8 WOMEN PLAN NATIONAL UNION TO PUSH CAUSE 14 . Suffragists Begin Jubilee Con ,'* vention at St. Louis Monday >• tiy Associated Press ;+ St. Louis, March 22.—The orgali gation of a union of national scope which will unite the women of the oountry for effective action in carry ing out legislative programs in the thterests of women will be the Im portant work of the jubilee conven tion of the National Women's Suf frage convention which opens here Jlonday. ■ • This announcement is made by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, presi dent who has arrived with the van guard of the convention. i, Mrs. Catt bitterly denounced Unit ed States Senator James A. Reed, tor his opposition to the proposed League of Nations. . "Senator Reed's opposition to the league is a strong argument that it Will and should be adopted," she snid. , Others who denounced Reed were Anna Howard Shaw and Miss Mary | (jarrett Hay, second vice-president of the association. INSURANCE WILL COVER CLUB LOSS [Continued from Hirst Page.] hours. All of the walls and sev eral chimneys remain standing. Second Destructive Fire ' . This is the second destructive fire that has swept the building of the organization within past five years. The erection of the building which was burned last night, was started in 1915 after the Lucknow structure had been destroyed some months be fore. The blaze is believed to have orig inated on the second floor and soon spread to other sections of the build ing, fanned by the fast moving south west gale. The Camp Curtin fire company which arrived on the scene a short lime after notified of the tfre, was considerably handicapped in its efforts to quench the flames, which had assumed considerable pro portions when it arrived, because of the distance the building is located from fire hydrants. The dis tance was so great that no lines could be strung by the firemen, and I bey had to depend upon chemicals alone. Much of the funishings of the first ilnor were saved by the persons in charge of it at the time, by mem bers of the fire companies who were unable to assist with the chemicals and by members of the organization who arrived within a short time after learning of the fire. Rugs, athletic equipment furniture and a large share of valuable trophies are among the articles that were saved from de struction. Much consternation was cftused among members to-day over the loss >f their golf clubs and other personal property. Many of the clubs burned were treasured for years and cannot •m replaced. Officials of the club who arrived on he scene shortly after the fire was discovered and who made an Investi gation, are positive that defective wir ng is responsible for the flames. A short circuit resulted and set 'lames to surrounding material. The iames, when discovered, were fast ; l timing along the flooring of the second j tpor. adjoining the rooms containing j he shower baths. Tl:e blaze was discovered liy Albert "rossard. an employe, and he at once ot in communication with members •f the organization in this city. Police 'fficials were soon notified and the | 'amp Curtin Fire Company sent to the cene. A number of Country Club mem bers started to the fire themselves. The structure was a mass of flames hen the fire company and the members rrived there in high-power automobiles, ncl it was at once seen that there was ' tile possibility of saving the building, i the efforts of most were bent on ilvage work. Hugs, furniture, many golf clubs, tro ■ ties and other athletic material on le first floor, were practically all got n out. Everything contained in the i-kers on the second floor together ith the furnishings, were entirely con imed. Golf equipment, including clothing, übs. etc., were burned. These were •■•actically all personal property, and ■any prominent Harrlsburgers were ' sers. The greater portion of this per inal property was uninsured. It is i npossible to estimate the loss. The fire was quite complete in its ■ ,'Structlve work. Not a particle of imbustible material was unhurned and te only portion of the structure re gaining in position nre the walls and 'te chimneys. Anil even the limestone ■ed to construct the walls, is believed • have been made entirely unfit for trther use. The cellar of the building contains considerable quantity of coal, which as fired by the flames.. Thus far. it ' is been impossible to outen this and •day a large portion of it is burning i nd in a red hot condition. In addition to Mr. Fussard, his wife, I 'imory Fussard, chef, and two other mployes were in the building at the me. The golf professional. George ihnson. was not in the building. All ' is equipment except a few pieces • as ltist." E. S. Herman, president of the ■ iuh. 'Whs' Pith' of' the' first members • nthe ground. Re-building plans l ad not -been* considered' late to-day. our Warships at Jamaica; Destroyers and Subs at San Juan Hy Associated Press Kingston, Jamaica, March 22. ' nited States warships. Supply, Sol ■e, Palmer and Allegheny arrived '•ere yesterday from Guantanamo to -.ke on supplies. Five seaplanes '.'so arrived from Guantanamo and Vie monitor Shawmut was expected st night. The American seamen " ere given a cordial reception by '•e citizens. The vessels are ex ■ rcted to leave for the Canal Zone •' i Tuesday. San Juan, Porto Rico, March 22. J -Eleven United States torpedo boat ! istroyers, seven submarines and a • other ship arrived here yesterday. WKEK'K FINAL BOND PRICES By Associated Press New York, March 22. Final •rices on Liberty Ronds ' to-day ere: S'-s. 99.10: first 4s, 94.30*; •cond 4s, 93.66; first 4Vis. 94.34: tcond 4 '•s, 93.66; third 4V*s, 95.04; iurth 4 Vis, 93.70. SATURDAY EVENING. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH <• MARCH 22, 1919. :Tr^ MAY SEND THREE POLISH DIVISIONS TO AIDAT HOME j Powers Consider Transfer of ] Reinforcements by Way of Danzig | Paris, March 22.— -The council of I' the powers yesterday considered the question of sending three Polish divisions now in France to Poland jby way of Danzig. | The delegates of neutral nations on the question of the League of Na tions concluded their, presentation' of views to the League of Nations eom mitee yesterday. About thirty-five amendments to the league covenant were proposed, mainly textual and formal. All these amendments were considered at the league commls •n meeting to-day, sitting under the presidency of President Wilson. The Japanese delegates informed the league commission tha. their amendment on racial equali!" would j be renewed in modified form. This will omit reference to "rrciai dls crimination" and provide fur "equal I and just treatment." This, it is said, may further he modified to "just! treatment." but the Australians are! declared still to object to this modi- j tied form. NEW COURTHOUSE IS RECOMMENDED [Continued from First Page.] the installation of a modern system I of plumbing, including baths, wash- I stands and toilets. We observed that: tiiose in existence now have been re paired so many times as to be un- j sanitary and thoroughly inadequate I for the present day needs of the in- j stitution. • "We also recommend the erection of a county hospital for contageousl diseases, and as an economical meas-i uro to house the county's insane,; thereby saving the large amount of i money now paid for the mainten- | ance of insane in other institutions. ! It is our thought that the suggested! hospital take the place of the un sanitary and obsolete shack now used for contagious diseases, at the coun ty farm. "We visited the county jail and found everything in good order and commend the warden and his assist- i ants for its excellent care and keep. We suggest, however, that the proper; authorities make the necessary! change to the county jail for the purpose of taking care of contagious] diseases among the prisoners until 1 the recommendation hereinbefore! made concerning the erection of a county hospital for contagcous dis- ] eases is carried out. "Wo further recommend the re moval of tlie county prison from the center of the city to the county farm or some other suitable location. "We approve and recommend the early erection of a joint city pud county public building for offices, j courts and storage of .valuable city; and county records, on the ground j of safety, necessity, concentration,' health and economy. "We further suggest that the proper authorities renovate the Grand Jury room, as well as the] court rooms in the present court- I house, temporarily until a new build ing be erected." 114 True Hills Founil During the week of 128 bills present- I ed to the grand jury fourteen were I ignored and 114 were returned to court indicting defendants. During the morning session in | Courtroom No. 1. Joseph D. Brenner, i who conducting a junk warehouse in ' Middletown. which burned last Hep- j tember, was convicted on a charge' of false pretense, when it was al- | leged he gave checks for $2332 to j pay for carloads of junk, but did not ] have sufficient funds to meet the vouchers when they were presented. Samuel Shapiro, indicted with him, was acquitted. Lawrence Brown and Hammond I Gregory, two of three defendants j • barged with attacking and robbing ] R. W. Lerch, of Highspire, were con- j victed. Theodore Martin, indicted | with thgm, was acquitted. In Courtroom No. 2 before Judge ! |A. W. Johnson. Adeline Knode, | charged with libel by Bertha Bretz, | was on trial. Other cases which have ! | been disposed of follow: George Edel- j blute, felonious entry, six months; ' Charles White, Clarence Smith, Ida j Bell Young, $5O fine and costs: Viola i Green, eight months; Joseph Red, ] seven months; Clarence Jones, Sam- i tiel Cutcheon, larceny, sixty days: ! Charles White, Clarence Smith, lar- | ceny, three months; C. L. Martin, lar- ( ceny, six months; Willie West, lar- ] ceny, four months. Compensation Amendments Up Before Legislature While the darfts of the proposed While the drafts of the proposed tion code are before the Governor and Attorney General for theif final determination and are subject to change it is understood that the State j administration is favorable to the contention of the miners and other ' organized labor that there should be ] an increase in the rate of compensa tion and a change in the "waiting period," from flftcpn to seven days. The miners while here last month urged seventy per cent compensation against fifty per cent of the weekly wage as the present rate. Capitol gossip is that the new hill will be either sixty or sixty-five. Compen sation. however, is not to exceed $l3 a week, art'advance of $3. It is un derstood that conferences have been [ had with labor leaders and that while some want to put In their own bill others are disposed to accept what Chairman Harry A. Mackey hps drawn up for the consideration of the Governor. one of the changes under discus sion is the schedule of payments for multl+ation and disfigurements, for which the -qjineis have strongly con tended. A Bill, already in provides] for medical attention for thirty .days instead of fifteen and this is also said to bo favored by compensation officials. Wider powers for the State Board to fix rates are understood to be Included, although there is a difference of opinion on this point. • o'Leary Jury Was Locked Up For Night New York, March 22.— The jury which heard the case of Jeremiah A. O'Leary. charged with violation of the espionage act. had failed to reach a verdict at 11' o'clock las' night ater 11 hours' deliberation, and was locked up for the night. 'The jurors had not communicated with the court even to ask for in structions until they requested per mission to suspend until morning further discussion of the case. Only Walls Stand at Country Club After Disastrous Midnight Fire ' . '!■: . t Baking Merger Is Headed by Schmidt "Papers were filed here today for the merger of the Capital City Bak ing Company of Harrisburg and the Hazlcton Baking Company, under tlie name of the former and with a capital of $530,000. Bernard Schmidt, of this city, is the presi dent. The State Capital Savings anil Loan Association, of this city, has filed notice of an authorized in crease of its capital stock from $lO,OOO to $20,000. April will be a big month I'or loeal cases before the Ptlbllc Service Com mission, as on April 2 the complaints against the waiter service in the Progress-Penbrook district will he heard and the West Shore-Valley Railways cases on Apri 9. A de cision is also looked for in the Har risburg Railways complaint. George G. i latter, ol' Millershurg, has been named as executive man ager of the State Highway Depart ment. He litis been office manager. Mr. Hatter is a Gettysburg College graduftto and served in Pennsylvania railroad work before entering the State Highway Department in 1913. He will he in charge of the newly created management division. Five general bids I'or construction of the administration building at Reading Armi' were opened at the office of the State Armory Board and will be acted upon Tuesday. The Beard Construction Company, Reading, bid low on brownstone construction at $29,400 and C. H. Schlegel, Mount I'enn, low on shale brick tit $26,929. E. A. Wehr, Pittsburgh, bid low on the drill shed at Tyrone Armory at $55,888 and f". D. Beyer, Tyrone, was next at $178,250. Wehr bid $2,700 on re pairs and Beyer $1,750. 1 lie Adjutant General's (itlict l uns informed to-day that the Missouri is bringing: two soldiers for Philadel phia, eight for Pittsburgh and 13 for tlie State at large; the Kroon land 12 for Philadelphia, 10 for Pittsburgh and nine for the State at large .and the Kuropa 182 for the State at large. TO ADVKRTISg PITY Ten thousund booklets setting forth the advantages of Harrisburg will be distributed, it was planned at a meet ing of the public committee of the Cham ber of Commerce yesterday. It was also decided to place handsome road markers, on highways leading into this city from points in Central Pennsly vtut la. K\V YORK CI'RII STOCKS Following prices supplied by How ard A. Riley and Co., Stock Brokers, 212 North Third street, HSrrisburg; band Title Building, Philadelphia; 20 Broad street. New York: INDUSTRIALS Last Sale Hupp Mo 814 Keystone Tire 84% United Profit 114 Wright ........ 4 Am. Marconi 444 Genl. Asphalt 6714 Inter Con. Rub 18*4 No. Am. Pulp " 514 Submarine • . .' 13% U. S. Ship 214 INDEPENDENT OILS ''Last Sale BarneJt • 14 Cosden 8 Federal 244 Inter Pet 21% Met. I'et. 3 : 54 Okmulgee ...... 1% Northwest 50 Sinclair G 40% Boston and Wyo ........ 36 Elk Basin 614 Glenrock 4 14 Island '.714 Merritt . 3114 Midwest I*4 Omar 60 Sapulpa 7% MINING Last Sale Atlanta 5 Big Ledge ..... 7-16 Cresson 4 % Gal. and .Jerome 7-16 Canada 1% Goldfleld Con 18 Jerome ..... % Mother Lode 37 Rescue 8 Tonopali Mid 33 Tonopah Mid 33 Tonopali Ex 2 White Caps 14 Boston and Montana .... 52 Caledonia 32 Cash Boy 13 Hecla ,4% Jumbo Ex 13 West End 1 1-16 CHICAGO CATTLE Associated J'rcss ChleOKO, March 22. (U. S. Bureau of Markets). Hogs Receipts, '4.000; market steady to 10c higher than yesterday's general trade. Bulk of sales, $1 9,60® 19.80; heavy weight, $ 19.75© 111,85; medium weight. $19.6010 19.85; light weight, $19.10® 19.75; light* J17.50® 19.00; sows. $17.25® 19.10; pigs. $16.75® 17.50. Cattle • Receipts, 1.000; compared with a week ago, beef steers 50c to $l.OO lower; bulk of decline on cattle from $15.00 to $18.00; choice sin- stock 25c to 50c lower; all other grades 50c to 75c lower; host weight feeders steady; others mostly 25c lower;,veal calves $l.OO to $1.25 lower. Sheep Receipts, 2,000; compared Willi a week ago, good and choice wool lambs and yearlings 50c to 75c higher; good wethers mostly $l.OO higher, fat ewes 50c higher; medium killing and feeder classes 25c to 50c higher; short stack steady to strong. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE liy Associated Press Chicago. March 22. —.Board of Trade closing: Coin —May, 1,4554; July, 13714. Gats May. 67 14; July, 60%. Pork—May, 45.25; July, 42.37. Lard—May, 28.15; July, 27.55. Ribs—May. 25.17; July, 21.02. SOLOMON WASHINGTON HAS AN EVENING SHOCK Solomon Washington, handy man at Ford. Moesloin's hotel at Sixth and i Vcrbeke streets, was resting easily in! a chair in the barroom last night,! < win n his reflections were rather rude-• ly broken into by two policemen, who! appeared in the place as if by magic,], put the handcuffs on him and hustled] him away for investigation. Later, the man with the wonderful name te-; turned to the hotel. The arrest had] been a mistake, he said. As soon as i the bluecoats appeared and took! "Solly" avay the hotel employes were 'certain an error had been made. "He never harmed anybody and I wouldn't," said one. "I've seeii him ] abused by unreasonable men. called i all sorts of names and still keep his] temper and good nature," said an- ] other. It was a few minutes after 10 o'elnck when the guardians of the law • entered tin- hotel. "Where's Solly?" asked one of the bartender. "There he sits," was the answer, as the dispenser of drinks pointed to the porter almost asleep and certainly 'Tree Butchers" Are Hacking Trees to Pieces in Many Parts of City Numerous complaints are being made of the work of "tree butch ers" in the Allison Hill district of the city. The spring season has brought out a number of "trimmers" who know no more about pruning than they do of deep sea navigation. Tree limbs four to six inches in diameter have been sawed off and mere stumps have been left of some of the most graceful trees in the eastern section of the city. Park Commissioner E. Z. Gross, who has authority in the matter, has done absolutely nothing either to promote proper care of the trees of the city or to prevent them from being hacked to pieces. Council will be asked shortly to take some i steps in the matter. N. A. \\ V 1.31 EH CELEBRATES HIS 7NTH BIRTHDAY Friends of X. A. Walmer are to-day ] congratulating him on the occasion of his 7Stli birthday. Mr. Walmer is very widely known in Harrisburg. He is a past commander of Post 58. G. A. R.. and served as a private in Company D. 127 th Pennsylvania Vol unteer Infantry during the Civil War. He operates a leather goods store at 24 South Third street and lives at 115 South Fifteenth street. AFTXA-ESSICK N (>TKS William S. Essiek representing the Aetna-Essick offices for many lines of insurance, especially automobile, insurance, has a very attractive booth at the Automobile Show and attracts visitors by the use of nov elties and other advertising matter. He has on his counter, under glass, what is supposed to be a German cootie. It. however, is noth ing more nor less than the Pussy willow blossom fixed up with legs 1 and tail so that it really has the ap pearance of one of those pestiferous insects. The remarks made by pas sersby are sometimes quite'amusing, they run Like this: "Why 1 didn't know they were so big." "Gee, no wonder they bite." "Where do you get them ?" "It has feet and everything." "See it's tail!" "Why don't you charge admis sion." "Did you get it out of a German helmet?" (Colored fellow) "I ain't goin' to touch dat, gentlemen; 1 know what he is." "U-o-o-d night, it wouldn't take many to cover a follow." "1 should say, excuse me." "You could take a fly swatter to kill them." "Can It crawl?" Conundrum What is the difference between a cootie and a flea? Answer: The cootie had military training. II • With Choir and William it. Stoneslfer, organist of Grace Methodist Church, will give the Lenten organ recital at St. Stephens' Episcopal Church tjiis evening at 5 o'clock, with Mrs. Robert B. Reeves, contralto soloist of Grace Church,-as the vocal soloist. Next Saturday evening the organist will be the new organist and choirmaster of St. Pat rick's Cathedral. Joseph IJ. Brodeur, the splendid musician who came into Harrisburg music circles last Octo ber. Mr. Brodeur has arranged a program Including works of* Bach. Widor, Tsehaikowsky, Tours and oth er noted organ writers. Next Saturday Frank A. McCar rell, organist of Pine Street Presby terian Church, is to play in St. James Episcopal Church. I-ancaster, and the following Thursday evening is sched uled to give a recital in Messiah Lu tfieran Church with Mrs. Roy G. Cox, soprano, as the vocal soloist. The song and ballad recital Riven bv William H. Hoyer in Fahnestock I Tali on Thursday evening brought together three city musicians of promise, Mv- Hoyer, ,1. I"). Whitman, violinist, and J. Stewart Black, pian ist. The program proved of interest anything hut belligerent or afraid of coming arrest. "Is that the man?" the policeman asked of a tall, thin man who just came in. "That's him." The policeman, who just then wis joined by another who came through a rear door, clapped tiie handcuffs on Washington, first feeling through his clothing to see whether he had any thing on his person of an anti-Wash ington character, and whisked away. It appears that the man who accus ed Washington had been held up In the vicinity of the hotel and he con cluded the colored porter was his as sailant, or one of them. But he wasn't. "He hasn't been out of the place all evening," the proprietor said. "He was out of the room once." said the bartender. "That was when I asked him to go downstairs and tap a fresh one." Washington was the must sur prised man in Harrisburg when the policeman walked up to him to arrest him. lie was so greatly surprised that he didn't have breath enough left to I put up an argument. Two Plead Guilty to Stealing $69,500 in Liberty Bonds By Associated Press Philadelphia, March 22.—Two young men, Will'ani Kiley and Louis Merriam, pleaded guilty in criminal [ court here to stealing $69,500 worth I of Liberty bonds from a trust, com pany, and were given until next Wednesday to aid in the recovery of I $53,000 worth of the bonds still i missing. The court said the attitude I of the young men toward the recov i ery of the missing bonds will he con sidered when they are sentenced j next week. Joseph Mooney, a contractor, , from whom $16,500 of the stolen I bonds were recovered, was held in ] hail for trial charged with receiving I stolen goods. He said one of the [ young men brought the bonds to , him to sell. Sent Black Hand Letters to Get Color For Scenario Trenton. N. J„ March 22. Al leging that he was seeking "loeal color" and wanted "close-ups" of : how Government detectives worked, ] in order to write a scenario which would be his masterpiece, J. Ray , niond O'Connor, a 19-year-old j newspaper man. was arrested last ] night by pos'.office inspectors on the charge that he had sent Black I Hand letters to a number of Tren -1 ton millionaires, including Colonel Washington A. Rocbling, of the John jA. TloeblinK's Sons* Company, j bridge and cable builders, threaten : ing their lives, the death of the members of their families and tlie destruction of their homes, unless j they sent him sums ranging from $l,BOO to $5,000. O'Connor confessed that he had sent the letters, but that he did not intend to take any money. He was released under $2 - j 500 bail. Radio Phone Installed For Montreal Brokers Montrenl, March 22.—Wireless tel ephone instruments are being in stalled in the offices of the Montreal board of trade lo enable brokers to talk with Kingston, Ottawa, Three Rivers and Quebec. It is expected here that ultimately conversation will take place between the board of trade and the Marconi station In Ireland. ItIXItVITI.XG OFFICE I'D AID MEN GET HO MS Officials in charge of the Harrisburg Recruiting Station are planning to give*aid to discharged soldiers in se curing the sou bonus payable to dis charged soldiers. Numerous requests for "true copies" of their discharges have been made by soldierH to the officials, hut they explain that at present they cannot make these copies. • Special blanks have been provided for tile use of recruiting officials in preparing these true copies, and as soon as they are received, the local men will he in a position to aid dis charged men of this territory. to the friends who assembled, the singing of "Where'er You Walk," from Handel's serenata, "Semele," at tracting the applause of singers fa miliar with this engaging number. No less interesting was the well known "Carmio Ben," employed by most of the big baritones in their concert programs. Ihe continued popularity of the Gr ant iI til Mendelssohn aria, "But the Lorn is Mindful of His Own," is shown in its frequent use by leading choir singers. Mrs. Robert B. Reeves is to sing it at the organ recital in St Stephen s Episcopal Church this even ing. U is to be given also in Christ Lutheran Church at the morning ser vice to-morrow. With that other glorious number. "O Rest in the Lord, it is the delight of the consci entious and ambitious contralto everv where. ' *he organ music at the Regent Theater during the week has been es pecially good, it has added charm to trie tplendid screen offerings at the Magaro amusement place, in Market Mrnet. Both Miss Merchant and Me- Cc.rkle are making more than ordi nary effort to have the music lit tic stellar production of the dav and the favorable comment heard proves their success. % Anthracite Operators Ask Governor to Look at Books Leading anthracite coal operators yesterday made overtures to Gov ernor William C. Sproul to submit their liooks, reports and other data, which, they declare, will show that the proposed increases to take place on May 1 are justified. The Philadelphia Record says: | "It was learned that the coal moguls! favor a 'friendly' investigation, and I that they are doing everything pos-; sible to prevent a legislative in- \ quiry." Although the Governor would add nothing yesterday to the statement ho made on Thursday in Philadel phia, it was declared that the "one way through which the coal opera tors N can prevent an exhaustive probe into the industry is to issue orders suspending the schedule of prices which are to go into effect on May 1 and which have been de nounced as unwarranted. Several plans arc being considered for getting at the bottom of the coal situation in Pennsylvania. Should the operators remain iirm for their present plan, it is probable a resolution will be introduced into the legislature calling for the ap pointment by the Governor of a commission to investigate the coal industry. A sufficient appropriation would be carried by the measure to pay expenses incident to the in quiry. It is believed that a decision will be reached within a few days. Noth ing will be done toward pushing a resolution through the legislature until "after the operators have been given a reasonable time to discuss the situation among themselves and also with the Governor. Final Session of City Institute For Teachers The final city institute for the cur rent school year was held in the audi torium of the Technical High school last evening and this morning with I)r. George D. Strayer, of Columbia University, and Dr. W. Byron For ■ •tish. Swarthmore, as the speakers. Dr. Strayer is also president of the National' Educational Association. At this morning's institute. Miss Elizabeth Baker discussed the pro gress the Woodruff salary raiser is making in the Legislature. Reports for the year were made by the various committees appointed by Superinten dent F. E. Downes. Brother of Dead Soldier Receives His War Medal I/cliiglitoii. Pa., March 22.—Ed ward H. Storm, of Leliighton, lias received a gold medal from the War Department, which had been award ed to his deceased brother, George, for volunteering to deliver a message to front line trenches. The brother was killed by Hun bullets on his way back to his sta tion. Textile Workers' Strike Is Settled I'u.ssaic, N. J., March 22. The strike of textile'workers which has been in progress eight weeks in volving 13,000 men and women and which resulted in serious rioting yesterday, was settled at a confer once lust night. Under the terms of settlement, as announced by Matthew Pluhar, strike leader, the strikers won union recognition, which was one of the chief points of contention, and also were granted a reduction in the working week from 55 to 4 8 hours. They had demanded a 44-hour week. Deaths and Funerals MRS. KLVIXA RHOADS Mrs. Elvina It bonds, widow of the late William Rhoads, died yesterday at the residence of George A. Dean, 957 flouth Twenty-first street. .She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Thomas Dean, of this city, and Mrs. Jess Lucey, of Illinois, ami two grandchildren, Mrs. Gordon Smiley, of this city, and Mrs. Mae Marshall, of Chicago. Funeral services will be held Mon day at 2 p. m. from the residence of Mrs. Gordon Smiley, 2430 Reel street. Burial will be in Paxtang cemetery. MISS GERTRUDE A. KOSER | Miss Gertrude A. Koser died early this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Koser, 1630 1-2 North Fifth street, after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. A. M. Stamets, pastor of the Augsburg Lutheran church, officiating. Burial will be in the Harrisburg cemetery. Miss Koser was a member of the Augsburg Lutheran church, and of Bethlehem Star Chapter No. 24 5. She Is sur vived by her parents, two brothers, J. Harry, of Harrisburg, and Charles F„ of Philadelphia, and a sister, Mrs. G. AV. Wilde, Lansdalc.. WRETCHED.GREEKS GET 'HOME Snioniki, March 22. Thousands of Greeks who were deported dur ing the war are returning to their home in Eastern Macedonia in a wretched condition because of the failure of the Bulgarian government to provide food and clothes for them, according to a report made to the American Red Cross by the officer in charge of the organization's work in Macedonia. PERMIT ISSUED A building permit was issued to C. Frank Class for the erection of an addition to the building in Mulberry street, near Eighteenth, at a cost of J6OO. NEUTRALS WOULD USE FORCE ONLY IN LAST RESORT Conference Discusses Article of Covenant League Which Provides For Coercive Measures if States Break Faith Paris, March 22. —Delegates to the conference of neutrals devoted con siderable time yesterday to the dis cussion of the article of the League of Nations covenant which provides for coercive measures against a state breaking relations with the league without submitting its grievances to the executive body of the league. Amendments were prepared stip ulating that force might used only in case of necessity that it might be brought to bear only after eco nomic pressure had been insufficient. VIENNA DESIRES CHARLES TO GET OUT OF COUNTRY By Associated I'ress. Copenhagen, March 22.—The Vienna government lias once more notified former Emperor Charles that it is desirable that he quit the country, but no pres sure has been brought to bear to force him to leave. It is declared that the maintenance of a court at Eckartsau, which it has been said former Emperor Charles would hold, is contrary to the new constitution adopted by the National Assembly. Some com mentators insist that the former Emperor convert his renunciation of the throne last November into an abdication for himself and the house of Hapsburg. MILLIONS FACE STARVATION [Continued from l-'irst Page.] dog, cat, horse, camel or any other living animal in the Igidir region. Starving women are tearing the flesh from the dead horses with their bare hands in a frantic effort to keep alive. The allotment for Dauphin county is $50,000 and for Harrisburg alone $38,000. The committee, with Charles W. Burtnett as county di rector, and B. 1. Dascnt, field direc tor, includes: Mrs. E. J. Hockenbury, William Jennings, Mrs. Gilbert Oullmcrry, James E. Lentz, Mrs. A. Stamm, Mrs. William Strouse, J. A. Aflleck, David Kaufman, Edward Bailey. I). E. Tracy, A. C. Stamm, E. A. llef felfinger, E. K. Herman, W. P. Starkey, Paul Johnston, W. T. Hild rup, E. z. Wallower, Prank C. Neely, E. J. Staclcpole, J. W. How man, P. H. Gregory, Mrs. M. E. Olm sted, Mrs. Lyman 1). Gilbert, Miss Anne McCormick, Mrs. A. H. Del linger, Mrs. A. K. Thomas, Mrs. W. P. Starkey, Mrs. O. H. Hunter, John Heathcote, the ♦Rev. Dr. Lewis S. Mudge and 11. B. McCormick. Explosion of Spraying Tank Kills One Man and Injures Companion William Hartman, thirty years old, of Yocumtown, was almost instantly killed late yesterday when a tank which was being used for spraying fruit trees, for some unexplained rea son, exploded. Harry Shupp, who was aiding in the spraying opera tion, is in a serious condition at the Harrisburg Hospital as a result of injuries suffered in the explosion. The men were working in one of the orchards on the L. E. Hartman I and Son fruit farm at the time. Hart man's head was crushed and his right arm broken by the flying met al. Shupp has a compound fracture of the left arm, severe internal in juries and bruises and lacerations of the body. The apparatus used in the work was a huge tank operated by a gaso line engine. At the time of the ex plosion the tank contained a solu tion of lime and sulphur. It Is be lieved that the compounds reacted in such a manner as to form an ex pansive gas, which caused the ex plosion. County Commissioners Hear Appeals From Middletown County commissioners held a spe cial session in Middletown to-day to hear appeals from property owners in the First ward of that borough. Recently at the meeting scheduled for Middletown it was found that the assessor hud not sent out no tices to owners in time and it was necessary to fix a special date for appeals. Because of (he assessments in Lower Paxton township, where the assessor admitted he had not fixed valuations as high a. 1 * they probably should be. the commissioners direct ed him to appear on Monday for a revision of figures in the entire town ship. To-day valuations of coal lands in Wiconisco, Williams and Lykcns townships were furnished to M. E. Stroup, local attorney for the Sus- Iquehanna Collieries Company. Ap peals from these will be heard April 3. Baker Has "No Interest" in Charges of Major Foster El Paso. Tex., March 22.—"Don't read me any more of that —I have no interest in it," Secretary Raker declared emphatically last night at the close of his speech on the League of Nations when shown the Associated Press report of Major Dick B. Foster's Kansas City address in which he charged the War Secre tary of "intentionally or unintention ally aiding and assisting the I. W. W. International Socialists and human itarians in their program of block ing construction of the army." ItORI) FAIRFAX ARRIVES New York. March 22.—After having landed 3,000 Canadian troops at Halifax, the White Star steam ship Baltic arrived here to-day from Liverpool with 376 passengers, in cluding Lord Fairfax, of Cameron. Lord Fairfax was formerly Albert Kirby Fairfax, member of a New York and London financial firm. RECOGNIZES LITHUANIANS New York, March.22. A cable message interpreted by the Lithuan ian Nutionni Council here as mean ing that Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland have recognized the In dependence of Lithuania was receiv ed by that organization to-day. and that small states might decline to take warlike steps. Lord Robert Cecil, who presided, said that if small states were allowed to refrain from military action, the forces of other states should be given permission to pass over their terri tories. Premier Venlzelos, of Greece, de clared incidentally during the discus sion that purely defensive alliance would be allowed under the League of Nations covenant. The principle that armaments should be reduced to a minimum was recognized by the conference. HARDING DENIES HE GOT MONEY TO PARDON BOY lowa Governor Brands as False Intimations of Corruption Des Moines, I owa, March 22.—• Governor W. L. Harding, referring to affidavits presented at yesterday's session of the lowa House Judiciary committee's investigation of the Rathbun pardon case, branded as "utterly preposterous" any intima- I tions that he acted corruptly in granting the pardon. The Governor's statement was | caused by an affidavit introduced as evidence by Attorney General H. M. Havner, in which William Rathbun, father of tho pardoned youth, as serted he gave $5,000 in currency to his attorney, George Clark, with the understanding that it was to go to the Governor. UNION FIGHT MAY BRING ON STRIKE [Continued from First Page.] ducted a vigorous campaign to push its organization in the steel towns. To oppose this tendency the Beth- I lehem, Midvale and Cambria com panies have instituted a scheme of ! plant organization and are conduct ing a vigorous campaign to enlist their employes In this movement, which involves outright repudiation of the American Federation of Labor. T. F, Conbov, chief organizer of the American Federation of Labor, at Johnstown, says that officials of the Cambria company have time and again coerced and intimidated their ignorant and foreign employes Into signing up with the company or ganization. David Williams, an or ganizer at Allentown, brings the same charges against the Bethlehem officials. "This policy," Mr. Morrison said to-day, "is one that could not be more effective in sowing the seeds of Bolshevism if it wjre coldly cal culated for that purpose. The most dangerous I. W. W. and Bolshevikl in this country are the reactionary employers who, as in a number of I Pennsylvania steel mills, are denying their employes the right to organ ize." Secretary Morrison made a hurry trip to Johnstown Sunday and ad dressed three mass meetings of the Cambria workmen, urging them to keep their heads in a trying situa ] tion and not to attempt a strike at i this time. It is known that, requests from the Department of Labor were partly responsible for his visit. At Bethlehem unrest is increased among the workers by the failure of the Bethlehem Steel Company to live up to the award of increased wages for machine shop workers made last summer by the War Labor Board. The company has taken the stand that the signing of the armis tice abrogated its responsibility, al | though the award was made soma months before the conclusion of hos tilities. A section of the War l.a.bor Board is still working on the in creased wage issue, and other points at issue between the company and the men. Charges that employes dropped by the Midvale plant at Coatesville | are now being deported from that. I city have caused the Department of I Labor 1o dispatch a conciliator to the scene with orders to collect full I evidence of what is being done. labor Accepts Challenge j The sympathies of the Department. of Labor are entirely with organ | ized labor in its fight in Pennsylva | nia. Assistant Secretar- of ' Louis Post regards unionization as the most effective bar against the spread of radical propaganda and agrees with Morrison that the seeds of Bolshevism are being scattered right and left by those employers who have set their faces against organized labor. In the meantime organized labor in the steel towns lias accepted the challenge of the employers. The first stop in its program is to link the organized employes of every plant together. The machinists have already coalesced into one head quarters their organizations in Har risburg, Steelton. Reading and Potts town, and plans for similar cen tralization are being formulated by members of the Amalgamated As sociation of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers in Pennsylvania. In Johnstown orders have been given to take a test vote on the question of n general strike, and it is reported that the Cambria Com pany is arming its guardß in prep aration for trouble. Indications are, i however, that, a strike will not ho called at one plant until all are in a position to support such a move. GIR ATtn COLLEGE ALUMNI HOI,IIS MONTHLY MEETING Fifteen graduates of Girard College, Philadelphia, were present at the second monthly meeting of the Central Penn sylvania Alumni of the college, held last evening. Joseph H. AVallazz, 'man ager of R. O. Dun and Company's local offices and widely known here, was thp oldest alumnus present. The Central Pennsylvania Alumni of Girard College meets the third Fri day of every month to renew old ac quaintances. The alumni have no officers, and pay no dues, and desire every former student of the college to attend the meetings at the Provident Life and Trust Company, Kunkel Ilqilding. Those present last night wero: Frank R. Davis. Samuel Fitting, William H. Fitting, Albert C. Hess Louis G. Hosfield. Albert Hoy. Ray F. Hoy, David Humes, H. E. King, R. if. Richmond, Charles 10. Sparver, George P. Tlllotson, Joseph H. Wallazz. all df Harrisburg, Herbert C. Price, of licwlg. town, and Albert Williams, of Lykens.
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