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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
Steeltor, Snapshots

Fire Company Meeting. - A meet
ing of the Paxtang Hook and Ladder
Company will be held in the fire.
house this evening.
Gets Promotion. - Arthur Behman
has been promoted to the position of
master mechanic at No. 2 forge of the
local steel plant to succeed Nicholas
Ferris who has taken a similar posi-
ton at the coke ovens.
Italians Arrested. - Joseph Cue
mist and Nicola Garisto, Italians, will
be given a hearing before Burgess
Wigfield this evening on charge of
disorderly conduct. They were ar
rested yesterday by Patrolman Hand.
Board Meeting. -. The monthly
session of the borough school board
will be held tonight.
Postpone Election. - The election
of officers of the Community Chorus
to have taken place last night was
postponed until the meeting next
Monday night
Union Meeting. - meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held at the home of Mrs. G. w.
Getz, Main street tomorrow afternoon
at 230 o'clock. The topic will be
willard Memorial" Mrs. GetZ will
have charge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
IA False Alarms in 1916
Reports Fire Chief Kinder;
Hose and DriUers Needed

According to the annual report of
the Fire Department, compiled by
Chief John C. Kinder, and submitted
to Council to-day, the fire loss during
1916 was $13S,07S. Ninety-seven
alarms were sent in of which fourteen
were false.
The largest fires were at the Strayer
hardware store, loss, $4,000; Vernon
school building, loss, $4,000, and two
at the Central Iron and Steel Com
pany, total loss, $56,900.
Three times during the year ap-
paratus was sent out of town, to the
following places: Enola, Steelton and
IIighspire.
Telephone calls numbered 164. r
Attention of Council was called to
the fact that there is no surplus sup
ply of hose in the department.; need of
hose driers for all companies not now
equipped, ana the need of a new en-
gine for the Good VIII Company and
extensive repairs to the Mt. Pleasant
engine.
Fire Chief Kinder asked for the
rigid enforcement OF the ordinance or
dering vehicles to draw to the side
of the street and give fire apparatus
the right of way in answering alarms,
because of the danger to firemen and
pedestrians.
Expenditures of the department in
cluded $2,767.12 of the contingent
fund, for repairs, testing hose and
other smaller expenses; $16,454 for
drivers salary and $2.163.75 for new
hose. All apparatus has been tested
and repaired and is now in good con-
dition. Hope that all apparatus soon
will be motorized was expressed by
the Fire Chief
OF the appropriation of $2,116 for
minor expenses of the City Planning
Commission, $1,623.4S had been used
according to the annual financial
statement of the Commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

having n careful study of results of
the compensation act made in con-
nection with the amendments pro-
posed and will soon announce its
policy in the matter.
Commission to Meet-The State
Commission of Agriculture will have
meeting here within few days to
complete work on the budget AS soon
as the deficiency bill is out of the way
the budget will be sent to the House
committee for incorporation In the
general appropriation bill.
To Close Thursday-The list for the
February meeting of the State Board
of Pardons which will meet FEBRUARY
81 will be closed Thursday.
State Society Meeting-The annual
business session of the pennsylvania
State Society will be held tomorrow
when officers will he elected.
Appointments Today. - Governor
Brum baugh to-day sent to the Senate
the nomination of Mrs. Elmer Buckley,
Littlestown, to be a member OF the
Board of Mothers Pension Trustees
for Adams county and r. A. Tomb to
be justice of the peace for Washington
township, Westmoreland county.
Officers Detailed. - Announcement
was made at the Adjutant Generals
Department of the resignation OF
Major c. E. Keeper, chief medical
officer of the Pennsylvania division.
He is a United States army officer.
Major Curtis w. Otwell, engineer
corps, and Captain S. w. Gleaves, cav
airy, have been detailed by the War
Department together with a number
of sergeants to be inspector-instruc-
tors.
Deficiency Cuts.-The House ap-
preparations committee to-day cut
$26S,970.6S from the deficiency bill
which was presented carrying $780,
600. The cuts were as follows:
Printing, S76,025.29; public grounds,
shal. $4,000; agriculture, $6,667;
Livestock Board. $40,500; forestry,
$500; mines, $4,000; highway, S6,-
320.67; fisheries, $1,000; House of
representatives, $4,000, while an in
crease of $S42.1S was allowed the
Board of Censors for expenses in
Cured.
public named include Mary +. Whit
more, Greencastle; Elizabeth NJ. Ruth,
Warwick, Lancaster; David r. Forbes,
Quarryville; w. l.. Gelbach, Lebanon:
Isaac Kergeries, Richland; Charles \.
May, York.
Legislative Visitors.-John A. Nc
Spartan, master of the State Grange:
N-ltepfeSenIaIlNeS L. E. swift, Bea-
YER, and r. S. Frey, York, were at the
Capitol to-day.
Orders Changed.-Adjutant General
Stewart received word last night that
the orders for return of various Penn
sylvania military organizations had
been countermanded for the present
Committee Here. - Venango coun-
tians called on Highway Commissioner
Black yesterday TO secure road Inn
provements. The commissioner said
that it was UP to the Legislature.
Checking DiseaSc-The work OF the
State Department of Health force is
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

Continued From First Page1
equipment for swimming" A de.
crease of 5000 in attendance during
1916 at the Island Park and Seneca
street lighthouses conducted by the
Park Department, was referred to In
the report, Supervisor Staples eX-
planning that many of the boys who
formerly went to these places, sought
other parts of the river where the
water is deeper.
Statistics furnished by the super
visor showed that total of 1911
boys and 1929 girls used the Island
Park and Seneca street bathhouses last
year. Attendance at the various
parks was estimated as follows:
Reservoir, 329,700; River Front
955,976; Island, 65,S66; Twelfth
street, 1882; Sycamore, 26,638;
Wildwood, 99,461; Cameron Park,
12O,5S7. A drop in attendance at
Wildwood it was explained, resulted
during the trolley strike last summer;
while at River Front and Reservoir
there was noticeable increase.
Increases in attendance at camps
cooking and sewing schools and in
raffia classes were announced. Totals
follow: Camp, 223; cooking, 1,156;
sewing, 1912; ratfia, 1861.
Evening Work Successful
Evening playground work proved
successful and will be continued this
year. Reference was made to the
many athletic events at the play
ground, the development of better
sportspfanlike conduct among the
youngsters. and the teaching of folk
dances with the photograph.
In the Park Department report SUBJ
mitted by Commissioner Gross,
lengthy explanations We're made of all
f,,., ont
parks Attention was called to the
need of concrete bottom for the
wading pool at Twelfth street; refer
ence was made, the change in the
Island Park track necessitated by the
building of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad bridge; changing the loca-
ton of the Fourth street playground
improvements to Emerald and Syca-
more Fairgrounds; road improve
ments at Wildwood; completion of the
stretch of the Parkway from Cameron
Park to the eastern end of Reservoir
Park.
report stated that there was a lack
of funds to properly carry out the
work of this branch of the depart
ment, but that despite the handicap,
big improvements had been made.
OF the permits issued, 251 were for
spraying, pruning or removing trees,
and 23 for planting 23S trees. The
survey of city shade trees from Mar
ket to Division and from Front to
Seventh streets, has been completed
but the report on this work was not
given to Council.
Improvements during the year in
cluding planting of 1850 vines on
the river slope between Market and
Walnut streets, preparation of 2,700
cuttings for the nursery, planting of
5000 white pine trees in McCor-
mick's Island: changes and planting
work at the pumping station and at
the Camp Curtin Fire Company. One
hundred complaints were investigated.
Z Only s125 of the appropriation for
the Park Department last year re-
mained in the treasury December 81.
and of the 100000 loan authorized
In 1918. only $5,S20.48. $500 of
which is TO be used for rip-rapping
the river slope.
Commissioners Lynch raised objeo-
tions when the ordinance increasing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
WILL REGULATE
CLOSING HOUR
Council Passes Ordinance Fix
ing 11.30 as Poolroom
Closing Time

An ordinance regulating the oper-
alton of poolrooms. billiard parlors
and tenpin alleys was passed on third
reading by Council last night. The
ordinance will be put into effect in
about two weeks.
1t Is provided in the ordinance that
these places open at o'clock I'm the
morning and close at 11.30 o'clock and
pay a license fee of SO. Violators of
this ordinance will be fined $40. Nu
merous complaints were made to
Burgess Wigfield about conduct in
these places after mirnight and Coun-
ell passed the measure on the burgess
recommendation.
A move to turn over the property
of the Citizen Fire Company to the
borough. started several years ago
came up again when committee
composed of j. w. Bricker, George III.
Roberts and A. IL. Roberts from the
company asked Council to take some
action. The matter was put in the
hands of the borough solicitor.
The annual report of the fire de-
partment was presented by Fire Chief
O. E. b. Malehorn. The department
responded to fifty calls, forty-nine for
fire and one for hook and ladder APP
paratus. The lone call was for res
cuing purposes when several employees
of the National Brewing Company
were imprisoned in the upper story of
the brewery.
Fire Loss $zG,707
The total loss by fire handled by the
was $76,707. The largest
Losses were sustained at the steel
plant when the pattern rooms burned,
entailing loss of $4,000, and the
Franklin street fire, a loss of $4,000.
Other losses were: Bethlehem Steel
Company, $51 $50; Borough of High
spire, $500; Swatara township, ST.
500; borough of Steelton, S15,S2S.
Steelton will be represented at the
meeting OF Association of Boroughs in
Harrisburg, February IA and Is by
Council A. J.. Sellers and Charles
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

the tax on real estate dealers from So
to $5 was brought up for final pass
age. License Tax officer William ID.
Block told the commissioners that
with a rate of 50 and one-fifth of a
mill tax on real estate bought or
sold by dealers, the income to the city
averaged $3.50 for each of the 81
listed. The ordinance was held over
until next week.
The ordinance increasing the ap-
preparation to the Harrisburg Hos
'pital from $3.50 to $500, to be used
for vaccination purposes, was the only
one passed by Council. No new ordi-
nances were introduced.
1t was decided to purchase the
automobile for City Inspector of
Weights Harry ID. Reel, from the
Harrisburg Automobile Company.
The price bid was $3.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
GAS FAILS; MUCH DISTRESS

Pittsburgh, Feb. 6.-Thousands of
persons in the Pittsburgh district suf-
fered last night and to-day because of
the insufficient supply of natural gas.
Managers of the various companies
supplying domestic consumers were a
unit in declaring that phenomenally
heavy demands made upon the lines
had resulted in such consumption that
the supply they considered ample in
ordinary times had prove Inadequate
They placed the cause of this demand
to the high price and scarcity of coal
Rising temperatures promised for to-
day was expected to materially aid the
situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
$1OO Rewet /. S1OO

The readers OF this paper will be pleased &c
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all itt
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
II the only positive cure nov anown TO the med
icsl fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treatment
HANS catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood ana mucous surfaces Of
the system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting rs
.nrs in doing its work. Tho proprietors have
90 much faith in its curative powers that they
omer One Hundred Dollars for any case that II
falls TO cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address ;. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. TJc
Take Halls Family Pills for constipaticA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
SCHOOLRooNIs coin

,Janitors in local school buildings are
having trouble with their heat pipes.
esterday 1t was necessary to dismiss
pupils in six rooms of as many build
heat the rooms. To-day pupils in one
room in the Stevens one in the Pax
tang and two in the Cameron buildings
were dismissed. At no time has it been
necessary to close an entire building.
II is said the trouble is partly due to
valve troubles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The Washington's Birthday observ-
ance committee of the Patriotic Order
Sons of America will hold its final
meeting tomorrow evening at 7.30
o'clock in John w. Germans office in
the Harrisburg National Bank build
ing to make final arrangements for
both the afternoon and evening ses-
sions. The district convention. which
meets in this city. will also be given
attention by this committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
Suspend Work on Sewer
Because of Cold Snap

Because of the cold snap, work on
the intercepting sewer has been dis
continued for the present. The Water
Board is having considerable trouble
with frozen pipe lines. The line sup
plying residents of Walnut street
froze this morning and a force of
workmen were busy repairing this
leak. No other leaks were reported
to-day.
1t was necessary to suspend work on
laying tile underneath the railroads
on account of the high water and cold
weather. 1t was believed to-day that
work would be resumed in a few days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

She now wishes everyone who has drunken.
ness in their homes to try this simple remedy for
She feels sure that it will do as much for Others
as 1t has for her. 1t can be given secretly If de-
sired, and without cost she will gladly and will
tnRly tell you what 1t is. All you have to do is
write her letter asking her how she cured her
husband of drinking and she will reply by return
mail in a sealed envelope. As she has nothing to
sell do not send her money. Simply send a letter
win all confidence to Mrs. Margaret Anderson
at the address given above, taking care to write
Sour name and full address plainly.
needTHesty ddrtss every one Of our Teaaers pho
Gshsa 70 cure dear of drnEsq1ess 10 eurika Gs
IA's lady today. Her Q0er e O sincere easJ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
Health Board to Meet
For Election of Officers

Election of officers and closing up
of business for the fiscal year will take
place at a meeting of the borough
Board of Health in the Council cham
ber tomorrow evening at s o'clock.
II. o. Smith, South Second street, who
was appointed member of the board
to succeed A. F.. Leeds, resigned, by
Council last night will probably take
the oath of office tomorrow so that
he can attend. The resignation of
Mr. Leeds has left the presidency va
cant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
NEW MANAGER OF LEBANON
EJTRNACE AND COKE PLANTS

Officials of the local plant of the
Bethlehem Steel Company announced
yesterday that w. l.. Wolfe, had been
appointed manager of the furnace and
coke plants at Lebanon. Mr.. Wolfe
was for a long time general manager
of the Lackawanna plants
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
The Globe

time and drafts of bills have been pre-
pared.
1t is likely that in the event that
the Board determines upon any
amendments that the bills will ap-
pear along with those favored by the
medical profession and discussed here
last Wednesday and those which have
been discussed by the labor people.
The idea would be to put the whole
scheme of amendment in at one time
so that the committees of the legis-
lature can consider them at the same
time.
The State administration has been
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
HOGS GO TO Sfo 40

Pittsburgh. Feb. 6.-Active buying,
credited to speculative interests, at the
Herr's Island stockyards to-day forced
the price of hogs to $3.50 per hun
dred pounds, 20 cents higher than yes
terday's close. The record here is Sl4.
reached during the Civil War.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
TO TELL OF WILD FLOwEEs

Members of the Harrisburg Natural
History Society will meet tonight at
7.15 o'clock ut the State Museum
Professor John i. Kob will talk on
Spring Wild Flowers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
COCOA PIsNrr RIrRNC

Jersey City, n. J., Feb. 6. - The
manufacturing plant of the brewster
Cocoa Company, was destroyed by fire
to-day. The property loss was esti
mated at upwards of $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
ExLARGING EXCHANGE

Work on the installation of a Sec
ton to the borough Bell Telephone
exchange was started this morning.
The improvement is expected to be
completed by the latter part of the
week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

was q very hard drinker.
His case seemed n hope
less one, but 10 years ago
his wife in their own
little home. gave him
a simple remedy which
much to her delight
stopped his drinking ena
tirely.
She also tried this rem.
edy on her brother and
several neighbors. 1t was
successful in every case.
None of them has touched
ItTtNxAa .sAa-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

commencing to tell in the typhoid out
break at Osceola Mills. There has
been a drop in cases.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
COMPENSATION
CHANGES ARE DUE
Belief That State Board and
Other Interests Will Present
!, Them Together

Decisions in re-
gard to what
amendments to the
State compensation
acts shall be back
ed by the State
Board will be
reached in q short
time as the prop
ositions have been
under general dis
cl1SSion for som @
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is sold
in drug stores everywhere and costs
tations and ineffective substitutes be
sure to ask for DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. See that a facsimile of Dt.
Caldwells signature and his portrait
appear on the yellow carton in which
the bottle is packed. A trial bottle,
free of charge, can be obtained by
writing to DR. w. b. Caldwell, 455
Washington ST., Monticello. Illinois.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06
ms Happy Wife
Wishes 30 feH you FREE
now SHE STOPPED
Her husbands DrinkSssss
Write 60 Her and Learn How She Old L.

For over 90 years James Anderson, OF 100 Oak
Ave. Hillburn. n. Y. was a very hard lrintsr
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-06

having n careful study of results of
the compensation act made in con-
nection with the amendments pro-
posed and will soon announce its
policy in the matter.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15

having been set it necessarily follows
that the commissioners must make the
arrangements. The governor affixed his
signature on Tuesday evening, making
the bill law, even though ii be in
operative on account of its conflicting
terms Ia the matter of dates. This
naturally raises the question of how
the bill can be remedied or IL 1t can
be remedied at all. For the court or
board ofacounty commissioners to un-
dertake to change the language or any
feature of the bill would be taking
upon thmseelves the power and author
ity of enacting laws and creating leg
islation, which is strictly the function
of the legislative branch of govern
ment, and does not come within the
powers delegated to either the judicial
or executive branches of either state
or county. 1t has been suggested that
possibly the conflicting dates were put
in the bill as joker, which might be
true, but is hardly a likely explana-
tion of the blunder. The instructions
to the commissioners are mandatory,
the word "shall" being used, and the
impossible dates of action are fixed and
Specific, so that there is no two ways
of Interpreting its language or mean
ing. 1t Is strictly sa blunder, and as
a result of this blunder the promoters
of the proposed new county Of Selway,
will more than likely have to suffer
the defeat of their ambitions.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15
COL. SELLERS
NOW STEADY
PRODUCER
New York Mining Go. Formed
by Smith Bros. and AS
sociates.

Fred Smith, of Smith Bros, of the
New York mine in the Ten Mile dis
trict, stopped here on his way to. the
interior from his recent trip to Spo-
kane. Mr. Smith reports that half
interest has been purchased by the
Huntley's, of Spokane and the new
organization will be known as the New
York Mining company. Chas. w.
Smith, Is manager of the mines and
Geo. H. Huntley will be business man
ager. VIM. Huntly, multi-millionaire
Of Spokane, of the Exchange National
ley, Platt Huntley, Jess Huntley of Spo-
kane and X. Il. Perry Of Colfax are
directors. The new company have one
G. w. Smith. and that of Fred NJ.
Pauley of Walla Walla.
The new company has purchased a
20-stamp mill complete with concen-
trating and electric equipment and la
ter will install a cyanide plant Com
pressors, drills and machines will also
he installed. Ten stamps of this mill
will be installed by the Wonder mine
located across the river from the New
York mine This shipment will arrive
this week and freighters will begin
at once to take it into the interior.
As soon as the compressor and drills
are installed sixty days will be put IN
excessively on development work and
by this time the mill building will be
constructed and the mill installed As
long as sleighing remains good the old
mill will be kept in operation.
Mr. Smith reports that g. l.. l.. Bas
ket, who is operating the Colonel Sci
lers mine. struck an S-foot lead OF
fine milling ore on the 100-foot level In
the west drift. shaft is being sunk
90 feet at the present time and drifts
will be started from this point The
Colonel Sellers has operated during the
entire winter and has been good pro
ducer-Stites Enterprise.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15
BOOSTERS OF GRANGEVILLE
HAVE ORGANIZED PEP CLUB

membership In the organization, wnicn @
wears the "spicy" title Of The, rep
Club"
The slogan adopted is; were
Rearin to Go"
on the nobby new stationery aP
pears this information; mGrailsevlile s..n,e
is a crowded little city There's room ,
Whatever your wants, your occupation, .!1,,l l.
or your inquiry, correspond WIN ,..,,.ar ne
Pep Club" and youil gel an .hin" a IN
p S-The Pep club has nothlng 10 ~
seu. A sample Of this work appeared
If the plate Of each of the older mem nh
~ hers @ at Wednesdays luncheon @ ana
alicited considerable favorable com
ment. -,
AT n meeting of the new claD % ias' -
night committee was aplSii'eu .,nn "
investigate the baseball situatioh'