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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Steelton Personals

Mrs. A. Mars, South Front street.
and Mrs. Charles NJ. Coulter. North
Front street, have returned from a
short trip to friends in Philadelphia
and New Jersey.
MISS Mabel Wright, 433 Swatara
street, left to-day for WASHINGTON,
ID. C., where she has accepted a posi-
ton in the War Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Lehrman, 81
South Front street, have returned
from a weeks trip to Atlantic City.
Jack Greenbaum, 81 South Front
street, will leave on September 3 for
Sioux City, Iowa, to spend two weeks
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. David P. Baker. of
Pine street, have returned from a
tive-day trip to New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Myers. 163
South Front street, accompanied by
their son, Emory, and daughter,
Violet, have returned from an ex-
tended trip to Fullerton, Bethlehem.
Catasauqua and Allentown. While
there they attended the wedding of
their son, Markwood D. Myers, form
er borough treasurer, to Miss Katie
NJ. Wolf, of Lebanon.
II. f. Critchley left yesterday for
Fort Niagara, to enter the reserve
officers training camp.
Raymond McEntee. of New York
City, was the guest of friends here
yesterday.
The Rev. G. N. Lauffer and Mrs.
Lauffer have returned from several
weeks vacation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Steelton Snapshots

The seventeenth annual outing of
the Mems Bible Glass of the Gen.
tenary United Brethren Sunday
School will be held at Boiling Springs
Park Saturday. September s.
In the opinion of Street Commis-
sicner Meshey. the storm damage in
the borough from Thursday after
noon and evenings rain is so extern
sive that it will require several
months time to make the needed
repairs to streets and sewers.
A large crowd attended the first
OF a series of benefit baseball games
played on the Cottage Hill field this
afternoon. The proceeds, were de-
voted to the borough police fund.
While preserving fruit yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Emma Newbaum,
North Third street. accidentally sew
cred a tendon in her right wrist on
glass jar. She was taken to the
Harrisburg Hospital for treatment
and afterward returned to her home.
The playground championship of
the borough was won yesterday by
the boys and girls from the Hygienic
grounds. The championship was de-
cided at the annual romper day eX-
ercises. which marked the close of
the playground season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
STEELTON AND NEARBY TOWNS
Campmeeting Opened;
Services For Tomorrow

Opening services for the annual
Hillsdale campmeeting were held at
Geyers Grove to-day. The meeting
will be continued tomorrow. 1t was
formerly customary to hold the
meetings for at least from ten to If
teen days. The Rev. I. n. Seldom
ridge will have charge of the music.
The program for the two days
sessions is as follows: Saturday
2, baptism services. the Rev. 1. H.
Albright; $50. praise service; 7.S0.
preaching service by the Rev. H. F.
Rhoad.
Sunday. praise service; 10,
communion service, the Rev. /. H.
Albright; 1.S0, junior services, Miss
Myrtle Bachman; 2.3O, preaching
services by the Rev. William =.
Jones; $50. Young Peoples meet
ing. under the direction of the Rev.
r. S. Heberlig; 7.30, preaching SER
vices by the Rev. George Hallman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25

and Muddy creeks;l Buhl channel,
Marshars cutoff and Held channel;
Crawford. French, Woodcock, Gus
sewage creeks; Conneaut and Sugar
lakes, Venango river and reservoirs:
Erie -, Edinboro lake; Venango,
F'renco and Sugar creeks and the At
legheny river in Forest county.
Forty-fivc Paid-Forty-five of the
counties having claims against the
State for the rejection of bounty
claims under the noxious animal acts
have been sent warrants by the Au-
ditor Generals Department in the re-
settlements authorized by the last
Legislature. About ten per cent. of
the claims have been rejected in
some counties, while in others as
high as $1,000 has been rejected. A
number of claimi were tentatively
rejected and returned for correction.
Troop ID Led-Troop ID, of the
State police, led that organization
in its arrests of automobile speeders
during July. This troop is located
at Butler and made fifty-one arrests
of men breaking the speed laws.
Troop c, with headquarters at Potts
Vile, was next with forty-eight ar
rests, while B Troop, Wyoming,
made thirty-four. The Greensburg
troop made seven arrests. This
month the number of men arrested
for the offense will be larger. In
July practically every man arrested
was convicted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Steelton Churches

Church of God.-The Rev. o. NJ.
kraybill pastor. Morning service at
IL o'clock. Preaching by the pastor,
subject, Men Who Prayer" Sunday
school at 10. Preaching in evening
at 7.S0. Subject, "Satan's Master
piece" c. E. at $50.
United Brethren.-The Rev. I. H.
Albright pastor Morning service at
IL, Preaching by pastor. Sunday
school at 10. Evening service at
7.S0. C. E. at $50.
First Presbyterian.-The Rev. T.
c. McCarrell. pastor. Morning serv-
ice at IL. Preaching by the Rev.
Segelken, of Steelton. Sunday school
at 10. Preaching in the evening by
out of town minister. C. E. at $50.
st. Peters Lutheran.-The Rev.
Fuller Bergstresser, pastor. Morning
service at 1880. Preaching by the
pastor. Sunday school at $50. There
will be no evening service. c. E. at
$50.
Methodist Episcopal-The Rev.
James Cunningham, pastor. Morning
service at IL o'clock. Preaching by
the pastor. Sunday school at 9.45.
Preaching in the evening by the pas
tor at 1.S0. c. E. at $50.
First United Brethren Church of
Royalton.-The Rev. William Beach,
PoStoi' hOIhlHs service at lU.10.
Centenary United Brethren.-The
Rev. A. X. Wier, pastor will preach
at IL n. m. on Marks of Christian
Discipleship," and at 7.SO p. m. on
Jehovah, Like a Father" Sunday
school at 9.45. c. E. at $50.
Grace United Evangelical. - The
Rev. j. X. Hoffman, pastor, will
preach at 1880 a. m. on Hiss Full
ness and Our Filling" and at 7.SO
p. m. on Our Neighbors." Sunday
school at 9.15. Song service at lis.
st. Johns Lutheran.-The Rev. C.
\. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at
1915 a. m. Sunday school at $50 a.
m. No evening service.
First eformed.-Sunday school
at $50 a. m. No other services during
the day.
United Brethren, Highspire.-The
Rev. H. F. Rhoad, pastor, will preach
at 1915, What Every Church Men,
Der Should Do" and at p. m. union
open-air services on the grass plot
in Market street. Sunday school at
$50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
MIDDLETOWN

Jacob Ventz. an employe of the
| carshops. had his right foot badly
mangled yesterday afternoon by die
| falling upon it
Mrs. D. II. Palmer. of Column bia.
spent the past few days in town and
was accompanied home by Mr.. and
Mrs. Miley SchaeffeP and three chill
dren, who will spend several days
there.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Mass, who visited in
! town for the past several weeks. re-
turned to her home at Orange, n. ].
Mrs. a. A. Markley and daughter
Sarah returned from a weeks trip to
Atlantic City.
William Wallace. of Philadelphia
spent the past several days in town.
Mrs. Maggie Palmer is visiting at
Columbia for several days.
Miley Schaeffer spent yesterday at
Carlisle.
H. c. Lindemuth. who attended
the state convention of the Knights
Of Pythias at Gettysburg this week,
returned home.
Mrs. Milton Overdeer and two chill
dren, who visited in town for the
past few weeks. returned to their
home at Lancaster.
Mrs. Annie Schaeffer and two
daughters, who spent the past sew
I
home.
Mrs Charles Oberly, of Whining
ton. Del, is visiting here.
Mrs. John Kurtz. two daughters.
Margaret and Emily. and son Dale
are visiting at Lebanon.
Mrs. John Houser and children are
visiting at Philadelphia and Chester
for several days.
The Royalton United Brethren
Sunday School picnicked at the bor-
ough park to-day.
Boyd Bishop and Ralph Bachman
spent the day at South Bethlehem.
Miss Blanche Sweeney. of New
| Cumberland. is visiting in town.
Harry Countrymn spent yesterday
at Philadelphia. While there he en-
| listed in the radio signal corps and
will leave for Monmouth Park, \. ].
Quite number of the old boatmen
| from town attended the boatmen's
reunion at Running Glen to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
u. S. DETERMINED
TO BRING DOWN
PRICE OF COAL
Government Will Take Over
Mines if Necessary to Pro-
tect Consumer

Washington. Aug. 25.-"All of the
machinery of government and the
power conferred by the food act will
be employed to give cheaper coal to
the consumer and the government"
Emerging from a conference room
with his coat and vest off and his
sleeves rolled up, DR.. Harry A. Gar
held, the newly appoiked coal die
tator, made this emphatic announce
ment when he was informed that
certain retailers throughout the
United States had declared their in
tentlon OF keeping coal prices at
their present high level.
DR.. Garfield made 1t clear that IL
necessary to carry through the bene-
fts to the consumer the government
would take over the mines. He
warned the public that the govern
ment would not have it's purpose
thwarted on any technical grounds.
rms much you may be certain of
coal prices are going to be lower to
the consumer" DIR. Garfield added.
AS soon as l finish up my work as
a member of the wheat price fixing
committee l will be ready to put into
ehect the authority given to attain
that end
Plans for Price Fixing
These are the concrete plans which
DR.. Garfield already has decided to
put into effect with the least possible
delay:
First. A fixed price that retailers
may charge the consumers on an
thracite as we'll as bituminous coal.
Second. Elimination of the pres
ent practice of duplicating rail hauls
by selling Pennsylvania coal in Indi-
ana and Indiana coal in Pennsyl-
vania.
Third. Cancellation of contracts
for coal at higher prices than those
fixed by the administration in accord
ance with the provisions of the coal
and fuel bill.
Because of the seriousness of the
announcement that plans were being
made by mine operators, wholesalers,
jobbers and retailers to prevent the
intended saving on coal to consum-
ers, DR.. Garfield was called from his
conference with the experts on wheat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25

prices to answer n number of In
quiries with reference to his plans.
Excessive profits are not to be
given under the cloak of long hauls
or any other guise." DR.. Garfield
said. I'VE intend to fix the prices
that the retailer may charge, just as
we have fixed the price that the mine
operator and the jobber may get"
DR.. Garfield took pains to explain
that the government has guarded
against jobbers pyramiding profits by
allowing a large number to handle
the same shipments. He called at
tention to the fact that the Presi-
dents proclamation allows the job
Der a profit of only 20 cents a ton
on anthracite. no matter whether one
or ten handle 1t. If ten jobbers han
died the same shipment they would
only get on an average of 2 cents a
ton.
Long Hauls to Be Eliminated
DR.. Garfield said that the present
practice of hauling coal long dis
tances from one mine field to be sold
in another is to be wiped out. Ter
ritory is to be served by the mines
nearest at hand instead of those at
great distances. The Federal Trade
Commission has found through its
investigation that frequently coal is
shipped 400 miles farther than nee
essary In order to give the railroads
the advantage of the profits from
the long shipment.
Officials of the trade commission
say that at the present time soft coal
is being shipped from Pennsylvania
to Indiana. and the same kind of
coal is being shipped from Indiana
mines back to Pennsylvania. Through
Judge Lovett." said DIR. Garfield, I'VE
intend to correct that situation under
the authority given to designate pri-
ority shipments. Undoubtedly it will
be necessary to designate which
shall serve particular territory"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
:HIGHSPIRE ::
Highspire Red Cross
Branch Secures Room

The Highspire branch of the
Steelton auxiliary of the Red Cross
will occupy the third story in the
building of the Steelton Store Com
pany, Second and Roop streets.
1t will organize and will meet
Tuesday and Thursday of each week.
y sewing machine is needed.
Isaac Alleman is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duncan. of
Elizabeth, y. j., arc in town visiting
the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Wolf for two weeks.
Mrs. K. I. Mumma and son Ralph
after spending two weeks at Pen
Mar, returned 10 their homo Tues
day evening.
After a two weeks vacation at
Mt. Gretna the Rev. II. f. Rhoad
and family returned to their home
Monday evening.
Miss Minnie Wilmer, of Williams
town. is the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Miller for a few weeks.
Mrs. Ella Swartz, of Altoona, is
in town visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary
MountZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wolf and
children, Franklin and Mary, Of
Easton. who spent a vacation of
eight weeks in town with the for
mer's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Wolf. left for their home Tues
day morning. Mr.. Wolf is teacher
in the high school, having charge of
the English department, also IN
structor in athletics.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
West End Rolling Mill Men
Present ]. P. Bennett With
a Handsome Diamond Ring

]. p. Bennett. who recently ,"s-
signed as assistant superintendent
of the West End rolling mills was
presented with q handsome diamond
ring by the employees of his depart
ment last evening. The band of the
ring was neatly engraved with the
date OF the gift and the name of
the department presenting it. r. c.
Parsons, superintendent of the rail
and structural mills, represented the
men and with short speech pre-
sened the gift.
Bennett will leave his position at
the steel plant tomorrow night and
expects to go to Peoria, Illinois,
Tuesday to take up a position in
charge of the rolling mills for big
steel and wire company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
TO Open Bids Monday
For Election Ballots

The County Commissioners will
open bids on Monday for specimen
and official ballots to be used in the
primary election, Wednesday, Septem-
Der 19. Clerks to-day began prepara-
tions of the lists of names of candi-
dates for the various city. county and
district offices which are to be filed.
Candidates for Mayor and City Council
will draw for places on Monday. All
other names are being placed alpha
betically. Several candidates applied
to-day to withdraw petitions, bu.
could not, as the time expired yes
terday afternoon, at O'clock. Ceylon
Cook, Democratic candidate for in
spector of elections, Elizabethville,
was the last one to withdraw yester-
drawals
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
SHORT CIRCUIT
ON STREET CAR
Passengers Hurt in Rush to
Safety; Many Attracted
to Scene

Passengers on street car passing
through the borough on the Front
street line last evening, had a thrill
ing experience when what is said to
have been a short circuit occurred
Just as the car stopped at Front
street and Angle avenue.
The concert by the Steel band on
the Lawn Fairgrounds had attracted
several thousand persons to this
point and when the flames began
shooting up through the car and
the panic-stricken passengers were
piling pellmell out on the sidewalk,
the crowd soon surrounded the troll
ley car.
None of the occupants of the car
was seriously injured, but accord
ing to several eye witnesses, a num-
ber of the travellers sustained slight
bruises through their eagerness to
get out of the car. After making re-
pairs, the trolley car resumed it's
journey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25

Swatara Township Schools
Will Be Opened Tuesday

The schools of Swatara township
Will open Tuesday morning Septem-
ber 4, at 8 o'clock Children he
coming six years of age between Sep
tember l and January l, will be ad-
mitted at this time. Parents should
have their children vaccinated he
fore the opening day, otherwise thew
cannot be admitted. Pupils attend
ing the Lawnton school last term
Will be transported to the Ruther-
ford building.
Following 1 sthe corps of teachers.
Supervising principal, Faber u
Stengle; assistant principal, RaIph
n. Lutz; second assistant, Alvine w
Bateman, Hattie Zimmerman. Mrs
Sylvia Snyder, Pearl B. Green, Kafh-
ryn Short.
Enhaut, S. c. Miller. principal
Gertrude Brubaker, Ethel Aunpst
Mary E. zoll. Ruth Pealer. Emma
Gladhill, Lena Agile.
Bressler: Grace Wilson, Anna
Stroup.
Rutherford: Ray Gruber. princi-
pal; Alma B. Coulsen, Rachael Nc
Henry, Ethel Cooper.
Beaver: Katherine Shull.
Chamber Hill: Marie DeVeny.
Miss Josephine Wise, who was
pendicitis at the Polytechnic Hos
successfully operated on for an
pendicitis at the Polytechnic Hospital
was brought home to-day.
Miss Pearl Brehm is spending her
weeks vacation at Atlantic CITY.
Miss Carrie Henshaw, of Pleasant
View, is home after several weeks
visit at Philadelphia and the sea
shore.
Prof. Fabre Stengle is spending
ten days at Mount Gretna before
the opening of tho schools.
Clair Wise, of Akron, Ohio. Is
spending several weeks with rela-
tives here =.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Norman Finger Enlists in
U. S. Navy; Leaves Monday

Norman T. Finger, 1929 South
Third street, Steelton, has just en-
listed in the United States Navy as
an apprentice seaman. He has COM
pleted a two years term at Buck
nell University and will leave Har-
risburg Monday for Philadelphia.
From there he will be sent to New
port, R. l., to start his training.
Mr.. Finger is the first resident of
Cumbler's Heights to enlist and he
also has the distinction of being the
first member of the East End Hose
Company. No. G. to volunteer for
service with Uncle Sam.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Estate Of George F.
Watt Left to Widow

The will of the late George F. Watt.
president of the Elliott-Fisher Com
pany. was filed to-day with Register
Roy c. Danner, for probate. The en-
tire estate is left to his wife. The will
of Amelia NJ. Levan was probated and
letters issued to a brother Peter ID.
Levan, Lower Paxton township Let
ters of administration were issued in
the estate of David II. Smith, late OF
Susquehanna township, to Matilda j.
Smith
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Hunters in Rush For
1917 Season Licenses

Almost $50 hunters licenses for the
1917 season have been issued during
the last few days at the office of
County Treasurer Mark Mumma.
about a score of hunters applying
yesterday. Each year several hundred
tags are issued to Dauphin countians
who go on trips to various sections
of the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
RECAPTURE GERMAN

d. 1Ss1cIuTt0 I-Te55
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 25. - Ar
mold Henckle. German officer who
sawed his way out of prison at Fort
0gelIroddpb cantnred bv farmer nesr tbars vas was
terday. Henckle approached the
farmers home and asked for some
thing to eat. He was recognized and
when he resisted arrest. he was shot,
receiving a flesh wound.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
FREE 10
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
CARNIVAL POSTPONED

The street carnival which was to
have been held last night at Second
and Adams streets, has been post
poned until next week. The carnival
will beheld under the auspices of
the allied clubs of the A. NJ. f.
Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
TWO PICNICs HELD TO-DAY

The First United Brethren Church
of Royalton held it's annual picnic
to-day in the borough park. The
Liberty Band furnished music.
The infant department of the local
Methodist Episcopal Church held It's
annual picnic this afternoon in the
borough park at o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
MRS. BENZ. GREENAwALT DIES

Mount JOY, Pa, Aug. 25.-Mrs.
Benjamin +. Greenawalt, aged Ga
years, died yesterday at her home in
Mannheim street. She is survived by
her husband, two stepsons and one
stepdaughter as follows: Smiley
Greenawalt, of st. Joseph, Mo-;
Willis, of Mount JOY, and Mrs. Lee
Coble, of Stelton. The funeral will be
held on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock, by the Rev. d. e. Long.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25


HfNSfAt61fS arate tariffs had
A9HHT ISHVME 4 been filed with the
SH3sSSSSSS9t commissions bu-
\ reau of rates and
~ ss@szssSssszI tariffs by public
utility companies engaged in busi-
ness in Pennsylvania, an increase OF
$3.50 over the previous years filing.
In the three and a half years that
the commission has been in existence
under the present public service
company law there have been 109.-
600 tariffs filed. indexed and exam
ined by the bureau.
These tariffs are the rates which
are required to be filed at the Cap
itol before any public utility COM
pany can put them into effect and
when so filed are the law governing
the rates. They are also the rates
against which complaints must be
filed.
Scaffolding Code-The first code
for safety of scaffoldings to be drawn
up in the State of PENNSYLVANIA will
be considered by the State Industrial
Board at the meeting scheduled for
September II. The code will be SIM
liar TO others governing cranes. lad
derS and various appliances and the
different industries where there are
hazards. When the new code is alS-
proved it will be opened for n public
hearing.
Executive Sessions - The Public
Service Commission will devote
Monday and Tuesday to executive
sessions next week and have hea:-
ings in this city on applications on
Wednesday and Thursday. Friday
hearings will he held at Scranton
and HaZleton.
Planting Bass-The state De-
partment of Fisheries has started
the most extensive planting" of the
smah mouthed black bass ever at
tempted by the department and al
ready ten counties have been COW
cred and streams reported as liber-
ally stocked.
In Eastern Pennsylvania streams
stocked include: Cumberland coun-
ty, Conodoguinet; Dauphin. Susque-
hanna and Mahantongo; York. CO.
dorus and Conewago: Lycoming,
Muncy and Lycoming and Susque-
hanna river in Montour county.
Western counties stocked were:
Butler county. Slippery Rock. Wolf
POLITICAL AnCERTISINE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
OVER 100000
TARIFFS FILED
Huge Amount of Business
Done by the Public Service
Commission Bureau

Chairman W. d.
b. Ainey. of the
State Public Serv-
ice Commission.
to-day announced
that in the year
ending July 81,
1917, 25,96S sep
arate tariffs had
been filed with the
commissions bu-
reau of rates and
tariffs by public
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25

POLITICAL ADVERTISING