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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
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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
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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. "<Mnney and Mehard
were | esent as were a number of men
of lesser rank. The morning session
was devoted to outlining the new divi
sion and the afternoon to equipment,
location, field and staff personnel. Ap
pointments and, locations will not be
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for the goods and so large have been
the quantities in which flavoring ex
tracts have been bought, that drug
gists are suspicious. They are unit
ing to make the way of the drinker
even more rugged.
No longer will they sell the goods
when there is doubt in their minds,
that it will be put to its proper use.
Hair tonics and bayrum are in
tended for external and not internal
lubrication, one druggist is quoted as
saying.
®K stoc-3nfcpcndent.
UNCOVER PLOT
TO SPREAD BOMB
TERROR IN U.S.
Radicals Planned Another Sc
ries of Explosions Over
Country Next Sprint*
SIX ARE UNDER ARREST
Woman Is Caught in Toils
Which Net Explosives, Pis
tols and Red Literature*
J Hj/ Associated Press
Cleveland, Oct. 29. Discovery
of a radical plot to spread terror
throughout the nation by another
series of bomb explosions next spring
was announced by the police here
to-day following the arrest last night
of five men and one woman, sus
pected of having planned the de
struction of the central police sta
tion.
Believing they are members of
an anarchistic circle that has been
working in more than 100 cities,
the police questioned the group all
night in an effort to learn details
of their plans or the extent of their
organization.
One of the men is believed by the
police to have been active in bomb
ing Mayor Davis' home, June 2, last.
Country-Wide l'lot
With the prisoners the police cap
tured a large quantity of high ex
plosives, one complete bomb, several
incomplete bombs, a number of au
tomatic pistols and a supply of am
munition, and much anarchistic lit
erature.
The police declared the bombs
were similar to those used in the
bombing of Mayor Davis' home. They
believe the arrests will lead to ap
prehension in other cities in con
nection with the country-wide bomb
outrages which occurred last May
and June.
Those held by police are Theodore
Lerowar and Stev Matejka and his
wife, Helen, charged with having ex
plosives in their possession ; Geohge
'feeder, charged with being a suspicious
person and three men whose names the
police are withholding, two of them are
said to ,be terrorists, internationally
known radical followers.
Four raids were made by police last
night on information gathered by of
ficers who have been working on the
case two months.
A tip from Chicago that central police
station here was to be blown up soon
hastened the raids, which had been
planned for a few weeks hence.
GERMANS TO BALiK
Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 28. The
Deutsche Algemeine Zeltung says semi
officially that the reply of the German
government to the note from the Su
preme Council at Paris, demanding the
surrender of German ships sold to Hol
land during the war, probably will be
111 the negative. The note will declare
that the go\ernment is unable to en
dorse the legal arguments of the En
tente that the sale of these ships, which
are now in German waters, was invalid.
WAGE DECISION
TO BE ANNOUNCED
BY HINES SOON
Details of Recommendations
hv Board Discussed at
Meeting With Committee
I'.y Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 29. Director
General Mines has not reached a
decision on the wage demand of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Details of the recommendations
made by the Board of Railway
Wages were discussed to-day by of
ficials of the railroad administration
with President Lee and the union's
strike committee to develop how the
recommendations would work in
practical application.
Mr. Hines hopes to make an award
in the case In the near future.
Mr. Hines will act on the demand
independently of President Wilson,
but the President's general policy
laid down at the time the. shopmen
were denied a genferal increase, but
given an adjustment of inequalities
compared with other union mem
bers, will govern his decision.
Mr. Lee and his committee con
ferred yesterday, but said there was
nothing to be made public concern
ing their discussion. Asked if a re
fusal of a wage increase meant a
strike, Mr. Lee pointed out that the
union had expressed a willingness to
let the government show what could
be done to reduce prices as a means
of relieving the economic pressure
on the men. lie added that he saw
very little relief as yet from that
source. As to a strike, he said what
ever action was taken would be in
harmony with the other three
brotherhoods after consultation with
them.
The most important question pre
sented by the union's -jrmands is
that of time and a half for overtime,
which has been sought for several
years as a "punitive measure" to
curtail the long hours of work. If
granted it would be the most im
portant-victory gained by railroad
employes since the eight-hour law
became effective.
<JO\ KRN'OR WARNS MINKKN
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 29.—-Mem
bers of district, No. 10, United Mine
Workers of America, to-day received
formal notification from Governor Hart
thnt the State of 'Washington would
not tolerate any attempt to "freeze the
government into submission" tp de
mands being made by the organized
miners, under threat to strike Novem
ber 1.
The Governor declared he would not
argue how the state can protect itself
and Its citizens.
Approach of New Memorial Bridge
This is how the western approach
of the new Soldiers' and Sailors' Me
morial Bridge in State street, %'ill
look when it is completed. The diaw
ing was made by Arnold W. Brunner.
DAUPHIN GRADE
CROSSING WILL
BE ELIMINATED
No Objection to Building Sub
way Under Railroads Filed
Before Public Service
N'o objections to the building of the
subway at the lower end of Dauphin
were put before the Public Service Com
mission to-day at thr hearing conducted
before Chairman W. D. B. Ainey. The
subway was proposed by the State
Highway Department to eliminate a
dangerous grade crossing in the road
linking Harrisburg with • the William
Penn highway and the Susquehanna
Trail.
Engineers representing the State
Highway Department, the Pennsylvania
Hallroad and the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company were In at
tendance at the conference. It was said
that the project will cost about jiIOO.UOO.
The subway will be 28 feet wide and
the cost will be apportioned between
the two railways, the State Highway
Department, the county, the borough of
Dauphin and Middle Paxton township.
Because of the absence of protest
against the plans as drawn bv the
State, the Public Service Commission's
decision is regarded as being assured
of favoring the proposal. If the appor
tionment of costs is made next iiontn
it is said probably a contract for the
work may be let before the year is out.
HOME FROM ITALY,
TELLS HOW WAR
UPSET COUNTRY
Advises Visitors to Remain
Away For Several Years
Because of Confusion
"Don't go buck to Italy for several
years, at least, if you want to be
well fed and comfortable," said
Charles Martin, proprietor of the
Martin House at 43,1 Market street,
in reply to questions which other lo
eul Italians have asked him. Mr.
Martin has just come back after a
four months' tlip on which lie was
accompanied by his wife and Peter
Baptist!.
"I enjoyed the trip to my home
in Dacca, where my sister lives,"
said Mr. Martin this morning, "but
I didn't enjtfy the food, or the trans
portation or the general feeiing of
unrest, which seems to pervade the
.place. The only thing at present
that appeals about Italy is the. won
derful wine, which is just as good
in my country as it ever was. Peo
ple who are bemoaning prohibition
now could do no better than take a
little Hier to Italy if they want to
stock up."
MARRIED LIFE BROUGHT
HIM LITTLE BUT TEARS
Cried More in Two Years of Wedded Life Than He Did in
Half Century of Bachelorhood '
"I s'hed more tears in the last two
years, since 1 was married, than I
did the rest of my] life," John S.
Stiheruck, Middletown, told Presi
dent Judge George Kunkel to-day
during the hearing of his applica
tion for a divorce front Mary Stine
ruck. on the grounds of cruel antl
barbarous treatment.
Mr. Stlneruck, who is a middle
aged man, was married January 4,
1917, according to the libel which
was tiled, and he said he had to leave
his wife in July, this year, because
of the way she treated him. He
said that her tlltreatmcnt began six
months aftjer they were married und
continued until he left. At the time
of the separation Mr. Stlneruck said
he was almost a nervous wreck, and
has not completely recovered yet
frtfm the manner in which his wife
beut and slapped him.
Judge Kunkel told his attorney
that it appeared to be a ense of in
compatibility and not cruel treat
ment and that When a man of his
i one of the engineers and planners en.
I gaged by the State to aid in complet
ing- arrangements for Capitol Park
I extension improvements. Next Tuos
l day voters of the city will ballot for I
the transfer of SBOO,OOO toward the
!"GET OUT VOTE"
! IS SLOGAN FOR
FALL CAMPAIGN
Republican Majority All Mat
ter of Arousing Voters to
Its Importance
DEMOCRATS ARE GLUM
Up in Air Over Failure of the;
Bosscsto Conic to Sup
port of Party
Republicans .of Harrisburg and
Dauphin cowaty have but one |
thought in mind this week and that
is:
"Got out the vote next Tuesday."
It is generally conceded, even by
Democrats, that the whole Jtepuli
lican ticket will be elected.
In the quietest campaign in years
the only question now is how big
the Republican majority will be.
"That is the only cloud in the
sky," said a Republican leader to
day. 'We must not sit down and
fold our hands simply because the
opposition is putting up no tight.
Many an election has been lost by
(he lethargy of the voters —over-
eonttdence in the result—and while
there is no danger of the election
being actually lost to the Repub
licans this time, there is the danger
that over-confidence will keep too
many voters at home. We ought to
roll up a majority this year that
will leave no doubt in Democratic
m'nds what we mean to do next
year. Get out the vote: that is the
slogan we all must adopt."
Two Big Rallies
Acting on this suggestion, the
Tenth ward Republicans will hold
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Says Roof: Beer. Cider
Come Under the Ban
i
New York. Oct. 20. Pointing
out that the, law describes as intoxicat
ing any beverage containing as much as
one-half of one per cent, of alcohol by a
volume, Hugh P. Fox. secretary of the
Brewers' Association, in a statcinit,
declared that a large number of root
beers and other recognised "soft
drinks" contain or will develop more
than this amount, unless harmful pre
servatives are used.
He says that exemption of home
drinks In the bill was made to keep
the farmer from "arising 'n wrath If Ms
hard cider or home-made wine should
be interfered with."
JACKSON RESIGNS
Frank O. Jackson, patrolman, this
afternoon tendered his resignation
to Mayor Daniel L. Kiester. Jackson
had IICCII charged with approaching
white women.
> | 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
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|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 ' •
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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.
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% 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 <f w < ( '• i <
SALOONS CLOSED
TIGHT, WITH 2.75
BEER OUTLAWED
Some Hotel Owners to Retain
Licenses Anticipatory to
Wilson's "Wet Spell"
BARTENDERS' HOLIDAYS
Doors Locked in Many In
stances For All Time;
Breweries Stop
Harrisburg closed its saloons to
day, locked the doors and put the
keys away until such time as Presi
dent Wilson lifts the wartime pro
hibition ban as he threatened to do
yesterday when the Peace Treaty
is approved by the Senate.
Some hotelmen let their bartenders
take vacations and announced that
they will take out a November liquor
license in anticipation of the "wet
spell" that is to come if the Treaty
is approved before January 16, \frhen
the constitutional "dry" amendment
becomes operative.
No effort to evade the law will be
made by saloonmen or brewers, men
who have been in the wholesale
and retail business emphasized to
day. It was said possible tnat one
or more of the four local breweries
might put a beverage containing less
than one-half of one per cent, on
Ihe market. The managers of each
plant emphasized the point that
their plants will not be operated
without the law.
Several of the hotelmen have put
in a stock of the "near beers" al
though they may not under the act
even he termed "beer" no matter
what their alcoholic content. In
the main, however, the hotels closed
their bars, many of them for good,
us some of the larger hostelries huve
no more liquor on hand to dispose
of in case Wilson makes good his
threat. These hotelmen say it would
not pay them to lay in a stock of
liquors for a possible few weeks'
snle.
RULER TO WED
Luxemburg, Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Grand Duchess Charlotte, of Luxem
burg and Prince Felix, of Bourbon-
Parma will be married here on Novem
ber 6 by Bishop Micotra, papal nuncio.