10 PRICES SLASHED IN FOOTWEAR FOR "EXPORT ONLY" High Grade Shoes Quoted at From $2.60 to $4.35 a Pair Harrssburg shoe wearers have been showing considerable interest j in the newspaper stories from Phila- i delphia to the effect that prices of ' shoes intended "for export only" are i quoted at a iigure considerably be- I low the rates of those intended for i home wear. With much talk of sl.' . and S2O shoes, in this country, they are curious as to the reason why I shoes for export should be quoted at 1 from $2.60 to $4.35 per pair. The Philadelphia story says in part: "In the New York, Commercial, of yesterday morning, appeared an ad vertisement offering "for export j only" women's high grade dress j shoes in patent leathers and dull I leathers at $2.60 a pair. The same j ad offered men's Goodyear welt dress shoes, in vici kid. gunmetal i and tans, at $4.33 a pair, and smoked horse solid leather, good shoes, at. $3.50 a pair. Philadelphia hide and leather j dealers, when shown copies of the | advertisement were much perturbed j that the news should have gotten out. They attempted no explanation ] as to why shoes could be sold to i Europe so much cheaper than to American consumers. Some of them admitted that a great deal of profi teering is being done and pointed to an article in "Hide and Leather," a leading shoe and leather trade paper, as proof of their statements. The article, which was headed "Editorial Comment," appeared in the issue of Hide and Leather for August 2. Discussing profiteering, it said: Profiteering "This week a hide merchant in the central west stated he had been carrying 15,000 hides on which ho expected to win a small fortune, but experienced traders seriously doubt if there are many accumulations of hides or skins, as the rapid and suc cessive advance in values have put tremendous stimulus on the most hardened speculators to reap a rich harvest. Meanwhile. Congress is be ing stirred to investigate the ques tion of shoe prices. At the same time rome New York newspapers are ad vertising shoes for export trade at mysteriously low prices. It is a puzz lipg situation. "To make matters worse." it says i another place, "there is a marked j tendency in retail shoe stores for j salesmen to solemnly warn custom- i crs to buy all the shoes they can af- | ford, before they reach extreme, figures. This artificial booming is j dangerous and unwise. Taking the , world over, it is generally agreed! there is no real shortage of hides, skins, leather, shoes or other leather goods." . "Hide and leather market con ditions continue strong and buoyant, and the markets for shoes, gloves and other leather merchandise arc in the same position, but manufac turers and merchants are thinking more of the future than of the pres ent. Leather men are busy deliver- | ing goods purchased, but are slow j to accept new contracts for future delivery. Buyers and sellers of hides leather and shoes can say with cer tainy that future prices are a prob lem. Some trade members seepi to j take it for granted that prices of j raw and finished materials are bound I to continue rising. Others who are j keenly watching developments are j more conservative in their views. They feel that the upward rush in j values has undoubtedly stimulated ; speculation: that it has been easy ! for some months to sell right along 1 at good profits; but that it is also j probable that some leather is be- > ing held out of the market, thus in- ! tensifying the prevailing appearance of shortage. Then, again, it is con- j sidered likely that leather puchased ! some time ago by foreigners, but j stored in America, awaiting favor- 1 able opportunity for shipment, may i be sold in America, owing to de- j preeiation in foreign exchange. "No wonder buyers and sellers are , uneasy about the future. They per- j ceive elements of danger. Congress | is being stirred to investigate the question of shoe prices. At the same time some New York news- I papers are advertising shoes for ex- j port at mysteriously low prices. It I is a puzzling situation. Shoe job bers. and buyers for big mail-order and department stores are studying whether to place orders to-day or. best terms possible, or to hold back on the chance of the market calm ing down." EUROPE BUYS FOOD MUCH CHEAPER [Continued from First Page] as he served the old masters in the past." Discussing the Plumb plan for tri partite control of the roads, Mr. Garretson said it "utterly demolished capital account, while the other plans submitted to Congress added to it until the grandchildren of the past generation would stagger under the load." "The Board of Directors, under the Plumb plan," Mr. Garretson said, "would be the court of last resort in determining wages, but the right of employes to strike would not be abridged. "But," he explained, "the em ployes would be partners in the en terprise. If the wage board would hear wage disputes and refused to grant increases it would pledge a large percentage qf employes to re fuse it. So if a body of employes went on strike, they would find a large employe element who felt their own rights had been invaded and injured and who would stick. "It will be a long time before you eliminate strife from industry." Europe's imports of food from this country, particularly that pur chased with the $100,000,000 fund which President "Wilson said was necessary to stop the western spread of Bolshevism, drew the fire of Sen ator Myers, who declared in a speech that people abroad were buying American products cheaper than they could be purchased at home. President Wilson's suggestion that Congress could show what can be done to control mounting prices by remedying the extortion which it has been charged was rampant in the District of Columbia resulted in the drafting of a bill by the district commissioners, in conjunction with Chairman Murdock of the Federal Trade Commission, which would put under license all dealers in food, fuel and wearing apparel, with the licenses revocable on proof of profi teering. Nine tenths of the energies of i labor leaders are given to the Job! TUESDAY EVENING. SLAYER WHO SAYS HE IS SON OF SENATOR NEW | —*.*-J i! <-^ —.".y — •• B A' 4r k | s • J-ia.i-i'yr \ y g. Hew-. SJ!|BBSz x^e^z . ..*.*. •• Hg| -* Harry S. New, thirty-two yearsold. who shot and killed his sweet heart. Miss Freida Lesser, near Glen-dale., California. Developments of the case have brought out that theflrst story told by Xew after he had surrendered to the police that heshot his financee because she told him she was going to evade motiier-hood is to be used for his defense. The tragedy has brought to light aromarree of thirty years ago. His mother, Mrs. Lulu Berger, of Indian-apolis, claims United States Senator Harry S. New. of Indiana, as herboy's father, and says the noted statesman will surely come to theiraid. of sitting on the lid, Austin B. Gar retson, former head of the Order of Railway Conductors, testified to-day before the House Interstate Com merce Committee, which is seeking to solve the problem of how best to handle the railroads after the war time period of Federal control. Sporadic strikes throughout the country. Garretson said with great earnestness merely are straws which show how the wind is blowing over a sea of industrial unrest. Rumb lings heard in many quarters do not mean, he said, that laboring people want to overthrow the government, but indicate a demand that the gov ernment function. It is largely in the power of Con gress, the witness declared, to allay the feeling. "But it cannot be done by in action," he shouted. "Somehow the American people are not prone al ways to do to-day what may be done to-morrow, unless an emergency forces us to act, and then we break all records." "I am not a dreamer of dreams.' he told the committee, which gave unusual attention to his testimony. There was no desire, he said, to extend the Plumb plan beyond those industries in which men worked with their hand£ He wanted the men who run the railroads to have a voice in their management; he wanted politics eliminated, and in the general discussion of this last subject the witness declared that there was no politics in the action of the American Federation of La bor in seeking to have the postmas ter general removed, because, this view, he held, was expressed by Republicans and Democrats alike. Admitting that the four great railway brotherhoods supported President "Wilson in 1916 and smil ingly throwing in the added infor mation that "with all of my Re publican affiliations I am guilty, too." Mr. Garretson insisted this was purely an "act of citizenship." After the question of Presidential politics had been raised Mr. Gar retson said he wanted the record to carry a denial from him of reports "that the brotherhoods with a gun in one hand and a stopwatch in the other" had held up Congress and forced through the Adamson eight hour law. "There was no coercion of sena tors or representatives by. the brotherhoods," he shouted, pound ing the tarble to emphasize the de nial, "and I challenge anybody to prove otherwise." To Withdraw Plumb Plan In the face of a storm of denunci ation from Republicans and Demo crats alike, the promoters of the Plumb plan for the nationalization of the railroads to-day prepared to withdraw their scheme for the pres ent and to withhold it for consider ation at the national conference to meet in Washington. October 6, when proposals for the solution of the railroad problem will of fered by both owners and operators DAYS OF REAL SPORT .... .... .... .... .... .... i' ■ MUMBLV- PEG f]i.. . % > > P ~W-^ iMfe^ of the lines. The Plumb plan, i however, is to be adhered to in prin- ! ciple if not in fact, nothwithstanding ! its designation by members of Con- ! gress as a Soviet plan unequaled outside of Russia. Although A. B. Garretson. adviser of the Railway Conductors' Brother hood, to-day, told the House Inter state Commerce Committee that labor leaders are having difficulty in holding back their men front a concerted protest against present conditions, and are alone acting as buffers between the operatives and the public, members of Congress to-day refused to be intimidated by alarming reports, and stood firm against the principles embodied in the Plumb plan. Calling up his resolution, direct ing the Judiciary Committee to draft legislation for an embargo on the exporting of necessities. Senator Myers, Democrat, of Montana, to day declared that "an open Campaign of bolshevism has been carried on for months." Opposes Wage Increases "Already the railroad employes j have threatened to strike if they are j not given an increase in wages," i senator Myers said. "I, for one, do i not favor increasing their wages." I Basic Plan For League Combination of Drafts Submitted by All By Associated Press. Washington. Aug. 12.—The plan- 1 foi a League of Xations used as a' basts of discussion at Versailles was! not any of the drafts submitted by the United States, Great Britain, ! r ranee or Italy, but was a combina- i tion of all of them, the Senate For eign Relations Commtitee was told to-day bv David Hunter Miller, le-1 gal adviser to the League of Xations I commission at Versailles. Chairman Lodge said President V ilson had told the committee at the White House in March that the British plan, drawn by General Smuts, was used as a basis of con sideration, but the witness protest ed that suc-h was not his recollec tion. The plan taken as a basis of discussion, said he, "was modeled to some extent on the other plans, but it was not' the Smuts plan." The witness said he had submit ted memoranda on the American plar.-. but did not see the finished product until it was printed in the form transmitted to the committee yesterday by President Wilson. "Where did the plan come from ?" asked Senator Lodge. "I suppose it came from the Pres ident." "What became of it?" "I think it was submitted to the commission on the League of Na tions." BAHXUSBT7RG ttfufcv TELEGRAPH C. OF C. PICNIC TO BE BIG EVENT Steelton Businessmen to Join in Outing at Guada loupe The annual picnic of the Harris burg Chamber of Commerce at Guadaloupe, the summer home of John W. Reily, near Fort Hunter, will be one of the most successful outdoor functions ever arranged by the Chamber, according to the no tices to the membership which were issued by the committee in charge of the event, to-day. The committee is composed of Mercer B. Tate, chair man, Boyd M. Ogelsby, M. W. Fager. I George X. Barnes and Frank J. Brady. The picnic will be held a week from Thursday, and the trip to the picnic grounds will be made by automobile from Market Square, be ginning at 12.15 o'clock. The mem bers of the organization with auto mobiles have been asked to volun teer their cars for the occasion, to carry the members who are without means of transportation, to the scene of the day's festivities. The notices announcing the picnic state that the "usual eats, usual games, usual stunts, and a general [ good time "will be assured all who attend the affair. The notices do not add. but the committee in charge does not hesitate to affirm, that some of the stunts and games will be a little more than "usual," so that curiosity alone is expecfted to bring out no small number of the Chamber members. Announcement also was made to day that the Steelton Business Men's Association, which had planned to hold its outing on August 21 also, will join the local organization, and the two will hold their picnics to gether at Gudad Guadaloupe. Many Steelton businessmen are members of the local • organization, and the Steelton organization's joining with the lcral association emphasizes the close relation of business interests between the two communities. Reservations for the picnic must be in the hands of the committee by August 19, and the charge for each member is 91.50, the notices state. Contracts Are Let For State Road Construction State Highway Commissioner ! Lewis S. Sadler to-day announced the award of contracts for road con struction in Beaver, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lycoming and North ampton counties. The awards were as follows: Beaver county, Eastvale borough, and North Sewickley townships. State-aid applications Xos. 122 and I 124, 14,481 feet of reinforced con crete construction, Arenberg and McDonald. Norfolk, Va., $138,431.51. Jefferson county. Pine Creek township, 26,383 feet of one-course reinforced concrete construction on j Staffe highway route No. 60, be tween Emrichsville and Brookville. i Aronberg and McDonald, Norfolk, Va.. $237,516.45. Lawrence county, Union and Ma honing townships, State highway route 81, 29,627 feet of construction, Aronberg and McDonald, Norfolk, Va.. $242,816.71. Bids for the above projects were opened July 29. | The following contracts were i awarded on bids which were opened I August 5: Lycoming county, Piatt and Por ! ter townships, and Jersey Shore I borough, route 23, 14,286 feet of construction, W. J. Gephart, Pitts- I burgh, $125,271.96. Northampton county, from Wind | Gap to Stockertown. on route 166, ■ 29.182 feet of construction, E. P. i Arbogast, Stroudsb'urg, Pa., $217,- • _ Booze Men's Convention Is on, but Oh, So Different | Reading. Pa., Aug. 12.—1t was a i doleful set of delegates which ar i rived here to attend the fifteenth ! annual convention of the Stats 1 Liquor Dealers' Association, which I opened to-day. Their old-time en j thusiasm is lacking. They say no ] business has suffered more radical j changes than has theirs. They can hardly reconcile themselves to the ' new conditions. ! The convention will continue three i days. Thomas J. O'Connor, of Erie. j is president of the State organiza tion. It is announced that no ad journment will be taken for "so cial" purposes, but that everything will be strictly business. This is a departure, as heretofore the con ventions were nearly all social. „ LIGHT SITUATION DUE TO ACCIDENT [Continued from First Page.] effect of this work, he will not make any further statement. Councilmen accepted the report and ordered it filed. Then they directed Mr. Diehl to continue his investigation and make further statements to Council from time to time. Diehl'a Report Mr. Diehl's report to-day follows: "In compliance with a resolution of last week directing an investigation of the electric lighting service, I de sire to say that I have gone into the matter as far as time would permit. Owing to the moving of the fire and police alarm headquarters, but little time could be devoted to the matter. "I take occasion to say that so far as the occurrence which precipitated j the action of City Council is con cerned, this was a combination of troubles that was a coincidence, rather than a usual ocqgrrence. "On the particular night in ques tion a circuit was put out of com mission in one instance by a tree fall ing upon it and breaking the Wire, and in another instance a failure of the cable in the river wall at two dif ferent points. In each instance cor rection was made by the Electric Light Company, apparently at the I earliest possible moment. ' "So far as trouble of this nature is concerned, it is something that can pot be avoided, and the only thing we can expect is prompt repairs. As already stated this appears to have been done. It may easily be appre ciated how difficult it is to find the break in a circuit at night when everything is dark and it is necessary for men fo go from lamp to lamp and test for the opening. This necessar ily requires time. Promises Fuller Report "A matter which to my mind is one of greater importance is the sporadic lamp outages. While these outages probably cannot be obviated there has apparently not been the proper ef- forts, or rather the requisite force to take care of the propostiou in a prop er manner. Lamps that do not start early in the evening are frequently out until after the ppople have left the street. "This matter has been taken up with the electric uight management, and promises have been made to take care of these matters early in the eve ning, instead of making the correc | tion only after the entire city has been patrolled. "In view of the premises that have been made by the electric light peo ! pie I ask the indulgerce of Council for another week or so at which time I a more detailed report will be made. "I take occasion to say that the Fourteenth Ward installation will be made in a very short time, the major portion of the material now being here. Meantime the very serious trouble we have been having in that rection, and which has been entirely due to an inefficient time switch, is likely to occur occasionally. Efforts are being made to keep that plant operating satisfactorily until such time as the permanent installation shall have been made. "I also take occasion to say that the matter of voltage which was men tioned when the resolution was dis cussed has no bearing whatever upon the street lamps, except those on the cluster standards. All street lamps are worked in series and are constant current, instead of constant voltage, the latter being a variable quantity. "So far as the commercial service js foncerned, it is constant voltage and variable current. This is the only I part of the system upon which the recording voltmeters have any bear ing. The records on these meters are being changed daily and in few In stances has the variation or fluctu- ! ation been beyond the 5 per cent, al lowance. In each instance where this has occurred attention has been called to the matter and prompt correction has been made by the Electric Light Company. "In some cases where corr.pln.at has been made of tiuctuating volt age a recording voltmeter has been attached to the local transformer and j difficulty located and removed. In ! any case where a citizen has any com plaint to make of fluctuation or al leged low voltage, a voltmeter will be placed upon the local transformer and the actual reading taken upon I request." To tirade Street Commissioner W. 11. Lynch pre sented an ordinance providing for grading; Reel's Lane from Fifth to Turner streets, together with a pe tition of property owners releasing the city from any damages. Ordinances authorizing the purchase of coal for fire companies, and the paving of Sprague street, Lorn Bren singer to Turner, houseline to house line, instead of with curbing, were passed finally. Commissioner S. F. Hassler, intro duced a measure directing that six inch water mains should be laid in U. S. FOODSTUFFS TO GO ON SALE FRIDAY One Day Delay Occasioned by Inability of Food Commit tee to Get Volunteers; Idea Is to Keep the Overhead Charges Down to a Minimum Government food will be placed on sale in Harrisburg. Friday morn ing. It is probable that the sale of canned goods and meats will be started at each of the eleven tire houses at 10 o'clock. The change in time for the sale of these goods was made necessary because of the inability to secure chauffeurs to handle the trucks. The committee is desirous of giv ing the people of Harrisburg the Government food at as low cost as possible. With this end in view the expenses in getting the food to Har risburg will be held down. A num ber of chauffeurs have volunteered their services and the subcommittee in charge of the trucks expect other volunteers. There will be 12 trucks. Food Conies Thursday The food will be brought here Thursday and distributed to the ftrehouses. It will be checked up ;by the chairman at each firehouse, | and by the general committee. There will be no change in the prices. Har risburg is getting the food at less cost than other cities. This is par tially due to the fact that Harris burg will not have a freight bill to Pay. At a meeting this afternoon, held in the City Council Chamber, mem bers of the general committee met with the chairman and subcommit tees from each firehouse, and ar ranged details for selling the goods. Thjere will be strict regulations, person will be permitted to enrer the flrehouses unless he or she in tends to make a purchase. To aid in observing this rule the coupon tickets will in all probability be sold on the outside. Purchasers may buy as many coupons at ten and five cents Berkeley Place and in Rollestun street. Gov. Sproul Hopeful of Things in General After Return From West Chester, Pa., Aug. 12. —Governor William C. Sproul arrived at his home here yesterday after an ab sence of two weekji, during which time he had been in the State of Washington looking over some prop erty in which he is interested. Governor said that business conditions throughout the country appear to be hopeful, but that busi nessmen are disturbed by the dis organization of the railroad service and the increasing scarcity of labor, while the working people are every where uneasy due to the extremely high cost of everything for decent living. Governor Sproul said that he is hopeful that the plan proposed by Attorney General Palmer, looking toward the tixing of fair prices on various commodities might have a good effect upon the necessities. Everywhere through the northwest the States and cities are giving at tention to the question of living costs. "In Pennsylvania," said the Gov ernor. "all our departments are do ing what they can in this direction. I believe that our Agricultural De partment under its new plan of or ganization may be helpful, and the other departments are watching closely the developments at Wash ington with a disposition to assist in any way wjhich may suggest itself." Governor Sproul's only comment upon the Philadelphia mayoralty situation was "It is immensely inter esting. I know both the candidates I very, very well and the fight will be | a merry one. They are both Re SPECIAL ONE DAY SALIf/SSI Regular $2.50 to $4.50 Values Quality Brand Aluminum Ware—Guaranteed for 20 Years AT PRICES LOWER THAN ENAMEL WARE! | THE NINE BEST SELLING COOKING UTENSILS |B Sale Starts Wednesday, August 13 at 9 o'clock. None De- i livered. No Phone Orders Accepted ' j AUGUST 12, 1919. each as they please. There will be nothing sold under ten cents. All coupons not used will be redeemed by the cashier. Must Be No Crowding It was explained at \ho meeting this afternoon that the purpose of making a rule of this kind was to prevent crowding about the sale counters. Mayor Daniel L. Keister will have an officer at each tirehouse. In order to save time it was sug | gested that purchasers have ready a list of goods wanted, buy promptly, and make room for the next cus tomer. Prospective buyers will not be limited to any number of cou pons. They may buy one or more coupons, but once on the inside must make their purchase without any delay. It was also said this afternoon that there might be a number of folks who would not want a 12- pound can of bacon. To overcome this, two or more persons may buy one can jointly, and divide the bacon when they reach home. It was stated emphatically that there would be no exchanges made, nor will any orders be received by telephone. This food was secured through the efforts of the Municipal Food Com mittee named by the Mayor. The latter is the only person who could sign an order for the food, and it must be understood that the canned goods and meats will be offered to the people of Harrisburg at Govern ment prices. Every effort will be made to prevent any person or per sons from buying more than the al lotment named, six cans each of the three vegetables, six cans of corned beef, two cans of roast beef, and one can of bacon. publicans of a line type, well trained in public affairs. The Governor said that he had been in touch with the North Penn Bank situation and the people may depend upon it that the State Ad amination in behalf of the Common the premises. 12 CENTS FAIR FOR SUGAR Chicago, Aug. 12. Henry C. Roloph, in charge of the Federal Food Administration Sugar Bureau, to-day set 12 cents a pound as a fair price of the commodity to the customer. He declared that any re tail price in excess of this tigure was "outrageous profiteering." For sev eral weeks grocers have charged as high as 16 cents a pound. SHAH TO VISIT SWISS . By Associated Press. Paris, Monday, August 11.— The j Shah of Persia, with a suite of 20, j will leave Teheran on August 12 for Switzerland, it is learned here. For ouse Khan has been appointed min ister of foreign affairs on Persia, suc | ceeding Mochaffer El Mulk, wha has I been named minister at Rome. LABOR NOTES The South Wales Miners' Federation | has a membership of over 150,000. The garment-makers in Paris have organized in order to maintain the standard of living they attained dur ing the war. A Chicago bond house pays a cash bonus to its employes when they are married; also when children are born. The over 12,000 employes of the Calumet and Heela Mining Company in Michigan have been granted a 15 per cent increase in wages. HARDSCRABBLE ASKS SETTLEMENT . [Continued from First Page.] now is anxious to go, he told * Telegraph representative. Ready to Go "Let the city pay me my moneF and I will leave at any time," Mr. Berrier replied in answer to a query about settlement. "The Supremo Court ruled on the payment of dam- ages for improvements since '7l, and as soon as 1 am paid I will , leave. I believe others in the dis trict feel the same way. Some of them told me so a number of * times." The question of payment for lm- provements since 1871, was one of the legal poipts argued before the Supreme Court. The Dauphin county court decided the city must pay for the improvements since that date, and the city appealed from the de cision, but the higher court sus tained the county judges. When it was learned that a Tele graph representative had spoken to some of the property owners an other who had not been visited called by telephone to give his opin ion in favor of prompt settlement by the city. Wants to Move "Just say that 1 want the city to take over the properties now. I heard that you were speaking to some of the owners in the neighbor hood, and I'm one you didn't get to see." The call was made by J. E. Reed, owner of North Front street. He said that William T. Heed, owner of 1322, and Mary A. Reed, who owns 1321, are of the same opinion. Fred W. Dinger, 1224 North Front street, is another resident in the district who does not think there should bo any more delay in set tling the west side, controversy. "I'll go just as soon as they give me notice, with about two or three ' months to tind another place," ho said. "I'd like to see this whole business closed up now." It is said that in one or two in stances owners of properties secured options on places in other parts of the city but had to release them because they expired before the time that it was thought the city would make payment. A. P. Dintaman, who conducts a boat livery at 1114 North Front street, said he is not anxious to go because it will mean that his place of business will be closed. "I have been here for many years and have built up a big business. Why should I care to leave?" Mr. Dintaman said. "Of course. I won't do anything to stop the improvement now that all the points have been decided. But I was determined to get what I be lieved was due me, and I must com pliment the courts for their fair treatment of me and the careful consideration they gave to tho cases." In October motions for new trials in the cases on the east side of the street, in which the city is endeavor ing to assess benefits for proposed improvements on the west side, will be argued before Judge S. J. M. McCarrcll. Counsel for the property owners claim that the city has right to assess benefits on the dlU' trict when the improvement will be one of general benefit to the city. Other legal questions about the pro ceedings also be argued. Plan Inquiry Into Deaths of Kalbfus and Kelly Warren, Pa., Aug. 12, —Inquiry will be made into the cause of tho accident in which Joseph Kalbfus. of Harrisburg, and E. W. Kelly met death Sunday morning at Saybrook. Coroner Chapman, who was out of the city, will delve the cause of the accident. ■ The official taking of testimony into the cause of the accident will be held Wednesday evening, August . 20, and there will be a score or mora , of witnesses summoned. District At ; torney Eddy will conduct the ex tmination in behalf of the Common wealth.
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