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INVITE PUBLIC TO
FLU DISCUSSIONS
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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
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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<sn your counsel and Influ
ence to discourage such attempts
and to aid us In every way that you
can against those who would by
intemperate speech inflame people
to criminal actions.
Our interest in the struggle In
which you are engaged is in the
maintenance of law and order, the
protection of your rights and those
of all of our people, citizens and
sojourners alike, who live within our
laws. During your own stay here
you must have been Impressed with
the fact that our people are law
abiding and while they have abso
lute consideration for the rights of
others they are earnest, indeed, in
the protection of their own rights
and the good name of the Common
wealth of which they are a part.
This is the spirit of the people
of Pennsylvania and as Governor of
the State I shall see to it that their
laws are faithfully executed, their
rights protected and their institu
tions upheld.
WILLIAM C. SPROUL,
Governor of Pennsylvania.
Charges State Police
With Responsibility For
Riots in Steel Strike
Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 25.
Charges that the Pennsylvania State
Police was responsible for the riots
at New Castle and Farrell, were
made in a telegram sent to-day to
John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
steel strike committee, who is ap
pearing before the Senate commit
tee investigating the steel strike, by
S. T. Hammersmark, secretary in
charge of strike headquarters in the
Youngstoyn district.
The telegram follows:
"The same speakers and organiz
ers who addressed all meetings of
the same class of people in peaceful
Youngstown were used in outraged
New Castle and Farrell. State Po
lice absolutely responsible for mur
ders and reign of terror in polluted
Pennsylvania."
SHIP SETTLES IN QUICKSANDS
Key West, Fla., Sept. 25. The
wreck of the large steamer near here
which divers a few days ago identified
as the Spanish passenger liner Val
banera, believed to have been sunk in
the recent gulf hurricane with 488 per
sons aboard is gradually sinking into
tho quicksands on the shoals on which
it was driven, it was reported to-day.
It was said the hull of the steamer
might soon disappear and thereby re
move the last possibility of clearing up
another mystery of the sea.
ENTERTAIN WOUNDED
Wounded soldiers from Carlisle
will to-day be brought to Harrisburg
by Y. M. C. A. representatives. They
will be taken on a sight-seeing trip
throughout the city by local physi
cians, after which luncheon will be
served to them at the Central Y.
M. C. A.
TAKE OUT LICENSE
Buffalo, Sept. 25.—Louise H. Hei
man, of this city, and James B.
Ryan, of Harrisburg, Pa., secured a
marriage license late yesterday aft
ernoon.
James B. Ryan is not listed in the
city directory.
WANTS NEW TRIAL
A motion for a new trial had been
made in the case of Leroy Arms,
convicted on a charge of selling
liquor without a license. His attor
ney will argue the contention that
the State liquor laws are not in ef
fect while the war-time prohibition
act regulates the sale of liquor.
PLAN FOR INSTITUTE
At a meeting yesterday of the New
Era committee of the Carlisle Presby
tery held in the Penn-Harrts a program
was formulated for the New Era In-
I stitute to bo held in thitf city Friday,
ictobcr 10.
Fourth Death Occurs
at Farrell When Sniper
Is Shot by Trooper
By Associated Press.
Fared, Pa., Sept. 25.—The fourth
fatality in connection with the steel
strike here occurred this afternoon
when u, member of the Pennsylva
nia State Police shot and killed a
man whom they claim had been snip
ing at the plant of the American'
Steel and Wire Company. Teh man
killed was Nick Grogan, a former
employe of the Sharon Steel Hoop
Company. Another man who had
been with Grogun was badly beaten
bi the State Police for resisting ar
rest.
Sniping, according to the police
authorities, had been going on dur
ng the greater part of the morning.
The place where the firing was com
ing from was located and troopers
with field glasses watched to identify
the man who was doing the shoot
ing.
Later a squad of the State Police
was summoned and a shed near a
boarding house in the vicinity of
IFreneh street and Broadway waj:
s'arrounded. Presently Grogan ap
peared. The State Police charge
that the man put his hand behind
him as if to draw a pistol, and that
before he could make a further move
he was killed with a rifle.
The shooting caused crowds to
gather from all parts of the bor
ough and additional troopers hud to
be summoned to disperse the excited
people
Only Foreigners Are
Striking, Carnegie
Official Declares
By Associated Press. e
New Castle, Pa., Sept. 25. —This
city, scene of disorders earlier in
the week, remained quiet to-day
with hundreds of policemen patroll
ing the strike areas. United States
deputy marshals from Pittsburgh
this morning raided four speak
easies in the strike area, arresting
men. All poolrooms, coffee houses
and firearms stores were closed, to
day by order of the sheriff.
Rioters last night wrecked a store
owned by- a stele worker who
had refused to join the strike.
Threats are said to have been made
that homes of non-strikers will be
burned and their families killed,
and police are watching the situa
tion carefully.
Mills of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany here to-day were operating
| close to 100 per cent, capacity, ac
cording to plant officials. The two
plants of the American Sheet and
Tin Plate Company are operating
sixty per cent, capacity, a gain of ten
per cent, since yesterday, accord
ing to Superintendent D. S. Pyle.
"The Americans are loyal," de
clared Mr. Pyle, "though somo of
the men are afraid to come to work,
they arc not striking. Only foreign
ers are striking."
Alleged riot inciters from Youngs
town and Ellwood City have been
arrested by scores here and shipped
back to those towns by local police.
The county jail is packed to capac
ity with arrested rioters.
MILL IS CLOSED
Cleveland, 0., Sept. 25.—The bar
mill of the Empire Rolling Mill
Company, an independent plant,
closed down this morning owing to
a shortage of labor, according to
company officials, leaving the sheet
mill department of this company,
employing 500 men, the only steel
plant left in operation In Cleveland
on the fourth day of the nation
wide steel strike.
DISCUSS BRITISH STRIKE
Ixuidon. Sept. 25.—Sir Eric
Geddes, the minister of transport,
and the entire executive committee
of the National Union of Railway
Men, conferred for two hours and
a-half"this morning over the rail
way wage question which is threat
ening a nation-wide railway strike.
At the end of this time the con
ferees took an adjournment until 4
o'clock this afternoon.
DOUBTS ENGAGEMENT
OF GENERAL PERSHING
Philadelphia, Sept. 25. —Cortland
M. Richardson, of Philadelphia, a
brother of Mrs. Henry Hoffmeier, of
St. James, Md., at whose home Mrs.
Annie Peoples Boyd, who was re
ported engaged to General Pershing,
recently visited, said yesterday that
he discounted the rumors of General
Pershing's engagement. He said he
recently had a letter from his sis
ter and she said nothing about Mrs.
Boyd's engagement.
"The reports started just because
General Pershing rented a house in
Washington," Mr. Richardson said.
"Ho was lucky to get a house in
Washington to rent."
TO REPRESENT CHAMBER
E. R. Eckenrode, John S. Musser,
Morris Jacobson and Joseph
Wallazz, have been selected as the
delegates of the Harrisburg Cham
ber of Commerce, to attend the ses
sions of the first annual convention
of the Pennsylvania State
of Commerce, in the Penn-Harr,i
hotel next Monday and Tuesday." Aft
four men are directors of the Har
risburg Chamber.
There will be three sessions of the
State convention, Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock), Monday evening at
7 o'clock, and Tuesday morning at
9 o'clock. More than 250 delegates
are expected to be in attendance.
HURT WHEN SHELLS FALL
Adam Houck, of Etters, was
treated at the Harrisburg Hospitaf
yesterday for a probable fracture
of the right ankle, abrasion of the
hand and a lacerated scalp. He was
injured when a pile of shells fell
on him at the Army Reserve Depot,
at New Cumberland, where he is
employed.
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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.
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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 <IOO men from all parts of the
Htnte, October t at his home "Ragged
Edge," near Chamberßburg. Success
ful men of all professions and busi
nesses will be there, writers, physl-'
clans, lawyers, railroad presidents
and vice-presidents and business men
g ntrally.
Some of the Harrlsburgers who will
be at the party will be Spencer C.
Gilbert, K. J. Stackpole, Thomas
I.ynch Montgomery, Jesse IS. B. CUD
nlngham, Charles H. Bergner, Charles
C. Stroll, Dr. William Stein. Daniel
Kerr. Vunce C. McCormlck, Governor
Rproul. T. T. Wlcrman. Judge Kunkle,
W. D B. Ainey, John C. Rilling. John
T. Brady, Lewis Sadler, Judge Sadler,
Attorney General Schatter and Chief
Justice Rrown.
Ragged Kdge Is a beautiful country
estate, overlooking the Conocheague
Creek. Luncheon will be served on
the lawn. The guests will sing old
songs, play baseball and kick a foot
! ball.
Burleson Denies Effort
to Influence Civil Service
By sissccietti Prtsj.
Washington, Sept. 26. Denial
that the Postolhce Department had
made any effort to Influence the
Civil Service Commission in the rat
ing of eligible appointees for post
masters of first, second and third
I class offices is made by Postmaster
General Burleson in a letter to
Speaker Gillett.
! On the contrary, the department,
ihe asserted, has observed "at all
times in letter and In spirit" the
presidential order for the certifi
cation of the candidate with the
highest rating.
To substantiate his statement, Mr.
Burleson included in his letter a
tabulation showing "conclusively
that the charges so freguently made
that the Postmaster General is
violating the executive order are un
fair. unjust and without foundation
in fact."
Episcopal Churchmen
to Hold Conference
A crnference of prominent mem
bers of the Kpiscop&l Church, in fur
therance of the nation-wide campaign
will be held to-morrow morning at
10 o'clock in St. Stephen's parish
house. The meeting will bo conducted
by national loaders of the campaign
and is to prepare a number of men
! of the diocese to act as "Information
Men." An open meeting to which all
' Episcopal Church members are invit
ed will be held to-morrow evening at
8 o'clock in St. Stephen's Church.