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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
lard ASKS CHANGES
! IN FULL CREW LAW
in New Jersey Up
set by War and U. S. Con-
troll of Railroads
DID DISPUTES PENDING
TRENTON, Jan. 4.

TRENTON, Jan. 4.
Railroad conditions in New Jersey are
,rse. by the war and the fact that the
Federal Government has taken over the
railroads according to the annual re-
hot of the State Board Of Public Ctil-
no commissioners, submitted TO Gov
krnor Edge today II is said that re-
burements made of railroad companies,
vbich necessitate material expenditures
Ind employment of n nsmber Of men in
work. must conform to the
royernmer.'s policy. 1t Is further as
Lerted that, in the absence of specific
Instructions from the Federal Govern
ment with respect to it's action In or
lering grade crossings eliminated, 1t will
sonform to such general policy govern
3nr improvements of this nature as may
Ae adopted by the director of railroads.
The report says there are pending
humber of petitions of railroad conf
|hanies asking for permission to reduce
Ehe size of train crews. These petitions
re filed under an act passed at the
last session of the Legislature, which
kepealed the full-crew act, but provided
hat the size of no train crew should
ke reduced below the requirements of
he act without permission of the board.
The report states that the board di-
sected the chief inspector of its railroad
lIvision to arrange conferences hetween
he representatives of the railroad COM
banies and trainmon. and adds that the
Irainmen insist that men shall not be
hken from train crews unless the rail-
loads prove to the board that, with
Iespect to each train, the man it is rro-
kosed to take off Is unnecessary. I'm
Ter the existing law trainmen are within
heir rights in taking this position"
The board recommends that the law
Ie amended so examiners may be APP
kointed to hear petitions brought for re-
luction of train crews and report to the
loard.
| Attention is directed to the fact that
h making announcement of the taking
lver of the railroads by the Govern
hent, President Wilson stated that, eX-
Iept SO far as the director of railroads
Ihould otherwise order, the railroads
yould remain subject to the statutes of
he various States, and that "the board
b Oh tile oDlIllOll, llOIIl tIlS, lhtl uiieoo
h specific cases, the railroad director
hould direct the operation of trains In
Few Jersey with fewer men than the
hll-crew calls for, the statute which
lrevents n railroad from reducing the
ize of a train crew without the boards
Iermission will rem lin effective. 1t Is
therefore, regarded as important that
|dditional legislation be enacted"
The board recommends also that a
hw be enacted by which the Supreme
Court, instead of being compelled. as 1T
lresent, to set aside wholly an order of
he board, II 1t disapproves of some
lart thereof. may set the order aside in
Sart and may direct the board to rehear
hatters upon which special appeal is
hken to the Supreme Court, when in the
Judgment Of the court such rehearing
desirable"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

to lose thousands now to punish the
recalcitrant firm.
Murphy told me. with that sweet
smile of his" Captain Allen said
trembling with indignation, that they
could afford to cut prices In half to get
us. He told Inc that my friend, Colonel
Hapgood, of Boston, had tried to fight
them, and that they had whipped him
in the end and that he had died OF
worry"
OF such is the quality of "meat
trusts" mercy.
To these statements L. j. Murphy
listened with nervous air. but Hugh
Robertson. president of the American
Agricultural Chemical Company, spoken
of frequently as the Double A. C. Com
pany," wore sardonic grin.
Captain Allen testified that in Detroit.
which city, he asserted. the meat trust
owned. the combine" had forced the re-
tailers to sell raw fat for one and
two cents Il pound, In Philadelphia
while the fight was on the price was
forced to more than twenty cents.
To meet this inflated price the Shoe.
maker firm had to run at a loss Finally
beset on all sides. they let many Gus
toners CO. but they would not yield to
repeated invitations to come into the
trust.
I'VE thought we'd die game" Captain
Allen said.
Fortunately for the plucky firm, Heney
Is In before the death.
"USING" COLD STORAGE
BY the second witness. George l.,
Wells. of the firm of the same name. a
dealer supplying hotels and institutions
exclusively with meat. Mr.. Heney de.
veloped a point of even greater signif-
canoe to the consumer. Mr. Wells first
testified that the long arm OF the west
ern meat people, Armour Swift and
Morris, controlled local companies ant
he then. by the interrogations OF the
investigator. explained how. due to tn,
cold storage plants, the trust" coult
make the supply and demand not quit,
what 1t seemed.
When the supply is so great that
prices would come down If all the mea
were put on the market" Mr.. We'l
said in words to that effect. "the bis
packers shorten the market by freezing
That is, they put some of the fresh mea
into storage and hold 1t over"
And we're told" Mr.. Heney inter
jected sarcastically. that the storag,
plants are run for the benefit of tn,
public"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
TRY TO ALLY MARTIN
FIRM WITH MEAT TRUST

Continued from Page One
White was interested in the General
Manufacturing Company. He said
White & Co. is also rendering COM
pany. but that it has no connection with
d. B. Martin g. Co.
Don't you know that c. A. Abiding
Mr.. Martin and Mr.. White are running
the Bypr ducts Company, that they have
their office at Rector street and that
Mr.. Abiding is a principal shareholder
of Darling & Co. OF Chicago?" was
asked by Mr.. Heney. Mr.. English an
swered that he did not know.
BIG THREE" INJECTED INTO
INQUIRY
"Don't yon know that the Swifts, the
Armours and the Morrisses, of Chicago.
are the principal owners of the stock of
the Byproducts Company was the
next question. Mr.. English said he was
not sure of these facts.
Next Mr.. Heney came back to the fact
that the General Manufacturing Com
pany has its office at No Rector street
and to the fact that Mr.. Martini Mr..
White and Mr.. Abiding are the principal
owners. Mr.. English said he could not
say whether these statements were cor
rect, but that he did know that the
Gray's Ferry Abbattoir Company has
nothing to do with the General Manu-.
featuring Company.
Mr. English then admitted that Martin
& Co. had owned rendering plant at
Ottawa which fas sold to Swift & Co.
but said that the company's plant at
Montreal had been sold to the Montreal
Abatoir Company.
Mr.. Heney returned to the line ot
examination of yesterday in which he
was attempting to show that the A. A
C. c., through Brown G. Co. here, has
been carrying on a campaign to break
NJ. l.. Shoemaker q Co, Ltd. He asked
Mr.. English II he had had conferences
with Hugh J. Robertson. Of the a. A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
State War Draft
May Be Doubled
bntinued from Page One
link a large increase c


hink a large increase can be reckoned
b."
The Crowder recommendations the
djutant General described as being
eminently fair" and more democratic
nd inclusive than the present method
reckoning.
The fact however, that Philadelphia
city of home-making and home
lilding is, in the opinion of Clinton
ogers Woodruff, chairman of the draft
Ioard of the Sixth division. likely to
Ieduce the quota from this city. The
loating, unmarried male population is
fss large here, he believes, than in most
treat cities.
my opinion in this matter Is merely
lased on personal observation" Mr.
Foodruf said, but i believe that we
ave larger young married population
pan most big cities. A great mahy
foung unmarried men drift to New
FORK and Chicago. The tradition Of
Iarly home-building Is strong here. This
pct Is likely to reduce our quota if
Flass l is to be the only class called"
APPROVES CRowDER PLANn
Mr.. Woodruff also approved the Crow
FER recommendations.
II ~ 10 otSt tldt those men W1tnOut ue
iendepts or responsibilities" Me said
should go first
! Glass l comprises:
Single men without dependent rela-
YES, married men who have habitually
piled to support their families. who are
ependent upon wives for support or
OF usefully engaged. and whose fami-
es are supported by income indepen-
Ient OF their labor; unskilled rm Ia
Iorers; unskilled industrial laborers
fgistrants by or in respect of whom
10 deferred classification is claimed OF
hade. registrants who fail to submit a
Iuestionnaire and In respect of whom no
Ieferred classification Is Claimed OF
fade, and all registrants not included
p any other division of the schedule.
The plan places upon unattached
ngle, men and married men with inde-
endent incomes most of the weight OF
hilitary duty, for the aggregate number
men In the other divisions of Glass ]
very small.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

city today. the required permission hav-
ing been received from Washington.
National Fuel Administrator Garfield
has ordered Mr.. Potter to investigate the
conditions that led to the increased mar
gin of $3.50 allowed dealers January l..
This action followed his receipt of the
protest against the new prices sent sew
eral days ago by the United Business
Mems Association. Members of the as
sociation. however, expressed doubt that
anything would come of the investga-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
RAY OF HOPE IN COAL CRISIS
SEEN IN ORDER FOR SHIPMENTS

cured by the school authorities and will
he divided between the central High
school and the William Penn High
School. This will permit these schools,
which have been closed for several days.
to reopen at an early date. possibly to-
morrow.
lnabilt: to secure enough soft coal
to supply the bins of the GermG at pwa,
Frankford and Southern IIirh Schools
will force these schools to close tudav.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Gimbels' Form Red Cross Class

Ellis A. Gimbel and Lieutenant Com
hander Payne. of the Naval Home. were
ne chief speakers at the formation Of a
hitting class in Adam Chapter Of the
led Cross. The meeting was held In the
Fimbel Brothers store. Among the store
ficials' wives present were Mrs. Ellis
Gimbel. Mrs. Charles Gimbel and Mrs.
(en Gimbel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Alfonso DissOlyes COrtes

MADRID. Jan. liking Alfonso has
igned decree dissolving the Cortes.
Elections will be held February II. and
he now chamber will meet March
u. Dissolution Of Parliament and the
alling of new elections was decided upon
~ the cabinet early IN December This
, the new coalition cabinet which was
prmed November 3. with Marquis de
llhucemas as Premier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Calls Kaiser "Anti.C i.Christ"

The German Kaiser was characterized
as the "Anti-Christ of the Twentieth
Century" in n lecture delivered by Cap
tain David Fallon, of the British army,
last night for the Sailors Home Service
Bureau of the Emergency Aids overseas
committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Make Soldiers Tables

WILMINGTON, Del. Jan. 4.-Tne
Jackson & Sharp plant of the American
Car and Foundry Company. in this city
IS filing an order for 5000 mess tables
and $4,000 benches for the soldiers of
the United States, and is also making
the flooring for a large number of pom
toon bridges, All of this work Is for
the use Of the American army in France
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Going to Officers Training Camp

Albert T. Meehan. of Thomas II,
Meehan & Co.. and Edward II. Jencks,
sales manager of the Westmoreland Coal
Company, this city. has been designated
to attend the officers training camp,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Sugar Destroyed in Fire

A large quantity of sugar and pre-
srves were destroyed In the fire that
urned the one-story brick building Of
be- Quaker City Fruit and Preserve
|ompany. at Jasper and venango streets.
lst night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
Skull Fractured In Fall

James Casey. ykty years old. 931
Inch street. fell down the steps of
home last evening and his skull
fractured. He was removed to the
hans Homeopathic Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28

Tip was much surprised when he
overheard this speech. Then he saw
old Mombi raise her arm and sprin-
kle the powder from the box over
Then she threw her stick into the
air and caught it as it came down;
and she hugged herself with both
arms, and tried to do step of a
jig; and all the time she repeated,
apturously:
HE lives!-he lives!-he lives!"
Now you may we'll suppose that
Tip observed all this with amaze
ment.
At first he was so frightened and
Mortified that he wanted to run
away, but his legs trembled and
shook so badly that he couldn't.
Then it struck him as a very funny
thing for Jack to come to life, es-
pecially as the expression on his
pumpkin face was so droll and
comical it excited laughter, on the
instant. So, recovering from his first
fear, Tip began to laugh; and the
merry peals reached old Mombi's
ears and made her hobble quickly to
the hedge, where she seized Tips
collar and dragged him back to
where she had left her basket and
the pumpkinheaded man.
You naughty, sneaking, wicked
boy!" she exclaimed, furiously; I'll
teach you to spy out my secrets
and to make fun of mel"
II wasn't making fun of you,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28

at Harrisburg on Tuesday, January
9TH at p. m, and at Philadelphia
on Wednesday and Thursday, January
Sth and 9th at 10 a. m.
Here For Weekend - Governor
Brumbaugh has returned from New
York and will spend the weekend
here.
Clerical Rates--Officials of the Pub
lie Service Commission have declined
to make any statement about what
might arise when the railroads re-
store the reduced rates for clergy
men next Wednesday. The reduced
rates in this state, like the passes
which have caused such a furore in
New Jersey, were abolished by the
Pennsylvania Public Service Com
pany law. The clerical rate restora-
tion may bring the clash which will
raise questions of federal and state
jurisdiction which all here expect Is
coming, but which no one about the
Capitol will discuss.
Fox DccIInea--An Easton dispatch
says: "It became known that Ed
ward j. Fox, president of the Easton
Trust Company, and who retires De-
cember 81 from the State Supreme
Court bench, had written to United
States Attorney General Gregory stat
ing he was unable to accept the ap-
pointment rendered to him to become
Assistant United States Attorney
General. The offer by MIR. Gregory
came to Judge Fox. two weeks ago
entirely unsolicited, and while 1T was
felt by Judge Fox to be very flatter-
ing and a high honor. he finally de-
cided he could not accept. He was
strongly tempted, however, by the
alurements of the position and ap-
preciated the compliment to his legal
n attainments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28

protested Tip. 'I was laughing at
old Pumpkinhead! Look at him Isn't
he a picture, thought
'I hope you are not rejecting on
my personal appearance" said Jack,
and it was so funny to hear his grave
turning to Tip.
"Of course they are; I made 'em
myself" returned the boy, with
pride.
So they started for the house;
but when they reached the farm
yard old Mombi led the pumpkin
man to the COW stable and shut
him up in an empty stall, fasten-
ing the door securely on the out
side.
i've got to attend to you, first"
she said. nodding her head at Tip.
Hearing this the boy became un-
easy; for he knew Mombi had q
bad and revengeful heart, and would
not hesitate to do any evil thing.
They entered the house. 1t was
round, domeshaped structure, as
are nearly all the farmhouses in the
Land of or.
Mombi bade the boy light a can
die, while she put her basket in a
cupboard and hung her cloak on a
peg. Tip obeyed quickly, for he was
afraid of her.
After the candle had been light
ed Mombi ordered him to build a
fire in the hearth, and while Tip
was thus engaged the old woman
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28
TEACHERS WILL
BOOM INCREASE
Legislation Will Be Endorsed
at Meeting of the State
Educators Here

Legislation looking to an increase
in the state school appropriation
especially for the purposes of ad-
Vancing vocational education and
Americanization will be urged by
the educators of the state in addi-
tion to the proposed war increase
of salary bill for the teachers of the
state at the sixty-ninth annual meet
my of the Pennsylvania State Edu-
cational Association which will meet
here next week. The enrolment OF
teachers for the convention is ex-
pected to be the greatest ever known
Some of the counties are planning to
have all teachers enroll and as many
as possible attend. Legislation and
the problems arising from the war
with emphasis on AmericaniZation
will be the chief themes.
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh
and Governor-elect William c.
Sproul are scheduled to speak at the
convention together with Provost
Edgar f. Smith, University of Penn
sylvania; DR.. William Chandler Bag
ley, professor of education at CO.
lumbia University; DIR. Francis G,
Blair, superintendent of public in
struction of Illinois and representa-
tives of the United States, British
and French governments of the
state.
The sessions will begin Tuesday
and the legislative committee will
report Thursday morning. On Mon
day a series of conferences on Am
ericanization and other important
themes will be held. DIR. John 7.
CARRIER, superintendent of Philadel-
phia schools. will preside at the
Americanization meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28

voice, while his face continued to
wear it's jolly smile, that Tip again
burst into a peal of laughter.
Even Mombi was not without a
curious interest in the man her mag
ic had brought to life; for, after
staring at him intently, she pres
emily asked:
What do you know?"
well, that's hard to tel" re-
piled Jack. For although l feel
that 1 know a tremendous lot, L
am not yet aware how much there
is in the world to find out about. 1t
will take me a little time to dis
cover whether I am very wise or
very foolish"
ITO be very sure" said Mombie'
thoughtfully.
But what are you going to DO
with him, now he is alive?" asked
Tip, wondering.
II must think it over" answered
Mombi." But we must get home at
once, for it is growing dark. Help
the Pumpkin to walk"
Never mind me-" said Jack. II
can walk as we'll as you can. Haven't
got legs and feet, and aren't they
iointed?"
"Are they?" asked the woman,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28
FOrty-Three Saloons
in Cleveland Closed

Cleveland, Dec. 2s.-When the
county treasurer's office closed at
noon yesterday. forty-two saloon
keepers had failed to pay the sec
ond $500 instalment on their annual
$1,000 liquor license.
Treasurer John J. Boyle held a
few checks for $500 each, but re-
fused to accept them, as they were
not certified.
Several saloonists who paid the
$500 said they wanted to do business
through the holidays so as to dispose
of stock" Mr.. Boyle said. 81 look for
many requests for rebates after
January / from saloonists who de-
eide to close"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28
AnnvilIe Soldiers Return
From Military Service

AmvilIe, Pa, Dec. 2S.-The fol
lowing Annville Army boys have
returned home: Lieutenant =. r
Kreider, Jr Fort Sill, Oklahoma
honorably discharged; Lieutenant
Calvin Fencil, University of Pitts
lurgh. honorably discharged; Cor
poral Miles Fink, Camp Meade
Maryland, honorably discharged;
Private Paul II. Bachman, Lee Hall
Aviation Field, Lee Hall, Virginia
honorably discharged; Lieutenant
Joseph Donohue, on furlough;
Lieutenant Edward II. Smith, ot
Washington, on furlough; Private
John Keller, on furlough; Private
John Mcclure, on furlough; Pri.
Yates Victor Nye and Victor Heffel-
finger, on furlough.
Privates Roy Gollam ant William
Flowers, in France, expect to bc
home soon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28

Mrs Clarence Sweeney.
Miss Pearl Condran, clerk in the
Citizens Bank, is i'll at her home. III
Emaus street.
Ober, both of totwn, Were united In
marriage at the Church of God par
sonage, North Spring street, on
Christmas evening, at 8 O'Clock, Dy
reside at the home OF Mr. and Mrs
David Boyer, East Main street:
II. C. Senseman, principal OF the
Central grammar school, ana VINO
spent the past several days with his
parents at Mechanicsburg, has gone
to Florida, accompanied by his par
ents who are both in i'll health. Ihey
will remain there for sometime. MRS.
II. B. Carver will substitute in place
of Mr.. Senseman until ne returns. :.
spending some time in Royalton as
the guest of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Nye having been called
here on account of the illness of his
father.
has arranged series of union serv-
ices each evening at 7.30 o'clock, in
the various churches of town, includ-
ing Royalton. beginning next Mon
day night, and closing Saturday
the week, indicating the churches in
which the services are to be held, and
the ministers who are to preach the
sermons: Monday, December 30, Roy
alton United Brethren. the Rev. James
Cunningham; Tuesday, First United
Brethren, the Rev. Fuller. Bergstress-
er; Wednesday, January l. st. Peters
| Lutheran. the. Rev. T. G.. McCarrell
D. D. THURSDAY, Presbytterian; gI,y the I,
of God, the Rev. Charles X. Beittel
Saturday, Methodist Episcopal, the
Rev. E. A. G. Bossler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28

the pumpkin head of his man Jack.
She did this in the same way one
would pepper n baked potato, and
the powder sifted down Jacks head
and scattered over the red shirt and
pink waistcoast and purple trousers
Tip had dressed him in, and por-
! ton even fell upon the patched and
worn shoes.
Then putting the pepper-boX into
the basket, Mombi lifted her left
hand, with its little finger pointed
upward. and said:
''Weaugh!"
Then she lifted her right hand,
with the thumb pointed upward,
and said:
"Teaugh!"
Then she lifted both hands with
all the fingers and thumbs spread
out and cried:
'Peaugh"
Jack Pumpkinhead stepped back
a pace, at this, and said in a re-
proachful voice:
Don't yell like that! Do you
think I'm deaf?"
Old Mombi danced around him,
frantic with delight.
He lives!" she screamed; che
lives! he lives"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28
! WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes feverish irrita%
ton of the scalp, the hair roots
shrink, loosen and then the hair
comes out fast. To stop falling
every particle of dandruff, get a
small bottle of Danderine at any
drug store for few cents, pour g.
little in your hand and rub we'll into
the scalp. After several applications
all dandruff disappears and the hair
stops coming out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28
BIG BARN DESTROYED

.Lewlstown, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Fire
broke out in the barn on the farm
owned by Roscoe North and ten
anted by Isaac Yetter, just a short
distance south of Mifflintown, at
an early hour yesterday morning.
The barn, one of the largest in
Juniata county, was completely de-
stroyed. The whole years crops
were consumed, along with two
mules and two horses, farming i'm
plements, wagons. etc. The loss
will reach $4,000.