MARDIGRAS IS
SCHEDULED BY
CITY MUMMERS
Second Annual Event Planned
For Paxtang Park For
August 22
The second Mardi Gras of the Har
risburg Mummers' Association will be
held Friday, August 22.
The event this year will be some
what of a victory celebration, it was
said to-day when the announcement
that the custom of holding such
events, was to be resumed by the As
sociation.
Paxtang Park has again beaji se
lected for the staging of the events
of the big festival. Committees are
now at work making their plans for
the presentation of an entertaining
program to last throughout the great
er part of the day.
First Held In int.*
The same general committee that
was in charge of the first Mardi Gras,
staged in July, 1915, will be in charge
again this year. Walter L. Mont
gomery is chairman of the commit
tee, which includes in addition:
Clarence O. Backcnstoss, William E.
Orr, R. Ross Seaman, J. Grant Hoff
man, Robert Buck, Sr., H. M. Brooks
and Harry O. Beck.
More than 100 contests will be in
cluded on the program. The com
mittee is now at work securing sat
isfactory prizes for the events. The
work of arranging these events is
largely in charge of Harry O. Beck.
When the first Mardi Gras was held
under the auspices of Mummers' As
sociation in Paxtang Park in July,
1315, it was planned to make the af
fair an annual one, but the war and
other matters intervened, and it was
found advisable to discontinue the
custom.
The first event was a big success,
and preparations now indicate that
this year's affair will <p\cel it.
The Mardi Gras will be entirely free
to the city people and will be con
ducted in addition to the Mummer's
parade on New Year's Day,
COUNTRY CLUB"
PLANS APPROVED
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L. Stoddard, the architect of the Penn- !
Harris, although some changes in in
terior details were suggested.
To Cost $85,000
Edwin S. Herman, president of the
club, presented the financing plan,
which calls for raising of $85,000 in
round numbers and pointed out the
big investment in the property and the
desire of members that there be an
adequate home. Vance C. McOormiek
supported Mr. Herman's statements,
saying that the club had a spi< ndid
site and should have a home in keep
ing. Lesley McCreath and George W.
Reily discussed a financing plan .con
templating retirement of outstanding
club securities and a new issue suffi
cient to meet tho cost of building and
Jackson Herr Boyd came forward with
a supplementary plan of securing funds
from members through a system of an
nual payments of specified amounts
for ten years. Mr. Boyd's plan met
with general approval.
Francis J. Hall discussed interior
details and pointed out that some
changes which would reduce mainte
nance charges could be made without
impairing convenience. Donald Mc-
Cormick, Samuel C. Todd, W. F. Ma
guire and other members gave support
to the general plan for a clubhouse that
would be adequate and not too elab
orate. The general opinion of tho men
gathered at the luncheon was that
the club should build a house in keep
ing with the Harrisburg Idea as soon
as practicable and that the -finance
committee should at an early day sub
mit a report to the hoard of governors
which is authorized to proceed with the
project.
The finance committee is composed
of Charles H. Bergner, Lesley McCreath
and George W. Reily.
Military Placed in Bad.
Light by Documents
Written by Erzberger
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Wednesday, August 6.
Criticism of the war record of Ma
thias Erzberger, vice-premier and
minister of finance, was met to-day
by the Tagebiatt ordinarily not
friendly to Herr Erzberger, with a
statement that the documents pub
lished showed up the military au
thorities in a bad light rather than
Herr Erzberger.
The Tagebiatt made an analysis of
reports on various attempts by mili
tary authorities to force the vice
premier into the military .service as a
private. The records made public by
Die Tost, recently showed that Dr.
Alfred Zimmermann, then secretary
for foreign affairs, sent a request to
the war ministry for Erzberger's re
lease on the gound that he was per
forming foreign propaganda work of
incalculable vaiue and that his with
drawal would seriously interfere with
tho work.
Later it is shown, certain military
men reputed to be hostile to Herr
Erzberger sought to have him drafted
and General Sehnefer asked the min
istry of war office to force him into
the army because tho vice-premier's
civil state "spread discontent and
argued that a 44-year-old, seemingly
healthy, strong man should not be
used in war service." All these' ef
forts by the military authorities
failed.
The Tagebiatt in its comment, said
the documents proved the military
authorities tried to punish Herr Erz
berger, whose political course they
disapproved, just as they did others.
Only two Majority Socialists, Herr
Hannover and Herr Wolf, the Tage
biatt remarks, were killed in the war
in,spite of all the enthusiastic talk
ers and shouters of the party. The
conservatives, it was said, made a
fairly good showing in field gray,
but none ever was killed.
STRIKE DISORDERS
Hy Associated Press.
' Paterson, N. J., Aug. 7. Disor
ders marked the strike of silk
weavers and dyers here to-day when
pickets attempted to induce more
dyers to walk out. Four* strikers
were arrested charged with throw
ing stonee. Strikers claim 3,500 of
the 6,000 dyers here and 8,000
weavers are out. The men demand
a 4 4-hour week without reduction
in pay.
SUBJECT TO DELAY
Hy Associated Press.
Chicago, August 7.—Practically all
railroads of the Middle West have in
effect to-day orders to "accept freight
subject to delay," on account of the
strike of Federated Railway Shop
men. The strike of the shopmen con
tinued to spread and M. L. Hawvcr,
president of the council, directing the
strike in the Middle West, said that
"traffic will be discontinued in three
days."
THURSDAY EVENING,
WAR CRIPPLES
SAY FEDERAL
HELP IS SLOW
Charge Board For Vocational
Education as Giving
Poor Results
Philadelphia, Aug. 7. —Hundreds
of war cripples throughout the
country are registering serious com
plaints against the ineffectual re
sults obtained by the Federal Board
for Vocational Education, the gov
ernment agency charged by Con
gresswith the responsibility of train
ing disabled soldiers l'or lives of
usefulness, according to a state
ment by the Association for Dis
abled Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Cases of wounded soldiers who have
been made to suffer delay, injustice
and actual hardship because of the
faulty administration of the Federal
board are said to have come to the
attention of the association, which
is an organization of over 5,000 dis
abled ex-service men bent on get
ting a square deal for themselves
and for the thousands of their fel
lows who are badly in need of en
couragement and constructive as
sistance.
The Federal Board for Vocational
Education, with headquarters at
Washington, is under the chairman
ship of Secretary of Agriculture
Houston, Secretary of Commerce
Redfleld, Secretary of Labor Wil
son, and Commissioner of Education
plaxton are members of the board,
while James P. Munroe is vice
chairman. The director of the board
is Charles A. Prosser. The Asso
ciation of .Disabled Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines, with headquarters in
Philadelphia, was organized na
tionally in June of this year. Ray
mond L. Cuneff is chairman: John
J. Ridgway is secretary: Harry
Hemes is treasurer, and Robert F.
Browning is field secretary.
RIOTS BREAK OUT
IN TROLLEY STRIKE
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dashed into a hallway, ran up to
the roof of the building and disap
peared. All the shots went wild ex
cept one which broke one window
of the car.
)."> Per Cent, of System Tied
At 6.20 a. m. strikers and sym
pathizers attacked the crew of a
Bergen street car at Vanderbilt
avenue and another at Bergen street
and Rogers avenue. Car windows
were smashed and the rioters were
dispersed by the police. No arrests
were made.
Strike leaders claim that 95 per
cent, of the entire system was tied
up and that since last night more
than 2,000 men had joined the
union.
Thousands of motor trucks, auto
mobiles and wagons were employed
during the rush hours to bring a
vast army of workers to Manhat
tan. Despite this the congestion at
subway stations and L platforms
was as pronounced as yesterday.
"Itaw" Motormen
Police Inspector Murphy report
ed that at 4.30 a. m. to-day a man
who said he was a representative
of the carmen's union, had called
on the telephone and warned him
that the B. R. T. would start cars
operated by inexperienced motor
men. The man reminded tho in
spector that this was done last No
vember 1 and resulted in the fatal
Malbone street tunnel wreck in
which nearly 100 persons were kill
ed.
The alleged unino official said
"he had obtained his information
from pickets who were covering the
j various barns. He said the "raw"
men were being trained in the
barns. Inspector Murphy said he
had personally investigated the mat
ter but was unable to verify the re
port.
William Siebert, superintendent
of surface transportation of the B.
R. T., * denied that the company
was employing green motormen, and
said that only the regular motor
men and conductors were being
used. Mr. Siebert said that the
company would not operate any cars
without proper police protection. Ho
said there were about 1,000 police
men to man the surface cars and
about 300 for protection on the
elevated lines.
All the streets leading to Borough
Hall and Brooklyn Bridge were
Jammed with men and women
walking to work, who were unable
to get accommodations on the sight
seeing buses, jitneys, moving vans
and horse-drawn vehicles which
have been carrying people at ex
orbitant rates. A large number
utilized bicycles to reach Manhat
tan.
Max Kaufman, a twelve-year-old
Brooklyn boy, was shot in the back
and probably fatally injured to-dav
by a stray bullet fired by a police
man when the ofHcer was pursuing
three strike pickets after the latter
had attacked and beaten a guard
on a Canarsie-Broadway L train.
The pickets escaped.
Budapest Critical Because
of Rumanian Advance
Hy Associated Press.
Berlin, Wednesday, Aug. 6. The
food situation in Budapest has be
come critical because the most pro
ductive food territories in Hungary
have been cut off from the capital
by the Rumanian advance, according
to advices received here. Peasants
are reported to be hunting down
Communists wha have fled to the
country from Budapest, it being
alleged that they are being incited
in this work by Rumanians. Mov
ing courts are touring the provinces
and trying Communists. An appeal
has been posted all over Hungary
calling upon peasants to arrest Com
munists who are charged with mur
der and not to permit them to reach
Austria, where they will be sheltered.
The Peidll cabinet is still func
tioning but under the circumstances,
it is said, it can do but little. It
is still hoped, according to report,
that a coalition of Socialists and the
Bourgeoisie can be formed, but
Royalist elements, under the leader
ship of former Premier Michael
Karolyi, are growing stronger and
there are increasing demands for
the reinstatement of the old regime,
it is said.
CHILD HIT BY AUTO
Struck by an automobile truck in
Strawberry street this morning.
Earl Wolfe, five-year-old son of
Charles K. Wolfe, of the City gar
age, 119 Strawberry street, escaped
with but a slight laceration of the
forehead. He was taken to the
Harrisburg Hospital for treatment.
PLAN FOR ARMORY
The State Armory Board has
placed in the hands of General G.
C. Rickards matters pertaining to
the building of an armory at Erie,
the citizens having ofTered a plot
of ground and a sum of money.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PLAN
PARTY ISSUE IF IT FAILS
AS LAW, IT IS INTIMATED
CHARGE BANKERS
PLUNDERING ROADS
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charges were based, Mr. Plumb said,
would be turned over to the commit
tee "upon which it may ask for a
full Congressional investigation."
"We believe such an investigation,"
he continued, "will reveal that not
one railroad system dominating any
part of the 254,000 miles of railroad
in the United States but has suffered
and is suffering, in degree if not to
the same extent, from carefully delib
erated manipulations of the sort that
have wrecked and ruined the rail
road I have mentioned. It will re
veal that these interests are again
gathering their forces of private and
secret control, after having gained
from Congress a sanction to reha
bilitate their railroad properties at
public expense, to begin again and
follow through its corrupt and wicked
cycle the systematized plundering
and looting of the public and the pub
lic interest in the nation's highways.
To Hold Conference
"In view of the gravity of the sit
uation, and in order that we may
have the benefit of their counsel on
behalf of the public in presenting our
statement to Congress and to the
American people, the 14 uffiliated
railway labor organizations are sum
moning to Washington a national con
ference of railroad control.
"On behalf of the public we are in-,
viting to participate in this confer
ence as members of the joint Nation
al Committee on Railroad Control,
Frank P. Walsh, former joint chair
man of the National War Labor
Board: Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri;
Raymond Robins. John Lind, of Min
nesota; Edward F. Dunne, of Chicago;
Dr. Edward W. Bemis; Felix Adler,
Governor Allen, of Kansas; Julia C.
Lathrop, Judge Walter Clark, of
North Carolina, and Dean Herman
"Schneider, of University of Cincin
nati. Frank P. Walsh, Judge Walter
Clark, Edward F. Dunne, Joseph W.
Folk and Dr. Edward W. Bemis have
already accepted and with others who
may yet accept will meet here with
the representatives of organized labor
on Saturday of this week.
Hold Wilson to Word
"Every response to our invitation
to participate in this national con
ference on democracy in railroad con
trol has been accompanied by a whole
hearted acceptance of the basic prin
ciple expressed in President Wilson's
message at the convening of this Con
gress, wherein he declares for 'the
genuine democratization of industry,
based upon u full recognition of the
right of those who work, in whatever
rank to participate in some organic
way in every decision which directly
affects their welfare in the part they
are to play in industry,' and for a
'genuine co-operation and partner
ship based upon real community of
interest and participation in control.
"In view of this action by the affili
ated labor organizations which I rep
resent and on behalf of organized la
bor and thf public. 1 will, therefore,
ask to reserve this information which
is in our possession until it can be
properly prepared and submitted to
the Jury of Congress and of public
opinion."
Party Issue
There was a broad intimation
that the public ownership plan* of
the railroad brotherhoods if not en
acted into law would be taken to the
convention of the two big parties
next year with the hope of having
its endorsement written into the
platform.
Warning was sounded by Secre
tary Morrison oLthe Labor Feder
ation that the iflfrden of the labor
lenders might be too hfeavy that
they might be unable during this
period of unrest to control the work
ers—in which case, he declared,
there would be a revolution to the
extent of general strikes. Around
tho whole theme of what he and
President Stone, of the Railroad En
gineers said was woven the ever
rising cost of food, mounting higher
und faster, they insisted, was the
increase In the workingman's wage,
with no assurance that it would stop
unless quick and drastic action was
taken by Congress.
Railroads Alt as Unit
Acting as a unit for the first time
in the presentation of wage de
mands, the fourteen prim pal rail
road unions to-day in expressing to
Director General Hines their dis
approval of President Wilson's pro
posal that Congress create a com
mission to consider increased pay,
declurcd that wage questions must
be settled immediately.
A general program to meet the
present crisis, involving the threat
of a nation-wide strike, was sub
mitted to the Director General. It
suggested that the money to provide
increased pay should come from an
appropriation by Congress to be fol
lowed by appropriate freight rate
advances. This "temporary relief"
must be accompanied by a deter
mined effort to reduce the cost of
living.
Freight Handlers to Take
Vote Whether to Strike
or Await Solution
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 7. The 4 60,-
000 members of the Brotherhood
of Railway Clerks, Freight Handlers,
Station, Express and Steamship
Employes will begin voting to-mor
row as to whether they will strike
immediately for increased wages or
await a solution of the wage ques
tion along the lines of the proposal
made to Congress by Director Gen
eral Hines.
In announcing the issuing of the
strike ballot, J. J. Forrester, Presi
dent of the Brotherhood, said to
day his conference yesterday with
Mr. Hines had not resulted in any
change in the situation. Mr. Hines,
he said, had nothing further to of
fer than the proposal for n con
gressional commission to consider
the whole wage problem.
"The situation with our men,"
said Mr. Forrester, "is that we must
have immediate relief or our mem
bers will commence seeking em
ployment in occupations where they
can make a living for themselves
and their families. They have been
so loyal in numberless cases now
that they have even sold their Lib
erty Bonds to live on during the last
few months. Our hope is that Con
gress can take some action at once
to relieve them."
Increases sought by the men, Mr.
Forrester said, approximate 20
cents an hour over present scales,
with time and a half for overtime.
The strike ballot of the clerks and
freight men will be the second sent
out this week. The shopmen now
are voting on the question of an
immediate strike for increased
wages. Many shopmen over the
country already have quit work, but
their number was estimated by rail-
HAHHIHBUIIG TELEGKSPH
FOOD HELD IN STORAGE FOR
SPECULATIVE PURPOSES
Washlngton, Aug. 7. Although
prices of practically all important
foods have shown a substantial in
crease duiing the last9year, stocks of
food held In storage on June 1 this
year, were approximately 20 per cent,
greater than those held on June 1,
1918, according to a memorandum
showing the relation between stor
age figures and prices issued to-day
by the Federal Trade Commission
Government stocks weAs excluded
from the comparison.
"The fact that stocks of many im
portant foods were much larger on
June 1 this year than on the same
date last year," said the commission's
statement, "while prices were as high
or higher, apparently means that they
are being withheld speculatively for
a world demand which Is not now
here, but which is expected when
hunger-impelled strikes secure high
er wages with which higher food
prices can be paid."
To show that the "law of supply
and demand is not working," the
commission listed eight staple foods
which on June 1 showed an increase
in stocks withheld from the market,
ranging from 3 to 298 per cent, over
stocks on June 1, 1918, and in each
instance there was shown to have
road administration ofticials to->day
as not more than 40,000.
Increase of $50,000,000
in National Debt Necessary !
For Ownership of Railroads
Atlantic City, Aug. 7. —An increase!
of $50,000,000,000 in the National
debt would be necessary to carry
out Government owenrship of rail
roads at this very critical time,
Charles C. McChord, a member of
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, and one of the foremost Feder
al railway authorities, declared at;
the Marlborough-Blenheint.
"I am not an unalterable oppon- j
ent of Government ownership of all !
the lines if that become necessary :
and is safeguarded by proper legis- j
lation," Mr. McChord said. "There !
might be greater evils attendant up-I
on the settlement of the railroad
problem than Government owner
ship. That alternative we can re
sort to if in the future, it becomes
imperative."
Quoting from a report recently
submitted to Congress, he said some
of the so-called problems have beer,
"needlessly, magnitied," and strong
ly objects to the disposition of some
people "to tear up by the roots the
existing system of regulation." Com
missioner McChord said:
"What I do believe is that just
now is a very inopportune time to
enter upon so stupendous an under
taking as Government ownership of
all railroads. ,
"I read that the indebtedness of
the country, in part, as a result of
the war will approximate $30,000,-
000,000. The value of the railroads
as computed by them is about $lB,-
000,000,000. Add to this what the
Government is now obligated to pay
the railroads under the Federal con
trol act, in order that they shall be
restored to their owners in as good
condition as when they were taken
over, a conservative estimate is that
the total cost of the transportation
system of the country would net be
leas than $2000,000,000.
Public Will l'ay
"An issue of bonds to pay fdr the
railroads would increase the Nation
al debt to about $50,000,000,000 or
over $4 50 for every man, woman
and child in this country, assuming
the population to be 110,000,000. At
four and one-half per cent interest,
the annual charge on the total in
debtedness would be $2,125,000,000,
or about twenty dollars per year for
each resident."
New Haven Strike
Is Seriously Curtailing
Service, Officials Say
By Associated Press.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 7.—Se
rious curtailment of passenger and
freight service over the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
was forecast by the management of
the property, in a statement this
noon, which admitted that prac
tically all the mechanical employes
engaged in maintenance of engines
and curs had walked out.
The statement added that no de
mands were made upon the officials
and no cause given for withdrawal
from service. The management says
every effort will be made to operate
as many trains as can be done with
safety.
An estimate of the number who
walked out at the Connecticut end
of the system is 2,200, of which 1,-
800 are in the so-called New Haven
shops. The walkout been with
out incident.
Strikers Are Picketing
Standard Steel Works
Butler, Pa., Aug 7.—The four plants
of the Standard Steel Car Company at
Lyndora, near here, wore being pick
eted to-day by strikers who refused
to allow men who did not join their
movement to enter the works. Serious
trouble had been averted up to early
this afternoon but Sheriff Stoner anil
Chief of Police Schultz and a number
of deputies were on the scene prepar
ed to deal with any outbreak.
An Interurban car operating be
tween Pittsburgh and Butler was
stoned late last night. One passeng
er was cut by flying glass. All
street car service between Butler and
Lyndora was suspended to-day to
prevent further trouble. All roads
leading to Lyndora, likewise are
closed and pedestrians are not allow
ed to enter the strike area.
Wives of striking workmen this
morning picketed the entrances of
offices of the company and prevented
girl clerks and other employes from
entering.
Several mass meetings were held
j to-day by the 4,000 strikers. There
was no disorder.
4,000 Boston Shopmen
Decide to Join Strike
By Associated. Press
I Boston, Aug. 7. Four thousand
shopmen employed by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad In
this city went on strike to-day accord
ing to an announcement by railroad
officials. The men left the shops u>
been a substantial advance in the
wholesale price during that period.
Stocks of frozen fowls showed a max- |
imum increase of 298 per cent, and ]
the price, despite this fact increased I
three cents a pound. Wheat stocks
showed an increase of 174 per cent,
with an increase in price of 31 cents;
flour stock an increase of 21 per cent,
with ah increase in the price per bar
rel of nearly $3; egg stock, an in- I
crease of 9.8 per cent., with an in- J
crease in price of 11 cents, and but
ter stocks an increase of 129 per cent. |
with the price soaring 12 cents above '
last year's figure. Salt beef, canned
salmon and canned corn completed the
items in this table, the latter showing
an increase of 91 per cent, in stocks
with an increase in price.
All dry storage stocks, according
to the commission's figures, showed
an average increase of 124 per cent.
Of these not listed in the above table,
stocks of rye increased 346 per cent.;
barley 207 per cent.; buckwheat flour,
327 per cent., and canned tomatoes
202 per cent.
Increases in other cold stopigo
stocks were shown as follows;
Cured beef 103 per cent.; frozen
lamb and mutton, 91 per cent.; frozen
pork, 206 per cent., and pickled pork
10 per cent.
WILSON SUMMONS
FOOD ADVISERS
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gressional committees as a great
combination in control of food prod
ucts, are to be haled again before
the Federal courts by special prose- I
cutors.
The evidences in hand, Attorney
General Palmer declared, indicated
"a .clear violation of the antitrust
laws."
Whether the prosecutions would
be civil or criminal, the Attorney
General declined to state, merely re
calling that the law provided for
both.
Food Prices Are Certain
to Take a Drop Soon
Due to the slumping off of for
eign demand for food, prices will
take a big drop, says P. Q. Foy,
food expert, in the New York Even
ing World, Regardless of price, the
big packers and other corporations
have been holding food in expect
ancy of a big demand from Europe.
Now that the countries of the con
tinent are getting a sufficient
amount, the home corporations find
themselves with some white ele
phants and will consequently begin
to unload.
For example, in the matter of
butter South America and Auo
tralia are supplying England witli
their necessary amount at prices
fifty per cent, lower than the offers
of this country. The result of this
was a decline of one and one-half
cents a pound in creamery butter
yesterday. Eggs also are suffering
the same changes; the combined
value of butter and eggs in ware
houses of the United States exceeds
$165,000,000. The lnrge packing
companies hoarded up high-priced
cheese and now England has cut the
price of Canadian cheese, with the
result that they have no demand
for American products in that line.
Yet the ccyisumer pays a price of
thirty-three cents as result of food
speculation.
Medium and common beef is quite
cheap in comparison with other
things and entirely plentiful. Chick
ens are cheaper now than the gov
ernment has released the 3,000,000
pounds from its warehouses fo.*
general consumption.
Fruit and vegetables* are also very
plentiful. The wholesale markot is
liberally - supplied with Elberta
peaches, and as the government has
a great store of sugar, this should
enuble* housewives to put tip all the
preserves that they need.
Reading Has Ordinance
to Stop Price Fixing
Heading, Pa., Aug. 7. Drastic
measures to help in bringing down
I the high cost of living by regulat
ing the sale of produce in the local
markets will be taken by Council
in the passage of an ordinance which
was presented by Councilman Ed
ward C. Hunter, of the Department
of Public Safety.
The bill strikes at the farmers
and produce dealers getting together
to fix prices and at the grocer who
buys from the market farmer for
resule.
It is a well known fact that the
farmers and other stand keepers
have some spokesman in the mar
kets who goes about with the word
that produce shall sell at a certain
price, and that price holds. It is
even charged that the farmers,
rather than sell at a price below
what is fixed in the markets, have
been known to leave the city and
scatter some of their vegetables
along the road.
When the ordinance is passed a
watch will be kept on the price fix
ing and arrests will follow, with fines
fixed at $lO to $lOO or imprisonment
for thirty days.
an orderly manner at 9 a. m. In the
Readvllle district where the principal
shops are located, the locomotive shop
was almost deserted nnd only a few
men remained in the carshops, officials
said.
Officials of the Boston and Maine
rnilroad said that the 1,800 men em
ployed at the Billerica shops, who went
out late yesterday, remained away from
work to-day and that 800 mechanics
in the terminal yards here had given
notice that they would quit during
the forenoon. At the offices of the
Boston and Albany railroad, it was
said, that men were leaving the Allis
ton shops.
500 GO OUT
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 7.
Shopmen of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad here left their
I work at 9 o'clock in keeping with a
j vote in mass meeting last night. The
number of men out appeared to be
about 500 here:
NORTHWESTERN SUSPENDS
( By Aaaociated Pteas.
Chicago, Aug. 7. Railway
freight traffic on the Chicago North
western Railroad 4*as suspended to
day on the lowa and Minnesota di
vision because of the shopmen's
strike, according to a statement
made at the division offices of the
company. Passenger trains op the
Northwestern are running lrregu
> larly.
SHANER FIRST
TO FILE PAPERS
FOR PRIMARIES
Three May Retire From School
Board Without Seeking
Re-election
Alderman John H. Shaner, of the
Seventh ward, was the first of the
three Republican candidates for
mayor to file nominating petitions
at the office of the county com
missioners.
Commissioner E. Z. Gross, who
recently announced he would with
draw from the Republican race for
mayor and run for re-election to
City Council, filed nomination pa
pers for the councilmanic office be- j
fore leaving for a short trip to Can
ada. With three school directors to
be nominated and elected this fall
no candidates on any purty have
been announced. Friends of the
three directors on the board whose
terms expire in December, said they
do not believe they will seek the of
fice for another term. The direc
tors whose terms end are George
jA. Werner, George W. Keily and
John F. Dapp.
Other candidates who filed peti
tions to-day were: Jesse F. Uees,
[ Republican, ward assessor, Ninth
•ward; Leroy E. Hoke, Republican,
constable, Londonderry township;
B. Frank Shellenbcrger, Republican,
inspector of elections, Third ward,
First precinct, Steelton; George M.
Cleland, Republican, judge of elec
tions, and A. Brandt Kupp, Repub
lican, inspector, Second ward, First
precinct, 'Middletown; James T.
Powell, Republican, inspector. First
ward. Second precinct, Middletown;
Amos L. Gallagher, Republican,
registry ussessor. Second ward, First
precinct, Steelton; Charles 11. Beidel,
Gilbert S. Pickery and William F.
llousman. Republican, school direc
tors, Steelton.
Entente Delegates
Governmental Authority
to Archduke Joseph
Budapest, Wednesday, Aug. G.—
The entente mission in this city
delegated governmental authority
to Archduke Joseph to-night when
the Peidll government resigned.
At 7 o'clock this evening, Gen
eral Schnitzer-Wolkenbers, the chief
of police; Dr. Fritz, former secre
tary of the police department, and
M. S. Zellery, former departmental
chief in the war ministry, went to
the ministry building where t lie
cabinet was in session. The deputa
tion /'ailed on the ministers to re
sign and after a short 'conference
the cabinet decided to comply wita
the demand.
Authority was delegated by tho
Entente mission to Archduke Jo
seph, who appointed Stephen Fricd
rich, former chief of a department
in the war ministry, to be premier.
The foreign ministry was trans
ferred to General Punozos, and the
war ministry to General Schnitzer-
Wolkenbers.
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. MARY AMOUR
Mrs. Mary Amour, 42, wife of Wil
liam Amour, died yesterday at her
homo, 1 205 North Fourteenth street.
She leaves her husband and two
daughters. Tho body will be taken
to Mt. Carmel to-morrow for funeral
services and burial."
EDWARD EUGENE FERRY
Edward Eugene Ferry, aged three
months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Ferry, died yesterday at the
home of his parents. Funeral ser
vices will be held to-morrow with
the Rev. Father Murphy, of St.
Francis church, officiating. Burial
in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
TO HELP FARM AGENT
R. A. Fordice, of Rogersville, has
| arrived in this city to assist Farm
Agent 11. G. Niesle.v for several
| weeks in the work of the Dauphin
i County Farm Bureau. He will leave
1 within several weeks for Mifllin
, town, where ho will assume the du
ties of farm agent of Juniata ooun
| ty, succeeding D. R. Pheasant. Mr.
I Fordice is a graduate of Ponn
Stnte.
HOSPITAL AGAIN CLOSED
City health officers to-day closcl
the municipal hospital where Rusin
Tomlin. colored, 1128 Cumberland
street, had been confined/ for the
last month suffering from small
pox. Tomlin has recovered and. us
no new cases developed Dr. J. M. J.
Raunick, eify health officer, said the
' hospital can lie closed.
I MAKES BIG NON-STOP FLIGHT
By Associated Press.
| Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 6.—Avi
ator Stopani, piloting an airplane
from Madrid to Rome, arrived this
evening at 5.45 o'clock. He left
Madrid this morning at 6 o'clock.
The flight was made without stop,
byway of the Gulf of Lyons, Mar
seiles, Spezia and Pisa. The aviator
carried a letter from King Alfonso
of Spain to King Victor Emmanuel
of Italy.
COMPLAINT FILED
The Charles Horn Silk Company,
of Titusville, filed complaint with
the Public Service Commission
against proposed increase in rates
by tho Titusville Light and Power
Company, raising the point that the
company should provide against in
terruption of service due to short
age of natural gas.
HAY FEVER relieved and pre
vented by new discovery and Inven
tion. Those who suffer from annual
attacks can avoid same by consult
ing the MAN-HEIL Demonstrator
at Gorgas' Pharmacy, 16 N. Third
street.—Adv.
| Big "Friday" Tomorrow
I The Busy Day at Doutrichs
I Mark-Down Sale
Join the Crowds Who Are Saving Money
AUGUST 7, 1919.
VACATIONISTS IN
ANGRY MOOD AT
DISCRIMINATION
Large. Crowd of Excursionists
Protest Against Paying
Extra Fare
It was a near riot this morning on
Train No. 20. eastbound on the Pennsy.
The big noise all came about when
several passengers who purchased six
teen-day excursion privileges to At
lantic City at the rate of $9.96 a round
trip, and when they boarded the train
met friends who were making the same
journey at a cost of $6.24 'for the
round trip.
This was the regular weekly excur
sion day to Atlantic City and other
seaside resorts. The wiser folks who
have learned of the alleged discrimina
tion against Harrisburg by the Federal
Railroad Administration went to
Marysville yesterday and purchased
tickets at the special rate, $6.24 to
Atlantic City.
These excursionists boarded the At
lantic City train on its arrival in Har
risburg this morning. Six Harris
burgers had not kerned how to cut
the cost of railroad fares until they met
their friends on the train. Then there
were somethings said that might not
look well in print. They were later
informed that rates were fixed by the
Federal Railroad officials and local
agents had to obey orders.
Five trains were run over the TVnnsy
to-day from the west to handle the
large crowds of excursionists. Special
rates were allowed between Pittsburgh
and Johnstown, on the Pittsburgh di
vision, and east to Marysville on the
Middle division. Many Cumberland
Valley excursionists between Mechan
icsburg also paid a low rate of fare
and joined the special trains in this
city. Other dates for excursions an
nounced are August 14, 21 and 28.
Marysville promises to be a busy cen
ter on these days.
I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
———J
HACK TO TIIE RAND
To the Editor of the Telegraph :
The only solution that I can see.
to the problem of the high cost of
living is the fulfilling of the slogan
"Back to the land," 1 am a trucker
on a small scale, living in a farm
ing district. I am engaged in the
pursuit of vegetable gardening, rais
ing poultry and marketing my wares.
1 have studied the situation for some
time at home and away from home.
1 have covered the farming districts
of ihrcc States, Pennsylvania, New
1 ork and New Jersey, and find that
the same conditions practically pre
vail in each State.
The trend of the migrating pub- |
lie has been from the farm to the j
city or town for years. The farm- i
ing sections are becoming depopu
lated more every year, while the
cities and towns are increasing their
population by leaps and bounds.
What does this mean? It simply
means that the producers are becom
i' less all the time, while the con
sumers of-this produce are increas
ing at a wonderful pace. Now does
H take a philosopher or a scientist
to figure out the cause for the high
cost of living.
1 bat f seen acres and miles of j
acres of the very best land in the !
three States mentioned, which were !
ten or fifteen years ago being well I
farmed and trucked, simply lying
idle. These farms were a short time
ago producing many hundreds of!
bushels and crowding the markets i
to find a sale for the same, while ,
now even the families that lived on |
these farms are now buying their j
living in our markets. I traveled |
about twenty-five miles in one of our I
States through the best farming dis
trict and in this entire distance did
not see two well-kept up farms. I |
met a traveling map in one of the |
towns of the State and asked him
the cause of all this. He replied in
Ihis fashion. "Well, 1 will tell you |
the story of my own family and i
this will apply to the whole situa- j
tion. I was brought up on a farm I
in the State, of New York. There
were three boys and two girls in
our family. Father and mother were
farmers all their lives. They were
very prosperous farmers and sent
many thousand bushels of grain,
vegetables and fruit to our city mar
kets. They were eager, however, to
give us children a college education
and prepare us for some professional
life. Naturally the farm life was
not tempting to us after having a
taste of college and city life. What
was the result*?? We all left the
farm and went to the city. Father
and mother stuck lo the farm until
old age overtook them and they
died. Not one of us wanted to take
up the farm. We rented it for a i
few years, but it went down in every I
respect, so that to-day the buildings j
are not tit any longer for habitation. 1
We rent it for a little' more than
enough to pay the taxes to a dairy
man who uses it along with a lot
of adjoining farms of the same kind
for gracing purposes."
I hope this will open the eyes of
all who read it to the real situation.
I have attended our Broad Street j
Market for about thirty-five years |
and 1 see a great difference in this
market to-day from that of other
years. I know the time when the
markets were crowded with goods to
tho doors, and when farmers hud
to go about seeking purchasers, hut
now the farmer can hardly get a
chance to unpack his goods until
he is crowded with buyers.
In those days the buyers would
linger until the time for market was
nearly over and then go in to buy
bargains, but now if the buyer does
not go early she cannot find any
thing that is worth carrying home.
You may talk about your trusts,
and your gougers, your middlemen,
your forestallers, your profiteers and
your boycotts, and your what nots.
You may find a remedy for all these
Rut you will never find a solution to
the high cost of living until you find
j a way to send a lot of the consum
ing city and town folks back to the
BRIDGE BIDS TO ■
BE OPENED ON
SEPTEMBER 23
Final A.etion Taken on the
Plans—New Office Building
Will Come Along Next
Bids for the construction of the
Memorial Bridge, the first proposl-.
tion in Ihe comprehensive plan of
Capitol Park improvements, will be
opened by the Board of Publie
Grounds and Buildings on Septem
ber 23.
This will be the initial work on
the great work which is destined to
make the civic center of the Com
monwealth and things were arranged
for immediate invitation for bids.
They will be asked in Philadelphia.
New York, Boston, Baltimore, Chin
eago and other places and in the
three leading engineering journals
of the country.
The bids will be asked on quanti
ties so that work can be let as far
as funds will go, but the project will
be delinitely started. In addition to
the bridge which will be of rein
forced concrete the approaches and
the pylons will be included. The
pylons will be built of granite.
It is probable that bids will be
asked for the new office building
within a short time to be opened this
fall ahd then, if possible, something
will be undertaken about the coping
on Third and Walnut streets and
the highway improvements in which
the city is to co-operate.
country, and make producers of
them so they may not only be able
to produce what they use but pro
duce something to sell to the rest
of humanity.
E. J. DARE.
I'nxtonia, Pa. ,
IS THE COST HIGH ?
To the Editor of the 'Telegraph:
How would you cut the high cost
of living? that is the question asked
in the Telegraph. The first question
is, is the cost of living high or is It
simply that money has decreased in
value? The cost of living is not how
much money does food and other
essentials cost? But how much will
a day's wages purchase? If the cost
is high, that is, if a day's wages does
not purchase as much as it should, it
doubtless is because there is a.
limited production. And what is
limiting farm production but high
wages and short hours of work in
towns and cities, which attract the
necessary help from the farms. It
is folly for those in the city to de
mand for themselves a Vorty-four
hour week at wages from $25 to
$5O and expect the farmer to put in
I a seventy-five hour week at from
$lO to $l5. If those in the cities
! are not getting enough for a days
wages, the remedy is to work long
er hours, thus taking less men to
do the work in the factories, on the
railroads, etc., and leaving more
men for the work on the farms.
When every man produces more,
every man can have more, prices will
largely adjust themselves.
Or, if those in the cities think
the prices of food too high and don't
want to work longer hours there,
the other remedy is to go on a
farm and produce for themselves the
1 things to eat. Respectfully,
EDWIN DINGMAN.
j West Gamp, N. Y„ July 22, 1919.
WOMEN ARE AT FAITiT
' To the Editor of the Teh graph :
j I suggest the following for to make
i this place a decent place to live in
j for all of us.
j 1. Cut out the Protective Associa
| tion.
2. <,'ut out the middle man.
3. Ret the government set a
standard railroad rating for to ship
I (transport goods from city to city.)
I 4. Eliminate the increase of
salaries to the chosen few on the
llill and in the Courthouse. There
lis too much handshaking and un
| derhand workings.
! 5. And if things do not get set
tled and straightened out, then the
people should be in favor of a king
like in England and Italy.
King Emanuel, of Italy, took a
hand in the matter about the high
prices ef goods and it reduced 40 to
50 per cent lower than it was, the
same can be done here if the Presi
dent wants to do it, if not let come
what will.
ti. l,et the Government or State
regulate laws that the landlord can
not charge more than say $lB to
$2O for a house to live in.
7. And I am in favor of the whip
ping post for those who try to take
advantage of poor people at every
opportunity.
8. Furthermore let the Govern
i mcnt take control and make a law
I that the designers dare not make
; more than one style a year for
1 women to wear* the people are
simply going dippy over the dress
and money, and not to make high
heel shoes at all just the spring
heels.
!>. Also make a State law that all
window blinds at stores must be
pulled down over Sunday, so the
I public mind is off of those objects,
j and forget all about it for a day at
least.
10. Ret equal rights prevail In
Court not merely favor a woman.
Man is the head of the house, not
woman. The Rord states it, so let
all executives get good horse sense
and be gentlemen, not just on Sun
day, but every day, and if the mas
ter executives do that the world will
be better than it really is.
11. Cut out the nearbeer which is
worse than the original and 2.75 per
cent does more damage thkn the
regular stuff, and prosecute those
saloonkeepers to the limit.
22. Cut the Women Suffrage out,
they were never intended to vote. It
is violating the constitution of United
States, it says all males should vote,
and nothing about the female to
vote, and if they keep up these
twelve different things we certainly
will have some fine tangle to fix up
iin this country. HEADER.
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