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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Railroads Make Appeal
to Farmers to Ship Grain

Every Pennsylvania railroad man
who goes to France with the Army,
who joins the Marine Corps, or en-
lists in the Navy, will, from time to
time-probably as often as once q
month-receive from another Penn
sylvania railroad man, at home. a
package of tobacco and cigarets.
Each package will contain a self
addressed postcard from the en-
ploye whose contribution provided
the gift.
This arrangement has been made
possible by the establishment of the
pennsylvania Railroad Tobacco
Fund, similar to that of the Har-
risburg Telegraph. More than 2,5O0
employees of the lines east of Pitts
burgh have already enlisted. Some
of them are in France now; others
are on their way; the remainder are
preparing to go. The object of the
fund Is to maintain personal con-
tact, and the spirit of fellowship,
between those who go and those who
stay.
A campaign has been organized on
every division and in every depart
ment of the general offices. The
headquarters of the fund are at room
351,. Broad Street Station. J. K.
Linn, attached to the staff of the
superintendent of telegraph, has
been appointed treasurer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Railroad Tobacco Fund
in Charge of J. X. Linn

Philadelphia, Sept 14.-Fairfax
Harrison, chairman of the railroads
war board, authorizes the follow
ing:
I'VE are assured that the price of
wheat determined by the President
will be maintained throughout the
year by the Food Administration and
that there can be no objective in
holding wheat. In fact, the farmer
saves interest and deterioration by
marketing early.
"At the present. time the rail-
ways can handle more wheat to
storage points for ready distribution
and to mills to be manufactured
into flour for domestic consumption
and expectation to our allies, where
it is much needed and for which
ships are available at ports. The
railways wish to appeal to the farm
ers to bring their wheat to market
now. Later in the fall the handling
of more products will cause con-
gestion and delays"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Public Service Helps
Car Distribution

The Public Service Commissions
bureau of rates and tariffs to-day is
sued the following notice relative to
action just taken in regard to car
distribution:
"As an aid to relieve the difficulties
at the bituminous coal mines caused
by insufficient cars for shipment be-
ing available. the Public Service Com
mission has granted the coal-carrying
railroads authority to amend the car
distribution rules effective immedi-
ately, to permit the assignment of box
cars to mines regardless of the num-
ber of coal-carrying cars supplied,
and not to be charged in the distribu-
tions. This practice will be carried
out only for west-bound shipments
of coal and is designed to make use
of boXcars which are now moving
west empty for the grain movement
east, which is very heavy at this time
of the year. 1t will also enable the
coal operators to increase the output
of coal. which will relieve not only
the markets in the west, but will also
have a beneficial influence on coal
supplied in the east, in that it will
conserve coal-carrying cars to this
traffic which might otherwise be nee
essary for coal moving in other di-
rections."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
RAILROAD RUMBLES
NEW YARDSARE
CAUSING GOSSIP
Officials Tell Why Tracks
Cover Much Ground; An
Expensive Improvement

Work on the new classification and
storage yards of the Pennsylvania
Railroad on the Columbia branch is
being rushed. This improvement
when completed will extend from
west of Marietta to Columbia. A
total of 100000 will be expended
on the Improvement, which is ex-
pected to be partially in operation
by January 1.
Officially it has been announced
that these yards are being built to
relieve the congestions, at Marysville
and Epola. However. there is a wide
spread rumor that this big improve
ment will include something more
than classification yards.
Tracks Cover Wide Area
Tracks now being put down are
20 feet apart. Considerable expense
has been incurred in cutting away
the big rocks and hills. Why this
Is being done, when more desirable
land. 1t is said, could be had several
hundred feet west is causing much
gossip. 1t is said that west of the
present location. of the head of the
new yards 1t would not have been
any necessity for cutting away big
rocks.
Officials Explain
OFFICIALS claim there is nothing in
the rumors about it being storage
yards for the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany. The present plans for laying
tracks, 1T is said, will allow the use
OF the tracks now down while other
tracks are being placed in position
IN the opening spaces. 1t is the de-
sire to get the new yards in opera
tion as soon as possible. A total of
twenty miles of tracks will be put
down running as far cas- as Column
bia The railroad company pur-
chased 500 acres of ground from H.
S. Rich, Marietta.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
CHIEF WETZEL
APPROVES SHOW
Police Executive Says He
Found Nothing Objection
able at Burlesque Show

That the burlesque show which ap-
peared here yesterday afternoon and
last evening at a local theater was
not Objectionable and that the police
department would refuse to permit an
Indecent performance, was the state
ment made to-day by Chief of Police
j. II. Wetzel as a reply to the report
that suggestive performances were
being staged with no opposition.
Acting Mayor William l. Gorgas
stated IL was a question entirely for
the police TO handle and that should
any show exhibit heHe which was not
fit to be shown, charges should be
brought against the department for
permitting it.
Chief Wetzel, in his statement, said:
we keep a close watch on these
shows. and at once notify the man
agement when there is anything OBJ
iectionable presented. We have had
little trouble and few complaints. l
was told of the stage being extended
into the audience and have issued an
order that this not not to be done
again. When l heard that an inVesti-
cation was to be made. | personally
attended last night. and found moth
ing Objectionable In fact. some of
the comic operas and musical come
dies which have been shown here have
been much worse"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Railroad Notes

f. E. Stacks, clerk at DE office
left to-day for Chicago. He will be
absent two weeks.
A. A. Stacks has Joined the signal
department forces of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad.
Fred Lupfer, engineer on the Pitts
burgh division will be the guest on
Sunday of a number of Middle dfvi-
sion employees at Losh's Run.
Trains from the west were off
schedule this morning due to trou-
BILE west of Pittsburgh.
Robert Jones, fiagman on the
Philadelphia division, is nursing a
broken left collarbone. He was
thrown against the side of his cabin
at Columbia.
C. f. Thomas. freight brakeman
on the Baltimore division of the
Pennsy is off duty on account of
illness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
MORE CARS FOR
ALL RAILROADS
Since April the Shortage Has
Been Reduced Nearly
Eighty Per Cent.

New York, Sept. II. Reports
made by all the railroads of the coun-
try to the American Railway Associ-
alton show that on September the
excess OF untitled orders for cars in
some parts, of the country over sur
pluses of cars in other places was
1851, a reduction of IA per cent.
compared with the previous month.
In the latter part of April, when
the railroads war board was organ
lied to cooperate with the Govern
ment in all matters of the roads af-
fecting the conduct of the war, there
quisitions over surpluses amounting
to 1852 cars.
AS it was impossible to create cars
over night, not to mention locomo-
tives. terminal facilities, tracks and
other facilities just as badly needed,
the. war board directed its first ef-
forts at obtaining greater use Of the
facilities which existed. mainly
freight cars.
To Help Government
The object was to more nearly take
ment and shippers as well. Railroads
We're instructed to do things within
their own province which would in
crease the efficiency of equipment, and
at the same time to get the cooper
alton of shippers, consignees and com
mercial bodies. The success of the
combined efforts of State and Federal
regulative bedies. shippers. CONNER
cial organizations. the railroads, with
seasonable weather may be seen from
the fact that while the railroads
have with practically no increase in
facilities handled the greatest
amount of freight in their history in
the past four months. the excess of
untitled car orders was cut down
from 1882 on May /. to 106,649 on
June l, to 1852 on July 1. to 81
O62 on August / and to 1881 on
september l. thus achieving an i'm
~ ement in four months of rs per
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
High Power Lights on
Lemoyne Railroad Bridge

Lemoyne, Pa, Sept. 1.-Two high
powered flood lights are being plac-
ed on the Cumberland Valley rail-
road bridge leading into Lemoyne
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany The purpose of this is to
light. up the lower end of the Cum
beriand Valley yards and illuminate
the crossover connecting the North
ern Central with the Cumberland
valley. Much shifting is being done
in this part of the yards both day
and night and heretofore it was not
sufficiently lighted at night to allow
good work. The lights will be plac-
ed in use in a few nights.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
More Pay For Signalmen
on Three P. r. r. Branches

Notices have been posted on the
bulletin boards of the Middle, Sun
bury and Shamokin divisions grant
ing an increase of $3.2O per month
and two relief days per month with
pay to each signalman and lever
man on the Pennsylvania lines east
of Pittsburgh and Erie, this to be-
come effective from September /. .
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE


Philadelphia DIvlsiOn-The 100 crew
first to go after o'clock; ia, 1913,
120, 107.
Firemen for 100. 1913.
Brakemen for 123, 120.
Brakemen up: Baer, Keane, Ho-
gentogler, Howard. Grass. Downs.
Schwartz.
F1remen up: Carbaugh, Davis Bohn,
Haas, Highly, Newman, GraybilI,
Warfel, Himmelbright. Smith.
Brakemen up: Lehman. Netzley.
Mersinger. Si
Middle DivisIOn-The SO crew first
to go after 1901 o'clock; 236, 200, POS,
PIT. 302.
Six crews laid off at AItoont
Laid off: 21. 10. 80. 106, %.
Conductor for 33.
Flagman for 49,
Brakeman for 33.
Engineers up: Asper, Numer, Bur-
ris, Cook, Peightal
Ftremen up: Linsenbach, Kowatch,
Davis, Anderson.
Conductor up: Corl.
Brakemen up: Eley, blessing.
Hughes. Kraft.
Yard BOard-~Engineers up: Myers,
Boyle. Revie, Bostdorf, Schiefer.
Rauch, Weigle, Lackey, Cookery.
Maeyer, KautZ, Wagner, Shade, Nc
Cord, Snyder.
Firemen up: Crist. Parker. Byers,
Whitman, Baker, Swomley, Mowery,
Roberts, Burns, Johnston, Gardner.
Ripley, Speese. Miller. Strawhecker,
Peters. Biever Jr., Yost.
Engineer for 3rd &c.
Firemen for &C. 3rd &c, End lac.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Train Ship Officers
to Fight Submarines

New York, Sept. IA training
for captains and officers of merchant
ships, the equipment of which in
cludes a captured German subma-
rine and a special steamship armed
and rigged with the latest devices
for fighting U-boats, has been estab-
lished at a British port, according to
steamship officer who recently ar
rived here.
Details of the methods used in
training are kept secret, but every
captain and first officer now in the
British merchant and transport serv-
ice as well as number of officers
from American ships have had a
week or ten days OF instruction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Confessed Murderers
Taken to Bellefonte

Sheriff w. w. Caldwell and Deputy
William Fl. Hoffman, with several
other deputies. left at noon to-day for
the State Penitentiary, at Bellefonte,
where they took Elwood Wilson and
John Robinson, both colored, convict
ed of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to be electrocuted next
week.
Wilson was found guilty on a
charge of shooting officer Lewis c..
Nipple, of the city police force. Rob-
inSon was convicted of numbering
Tomo Pakovic. a foreigner. whom he
attempted to rob. Both made confess
siOnS recently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Harrisburg Man HonOred
By the Westy HOgans

Atlantic City, n. j., Sept. 14-The
westv Hogan's s to-day unanimously
voted to return to Atlantic City for
their twelfth annual shoot. The CLASSIC
has been held here ever since 1t was
put on the short calendar; H. .oa
headed the organization since it was
formed, was reelected president at
the annual meeting to-day. Other OIL
Hawkins. Harrisburg; treasurer, }.
Leonard m Clark. New York, secretary,
q. r. Benjamin, New York. BenJass
main succeeds Bernard Elsesser' OF
York, Pa, who resigned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Pennsy Clerk Dies
on French Battlefield

Altoona, Pa, Sept. 14.-Friends of
Charles II. Inwood, in this city, re-
oeived word yesterday that he had
been killed in France on August Is.
He was formerly a Pennsylvania
railroad clerk in the Juniata shops
and enlisted in 1914. He had been
in the trenches twenty-four months
without suffering a scratch. He met
his death trying to rescue a wounded
comrade.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Teuton Press Indignant
at Sec. Lansing's Theft
By Associated Press

Amsterdam. Sept. 1.-THE Frank
furter Zeitung in an article dealing
with the dispatches of the German
minister to Argentine made public
by Secretary of State Lansing, wakes
indignant over Mr.. Lansing's theft
of inviolable neutral property" but
scathingly criticised Count Luxburg
for what 1t terms his foolishness in
employing the cable for the trans
mission of messages, despite the un-
fortunate experiences of DIR. Alfred
Zimmerman, former German min
lister of foreign affairs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Valuable Map Shows
Pennsy's Entire System

Maps of great value to freight
shippers and those who patronize the
Pennsylvania Railroad are being dis
tributed. They are from the publicity
department and local distributions
are being made by superintendent
William B. McCaleb, of the Phila-
delphia division. One section of the
map shows the Pennsylvania Rail-
road system alone, while the other
shows the system in relation to
other railroads of the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
2.4OO IronwOrkers Set
Monday as Time For Strike
Rr A,,ociated Press

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. II. = A
threatened strike involving twenty
Ave unions affiliated with the Iron
Trades Council of San FranGiseo aSS @ and
has hee6 nut up to the Federal Cow
eminent ln9 so far as the California Metal
Trades Association is concerned. IT
was announced here. The strike is
t,'ent shipbuildinE would be affected
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
MAY USE STATE RANGE

Mount Gretna. Pa. Sept 14.-There
has been a revival of the report that
the States rifle range here is to be
occupied by men of the United States
Army camp at Gettysburg as the re-
suit of an inspection of the range
made by officers from the Gettysburg
camp. Lieutenant Colonel L. v
Rausch. assistant division quarter
master. has the range in first-class
condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
sCoUTMAsrER IMPROVE.

Scoutmaster VIM. A. Frant1
Troop 10, who has been i'll for
eral weeks, is reported to be nj
improved. He is up and about
ii is hoped that he will be oul
time to attend and take parI
the Scout Rally, October IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
ENOLA SIDE

PhiIadelphtO DtviEiOn-The 216 c-~'''
first to go after Ais o'cocS; 49,. -
243, 244. 222, 20S.
Engineer for 216.
Fireman for 225.
Conductor for 90
"A.
Brakemen up: Grubb, Campbell,
Caldwell. Vert, Snyder. Smith, Mil
Ter, Blanchfield, Tenant. Swartz.
Middle DivisIOn-The 219 crew first
to go after 3.15 o'cock; 227, 243, 235.
Laid off: Ill. 107, 10S.
Yard Bonrd-Engineers up: Seal. j.
Hinkle, Sheaffer, Fortenbaugh, Gin
grich, Shuey. Myers, Geib, Curtis, D..
X. Hink1e, Holland
Firemen up: Coldrin, Kennedy, Mil
iken, Sadler. Homes, Haubecker, o. ],
Wagner, A. w. Wagner, Hutchison,
Swigart, Lightner, Connell, Montel,
Dougherty. Snyder.
Engineers for 3rd 126. 1877, End lot,
End 106. extra.
Firemen for End 129. Srd 129, 1st
1G2. extra.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT


Middle Division - Engineers up:
Buck. Sparver Crum, Keiser. Crane,
Keane, Robey, McDougal, DonnIey,
Crimmel, Miller, Graham.
Firemen up: Zeigler. Keller, Hart
EEL Bealor, Roller Dysinger. Lyter,
Thompson, Scharuder, Cornpropst.
Engineers for 20, cpld 40.
Firemen for 13, cpld. 40, 663.
Philadelphia Division - Engineers
Welsh, Pleam, Lippi
Firemen for Cover, Shaffner, Bur-
ley, Shindler. Authouse, A. L. Floyd.
Doerstler.
Engineer for 20.
Fireman for 2S.
Two Philadelphia extra crews here.
THE READING
The 5 crew first to go after $50
o'clock; IL, IL, II, Z, IL. f. Sc, SO. II,
61, so. 66. 81, 73.
Engineers for so, 6s, 5, 7. 1S, 22.
Flremen for Sc. 81, Sc, 5. z, IL, II.
1S. 22.
Conductors for II. IS, 22.
Flagmen for SO, 5, 7, Is, Is, 20.
Brakemen for 81, 56, so, 81, 66, II.
Engineers up Slusser, Wunderlick,
Bilig, Wood. Brauw, Hoffman, Morne,
G. Lackey, Little. Beecher. d. Lackey,
| Wyre.
Firemen up: White, Shearer. Ment-
zer Burlington, Patterson, Kingsbor.
ough. Tanner, Durf. Meyers, Morri-
son. Nader, Evans, Swartz.
Conductors up: Long, Bashore,
King.
Brakemen up: Keever. FarlinE,
Weiey. Trawitz. Sipes, Lineweaver,
Baker. Swope. Smith, Lehman, Mosey,
Wicker. Sweger. Lyons. Grady, Dye.
Scheffer. Funk. Gardner. Gallagher
| A. Brauw, Thomson. Mountz. Bea-
! shore. Neff. Morrow.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-05
OREV AIR CAMP
OBSERVES fourth
WITH FIELD DAY

The Fourth Of July was celebrated
in grand style at the Palama Settle.
ment fresh air camp near Waialus
yesterday by q big field day IN which
the children all participated. One
OF the visitors from sHonolulu start
ed the ball rolling for laundry build
ing or wash house at the camp by do
mating $50 towards required fund OF
about $3.50.
Those who went to the camp from
town to be the guests for the day Of
Head Worker and Mrs. James A.
Rath Of Palama Settlement, who are
staying ct the camp were Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Gait. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Levers, Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson Mott,
Robert Stone, s. W. Robley, of the Y.
M. c. A, Herman and Ronald, Maria
and Hilda Won Holt. Robley, Stone
and the Won Holt boys and girls were
In charge of races and other contests.
s
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-05
BENEDICTS WAIVE
EXEMPTION FROM
MILITARY DUTY
Registration Board Gets Offers
of Help From Numerous
Young Chinese

Married men with wives and chill
dren dependent on them are refusing
to claim exemption from the selec-
tive draft" says Francis ]. Green,
executive officer OF the central regis
tration board. referring to the large
number OF men who have registered
here prior to going to the mainland.
Put that No in big letters" one
of the married men told Mr.. Green
as the latter was filling out his card.
Other married men, says Green, have
made the same request
High school students by the score,
including young men Of every nation
atty represented In Hawaii, are offer.
ing their services to the central board
in whatever capacity they may be
useful
81 am impressed by the large num-
Der Of intelligent young Chinese who
are offering their services as inter.
prefers" says Mr.. Green. They GER
tainly are proving their patriotism
and are willing to do all they can to
help us out"
About 300 persons have already Of.
fered their services.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-05

false that a correction is called for
without delay.
It is plainly evident that your in.
formant, an anonymous federal Off.
cial" who is "kamaaina resident,
has never been inside the Hilo federal
building; or he has wilfully misrep.
resented the facts.
The federal building at Hilo is not
equipped with furnace or a heating
apparatus Of any description except
for small trash burner for use in
heating water for cleaning purposes.
There are no connections in every
room for heat radiators" and there is
no "big steam heating system" for
anything resembling heating equip
ment.
On the other hand, the building is
admirably adapted to the semi-tropical
climate Of Hawaii; is beautiful and
harmonious in appearance; is we'll
suited to its purposes and acknowl-
edged by all who have seen it and by
those who accupy it to represent the
best type Of design, materials and
workmanship.
This communication is sent to you
in the belief that you will, in all fair
ness, accord it the same publicity
which was given the article in ques-
ton.
Respectfully,
HERBERT COHEN,
Supt. of Construction, U. s. Public
Buildings.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-05
PLANTATIONS TO
ASSIST IN WORK
OF REGISTRATION

Every assistance is to be given by
the plantations to the central registra-
ton board In circulating information
relating to registration day, July 81.
and in conducting the registration.
This offer Of help has been made
to the central board by q. Faxon
Bishop, president Of g. Brewer q Co.,
agents for several large plantations.
who says that the managers of the
several plantations win be requested
TO furnish the board with o list Of
all persons on such plantations quail
fled to act as interpreters In dissem-
mating registration information. The
plantation managers also will be
asked to aid by posting notices In
several languages setting forth this
Information. The notices are now be-
mg prepared by the board.
we certainly welcome this assist.
mce," says +. ]. Green, executive Of
ncer Of the board. ssand feel that IT
viii materially aid the board in car.
rying on its work"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-05
JULY 4FIRE IS
DISASTROUS TO
WAIALUA HOUSE
Flames Said to Be Started
From ChiIdren's Fireworks
Destroy Mill Engineer Kin
ney's Home
(sD.,i,l st,,.Bv.:,tip oorre,poudepe.,

Especial Stsr.Bp.:stin Correspondence)
WAIALUA, July "A Fourth oil
July accident occurred today, July T.
at the Waiaiua sugar plantation when
the large residence occupied by w. A.
Kinney, Jr., mill engineer Of the plan
tation,; was completely destroyed by
fire as a result of fire crackers and
other Fourth of July fireworks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney had gone to
Honolulu on Tuesday evening and on
Wednesday morning the five children,
who were left at home, commenced
to celebrate by lighting fireworks
About 1880 a. m. small flame was
discovered on the roof Of the building
by one of the children. The fire hose
was turned on, but there was not sui,
ficient pressure and within a few
minutes the flame, which was famed
by a hard, driving wind, caused the
entire roof to be large blaze. Few
or no grown people were present al
first and the little ones attempted to
remove the household furniture. The
alarm was given, and a large crowd
soon assembled and saved large part