6
WILSON SEES
U. S. DELEGATES
IN SICK CHAMBER
Sufficiently Recovered From
Cold to Talk Over the
Peace Situation
Paris, April 7.—President Wilson
has reached a point so far on the roid
to recovery that Rear Admiral Grayson,
his personal physician, permitted him to
receive late yesterday the other Ameri
can peace commissioners. It was the first
time the President had talked to any one
other than Colonel House, Admiral
Grayson and the immediate members of
his household since he became ill.
The cold from which the President has
been suffering appears to have been
broken, and. unless complications ensue,
it is probable that he will be able to re
sume in part his work to-day. The fever
has disappeared but the President is still
weak, and it is not expected that he will
leave his room before Tuesday. It id ex
pected. however, that he will be strong
enough to-day to look after some of the
details of the peace negotiations, but
that he will not be in a condition to at
tend any of the meetings of the big four
until Tuesday.
President Poincare sent by an aid to
President Wilson a message of hopeful
ness, and the allied officials to the peace
conference again expressed their wishes
for his rapid recovery.
The reception by President Wilson of
Secretary of State Lansing. General
Bliss, Henry White and Colonel House
took place in the President's bed room.
The five men discussed the work done
since illness eliminated President Wilson
from the conference Thursday night and
planned the program for the present
week.
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MONDAY EVENING,
CARRIER PIGEON HELPS SAVE
AMERICAN IN ROUGH SEA
Carries Message of Distress into Hotel, From Where Navy
Yard Is Notified
Atlantic City, N. J., April 7.—A
blue-coated carrier pigeon was instru
mental in saving the life of Ensign
Finch, a navy ntrman, adrift in a flying
boat without fuel in a rough sea late
Saturday night while Judge Joseph Buf
fington, of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals of Pennsylvania and
his cousin, Lieutenant Matthew Taylor,
late commander of forces afloat in the
naval district, from Cape Hatteras to
Florida, were supporting actors in one
of the most remarkable rescues ever
made off the South Jersey coast.
William Lyall, of Toronto, was seated
in his beach front room at the Marlbor
ough-Blenheim Hotel, late last night,
when he was startled to find a exhaust
ed carrier pigeon fluttering in through
an open window. He notified the hotel
management and a porter conveyed the
bird to the office floor. Judge Buflington
and Lieutenant Taylor, who happened to
28TH DIVISION
TO RETURN HOME
MIDDLE OF MAY
Extra Effort Being Turned to
Plans For Big Reception
to Be Given Men
Extra efforts were put forward to
day to complete plans for the home
coming reception to be given Har
risburg members of the fighting
Keystone division when Adjutant
General C. P. Harris announced that
the Pennsylvania division will re
turn to America about the middle
of May.
"Pennsylvania's soldiers are being
returned to the United States on
practically every transport," writes
General Harris. "The Twenty-eighth
Division is scheduled to return the
middle of May."
It is possible that the Philadelphia
request to have the Twenty-eighth
Division men landed in that port
may be superseded by another ap
peal calling for the men's landing
in New York City. The reason for
this unexpected probability is con
tained in the answer of General Pay
ton C. March to delegates, questions
regarding the discharge of the
troops. If the soldierß are to be
discharged from camp within forty
eight hours as the general army
orders presage, the Philadelphia
delegation will ask that they be
landed at New York, be taken to
camp and discharged. It is pointed
out that the divisional review can
be held when these soldiers return
in a body, after their discharge.
A review in Philadelphia is pre
ferrable to having the troops land
there since it would be more a mat
ter of sentiment than of satisfaction
to have a number of small trans
ports land at that port, it Is pointed
out. If the troops were to bo land
ed there. It would be necessary to
use these transports since the
Levtathian. the Mauretania and
other large ships cannot land in
the Pennsylvania port.
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be there found a small cylinder of alum
inum about an inch in length clamped to
its leg. Upon a piece of paper not much
bigger than a special delivery stamp in
the tiny receptable was this message of
appeal from the sea:
"Down ten miles west of submarine
chaser at 4.15 p. m.. no gas.
"Ensign Finch."
Lieutenant Taylor communicated with
headquarters of the Fourth naval dis
trict, at the Philadelphia navy yard on
the telephone. Instantly the news was
flashed to the Cape May naval base.
At 1 o'clock this morning the Cape
May naval base called Lieutenant Tay
lor from his bed to inform him that sub
marine chasers hurriedly dispatched off
shore, had found Ensign Finch and his
disabled machine and returned them to
safety.
Naval headquarters asked that the
bird in the case be given the best care
possible and returned to Cape May.
COLLECTIONS ARE
HEAVY FOR BIG
RUMMAGE SALE
Contributions Received Today
Range From Parrot Cage
to an Organ
While many truckloads of articles
of all sorts were delivered this morn
ing at the Rummage Sale headquart
ers, in Market street, next to the
Victoria theater, the women in charge
jof the assembling of the goods de
| elated that much more is needed to
I make the Rummage Sale a complete
| cuccess.
i The articles received to-day ranged
j all the way from a large parrot cage
! to an (Id-fashioned Estey organ.
I The millinery department of the
Rummage Sale is going to be well
I stocked from all a ..>aucv. There
i were hats representing the models
of the last Ave years and a number
' representing the models of twenty
j years ago. Women who go to the
I Rummage Sale and spend a few min
[ utes at the millinery counter will
tind much to be amused over.
I While Ave tons of old clothing were
j gathered in Harrisburg during the
j last few weeks for Belgium and oth
! er foreign relief, the city seems to
I have been holding out for the Rum
image Sale, because large quantities
of men's and women's clothing have
been received and much more is >x-
I pected.
I "We are verW anxious to secure
I men's clothing," said Mies Anne Mc
| Cormick this morning. "Hundreds of
men come to the Rummage Sale every
year for clothes which they use at
work. It is particularly important
that we receive large numbeis of
I pairs of second-hand trousers and
j shoes. The demands for trousers and
; shoes are always much greater than
the supply."
The various chairmen of commit
tees were all at the Rummage Sale
headquarters this morning. Carpcn
ers were completing shelves
and counters and in the rear of the
building trucks were being unloaded
j of articles gathered during the last
several weeks, l
Included in the list of unusual ar
ticles which will be offered for sale
j are a young shoat and a pedigreed
i Airdale puppy. It is likely that these
! two animals will be in such demand
i that they will be auctioned oft in
! stead of sold. This will be determ
i ined before Thursday by the execu
-1 tive committee.
An old cavalry saber was received
Saturday, and some one sent a cedar
j wood shirt-waist box.
| To-day. tomorrow and Wednesday
will be given over to the collection
and placing of the articles which are
to be sold during three da>-3. begin
ning Thursday. Persons who have
! articles which the Rummage Sale
| headquarters may send for are re
quested to call Mrs. John Fox Weiss
I at her residence or at the Rummage
| Sale headquarters, the telephone of
| which is 4901-J.
V. GRANT FORRER AGAIN
TAKES I P HIS DITIES
V. Grant Forrer, the right hand of
City Commissioner Gross in the man-
I agement of the park system of Har
risburg. is out again after a severe
j surgical operation from which he is
; rapidly recovering. He is able to give
; attention to the details of the park
i routine and is already on the job. Mr.
j Forrer was conAned to bed for sev
; eral weeks after the operation, but
I is now feeling quite well and rapidly
I recovering his strength.
BABIUBBimo dAI TBLEGRXPH
SOVIETS MERGE
WITH UKRAINES;
HAND OVER GUNS
The Bolsheviki Withdraw in
Northern Lithuania After
Severe Fighting
By Associated Press.
Stnnlslau, Galicia, April 7. The
Soviet army to-day Jonted with the
Ukrainian forces, handing over to
them thirty-live guns.
Stockholm, April 7. Bolshevik
forces are withdrawing from all of
northern Lithuania after severe light
ing in which they have lost severely.
Bolshevik soldiers have mutinied at
several places, according to an af
flcial statement issued by the Lith
uanian press bureau at Kovno. The
statement says the Lithuanians have
captured the towns of PonevleJ and
Kuplsjkis, after violent fighting, the
Bolsheviki retiring di nisorder toward
Dvinsk.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISRIRG SIDE
Philadelphia Division. The 114
crew to go first after 1 o'clock: 113,
121, 112, 120, 119, 109. 117, 124, US,
102, 127, 106, 116, 107 110, 104.
Firemen for 106, 100, 116, 124.
Conductors for 118, 121.
Flagmen for 107
Brakemen for (2) 104, 107, US.
Engineers up: Ream, A. Iv. Steffy,
Howard, May, Andrews. Schwartz,
Wiker, Brown. Smith, Blankenhorn,
McDonald, Bair, Anderson, Gable,
Gaeckler, Dolby.
Firemen up: Netzly, Brallcy, Mor
agn, Klntz. Copp, Good, Wood, Ellis,
Leach, G. J. Kimmich, W. W. Rider,
W. R. Kimmich, Wllliard. Fenster
macher, Craley, Kirchoft, Fry, \ar
ner. Brown, Slaider.
Conductors up: Boyle:
Brakemen up: Funston, Esoenshadc,
Etzweiler, Zimmerman, Schrivcr, Bel
ford, Kassemer, Hackman, Werdt, E.
L. Craver, Murphy, Preston, Mongan,
Enders, Altemus, Yohe, Burger, Eich
elberger. Cook, Brown, Killian, Me-
Carty, Arndt.
Middle Division —The 221 crew to
go first after 1.15 o'clock: 23, 36, 27,
19. 24, 29. 26, 17, SO, 31.
Engineers wanted for 23.
Firemen wanted for 31.
Conductors wanted for 27.
Brakemen wanted for 23, 19.
Engineers up: Tettermer, Albright,
Bomberger, Howard, Peightal, Buck
waiter.
Firemen up: Primm, M .rris, Kep
ner Schoftstall, Schm.lt, Keiter,
Swab.
Brakemen up: Eley, Shade, G. W.
Deckard, Shearer, Fenieal, Clemm,
Clouser, Shelley, Blaco, Leonard. Corl.
Yard Hoard—Engineer for SC. 1,
15C, 32C.
Firemen for 2, 15C.
Engineers up: Goodman, Hurling,
Beckwith, Maehamer, Fulton Fells.
Firemen up: W. E. Kruges, N. Lau
ver, Gormley, Wirt, Bruaw, P. S.
Smith, G. K. Smith, Rothe, Spahr,
Charles, Otstot.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division. The 229
crew to go first after 1.15 o'clock:
211, 210, 230, 250, 207, 236, 234, 226,
220. 201, 244, 206, 223, 205, 240.
Engineers for 230.
Firemen for 231, 207, 236.
Conductors for 210, 230, 220, 201
and 244.
Flagmen for 220.
Brakemen for (2) 210, 201, 244, 240.
Conductors up: P. O. Wallace. Eb
rer, Gemperling, May, Cullen, Ilus
son.
Flagmen up: R. J. Swab.
Brakemen up: Anderson, Freedman,
Tdorgan, Carper, Schuffler, Brighaupt,
Shenk, Vatulli, Eshleman, Smeltzer,
Derrick, Singer, Lesher, Vogelsong,
Lee, Garlin, Rutsill, Colyman, Reis-
Inger.
Middle Division—The 241 crew to
go first after 2 o'clock: 101, 108, 106,
122, 111, 114, 103, 104.
Engineers for 101, 10S,
Firemen for 10S, 122, 111, 103.
Conductors for 108. 111, 103.
Brakemen for 101, 108, 106, 1 22, 103
and 104.
Yard Board—Engineers up: Rider,
Hill, Boyer, Kling, Branyon, Kauff
man.
Firemen up: Holmes, A. W. Wag
ner, Sadler. Hutchison, Swigart, O. J.
Wagner, Wolf.
Engineers for 137, change crew.
Firemen for Ist 104, 2nd 129, 3rd
129, change crew, 113.
PASSENGER SERVICE
Middle Division—Engineers up: G.
O. ICeiser, J. W. Smith, F. F. Schreck,
J. A. Spott i, R. M. C.-ano, W. D. Mc-
Dougal, C. D. Holienbaugh, W. C.
Graham, James Keano, S. H. Alex
sn-ur, O. 1 . Millorf P. Keano, H. F,
Kcepps, W. C. Black, J. Crinr.ncl.
Engineers wanted for 0C5,1'-21.
Firemen up: G. L. Huggins, H. M.
Cornpropst, '•* <)■ HillPil It I) Pee,
1-J F. Koller. H. Naylor, K. M. Lyt< r,
T r . A. Schra-'dsr, G. huss, F. Dy
s'nrer. 11. A IVohlint E. IV, Winand,
1), F. Hudson.
I'liilndelphbt Division —Engineers
up C. R. Osmond. M. I'leam, D. A.
Kennedy, I T h U'lliums.
Firemen up tip; .1. M. White, . L.
Floyd, W. 11. Aulthcusu, E. D. Mo-
Ncsl, H. Stoe.ef.
Willianispor! Division —Engineers
cp None.
Firemen up: C. E. Smith. J. L.
Msnghes.
Firemen wanted for 503.
THE HEADING
The 14 crew to go first after 3.15
o'clock: 5, 72, 62, 60, 64, 55, 57, 61,
69, 3.
Engineers for 5.
Firemen for 57, 62, 5.
Conductors for 5.
Flagmen: None.
Brakemen for 63, 55, 60, 61, 62, 62,
69 and 14.
Engineers up: Middaugh, Schubauer.
Morrison, Barnhart, Wireman, Freed.
Kettner, McCurdy, Jones, Emerick,
Martin, Kauffman, Monroe, Clouser,
More.
Firemen up: Smith, Deckert, Speck,
Scheetz, Saul, Grimes, Fitzgerald,
Bohner, Emerick, Faekler, Deardoiff,
Fahnestock, Shover, Kuntz, Vogel
song.
Conductors up: Morris, Fleagle.
Flagmen up: Greenwood, Edmond
son, Cochenauer, Peters, Keener,
Selgheman, Stahl, Kichman, Morrow,
Weiley, Lukens, Wamplcr, Zink, Hess,
Miles, Reilall, Schubauer, Garner,
Rhinehart, Ensminger, Potteiger,
Lenker, Koons.
Brakemen up: Darell, Gallagher.
PROMOTED TO MAJOR
IN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
His many friends in this city will
be glad to know of the promotion of
Captain John Eric Ericson, serv
ing with the engineers In the Ameri
can expeditionary forces in France,
who has been promoted to the rank
of major. Major Ericson was former
ly Identified with the steel Interests
in Harrisburg and has many friends
here. He has recently been located
at Camp De Auvoir, Melun-fur-Yevre.
PERSONAL—SOCIAL
MRS. SANDERS HAS
A SONG RECITAL
Will Present Advanced Pupils
in Concert at Stieff Rooms
on Tuesday Evening
Mrs. James G. Sanders, contralto
soloist at Pine Street Presbyterian
ohurcli, has issued invitations for a
song recital to be given to-mororw
evening at 8.15 o'clock in the music
hall of the Stieff warerooms, 24
North Second street. The following
program will be presented:
"In This Hour of Softened Splen
dor," Pinsuti, the Cecilia quartet:
Mrs. Howard Genslcr, Miss Mabel
Bright, Miss Edna Landis, Miss Clare
Monn; "Come Into the Garden
Love," Salter; "Dawn," Leoni; "But
terfly Time," Vernon, Mrs. Howard
Gensler; "The Wanderer's Niglit
Song," Rubenstein, Miss Landis,
Miss Monn; "Song of the Persian
Captive," Daniels; "Wind Song,"
Rodgers; "One Day," Johnston;
"The Rosy Morn," Ronald, Mrs.
William H. Witherow; "The Angel,"
Rubenstein, Miss Landis. Miss Monn;
"Yesterday and To-day," Spross;
"The Fairy Pipers," Brewer; "May
time," Coerne, Mrs. Howard Gen
sler: "Folk Song," MacDowell:
"When It is Nighttime," Bran
scombe; recitative and aria (Sam
son et Dedloh) Saint-Sains, Mrs.
William H. Witherow; "The Merry
Miller," DeKovcn, The Cecilia quar
tet; Mrs. Henry Lentz, accompan
ist; piano courtesy of Stieff Piano
Company. *
This is the first student program
arranged in this city by Mrs. San
ders. a former member of the vocal
faculty of the University of Wis
consin.
Story Tellers League
in Business Meeting
There will be a business meeting of
the Story Tollers League hold to-morrow
evening at 7.30 o'clock in the director's
room of the Public Library. Walnut
street, with Mrs. H. G. Keffer, the
president presiding.
Nominations for officers to be elected
at the annual meeting in May. will be
made. The story program will include
tales from the Old Testament told by
Miss Rhedna Mayer, Mrs. Harold Bald
win. Miss Margaret Rocket and Mrs. F.
M. Hunter.
I This evening, Mrs. Keffer will meet
t for the first time with her new class of j
twenty in story telling at the home of j
Mrs. R. H. Thomas, Jr., Mechaniesburg. j
Mrs. Thomas is president of the Me- |
clianicsburg Woman's club which hopes j
to have a Story Telling League in that j
place later on.
Guests of Miss Kline
Make Many Easter Eggs
Guests of Miss Kline at her Derry
street home spent a pleasant evening
in music and games followed by a buf
fet supper. Chocolate Easter eggs were
made later in the evening amid much
merriment by the guests. Miss Helen
Yentch played piano numbers and Miss
Thelma Wright sang for the pleasure
of the company.
In the party were: Miss Bena Kline
Miss Martha Yentch, Miss Fells, Miss
Marion Kline, Miss Perling, Miss Helen
Yentch, Miss Dorothy Wolf, Miss Kath
arine Kline, Miss Mary Martin, Miss t
Coones, Miss Minnie McDonald, Miss i
Jennie Crist. Miss Lillie Johnson. Miss j
Esther Nagle. Miss Thelma Wright. :
Richard Ilarman, Daniel Markley, Stew- i
art Harman, T. T. Markley,' "Micky" !
Martin. Joseph Martin. Edgar Fair. I
Stewart Hess. Stmuel Holtry, Edward J
Craig. John Beck, Ralph Coons, James!
Burns, Charles Goldsmith and J. J. 1
Davis.
Committee of Women
Planning For Rotary Tea
Mrs. Norris S. Longaker, chair
man of the tea committee for the
Rotary visiting ladies, called a meet
ing of her assistants at her home. North
Third street, for Wednesday evening.
Complete plans will be outlined for the
event to be held in the Civic club Fri
day afternoon as a wind-up of the con
vention festivities.
There will be some music and Mrs.
Howard C. Fry and Mrs. Eli N. Her
shey will preside at the tea table assist- i
ed by the ladles of the committee, in- |
eluding Mrs. Longaker, Mrs. Edwin j
S. Herman, Mrs. Charles J. Wood. Jr..
Mrs. James P. McCullough, Mrs. Arthur '
D. Bacon and Mrs. Samuel Z. Shope. j
FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS J
The High School Club of the Y. W. j
C. A. will hold a cabinet meeting and j
cabinet supper, to-morrow at 5.30 o'clock i
in the club rooms. Later in the evening j
the regular club meeting will be held j
and the six lessons in Christian Citizen- '
ship having been completed, the regular
program will be resumed.
BENEFIT CARD PARTY
Mrs. Lawrence Lady arranged a card
party for the benefit of St. Matthew's
Lutheran S. S. held at the Lodge rooms.
Third and Cumberland streets. There i
was a goodly attendance at the pleas- ]
ant event.
Additional Social on Page 4
COLUMBUS SNYDER BURIED
New Cumberland, Pa., April 7. —
Funeral services for Columbus Sny
der were held at the homo at Mar- 1
ket and Fifth streets on Saturday
afternoon and were attended by!
many relatives and friends. The,
Rev. V. T. Price, of Baughman Me- j
morial Methodist Church, officiated. |
Mrs. Rue and Mrs. William Keister j
sang a duet. The pallbearers were: j
H. F. Kohr, E. H. Fisher, J. A. i
Sprenkel, Samuel Besecker, Charles!
Desenberger and Harry Kaufman.
Burial was made at Mount Olivet
cemetery.
Little Brother Run-Down
Cried and Fretted—llow He j
Recovered
Mountainvlllc, N. Y.—"My little
brother had typhoid fever, and It
left him with no appetite, weak,
run-down and always crying.—
Vinol proved a wonderful tonic in;
building him up and restoring his!
strength after everything else j
failed."—Lucy Sherman.
The reason Vinol was so success- j
ful in this little boy's case, is be
cause it cor%iins the very elements j
needed to build up a weakened,
run-down system, make rich, red 1
blood and create strength,
George A. Gorgas, druggist; Ken-i
nedy's Medicine Store, 321 Market)
St.; C. F. Kramer, Third and Broad|
Sts.; Kitzmiller's Pharmacy, 1325
Derry St.; J. Nelson Clark, and
druggists everywhere.
P. —Our Saxol Salve stops Itch- ,
ing and begins healing at once.
DAUGHTERS 1812
MEET THURSDAY
President of Lebanon Valley
College to Speak and Cele
brated Quartet to Sing
Keystone chapter, U. S. Daughters of
1812 will meet Thursday afternoon,
April 10 in the Civic club at 2.30 o'clock
with the Regent, Mrs. Samuel Z. Shoope,
presiding.
Dr. George D. Gossard, president of
Lebanon Valley College will speak on:
"lie-Amerlcanlzatlon." Dr. Gossard is
an eminent educator who is much
sought after as a lecturer. The Leba
non Valley Quartet of singers who
have closed a successful soring engage
ment >jill give several numbers and Mrs.
Robert M. Reeves, contralto soloist of
the Grace Methodist church choir, will
sing. Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones will
give current events as usual. Refresh
ments will close the interesting pro
gram, with Mrs. Shope and Mrs. C. J.
Wood. Jr , vice-Regent, hostesses. The
club has extended the guest privilege
to the ladies of the liotarians who come
here this week in district convention.
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
Coal Company Answers Editorial
and Asks Fair Treatment
The Editorial entitled "Coal
Assessments" that appeared in
the Telegraph on Friday last,
although probably not so in
tended, is an unwarranted at
tack upon the coal companies,
unsupported by any facts or
evidence, and cannot be passed
by unnoticed and unanswered.
Such statements therein con
tained, as "Commissioners
Stine and Cuntbler * * *
should not permit the corpora
tions to 'bluff them into radi
cal revisions of the figures
* * *. The coal companies are
playing to the galleries in their
advertisements," are most cer
tainly unfair. The Coal Com
pany has used the columns of
the paper as an advertising
medium to dispose ot' its prop
erty and the Telegraph, by this
editorial, undertakes to advise
the public that this advertise
ment does not mean what it
says. Suppose this course of
conduct were to be pursued
with respect to other adver
tisements, how long do you
suppose they would continue
to use the columns of the Tele
graph as an advertising medi
um? Suppose similar treat
ment were to be given Dives,
Pomeroy & Stewart; Doutrich,
Bowman & Company, and the
host of other advertisers, and
the public advised in the edi
torial columns of the paper
that these advertisements were
a "bluff;" that they were
"playing to the galleries;" that
it was mere "stage play," how
long do you suppose they
would continue to patronize
the paper?
Does the Editor of the Tele
graph really and honestly be
lieve that the company is bluf
fing in its effort to dispose of
this property, under the pres
ent circumstances and condi
tions? If he does, let me as
sure him that he has formed
and expressed an opinion with
out any knowledge whatsoever
of the facts. Let me assure
him, in all sincerity, that the
offer of sale of this property
for the sum of one million
four hundred thousand dollars
is bonatide, absolutely and pos
itively made in good faith.
Several weeks ago, when the
County Commissioners re
ceived an intimation that the
company would be willing to
sell this property for one mil
lion live hundred thousand
dollars, the Patriot published
an interview wherein E. Ells
worth Davies, the expert em
ployed by the County to advise
the Commissioners of the real
value of these coal mines, was
reported to have said that if
such an offer were to be made
by the Company he would
have a dozen purchasers ready
to gobble it up. Well, here is
an offer not at one million live
hundred thousand dollars, as
formerly reported, but one
million four hundred thousand
dollars, or ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS less,
and this is his opportunity.
Let him come along with his
dozen purchasers. The Com
pany has made the offer and
is ready and more than wil
ling to be gobbled up. If he
can't find a dozen purchasers,
one, I am sure, will be suffi
cient for the purpose; and, if
he cannot find one purchaser
for a property which he has
advised the County Commis
sioners is worth more than
•EIGHTY-SIX MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS, and for which the
Company now asks but one
million four hundred thou
sand dollars, how does he ex
pect either the County Com
missioners or the citisens of
this to have any con
fidence whatsoever either in
his ability as an engineer or
in the statements which he
made concerning the purchase
of this property? For theHO
services which ho is rendering
the County, I am advised by
the County Controller, that this
expert has already drawn from
the County Treasury the sum
MICHAEL E. STROUP,
Local Counsel Susquehanna Collieries Co.
MONDAY EVENING,
STRIKERS BREAK
OUT INTO RIOT;
BOMB TENEMENT
Lawrence, Mass., Stirred by
Explosion und Outburst
of Mill Workers
Lawrence, Mass., April 7. —Riot-
ing, marked by promiscuous firing
by strike sympathizers nnd police,
opened the tentli week of the tex
tile strikes hero to-day.
The outbreak occurred in the vi
cinity of the Everett mills shortly
before 7 o'clock, a few hours after
tho city had been stirred by tho ex
plosion of a bomb in a tenement
house in the same neighborhood.
Early reports indicated that no
one was wounded by the shooting,
although several rioters and police
men were injured by sticks, stones
and clubs.
Tho rioting started when a few
strike sympathizers began throwing
stones at mill windows and then
shifted their attack to policemen
who sought to quiet them. The
crowd grew rapidly until there were
several hundred persons in the vi
cinity and the little squad of officers
on duty called for reserves. City
Marshal Timothy O'Brien responded
with a large force.
Police Draw Revolvers
Finding their clubs ineffective, the
police drew their revolvers, and
of $9,000 of the money of the
taxpayers of this County. Let
me ask the people of the Coun
ty to decide for themselves
whom they believe to bo
"bluffing," Mr. Davies or the
coal company.
If the Editor is yet of the
opinion that the offer of sale
is not made in all sincerity,
permit me to make another
suggestion. The Penn-Harris
Hotel in this city was erected
and llnanced by local capital
and at a cost of approximately
one and one-half million dol
lars, and, in view of this fact,
the amount involved in the
purchase of this property
might very easily be handled
and financed by local capital.
If Davies, the expert, com
mands such unbounded confi
dence, the Chamber of Com
merce might be willing to take
this up, for here, we are told
by him, there is an actual cash
value ol' eighty dollars for
every dollar to be invested —•
to say nothing about the enor
mous profits that will be
earned from the operation of
these so-called valuable coal
deposits.
Another surprising state
ment contained in this editor
ial reads as follows: "One ol
the coal companies (Susque
hanna Collieries) says its hold
ings are worth less than two
millions of dollars, although
it confesses to a pay roll each
year amounting to more than
two million two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
There is such a variance here
and such an absurd difference
between the company valua
tions and annual revenue, that
the Commissioners should ac
cept the estimates of their
own disinterested experts and
let the matter be threshed out
in the Courts, if the Compa
nies continue to object." Ab
surd differences between the
Company valuations and annu
al revenues, indeed! Sineo
when has a pay roll become a
source of revenue to the Com
pany? If our own expenses
were to be treated as revenues,
every mother's son of us in a
very short time, I submit,
would become most nauseat
ingly wealthy. What propor
tion do you suppose the pay
roll of the Bethlehem Steel
Company in this County bears
to its assessed value?
The Commissioners are also
requested to accept the esti
mates of their "disinterested
experts" and, if the companies
object, to let "them fight it
out in court." Surely the edi
tor cannot and does not mean
what he says. I am willing to
concede that this expert is just
about as "disinterested" as the
most capricious person could
possibly desire him to be.
About six months ago I in
formed the County Commis
sioners that the company
would be very glad to open its
books, its records, its maps
and its mines, for inspection in
order that a fair and just valu
ation might be placed upon its
property, and that they were
welcome to go over the prop
erty and into the mines. I
have no doubt they so In
formed and advised their ex
pert. But he has not seen fit
to do so. The acreage and the
tracts are well defined on the
ground, yet he has not seen fit
to make a physical examina
tion of the property and re
turns an acreage far in ex
cess of that to which the com
pany has.ever claimed title. Its
books, and the books and rec
ords of the mine inspector of
this district, were at all times
open to him for inspection,
where he could have easily
learned how much coal was
mined, and how much WJVS be
lieved to remain unmlned, but
he has not done so, and has
returned tracts of land which
do not now, nor at any time
did have, a pound of coal be
neath their surface, as con
taining millions of dollars'
worth of coal, and has advised
the assessment of a property
which is now advertised for
their shots wore answered by other:
from the crowd. Men and womei
appeared at windows with missiles
and the police lirod toward them t<
drive them from their points of van
tago. •
The rioting occurred at Commot
and Newburg streets, where then
arc many tenement houses. Tin
crowd driven back by the polici
sought shelter among tho buildings
taking with them those who hac
been injured by tho officers' clubs.
Windows in a number of tin
houses wero broken and there wai
much similar damage at tho
mill. This plant was closed soor
after tho strike for 54 hours' pay ant
•IS hours' work was inaugurated ant
has not been reopened.
llomh Tears Cellar Wall
Tho bomb explosion occurred be
fore daylight in a house at 41 New
berry street. The rear door anc
porch were destroyed and tho eel
lar wall of the house torn open bj
the explosion. Although a score o
persons were in tho house attend'
ing a wake, no one was injured. Sev
eral persons In nearby homes wen
thrown from their beds.
Police officials said the bomt
probably was intended for an adjoin
ing house occupied by mill workers
who recently moved here and took
jobs left by strikers.
Twont.v-tliree Arrests Made
Twenty-three arrests were madt
during the disturbance this morning
nineteen charges of rioting, four foi
disturbances and one for interfering
with an officer. Tho police salt
they were unable to tlnd the persons
responsible for the bomb explosion
Officer John Malian, of Lowell
who was struck in the face by c
stone, was reported in a serious con
dition. No other officers were bad
ly hurt.
sale for one million four hun
dred thousand dollars at over
EIGHTY-SIX MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS. For such services
has already received from
the taxpayers of the county
the sum of NINE THOUSAND
DOLLAUS. Surely he cannot
properly be called a disinter
ested expert in view of the
lack of interest he has mani
fested in making a true and
just valuation of this prop
erty.
Furthermore, why does the
editor request that the Com
missioners accept estimates
which do not even amount to
a good guess and, if the com
pany continues to object, to
"lot the matter bo threshed
out in Court," particularly in
view of the fact that the com
missioners, in an honest effort
to perform their sworn duty
in making an equitable assess
ment of this property, have
requested the company to pre
sent its side of the question?
If they follow the advice given
them in the editorial, such pro
cedure will be useless. No fair
minded citizen will desire the
company to present its evi
dence beforo a packed Jury,
yet such would be the result
If this advice wore to bo fol
lowed.
These Coal Mines mean more
to the Upper End of Dauphin
County than do the Steel Mills
to the Lower End and the City
of Harrisburg. Why do you
not send out your reporters, or
some competent disinterested
person to Investigate, learn
and report to the citizens of
the Lower End of this county
what relation these mines hear
to the life of that community.
The assessment recommended
by this expert will result not
in n grievous taxation, but
actually and truly, in a con
liseation of the property: and
It is just as idle to say in this
editorial that the public will
not permit the company to
cease operations, made finan
cially impossible by.such taxa
tion, as it is to say that the
steel plants will not he per
mitted to close Mown for lack
of orders.
The Editorial column of a
newspaper is a very great fac
tor in moulding public senti
ment. Personally, I believe it
to be the greatest human
agency, or power, either for
good or evil, in existence to
day. All that we ask in this
matter is fair treatment and
that judgment be suspended
until both sides are heard and
all of the facts submitted. Mr.
Humphreys has renewed the
offer to the County Commis
sioners to lay the books and
the records and the mines
open for inspection. For pub
lic information, pending the
present offer of salo and its
acceptance, I desire to say that
I will submit to any or all of
the local newspapers any and
all facts that they may request
concerning this mining prop
erty—the acreage, the coal
measures, the coal mined out,
the coal believed to be yet re
maining in place, the costs of
operation and all other mat
ters, so far as I am able, tbat
will throw any additional light
upon its true value, and, in
support of these facts to bo
submitted, the records and
maps of the Company will be
open for inspection.
This offer of salo has been
called a "bluff." Let me again
say it is no "bluff." It is a
bonalide offer. Let me also
say that this offer to submit
facts for the information of
the public is no "stage play"
or "theatrical" or "bluff," nor
is it intended to bo "spectacu
lar." It Is made in good faith
and in the hope that it will bo
accepted and the coal situa
tion in this county placed be
fore the citizens and taxpay
ers in its true light.
If you consider the offer a
"bluff," call it. To purchase
the property will require one
million four hundred thousand
dollars. To call this "bluff"
will not cost the taxpayers of
this county ONE RED CENT.