SALARY BOOST
FOR TEACHERS ,
IS APPROVED
r
Kiwanis Club Goes on Record
For Better Paid In
structors
The movement to increase salaries
of teachers in the public schools of
Pennsylvania was given official and
unanimous approval by the Kiwanis
Club of Harrisburg at their luncheon
in tiie main dlnlngroom of the Penn-
Hnrris Hotel held yesterday noon. At
the instance of William C. Alexander,
vice-president, the matter was taken
up and was referred to the civic and
welfare committee. This committee
includes Al. K. Thomas, chairman; T.
H. Hamilton. C. R. Beck ley. William
fcM rouse, Irving B. Robinson and
Frank R. Downey. As a result, it is
possible that a campaign will be
inaugurated to secure the wage in
crease for the teachers.
William Strouse, of the New store
of William Strouse, won the attend
ance prize, a handsome hat given by
Fred B. Harry, hatter and furrier.
"I'm going to wear it with the label
outside, so everyone can see it." Mr.
Strouse declared. James A. George,
manager of the Victoria Theater, gave
as a silent boost copies of the new
song hit, "Mickey." T. E. Cleckner,
of the firm of Fisher & Cleckner, pre
sented the members with boxes of
matches.
William H. Boyer, tha farmer
baritone, recently returned from
service in the Army, sang "When the
Boys Come Home" and "Somewhere a
\ oice Is Calling." He was accom
panied by J. .Stewart Black, JCiwanls
pianist, and organist at the Bethle
hem Lutheran Church.
A feature of the musical program
was the singing of.the newly-formed
Glee Club, which includes a number
of prominent Kiwanians, led by Ab
ner W. Hartman, chorister at the
Messiah Lutheran Church.
Among the guests weri Warren R.
Jackson, secretary of the Harrlsburg
Chamber of Commerce, and Elmer H.
Ley. soloist at tho Pine Street Pres
byterian Church.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
APPROVE WILSON PLAN
[Continued froijj Mrst Pago.]
trary, an earnest desire i- shown that
the mandatory powers shall not be
hampered in the least In the admin
istration of the colonies.
Acceptance of the new principle is
construed as applying not only to
tho colonies, but also as the estab
lishment of a precedent of tho fair
dealing which will prevail when the
large territorial questions come up
for decision later.
Owing to the important decision
reached, the following precise infor
mation concerning the mandatory
plan was made inevitable: Three
broad proposals for the disposition
of the German colonies were ad
vanced. The first proposed P.nncx.t-
UOn, much as the Pacific Northwest
was annexted as American territory.
The second proposed international
administration, similar to the first
international control of the Congo,
which proved a failure, as did simi
lar systems in Albania and Morocco.
The third proposal was the manda
tory system which was included In
the American plan for a league of
nations. *
Tvo Ceneeptlnns of J'lnn
There are two ccnceptions of this
mandatory system now under exam
ination. One plan makes the league
of nations trustee of the colonies
working through particular states
as its agent, but reserving detailed
powers of oversight. The second is
that the trustee shall be ono of the
members of the league of nations and
working for jugt administration.
Certa'n military principles obtain
concerning the mandatory system.
The state chosen as a mandate should
be chosen as the the peo
ple to be governed. Another prin
ciple is the open door and equal op
portunity. All nations are forbidden
to have a greater military force than
Is required for police work, and all
have the light of appeal to the lcagua
concerning any injustice.
Opinion inclines also to %ive the
mandate in perpetuity In order to
stimulate development, but with the
reservation that th e mandate Is re
vocable for misgovernment or
through the people reaching the stage i
of self-government.
These are the main features of the
mandatory system, which the Pow- I
era now have, accepted In principle '
and which the great Powers are en- I
gaged in formulating the practical i
details. j
Official Report
The official communication on tho
peace proceedings yesterday reads: ',
"The President of the United States, i
the prime ministers and ministers of;
foreign affairs of the Allied and as- [
soclated Powers, as well as the Jan- i
ft nose representatives, to-day held tw > ,
meetings at the Quai D'Orsay, tho
first from It A. M. until J P. M. and
the second fr6m 3.30 to 6 P. M.
"The exchange of views continued
on the German colonies in the Pa
cific and in Africa, in the presence of
the representatives of the dominions
and of M. Simon, French Minister of
the Colonies, and of the Marquis Sal
vago Raggi (Italy).
Meet Again Today
"In the afternoon satisfactory pro-
Visional arrangements were reached
for dealing; with the German colonies
and tlie occupied territory of Turkey
in Asia.
'•At the afternoon meeting; the Bel
gian delegates were present. Mm.
Hymans, Vandenheuvel and Vander
velde were accompanied by M. Ortz,
who explained the Belgian point of
view concerning the Congo.
"It was further decided that the
military representatives of the' Al
lied and associated Powers at Ver
sailles should be asked to meet at
once and present "a report as to the
most equitable and economical dis
tribution among those Powers of the
burden of supplying the military
forces for the purpose of maintain
ing order in the Turkish empire
pending the decisions of the Peace
Conference regarding the government
of Turkish territory.
"The next session will bo held to
morrow at 3 P. M."
No American Plan
No distinctively American plan
will be submitted Initially to the
commute., of the Pence Conference
appointee to work out the details ot
the constitution and the functions of
the league of nations, as had been
suggested, it Is learned. The Amer
ican representatives, it appears, be
lieve It will be easier to secure the
they desire and insure the
'energetic promotion of an acceptable
plan if some other Power than the
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FRIDAY EVENING, . S f V MXJUUSBtTRG TEEBGKXFH JANUARY 31, 1919.
Underseas Wireless Inventor Communicating
With Submarines at Bottom of the Potomac
si-, ■ ■ ■ :
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I'ndergrotin'd and underseas wireless communication was a big factor
in winning the war. This photograph shows the inventor. James H. Rog
ers. of llyattsville, Md„ communicating from a wireless station establish
ed on the banks of the potomac with submarines submerged in the river.
No information concerning the Rogers Invention was permitted to be made
public until after hostilities ceased. Mr. Rogers had practically perfected
his underground system when the V nited Slates entered the war and at
once offered it to his country without cost.
WAR EXPENSES
REMAIN HIGH;
LOANS LOWER
Presentation of Bills For Com
pleted Material Cause of
Situation
By Associated Press ,
Washington, Jan. 31. —Although
nearly three .months have passed
since the signing of the urtnlstice,
the American government's war ex
penses show no signs of dcreasing
materially, except in loans to Al
lies.
In January the treasury paid out
about $1,600,000,000 for ordinary
war expenses, exclusive of allied
loans, or only $70,000,000 less than
in December, $55,000,000 less than
in November and considerably more
than in any month theretofore.
Officials explained that this was
not to be taken as indication that
production of war materials is con
tinuing at the tremendous rate of
several months ago. Manufacturers
now are presenting their hills and
receiving payment for materials de
livered long ago, however, and this
keeps up expenses.
British Cabinet Meets
to Discuss Labor Troubles
By Associated Press
IXMHIOII, Jan. 31.—The cabinet met
yesterday to discuss the labor trou
bles. It is understood that the min
isters decided against intervening at
present in the strikes, on the ground
that they have not been authorized
by the trade unionists and that,
therefore, intervention would be un
wise. It is the view of tho ministers
that the men, in the absence of the
usual strike pay, ure not likely long
to keep up the movebent, and that
the government, therefore, should
confine its action to preserving or
der.
At the meeting the ministers dis
cussed a telegram received from the
provost of Glasgow, containing the
request of the strikers for the gov
ernment to intervene to secure for
them a forty-hour week. Andrew
Bonar Law, Lord Privy Seal, on be
half of Premier Lloyd George, sent
a reply to the provost declining to
1 intervene.
SALARY KAISER COMPLETE
By Associated Press
Washington, Jan. 31.—Legislation
to increase the salaries of federal
district judges to $7,600 a year and
circuit judges to $8,500 a year, was
completed and sent to the White
House with the adoption of a con
ference report by the Senate.
United States stands sponsor for the
scheme.
The American plan is to occupy
a receptive position, favoring such
portions of the different projects ad
vanced as seem desirable, though it
appears to be accepted that the basic
plan will be that which was framed
by Lord Robert Cecil and is to be
proposed by Tremter Lloyd George.
An effort is being made to hurry
the consideration of the league of na
tions plan of organization by the
special committee of the conference,
but it is not expected that the com
mittee will be ready to report at tile
next plenary session of the peace
making body.
British Are Matching
London, Jan. 30.—Tho discussions
of the Paris conference regarding the
future of the former German colonies
Is being followed with intense inter
est hiye. In some sections of the
press there is a strong feeling
against the British delegation foi
what the Globe calls "giving away
the empire." A great majority of
Englishmen, the paper says, strongly
support Australia's claim to the
islands of the Pacific and South Af
rica's for possession of German East
Africa.
Indications that the claims of the
dominions are not being supported
by the Blitish government delegation
have caused some alarm. The Morn
ing Post, for example, says:
"If the British delegates weakly
persist in this attitude they are not
only surrendering the British Inter
ests entrusted to them, but they are
s.-wing the seeds of such bitter dis
content as might disunite and dis
rupt the British empire."
Opposition Is Strong
The Pall Mall Gazette says it ,s
distinctly unfortunate that the rea
sons advanced for President Wilson's
policy nr e not fully expounded so
"we can see how far Ihcy counterbal
ance its somewhat obvious draw
backs."
Tho Standard opposes th# manda
tory scheme for the Pacific islands
and German Southwest A*frics, sny-
Ing the islands nre necessary to safe
guard Australia and South Africa.
It adds Unit Australia is ag much In
terested in the Pacific islands as the
United States was in the Hawaiian la-,
lands when she ".heci.
SEVEN-CENT DROP
IN BUTTER PRICE
Philadelphia Produce Market
Sliows Further
Break
Philadolttliin, Jitn. 31.—Butter
prices yesterday recorded a seven
cent break, droppln to 58 cents, and
indications are said to favor a
further decline. Heavy holdings be
ing forced , on the market through
the breaking of the European prices
under Australian shipments, dealers
say, is the cause directly back of
the big decline that started more
than a week ago.
Although the slump in the butter
price to consumers was effective be
fore no >on, the egg market remained
fairly *firm until price-shading
started in the afternoon. Prices
continued to vary in different sec
tions. sold anywhere from 48
cents to 65 cents a dozen. It is said,
however, that cheaper eggs are ine
vitable and that the drop in price
will be continuous until the normal
retail price, reguluted by supply and
demand, is reached.
Meat deulers here yesterday in
sisted thut tlie retail price of meat
is the result of a quiet combination
among the merchants to continue
the high-rice average. Middlemen
said that it explained the attitude
of the packers as expressed by the
Wg men in the trade in Washington
this week, who, according to the
local dealers, have fullen in with the
government's demands and may be
expected to take advantage of the
situation created by the retail
dealers ot establish, under govern
ment supervision, chain meat mar
kets in all of hte larger cities.
Packers Urging Decrease
According to lhformation reach
ing here in meat trade circles, the
packers kre urging a decline in meat
prices, but have been unable to
secure the co-operation of the retail
dealers artd co-operation of the re
tail dealers and this will be used by
the big interests to induce the gov
ernment to authorize a chain of re
tail meat markets operated by the
packers. •
Locally the purpose of the pack
c*"s > 1S said, will be to eliminate
the wholesale meat dealers, which
in turn would result In the elimina
tion of the smaller retail dealers
to establish, under government su
pervision, chai nnreat markets in all
of the larger cities.
Packers Urging Decrease
According [o information reach
ing here in meat trade circles, the
packers are urging a decline in meat
prices, but have been unable ' to
secure the co-operation of the re
tail dealers and this will be used
by the big interests to induce the
government to authorize a chain of
retail meat markets operated by the
packers.
Locally the purpose of the packers
it is said, will be to eliminate the
wholesale meat dealers, which in
turn would result In the elimination
of the smaller retail dealers unless
; ,i?u '?" er ™ me to an agreement
witn the packers' combination. The
meat situation here, it Is said is
paralelled all over the country' by
similar situations, although in some
cities the retail dealers have seen
the handwriting on the Avail and
have refused to play the packers'
game as consistently as it has been
done here by maintaining wartime
prices in the face of a falling mar-
Vegetables are scheduled, accord
ing to market factors, to join other
foods on the toboggan slide. Potatoes
it is said, will show a drop of from
8 to 15 cents a bushel within the
immedinte future. "Western mar
kets were reported here yesterday as
hav ng already broken on potatoes,
while other vegetables were showing
a wabbling disposition.
Reductions in Ocean Rates
i Made by Shipping Board
Washington, .Tan. 31. Sweeping
reduction in trans-Atlantic freight
rates on commodities carried from
mJJ^iAi, an y c an ,*l Gulf Ports to t.he
Pnlted Kingdom. Krahee, Holland and
Italy in American bottoms .were an
night by the Shipping
moa i i , l,ame time the board
made it clear that the rate cuts an
nounced last Monday night applied
on y to commodities loaded at North
Atlantic ports
*.T he .. new r .* to * announced for South
Atlantic ports are from 10 to 12 cents
higher than Hpiae for North Atlantic
ports while the differential for f
ports is from 16 to 25 cents.
It was announced that the fixed
rate from gulf ports to the United
Kingdom would be reduced 15 cents
per hundred pounds on starch spelt-
sulphur, steel billets. lead billets
and canned goods shipped to Liver
pool.
A rate of 5C cents a cubic foot for
whiskey in cases was added to the
previously announced list of rates
frost North Atlantic ports.
ENGINEER MAY
LOSE HIS LIFE
John J. Kelly Suffers Frac
tured Skull at Tyrone;
Saves Train
\ The prompt hctlon of John J. Kel
lcy, passenger engineer on the Mid
dle division of the Pennsylvania
railrpad. of 924 North Sixth street,
in applying the air brakes on Quak
er City Express near Tyrone Wednes-'
day, probably saved his train from
being wrecked, but may loose his
life as a result, lie is now in a seri
ous condition in an Altoona Hospi
tal, with) a fractured skull, suffered
when struck by a swinging dodr of
a derrick.
Kelly miraculously escaped death
his fellow • workers say. Kelly was
•engineer of a locomotive hauling
train No. 46 when he saw a derrick
with a swinging door overlapping
the track his' train was running on.
Kelly pulled the hand brake and
turned oft the air valve thus apply
ing the emergency • brakes. The
train stopped within several car
Jengths but the derrick door struck
Kelly on the head. Kelly was ex
amined and rushed to the Altoona
Genefal Hospital.
Kieliy's nosie is said to be fractur
ed, he lias a possible skull fracture, a
deep laceration on the back of his
head as Well as lacerations and abra
sions of the fact. At Altoona hospi
tal his conditions is reported as be
ing serious
With Conductor J. B. Bixler, Kelly
was in charge of Quuker City Ex
press, leaving Altoona at 6.2 3 p. m.
The accident happened at 6.40 while
the train was approaching KM block
station west of Tyrone, and running
beside an freight train.
The door of the derrick was un
fastened and swung out so that it
fulled to clenr the cab of the passen
ger locomotive. Kelly was looking
frbrn the window and was sruck fiill
In the face by the heavy object. He
was badly stunned. At Tyrone he
was removed from the engine and
Dr. W. S. Musser attended him.
hater he was taken to the Altoona
hospital.
/ OFFICIALS IVRPKCT
A special train consisting of an
engine and five coaches, carrying
high railroad officials, passed
through Sunbury over the Pennsyl
vania lines Tuesday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock, bound for Buffalo via
Erie, 'on tin inspection trip. The
party, which left Philadelphia in
the morning, included Elisha Lee,
Federal manager; K. L. O'Donnel,
general manager; L. W. Baldwin,
assistant, to the regional director,
and other high officials. Division
superintendents, engineers, train
masters and others also accompa
nied the train over their respective
divisions. *
PHILA.-ANTWERP
SERVICE RESUMED
Ilctl Star Line Will Continue
Trade Cut Off by
4 , j the War
Philadelphia, Jan. 31.—The Red
Star Line will resume fortnightly
service ' between Philadelphia and
Antwerp, Belgium, the first sailing
to be by the steamship Rogier, leav
ing here February 20.
P..F. Young, general manager of
the International Mercantile Marine
Company, which operates the Red
Star steamers, said in making the
announcement yesterday that the
Rogier is a new vessel of 5,500 tons
capacity. She was launched re
cently from the yard of Oalrd and
Company, at Greenock, Scotland,'
and,has just finished her trial trip
on the Clyde after having had her
engines and machinery installed.
The Rogier, which is a cargo car
rier. will come to Philadelphia in
ballast and will load here within a
few days. Mr. Young stated that
her entire capacity had been booked.
It Is understood that a large part of
her cargo will be building material
for the" restoration of buildings in
Belgium ruined by shellflre during
the war.
• Red Star sailings were discon
tinued shortly after the United
States entered the war, and the
news of their resumption was greet
ed by shipping men and port offi
cials as an increased utilization of
the port facilities of Philadelphia.
International Socialists
Meet at Berne, Feb. 3
Berne, Jan. 31. —The Interna
tional Socialist and Labor confer
ence has been definitely called to
meet here on February 3. Seven
countries are already represented
here by delegates, who discussed
preliminaries for the conference at
meetings on Tuesday and Wednes
day. Among those present at Tues
day's meeting were Herman Murl
kenbuhr, Herman Mueller and Otto
Welz, German majority Socialists;
Carl Kautsky, German minority So
cialist, and the French socialists,
Jouhaux and Demoulin.
During the discussions, jCamille
Huysinans, the Belgian Socialist,
said the question of responsibility
for the war inevitably would arise
during the conference, ahd the ma
jority of those present agreed with
him. 1
Hines Declares He Will
Retain Price as Assistant
Washington, Jan. 31.'—Director
General Hines announces that he
will retain Oscar A. Price as assist
ant to the director general, and has
given a similar position to M. Brlce
Clagett, formerly private secretary
to Mr. McAiloo. He named H. A.
Taylor, formerly counsel for the
Erie Railroad, as his general as
sistant, and G. H. ParKer, formerly
assistant comptroller of the Phila
delphia and Reading, as financial
assistant. •, Alt of these men wore
connected with the Railroad Ad- i
ministration under Mr. McAdoo.
Fuel Bill Completed;
| . Now Goes to President
Washington,' Jan. 31.—Enactment
of the bill appropriating 3100,000
for the use of the Secretary of the
Interior in Investigating the prac
ticability of a rtiore general use of
lignite and peat as fuel was com
pleted wfth the adoption yesterday
by the Senate of the conference re
port. The "ire now goes to the
Presided
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THE GLOBE'S |
I Gigantic Clothing Sale J
I $lOO,OOO Stock Sacrificed 1
( Pi
| Due to the Fire in Our Basement Which Occurred on New Year's Morn |j
I All Hands Point to THE GLOBE'S |
Great Sale as the REAL Bargain Event |
Men's Suit i Men's Overcoat jf
Reductions , _ | Reductions 1
$2O Suits Are $ 12.50 j er ff e SUUS j S2Q QvercoaU $12.50 |
$25 Suits Are s 15.00 j $2O ' j $25 Overcoats *15.00 |
I $3O Suits Are *20.00 j $35 Overcoats *P
e | Regularly $30.00 values. Vl/ M
$4O Suits Are *25.00 *30.00 1
I $45 SuitS Are $3O - 00 1 0f,,,fy jWO Overcoats *40.00 |
Men's $12.50 Bar Coats and Vests and Waiters' | M ,
Aprons at Sacrifice Prices $10.5U y
Corduroy CoatB at £* Coats that #ere $2.50, now. ... $2.00 R „; npnafa
| White Duck Bar Vests that were $2.50, now. .$2.00 KaincOatS,
| • • Waiters' White Aprons with bib that were 75c, . 50<^
(?0 fTfk Waiters' White Aprons, without bib, were 60c 40C <PYO tTfk
tP\J Grocerymen's Aprons that were 65c, now ...'. .
Cook Caps that were 30c, now 20<*
There Never Were Such Wonderful Bargains in |
Men's High Grade Furnishings As We Offer |
Men's $6.00 Silk Shirts Men's Union Suits, c nn
Dozens and dozens of ... worth in $7 00 at A— One lot of Men's Hats, H
the finest quality Tub $/1.00 WOTTO 10 * / .UU, ai %J
Silks in handsome striped l Of Wool and Silk—pure wool and worth up to $3.50, at
patterns. % worsted and cotton and wool. S
Men's $7.50 Silk Shirts Men -$2.00 Black Satine d 1"j r* I $1 •00
The new Satin Brazer . __ Shirts
Silk shir,,, „ sm „, $5,00 t, -
snappy striped effects. _
_ _ t _ _ . $3.50 Heavy Gray Flannel ffo r'fk o ne lot of Caps, worth
Men's $8.50 Silk Shirts sw. SZ.SO a
of ' Broadcloth „ , ' P to s 2 ' oo .
Silk—Pussy Willow and S/w .00 55 00 Gra V Shawl Collar SO CFT
Jersey Silk—the most re- \J Sweaters at . tTfks*
markable value in the city. t)fJC
: . nii . Blue Overalls, with bib, full cut. Coats
Men s $4.00 Silk Shirts to matih, per d> * r/i ——————
Fibre Silk and Silk Waft .. g,r """' OI .Oil Arrow Collars,
Shirts in a big range of ■> 7£VPainters White Overalls and (J |f
beautiful patterns. Coats at <pl 10 2 for 35c
I Boys' Clothing Sacrificed j
$7.50 & $8.50 i One special lot of Boys' Four-
Suits & O'coats O Boys' Knee Pants Greatly gptdaV Tics ' we e 35c Jsc
$lO Suits and & /\/\ Reduced <oc Little Beauty Suspender
Overcoats $5.00 $,. 5 0 CM, Pants 90c '"* Unller WaiStS ' """"40c §
$12.50 Suits & ai.PT /./. f 2OO Clo,h p ' n,s 3135 B "> s ' 50c Black nr
Overcoats S7 00 Cloth PantS $1.50 Stockings Zbc
vvertudis tp M % \J\J Cloth p ants $1.90 Boys' Arrow Collars, <%£ |S
$l5 Suits and /t/\ aa 5400 c,oth Pants $2.50 2 for * LoC
Overcoats *j)VUv Corduroy Pants included. j r;, Ha,s :.. wo " h .. ,o .ssc
H CONDITIONS OF THE SALE—No Goods Charged—None Exchanged l|
—None Sent C. 0. D.—None Sent on Anproval —No Money Refunded
FM® Alterations on Suits and Overcoats ONLY. |
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