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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-30

Arrangements are being made by
the State Public Service Commission
TO group all cases involving allega-
tions of violation of the full crew
law for hearing on November 21 and
the next day If necessary. There are
now in hand two specific complaints
and number of allegations of viola
tions covering four distinct features
of train operation against the Penn
sylvania and Reading systems. This
plan was followed over q year ago
and decisions handed down in all
presented.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Governor to Ask
Bakers Attention
on State Regiments

Protests coming to Governor
Brumbaugh from veterans and
friends of the Pennsylvania regi-
ments which have been cut apart
and lost their identity in the reor-
ganization of the Twenty-e eighth di-
vision at Camp Hancock will be sent
to the Secretary of War by the gov
ernor with an urgent recommended
ton that their claims be considered.
When the governor reached the
Capitol to-day he found many let
ters and kilograms from men in
terested in the perpetuation of the
Sth, 18th, 18th and other regiments
which were affected by the reorgan-
ization order. Until lately matters
relative to the Pennsylvania regi-
ments were sent to General Clement.
but now the protests have reached
such proportion that the ear of the
national authorities will be asked.
Attention was called at the gov
ernor'S office to the fact that the
governor was without authority now
as the troops are in federal service,
but il was stated that he would ask
that the secretary give the histories
aid local associations of the regi-
ments consideration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
600 Airplane Motors
Monthly in One Plant

Pittsburgh, Oct. 2. - The airplane
department of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Manufacturing Company at Swiss
vale, Pa. began this morning to rush
a Government contract for airplane
motors, amounting to $17,500. 900. 1t
is estimated that 1000 men will be en-
gagged on the work, and for every mo-
tor made each day $50 men will be re-
quired. The company will make 900
motors a month.
The new department, just complet-
ed, is a model factory. An entire new
working organization of the whole
company goes into effect
The type of motor is that recently
agreed upon by the Government and
adopted as the result of long secret
conferences OF engineers, a model in
comparable for its utility, speedmak-
ing and endurance. Besides making
these motors, the company later will
start making hand grenades. it was
announced yesterday.
A conference was held by the Off
cials of the company and arrangements
were made to send men into every ma
chine manufacturing plant in the
country to get all available machinery
to increase the airplane motor output
to the maximum.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Treasury Officials Elated
at Nations Response to
Liberty Loan Campaign
BY l4stncintcd Prcss

Washington, Oct. 2.-Treasury Of
ficials to-day were elated at the re-
turns pouring in from all parts of the
country indicating that the appeal to
raise $4,000. 100000 for thesecond Lib
erty Loan is meeting with an enthu-
siastic response from the public.
Although reports from all large
cities make it appear that the public
welcomes the opportunity to assist
the government in the present emerg-
ency, officials recognize that only a
sustained, intensive drive can make
the campaign success. 1t has been
estimated the volumes of subscrip-
tions must approximate S125. 900 900 a
day in order to obtain the $4,000, ,000,-
coo in the time.
The government has devised a prac-
tical means of bringing before the
people the necessity of floating the
new loan. Trained speakers will ad-
dress theater audiences, display ad-
vertising will greet the public eye in
newspapers and on billboards and
various service organizations will
conduct a personal canvass of pos
sible subscribers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
STATE FUND HAS
SHOWN BIG JUMP
Premium Income Has Mate
rally Increased and Will
Grow, Says the Report

The annual report of the State
Workmen's Insurance Fund, issued
in pamphlet form, shows that the
net income of the fund in 1916, ip-
cluding interest, was $S0S, ,5S2.90 and
the prediction is made that for 1917
ii will be S1,250.000. The gross in
come from premiums in the last
year was SSS5,S76.27. The invest
ments grew from S492,S23 on De-
cember 81 to s1,07O,S51.17 on July
81 last and with exception of $780,
600 invested IN the Liberty Loan all
investments are either Pennsylvania
bonds or guaranteed first mortgages
or Philadelphia and Pittsburgh real
estate.
The report gives the expenses for
the year as S13S. 1884 or 17.6 per
cent. of the annual premium income
of the fund. The state will pay all
expenses of the fund until the first of
July, 1919, and the fund can pay
expenses when necessary from in
come.
The statement of claims show Ill
claims last year and that compen-
sation is being paid to twelve de-
pendent parents. 81 widows and 90
orphan children. A dividend of ten
per cent. was paid to a group of coal
mino risks and fifteen per cent. to
all other risks, the returns to policy
holders for the first year being
S93,162.04.
The Reserve at the end of the year
is given as S472, ,S75.S9, including
$6S,O49.S4 reserve for catastrophe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
SCHOOL PUPILS
RALLY TO AID
OF BOOK FUND
$50 Raised by One Group
With More to Come; City
Is $4,500 Short

With cash contributions of only
about. $1,000 and subscriptions of
less than $500 the campaign. here
for $4,000 to provide soldiers in
camp and field with desirable read
ing matter faces failure unless there
IS n sudden rally by the people of
the city.
Miss Alice r. Eaton of the Public
Library who is in charge of the
campaign is bitterly disappointed Mt
the poor showing the city is maxi
ing.
This morning she had called a
meeting of the heads of local civic
organizations but later cancelled it
when she was able to cheer up the
respondent campaigners over the
telephone.
Because of the poor showing the
campaign which was scheduled TO
close to-day has been continued
until Saturday.
A Ray of Light
School children are offering the
only ray of hope in the whole situa-
ton. One supervisor phoned in that
pupils in his jurisdiction had raised
$50 and promised more.
Among the principal contributors
to the fund are-Harrisburg Civic
Club, $346; Mrs. Lyman Gilbert,
$25; Robert Mccormick, S25; w. T.
Hildrup, Jr.. $50; w. l.. Gorgas, $25:
Young Mems Hebrew Association,
$40; Mrs. David A. Tracy, $50;
Henry B. Mccormick, $50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Dividend Checks Issued
to Railways Shareholders

Shareholders of the Harrisburg
Railways Company received their
dividend checks and a statement from
the directors this morning which does
not add. to the joy of the beautiful
autumnal months. Their dividend
was for the semia9nual period on
the preferred stock and was at the
rate of one per cent. We regret"
say the directors, that the company
is unable to pay more, but owing to
the largely increased cost of oper-
alton, the board considered 1t un-
wise. Within eighteen months,
wages have been increased more than
$50, 700 per annum; coal is more than
100 per cent. higher, and many other
items of cost have increased in even
larger proportions. while the price
we obtain for our product, namely
fares, is unchanged"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Nella Dillon Winner;
Equals Worlds Record

Lexington, KY, Oct. ALEXANDER
3. Cox's bay filly. Nella Dillon, driven
by Joseph Serrill. won the twenty
,ourth renewal of the $4,000 two
5ear-old Kentucky Futurity yester-
lay in spectacular style, equaling the
worlds record for two heats by a
wo-year-old trotter, made by Peter
Volo, at Columbus, Ohio, in 1918.
n each heat she lowered the season S
.ecord by trotting in 2.0T and 2.06k
Peter June, the favorite, driven by
5eers, was second in each heat, but
beaten decisively Serrill trailed un-
i'll the stretch. when he pulled out
md passed Peter June with ease.
The Walnut Hall Cup. $500
went, was won in straight heats by
Early Dreams. In the first heat he
vas forced to equal the track record
IF 2.O4L. Early Dreams. Alma
Forbes. Ina Jay and Busy's Lassie
inished heads apart.
Baxter Lou won the 2.07 pace,
.fter losing the first heat to Barlight,
2.04L.
The PA pace was unfinished, with
George E. Hutton and Bingham Di-
'ect each with heat to their credit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
POLICE PUZZLED TO DETERMINE
WHO DID STEAL AUTO TIRES
According to Evidence Either One of Three May Have
Removed Rubber From Wheels; Case Filled
With Dramatic Interest

shoed with old tires, the work hav-
ing been done so cleverly that de-
lection was almost impossible.
When questioned by the police,
Ensinger did not tell the story that
he now tells. He claims that Gilbert
and McClarin told him that he could
escape trouble IL he would stick to
the story they prepared for him.
On the night when the tire was
stolen from Second street, Ensinger
had turned the car over to McClarin,
singer claims that McClarin took the
car at about 7.30 and did not return
1t to him until IL that night. Nc
Clarin say that he had the machine
a much shorter time, and says that
when he turned the car over to En-
singer, he took u jitney home. Three
tires were stolen from different parts
of the city that evening.
Gilbert and McClarin admit hav-
ing helped to place the tires on the
machine. They say they do not
know where the driver obtained
them. Ensinger claims that he first
saw the tires in the Gilbert garage,
and that his employer removed the
tire numbers with a knife and
smoothed the mutilated places over
with hot iron. McClarin is unable
to tell who took him home, and
cannot fix by witnesses the exact
time he surrendered up the car to
Ensinger.
1t was brought out at the hearing
yesterday that Gilbert is responsible
for the upkeep of the car. Conse-
quently is difficult to fix u motive for
the thefts, if Ensinger is guilty.
The missing link" in the evidence
is an automobile wheel. Gilbert says
that Ensinger brought the wheel to
the garage. Ensinger claims that
Gilbert gave it to him, saying that
he did not care to have it around
the place. The driver took the wheel
to his home. Ensinger's aged moth
er, it is said, will swear that Gill
bert came to her home and urged her
to destroy the wheel by burning it..
Who lost an automobile wheel, and
under what conditions? Perhaps an
answer to this question will help
to fix the responsibility for subse-
quent thefts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Is John Ensinger, three times be-
fore Alderman Lands court charged
with stealing automobile tires, guilty
of one of the cleverest pieces of
work ever pulled off in this city, or
is he the victim of a plot?
raised $750,000. The amount of SUBJ
Is Harvey Gilbert, owner OF the
car driven as a 1itney by Enslnger,
innocent of all knowledge of the tire
thefts?
Is Gilbert's son-in-law. George Nc
Clarin, of 1918 North Fifth street,
an accomplice of Ensinger's, did he
steal the tires without Ensinger's s
knowledge, or did he learn of the
theft only after the police depart
ment had notified the owner of tho
car to appear in police court?
These are questions which have
puzzled Alderman lands and the
police officials not little during the
past few days. Yesterday after
noon third hearing was given En-
singer, He had accused young Nc
Clarin of the tire theft. and has
has stoutly maintained his own in
nocence, although the evidence seems
to be against him. Gilbert, who is a
railroad fiagman on the Middle divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad,
residing at 1904 North Sixth street,
was in court as a witness. Before
the session was over, not only En-.
singer, but McClarin and Gilbert,
were held in the sum of $500 for an
appearance at court.
Did He or Didn't He?
The case rivals in dramatic inter-
est anything that has appeared in
the local police court in years. De-
tective Shuler has been weaving a
chain of evidence which eliminated
in yesterdays episode.
On Friday evening, September 81,
between Q and 10 o'clock. Grafton
Krebbs. a carrier for the Telegraph,
saw occupants of a Gar remove tire
from a machine parked in Second
street, and drive away with it.
Krebbs secured the license number
and Ensinger was brought into court.
After a search of the Gilbert garage,
it was found that four stolen tires
had been placed on the machine
driven by Ensinger. The tires were
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Ed. H. Fisher Celebrates
His Birthday With a
Big Party For Friends

Ed. H. Fisher, chief clerk to the
county commissioners, celebrated his
fifty-ninth birthday with a dinner to
friends last evening. The guests left
the city in automobiles at o'clock
yesterday afternoon for Granville
where they were entertained at dim
ner and a smoker. Associate judge
s. NJ. McCarrell presented Mr.. Fish
er with wallet filled with bills dur
ing the smoker.
Those who were present wero:
County Commissioners c. c. Cumb-
Ter, H. c. Wells; Senator E. E. Beid-
leman, Recorder James f. Lentz,
Sheriff W. w. Caldwell, Judge Nc
Carroll, City Treasurer Harry F.
Owes, County Controller Henry w.
Cough, Charles E. Pass, Republican
candidate for prothonotary; w.
Harry Baker, Levi n. Miller, Re-
publican candidate for director of the
poor; j. W. Rayles, clerk to the di-
rector of the poor: Harry Koons,
Harry Ross, Al. s. Hammer, County
Solicitor Philip S .Moyer, Squire j.
II. Strock, clerk in the commission
ers' office, A. S. Cooper and Mr..
Fisher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Schuylkill May
Test Ballot Law

Judge II. o. Bechtel, of the Schuyl-
kill county courts. who was here to-
day with a number of Schuylkill
countians relative to the determine
tion of how judicial candidates in
that county should be placed on the
ballot. will make an inquiry into the
situation as regards candidates for
judges of courts No. and in PhiIa-
delphia, and then decide whether
there should be a court test of how
right to be sole nominees shall be
ascertained. Judge Bechtel saw At
torney General Brown and Secretary
of the Commonwealth Woods and
after a prolonged discussion arranged
for further meetings. Under the pres
ent situation the state authorities
will go by the McCarrell decision in
the Rogers case from Philadelphia
and certify the four candidates in
Schuylkill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
Academy Duckpin League
Has Interesting Start

In the first game Of the Academy
1uckpin series, played last night on
Academy alleys, the Majors won over
the Generals.
There are six teams In the league,
and two of them will meet on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday of each
week. About 500 in cash prizes and
approximately fifteen merchants
awards will be given to the victor,
and the players scoring highest in
the tournament.
I On Wednesday. the Captains will
meet the Corporals, and on Friday,
% this week, the Sergeants will play
The Lieutenants.
cNnraG fn1inyr.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
RAYMOND W. SCHALK
lChicaEo White SoNl


He isn't very big-only
feet 9 inches tall and he scales
barely 100 pounds-yet he's
called the greatest catcher in the
business.
Schalk has everything
catcher needs, excepting beef;
and he gets along very nicely
without that thank you, because
with his speed. aggressiveness
brains and grit, he has a pretty
complete backstopping equip
ment as it is.
Jimmy Callahan, then man
ager of the Sox, found out that
this kid was the real thing in
the catching line the day Ray
Joined the Sox, back in 1912.
Comisky had purchased him
from the Milwaukee club for the
fancy price of $4,000, in cash
and players and he came to the
Windy City with a great minor
league rep"
We'll see what he's got" said
Callahan, and stuck him behind
the plate to catch Ed. Walsh.
And although Walsh was one of
the hardest pitchers to hold.
with his splitter and tremendous
speed, this kid recruit not only
caught and handled the great
Ed in perfect style, but did it af-
ter the second inning without
signals, because Walsh had
trouble in getting the signs from
the backstop.
That performance made
Schalk solid with the entire SoX
club and within two weeks the
big leagues Elew that this
Schalk bird was some catcher.
Rays judgment is remarkable,
his throwing arm unusually ac-
curate and his baseball sense"
in sizing up executing plays is
almost uncanny. He is a good
deal of a crab on the playing
field and keeps after the batters
continually with his chatter.
On the bases, when the ave-
rage catcher is usually like a
truck horse, this little livewire
is a comparative speed mer-
chant. He stole so satchels last
year, playing in 129 games and
batting only .232. Some stealing,
even for a base running star,
what You said it. His hit
ting isn't his strong point, but
he sungs the ball frequently IN
the pinches and has averaged
PAS with the SoX up to the pres
ent season.
Harvels. ILL.,, is the birth place
of this little whirlwind. He was
born there August -, 1892, and
attended the grammar schoo!
and spent two years in high
school there, leaving to learn the
printers trade. Ray played
semipro ball for SO per game
until Taylorville gave him his
first professional baseball con-
tract in 1911. Milwaukee bought
him the same year and sold him
to the Sox year later.
The SoX pitchers were lucky
to have the greatest catcher in
the game" to work with this
year.
While McCarty is a really high
lass backstop, Schalk has il on hir
l defensive work. The latter is m
h faster. has as good a THROWN
rm and is n quicker thinker. In a
ack, however, McCarty is great
lperior. He will outhit Ray over
points through a seasons play.
Copyright, 1917, by tn
Syndicate, Inc.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
WANT COUNCIL TO.
TAKE FIREHOUSE
Meeting of Camp Hill Com
pany Tonight to Request
Transfer of Responsibility

Camp Hill. Pa. Oct. IA meet
ing of the Camp Hill Fire Company
Will be held this evening for the pur-
pose of taking preliminary steps for
requesting the borough to take over
the local firehouse. The meeting has
been called by the president and all
members are requested to be present
revolution will be- passed asking
council to take over the property at
the meeting. A committee from the
company will then go before borough
council at its meeting next week and
present the matter.
The company. which is very small
in membership, is unable to keep up
the building on account of lack of
funds and the members are of the
opinion that the building could be
used as a town hall. Council now
meets in the hail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
4SpORTlnG~nGWSt
STARS IN WORLDS SERIES
WHO EXPECT TO FIGURE;
THEIR BASEBALL CAREER
LEWIS G.. MCCARTHY
(New York Giants.)
By w. II. HOFFER


(New York Giants.)
John McGraw and a million
or so other Giant rooters opine
that Luried Lew McCarty car
ries the class of the National
League backstops when he dons
his windpad and shin guards.
But 'twis not always thus.
Five years ago the Newark
a. bugs wanted McCarty sold. trad
ed or canned, they didn't care
which. That was because big
Mac wasn't hitting the ball. He
finished the season with a clout-
ing mark of only .1s2 for So
games. The same fans, however,
changed their opinions the fol-
lowing year. For Few pasted the
old onion for an average OF 1853
and they called him the best
catcher this side of Mars and to
prove il. the management sold
him TO Brooklyn.
If McCarty's showing last year
is a sample of his real form, then
the Giants have one of the best
catchers who ever busted fing-
er. He hit .3S9 in so games,
handled both the Brooklyn and
Giant twirlers with rare judg-
ment and skill, turned back
flock of speed merchants on the
bases and by his mastery all
round pacEstop work looked
like a million dollars.
This big receiver first attract
ed attention when he played
semiprofessional ball with Dan
VILE, Pa, in 1909. He was
rated then as an average catch
er with a good whip and an un-
usually long hitter. In 1910 the
Lancaster club signed him and
McCarty continued his clugging
to such an extent that the rattle
of his war club was heard way
over in Newark. He started with
the latter club in 1911, was sold
TO Brooklyn in 1913 and last
year, during the heat of the PEN
nant race, the Dodgers traded
him to New York for Merkle.
The only excuse for the act,
from Brooklyn's viewpoint, lay
in the fact that Daubert was in
jured and it was imperative that
the Dodgers get an experienced
first sacker Immediately.
AS far as baseball value Is
concerned. the trade was a
crime. Merkle was a slipping
player and McCarty was coming
like n house-afire. If McGraw
could make a trade like that
every day he's soon own the Ma
tional League. including the um-
pires and peanut privileges.
McCarty is a Giant in fact as
we'll as in name. He is 8 feet
liz inches tall, weighs 100
pounds and hasn't an ounce of
superfuous flesh on his large
frame. After being out a great
part of the season with a frac-
tured ankle. he returned to the
game recently in apparently
good shape, which. II true, is
welcome news to the Giant
force.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02


twelve members. In all the districts
there are 29,6S7 men and women
who are heads of families or wage
earners-and able to buy at least one
bond of $50 denomination. The seven
districts are:
Division South of North street,
west of Cameron; 4,0SS people able
to buy one bond at least.
Division 2-North street to Reilly;
4,514 men and women able to buy a
bond.
Division 3-Reily to Maclay; 4,612
men and women who should own at
least one bond.
Division Above Maclay; 4,3OS
people who should be bond owners
Division 5-South of Market, on
the HILL to Eighteenth street; 1920
men and women who are able to buy
bonds.
the Hill; 1920 persons who owe it to
the country to buy bond.
Division East of Eighteenth
street; 1926 prospective bond buy
ers.
5O4 Campaigners
In each of these districts seventy
two men will see the prospects. That
will mean a total of 5O4 campaiguers,
in addition to half a hundred men
who will compose the executive, pub
licity. corporation, and other COM
mittees.
The campaign in Harrisburg is to
open the night of October %. There
will be a smoker that evening in
Chestnut Street Hall. A speaker Of
international Importance will talk
and this speaker may be DR.. Newell
Dwight Hilles, favorite in Harris
burg. DR.. Hilles has just returned
from Europe and tells story he Sc
cured at first hand. If. DR.. Hilles
cannot come some other prominent
American will be secured.
There will be MONDAY luncheons
at Chestnut Street Hall Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, October
%. "a, 25. The campaign will close
with a bang on the latter date. That
will give the banks time to assem- BILE
their facts and figures in time to re-
port to Washington before the ma
tional campaign closes October 81.
Liberty Loan in Schools
School authorities to-day are being
urged to institute daily Liberty Loan
lessons in the public schools of Har-
risburg and vicinity. These lessons
will be on the following subjects:
1. How we entered the war.
2. Why we entered the war.
8. What we have done in the war.
4. What will happen if Germany
wins.
5. What will happen if we win.
8. Why despotisms favor war.
Z. Why democracies hate war.
s. Why money is needed for war.
9. Raising money by bonds.
10. What a Liberty Bond is.
Ii. Earning for Liberty Bonds.
IL. Saving for Liberty Bonds.
13. A Liberty Bond as an investment.
IA. In partnership with the govern
ment.
Is. Where the bond money goes
Army.
16. Where the bond money goes
Navy.
II. Where the bond money goes
airplanes.
IS. Where the bond money goes
merchants.
19. Where the bond money goes
Allies.