SOLDIER BOYS
THINK MUCH OF
U. S. TOBACCO
A "Sovereign and Precious
Weed" Is Yankee Idea
in French' Trenches
James M. Barrie and lltulyard
Kipling are alike devotees of tobac.o
but they are at variance as to the
sex of the divinity they adore. Barrie
christened a book In honor of "My
Lady Nicotine;" Kipling in "The Be
trothed" —the poem where he is so
lacking in chivalry as to aver that
"a woman is only a woman, but a
uood cigar is a smoke"—exalts" o'er
"the wee little whimpering !o\e" the
"great god Nick o* Teen." But, be he
male or be she female, their favorite
deity unites in a common worship
millions who have nothing else in
< ommon, and among these millions
writers of prose and poetry have a
representation strong in number and |
for propaganda. Some, like Carlylei
and Tennyson, worship in action!
lather than in speech, yet so many |
<,re vocal in their praise that the as-i
sembler of quotations confronts an
embarrassment of riches.
Only a few writers ever knockefi |
tobacco, among them James the |
First, of England, who said that the i
tobacco habit is a custom loathsome
to the.eye. hateful to the nose, harm- j
fill to the brain, dangerous to the j
lungs, and in the black stinking
fumes thereof nearest resembling the
horrible Stygian smoke of the pit j
that is bottomless.
Shakespeare made no mention ot
tobacco pro or contra, thus losing an j
excellent chance to add to the an- j
achronisms which he threw in with
a chuckle to give his then unborn.
commen'ators their reward: but
many of his contemporaries did —
notably Ben Johnson in several >
plays. In "Every Man in His Hu
mour." the swaggering Captain Bob-.
adil exclaims:
Your nicotian is good too. I do,
hold it and will affirm it before any :
prince in Europe to be the most;
sovereign and precious weed that
• ver the earth tendered to the use of
man,
"Sovereign and precious weed ' is
what the soldier boys think. If!
King James had lived in a cold,
damp trench, muffled with gas mask |
and in constant terror of a shell ex
ptoding. we suspect he would never,
have made such a whine. Send your!
contribution to the smoke fund
through the Telegraph. He that gives
quickly gives double.
The following 'contributions to-:
day were received for the Telegraph s|
Tobacco Fund:
Previously acknowledged . 5919.80
u. I inn Harris '.on
A Friend • 1 *OO
>lr*. Sarah Nless, 1240 Ea~t
St., N. K., Washington . . . 1.00
52:?.i5
Kaiser Should Read
Story of Beauty Who
Would Aid Red Cross
Teller. Alaska.—The Eskimo is in
the w?r with both feet.
The men are proffering their
live:?.
The women what is equally pre- j
cious to them—their hair.
This W the word which has come
in from the icy barrens around
Cape Prince of Wales, far to the,
aorth of Nome.
The fact that the native Alaskan is. (
exempt from draft regulations is not
a cause for rejoicing but one for la
i. entation to this sturdy folk of the!
Arctic.
Obliak, Adlowaluk and other i
chieftains have sent word to Great j
White Father Wilson, pleading that
they be permitted to do their part
in the conflict.
And Nowadluk. reigning beauty of
the midnight land, has spoken for
her sex. volunteering a sacrifice |
which only the elemental women!
can appreciate.
She offered her crowning glory—j
the most magnificent head of hair;
in the Cape Prince of Wales region
—to raise funds for the Red Cross.,
But the Eskimo chiefs decided that!
Nowadluk, shorn of her raven tress-,
es, would prove "bad medicine" for'
the lighting nen of Alaska. They j
held consultation with t!Te young 1
men. and conceived a plan whereby'
the patriotic beauty and her tribal
sisters might retain their hair andj
still serve the cause ot embattled ■
democracy.
It was decided to hold a winter
fair where the belles of many village?
might gather in a beauty competi-,
tion. The men are to pay hand-!
somely in reindeer, furs and other \
treasures for the privilege of cham
pioning their favorites. And the :
funds thus gathered will be turned
over to the Red Cross.
The fair will be held as soon as the '
weather clears sufficiently.
Eskimo beau brummels of their
respective villages are placing high!
wagers on the outcome and over
SI,OOO In furs is already backing
Nowadluk to carry off the honors.j
bets also are to go into the
Red Cross funds.
News of the war has been carried
into the remote districts of the Arc- 1
tic by hunters, trappers, mail car
riers and missionaries. It was thus I
the Eskimo learned of the service, j
sacrifice and death demanded in!
stopping the onslaught of the bar-|
barous Hun. The natives thrilled to j
the distant struggle and demanded!
participation.
They are now awaiting word froml
Great White Father Wilson —ready J
to do their uttermost when needed.
SCHENCKS
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SRRTRFRLAWUIIAIVL
dull headache; that drew
in; that disturbed
sleep; that depression V "Wf
that yellowish *kin— H H H
tell the story of bilious- I H H
a disordered system.
and your Immediate neel
of a powerful corrective to
prevent a sick spell.
are fundamental in their action, they
go down to the root of the trouble, restoring liver,
stomach and bowels to a healthy condition; giving
quick relief from bilious attacks, indigestion, headache,
heartburn, flatulency,depression of spirits—and afford
ing absolute freedom from these disorders. Schenck's
Mandrake Pills are tonic, therefore they form no habit.
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SATURDAY EYEXIXC?, PARRISBITRG tlBBS&J- TELEGRAPHS FEBRUARY 16, 1918
'RADICAL PARTY
GAINS GROUND
I IN GERMANY
Social Democracy Followers
Now Second in Strength
in Reichstag
1 By Associated Press
> New York. Feb. 16.—The Kadi
< cal Socialist movement in Germany,
? I the growing strength of which was
shown by the persistency of the po
litical strike in January and Feb
> j ruary. also is gaining decided ground
among the political leaders of Ger
i man Social Democracy. This infor
mation was obtained by the Asso
< ciated Press from German newspa
. pers received here. The little group
■ of Radical Socialists in the Reicli
i i stag under the leadership of llaase.
Ledebour and Bernstein, who split
: off from the caucus organization <4l
• the regular or ScheUlemann Sociaf
j ists 011 the issue of voting funds for
the war and formed an. indepen-
J dent organization, has now grown by
I continued defection from the mod
erate wing to a strength entitling itj
to a second member 011 the principal
I Reichstag committees,
i The additional representation is
j gained at the expense of the regular
■ Socialist organization, which at the
i beginning of the war was the light -
| est party in the Reichstag, but which
j has now fallen to second rank be-j
' hind the Catholic Center. Four So- j
cialist members of the Reichstag.
; Brandes. Dr. Erdmann, Huettmann
I and Jaeckel. went over to the Ratli-'
cals at the beginning of the year. |
Recent elections at Leipzig brought
: eighteen Radical Socialists into the
' city council. The regular Social
ists secured only six places. The
1 Radical Socialists, who thus form
ed the third strongest party in the
council, demanded the second vice-1
presidency as their quota of the pre
siding officers but the non-Socialist j
'aldermen to whom the Radical So-'
cialists are anathema, united wt|h|
the regular. Socialists to give this
t office to one of the six Moderate 1
Social Democrats.- whereupon the 1
Radical Socialists refused to partici-1
pate in the organization of the coun
cil.
Leipzig is one of the strongholds
i of the Radical Socialists, their prin-I
cipal newspaper organ, the Leipzig
! Volkszeitung, being published there. I
I.FAGIi: BANQUET
Waynesboro. Pa.. Feb. 16. —The
Trade-in-Waynesboro League will
hold a banquet in the Y. M. C. A.
Wednesday evening next at S.li
j o'clock. William Smedley, of Phil
j adelphia, will address the meeting, j
Capitol Hill Notes
l-'olev ltcH|i|>olnte<l Thomas B.
Foley, of Pittsburgh, well known
here, has been reappointed an in
spector of the western penitentiary.
Justice*! Named Justices of the 1
peace have been appointed as fol
lows: George F. Fitch. Bensalem
township. Bucks county: R. J. Moore.
' Clrnton township. Venango county.
Cyrus M. Mohler, Akron borough. <
I-ancaster county: Daniel Stemple,,
East Stroudsburg borough. Monroe
county.
\et Kewnue Producer The act of
if'lT providing for registration by in
dividuals and firms of names under
which they do business, if assumed, 1
has resulted in IS3T certificates being
| entered at the Department of the Sec
; retary of the Commonwealth. The
' fees amount to $10,677.75.
Fifteen Cane* The calendar of
the State Board of Pardons for the •
February meeting on February 20.
: contains the names ot fifteen appli- ,
| cants, including two who seek com- 1
mutation of death sentences. Five
, men seek reheurings.
Hack, t p I'oniiuiu.v W. H. Fern,
North Sumner street. Scranton.
1 has sent a letter to the Public Service
\ Commission supporting the move of
! the Scranton Railways Company, for
1 an increase of fare from five to six
| cents, lie contends that the company
is entitled to a fair profit and that
the average man would rather spend
two cents more ,han have to endure
inconvenience due to curtailment of I
car service.
To Uroup Complaint* Complaint
filed with the Public Service I'ommis
! sion to-day by representatives of the
j George's Hill Association, of Phila- 1
| deiphia, against service of the Phila
, deiphia Rapid Transit Company. 011
! the Fifty-second and Girard avenue j
line, has been ordered to be heard 1
when the city's complaint is taken up. !
VrKHtn John F. But
torff, of York. recently appointed
• sergeant of the State Capitol Police,]
has resigned to become night house
] officer of the York city police.
Charles K. Binder, of York, will prob- j
! ably succeed him.
ItequlNitloiix Requisitions have
; been granted for taking to Hudson
county. X. J.. of Charles Clark and:
1 Webster Daniel, under arrest in Phil- I
adelphia and charged with murder.
Order* on Farinx General orders |
have been issued by Adjutant Gen- !
, eral Beary establishing forms of of
] fieial communication in the Pennsyl
vania Reserve Militia. The form i
conforms to that, of the War Depart- I
ment. The order is to become effec- 1
tive at once.
TaxlderuilxtH Warned Dr. Joseph
j Kalbfus. secretary of the State Game (
! Commission, to-day issued a circular |
I to all taxidermists in Pennsylvania!
calling attention to the changes made.
1 in the laws relative to sale of mount- 1
*d specimens and sale of feathers
from birds and calling upon them to
file immediately statements of birds !
on hand.
\ew itulex lued New rules of
practice issued to-day by the Public !
i Service Commission established pro- •
I cedure in all matters coming before
the commission and provide the forms >
which must be followed in applica
; tions, the new rules being drafted i
I from the experience of the last four j
I years and covering a number of new ;
1 features. Stated meetings of the-com- '
mission are fixed for Mondays at liar
-1 risburg, hearings for testimony on I
! Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays!
I and arguments on the first, second j
land third Monday afternoons each !
month except when Monday is a holi- i
day. All complaints must be by pe- j
. tition sworn to by the complainant.
I
FATHERS AND SONS AT
^ T \
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SPORTSMEN TO
BACK CLOSING
Dr. Kalbfus Pleased Willi tlie
Way the Grouse Closing
Move Is Supported
"Sportsmen of the state have tak
.|en hold of the plan to close the
counties to the shooting of ruffed
i pro use in a most gratifying manner
'and I think that the movement will
.I be popularly supported. We have
; sent out several hundreds of blank
• | petitions, many of them to men who
• (have written letters telling us of
I their interest in the project and as
suring us support," said Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus. secretary ot the State
Game Commission to-day. "The re
! sponse to the suggestion that the
matter be considered by the sports
men of the State has been fine and
1 think that we will soon be able
to act.
"Our idea." continued the veteran
sportsman, "is to have some one
man take charge of the petitions for
a district, gather them up when
signed, attend to the filing and look
| after the advertisement which must
be made, if such arrangements are
made things will be greatly facili
tated. The letters I have been get
ting have been very favorable to
conservation of game and the fact
that if sportsmen agree and all coun
ties are closed there will be so
! grouse shooting this fall is recog
, nized. To wait for the next legisla
ture would be to lose this fall.
"When the counties are closed we
< will actively take up the propaga
tion work. Indeed, we are prepar
ing for it now. We are trying to
locate grouse and eggs and if the pe
titions come in and we can act we
will start things promptly. Many
1 offers of help in the propagation and
protection have been made."
_ From reports at hand, said Dr.
Kalbfus. there has been heavy loss
l of quail in some counties, but in
• others the birds have come througVt
pretty well thanks to men who have
been feeding them. "The sportsmen
land some farmers have been putting
out feed for the birds and at a time
; when the price of feed is high this
is mighty line of them. It is saving
the birds because this has been a
terrible winter." said Dr. Kalbfus.
"The snow has been deep and the
birds have had a hard time to get
•any food while every natural enemy
I has been on the alert for them.
RUSSIANS DO NOT
FEAR AN INVASION
[Continued from First Page.]
the North Sea, near the Skagerrak.
I was fought the battle of Jutland.
Trotzky's Action Places
Germany in Predicament,
Is Washington Opinion
• Washington, Feb. Ift.—Official
Washington's opinion of Bolshevik
| Foreign Minister Trotzky's decision
i for 110 war and still no peace with
| Germany is that Trotzky has placed
Germany in a military and diplo
! matie predicament.
Movements of German troops from
the Russian front have been stopped
and it is believed by military men
i here that no further withdrawal of
| forces can be made until Berlin de
! cides on a policy toward the 801-j
• sheviki. Such official reports as have
been received do not say clearly I
whether the demobilisation of Rus-
I sian troops has been continued, but
they do indicate a reorganization of,
the Red Guard.
Germany, by repudiating the no- 1
; annexation policy, officials here be-:
lieve. has widened the breach with :
the Socialists who cry for peace.
They also think Germany will be
j forced to go to the aid of the Ukral
' nians if the Bolsheviki attack them.
-MUNICIPAL PORT SAFE
! Stored safety on dry land, the sev-
I eral hundred canoes which in sum
! mer time have their mooring at
George Reist's houseboat, foot of
South street, are in no danger from
any freshet or ice gorge. Reist took
the precaution of stowing all his
craft in a warehouse where they are
dry as a bone and ready to put over
board soon as the weather permits.
Heist's Municipal Port will be the
principal canoe station this year,
now that Hardserabble is to be en
tirely demolished, and he will prob
ably increase his facilities for ac
commodating canoeists.
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. MARV SPITTI.E
Funeral services for M. Mary
Spittle will be held Monday morning,
at 9 o'clock, from her late residence,
123 Broad street, the Rev. George F.
Schaum. pastor of the Harris Street
Evangelical Church. officiating.
Further services and burial will be
at Reading in the afternoon. Mrs.
Spittle is survived by four children,
Geonge Spittle. Ruth Spittle, Mrs. RaV
Thompson, of Reading, and Mrs. W.
K. Thompson.
DAVID W. MICKEY
Funeral services for David W.
I Mickey, who died at the Hog Island
| Hospital, in the Navy Yard, will be
held Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock,
from the residence of Mrs. W. E. Sul-
{ lenberger. 1405 Penn street, the Rev.
Edwin Rupp officiating. Burial will
|be made in the East Harrisburg
I Cemetery. He is survived by two
, brothers, Lee H. Mickey, of Mlllers
! burg, and Jacob Mickey, of Penbrook;
Itwo sisters. Mrs. W. J. Lewis, of Pen
brook. and Mrs. W. E. Sullcnberger,
1406 Penn street.
Parents Meet Children on Same I.enel For ('.loser Under
standing Between the Two Generations: "Boys Are More
Than Jnst Boys," Speaker Tells Men Who Are Urged to
Become Friends With Their Sons
A hundred and sixty fathers and |
sons gathered around the big table
in the Y. M. C. A. last night for the
Fathers and Sons dinner held under
the auspices of the Central Y. M. C.!
A. After the invocation by Dr. Lewis
S. Mudge, pastor of the Pine Street
Presbyterian Church: J. William
Bowman. toastmaster. • introduced
Daniel Bacon, a 13-year-old boy,
who brought greetings and welconi- j
ed the guests on behalf of the boys
ot the Y. M. C. A.
Dr. Charles B. Fager. Jr., spoke on j
"Our Boys and the War," telling of j
the work of the United States Boys'!
Working Reserve, and urging that i
boys join the reserve and aid the
government by taking the place of;
the men who are in the trenches.
Andrew Musser responded to the
toast, "Our Fathers." and in the!
absence of Dr. J. George Becht. Dr. j
Arthur E. Brown, headmaster of the ]
Harrisburg Academy, responded to I
the toast, "Our Sons." William 11. j
Boyer sang as baritone solos, "Some- j
where a Voiee is Calling," and "Keep i
the Home Fires Burning." Walter j
M. Wood, secretary of the Philadel- j
phia Y. M. C. A. spoke on "Father
and Son. inc.. pleading for closer
companionship between the father
SHIP CARPENTERS
APPEAL TO WILSON
[Continued from First Page.]
justment Board, and Acting Socre
tary Roosevelt, of the Navy.
Managers of shipyards in the New
1 ork district anil at Baltimore,
where the carpenters are on strike,
have asked the Shipping Board to let
them light the strikes, declaring the
time has come for the issue to be
settled. Thus far Chairman Hurley
has refused >to permit this."holding
that the troubles can be settled by
other means.
Shipping Board officials to-day said
that heads of other unions engaged
in shipbuilding had given assurance
that the related trades would not be
called out in a sympathetic strike.
The other unions, which have
agreed to leave all differe'nees to the
adjustment board are endeavoring.
Shipping Board officials said to-day.
to induce Hutcheson to send his men
back to work, leaving a settlement
of difficulties to the adjustment
board.
Rivalry between Hutcheson and
heads of the American Federation of
Labor some officials to-day charged,
if at the bottom of much of the
trouble. Hutcheson, it is declared,
declined to enter the agreement, call
ing for settlement of differences by
the adjustment board, despite the
fact that he was urged to do so by
federation chiefs.
Brotherhood Will Suggest
Compromise to President
By Associated Press
New York, Feb. 16.—An appeal
direct to President Wilson to inter
vene in the strike of shipyard work-*
ers engaged on government contracts
will be made to-day by the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers, it was announced by officials of
the organization he; this morning.
Approximately fifty per oent. of
the shipyard workers in the New
York district are on strike to-day, ac
cording to claims made by the broth
erhood officials, including T. M.
Guerin, member of the executive
committee.
Will Propose Compromise
The appeal to the President, Mr.
Guerin said, would suggest a com
promise similar to that which was
effected last October between the
Government and navy-yard carpen
ters who were then threatening to
strike.
1 At that time the navy yard work
ers wanted $6.60 a day, similar to
| the wage which shipyard workers
i are receiving on the Pacific Coast to
day. Secretary Daniqls and Assist
-1 ant Secretary Roosevelt called the
heads of the carpenters' union into
j conference at Washington, Mr. Guer
lin said, and an agreemertt was
! reached fixing an eight-hour day, a
I wage of $4.88, a 5 per cent, bonus
under certain conditions, and two
weeks' vacation and all holidays with
pay—equivalent in all to $5.90 a day.
Such a compromise now in favor
of the shipyard workers would be
| acceptable, Mr. Guerin declared.
Mr. Guerin announced he had re
ceived to-day a telephone message
from a shipbuilding corporation at
Kdgewater, N. J., saying it had set
tled with its men on a basis of $6.60
a day pending an understanding be
j tween the Government and the ship
j yard workers generally.
William L. Hutcheson. president
j of the brotherhood, said he had not
yet received the second telegram sent
| to him yesterday by Chairman Hur
i ley, of the United States Shipping
j Board, requesting him to direct the
i men to return to work. Until Mr.
(•Hurley's message reached him, he
! declared, he would not comment on
| its text.
His appeal to the President to
day, Mr. Hutcheson said, would ask
the President to persuade Chairman
Hurley to formulate a memc-ial, to
be presented to ship cat
throughout the country, setting forth
a minimum wage which the Govern
ment might be willing to pay.
Hurley Asked Agreement
Explaining this phase of the sit- '
uation, Mr. Guerin said Chairman
Hurley desired to have the carpen- !
ters sign an agreement that they
would abide by any wages which the i
labor adjustment board might fix. t
The carpenters would not sign such 1
a document, Mr. Guerln assarted, at |
and the son. "The popular attitude
of the father is that boys are boys.
He should develop a closer intimacy
with his son. Each boy presents just
two possibilities: one for evil and
one for good," the speaker declared.
"If father and son arc to meet on
the same level, then the father must
take special pains to become a close
friend and confidant of the boy.
Fathers who work with their sons,
sharing their interests, are the fath
ers who are making the future man
hood of this nation."
Music was furnished by the Boy
Scouts Orchestra of Troop No. 7.
The banquet was under the per
sonal supervision of Robert B.
Reeves, general secretary, and Arch
11. Dinsmore. boys' work secretary
of the Central Y. M. C. A. officials
of the association were greatly
pleased with the splendid attendance
and with the success of the affair.
Further plans for Father and Son
week observance include an hour
together, spent by father and son,
sometime to-day. and attendance at
church service together, to-morrow.
Churches throughout the city are
co-operating with the movement and
many ministers will preach sermons
specially adapted to the occasion.
least until they were given some
idea as to the amount of the mini
mum wage.
Brotherhood leaders to-day as
serted there were about o.OUU car
penters idle here, owing to scarcity
of material, in addition to the strik
ers: and that throughout the coun
try there were 51.000 carpeAters
idie who had been employed on can
ernment's shipbuilding program, if
into shipbuilding workers with only
a little training. These estimates
were given out. it was stated, to
show there was plenty of la I„•
available for carrying out the gov
ernment's shipbiuidlng program, if
higher wages were paid.
The government has rejected a
proposition by the carpenters
brotherhood that the shipworkers
be allowed to place a representative
on the Adjustment Board of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation to
settle the present wage controversy,
it was announced by Mr. Guerin.
The shipworkers wanted to appoint
such a representative with the right
to vote and with powers equal to
those held by government repre
sentatives.
Contrary to the claims of the
brotherhood leaders. information
reaching shipping board officials
here at noOn indicated that fewer
than 1,100 shipyard workers were
on strike to-day, in the New York
district.
Ninety-two Mechanics
Registered For Service
in U. S. Shipyards
I'ntil noon to-day ninety-two men
: had enrolled for duty in the ship
building forces of I'ncle Sam. The
, enrollment will continue the rest of
the day in the office of W. H. Gaither,
; Bergner Building.
The men who have enrolled are
(skilled mechanics, and will await
• notification that they are to report
for duty. The registration of skilled
mechanics has been nationwide, and
!a quota has been assigned to every
I community. The quota assigned Har
' risburg was seventy-eight, and the
' registration will likely pass the 100
mark. For the benefit of those who
i work during the day. the registration
will be continued between 7 and SI
i p. m. in Mr. Gaither's office this even-i
; ing.
Fischer, Enemy Alien, Sent
Message by Switzerland
By .Associated Press
i Philadelphia. Feb. 16. Switzer
| land is the channel through which
: Adalbert K. Fischer, said to be an
; important agent of the German Gov
ernment in this country, communi-
Icated with friends in Germany.
| Fischer, head of the firm of Schutte
land Koerting Company, valve manu
i facturers, Philadelphia, now is in
j terned in the Federal prison camp at
' Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., as a dangerous
| enemy alien.
| Secret service agents made this
I known to-day when they referred to
I mail sent by representatives of
Fischer abroad. The mail was first ad
dressed to a representative of the
Swiss Government In Philadelphia,
and later addressed to persons in
Zurich under the seal of the Swiss
Government.
"Dory" Shaner Again on
Job Repairing Bicycles
Theodore Shaner, better known as
"Dory," who was so badly burned
when Andrew Redmond's salesroom
was destroyed by fire, has resumed
his work as bicycle repairman. Hav
ing been incapacitated for work since
• October fifth because of injuries re
j ceived. he will now attempt to re
] build his business. He .has taken
I quarters with Mr. Redmond at 1507
i Xorth Third street and will most
: lfkely retain this location wheo Mr.
j Redmond moves into his new sales
! room across the street. A complete
vulcanizing outfit for bicycle tires is
j included in the equipment, as well
las facilities for repairing baby
j coaches.
FII.E OLD CHARTEB
While the charter of the firm was
' signed by the late ex-Governor
1 Samuel W. Penn.vpacker when he was
in office, counsel for the Keystone
| Motor Car Company, this city, only I
| presented the document at the Re
corder's office yesterday to have it
entered on the county record books.
! $1,000,000 LOSS
! THROUGH STRIKE
Labor and Industry Report
Shows What It Cost to Have
Disputes in Five Months
I Over a million dollars was lost by
j workers of Pennsylvania in 144 |
| labor disputes in the last five months I
jof 11> 17, according to a summary is
j sued by the Department of I*ibor
| and Industry of the work of the
i Bureau of Mediation. The strikes'
I involved 28.485 workers and they )
(lost what is estimated at 805,465
working days.
The mediators settled 31 disputes'
j and made efforts to settle others I
jThe disputes settled involved !> 893
workers. Twenty-two strikes in
which mediators ban offered their
1 e h l° r * W T;,r t,n on Decern
her 31. 1- ifteen of the strikes set
tled by the Department mediators
th metal fades and one of
the settler strikes was in mines and
one in textile plants. Two strikes
oth.'. re< V n PUb " P serv '°e work. The
Ktiit- olas ses of industry having 1
glass cinTiT : " u,, " n K- chemical. :
; m'nVl " K - food - lp ather, te\- i
* tob ;! cco an< l hotels. The flftv !
' acted occur Whi< '" '" e >">lator I
' counties- i i'ir. 1 ton Afferent j
juunues. Allegheny, Beaver Hut '
| \ol\lng "pon tile Mediation Bureau" I
Marmon Car Secures
Agency in Harrisburg
.this local company will havpnllnanf f
iTOO°0 rCa o r r 8 r^ nping " froni about SSOO to i
j fu'xuri'ous o y
desired. The new se?ies Mar' 1
'v 1, i svhen mtroduced at the New I
SUow - two years
| cars For ono i'hl" ' P i' e fro ™ "".or !
i bodv Tho fiJf? ln lho motor and
fender li-nro me \ ' unningboards and
tfoir i unit eonstruc
' u PHCe . for a great many
Ihv 11, i. since bepn adopted
b> man) other mtorcar makers.
! ri Jv?, r ' f i anson ' of 'he Overland-Har
risburg Company, said they gave care
ful consideration to the highest priced
cars on the market before eventually
I deciding in favor of the M rmon as
I the finest the high-priced class.
Lafean Urges All to
Buy War Stamps
State Banking Commissioner Dan- i
iel I'. Lafean to-day issued an ap- i
peal to the bankers and the people
of Pennsylvania to do their utmost !
to_ extend the sale and purchase of i
War Savings Stamps, "even though !
it mean a sacrifice of earnings and <
savings."
"Information comes to me from j
various sections of the state relative
to the War Savings Stamps and it
is gratifying indeed to learn that |
the interest displayed and the effort I
made by the financial institutions <
in this cause fulfill to the utmost
their patriotic duty," said the com- I
missioner. "I have every confidence j
in the people of Pennsylvania doing ■
their full duty in this respect, even j
though it mean a sacrifice of earn
ings and savings."
CITY NOT TO FURNISH MEN j
It was inadvertently stated yester-|
day in the Harrisburg Telegraph that j
the thirty-one men to be furnished I
to the National Army next week by
county boards one and two were to
be sent by the local boards of these
numbers. The thirty-one men are
only to entrain here for camp.
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RAILROAD BILL
IMPORTANT NOW
AS WAR MEASURE
Senator Robinson Points Out
Need For Early Action;
Help to Public
Washington. Feb. iti. Senator
Robinson, in discussing the adminis
tration railroad bill to-day, urged its
early enactment as a war measure of
vital importance both to the gov
ernment and to the public.
"It is desirable to end the existing
uncertainty as to the status of the
railroads and the policy of the gov
ernment in the operation of- the
same." declared Senator Robinson,
"and to take such action as may be
necessary to prevent loss and incon
venience to the puhlie resulting from
the lack of necessary arrangerr.ents
for maintenance and indispensable
improvements. Furthermore, the
tinancial plans and policies of the ad
ministration can be much more read
ily formulated and consummated:
the enormous funds necessary to be
secured through Liberty loans and
otherwise for the requirements of the
Treasury In the prosecution of the
war can be more readily obtained
when the vexing questions connect
ed with this legislation have been
answered and the purpose and policy
of the government respecting the
control and operation of transporta
tion lines have been definitely tlxed
by law."
Takes Issue With Colleagues
Senator Robinson took issue with
Senator Cummins that the standard
of compensation provided in the bill
guaranteed returns unnecessarily
high to the carriers. He said the
compensation "approximates the
actual amount of compensation
which a court would in all probabil
ity award a carrier upon trial of its
case."
Replying to Senator Kellogg's
statement that President Wilson's
action in taking over control of the
railroads was unnecessary the Ar
kansas senator said:
"I believe that Federal control
and operation were necessary, in
deed almost unavoidable and that
the President acted wisely in not
exercising the powers conferred up
on him by Congress to take over
the railroads and operate them in a
time o fwar until the necessity for
such action had been recognized by
public opinion."
Efforts of the railroad war board
to meet the situation were praised
but Senator Robinson said the board
could not make or repeal law and
most important of all it could not
remove the natural obstacles to uni
fied operation created by the desire
and obligation of every railroad
manager io secure for his line all the
business he could obtain.
Four Hardscrabble Cases
Listed For Argument
Four of the Hardscrabble cases
which were disposed of at special ses
sions of court are listed for argument
on Monday. In each of the cases
counsel for the property owners has
tiled a motion for judgment on the
damages which have been awarded
both for the properties as they stood
• i H7l and for improvements since
that date. The constitutionality ot
i lie Aet of IS7I which rules that the
city is not liable for damages for
luiircyveinu'nts on public highways
*Tier tflaT date will be the question
which will be argued by City Solici
tor fox and the attorneys for the
property owners.
The argument list for Monday fol
lows: Commonwealth vs. Charles
Cranford, motion for new trial; Com
monwealth vs.' Robert Anderson,
motion for new trial; Andrea S.
Pobreff vs. Kristo Staneff, rule to
open judgment; Victor Braddock, re
ceiver of the Home Building and Loan
Association vs. W. H. Ivohler, agent.,
rule to open jfidgment; Arlanda P.
Dintaman, E. G. Slabaeh, John Yingst
and Lewis Finfrock, Jr., vs. City of
Harrisburg, four cases, motion for
judgment: D. H. Good vs. W. H. Hill
ing. Jr.. rule to enter judgment, two
cases: Elizabeth W. Moeslein vs. Sarah
J. B. Smith, motion for judgment for
want of a sufficient affidavit of de
fense: Joseph C. Poffenberger et. a I
vs. Charles E. Cooper, motion for
judgment for want of sufficient af
fidavit of defense.
Little Coal Coming in
Over Reading Lines
Ten cars of anthracite coal came
into the city yesterday, and were di
vided anions city dealers. Nine cars
came over the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and one over the Reading- Shipments
on the Rending. which had improved
the first of the week, have fallen off
attain, and lliii dealers are still strug
gling to lill the many orders.
Ross A. Hickok, county fuel ad
ministrator, is in Philadelphia to-day,
where he was summoned to confer
with ot.her county fuel administrators
of Pennsylvania. It is understood
that he will make an effort to secure
more coal from the Heading operators
for city dealers while he is in Har
risburg.
PHixcirroN WINS TANK HONORS
New York, Feb. 16.—Princeton
University defeated the College of
the City of New York in a dual
swimming meet here to-night by a
score of 4.1 points to 10. The Tigers
won the 50-yard, 100-yard, plunge
for distance, form dive and relay
events, the locals winning only the
220-yard swim. Princeton won the
water polo game. 30 to 21.
M. K. I*I,AIV HA \'(JI'ET
Announcement has Just been made
that the first annual banquet of the
Methodists of Harrisburg and vicin-
U / ,V iU 'i e he ! d the banquet hall
of the Masonic Temple, Third and
State streets, March 7, instead of the
Chestnut Street Auditorium, as was
originally announced.
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SCHOOLS WORK >
HARD TO ENROLL
IN RED CROSS
Boys and Girls Extremely
Willing to Do Their Bit
For Nation
Announcement that a silk Red
t'ross banner is to be given thai
Dauphin county or Harrisburg
.schoolroom which enrolls the largest
Junior Red Cross membership prior
to February 22, caused a commotion
among the scholars und teachers
the other evening and the teachers
yesterday morning called attention of
the scholars to the fact that quick
action is necessary because Washing
ton's Birthday Is only a week ahead.
All of the principals of the various
Harrisburg schools are willing to co
operate with the Harrisburg Chapter
ot the Red Cross in the organization
of Junior Red Cross auxiliaries. Dr.
Downes of the city schools and
Superintendent Shatnbaugh of the
Dauphin county schools have tirged
all teachers to co-operate.
School Activities
The work of the boys and girls
of this section for the Red Cross will
vary somewhat in the different lo
calities. In the early stages of or
ganization of the various auxiliaries
much attention will be given the his
tory of the Red Cross, its service to
the United States and other nations,
and its present organizations for war
service, in some sections story tell
ers. songs and games have been em
ployed to aid in this message.
Courses in first aid, home nursing
and dietetics are to be given to old
er pupils. All children should know
in an elementary way the essentials
of these subjects.
A manual of school activities is to
be issued shortly, covering the types
of supplies that school children can
prepare. For the present school au
thorities can obtain lists of special
articles most in demand through ap
plication to chapter secretaries. Pat
terns and specifications adapted to
school work are soon to be publish
ed.
The Junior Red Cross organiza
tions can help the Red Cross Chap
ter and auxiliaries in many ways.
Junior membership cost 25 cents.
This money is retained by various
schools and is used in the purchase
of supplies to be used by the chil
dren.
Churchmen Plan For
Big Ratification Meeting
A prohibition ratification rally
will lie held in the (trace Methodist
Church Tuesday afternoon and even
ing. The purpose of the meeting is
to interest the churches of the city
to pass resolutions favoring the ratl
tication of the national prohibition
amendment by the next session of
the State Legislature. Recently the
Grace_ Church passed resolutions
pledging the support of the votins
members of the church to elect a
candidate from the city who favors
the ratification.
Ex-Governor Frank B. Willis, of
Ohio, will probably make an address
at the evening session of the rally.
Post 58 Entertains
Grand Army Officers
The official visit of several of the
State officers of the G. A. R. was
made last nifrln to Post 58, G. A R
Assistant Adjutant General. Noah
Dietrich; Samuel T. Town. Chief of
Staff; Charles C. Tnvlor. The pari.v
arrived from Pittsburgh on the way
to Philadelphia. A delegation from
the local post greeted the officers
upon their arrival. Visitors from the
posts of the surrounding towns were
present at the meeting.
CHI 1.1) III*R\S TO DEATH
Millersburg, Pa.. Feb. 16. Myrtle
Etter, 11 years old. died early this
morning from burns received last
night when her clothes caught Are
when she was putting her little sis
ters to bed.
PIPE PI,ANT COMI"I,ETED
The big, new plant of the Harrisburg
Pipe and Pipe Bending Company vir
tually was completed to-day. The
company plans to open it Tuesday,
when the 800 men formerly engaged
in making shells for the U. S. Navy
will go back to work.
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