4 "The Man Who Keeps COQI" may not ! be a good politician, but he has solved the problem of comfort and contentment. He starts the day right by eating Shredded Wheat Biscuit with milk or cream. He eats it for luncheon with berries, sliced bananas or other fruits. He makes Shredded Wheat his meat in the hot days. It is ready- Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y. NITRO TO BLOW UP COURTHOUSE Rush For Bucket of Water When Found "Stuff Is Getting Dry" Dauphin county's board of commis sioners and Ed. H. Fisher, chief clerk, to-day. figuratively and literally, got a mild taste of the results of the trol leymen's strike. The commissioners enflorsed Sheriff W. W. Caldwell's action in swearing in deputies for possible emergencies a few days ago and agreed upon $3 per day as pay pending the fixing of a defi nite sum. After Mr. Caldwell finished his in formal report on the situation, he men tioned the discovery of the high ex plosives under a track switch at Rutherford The commissioner, headed by Captain H. M. Stine, who wore his National Guard uniform, eagerly hur ried to the sheriff s office to look at the find. Whereupon it was discovered that Mr. Fisher has had much knowl edge of dynamite and such things. He admitted it. "You ought to know something about this sort of stuff. Ed.," suggested Cap tain Stine. "Is it the real stuff?" Mr. Fisher stepped over to the pack age. looked at it closely, poked his finger into the material, gingerly tasted it—and smacked his lips. "That's s-ood dynamite, all right," he observed, gaily. then he poked about among the nitroglycerine cans. Investigation elicited the observation from the clerk that there was more than sufficient explosive in the package to blow the Courthouse to bits. "But," he smilingly suggested, "this stuff is getting pretty dry. and the drier It gets the more chance there is of its going off most any time. Better put it in some water." The commissioners acted promptly. They started for the door. "Somebody get a bucket." advised Captain Stine over his shoulder, "we've got to hurry back to the office:" Strikers Parade Over Hill and Business Section More than 700 men and women were In line in the parade of the strikers and their sympathizers last night. The line of march extended over the down town and Allison Hill districts and two bands were in line to furnish the music. Large crowds lined the streets In the business section, cheering the men as they passed. John J. Thorpe and Hugh L. McLaughlin headed the line, forming at Front and Market streets at 7.30 o'clock. A band preceded the strikers and their wives, who carried pennants. Others In line were Paint ers- and Decorators' Local No. 411; Harrisburg Typographical Union, No. 14. wearing white shirts and caps, and men from the pressmen's, barbers', carpenters' and other unions. Cars were operated last night on six of the city lines and to Steelton, Hum melstown. Paxrang and Linglestown. There was no disorder. Most of the cars were sent to the barns at 10 o'clock. At yesterday's meeting of the strik ers their wives were present and spoke, promising to aid in every way in win ning their fight. [C SHOES OF QUALITY |q | Our Semi-Annual Sale of Low Sloes Begins Tomorrow and Continues During the Month of August $6.00 Shoes, now $4.90 $5.00 Shoes, now $3.90 $4.00 Shoes, now $2.90 Broken lots of S4 and $5 Women's Low Cuts at $1.90, etc. This includes every low shoe in our stock; Edwin Clapp and Stetson shoes for men; Sorosis and Grovers shoes for women. One glance at our windows will convince you that no greater values are to be had at these prices. No shoes charged or sent on approval. During August this store will remain open Frldavs until 10 p. m. Closed Saturday at noon. CREGO, 15 N. Third St. 15 N. 3rd St. CREGO Harrisburg, Pa, tel SHOES OF QUALITY m FRIDAY EVENING, STRIKERS GIVE THEIR SIDE TO COUNCIL; SEEK ARBITRATION fContinued From Page] "Yes. we were given to understand that the men want their old positions." "What are Mr. Musser's views on this question?" "Well." said Mr. Lynch, "President Musser gave us to understand that he will take back some of the men al though some of them will not be re employed." City Commissioners who were present when Mr. Lynch was interviewed, agreed with the street superintendent's account. Notice For Jitneys Following his conference with the strikers this morning. Mayor Meals again stated that as soon as he thinks conditions are normal and schedule service Is in effect on the railways lines, forty-eight hours' notice will be given the jitney drivers operating without license, to get off the streets, or furnish the necessary bond and take out a license. Chief of Police Zeil also said to-day that as soon as he received Instruc tions, and the forty-eight hours' notice Is given, the officers will be Instructed to arrest Jitney drivers running with out licenses, upon the expiration of the time given in the notification. No disorder occurred to-day, but owing to the big increase in traffic and the parade of the strikers last evening, the day force of police remained on duty. At some of the downtown street intersections, from two to four officers were needed to handle the traffic, because of the congestion. No accidents occurred. Five Strikers Apply For Their Positions Say Company Heads According to officials of the railways company, five of the strikers have ap plied for positions, and two of these have been accepted. The names of the other three are being considered. The strikers who are accepted when they applied for positions will be taken back on their former standing In years of service with the company and will be paid according to the scale of wa ges decided upon in the agreement with the committee of "loyal" employes on Wednesday evening. Mr. Musser says. Forty-six cars were operated during the morning on all of the lines, and service was resumed to Riverside for the first time since the strike started. Thirty of the cars were operated by old employes, and sixteen by strike breakers, it was said. Two more cars were sent out this afternoon, and a number of cars will be kept on to night. Schedules were maintained on practically all lines, officials an nounced, and plans are being made to have all of the cars usually in service on the lines in a few days. Applica tions for employment are being re ceived and new men will be taken on as permanent employes until all va cancies are filled. According to President Musser strikers who apply will be considered and will be given positions, unless their past record is not good. Mr. Musser announced this after noon that the statement of the com pany is final, and that no more com mittees of strikers will be met. Long Fight John J. Thorpe, strike leader, and Hugh A. McLaughlin, president of the carmen's union, declared this after noon that if Mr. Musser does not agree to a meeting, a long fight will result. Arrangements have already been started, the strike leaders asserted, to have a big mass meeting to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock, In Market Square, when a number of speakers will pre sent the side of the union men, to gether with their demands. Mr. Thorpe also announced that plans are being made to have big meetings in the towns reached by Har risburg railways lines to arouse pub lic sentiment in favor of the strikers, so that they will not ride the cars. Thousands of circulars are being printed, they said, presenting the stand of the company, and the views of the strikers on the situation. These will be distributed, and others will fol low. "If necessary we will make a call to organized labor men in the city, to aid in winning the fight. It will be con tinued until we win," the union lead ers declared. When told that some of the strikers had applied for positions with the company, both Mr. Thorpe and Mr. McLaughlin said that they had not heard of any of the union men leaving, but that if they did, they would sever their connection with the union. Mr. Musser, of the Railways company, also stated that strikers returning to work, if accepted, would be expected to give up their connection with the union. Musser Explains Position ot Railways Company in Lengthy Statement In a statement this afternoon Presi dent Musser explained the attitude of the coihpany in regard to the strike of employes and reiterated the stand taken in the refusal to recognize the union or have any more metings with committees representing the strikers. The complete statement follows; "In the discussion of the merits of the recent strike of some of the former employes of the railways company the public has received wrong impressions concerning the attitude of the com pany through the efforts to enlist sym pathy for the men who left its employ. The company has always considered matters presentea by the men and ad justed them. This applies also to the question of wages. Notwithstanding the greatly decreased receipts and loss of revenue due to general conditions and the jitneys, an incerase was made last April, with the understanding that further increase would be made as soon as conditions warranted. It may not be generally known, but the scale of wages paid by the railways com pany has been higher than that of any of the adjoining larger cities, and only exceeded by a tow of the larger com panies under special conditions. "However, the company realizes that It is not so much a Question of con ditions unadjusted or that of wages, but the desire on the part of outside organizers to effect a union among the men, with all that it implied. Speedy organization, demands and strike followed, with the lawlessness attendant upon strikes. While the men who left the employment of the com pany may not have participated in lawlessness, yet the results in the en couragement of those who take advan tages of situations thus created are the same, with the attending responsi bility. Nor can the strikers control the organizers in creating dangerous conditions in the safety and order of the city. "There is but one policy that the company can pursue, and that is to treat with its employes in the adjust ment of any differences there may be. This it has done in an agreement which is satisfactory to both sides. The duty of the company is to operate its cars, which it has dor.e and will do, consist ent with public safety and protection. As fast as this is assured the more completely will it perform its duty to the public, its employes and the stock holders whom it represents. "The nonrecognition of the union is not a sentiment, but a matter of policy in the management of the property of the company. It cannot delegate the management and control of its busi ness to an organization which has no financial interest in its property, and which from experience has shown that it can be tyrannical and arbitrary, subjecting the public to great incon venience and the company to great loss. The company has no issue with the union, but it cannot be subjected to the arbitrary control of its men by organizers to the detriment of its in terests. "The railways company believes that many of the men left its employment hastily and through fear, and who preferred to remain loyal to the com pany with which they have been con nected for many years. A large num ber of the men have remained loyal and have respected the rights of the company and their duty to the public, notwithstanding intimidation and threats. The company has satisfac torily adjusted all matters, including wages, with its employes, and no«v proposes as far as it is able to operate its cars on full time with full crews, and requests from the public, whom it is endeavoring to serve, assistance and encouragement In preserving order and removal of false Impressions due to false statements. It has not been the policy of the company to refute the many foolish and untruthful state ments made or allegation as to the aots of the officers and stockholders. The public must expect statements of this kind. The company proposes to conduct its business in a dignified man ner, confining itself strictly to the operation of its cars, serving the pub lic and treating with Its emploves. "The company regards the men who left Its employment as having resigned, and not as employes. They can onlv be reinstated upon making application. Employment will be given as long as vacancies remain, which are now be ing filled with temporary men, who had to be employed to operate the cars after the men quit without notice, and will be retained only as loqg as it is necessary to carry out the respon sibility and duty of the company to the public in the operation of its cars. All new men now being instructed will be retained as permanent employes. "Public opinion must necessarilv be respect and its good will secured and preserve®, but It must also be recognized that in times of excitement and when the public mind is inflamed by strike and lawlessness it is difficult to dispassionately weigh and consider both sides of the question. While the business of the railways company is cf a public character, its very nature is such that to tecurc efficiency in its conduct, meeting the varying compli cated conditions as they occur, it can not be delegated to outside organizing interests without prejudice. It must be kept in the control of the officers of the company, with due regard to the rights of its empiojes and the pub lic, which position the company has steadily maintained. In making this explanation as to its attitude to out side organizing interests it does so in order that the public may realize the business side of the proposition as it applies to the company. "Having met its employes in a satis factory agreement and having re spected the rights of the public in the operation of its cars, the company has nothing further to arbitrate." Appeal to Public to Walk Rather Than Ride Nonunion Cars C. F. Quinn, secretary of the Penn sylvania State Federation of Labor, has authorized the distribution of thousands of circulars with a state ment from the Federation, in regard to the strike of the railways company employes. The circular is as follows: WORKING MEN* AND WOMEN The carmen of the Harrisburg Railways Company are on strike for better wages and working con ditions. The cars now running are operated by Mr ike-breakers and molly-coddles, who are betraying their fellow-workers. When you ride on a car run by a strike brcaker or a molly-coddle who Is aiding the company to defeat the carmen, you, too, are helping the company to defeat the carmen. It is your nickels that at all times maintain the street car company, for the rich ride In their autos. The Harrisburg Railways Com pany employs strike-breakers. If you ride the cars these days, you, too, employ strike-breakers. The strike is. at present, the only weapon the worker can wield against injustice. Someday you may have to strike against bad treatment. When It comes vour turn, we stand ready to help you. The street car company will then be on the side of your employer. [ We union workerb pledge our- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH |f Out today p K NewVLctor Records |§ | " for July Jj§ Caruso sings "My Bride Shall be My Flag" jni|J A touching ballad that tells the story of a rejected suitor, who bravely resolves to forget his disappointment in the career of a |l||l|! soldier, and joins the army in the place of his more fortunate _ Ijg riVal. Victor Red Sell Record SSSSS. Twelve-inch, $3 The charming "Non 6 Ver" by de Gogorza This beautiful sentimental ballad was immensely popular in the 80's and 90's. It is still a favorite encore number and is j§K§ superbly rendered by this well-known baritone. Victor Red Sesl Record 74421. Twelve-inch. SI.SO gjl. 1 •= Gluck contributes the "Nightingale Song" jjjjjl . | The famous old waltz is delightfully given by Gluck, and the bird voices by Charles Kellogg lend a charming touch to the reCOrd. Victor Red Sesl Record 64566. Ten-inch. $1 IjBSS Pryor's Band plays two inspiring marches Willi ' Nora Bayes entertains with two witty songs • pESi Two "Dixie" songs by Kitty Cheatham ana 86 others including ~~ 7- gj 4 beautiful marimba band records - 8 superb dance records P - j 2 medleys of favorite old-time songs 2 lively concertina solos g... ' I —N- 5 delightful instrumental solos 6 attractive recitations " 3 20 tuneful popular song "hits" 2 favorite orchestral movements 24 charming concert arias 2 amusing rural sketches I 1 Hear these new Victor Records today at any Victor dealer's. He will gladly give you a complete jg descriptive list and play any music you wish to hear. g .13 There are Victors and Victrolas in great variety of styles from $lO to S4OO. g Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. ' # Important warning. Victor Records can be safely and satisfactorily played only with g 1 3 Victor NemJUt or Tungi-to.im Sty/us on Victors or Victrolas. Victor Records cannot be <£ 1 : safely played on machines with jeweled or other reproducing points. PllUjisijSl New Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 28th of each month jg; 111 \ T• j if •SH | Victrola I selves that we will not ride in the cars until the strike is settled. No friend of a union worker can justify ridinsr in the cars till this ! strike is settled. No friend of the friend of a union worker can Justify riding on the cars, thus helping the company, its strike breakers and molly-coddles, to deny justice to several hundred workers. Not to ride the cars means that the company must settle with the men and pay living wages. For the sake of a worker's vic tory, your victory as well as the carmen's, help us. No car riders means no nickels for the com pany, and no nickels for the com pany means victory for the work ers. The railways company is try ing to stop the jitneys. It's healthy to walk! Help us win! C. F. QUIN'N, Secretary, Pennsylvania Federation of Labor. "We're Through," Says Musser After Conference President Musser's ultimatum in the strike situation came l«ist evening fol lowing his conference with City Coun cil and later with Patrick Gilday, chief of the Bureau of Mediation and Arbi tration of the State Department of Labor and Industry, and John A- Moffatt, Commissioner of Conciliation, United States Department of Labor. His statement follows: "We are through as far as the strik ers are concerned. We notified them that the company would consider the grlevarces of its employes if they re ported at our office at 10 o'clock yes- j terday morning'. They did not show | up. Our employes, those who did not i go on strike, appointed a committee to i act for them and after due consid- ' eration a wage increase was granted. | Now it would r.ot be fair for the com- I pany to recognise any other committee whether it be designated as Division | 709 or by any otlier name. "We had forty-two cars In service ; to-day and within a few days will add ten more, which wili be the normal number. We are hiring men to man the cars in addition to our old em ployes. The new men are being taught by the older men and not allowed to operate a car until efficient. "As far as the Harrisburg Railways Company is concerned, there is no strike, and the men who say they are strikers are not considered nor will they be considered employes of the company. There are some of them ! who may be taken back if they apply, j One man who was striking already has ' returned to work and another applied for a position to-night." Mr. Musser met Mayor Meals and the City Commissioners at 4. o'clock yesterday afternoon and the strikers were near by in case he would have agreed to meet them. The Mayor, act ing in behalf of the strikers, explained that they did not insist, on recognition of the union. Mr. Mvsser then said that the men had been given a chance to return to work, and, not having done this, it is the plan of the com pany not to discuss the situation any more with the strikers. "We Mean to Fight"—McLaughlin Hugh L. McLaughlin, president of the union formed in this city, made the following reply to Mr. Musser's statement: "Mr. Musser forgets that he is the president of a corporation that de pends upon the public. He forgets that he is dealing with the public and that the public demands that his com pany settle with the men now striking. The people of the city have a griev ance against tho railways company and they feel Insulted to have the places of men who are citizens, of Harrisburg filled by a lot of strike-breakers im ported from the slums of the large cities. The company has ignored the people of Harrisburg and neighboring towns in their many requests for better service and the action they are taking with their employes is unbearable as tar as the public is concerned. "We mean to fight this thing to a finish." "We want it understood that the ; strike is still on. The agreement made | yesterday between Mr. Musser and j some of the men who were strike- I breakers does not have anything to do i with the men now striking. The strik- I ers were not at the conference ana j took no part whatever in the business, i Had the railways company showed the ; same spirit toward the committee ap- I pointed by the men before the strike I took place, the present situation would 1 not have existed. "Mr. Musser apparently turned a deaf ear to the men's request for con ference's or arbitration. The company did inform the men that it could not afford to pay the rate of wage that they asked, but men who remained on the cars and did not strike received S2O a day for their faithful perform ance of duties KM strike-breakers. "These men think they have accom plished something great in receiving an increase in wages without striking - •