• •• - _ : •-- ■/' .Vv /•••• ' • Appeal Is Made For Nation to Halt Wage Increases in Refusal to Raise Pay ot Shop% HARRISBURG ifSjlfiSl TELEGRAPH LXXXVIII— NO. 199 18 PAGES Da, M£ ep a \g n ffl t c% re^t a Aa S r e r? a °b n u d r, c,a " HARRISBURG, PA. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1919. OK s Wcffi a ES HOME EDITION PROMPT ACTION ORDERED ON ALL WAGE DEMANDS Shopmen Consider Four Cent Raise Granted Them WILSON MAKES STATEMENT By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 26. The committee of one hundred rep resenting the railroad shopmen informed Director General Hines to-day that they could not accept as a basis of settle ment of their demands the rates submitted to them yesterday by President Wilson. Results of the negotiations here were communicated to the union locals throughout the country with instructions that a strike vote should be taken im mediateiy to determine whether the President's proposals should be accepted. Pending the issuance of an of-; ficial strike vote, it was urgently 1 requested by the international officers that all men should re- j main on the job. Washington, Aug. 26. Director General Hines to-day requested the board of railway wages and work ing conditions to take up promptly j any claims that have been made or may be made by railroad employes for readjustments that "ought to be made in order to make sure that equal treatment is done on the basis of the general principles of wage ad justment which the railroad admin istration has already established." The decision announced yesterday by which shopmen will receive an increase of four cents an hour was said to have been one step in carry ing out this policy, although it has been deemed contrary to the public interest to make general increases in wage levels to meet present cir cumstances, which are believed to lie temporary. Mr. Hines explained that the advance to shopmen was to give them the full benefit of the principle of ten hours' pay for eight hours' work on which the wages of other railroad employes are com puted. Consider Increase The committee of 100 represent ing the shopmen was in session all morning behind closed doors con sidering the decision of President Wilson and Mr. Hines on their wage demands. Members of the commit tee declined to say whether the con sensus of opinion was for acceptance or rejection of the President's de cision. In his letter to the board, Mr. Hines said it had been "the con stant endeavor since the first wage adjustments were made by the rail road administration to deal fairly and impartially with all classes of railroad employes." Situation Complex The situation is so complex that absolute perfection in this re gard is unattainable." he said. "Nevertheless our experience up to the present time may in all proba bility develop that certain relative injustices may have heen uninten tionally done and it should be our purpose promptly to correct these injustices. "The railroad administration has been firmly committed to the policy since last September that it cannot make wage adjustments retroactive back of a date approximating the date upon which your board makes its report, because otherwise there would be unending confusion and all effort to get a measure as to the cost of conducting the railroads at | any given time in the past would be rendered hopeless. I therefore hope that your board will be able to report promptly upon any in equalities which may be found to exist, to the end that any correction which the director general may find appropriate can V made effective at the earliest justifiable date in ac cordance with the policy of the rail road administration." The President announced also that it was neither wise nor feasible at this time, when the most impor. tant question before the country is a return to a normal price level, to [Continued on Page 11.] TREATY IX FIN AD STAGE By Associated Press. Paris, Aug. 26.—The French par liament to-day begins the final stages of its consideration of the peace treaty with Germany. Com mittees of both the Chamber and the Senate have been examining for some time the various clauses of the document and objections to some clauses of the treaty have been voiced in the discussions. The real work of considering the treaty by the Chamber of Deputies was ex pected to begin this afternoon when Premier Clemenceau will attend the session of that body and present the document to it for ratification. [THE WEATHER] Hnrrlfthnrg and Vicinity! Fair to night iind WcdncNdny. Not much change In temperature. Eaatern I'cnrnylvunlnt Fair to night mid Wednesday, not much change In temperature. Modcp ate northwest winds. Riveri The Susquehanna river nnd nil Itn tributaries will fall slow ly or remain stationary. A stage of about 4.0 feet is indlcuted for Harrisburg Wednesday morning. BR-R-R-R! By Associated Press. HORXELL, X. Y., Aug. 26. A midsummer snowstorm of live minutes' duration wus the unique spectacle witnessed here to-day. The sun shone brightly during the flurry. It is the earliest snowfall ever recorded in this section. DAYLIGHT SAVING MEASURE GAINING MANY ADHERENTS Five Instead of Seven Months May Be Fixed by City PETITIONS NOW READY More Businessmen Arc Sign ing Up With Employes For Sunshine Hour When the ordinance which will provide for daylight saving next year goes before Citv Council it is prob able that it will call for an extra hour of sunshine five months of the year, instead of seven as provided by the popular measure recently re pealed by Congress despite protests registered for virtually every city in the United States. Final decision on this point may hinge on the action taken by New- York City, although supporters of the movement stated to-day that with a majority of Harrisburg men favoring daylight New York's action will under no circumstances rule adversely here. It was said, how ever, that the five-months term will answer all purposes and will elimin ate virtually all legitimate criticism. Petitions to be distributed among the shops, stores, factories and in dustrial plants calling on Council men to stand by the workingmen's desires, will be ready this afternoon for distribution to-morrow. Presi dents of the West End and the Allison Hill baseball leagues and the players who this summer play ed before thousands of persons are appealing to all residents of the city who have enjoyed the health ful outdoor sport to lend a hand and save the national game in Har risburg. Without the hour of day light the futures of the two leagues is in grave doubt. While the great majority of the men and women interested in the movement recognize that no more confusion can result from the city's going ahead with its own daylight saving, that results now. It must be understood that everything will operate as smoothly under "home rule" as under the national act. The only difference will be in the train schedules and this one fact easily can be remembered. An increasing number of members of the Chamber of Commerce, the [Continued on Page 10.] Declares Republicans by Shantung Act Are Making U. S. 'Big Bully' Washington, Aug. 26. Declar ing the Republican majority of the Foreign Re'ations Committee was attempting by the Shantung amend ment to the peace treaty to drive a "poisoned dagger" into the peace treaty and to .-place the United States in the position of a "big bully," Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, the only Republican mem ber of the committee who > voted against the amendment, asked the Senate to-day to overrule the com mittee's action. The speaker said "no greater blow could be ever struck against the real interests of China," than by the committee amendment the actual purpose of which, he asserted was to kill the treaty and the League. The amendment provides that the old German rights in Shan tung province shall go to China in place of Japan. "Why did the majority of this committee pause in the midst of their hearings to make this particu lar amendment?" he continued, "and then proceed with the usual leisure to lay out dates for further hearings which will consume a week or more The purpose is apparent. It is to signify to the country that the Senate is hostile to this treaty It is to put Japan in a position where she cannot, without an appearance of being coerced, do what she has promised to do. It is to create trouble between this country and Japan and thereby send the first dag ger thrust into the body of the treaty." Weakest Grade in Army Is General Officer—Ansell Washington, Aug. 26.—Most gen eral officers of the army lack ex perience in handling men and their views on military Justice should not be accepted morally because they are of high rank. Senate Mil itary Committee was told to-day by Samuel T. Ansell. formerly acting judge advocate general of the army. The committee is considering the Chamberlain bill for revision of the military justice system. "It is a well known fact," said Mr. Ansell, "that the weakest grade in the army is the general officer. Many of our generals are jokes to everybody in the world except our selves and themselves." AFRAID OF THE WATER? WELL HARDLY Poor old Atlantic City -will take a back seat for real aquatic attractions or.- Labor Day, when Harrisburg's Kipona celebration holds sway on the Susquehanna. For Atlantic City, with all its show, never placed a real, live girl life-saving crew on the surf, and that's lust what Harrisburg is going to do. Believing that Harrisburg's fair swimmers are second to none, George Reist, proprietor of Harrisburg's big floating hoathouse, has organized a life-saving crew composed entirely of girls. Nin-e of the city's fairest swimmers will "girl" the big lifeboat operating from the Reist pavilion at the foot of South street, and, if there are not too many candidates for rescue, will guarantee the safety of any luck less canoeist who happens to get in front of one of Ray Stewart's steamboats or motor craft. Miss Emily Vanderloo, seated in the bow of the lifeboat, is captain of the crew, which includes these popu ar girls: Gertrude McDcvitt, Mary Kelly, Katherine Darby, Helen- Wahl, Mary Laudcnslager, Catherine Sim onetti and Mary McDevitt. FLIERS STRIKE BITTER COLD IN BIG AIR RACE Aviators Flying in Interna tional Event Almost Freeze in Upper Altitudes Mineola, N. Y„ Aug. 26. Col. William C. Barker, the Canadian ace, arrived here from Albany at 9.20 o'clock this morning complet ing the first half of the international air race from Toronto to New York and return. His machine, a cap tured German Fokker model, car ried a bug of Canadian mail which was immediately transferred to an other airplane waiting on the field and rushed off to Washington. Five airplanes, which were unable to start from the local field yester day for various reasons, got away just before Colonel Barker arrived. The first aviator to leave was Lieut. [Continued 011 Page 10.] Government to Buy Mines and Turn Them Over to Men Is Latest Plan Washington, Aug. 26.—Nationali zation of the coal mines is sought by many mine workers and a bill to that end has been prepared, Harry N. Taylor, president of the National Coal Association, testified to-day before a Senate committee investigating the coal situation. The plan is for the government to buy the mines and turn them over to the men for operation, Mr. Taylor said. Already many of the miners are demanding a six-hour day and a five-day week, he added. SALE OF CHEAP FOOD IS BRINGING DOWN PRICES Bacon Remaining in City Probably Will Be Distributed to Charities; Post Office Sales Not Yet Distributed Just when army foods ordered through the Harrisburg post ofllce will be ready for delivery, officials at the local office were unable to say to-day. The supplies have not yet been received from the depols and thus far there is no informa tion as to when they will be re ceived. They are expected, how ever, within a short time. As a result of the huge sale of supplies of army, foods at the city HEAVY GUARD TO BE PLACED ON PITTSBURGH CARS Hope to Prevent Recurrence of Rioting in Another At tempt to Start Trolleys By Associated Press. Pittsburgh, Aug. 26. —Another at tempt will be made to-day by re ceivers of the Pittsburgh Railways Company to operate trolley cars, according to an announcement by the dispatcher of the Craft avenue barns of the company. Besides crews of strike-breakers the dis patcher said, the cars will be man ned by heavy guards to prevent a recurrence of the rioting in which several cars were wrecked and a score of persons injured yes continued on Page 10.] Rotary International Convention to Be Held in Atlantic City 1920 The next Rotary International convention will be held in June, 1920, in Atlantic City. This announcement was received to-day by Howard C. Fry, past dis trict governor, who had much to do at the recent Salt Lake City con vention in working up the sentiment which brought the convention to the east the coming year. Atlantic City was chosen in competition with New Orleans and Cleveland, the inter national board of directors making the choice. The Harrisburg Club plans to send at least 150 to the convention, a special train being in contemplation. fire houses and through the post office, prices of foods show a gen eral downward tendency through out the city. A supply of canned bacon, purchased by Mayor Keistet 's committee at the New Cumberland Depot, still remains on hand. If it is not sold before nightfall, it is un derstood that it will be purchased by one of the committee members to be turned over to one of the city's charitable institutions. HERBERT TOLD HE MUST DROP DESHONG CASE Alderman Advised He Has No Jurisdiction on Wil son's Charges Although Alderman James B. De- Rhong had not been served witli a warrant in the suit brought against htm before Alderman George D. Herbert by W. H. Wilson, 601 Ham ilton street, charging malicious prosecution, false arrest and mal feasance in office, he denied the charges and said he doubted if an alderman had jurisdiction in such a proceeding which is usually one for the Common Pleas Court. Alderman Herbert, before whom Wilson made the information against Alderman DeShong, said this after noon: "My personal attorney ad vises me I have no jurisdiction in the case. His only interest of course is to safeguard me. Mr. Rupley says I have jurisdiction and to-morrow various authorities are to be cited and then I will decide what is the right thing to do. No warrant will be issued until that time." Wilson's Charges According to Wilson's charges on the afternoon of August 19, follow ing an auto accident in Logan street near Alderman DeShong's office ho was Inking the names of witnesses when the alderman came up to him nnd said that he should move on. When Wilson protected the nlder man told Constnb'e David Hodre to plnce him under arrest, lie declares nnd after being taken to Alderman urbbeng's office be was committed Jo jail and released three hours later. Alderman DeShong mode this statement about, the accident and the charges against him: "On the afternoon of August 19 T had just left the house and was walking to ward Logan street, when a smalt nuto trurk entered from Fourth street, the driver sounding his horn all the t'me f-om Fourth to Logan st-eefs in Tloyd street. .As he was about to rro'-s Logan street. the other truck shot across Boyd street [Continued on Pago ll.] j COMPEHS LANDS H i Asacciatrd Pre** New York. Aug. 26—Samuel Gomp c-rs, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, arrived here to-day on the transport Georgp Washington from Brest after attending the Inter national Trade Union Congress In Amsterdam. A delegation of labor leaders, including: the national com mittee for organising iron and steel workers, greeted him from the decks of a small boat down the bay. FIFTY CHANGES IN PEACE PACT WOULD BE MADE BY AMENDMENT Reservation Agreed to by the; Foreign Relations Commit- j tee Will Eliminate Ameri-1 cans From International I Commissions VOTING IS ALONG STRICT PARTY LINES Reparations Commission Onlyj One Not Affected Because' of Connection With Ameri can Shipping Interests By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 26.—Under a blanket amendment to the Peace Treaty agreed to to-day by the Sen ate Foreign Relations Committee, American representation would he eliminated from the various inter national commissions which arc to supervise European reconstruction, with the exception of the reparations commission and such others as are to he appointed by the League of Nations. The change would affect about a score of commissions and would change the language of the Treaty in more than fifty places. The committee divided along strict party lines, with nine Repub lican votes Cast in the affirmative ar.\l seven Democratic votes in the negative. Not all of the Democrats were present, but, by agreement, their votes were cast. Senator Mc- Cumber, of North Dakota, who voted with the Democrats in oppo sition to the Shantung amendment, adopted Saturday, was the only Re publican absent. His vote was not cast. Although the committee acted specifically on only four of the Treaty provisions in question*, there was an agreement that the votes on these separate provisions would be only perfunctory and to carry into effect the blanket proposal. The amendments were presented by Senator Fall. Republican, New Mexico, who said he excepted the reparations commission because there were certain* decisions affect ing American shipping interests in i volved in the commission's work, j The change also has no effect on ! provisions like that regarding the I .Saar basin, where the commission j is to be appointed by the League. Two Green Regiments Arc Going Overseas to Police Silesia By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 2 6.—The Fifth Infantry Regiment at Camp Taylor. Ky„ and the Fiftieth at Camp Dix. N. J.. have been ordered to prepare I to go overseas to aid in the policing | of Silesia during the plebescite pro i vided for under the peace treaty, it I was announced to-day at the War 1 Department. Orders for the actual ' movement of the regiments, how- I ever, have not yet been issued. | As was stated in an Associated | Press dispatch last night from I Coblenz the regiments will go di- I reet to that American Army Head- I quarters there to receive full field equipment. Neither unit has yet had foreign service. Colonel Just Sack From Overseas Eats Turkey in Storage and Dies Alliance, 0., Aug. 26. Colonel Charles C. Weybrecht, who returned three weeks ago from France where he commanded the 14 6th infantry, died here to-day as a result, phys icians believe, of eating cold storage turkey at a dinner last Saturday night at the Lakeside Country Club, Canton. Colonel Weybrecht served two terms as Attorney General of Ohio. He was 50 years old. Mrs. Helen S. Gaheris and a negro waiter also are dead, while seven other persons including the chef, are in a serious condition. St. Louis News Writers Get 20 Per Cent. Bonus St. Louis, Aug. 26.—A bonus of 20 per cent, on salaries from January 1 last to August-22, was distributed yesterday by tile Pulitzer Publishing Company, to editorial and other em ployes of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, except mechanical workers under union contracts, as an emergency measure to meet "the extraordinary increase in the present cost of liv ing." I It was announced that another : bonus of 20 per cent, dating from August 22 would be paid at the end lof the present year. St. Louis news paper writers recently organized a [ union. 'FAVORABLE REPORT OX PROBE Washington, Aug. 26.—Favorable ! report to-day ordered by the Sen i ate Expenditures Committee on a resolution by Senator Calder, Re publican, New York, proposing an investigation of the administration of the Alien property custodian's office as administered by A. Mitchell Palmer and Francis P. Garvin, the present custodian. FATAL PROHIBITION FTGIIT Chicago, Aug. 26.—A policeman was killed, one man was fatally wounded and two seriously injured 'n a revolver fight In a saloon late last night which began in an argu ment over activity of government officials against alleged violators of k the war-time prohibition law. , HOUSE GOODS TO BE RETAILED IN STORES BYU. S. Commodities Included in Surplus Stocks of War Department Will Be Placed on Sale in Big Cities Sept 25 MAY CONTINUE PURCHASES OF NECEESSITIES TO CUT PRICES By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 26.—Retail stores for the sale of household commodities included in the surplus stocks of the War Depart ment will be established September 25, it was announced to-day. The stores will be located in depot centers and other large cities and they will accept and till mail orders. Continued purchase by the Department of certain necessities so that these stores may be continued indefinitely as a part of the Government campaign against the high cost of living is un derstood to be under consideration. Prices on all commodities offered for sale will be so fixed as to prevent discrimination between the purchasers who buy over the counter and those who purchase through the mail. V/ill Deliver Mail Orders All mail orders will be delivered by parcel post, but the p- hey of making these sales through the Post Office Department is t > be discontinued. All such orders will go directly to the stores. To expedite the mail order sales the Post Office Department has been asked to put substations in each store. Catalogs quot ing prices and giving the location of all stores are being pre pared and will be available at every post office in the United States. In Fourteen Big Cities at Start The present plan is to open stores in the fourteen zone supply cities, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta, Jef fersonville, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, San Antonio, Omaha, El Paso, San Francisco and Washington. The chain will be extended to additional cities as rapidly as possible. ■S" 4 it*k it 4**3* *l* it ir 4* i* 4*4*4- & t t i 1 4* 4 4 4 4 > At f -4* 4* 4* ' !■ it* J • $ 4 • es# * • ■>\t t • * * 4 * • ¥ At ♦ ■ 4* T *• 4 s * 4* * * • At ' • * ■ 4 ' " At * j i t * !4 ft -1 JL 4 T !t 3 T 4* !4 51 4 4- 4? 4 I 4 4- 4* p lst i > •• OM • I tins e X 4- 'X ; ■ 4 14 i At 4* J i 4 X 4 X ♦ 4 + . X | MARRIAGE LICENSES f 4} . Cloyd 1,. Ileum, Altoana, net I<3 won I lan I". Shnkcnpenre* Horpln-*} t H ,,ym0,,<l F ' Hippie anil Jtutli V. Hoiißhcrty. llnrrlMhurit; Itoli *€* ... . n<l Ainn Cirnmm. llurrUlMira; Charle* F. HddlttK and J * Julia .lohn.sou. HarrlnburK; ItiiMaell s. Sayford and Martha N. Bueh- I T' f nt*r, Ilnr rUliura. , J
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