Both Sides Ready For Test of Strength When Miners' Strike Becomes Effective at Midnight
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GOVERNMENT PROTECTS NA TION
BY INJUNCTION RESTRAINING ALL
STRIKE ACTIVITIES OF MINERS
Bituminous
Diggers Are
Enjoinde
LEADERS MUST
RECALL ORDER
Are Forbidden to
Make Walkout
Effective
11 y Associated Press
Indianapolis, Oct. 31.—A tem
porary injunction obtained here
to-day by the government can
not avert the strike of bitumi
nous coal miners set for mid
night to-night, according to
John L. Lewis, acting president
of the United Mine Workers.
Lewis' pronouncement came
shortly after he had been served
with a writ stopping strike ac
tivities at union headquarters
here.
The process servers entered
the room where the executive
coard of the union was in ses
sion and thus served the writ to
23 of the 24 members of the
board.
Lewis Bitter
Lewis dictated the following
statement:
"I regard the issuance of this
injunction as the most sweep
ing abrogation of the rights of
citizens guaranteed under the
constitution and defined by stat
utory law, that has ever been is
sued by any Federal Court. This
instrument will not avert the
strike of bituminous mine work
ers and will not settle the strike
after it occurs. The injunction
only complicates to a further de
gree the problems involved in
an adjustment of the contro
versy."
Serve Injunctions
Service was had on Lewis, Green
and several other union officials and
members of the executive board, at
union headquarters a few minutes
before noon. This was a little more
than an hour after Judge Anderson
signed the order.
Must Withdraw Order
Under the order the union officials
are forbidden to send out any other
orders, written or oral, tending to
promote the strike or in any way
make it effective. They are re
strained from sending any "mes
sages of encouragement or exhorta
tion," or from disbursing any union
funds as strike benefits.
The government forces moved
swiftly, once their mobilization was
completed by the arrival of Judge
Ames from Washington.
Judge Ames made it plain at the
outset of the brief proceedings that
the action was a government af
fair, taken at the direction of the
Attorney General, as a measure to
carry out the policy of the country
during a state of war.
Judge A. B. Anderson signed the
order on the showing set forth by
C. B. Ames, on the ground that a
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Will Not Prevent Strike
of 2,400 Michigan Miners
By Associated Press
Bay City, Mich., Oct. 31.—The in
junction issued at Indianapolis will
not prevent a walkout of the approx
imately 2,400 miners in Michigan
district No. 24, United Mine Work
ers of America, according to William
Stevenson, district president.
Every Man in State
of Washington to Go Out
By Associated Press
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 31.—Every
coal miner in Washington will strike
at midnight, Robert H. Harlin, pres
ident of district No. 10, United Mine
Workers of America, said here to
day when told of the injunction
granted in Indianapolis.
iTHEWEATHRPf
llurrishurg nnd Vicinity, Show
ers this afternoon and to-night.
Saturday partly cloudy and
colder. V.owrst temperature to
night about UO degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania, Showers
this afternoon and to-night.
Saturday partly cloudy and
colder. Fresh south shifting to
h -st winds.
IU r, The main river and North
Brunch will rise somewhat.
Other brnnches will fall slowly
or remain stationary unless
substantial showers occur. A
Stage of about t.S feet Is Indi
cated for Harrlsburg Saturduy
morning.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
How Long Would It Take Them to Settle the Coal Strike?
"GET OUT VOTE;".
PASS LOANS; ELECT
ALL REPUBLICANS
City and County Organization Leaders Seeing Victory in
Sight, Urge Workers to Roll Up Big Majorities; the
Whole Ticket Certain of Election Next Tuesday
Democratic Bosses Busy Trying
to Round Up National Delegates
THE Democratic bosses in Dauphin county have suddenly become
very busy.
At the primaries they showed such a lack of Interest it was
only at the last minute they induced men to get into the field so that
there would be no vacances for important places on the ticket. To
beat William MeNair, a Labor candidate, they got Dr. Hartman on
the ticket a few hours before the closing hour, despite Hartman's
unwillingness to run. They refused to come to the support of other
candidates because they were too independent to be controlled by
the machine.
Now, with the election only a few days away, the bosses are
making a show of interest in order to be able to hold the remnants
of the Democratic machine together and control it to such an extent
that they may elect one of their number national delegate next
spring and swing into line with the popular Palmer leadership in the
national convention, which would enable them to continue for
another year to appear influential in- national Democratic affairs.
They care nothing for the success of the local ticket. They know
it is certain of defeat. They are playing the game, as usual, for their
own selfish interests, and wise Democrats know it.
"Gtt out the vote. Work for the overwhelming success
of the Republican ticket next Tuesday, and give your entire
support to the passage of the four loan questions on the city
ballot."
These, in terse terms, were the words of the men who last
night addressed one of the largest meetings ever held by the
Republican city committeemen, county committeemen in city
districts, and members of the Republican League.
Despite the inclement weather the 1
main courtroom In the courthouse
was crowded with candidates and
other Republican party members.
Harry F. Oves, chairman of the city
committee, presided and called the
meeting to order shortly after 8
o'clock.
Lieutenant-Governor sEdward E.
Beidleman was the principal speak
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MUCH BUILDING
Building permits were Issued dur
ing October for construction work
to cost almost $500,000 to com
plete, according tothe monthly re
port of Building Inspector James H.
Grove.
During the month fifty-five per
mits were issued for operations cost
ing $488,400, as compared with nine
permits issued in October, 1918, for
work costing $16,500.
HARRISBURG. PA. FRIDAY,EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1919,
WILSON SIGNS
ORDER FIXING
PRICE OF COAL
Maximum For Prepared Sizes
Range From $4.50 a Net
Ton to $2.60
By Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 31. An execu
tive order fixing maximum prices
for bituminous coal was signed to
day by President Wilson. Prices of
anthracite are not affected.
The maximum prices are fixed by
States and for prepared sizes range
from $4.60 a net ton at mine mouth
to $2.60.
Rules set up during the war gov
erning the margins of profit of mid
dlemen and wholesale and retail
dealers were re-established and Fuel
Administrator Garfield was given all
the authority to regulate production,
sale, shipment, distribution, appor
tionment and storage or use of
bituminous coal that he had during
the war.
Pennsylvania Prices
The maximum prices restored by
to-day's order are approximately
those prevailing during the sum
mer and until recent rises owing to
the threatened strike. There is no
material .reduction from the present
prices, officials of the geological sur
vey said. The object of the order
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Dimpled Knees For
School Girls! Not Much
Dimpled knees in the high schools
of Harrisburg! Not if the school au
thorities have anything to say about
it, and they believe they can prop
erly discipline the student body.
Recently girls of the Lakcville
High school, Chicago, started a fad
which will not be duplicated here
if the authorities can help It. Six
girls appeared in the class rooms at
the La.kev.ille school with theit
stockings rolled halfway to their
ankles. When the other pupils and
teachers discovered it they were
horrified, and action wus taken at
once to end the fad. Now those six
girls are not only wearing their
hosiery full but they wear
'em as long and as heavy as they're
made.
It is the opinion here that the
girls would not attempt "any such
antics." Rut if they should—well,
they wouldn't try it a second time.
®ic otac-lnfopen&ent.
A. F. of L. in
Fray With
Protest
ASSERTS RIGHTS
ARE VIOLATED
To Support Miners
in Fight to
Dissolve A ct
lly Associated Press \
Washington, Oct. 31. —Offi
cials of tlic American Federa
tion of Labor protested to At
torney General Palmer to-day
against the action of the gov
ernment in obtaining an injunc
tion in the coal strike.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the federation, did not accom
pany the delegation, but an en
gagement was made for him to
see the Attorney General later
in the day.
The federation officials de
clared the injunction violated
the rights of union labor and in
dicated that the coal miners
would have their support in any
fight brought to dissolve the in
junction. Mr. Palmer reiter
ated that the government was
proceeding solely against one
ttnion, which he declared, was
trying to violate the law. He
said the right to strike was not
involved.
It is understood that there
will be no change in the policy
of the government as a result of
the representations of the union
men.
Brotherhoods Present
Representatives of the four
brotherhoods, including Warren
S. Stone, grand chief of the en
gineers, and L. E. Sheppard,
president of the conductors, ac
companied the delegation. Their
presence was taken as indicat
ing that although not affiliated
with the federation, the broth
erhoods would give their power
| ful support to any action union
labor might take.
All the instruments of the Gov
ernment will be brought Into play
under plans now drawn if the nation
is actually caught in the thores of
the strike, to relieve the effect of
the crippling of the soft coal mines.
The Government promises protection
jto those miners who are willing to
i remain at their Jobs and the public
will be called upon to conserve fuel.
| With the available soft coal supply,
augmented by the capacity protluc-
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MINISTERS TO
THREE WHO DIE
IN DEATH CHAIR
Suburban Pastor Looks After
Spiritual Needs of Con
demned Murderers
"Just tell Brown to get ready to
meet God," was the message Wil
liam Evans, colored, sent to Law
rence Brown, just as he was about to
pay the death penalty earlier In the
week tor murder.
Brown is in the Dauphin county
jail also, sentenced to die for first
degree murder. No date has been
set for his electrocution.
The message from Evans was
brought back from the western peni
tentiary by the Rev. L. D. Gottschall,
pastor of the United Brethren
Churches at Linglestown knd Rock
ville.
The Rev. Mr. Gottschall witnessed
the electrocution of Evans and two
men from Lancaster county who
paid the death penalty. The min
ister conducted services with the
men in the morning and acted as
chaplain In the death room, being
assisted by the chaplain at the peni
tentiary. ,
Brown's reply to the minister
when he brought to him the mes
sage from Evans was: "I'm doing
it." The Rev. Mr. Gottschall has
been visiting the jail frequently con
ducting services with the prisoners.
After the dute for Evans' electrocu
tion was set he visited the con
demned men daily, and went with
him to Rockvlew, remaining there
until Monduy. He said that Evans
maintained until the last that he did
not know whether he had killed
Rufus Glllam, the man he is charged
with murdering.
HOTELS RENEW
LICENSES FOR
ANOTHER MONTH
Pay Fee For November De
spite New Prohibition Law
and Near-Beer
HOPE FOR "WET SPELL"
Vrtually Every Saloon Stands
Waiting to Open Doors
to Resume Business
SALOONS TO CLOSE,
BUT WHO CARES?
All saloons must close on elec
tion day.
Although no intoxicating bev
erages are now being sold, the
establishments must be closed.
But few care, anyhow.
The legislative erractment re
qu'ring the closing of suloons on
election duy failed to anticipate
prohibition, so proprietors are
prohibited from selling butter
milk, grape juice and other simi
lar beverages, that the good order
of the community might bo pre
served. Drugstores are expected
to do a rushing business.
Although practically all the bars
in the city and county are closed,
proprietors of hotels and saloons still
are optimistic about the removal of
the prohibition ban und with the ex
eeption of übout half a dozen, all of
them to-duy renewed their liquor
licenses for the month of November.
According to County Treasurer
Mark Mumma only a few have not
paid the monthly license fee for No
vember, and it is believed that by
closing time late this ,afternoon
every proprietor in the county who
held a license this month, will have
paid the November instalment.
The only hope now of the saloon
men is that Congress will approve
the Peace Treaty and then President
Wilson will declare the war at an
end. • This declaration will end the
war-time prohibition period, and
would permit the sale of any kind
of intoxicants until next January
when the constitution amendment
becomes effective.
Prohibition leaders are equally
confident that liquor sales are at
an end and that the saloon is closed
permanently.
Injunction Restrains
Sale of All Liquor With
One-Half Per Cent. Alcohol
By Associated Press
New York, Oct. 31.—United States
District Judge Augustus N. Hand to
day granted a temporary injunction
at the .request of the United States
District Attorney prohibiting the sale
of all liquor containing one-half of
one per cent or more alcohol.
Under the injunction saloon keep
ers who violate the prohibition en
forcement law can be summarily ar
rested and imprisoned for contempt
of court.
CRUSHED UNDER PLANE
John P. Charlton, pilot Of the mail
plane which crashed into a mountain
near Dover, N. J., yesterday and
crushed him to deat is a grandson of
Taul Charlton, formerly of Harris
burg, and one time Governor of Por
to Rico. The family name of Charlton
is well known in Harrlsburg, Paul
Charlton's father being Dr. Samuel
Charlton- for many years a resident
of this city. Mrs. J. V. W. Reynders,
formerly of Steelton, was Miss Claire
Charlton before her marriage. J .V.
W. Reynders, Jr., likewise met his
death in the fall of his seaplane In
1917.
PERSHING ASKS
CONGRESS FOR
SMALLER ARMY
Declares 275,000 and Possibly
Less Enough; Urges
Citizen Reserve
Washington, Oct. 31.—Disagreeing
with War Department recommenda
tions for a permanent Army of 500,-
000 men. General John Pershing to
day told a Joint , meeting of the
Senate and House Committees that
he thought the number could be
placed at "an outside figure of 275,-
000 to 300,000 and possibly less."
The cost of maintaining a large
Army, the general said, was an ele
ment which in his opinion, would
make it impracticable to set the
figure any higher.
The general said the regular Army
Should be sufficient to protect the
nation against sudden attack and to
meet America's international obliga
tions both on the American conti
nent and elsewhere and that this
should be backed by a "trained
citizen reserve."
General Pershing, who appeared at
a special session of the committees
which are considering a permanent
military policy, said universal mill
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HORXE GETS TEN YEARS
By Associated Press
Fredcricton. N. 8., Oct. 31. —
Werner Home, the German reserv
ist, who attempted to destroy the
St. Croix bridge by dynamiting it,
was sentenced to-day to ten years
ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED Pit ESS SINGLE COPIES * TJOllr PniTIAU
NEWSI'AI'IiII IN MAItItISBUItG TWO CENTS HUME EDITION
Hero of Long
Siberian Trip
LIEUT. P. W. GERDES
GERDES IS SAFE
IN VLADIVOSTOK
AFTER HARD TRIP
Hurrishurg Officer, Believed
Captive of Bolsheviki,
Makes 9,000 Mile Trip
Lieutenant I'aul W. Qerdes, of this
city, after an exciting experience, is
now at Vladivostok. awaiting a
steamer to bring him to the United
States. This former Central High
star athlete, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Gerdes, 120 Sylvan Ter
race. Before entering the army he
was a popular man on the University
of Chicago campus, being a member
of the freshmen and sophomore hon
orary societies, and captain of the
freshman basketball team in his first
year.
He belonged to the Phi Delta Theta
[Continued on Page 17.1
s ' ' ~ T
U . STRIKE ORDER STANDS
Birmingham, Ala. A telegram received from John 4
£ Lewis, acting president of the mine workers, to-day
|o says: "Our position remains unchanged. Strike order *¥*
L isued October 15 becomes effective at midnight to-night $ '
L .
p in all its provisions. We enter this great industrial
£ contest serene in the knowledge that our cause is just, * ®
jj, and in conformity with our rights guaranteed by the |
£ constitution and laws of the United Staes."
|j URGES EXTENSION OF FOOD CONTROL
I* Washington. Extension of the Lever Food Control
& Act six months after confirmation of peace, was re- 4*
E |
H quested of Congres to-day by Attorney General Pal-
mer. In his letter to Speaker Gillett, Mr. Palmer did X
$ not go into the reasons for his request, but said he J *
F would be glad to explain it before any congressional com- *£
f 4*
3" mittee. §
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f* PROPOSES DELEGATION BE RECONVENED *f
<0
Washington. Secretary Wilson's proposal to the X
United Mine Workers of America, to which Acting * *
.
F President John L. Lewis made public reply yesterday, |
v .
p was that the miners' executive council reconvene 1m- X
|* mediately the delegation convention to reconsider the * |
I* whole wage question in the hope of averting the strike. *
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VON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG ON STAND f
P
z* Berlin. Former Chancellor Von Bethmann- Holl-
J# |B
weg was a witness to-day before, the subcommittee of X
jF the National Assembly investigating what had been the * a
§* possibilities of peace making during the course of the
t war. He was asked several searching questions by the - -
h * >
| committee. *
C TURN DOWN BROTHERHOOD'S REQUEST I I
|[
f Washington. —By unanimous vote the Senate Inter- # a
$ State Commerce Committee to-day refused to grant the * *
L >
L request of representatives of the railroad brotherhoods
F that hearings be reopened on the strike provision of the * *
| railroad bill which the committee recently reported Jo * *
p the Senate.'
L
. ——
: MARRIAGE LICENSES H
* William H. Peck and Nellie B. I.ebo, Dauphin) Henry O. Sow era*
, and Sarah E. Rhine, Chnmbembur*) William H. My or* and SaHle V., ,
Hoaa, Harrlabura; Ralph D. Mol nnd Merle A. Womrr, Harrlabarn
* Jamra J. Klnnen and Emmh Price, Harrlaburp) Abraham Schneider, I r
a Cleveland, and Lillian Wllennky > Harrlabnr*) Edward 11. Jerore, De- ,
trolt, and Margaret A. Hoover, l.emoynr. * "
HOVERTER WILL
BE NEXT MAYOR
OF HARRISBURG
Fair, Honest Business Admin
istration and Clean City
Is Promised
TO WIELD FREE HAND
Republican Candidate Plans
to Give City His Best
Efforts
"I shall bo the next mayor of Har
risburg," declared Alderman George
A. Hoverter, the Republican nomi
nee, to a Telegraph man this morn
ing.
"I am as certain of that," Mr. Ho
verter continued, "as I was previous
to the primaries that I would win
the nomination. There is no doubt
about it. All that remains in doubt
is the matter of majority."
Mr. Hoverter incidentally took oc
casion to deny rumors set in circu
lation by Democratic bosses to the
effect that he has made promises of
appointments following the election.
Free of Pledges
"You may say for me, most em
phatically and without any reserva
tions, that I have not made any
promises of any kind to anybody.
I will go into office free from any
pre-election pledges. Nobody has
any assurance from me of any ap
pointment, nor have I promised to
throw my influence as mayor in any
direction, save that I have said I will
always stand for the best interests
of the city, for a fair and honest
business administration and for an
absolutely clean town."
His Ilusiness, Mayor
"And I may add," he continued,
"that when I take office as mayor I
will sever all outside business con
nections. My business during the
next four years will be that of being
mayor of I-larrisburg. It is a job
that should command all the timo
of any man, and X propose to gi.vo
it."
Asked as to his platform, Alder
man Hoverter said: "I can only re
peat. what I said previous to the pri
maries. I think I see just ahead
great growth and development for
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