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BIG NEW YEAR AT
FEB V. M. C. I.
Association Plans Program Starting
in Morning and Running
Throughout Day
New and interesting features will be
included In the New ¥ear Dav pro
gram at the P. It. It. Y. M. C. A. this
year. The association building in Relly
street, will be decorated for the occa
sion. There will be something doing
all day. "Open house" will start at U
In the morning and continue until 10
at night. Mambers of the reception and
entertainment committee will be on
hand to extend a cordial welcome to all
members and their friends.
(lames rl the day will include pocket
billiards, shuflleboards, checkers and
♦ chess. The musical program will in
clude piano selections and a vlctrola
concert. In the afternoon tho Indies'
from '2 to 5 o'clock, in the educational
Auxilllary will serve refreshments
room on the second tloor. At 3 o'clock
a swimming and (living exhibition will
be given in the natatoriuin.
The annual entertainment to mem
bers and friends of the association
will be given in the auditorium, start
ing at 7:30 in the evening. A program
of moving pictures, vocal and instru
mental selections will be offered. Tho
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee. 11. E. Rupp, will open the exer
cises with a brief address. A record
attendance is expected.
P. R. R. Panama Exhibit. The
Pennsylvania Railroad exhibit at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition will be a
notable, feature of that celebration.
One of the company's exhibits will be
a topographical map showing that part
of the country from tho Great Lakes
to Kentucky and Virginia between the
Mississippi river and the Atlantic
ocean.
RAILROAD NOTES
Free lessons on electricity have been
discontinued by the Pennsylvania Rail
road owing to busienss depression.
Local employes of tho Pennsylvania
Railroad are anxiously awaiting the
arrival of their passes. The old paste
boards are no good after to-morrow.
Thomas J. Mclntlre, aged 24 years,
n Lehigh Valley brakeman, was killed
In the Easton yards yesterday. His
foot caught in a guard rail, throwing
Mclntlre under the engine.
Reading employes at Rutherford
yards were paid to-day. In two days
$30,000 was distributed in Harrisburg,
At tho annual meeting of three
Reading Railway subsidiary companies
Agnew T. D'ce, 'vice-president and
general manager, was elected a di
rector to succeed Theodore Voorhees,
■who is president of all the companies.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
I'lillndclphln Division—l2B crow first
to go after 3:30 p. m.: 125, 120, 111. 112.
126. 121, 104, 113. 106, 103.
Engineers for 128, 121, 101.
Firemen for 120, 106.
Conductors for 12S, 112, 126, 106.
Flagmen for 111, 106.
Brakemen for 104, 103.
Engineers up: Sunplee. Younir,
Sober, Blssinger, Gillums , Foster,
Grass, Davis. Minnich, First, Manley,
Ilenneclii', MeUuire, Kelsinger, Wolfe
Brubaker, Welsh, Crisswell.
Firemen up: Farmer. Mulholm,
Rushey, Hnrtz, Collier, Miller, Martin,
Copeland, Blelch, Robinson, ICestrcvcs,
Cover, Duvall, Naylor, Lantz, Shlve,
Keglcman, Herman. Kochenour, Myers,
Acliey, Grove, Wagner.
Conductors up: Mehafflie, Fesler.
Flagmen up: Sullivan, Mellinger.
Brakemen up: Sweigert, Stehman,
Morris, Busser, Mumma, Knupp, Gouse,
Mumma, Hubbard. Brown, Bogner,
Desch, Hivner, Collins, Wiland, Shultz
berger, Riley, Mclntyre.
Middle Division—232 crew first to go
after 2:30 p. m.: 227, 249.
Preference: 2, 3, 4, 1, 9, 5, 7
Engineer for 4.
Fireman for 7.
Conductors for 2, 5.
Flagmen for 3. 1.
Brakemen for 2, 4. 1, 9.
Firemen up: Gross, Boss, Fletcher,
"Wright, Seagrlst, Stouffer, Simmons,
Kuntz.
Brakemen up: Putt. Henderson, Rls
elnger, Kane, Troy, Prank.
Yard Crew*—To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 1451. 1820.
Firemen for 1454, 1856. 1556.
Engineers up: Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton,
Shaver, I-loyler, Beck, Barter, Blever,
Hohenshelt, Brenneman. Thomas,
Houser, Meals, Stall], Swab. Crist, Har
vey. Saltsman.
Firemen up: Welgle, Lackey, Cook
erlcy, Maeyer, Sholter, Snell, Bartolet,
Hart, Barkey, Sheets, Bail - , Eyde, Ney,
Myers, Boyle. Shlnle-. Schlefer, Revie,
Ulsh, Bostdorf, Itaucli.
F.NOI.A SIDE
Philadelphia Division —247 crow first
to go after 3:45 p. m.: 216. 241, 228, 207,
214. 233, 204, 246, 226. 244.
Engineers for 228, 226.
Firemen for 204, 226.
Conductors for 4, 16. 33.
Flagmen for 33, 14, 46.
BraKemen for 4, 14, 26 (two), 46, 47.
Conductors up: Pennell, Kugler.
Brakemen up: Goudy. Decker, Mal
socd, Summy, Shuler, Taylor, Jacobs,
Vandllne- Murmna, Wiest, Fenstc
macher, Knight.
Middle Dlvlotnn— 2ll crow first to go
after 3:50 p. m.: 219, 233, 247, 230, 226.
TIIE READING
HarrlMbnrK Division— l crew first to
RO after 12 noon: 18, 5, 15, 14, 7, 24, 3,
16, 17, 4, 12, 11.
East-bound — 70 crew first to go after
10:45 a. in.; 57, 60. 67, 52, 69, 54, 62.
Firemen tip: King, Corl, Aunspach,
Anders, Sullivan, Six, Fulton, Dobbins.
Engineer up: Richwine.
Brakemen up: Stephens. Ely, MROll
nmer, Ely. Snader, Creager, Ayres,
Shearer. Miles, Mumma. Duncan, Hol
bort, Hogor.togler, Dunkle, Heekman,
Grimes.
WEDNESDAY. EVENING,
AZALEAS COMING
FROM WAR IIIONS
State Inspectors Say That Belgium
Is Furnishing an Immense
Part of Stock
_ Although w.ar
T has been raging
for over 150 days
CB in Belgium, the
center of the dis
/jgpnvßy trict ex por 11 n g
!te nursery stock to
"j*j-j HQSf Gie United States,
State nursery in
»ilUOOHll. B Pectors say that
fl j£ ' ~ TJ '• ° rtatloiia of
never been a s
large as this Fall. Immense shipments
have been received at the port of Phil
adelphia, most of them bearing mani
fests from Ghent. Many came from
Rotterdam by steamers, although a
few were shipped by way of England.
Tho bulk of these shipments are
azaleas for the Spring trade and
there Will be no shortage in this State
as a result of the war. It is declared
by inspectors. The stock is all being
| carefully inspected for traces of pests
and none worth mentioning have been
found.
State Zoologist H. A. Surface, who
directs inspection of stock, says that
there is no gypsy moth In Pennsylva
nia and reports that the moth has
come in on nursery stock from foreign
countries or other States are not cor
rect.
State to Demur. The Common
wealth of Pennsylvania will demur to
the mandamus proceeding brought
against Banking Commissioner Wil
liam 11. Smith to compel him to order 1
banks under his supervision to publish
in December lists of all unclaimed de
posits. The action was entered some
time ago and there is doubt on Capi
tol Hill whether the commissioner can
be mandamtissed. The demurrer of
the State will be filed here and argu
ment heard in the coming month.
Cablmge Is Bad. —Agents of State
Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Foust have been raiding stocks of
merchants who have been selling food
unlit to eat and have, discovered con
siderable quantities of vegetables of
various sorts which are in bad shape.
Several arrests have been made in in
terior counties. Cabbage which has
passed the useful age is among the
articles causing arrests.
Charters Issued. The following
State charters have been granted at
the Capitol: Mastonford Building and
Loan Association, Conshohocken, capi
tal $1,000,000; Ernst & Beavers Co.,
motors, Scranton, capital $10,000;
Messamej- Loam Sand Company, New
Castle, capital $10,000; Emaus Iron
Ore Company, Philadelphia, capital
$10,000; Stroudsburg Creamery Com
pany, Stroudsburg, capital $25,000;
Frank D. Evans Auto & Livery Co.,
Philadelphia, capital $10,000; Rich
mond Grocery Company, Philadelphia,
capita! $10,000; Perpetual' Fuse Com
pany. Philadelphia, capital $5,000;
James Maeauley Wallace Realty Co.,
Philadelphia, capital $100,000; Penn
Grain and Feed Company, Philadel
phia, capital $100,000; the Porter
Company, wholesale millinery, Pitts
burgh, capital $50,000; the Home
Laundry Company, Wilkes-Barre,
capital $10,000; Oakwood Chair Manu
facturing Company, Philadelphia,
capital $10,000; Paoling Spring Farm
Company, Mill Hall, capital $10,000;
Charles S. Smith, inc.. hardware, Phil
adelphia, capital $25,000.
Stock Increases.—The Adolphia Ho
tel Company, Philadelphia, has Hied
notice of an increase of stock from
5305.000 to $450,000; Pine Bros. Co.,
Philadelphia, stock, $1.">,000 to $25,-
000; Pooley Furniture Company, Inc.,
Philadelphia, stock, $5,000 to $250,-
000.
Coroner Resigns.—William Neville,
coroner of Montgomery county and
legislator-elect, has resigned.
Flowers For Hospital.—The staff of
tl.io Department of Labor and Indus
try, sent large bunches of llowers to
the city hospital for the holidays.
Brumbaugh's Last Meeting. Dr.
Brumbaugh attended a meeting of the
State Board of Education yesterday
lor the last time. A large amount of
routine work was cleared up and
plans made for the winter work.
Mr. Dell Ilere. Representative
elect Deli, of Huntingdon county, was
at the Capitol. He came for the State
Educational Association meeting.
Ex-Members Here. Ex-Represen
tatives J. F. F. Morris and A. J. PfalT,
of Philadelphia, were ar the Capitol.
Care For Pavements.—Commission
er Jackson has issued a warning to
people to take care of their pavements.
He urges that pavements be cleared
and that every one take heed where
ho puts his foot, in the course of a
letter of suggestions to safety organi
zations.
Second Issue Is Fine. —The second
issue of the Pennsylvania Highway
News, the official publication of the
State Highway Department, came out
to-day and Is worth while. It contains
some fine pictures of roads in Dela
ware county which have been approv
ed by the State, together with full in
formation about what the department
is doing, what contracts were let in
November, what is going on for stan
dardization of maintenance work to
gether with a fine picture of Lebanon
county supervisors. The bulletin is
what tho department has been need
ing for a long time and gives infor
mation of value to local authorities.
Feed the Quail. State Zoologist
Surface has joined the State Game au-j
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Ullll DUNCE 111
BENTOIUMLLTONIGHT
Old-fashioned Dances and New
Steps Will Both Be on
Program
Elaborate preparations have been
made for the annual dance ot the
Steelton High School Alumni Associa
tion to be held this evening In the hall
of the Benton Catholic Club, North
Front street.
A larger attendance is expected this
year than in the past. The dance
program has been so arranged that
both the old-fashioned dances and the
"new steps" will be danced. Each
member of the association will be al
lowed one guest.
The committee that arranged the
affair includes W. M. Harclerode,
chairman; Miss Sylvia Whitman, Miss
Clara Harclerode, Miss Margaret Dai
ley, William Hechtel, Hen Brandt,
Charles Chambers, Miss Elizabeth
Clancy, Miss Bertha Messersmith, Miss
Ella Sharosky, Koy Snyder, Miss Mar
tha Selway, Miss Ellen Merryman,
Miss Clara Heck and Miss Sylvia
Beidle.
Burgess Wigfield Urges
Steelton Mummers to
Parade at Harrisburg
Burgess Fred Wiglleld to-day heart
ily endorsed the Mummers' parade to
be hold in Harrisburg, Friday, and
strongly urged Steelton people to take
some part in the celebration. His
statement follows:
"The Mummers' Association of Har
risburg has requested me to issue a
proclamation urging attendance at the
Mummers' parade. New Year's Day,
as has been done in a number of sur
rounding towns.
"Inasmuch as the business depres
sion has made it impossible lor Steel
ton to have a New Year's celebration
of our own; and inasmuch as the
Mummers' Association of Harrisburg,
our neighboring city, has worked un
tiringly and energetically to give a
parade that will surpass anything oC
its kind in this section of the State,
and has further extended the people
of Steelton a cordial invitation to par
ticipate and to come to Harrisburg and
enjoy the parade, I heartily commend
the association and strongly urge our
citizens who want recreation Friday
to go to the Mummer's parade in Har
risburg.
"I have been advised that the Bald
win Hose Company, the Triangle Club
and the Loyal Order of Moose, of
Steelton. will all be well represented
in the parade. Now let the Steelton
delegation be large and you will ad
vertise the town.—Fred Wiglleld, Bur
gess."
STIC ELTON SNAPSHOTS
Water Board Moots. —The borough
water board met this afternoon to
complete the year's business and pre
pare its annual report to council.
Plan Wat<Ji Night. Watch night
services will be held in Centenary
United Brethren Church New Year's
Eve,
"MIDDLETOWfI* - -
10LKCT OFFICERS
Middletown Lodge. No. 156, Inde
pendent Order of Americans, elected
officers at a meeting Monday evening.
They include: Councilor, Earl Sohn;
vice-councilor. John E. Houser; as
sistant recording secretary, Ross E.
Hoover; conductor, J. H. Seltzer; war
den, H. W. Sehurtz, Jr.: inside senti
nel, Grant Suders; outside sentinel,
John R. Steadman; trustee, eighteen
months, Harry Hamaker; chaplain,
James A. Ulricli.
YOUNG FOLK ON SLEIGHIUDE
A party of Middletown young folks
enjoyed a slelgliride to Elizabethtown
Monday evening. An oyster supper
was served at the Central Hotel. In
the party were Misses Marian Hats,
Goldie Kieffer, Eva Blecher, Verona
Keiper, Mary Gingrich, May Fuhr
inan. Cliarlene Fisliel, Martha Swartz,
Mary Ettele, Agnes Markley, Edward
Eby. Harry Longenecker, Robert
Engle, Bruce Peters, Grant Gerberich,
Abe Hoffman, William Swartz, Roy
Snavely, Edward Keiper and Roy
Buumbach.
MIDDLETOWN" NOTES
The Royalton borough council met
last evening to close the year's busi
ness. A few bills were ordered paid.
Members of the Darktown Fire Bri
gade met last evening in the Union
hosehouse to complete plans for the
mummers' parade in Harrisburg New
Year's Day.
tlioritics in urging that quail be fed
dufing the winter if anyone is to en
joy them next year. He has issued a
circular on the subject.
New Member Here. Representa
tive-elect Milliron, of Armstrong coun
jty, was a visitor to the "Hill" to-day.
Rush of Money. The automobile
division to-day took in $25,000. Yes
terday it turned in $30,000.
Htg Hear Kill. Records of the
State Game Commission show 236
bears killed this season. There were
twenty-nine does and a thousand legal
bucks.
Nothing to It. Adjutant General
Thomas J. Stewart to-day declared
that there was nothing to the report
that two infantry regiments in Phila
delphia were to be transferred to ar
tillery.
Another Electrocution. Governor
Tener to-day issued a death warrant
; for the electrocution of Andrey Ma-
I llnowski, Allegheny county, in the
week February 22 at the new peni
tentiary.
; To Attend Inquest.—John P. Do
i honey, Investigator, of accidents, left
to-day to attend the Royersford in-
Quest. _ ,
Lancaster Charter. The Lasko
Manufacturing Company, of Lancas
ter, was chartered to-day for the re
pair of radiators. It has $5,000. cap
ital.
Up to 10,000. —The State has issued
licenses for almost 40,000 automobiles
carrying pneumatnic tires. The in
come is not far from $4 00,000.
Kick on Rates. —The boroughs of
Ben Avon and Emsworth have illed
with the Public Service Commission a
complaint against the Ohio Valley
Water Company, claiming that the
rates are excessive. The commission
Is asked to fix a fair and reasonable
schedule of rates.
MRS. CHARLES B. OHX
Mrs. Charles B. Ohl, aged 60 years,
died suddenly Saturday afternoon at
her home. 265 East Fifth street,
Bloomsburg. She was a resident of
Bloomsburg for the past thirty years,
but was born in Harrisburg. She is
survived by her husband and two chil
dren Mrs. Harry Shaffer, Bloomsburg,
and Ralph, of South Bethlehem; three
brothers, James Cadow, Bloomsburg;
Perry and Joseph Cadow, of this city.
Funeral services were held at the home
yesterday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. I
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Miss Lefsky to Wed
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MISS MINNIE LEFSKY
The engagement of Miss Minnie
kef sky, a pretty Steelton girl, to Saul
Schlomberg, of Harrisburg, was an
nounced last evening at a dinner given
by Lawrence Lefsky, the brother of
the betrothed.
Miss Lefsky is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. F'ein. 39 North Front
street, and is popular among Steelton's
young set. Mr. Schlomberg is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schlomberg, of
Harrlsburg. The engagement an
nouncement came as a great surprise
to their host of friends. The wedding
will be a nevent of next June.
INVENTS WATER PURIFIER
11. A. Weaver, formerly associated
with the Steelton Y. M. C. A. and
prominent in athletics here and later
at State College, has invented an ap
paratus for purifying water. The de
vice will be put on the market during
the coming year, it is reported.
Weaver's invention, it is said, will en
tirely remove all the elements that
cause injury and will prevent the cor
j roslve deposits in boilers and steam
pipes. The device has been undergoing
for more than a year, it is said,
with exellent results.
ELECT OFFICERS
Washington Camp, No. 102, Patri
otic Order Sons of America, elected
officers last evening. They include:
President. Alvin Pierce; vice-president,
Charles Gallagher; master of forms,
John Brown; recording secretary, J.
W. Brieker: conductor, Milton Weisen
ford; inspector. Charles N. Myers;
guard, James Clave; treasurer, H. H.
Harlan; trustee, L. Ira Cargill.
G. A. R. Post to Install
Officers Friday Night
Sergeant Samuel W. Liascomb Post,
351, Grand Army of the Republic, will
install Its recently elected officers at a
meeting in the G. A. R. Ilall, North
Front street, Friday evening at 7.30.
Past Commander John H. Shelley, of
Harrlsburg, will have charge of the in
stallation.
The officers to be installed Include:
Post commander. George H. Boyer;
senior vice-commander, John McAfee;
junir vice-commander, Samuel Wea
ver; quartermaster, John C. Attick;
ehainplaln, D. R. Hoffman; surgeon,
William N. Gemmill; officer of the
day, William A. Attick; representative
to the department encampment, C. E.
Scott; alternate, Samuel Weaver; trus
tee, David R. Hoffman.
STEELTON PERSONALS
C. A. Smith, of Washington, p. C.,
formerly of Steelton, was In town yes
terday.
Martin J. O'Riley and John Calla
ghan returned to Midland to-day after
spending Christmas with relatives and
friends hero.
Oscar Gordes, of Midland, is visit
ing in town.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kell are in New
Bloomfleld to attend the funeral, of
the latter's mother.
Mrs. John Brown, Swatara street,
spent the day in Camp Hill.
OIGIPROVEMENTS
111 WEPT SYSTEM
County Inspector Boyer's Report
Shows Remarkable Percentage
Over Last Year
percentage
provements during November and De
cember of this year as compared with
I the same months last year. The facts
aro set forth in the report to-day to
the County Commissioners by Harry
A. Boyer, county inspector of weights
and measures. The percentage of im
provement for November was 41 and
for December it was 39.
The combined reports of the work
for November and December of 1914
show that 506 weights and measures
were corrected and sealed, only 21
were incorrect and had to bo con
demned, and that 46 required adjust
ment.
MRS. VEBXA ST\M\(ir,Ft SMITH
Mrs. Verna Sinnlnger Smith, aged 24,
died at the homo of her brother, Clar
ence Sinnlnger, 542 South Seventeenth
street, last evening, at 5 o'clock, Mrs.
Smith was here on a visit when she
took seriously ill seven weeks ago. She
is survived by her parents, Mr. anil Mrs.
Jacob Ij. Sinninger; a brother, Clarence,
and a sister, Pearl. Tlio funeral ser
vices will be hold from the home of her
brother on Saturday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. Burial will be made in the
East Harrlsburg Cemetorv.
STEELTON OFFICIAL
HEADS TO REPORT
Fiscal Year Near End; Nelly to
Name Successor to
Stees
With the end of the borough's fis
cal year Just one day away the heads
of the various departments of the
borough are busy preparing their an
nual reports to be submitted to Coun
cil at its meeting Monday evening.
Monday's session will be an impor
tant affair for besides the reading of
the annual reports a new councilman
will be appointed from the First ward
to succeed Councilman Frank Stees,
who has moved from the district. Mr.
Stees' successor will be nominated by
Mr. Nelly, the remaining councilman
from this ward.
It is not likely that the various de
partmental heads will have many
suggestions for changes to submit to
council as every department with the
exception of Ihe Police department
has been running smoothly and ef
ficiently throughout the year. Whe
ther or not Burgess* Wigfield will
make any recommendations concern
ing this department is not known.
All the officers were elected Appoint
ed for a term of two years and this
term does not expire until next year.
During the past year the Water de
partment has made many improve
ments including a new high-pres
sure main to the East End and the
relaying ofmains in a number of the
streets paved during the summer. The
highway department now has about
seven miles of paved streets to care
for, and addition during the year of
over four miles. It can now report
that Steelton is the best paved bor
ough in the state, sixteen streets be
ing paved during the last year.
STEELTON SNAPSHOTS
Cinder Explodes.—-A number of ex
plosions shook the buildings about the
Pennsylvania Steel plant last night,
causing many people to believe that
an accident had occurred. The ex
plosions were caused by hot cinder
dropping into water at the No. 1 blast
furnace.
Will Plead Guilty.—Stewart Palmer,
of Harrlsburg, was arraigned before
Squire Gardner to answer .charges of
malicious mischief. He Is alleged to
have thrown a bottle of whisky
through the window of a trolley car
Christmas night. Palmer will plead
guilty in court.
Arrest Fugitive. A fugitive since
April, Oscar Ifaley returned to Steel
ton last, evening. He was arrested a
short time later by Constable Bora
gardner. Haley will face charges of
desertion and nonsupport and assault
and battery.
Hurt Willie < 'oasting.—Michael Sol
linger and a lad named Mahoney were
injured when their sleds collided on
the Jefferson street hill yesterday. Ma
honey was knocked unconscious and
the Solllnger boy's nose was broken/
School Children Sing.—Eighty pupils
from the Central grammar school, un
der the direction of Professor William
Harclerode and Professor G. W.
Henry, gave an exhibition of sight
reading of music before the State Edu
cational meeting in Harrisburg this
morning.
[HIGHSPIKE
V. B. OFFICERS
The United Brethren Sunday School
of Highspire elected officers following
the regular session Sunday. They in
clude: Superintendent. ,T. O. S. Poor
man: assistant superintendent, E. B.
Mobler; intermediate superintendent,
Mrs. W. B. Kirkpatrick; junior super
intendent, 11. C. Mathius; primary su
perintendent, Mrs. E. S. Poorman; be
ginners' department superintendent,
Mrs. H. Mathlas; missionary superin
tendent, Mrs. D. I/. Kauffman; tem
perane superintendent, Miss Carrie
Mathlas; home department superin
tendent, Mrs. P. H. Mozer: assistant
home department superintnedent, Mrs.
Fred Auch; cradle roll superintendent,
Miss Mary Heicher; secretary, John
Hoch; assistant secretary, Wilbur
Hoch: treasurer, K. F. Mathlas: libra
rian. L. G. Bingaman; assistant libra
rians, Carlton Cover, Clifford Ehris
man, Paul Hocker, Arthur Poorman
and Russell Elirhart; chorister, J. O.
S. Poorman; pianist, senolr depart
ment. Anno Hoch: junior department,
Martha Frutiger: assistant pianist,
Mabel Hoch: executive committee, 11.
J. Boop, Ira W. Hoover and Ralph
Parthemore.
Fondness For Ham, and
Lack of Money to Buy
It, Puts Adam in Jail
Fondness for ham, with no money
to buy it, sent Adam Metrovitcli, of
Steelton, to jail to-day. Metrovitch
has been out of work for some time.
He is also without cash. During his
search for employment this morning
Metrovitch came in contact with the
delivery wagon of E. G. Slabach, 223
Chestnut street, Harrisburg.
The wagon was tilled with meats
and hams. Metrovitch picked out a
nice big ham, placed It under his coat
and walked down Blackberry street
toward Third street. Patrolman Gra
ham was walking down the same
street. Metrovitch started to run, but
he got a poor start. The patrolman
grabbed him, returned the ham to the
wagon and sent Metrovitch to jail. A
hearing will take place to-morrow at
the Mayor's office.
FOREMAN GETS PRIZE
' The foremen on Division No. 4 of
the Philadelphia division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, under Supervisor
C. Z. Moore and assistant, C. L. P.
Russell, have won an enviable repu
tation for maintaining a perfect road
bed and have recently won a number
of prizes. Elmer Stoner, foreman of
subdivision No. 4. at Highspire, won
the general superintendent's premium
of S6O for the foreman having the best
subdivision on the Philadelphia di
vision during the year ending October
1, 1914, Mr. Stoner took this prize
two years in succession. John M.
Weaver, foreman of subdivision F, at
Bheertis. received the supervisor's pre
mium of S6O for the foreman having
the best subdivision on Division No. 4
during the year ending October 1,
1914.
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Funeral services for George Swartz,
aged 68 years, who (llod at the Countv
Almshouse. Sunday evening, wero held
tills afternoon In Carlisle, where the
body was taken by Undertaker S. 8.
Speese. Burial was made In the Car
lisle Cemetery. Mr. Swartz is Survived
by one son, Clarence of Mlllersburg.
DECEMBER 30, 1014."" "
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1914 Was a Cross-Roads in
World's Religious Affairs
The War Created a Spiritual Crisis and an Ecclesias
tical Upheavel; All Faiths on the Battle Line
(By Tlie Religious Rambler.)
A BACKWARD look across iOl4
shows one overshadowing event,
the great war, which dominates
the year's religious history, to the
obscuring of all else. Perhaps, when
men to the point of being
able rightly to appraise the signifi
cance of recent events, it will be
found that the effect of the war upon
religion has been its most important
result. Assuredly, epochal results, re
ligiously, have already followed the
outbreak of the war, with greater to
come.
Long-prepared and carefully laid
plans of international ecclesiastical
leaders were devastated by the out
bx-eak of hostilities. The dramatic
break-up of the Church Peace Con
ference at Constance by the declara
tion of war, which sent the delegates
scurrying without their baggage to
points of possible embarkation for
home, was symbolic.
Kven greater was the completo
severance of the carefully-knit rela
tions between the religious leaders of
Germany and Britain. So bitter a
spirit has been shown in subsequent
manifestoes by churchmen, that cer
tain American religious statesmen are
toilsomely at work to remove mis
understandings and to make possible
that a resumption of relations after
the war. It is significant that this
work of mediation is being done by
Americans.
International religious organiza
tions, like the continuation Committee
of the Edinburg Conference, the
Christian Kndeavor movement, the
Young Men's Christian Association,
etc., have seen the brotherly work of
years laid in ruins.
Foreign mission work has been tre
mendously disorganized. American
societies are undertaking to carry on,
or tide over, the work of the Ger
man missions; and Britain is helping
the French societies. Even so, be
cause of the rules of war, many mis
sionaries have had to abandon their
fields; and practically all missionaries,
even the American, have been in sore
straits because of the break-down of
international banking.
Far-reaching as the collapse of
organized religious work has been, it
is of trifling import in comparison
with the upheaval in the world's
thought of the Supreme Being. Noth
ing else in the universe is so impor
tant as what people think about God.
In the very beginning of the war, and
during its continuance, all the rulers
concerned called confidently upon
Jehovah to espouse their cause and
to fight their battles. Kaiser, czar,
emperor, king, president and sultan,
all have shown utmost assurance that
God is fighting under the banner of
each, and against the armies of the
enemy. History has no parallel for
this dramatic clashing of claims upon
the Most. High.
Profound results have followed,
thinking people everywhere, even in
the remote centers of what Christians
loosely call "heathendom," have been
set to asking fundamental questions
concerning God and Christian civili
zation. Is God a monopoly of any
race or nation? Why has he per
mitted this most devastating cataclysm
that humanity has ever undergone?
The two largest nations that are
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; not participating in the war took ex
traordinary religious action. The
President of the United States set
apart a special day of prayer for
peace amid the warring nations; and
a few weeks later the President of
China did likewise, with the supple
mental exhortation that his people
should pray for the protection of
China in this crisis.
War Turns People to Religion
What rulers and organized govern
ments may soy or do with respect
to religion is of less importance
than the attitude and actions of people*
as individuals. Remarkable results of
the war, in this respect, are reported
from the warring nations. Every
where churches are crowded daily as
well as on Sundays. The indifferent
are turning again to the houses of
prayer.
France seems to be finding her lost
faith. So deep is the mood of reli
gion among the people, and so shining
has been the service of the priests and
monks, both in the ranks and in relief
work, that it is freely predicted that a
return of the old relations between
the Church and State is possible.
Belgium's quickened religious fer
vor is the most explicable of all; for
adversity ever turns men to God.
Germany, whose church congregations
had been depleted by what orthodox
folk call "rationalism," is turning
again to the simple devotion of its
fathers. Russia is sure that this is a
"holy war" and that it will result in
the saered consummation of the re
turn of the cross to the Mosque of St.
Sophia in Constantinople. The re
ligious fervor of the Russian soldiers
is remarked by all observers.
In this country, many persons are
declaring that the world-war pre
sages the return of Christ to earth.
Everywhere a deepening of religious
Interest Is reported. Revivals have
not had such vogue or success for
mnay years.
" "Billy" Sunday, the baseball
evangelist, who opens a ten-weeks'
series of meetings in Philadelphia on
January 3, the largest evangelistic
project America has known for a gen
ration, is the center of surprising
national interest. It is being said by
many observing persons that this at
tempt to awaken cities of the first
magnitude is providentially timid, be
cause the war has sobered the think
ing of all classes of people.
In America the churches have
shown quick and beautiful sympathy
with the victims of war. If "to visit
the widows and fatherless in their af
fliction," is, aa St. James declares,
"pure religion and undellled," then
America has been undergoing a great
religious experience.
Christians as well as Jews have
been deeply stirred by the suffering of
the inhabitants of the Holy Band, and
especially tho Zionists there. The
prediction is being freely mndo that
when this war ends Palestine will bo
open to the Jews to possess, in fulfil
ment. of their ancient kingdom dream.
Whatever 1915 may hold religiously,
and the signs are significant—it can
hardly mean more to the religibus
life of mankind than the twelve
months now ending.
The Religious Rambler.
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