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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
DAYLIGHT SAVING
NOW TOBE PUSHED
WAR MEASURE
Bill Passed by Senate in June
Last Will Be Taken Up
by House Committee .

Washington, Jan. S.-The daylight
saving bill, which passed the Senate
last June, will be considered by the
House soon after the emergency rail
read and other war legislation rec
commended by the President is out
of the way.
Speaker Clark, Majority Leader
kitchin and Representative Thetus
Sims, chairman of the House COM
mittee on interstate and foreign
commerce, will work for the pas
sage of the measure.
The bill, which provides for the
advancing of the clocks of the ma
ton one hour from the last Sunday
in April to the last Sunday in Sep
temDer, is now in the interstate ana
foreign commerce committee of the
House, where it was pigeonholed by
Representative w. G. Adamson, of
georgia, who was chairman of that
committee until December IS. The
present chairman, Mr.. Sims, is en-
Enthusiastically in favor of the pro-
position and will pass for action on
" at the earliest possible date.
think from what | know of the
blll, said Speaker Clark, that ii is
good thing, especially in the saving
OF fuel and light. We are told it
VIII save coal, and / believe it will. il
Will be considered by the committee
very soon"
Chairman Sims told the CORES
pondent he would use his personal
influence TO. have the bill reported
favorably ana passed.
Just as soon after Congress meets
as possible" said Chairman Sims. II
Will lay the bill before the interstate
and foreign commerce committee
Personally | am strongly in SYM
pathy with the purpose of the meas
ure. At first, before studying it, 1
thought it the product of some en-
thuslast who did not know what he
| was about, but the more | know of
the proposition the better l like it.
The first thing on the program
/ OF the House will be the railroad
| legislation, but as soon as that and
| other urgent war measures are dis
! posed of L will ask for action on the
! bill.
This is no new proposition, for
| twelve European countries have
! adopted it and every one of them
| is pleased with it. If we do not
! follow other countries in this matter
| there will be inconvenience to bank
! ers, railroads and other Industrial
! enterprises.
The measure would mean a great
| increase in production in this coun-
! try. 1T would also mean a great
| saving in light and fuel and power.
1t il said that hundreds of thousands
of tons of coal were saved by the
City of London by the adoption Of
! the system.
II believe the measure Will be
! popular in the House. The Senate
passed it without opposition and the
! members of the interstate com
merce committee, which handled it,
| are very anxious that the House
should act on the Senate bill"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
City Is in No Danger of
Another Serious Cold WaUe

There is no really bitter weather
in sight for Harrisburg was the pre-
diction given out to-day from the
Weather Bureau, and If snow falls
it will be very light. The lowest
temperature at o'clock this morn
ing was "a above, and Mr.. Domain
said that it will be no warmer than
that before Thursday. A tempera-
ture of Is or 20 degrees is expect
ed tonight, so that the western cold
wave will only hit us a glancing
blow.
Chicago and the west have been
swamped in a deep storm of snow.
but this cold wave has been more
or less taken up by warmer winds
and the blizzard is completely side
tracked. Harrisburg streets were in
nearly as slippery a condition as yes
terday, but the coating of ice did
not hold so tightly so that walking
and driving were safer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Two Trained Nurses
Leave City For Camp Dix

Felix NJ. Davis, superintendent of
the Harrisburg Railways Company;
and Miss ADELAIDE Saltzman, of Bea-
YER Springs, reported at Camp Dix
to-day. They have been assigned to
duty in the camp hospital as Red
cross ~nurses. and. it is understood
will go to France some time early
in the spring.
Miss Davis has been head nurse
at the Carlisle hospital, and Miss
Saltzman, night supervisor at the
same institution. Both nurses are
graduates of the Harrisburg Hos
pital Training School, each winning
high honors. They left this morning
at 7.45 for Camp Dix.
Among those who were at the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad station to
give these young women a rousing
sendoff were many former Central
High school students and members
of the alumni. Miss Davis is a
graduate of Central and while there
won much fame as a cheer leader
at football and basketball games.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Pennsy Asks Privilege
to Cut Seashore Excursions

Philadelphia. Jan. S.-Application
has been made to the Interstate Com
merce Commission by the West Jer-
sey and Seashore Railroad, a Pennsyl-
vania Railroad branch, for permission
to cancel excursions between Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City and other
New Jersey resorts. The Atlantic
City Railway, a Reading subsidiary,
is expected to make a similar request.
Both roads. according to traffic of
hcials, wish to eliminate excursions
in order to conserve motive power
and train crews.
The Pennsylvania last fall aban-
dcned Sunday excursions to Washing
ton and the Reading also dropped
many of its excursions.
Railroad officials stated to-day that
Judging from the present congested
condition of the railroads ii is un-
likely that any attempt will be made
to run excursions this summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
PLAN
THURSDAY DANCE
Z Is Activity For Pennsy
Motive Power Men; AL
toona Team Coming

Now that the holidays are over
activity with the Motive Power Ath-
letic Association of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad will be resumed. There
will be something doing every week
at the athletic rooms in North Sew
enth street near Reilly. Some weeks
there will be things doing every day.
This association, while hit hard by
war, will have big bunch of star
athletes working in all branches of
sport for championship honors.
On Thursday night there will be
a dance. Those pleasant events of
last season have not been forgotten
and a record crowd is looked for.
The committee in charge is going to
have some program. If you want to
be in with the big crowd get a ticket
now. The association is anxious to
start things right and the more
tickets out the better pleased will
be the motive power hustlers. This
dance starts at s o'clock.
Other Events Scheduled
On the athletic program will be
basketball game Saturday night
NtSh bHc MollNe Io"el cage team
and the Machine Shop five, of AL
toona. This will be the first of a
series of three games to decide the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad system
cham pionship. All other teams have
been eliminated except Harrisburg
and Altoona. The next game will be
played on the Altoona floor and the
third, If necessary, on a neutral
floor.
Other contests on the program
Will be indoor baseball, volleyball
and tug-of-war between Harrisburg
and Altoona teams. Mountain City
athletes have been working hard for
these contests. The Harrisburg Mo-
tive Power athletes are going a fast
clip and have already landed several
championships. They are anxious
for cleanup this year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
FROM
RAILROAD MEN
Foreman J. A. Ringland Hears
From Two Enola EN-
ployes Now in France

Enola, Jan. S.-J. A. Ringland,
foreman of the enginehouse of the
local yards of the Pennsy, recently
received two letters from two SOL
diers boys now serving with PERISH
ing somewhere in France" The
soldiers were former employees of
the enginehouse and enlisted soon
after the declaration of war. The
letters were received from Private
p. J. Behrens, Ninteenth Engineers,
Railway Company b, and Corporal
II. w. Manuel, Company c, Nine
teenth Railway Engineers.
Both men thanked their fellow
employees for sending them a num-
ber of small tokens, such as to-
bacco and magazines. They prefer
the good old American brands of
smokes to those sold in France.
Celebrate Arrival of Gifts
The gifts sent by the enginehouse
men were received by the soldiers
the day before Thanksgiving and
the men celebrated the holiday in a
royal fashion. The men were pro-
hibited from writing long letters ow-
ing to the stringent censorship laws.
Both men are in excellent health
and enjoy the Army life.
Manuel i nhis letter to Mr.. Ring
land tells about the engines the
railroad engineers are building. He
says they are between an H-6b and
an HIS in size. which two classes are
used in the local yards.
Recently a large service flag was
unfurled in honor of the eighteen
employees of the enginehouse who
are now in the United States service.
Several more of these men are also
in France. Wilbur Gruver. who was
employed in the enginehouse, is in
the Rainbow division.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
EnoIa Railroad Association
Will Reorganize Tonight

Enola. Pa, Jan. S.-Reorganiza
ton of the board of directors of the
p. II. r. Y. NJ. c. A. will be effected
at a meeting of that body this even
ing. Officers will be elected and a
number of new directors will assume
their duties. The following officers
will be installed: Motive power de-
partment, S. w. Kreider, w. l..
Troup and G. w. Shuey; engine
house, o. A. Fisher. J. T.. Gruver and
b. +. Keckler; car inspectors, j. X.
Kinter and +. j. Hamilton; trans
portation department, j. n. Dibeler,
Frank Stauffer and f. w. Heckert;
car shops. j. NJ. Flemming and G.
w. Woodward.
The various committees of the as
sociation will be named by S. G..
.Hepford, general secretary, within
the next few weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
THE LETTER LIST

LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa,
for the week ending January 5. 1918:
Ladies' List - Miss Adumup. Ella
Allison, Misses c. and b. Ashenfelter
Mrs. Margaret Aument, Electo Bach
man, Mrs. L. ]. Balmer, Anna Bark
ley. Eloine Bergner, Mrs. Frances
Blakey, Clara Bosha, Charles Breed
ing. Mrs Lue Briggs, Mrs. G.. NJ
Brock, Mrs. Hester Brown. Mrs. Clara
Carse, Anna Catney, Mrs. Bertha
Cook. Mrs. Clarence Crior. Mrs. C. E
Dawson (2), Belle Docherty. Mrs. W.
Eindiey Downes, Aida Eythe. Mrs
Frazier ferguson. Mrs. Ruth Fern
ter Fox, Mrs. Name Fisher, Mrs. j. S.
Cabin, Mrs. Ray Gongloff, Mrs. Henry
Croft, Mrs. Geo. w. Hauck, Mrs. T. w.
Holt, Mrs. w. Il. Hamilton. Sigrid
Heister, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Maude Hoff-
man, Mrs. Lervine Hope. Mrs. f.
Johnes, Mrs. Hattie Johnson, Ellen M
kapp, Mrs. ella b. Kaufman, Helen
Kelly. Eliz koons, Mrs. f. J. Lauestei,
Marie LeFever, Ruth Lingle, Mrs.
Mrs. Margaret Manallas, Hannah
Marsh, Ruth Miller, Jennie Miller,
Mrs. NJ. Moore. Mrs. Jas. Nargle'
Sarah 4. Pedelty. Mrs. Viola Pom
Reding. Mrs. Mary Reed, Mrs. r. +.
Mary Ruth. Anita Sloat. Mrs. Emma
Smith, Martha st. Peter, Edmonia
Sanford. Mrs. Florence Schminky,
Mrs Sara j.. Schoffstall, Mrs. ShoIlard
Sumford, Henrietta Shormper, Lizzie
Snyder, Mrs. Irwin Soles. Fora Spang-
Ter. Katie Strouse, Mrs. H. l.. Stuber,
Mrs. Estella Taylor, Mrs. Lydia Trout
man, Lu Ella Il. Watson (2). Mrs.
Thomas Walker. Mary Ellen Walters,
Mrs. Mary !. Warner, Francis Waters,
Mrs, Mary Williams. Helen Whitman,
Gentlemen's List Jno. Allen
Fred w. Ballieth CD. f. c. Banko,
Geo. Bell. w. II. Burlington. Jno. M
Colt. Jno. Coyle. Joseph Cressweii.
J. Il. Dufford, Charles Dummens'
Jesse Evans, Raleigh Evans, Robt. III
Eshleman, j. Fred Forseman. Walter
K. Freese. w. Fl. Friend. f. NJ. Greene,
lace Hallwell. Harry V. Halder, s. p.
Hauseaumer, ]. NOVEL; Hawkins.
Wilbur Hershey. q. II. Hooker, 70, Lee
Hooker. DR.. w. G. Houghtelin, ]. L.
HurtZ. II. Hoyles. Chass H.. Israel (2J,
KrahR r n1fH,nn, Johnson JOS: N: Johnson. e.
Kent. a. NJ. Kentgen. Roy L. Landis.
II. S. Longaker, Robt. Lutz Frank
Mccain. A. w. Mcclellan. Robert Nc
Neall. Jack Morgan. Jos. Monzello.
r. e. Myovold, w. Mortimer, VIM. d.
Mead, G; w. Muse Earl Nagle. Geo
Null. A. Perez. J. NJ. Pifer. S. X. Rank,
Eamillo Rocchu, NJ. d. Robinson,
Samuel Ruckart. A. A. Sanderson.
Robert Searcher. f. II. Schaeffer Ar
thur Sheppard. Chas. r. Smith. r. d.
Smith. Herman r. Smith. Vase Stoi-
mic, Andrew Strickler, o. C. Strother
j. Taulls. u. A. Van Doven, w. r
Wood. Jos. w. Warren. Henry Wayne,
Clarence Willis. William Wolf. III. Nj
Wilmer. Judson Wright. Joe ZiegIer
Foreign - Margaret Bamfort. DAN
iel Matween. Minnie L. Robinson.
Mrs. Sara NJ. Wolfe, FRANCESCA Zito.
Firms ]. c. Bovard e sons
Draper Co.. Durland Weston Shoe Co
Exclusive Hosiery Co, Penn Silver
plate Co.
Persons should invariably have
their mail matter addressed to their
street and number, thereby insurine
prompt delivery by the carriers.
FRANK C.. SITES,
PnsfT1nasfar
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
WASHINGTON CAMP ELECTS

At a meeting Of washington Camp
No. 16, Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
lea. these officers We're elected and
installed: President George Chapman;
vice-president, l. c. Bodimer; master
OF forms, Lawrence Rhinehart; re-
cording secretary, J. II. Chambers; as
sistant recordin gsecretary, Thomas
Numbers; financial secretary, Jacob
Morsch; treasurer John w. Seeman;
conductor. C. 4. Eckert; chaplain,
Joseph Kalbfus; inspector, J. r. Div
in; guard, G.. w. Myers; right senti-
mel, James Lark; left sentinel, S. W.
Briggens; trustees, Thomas Numbers
Ell. j. Herbert, c. r. Bankes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
THAT BAD BACK

DO you have a dull. steady ache
in the small of the back-sharp,
stabbing twinges when STOPPING or
ligting - distressing urinary disor-
ders? For bad back and weakened
kidneys Harrisburg residents recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills. Read this
Harrisburg statement.
John II. Seiders, 324 Harris ST.,
says: For years 1 suffered intense
ly from kidney and bladder COM
plaint. My back was in awful shape;
it got lame, weak and sore. My work
obiiges me to do a great deal of rid
ing and heavy lifting and this
brought on the complaint. 1 paid
out a lot of money for other medi-
cine, but it was Doan's Kidney Pills
that gave me relief"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Seiders had. Foster Mil
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Look :! Kerensky Is Rejected
By U. S. Recruiting Officer

Interested in the Russian revolu-
Some say Kcrensky is in exile, others
say he has committed suicide. Re
cruiting officers know better. They
say Kerensky is alive and all right,
except that his teeth are a little be-
low par, and therefore he is unfit for
active service in the United States
Army.
William l. Kerensky, in the Harris
burg recruiting district, over 81, ap-
pealed to the local office at 324 Mar
ket street, for enlistment in the Army
this morning. but failed to pass the
examination on account of slight
ply Steal inability.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Railroad Notes

II. NJ. SINNERS. who has been in
Harrisburg looking after trainmen
for the Pennsy, has returned to
Philadelphia where he is identified
with the employment bureau.
NJ. r. Robinson, former member
of the legislative committee of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainme en-,
is in Philadelphia on special duty
with the purchasing department.
Trains on the Pennsy were doing
somewhat better to-day. Delays
were from one to two hours.
Charles GratZ, a conductor on the
Pennsy, is off duty on account of
sickness
Charles Betz a Pennsy freight
conductor, has been off duty several
days on account of sickness.
General superintendent W. II.
Keffer, of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway, is giving his per
scnal attention to the movement of
coal trains from the anthracite dis
tricts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
K. OF c. STILL
HAS BIG TASK
TO ACCOMPLISH
Workers Are Asked TO Speed
Up in Campaign to
Aid Soldiers
MARY RUSSELL
COMES AGAIN!

One of the contributors to the
knights of Columbus War Camp
Fund this morning was Mary
Russell, the messenger girl whose
contribution to the Red Cross in
the recent membership campaign
melted hundreds of Harrisburg
ers to "go, do likewise"
The little Russell girl didn't
give a dollar to the knights of
Columbus. What she did was
this: A message from one of
the workers of X. of c. head
quarters in the Kunlel building
had a 10 cent fee attached.
How much?" asked the young
woman at headquarters.
I'm going to contribute that"
said Mary Russell.
Which she did,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Motorists Turn River
Into Novel Racecourse

Williamsport, Pa, Jan. S.-West
Branch Valley Motorists have dis
covered a new winter sport With d
covering of ice over the river, the
thickest in years, they have turned
the river into a race course. Three
machines travelled from North Bend
TO Lock Haven yesterday on the ice
The motors have driven ice boats
from the river.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
FIRST PRAYER SERVICE

New Cumberland, Pa, Jan. s.
The first meeting of the Union Week
of Prayer was held in st. Paul's
Lutheran Church last night with a
good attendance. This evening serv-
ices will be held in the Church Of
God. On Wednesday night Baugh-
man Memorial Methodist Church.
Thursday night, Trinity United
Brethren Church. Friday evening,
Church of God, and Saturday night,
ST. Pauls Lutheran Church. On
Sunday morning, January 13, a gen.
eral exchange of pulpits will be
made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
General Passenger Agent
H. A. Riddle Visits City

General Passenger Agent II. A.
Riddle, of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company, was in Harris
burg to-day. Mr. Riddle is an elder
Of the Falling Spring Presbyte rian
Church at Chambersburg and years
ago was one of the musical leaders
in the Cumberland Valley and n
tenor singer of more than passing
merit in Central Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
100000 Daily Profit
on Coal; Thorne Statement

Thorne, of Chicago, who told the
Senate investigating committee yes
terday that he had made a study
of the coal situation in the last six
months, declared government price
fixing had advanced prices, that op-
orators were making excessive
profits and that the public did not
have sufficient voice in governmental
investigation to gain data for price
regulation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Thomas Furlong Dies;
First Pennsy Detective

ST. Louis, Jan. S.-Thomas Fur
long, head of a private detective
agency and widely known. is dead
here at the age of "a years.
He entered the United States sec
ret service in 1864, was chief of DO
lice at Oil City, Pa. from 1874 to
1873, and he established for the
I ennsylvania Railroad the first rail
way detective service in the United
States. In 1880 he came to St.
Louis to organize a similar service
for the Missouri Pacific.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

The Knights of Columbus war
chest at noon day contained near
ly $4,000 in cash, while telephone
word from workers in various To-
calities indicated that several thou
but will not be reported until later
in the day or tomorrow morning.
While the returns so far have been
slow there is no indication that the
Knights of Columbus will not reach
the goal set for the Harrisburg dis
trict-$25,0 900
IS Per Man
That sum of money represents an
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Birth Control Law
Constitutional in N. Y.

Albany, y. Y, Jan. S.-The sec
tion Of New York's penal law pro-
hibiting the dissemination of birth
control information on parapher-
MALTA, under which Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, birth control advocate OF
New York, was convicted and served
thirty days in the workhouse, was
held constitutional to-day by the
Court of Appeals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
5000 PAID ON MORTGAGE

Enola, Pa. Jan. S.-Plans for rails
ing a budget for the coming year
were discussed at the meeting Of
the Enola Fire Company, No. /,
held last night in the hosehouse
j. c. Strickner, was installed as
president and also the other officers
Two hundred dollars was paid on
the mortgage of the company. The
auditing committee. composed of
Roy II. Holmes, chairman; Philip
Fordney and Her Fisher, will meet
this evening to audit the books of
the retiring treasurer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair
and colder Tonight, with low
est temperature about 10 de-
Hrees; Wednesday fair.
For Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair
and colder tonight; Wednesday
fair; moderate to fresh north
west winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
Conviction of Detective
Held to Be Illegal

Albany, y. Y, Jan. S.-The con-
Viction of William j. Burns, head of
private detective agency on 4
charge of publishing private papers
in connection with the recent efforts
of j. p. Morgan and Company to
prevent leaks of information con-
cerning allies munitions contracts
was held illegal by the Court of APP
peals to-day. Burns was fined 500
by the New York Court of General
Sessions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08
CALL THIRD JUDGE

With almost $50 cnses listed for
criminal court including three mur-
der trials ii was announced to-day
three courts will be held and Judge
Charles V. Henry, of Lebanon, will
probably be called in to assist Judges
George Kunkel and S. ]. M. McCar-
rell in disposing of the record list.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

When in Doubt use the WANT
AID COLUMNS of the TELEGRAPH.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-08

After fighting on the defensive
for ten weeks the Italians, firmly
supported by the Franco British
forces, have been able to re-organ-
ize their dispositions in the field.
Thereupon the French, seizins a
favorable opportunity, passed to the
offensive in the neighborhood of the
Monte Tomba. The outcome of