STRIKE MOVES IN
MOONEY'S BEHALF
ARE TO BE ENDED
Pacific Coast Council Pro
poses Halt in Plans to
Vent Indignation
Oakland, Cal., Dec. 3.—Resolutions
postponement of all strikes
called in behalf of Thomas J. Mooney,
whose death sentence for murder
growing out of the preparedness day
bomb explosion in San Francisco, was
commuted by Governor Stephens to
life Imprisonment, wore adopted last
night by the Alameda County Cen
tral Labor Council. The resolutions
proposed the holding In Chicago on
January 14 next of a Congress of
delegates representative of the en
tire field of American labor, "to pro
vide ways and means of expressing
the Just indignation of American
labor and to take such steps as will
force the rectification ot the mon
strous Injustice done."
AFRICA HAS GERMAN PI'HI.E
Johannesburg, South Africa, Deo. 3.
• —lt is strongly felt that Germans In
terned in South Africa, numbering
thousands should be repatriated. If
Australia and Canada eject Germans,
it is felt that Soiuh Africa must fol
low suit.
Quick Relief for
All Rheumatics
If So Crippled You Cau't t'sc Arms
or Legs. lOenme V"h hi'p You
If you want relief In two days,
swift, certain, gratifying relief, take
a small dose ot Hhouma oiivje a day.
If you want to dissolve every par
ticle of uric acid poison in your body
and drive it out through the natural
channels so that .vou will be forever
tree trom rheumatism, get a bottle of
Kheuma from Kennedy's ! 'rug Store
or any druggist at oni-c. It must give
the joyful raJ'af vjaated or money
refunded.
Rheumatism is powerful disease,
strongly entrenched iu joints and
muscles. In order to conquer it, a
powerful enemy must be sent against
it. Rheuma is the enemy of Rheu
matism —an enemy that, conquers it in
nearly every instance.
Judge John Burhorst, of Ft. Lara
mie, Ohio, knows it. He was walking
with crutches; to-day he is well. It
should do an much for you; it seldom
fails.
ASK GRANDMA ABOUT
VEGETABLE TEA FOR
CONSTIPATION
Liver and Bowel remedies come and
go. but Dr. Carter's K. and Lt. Tea,
which your grandmother knew all
about, is now more popular than ever.
Many families have used this tea
for years, brewing it at home, and
find it the best and least expensive
remedy they can get.
Your pharmacist will sell you a
small package, which will last a long
time.
It's a splendid drink for constipa
tion, acts surely and gentlv, and for
a sluggish liver, sick headache, sallow
skin and dizziness, many thousands i
of women use it. Speedy and bliss- ,
ful relief is guaranteed to all who
drink Dr. Carter's K. and B. Tea. and
don't forget that it's simply fine for
children.
Now
You Can
Build
/ "PI£E Government has lifted the ban on
building and you can begin immediately.
All limitations on the production of build
ing material, including brick, cement, lime,
hollow tile and lumber, also were removed.
Begin Now
'1 lie sooner you begin the better, for while
we have a good stock of lumber on hand
there will be a great demand now that peace
has been declared.
No matter what you are going to build —
come in and see us first.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Lumber Department
Forster and Cowden Streets
Carter's Little Liver Pills
You Cannot be A Remedy That
Constipated Makes Life
and Happy |j™ Worth Living
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BStt'ttXZZ pARTER'S IROfJ PILLS
jnsny colorless faces but will greatly help most pale-faced people
I UNITED STATES RKROiO ADMINISIRAIIONI
H. Q. KeAIIOO, Director General of Railroads
PLEASE SAVE YOUR OWN TIME
■ad holp prevent congestion at Ticket Office by buying
INTERCHANGEABLE SCRIP BOOKS
Good for bearer or any number of persons or. ell passenger
trains of all railroads under Federal Control
ON SALE AT ALL TICKET OFFICES
i
TUESDAY EVENING,
'WORKERS ARE IN
GREATER DEMAND
I j Commissioner McNichols Rc
] ccivos Reports Which Indi
cate Interesting Situation
Tho status of tho labor market
throughout Pennsylvania at the
present time is reflected |n lIS lei
sters received by Acting Commission
-1 er Walter McNichols. of the Depart
ment ot' Labor and Industry, from
plants employing thousands of
workers in ail sections-of Pennsyl
i von la.
These letters, mainly from metal
plan's, textile mills, clothing manu
facturers and mining companies. In
i' diente that 55 of the industrial es
tablishments do not anticipate lay
ing oft any workers at present: 50
| of the plants need workers at tho
present time; 10 of the plants will
! find it necessary to lay off workers
i during the next few weeks; nttd
! three plants are uncertain as to tho
I future. The need for men, as indi
cated in the communications recelv-
I ed, exceed by far the number of
I men who will be laid off. and vir
tually all of the employers exp.ress
! optimism regarding the future of
i industry in Pennsylvania.
:j The 118 letters, presenting a cur
sory survey of labor conditions in
j the'state, at the present time, were
' in response to letters sent out Fri
day by Acting Commissioner Mc
! Nichols, urging industrial plants
] where men may be laid off. due to
cessation of war to start
'improvement plans to give employ
-1 tnent to a maximum number of
workers and thus aid in stabilizing
industrial conditions in Pennsylva
j nia through the period of industrial
j readjustment.
Field Artillery Regiments
to Leave Meade Friday
Catnp Monde, Md., Dec. 3. —The
first unit of General Carter s Lafay
ette divison to be demobilized will
be the Eleventh ammunition train,
orders for tho " mustering out of
which have been received. The 63rd
infantry, a regular army unit, which
I is part of the division, has been
i placed at disposal of the commander
of the Department of the East. The
men of the 31st. 32nd and 33rd regi
ment field artillery, will begin leav
ing camp Friday.
A Sure Way to
End Dandruff j
| There is one sure way that has
never failed,to remove dandruff at
once, ami that is to dissolve it. then
you destroy it entirely. To do this,
just get about four ounces ol' plain,
common liquid arvon front any drug
store (this is all you will need).
; apply it at night when retiring; use
! enough to moisten the scalp and rub
i it in gently with the finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of
i your dandruff will be gone, and
i three or four more applications will
j completely dissolve and entirely de
! stroy every single sign and trace of
| it, no matter how much dandruff you
i may have.
I You will fln;l all itching and dig
i ging of the scalp will stop ibstantiy.
i and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
I glossy, silky and soft, and look and
1 feel a hundred times better.
STATE FUND IS
, NOW FLOURISHING
Second Annual Report Shows
1(H) Per Cent. Increase in
the Asset List
J 7T) State Workmen's
s\\\ Insurance Fund
v\\\ A Cl< are stuted in the :
f sec ond annual ]
statement of tho
state board in ,
amounted to $3,-
50 .last, the date
of closing- the no
port by State Treasurer H. M. Kep
-.f' 1, 'he chairman of the board.
if 1 ' 8 ' s an increase of almost $l,-
<OO,OOO in six months The invest
ments include $400,000" of Liberty
Bonds, to which $150,000 has been
if'!, s'nee the report was made;
$1.252.7'26.44 of municipal bondn,
nil of which ore of Pennsylvania
municipalities, townships or school
districts; $151,000 of Federal farm
loan or land bonds and $542,950 first
lion punrunteed niortgageß.
The report shows $25,000 set aside
for possible depreciation of securi
ties and says that "The appropria
tion for expenses ingde by tlie Com
monwealth will be exhausted No- '
vember 15, 191S and from that date!
the state fund will be self support- •
ing. No now appropriation is need- >
ed, as the fund is financially able!
to pay all its expenses from its
premiun\ income." The ratio of ex- <
penses to premiums is given as 10.2]
per cent, for the first half of 1918,
a reduction as compared with thej
previous two half year periods. Tho ,
percentage of losses to claims is
given as 69.3 per cent, for the first
half of 1918. Reference is made at
length to inspection j
and audits.
The statement dated June 30
shows premiums written, $2,100,- i
646; investments, $2,376,676; claims (
reserve, $1,363,567; interest. $70,-1
000; dividends, $250,000; total as-<
sets, $3,551,222; catastrophe stir- j
plus, $265,225; general surplus,'
*634,864; toJal surplus, $9CX),090; i
policies issued. 23,706.
W. J. Ron?y is the manager with '
Albert L. Allen assistant manager, j
filiform System. The Circular!
showing the plans of the State Pub-!
lie Service Commission for uniform
accounting and bookkeeping of na
tural gas companies will be issued I
about. December 18. It is now in the '
hands of people in the business for!
criticisms. The system for uniform >
accounting for artificial gas com- j
panles is being prepared. The uni-I
form system for water companies is J
in effect and twenty-five forms are!
being sent out. Forms for annual
reports of public service companies,
not engaged in transportation, are ;
being prepared by Coleman J. Joyce,!
chief of the bureau of accountants. ]
Board (ailed.—The State Armory
Board has been called for a special
meeting on December 10 to consider i
•plans and specifications for the ar- j
mory buildings in Philadelphia,'
Pittsburgh, Heading and Tyrone, for j
which contracts will be let during!
the winter.
final Session.—The final sittiqp j
of the State Board of Pardons as- at |
present constituted is scheduled for j
December 18.
Examinations On. The state j
dental examinations are now under!
way in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.!
Attending Sleeting. Insurance 1
Commissioner Ambler and Deputy
McCullogh have been in New York
attending the national convention of
commissioners and discussing in
surance lawA
Sitting in Pittsburgh.— Commis
sioner John S. Killing is holding
hearings ,in Pittsburgh.
In Philadelphia. Secretary W*.
Harry Baker, of the State Senate,
is in Philadelphia.
First Shipment —First December
shipments of state automobile li
cense tags for *1919 were larger than
in any previous year. The tags were
sent by parcel post and It is ex
pected by the end of the week to
have over 10,000 issued. Applica
tions for new licenses are arriving
in large quantities.
Ailnms First —The local draft board
of Adams county has been congratu
lated by Major W. CJ. Murdoch in an
order just issued for being the first
to complete the record showing the
history of every registrant.
X "Flare-Bucks" —State Health
Department officials stated to-day
that? they had received no reports
showing any serious recurrence of
Influenza since Saturday. Reports in
hand show a decline in localities
where "flare-backs" were announced
a week ago.
Threaten a Fight —The city of
Chester and the water company sup
plying that city have gotten intc a
snarl over the new rates of the com
pany. A protest will be made to the
Public Service Commission.
Six Still Out —Six counties have
still to file their official returns. The
official count will bo started when
the returns are filed and not before.
Dr. Frdmun Dead —Dr. W. B. Erd
man, former member of the House
from I-ehigh county t. dead at an
advanced ago at his home In Mac
gunlo.
Congratulate Lynch —Friends of
Thomas J. Lynch State Water 'Com
missioner congratulated him to-day
on his re-appointment. There have
been reports that Mr. Lynch will be
one of the deputy attorneys general.
Railway Brakemen Held
on Charge of Car Thefts
George L. Hatchell and A. L. Ford,
McSherrystown, and Michael Drayer,
nenr Llsburn, York county, were held
under 11,000 bail after a preliminary
hearing before United States Commis
sioner Wolfe, on the charge of pilfer
ing merchandise from railroad cars
In the Enola yards. Commissioner
Wolfe, after taking bail, decided to
hold the case under advisement for
two weeks.
Among the articles said to have
been stolen were five vacuum cup
tires, which the railroad police testi
fied Ford had sold to Drayer, Drayer
was held under the charge of receiv
ing stolen goods. A number of silk
shirts of odd sizes were found In
Drayer's room, and a number, of
trinkets in Hatcheli's room.
FIXED HEAVILY I.V
POLICE COURT
Hugii 1 Hunter was fined $lO. and
Harry Naufsinger, Katharine Frank-
Ins and Samuel E. Cutchman were
fined 100 each in police court yester
day on the charge of bootlegging.
Virginia Kecd and Jcannette Heed, of
Lancaster, arrested Saturday night
with two men in their rooms in the
Crystal Hotel, also were fined. Katha
rine Franklns is the only one who
paid her fine.
OXLY OXE "UHOMO .QUININE"
To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
lets. Look for signature of E. w.
GHOVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. 30c
HJLRRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH
"The Live Store" "Always Reliable"
I*.: v 1
j A Very Clever Idea
Yes your wife happened in the store the other day and I
I asked the price of Overcoats, then one suggestion brought another until
finally she was convinced her gift to you would be an Overcoat; the only thing that puzzled
her was getting one that would please you; no use telling you any more about it except
that she paid for it and there's a credit in our office for any Overcoat you select up to
fifty dollars. If you like it that's all you need worry about the coat is yours. I'll just
PUt away f° r a ew then have it pressed and sent home in time for Christmas. 1
| ?l Don't spend money for foolish jfl
gifts this year get him something to wear
{ s/u always appreciate. Neckwear, Hosiery,
tSBrl laß,//? / Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Pajamas, Sweaters, Under-
WCar ' ar * erB Belts, Fancy Vests or a nice 8
I or Overcoat" - I
1 I 5 Furthermore you don't have any to much I
time to make your purchases. The days are speeding
ft by rapidly and we want to urge you to make every possible effort
H •to do your buying early. This "Live Store" has taken on the
' igp w 4 nll Christmas spirit as never before. We are glad we have the stock
to supply the demand. Many hearts will be gladdened and
I individuals made happy with the useful gifts that will come from
This is The Store Everybody is Talking About |
J "Stetson Hats" "Monito Hose" "Mattory Velours" I
Hart Schaffner & Marx I
| Kuppenheimer & I
\ Society Brand Clothes J
| Begin Your Christmas Baying Now ] |
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DECEMBER 3, 1918.
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