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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
kIWANIS CLUB
GETS READY FOR
MANY TASKS
Businessmen Are Named For
Places on Important
Committees

The weekly luncheon of the
Kiwanis Club was held at noon to-
day. e. T. Critchfield, representing
the Dalton Adding Machine, gave
an interesting address, filled with
practical business suggestions. D. H.
Rineard. local salesmanager of the
dictaphone, spoke on the use ana
business qualities of the dictaphone.
Cans of cleaning compound were
distributed by James H. Lutz, Jr..
and Henry C. Claster, the jeweler,
distributed "good-luck" coins, re-
deemable at his store.
The following committees were
announced at the luncheon:
Constitution and Bylaws-Rob-
ert II. Fox, Charles r. Beckley, Red
seeker Brinser, d. H. Rineard, j. c..
Soutter.
Music Committee-Frank Blumen-
stein, II. S. Parthemore, F. S. Nor
row.
Civic and Welfare Committee
George e. Howard, T. II. Hamilton.
j: .: s. Poorman, r. d. Pratt, A.
II. Simms.
Sick mmittee-Charles Fl. Bar
ner, w. C. Alexander, f. J. Wallis.
Oral Boosters Committee-W. H.
Brown, w. r. Houser, Harry Low
engard.
Silent Boosters Committee
George N. Barnes. e. B. Chenoweth,
p. B. Rice.
Attendance Committee-Dr. ]. L.
Arnold, e. t. Critchfield, Paul Fur
man, Fred 3. Harry, Charles e.
Pass, Ernest d. Reamer, William
Strouse.
Entertainment Committee. r
Neefe, F. +. Davenport, f. r,
Downey, F. C. Peace, A. X. Thomas
Mem bership Committee-James
II. Lutz, Jr., Charles K. Boas, T.. NJ
Clothier, George A. Gorgas, Ashton
D. Peace.
Publicity Committee ". H
Berghaus, Jr., H. e. Meyer, r. II
Stetler.
Glad Hand committee-C. c. Mer.
rill, Casper Shenk, A. Ross Wal
ter.
The membership of the club now
totals 1O4. The charter member.
ship rolls will close February s
Prospective members who desire tc
affiliate with the club before thai
time, when the membership fee will
be doubled, are asked to get into
touch with Thomas Larsen, whose
Bell telephone is 1914.
These new members have beer
admitted to the club:
Harry Rubin, Henderson Gilbert
Russell c. Cleas, r. S. Marks.
Captain George f. Lumb. presi
dent of the Rotary Club, will speal
to the members at the luncheon
next Thursday. These luncheons ar
held at the Elks clubhouse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Reservoir Is Filled to
Capacity by New Pump

By running the two old pumps
and the lectric pump the water
depth in the city reservoir was
maintained at 81 feet during the last
twenty-four hours. At the city
pumping station to-day a temporary
Shutdown followed the report from
the reservoir station that the depth
was 27.2, or almost capacity. At 10
o'clock it had anly dropped to 26.6.
Last night the electric pump was
used for test work, the old pumps
being slowed down. Water depart
ment officials report it met all re-
quirements and will probably be ac-
cepted as satisfactory in a day or
two.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
WHEN LOYALTY IS,
DOUBTED SCHIEDT
RESIGNS POSITION
Member of Franklin and Mar
shall College Faculty
Quits

Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 31.-The
resignation of DR.. Richard c. Schie6.,
professor of biology at Franklin and
Marshall College, with which insti-
tuition he was connected thirty-one
years. has created unusual comment
in Lancaster by reason of his we'll
known German views. Because Of
his utterances relative to the war,
made since Americas entrance into
it, he found himself strangely alone
among his colleagues, it is reported,
and his pro-German utterances early
in the conflict earned him MANY
enemies.
When the pledge of loyalty to the
nation was before the community
last spring he refused to sign it.
on the ground that he had taken an
oath of loyalty when he became a
naturalized American.
Later, declaration that he was
against this country participating in
the war and that his Prussian train
ing led him to believe that any vio-
lation of his convictions would be
self-annihilation was printed in the
reformed Church Messenger and
created a commotion in Reformed
Church and college circles. The sub
ject was discussed quietly in the
Reformed Church Synods which met
soon afterwards, but no official ac-
ton followed.
At a meeting of the trustees of
Franklin and Marshall College last
December, when Ambassador Won
Bernstorffs name was stricken from
the college rolls, the question of DR..
Schiedt's attitude was raised for the
first time in an official manner and
committee, a little later, notified
him that the college would no longer
tolerate further evidences of antag-
onism of a pro-German nature.
Last week a poster advertising n
lecture by DIR. Newell Dwight Hills
on German Atrocities" was put up
at the college, and shortly afterward
somebody wrote on it, champion
Liar of the U. ST." referring to DR..
Hills.
Doctor Schiedt yesterday refused
to affirm or deny that he wrote it,
A college committee took cognizance
of the matter, but Doctor Schiedt's
resignation ended the necessity for
| further investigation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
WOOD MAY STAY
ABROAD TO SERVE
in WAR COUNCILS
Belief Is That General Will
Remain in France in
Conspicuous Capacity

Washington, Jan. 31.-Signs are
already apparent that the criticisms
by Senator Chamberlain and other
members of the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs of lack of centraliza-
ton in the military administration
are producing results.
While President Wilson has de-
clared his opposition to the effort to
create a War Cabinet, and it is ap-
parent that officials are against the
creation of a Dictatorship of Mu-
nitions, events to-day, taken in con-
nection with previous developments,
made it clear that the faults in the
War Department system to which
the Military Committee called at
tention were to be corrected with
out Legislative action, except in some
slight particulars.
One of the hopeful signs of de-
ference on the administration part
to the views of men in Congress and
out, that the best minds available
should be employed to help the
United States win the war, is fortold
in hint conveyed to-day that Major
General Leonard Wood is to have a
prominent part in the super-war
councils in Europe. 1t was inferred
from what was said that General
Wood, who is now in France, would
be consulted by representatives of
the Government with reference to
the best means of employing the
American forces abroad. General
Wood was sent to France in line
with the purpose of the War De-
partment to have every commander
of a division spend a period of in
spection and observation in the thea
10 !, ts-
command in the United States The
guarded statement was made to-day
that the Administration contemplate
ed keeping General Wood in Eu-
rope and giving him a prominent
place in military councils.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
ALL NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
HONORS FOR j. Il. RINGLAND
FORMER ENOLA FOREMAN;
PHILIP S. MOYER IS SPEAKER

Enola, Pa, Jan. 31.-Despite very
unfavorable weather conditions a
large number of persons attended
the farewell reception given last
right in the social rooms of the To-
cal P. r. r. Y. M. G. A by en-
ployes of the enginehouse of the
E.nola yards to j. A. Ringland, for
mer foreman of the roundhouse, who
was recently transferred to be as
sistant to the master mechanic at
Harrisburg. Mr.. Ringland was pre-
sented with a large reclining chair
and a handsome smoking set by his
former employees.
Because of the snowstorm, j. K.
Johnston, superintendent of the
Philadelphia division, and e. w.
Smith, master mechanic, were un-
able to be present at the reception
II. G. Huber, general foreman of the
local shops and enginehouse pre-
sided at the meeting.
Philip Meyer, Dauphin county So
iicitor, presented the gifts to Mr..
Ringland in behalf of the men. In
his presentation speech Mr.. Meyer
praised the efficiency of Mr.. Ring
land, known to his men as Gus"
since the opening of the yards IN
1905 and wished him all the sue
cess in his new position.
Urges Cooperation
Replying to Mr.. Meyers speech
Mr.. Rlngland requested his men to
give his successor their best pos
sihle efforts and to cooperate with
each other in their work. Take an
interest in your work for the COM
pany for when you do you are work.
ing for yourselves. He then thank
ed them for the reception given in
his honor, which he said was a
complete surprise to him.
An impressive feature was the
singing of a song, the words of
which Were written by A. e. Jeffer-
les, an enginehouse employe, in his
honor. The words were sung to the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Hog Island Yard Is
Under Severe Fire Of
War Investigators

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 81. -
Grave objections to the choice of the
Hog Island site for an immense ship
yard, to the nature of the plans for
constructing the yard, and to the
manner in which those plans have
been carried out, are supplemented
by charges of gross extravaganza in
report made to the Senate Com
merce Commission by Charles Piez,
Vice-president and general manager
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
a subsidiary of the United States
Shipping Board.
The report was submitted last
Monday to the committee, which has
been investigating the activity of the
Shipping Board. Further inquiries
into the same matter, an interested
Senator said to-day, will begin pres
emily.
Mr.. Piez, far from attempting, like
Secretary of War Baker, to minimize
well-founded charges, frankly
admits:
That the Hog Island shipyard was
laid out on too grand a scale.
That the site was badly chosen.
That the total cost of the plant,
which is being built for the govern
ment by the American International
Corporation, will, if completed at the
present rate of expense, cost more
than $42,00O,0OO instead of $21, 1,00O,-
600, the original estimate.
That this estimated total increase
of more than 100 per cent. has al
ready been far exceeded in many
parts of the work; that the cost of
driving piles, for example, has been
$513, 1853 as against an estimate of
$50, 3S6, an increase of 571 per cent;
that temporary buildings, telephones
and railroads, for which no provision
whatever was made, have cost al
ready about 100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
SMILEAGE BOOKS
SALE STARTS Big
Organizations and Commit
tees Find Brisk Demand;
Hold Meeting Tomorrow

Smileage Books. the sale of which
VIII insure that the soldier boys in
camp do not lose the chaince of seeing
good show at the Liberty Thea
teTs or tents. are being placed on
sale at the various stores in the city
Many organizations have taken quick
action toward boosting the sale. The
goal of $4,000 sales of Smileage hook
IN Harrisburg has been divided be-
tween the Women's Committed the
National War Aid Committee. headed
py Mrs. Herman Astrich, and the
mems Committee, the chairmen of
Whlch are as follows: r. c. Jobe, fra
IeTnal I1 organizations; Geo. S. Reinoehl,
sylvania Railroad; William r. Nc
Gofd, stores, restaurants, etc: Chas
II. Kehr, manufactures c. Floyd
Hopkins, publicity.
Among the organizations who have
Planned to send these books to the
soldiers is the Stevens Memorial M. H.
Cnurch, on South Thirteenth street
where the Mems Bible Glass has ar.
ranged Tor the purchase of a Smile
age Book to be forwarded to each
soldier boy member of the congrega-
tion; the Rotary Club, of which Can
tam Geo. f. Lumb is president, has
been acting as big Brother to a
number of soldiers and it is planned
one. ~ e''h
James e. Lentz has charge of plac-
ing the Smileage Books on sale in the
northern part of the county and plans
dler coming from that section.
Movement Praised
a wire was received to-day from
Judge Ben b. Lindsey, who stated
that tihat Smlleage Is not only an inspira-
ton, but one of the most practical,
helpful things of this war. l know
something of the question of morality
ana dlscipline among the soldiers, as
l nave seen it in Europe and at home
during the war. They cannot be solved
by guard houses and jails. They are
practical human questions. The
'Smileage Book idea will do more to
Keep our boys the wholesome, manly
IelIows that most of them are and
want to be. than all other forms of
Tree entertainment combined. The
helpful. stimulating, wholesome en-
teftainment you are arranging for the
boys at the camps is an absolute nee
essity; It is patriotic duty to fur
nish 'Smileage.' 1t will do almost
as much to win the war as guns and
ammunition"
Reports from the Smileage Books
team, headed by Mrs. Herman Astrich,
shows an insistent demand for the 81
and SIS books, and it is expected that
before the end of the week more than
half of the allotment will have been
sold.
The plans for theatrical entertain
mentS to which the Smileage Book
coupons will admit a man in uniform,
free of cost, have been made available
at once. The Y. NJ. c. A. has provided
sixteen tents and the Government has
built a Liberty Theater" in each of
the sixteen National Army canton
ments, while in. the Southern camps,
thirty-two Chautauqua tents have
been set up.
a meeting is planned of the local
committees for tomorrow night at
which time the first report on the re-
suits of the campaign will be pre-
sented and further enlargement of
the sales plan outlined.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Railroad Men Win Suit
F.. For Back Pay Long Due

Wilkes-Barre. Jan. 81. Wage
victory that carries with it 100000
of back payments for 1000 employees
IN the shops and repair departments
of the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey. in the region between Scranton
and Easton, was announced by Ethel.
bert Stewart. mediator of the United
States Department of Labor. Mr.. Stew
art gave his decision to the workers
in assembly here after their commit
tee and a committee of the railroads
representatives had failed to agree
after three months.
A nine-hour day is established, with
time and half time for all overtime,
holidays and Sundays, and in addition
a fiat raise of seven cents an hour is
granted on the old workday basis. The
men will receive the new machinists'
rate of forty-five cents an hour and
the new laborer's rate of thirty cents
an hour. The decision take effect
from October 1 1917
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31

Army life in California is pleasant
now. writes Alvin Colestock to his
mother, Mr.. William ]. Davis. 624
Ross street. che letter follows:
Camp Fremont, Jan. IL, rs.
Nv Dear Mother:
We are now settled in California
and l will take a little time and LET
you know that I am in the best of
health and certainly am glad thew
transferred us out here We are in
good warm state ami that is one
thing l am thankful TOR. We sleep
in tents and it is warmer than sleep-
ing in barracks back N Camp Dodge.
The tentfiaps are open all night and
we don't mind 1t at all. I certainly
did enjoy the trip. We Travelled
through Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ok
lahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
and up through the southern part of
California to Camp Fremont, Just
about thirty miles from San Fran
cisco, or about an hour and a half
ride on the train. If can get away
| am going to Frisco this Saturday
and stay over Sunday. The Y. NJ.
c. A. has rooms that you can sleep
in over night.
We are in a camp where there are
nothing but Regular Army men, most
of them having served a couple of
enlistments in the Army, a couple
of the regiments just came back from
the Philippine Islands. 1 think by
the way We ara getting along in our
work and by the way they are work.
ing us. We will be in France before
many months pass and I will be glad
because l certainly am anxious to see
France. l certainly am glad l en-
listed. Look at the country I am
seeing. I've seen a good bit of the
United States now and 1 am anxious
to see France. I will tell you what
think of Frisco after this Sunday.
Well. l hope all of you arc in the
best of health. My bes regards to
everybody.
Lovingly, your son.
ALVIN CoLESToCK.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Four Extra Fire Drivers
to Relieve Regular Men

The four extra fire apparatus driv-
ers who have been employed by
Commissioner e. u. Gross, will go on
duty tomorrow morning, relieving
four regular drivers, who will be
given a twenty-four-hour holiday. 1t
is the plan of Commissioner Gross to
have each regular driver get one day
off each week. Council provided for
the employment of the extra drivers
in the annual Fire Department budget.
The men who go on duty tomorrow,
and transfer daily to various COM
panies, are: Walter Ehrhart, George
Shickley, George McMeehan and Ross
Green.
Commissioner Gross also announced
the motorized chemical combination
wagons to repulace the horse-drawn
chemical at the Paxton Fire Company
has been ordered. This piece of ap-
paratus will be similar to the six
chemicals which were purchased last
summer. While it was originally
planned to remove the Paxton seamer
to firehouse on Allison Hill, it was
finally decided to retain it at the Pax
ton house and to purchase the addi-
tinal motorized piece in order to have
the entire department compuletely
motorized.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

Inlln0etpn1a DtVlHtOn-Ine lS2 crew
first to go after 4 o'clock; 119, 1872,
106, 1885, 113, 100, 115. 1873.
Engineers for 1O6. 1O9, 115.
Firemen for 119, 109.
Conductors for 100. 9.t133.
Flagman for 1872.
Brakemen for 119, 1876 (2). 100. 115.
1873.
Engineers up: Simmons, Black,
Gehr, Downs, Brodacker, Steffy,
Schwartz. Shroff, Miller, Gaeckler,
Small, Bair, Lefever.
Firemen up: Kochenour. Ramsey,
Carbaugh, Sweetzer. Waltz, Petite.
Dressler, Grissinger, Shimp, Wood,
McCune, Cook. McMullen. Einey,
Grouse.
Brakemen up: Harper, Patterson,
Wilson, Buford. Stetler, Miller, B. f.
Miller, Heagy, Funston. Care, Davis,
Fetzley, Mckee.
Middle DIvisIOn-The 16 crew first
to go after 1901 o'clock; 2S1, IS. 80,
235, 80, 81, 40, "a, 81, 43.
Engineer for "a.
Firemen for "a. 4S.
Conductor for 35.
FIagmen for so, IS.
Brakemen for 16, 80. 81, 40. "a. 81,
43.
Engineers up: stooe. Smith, strick-
ler.
Firemen up: Barnett, Brocious,
Slattery, Earring, Huss.
Conductor up: Glace.
Brakemen up: Kline, Kirk, Wells.
King. Sholley, Zimmerman, Simonton.
Yard BOard-Engineer for Srd 15C,
Ice, 32C.
Firemen for &C, 12C. 26c.
Engineers up: Biever. Essig. Ney,
Myers, Boyle. Shipley, Revie. Ulsh.
Bostdorf.
F'iremen up: Rote, Smeigh. Leopard.
Sauerwine, Bowman, Mehargie. Fry
singer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31

tune of the Dreamy Susquehanna."
Mr.. Jefferies. was accompanied by
the enginehouse chorus. The words
of the song are:
We are thinking of the past, of the
roundhouse cross the way,
And of the Foreman Ringland
years ago.
He was thoughtful of the men as
he is of them to-day,
So we wish him all the happiness
one can have.
The ringing of the bells in the round
house cross the way,
The music of the whistles sweet
and loud!
Every man and boy alike wishes you
q merry life,
At the Enoia roundhouse cross the
way.
There are memories of the past of
the roundhouse cross the
way,
And of Foreman Ringland's SER
vices there.
So our thoughts will always be as
we think of days gone by,
At the Erola roundhouse cross
the way.
The noise of engines in the round
house cross the way,
The singing of the fellows loud
and Shrill
Every man and boy alike singing for
thei living might,
At the Enola roundhouse cross
the way.
CHORUS
They have called you from Enola,
they have taken you away,
So we wish you all the happiness
that one can really have,
And cur manly thoughts are with
you as they were of long ago,
BY the dear Enola roundhouse
'crOsS the way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Well-KnOwn Official
Dies Suddenly in South

Hagerstown, Nd, Jan. 31-Thomas
II. McKoy, former purchasing agent
for the Western Maryland Railroad,
for eight years a resident of this city
and well known in railroad circles.
died suddenly yesterday in Orlando,
Fla, aged 62 years. Mr.. McKoy, since
leaving the Western Maryland several
years ago. has been the general
freight manager for the Missouri and
Atlanta, Ga. He is survived by a
widow and one son, Lieutenant
Thomas Fl. Mccoy, Jr., of the Regular
Army, stationed at Camp Mcclellan,
Admission, Ala.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Piece of Steel From Train
Crushes Ribs of Worker

Amatio Amatia employed as a
Pennsylvania Railroad track hand
was treated to-day at the Harrisburg
Hospital for two badly battered ribs.
This young Italian laborer was in
the path of piece of steel that came
from westbound freight engine.
The steel weighed fifteen pounds.
Amatio was working at the Cove.
The steel struck the platform at the
passenger station and rebounded,
hitting the Italian. The latter was
Knocked down and was unconscious
for five minutes. He was placed on
a passenger train and brought to
Harrisburg. 1t is said both ribs are
fractured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Red Cross Fears Spread
of Disease From Work
of Quarantined Knitters

People who are quarantined and
who turn in knitted articles to the
Red Cross, are doing as much harm
as German sympathizers, through
their thoughtlessness, Red Cross Of
ficials say.
The statement cites one instance
where a woman turned in q pair
OF wristlets. 1t was learned that she
was in a home quarantined for
diphtheria and the possibilities of
tha wristlets being infected, was so
great that they were Immediately re-
jected.
I'VE ask the people to he
thoughtful in cases of this kind. We
are very grateful for the work in
homes, but we don't want work from
quarantined homes" the officials
say.
The statement lays special stress
on the fact that this is one reason
Why diseases are found in the camps.
Soldiers wear the knitted articles
and contract the diseases.
Every worker in the knitting de-
pastment at local Red Cross work.
rooms, in the Eager Building, is
working harder and is wearing n
happy smile because the Harrisburg
knitted work has been of so fine a
quality that the name of the chapter
was placed on the honor roll and
read before the state conference at
Philadelphia yesterday. The work
ers are very proud of the distiac-
ton given to their work.
Eight boxes of hospital supplies,
and two boxes of knitted articles
were sent to the Pennsylvania Div.-
sion offices at Philadelphia to-day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Reading Has New Official
in Charge at 0hamokin

Effective at once, Victor B. Fisher
is appointed superintendent OF the
Shamckin division, with office at
Tamaqua, vice Frank J. Hagner, as
signed to other duties.
Mr.. Fisher entered the service of
the Reading Company as a messenger
at Tamaqua in the spring of 1882.
That same year he was promoted
to operator. In the fall of 1885 he
was appointed a train dispatcher
and September 6, 1897, he became
assistant trainmaster. He was pro-
moted to trainmaster February 1,
1913
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Stop Itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying little zemo
furnished by anydruggist for 35c. Extra
large bottle, 500. Healing begins the
moment zemo Is applied. In a short
time usually every trace of eczema,
letter, pjmples, rash, blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy, always use zemo, the
penetrating, Rnffsepticiiquid. 1t is not a
greasy sa1ve and 1t does not stain. When
others fail It is the one dependable
treatment for skin troubles of all kinds.
The Nv. Rose Co.. Cleveland, o.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-31
Thieves Steal Overcoat
From Veteran Train Caller

Hagerstown, Md. Jan. 81. - The
bold thieving being committed in this
city has extended to the railroads, a
thief entering the Cumberland Valley
depot here yesterday and stealing a
overcoat belonging to Cap
tain George L. Fisher, the veteran
train caller. A man who gave the
name of w. e. Mcbride, of Chambers
burg. was arrested charged with tho
theft. He was held in 5000 bail for
court by Justice John II. Bitner.