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LAWS WILL PASS IN
TIME TO STOP STRIKE
House to Vote on Adamson Bill, Which Is Considered
Satisfactory hy Brotherhood Heads, Late Today;
Legislation to Be Rushed to Completion by Satur
day; Gives Plenty of Leeway to Call Strike Off Be
fore Monday at 7 a. m.
SENATE IS CONCENTRATING ON EIGHT
HOUR DAY BILL; POSTPONES OTHER LAWS
Interstate Commission May Be Empowered to Fix Schedule
of Wages on Railroads; Enlargement Bill Will Not Be
Attached to Special Legislation on Account of Oppo
sition; Congress May Adjourn Wednesday
Washington. Sept. I.—Bills to avert the railway strike actually
were put on their way to passage to-day in both houses of Congress.
Under a special ruling provided for a vote not later than 4.30
this afternoon the House took up the Adamson eight-hour bill ap
proved by President Wilson and accepted by brotherhood leaders
as a "satisfactory settlement."
The Senate Interstate Commerce Commission reported a similar
bill which, however, contains an important provision empowering
the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix schedules of wages on
inter-State railways. It provides that the eight-hour day shall
become effective January I. 1917, that the present pay for the ten
hour day shall apply to the shorter day, that overtime shall be paid
pro rata but adds that within not less than six and not more than
twelve months after its passage, the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion shall assume jurisdiction of the question of hours and wages
and that they shall be subject to petition for change from either the
employers, the employes and the public.
Text of Provision
The text of that provision is as fol
lows:
That the Interstate Commerce
C r.mmission shall have the power
to fix the hours of labor and pre
scribe just and reasonable wages
for all employes of the railroads.
* * * The rate of wages and the
hours of labor provided l'or in this
act shall remain fixed for service
and pay until changed by the de
cision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which, within a pe
riod of not less than six nor more
thai, twelve months from the
passage of this act. shall deter
mine what are just and reason-
Rble wages and what shall bo the
hours of labor for all employes of
the railroads above mentioned.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission shall have the power from
time to time to change the hours
tf labor and the rate of wages for
>ll employes of the railroads
* * * either in whole or in part,
prescribed by it on its own
initiative, on the petition of the
employes, the managers of the
railroads or the public.
The possibility of a hitch seemed to
oe in this added provision, which is
being studied by the brotherhood
leaders.
Eliminate Freight Increase
The committee eliminated the pro
posal that on the report of the eight
hour day commission the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall consider
an increase of freight rates to meet
such additional expenditures by the
railroads affected as may have been
rendered necessary by the adoption of
the eight-hour day.
Neither of the two pending bill*
contains the Canadian commission
plan, which the labor leaders oppose,
and neither contains the government
operation provision. President Wilson
is willing to let those features wait
until after enough legislation to avert
the strike has been enacted.
Republicans Framing Bill
Senate Republicans decided to-day
to frame a bill of their own and offer
it as a substitute for the administra-
THE WEATHER,
For Harrlsburg anil vicinity > In
creasing cloudiness, probably fol
lowed by showers to-nlKht or
Saturday| slightly cooler Satur
day.
For Pcnn.sj Ivnniu : Increas
ing cloudiness, probably followe«l
by ulionrn Into to-night or on
Saturday; somewhat lower tem
perature Saturday 1 moderate
southwest winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and all its
branches will probably remain
ncurly stationary. A stage of
nhout 3.3 feet is Indicated for
Harrlsburg, Saturday morning.
General Conditions
The pressure is above normal over
most of the territory east of the
Rocky Mountains. beinK highest
over Western North Carolina. A
shallow depression over the
northern part of flic I.ake Region,
in connection with an area or
hiKb pressure to the westward
has cnused llsrht to moderate
scattered showers o»er a consid
erable part of the l'lalns States,
in the Middle Mississippi and
I.ower Ohio valleys and over a
portion or the I.ake Reclon; else
where fair weather has prevailed
throuKhout the Inited States, ex
cept over the southern portion of
the Florida peninsulu, when,
showers fell.
Temperatures nre S to H degrees
hlKher over nearly nil the eastern
half of the country.
Temperature: B a. m.. OH.
Snm Rises, 5:32 a. m.; sets, fI:3H
p. m.
Moon: First quarter, September t,
11126 p. m.
River Stage: 3.3 feet above low
water mark.
Highest temperature, SS.
I.oweat temperature. <ll.
Mean temperature. 74.
Normal temperature, ttO.
King Constantine of Greece Abdicates Throne in Favor of Crown Prince
tion plan. A committee was appointed
to draft it. No serious opposition
to the administration plan was ex
pected. however.
Senator LaFollette, quitting the po
litical campaign, suddenly returned to
the Capitol to-day to take a hand in
the legislation. He said he could not
tell what his attitude toward the pend
ing hills would be until he had inves
tigated them.
The time for passage of the bills
is so short that a filibuster might ser
iously interfere with the program.
Democratic leaders, however, do not
expect one and were confident the pro
gram would go through in time.
President Wilson told members of
his Cabinet at to-day's meeting that
there was every prospect that the leg
islation would be passed by both
Houses of Congress before to-morrow
night.
General Debate Begins
Representatives Caldwell, of New
York; Borland, of Missouri, and Ra
ker. of California. Democrats, urged
a strong vote in favor of the bill.
Representative Lenroot, of Wis
consin, Republican, amid applause on
the Democratic side, announced he
expected to vote for the bill. Many
others spoke briefly on both sides.
The rule was adopted without a rec
ord vote and general debate on the
bill itself then began.
To Stay in Session
At 2 o'clock Senator Newlands in
troduced the revised Senate bill and
it was formally referred to the inter
state commerce committee. Senator
Newlands said that the committee
would report finally within a short
time and that he would seek to hold
the Senate in session until the whole
subject was disposed of even if it
should extend the session far into the
nirtat.
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Hughes Will Address
Closing Encampment of
Civil War Veterans
By Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 1. The
fiftieth annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic and the
reunions of its auxiliary organizations
will come to a close to-day. A visit
from Charles Evans Hughes, the Re
publican presidential nominee, the
election of national officers and their
installation and the annual camp fire
of the national association of ex
prisoners of war were to combine to
make this one of the big days for the
Civil War veterans.
Mr. Hughes is due to arrive here at
5:50 p. m. He will speak before 350
businessmen at a dinner and later
make an address at convention hall,
where many reservations have, been
made for the Grand Army members.
C. of C. Advises Against
Hasty Strike Legislation
A resolution urging the President
and members of Congress to carefully
consider pending legislation aimed at
prevention of the railroad strike, was
passed by the board of directors of the
Harrirfburg Chamber of Commerce
this morning.
Copies were wired President Wil
son. Senators Penrose and Oliver and
to Congressman Aaron S. Kreider.
The resolution reads:
"The Harriaburg Chamber of Com
merce deems it utterly inconsistent
with the principles of our government
j and against the best interests of our
I people that legislation in the pending
railroad crisis should be passed hur
; ritdly and. without time and oppor
tunity for proper consideration of the
many complex questions involved.
'We protest against any legislation
that does not safeguard the principle
of arnltration of all questions involv
ing wages and employment."
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916.
PRESIDENT TAKES THE STRIKE TO CONGRESS I
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This photograph was taken in the House of Representatives Tuesday,
when President Wilson appeared before the House and Senate to make recom
mendations concerning the threatened railway strike. Vice-President Marshall
was in the chair with .Speaker Clark at his left. The President was at the
reading clerk's forum, the place he has always taken when he has addressed
Congress directly.
DR.FAGERWILL
NOT TAKE LONG
HIKE THIS YEAR
City's Foremost Pedestrian Has
Been Unable to Train For
62-Mile Jaunt
Dr. John H. Fager, of 123 4 North
Sixth street, Harrisburg's famous
pedestrian, has cut out his long
distance birthday anniversary walks,
lie will be 62 years of age on Sep
tember 7. Instead of spending the
day on a 62-mile hike, he will remain
at his home. There is a probability
that he will walk as far as Rockville
and back.
Dr. Fager has been enjoying long
walks for 30 years. There is seldom
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PREPARATIONS
FOR STRIKE GO ON
Two Schedules Ready; Will
Use One Easiest to
Maintain
Notwithstanding the probability of
the passing of an eight-hour law by
Congress and the strike's being de
clared off every preparation possible is
being made at local railroad head
quarters to be ready if a strike comes.
No statement was forthcoming from
either the Pennsylvania or Reading
officials, further than the information
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Production Records Are
Broken at Central Iron
Announcement was made this
morning that all records for produc
tion at the universal mills of the Cen
tral Iron and Steel Company were
broken in August, when 5618 tons of
finished products were turned out and
shipped.
Charles C. Adams, superintendent of
the universal mills, stated to-day that
the plates turned out were sent to
shipbuilding yards in the East where
they are being used in the construc
tion of ships for Norway. A large
amount of car material for the Nor
folk and Western Railroad was turned
out during August.
THORPE GOES TO NEW YORK
John J. Thorpe, vice-president of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employes, or
ganizer of the local trolleymen who
went out on strike almost ti weeks ago
went to New York City this afternoon
to attend a big meeting of New York
trolleymen. Amos Blattenberger, of
the local strikers, accompanied Organ
izer Thorpe. According to C. F. Quinn
secretary of the Pennsylvania Federa
tion of Labor, they will return to
morrow night.
"WON'T ADOPT
JITNEY CHANGE
WITH MY VOTE"
Mayor Meals Emphatically
States Position on Referen
dum Petition
"Council will never adont the pro
posed amendment to the jitney ordin
ance with MY vote!"
Mayor Ezra S. Meals thus emphati
cally stated his position when asked
this morning as to what he, as a mem
ber of the city commission, purposed
doing when the petition to amend the
present jitney ordinance is submitted
to Council.
The jitney petition was closed to
signers last evening after just 2,925
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TYPHOID FOUND
IN ICE CREAM
At Least Thousand Gallons For
Sale Confiscated; 46 Cases
During August
That at least one thousand gallons
of contaminated ice cream have been
made and are ready to be sold in
Harrisburg, was the statement of Dr.
J. M. J. Haunick. city health officer,
who is seriously considering drastic
measures to check the epidemic of
typhoid fever which has started in the
city.
Cream tests made by Dr. George R.
Motfltt, city bacteriologist, which were
taken by Assistant Health Officer A. Z.
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Hurricane Sweeps Island
of Dominica Killing Fifty
St. Thomas, D. W. 1., Sept. 1.
Fifty lives were lost in a hurricane
which struck the British West Indian
Island of Dominica last Monday night.
The wind reached a velocity of more
than 70 miles an hour.
Rivers in the island rose to unpre
cedented heights and carried away
bridges and culverts. Some streams
changed their courses and swept
through fields and villages, carrying
away houses with their occupants.
More than 200 buildings were wreck
ed or seriously damaged.
X. Y. GIAKI)HMKX KKTt'RXIXG
By Associated Press
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 1. The First
Regiment of New York and Fourth of
Jersey City of the New Jersey National
Guard will return to Sea Girt as the
result of an order by Secretary of War
Maker recalling part of the forces from
the Mexican border. The Fifth of
Patersou will remain at the border.
KIPONA PLANS
ARE COMPLETED;
MONEY NEEDED
Largest Entry List in History
of City's Water Car
nivals
150 CONTESTANTS
Select Officials Tonight; Free!
Decorations Provided
For Canoeists
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Money Needed For
Kipona Expenses
The complete list of contributors
for tlic first annual Kipona to date
follows:
Chamber of Commerce —enilrc cost
of fireworks.
David E. Tracy 520.00
f Commonwealth Trust Co. . .50.00
Engineers' Society 15.00
C. A. and S. Kunkel 25.00
E. Z. Wallow er 25.00
First National Bank 50.00 (
li. J. Stack |H>lc 25.00
W. P. Starkcy 15.00
Fiank Payne 5.00
Casper Dull 5.00
Ehrntaii U. M itchcll 5.00
W. T. Hildrup, J? 10.00
Evans-Burtnett Co 10.00 I
R-ibert McCorinick 25.00 ,
Donald McCorinick 25.00
1 lie Rotary Club 50.00
Henry McCormick, Jr 5.00
Harrisburg Bridge Co 50.00
tieorge W. Roily 25.00
Donaldson l'apcr Co 10.00
F. J. Hall 5.00
W. V. (iorgas 5.00
Ed. S. Herman 50.00
George A. Slireiner 5.00
Miller Bros, and Co., 5.00
Cash 5.00
E. A. Heffellinger 5.00
Al. K. Thomas 5.00
Sixth Street Bank 10.00
Johnston l'apcr Co 15.00
Walter A. Maguire 5.00
Vance C. McCormick 25.00
Cash 15.00
Dr. Hugh Hamilton 5.00
Total $615.00
With but one day left* In which
to collect funds to meet the ex
penses of the First Annual Kipona,
the financial committee needs $250
more than lias already been sub
scribed. Those who have contrib
uted and those who wish to con
tribute are requested to send checks
or money to George W. Rcily,
Treasurer. The funds so provided
will be used to cover the cost of
two bands for the afternoon and
evening, all the prizes, a percentage
of the cost of the war canoes, a
huge supply of red fire, decora
tions and Japanese lanterns for
200 canoes, printing, festooning aud
i miscellaneous.
j With the exception of a few minor
details, plans have been practically
completed for what promises to be the
: largest regatta and water carnival in
I Harrisburg's history on Monday—the
I first annual Kipona to be held under
( the direction of the Greater Harris
i burg Navy.
| The entry list for the fifteen or more
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Is Prepared to Feed
Harrisburg For Three
Months, Says Hibier
"So far as the packinghouse end
of It is concerned we are prepared to
feed Harrisburg in the event of a rail
| road strike for three full months at
j least even if not another piece of
i goods or head of stock were shipped
| into our plant here," said C. A. Hib
| ler of Swift & Co., to-day.
! "Few people know it," he con
tinued, "but our normal stock on hand
| is from one to two million pounds con
j stantly. This is a shipping point for
| the whole coast and consequently if
! our shipments were cut off we would
have more than enough to care for
j any local wants. In addition we have
anticipated possibilities and have laid
: in an additional supply and our yards
{ are crowded with several hundred
i head of cattle beside the meat in
storage. There is absolutely no dan
| ser. Swift and Company are looking
after their Harrisburg trade and are
I prepared to meet any conditions."
! All Harrisburg Schools
Closed Until October 2
Pulilie schools of the city will not be
reopened until Monday, October 2 in
order to minimize the risk of a spread
of infantile paralysis.
The school board in regular session
this afternoon fixed that date by
adopting the recommendation of City
Superintendent F. E. Downes to that
effect. Dr. Downes' recommendations
were made in accordance with the re
cent order of State Health Commis
sioner Samuel Dixon.
In making his recommendations Dr.
Downes points out that only a small
proportion of the pupils in the ele
mentary schools are sixteen or over,
while in the high schools most of the
students are over sixteen.
; The school committee made no re
port on the new high school problem
as this matter will not be referred to
the directorate until several more
meetings with the citizens' commit
tee are held.
Says He Had to Murder
Parents "to Get War Tax"
By Associated Press
Falatka, Fla., Sept. 1. John
Mulier. a youth who was arrested here
last night accused of killing his father
and mother, asserted that he "had to
do it to get the war tax," according to
the police.
Mulier shot his mother and buried
her body a short distance from their
house, it is alleged. Later, it is
changed. he waylaid his father and
buried the body in a grave previousiv
prepared. Both bodies were found by
searching parties last night. Mulier
would not explain what he meant by
"getting the war tax," the police said.
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE BACKS
CITY PLANNERS
Requests Council to Revoke
Permit For Seventh
Street Bridge
MAY TAKE LEGAL STEPS
Not Antagonistic to Business,
but Insists That Public Be
Protected
Acting for and in behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce a special com
mittee of that important organization,
comprising Arthur D. Bacon, E. J.
Stackpole, and Donald MeCormick,
decided this morning after considering
all the circumstances to request City
Council to revoke its grant to a private
corporation to erect an overhead
bridge across Seventh street and in
event of its failure to do so to institute
legal proceedings to test the right of
any individual or corporation to erect
such a structure. The resolutions are
as follows:
"Whereas, The City Council has
granted permission to a private cor
poration to erect an overhead bridge,
across one of the highways of the city
against the protest of the City Plan
ning Commission, and,
"Whereas, This grant is believed to
be without warrant of law and con
trary to the best interests of the com
munity, because it would certainly
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To Ordain New Bishop at
Philadelphia September 21
The consecration of Monsignor
Phillip R. McDevitt as Bishop of the
Harrisburg Diocese of the Catholic
Church will take place in Philadelphia
September 21, it was announced by
Monsignor M. M. Hassett of St. Pat
rick's Cathedral, who has been in
Philadelphia, attending a conference
on plans.
The ceremonies will take place in
Saint Peter and Paul's Cathedral.
Monsignor McDevitte, who is superin
tendent of Parish schools in Phila
delphia, succeeds Bishop J. W. Shana
han who died some time ago.
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yesterday i
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, Sept. I.—William J. Patterson, of * k
commander-in-chief of the
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cceed Captain Elias R. Monfort, of ! '
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>ERS TO FIGHT PROPOSAL
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. I.—There were indications this after- 1
leaders would light the proposal to ;
ite Commerce Commission to govern 1 ►
1 wages ar, the Senate bill proposes, but would probably ac-1 '
a ce] it in, I
the bill.
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], WILSON ON WAY TO SHADOW LAWN
* Washington, Sept. I.—President Wilson left this after- :
! | noon for the summer White House, Shadow Lawn, at Long '
< ■ Branch, N. J., where he will be formally notified of his re- j,
! nomination to-morrow afternoon ;it 4 r,Vl ? rk. J '
'' MARRIAGI . LICENSES
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I Jnmr» 11. Jacob*, llmlnicton, and K*ther M. Brown, city. !
9 Albert MmiNlielri KIIHUII nnd laabelle lv«tlir>ii Berry, city.
| WlnllelU Scott iluicbcH, Jr., Stcclton, and I'eurl Harriet Klnecr, city. |
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16 PAGES CITY EDITION
KING OF GREECE
ABDICATES HIS
THRONE IN FAVOR
OF CROWN PRINCE
Premier Venizelos, Leader of
the Party Which Favors In
tervention by Greece With
Entente Allies Will Be
Power Behind Govern
ment Revolution Reported
to Be Under Way in Mace
donia
BULGARIA DECLARES
WAR ON RUMANIA
Three Garrisons NearSaloniki
Surrendered to Commit
tee ; Rumanians Continue
Invasion of Hungary With
out Interruption; Capture
Important Industrial Cen
ter and Valley Near Kron
stadt
The abdication of King Constantino
of Greece Is reported by the official
! representative at Saloniki of the Brit
! ish press. He cables to London that
I the king has abdicated In favor of
i Crown Prince George and that former
' Premier Venizetos, leader of the party
| which favors intervention by Greece
j with the entente allies, will be the
I power behind the throne. The corre
| spondent regards it as uncertain
i whether the entente allies wish the
i assistance of Greece.
The surrender of three Greek gar
! risons In Macedonia to a committee,
| the nature of which is not indicated
I clearly, Is reported from Salonlki.
1 Other.. disflatcjie there Jbas been
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RUMANIA CIjI MBS WATER WAGON
Bucharest, Sept. 1. —The police com
missioners have forbidden the sale and
consumption of alcoholic liquors in all
establishments throughout Rumania
under penalty of severe punishment.