4 WARCUTSHARD INTO RANKS OF SOCIALIST PARTY Drops to 42,000; Endorse Gen eral Industrial Strike to Have Prisoners Released iiy Associated Press. v.<ik-ngo, Sept. 4. —The withdraw al of radical insurgent members and war have reduced the total member ship of the National Socialist party in this country to 42,217, according to a report read at the convention of the organization yesterday. Be fore the war the party claimed a membership of 117,000. A summary of the more Impor tant bus'n-ess transacted by the convention follows: Urged political freedom for Ire land and India. Criticised Congress for declining to neat Victor Bergcr, Socialist, of Milwaukee, pending an investiga tion of his claim to the office. Endorsed the plan for a general industrial strike October 8 to com pel the release of Tom Mooney, Eu gene V. Debs and other prisoners. Endorsed the co-operative store plan to reduce the high cost of liv ing. Wrangle All Pay The new Communist Labor Party of America adopted a platform aft- j er wrangling nearly all day over j the phraseology. It declares the party in full harmony with the rev olutionary working class parties of all countries and stands by the prin ciples stated by the Third Interna tional program adopted at Moscow, Russia. Other planks in the jilat- j form read: "We fully recognize the crying need for an immediate change in i the social system. The time for ra.r- ! 1 eying and compromise has passed ; and now it is enly a question wheth- I er the full power remains in the j hands of the capitalists or the j working class. "The Communist Labor Party of j America has as its ultimate aim the i overthrow of the present system of production, in which the working class is mercilessly exploited and the creation of an industrial r<*pub- ' lie, wherein the machinery of pro- i du.Hion shall be socialized so as to ! guarantee to the workers ttie ful": ! sjeial value of the ! r loll.'" " John Reed, of New York, present-I oflpuat blOZ<) 52 percent' of a& cs i/tsas&JZLcundi "track. tittiX&ru owk thxp Monies, "pet CCK4~ CK. 7Ull)&lMsCtond. <muL 3& jut c&vjr m. ?lort£ states ? llllliS? E3 Keener Competition Forces Better Delivery Service It is natural that the present production and sale of Autocar Motor Trucks is the biggest in the history of The Autocar Company. General business is more active than ever, and the demand for good motor Chassis (iy 2 -2 ton) trucks is increasin £- $2300 07-inch wkcdbim The concern that delivers promptly gets the repeat sonnet business. J l2O-Inch wheclbnsc Truck buyers arc demanding a reliable motor truck made by a responsible manufacturer. This local representative of The Autocar Company is one of a chain of factory branches and dealers from coast to coast. Through them The Autocar Company assures complete aftersale service to every Autocar user Eureka Wagon Works 616 North St. Harrisburg THURSDAY EVENING, BtXRRISBTTRG TEEEGRXPH SEPTEMBER 4, 1919. Recognize Need of a New Armory . - —r— v H' j " !' 0 , od the scport of the committee on urogram ami labor, said to be the irossr radical dec.lration ever Issued by i political parly i:i this country. I T'. is said to ha-a beet? largely copied i from lie progratn of the Soviet ?r --| public of Russia. Action on it ws?s I dcferr? d. Bomb Hurled at Korean Governor Hurts American Woman ; Tokio, Sept. 4.—Advices received I ltere to-day from Seoul, capital of j Korea, state that a bomb was | thrown at Governor General Saito j and that twenty persons were j wounded, including an American i woman named Harrison, who is be | lieved to be related to Carter Har : rison, former mayor of Chicago, Governor General Saito was not i wounded. No authoritative details I were received. M. Saito, who formerly held the j ( ! portfolio of Minister of the* Navy, I was selected to succeed Governor ] I Hasegawa. c ' ? f 1 ' . r . ' ' ■ ■ : - Mr m iF^^Wb I r1 I *- I'P i b 2 J-i'gHJbSEi•' V I |.; 5- vp f J 3'gpj^f*' '■cV > -' Upper cut shows a model armory; lower, Hnrrisbnrg's present struc ture at Second and burster streets. I'nlcss some action is taken in this city towards the purchase o£ ground for the erection of a new and suit able armory, Harrisburg is going to bo in a very bad way when the new National Guard of Pennsylvania or ganization is completed, say Guards men. The question of a new hrmory for the National Guard units located in Har risburg brings up the consideration of a site on which the Stale will erect a suitable building to take care of the needs of the companies, troop and bat tery in the new schedule of reorgani zation of the Pennsylvania Division under Federal control. It is said that Harrisburg would do well to follow the example of Erie and other cities of Pennsylvania which are giving concrete evidence of their appreciation of the Twenty-eighth Division service, by meeting the State's offers for new armories. It is impos sible to use the present armory at Sec ond and Forster streets, as it was only large enough for one company- of in fantry and was erected with that idea in view many years ago. After the Spanish-American War an additional company was added to the Eighth Regi ment and located in the same building. Harrisburg is to have more units than ever before. No battery of field artillery can be allotted the city until suitable quarters are put up for equip ment and horses, and there are no quar ters for a cavalry troop. The City Grays Armory Association. o? which Oapt. K. Laubenstein is presi dent ; Philip German, secretary, and Edward C. Humor, Christian Xauss and Fred tV. Houston, directors, controls the building in the interest of the stockholders. This stock is owned very largely by the Armory Association, with some shares held by individuals. The otiicers have been trying recently to trace the owners and secure the shares of stock not held by the organized body or the members thereof. Under the circumstances governing the building of the armory and the out standing stock, it is practically impos sible for it to be used in any way to advance the erection of a new struc ture by the State. It was never owned nor controlled by the Commonwealth and the only connection therewith was the payment to the association of the annual allowance for armory rent al lotted to Companies D and I, which was used for maintaining the building, making repairs, etc. This amount was never sulilcient for the purpose and had to be supplemented by receipts from balls, socials and entertainments of all kinds. The first armory used by the City Grays was in the Exchange Building in Walnut street, opposite the Dauphin county prison, on the site of the pres-/ ent post ollice. A new .armory was built at Second and Forster streets in 1874 and was first occupied June 28 of that year. This building proved to be too small, and was rebuilt, the first drill in the remodeled building being held February 18. 1885. This armory, like the former one, was built by issuing bonds and required* much hard work on the part of the members. ThA building committee for the new armory erected in 1884-5 was as fol lows : Captain Thomas F. Moloney, Uoutenant Joseph K. Rhoads, Lieuten ant George E. Reed, Sergeants E, Laub enstein, Harman A. Perkins, William 11. Hawser, Philip German, Corporals Frank L. Hutter, Milton S. Sprout, Jo seph B. Hutchison and Private John Bell. D. It. Miller was the architect. The building was constructed by J. A. Stents, carpenter; Joseph Strominger, plasterer; Thornton A. Bety, painter • George E. lteed, mason; Elder and Nauss, plumbers, and Fager and Maeyer tinners. The new armory was presented to the stockholders by the armory build ing committee on Friday evening, March 27, 1885. Governor Robert E. Patti son was present and made an address. The financial standing at the time of dedication was as follows: Stock subscribed, 1156 shares, at * SO $5,780.00* Donations <j-g 00 Total receipts $6,755.00 Expenditures 9,409.80 Indebtedness $2,654.80 This armory was used by Co. D, Eighth Regiment, until the Spanish- American War in 1898, and after the reorganization of the Pennsylvania Na tional Guard in 1899, the command re sumed its old quarters therein. At the same time, Co. H, of the Eleventh Regi ment, Provisional National Guard of Pennsylvania, became Co. I, Eighth Regiment, taking the place of Co. 1, of Wrightsvllle, which did not reor ganize after Federal service In the Spanish War. From February 18, 1888, to October 18, 1890, the Governor's Troop of cav alry, then a new organization in the National Guard of Pennsylvania, was quartered in the Armory, under lease from the Armory Association, paying as a rental the annual State allowance of S2OO. Companies II and I. of the Eighth Regiment, continued to occupy the building until the regiment was called into service at the beginning of the World War in 1917.. The City Grays Armory Association entirely controls and manages the prop erty in every way, attending to rental of the building and making repairs, alterations, etc., to keep the structure up to date. , A board of officers looks after the details of the management. Favor 60 Per Cent. Increase in the Pay of AH Postal Employes Tiy Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 4. —Resolu- tions favoring an Increase of ap proximately 60 per cent, in the salaries of postal employes, estab lishment of a 44-hour week with time and a half for overtime, and allowance of thirty days annual sick leave, were adopted at to-day's ses sion of the eleventh convention of the National Federation of Postal Employes. The convention also went on rec ord as favoring the creation of a court of appeals with representation for employes to pass upon all charges preferred against postal workers in connection with their service. Use McNeil's Tain Exterminator—Ad. LABOR TO FIGHT CUMMINS BILL No Strike Clause a Blow; Unionizing Steel Workers Washington, D. C., Sept. 4. ! A solid front against the provisions of the Cummins' Railroad bill, prohib iting rail strikes, will be presented by organized labor. Even where an expression of opinion was withheld by labor leaders, it was obvious that the objectionable feature of the bill, from the standpoint of trio organiza tions, will never be accepted by them. "Why discuss this provision, when wc have our own bill for the solu tion of the railroad situation?" was the query of Bert M. Jewell, acting president of the Railway Employes' Department of the American Fed eration of Labor. "The so-called Plumb plan, now embodied in the Siniins' bill, represents the wish of railway men. It is the one and proper solution to the problem." John Scott, secretary of the Rail wuys Employes' Department, de clared the bill was highly unsatis factory to railroad workers, and that plans to fight it would soon be made by the department council of the six big railroad shop unions. Blow at Liberty It is expected the plan of attack will include a request for the sup port of the A. F. of L. in a general campaign against the measure. That an appeal of this character would meet with hearty response was in dicated to-day by Martin F. Ryan, general president of the Brother hood of Railway Carmen of Amer ica. "It will be found that not only the railway employes, but every other branch of organized labor will oppose any 'no sinks' legislation," said Mr. Ryan. "The provision strike the very roots of personal liberty." President Gompors, of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, and Secre tary Morrison, both declined to com ment on the prohibitory strike clause of the Cummins bill to-day. Labor leaders in the steel industry are g*vg ahead with plans for unionizing all workers in steel, it j What %ally Happened at\ferdun? | What Too\ Place on the Other J Side of the Marne9 j Aslc the Germans— I they know the most 7 j a defeat I '/// mSk 1 OeSL v You've heard the winning i = f//■ ill s ide of a winning story you y jj know what the Allies did at Verdun; what they did at the. 0\ Marne. Now learn what the / 5 Germans DIDN'T do. They'll I \ \© cm tell you themselves, or rather 1 * \ \ M their former master the Vl) 1 supreme ruler of the emperor 0 em P * re confesses 1 * everything in I LUDENDORFF'S OWN STORY The chief of staff at German Make sure NOW of reading Great Headquarters the these facts more appalling, | "brains" of the German Army, more gripping, than the most the strategist who planned imaginative fiction. If you do | every great campaign from not get the Public Ledger reg the Rumanian offensive to the ularly, SEND THIS COUPON. final and decisive "strategic" . } retreat to the Hindenburg e„ bli c l^- C<mpMT . E line —has written a detailed 51 Story of Germany S defeat. Inclosed find $2.00 for ten weeks' daily ii EE . . and Sunday subscription to the Public = This history - making tea- Ledger—including aU Ludendorff instafl — ... J 1 P ments, all supplements, color pages, etc. = ture will appear daily for ten weeks in the Public Ledger, ~ = ... o J c *7,1 Aaares3 beginning Sunday, Sept 7th. , ( Philadelphia I PUBLIC LEDGER was announced at the Federation headquarters. UEPUDIATES STATEMENT New York, Sept. 4. —James P. Holland, president of the New York State Federation of Labor, in a statement issued last night, repu diated the report of the High Cost of Living Committee appointed by him, which recommended that labor refrain from participating in strikes for six months as a means of com batting industrial unrest and lower ing the cost of living. Asserting that t lie committee had overstepped its powers in making the recommend ation, Mr. Holland said he would discharge both members, John F. EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR in any climate, in any occupation, you can keep in top-notch physical condition by eating Shredded Wheat Biscuit. If you are in the habit of eating meat three times a day; cut it out for one meal and eat two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with milk or cream. It is a real whole wheat food, healthful,whole some and satisfying. Deliciously nourishing with sliced bananas, sliced peaches, or other fruits. Ready-cooked, ready-to-eat no kitchen work or worry. Pierce anJi Isadora Epstein. The two committeemen have been ex pelled from the Garment Cutters' Union, according to a union official, for acting in a manner "detrimental to the interests of the organization." Supreme Council Will Send Ultimatum to Rumanians Soon Paris, Sept. 4. The Supreme Council has decided to send an ulti matum to the Rumanian govern- ment regarding her course in Hun gary. The ultimatum, couched in drastic terms, and with a timo limit, will be delivered by an envoy of the council. Should Rumania refuse to comply with the terms within a given time diplomatic relations will cease and the Allied envoy will bring away with him from Bucharest the Allied dip lomatic representatives there. The text of the ultimatum will not be given out until it is delivered to Rumania. It is understood, how ever, that it will deal mainly with the subject of reparation and tho evacuation of Hungary by the Ru manian army.
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