Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1917 — Page 12

THE INDIANAPOMS NEWS, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917.

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IDOLS TO GRADUATE Mi COLO® PURLS

COMMENCEMENT. PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK.

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WASHINGTON CLASS HAS 74

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PAIGS *I5fi&Mo6t Beautiful Carirtybnerim rpobAY the ht price of the Paige X Ltewood is $11^5. On a purely comparative bans, there is no other car on the American market that even pretends to offer so much Beauty, Luxury and all around Efficiency for so little money. But take advantage of this rare oppor* tunity while it exists. Place your order now—before the list price of every Paige model is substantially increased.

On* hundred and fourteen colored ehlliren will b* graduated from th* eighth ad* of th* colored school* c«*t w**k, site th*r* will b* •wr«rai who will eoropiet* th* grade* in whito Bchoola.

gir* their fim trolley rid* of th* m*mb n«rt Wodneaday ereniag. Juno IS. Tho car* wtU !«ave from Martiadalo arenuo and TwaBty-afth •creec Roberta and Hotel Rica daughter* of Mr*. Rica, of Kenwood aranua, will leave Sunday for Bloomington, where they will take a cours* In Indiana uniTtnflty. The Indianapolis Choral Study Club, under the direction of Mrs. Ada Murphy, la preparing to glee a benefit concert for tho Staten of Charity hospital at an early data. Mra H. W. C.eag* wffl go to Danvtll*. Ky., 'the laat of the month when ahe will spend three weeka with, her parent* She will 'be joined ■ by Mra Albert Cleage. of De-

troit, Mich.

The- Rev H. D Herod, paater of the Second Christian church, has returned from Atlanta, where he delivered a eertaa of lecj tures before the etudema’ conference of T.

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Mra Ida Bryant, preaident of tho Alpha Home, for Aged Colored Women, annemee# meeting of the board of director* next

Thuraday'afternoon at the. heme' in North

Senate *T*trj# at o'clock.

Th. ;w t c—i TSS&: from th. Rooter T. WMhlwtoa KhooU i eoo. to Flora n.h«r Tho oi^rUjjo «n X. IT. ot which William E. Bwa.h '■> ^ th* principal Th* da** officer* are: | ^ chorus of the Charlee ■ and WUbur Gorham, treasurer. * aRJ j Mia* Adelaide Thornton. .— ^ h*id at' - - ■-

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graduating •: ZSon Baptist

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morning at 10:». Th* *choolchorua bMd ^ tb# , ut , mduatrSal and agricultural ender **veral numbera Th* ad-1 Kboo t e f Bordentown. N. J.. l« apendlng to th* graduates wlli be^deilywad ] s vmn ot hi* recation with friends in ths

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„ Rev. Charles Sumner Williams, a*tor of Bethel A. M. & church. The iploroa* will be presented by Mr. Baugh. - \ • Ther* will he twenty-two graduate* from school No. » where A. T. l>or.g is supervising principal. Judge .Robert W. McBrld*. civil war veteran, will deliver the address to the gradual*# next Wednesday •vening at New Bethel Baptist church, where the graduating exercise* are to b* held. The theme for the program will be patriotic. The class officers are: Elizabeth DougUs*. president; Eva Wilson, vice-president, Gertrud# Smith, •ecretkey; Edith Hardwick, treasurer. Because of th* limited

city.

Th* Social Hear Club of th* Second Baptist church met Thursday afternoon with Mra Lcuia* Nicksna. 415 North West street The next mooting will b# Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Turner, to Fayett# atreet ■ Th# Rev. Fathar A. H. Malonay. fonBar rector of St Phillip's Episcopal church ef this city, now of Syraeuaa N. T., will be the celebrant at the morning servlca* at the church tomorrow, hie them# being 'The

Sons of God.”

Th* Rev. and Mr*. Joseph Courtney. who have lived In Columbus. O., for th# last eight yean, will com* to Indianapolis for residence the last of the month. The Rev. Courtney is district ejpertntaodeot of th*

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llJOOf. a b. Detroit 11775 f. a b. Detroit $2750 f. o. b. Detroit

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Main 1808.

INDIANA DISTRIBUTORS. 888 N. Meridian St. Automatic 27-803.

Fin ORPHAN RELIEF

STATE

TOTAL WILL BE THAN 117,800.

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STATEMENT BY CpMMITTEE Additional gift# from th* p*opl* of Indianapolis and Indiana for French orphan rellnf, as a re»ult of th* Lafay* •tie day campaign, has* brought th* total rectovad to more than 117,600, according to a §tat*m*nt mad* public today by th* cfemmltt** In charg*. Bom* further contribution* ar* *xp*ct*d, *o that th* final aupi can not b* gtv*n. Th* commltt**’* gtatsment, which include* a Hit of gum* received from schooU, clubs, church## and cltl*# of th* state, supplemental to th* previous- ‘'••« , 'tt,,GT r T*onrSr»..on «h. Rotary club of Lafay*tt* for th* French orphan*, ♦2,014.07. has been sent by th* treasurer of th* Indlanapoll# branch of ths fath«rl*## children In Franco direct to th* New York offic*

and not merged with th* g*n*ral fund. Big thousand dollara has been set a«id«

for the** children. 800,000 of them.

Ther* ar* more than

For tho Blind of Fr»nc«. 'Two thousand dollars has b«*n set •aid* for th* blinded of Franca to be •xp«nd*d under th* direction of Miss Winifred Holt In Paris, whoss great reputation and sgpsrlenc* In results for ths blind In N*w York through years with th* Light House, mad* the cotnmltt** feel recur* that every penny would be mad* to produce Its utmost. "There is today no nred so aouts, no suffering so terrible aa thoae of th* civilian* whore homes have been denuded by th* Germans of every article, utensil and tool of their orchards destroyed. all so complete that they are left helplres. Their present condition calls urg*ntlj#for food and clothing, but a final conolusion was to use the fund in a more/permanent benefit. Through th* American fund for French wounded in Pari* the 14,000 s*nt is to b* used as a lump sum upon on* town or upon ag*

vigorously during ths summ«r are Supplemental contributions outsid* of

Indianapolis follow:

Lafayette Rotary Club, 12.014.87; CrawfirdnUe. $43*38; Martinsville. *107 06; Newcastle,

ovilie, $75.48; Winchester Trl

ehelbyviUe Red Cross, $50 ' ~ “ .bash Bourn

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*77.78; Nobles’ Kappa, $52. *0;

El Wood nudllo schools, $47.2«; Wabash Round Table, $38.20; CoatsvlUe, additional, $32.57; gullivan Woman’s Club, »33.«1; Shelbyvllle b. P. O. E.. $28.; Andsrson, R. R. 7, Epworth M. E. Sunday school, $30; Covington public schools, $2x50; Carthaae FrUnds' church.

out by members of th* class.

At th* Frederick Douglas* school. No. It, Mrs Harriet Kelley is principal. There will be eighteen graduates, of whom ths class officers are Loren a Coleman. president, and Franc*# Vaughn, secretary. The class motto is "To see, »o know, to do—efficiency our goal." Following is the program which is to be rendered at 2 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon: Chorus, "Holy Spirit"; invocation: chorus, "Messiah of Nations"; Scripture reading by the class; chorus. Tree Top Mornings"; roll call of class; chorus. "South Sea Island*" Th* Rev. Charles W. Lewis, pastor of ths Olivet Baptist church will deliver the address to the graduates, followed by the presentation of diplomas and a chorus,

‘America-Triumphant."

Art Ingtructor Receive* Prize*. Miss Matti# F. Roberts, instructor of art at ths Booker T. Washington school, No. 17, won first prixe In ths contest conducted by the School Arts Magazine, of Boston, for the best Washington and Lincoln designs during February. The contest was open to all supervisors and teachers of art in the United States. The first prixe was a valuable collection of art books. Miss Roberts has been In charge of the departmental art and drawing work at school No. 17 for eight year* where her work is said to be of high rank. Before coming to the Indianapolis schools. Miss Roberts was instmetor in art and music at Wilberforce university. Her services have been much In demand for special work in the summer schools of

the south.

Membership Campaign Open*. Th* summer membership campaign for th* colored men’* branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association opened June 1, and will continue till September 1. During this time there will be a special rate of *l.f>0. The building will close at 10:30 o'clock each

night

The recently organized cadets have a large enrollment of boys between the ages of eight and twelve years. They are given light work in drills and gymnastics under direction of F. E. DeFrants. The first prise in the oratorical contest conducted last Friday evening was won by Robert Skelton, representing the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity, and the second by Franiklin P. Smith, of Indiana . university. A large number of out-of-town visitors was present. Dr. W. E. Brown presided.

albl* attempt of renaomtaiion. in mis way at a later time we can perhaps make a more speoiflo statement of the use of this contribution to the public. "Of the working fund for the French wounded. |2,142.36 has , already been expended for material. By having fl.SOO on hand an excellent outing flannel was purchased for 9* cents a yard. The prospects for the relief work going on

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church, $20; Marion Westminster church, *36.30; Marlon Elm Grove Christian church, $U.to; Bloominxdals, *12.96; Frankfort. $12.46; Hairerstftwn Progreasve Club, $11.12; Tipton, additional, $10; Princeton, additional, $21.50; Crooked Creek Sunday school, $10.68; Columbia City schools, *9.77; Madison public schools, $9.03; Milton Cary Club. $».1»; Richmond U. B. S. S . $*.17; GreencasUs public schools, $6.62; Gresncastle, $2.50; Liberty Criterion Club, *4; Yeddo, $3; West Newton Friends' 8. 8., *2.67; Columbia City H. H. Club, $1.70; Knlghtstown, $1.16; Decatur Lutheran church, *2; Cloverdale, $2; Thorntown Presbyterian church. $2.60; Southport M. E. S. S., $3.56; Southport Baptist church, $5.25; Old Aug-usta, $4; Beech Grove, $5.10; Harrisburg Christian S. S., $6.30; Center township. $6.65; Danville Phllomathean Club. $6; McClalnsvllle M. E. S. 8., $6.13; Ladog* First Presbyterian church, $1.36; Pleasant Run S. *2.66; Paris Crossing First Marlon Baptist church. |2» Albion, $1.30; township 8. 8.. 10 cents Supplemental contributions in Indianapolis follow: Public schools, *1.183.96; M. T. H. school, *100; totals of boxes widely distributed, $41*. 21; Second Presbyterian church, $223.99; Indianapolis Star. $113.96; Hollenbeck hall entertainment by children, $110; Propy- • - Ige 819.

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1 . . . loyes Jackson & Co. (additional to work), $9.75; employes American Garment Company. $12.80; Unk Belt box, $13.56; Third Christian Bible class, $10.26; Mothers' Club. Emerson school, $9.66; Ebenexer Lutheran church, $6; Nasarene Sunday school, $5.42;

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gellcal Sunday school, $4.06; Germania Avenue Baptist Sunday school, $4.02; Monday Con. Club. $3.60; Central Vnlversallst church. *3.77; Union Congregational Sunday school, *3; Moravian Sunday school. $5.83; Brightwood M. E. Sunday school. $2.66; Third Christian church, $1; Madison Avenue M. E.. R; Morris Streat Christian church, $0.90; Second Friends Sunday echool, $2.30; Irvington, Downey Avenue Sunday echool, *18.81; Irvington. Fortnightly Club, $6.36; Irvington Tuesday Club, $3; Irvington Presbyterian

S. S., $1.

Not** of the Colored Folk. F. R. Ransom returned Wednesday from Evsnsvffis, whore he spent several days. Ths city B. Y. F. U. will mast at ths First Baptist church of North Indianapolis Sun-

day.

J. W. Covington left Tuesday for Denver, where he will remain indefinitely for hla health. Th# Neighborhood Art Needle Club will meet next' Wednesday evening with Mra Hattie Schobe. 'The regular meeting of th* Good Cltlxens’ League waa held Tuesday evening at C. M. C. Willis’ chapel. There will be a 'meeting of the Colored Masonic Hall Association Monday evening in the office of R. L. Brokenburr. Mrs. Laura Scruggs entertained the Florence Nightingale .Club Wednesday afternoon at her home, 1441 Martlndale avenue. A musical was given Thursday evening at public school No. 63 for ths purpose of raising mqpey to equip the school playground. Mrs. Ida Bryant went to Rockville, Ind

address ths colored tejnper-

ance organization there tomorrow afternoon.

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The annual physical exhibition of

i.uiner»a enuren. «e; .-Nasarene Sunday tol, $5.42; Seventh Presbyterian church. Woodruff Place Sunday school, *6.80; < h Christian church, *4.50; First Evan-

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Charlee Sumner echool, No. 23. was held Thursday afternoon on ths grounds of the

building.

The Ne Plus Ultra Club will bs ths guest of Mrs. Emm* DuValls next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Susie Mtlllken will read a paper on "Economy.** The Old Settlers’ Social Club will be the guest ot Miss Bertha Morgaa Tuesday availing at the horns of her sister, Mrs. A. C. Moss, 1965 Conjell avenue. V; The Ladles’ Missionary Society of the Witherspoon United Presbyterian church met Friday afternoon with Mrs. S. A. Crutchfield at her home in Fayette street. The pupils of the Frederick Douglass school gave a folklore concert Monday evening at the Olivet Baptist church, under the direction of Mra. William R. Hill. Mrs. Georgia De Baptist Ashburn. president of the National Baptist convention, unincorporated, was the guest of Mrs. Anna Washington while in the city this week. The junior stewardesses and stewards of St. Paul’s Temple A. M- E. church will

• Special Offer The announcement last Saturday of our new liberal selling plan resulted in an investigation by several wise buyers who are now owners of Hal Twelves. This offer will be open only for a short time.

Phone, write or call.

The Winfred Smith Motor Company 961 North Meridian Street. Phone Main 6069. You never see p. Hal Twelve in the used car market. “There** a reason/

Federated

Colored Club* hold a meetln* Tuesday aftarnoon with Mr*. Alfred* Eubanka, In North West street, at which reports were made from the recent state convention of federated clubs. Mra. Carrie Crum* U ths

president

Miss Viola Chaplin, secretary of the colored women's branch of the Young Womon's Christian' Association. 1# spending a part of her vacation with her mother. Mall directed to Helena island, Buford county. South Carolina, will reach her. Mias Chaplin will probably return about June 15. The dance given last Friday evening at Tomlinson hall, under ths auspices of th# Pierian Club, of which Miss Jeanette Walker, of the city public schools. Is president, was well attended. It was a benefit for the Sisters of Charity hospital, of which Mrs. Malthda Thomas Is the president. The Uniform Rsnk of the Knights of Fythtss held rally meeting Sundey afternoon at Castle Hall, at which mi principal addreas was given by Major J. H. Jackson, of Chicago, member of the Illinois stats legislature. Dr. W. H. Weaver preached the sermon end J. N. Shelton made a short talk. General Waters was to charge of the meet-

ing.

The R«v. P. T. Gorham, pastor of Simpson chapel, Methodist Episcopal church, will have for. his subject tomorrow morning "The Holy Spirit," and to the evening "Following Afar Off." The Rev. J. S. Ward, pa«tor of th# Central Avenue M, E. church, will preach at $ o’clock next Sunday In connection with th* annual rally day services. William E. Scott, colored artist, left Monday for South Carolina and other points, south, where he la to spend three months painting scenes from colored schools for the new home of Mra C. J. Walker, which Is being erected at Irvtogton-on-the-Hudson. Mr. Scott will give an exhibit of bis work In the Conway galleries, to Fifth avenue. New York, to September. Mrs. Georgia De Baptist Ashburn/ president of the national Baptist convention, unincorporated, will be to the city for a missionary mass meeting Sunday afternoon at the Mt. Paran Baptist church, at which time the public Is Invited to hear her. Mra Ashburn and Mrs. Emma Washington, vicepresident, will leave Wednesday for Nashville, Tenn., where they wlir attend a meeting of the executive board. The regular meeting of th# Folk Study Club will be held next Friday evening at the colored men’s branch of th# Young Men’s Christian Association, when a quea tlonalr* to ha sent out to persons who havs coma to the city recently will be completed. A meeting of the executive board waa held Tuesday evening with W. E. Grubbs, ths president. The annual county fair of school No. 26, of which A. T. Long Is supervising principal, will take place this evening. All th* rooms in th# building will give a number on the program, which Is to represent the allied nations. The children will be appropriately costumed and th# booths, decorated with th# respective colors of the allies, will be among the attractions of ths fair. Th# program will begin at 6 o'clock. The Rev. W. W. Wines, pastor of the New Baptist church, will have "Forgiveness Implored" for hts theme tomorrow morning, and to ths evening "Temptation." Th* Girls’ Congress will hold a meeting at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Th# missionary society will meet at th# church Thursday afternoon. The congregational rally last Sunday waa a success. Preparations ar# going forward for th# erection of a new church. Th# Baptist women's district convention will meet at the Antioch Baptist church June 16. All local soclstiss. congresses and children'# bands are urged to have representatives present with thslr annual reports. Mrs. B, F. G. Westbrooks and the Campfire women will conduct the Bible study to ths morning and to the afternoon th# foreign and locsll workers will be to charge. The evening service will be "An' Hour With ths Four Gospels." Miss Llona Slngelton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Singleton, 3551 North Senate avenue, and Russell Smith were married Wednesday evening In the presence of the immediate members of the two families and a few friends The Rev. C. S. Williams, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church, performed the ceremony.- The wedding march waa played by Reginald DuValle, and Frank Fowler Brown sang "For Thee Alone." The reception was attended by more than a hundred guests. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are at home at 738 Chicago street. Th* Allen Chapel Gospel Band will give a program for the Sunday evening services at Allen chapel tomorrow. Th# Rev. E. A. Clark, the pastor, will have for his morning theme “The Victory and the Cross." The Alien Chapel Chorgl Union, which was organixed for the contest recenUy, will continue practice each Tuesday evening under the direction of Mr. Alexander twice each month, and the remainder of the time with J. Weslev Jones, director of the choir. Mr. Jones succeeded- George Taylor. Since the contest the choir has been reorganized. The Woman's Improvement Club was the guest of Mrs. Georg# E. Coston Thursday evening. Reports of the State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs were read by Mrs. Florence Etter, th* president. On th* recommendation of Mrs. Coston. the club decided to take up the work of friendly visiting among the parents of th# children in the colored fresh air school at No. 24 to order to assist in every possible way what ha# been done by ths school. Ths work will follow ths lines of th* Friendly Visiting Circle, discussed in Mrs. Albion Fellow# Bacon's book, "Beauty for Ashes," of which Mrs. H. I* Hummona will prepare a review for the next meeting, C. T. Paul, of the College of Missions to Irvington, will be the speaker at a meeting to be held at the Second Christian church Sunday evfhtng under the auspice# of the division of clubs directed by Eatell Mitchell. Mrs. Grace Taylor will be th# soloist. Instrumental number# will be given by Mis# Adelaide Thornton. Th# clubs, under the leadership of Sites Priestley, will glvs a June musical ’ at the church next Tuesday evening 1« which the participanta will be representatives from white Christian churches of this city. Churches to be represented are the Cenral, Third Christian, Downey Avenue, Engelwcod, Hillside Avenue. th# Fourth and the Centenary. These special meetings are a part of the annual rally movement of the church, which will end June 17, when final reports will b# made In the evening. Th* Rev Dr. C. H. Dickerson, head of the Kentucky Christian Institute at Crofton. Ky.. will be the speaker for both morning and evening services. Ths Rev. H. L. Herod is pastor. Pennsylvania Railway Pensions 61. The Pennsylvania Railway Company announces the names of sixty-one employes who, with the beginning of May, 1917, completed their years of active service and have been pensioned and retired. Two of these men had been in the service of the company for fifty years, while twenty-four had been employed for more than forty years. Since the* beginning of the pension system, January 1. 1906. M4.39L0S4.74 has been paid to 10,146 retired employes, 4,886 of whom are on the "Roll of Honor.” Among those whose retirement has become effective .April 1, 1917, ia Patrick P. Donahoe, 2201 East Washington street a machinist In the employ of the company for twenty-five years. Downing With Loan Company. Charles Downing, formerly secretary of the Indiana state board of agriculture, and member of th# board of trustee# of Purdue umversitv, Is now connected with th* Agricultural Securities Company’s Indiana branch, with offices in th# Merchants Bank building. The company is organised for the purpose financing and experimenting on Uu-ge farms where intensive farming may be carried out on a large scale. Saving Space. [LoalsvlU# Courier- Xdurnal] "Why all this cry for thin watchesT” "People are living largely In fiats now. you know. All you save to space helps.'*

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RAISE COLORS OF U.S.

PROGRAMS FOR THE EVENTS IN cLude speeches and songs.

buyers increase orders to carload lots or club together with other buyers. “When this Is not possible," says the bulletin, “then carload shipments which are destined to the sam# points should be combined.” An Idea of the waste in car usage may b* had when It Is borne In mind that the Pennsylvania railway company in 1915 according to Poore's Manual, had only 149,284 freight cars in service, and if these cars had been load-

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properly ailable to

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there woufil have b*en

available to the shipping public th* equivalent of 120,000 additional cars.

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RESIDENTS BUY THE FLAGS

* Residents in th* vicinity of Twentyfourth street and Ashland avenue will hold a flag raising Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the hous* of engine company No. 22. The colors were bought by the community. Mayor Bell. Charles W. Jewett Lew Shank and Dick Miller will speak. Chlldren from schools No. 29 and 45 will sing patrioUc songs, and the flag will be raised by soldiers connected with the United States army recruiting station, 24 South Illinois street Persons living in the vicinity of Elder avenue and west Washington street will participate in a community flag raising celebration Saturday afternoon, June 18, at Indlanola park, in Washington street, v between Elder and Miley , avenues. The program for the affair has been arranged by William Oren, 1911 West Washington street. A large American flag, bought with , contributions from residents of the | neighborhood, will be raised to the top of a tall flag pole that has been erecU* 1 in the park by the park board The Indiana RegiTiental Band will give a conc«*rt at 1:3) and the flag-raising exercises rill be held an hour later. j The Invocation wil be pronounced by j the Rev. J. P- Mo ff at. pastor of the* West Washington Street Presbyterian church, followed by several recitations by Harry Hubbard. Patriotic addresses w ill be made by Judge James A. Collins, of the criminal court; Claris Adams, deputv prosecuting attorney, and John W. Holtzman. Dan Fa tout will act as chairman of the meeting. A detail, composed of members of Battery A. will fire a salute and will aid in raising the colors CAR SPACE IS WASTED. ■■ | ■ ■■ 17 Pennsylvania Railroad Issue* Bulletin on Freight Situation. If the wasted space in the freight cars on the Pennsylvania railroad system were utilized, the result would be equivalent to placing more than 120.000 additional cars .at the service of the country, is the declaration in a car utility bulletin recently issued by the transportation department of that railroad. The bulletin is Illustrated by a series of diagrams showing the customary w ay in which tomatoes, fertilizer, sugar in bags, sugar in barrels, salt In bags, oil In barrels, and cotton in bales is shipped. In the case of each of these commodities, the commercial unit in which shipments are ordinarily made fills half or less than half of the carrying capacity of a box car. To remedy this condition, the bulletin suggests that

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