_ -7 - - .-. -"—; Soft Coal Diggers of Nation Are Formulating Final Word m Threatened Strike Situtation i LXXXVIII—NO. 254 18 PAGES Da Vu^ATmfpLt OFFLCE RE AT A HA S RRIB^K iass HARRISBURG. PA. WEDNESDAY EV ENING, OCTOBER 29, 1919. sI TWO £ CENTS ES HOME EDITION STRIKE ORDER STANDS, MINERS DEFY TO Officials A nnounce After Conference They Have No Idea of Modifying Call For Walkout PRESIDENTS PRONOUNCEMENT WITHOUT SINGLE DEFENDER Bii Associated Press. Indianapolis, Oc. 29.—The strike order of the United Mine Workers, effective Friday midnight, stands. After two hours' discussion the conference here to-day of officials of the big union it was announced had no idea of modifying the call for a cessa tion of work. . President Wilson's pronouncement on the threatened indus trial war had no defender in the conference, it was stated. The condemnation of the proposed walkout by President Wilson and his suggestion that a tribunal be ap pointed to find a basis of settlement of the disagreement between work ers and employers with coal pro duction continuing meanwhile, held no charms for the union leaders. Predict Reply to Wilson Just prior to the conference, au thoritative forecasts of the action to-day are almost totally lacking. There is a well-defined impression, however, that a reply to President Wilson would be outlined, at least, if not fully drafted and adopted by the conference as a whole. Finul Word With but 60 hours left before the time for stoppage of production of the nation's fuel supply, the meeting is the most weighty one which has yet been held in connection with the. miners' demands for a six-hour day, a live-day week and 60 per cent, increase in wages. Out of it will come the final word of the miners on the situation. Representatives of coal miners in all parts of the country were here to-day, for while it originally was planned to hold only a meeting of the executive board of the organ ization at this time, in view of the demand of President Wilson last Sat urday that the strike order be re scinded, Acting President John L. Lewis broadened the scope of the conference. As a consequence 25 district presidents of the mine workers, the full scale committee composed of 32 members, and the board of executives comprising a representative from each of the 29 districts, are in attendance. All of those present/it was stated, will have a vote. Realize Seriousness The delegates entered the confer ence this morning with a full realiza tion of the seriousness of their un dertaking On every hand they have been met with expressions of the grave consequences attaching to the [Continued on Page I.] Puts in Claim For 14 Acres of Ground Now Part of Hog Island Claims of Frank M. Zeller, of Philadelphia, to ownership of about fourteen acres of what is now the Hog Island shipyard along the Dela ware, were heard by the State Hoard of Property to-day at the Depart ment of Internal Affairs and the members decided to visit the yard on November 11 to see for them selves the situation. The claim em braces land upon which shipways are in operation. It is the largest proposition of the kind to come be fore the Board in years, involving a large sum of money. The claim arises out of what was called New Providence Island, which is now a part of the tract known as Hog Island and has been in litiga tion for months. Some time ago Wil liam I. Schaffer, the Attorney Gen eral, who was counsel for the Amer ican International Shipbuilding Corporation, tiled objections to Kel ler's claim for a patent and Deputy Attorney General Emerson Collins sat in his place on the Board. The other members are Secretary of in ternal Affairs Woodward and Secre tary of the Commonwealth Woods. Counsel for the shipbuilding con cern claimed New Providence islund never really was an islund, but was the result of dredging operations and attacked the procedure of the claim, counsel for Zellers meeting this by saying that the islund con sisted of fourteen acres in 1909 when he filed, his claim and gave the name. It was asserted he did not press his claim until 1917. Zellers said he had watched the island grow front 1904. His counsel claimed that in course of time the islands were join ed and a natural channel obliterated. Congressman G. W. Edmonds, of Philadelphia, appeared as director of a railroad which was interested in availability of the island for ter minals. THE WEATHER. HnrrlsburK unci Vicinity! Gener ally cloudy to-night anil Thurs ilny, probably rain Thursday, Not much cbanKr In tempera ture. loweat to-night about 43 ' degrees. Unstcrn Pennsylvania! Cloudy to nlaht. Thurxdny unsettled nlth probably rain. .\ot much cluinitr In temperature. Modrrute north east nlndn, Rlvrri The lower portion of the main river will rise slightly thiH afternoon and to-night and remain nearly atntlonary Thuradayt the upper portion will probably remain xtatlon nry. All tributaries will fall slowly or remain atntlonary to il Ia h t and probably Thurxilny except the lower portion of the TVeat branch xvlilch will rise slightly to-night. \ iinnc of about 4.2 fret la Indicated for Hnrrlsburg Tburadny morning. HARRISBURG 9SMHSS. TELEGRAPH Tough on Ex-Kaiser By Associated Press Doom. Holland. Oct. 5 5 There is a superstitution at Doom, which, because of Incomplete records is somewhat difficult to bear out that the house at Doom recently pur chased by the former kaiser, is un lucky for its male occupants. It is said that the house lias generally oeen occupied by widows, the men having died after a few years' oc cupancy. The Baroness Van Heem stra, who sold the house to the kaiser, was a widow. GRAVE DANGERS TO BE FACED BY LABOR LEADERS American Federation and the Brotherhoods Will Attend Meeting at Washington TO FORMULATE ACTION Is Called to Promote Rights, Interests and Freedom of Wage Earners By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 29.—Chiefs of the -National and International Unions af filiated with the American Federation of Labor were called to-day to meet here December 13, to formulate such action as may be essential to safe guard and promote the rights, inter ests and freedom of the wage earn ers." The call, issued by the Federation's execuive council and the heads of the four railroad brotherhoods declared labor was confronted with "grave dangers affecting the very foundation of its structure," and that it was im perative that the responsible repre sentatives of the workers agree upon "fundamental principles" which will maintain the "rights of free men." Tnkrs up Anti-Strike Lawn No specific topics for discussion were outlined, but it is known that pend ing anti-strike legislation will be one of the principal subjects. Other mat ters expected to be taken up include collective bargaining, and the right of organized labor to choose its own spokesmen as it sees fit, subjects which finally resulted* in the dissolu tion of the National Industrial Con ference called by President Wilson. Tile t all The text of the call follows: "Nearly a month before the decla ration of war by the United States Government, the executives of the National and International Unions met in conference in Washington and then and there declared labor's attl [Continued on Page I.] Rationing of Sugar to Candy Manufacturers Is Suggested to Board By Associated Press Washington. Oct. 29.—Rationing of sugar to manufacturers of candy soft drinks and the like soon is to be suggested by the Sugar Kqualization Board, a House war investigation committee was told to-day by Her bert Hoover, former Federal food administrator. This step by the board. Hoover said, resulted from the fact that "raw sugar has risen beyond the point where it can be bought advan tageously for the housewife." BAY RUM IS DENIED OLD TOPERS AT DRUGSTORES Hair lonic Also Designed For External Rather Than Inter nal Lubrication, Retailers Decide Demands for bayrum are increas ing. Likewise druggists are having more calls for hair tonic and the turnover of flavoring extracts is in creasing. City druggists are unan imous in this assertion. With the way of the drinker espe cially rocky since July 1, the afore mentioned article and others of high alcohol characteristic, have been de manded in increasing quantities. So great has become the demand END OF BATTLE ON AMENDMENTS BELIEVED NEAR Senate Leaders Hope For Vote of Last of Group Late To day or Tomorrow DISCUSSING LABOR PACT Debate Centers on Provision For an International Organization By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 29. The Moses amendment to the Peace Treaty, last of those proposed by the Foreign Relations Com mittee, was rejected to-day by the Senate. I,ike the Johnson amendment defeated last Mon day. it dealt with voting power in the League of Nations. Washington. Oct. 2 9.—The end of the Senate battle over the 4li amend ments written into the Peace Treaty by the Foreign Relations Commit tee seemed in sight to-da.v, the lead ers hoping that a vote on the last of the group could be taken to-day or to-morrow. The amendment was presented by Senator Moses, Repub lican, New Hampshire, and would exclude all the British dominions from voting in any League of Na tions controversy to which one of them was a party. A subject not touched by the com mittee was injected into the tight to-day by Senator Gore, Democrat, Oklahoma, who presented an amendment to Article 21 proposing that under the League no nation would go to war "until an advisory vote of the people shall have been taken as an additional conditions af ter arbitration had failed." Centers About laihoi- The debate centered during much of the session around the Treaty's provision for an international labor organization. Efforts to alter it are to be made by several senators. Senator LuFollette, Republican, Wisconsin, assailed the labor pro vision as undemocratic and perilous to American labor interests. In stead of giving labor "a new charter of rights," as President Wilson had contended, he said "it would per petuate the wrong and injustice in the present relation existing between labor and capital." Samuel Gompers and other Amer ican delegates had protested against many provisions at Paris, he said, but had been "beaten on every im portant point." In preparation for a vote on the Moses amendment the Senate voted down 31 to 4 9 a substitute proposed by Senator Shields. Democrat, Ten nessee, under which the British dominions would vote collectively and have one vote in the League. GUARD UNITS FOR OLD LOCATIONS WILL BE POLICY Commanders of New Guard Keystone State Have Get- Together Session General officers and colonels of the new Pennsylvania National Guard who met at the Capitol to-day with Ad jutant General Frank D. Beary and Major General W. G. Price, Jr., com manding the proposed military arm of the State, to-day expressed the general desire that communities which had units for the new guard and that all men who had served in the war, either in this country or overseas, and in the Pennsylvania Reserve Militia should file their applications for commissions. The general sentiment was that as many men of military experience as possible be embraced in the new guard. General C. T. Cresswell, commanding the Reserve Militia, and his adjutant, Major James Starr, met with the con ference by invitation. Generals Price and Beary outlined their arrangements with the War Department for the or ganization of a tactical division and I lie three brigadier generals, E. C. Shan non, Richard Coulter and George C. Richards presented their views. Few Are Absent All of the new colonels except Wil liams. Brookfield. " | age married a woman of her age I there should be no complaint because I each one had lixed habits by that time. About twenty divorce hearings I were held during the morning by Judge Kunkel and Judge V. Henry, the latter presiding in court room No. 2. Furman M. Todd, in ■ suing for a separation decree, told , Judge Henry, his wife left him be i cause she wanted to live in Phlladel s phia while he preferred to live In Harrisburg. Christian Ober, who said lie was 55 years old, testified that from the I time of his marringe severui years I ago, Mrs. Barbara Ober, his wife, did not seem to be happy, and fl ' nally left him. Hater she came with | a sister for some of her furniture • j which he permitted her to take, and i afterward asked him to sign a rc ' I lease so that she coul I sell a prop ■ I erty. Ho has not heurd from her ■ I since, he sattl, and was not sued by i her for maintenance. ; payment of the new bridge, instead of being used for the construction of a ! bridge at Walnut street. The draw • ing also gives an Idea of the setting I of the proposed soldiers' memorial to l>e erected at the eastern approach. CITY LOANS ARE ! SUPPORTED BY COMMERCE BODY Businessmen Recognize Need of Sewers, Paving and Bathing Beach The unqualified support of the Har l-isburg Chamber of Commerce has been given to the loans which will he voted upon at the general election next Tuesday, and the members have been urged by the officials of the or ganization to support the bond issues [Continued on I'agc 10.] |4 29 MEN ENTOMBED IN BURNING MINE 1 § jA AMSTERDAM, OHIO. TWENTY-NINE MEN J x ARE ENTOMBED IN MINE NO. 2 OF THE 4 T 4 YOUGHIOGHENY AND OHIO COAL COMPANY i I J AND A FIRE IS RAGING. IT WAS CAUSED BY J 4* E LHCTE tC FAN CATCHING FIRE IN AN EN- * X i ELY ABOUT NOON. NO EXPLOSION OCCURRED \ IT AND ALL EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO RES- * ■ X-CUE THE IMPRISONED MEN. !t * IT CANADA TO HOLD HE$ SUGAR J !$* ,i ■ 1 : • c * | ft the United State:; were canceled to-day by the Canadian < Iff* Trade Commission and no more licenses for such expor- IT ' |4 tations will be issued. < t MORE MEN ARE RETURNING TO WORK i | Canton. Rtports from the steel plants crippled by X the s'rike are that more men went to work this morning T in answer to appeals by the ppeJrators to return under X •v'.t-ct.cr, I -tut.-, count- a.V ' • I : <94 . I J GERMAN FOUND GUILTY OF BLOWING BRIDGE " * Frederickton. .Werner Horn was found guilty to-day *| 4 on the charge that lie dynamited the Canadian end of the . t International Bridge at St. Croix, N. 8.. on February 2, . ** 1915. The jury was out .only 13 minutes. Horn, who ft conducted his own defense, said he was a German office •* - and was acting under orders of the German government t in war time. * € * CAPITAL AND LABOR TO BE REPRESENTED t it ft Washington. Representatives of labor and capital in £ H t „ the United States will participate unofficially in the In tern.??!*n.A. Labor Conic ••nice; which ber-.n its .e.'-.ions } T * here to-day, and Secretary Wilson, of the Labor-Depart- j Tj mcnt who called the conference to order win be named president. !*•* I t % MARRIAGE LICENSES John ltrnvn niul Annie Wil l Buhoutf JoNcph McK. sfll)'ardi * KI-JMT, AV. V h and Kvn E. rMPman, Harrlwburic; Arthur C. Wright* T Jr., IlitrrUhurff, anil Ylrftle Ai. i InKMt, lloekervlllrt Ednard D. \V>IMM* and Cntliurlnr I. Nehmim. John C. <*ould, Strclton, and to C L Annn C. llofTiiitin, l.ykena. A