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. Hovcrter .. { ————— mm^m
Republican | Protubition | Prohibition
Howard O lloUtcin... .Democratic J. Douglas M. Royal... .Democratic G. Willis Hartman Democratic Franklin J Roth Republican
Harry Cecils Democratic Edward F. Doehnt Socialist # f So.ialist I. E. Kistler Democratic ""
r L_ W. B- McNair
James Slangier Socialist [ U ' ;>t Clarence IS. Roberts....Democratic
J. w. Washington Socialist ✓ D .. .* . """"
Warren R. VanUyke Democratic
77~~ n • COUNTY TREASURER >
J- J- Builington Prohibition ... B
(Vote for One) F- T- Calhoun..... Socialist
n .... t. . „ Pr ...... CITY COUNCILMAN
V * > i Republican (Vote for Four) J. A. Parthemorc.... Socialist
■ ■■ Oliver C. Bishop ..
Gilbert F. Feighl Labor Charles W. Burnett. ...Republican \V. R. VanDyke Soeiah.t
Harry C. Pas* Labor George M. Weaver Democratic Ed* Z. Cross Republican F. Thomas Calhoun Labor '
William Kratitr Socialist Samuel F. Hassler. Republican George A. Herring ...Labor
Arthur M0yer......... Labor William H. 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