18 BUSY HEADQUARTERS ARE NOW QUIET [Continued from First l'ogc.] emergency measure intended, not to prevent individual miners from quit ting work but to prevent organized direction of the tleup. The order will leave the miners free to exeri else tfceir own judgment in quitting or remaining at work and ulso will give the miners' leaders time to prepare to present their side of the case to the court. If the tempoi arv injunction is granted, the Gov qrnmenl later will ask that it be made permanent. Retain Attorney The only known step the miners have taken toward fighting the Gov ernment in the courts is the reten tion of Henry Warrum, an Indiana polis attorney. It was said that Alton B. Parker, of New York, prob ably would be engaged to assist with the mine workers' case. Both Judge Parker and Mr. Warrum have rep resented the organization at various times in the past. Latest reports received in Indiana polis, indicate that in districts No. 8 and 11 of the United Mine Workers, both of which are in southwestern Indiana, approximately -5.00° miners had walked out in compli ance with the strike order. While the strike order was ef fective at midnight last night, most of the men who were following it quit work with the ending of the dav shift yesterday. It was several days ago at union headquar ters that midnight of October 31 was selected for the official hour merely because it marked the beginning of November 1, on which dale the Cleveland convention of the union had decreed that the wu . r ~j" lo agreement of the miners should ter -111 riepu ties of Mark Storen, United I.tes marshal of Indiana were busy afternoon serving notice or tne training order on union officials 0 had been missed in the general indup at noon when the meeting the union's executive board was •aded by the process servers. The order was sp sweeping that er its issuance it will prevent any the men named in the bill from dressing mass meetings. The petition by the government, on which the order was based, urged that the union men were aspiring to limit the facilities for 1 production of coal and to restrict i supply and distribution of the si. The writ accordingly com inded them to refrain from con ulng the alleged conspiracy. ;lieve Real Test of Strike Strength Will Not Develop Until Monday Washington, Nov. I.—lt la not possible to estimate what proportion of the 4 25,000 miners affected re mained at work and what porpor tion walked out. The real test may not come until Monday. Saturday generally Is a "dead" day in the mines. ... , i Meanwhile, organized labor lead ers showed signs of taking up cudgels on a general issue over the right to strike. Miners must make the next move was the opinion to-day of Govern ment officials. The strike was a reality to-day even though directing heads of the United Mine Workers of America, were restrained from actt\ ity ny Federal court injunction. Govern ment officials awaited reports as to the extent of the walkout, for upon Jhfs information rested the future course of the Government. Should reports show that any considerab e number of miners desire to cont '""® work the Government was Prepared to furnish them protection. Should disorders occur, the Government was readv with all the police powers at is disposal to put them down. Government Heady But the Government's act^!^ es were not alone in the coal fields. Maximum prices for bituminous coal, formulated to meet wars nec essity were again in effect. Priority of distribution, based in part on the •war schedule was in operation. All steps to protect miners who refused to heed the call of unllon heads to preserve peace in the bitum inous fields and to lessen the suffer ing of the public and the disrup tion of industry incident to such A strike had 'been taken. Nothing more could be done by went, officials intimated, until a_ way was shown by the strikers them selves. , . President Gompers, of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, with Vice- President Woll and Secretary Mor rison, protested as a delegation to Attorney General Palmer against the government's action in suing out the injunction and predicted that it could "only result in creating new and more disturbing issues which may not be confined solely to the miners." . Heads of the great railway broth erhoods also conferred with the Attorney General, but disclaimed that they did more than offer serv ices to intervene. Governor Sproul Will Protect Men Who Stay "f at Work in Coal Mines • "The full power of the Common- Wealth of Pennsylvania through all its agencies, will be used to protect those who desire to continue the Work during the strike," said Gover hor William C. Sproul last evening. No demonstrations or marches which might lead to disorders will be per mitted. The statement follows: "It appearing that the general of ficers of the miners' organization have definitely ignored the sugges tions of the President of the United States and the offers of mediation by the Secretary of Labor, and have or dered a strike of those who would p'ace allegance to tnis leadership above their loyalty to the government and their duty to their fellow citi zens, I give notice that the full power of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia, through all of its agencies, will be used to protect those who desire to continue ut work and to suppress disorder wherever and whenever it may arise. "The State cannot tolerate the in timidation of the individuals nor in terference with them in their peace ful and lawful occupations, and those who infringe upon the rights of oth ers must not complain if they are treated as offenders ,against tire peace of the Commonwealth. The carrying and possession of firearms, weapons or explosives, except by those especially auhorized by law must be rigorously dealt with by the officers of the Commonwealth at this time. "The movement of large numbers of porsons from place to place, whether in organized parades or otherwise. In times of unsettlement or low such movements nor any other demonstrations which might lead to disorder. , "The government of Pennsylvania ■Fill protect its citizens and others who may be within the borders of the in their rights and those who SATURDAY EVENING. interfere with these rights must ex pect to be dealt with as the laws of , the Commonwealth provide and to be | pursued, apprehended and punished j now or hereafter if they offend i against these laws. Solemn warning is given that every effort will be made to maintain the peace and that those who break our laws or the nec essary police regulations of our mu nicipalities and counties must take the consequences. Reports Show That Not as Many as Claimed Out in Kentucky By Associated rress Madison villc, Ky., Nov. 1. —Al- though officials of district No. 23 (western Kentucky), United Mine (Workers of America, have repeated ly asserted that from 15,000 to 20,- I 000 workers would answer the strike call, available reports to-day from the en-tire State did not show that Iniany miners out. [ The largest number of men to walk out was from points along the 'state's southern border, where near ly 5,000 men are said to have re sponded to the strike call. Approxi mately 1,200 men in five mines had quit work in counties contiguous to Muhlenburg county, in western j Kentucky, scattered reports showed, | while district leaders said 2,000 : more would quit to-night. In Christian, Hopkins and Web- I ster counties 4,000 miners, working at forty-seven mines, did not strike, | they having entered antistrike con- : tracts, which have beerr endorsed by the miners' national organization. From available records, there are j approximately 40,000 miners in the ; State, more than half of whom are j reported unionized. 42,500 West Virginia Miners Join Walkout By Associated Press Charleston, W. Va, Nov. 1. Reports received at the headquarters of district No. 17. United Mine Workers of America to-day indicated that approximately 42,500 miners had answered the strike call in West Virginia. With one or two excep tions where organized miners are working under recent contracts and with the exception of the men left at the mines to protect the prop erty union officials asserted that the response to the call was 100 per cent. The report does not include the Randolph-Tucker counties coal region, district officials said, although some of the union men in that dis trict which is not thoroughly organ ized, may have walked out. For the first time the Fairmont- Clarksburg region, which includes one of the largest coal fields in the State, employing approximately 14,- 000 men, was forced to suspend op erations. The men were only re cently organized. State military headquarters was established here to-day by Colonel W. H. Harrell. commanding the 800 regulars of the First division who moved into West Virginia last night from Camp Taylor. Ky., to be used in event of an emergency. Three hundred and seventy-five of the troops were brought here from Hunt ington and made preparations to establish themselves at Kanawha City, within easy access of the Kan awha valley coal fields. Striking Miners Violate Orders and Take Up March to Charleston By Associated Press. Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 1. A party of 300 or 400 striking miners left the Cabin Creek county early to-day to march to Charleston, des pite the rain and the orders of their district officers forbidding the march, according to official infor mation received here. There was no information as to whether men were armed, and the purpose of the march was not made clear in reports received. The men were expected to march only as far as the end of the inter urban lines, when it was reported they would take cars for the city. Many miners were in the streets here this morning, but they were or derly and quiet. Four hundred Fed eral troops who came in during the night from Huntington were quar tered in the armory, preparatory to leaving for their permanent camp in Kanawha City. All military infor mation was refused by officers and men. Injunction Restrains Sale of All Liquor With One-Half Per Cent. Alcohol By Associated Press New York, Nov. I.—United States District Judge Augustus N. Hand has 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. Michigan Mines Suspend as the Miners Quit Work Bay City, Mich., Nov. I.—Opera tions in practically all Michigan mines were suspended for the dura tion of the strike when the day shifts left work last evening, there being few mines in the State work ing night forces, William Stevenson, president of district 24, announced last night. "The 2,400 miners in the district are unanimously supporting the strike order," Stevenson declared, after spending the day visiting all the workings and interviewing the men. "They will Etick to the finish," he added. Farrington Claims "100 Per Cent. Idle" in Illinois By Associated Press. Springfield, Ills., Nov. 1. Bitum inous coal miners of Illinois, 90,000 of them, are "100 per cent, idle" to day, in response to the strike call effective at midnight last night, ac cording to Frank Farrington, presi dent of the Illinois district. Furrington who his morning had not yet been served with a copy of the restraining order issued at In dianapolis yesterday to prevent leaders from directing the strike, said:, "Judge Anderson seems to have overlooked the fact that the men, instead of the officials, dig the coal. Evidently the Feddrul Government underestimated the intelligence, courage and determination of the mine workers. Any hope the Gov ernment had that It was a strike of the officials instead of the. member ship has been disillusioned." [ BATTLES BEFORE PETROGRAD .V" - _ 1 "^"-vccleivLtclv.■/n j General Yudcnitcli, commander of the Northwestern Russian armies, j which for several days past have j been fighting the Bolsheviks on the j outskirts of Petrograd, has been forced by the lack of supplies to place his forces on the defensive. General Yudenitch has taken a stand about fifteen miles from the Russian capital and supplies are be ing rushed to him there. It was re ported recently that the General's forces had captured Petrograd. Three More Companies Rushed to Fields By Associated Press Knoxvillc, Tenn., Nov. I.—Three ad ditional companies of Federal troops are enroute here to-day to reinforce five hundred regulars already here for police duty in the coal regions of Kastern Kentucky and Tennessee. |Union officials claimed 18,000 men would answer the call for a walk out in this district. This statement was vigorously challenged by the operators. The union men announced 2.800 men ceas ed work late Friday night and thou sands would not report when the mines open Monday. FAII, TO TURN OUT Springfield, 111., Nov. 1.- —Barly indi cations to-day were that the 80,000 soft coal miners in Illinois responded almost unanimously to the strike call effective at midnight last night. Machinery was ready at almost atl of the mines to begin work at the usual hour this morning and whistles sounded the "work to-day" signal, but there were no responses. KENTUCKY IN GRASP Madison vllle. Ky., Nov. I.—Ken tucky to-day was within the grasp of a nationwide strike of soft coal miners which went into effect last midnight. Approximately 30,000 mi ners of the state had joined the walk out early to-day, according to union officers who predicted that several thousand additional men would quit before Monday. NORTH TIKR QUITS By Associated Press \Elmira, N. Y., Nov. 1. About 1,000 bituminous coal miners in the Tioga county, Pa., field near Bloss burg this morning obeyed the strike order from the United Mine Workers officers at Indianapolis. Several in dependent mines in the vicinity of Morris Run, Antrim and Arnot, Pa., also are affected. LIGNITE MINERS STICK Fargo. N. D., Nov. 1. —Lignite coal miners in North Dakota did not walk out to-day, orders received just before midnight last night from Henry Drennan, president of District No. 27, United Mine Workers, coun termanded previous strike orders. Early Reports Sent to Capitol Encouraging Officers of various branches of the State government concerned with the strike were at their desks to day and in long distance telephone connection with various centers of the soft coal fields. The early re ports to the State Police Department showed everything quiet and mine inspectors reported to the Depart ment of Mines that they were visit ing their districts to ascertain how many men were idle. In many soft coal towns the men had left their work, but the inquiry is as to how many will return next week. Governor Sproul is spending the_ weekend in Chester and Philadel phia, but keeping in touch with the Capitol and the coal towns. State police officers say that they are prepared for any emergency and the Reserve Militia headquarters awaits a call from the Governor to whom sheriffs and local authorities will have to apply in event of dis order. State Troops Out in Colorado Fields Denver. Col., Nov. I.—Three com panies of state troops mobilized at Golden last night were ordered to proceed immediately to the coal fields at Frederick, Col. They are to entrain at It o'clock. Troops mob ilized at Trinidad will proceed to the southern coal fields. By Associated Press Kansas Closed Tight Pittsburgh, Nov. I.—Reports to miners' headquarters hero this morning showed that not a mine in the Kansas coal fields was in opera tion. Thirteen thousand miners are idle. George E. Foss Honored With the Presidency of National Association George E. Foss, general secretary of the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce has been elected presi dent of the National Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries at their convention held In Indianapo lis. The National Association is a body of trade board men from all over the country, and it meets once a year to discuss better business methods. Twenty-seven secretaries and Cham bers of Commerce in Pennsylvania attended this year, having the third largest state attendance at the big gathering of some 300 representative secretaries from all the United States, President Foss has been first vice president during the past year, and has been on the board of directors for several years. He is recognized as one of the leaders in the profes sion and his election was unanimous. OWNER OF FUII REVIEW DIES Heading. Pa., Nov. 1. Julian C. Austrian, of New York, owner and editor of the Fur Trade Review, published in that city, died suddenly last night, while on a visit to rela tives hero. He was 42 years old und widely known in the lur trade. BUWUSBURG TELEGRAPH National Guard Units Organization Is Getting Rapidly Under Way General Frank D. Beury, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania I gnu other leaders of the military | forces of the State are giving con- | Biderable attention to the reorgani zation of the National Guard divi- j ■ion which will include many of j tho former service men who rallied , to the colors at the outbreak of the ; war with Germany and who are ' competent to organize splendid units in the various communities to which i they will be assigned. It is not improbable that with the j final organization of the State forces ; Pennsylvania will have two divisions j instead of one inasmuch as the total j strength of the Guard in this State i will approximate over 30,000 men in the final roundup. Of course, but one division is likely at the begin-. ning, but General Pershing and oth ers are believed to favor a strong re serve force under the new Army bill which is now under consideration by Congress. Selection of field officers for the various regiments is being made b the recently-appointed regimental commanders, and when they in turn | have chosen the company officers j active recruiting of the enlistee per- ( sonnel will begin. Officers who serv ed in the recent war and who con template joining the National Guard will be considered for appointment by making application to the com manding general of the 28th Divi sion, W. G. Price, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., or to the regimental comman der of the organization to whioh they desire assignment. I State Federation of i Labor Is Discussing Weighty Labor Problems By Associated Press. I Pittsburgh, Nov. I.—Five hundred delegates to the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor met here to hold a two-day special convention in the interests of the steel strike. Includ ed among the delegates were some 200 miners, also representing live dis tricts of the United Mine Workers within the state. The morning session was taken up largely by the examination and veri fication of the delegates' credentials. Later the business discussed included the report of committee of 18 which | visited Washington this week in be half of the organized labor of Alle gheny county. Also there was some discussion as to proposed methods which the Federation may recommend to organized labor to secure permis sion to hold meetings. Warning was issued ( to the steel strikers yesterday that if the coal strike materialized, no meetings of strikers would be per mitted even in those steel towns I where meetings have been allowed hitherto. Are You Ready For Membership in Aerial Touring Association? By Associated Press Sail Francisco, Nov. I.—The or ganization of the Aerial Touring Association, said to be the first of its kind, with headquarters at New ! York, Washington, San Francisco' and Atlantic City, was announced here to-day by the commission pro moting the first aerial around-the world race. Tho commission is to sail Monday for Honolulu and the Far East. Members said the asso ciation was formed recently in New York, but announcement of the fact was withheld until to-day. The entries of Colonel William Thaw and Miss Ruth Raw in the around-thc-world Derby also were announced by the commission, bringing the total up to 8. Prohibition Drives Paper Pickery From Salvaging Derelicts By Associated Press. Camden, N. J., Nov. I.—Camden's municipal workhouse was closed to day by prohibition. Known as the paper pickery and famous as an in stitution for the utilization of hu man derelicts, the workhouse since 1912 has been operated by habitual - drunkards committed there by the police magistrates. Waste paper gathered by the highway department has been baled by the prisoners and the city has been reaping a yearly profit of $4,000 over the operating expenses and the post of boarding the inmates. In ad dition all the brooms for the street sweeping machines and the hand brooms used by the white wings were made by the prisoners at a nominal cost. Only three workmen have been at tho pickery for the last week. Their sentences were up some time ago but they preferred to remain because they had nt other place to go. "This industry cannot operate without help," said Street Commis sioner Sayre to-day as the last of the baled paper was carted away. The pickery will be used as a warehouse. CARDINAL MKKt'IKII SAILS Quebec, Canada, Nov. I. —Cardinal Merrier boarded the steamship Me gantic for Liverpool to-day, after be ing given a civic reception. BILL IS REMITTED The llarrisburg Light and Power Company yesterday remitted its bill for $250 for lighting during the wel come heme celebration. PERSHING ASKS DEAD WOOD ELIMINATION [Continued from First Page.] around with a reorganization bill In his vest pocket," said General Per shing, "and if you examine them, you'll find each has one arranging good promotions in his own service. "In France we assigned officers to duty without regard to what their previous service had been and they performed efficient service." Chairman Wadsworth said some recent promotions had created fifty nine colonels for sixteen cavalry reg iments. General Pershing said his scheme would prevent that. , "Staff officers have been able to come 1 to Congress," General Per shing added, "and get promotions to the exclusion of promotions for of ficers of the actual fighting arms." To Continue "Gas" When the proposed consolidation of the chemical warfare service with the engineer corps was taken up a committeeman asked if use of poison gas should not be eliminated. "I'd be glad to see that," General Pershing returned, "but somebody else might use it and leave us in the lurch. I would continue prepara tions for chemical warfare." Steelton News Steelton Store Co. Sold; Present Management Stays The Steelton Store Company s in the hands of new stockholders, ac cording to a statement made yester day afternoon by U. S. Abercrombie, chairman of tho board of managers. The new stockholders compose a syndicate headed by H. J. Moffett, of Philadelphia. Humors of the sale of the store were about for several days but no cerification could be secured. While Moffett will act as the chair man of the board of managers, the present operating organization of the stores? here will remain with U. S. Abercrombie at its head. Moffett is said to have a retail merchandis ing 'experience of many years in Philadelphia. The statement made yesterday promised the continuance of the Steelton Store Company policy of handling only goods of the highest quality. The Steelton Store Company was established in 187 7, and although known as the "Company Store," it was affiliated with the Steel Company only in that by a contract with the Steel Company a system of credit for the benefit and convenience of the employes of the Steel Company was kept in force. That contract expired about a year ago, the Beth lehem Steel Corporation being op posed to the store company idea. Much valuable real estate and an extraordinary large stock of varied lines of merchandise were involved in the sale to Moffett. Fortnightly Club to Meet Monday Evening The Fortnightly Club will meet I [Monday evening at the Home j |School, Walnut street, as the guests ( of Miss Barrett. The program fol- i I lows: I "The Hermit's Crusade," Mrs. | Davis: "An It Please Thee, Phillip pa," Mrs. Fletcher; "An Abandoned Tapestry," Miss Feiser; "The It err- 1 naissance In' Belgium," Miss Byer ly; "The Reformation In Belgium," Mrs. Heagy. MRS. AGNES ROSMAX TO HE BURIED MONDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes i Rosman, who died on Wednesday, j will be held in St. Peter's Church on Monday morning. The Rev. | I,uke Gladek, rector of St. Peter's, | will have charge of the services. Burial will be in the Mount Calvary cemetery. Family Sets Standard For Red Cross Enrollment Although the Red Cross rollcall has not officially opened a standard for enrollment was set up yesterday when ane family of 10 secured a hun dred per cent. card. The family is that of Mr. and Mrs. Voja Yovanoivich 608 South Third stret. The head of the family heads the enrollment list with a magazine subscription mem bership at two dollars. His wife and their eight children are each listed at one dollar memberships. With that kind of a spirit prevailing there will be little difficulty In securing a large nOmber of members for the local chapter. The rollcall will open to morrow evening with special ser mons in the churches. On Monday the town will be covered by 200 so licitors. Served in Army For 20 Years and Now Re-enlists Army life appeals to Thomas C. Devlin, son of J. C. Devlin, 357 North Third street. He has but recently been discharged after 10 months' ser vice abroad, and a row days ago re enlisted in the Army and is now on his way to San Antonio, Texas. Devlin originally enlisted at Camp Meade, Middletown, in 1809. He saw much foreign service, and always re enlisted as his terms expired. He served in the World War as a first lieutenant. He has re-enlisted with the rank of sergeant. Molders Present Thomas With Fine Gold Watch William Thomas was the recipient yesterday of a splendid gold watch the gift of the molders of the de partment in which he served as gen eral foreman for a number of years. Thomas was connected with the local steel plant for 27 years. He resigned a few days ago to take up a similar position with the. Vulcan Iron Works it Wilkes-Barre, in which plant his son is assistant superintendent. CIVIC CM'ls OFFICERS MEET The executive, committee of the Civic Olub will meet Monday after noon at 2.30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. M. Heagy, South Front street. CEI.EBHATE HALLOWEEN Last evening the celebration of Halloween in the borough was given life by a band whose members were costumed and who serenaded at the principal street corners. The band was followed about by a large crowd. The band proved to be the Imperial Band, of the borough. SUN D A YSCHOOL CLASS HAS HALLOWEEN PARTY Mrs. Murphy's cliiss of the Church of God Sunday school was enter tained at a Halloween party by Miss Mary Funk. The tirst prize during an evening of games and amuse ments was given to Miss Pearl Haas. TO ADDRESS DODGE Dr. Sterett, pastor of Monumental A. M. E. Church, will deliver the anniversary sermon to Swatara J,odge, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, in the church auditorium to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, lie will preach both morning and evening, his subject being "Noah's Ark and the Flood." SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE TO IIE HELD HERE THURSDAY The local institute for Sunday School workers will be held in the First Reformed Church on Thursday afternoon and evening. The insti tute will be under the direction of the Dauphin County Sabbath School Association, made by the State. HAY FEVER? Why Suffer? See Man-Heil Automatic Inhaler Ask Demonstrator | GORGAS' DRUG STORE IS North Third Street Scientific Discussions by Garrett P. Serviss 'Why is it that when an aviator goes up 25.000 feet, more or less, he finds the temperature, say, 25 degrees below zero, although on the earth, at the same time, it is probably 90 de grees or more? This, I presume, a good many would like to know.—J. F. M." The principal cause of the lower tem perature found at greut altitudes is the rarity of the air at those heights. At 25,000 feet above tide the density of the air is only about two-fifths as great as at sea level. The weight of the air is due to the attraction of the solid globe of the earth, and being very com pressible as well as elastic its lower layers are squeezed into a' smaller space and so made more compact than the up per ones. Now, the air is warmed both by the direct rays of the sun passing througfi it and by the heated surface of the earth beneath. In winter, when the sun runs low through our sky and when the surface of the earth is frozen the air becomes very cold even at the bottom. Then northwest winds that have passed over vast snow-covered re gions sometimes chill the .whole United States. But winter or summer the air is colder at great heights than at the sur face of the earth; only in winter, ow ing to loss of the heat derived from the ground, the difference of temperature between the lowest and highest levels of the atmosphere is less than in sum mer. People are often puzzled to v.ader stand why the temperature does not increase instead of diminishing as one goes higher in the air, and so, as they say, "nearer to the sun." The change in distance from the sun by rising a few miles from the earth's surface is Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Announcing For Wednesday and Thursday November sth and 6th A Sale of sso,oooWorth of Furs Embracing Fur Coats of Distinction, Small Pieces and Fur Trimmed Hats A More Notable Presentation of Fur Peltries at Such Satisfying Prices Has Never Been Shown in Harrisburg This Unusual Opportunity Will Feature Mole Skunk Beaver Nutria Fox Hudson Seal Dyed Muskrat Opossum Kolinsky Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. •k * * NOVEMBER 1, 1919 altogether insignificant and the effect on the temperature is linpreccptible, bt cause that change amounts to an ex tremely small fraction of the sun's dis tance, which Is about iiI'.OUO.UOO miles. But, as already said, in rising only about five miles the density of the atr falls to about two-fifths of its value at sea-level, and this thin air naturally cannot receive and retain from he rays passing through it as much heal as does the far denser air below. It is something like the difference between a thin blanket and a thick one. Then, too, the thin air does not prevent the radiation of heat from the body as dense air does. Of course, the sun's rays are just as "hot," i. e., just as capable of developing heat In objects that they touch at a high elevation as at a low one, but when the heat thus derived is instantly radiated away, as j happens in very thin air, the body has ino time to become warmed. , On a high mountain peak your hands and face may be fiercely sunburned while your body shivers with cold. 'J he deep masses of perpetual snow that crown r. 11 mountains three or four mib-3 high show the effect of the thinness of I the air at such elevations. In open space j a man would freeze solid in full sun shine. But the rate of falling off of the tem perature with increase of height is not exactly the same as that of the de crease of atmosphere dens'ty. Near the ground the change of temperature in rising is approximately uniform for a short distance. Thus, generally speak ing, the Fahrenheit thermometer snows a falling off of about one degree for every 350 feet of ascent. And up to a height of about a mile and A quarter from sea-level the decrease of tempera ture is slow. Then the change becomes progres sively more rapid until a height of something over six miles is reached, above which, as shown in a former article, the decrease of temperature ceases entirely, and even, in some cases, is reversed, giving place to a alight increase. The distribution of moisture In the atmosphere has much to do with the variations of temperature. Aqueous vapor acts as a kind of trap for the heat below, and the action is suspended in the very high regions above the cloud levels, where the air is dry. The rela tive specific moisture in the air at about five miles elevation is less than four per cent, of its amount at sea level. Mine Inspectors Are j Asked to Give Strike Data to State Chief Sewatd K. Button, State chief of mines, to-day called upon all mine inspectors to report as soon as pos sible to him: How many men have struck in the district to which the inspector is assigned; If any of the mines are continuing in operation and the general situation In the dis trict. This is the first time this informa tion has been called for during a strike. Surprise Luncheon For Rotarians on Monday "Rotarians who do not attend the surprise luncheon at the Penn-Harrls hotel Monday noon will be sorry they did not. They will be happy If they do, they will have a good time if they do, and they will certainly be Ta Dutch' if they remain away." That was the message C. Linford Scott, luncheon chairman, gave to the Telegraph to-day, "What's on the program?" he waa asked. "If I told you it wouldn't be a sur prise," said he, "but I'm warnlnff every llotarian to be present." And that's all the reporter cool 4
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