1,700 HOMES SHORT OF CITY'S DEMAND Commerce Chamber's Housing Bureau Finds Many Places For Families but Is Handicapped Because of Lack of Dwellings; Finds Many Rooms For Girls The director of the Harrisburg bu reau of housing of the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Bessie S. Boone, said this morning to a representative of the Telegraph that she la well satis fled with the manner in which the bureau has been received by both home-seekers and sellers in this city. Mrs. Boone is of thd 1 opinion that Harrisburg needs immediately at least 500 homes of the new, small type, and probably 1,200 of the larger kind. The demand is still greatly in excess of the supply. She is greatly pleased with the possibility of Har risburg, as evidenced in the lact that not a day goes by without a dozen or more applications for homes and rooms from persons who desire to live here. . ' ~ ~ "It is really pathetic. said Mrs. Boone, "to see the efforts of girls and young women, particularly, who come t.o me in an attempt to get some place to live, and their gratitude is so heartfelt when I am able to do anything" for them. Naturally, they are not getting as much compensa tion as the men and are there fore un able to pay as much for their rooms, with the result that I am always able to And room for men, but have dim culty in securing places for girls. "Then, the matter of apartments is taking my attention. Apartments are really no place for children, and in every case where it has been ble, I have sent families with chil dren to places other than apart "There seems to be a sudden de mand for rooms with private bath and I don't think that, it is because we have an unusual frenzy of clean liness. but that there are <?, houses being remodeled with insuffi cient bathing facilities. Fewer Boarding Houses "The question of boarding houses is another very difficult one. Due to LITTLE FRENCH PIANIST WILL VISIT CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS Keen Interest in Saturday Afternoon Concert of New York Symphony Orchestra With Walter Damrosch Leading Keen interest in the epming con cert of the New York Symphony Or chestra at Ohestnut Street Auditor ium is being manifested throughout the entire city. The little soloist, Mile. Magde leine Brard, the very distinguished child pianiste of France, will grnve in this city this evening accompanied by her mother. I To-morrow, however, will be a long remembered day in this little lady's life, as she will make her first visit to a large American school. With a party of friends Mile. Brard and her mother .will visit the Hil?h schools of Harrisburg where she will speak before the students of each building. . _ . The patrons of the New York GOVERNMENT ACTS SWIFTLY IN CRISIS [Continued from First Page.] the strike order, was given serious consideration by the cabinet. The general understanding is that the or dinary police forces, State and lo cal, will be used first, but troops will be ordered to the mines if necessary. Government officials early to-day endeavored to obtain further re ports from coal operators regarding announcement last night by Thomas T. Brewster, head of the coal op erators' scale committee, that no at tempt would be made to open the mines Saturday in face of the strike order. Confidential advices front government agents in ter ritory had indicated that a large number of miners would not strike, and it had been thought here the mines would be open to receive the old hands who wanted to stay on the job. Enough to Meet Needs Officials familiar with the situa tion explained that Brewster prob ably spoke only for the central com petitive field, embracing Illinois, In diana, Ohio and Western Pennsyl vania, all union strongholds. The annual output in that territory is approximately 180,000,000 tons. An equal amount is turned out by non union men, and the total soft coal output is about 500,000,000 tons, which gives some idea of decreased production in event of closing of all mines in the central flield. The current supply of coal from nonunion mines is sufficient to meet domestic demands and supply the needs of railroads and public utili ties, Mr. Lane said. New England has stored away a two months' sup ply which will take care of all re quirements for that period. To Be Divided There is from 150,11000,000 to 200,000,000 tons of nonunion mined coal yearly and this would be di vided as follows: Railroad supply, 100,000.000 tons; domestic, 50,000,000, and public utilities, 25,000,000. This would leave no coal for industries from the source, and Mr. Lane said they would have to be taken care of through curtailment of their con sumption. Confiscates Transit Coal The railroad administration to-day ordered the confiscation of all coal in transit when necessary to obtain a reserve supply to keep the roads in operation. To Restore Prices In taking over such coal exemp tions will be made as far us possible of coal destined to certain classes of consignees based on the priority list established by the fuel admin istration. An executive order restoring max imum prices for coal will be issued by President Wilson, probably to day. Officials would not say what maximum had been determined on. Director General Hlnes issued the following statement: "In order to interfere as little as possible with the normal course of coal'thaffic, the Railroad Adminis tration, up to the present time, has permitted coal to go to the desig nated consignees. For the last two weeks open-top equipment has been devoted to coal, leading to the ex clusion of other classes of traffic, and the movement of such equipment has been expedited so as to facili tate the maximum production of coal. The result him been an excep tionally heavy coal production "It having become necessary, however, to be prepared to insure against all temporary contingencies, that the transportation service be protected, regional directors have now been instructed to see that each • railroad shall accumulate a neces sary reserve of coal when it is not nlready on hand, purchasing such coal If possible and otherwise hold- THURSDAY EVENING, Eunmcw ttifiW mEXJIOPH OCTOBER 30, 1919. the tremendous cost of food at pres ent, many boarding house keepers are being forced to suspend their ta bles, and many people go to restau rants instead. "Bight, here at the office I have nil the statistics that are available in the city, and if house and room hunters would only realize that the figures are here for the asking they would not spend so nfuch time wan dering in vain about the streets or inquiring everywhere for tion. The real estate people bate co operated to a certain extent, a" have valued their assistance very much. But there are so very many pathetic cases. ... "For example, there is a man with four children who works in Steelton and has a home near .speecev ille at the present time. He wants to move to Harrisburg so that his ° hll< *'' < L n can go to school and he can be near er his work, but at present I have been unable to find a Place which will accommodate him. In the last month Mrs. Boone re ceived many applications, practically all of which were taken care of, if she is unable to secure what they want immediately, she always takes care of them temporarily in some way or other. ' lliiroan Report The report of the bureau for the month ending to-day follows. olica _ Permanent rooms for me "---^P p ,4. Hons tiled. 26; number placed. -4, rooms supplied during conventions, rooms women—Ap plications filed. 36: number placed.ls. Housekeeping apartments AppU cations filed. 31; number placed, 18, rooms for light housekeeping. 41, ro Annlica?lon| d 'flfed for houses, 45; houses rented 15. Total applications for month, 287; number placed. -09. Symphony concert are: Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Rasmussen Mrs. William Henderson, Miss Helen Espy, Ehrman Mitchell, Mrs. Martin Cumbler, Mrs. William Keller, Ber nard Mausert, Rabbi Louis Haas, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Martin, Miss Sara Lemer, Miss Cora Lee Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Steinmetz, Miss Martha Snavelv, Mrs. Boyd Hamil ton, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Downes, Mrs. Arthur Hull, Mrs. M. Pfuhl Froelich, Mrs. Decevee, Miss Alice Deccvee, H. S. Dunmire, Mrs. Tham zine Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mo- Carrell. Newell Albright, Paul E. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Relnoehl, Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Jackson, I Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cluster. ing coal in transit. The practice thus resorted to is a practice which railroads have always employed in emergencies, whether un-der private or "public control, and has been rec ognized as indispensable to the maintenance of an essential public service. Order of Priority "In holding such coal, exemptions will be made as far as possible of coal destined to certain classes of consignees ire the following order of priority, which is the bas's of prior ity adopted during the '.vai by the Fuel Administration: "I—Steam railroads, inland and coastwise vessels. "2—Domestic, including hotels, hospitals and asylums. "3 —Navy and Army. "4—Public utilities, including plants and such portions of plants as supply light, heat and water for public use. "s—Producers and manufacturers of food, including refrigeration. "6—National, State, county and municipal government emergency requirements. "7—Bunkers and other marine emergency requirements not speci fied above. "8 —Producers of newsprint paper and plants necessary to the printing and publication of daily newspapers. "Coal held n transit is not to be unloaded in storage nor used until actually needed, so that if its use is later found unnecessary it can be for warded to destination whenever practicable. "Instrutcions issued provide that there will be us little disturbance as possible in the distribution of coal, but at the same time protecting the necessities of the railroads, which have a public d. -y to p, form." Government machinery is ready to-day to deal with the strike of half a million soft coal miners which is called for Saturday. a P° licy of patience, with the hope that the catastrophe would be averted, agencies of the Govern ment came to the fore when the miners organization at Indianapolis, by failing to withdraw the strike order, placed the country face to face with the prospects of a dearth and "fho HI the approach of winter workmen.' ° l a VMt horde of Means for the protection of the public and of those miners who are not in sympathy with the strike a l provided under 'the Government's program Plans are drawn for the revival of the price control regula tions suspended when the fuel ad ministration was dissolved on Fob ruary 1, which gives assurances against profiteering and may mean / d , rop l n the price of coal The food and fuel control law with its criminal penalties of fine and imprisonment, is to be enforced under the Government's plan on those miners whp go on strike and thereby curtail production . In an nouncing the plans, Attorney General Palmer said they did not affect the right of workers to strike for redress of grievances in other cases where no violation of the law is involved Government's Attitude ..., The government will establish the illegality" of the strike of coal miners, "without in any way im pairing the general right to strike," us the "general right to strike is not an issue in any sense whatever in the present situation," it was de clared In a statement issued last night after a conference in the office of Attorney General Palmer, at which he discussed the situation with Secretary Wilson, Dlrectoi General Hines, Secretary Tumulty and Assistant Attorneys General Ames and Gnrvan. The statement, which it was said fully represents the attitude of the government, declared that the Im pending coal strike "was ordered In a manner, fsr the purpose and with a necessary effect, which taken tige'hcr put it outside the pale of the law." One decision of the government SPECIMEN BALLOT Marked to Show How to Vote Republican Ticket and For the Municipal Loans 0 TO VOTE A STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET, MARK A CROSS (X) IN THE SQUARE, IN THE FIRST COLUMN. OPPOSITE THE NAME OF THE PARTY OF YOUR CHOICE * A CROSS MARK IN THE SQUARE OPPOSITE THE NAME OF ANY CANDIDATE INDICATES A VOTE FOR THAT CANDIDATE TO VOTE FOR £ PERSON WHOSE NAME IS NOT ON THE BALLOT, WRITE OR PASTE HIS NAME IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR, THAT PURPOSE. TO VOTE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATE OF ANOTHER PARTY AFTER MAKING A MARK IN THE PARTY SQUARE MARK A CROSS (X) OPPOSITE HIS NAME FOR AN OFFICE WHERE MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE IS TO BE ELECTED, THE VOTER, AFTER MARKING IN THE PARTY SQUARE MAY DIVIDE HIS VOTE BY MARK. ING A CROSS (X) TO THE RIGHT OF EACH CANDIDATE FOR WHOM HE DESIRES TO VOTE FOR SUCH OFFICE VOTES SHALL NOT BE COUNTED FOR CANDI DATES NOT INDIVIDUALLY MARKED, IF THE VOTER HAS SPf.IT HIS TICKET. A CROSS (X) IN THE PARTY SQUARE IN COLUMN DOES NOT CARRY A VOTE FOR~ANY JUDGE TO VOTE FOR JUDGE MARK A CROSS (X) OPPOSITE THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE DESIRED. First Columh to Vote a Straight Party Ticket, Marie a Crow fX) in this Column REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST | PROHIBITION | LABOR conference was to recommend to the President the re-establishment of maximum prices on coal which prevailed when the fuel administra tion went out of existence. These prices are considerably lower than the prices now prevail ing. It is considered certain that the President will comply with the rec ommendation, which means that a substantial reduction in soft coal prices, including those specilied in large contracts made since Febru ary 1, will become effective almost immediately. The government will act in the strike under the provisions of the Lever food control act, enacted as a war measure, but still in force. The government contends that the miners are working to-day under the wartime agreement made by Dr. Garfield, stipulated to run until the end of the war, or until April 1, 19 20. This date was put into the agreement so that a new scale might be agreed upon In event the war was not over by that date. The fuel administration, holding the agree ment still valid, would be author ied, it was said, to take charge of the mines and keep them in opera tion. Railroads Stocked Up Dr. Garfield was called to Wash ington by the cabinet at suggestion of Director General Hines. The rail road administration is the nation's biggest coal buyer, and its stock, ac cording to reports given out last week by union officials, is relatively small. Anticipating a strike, the railroads, especially those touching the central coal fields, have been given "one hundred per cent, coal car service," which means that rail way stocks have been largely in creased within the past forty-eight hours. Director Hines, in confer ence during the day with cabinet officers, told of extraordinary pre cautions to assure full service by all the roads until the emergency has 'passed. Since miners and operators failed to settle their differences at the joint conference here last week reports had gained wide circulation that the men who called the strike would be arrested and held on charges of con spiracy. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, referred to these reports, and said union men would not evade the issue. Announcement that such a step had not been considered by the Department of Justice and would not be considered relieved feeling in some quarters. Attorney General Palmer, who I will have a large part in handling strike developments despite the de termination not to prefer charges against strike leaders, gave much time to questions which will come up for immediate consideration. Strike Cannot Be Avoided, Lewis Says; Blames the Operators By Associated Press Indianapolis, Oct. 30. —After pro nouncing a strike of bituminous coal miners inevitable and blaming the operators for forcing a walkout that may involve half a million men di rectly, the' conference here of offi cials of the United Mine Workers of America wound up its business last night and dissolved. District presi dents and members of the scale com mittee left for their homes to direct the locals in the strike which is to become effective at midnight Friday. Only a new wage agreement to replace the one which they claitu expired with the war emergency is wished by the union, its leaders em phasizing that a call from the mine owners for a joint meeting will find the organization ready to negotiate on any or all of the demands formu lated at the Cleveland convention of the union. St. Louis, Oct. 30.—Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the scale com mittee of the Mine Operators' As sociation, last night reiterated that the mine owners would make no at tempt to operate the mines after the strike became effective, and reas serted that the operators would re open negotiations with the miners if the strike order were rescinded pending settlement of differences. Mr. Brewster declared the state ment issued by the mfners at Indian apolis "was merely a reiteration of what they have said before." "The operators," continued Mr. Brewster, "will resume negotiations w\th the miners and submit all dis agreements to arbitration, provided the strike order be rescinded pend ing negotiations and the award of the arbitration board. We have as sured the President and Secretary Wilson we would do this, but the miners huve refpsed to." ll.f.lNOl* HAHU HIT Springfield, Ills., Oct. 30.—Mining of soft con? at the rate of approxi mately 85,000,000 tons a year will Non-Partisan Column JUDICIAL TICKET Non-Partisan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Vote (or One) ;\Villnin II- KcHvf cease in Illinois, third largest bitu minous coal producing state in the Union, and 90,000 miners will be idle, when the miners' strike order be comes effective at midnight to-mor row. These figures were furnished here to-day at miners' state headquarters and at the Illinois department of mines and minerals. Fitzpatrick Declares Coal Strike Shows Labor Has Taken Up Challenge By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Oct. 30. A state ment by John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the National Steel Strike Com mittee, as to the effect of the threat ened bituminous coal strike upon the steel strike and labor in general, was issued at steel strike headquarters here to-day following Mr. Fitzpat rick's departure for Chicago last night. The statement follows: "If the coal strike comes, it will add strength to the steel strike and to the position of labor through out the country. It will mean labor has accepted the challenge of the big group of employers who prof iteered during the war, and are still profiteering. "They have a grip on the throat of the public and the Government. They have defied labor, the public and the Government. They have re- COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAYOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR —————_ (Vole (or One) (Vow for One) (Vow tor Three) Cli.vrk. C- C innblcr..... .He mUlk.vn ( Republican | Republican Il"ivartl M- Bingaman...Republican ■■ ■ Philip S. Moycr j George A. 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Lynch.......Republican j ohß A> parthemorc , ..Labor - 1 Democratic RECORDER OF DEEDS and CLERK ———————————— Harry H. Grant - OF THE ORPHANS' COURT [ (Vow lor One) DIRECTOR OF THE POOR ——— 1 ~(Vow lor Two) Democratic M. Harvey Taylor........Republican ' " . ' William S Rhoadi... .'j ————_ > • ' Republican ! D. W. Schaffner Democratic J°b H Lehr I—— —— __ i __ i. ( I Prohibition CONSTABLE I (. Caldcr B. Shammo Democratic Charles Botckler...- SocUlist , - lor Onci — Frank B. Snavely Republican George J. Shoemaker....Democratic David Challenger Kc.mhllaw Lock wood Br Worden... Prohibition •-■ . - ■■ —. ~ —— * — Samuel E. Klingcr Democratic Socialist D. H. Frederick '..... I sni.wraic Harry H- Qark .... Labor Hugh L. McLaughlin..j r ■ ip Nisley Y. Parthemore....Democratic Labor i ■ H William Messinger Socialist g. g. Rhoads Socialist 4 —■ —*—■ t • —ASSESSOR REGISTER OF WILLS Bruce Vaughn bocialist G. D. Toomey Socialist ( (Vote tor One) * " " ' 1 ' ■—y Lane F. Rubcndall PrVnbition George D- Toomey Labor Jvv F. Kw lie •uhlican Republican ~ I——. Edwin M- Filher • Albert L Adams... Labor . Prohibition —— * 1 rank Kcr I '* cral,c William R. Danner De.nocratic ■■ I—■■ Thomas Elder Socialist ————————————l JUDGE OF ELECTION " 1 i ' (V.w i".-r One) John R. Copenhaver .. ... .Labor DIRECTOR OF THE POOR _ | (Vote (or One), CITY CONTROLLEP I^TTl — <Vote for 0,, c) Ei '" 3 " l SHERIFF J,C ° b * F ' rV " PrTh'bi,"" DcWill A. Fry Republican (Vote for One) —— ■ lll 1 p 1 —— q Q Bcrkhcinicr Democratic ■ ——— f Republican Charles A. Wilhelm....Democratic INSPECTOR OF ELECTION Ceorge W. Karma.y... „ R Erown (Vote lor' J„c) Phil Crawley Sscialiat —— ' — 1 1— George c. Berkheimer Labor Edwafd C Smiih Kepnbliran J Clyde Myton..„..Democratic ~ ■ - —■ L aMllHMaaaaaaaMlMHaaMHaiMavMa J JA. Luia Democratic Sam Young —. Socialist ——— —— 1 J COUNTY SURVEYOR Grover G Wolf. Labor (Vote for One) CITY TREASURER • i(Votv for One) Republican ———■■ ■ ■ ■ **■ .. . d-k P .!.!! Prohibition Harry F- Ores Rvpi.bhcan ' ———————————————— —— James G- Miles Drm'-cratlc Warren Daniels .Democratic ' I Socialist John P. Guycr. j - I Libor Proposed Increase of the Bonded Indebtedness of the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania J cref * (*) worked in the sqnara at the right of the word "Yea" indicates a vote FOR the increase of indebtedness for the purpose stated. A cross (X) marked in the square ad the right of the word "No" indicates a vote AGAINST the increase of indebtedness for the stated. \ YES V Shall the bonded indebtedness, of the City of Harrisburg be increased Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the paving of intersections of highways and in front of non-assessable properties? NO _ . I w I V Shall the bonded indebtedness of the City of HarristSrg be.increased Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) for the construction of a bathinj beach or beaches, and alio bath-houses and boat-houses, or any of them? % NO - a ; YES jE Shall the bonded indebtedness of the City of Harrisburg be increased One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for the construction of sewers? NO Proposed Change of the use of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) Indebtedness of the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Heretofore Authorized. A crow (X) muted in the .f|imru at tb. right of the word "Ye." indicate. . vol. FOR the change of uh for the purpon stated. * crom (X) marked in the iqwo at the right of the word "No" indicate, a vole AGAINST the change ef we for the purpose Mated. Shall the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,0,00) heretofore borrowed or authorized to be borrowed by the City of Harrisburg for the purpose of the construction of a bridge, with the necessary approaches thereto, on the line of Walnut YES Jg Street, from a point at or about the western line of the right-of-way of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to a point at m m or about the intersection of Twelfth and Walnut Streets, and the .consequential damages resulting therefrom, be used by ■ —— said city for the purpose of making a payment to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania toward the cost of the construction of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Bridge at State Street, and its approaches, authorized by Act No. 420 of the General NO Assembly of -Pennsylvania, approved July 18, 1919? fused to deal with labor in the steel Industry because they have hopes there that they can defeat organ ized labor. But In the coal industry they are hopeless of defeating the older, better tried organization. So they get the Government to try to force the coal miners to arbitrate. "Arbitration is no good in the steel industry, but it's fine for the coal industry. "If the miners strike a tremendous power is added to the labor forces struggling to loosen the grip of ruth less profiteers on labor and the public." According to latest reports from union headquarters the strikers of the Pittsburgh district were stand ing firm and steel production was far below normal. Company repre sentatives denied that such condi tions prevailed, and said the mills were operuttng and gaining in man power dally. Mine Operators Pledge Every Assistance to Government in Crisis St. IJOUIS, Oct. 30. Every as sistance will be given the Govern ment by the mine operators In order that production of coal may continue should a strike of soft coal miners become effective next Saturday. Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of ,*IS A .... ... the scale committee of the mine op erators' association said to-day. Mr. Brewster umolified a previous statement that without Government aid the operators could not work the mines and soft coal production would cease with material izution of the strike. He said that the mine owners were anxious to keep the mines working to their capacity, realizing the suffering a strike at this time would bring on the country. "We have agreed with the Gov ernment in every proposition It made. The miners have not. We have stated again and again we would resume negotiations with the men and submit all disagreements to arbitration, provided the' strike order be rescinded pending negotia tions and tht award of the arbitra tion board," Mr. Brewster added. "The miners will be wholly re sponsible for the sufferings caused by the strike if it goes through. It is not desired by the great number of miners but is being forced on them by ambitious and intriguing leaders." 30,000 Miners in Pittsburgh District Are Ready to Quit , By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Oct. 30.—Thirty thou sand bituminous coal miners, living and working within 80 miles of the I Pittsburgh retail district, were said by their leaders last night to be ready to leave the plls when the final order was given Friday night. In addition to this army, many of whom are of foreign birth, there were in the neighborhood of 150,000 other l miners in 27 counties of Central anil Western Pennsylvania awaiting the same call. Among these men, it was admitted there were many who were in bio way connected with the United Mine Workers of America or any other union, but who, operators and labor leaders agreed, were not expected to work during the first few days of the suspension. The Pennsylvania counties which .will be directly affected by a strike constitute the most Important bitu minous field in the country. They are Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver I Bedford, Blair. Bradford. Butler' Cambria, Cameron, Center, Clarion' Clearfield, Clinton. Elk, Fayette, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jeffer son, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Sullivan, Tioga, Washington and Westmoreland. Included in the district is the fa mous Connellsville coke field, which, it was stated, contained very few union men, and where operators said they did not expect the suspension to become general. CONFIRM REPORTS By Aaaociated Preaa Pittsburgh, Oct 30.—Steel strike headquarters here to-day confirmed ' 17 the statement from Youngstown that \ une national steel strike committee had Indorsed the sand of the Amalga- , \ mated Association of iron. Steel and Tin Workers that all contracts with mills made before the strike mußt be carried out. "It is lair, necessary and desir&bla that every one of these contracts bo carried out to the letter," said the statement. Governor Is Urging Organizations of Public Spirited Citizens By Associated Press Cliaiicsttm, W. Va. # Oct. 30. Sheriffs and mayors of all cities and municipalities in West Virginia had under consideration to-day a recoxn mendaton from Governor John J. Cornwell that they organze commit tees of "spirited citizens" to aid pub lic officials during the coal strike, scheduled to open at midnight to morrow. In his communication to city and county executives, the Governor call ed attention to the "dangers to which • the state and organized society may i be sudenly subjected," and added that he had "Information as to tho accumulation of arms and ammuniton in this state, of which the public does not know." v Govern ° r . in referring to the munitions, said there was no state J w ' th the matter, but in- i ll his know ledge of the temper and purposes of some within , lennn and tho P OSBl bUlty of an economic and industrial crisis," led thlTou? au ** eßt the formation of I ™ o'tizens committee. be , Uch comm ittees would the f suff ering incident to order ami "I 1 t0 h 4 elp ln Preserving and Governor Issues Call For Conference to Take Up High Cost of Food Two hundred and sevenhv-.i.t.* * mayors, burgesses and district at torneys of Pennsylvania and such men as may be chosen at next Tues day s election for such places have been invited by Governor William C Bproul to come here next Thursday' November 6, for a discussion of wave to cut out the high cost of living in Pennsylvania. The conference will be similar to that held in Massachu setts and proposed for other states Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal mer has telegraphed that he will be here to speak before the officials and to consult with them regarding steps in which the Federal Government can assist. Governor Sproul At torney General William I. Schaffer and other State officials will also at tend. The conference will be held at 2 o'clock ln the afternoon and full time will be taken for discussion of State laws on the subject and gen eral conditions. The various offl-" dais now in office whose tenure might be affected by the election have been asked to bring the officials elected. Public Information Committee of Creel Cost U. S. $6,600,000 ' By Associated Press Washington, Oct 30.—The com mittee on public information headed by George Creel cost the government about $6,600,000. on the face of its chaotic records, according to official ' reports now before Congress, which say the committee's affairs cannot be wound up for six months be cause of the confusion. Chairman Creel and other officials of the committee are charged with gross negligence in handling the government's funds in a report by E. K. Ellsworth, of the Council of Na tional Defense, appointed to liqui date the committee's affair. "It appears that immediately after the signing of the armistice," said Mr. Ellsworth, "practically all of the officials of the committee threw up their Jobs and returned to private life, leaving but a few minor offi cials in charge. The committee Issued hundreds of checks for individual expenses far in excess of the SI,OOO maximum limit fixed by Congress, the report says. They ranged, It adds, from SIOO to $500,000, and were issued to between 400 and 500 persons, who advnnced parts to other persons, making final accounting to the gov ernment extremely difficult. Mr. Ellsworth said He was refus ing to pay some accounts approved by Chairman Creel. Orders Favorable Report on Bill Barring All Anarchists From U. S. By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 30. —At the re quest of Attorney General Palmer the Senate Immigration Committee to-day ordered a favorable report on the House bill providing for de portation and permanent exclusion from the United States of alien anarchists. Tho House measure provides for deportation of aliens interned during the war in addition to anarchists nnd also those convicted of violating the espionage, draft, explosives and other laws. Aliens making threats against the President also would J be subject to the bill's provisions, which would make final any depor tation decision of the Secretary of Labor. ... American Charged With Theft of Royal Jewels By Associated Press Geneva, Wednesday, Oct 29. — • "J The Budapest police have' arrested Leander Battik, reported to be an American citizen and a friend of "1 Bela Kun, former dictator of Hun- '[ gury. in connection with the theft of [j the Hungarian royal Jewels, valued '• at millions of marks, According to a " Prague dispatch. Battik is said to 'J! have told the police that he had been commissioned by Bela Kun to sell '' the Jewels in the United States and ~ to accept nothing but gold in pay ment for them. Most of the jewels, which Included a priceless crown, . have been recovered. It is learned here that the Aus- " trians are closely guarding Bela Kun, whose extradition and trial are con- •>' sidered assured. Charges Padding of Government Payrolls 5 Columbus, 0., Oct. 30.—Charges u that Government payrolls were pad-" ded, and that Army officers In the quartermaster's construction corps < were furnished with liquor and valu- " able presents by contractors, were made to-day by E. E. Heald, former ' payroll auditor and bookkeeper for D. W. McGrnth and Son, Columbus contractors, in testifying before the congressional sub-committee Invest!- "j gating graft charges In connection with the construction of Camp Bher i man at ChUllcotho. .. „ j.. , v il&i < * - ' '... ~ •. n
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