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DRASTIC LABOR
CODE IS URGED
FOR WAR TERM
to Prevent Strikes in
Munition Plants Is
Urged
Washington, July 27. Congres
sional action to prevent strikes in
war munitions plants and to stabilize
labor conditions in the United States
is being planned in connection with
the new manpower bill, which '.he
War Department will submit to Con
gress soon after it reconvenes late
in August.
That the labor situation has been
so acute that it is giving great con
cern to "government departments,
and to Congress, also, is evidenced
by the steps taken during the last
few days to prevent the tying up ofj
munitions production through labor
difficulties.
The Administration's manpower
bill, it has become known unofficial-,
ly, would place only those men with
in the enlarged draft ages who fall
into class one under military control,
while industrial manpower in gcn- ;
.eral would be placed under the con-j
1 trol of the Department of Labor.
The Department would draft what-:
ever labor might be needed, from
one industry to another, as condi-,
tions might require.
Members of' the military afTairs,
committee of the House the last two
days have conferred with officials of
the War Department and the Depart
ment of Labor, urging that all men
within the new draft age be placed
under military control, so that thel
military authorities could cope with
any strike or other labor difficulty.,
Want All to Flic Qualillcations
As an alternative, they have ursr
ed that should the authority to draft
labor be placed in the Department
of Labor, every man who registers
under the new age limits of the draft
be required to file a comprehensive]
statement of his qualifications. They
want not only those who will be
available for military duty alone to
file these reports, but as well all the
men within the new age limits who
would be industrially exempted from
military duty.
The final terms of the new man-'
power bill have been decided
upon, however. Exen the new
limits haxe not been determined, j
Chairman Dent, of the House mili-|
tary affairs committee, said to-day.
Secretary Baker is said to iavor
twenty and thirty-five as the new
limit. Congressmen who desire to
place labor under the control of the
military forces favor a maximum nge
of Xorty-five years or over.
The members of Congress who are
remaining in Washington during the
recess, including some of the most
ardent prolabor senators and repre-:
sentatives. are preparing drastic leg
islation to prevent strikes and other
wise control labor. *They will seek
to have this legislation considered,
while the new manpower bill Is be- [
fore Congress.
Drastic 1/Osrislation Proposed
These measures include:
A law to prohibit strikes, similar
to the measure defeated last spring.
A stringent antlprofiteering law.
Standardization of living prices
with consequent standardization of
labor wages.
idge Now Spurns
Aid From Hearst
w York, July 27—Another can
didate for political office. Governor;
Walter E. Edge of New Jersey, who:
s seeking the Republican nomination
tor United States Senator for both [
the long and short term, went on i
record yesterday as emphatically de- >
dining the support of William R. I
Hearst. Through his private secre- i
tary, R. A. Porter. Governor Edge an
oounced that he was not seeking
Hearst support, didi not want it, and
would not take it.
The question arose because Gover- !
nor Lldge had invited Arthur Brisi-'
bane, chief of the Hearst editorial
forces to a dinner which the Gover- i
nor was to have given last night at
the Summer Executive Mansion at
Sea Girt. This dinner was called oft
after Governor Edge remembered he
had a previous engagement at the
Long Branch Horse Show. At least,
this was the reason given by the Gov
ernor's secretary for canceling the
dinner ' plans. Secretary Porter
would not admit that the dinner .en
gagement was broken because of the
expected presence of Mr. Brisbane.
□ nni=s=inr=in
I It's Service |
j That Countsj
I The men who deliver the ill
sfel to the shipyards the g
men who mine the coal and [
all others working on war q
materials will win the war in |
characteristic American fash- □
n
lon because they do not waste I j
minutes of valuable time every U
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* Men who lunch at Daven- jj
sort's are served as promptly [j
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k is humanly possible —no rr
time here.
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RENT A TYPEWRITER
Geo. P. Tillotson
205 Locust St* Opposite Orpheum Theatre.
SATURDAY. EVENING,
STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
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WAR AFFECTS
PLAYGROUNDS
Attendance Falls Off Because
Boys and Girls Are "Do
ing Their Bit"
The war is having its effects on
the attendance of the borough play
grounds this season.
Supervisor H. T. Confer snid to
day the drop in attendance of the
larger boys and girls is because
many have gone to work during the
summer months. The opportunities
to make big money is given as the
reason for taking so many of the
boys and girls by Siipervisor Con
fer.
Last year the attendance of boys
and girls between the ages of twelve
ar.d sixteen was exceptionally large,
but this season few boys and girls
of this age are seen about the
grounds. Aipervisor Confer said.
Even with this condition prevail
ing the attendance this year has i
been slightly larger than last year,
according to reports. Attendance of
smaller children is largely respon- |
sible in the optnion of Officials. I
Last year the various athletic
meets and league contests were more
interesting due largely to the fact ;
that large boys and girls were par- i
ticipants. However, the younger I
children are taking an interest in
the work and Supervisor Confer .
tinds that good resu<ts are being ob
tained with the younger talent.
Supervisor Confer reported this
.) morning that several boys and girls ;
[ who have been regular attendants ,
:j at the various grounds this season i
■ will be lost next week. The children,
Ij although but thirteen years old, have
•j been offered good salaries to accept
. positions.
H Plans for romper day, to be held
. next month, are being outlined. This !
> ! event practically closes the play- |
i grounds for the season.
Lehrman Automobile Truck
Plunges Over Embankment
An automobile truck owned by
■| Louis Lehrman, Second and Chest
■ nut street, together with a large
i amount of groceries, was completely
• demolished when the truck plunged
; over * a 300-foot embankment at
j Highland street this morning at 10
'{o'clock. The driver of the car was!
• turning in the road and the car got
■ awav from him, plunging over the!
I bank. The driver jumped when the;
; car started, probably saving his life, j
He was not injured.
■ . MUSIC AT ST. JOHN'S
J Miss Pauline Rife will sing "Open
j the Gates of the Temple," at the
, morning service in St. John's Luth
eran Church. In the evening Mrs. V.
'jO. Shive will sing a soprano solo, <
j "Sunlight Land!"
Steelton Churches
Trinity Episcopal, the Rev. W. C.
Heilman. rector. 8 a. in.. Holy Com- ,
union: 10 a. m., church school: 11
, a m.. morning prayer and sermon
.by the Rev. John Hertiage; 7.30 t>.
m., evening prayer and sermon, the
; Rev. John Hertiage.
! Centenary- United Brethren, the
j Rev. A. K. Weir, pastor, will preach
j at 11 a. m . on "The Virtue-Import
j ing Christ," and at 7.30 p. m , on
j "The Perfect Pattern of Life." Sun
-1 day School 9.45; C. E., 6.30.
j Main Street Church of God. the j
I Rev. G. W. Getz. pastor, will preach ,
at 10.45 a. m„ on "Walking No More
! With Him." and at 7.30 p. m. on.
| "Complete in Christ." Sunday school'
9.45. Jr. C. E. 6.00. Sr. C. E. 6.30.
I St John's Lutheran, the Rev. G. N.
' Laufter, pastor, will preach at 10.45
i a. m. on "With Christ in God," and
i at 7.30 p. m. on "The Song of Mo
: ses." Sunday school 9.30, C. E. 6.30. i
; i First Presbyterian—Sunday school!
'(at 9.45: preaching by the Rev. M. S.
' i Fales, of Harrisburg at 11 o'clock.
• | First M. E.—The Rev. Herbert A.
. | Sawyer, pastor. Sunday school at
■19.30. 10.45. subject. "The Abundant:
II Life." Thirty-six soldier boys from
1 ! the aero squad of Middletown, will
• |be present at this service. 6.30 Ep
sl worth League; 7.30, subject, "The
| Sense of Want."
I New Cumberland Youth
Overseas With Engineers
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CLAUDE STETGERWALT
j Claude Stelgerwalt, of New
| Cumberland, la the latest resident of
I the 'eross-rlver town to reach France
] to aid In ccntinuing the big Tankee
I offenlve. Notice of hia safe arrival
has Just been received by his wtfe.
| He la a member of Company A. Three
Hundred and Fourth Engineers, and
II had been stationed at Camp Meade
before crossing the Atlantic. He had
[ been employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Enola before entering
gthe Utoited States service.
Hot Weather Hampers
Operation of Plant
|, Because of irregular working of
employes of the various departments
iof the local steel plant during the
j extremely hot weather, the opera-
I tion of the plant is somewhat ham
; pered, officials at the main office
■ said to-day. Until this few men
j refused to work regularly but the
present hot weather has ha dits ef
fects. Although the operation of the
plant is not hampered to any great
; extent the output of various depart
ments is cut down with the failure
[ of men to report for work.
Draftee Entertains Men
Assigned to Camp Lee
( Frank Bruno, among the forty
! four draftees who left this district
; for Camp Lee last evening, enfer
i tained the men while en route to
i Harrisbufg and. while awaiting or-
I ders to entrain at the station. Bruno
sang popular war songs for several
hours and did much to brighten up
the many friends who congregated
at the draft board office here and at
| the Harrisburg station. The men in
i charge of Robert Attick, wldely
j known athlete, marched from the
board offices down Pine street to the
street car to the tune of Bruno's
! songs. Bruno won the appjause of
; the bystanders, both here and in
I Harrisburg. His home is in South
Third street.
PASTOR OX VACATION*
The Rev. J. K. Hoffman, pastor
of the Grace United Evangelical
Church, being on a vacation no
| church services will be held to
( morrow. The regular weekly session
of the Sunday school will be held at
the usual hour.
SEVEN* ARRESTS
i Seven persons arrested last even
, ing on charges of being drunk and
disorderly .will be given a hearing
, before Burgess McEntee this even
ing.
I MIDDLETOWN 1
Willis Gish Drowns in
Frisco Bay While Bathing
Willis Gish, a former resident,
; drowned in Frisco Bay, San Fran
cisco, while bathing. Ife was a
graduate of the local high Gchool.
His body has arrived and was taken
j to the home of his brother, Edwin
Gish.
George Dunavan, aged 61, died!
at his home in Witherspoon avenue !
yesterday morning from an attack i
of bronchial pneumonia. This iS i
the second death in the family with- i
in the past five weeks. On June 19 j
George Dun&van. died at the Har- :
risburg Hospital. He is survived by
one sister, Anna, and two brothers,
John and Harry Dunavan, all of
town. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been completed.
The J. T. K. Club held its first
annual picnic at the borough park
yesterday afternoon. Supper was
served to Mr. and Mrs. C. Lloyd
Lindemuth, Mr. and Mrs,. Raymond
Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Keif-1
er. Miss Martha Swartz, Miss Char- I
l*ne Fishel, Miss Erma Brenneman,!
Miss Ruth McXair and Miss Agnes
Markley. 1
The fifteen young men who left
town last evening for Camp Lee,
Va, were given a royal sendoff.
Headed by the Liberty Band a pa
rade was held. •
The funeral of Mrs. Charles
Houser was held from her late
home in Ann street yesterday after
noon. The Rev. James Cunning
ham, pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, officiated. Burial was
made in the Middletown Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cox, of
Ephrata, are the guests of the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. C. E. Bowers.
Swatara street.
Miss Elizabeth Welde, of New
!f. the Bruest of Mr - a nd Mrs.
F. W. Myers, Pine street.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cressler, of
timea" SPCnd ' nK B ° me
Mrs. Charles Shiley and children
it Ethel Shiley, of Indianap
p-thoi "v- arC v- he Kuests of Miss
£ el , ?* c £ alr - No 'th Union street.
Anderson, ofc. Lemoyne,
and Miss Beatrice Hawk, of town
were united in marriage at the
T-irst Lnlted Brethren parsonage.
Spruce street, on Thursday evening
by the Rev. & H. Albright. They
will live in Middletown.
MIDDLETOWN* CHURCHES
Methodist Episcopal—The Rev
James Cunningham. 11, 7.30.
First United Brethren--The Rev
I. H. Albright. 11. 7.
Royalton United Brethren—The
Rev. William Beach. 11, 730
Church of God—The Rev. O. M.
Kraybill. 11, "Sealed With the
Spirit'; 7.15, "The "Tribulation
Saints.
fit. Peter's Lutheran—The Rev.
Fuller Bergstresser. 10.45, "Whv
Couldn't He Dig?"; 7.30, "He Lin
gered."
Presbyterian—The Rev. T. C Me-
J 1 - Make Jesus King";
<•3O, A Lnited Heart."
St. Mary's Catholic—Father Jules
l °' 7 ' 3 °' vesper 4nd
Royalton Baptist The Rev.
George Brown. 10.45. 7.30.
Colonial Apartments to
Make Hotel Senate Larger
The Colonial apartments will be
incorporated with the Hotel Senate,
the lobby of the Senate is to be
greatly enlarged and Improvements
made to the hotel structure. This
was definitely decided to-day by
owners of the building. The im
provements have been in contempla
tion for several months, but no de
cision was .made public until this
morning.
The addition of the Colonial
apartments will mean about fifty
more rooms to the hotel. It is
planned to use a number of these as
suites.
Painting of the entire structure
which is owned by Fred B. Aldlnger
and Lewis Silber, is practically com
pleted. Fred Shlckley is the con
tractor in charge. Yesterday he
startled noonday crowds by ascend
•lng to the top of a flagstaff on the
roof of the hotel and unfurlnig a
large American flag. "I am not in
the steeplejack profession." he ex
plained, "but when It comes to hoist
ing the Stars and Stripes, why that's
different."
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HAHTUSBURG QH& TELEGRAPH
Reaches War-Torn France
Without a Serious Mishap
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SERGEANT R. W. TAYLOR
Sergeant Raymond W. Taylor, of
the Machine Oun Company of the
Three Hundred and Sixteenth Infan
try. writes to his brother, Arthur A.
Taylor, 1854 Park street, that he has
reached the shores of war-torn
France without mishap. Prior to his
entering: the service. Taylor was em
ployed as a brakeman by the Phila
delphia and Reading Railroad. His
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ira P. Tay
lor, of Biglervllle.
Suburban Notes
DILLSBI'RG
Mrs. Ida Kniseley, of Harrlsburg,
spent Thursday with Amelia Bender
In Harrlsburg street.
W. M. Ellcker, editor of the DUls
burg Bulletin, has been 111 for sev
eral days.
Mrs. H. K. Spahr, who suffered
from an attack of paralysis about u-n
days. Is improving.
M. P. Deardorff and Grover C.
Fishel left on Monday evening with
two auto trucks loaded with house
hold goods for Connellsville, Pa. The
goods were the property of R. D.
Klinedinst, formerly of Wellsville.
The distance is about two hundred
miles.
S. B. Meisenhelder has been grant
ed letters of administration on the
estate of D. W. Betzel.
Mrs. W. L. Crawford spent the I
week at Boston, Mass. She visited
her husband, who is stationed near
that place in the United States serv
ice. '
HODIELSTOWX *
Misses Esther. Ruth and Pearl
Kilmer are spending a week at Mt.
Gretna.
Miss Bina Swartz is spending a
week with relatives at Reading.
Mrs. Katie Wagner and Mrs. My
ers, of York, spent yesterday with
friends in town.
'Mrs. William Dagg visited in Har
risburg yesterday.
Mrs. Curtis Davis and daughter, of
Philadelphia, are spending a month
with Mrs. Charles Brehm.
Frank Seibert spent several days
at Philadelphia.
David B. Landis. Martanelli Paolo
and Jackson C. Forester left yes
terday for Camp Lee, Va.
Mrs. William Karmany is spend-1
ing several days at New York.
Mrs. E. Smith and family, of Phil
adelphia. are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Samuel Wolf.
Miss Esther Bomgardner is spend
ing several days at Penbrook.
BECK -KI XTZEIiMAX
Enola, July 27.—Miss Ethel May
Kuntzelman and Frederick Martirv
Beck, both of Enola, were married
at 10.30 o'clock this morning at the
Enola Methodist Episcopal Church
parsonage by the pastor, the Rev. E.
L.. Aller.
Mother Dies Before She
Learns of His Death
Serving U. S. in France
ROCCO DI SCIASCIO
Rocco di Sciascio, who lived for
two years in this city with his
brother, Tony Sciascio, now of 136
Harman avenue, was killed in ac-
Mon June 22, according to the
received by his brother.
Just before the word of his death
was received here, his mother, Mrs.
Gemma. 1011 Cross street, Philadel
phia, died without knowing that her
son had been killed in France. His
mother died July 2, And it was not
until later that Sclascio's death was
reported here.
Sciascio was only 19 years old and
enlisted In the army July 1, 1917. He
was a member of Company E, 7th
, Infantry.
RAILROAD RUMBLES
MILITARY MEN
GUARD STATION
Soldiers From Aviation Camp
on Duty Here Until Fur
ther Notice
Military police are doing duty at
the Pennsylvania Railroad station.
They will t>e In service night and
day. and are furnished by Major' Ga
rrison of the Aviation Depot, Middle
town. Captain Paul L. Barclay, of
the Philadelphia Division police force,
has been urging this special service
for sometime. It is probable, how
ever. that in addition to the military
police, a provost guard will also be
furnished.
The new police were a great help
last night In handling the big crowd
when the latest draftees left for their
training camps. While there were
times when the crush taxed the ef
forts of the military police, much an
noyance in the way of crowding along
the side of the train, and In Interfer
ing with the work of the employes
at the Pennsylvania Ratlroad station,
was avoided. Regular travelers were
also looked after and found It easier
to get to and from trains.
Railroad Police DURJ
Captain Barclay also had his en
tire force of uniformed men. and his
special plainclothes men out. They
were also kept busy. Tnere were 20
military police on duty, and they
covered all territory In the vicinity
of the Pennsylvania Railroad station.
Their duties will not ony be In line
with the service given last night.
They will also look after soldiers
traveling to and from the various
camps.
Provost guards. It Is understood,
will have more authority in making
arrests and will cover large territory
outside of the station limits. Their
duties will be to prevent soldiers
from falling into the hands of pan
handlers and to see that the soldiers
do not get intoxicating liquors. It
is said, there are men who wait about
local stations and for a small sum
ofTer to buy whisky for the soldiers.
This practice, Captain Barclay Is
breaking up.
Standing of the Crews
HAKKISBIRG SIDE
Philadelphia Divlnlon The 127
crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 102,
125,
Engineer for 102.
Fireman for 127.
Brakemen for 127, 125.
Engineers up: Koeneman, Hall,
Schleghinch. Ryan, Andrws, Balr,
Gahl.
Firemen up: Colburn, Barley,
Brown, Inswiler, Northcutt, Gara,
Kahn, Clark, Bushing.
Brakeman up: Given.
Middle Dlvllon The 221 crew
first to go after 2 o'clock: 226, 307,
216, 247, 227, 253. 239. 250.
Brakemen for 227, 239.
Engineers up: Nissley, Lelb, Fish
er.
Firesian up: Haskins.
Conductor up: Ross.
. Brakemen up: King, Baker, Den
nis, Walker, Trego. Woodward.
Caruso, Fults, Keister, Linn.
Yard BounT —Engineers for 1, 6,
4-7 6-7, )\, 29.
Firemen _for 6, 5-7, 23, 26.
Engineers up: Maeyer, Sholter.
Firemen up: Martin, Yostt, Hlll
mer.
BXOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division The 226
crew first to go after 5.15 o'clock:
218, 254, 206, 247, 229, 227, 212, 222.
Engineers for 254. 227.
Firemen for 226, 241. 212.
Conductors for 26, 47.
Flagmen for 54, 26, 29, 27.
Brakemen for 18, 29, 27.
Conductors up: Miller. Kerlln.
Brakemen up: Shaw, Brunner,
Frice.
Middle Division —The 228 crew first
to go after 1.45 o'clock: 306, 235,
246. 248. 236. 251, 214. 243. 256, 217,
252.
Fireman for 228.
Yard Board—Engineers for 4th 126,
Ist 129, 2nd 129, 140. 118.
Firemen for Ist 126. 2nd 126, Ist
129, 2nd 129, 137, 2nd 102, Ist 104,
2nd 104, 109.
Engineers up Gingrich, Brown,
Hanlenfi McNally, Quigley. Zelders,
Caff. Fenicle, Barnhart. Bruaw.
Firemen up: Weaver, Price. Qeag
ley, Miller, Blessner, Bainbridge, Wal
lace. Cristoparo, Felix, HaversUck,
Hall, CoofT, Kline, Biish.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Philadelphia Division Engineers
up: Welch. Gibb'ons, Pleam. Osmond,
Hall.
Firemn up: McNeal, Shlve, Cope
land. Cover.
Firemen for P36 and 604.
Middle Division Engineers up:
Grahajn, Miller, Keiser, Keane, Riley.
Firemen up: Zeiders, Fritz, Shees
ley. Arnold.
Fireman for 4T.
THE REAfftNG
The 71 crew first to go after 12.15
o'clock: 4, 10, 3, 16, 53, 15, 71, 55,
61, 12, 58, 63. 21, 17. 20, 72.
Engineers for 52. 17.
Firemen for 65, 75, 10, 12, 16, 16,
20. 21.
Conductors for 12, 17.
Brakemen for 53, 61, 71, 12, 17, 20,
Engineers up: Bates. IJnn. Bow
man, Stees. Barnhart. Zimmerman.
Boyer, Moyer. „
Firemen up: Beard, Yeingat, No. 2,
Mereny. Winters. Cllne. Kohnline,
Herbein, Phoop. Shlsslak. Leltner,
Smith. Saul. l>each.
Conductors up: Joseph, D., Levan.
Flagmen up: Sourbeer. Gardner.
Sheltz. Dean, Carl.
Br.akemen up: Werner, Chronlster,
Cullison. Patterson, Shay. Deardorff.
Nogle Epler, Thomas, Goodermuth,
Basehour, Dong, Sourbeer, Hein.
Bartnett, ' Ryan. Zarker, Kendrlck,
Lees, Cook.
Empey Starts to Learn
Reason For Discharge
Chicago, July 27. Friends of Ar
thur Guy Empey are still awaiting
for an explanation from Washington
as to why the War Department dis
charged the author from the Army
soon after he had been commission
ed a Captain in the National Army.
Empey was here when press dis
patches told of the War Department a
action. He immediately telegraphed
the War Department for an explana
tion. /
There were two possible reasons
for his discharge. Empey said. First,
when he joined the Canadian forces
and awore allegiance to the King of
Great Britain he automatically re
nounced his Afaerlcan cltiienahip.
and he had not as yet been repatri
ated. This, however, la merely a tech
nicality. Second, he is under weight,
as regards American Army standards.
President Wilson haa authority to
Issue honorable discharges without
aaaigning reaaons, and It la believed
this waa done In Epjpey'a caae.
Empey left Chicago during the af
ternoon. It ta understood that he went
to Washington.
SHOPMEN ASK
HALF HOLIDAY
Pennsy Workmen at Altoona
Want Saturday Afternoon
Off; Will Work For It
Altoona, July 27 taken
among the men employed In the var
ious Pennsylvania railroad shop de
partments In this city during the past
week on the question of how to ar
range the working time on a basis of
sixty hours a week, show practical
unanimity of sentiment in opposition
to working on Saturday afternoons.
The men are willing to make al
most any sacrifice during the re
mainder of the week; get up earlier
In the morning. worK later In the
evening or abbreviate the lunch
period at noon, anything to save Sat
urday afternoon.
\ Many different plans have beer*
proposed, but it Is quite probable
that the one that will be adopted and
put Into effect very shortly will be
that of going to work fit 6.30 in the
morning and quitting at 6.50 lt> the
evening, retaining the full hour for
lunch at noon.
Some Exception"
However, there will have to be
some exceptions to this, especially in
the places where men work at night.
Night workers as a rule work twelve
hours, five nights a week and in or
der to do so, must go to work at 6
in the evening. They would thus
overlap the working time of the da> 7
workers. This and other difficulties
must be overcome before the sixty
hour plan with Saturday afternoons
off can be put Into effect.
An arrangement will likewise have
to be made for the benefit of the men
who live away from the city and
cannot reach their respective shops
before 7 o'clock under existing train
schedules. If the train time cannot
be changed for their benefit, they will
reduce their lunch period to thirty
minutes and the remainder of the
time will have to be made up In some
way yet to be determined. Most of
these men carry their lunches so a
thirty-minute lunch period will be no
special inconvenience to them.
Railroad Notes
Jacob Schnader, ticket examiner
at the Pennsylvania Railroad station,
is home from a week's vacation.
General Superintendent N. W.
Smith is making dally inspections
of lines east of Harrisburg, and con
ferring on plans for consolidation of
freight and passenger stations.
"You can't keep a good man
down." writes John R. Pott, former
traveling passenger solicitor for the
Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad. His home is at Williams
port. This veteran, who has an army
of friends here, is now district bag
gage agent and located at Aberdeen,
South Dakota. He covers a large
territory.
Work has been started at the
Northumberland upon the in
stallation of electric lights on all
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives
on the Williamsport division.
New Scrip Mileage Good
For All Traveling Expenses
The United States will issue a scrip
mileage book, which will be put Into
service on all railroads, beginning
August 15. The book will sell for
S3O, there being in it $29.40 in three
cent coupons and sixty one-cent cou
pons. The latter are to prevent the
necessity of tearing out a three-cent
coupon when charges amount to one
or two cents above a multiple of
three. This will avoid, also, all ne
cessity of change in cash either way.
This book will serve as a universal
purse for traveling needs, including
transportation, meals, excess bag
gage, Pullman and parlor car ac
commodations.
Reaches France After
Six Weeks in Service
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GEORGE D. UMHOLTZ
George D. Umholtz, iton of Mr. and
Mrs. CV W. Umholtz, of Progress, af
ter being in the United States service
only six weeks, has reached France
stately. He la attached to Company
D, Three Hundred and Fourth En
gineers. A brother la enrolled amopf
Uncle Sam's military forces.
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LESS DRINK NEAR
MINES FOR MORE
COAL IS URGED
Chief Button Tells Retail Coal
Dealers Men Would In
crease Output
Philadelphia, July 27—Seward E.
Chief of the Department of
Mines of Pennsylvania, addressing
the members of the Pennsylvania He
tall Coal Dealers' Associatioq yester
day afternoon, advocated stricter
regulation of saloons and other
drinking places In the mining re
gions of the state as a measure which
would materially increase the output
of coal. The meeting was the second ]
and final sessitm of the organization's :
annual meeting, held in the assembly !
room of the Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce, Widener Building.
That the danger is realized by
groups of miners* themselves, who are
taking steps to avert it, was shown
in a statement Issued yesterday by
the anthracite committee.
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"District No. 9. of the United Mine
Workers' Union, has started a move
ment to divorce any possible enervat
ing efforts of booze from the mines
by decreeing that no man can work
in the collieries who is affiliated in
any way with a liquor establish
ment," the statement says. "The by
laws of the organization state that
persons engaged in the sale of in
toxicating liquor will not be eligible
to membership.'"
The miners' organization further
takes the ground that if a miner
work all day he is not in shape to
come out the next morning and
handle dangerous work after spend'
lng a part of the night in a saloon.
The womenfolk of the mine-workers
are enthusiastically backing up the
movement, for they, from patriotic
and personal motives, realize that so
briety aids in a greater output of an
thracite and more pay In the en
velope.
Mr. Button in his address further
declared that additional benefit would
be derived by the coal industry if the
miners could be induced to work
eight hours a day, six days a week.
This would increase the production
by probably 20 pir cent, he stated.
"Saloons should be closed at an
early hour at night and not be open
ed in the morning until after the
men in the mines have gone to work"
Mr. Button said.
"The loss of time by many of the
men being absent immediately after
the semimonthly payday Is another
serious detriment to production. Many
of the workers probably lose six days
a month.
Refuse to Work Eight Hours
"In a clause of the last agreement
between the anthracite operators and
workers it is agreed that the work
day shall be one of eight hours, but
this clause has not been taken ser
iously by the average mine employe
cutting and loading, coal. I have seen
miners come out at noon and even
earlier in the day after working from
three to five hours."
Addresses were further delivered
by John Lloyd, resident vice-presi
dent of the National Retail Coal Mer
chants' Association, who said that 90
per cent, of the retail dealers are
now making more money than ever
before, and by Samuel u. Cronvell, of
the Federal fuel administration. The
latter announced that the tonnage
for the week ended July 3 was 13,-
243,000 and that In Pennsylvania the
increase was 150,000 tons over any
previous week.
The following officers were re
elected: President, Frank J. Wallis,
Harrlsburg; vice-president, Walter L.
Montgomery. Harrisburg; treasurer.
G. A'rthur Strunk; directors H. Sam
uel Hays, York; W. H. Kneas, Nor
ristown; Walter Leedom Bristol; C.
Frank Williamson, Media.
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New Railroad Record
For Handling Troops
Fifty per cent, more troops were
handled by the railways in the first
six months of this year than were <
handled during the eight months of
1917 after the United States entered
the war, according to figures com
piled by the-troop movement section
which "have just ben made public
by the railroad administration. The
total movement up to June 30 was
5,355,558 men, counting each move
ment, although of course, there are
duplications because most of them
were transported two or three times,
from the point of enlistment to the
training camp, from the training
camp to a rfnishing or concentration
camp and fr*m the latter to a port
for embarkation, or as has recently
been the practice in many cases,
from the training camp directly to
the port of embarkation. The total
includes 1,395,514 National Army
arrivals, representing the first move
ment of enlisted men to camp; 2,-
880,189 moved in special trains, and
1 079,855 handled on regular trains.
Of the total 3,204,570 were moved
since January 1. These figures do not
include men traveling on furlough or
,on their own account.
Italy Now Sees Us
As We Are in War
SJew York, July 27. While the
people of Italy were entirely misled
by German propaganda an to the pur-
DOS of the United States In entering
the war, they arc now quite -won
over by teh courage and spirit of the
American troops now in the field with
the Italians, according to Aldo Cas
suto, London editor of the Messag-
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dorf-Astoria yesterday.
"People here do not know Italy,"
said Mr. Cassuto, "and our knowledge
of the United States ha.i mostly been ;
Rained aecand hand and through Eng
llsh and French cttbles, and therefore
through Kinglish and French eyes.
Germany spread the story when you
entered the war that you did so to
prolong the war so that you would
make money out of It. That Is a
sample of the German propogandu
that we have had to tight. Coming at
the time of the lowest ebb in our
fortunes, you can believe it did not
help raise our spirits. But when the
American soldier arrived In Italy
all doubts were dispelled, for they
are tine. They brought the sincere
message from the Americans, and no
one will know what that has meant.
We do not ask for great numbers
of English, French, and Americans,
hut JUst enough to show our people
that you are in side by side with our
boys and men.
"The morale of Italy, both In tho
army and among the civil population,
was never so high as now. We are
in the war to the end. 1 have been
asked very often If we would tight to
a finish, und I want to say emphati
cally that we have never entertained
any other Idea.
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