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LXXXVIII—NO. 178 20 PAGES D * l " HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1919. ""K&fSSS "i&'cFcSSiP HOME EDITION
GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO
REDUCE PRICES OF FOOD;
TRAINMEN DEMAND CUT
Whole Energy Is
Devoted to
Problem
ALL BRANCHES
ARE AT WORK
Sale of Goods
Through Mails
First Step
By .daociafecf Press.
Washington, July 31.—Presi
dent Wilson is giving "deep
and very thoughtful considera
tion to the high cost of living, it
was announced to-day at the
White House and all branches
of the Government that might
aid in solving the problem are
at work.
Through Post Otliccs
First steps in the Federal govern
ment's attempt to reduce the high
cost of living were taken to-day with
the inauguration of a plan for the
sale of $125,000,000 worth of army
food stocks direct to the people with
every postmaster and mail carrier
over the country acting as a sales
man.
Distribution of the surplus food
in this manner was requested by the
House of Representatives and de
tails were worked out at confer
ences between Secretary Baker.
Postmaster General J3urleson and
Representative Kelly, of Pennsyl
vania. author of the House reso
lution.
Investigating Raises
At the Department of Justice in
vestigations into causes of increas
ing living costs were under way '
with particular attention being given
to the question of whether producers
or dealers had combined in viola
tion of law to raise prices of neces
sities.
Meanwhile there was pending in
the House a resolution proposing
that the Federal Trade Commission
investigate rising costs of coffee,
sugar, shoes and clothing.
Secretary Baker at the close of
the conference said a price list cov
ering the entire available surplus
would be prepared at once by As
sistant Secretary CrowelL The list,
it was said at the Post Office De
partment. would be sent out to each
of the 54.000 postmasters of the
country and to every rural route
carrier.
The postmasters and carriers un- j
der arrangements made at the con
ference will act as government sales
men. informing interested consumers
of the prices and methods of sale
and taking orders for the foodstuffs.
Railroad Shopmen Are
Assured of Wage Jump;
Warned Nol to Strike
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 31. Represen
tatives of the six railroad shops who
are in conference with railroad ad
ministration officials, telegraphed to
shop employes over the country to
day not to strike pending final set
tlement of their demands. The work
men were informed that the railroad
administration had consented to en- !
ter into a national agreement with
the unions covering rules and work
ing conditions.
The committee represented 45<f.900 I
men. Two broad subjects were up
for consideration—creating of a na- I
tional agreement and "a very sub- !
stantial" increase in wages to meet \
Increased living costs, which the I
committee said had caused a serious
state of unrest among the shopmen. ;
"We are now officially assured by i
the Director General that the Rail- I
road administration wil sig-n na
tional agreement," said the telegram I
to the shopmen. An earnest effort is '
now being made by the Director Gen
eral to give us definite information
at earliest possible moment as to
position of railroad administration
regarding wage matters.
"The succesful termination of our
efforts depends upon the united sup
port of all men involved. There must
bo no stoppage of work during these 1
negotiations."
TURN BACK RAILROADS
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, July 31. The Mexl- j
can railways and the Pan American '
Railway, which systems traverse the
territory between the capital and the !
Gulf of Mexico and the Isthmus,
have been turned back to separate !
management. Information from re- I
liable source is that the government !
probably will return the systems to
the private owners within a month. '
THE WEATHER
Harrlsburg nnd Vicinity: Unset
tled weather, probably showers
to-night anil Friday. \ot much
change In temperature, lowest
to-night about 70 degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania. Showers
probably to-night nnd Friday,
warmer In north portion to
night. Moderate south winds.
River: The main river will rise
slightly or remain nenrly sta
tionary. All tributaries prob
ably will continue to fall slow
ly. A stage of about 4.3 feet Is
Indicated for Harrlsburg Friday
morning.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
WHAT IS
WRONG?
What is the matter with
food prices in Harrisburg?
Lemons sold yesterday in
local markets at throe for 10
cents, or at the -ate of 10
cents a dozen. A reputable
storekeeper ion paces away
was selling the same quality
of lemons, supposedly at a
profit suitable to him, for 18
cents a dozen.
A good .trade of breakfast
bacon was kept up to a price
and sold at GO cents a pound.
The same grade could be pur
chased in fie city, if the con
sumer was lucky enough to
lind this shopkeeper, for 13
cents.
Several weeks ago fancy
head lettuce brought here
from California sold for 20
cents. One well-known dealer
congratulated himself on his
business acumen in buying a
stock when other dealers
thought it could not be sold
for that high figure. When
other dealers found it could
be sold, more put it on sale
and the price increased to 25
and then to SO cents, because
the people wanted it.
The question arises: Are
prices based on a fair profit
or what certain dealers be
lieve consumers will pay?
WILL SUBMIT
BIDS ON ARMY
CANNED FOOD
Committee Hopes to Buy
Goods Low Enough to In
sure Fair Saving
Harrisburg's municipal food com
mittee to-day was asked to bid on
j canned goods now stored at the
reserve depot at New Cumberland,
j The bid will be arranged to-morrow
■ and turned over to Lieutenant J. R.
Boyle. The committee will meet
at the Mayor's office at 11 o'clock.
| It is expected that Lieutenant Boyle
will, have samples of the goods on
J hand.
Because of the slowness with
which municipalities have been mov
i ing in getting the food before the
! people at reduced prices, the gov
ernment has decided to open the
I stocks for general sale through the
j Post Office Department.
I This will give everybody a chance
i to have the canned vegetables and
! cured meats delivered to his door
by means of the parcel post. The
War Department now is preparing
I a list of prices.
| Mayor Keister has received nu
i merous inquiries regarding a supply
of food for Harrisburg. Reports from
l other cities receiving supplies have
| resulted in many residents in this
city asking why food cannot be
, sold in Harrisburg. The Mayor has
i tried to have it understood that
| when it is possible to get the food
I at prices that will give the people
of this city a chance to buy at low
I cost, the supply will be forthcom
| ing.
Altoona to Buy Again
Reports from Altoona show a very
j satisfactory result over the sale of
I the first carload of goods. Up to
! last evening there remained but 750
j pounds of bacon unsold. This was
, practically sold but the purchasers
| had either left the city or had
; placed an order through more than
• one source, and the small surplus
; resulted. It was expected that the
: bacon would be sold by noon to
day.
Because of the success of the
; sale of the first carload of goods, a
< second carload will be ordered by
1 Altoona before the close of the
i week. A list of goods on sale at New
j Cumberland has been forwarded to
j Altoona along with a list of prices.
Probable Local Order
It is probable that the local com
mittee will order bacon, in crate,
and in cans; No. 2 and No. 3 cans of
tomatoes; canned peas and other
vegetables, and one and two pound
cans of corned beef and corned beef
hash. Prices have been secured by
the subcommittee of which Cap
: tain Harry M, Stine is chairman
! and the local bids will be based on
! these prices.
Shipbuilder Charged
With Defrauding U. S.
by Padding Payrolls
By Associated Press.
New York. July 31.—Charles 11.
1 Strang, a shipbuilder, was arrested
! at his home in West Brighton to
• day on an indictment returned by
i the Federal Grand Jury for the
.Southern district of Florida, Apiil
17, charging him with conspiracy to
defraud the government by means
: of a fraudulent payroll. The coni
j plaint was made by the Emergency
I Fleet Corporation of the United
i States Shipping Board which oper
■ ates the Duval Shipbuilding Com
panies in Florida where Strang was
I employed.
I Federal officers declared that
i when Strang's alleged conspira
tors are rounded up it will be found
! the government was robbed of S1 ,-
I 000,000. According to one officer
j the alleged fraudulent scheme wai
I operated by means of providing one
j man with several pay cards.
i Warns Wages Must
Be Raised or
Food Lowered
REQUEST MUST
BE MET OCT. 1
Brotherhood Will
Take Necessary
Steps to End
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 31. Wil
liam C. Lcc, president of the
. Brotherhood of Railway Train
men. announced to-day that
unless the railroad administra
tion had taken action by Oc
! tober 1, on the demands of the
brotherhood, that wages of the
trainmen either be increased or
the cost of living reduced, steps
looking to the enforcement of
I the demands would be taken,
i Air. Lee said a resolution contain
| ing this declaration, which had been
; adopted last night by the special
'committee of 16 appointed at the
! recent convention of the trainmen
' at Columbus. Ohio, would be sent to
I the railroad administration. The
j resolution provided that in the ab
| senee of action by October 1, the
j committee would reconvene to con-
I sider "the necessity for using the
protective features of the brother
-1 hood."
Declares Upheaval Near
Mr. Lee made public an abstract
1 of the report of hearings recently
1 held by the board of railroad wages
, in the trainmen's demands at which
|he declared an "upheaval" was
| nearer in this country to-day than
I ever before, due to the unrest aris
| ing from mounting living costs. The
railroad and government depart
ments had better be assisting "to
crush profiteering" by the "packers
and other industries" he said, than
"shouting across the table at each
other" at hearings to consider still
further increases.
"All of us are to blame," he said,
"because we are exerting every ef
fort to get more money for our
selves and better conditions. Every
day we must realize that the prof
iteers are taking double from the
working men what is given them
and the trouble with the people on
the hill (Capitol) with us and with
every corporation and with every
body, is that we are exerting our
selves to get the dollar, while the
working man is merely existing and
while the profiteering is piling up
millions.
"I will admit to you gentlemen
that we are going the wrong way.
I admit to you that it is time to call
a halt; and I admit to you that until
we get together, until we com
mence together to stop this, there
will be hell in this country and
it is nearer to-day than I ever knew
it in my years of experience. Just
let somebody drop a match in this
country of ours and it will be a sorry
day for all of us.
Scores Profiteering
"Unless my vision is most terribly
obscured, then there is something
coming to us pretty soon in this
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ZEMBO NAMES
COMMITTEE TO
PLAN TEMPLE
Members Asked to Subscribe
For Second Mortgage
Bonds
At an enthusiatic meeting of
Zembo Temple, A. A. O. of N, M. 3.,
held last evening, there was taken
up the question of the proposed
erection of a mosque in this city of
adequate proportions to take care
of the requirements of the local
body and at the same time provide
the city with an auditorium and
facilities sufficient to accommodate
large and conventions
that might be brought to this city.
After hearing the report of the
special committee appointed to in
vestigate such buildings elsewhere,
considerable discussion followed,
the outcome of which was the ap
pointment of a committee to solicit
members of the local organization
for subscriptions to second moit
gage bonds, and report at a subse
quent meeting.
A number of the members signi
fied their intention of joining the
club now forming to attend the
session of the Imperial Council in
Portland, Oregon, in June of next
year. All members who plan to
join the club are urged to notify
the treasurer, W. M. Ogrlsby, of
their intention at once.
FLIES ACROSS S. AMERICA
Santiago. Chile. Wednesday, Julv
30. Lieut. Locatelli, a member of
the Italian aviation mission now in
Argentina, completed to-day an air
plane flight from Buenos Aires to
Valparaiso, his trip marking the
first crossing by air of the South
American continent from the At
lantic to the Pacific.
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I
FIRST MONTH OF
PROHIBITION IS
RECORD-BREAKER
Arrests Cut in Half When
"Hard Liquor" Cannot
Be Purchased
War-time prohibition has brought
almost fifty per cent, fewer arrests
to Harrisburg. This is the result of
the first month of prohibition.
Records of the Harrisburg police
department furnish the figures that
lead to this remarkable statement
of results achieved during the first
thirty-day trial of prohibition.
Arrests made by the city depart
ment In July, the first month in
which nearbear only could be .sold,
are but slightly more than one-half
the number made during June, the
last month during which whisky
could legally be dispensed.
Arrests Cut in Half
Arrests of all kinds made by the
Harrisburg police department dur
ing all of July total sixty-five. Tiie
police docket shows that almost
twice that number. 115 to be exact.
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COUNCIL HAS AN
OPEN MIND ON
BATHING NEEDS
Commissioners Willing to Be
Guided by Advice of
Expert
"Harrisburg wants adequate bath
ing and swimming facilities and the
people should have them," Commis
sioner W. H. Lynch said to-day.
"But before we spend a large
amount of money we should know
where it would be best to locate
the pool or pools in the city."
Mr. Lynch made this explanation
of his action in Council when lie
secured the passage of a resolution
authorizing the employment of an
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PETS MAY BE PETS BUT 15
CATS MAKE ANOTHER STORY
Neighbors Appeal to City Health Bureau When Felines
Overrun Home of A. J. Pugh
P.esidents in the 300 block in
Boas street like pets, even cats
but too many cats drove theni to
desperation and they complained to
the city health bureau. Dr. J. M. J.
Raunick, after hearing the com
plaint, had a suit brought against
A. J. Pugh, 318 Boas street, charg
ing him with harboring so many cats
that they become a nuisance.
Last night before Alderman John
B. Nicholas, the neighbors told their
troubles to the magistrate. They
Time For Some One to Act
Negro Baptists
Call Upon Wilson
To Probe Riots
Altoona, July 31. The Bap
tist State Sunday School and B.
Y. P. U. convention representing
the colored Baptists which met
here yesterday sent resolutions
to President Wilson deploring the
race riots in Chicago and calling
upon him to investigate the cause
of the awful situation so that the
parties responsible, white or
black, receive the legal punish
ment deserved.
HEAVILY ARMED
GUARDSMEN ARE
STOPPING RIOT
Patrols of Troops Bringing
Order in Chicago; Rain
Dampens Ardor
By Associated Press.
Chicago. July 31.—Chicago was
comparatively calm to-day for the
first time since Sunday, and pub
lic officials expressed the belief that
the use of five regiments of State
troops has effectively quelled the
race riots which resulted in thirty
deaths and the injury of mbre than
1,000 persons.
State militiamen are patrolling
the danger districts on the south
side. They were aided in preserving
order by a driving rain, which kept
crowds from, gathering in the
streets.
A doben arrests were made of
whites and negroes charged with
carrying concealed weapons and
there were several sporadic fights
between white men and negroes, but
no mob attacks were reported.
State, city and county officials
continued to co-operate in the sup
pression of violence. Governor
Frank O. Lowden, in a statement is
sued this morning called attention
to the fact that the city was not un
der martial law and that no such
action is contemplated unless con
ditions grow materially worse. He
explained that the State troops are
working in connection with the po
lice and the rioters arrested will be
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said that from 8 to 15 cats had
been kept at the Pugh home for
years and they couldn't stand it any
longer.
The "Judge" fined Mr. Pugh 12 and
costs, totalling 17.07 and secured
from him a promise that the cats
would disappear.
H. F. Gramm, charged by the
health bureau, with having an ex
posed manure pile In Tenth street,
above Herr, was ordered to pay the
costs of prosecution umounting to
35.86.
2452 PUPILS TO
ATTEND JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOLS
Two New Buildings Will Be
Ready By September,
Say Principals
With 2,452 pupils already enrolled
in the classes of the two new Junior
high schools, plans for opening
these buildings in September are
rapidly nearing completion, A. B.
Wallize and J. J. Brehm, the prin
cipals, announced to-day.
Both buildings will be filled. All
pupils in the ninth grade will be ac
commodated and in the seventh and
eighth grades except approximately
500. The total enrollment will
be nearly 2,500, it was predicted.
Because the third junior school
has not been provided for the city
it was necessary this fall to cut
down the seventh and eighth grade
classes in the two new buildings
which are not large enough to ac-
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"Hardboiled" Smith's
Commander Says A.E.F.
Fled Lines by Thousands
Phoenix. Ariz., July 31. Further
defense of Lieutenant Frank H.
< Hardboiled) Smith, in his conduct
of Prison Farm No. 2 at Challes,
France, and assertions that large
numbers of American army deser
tions made necessary drastic action,
were contained in a formal statement
made public to-day by Colonel Edgar
P. Grimstead, mentioned in testimony
Tuesday before the Congressional
committee in New York as one of the
men responsible for alleged prison
cruelties in the A. E. F.
Colonel Grimstead said:
"Everybody that WM it soldier
In France knetv that thousands
of our men were running away
front the front lines, and that,
had the war continued, many ex
ecutions would have been neces
sary before these desertions
could have been stopped."
He characterized as "absurd" in
timations that he had made a "scape
goat" of Lieutenant Smith, or had
been a party to such action. "I don't
believe and never did believe that
Lieutenant Smith did anything but
his duty at Farm No 2," he said.
Boys Are Charged With
Attempt at Robbery
Charged with endeavoring to
break into a grocery store at North
Cameron and Cumberland streets,
two sixteen-year-old boys, Frank
Pierencez, 1107 Cumberland street,
and Victor Mutzabaugh, 1112
North Seventh street, were arrested
late last night.
The youths had started to cut
from one of the windows of the
store a pane of glass which would
have permitted them to reach the
window's lock. While about the
work they were encountered by Pa
trolmen Dickey and Burgenstock on
their beats and were taken into
custody.
STATE TO ASK
CAPITOL BIDS
WITHIN MONTH
Brunncr's Visit Brings Time
Nearer, Says Auditor
General Snyder
BRIDGE AND BUILDING
Hopes to See Changes of
Street Lines Undertaken
Before Winter
"As a result of the visit to Har
isburg last night of Arnold W.
Brunner, the State's architect for
the memorial bridge and the new
Capitol office building, I think that
we are on a fair way to start ad
vertising for bills for the construc
tion of these two works within a
month," saiil Auditor General
Charles A. Snyder to-day. The
Auditor General, as a member of
the State Board of Public Gounds
and Buildings, is taking a close per
sonal interest in the development of
the plan to make the Capitol the
civic center of the Commonwealth
and is urging that there be an early
commencement on the notable
improvements.
Mr. Brunner came here from New
Vorlt with detailed plans for the
office building, which is to be a six
story structure of granite, in ac
cord with the Capitol construction
and the specifications to be laid be
fore bidders will include not only the
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Hiram Billed Elected
President of Trust Co.
At a meeting of the board of
directors of the Allison Hill Trust
Company, held yesterday afternoon,
Hiram Billet, superintendent of the
Boyd Farms, was advanced from
vice president to president. A. G.
Eden, treasurer, was-given the added
title of vice president and elected
a member of the board of directors.
John Campbell, secretary of the
Harrisburg Manufacturing & Boiler
Company and Herman Tausig, were
fleeted directors to fill the vacan
| cies caused by the resignations of
| \Y. M. Hoerner and Morris Strohm.
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j. -Can M;4VS, the Boston pitcher, who Wat *.
j4t trade yesterday by the Boston Americans to the New
IX inkees, has been AUOPENDED indefinitely by B. B.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS TAKE DROP J
4* Chicago— Unusually sharp setbacks took place in w j|
4* d
4$ I
+ nearly six cents a bushel to $1.63 1-8 December delivery, ■ 1
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and pork more than $1 per barrel. J
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4j Washington—The first tariff mesa area to come be- |
X fore Congress since Republicans regained control were 1
jT on to-day's House program for actio*. The bills ached- 1
£ uled for consideration included that levying high ad 1
valorem duties on chemicals, glassware and apparatus: ■
| another providing a duty of 810 a tra on TcHgsten and 1
X the third fixing duties of $lO a ton on crude magnetite,
T $l5 J ton on finished magnesite and $l5 a ton plus Tf) A
4 ; cent, ad valorem on magnrsite brkk. j
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X C - t y prderrr] , rt J
J hn Barton I'ayne, of 111
X Scott, of Connecticut, and Henry M. Robin-
Ijjson, California, to be members of the Shipping Board.
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VACATIONISTS ARE
VICTIMS OF m
RAILROAD ORDER
Xo Reason Given Why Har
risburgcrs Should Pay
Full Fare
SUBURBS SAVE MONEY
Fare to Seashore Cheaper if
You Get on Train at
Marysvillc
Harrisburg vacationists arc the vic
tims of an unexplainable order of
the Federal Railroad Administration.
They are being: discriminated against
in special summer rates for no ap
parent reasons. Thursday is th
weekly seashore excursion day.
From many points 16-day excur
sion day tickets are being sold at
the reduced rate Thursdays. Hnr
risburg fofk must reach down into
their pockets for the full fare—ol
go eight or nine miles to anothet
town and buy a ticket.
The regular round trip rate from
llarrisburg to Atlantic City is $9.96
To-day tickets good for 16 days t<
and from Atlantic City could be hat
for $6.24 at Marysville. The rat'
to Asbury Park from Harrisburg i
$10.66: from Marysvllle, $7.24. Sim
ilar reductions were made from othe
points.
If Harrisburg folks desired to cu
the cost of living and take in a sea
shore excursion they were obliged t.
go to Marysvile. The cmly advant
age local excursionists would hav
would be in train privilegs. Buyin
a ticket here would offer travel c
any train. A Marysvtlle ticket i
good only on one certain train. L.o>
rate tickets could be had on the Cun
berland Valley from Martinsburg t
Mechanicsburg; and on the mai
line from Duncannon west. The rer
son given is "It is an order of t!
Federal Railroad Administration
The cheapest excursion rate Harri
burg people can get to Atlantic Cii
without going to a neighboring tov. :
is a one-day rate of $2.50 on certa: .
Sundays.
BREST TIED UP
Brest, July 31. All work in tl
port has ceased, the employers hat
ing declared a lockout because
the demands of the dockers' union.