-•'l.. V , . ' ■ . - -j v , • ' ' • . All Honors to Be Showered on Veterans ot World War by Grateful City Bimng Welcome Home LXXXVIII— NO. 226 18 PAGES DmU kW.\ S d K'. t o n m t c"2t'Ha B rri^Sr u " HARRISBURG, PA. SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1919. ow sl t?vo s cents EB HOME EDITION STRIKE CALLED AT BETHLEHEM CO.'S PLANTS Order Issued Today Is to Be come Effective Monday Morning, 6 O'clock STEELTON IS INCLUDED General Manager Says Opera tions Will Continue, With Work For All Associated Press• Pittsburgh, Sept. 27. The Na tional Committee for organizing iron and steel workers at a meeting here to-day ordered a general strike in the plants of the Bethlehem Steel Company to become effective next Monday morning at 6 o'clock. Secretary William Z. Foster, of the committee, in announcing the strike, said that between 4 0,000 and 50,000 men were expected to be af fected. He asserted the Bethlehem plants were among the best organ ized in the country. Consider Reply The committee with John Fitz patrick,' chairman, present, met in a special session to consider the reply of 12. G. Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Company, to the union's demand for a conference. Mr. Grace in his reply said that he would not grant a conference to the union and that he would not aban don the present system of collective bargaining with employes, which was adopted by the company during the war. According to Mr. Foster the Beth lehem workers had sent a commu nication to the meeting here declar ing that they were solidly behind the union and ready to walk out. He said thhl the committee was practically unanimous on issuing the strike order. Ship Plants Not Affected The shipbuilding plants of the Bethlehem interests will not be af fected Mr. Foster said, as they are working under union agreement. The plants affected by the strike order are Steelton, Reading, Leba non, Titusville, South Bethlehem, in Pennsylvania, ..and Spartowa ' Point, Aid The strike order was immediately telegraphed to the Bethlehem Steel workers' representatives. Plans were also made to rush organizers into the new strike zone to aid in handl ing the situation. In calling the Bethlehem strike the committee adjourned to meet again later to-day, when the matter of a conference with the heads of the railroad brotherhoods will be taken up. Other important mat ters pertaining to the strike will also receive the committee's atten tion, Mr. Foster said. "Work For All," Robbins When Frank A. Robbins, Jr., gen eral manager of the Steelton plants of the Bethlehem Steel Company was notified that the strike order had been issued he said he had re ceived information of it before the order actually had been issued. "It is impossible at this time to say just what will happen at Steel ton," said Mr. Robbins, "but we shall continue to operate all departments and there will be work for all who do not desire to quit." There has been considerable dis cussion of strike possibilities at Steelton and a number of meetings but no demonstrations. Both union men and officials of the company have been busy making preparations during the week for actual even tualities and the order finds each prepared for poming events. The mills were in full operation to-day and there was no sign of any dis turbance anywhere. Gabriel H. Moyer Is National P. 0. S. of A. Head By .'Usoeiated Press. Reading, Pa., Sept. 27.—A special dispatch to this city to-day from Jacksonville, Fla., where the na tional convention of the Patriotic Order Sons of America is in session, announces that the next national convention will be held in iAllen town, Pa. The national camp was organized in Allentown in 1872. The election of officers by the convention resulted in four Pennsyl vanians being honored with the na tional offices. Gabriel H. Moyer, Pal myra, a past state president of Pennsylvania, was elected national president. Mr. Moyer was leader in the organization for many years. Herman A. Miller, Easton, was elect ed national secretary; Thomas C. Knowles, of Pottsville, assistant na tional secretary, and John W. Reese, Pottsville, elected to the office of national treasurer. The organization "has a national membership of 175,- 000. STEAL FROM JAIL Scranton, Pa„ Sept. 27. Burg lars broke into the borough jail at Taylor yesterday and stole five slot nachines from a cell. The machines were taken in a raid by the bordugh police force tome time ago. I THE WEATHER] llarriKhurK and t Iclnityi Fair nnd sliulitl.v warmer to-night. Sun day fair and warmer, Eaalrrn Pennsylvania. Fair to night, slightly nnrmrr In north nnd nrst portions. Sundny fair, warmer, Gentle northeast and and mat winds. •Ciicr: The Musnurha- mi river nnd nil lis branches will fall slow ly or remain stationary. A stage of about .'l..'t feet Is Inillented for Hnrrlslmrg Sunday morn ing. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ofor-2to&epcnsefit. HOUSEWIVES TO AID STATE IN LOWERING HIGH PRICES Name 10. With whom do you And your dealings most Street Address ' satisfactory on the whole—the farmers, the City ' ; retail dealers or the hucksters? 1. At which of the Harrisburg markets, if any, do you buy regularly, the Broad Street? "Why? Chcstnnut Street? OT Hill Market? From whom do you find you secure the best 2. About how far do you live from that market? va , UM your purchases _ the farmer s? the retail dealers? 3. Do you need to use the street car one way? or the hucksters? [ by what or both wayB? per cent? 4. Do you go to market because you can buy 12. As a rule are you able to get the kinds, qual things cheaper than at retail stores? ity and regular supply of locally-grown fresh because products are fresher? , fruits and vegetables that you wish? or because oj the large variety of things you fin-d to choose from? when >' ou are getting products to can, do you 5. If you find it cheaper to buy at markets, buy them in relatively large quantities, such kindly state about what percentage you save as half-bushel or bushel baskets? thereby " not * ln what other amounts? 6. Do you go regularly to market during the 14. If you buy several baskets at a time or order whole year? or only a quantity in advance, will the farmers de from May to November? liver them to your house free of charge? 7. Do you carry home the goods bought at mar- ket or do you pay ' 15. Do you ever join with some friends or neigh - for having them delivered- bors to buy products in wholesale quantities? If so, how much? lf so, have you found K. What percentage of the fruits and vegetables this method satisfactory? you use from May to November do you buy at What products do you make a practice of the markets?i buying in this way? from retail stores? from hucksters at your door? 9. About what percentage of the volume of fruits and vegetables you secure from grocers 16 ' Before *° inß to market do * OU make any do you have delivered? effort to find out what fruits and vegetables What percentage do you order over the tele- wlll be most Pl entl ' u l day and buy ac phone? cording to the season and the available What perceirtage do you personally inspect supply? and select at the store? What percentage do you pay cash for? Kindly write any additional information on the back of this page. INQUIRY FOR CONSUMERS DEADLOCK ENDS I FIRST WEEK OF STEEL STRIKE I i Plant Officials Confident That Next "Week Will Sec End of Trouble | The first week of the great steel strike ended to-day with the situa tion a' virtual deadlock, while both sides waited with keen anticipation for Monday, when a crucial test will lie afforded of the claims of the opponents' respective strength. Steel ! company officials professed the full i est confidence that the opening of , another working week would see such defections in the ranks of the strikers that the back of the union's resistance would be broken. Lead ers of the strikers were equally op timistic in their predictions that the ranks of their followers would not be seriously breached. In the meantime the strike gen erals were overlooking no effort to strengthen their position !n antici pation of the coming teat. Mass meetings were held to-day and will be continued to-morrow throughout the Pittsburgh district, the strategic center of the battlefield, and union organizers strove unceasingly to gain new recruits and fortify the resolu tion of their exlsting^forces. The strikers were encouraged by [Continued on Page 2.] Hold Two as Result of Invoking Spiritualism in Mysterious Murder Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 27. Spiritualism has been resorted to in an endeavor to solve the mysterious mur der of Robin J. Cooper, prominent at torney. and upon testimony of Gabriele Hansen. psycho-analytical detective, Dennis Metcalf, Cooper's gardener, and Nora Lee, negro cook, have been held for the grand jury after a preliminary hearing. Hansen declared that in a siplrtual istlc demonstration he had seen Met calf kill Cooper. He then gave details | of his investigation here. The .Uatement reuds: "Shortly after Cooper's death, | Metcalf rented a room In the cen tral part of the city and in his room was found a crimson covered pillow slip with the letter C embroidered in pink nnrl also a bloodstained suit of clothes. Several old newspapers of the same date as those found In ! Cooper's automobile after the mur- j dor also were found in the room. "In a trunk In one corner a let". ! ter from his wife in Chicago was j found saying: 'l'e careful what you write. Let- j tcrs are being opened.' " All Phases of Marketing Con ditions to Be Ascertained Through Co-operation of Consumers; Unnecessary Waste or Expense to Be Eliminated I First steps in the movement of the new State Bureau of Markets to find out the facts In the marketing conditions, the facilities and the sup plies in Pennsylvania cities from the standpoint of the housewife will be taken in Harrisburg next week. It is the plan to extend the inquiry to other cities as rapidly as possible. Each housewife will be sent a questionnaire which asks as to the proximity of markets, why a market is patronized instead of retail stores, what percentage of fruits and vege tables used from May to November are bought at markets, how the prices have been running, whether delivery costs much, how much of the family food is ordered from stores, over the telephone, carried home or delivered, whether hucksters come to the doors and whether any effort is made the night before going to market to ascertain the current prices. Guy C. Smith, the director of the bureau of markets, who has plan ned this survey of the cities of the State, has asked that the public co operate to bring out all phases of the subject so that there will be something at hand upon which to base conclusions. "During the last few weeks" says he, "a great many statements have been made regard ing the high cost of living. Farmers and distributors have been blamed as profiteers. The fact is that many of the statements have been made without a knowledge of the facts re garding the distribution of produce and our.sole purpose in making this survey is to bring those facts before the public. If there is unnecessary waste or expense in this field we should all co-operate to mprove the situation, but it will do no good for any one to 'rub It in' especially when their statements may be based on In complete or inaccurate informa tion." MORE DAYLIGHT, IS THEIR PLEA Two more companies have lined themselVes up with the al ready large throng petitioning City Council to pass the daylight saving ordinance an-d give Har risburg toilers an opportunity for recreation in the light after their hours of work. The Central Iron and Steel Company has sent a petition, slgr.-ed by 647 men. and the Har risburg Freight Station is out with a petition signed by 100 per cent, of the employes there. ADELINA PATTI, LONG QUEEN OF SINGERS, DIES Primadonna For Forty Years Is Reputed to Have Left Estate of Millions London, Sept. 27.—Adeltna Patti, the prima doonna, died this morning at Craig-y-Nos Castle, Pencae, South Wales. Mme. Adelina Patti reigned for 40 years as queen of singers. Her marvelous voice thrilled the greatest contemporaries of her day. The elder Dumas, the French dram atist, once said of her: "Being a man and a Christian, 1 love to listen to your singing; but if I were a bird 1 would die of en vy." "She had tones so beautiful," said one eminent musical critic, "that they seemed to gush spontaneously from the very fountain-spring of vo cal youth." Inherits Talent Mme. Patti inherited her talent. "I am a child of the stage," she has said, "being born during an operatic season at Madrid, Spain, in 1843. My [Continued on Page 7.] Pitched Battle Between Strikers and Loyal Men Rages in Brooklyn New York, Sept. 27. A pitched battle between strikers and loyal workers of the De Haven Manufac turing Company, in Brooklyn, to day In which shots were fired' and missiles hurled resulted in the in- Jury of three men and the arrest of three others after a riot call had been sent to the police. The trouble was the outcome of an attack by thJl strikers on 12 men who had refused to joiiy them in quitting work to en force their demands for increased wages and shorter hours. Generally Fair With Pleasant Temperature c'y Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 27. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday are: North and Middle Atlantic States; Generally fair Indicated with pleas ant temperature. CLEARINGS GROW By Associated Press New York, Sept, 27.—The actual condition of Clearing House banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $18,422,880 re serve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $71,609,020 last last week. MARYSVILLE ALL AGLOW TODAY IN BIG CELEBRATION Town and Township in Perry County Gather to Greet Those Out of War BALL GAME AT START Lieutenant-Governor and Con gressman on Prograip to Speak Marysville. Pa., Sept. 27. With every one of her sons excepting the few registered in the Regular Army home again, Marysville and Rye townschlp are to-day welcoming again to their firesides some 150 men and women who were enrolled in some branch of the United States forces. Some of the men still in Army service are expected home during the day for at least a portion of the events, which are to continue to morrow. Yesterday two of the men first to leave Marysville after the declaration of war, arrived home. They are Sergeant Niles Dice and Corporal Foster Palmer, who Berved with the First Field Artillery. The big event of the day as far as the former fighters are concern ed is the big "feed'' to be served them this evening in the banquet room at Masonic Temple. The vet erans of the Civil and Spanish- American wars were banqueted at noon to-day, members of the Marys ville branch of the American Red Cross being in charge. A half-portion of chicken was served each of the veterans. A menu, bearing not the least re semblance to the Army chow to which the men were accustomed [Continued on Page 7.] Rumor of Imminent Civil War Is Causing Great Alarm in Rome By Associated r>ess. Rome, Thursday, Sept. 25. Alarmist reports are current in this city, one of them being that a civil war is imminent. On one side would be ranged the Nationalist and Mili tarist factions, which would be op posed by the Socialists. Several generals are credited with the in tention of heading the Militarist fac tion, with a view of controlling the government, it being said that they believe the weakness of those in power since the armistice caused the present deadlock. Some of these generals have already been mention ed as being in league with Captain Gabriele D'Annunzio before the Flume raid, with the object of over throwing by force the Nitti cabinet and replaced with a military dic tationship. The navy is represented as being even more dissatisfied than the army, having, according to naval officers' statements, suffered more from "the lack of consideration of their Anglo- French colleagues, who have acted as If they were masters of the Adri atic and have favored Jugo-Slav claims." Workmen numbering approximate ly 1,000,000 are on strike and dis satisfaction is growing everywhere at the constantly increasing cost of living. It is impossible for the gov ernment to call any man to the colors, especially after having recent ly pardoned all deserters under the proclamation of amesty. Strenuous efforts are being made by official Socialists to reach an understanding between the workmen and soldiers. They are urging the latter to refuse to obey their officers or the gov ernment, and they thus hope to or ganize in Ttaly workmen's and sol diers' committees, which would lead to the formation of Soviets and an upheaval of the whole social order. All Quiet in Strike in Local Plant of Pipe Bending Firm Three departments of the Hirrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company have been forced to close as a result of the strike of workmen, called on Thursday. These departments are the steel plant and the blooming and rolling mills. Not more than 201 of the 784 em ployes of the plant have gone out on strike, according to officials of the com pany. Some non-union men, however, have been affected by the closing of the three departments, the officials admit. Just how long other departments ot the plant will continue in operation, of ficials were unable to say to-day. It is understood, however, that the plant will continue running until the present supply of steel is finished. This, it Is believed, will be but a matter of a few days. 'jjrhe strike leaders are of the opinion that a greater number of men are out than the figures above reported. BANK ROBBED OF $lO,OOO Hy v Associated Press Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 27. The First National Bank at Hollsopple, Somerset county, was robbed last night of Liberty Bonds and other valuables to the extent of $lO,OOO. The robbers gained entrance by sawing window bars and the theft was discovered when the bank open ed to-day. VON BELOW VERBOTEN By Associated Press Berlin, Sept. 26.—The Taegliche Rundschau has been informed that General Von Belpw has been refus ed permission to reside in Dessau by the mayor, who is said to have told the former army leader that "an Influx of generals into the city Is not desired." MIGHTY HOST WILL PA Y TRIBUTE TO VETERANS DURING WELCOME HOME Home Coming Program . SUNDAY AFTERNOON 3.oo—Community singing by assembling crowd on Island, led by Mrs. Florence Ackiey Ley, accompanied by bund. 3.3o—World War service men ar.-d women, escorted by committee of 125 in charge of the welcome home, Mayor, Councilmen and bands, meet in Court of Honor and parade to the Island. 4.oo—Services on Island; invocation by Bishop McDevitt; address by Governor Sprout; presentation of bronze medals by Mayor Keister; official citations by Major Mahin; memorial address by the Rev. Mr. Hanson; presentation of posthumous awards to families of Harrisburg dead in the war. MONDAY AFTERNOON 2.Q0 —Parade of service men and women, escorted by veterans of former wars, with G. A. R. in automobiles; all men who have ' been in the service will be in this parade. 3.3o—Game on the Island, between the Klein Chocolate Com party and the Washington Americans; admission free to nien in I uniform and their girls. 6.oo—Dirtner in River Front Park for the service men and women. MONDAY EVENING B.3o—Dance in the Court of Honor for civilians; dance in the City | Grays' Armory for the colored veterans; dances in Winterdale and Chestnut Street Auditorium for the white veterans. All theaters open- free to the service men and their girls during the day and evening. | WIDELY-KNOWN R. R. MAN DIES AFTER ILLNESS J. T. Balslcy, Former Train master and Besident of City, Suffered Breakdown John Thornton Balsley, retired trainmaster of the Pennsylvania rail road died this morning at his home in Narberth, near Philadelphia.' He is survived by a widow, two brothers, William H., division operator for the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad at Altoona, Charles 8., of Waltham, Mass., and one sister Mrs. Katharine Moyer, Narberth. The body will be brought to Harrlsburg for burial. Funeral arrangements will be announced later Mr, Balsley wus a native of Cleves, Ohio, and was born March 22, 1851. He came to Harrisburg when a young man, and attended school at tnc old DeWitt building in Walnut street. He entered the services of the Penn sylvania railroad at Tyrone as an operator April 8, 1867. He worked at various points until 1874 when he [Continued on Page 3.] President Is Resting Comfortably as Train Speeds to Washington By Associated Press. On Board President Wilson's Spe , eial Train, Sept. 27.—Tis speaking tour for the Peace Treaty interrupt ed by illness and exhaustion, Presi dent Wilson was well along on his journey back to, Washington to day, to take a complete rest on the order of his physician. His special train, shunted off from its original schedule yesterday noon at Wichita, Kansas, was routed di rect for the capital and had the right of way for a continuous run. It crossed the Mississippi at St. Louis early in the day and was to be well across Ohio by night fall. It is due at Washington to-morrow morning. Under the constant care of Dr. Gary T. Grayson, his physician, the President was described as resting comfortably. Dr. Grayson spent the night in the private car Mayflower so as to be near his patient, and to day he kept in close touch with the President's condition. He said there was nothing alarming in the situa tion but that he would ihsist upon Mr. Wilson's taking an absolute rest for a considerable time. Mrs. Wilson, although herself showing the strain of the long trip across the continent and back, also was in constant attendance . upon the President. The President's illness, although brought to a head by his exertion on his speaking tour, is ascribed by Dr. Grayson largely to the attack of influenza from which Mr. Wlson suffered last April in Paris. On that occasion he was confined to bed for several days, but he continued his conferences with the other mem bers of the "big four" consulting with them at his bedside about criti cal problems of the peace negotia tions. Although Secretary Tumulty an nounced that all of the President's appointments in the near future had been canceled, it became known that Mr. Wilson still believed he might be able to go to New York next Friday to welcome King Al bert of Belgium. RUN OVER BY HIS AUTO As a result of cranking his auto mobile while it was in gear, Cray ton Enck, 51 years old, of 5 North Fourteenth street, is in the Harris burg Hospital with a deeply lacerat ed scalp and probablo internal in juries. The accident occurred at the Broad street markcthouse this morning when the machine struck and ran over Enck after he had cranked it. STRUCK ON HEAD • . Struck on the head while standing on the top of a boxcar as it passed over the Witcford bridge near Glen Ixjck, Pa., Charles McPlierson, of West Fairvlow, is In the Harrisburg Hospital with a probable fracture of the skull. The accident occurred this morning and McPherson, a brakeman, is now in an unconscious condir ~ j Do Not Forget to Deliver Your Promised Cakes to River Park All persons who promised to fur- j nish cakes for the soldiers' dinner ! on Monday evening are requested by I Mrs. George E. Etter, chairman of | the cake committee, to deliver them j to the Civic Club by noon on Mon- 1 day, or at River Front Park not j later than 3 o'clock in the after- ; noon. The committee in charge of ar- 1 rangements for the celebration on Monday denied the rumor which has been circulated that each soldier would be charged twenty-five cents for the dinner. No such charge will be made. i * * ■ # I * • * t t t * n <> * i u # * : . I ; ; * - ; WILL TR YTQ REOPEN MIH | * *1 8 I T 1 2 * vf t ondon.y "The precipitin) .Jf * 4 ' w A I * : • 5 ■ * I t l r I * P Jfc'Sey C'.ty —Wefcnet Horn admitted before James G. J[ $ *' | *" § . the St! Croix river in McAdam Paris, N. B:, Feb- .Jj| L . * ■ F tflitted in i hostile country during'war time. _ ¥ j | H £ a | MARRIAGE LICENSES f* Kmory Shrmloy, Lylctlta, nntl l.inalr O. Millrjr, Wlrontaroi Mm-A "n Holtmtn and Kathrrlnr Drown, Mtrrltoni Kohrrt K. Mglitiirr, T S Summrrdnlr. and Anna M. Chnrlrnton. rtrvivlllrs l.ror K r S. Million y f and Enller O. Fr, Hrrahrri Oharlrm H. Martin and Mary IS. Troatlc,*. L j Hurrlnbura. ,T 4 * 1 r City Ready For Gala Time COURT OF HONOR CENTRAL POINT i Living and Dead i to Be Remembered by Citizens I "All Ready" reported the busy ! staff of Harrlsburg citizens which j have been working night and day ; for the past three weeks to make I Harrisburg's welcome home to it? | service men and women to-morrow j and Monday one of the greatest i celebrations that has ever been i staged in the city. Reports from the | chairmen of the various commit tees received at headquarters in thi | Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce j offices this morning, assure the suc j cess of the event, for every chair-* man has thoroughly completed his ! job, and promises that everything m ! his department of the huge demon stration will work on schedule time. Court of Honor j In Market Square, the huifc py- I lons and pillars which will bear the | laurel breaths earned by Harris | burg's contingent during the World ■ War, are rearing their tops .above [Continued 011 Page S.] DECORATE! Officials arranging for the cele bration and reception to be given in honor of the soldiers to-morrow and Monday to-day urged everyone in the city to decorate their homes and places of business.
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