound along
the wooded roadways by the Lee
Mansion and beyond the Maine Me-
mortal plot where are buried the un-
known dead of that ship and to the
mausoleum erected for Lieut.. Gem
eral Nelson A, Miles, where Admiral
Dewey's body will repose until the
memorial ampitheater is finished
probably during the summer, when IL
will be placed in the mausoleum being
provided there. The Miles mausoleum
stands at southernmost point in
the great resting place of the ma
TONS heroic dead, on an elevation
looking up and down the Potomac for
miles On the west knoll the services
were said while all the funeral party
stood with barred heads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
NEWS OF STEELTON
Firemen's Relief Elects
Officers For Coming Year

officers for the ensuing year were
elected at a meeting of the Steelton
Firemen's Relief Association in the
Citizen Firehouse last night. They are
President, S. K. Vansant, East End
Company: yice-president, Charles F.
Kramer, Citizen Company; secretary,
John p. Croll, Citizen; treasurer, j..
w. Bricker, Citizen. George e. Brin-
ton, of the Citizen Company was
elected delegate to State Firemen's
Convention to be in October, and Ed
ward KuntZ, Baldwin company, alter
nate.
Following are the directors: Charles
A. II. Roberts, Citizen; John Hamil-
ton, Paxtang Hook and Ladder; Harry
Billet, West Side; Edward Kuntz
Baldwin; Villa mCritchley. Hygienic,
and S. M. Nissley. East END.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
MRS. SOPHIA FICKEs DIES

Mrs. Sophia Catherine Fickes died
yesterday afternoon at her home in
Monroe township at the age of 81 years.
She is survived by the following child
rem, Irwin and Henry, at home: Mrs.
Lizzie Zeigler. near Mechanicsburg:
Mrs. Nathan Stambaugh, of Mechanics
burg: Dolbys l. Fickes, of Scranton;
Keller. of Shippensburg; Miss Matte, ct
home Mrs. w. A. Wiler and Mrs. j. s.
Brymesser. of Carlisle; Mrs. E. w.
Worthington and Miss Nora, of Scran-
ton. Also eleven grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren The funeral
services will be held on Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'cloyck. at Trindle Springs
Lutheran church, conducted by the Rev.
s. s. arnes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
BREAKS A COLD
IN A FEW HOURS
First dose of "Pape's Cold Com
pound" relieves all
grippe misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up!

Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose
of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and
break up a severe cold either in the
head, chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages: stops nasty
discharge or nose running. relieves
sick headache, dullness, feverishness,
sore throat, sneezlng, soreness and
stiffness.
"Papes Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only 25 cents at drug stores.
1t acts without assistance, tastes nice,
and causes no Inconvenience. Don't
accept substitute.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
British Tramp Escapes
U-Boat After Being
Shot Full of Holes

New York, Jan. 20. - A battle
which lasted an hour and forty
minutes between the British freighter
Lindenhall and a Teutonic submarine
in the Mediterranean, with nearly 500
shots exchanged between the two craft
was described by officers of the Lin
denhall upon her arrival here to-day
from Naples.
Tie freighter came in so severely
shelled that she looked as if she had
been in an explosion. Twenty-six
shots from the U-boat hit her and one
of the shells still protrudes from the
woodwork above the stewards bunk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Knauss Retires After
Long State Service

j. o. Knauss, of Emaus, messenger
in the State Department of Public In
struction for over twenty-one years,
was to-day announced as retired un-
der the State employees retirement act
of 1915, to take effect on February 1.
DR.. Nathan C.: Schaeffer, Supernten-
dent of Public Instruction, in an
nouncing the retirement paid tribute
to his work and appointed II. A. Wal
ters, principal of schools of Wormleys-
burg, Cumberland county, to the
place.
Mr.. Knauss is "a years of age and
was county school superintendent of
Lehigh when DR.. Schaeffer was head
OF the keystone State Normal School.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Plenty of Work For Troopers
Until Mustered Out

With the exceptions Of a dozen
troopers who have been given permis-
sion to visit their homes outside of
the city, everysmember of the Cover
nor's Troop will be busy tomorrow.
In order to be ready for the mastering
out ceremony on Monday, there will
be work every hour tomorrow, with
a possibility of several hours work
for two details Tonight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
DANIEL II. SHEELY

Daniel H. Sheely, aged 50, died yes
terday morning at the Harrisburg nos
pital. Funeral services will be held
Monday morning at the home of his
sister law, Mrs. Agnes ]. Orris,
263 Briggs street at 10 o'clock. The
Rev. j. II. Fagley. of the st. Marks
Lutheran church. Mechanicsburg. will
have charge of the services. Burial
will be made in the ST. Johns ceme-
terry at Shiremanstown. He is sur
vived by one daughter. Mrs. Gertie
Butterbuch. of York. and one son,
Ralph, of Loucll's Mills.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
AWARD CONTRACT

The School Board awarded con
tracts for book covers to the Holden
Patent Book Cover Company and the
Iroquois Publishing Company. Use
of the Technical high school building
was granted to members of the
Knight of Columbus for a lecture to
De be given February 13; and to the
Woman Suffrage Association for q
public meeting April Is,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Deaths and Funerals
GEORGE w. SHEESLEY

George w. Sheesley died this morn
ing at his home at Yves Fairview. Mr.
Sheesley was SO years of age having
been conductor on the Pennsylvania
railroad for the past 80 years. He is
survived by his widow, one daughter,
Mrs. George Smalling. of this city and
one grand daughter, Miss Sara Cousher
He was a member of the B. r. II. of
Commandery. ia knights of Malta, and
of the Patriotic Order Sons of America,
713. No funeral arrangements have
as vet been made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
READING CREWS
MISS MAGGIE BRINER DIES

Duncannon, Pa, Jan. a0.--Miss Mag
gle Briner. aged 20 years. died at the
home of her uncle, Edward Anderson, !
in Watts townshrip on Tuesday after
Funeral services will be held at the |
home Tomorrow afternoon at O'clock. |
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
SAFETY FIRST PICTURES

Superintendent William 3. McCaIeb
has arranged for a series of Safety
First" pictures for railroad employees. At
the P. r. r. Y. NJ. c.. A. auditorium Tues
day afternoon and night several reels of
moving pictures will be shown. They
will illustrate safety methods now en-
ployed about the roundhouses and shops
and illustrate the danger to track men
and other employees who are careless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
RIFLE CLUB CHARTER

Application was made this morning
by the Harrisburg Rife Club for a
charter, According to the terms set
forth the organization is to he CON
tlnued permanently with the purpose
OF msintaining facilities in Harris
burg Tor rihe and pistol practice, There
mum yearly income is TO be 81 500. The
application was signed by the subscrib-
II, A, Douglas, r. c, Bailey, William r.
Iutz and George s, Beal Harrisburg;
j, y. McNary, Camp Hill, 1t was filed
with Prothonotary Henry +, Holler,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
sTEELToN CHURCHES

Main Street Church of God-The
Rev. G. w. Getz, pastor, will preach
at 1880 on 1.-The Masters First Ser
mon" and at 1880, communion service;
Sunday School, 2; Jr. c. E., 6; Sr.
c. E., 6:30. ''..er K
First Presbyterian-The Rev. c. b.
Segelken, pastor, will preach at II on
THE Importance of Religious Train
ing in the Home; Sunday School,
9:45; c. E., GAS.
Trinity German Lutheran - The
Rev., c. f. Tiemann, pastor. will
preach at 10; Sunday School, 2.
st. Johns Lutheran-The Rev.
G. N. Lauffer pastor. will preach on
The Healing Saviour" and at 1880,
Hold Fast to God; Sunday School,
$3.50; intermediate c. e., $50.
Central Baptist-The Rev. II. d..
Germer. pastor, will preach at 1890
on THE Magnanimous DAVID and at
1880, "a Just Indignation; Sunday
School, q Il. Y. p. u, 6:30.
Centenary United Brethren-The
Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor will preach
at 10 and 1880; Sunday School, q;
c. E., $50.
First Methodist-The Rev. w. C.
Sanderson, pastor, will preach at
1890 and 1880; Sunday School, 2; Ep-
worth League, $50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
LEGISLATORS TO
MEET ON MONDAY
Both Branches Will ReasSem-
BILE at Q O'clock; All Prepara-
tions Are Made
Both branches

Both branches
of the Pennsylva-
MIA legislature will
get down to busi-
ness on Monday
night, after hav-
ing been in recess
since January 2,
the date of organ
ization, to permit
the committees to
be made up and
other matters to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
JouN II. rETRow DIES

John b, Fetrow died at his home in
York county, yesterday morning. aged
"A years. He is survived by his wife,
one son. William, of Lewisburg, and
on daughter, Mrs. William Fisher, CT
York county. Funeral services will be
held Monday morning, meeting at the
funeral $50 services will be held at
Salem church, York county, and will he
conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Barshinger,
United Brethren minister.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
TO ENTERTAIN ROBERTS

Plans for a banquet to be given in
honor of Lieutenant George w. II.
Roberts, were made at a meeting of
the Steelton club last night. The af-
fair will be held February 1. A COM
mittee of nine members was appointed
on arrangements. About 100 invita-
tions have been sent out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
PyTHIANs HEAR WESTERN ME-

William J. Howarth. of Lorena
Lodge, of Pittsburgh, and George L.
Peters, of Eureka Lodge, of East st.
Louis. Knights of Pythias, last evening
addressed the officers and members OF
Phoenix Lodge No. SO, at their hall,
304 Verbeke street. Refreshments We're
served during a smoker. Another meet
ing will he held next Tuesday evening.
when a large class will be given the
first degree.