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Happenings of a Day in Central Pennsylvania
FIND BONES OF
MISSING BOY?
Farmer Discovers Left Limb
Near Where Child
Disappeared
Scran toil, Pa., Sept. 30. —Interest
in the mysterious disappearance of
James Douglas Glass from Greeley,
Pike county, where he was visiting
with his parents. May 12, 1915, has
been revived by the finding of the
left limb bones • of a child aged
about four years, a mile or so from
where the boy disappeared.
.Xhc bones were found by Joseph
Schmalzle on his farm. They
aroused his curiosity and he took
them to the ortlce of Dr. G. T. Rod
ham, at Hawley. who identified them
as the bones of a child. As no other
child has ever been lost in that
portion of Pike county. Dr. Rodham
is convinced that the disappearance
of young Glass has been partially
solved.
He will take further steps to con
firm the belief that the bones are
those of the missing boy.
Decorations Begun For
Firemen's Convention
Uinrastor, Pa., Sept. 30. - The
main streets of Lancaster will soon
resemble a Great "White t\ ay. Pre
paring for the soldiers' Welcome
.Home Par, and the State Firemen's
Convention, the start was made dec
orating the main streets of the cen
ter of the city with electric display
lights.
According to the plan agreed up
on hv the committee in charge of
decorations for the firemen's con
vention. North and South Queen,
East and West King and North Lime
streets will be decorated with lights.
The work started yesterday in front
of the Brunswick Hotel in North
Queen street and rapid progress was
made by the electricians putting up
the strings of bulbs.
Double Wedding Takes
Place at Marietta
Marietta, Sept. 30.—The first dou
ble wedding ceremony to take place
in Marietta in many years was
solemnized on Saturday evening at
the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
S.v mer. East Front street, when
xbeir daughter. Miss Edith, and
their son. Horace Haymond, wer.
married.
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your druggist and dealers every
where.
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I Watch This Space Coming to Harrisburg I
The Telegraph—o-30-'l9. w i ° ■
TUESDAY EVENING,
Soldiers of Marysville and Rye Township Taken at Saturday's Welcome Program
CONTESTS WILL
OF HIS FATHER
Son of the Late Solomon
Alexander Starts Action
Against Codicil
York. Pa., Sept. 30. —A contest
involving the Validity of a codicil
to the will of the late Solomon A.
Alexander, for many years a master
mechanic of the Pennsylvania Rail-;
road Company in this city, was be
gun before Judge Ross yesterday.
The disputed codicil purports to be
queath $3,000 to Mrs. Jennie K.
Jacoby, his housekeeper, for "faith
ful services for many years." and
further provides that if any of the
children contest the bequest to Mrs. I
Jacoby, such child should be disin
herited. O. A. Alexander, a son and |
one of the seven children of the
decedant, is contesting the Jacoby)
bequest on the ground that the •
father did not sign the alleged codi
cil and "never knew of the exist- j
ence of the paper or of the execu-1
tion of it." The entire estate!
amounts to 35.620.82. which, ac-:
cording to the provisions of the will;
and a first codicil, goes to the seven:
children of the decedant in equal:
shares after such minor bequests to •
others. If the second codicil, now)
disputed, is valid, the fund for the)
children will be reduced by $3,000.)
The case comes before Judge Ross.
on an appeal from the decision of;
Register Edward Bupp admitting)
the disputed codicil to probate. The i
codicil in dispute does not bear the |
names of any subscribing witnesses I
and is said to have been written on J
Alexander's own typewriter. It was;
found among Alexander's private j
papers in a box in his room, en
closed in .an envelope, addressed to !
George S. Schmidt, his counsel, ana)
executor of the will.
Four Men Burned
to Death in Barn
McatlTillc, Pa.. Sept. 30. —Four )
men were burned to death late yes- )
terday when they were trapped in a j
bam which was destroyed by fire ;
at Conneautville. A spark from an I
engine fired the barn, and the flames !
soon spread over the top of a silo |
in which the four victims were. The j
dead are:
Oasius Morris, aged 65: Fred Mc- !
Bride, aged 27; Vern Sperry. aged
65. and Frank Knoft. aged 45. In j
addition to the barn, a house nearby j
was destroyed, the loss being esti- j
mated at $7,000.
HORSESHOEING TO COST MORE)
Reading. Pa.. Sept. 30. Begin- j
ning with to-morrow, October 1.1
horseshoeing prices in Reading will)
advance 50 cents on all work. At!
present a set of plain shoes in all j
Reading shops costs on an average ;
of $2, but other shoes range as much i
as several dollars more. The master j
horsehoers decided on the increase:
because of the high cost of labor j
and iron.
Radicalism Causing
Unions to Lose Favor,
Declaration of Redfield
Washington. Sept. 30. —Because
ot "radical action and leadership"
organized labor is losing public
confidence. Secretary Redfield said
yesterday.
"The radical action shown In
the Boston police strike and the
radical leadership appearing in
the steel strike." said Mr. Red
field, "seem to me to threaten the
loss of public confidence in the
constructive and conservative na
, ture of organised labor and to
cause the labor movement a serj
ous injury.
"As a friend of organized la
bor I deeftlv regret what I fear
will be injury to its progress
through radicalism."
|
Single. Robbery Reported
! to Police During Welcome
Celebration For Soldiers
Liberty bonds valued at $350 and
$5 in change reported to have lieen
! taken front the home of Mrs. Emma
j Eshenauer. 552 Forrest street, yes
i terdav is the only robbery reported
: to Harrisburg police during the eele- j
I bration.
I The robbery is reported to have
! occurred between 5.45 and 10.15 p.
im. Mrs. Eshenauer has expressed
; the opinion that entrance was gained
I by forcing a door on n second story
■ balcony.
! Three $lOO Liberty Bonds and $5
i in cash were taken from the rooms of
; Mrs. L. Hickernell, in the rear of
, the second floor. One $5O Liberty
Bond was taken from the rooms of
1 Mrs. C. E. Brittle, daughter of Mrs.
j Eshenauer.
j A desk in the first floor was ran-
I sacked, but nothing taken from it,
! the intruders overlooking a sum of
] money contained in it.
i Two watches were found accord
j ing to reports received at police sta
! tiou, while but one has thus far
I been reported missing to authorities.
But neither of the watches placed
' in the hands of the police, is the one
j reported missing.
I One of the watches placed in the
•hands of police authorities was found
|by a man hanging to his clothing.
I The chain had. in some manner, evi-
I dently caught on his coat pocket and
! t>een drawn from the owner's pocket,
i Both watches will lie held by the
1 police until called for by tlie owners,
i who will be asked to furnish a de
; scription of their property.
Chambersburg School
Director Dies of Cancer
( Cliambersburg. Sept. 30. A.
; Lincoln Solenherger. school director
iof this place and prominent retired
| merchant, builder and owner of
[ Piney Mountain Inn along the Lincoln
' highway at Graeffenburg halfway lie
i tween here and eUttysburg. died last
i night at the home of his parents in
Winchester, Va.. from cancer of the
stomach, with which he had long
suffered. He established Chambers
burg Plumbing and Heating Co., and
was interested in various other en
j terprises.
Another Prediction
For a Mild Winter
I Lewistown, Pa., Sept. 30.—Frank
!E. Mann, works manager of tl;e
William Mann Ax Company, who has
; been watching the flight of the
chimney swallows for years as the
i goosebone prophet watches the col
-1 oring of the fowls' breast, says there
i has been three weeks interval since
! the first delegations of swallows
started for their haunts in the Orin
! oco river, which indicates a break
: in the severe weather about mid
; winter.
TO SPEAK AT KILLINGER
Professor Frank E. Shambaugh,
county school superintendent, and
H. G. Xiesley, county farm agent,
will speak October 9 at a meeting in
the Killinger Grange Hall, Killinger.
Community improvement plans will
be discussed.
WILI-lAM O'LEAKY lII'IIT
William O'Leary, of Colonial Acres
was treated at the Harrisburg Hos
pital late yesterday for severe scalp
lacerations. He had been hit on the
head by a brick at State and Cow
den streets.
ORGANIZE FIRE AUXILIARY
Lewistown, Pa., Sept. 30. —Burn-
ham's fire company now has a
ladies' auixiliary. The following
officers have been named; Margaret
tC. Romig, president; Mrs. William
| E. Hauck. vice president, an.d Mrs.
David Sheaffer, treasurer.
hajrjrxsbtjug teceorips
GRACE ANSWERS
FOSTER'S LETTER
[Continued front First Page.l
management on the settlement ot all
differences." said Mr. Grace. "In no
case have the employes requested the
abolition of the system, nor there
• been a strike vote taken in the plant
j of the company."
j Mr. Grace in his letter tc Mr. Fos
ter. added.
"Inasmuch as you have not waited
I until the time you set for an an
swer, for instance. 4 p. m.. Thurs
day, September 25. but have already
placed in the hands of our men at
1 Bethlehem a circular requesting the
men to quit work Monday. Septem
\ Iter 29, in all of our steel plants, per
haps your communication docs not
call for a reply."
Foster's Letter
Foster's letter to Mr. Grace fol
lows:
"Pittsburgh. Pa.. Sept. 22. 1919.
"Mr. Eugene Grace. President. Beth
lehem Steel Corporation. South Beth
lehem. Pa.
"Pear Sir.—Upon the instructions
of the National Committee for organ
izing iron and steel workers in con
j junction with the committee of the
I employes of the several plants of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation located
at Sparrows Point. Bethlehem. Steel
ten. T.ebanon and Reading. 1 am re
questing a conference with your com
pany for the purpose of negotiating
an agreement looking toward the abo
lition of the present collective bar
gaining program through the Ameri
'ean Federation of Labor, the adjust
ment of wage rates for all employes
and the adjustment of grievances now
existing.
"The regular conference committee
of the National Committee for organ
izing iron and steel workers consists
of the following persons: John Fitz
patrick. P. J. Pavis, Edward Evans
and the undersigned. This conference
committee will be pleased to arrange
a conference between your company
land the officers of the various Inter
i nations' labor unions having mem-
I hers in the employ of your various
plants. It will be necessary to have
! your answer to this communication
jbv 4 p. m.. Thursday. September 23.
if you desire such a conference.
"Verv respectfully yours,
(Signed) " "WM. Z. FOSTER.
"Secretary-Treasurer.
Mr. Grace's'letter in reply follows:
"Bethlehem. Pa.. Sept. 2n. 1919.
"Wm. Z. Foster. Secretary-Treasur
er, Pittsburgh. Pa.
"Pear Sir—We beg to acknowledge
receipt of your communication of
September 22. requesting a conference
with our company 'f6r the purpose of
negotiating an agreement looking to
ward the abolition of the present col
lective bargaining arrangement and
the instituting in its place of a col
| lcctive bargaining program through
1 the American Federation of Labor, the
l adjustment of wage rates for all em
| ploves and the adjustment of griev
-1 ances now existing.'
"Inasmuch as you have not waited
until the time you set for an answer,
for instance: 4 p. m.. Thursday. Sep
tember 25. hut have already placed In
the hands of our men at Bethlehem a
circular requesting the men to quit
work Monday. September 29. in all our
steel plants, perhaps your communi
cation does not call for a reply. We
will state, however, we have in co
operation and by agreement with our
employes installed in all our plants, a
system of employes' representation. If
in any way this system is not opera
ting effectively, it would be our de
sire as well as our duty to change it.
the method for which is provided for
in the rules and regulations of the
system.
"The plan provides for a complete
consideration under which service is
rendered bv each and every employe
and in case of a grievance, an un
biased .method of adjustment, if
necessarv resorting to arbitration.
"It is our best judgment that a con
ference. such as you suggest for the
above purpose would not be beneficial
nor affect a change in the mutually
agreed upon method of establishing
relations between the employes and
the management.
"Very truly yours,
' "(Signed). E. G. GRACE.
"President.
300 Laborers Go
Back to Work
Cldcago, Sept. 30. —There were no
important changes in the steel
strike situation in the Chicago dis
trict. No serious disturbances oc
curred and the authorities at Wuu
kegan. !lU., denied a report that
they planned to make another ap
peal to Governor Lowden for state
troops.
Rain dampened the activity of
union pickets at most of the plants.
At Gary, Ind., 300 laborers re
turned to work at the Indiana Steel
•Company's plant. Union labor lead
ers- declared that this development
was unimportant for the reason that
the mills cannot be operated with
out skilled workmen, and they added
that this class was standing firm and
would refuse, to go back. Officials
of the company said that the plant
was operating on the basis of 25
per cent, of its capacity.
There appeared to be less activity
than usual at the plant of the Il
linois Steel Company in South Chi
cago. although both sides claimed
to be gaining.
Apple Tree Bears Fruit
and Blossoms Same Time
Granville, Pa.. Sept. 30.—Charles
Watts has an apple tree bearing a
large crop of fruit unharvested and
which is in full blossom for another
Top. This does not mean an apple
here and there, with a few blossoms
interspersed, but the tree is in full
fruit and blossom at the same time.
_i ——
OFFICERS TO IjOSK RANK
Washington. D. C„ Sept. 30.
There will be few promotions and
many reductions in rank among reg
ular army officers in the adjustment
worked out by the chief of staff in
connection with the legislation re
cently passed by Congress authoriz
ing the Secretary of War to retain
18.000 commissioned olfirers in ser
vice until June 30, 1920.
70 OFT AT READING
Reading. Pa.. Sept 30.—The man
agement of the local plant at the
Bethlehem Steel Company, employ
ing 1.000 people, Issued a statement
at noon to-day that everything is
going on at a noma! rate. The ab
sence of seventy men and boys who
are on strike does not interfere with
■ the operations. m
NO CHANGES IN
STEELTON STRIKE
[Continued from First Pugo.l
the rostrum, that, when the war was
over, we were going to realize a real
democracy, based upon the honesty,
the integrity and the responsibilities
of the whole people.
"Where oiy ancestors of the
eighteenth century grasped at the
shadow which was political democ
racy, we of the twentieth century
would realize the full measure of
our sacrifices and would achieve, for
ourselves, for our children and our
children's children, the real sub
stance of things sought for, which
is industrial democracy. Every
subtle influence that would touch
the hearts of men, that would quick
en the pulse and inflame the sense,
was appealed to in the name of the
new democracy that was to be after
the war was over.
"The late Theodore Roosevelt, in
one of his last articles, written for
the Metropolitan Magazine, said:
'We ought to insist—wherever nec
essary, to guarantee by government
action—that an equitable share of
the increased -work done by the
workingman should go to that man
himself.' And President Wilson, in
his message to Congress on May 20,
1919, advocated 'a genuine democ
ratization of industry, based upon
the full recognition of the rights of
those who work, in whatever rank,
to participate in some organic way
in every decision which directly af
fects their welfare of the part they
play in industry.'
"Now. we say we have paid the
price. We raised an army of over
four millions of men. we spent up
ward of thirty billions of dollars and
we sacrificed over one hundred
thousand lives to make the world
safe for democracy. As a result ot
these sacrifices, the world has now
been made safe for democracy, but
making the world safe for democ
racy does not insure detmocracy.
We are convinced now that the
American people can only secure
that measure of democracy that
they can take and that they will
assume responsibility for, hence our
demand:
What They Demand
"We now demand of the powers
that be that full measure of democ
racy and justice which our service
to society entitles us to. We don't
want any longer to be left at the
mercy of our modern Industrial
autocrats who are more arrogant,
more brutal and more tryannous in
their methods than were the gov
ernors general appointed by King
George 111, against whom our his
toric ancestors revolted in 1776.
"We want to know now, in the
light of recent development, just
what our rights are. This is the
point. We want our economic rights
defined as our political rights have
been defined and we want the em
ployers' rights defined, also. We
want an industrial court established,
where, after our rights have been
defined, if these rights are in
fringed upon, we can bring our case
before this court and have our
claims allowed without impairing
the economic rights of the individual
or disturbing the co-ordination of
the industrial units in that particu
lar plant in which we may be em
ployed.
"FRANK M KENNEY,
"JAMES B. SNAVEL.Y,
"WM. E. WARNER,
"J. M. BROWN,
"C. KAUFFMAN.
"FRANK TOTTRISOX,
"TJ. G. W. BARLETS,
"PERCY ZINN.
"Policy Committee."
Pickets to Battle.
Company Propaganda
Cleveland. 0., Sept. 30.—Picketing
of steel plants, which had been dis
continued several days ago. was re
sumed this morning in what H. W.
Raisse. chairman of the steel work
ers' strike committee, declared was
the beginning of a fight "against
steel company propaganda to weaken
the morale of the strikers."
Police and American steel and
Wire Company officials said that
pickets had again taken up their
places near the H. P. Nail Company
plant and also were on duty at the
Newburg mills.
Judge Gillan Appoints
Woman Probation Officer
Chamhersburg, Pa., Sept. 30.
On the recommendation of Edwin 8.
Solenherger, of Philadelphia, active
in Children's Aid Society work, Judge
W. Rush Gillan to-day named Miss
Eda S. Haywood, of Philadelphia, to
he probation officer of Franklin
county, to succeed Miss Elsie Hepfer,
who married. Miss Haywood is a
graduate of the New York Cchool of
Social Service and assumes her duties
to-morrow.
"BAYER CROSS" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
f A \
"Bayer uauieu, aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy
an unbroken Bayer package which
contains proper directions to safely
relievo Headache. Toothache, Ear
-1 ache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain.
Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost
bu. a few cents at drug stores—
larger packages also. Aspirin Is the
I trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacldeater of Salioylicacid.
Steel Strike Settling Down
to One of Endurance
Pittsburgh, Sept. 30.—T0 all np-'
pearances the steel workers' strike i
has virtually settled down to one;
of endurance. Yesterday's efforts .
by each side to make a breach in j
the ranks of the other having failed
to cause a serious break, the steel
companies now are prepared, ac- !
cording to some of the officials, to j
begin a wearing down process to end |
the .strike.
Strike leaders to-day expressed
confidence that the ranks of the
strikers would not only remain solid,
but will be increased as the cam
paign of the army of organizers in
the Pittsburgh district continues.
Ail the steel companies that made
public reports of operations to-day
claimed men are steadily returning
to work. They assert they are com
ing back in small numbers and are
being placed on jobs without any
confusion. Tonnage, it was also
claimed, is steadily mounting.
An early telegram from the
cast, it was said, at union head
quarters, claimed that tlie Beth
lehem plant or the Bethlehem
Steel Company was 85 per cent
down and that tlie Steelton
works of tlu* sante concern
near Harrisburg were crippled.
The telegram also stated that
reports indicated the response
! to the strike call was not as
general at the company's small
er plants.
The American Steel and Wire
Company to-day announced there
was not much change at its plants
|in the Pittsburgh district, nor in
: the Cleveland and Chicago fields.
Some departments at its works in
Chicago district will make efforts to
I resume to-morrow.
1 The Homestead, Rraddock, Ran
kin and Duquesne plants of the Car
negie Steel Plant were reported to
j be operating to-day with more men
| than on any day since the strike
i started. In Braddock, it was said
| the Edgar Thompson plant, a suh
| sidiary of the United States Steel
; Corporation, was hiring new men.
This is to be the first attempt in
this district of a large plant engag
ing new men to take the places of
strikers.
Farrell and New Castle declare
conditions are improving from the
employers' standpoint. In New Cas
tle, steel company officials claim the
number of strikers has been reduced
from five thousand to fifteen hun
j dred. These figures are disputed at
| strike headquarters here where it
I is contended the men at New Castle
| are standing firmly.
Conflicting reports regarding the
j Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
in Pittsburgh were again given out
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n 1
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Unlike the usual form of pricing high- 1 ' I T \
class garments at a stiff figure Schleisner < .II i
coats are priced extremely moderate, giv- < : "/
ing you a most unusual choice of fine I
coats at y j =j
1 . $45, $55, $65, $75 ' H Zip ||
—And comprising very luxurious and
exceptionally fine coats, ranging in price rr\
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The materials of which these coats are
|| - • developed are the modish Silvertone, Sil
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Chameleon Cord and Velour de Laine.
The tones best adapted to these materials
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SEPTEMBER 30,1919. 1
to-day. The strikers are persistent |
in their claims of steady defection
from the works. The company
pointed out that the plant is tn op
eration and assorts that it is not
seriously affected by the strike.
Union Representatives
Claim 80 Per Cent. Are
Out at Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 30. The'
second day of the strike at the
Bethlehem Steel Company's plants
brought conflicting statements from
the two sides to the controversy,
union representatives claiming that
eighty per cent, of the men were out
and officials of the company declar
ing that the situation was satisfac
tory, and that all their plants were
operating virtually at full capacity.
Lender Arrested
Union leaders after a meeting in
Allentown last night said their re
ports showed that three rolling mills,
the mechanical repair department
and brass foundry were completely
shut down and that with a few ex
ceptions all other departments were
seriously crippled. These leaders
declared that many of the workers
who reported for duty yesterday did
so merely to get their tools and that
they would join the strikers' ranks
to-day. •
No disorder has occurred in con
nection with the strike. One arrest,
that of the secretary of a local
union, has been made. He was taken
1 into custody for trying to persuade
employes not to go to work.
According to the statement of a
high official of the Bethlehem Steel
Company here, the company's plants
I at Sparrows Point, Steelton and Leb
[ anon were running with full comple
! ments to-day, the sante as yesterday.
The Bethlehem plant is in full oper
' ation with substantial improvements
lin the miscellaneous units which
yesterday did not show full force.
' To-day eighty-eight per cent, of the
I men on the payrolls are at work, the
I statement says.
1 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 j
TOBACCO CROP
IN GOOD SHAPE
Encouraging Reports Come
From Farmers in Lan
caster County
lancastcr, Pa., Sept. So< With
the prospective ten days more of
Ideal growing and maturing weather
in sight, the 1919 tobacco crop ap
pears to be in good shape.
Although sickness kept him out of
his tobacco Held so long, Henry
Waller, of Safe Harbor, Manor
township, has one of the most per
fect crops produced in all I..ancaa
i ter county this year. Having t>een
| located on a well-drained Conea
| toga creek bottom where the Ice
gorge left much debris the winter of
1917, he secured a perfect set of
plants which grew off quickly, de
veloped perfectly, and matured
thoroughly. Having two different
types of tobacco, each type is per
fectly uniform and true to its in
dividual type.
Along with this, there are several
other good crops on Dan Witmer's
farm.
In the extensive survey of 1919
crops, another most meritorious
• crop was discovered last week in the
I vicinity of Monterey, of Upper Lea
j cock township. On a small farm,
the owner takes particular pride in
growing early tobacco. His system
of manuring and cultivation has
been so nearly perfected that he
grew his 1919 crop in sixty days,
having finished harvesting on Au
gust 2.
| Farmer Must Pay
Tax on Cider He Sells
Sunbury, Pa., Sept. 30.—Farmers
who attend the local curbstone
market, which is one of the largest
j in the State, learned something to
day, and that is that they must pay
a government tax of ten per cent,
on all the cider they sell. It is an
internal revenue tax, and a severe
penalty attaches to failure to pay
up, according to deputy revenue col
lector W. Fred Jacobs. No matter
in what stage of alcoholic content
the "stone" fence might be, this
tax must be paid, if any Is sold.
Cider for home use is not taxable.
It was said.