12 SEEK MAN TORUN WIRES AS M'ADOO DOES THE ROADS May Be Burleson, but Many, Including Labor Leaders, Oppose Him Washington, July 15.—There Is much speculation here as to when the President .will lind it necessary to take possession of the telegraph and telephone system under the wre control resoltuion, and who he will designate to operate them. It is understood that he will not act im mediately. Efforts are being made to per suade the President that Postmaster General Burleson should not be placed in charge of the wires of the nation. Union labor leaders oppose Hurleson. But persons close to the President believe that he will turn the commercial wires over to the Postmaster General. After the joint resolution, which was adopted by the Senate yesterday, is signed by the Speaker of the House it will go to the President. The next important step in the program to control the wires is the selection of a man to take direct harge of the operation of the wlers. As it has been a lon& cherished idea with Postmaster General Burle son to have the wires placed tinder the Post Office Department and op erated as a part of the postal system, it is assumed that this will be the general plan. But there is also an impression that a practical telegraph or telephone man will be placed in active charge, under Burleson. The President has conferred with the Postmaster General on this subject end, it is understood, has practically formulated the plan under which tiie innovation will be begun. After the resolution is formally signed and becomes a law, the plan will_ be made public. The wire control resolution was passed by a vote of 46,t0 16. exactly as it was passed by the House. It was precisely the resolution urged by the President. In its broad pro visions it gives the President au thority, whenever he may deem it necessary "for the national defense." to supervise or take possession of all telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems for the period of the war. Not one Democrat voted against it. Railroad Administration Assailed Senator Harding. of Ohio, assailed the railroad administration as an e\ idence of what the public utilities of the country would come to in the event of government control. The railroads, he said, were being put upon a political rather than a war basis. This wartime, when we are mak ing failures of many undertakings, is no time to initiate a half-digested plan which will ultimately lead to go\ernment ownership." he said. Senator Reed, of Missouri, char acterized the railroad situation since T)i: ector McAdoo took control as "badly mixed." "We shall never be able to un scramble the railroads," he said. "They are now in government con trol. and let us not delude ourselves into thinking they will ever go back to private ownership. They will not. Kxactly the same thing applies to the wire control. Once it passes to the government it will permanently leave private ownership. We are voting for this control for all time. "Out of all this, I hope, may be evolved a system of control of pub lic utilities that will be. of advantage to the people, but T am afraid that the working out of that problem is a long way off. I hope that this gov ernment control of railroads, wires, and all the rest of it will be remov ed as far as possible from politics. There is coming a day when another party will be in power. Ths admin istration must make sure that it does not allow the early control of all these great public utilities to be governed by any political expedi ency. It must set up a high stand ard of control." No Reason For It. Says Wadsworth Senator Wadsworth. of New York, deplored the fact that, as he put it, the administration had failed to give Congress "the slightest reason why wire communication ought to be put in the hands of the government." "We have passed war legislation here," said Mr. Wadsworth. "that the President wanted, and have been . ontent to do it when the reason was explained to us. This is the only measure put bfeore us in which we ha'e been asked merely to pass it, without knowing the reason why. "The Secretary of War. the Secre tary of the Navy, and the Postmas ter General appeared before the House Committee and failed to give nr.y reason why the resolution should be passed. They assumed the atti tude that Congress did not need to know, that it was unnecessary for Congress to try to inform itself. "I say there is a mystery surround ing the genesis of this resolution for government control of the wire com munication. No man in Congress has 1 een able to point out an emergency Iha exists for it or that may con front the country in the future. "What, then, is the motive behind it? 1 want to say to the Senate that ] believe there are men in high places in our governmlnt who are determined that the railJoads. taken cer in wartime, shall he conducted jifter the war as government prop crtv and who are bound that they ••hall be politically controlled. They intend that they shall never go back to the private owners. "The three cabinet officers who nppeared before the House Commit tee are avowed proponents of gov ernment ownership of public utili ties. Mr. Baker.'Mr. Daniels and Mr. Burleson all believe in it. The Post ' HELP WANTED —MALE LABORERS WANTED Men who are not at the present time employed on Government work Can receive employment on Government work with 1 Good pay and good living conditions. Machinists also. Apply to F. J. PORTER. State Employment Office, Third and North Streets, A. M. to 4 P. M MONDAY EVENING, Standing of the Crews HARRI9RHRU SIDE Philadelphia Division The 111 crew first to go • after 3.30 o'clock: 120. 129, 103, 127. Engineers for 12,0 103. Brakemen for 120, 127. Engineers up: Lamber}, Brod acher, Kueneman, Snyder. Small, Beinhouer, Gunderman. Firemen up: Fry, Taylor, Grinley, Valentine, Gingrich, Craver, Thomp son Cushing, Lindsay Richards, Bol ton, Pierre, Strickler, BickeJ. Brakemen up: Shriner, Funk, Bar nett, Hetlin, Hausinfrats, Given. Dearoff. Middle Olvlnlon —The 29 crew first to go after 1 o'clock: 36, 32, 22, 17, 26, 27. 37. 18. 39. Engineer for 27. • Firemen for 36. 26. 18. Clnductor for 18. Flagmen for 29. 32, 17, 39. Brakemen for 36, 17. 26, 27. 37. Engineers up: O. W. Snyder, Card er. Rathfon, Titler, Blizzard, Asper, Martz, E. R. Snyder. Tettemer. Firemen up: Powell, Barnett. Hol singer, Ulsh, Johnson, Gross. Freed, Market. Morris Sheaffer, Sorge, Near hood, Haskins, Myers, Roddy. Switzer. Conductors up: Lower, Criimmel, Hoffnagle, Bennett, Carl. Brakemen up: Caruso, Rlieo. Page, Wingart. Manning, Hemminger, John son, George, Carsatt. Clouser, Man zello. Zimmerman, Bell, Baker, Den nis, Rousii. Yard Board —Engineer for 4-7 C. Firemen for SC. 6C, 1-7 C, 5-7 C. 12C, 2-HC, 2-15 C, 3-15 C. 16C. 23C. 26C. Engineers up: Essig. Nye, Myers, Boyle, Shipley, Levie, Ulsh, Bostdorf, Schiefer, Rauch. Weigle, Lackey, Cookerly Maeyer, Sholter, Snell, Bartolet, Barkey. Firemen up: Milmer, Wright, Mar tin, Desch, Soles, Yost, Farmer. Wert, Swiler, Rupley, Shoemaker, Fryslng er, Stuart, Stacks, Heiney, Bell, Staff. EXOLA SIDE ( Philadelphia Dlvlnlun The 250 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock: 235. 214. 256, 230. 233. 238. 220. Engineer for 238. Fireman for 250. Conductor for 30. Flagmen for 30, 38. Brakemen for 50, 56, 33, 20. Brakemen up: Phillips, Eliicker, Harman. Martenson, Delancy, Brun ner, Fritz, Stiles. Ferfie, Burkheimer. Middle Dlvlalon— The 102 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock: 112, 114, 107, 103, 125. Firemen for 102, 112. Conductors for 102. 125. Brakemen for 102 (2), 114 (2), 107, 103. Yard Hoard —Engineers for 2nd 126, extra 118. Firemen for 135, 140, extra 2nd 102, 112, 118. Engineers up: Bair, Potter, Quig ley, Ewing, Zeiders, Fenicle, Barn liart, Bruaw, Capp, Gingrich, Hanlon. Feas. Fortenbaugh. Lutz. Firemen up: Nolte, Haverstlck, Morris. Cristofaro. Baker, Handiboe, EischeJ bergj r Bish, Bainbridgte. Price, Martin, Haubaker, Copp, Wea ver. P VSSE\'iEH DEPARTMENT Philadelphia Division —Engineers up: V. C. Gibbons, M. Peam, C. R. Osmond. A Hall, B. A. Kennedy. Firemen up: W. E. Althouse. M. G. Shaffncr. J. Cover. W. M. Welsh. Firemen for P36, 44 and 604. Middle Division Engineers up: S. H. Alexander. J. Crimmel, R. M. Crane, W. C. Qraham, R. E. Crum. Engineer for 669. Firemen up: P. E. Gross, S. H. Wright, G. L. Sheats. S. H. Zeiders, G. B. Huss, S. R. Mearkle, J. L. Fritz, E. E. Ross. Fireman for 33. THE READING The 67 crew first to go after 1 o'clock: 21, 70, 66, 73, 58, 69, 72, 61. 68. 63, 3, 25. 6. 4. Engineers for 70. 73, 6. Firemen for 61 63. 6S. 73, 21. Conductor for 21. Flagmen for 56. 63. Brakemen for 61, 60, 66, 69, 72, 21. Engineers up: Lackey, Mover. Kaufman. Bordner Hamerstein. Free Jowel, Wyn. Firemen up: Schutz, Tayloro. At ticks, Holman, Cline, Xowork, Slus ser, Bricker. Leach, Yingst. Conductors up: Kaufman. Levan. Flagmen up: Panby, Gochnoer. Brakemen up: Key, Spies, Lees, McKeiver, Wompler. master General, in his annual re ports. has insisted that the wire com munication be taken over by the gov ernment. "In the absence of any 'expressed reason why we should put control of the wire system in the hands of the go\ eminent at this time, I want to tto on record as saying that 1 be lieve it to be indisputable that the government intends, as a matter of governmental politics, to take the railroads as well as the wire sys tems, over in peace time, as well as ' in war." "I would like to ask the Senator," interrupted Senator Harding, "if he does not know that industrial enter prises throughout the country have found themselves handicapped by the lack of postal facilities during this wartime?" "That is true," replied Senator Wadsworth. "And what is true of an inefficient postal system will be ac centuated. I am afraid, in the gov ernment control of the wire systems. I am not consoled by the thought that the wire communication is to be taken over only in emergency. We might as well make up our minds that it will be done, emergency or not, and that the telephone systems will be absorbed as well as the tele graph and cable. And once the gov errment begins taking over the tele phone systems it cannot stop until it has taken the last little farmer's line on the prairie. There will be no mid dle ground. "I cannot follow that road. To me it means the eventual breaking down of our system of govenment. It means a bureaucracy. It means government control of the working activities of a great proportion of our people. I do not think a gov ernment can survive which puts more than half of its working £opu tion under its own control." "But does not the Senator be lieve that the government," sug gested Senator Hitchcock of Ne braska, "after testing this control in wartime, would be able to form a judgment as to its practicability in peace time?" "I fear that bureaucracy, once it is established, will not let go," Senator Wadsworth answered. "After the war there will be other problems, such as we cannot now foresee, to occupy the public mind. The gov ernment needs, then, only to say to the people to let things stand as they are, to allow the control that we have put in the government's I hands to remain until after war conditions are adjusted. And the people will not oppose,it. They will have their minds bent upon restor ing the balance overthrown by the war. And so government control of public utilities will be made perma nent." Senator McCumber, of North Da kota, opposed government control of the wire system, saying that no log ical reason had been advanced for taking the step. STEELTON ~j POLICE REPORT MANY ARRESTS Constables and Patrolmen Have Approached Many Negroes This Month That southern negroes who have arrived In the borough during the last several months are creating more disturbance in the borough than has heretofore been the case in recent years is emphasized by police reports of arrests during the month of July. The local police department has taken every step In an effort to break up disorderly conduct of ne groes, but no improvement has been noticeable, there being six arrests on Saturday night and Sunday. Burgess McEntee, in an effort to discourage this practice, has imposed heavy fines on the lawbreakers, but this has not proved to improve conditions, the department continuing to make ar rests in wholesale lots. Not only has the local police de partment reported many arrests, but constables working at the offices of the local JusUce of the Peace have apprehended a large number of ne groes charged with assault and bat tery and on various other charges. Several times this month the bor ough lockup was crowded to its capacity with negroes that had been arrested by the local department and constables. The situation is not alarming, only that some action should result soon in breaking up the disorderly conduct of the ne groes, in the opinion of officials. Six negroes arrested on Saturday and Sunday will be brought before the Burgess this evening for hear ings. Steelton Band to Give Concerts Every Week "Work on the erection of a band stand in the playgrounds in Front street was started by a force of | workmen this morning. The first of a series of weekly concerts will be given on Friday evening. The con certs wil 1 be given every Friday evening in lieu of the weekly re hearsal of the band. The weekly re hearsals will be given openly as long as the weather permits. The stand will be completed in the next few days. 40 QUESTIONNAIRES OUT With but a few days to file their questionnaires with the local draft board, forty registrants have failed to mail the documents. A rush of questionnaires is expected by draft board officials during the next few days. After the expiration of the time limit, f registrants do not file their questionnaires, they will be classed as delinquents. TO COMPLETE FURNACE Blast Furnace No. 1 at the local steel plant, which has been under course of construction for almost a year, will be placed in operation about the middle of next month, ac cording to officials of the local plant this morning. The furnace has a capacity of 500 tons and when com pleted will bo one of the largests at the platn. NO COAT, THIS MONTH According to local coal dealers no coal has arrived in the borough so far this month. The situation now becomes worse and dealers are far back in their orders and have not had any large shipments of fuel since April. TRICOLOR OX OFFICE Flying high over the post office building yesterday, together with the Stars and Stripes, was the tricolor of France. The French colors were displayed at many homes in the bor ough also. DELEGATE TO COXVEXTIOX Joseph Verbos, charter member of the St. Lawrence Croation Beneficial Society, was unanimously elected delegate to the thirteenth convention be held in Chicago. HI., two weeks, beginning September 16. ANNUAL OUTING The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union of Steelton will hold its annual outing at Reservoir Park on Wednesday afternoon. Lieutenant Smith Reaches France With 29th Division 8 ■WW| WK ajM WR mP BT (W*"" m JH K jk WBT im LIEUT. JOHN Mcl. SMITH Word has been received by Mrs. Annie M. Smith, of Linglestown, of the safe arrival in France of her son. First Lieutenant John Mcllhenny Smith, supply officer of the Quarter master's Department in the Tyenty nith New Jersey Division. Prior to his sailing he was stationed at Camp McClellan, Anniston, Ala. 1 R 1 \ Keeney's Flower Shop Formerly Miss M. M. Bacr Cut Flowers—Funeral Work 157 N. Front St., Steelton ■ ——————i HXItRIBBURG iMBU TEEBGK3CPH Dives, Pomeroy ■ —__________ WT 15 Patterns of $2.00 Fancy In) Silks Priced at $1.33 a fkA §/ Yard Tomorrow rf JBt st "P e designs that are fresh and clean looking adapt- I U MBmBiBI t ' ,enise ' ves admirably for skirts and dress uses. 36 H= I ffiMV inches wide and of splendid quality. '■ Silks Reduced in the Sale mII'I anC * Factor y a ' c va ' ues are typical of the buy i * '"R opportunities which this sale offers. -1 • 1 T7* T"fc i*l m i ~v r 1 $1.59 black taffeta, 36 inches wide; yard $1.39 Replenish Your Bath Towel Needs S SSs ztz:::::::: "X y f—l i rN i 1 Dives. Pomeroy ft Stewart, Street Floor. Now From Our Present Stock of Imported Grades Stamped and Finished Em- Several thousand imported huck towels and an uncommonly good selection of ~\T AT7Ckl"f"l fIQ I^/3 Turkish towels will be offered in the Mil 1 and Factory Sale, beginning to-morrow, IN U V tJI LltJo XvtJ" at lower prices than present cost warrant us in quoting. Many lines cannot be 1 • ii TV yr*n l duplicated at any price. QUCGU 111 t]l6 Mill 3,11(1 The imported stocks in the showing represent the 'last we shall receive until after the in I Clim able youTswiTnow. usi " s ,owel! of first quan,y '" wi " altoE ' :th " profit " * actory bale 1 omorrow A large selection of extra size towels for men who enjoy a good rubdown after their The Fanc 7 Good s Section announces a complete clear bath, is included in the groups of specially priced items. ancc beginning to-morrow of a splendid showing of finished Turkish Towels FANCY TCRKISH TOWELS novelties, at half regular prices. Included are cushions, li -29c guest size, with pink stripes. Special in the The colors are ping, blue or yellow. In all sizes, SCa ®" S ' ce nter pieces, towels, children S dresses, pin Mill and Factory Sale, each 19c and the prices are lower than equal grades can be cushions, baby pillows and carriage robes. 39c ribbed Turkish towels, all white; size sold for at the opening of the Fall season. Each 17 Vix39 Special in the Mill and Factory Sale, each 50c, 69c, 65c to $1.50 .' n J 31c Silk border sets, including large and guest sizes OUU 11 l(J o Lil 1. Ql IIS CLTIQ. 4oc Turkish towels, all white; size 21%x43. and face cloths with blue, pink or sold border. Special in the Mill and Factory Sale, each 39c Special, set $1.50 W/imn/j/7 50c all white towels; size 20x42. Special in the (Z/jc//cCZ W eCLF Mill and Factory Sale, each 420 PLAIX AND HEMSTITCHED HUCK TOWELS 1 MiUand Factory° Sale' 22X38 ' 19x3fi ' red border huck 28 ° ha " kS ° f SaX °" y yar " S ' Spcdal 19 * Toe towels in all white or with tw'o-inch border in hotels and at boarding houses. Each ... 20c 40c art wool. Special, ball 250 bale. lu e e ac°h . . S . P . eC . la !! he . M "! , and . Fact and 0 " 0 " to ™ ]a "T.'.. 2c 75c P ink batiste underwear. Special 25* Extra Heavy and Extra Size ' ' All whUe cotton huck towels ' hem ?°cand E | C 9c f!™ ' udge * prons ' bou " d in blue - s P ccial •. Tut-lrJoVi do4-u t_,.._i Hemstitched union huck towels. Each ... 35c JpI.UU linen dresser scarfs and centers. Special .... 49* lurKlsn Batn ioweis All white hemmed union huck towels. Each 25c cashmcrc baby caps and booties. Special 10c* All whte hemmed, 24x43. Special SI.OO r-wi I • * j j , . . All white hemmed, 27x48. Special $1.25 4 patterns of hemstitched union huck toweln. Llllldrcns Stamped dresses and coats, half price. All white hemstitched, 25x48. Special . . $1.25 a " white. Each 50c and 59c Towels with red band border, 24x48. Special All linen guest huck towels. Each 59c to 75c Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor. 91.00 Plain all linen huck towels. Special each, 50c. With three stripes pink or blue border, 26x*42. 59c, 69c to SI.OO Special $1.25 Extra large fine quality all linen huck towels. With blue, pink or black border, 27x51. Special Each $2.00 to $3.00 — New Banded Panamas Pretty Summer Dresses Specially Priced at $1.95 in the Mill and Factory Sale Another lot of these popular inexpen sivc Panama Hats has come in to fill the w * Summer voiles and ginghams so invitingly cool and dainty and so attractively priced gap in our stock of outing millinery V/ V still'ahead^f'us" CSPedaUy intcrcstin S to women looking for garments for the warm days caused by the sa , es of dozens and do2ens (\ / ... ~ . , . .' J ,. of panamas. The variety of shapes and 500 white voile dresses in colored stripes, made shirred skirt, broad belt, shawl collar and cuffs , , , , . . , . X ' with full gathered skirt, large patch pockets, shawl of white. Mill and Factory Sale price $6 50 colored bands IS almost as good as it 1 A - Plaid gingham dresses." made with a plaited was two weeks ago. 9.00 vo P ile dresses." ' made' with skirt ;a "/">■ „.d. gath. More of Those Special White $7.50. ered model, shawl collar and broad belt of solid J , * $7.50 colored stripe voile dresses in green and, color. Mill and Factory Sale price $8.50 r t • / C l O f\f\ white, blue and white, lavender and white; full Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. ) HCLIS CLI Gerard's book bears the watchword of the hour, "Know most ready for shipment looked around for an Your Fnemy." Outlet for this big lot, and his first thought was DlVeß ' Pomeroy 4 Stewart. Book Section. of our stores. The price was attractive as is | JMB evident by the values. We had hoped the din- [ ifflr Mm ner ware to be here for the opening of the Mill i W' IV/Till QTirl r\"P and Factory Sale, but it did not arrive until A. <•:/ *< IVIIII CtllU T 3 Bowis" each I 'J5 "lo *--P IETE b,ue blrd Colon,al dinner seu. Dress ginghams in plaids, stripes and solid colors. Mill / \ Gravy boats each !e5 !