2 INVITE PUBLIC TO FLU DISCUSSIONS [Continued from First Page.] delphla, who with the aid of lantern slides, spoke on the value of the Roentegen Ray. Or. Pancoast's lecture was exceedingly interesting and was well received by the audi ence. Scorns Explorations John H. Gibbon, Philadelphia, spoke briefly of the tendency to look on conditions as emergencies and do exploratory operations when an approximate diagnosis can pre viously be made. He said that this tendency too often resulted in a mul tiplication of incision, a repetition of the operation, and occasionally in the unneccessary death of the pati ent. He advises his hearers to be careful and not rush into an oper ation unless they were quite sura that the proper diagnosis had been made and the operation was es sential. i Alfred C. Wood, Philadelphia, spoke about the surgical treatment of ulcer and cancer, and compared the various operative procedures em ployed. He was followed by John A. I ichty, Pittsburgh, who gave a short address on all treatment which is not surgical. He warned his hear ers against polypharmacy as an in definite understanding of the case. Sliouhl Rc Careful William E. Robertson, Philadel-I phia, spoke of the attitude of the general practicioner, and the general lack of attempt in the direction ofj more definite diagnosis. He said that the lack of more definite knowledge of dietetics and the more or less blind adherence to drugs and unnecessary use of proprietary medicine, caused doctors to become unconsciously the advance agent of many useless, al leged remedies. The closing speech of the morning was made by the President-elect, j Henry D. Jump, of Philadelphia, whose subject was the value of high | enemata. Dr. Jump used lantern slides to illustrate his lecture and said that he felt enough discussion had taken place on his subject to put it beyond any argument. The event of the social program took place last evening, when the President's reception was held in the ballroom of the hotel. Cyrus I-ce Stevens, of Athens was the! guest of honor. About eight bun dled physicians and theii guests at tended the reception and the dantc which followed it. Final Session To-morrow Tomorrow will see the final meet-i Ings of the convention, when there win be cinuc at the Health Depart ment Tuberculosis Dispensary, lU6 North Second street, at the Harris burg Hospital, and the Polyclinic Hospital. The House of Delegates, the gov erning body of the State Medical So ciety, held its final session in the Senate chamber yesterday, and hav ing chosen Pittsburgh for the con vention next October, elected the fol lowing officers: President-elect, D. Henry D. Jump, Philadelphia; first vice presi dent, Dr. J. Wesley EUenberger, of this city; second vice president, Dr. Epencer M. Free, Dubois; third vice president, Dr. C. W. Wood, Monon eahela; fourth vice president. Dr. JV. F. Meyers. Blooming Glen; sec retary, Dr. Walter F. Donaldson, Pittsburgh; assistant secretary. Dr. •C. B. Longamaker, Philadelphia, nd treasurer. Dr. John B. Lowman, of Johnstown. The following members were elected to the board of trustees: Frank C. Hammon, Philadelphia; Howard B. Frantz, Huntingdon; T. B. Appel, Lancaster; Donald Guth rie. Sayre; I. J. Moyer, Pittsburgh; G. Franklin Bell, Williamsport; Harry W. Mitchell, Warren; It. G. Shumaker, Reading; H. W. AiDert-j son, Scranton, and J. W. F. Wyant, j Kittanning. Delegates to the convention eff the American Medical Association are: W. F. Bacon, York; G. R. S. Corson, Pottsville; W. B. Gibby, Wilkcs- Barre; Wilmer Kursen, Philadel phia, and George T. Hammon, Hunt ingdon. The following alternates were chosen: C. C. Cracroft. Wash ington county; William Taylor, Westmoreland; J. H. Wilson, Heaver; E. P. Ball, Clinton; and J. B. Scull, Philadelphia. Bell Physicians to Bine The Bell Telephone Company physicians who are in Harrisburg attending the sixty-ninth annual convention of the State Medical So ciety will be entertained by The Bell Company at an informal dinner this evening at 7 o'clock at the Penn-Harris hotel. In connection with the regular program of the sixty-ninth annual session of the State Medical Society being held in Harrisburg. Major M. J. Shields of the American Red Cross will give an illustrated lecture at the Penn-Harris hotel this even ing on first aid work. To assist Ma jor Shields in this work the Bell Telephone Company loaned a first, aid team from Reading who will give a demonstration of first aid work and show the progress made by the Bell Company in first aid work. The Bell Company have made rapid strides in first aid work among their employes and doctors have of ten expressed amazement that it was possible for the Telephone Company to produce such results through the practice of the men in first aid team work. It has been the aim of the Bell Telephone Company to have their men take an active part in first aid work, as only in this way can they acquire a practical knowledge of how to administer proper first aid treatment in case of necessity. Not only this, but each of the thousands of employes who have become inter ested in first aid work are of greater value to themselves, to their fam ilies, and their communities because of this knowledge. TROOP TO MEET Members of the old Governor's Troop, planning to participate in the Welcome Home parade on Monday, have been requested to report at the Hope Enginehouse, at 1 p. m. All members will wear full uniform. There Is No Food Like Grape=Nuts These crisp, brown gran ules come to,you full of sweet health-building nourishment. Ask the grocer. "There's o Season" THURSDAY EVENING, DECENT JUSTICE IS DEMANDED [Continued from First Page.] district, including Chicago and Gary, Ind. No Unions Before 1918 "The men in the steel mills," Fitz patrick continued, "were looking for relief. They had no hope. They responded in large numbers and it was only a short time until wo had a very successful organization." "Up to that time there had been no unionism In the steel mills?" asked Chairman Kenyon. "No," Fitzpatrick replied. "About that time October 1918 —t the steel corporation was resorting to every effort to force action on the part of the men or of the labor or ganization to spread their influence. They announced establishment of the eight-hour day and we know that was an effort to prevent our organization." Senator Jones, Democrat, New Mexico, asked whether the employes had made application to the Ameri can Federation of Labor for organ ization, or whether the movement had been initiated by the American Federation of Labor. "The American Federation of Labor initiated tho movement," Fitz patrick replied. "Was there no movement of the men inviting the organization?" asked Senator Jones. "No, only as the nien met in dif ferent localities and expressed their desires." "Why was it incumbent on the American Federation of Labor to organize the steel industry?" Senator Jones asked. "It was a bad spot in the indus trial situation," Fitzpatrick replied. "In the steel industry the hours are long, the wages small and the treat ment you can't describe the treat ment." 500,000 Employes These conditions, he added, led other large employers to consider imposing similar conditions on their employes, and so for the benefit of organized workers everywhere in the country, organization of tho steel industry was deemed essential by the leaders of tho labor movement. "How many men are employed in steel mills?" asked Senator Ken yon. "We figure about 500,000," Fitz patrick replied. Continuing his statement, Fitz patrick said the steel corporation finally gave assurances that it would establish the eight-hour day, but the steel workers paid no attention. Meetings Suppressed "Demands kept coming from Youngstown, Pittsburgh, that organ izers be sent to help them," he said. "The first opposition was met in McKeesport We were told there we could have no meetings in rented halls or lots. "We went to McKeesport and put the matter before the city author ities. The mayor said we couldn't meet there and the city council said the mayor had full authority." "This was in October, 1918, Fitz patrick said, and the issue was brought to Washington. "President Gompers of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, wrote the mayor," he continued, "and the Governor of Pennsylvania. There w;±s no answer." Everywhere the organizers went they met opposition, Fitzpatrick said. "But we went on as best we could," he added, "holding meetings in the outskirts of cities and else where, and the men came and signed up. By May we had something over 80,000 men in the various districts. These men wanted to take immediate action, but we prevailed to wait until other points were or ganized." First Effort in May The first effort to obtain a confer ence with Judge Gary was made last May, the witness said. This was by the tin workers. "They received an answer stating that the corpora tion would not meet the representa tives of labor, but would do business as they had in the past," said Fitz patrick. After the steel situation had been discussed at the convention last June of the American Federation of Labor, President Gompers wrote Chairman Gary, Fitzpatrick said, adding; "That letter was ignored, abso lutely. There was no reply." In continuing tho steel workers' organization Fitzpatrick said, the union organizers were "jailed and opposed in every possible way." Finally on July 20, he said, the 26 steel unions representatives decided to take a strike vote of the men. "The organizations responded unanimousy," the witness continued, "and on August 20, we had reports that 98 per cent, of the men the unions were able to get an expression from had authorized their represen tatives to call a strike if they were unable to get a conference with the corporation heads." 98 Per Cent. Strike Vote "Did you have the total number of men who voted on the strike?" asked Senator Wolcott, Democrat, Delawa^f. "No, each union took its own vote." "Did you have any figures to show the number of men who voted in each union?" "No, we didn't get them. Each union got its own figures and re ported whatever per cent, had voted for the strike. The average for the 24 unions was 98 per cent." Fitzpatrick said 100,000 men out of 500,000 in the steel industry were in unions when the strike vote was taken, but added that when the workers "saw hope, 50,000 more joined." 340,000 on Strike Asked as to the number now af fliated, he said 340,000 had Joined the strike. "We compiled the vote, and au thorized a committee to approach Judge Gary and get a conference," he said. "We went to Judge Gary's office and he sent out word asking to be excused from a personal in terview, but saying we could sub mit our proposals in writing. We did so, and got a letter from him saying that he did not consider us to be representatives of the men." Gary Could Have Stopped "If Judge Gary had consented to this conference, would this strike have been called?" asked Senator Kenyon. "No," Fltzpatrlck replied. "If Judge Gary consents now, will the strike go on?" "Yes, they are going on now in my opinion until they get justice." "At that time, had the President's industrial conference been called?" "No, it had not." "We'd be interested in having you tell us why you couldn't postpone the strike until after that," continued Senator Kenyon. "The date had been set," Fitz patrick said. "If we had waited we woud have been shot to pieces," Tells of Woman's Death "What do you mean by that?" asked Senator Smith, Democrat, Georgia. "All kinds of intimidation, through the businessmen," Fitzpatrick said. "Through the bosses. Men given the choice of tearing up their union cards or quitting their jobs. Shot like Fannie Selins, one of our or ganizers at Breckenrldge, Pa." Pressed for an explanation, Fitz patrick introduced a photograph of a dead woman. "She spoke at one of our meet ings," he said. "When the gunmen shot an old man, she tried to pro tect some children with her skirts; then the order was given: 'Kill this one, too,' and they shot her." A news dispatch from Pittsburgh on August 26 reported the killing of Miss Sellins but said she was an or ganizer for the United Mine Workers and was killed in a labor riot near the plant of the Allegheny Coal and Coke Company, near Breckenridge, Pa. It did not appear that Blie was concerned in organization for the steel strike. Gunmen Appear Pointing his linger at various members of the committee and wav ing a photograph. Fitzpatrick said a picket a man sixty years of age was shot down in cold blood. Several children, he said, were at tracted by the firing. "This woman," he continued, "came around the corner of the alley and saw the children. Then the gun men appeared. She was afraid the children woud be shot. She reached down and pulled up her skirts and pulled them around the children in a corner. Immediately, the gunmen fired and killed her." "Who were these gunmen?" asked Chairman Kenyon. "They were employes of the com pany hired to terrorize the com munities,'" Fitzpatrick answered. "The deputy sheriffs and gunmen are acting all together. "What you mean to say," said Sen ator Walsh, Democrat, Massa chusetts, "is that directly or indi recty these men were directed by the steel corporation?" "Yes, they are mill guards," Fitz patrick replied. "Public officials?" asked Senator Walsh. "They are sworn in as deputy sheriffs," the witness explained. "We don't know where their pay comes from." "It is a fact that this shooting occurred in connection with a coal strike and before the steel trouble, isn't it?" asked Senator Phipps, Re publican, Colorado. "But she was shot to put the fear into our people," Fitzpatrick said. Objects of Probe Primary objects of the Senate investi gation, Senator Kenyon said will bo the setting forth before the public of the real causes and objects of the strike. Fitzpatrick as well as Chairman Gary, of the United States Steel Corporation, who is to appear Wednesday, accord ing to Senator Kenyon's plan of pro cedure first will be asked for a detailed statement and then be subjected to cross examination by ail members of the com mittee, It is hoped to complete the in quiry and return a report to the Senate within a fortnight. Declaring that Judge E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, had dealt "In a flippant and autocratic fashion" with labor repre sentatives, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in summing up before the Senate Inter state Commerce Committee on organized labor's opposition to the anti-strike sec tion of the Cummins Railroad BUI, said the steel strike was an example of the necessity for the use of the strike by labor unions. Gompers on Stand Appearance of Mr. Gompers before the Senate committee came at the end of the second day of continued attack by labor leaders against the privision of the Cummins bill which would make striking railroad men conspirators against commerce and liable to line and imprisonment. The labor chief sum marized the arguments presented by P. J. MacNamara, vicc-prcsident of tho Firemen's and Engineer's Brotherhood; J. E. Heberling, president of the Switch men's Union; W. N. Doak, vice-presi dent of the Trainmen's Brotherhood; Andrew Furuseth, of the Seamen's Union, and other witnesses, and dis cussing the steel strike, declared: "When employers say there is nothing to talk over, when they refuse to meet representatives of labor, when they say these representatives represent nobody, how else is there to cnvlnce them but by a strike. Look at the steel strike now. That was the position Mr. Gary took. A letter to him from me sent last June Is still unanswered. "A committee to see him was greeted with the word that he had nothing to discuss with them. He treated us in a flippant and autocratic fashion. The strike is now on much to my regret, because I wanted to see it delayed until after the President's industrial con ference. "But if you knew conditions in dis tricts the United States Steel Corpora tion controls you would understand. Murder, assault, arrest of men, prohibi tion of meetings on rented grounds, workers dispersed by thugs, gangsters and detective crooks employed by the companies. A woman murdered in cold blood, and the detective who did it released on bond of $2,500 while men ar rested in the meetings are held In $3,000 bail." "Where's that?" a committee member interrupted him. "At McKcesport, Pa.," Mr. Gompcrs rejoined. That's the sort of thing we have to meet in guiding labor organisa tions. We've done and will continue to do our level best, men in the labor move ment, to keep things going. But If you take from us our last effective form of appeal for necessary things, as this bill does, whatever comes is on your head and not on ours." WITNESSES REEIVIC MORE Beginning with this session of criminal court witnesses ure being paid according to provisions of a new act which provides (hat they should receive $2 instead of $1.50 the umovnt they mere formerly pnld for each day they are at court. Jur ors will be paid at the rate of $$ a day instead of $2.60. FALLS DOWN STEPS Mrs. Laura Parker, 130 Mulberry street, is In the Harrisburg Hospital with a probable fracture of the left shoulder, suffered when she fell down a flight of steps at her home last night. WILL PKOBA'asi.^ The will of Sarah Petsrs, late of Midillfctown, Was probated and let ters testamentary Issued to-day by Register Ed. H. Fisher to Emma Sink and Elizabeth McKee, two daughters. The estate is valued at 117,000. < RABIUSBUROJISBftI TELEGRAPH Sproul Warns That State Will Not Stand For Disorders and Rioting Governor William C. Sproul last night made it plain In a letter sent to William Z. Foster, the leader of the strikers at Pittsburgh, that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania would not stand for disorder and that any armed mobs that attempt to come from any other state into Pennsylvania to menace lives of this States citizens, to destroy property or to subvert order will be consid ered as invaders and dealt with ac cordingly. The Sproul declaration, which was couched in no uncertain terms, was contained in a telegram sent in reply to a protest by Foster against the State police. His Telegram The Governor's telegram says: William Z. Foster, Secretary, 303 Magee Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Your telegram complaining of Ihe action of a squad of our State Police in dispersing a crowd at North Clairton has received my at tention. My Information Is that the people were ordered to move in ac cordance with a proclamation by the sheriff forbidding public gatherings, that the police did not approach the crowd until their commands had been defied and that nobody was hurt until shots had been tired and stones and other missiles had been thrown at the offiqers. Crowds Dangerous Experience has shown that it is dangerous to permit the congrega tion of large numbers of people during times of stress and excite ment, and the sheriff as the official charged with the maintenance of law and order, was acting for the public welfare in forbidding the gatherings and in enforcing his de crees. In carrying out this policy, the sheriffs of all the counties will have the full assistance of the State. Permit mo to take this opportun ity of saying to you that in the sit uation which now exists when law lessness and disorder have com pelled the intervention of the State to aid the local authorities to main tain the pcacdl when every good citizen's attitude should be that of upholding the law and counseling and aiding in the maintenance of order, I shall expect your full co operation in helping us to see to it that the laws of the Commonwealth are observed and its peace pre served. Reports have reached me that many agitators, hostile alike to our institutions of government and to the organization which you repre sent, have taken advantage of the disturbed conditions to come into Pennsylvania to spread wicked propaganda and to endeavor to in cite the ignorant and the vicious to riot and pillage. These persons are enemies of the State and our every endeavor is being given to their ap prehension and punishment under our laws. Information has come to us that efforts are being made by danger ous and evil-disposed persons at points in other states near our boundaries to collect armed mobs to come across the State line to overpower our municipal authorities and to attack our citizens and de stroy their property. If any such attempts are made we shall be com pelled to regard these mobs as arm ed invaders of Pennsylvania and we shall deal with them as such. I count up orisrinrl ootudmr. i Official Count of Primary Vote Started With City Returns First I After the election computation board had checked up on ballots Is sued and returned from all city and county districts, the ofljcial count of the primary vote was started this morning and returns from thirty city districts were computed until | early this afternoon. X'lve ballot boxes are to be open ed to count the votes for certain candidates because of errors found on return and tally sheets. These are: Eighth ward, Fifth precinct, to count votes for Clarence E. Weber and Joshua E. Rutherford; Eighth ward. Fourth, to count votes for Harry F. Oves, Albert Duffan and William H. Lynch; Eighth ward. Third, to count votes for David Gordon; Fifth ward. First, Harry C. Wells; Fourth ward. Sec- • ond, Charles C. Cumblcr and Wit- ; liam H. Lynch. Farmers Ask Repeal \ of Forestalling Ordinance Opposition of county farmers to the plan of establishing a wholesale market in this city, is expressed in a resolu tion of a committee of county farmers, presented yesterday to Stanley Jean, i chairman of the Harrisburg Chamber, of Commerce fair price committee. Ac- opposing the plan was taken some 1 time ago, but the report to the Chamber j committee has just been received. j The market would aot aid in reducing the cost of living in the least, the pro-! ducers affirm. City ordinances will not aid in the least in causing a downward trend in prices, the producers say. | Their resolution contains a petition to j the Chamber of Commerce that it use its | influence to bring about the repeal or amend the present anti-forestalling or diance. It has failed in its purpose and lis working to the detriment of both producer and consumer, the resolution says. Confiscate Guns in Farrell Riot District Bp Associated Press Farrell. Pa., Sept. 25.—More than 100 pistols, rifles and shotguns were confiscated by local police and State police hero yesterday, when every house in the riot zone was searched.. The searching parties met with no resistance and all was quiet in the city throughout the day. Seventy-five persons were arrest ed in the streets and placed in the borough police station for carrying guns. Strikers in Canton Decide to Return Canton, Ohio, Sept. 25.—The an nouncement by C. A. Irwin, general manager of the Canton Steel Metal Company that his men had voted to return to work, is the outstand- I ing feature early to-day of the strike |ln Canton, of workers in the iron I and steel industry. Ahout 1,200 men are affected by the- decision. Andrew S. McCrcath and his son, Captain William McCreath, came home last evening after a three months' trip in England and Scot land. ' M Schleisner Millinery Typical of the exclusiveness and fine quality which the H fashionable dresser requires. H nn HERE is a great distinction between ordinary trimmed hats =. J. and Schleisner millinery. Our millinery is selected with the same critical eye that chooses our garments. Merely be cause a hat is trimmed does not signify that it is an artistic crea tion. It requires the touch of the artist to accomplish the master piece. Our hats are true interpretations of those illusive Parisian millinery modes which dominate the fashion centers the world H over. = It is pleasing to the woman of refinement to know that in this extensive collection of the new fall millinery there is but one of a model. And with this feature, the distinctiveness and the quality of our hats, the prices are extremely moderate. | $7.90 to $25.00 | Attention is directed to the many new arrivals in fall dresses for all occasions for the woman and miss. These charming dresses are featured in the new ma- \ | | terials. A full range of colors is tepresented. j§ SEPTEMBER 25, 1919. KNIGHTS HONOR E. R. ECKENRODE Members of K. of C. Place Him at Head of Organiza tion; Plan Big Year E. R. ECKENRODE At the annual meeting last night, E. 11. Eckenrode waa honored by the Har rlsburg Council. Knights of Columbus. He was ununimously elected Grand Knight. He has long been identifled as one of the most active members of this organization, and his good work during the war has brought him high praise. Following his election last night Grand Knight Eckenrode announced that it was his desire to make the en suing year a memorable one. He called attention to the various hranches of work to be done, and to the plans for an active fall and winter. In addition to the work among the soldiers, it is planned to have a scries of entertain ments covering a period of five months, the spring and summer plans will be announced. Other officers elected last night in cluded, H. D. Morrisey, deputy grand knight; E. J. Sourbeer, chancellor, and A. S. Banmiller, recorder. Harrisburg Council, Knights of Columbus is one of the most influential in Pennsylvania, j and has a large membership. BELL 125 DAY AND DIAL/ 4016 NIGHT SCHOOL OPEN NOW ENTER ANY TIME , Two Separate Night Schools: The One on Monday, Wednesday, Friday—The Other Tuesday, Thursday Nights BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE (Opposite Senate Hotel) 121 MARKET STREET CHARLES R. BECKLEY, Principal Annual Party to Be Held at Ragged Ed it M. C. Kennedy, vice-president of the Pennsylvania railroad in charge of the Cumberland Valley lines, will give hie annual autumn party to about