End of Coal Miners' Strike h Believed Near as Operators Show Disposition to liaise Wages LXXXVIII— No. 288 20 PAGES Da Xtte c r ep at o&TSt a Sa S rr?.°?£r ,aM HARRISBURG, PA. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1919. on V b^p "SSfcfcSSf* HOME EDITION CALLS LANSING TO STAND BEFORE MEXICAN ACTION Senate Committee Wants Him to Appear; Will Act on Resolution WHOLE QUESTION IS TO BE. GONE OVER WITH SECRETARY By Assnf iutcd Press Washington, Dec. 4.—Secretary Lansing will be called before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before action is taken on the resolution of Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexico, re questing President Wilson to sever diplomatic relations with Mexico. The committee hopes to have the Secretary before itj later to-day. Decision to call Mr. Lansing for a discussion of tße.Mexican j question was reached by the committee after a two hours' ses-j >ion behind closed doors. Henry P. Fletcher, American am bassador to Mexico, was before the committee to-day to give his views on the Mexican situation. The dis cussion was said to have revealed considerable difference of opinion among committee members regard ing the best method of protecting American interests in the southern republic. When the committee recessed, Senators said the whole situation was in an uncertain state. Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska, aeting Democratic leader, said the admin istration Senators had not taken any definite stand against the resolu tion but wanted the committee to be fully advised before a course Was decided upon. Want All Facts Republican members of the com mittee were understood to have fa vored the resolution, but then join ed with the Democrats in preparing to get all the facts from Secretary Ranging before reporting to the Sen ate. Support of Congress Senator Hitchcock introduced a substitute resolution in the commit tee which besides authorizing the ; President to break diplomatic rela- ] tions with Mexico, would pledge sup port of Congress to him in any sub sequent action he might decide upon. Senators said much of the committee's time was taken up with a discussion of the phraseology of the resolutions. The chief reason for summoning Secretary Lansing, it was said, was to place the two pro posals before him. Answers Questions Ambassador Fletcher, it was un derstood. did not directly endorse either the Fall resolution or the Hitchcock substitute. He answered many questions about the State De partment's course in recent negotia tions with Mexico in which he has had an active part. Virtually all of these questions had to do with the case of William O. Jenkins, the American consular agent under arrest at Puebla. He went l'nto this subject fully and it was said that many of the questions [Continued on Page Hi ] Ash Collections to Be . Improved With Arrival of Five New Wagons Although city ash collections have not been made on regular schedule for the last two months, city officials to-day expressed the hope that with the arrival of addi tional wagons in the near future and the purchase of other necessary equipment to operate them, much can be done by the bureau of ash and garbage inspection to prevent an accumulation of .refuse similar to the conditiohs in the city in the winter of 1917. ■ Five large wagons have been or dered and when they are received additional men will be hired and put to work with the result that collec tions can be made on a ten-day schedule, officials of the ash inspec tion bureau believe. At present, a shortage of equip ment and lack of fuuds until re cently, when cf property stolen in the ; city during the month, too, is less i than one-seventh of the amount stolen during the same month lust, j year. The number of complaints of larcenies ami robberies, how-, ever, were greater this year than last.' Mncli Property Recovered I During tlie past month propeity 'worth SI, 19;; was stolen and $2,146 ! worth was recovered. The record <" ! November, 1918, shows property, I stolen worth $14,004. and property j 'recovered worth $12,295. Total reports for the year show that more property was both stolen land recovered in November ot last I year. This year there be * n ! property stolen worth $54,824. tn i eluding forty-seven automobiles and I $39,257 worth of property recover ed. including twenty-nine automo i biles. The record of lust year was I $60,737 worth of property stolen and $55,520.50 recovered. There were llfty-threo automobiles stolen and forty-seven rpcovered last j ear. The total number of complaints this year is 366, as compared with -o last year. City Seeks Title to Lower End of Island Park For Erection of Bathhouses With the consideration of P r °P°®* cd plans for the construction of bath houses at the southern endof 1 lar gest Island officials of the Park De partment arc working now to make arrangements for the city to either purchase or secure a long term lease for the part of the island south of Walnut street. . The city now owns the pa it ot the island north of Walnut street, on which is locuted the athletic grounds and" City Jllter plant, but the ground below Walnut street is owned by the Harrisburg Bridge Company and leased from it. Park Commissioner I'-. A. Gross said to-day that Warren H. Manning, the expert secured by the city to make plans for the bathhouses, can have complete plans and specinca- I tions ready in the near future. At present Mr. Gross is endeavor ing to reach an agreement with the bridge company which can be sub mitted to Council for consideration and approval. Commissioner Gross also said that in case the city did not purchase the southern part of the island or se cure a long lease, the park depart l ment would go ahead with the com -1 pletion of plans for bathing faclli | ties and would locate them else -1 where It is planned by the de partment to have the bathhouses ready for use by the middle of next , summer. Minister Takes Stand to Explain Church Split Differences said to exist between the constitutions of the United Lu theran Church in America' and the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church were explained in court to-day by the Rev. John Henry Miller, pastor of the lloly Commun ion Lutheran Church, and a defen dant in an action brought by some of his congregation to secure the church property. The latter organization was merg ed with two other large Lutheran bodies into the United Lutheran Church. The Itev. Mr. Miller de clared that he and a majority of his congregation decided not to merge and come under the control of the united bodies because of alleged changes in the method of governing the churches. Charges were made by the Rev. Mr. Miller while on the stand that a number of the provisions in the constitution of the General Council which merged into the new organiza tion are changed by the rules of the United Lutherun Church. Yes terday afternoon and this morning the minister was on the witness stand for hours being examined about his opinions concerning the constitutions of the various Luth eran bodies. GIVKX MORK'T'O.VI, Bp Associated Pi Washington. Dee. 4.—After u con ference with Fuel Administrator Garfield Senator Cummins, of lowa, i announced to-day that the fuel ad -1 nilnistrator had agreed tot Increase i by fifty per cent, the coal allotment | lor lowu, Missouri, Nebraska, Kan [BUS and South Dakota. JOHN SMITH, STEP FORWARD John Smith, of ilurrisburg, has a letter waiting for him in the Hurrisburg post ollice. It was mailed at "Bethlehem. Pennsyl vania, on December 2, and ar rived the next day at the local office. Now, John, if you will please step forward and receive your missive, you will do the post of fice a great favor, lor Postmaster Frank <\ Sites reports that there are just t went.y-seven John Smiths listed in the Harrisburg directory. The department will puss the letter around to the various Johns until it reaches someone who appreciates the contents. BURNED BOY WAS SECOND OF FAMILY TO BE KILLED Younger Brother Was Fatally Injured by tin Automobile Two Years Ago CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN Mother Not Told of Loss Be cause of Her Physical Condition in his room ready to go to bed, Henry Belty, 0-year-old son of Jesse Belty, was suffocated when fire de stroyed his father's home -and Elite shoe repair shop, i 4 South Dewberry street, late last night. Death was due to suffocation, but the body Was badly burned. The building, a two-and-one-hulf story structure. was completely gutted. All machinery, shops and other material on the first fl.oor and furniture on the second and third floors were completely destroyed. The loss will be between $7,000 and SB,OOO, it was believed to-day. In surance will only partially cover the loss. Just how the fire originated has not been definitely determined. It [Continued on Page 19.] 4* T 4* efa *f 4 *£* 4 *r f .^ 'j* i: <| ' . • * * At * * At ♦' * ■•* * during the afternoon from Southampton ( t /.he • At j* -Ji * * f< * - * " It strles C. Cumbler. $433. : * * 2 *s* J 10,000 CIGARETS FOR VETERANS * i [ *3* * ' An ' ' < hi 1 • '" I '* fc ► , r * At * ' X I;; !! ' ■ *• , * • |4 *• * MARRIAGE LICENSES jjT • John A. Wallt iiiiil Itucli A. Itnnrinll. Baltimore. >l*i.| lid nurd V.* ? *T OrnlnKrr nntl I nrrlc >l. Storm. Ilorrlnliurit( Snni IIrI H, Smith and* * Uora U. Stnpr, lVnbrouh. GOVERNMENT DROPS SUGAR CONTROL TRY Announces Abandonment of Attempts to Supervise Dis tribution and Sale DISSOLVES BOARD DEC. 11l Palmer Declares Efforts Will Me Devoted to Prosecu tion of Profiteers Washington. Dec. 4.—Aban donment of governmental at tempts to control the distribu tion and sale of sugar was an nounced to-day" by Attorney General Palmer. After the sugar equalization board is dissolved December 31, the government will confine its efforts to prosecution of profi teering in sugar, Mr. Palmer said. State Sounds Warning Against Use of Certain Brand of Ripe Olives A warning against the use of ripe olives of u certain brand was sound ed to-day by the State Food Bureau when a special agent was named to inspect the supply held by whole sale and retail grocers. James Foust, dairy and food com missioner for Pennsylvania, in nam ing Charles C. Linton for the task of investigating in Harrisliurg, Lan caster and York, called attention to twelve deaths, caused by botulism poison caused in ripe olives. Ripe olives contaminated by the fatal poison look and taste the same as wholesome ones. I)r. Edward Martin, State Commissioner of Health, is co-operating with -Mr. Foust and his agents. APARTMENTS NOT SOLD Recent announcements that the River Drive Apartments in North Front street have been sold to the Commonwealth Trust Cftmpany i were not correct. The mistake was made when a mortgage was given.