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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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