, . , • . * . . ' ; fv ; . , • . ■ • . • , Gives Railroad View of Country's Transportation Facilities Before Committee HARRISBURG lfislii§ TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 273 , TROUBLE LOOMS AGAIN WITH U.S. GERMANY FEARS Ten Inquiries Filed by Amer icans on Sinking of Ships by U-Boats WASHINGTON IS SILENT Dispatch Arouses Much Inter est Here; Situation May Become Serious Berlin, Nov. 23, by wireless. A period of complications may again be impending in German-American re lations; Germany's conduct of the sub marine warfare has brought forth an abundant crop of American inquiries, of which Joseph u. Grew, the Amer ican charge, recently has filed no less than ten—five of them to-day. Six remain to be answered, includ ing the cases of the Marina, on which a number of Americans appear to have been killed, and the liner Arabia, the sinking of which the American government declares appears to be in consistent with the promises of the German government regarding the treatment of passenger liners. The United States bases its attitude in the case of the Arabia on the as sumption that It was unarmed and torpedoed without-warning and is un able to see thai there was adequate justification for forcing the passen gers into the boats. Washington be-1 lieves the submarine Commander, on ascertaining that there were women and children on the decks, should have refrained from attack. Germany in the four cases in regard to which replies already have been made was found to have fairly con vincing answers which it is believed may put quite a different aspect on affairs. It is pointed here, foe exam [Continued on Page 13] Hughes Congratulates President on Election and Extends Best Wishes Lakewood, N. J., Nov. 23.—Charles K. Hughes, Republican candidate for President in the recent election, last night sent to President Wilson a tele gram congratulating him upon his re election. In his telegram Mr. Hughes said: "Because of the closeness of the vote I have, awaited the official count in California, and now that It has been virtually completed, permit me to extend to you my congratulations upon your re-election. I desire also to express my best wishes for a suc cessful administration." William R. Willcox, chairman of the Republican National Committee, last night issued the following state ment In reference to Mr. Hughes' telegram to President Wilson: "Having conferred by telephone with the Republican National Com mitteeman in California, I am in formed that the official canvass of the vote has been so nearly completed that no change will result from the few precincts not counted in the re turns thus far compiled. "Thin means that the majority of the Wilson electors in California ranges from about 1,200 to 3,800 votes and that this is the final result of the canvass for which we have been waiting. So far as any recount is concerned, the National Committee is not advised that there is sufficient grounds to call for such an applica tion." Mrs. Thomas T. Everett Dies at Greencastle Home Greencastle, Pa., Nov. 23. Mrs. Emma C. Everett, widow of the Rev. Dr. Thomas T. Everett, died at her home here yesterday. She had been ill since July. Mrs. Everett was born at Pittsburgh and when her husband was private secretary to Governor Robert E. Pattison she took an active part in social affairs at the State Capital. While at Harrisburg Dr. Everett was pastor of Messiah Luth eran Church. Mrs. Everett is survived by a brother, who lives In Hammon ton, N. J., and two sisters, living in Germantown, one of whom is Mrs. Mary Scannell. THE WEATHER. For Hnrrlshuric and vicinity: Rain till* afternoon and probably to nlKht and Friday, followed by clearing; on Frldnyt nomewhat warmer to-nlKlit, colder Friday. For Faxtern l'ennnylvnnlai Prob ably rain 40-nlfiht and Friday, followed by clearing on Friday; Koraewhnt warmer in northern and wentern portion* to-nlghtf colder Friday) southerly, ahlft- Inir to westerly icnlea. River The Snnquehnnnn river and all Its tributaries will probably rise. A stage Of about 3.8 feet Is Indicat ed for Harrisburg Friday morn- Ins. Genernl Conditions The storm that was central over Western Louisiana, Wednesday morning, hus moved northeast ward with Increasing strength and has apparently Joined the disturbance from Western Can r ada, forming an extensive area of low pressure covering the greater part of the couuntry east of the Rocky Mountains, with Its center over Lake Michigan. It haa caused genernl rains in the Ohio, Mississippi and I.ower Missouri valleya, the Lake Region and West Gulf Statea and some snow In the Middle Plains States, Northern Rocky Mountains and In the Western Canadian Prov inces i elsewhere the weather has been fair except In Oregon, where light rains fell. It Is colder In West Tennessee, aat Missouri, the West Gulf States and In Western Canada. Over nearly all the rest of the country It la warmer. Temperaturet 8 a. in.. 88. Sum Rises, 7 a. m.t sets, 4 i4S p. m. Moon ■ New moon, Saturday, No vember 211, SiKO a. m. River Stage ■ 3.0 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature. 45. I'Oweat temperature, 27. Mean temperature, 3A. Normal temperature, 38. CIGARETS ARE ACCIDENT CAUSE SAYS SPOTTS "Coffin Nails" and Job on Rail road Dangerous Combination Declares Local Trainman COMMUNITY DOCTOR "Rook of Rules" Workmen's Rest Friend He Points Out at Welfare Meet C.'igaret smoking and a job on the railroad is a dangerous combination, according to Charles H. Spotts, of this ctiy, of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, who, in ,an address to-day before the Fourth Annual Welfare and Efficiency Conference, under the aus pices of the Department of Labor and Industry, declared that a man who works in a perilous position and smokes cigarets is a fool. "When I talk ctgaret smoking the men laugh at me," Mr. Spotts said. "Someday they'll realize I'm giving them the truth. When a cigaret smoker is hurt on the railroad he is worse off than when an abstainer is hurt. In fact, he's in worse condition than a 'rummy.' The nervous con dition brought on by the cigaret habit makes him susceptible to the slightest pain and brings him into a condition where his recovery Is much less likely than if he did not destroy his lungs with nicotine. I know. I've seen the cigaret smoker when Injured and I've [Continued on Page 7] President Replies to Hughes' Congratulation Washington, Nov. 23. President Wilson to-day sent a telegram to Charles E. Hughes acknowledging his message of congratulation received last night. The President's telegram said: "I am sincerely obliged to you for your message of congratulation Al low me to assure you of my good wishes for the years to come." After the President had telegraphed to Mr. Hughes, the White House made public several thousand telegrams of congratulation from cabinet members, governors of States, Democratic lead ers in practically every State and from the President's office and several Latin-Republics. No messages were received from any of the belligerent naUons. Replying to the congratulations of the cabinet the President said: "One of the best things about the result Is that it means four more years of active association in public service and in that we are genuinely rejoiced." I This was taken by some to forecast an invitation from the President to I members of the cabinet to remain in office. Former Secretary Bryan tele graphed: "1 am proud of the West, including Nebraska. The States beyond the Missouri have rallied to your support and saved the day and doing so have honored themselves no less than you They have been largely benefited by the great reforms secured under your leadership and they stand with you for peace, prosperity and progress." Demands Curtailment of London Hotel Menus London. Nov. 23. Walter Runcl | man, president of the Board of Trade, addressing a meeting of leading Lon don hotel keepers last night, demanded an Immediate curtailment of menus. He declared that there must be an im mediate and drastic cutting down and a decrease In the use of imported foods. "I have just seen," he said, "a speci men of a Christmas menu which Is be- I lng circulated as an advertisement by I a leading London hotel. Such an I elaborate program would be wasteful i even In peace time and Is little short of scandalous In war time. Such a situation cannot be allowed. All menus must be drastically cut down and there must be one or two Ashless and meat less days weekly. There must be an j Immediate decrease In the use of Im ported foods. Waste Is especially no ticeable In the use of expensive cakes and confections. If the trade interests will not take the necessary action, the government must force them to do so." Following the meeting the Savoy | Hotel announced the cancellation of I Its special Christmas and New Year's dinners. BORDER PACT NEAR Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 23. When the Mexican-American Joint commission convened to-tfay It appear ed evident that the Americans were willing to meet the Mexicans half way In so phrasing the proposals made Tuesday that the Mexicans would feel Justified !n agreeing to them. It has been Indicated that the Amer icans were content to have eliminated from the official document reference to the rights of the American govern ment to send troops Into Mexico. YORK PLANT GIVES INCREASE York, Pa., Nov. 23. A ten per cent increase in wages to employes In hand welding plants was announc ed to-day by local officials of the American Chain company. Twelve hundred workers in this city benefit by the raise which takes efTect im mediately. Factories In Carlisle and Braddock, Pa., and In Mansfield, St. Mary's and Columbus, Ohio, are In cluded. TO ISSUE IRON MONEY Copenhagen, Nov. 23. The Nat ional Tldende says that as a result of negotiations between Denmark, Sweden and Norway iron money is shortly to be Issued In place of cop per coin. SIR GEORGE WHITE DIES London, Nov. 23. Sir George White died last night. Sir George established the first manufactory of aeroplanes In England. He was a pioneer of electric street traction, be ing the first to introduce It in London He was 62 years old and received the title of Baronet In 1904, HARRISBURG. PA.,THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1916. FIGURES IN THE GREAT EIGHT-HOUR CONTROVERSY )\ *■ i— , Lines in the great legal battle between almost a million organized railroad workers on one side and Vie organized power of railroad capital on the other are rapidly drawing close, with the legality of the Adamson eight-hour day as the immediate; issue. And here are the men who will figure most prominently in what promises to be one of the greatest and most historic legal battles in the history of industrialism in America. Representative W. C. Adamson, of Georgia, chairman of the House committee on interstate and foreign com merce, is the father of the Adamson act making an eight-hour day compulsory on the railroads of the country and which act is generally credited, besides having prevented a general strike of railroad workers, with having ' done much to re-elect President Wilson. Senator Francis Newlands, of Nevada, is presiding over the hearings of the joint committee of Congress au thorized to investigate existing railroad conditions. He announced at the opening session that the wage ques tion would be thoroughly investigated in order that Congress might substitute for "brute force and strikes, the most barbaric and brutal of processes, lawful and orderly methods of arranging differences between men and managers." Samuel Rea is president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the leaders among the railroad managers who are contesting the legality of the Adamson law. W. S. Carter and Warren 'S. Stone are two of the leading four chiefs of the railroad brotherhoods. • These two, together with W. H. Lee and L. E. Sheppard, the four chiefs, brought about the-enactment of the Adamson law shortly before President Wilson's re-election by taking a vote of railroad men which resulted in a decision to strike on all railroads unless an eight-hour day was obtained. ' JACK LONDON ONCE GOT NICE HANDOUT HERE Writer of the North, the Sea and the Pacific Islands, Dies in California HOBOED INTO HARRISBURG Was Given Breakfast by Little Woman From "Frame of a Daguerreotype" Santa Rosa, Cal., Nov. 23. The fact that Jack London, the author, who died last night at his Glen Ellen farm near here spent his last con scious evening in writing, caused his intimate friends to discuss to-day his unusual capacity for work, especially in recent years. London complained of indigestion when he went to bed Tuesday night, but notwithstanding, during his last conscious hours, sat propper up in bed writing a short story. His physician attributed death to [Continued on Page 7] BANDITS GET SIO,OOO Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 23. Po lice throughout the South were search ing to-day for two men alleged to have stolen $40,000 from a Southern express company motor truck here last night. Although the robbery oc curred in the center of the business district, detectives so far have found no clue. The money was being ship ped by Chattanooga banks to various southern cities. The driver of the truck says two well dressed men climbed aboard his machine in the railroad yards and held him up at the point of revolvers. WILSON HAS COLD Washington, Nov. 23. President Wilson was confined to his bedroom to-day with a slight cold in the head and saw no callers during the -morn ing. NEWSPAPERS GO TO TWO CENTS Johnstown, Pa.. Nov. 23. Announce ment was made yesterday by three local daily newspapers that their price would be increased to two cents December 1, owing to the high cost of print paper. The newspapers are the Tribune, Leader and Democrat. M. E. CONFERENCE MAPS OUT WORK In Closing Session Delegates Adopt Denominational Program Sessions of the greatest lay confer ence in the history of the Methodist Episcopal church in Pennsylvania ended last night in this city with the 2,000 delegates present, representing about 430,000 members of the denom ination, declaring for a program of church unification, better paid minis try, federated benevolence boards, elimination of the liquor traffic, evan gelism of the world and Increased self sacrifice toward all fellow men. A comprehensive resolution was [Continued on Page 18] NEW HOTEL WILL BE LEASED BEFORE BUILDING BEGINS Officially Named Penn-Harris; Officers Elected; Capital Million Dollars Lease of the new million-dollar ho tel will be signed before spade has been touched to earth or the architect definitely selected. Both deals will be completed within a week, it was an nounced to-day. 4 Very excellent offers have been made to the company by some of the leading hotel operating companies of the country. The incorporators met late yester day and, as forecasted, officially named the new hotel Penn-Harris. Authorization was granted to in crease the capital stock as needed from ,$300,000 to $1,000,000 and for an immediate increase of stock from $300,000 to $600,000. The following officers were elected: E. Z. Wallower, president: W. T. Hildrup, Jr., vice president: Warwick M. Ogfesby, trea surer: Edward L. McColgin, secretary. The incorporators were delighted with the progress of the project. The lease will be completed before the plans are finally decided upon, so that the lessee may have a voice in the arrangements of floor space to suit the needs and desires of those who will operate the hotel. Rat Poison Explodes in Face of Paxtang Man If the rat that loafs under the front porch of Ralph I. Dlehl's residence at Paxtang in at all vindictive he must have chuckled when he saw Mr. Diehl last evening step from a trolley car with a can of rat poison. If the same rat saw what happened a little later when Mr. Diehl opened the can, and if he was still vindictive, that rat must have shrieked his delight. For when the commuter opened the receptacle there was a sudden report and a lot of the poison puffed directly into his face and eye. He had to have a physician's attention to-day. MANY TURKEYS FOR WILSON Washington, Nov. 23. President Wilson plans to spend Thanksgiving i Day at the White House with mem bers of his family. The annual flock |of turkeys "raised especially for the | President" has already begun to ar rive. One will be selected for the White House table and the others, ac cording to custom, probably will be jsent to hospitals or for distribution among the poor. TEUTONS OVERRUN ALL WALLACHIA Extending Front Westward To ward Orsova; Fate of Ru manians in Doubt latest reports of the vigorous cam paign General Von Falkenhayn is waging against the Rumanians indi cate that the Teutonic forces are over running Western Wallachla, following up sharply their defeat of the Ru manians In the Jiul Valley and the capture of Craiova. Berlin has reported progress for the Austro-German armies that are extending the Teutonic front westward from the Jiul regions toward Orsova- The fate of the Rumanian army that [Conttyued on Page H] ARE ORGANIZING DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE BODY Agricultural Group Meets This Afternoon to Outline Its Program TO BE ACTIVE BRANCH Plan Luncheon November 29; Commercial Section Ses sion Monday President David E. Tracy, of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, is fast completing the organization 9 f the various departments of the Chamber, it was announced this afternoon at the offices of the body in the Kunkel Building. Under the reorganization scheme outlined some time ago the Chamber plans to devote its attention to various lines of activity and from now on one or more of the departments will be holding organization meetings. Tho organization meetings will af ford the members an onportunity to become acquainted and to outline their programs of constructive work. The agricultural department com mittee of the Harrisburg Chamber of [Continued on Page 7] INCREASE BELGIAN LEVY London, Nov. 23. —'The German levy on Belgium has been increased from forty million francs a month to fifty million according to a Reuter's Amsterdam dispatch quoting the Echo Beige. The dispatch says the new order was issued by tho governor gen eral of Belgium and was signed by the Duke of Wurtemburg and Generat Frederich Von Falkenhausen. It states that the levy is to pay the cost of maintenance of Germany's armv of occupation and the German adminis tration of the occupied territory, GETS 221) GERMAN PLANE Paris, Nov. 23. Sub-Lieut. George Guynehier, the well-known French aviator, has brought down his twenty second German airplane, according to announcement made by the French war office this afternoon. Guynemer secured his last victory over a German airman only five days ago. British airplanes have thrown down bombs upon German torpedoboats tied up to the dock at Zeebrugge. "OFT AG IN ON AG'IN" HERE "Strick" Gillilan Hands Out Some of His Jokes Just in Passing \ Strickland Gillilan was In town yes terday afternoon. Mr. Gillilan la a salubrity and a celebrity. It was He | who sent "Off Ag'in, On Ag'in. Gone Ag in, Finnegan," crashing through the well-known corridors of time. Last night he lectured before the Teachers' Institute in Chambersburg. He came back to Harrisburg on the midnight flyer and left around 5 this morning for Baltimore, where ho had a golfing engagement at 8.30. Just before he went over to the [Continued on Page aj Single Copy, 2 Cents CORRECTIVE LAWS ARE BLAMED FOR RAILROAD ILLS Spokesman For Lines Before Congressional Committee Apj)eals For Changes WOULD CUT~LIVING COST Says Increased Transportation Facilities Would Cause Increased Production Washington, Nov. 23. The rail road view of what is the matter with the country's transportation facilities was presented to the joint congres sional investigating committee to-day n Alfret ' **' T ' lonl . counsel for the railway executives advisory commit tee. Mr. Thom, chosen as first spokes man for the roads when the commit tee decided to begin its Inquiry by *\? ar their side of the case, blamed the present system of "corrective" regulation, divided between the State and Federal governments, for most of the problemb troubling the public and the carriers, nd appealed for a dis cussion of necessary changes "not upon any mere theory or jealousy as to the distribution of governmental power, but upon the large issue of what public interest requires." Rates, Mr. Thom declared, are less important to public interest than "certainty, safety and sufficiency of transportation" under present condi [Continued on Pace 11] Believes No Foreign Country Would Object to Embargo of Food Washington, Nov. 23. "The De partment of State has no views on the subject of the proposed food embargo," Secretary Lansing said to-day. "That is purely a domestic question." The department, he said, has neither urged, opposed nor discussed any such embargo, as he does not think It con cerns international relations in any way. Such action, it is said, could hardly be objected to by any foreign govern- I ment in view of the fact that they have taken such action where neces sary for public safety. No similaritv could be drawn, it was said, between the proposed embargo and the ship ment of munitions. f 1 1 > (I 1 * , ■ " : 1 ■ '• . - ■• \ hi;;. :•!, 'he , jl ' n. * ► ; i v! t < 1 1 ► f * ph Company, t- I Archdu ce Charles Francis of Austria Hungary will assume J | jl ' * 4I ' * r i . • •; r ... I j i % . _ endered ' 1i ■■ i.i a:!- 1 1 •: m } - ■ ■ • .• i!\c ' r 4 > ■! ( . 'ci * 1 I ! ( . >7C (J id'.r.-, to I ' K 1 f ! ■ ' ?ft r:- i & , jL Vo;':, ?4c- Ham Dorwmt. fo the Church of the Nativity, j | 'l 1 ► Harrisburg diocese of the Episcopal Chun • of • > !| here tc*d&y. He succeeds the Rc , ' anilcr ' \ '•!.■: n. of C i l -• ! e, 1 - ' resignation on account ' ! f ioyt, of C j I . id Measurer which offices ' i'' a ' ' ' tack on Chihuahua, City at tl o'clock to-day a message rc- I nza .. j i in Juarez at noon torday ® ► [ stated. Villa IW making his sttnek from the south, the row* i S-'. | ' MARRIAGE | 1 Frederick Rowland Miller and Louise Myrtle Keller, jiammerdllb Earneit Herbert Ambush and Alice May Boweri, York. Harry Vernon Groda and Mary I Jmn Bckendol!, city. | J ~ra CITY EDITION EMPEROR CHARLES TO PUSH WAR TO SUCCESSFUL END Grandnephew of Francis Jo seph Ascends Austrian Throne TO COMPLETE WORK Will Follow in Footsteps of Aged Monarch; Well Liked London, Nov. 2 3.—Emperor Charles of Austria has issued a proclamation to the Austro-Hungarlans declaring his inflexible decision to maintain the war until "a peace assuring the exist ence and development of the mon archy," according to a Vienna dispatch to Router's byway of Amsterdam. The dispatch says the proclamation was printed In a special edition of the Wiener Zrltung together with an auto graph letter addressed to Premier Koerber. The letter announced that i the new monarch had taken over the government and confirmed the premier ' in his present functions. After paying homage to the late emperor the proc i lamation said: "I will continue to complete his ' work. I ascend his throne in a stormy time. Our' aim has not yet been reached and the illusion of the enemy to throw down my monarchy and our allies Is not yet broken. Tou know me to be In harmony with my peoples in my inflexible decision to continue the struggle until a peace assuring the existence and development of the mon | archy is obtained. I will do all in my 1 power to banish as soon as possible the horrors and sacrifices of war and . to reobtain peace as soon as the honor , of our arms, the conditions of life of 1 my countries and their allies and the defiance of our enemies will allow." Democratic Rnlcr Although Austria-Hungary has been [ [Continued on Page 2] FOOTBALL FATAL TO LAD ' Elgin, Ills., Nov. 23. Cyril Pritch • ard, 17, fullback on the Elgin High r School football team died to-day after ■ a surgical operation to remove a • blood clot on the brain resulting from i an accident in a game November 11. ■ Pritchard had been paralyzed since the accident.
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