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RAILROAD NEWS
OFFICIAL RIGHT
IN SHOP STRIKE
Federal Assistant Director
General Decides Altoona
Men Were Wrong
Altoona, Pa., Nov. 13. G. N. De-
Guire, assistant director general of
the United States Railroad Admin
istration, has handed down a de
cision in the controversy between the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company of
ficials and the Federated shop crafts
that led to the strike at Engine
house No. 3 on October 6 and the
general walkout of all the shopmen
in Altoona, Hollidaysburg and Ty
rone on October 10. He upholds the
contention of the railroad officials as
regards the appointment of men to
supervisory positions which brought
about the trouble. He also render
ed decisions of about a dozen other
cases on disagreement that t\ ere
brought before him at the confer
ence held by him between officials
and workers, upholding the officials.
Two cases were held over for fur
ther consideration.
Start of Strike
The strike of the shopmen follow
ed the appointment of H. D. S-puor
to the position of foreman at No. 3
enginehouse and Thomas J. Burchell
as assistant foreman, the main c ° r }~
tention being the naming of the lat
ter. The shopmen contended that it
was a position that should have been
advertised and the appointment
made in regard to seniority. Mr.
DeGuire was sent to this city hy Di
rector General Hines to settle the
strike and at an almost all-night
conference he heard both sides of
the controversy. He promised an
early decision.
His decision was sent to General
Manager O'Donnell, of the companj,
and to Chairman N. M. Jones, of the
Federated Employes at Harrisburg.
Neither the officials of the company
nor the Federated Employes were
empowered to give out the finding
in full; it can be stated that Mr. De-
Guire approved the appointment of
the men to the supervisory positions
and shall be retained in them. The
other questions concerned working
conditions and the company was
sustained in all but two which have
been held for further consideration.
Standing of the Crews
PASSENGER SERVICE
Philadelphia Division. The 130
crew to go first after 1.15 o'clock:
102. 118, 133, 120. 131, 121, 114. 116.
1287 109, 111.
Engineers for 105, 108. 109, 120.
Firemen for 108, 114, 133.
Conductors for 118, 133.
Flagmen for 10S, 110, 118, 120.
Brakemen for 102, 103, 105, 108, 109,
114, 118. •
Engineers up: Miller. Ryan, Gray
bHl. Diffcnderfer. Andrews. Snyder,
lcwery, Karr, Smith, Gunderman,
Baston. Rhoads, Grace, Anderson.
Tholan, Beinhour, Rutherford, Gaeck
ler.
Firemen up: Stauffer, Kuntz, Weob.
Stahl, J. W. Clark. Frysinger, Rupp.
Blank. AVagner. Maline, AVestfail,
Thomas, McKonley, Clrich, LenarJ,
Famous, Lower, Drake, Shiskoff,
Knockley, Hart.
Conductors up: Felker, Rife.
Brakcmen up: Schriver. Walker,
Kiilian. Ulrich. Fritsch. Smith, Cross,
Martin. Kennedy. Funk. Jacobs. Wise,
Zimmerman. Murphy. Shields, Leaner,
Ambrose. Arndt, Mace, Etzwiler,
Klinepeter.
.Middle Division. —The 30 crew to
go first after 1.30 o'clock: 115, 32,
246, 125, 238. 248.
Laid off—3s. 19. 21, 17. 33. 29.
Conductors wonted for 115.
Flagmen wanted for 125,
Engineers up: Earley, Rathefon,
Smith, Moretz, Kauffman, Corder,
Richards. N'issley, Hawk, Kistler,
l,eib. Titler. Shelley, Kreiger. O. AV.
Sr.yder. McMurtrie, Letter Loper.
F-iremen up: Rowe, Gruff, Humph
ryes. Gilbert, Wright, Stover, Sweit
zer, Gingrich. G. M. Bowers, Rum
berger, Holsinger. AV. B. Bowers.
L'lsh. Turnbach, Brookhart. Forten
baeh.
Conductors up: Biggan, Lower,
Ross. Brubaker.
Brakcmen up: Depugh, C. B.Hawk,
Cassatt, Bitner, Clouser. Reinecker,
Nicholas, I.auver, Steinlnger, Deaner,
Shade, McFadden. Hoover, Hil
debrand. Linn, Dissingcr, Hoffman,
Rumberger, Dennis, Shelly.
Vnrd Board. —Engineers wanted
for SC, 29C.
Firemen wanted for 1, 15C, 35C.
Engineers up: Miller. Kiever, Essig,
Ney, Myers, Boyle, Shipley, Crow,
Monroe, Beatty.
Firemen up: Holtzman. Rice, Rob
erts, Burns, Houdeshel, Gardner, Rup
iey, Speese, Cocklin, Henderson, Sel
way, N. Lauver.
EN OLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division. The "226
crew to go first after 1.45 o'clock:
219, 215, 229, 227, 251, 239, 201, U4,
221, 205. 255, 221, 231, 242, 248, 253,
206. 203. 237. 222.
Engineers for 214. 217. 237, 251.
Firemer\ for 224. 229.
Conductors for 219, 227, 251, 214 and
206.
Brakemen for 226, 215, 229, 227, 251,
201 and 214.
Conductors up: Harris.
Brakemen up: Morgan. Flowers,
Schlusser. Shenk. Christ. George Ri
neer, Rudisill, Harper, Adam, Sheaf
fer. Mabius, Bell, Mowery, Dellingsr,
E. R. Morgan. McCann.
Middle Division. —Tile 118 crew to
go first after 1 o'clock: 110, 112, 123,
124, 128, 258, 239.
Laid off—loß, 117, 105.
Firemen for 123.
Brakemen for 128.
Yard Board. Engineers for 2nd
126, eastbound helper.
Firemen for eastbound helper.
Engineers up: Quigtey, Cuurtis, D.
K. Hinkle. Holland, J. Hinkle, -Sheaf
fer, Kapp, A. L. Fortcnbaugh, Mc-
Nally, Feas, Herron, Biuaw, Ewing.
Firemen up: Metz, Boyer, Steffee,
Walters. Campbell. Allbright. Weaver,
Nolte, Handiboe, Morris, Rider, Kipp,
Snyder, Garlin, Millikcn.
PASSENGER SERVICE
Middle Division, Engineers up:
F. F. Schreck, J. Crimmel, H. M. Kuhn,
T. B. Heffner, H. F. Stuart, J. AV.
Burd, W. G. Jamison. H. E. Cook, C.
D. Hollenbaugh, H. F. Groninger, A.
J. Wagner, J. H. Ditmer, W. C. Black.
Engineers wanted for 33, 19, M-27.
Firemen up: A. A. Bruker, V. E.
Sholley, H. C. Bender, J. A. Kohr, .L.
E. David, H. F. Green, A. L. Reeder,
F M. Foraythe, AV E. Hoffner, J. M.
Stephens, A. H. Kuntz. C. L. Sheats,
B. F. Gunderman, H. W. Fletcher. J.
I. Beisei, H. W. Snyder.
Firemen wanted for 15, 665.
Philadelphia Division. —Engineers
up: J. C.' Davis, C. H. Stitz, E. C.
Snow.
Engineers wanted for none.
Firemen up: B. W. Johnson. R. E.
Beaver, M. U. Shaffner, W. E. Ault
housc.
Firemen wanted for 2C, 34.
in iHi'iPPpppillH m
THURSDAY EVENING,
Trains Must Run Slow
During Work in Lebanon
Orders have been issued to all
trainmen of the Lebanon branch,
Pennsylvania railroad, requiring the
speed of both freight and passenger
trains be reduced to a maximum of
six miles per hour in Lebanon yards
during the construction of the con
crete and steel railroad bridge at
that place. It is being built in con
nection with the storm prevention
project.
Elect Erie Railroad
Officers For One Year
New York, Nov. 13. —F. D. Under
wood, president of the Erie Railroad
Company, announced directors had
elected the following officers:
George F. Brownell, vice-president
and general counsel: George N. Or
cutt, vice-president and general
claims attorney; George H. Minor,
vice-president and secretary; Wil
liam J. Moody, treasurer, and Jo
seph E. Packer, assistant secretary
and assistant treasurer.
EXPLODES RIPTIRE REPORT
Purls, Wednesday, Nov. 12.—Alarm
ist reports of high tension and possi
ble rupture of diplomatic relations be
tween Belgium and Holland, which
have been current for the last few
days in Brussels and in diplomatic
and peace conference circles here,
have their source in the interior poli
cies of Belgium, and are fostered by
the political party favoring an en
ergetic policy toward Holland, accord
ing to a member of the Belgian peace
delegation in Paris. The situation is
neither more strained nor better than
it has been since the opening of ne
gotiations dealing with the Scheldt
and Limbourg questions, the dele
gates added.
DIVES, POMEROY & STEWART
Many Things Suitable For Gifts in Friday's Economy News Herald
I
New~ss.oo to $6.50 Hatter's Plush Sailors In " Women's Union Suits I I Basement Wash Goods I I Dress Fabrics I
a Sale Beginning Friday at $2 95 JSZJgt&HJt
1 iiuaj <Xb neck; sleeves; knee length. only, /d 29c French blue. Friday only,
T ... t , .. . C . . Friday only 43* 39c Plaid Gingham; good ya iJ O V-"r"v * 6^!
I his lot of new sailors which are so fashionable this season, and which iust came Dives, Pomeroy & stewart, styles. Friday only, yd. 3l£ ■ , mixed suiting, 54
/f7ST\ u ! lr , om maker ' includes black haters' plush styles, brown, black and taupe hatters' 25c Robe Prints- fancy Friday oTw'yarT S3 95
\ p!ush andl beaver sailors with velvet underbrims; regular $5.00 to $6.50; specially of- figures for comforts. Fri- $1.95 plaid skirting,' 43
\ tore mt esa $ 2 * 95 Women's "Slip-Ons" day °" ly ' yd> incl t es wide " Friday io&
/ /- S T /) \ -x-r Cij-'HTjiT-k i . Zephyr Gingham, 32 yard $1.39
r -Jh JNew batm, Metal Brocade and Fur Trimmed Hats and , Gir l s ,'. s2^ so inches wid * e ; fanc >" p' aid - . ?° stume ser^e: 5( ?
' -gMfU uiiiicu xxdto, and $3.50 Sleeveless Slip-On Friday only, yd 37y 2 $ inches wide; navy, grey and
v . Attractively at $5.00 sweaters. Friday °niy i g5 59c Popli ;
; silk stripe on I a dl '
. Jkt c,v, ... . , Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, dark grounds. Friday only, $275 French serire • 42
\pm This Shipment of the latest styles in Wintfer Hats is newly arrived and embraces Men s sto,-,. Balcony yd .J hes wide Va d T 'dark
■* * I nt>u satin crown styles with fur brims, metal brocade crowns, with plush brims in trico- Dives, Pomeroy & stewart, navy. Friday only, vard,
\MT?' v / 11 ne - turban, away-from-the-face and other chic shapes in bcown, taupe and black and 77. ' Basempnt ' $2.49
gold and silver and gold—values to $7.50. Special in the sale at $5 00 Misses Shoes $4.50 navy French serge;
'v¥ dML Misses- ? 3., Gn„ Ma,
V-%v5 Special For Friday Only Lot of Trimmed Hats at $1.95 o„" br oa3 °."c Jewelry and silverware , in^t s " s k tr a e n e^°d o c?eS:
* - . heavv stitched soles; low $2.98 Rogers' Silver Plat- ing shades. Friday only,
'""7 t Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor Front. heels; sizes 11 to 2. hri- ed Soup Ladles. Friday yard $1,98
/r . day only $2.65 only $ ? .49 $4.00 broad cloth, fine fin
Special Display of Juvenile Gift Books in Con- _ dozen $1.39 $6.00 broadcloth;' beaver
~ SIOO Cut Glass Mar- shades, very fine. Friday
nection With Children's Book Week £2SS!?S>
shades, 36 inches wide, Fri- _ * $5.95
The Children's Librarian from the Harrisburg Public Library will be in the Book Department from 2 until 4 ' 1 35 * PiS? only and .39* i„chc"\idi aC eoo7 wiiahf
o clock Friday afternoon to g,ve you her assistance m your selection. ,. Silver Plated Hegg Van.
New Books For Girls Aeroplanes, Electricity and Indian Stories and floral designs. Friday Frames. 1-nday only. .98* *
* _ J Olllv, vd 49c Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart,
Nun Sherwood at Hose Itanrli. Wirplpse I „# . Street Floor
By Annie Roe Carr. Pihce #.*. WlreiCSS , " d ' an Dives Pomerov & Stewart
I._. , . . By Grace and Carl Moon. Price ft.SO Dues, romeroy & stewart.
Ilsl.satlllrchv.ood. Thr bonder of War In th. the Great Wild North. Street Floor „
® y AUce Ross Colver. Price 91.50 By Francis Roit-Wheeler. Price 01.50 V.h' ii i *'- 3r ' 3,000 Pieces of
Kit of Grecnafrc Farm Th* „# Un f • . ,hc Mner 1*1" ml of the < lilpprnu.
Jne\7l' a t T PrICC ,I " s# By Francis Rolt-Wheele". "Price 01.50 .Vthe Pawnee. ~ ~ p C I DeCOrated China
T- WhVi .le'r,?t Pri"™' The Boy Fleetrlelan. ByD. Lango. Price 01.35 HosiefV SDecials Grocery Specials c . .. ,
By Kdith Bancroft. Price 01.35 By Alfred F. Morgan. Price OS.OO On the Trail of the Slon-. XIUMCIJ OJjetlUlS J f SaVingS of 1-3
Lady Teddy (omen to Town. Harper'n lieeinning I'lcofriciiv By D. Itango. Price Af > CA ni i r* i At C 1 1 IA
By Mary Dickerson Donahcy. Price ... 01.35 By Don I'ameron Shafer Price at"- Th '" Shawnee's Warning. Mt'll S 50c Black Cashlliere MayOlinaiSC Salad DfCSS- , , ,
"WiT'd™"."*" Biographies "V K" ""Sin. •=■ Bi^Tot'ton 3^ 'klosele'am- Vanilla Flavoring; 3—loc Brcakfa'st' pl'a'te .'!.'! 14*
New Books For Boys The importance or Biograpnicai reading bv Wonder Tales and Fairy Tales less. Friday only )utt cs Dinner plates 18£
Northward Hot The Aii.es' K-.rv Booh. Boys'39c Black Heavy Lifebuoy Soap, 3 cakes, Cups and saucers 25£
Hale aptain Robert Bartiett and RaiphT authoritaMve nnd attr ac- Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Price . .01.75 Ribbed Cotton Hose; SCaill- 25£ . 30^
|-.i111,n,k Pn.Ver If F. i .. Han " Andersen's' Fairy Tales with colored II- l cs> - FridlV onlv 29C u r I <--i • i n n Dessert Dishes 10^
rI Rainh w.n.v n.-hn,,. p „ " the habit of roadmpr Biographies Is culti- lustrations. ICS,S - 1 "day Oni) Beef and Chicken Bouillon Plnftero SJA#*
By Kalpn Henry Barbour. Price f1.,%0 vated in early life, the spell will last for n Price i %o o c.** a 1
Guarding: Hin Goal. lifetime. Grimm's Fairy Talon with colored illuNtrutlon.w. * % ° S ' Strcet° Floor GW&r ' CllbcS, dozen Cream pitchers 25
By Ralph Henry Barbour. Price $1.50 The Story o? Young Benjamin Franklin Price $1..%0 ' r> i • I 1 * „ OKll
The Play That Won. By Wayne Whipple. Price SI.OO Th l 5 Su T ,npo# Wonder Tale of the Old North. CailC and Maple Syrup, Ramekins and platCS. 25^
By Ralph Henry Barbour. Price 01.50 The Story of Vonnir George Washington. FiUrr Tales Chiu'tknu' a sl "'° fralloil Cans SI 98 Covered disllCS ... SI.OO
The llals.n Creek Exploring Club. By Wayne Whipple. Price .*I.OO Vl'dVd by Hamilton WriJjht Mlbie 0 " - lilus- galiOHCans pomeroy & St 7vva rt .
y J' rnes t Ingersoll. Price 01.50 ..The Story of loung Ahruliuiii I.laealn. trated by Mary Hamilton Fry. Price 01.50 LaCC Boots Pillsbury's Health Bran, Basement.
Connlr Morgnn In the I.utnber Camps. By Wayne Whlpp'..*, Price 01.00 The Arnblnn Nights. ° atc . -J __ ' ______________________
By James B. Hendryx. Price 01.50 The Story of General Pershing. Illustrated by Milo AVinter. Price ... 01.50 package XUf?
Joining the Colors. By Everett T. Tomlinson. Price 01.5 C Grimm's Fairy Tale*. Women S $9.00 Grey Kid rr, ~ , -r ,* ,r- 1
By Captain Charles A. Bolsford. C. F,. F. The Story of Joan of Arc. Illustrated by Hope Dunlap. Price 01.50 ci,: n HiVh Tilt Toco itnn 1 etley S India and GCJ'lon
Price •, - n R „ Vai- c n i Andersen's Fairy Tales. OKin illgn V-Ul I.aCC DOOIS, rp , r.
* 1 6 " - irp<nt,r - Pllce #i's illustrated by Milo winter. Price 0i.50 ma de on long vamp lasts Tea, can 19£ Men 8 Sweaters
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, street Floor- with Goodyear welted soles; White Laundry Soap, 10 $9.50 Maroon Coat Sweat
high Louis military heels. bars 69£ ers with roU co n ar . Friday
Friday only $7.45 Fard Dates> lb on i y $7.85
Ventilators Toilet Goods Beds and Mattresses Infants' Shoes Dive street m F r ioor & Rw7 art " Dives, Pomeroy & stewart, $1.95 Oxford GreyCoat
b= 1 = 1
onlv .. . 35** 25c Talcum PoAvder. Fri- friday only $6.95 turn soles; broad toe lasts; T ; n : naE Dives, Pomeroy & stewart,
dav only 15£ Crib Mattresses FriHa,- sizes i]/ 2 to 5. Friday onlv, ® ~ ] ~ „ . Mens store
Dives, Po ™/ e <£ en f Stewart. 5 0c Luxor Cold C ream. . o ™ .. . $1.65 75c satine, 36 inches wide; Women s House Robes
~— 'iVivV''Ten Fll ;• Q'lG ri street Fio.)i & ii'a"'' rt ' six shades and black. lri- Corduroy Robes in rose,
- Ten Full Size Silk Floss ~ 1 day only yard 59< wistaria and American Women's Vests
Girls' Tarns V Toilet' Soap!" Friday Mar " s "- Fri<lay Men's Wool Underwear I - Wom e„- S 75c and 85c
$1.50 and $1.95 Girls' only, cake _ . . Men's $1.75 Heavv Xa- Friday only, yard ... ' ™ White Cotton Ribbed Vests
Tarns; plaids and plain SI.OO White Enameled Willow Chairs. Friday tural Wool Shirts and $1.25 metal brocade coat i tm 5 as ®°. rted and Drawers; medium
colors. Friday only Mirror. Friday only . only $5.50 Drawers. Friday only, each, linings. Friday only, yard, les; $5.00 value. FrifHy weight. Friday only,
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Divea, Pomeroy & Stewart. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart $1.49 „ i •$ $
en ' Store, Balcony Street Floor Fourth Floor ' Dives, Pomeroy A Stewart. Dives, Pomeroy & . tewart. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
_J Street Floor btreet Eloor. Second E'ioor Street Floor
LEGION ELECTS
AND ADJOURNS
Franklin D'Olier Is Named
as Its First National
Commander
Minneapolis, Minn.. Nov. 13.—The
first annual convention of the Amer
ican Legion came to a close last
night. It was decided to open the
1920 convention at Cleveland, Ohio,
on September 27. The convention
probably will last three days.
The convention elected Franklin
D'Olier, of Philadelphia, as its first
national commander and voted to
have Congress consider the advisabil
ity of approving further bonuses for
service men.
D'Olier was the lirst candidate
to be nominated. He was named by
the Arkansas delegation. California
passed its nominating right to New
York, and Stuyvesant Fish placed
the name of Hanford MacNider, of
MaSon City, lowa, before the conven
tion. The Virginia delegation nomi
nated Leslie Jones, of Washington.
D. C., and Kentucky named Emmet
O'Neill, of Louisville. Jack Sulli
van, of Seattle, who was nominated
by the North Dakota delegates, with
drew from the race, as did Chairman
Henry D. Lindsley, of Dallas, nomi
nated by the Texas delegation. The
vote was:
D'Olier, 366; MacNider, 249;
Jones, 18; O'Neill, IS.
The Rev. Francis A. Kcily, of New
York, was elected national chaplain.
The title of past national com
mander was conferred upon Mr.
Lindsley. He had been acting head
of the legion since the meeting at St.
Louis last spring..
Turbulent Session
Election of the national -com
mander followed a turbulent after
noon when a mass of resolutions and
reports, including the soldier bonus
issue, were considered.
The convention for a time seemed
ftAItRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH
sharply spilt on the proposal to In
dorse a specific bonus plan, and
finally voted to place the matter In
the hands of the Nutional Senate and
House of Representatives.
Representative Royal O. Johnson,
of Aberdeen, S. D., who served In
France, supplied the Inspiration
which decided the bonus issue. Call
ed to the convention stuge, he urged
the delegates to ask Congress "to
recognize and relieve the financial
disadvantages," incurred by persons
who made sacrifices to nerve their
country. Former Senator I,uke Lea,
of Tennessee, chairman of the bonus
committee, formally put this resolu
tion before the convention and it
was passed by a tremendous viva
voce vote.
A broud variety of subjects, in
cluding the Centralia, Washn., trag
edy, industrial unrest, anil the Na
tional Nonpartisan League, were
touched on yesterday ufternoon.
Delegates from northwestern states
drew up a resolution assailing the
activities of President A. C. Town
ley, of the Nonpartisan League, but
it was tabled by a vote of the con
vention.
Commander D'Olier issued the fol
lowing statement shortly after his
election:
"The American Legion has an j
enormous amount of constructive
work before it in the coming year,
but the spirit of clear thinking, fair
play and co-operation manifested so
wonderfully throughout this conven
tion leaves no doubt in my mind that
we shall be able to accomplish during
the coming year just as remarkable
resxilts for our country as we did in
such a comparatively short time in
effecting the utter defeat of the
enemy.
"Every action of the convention
was discussed carefully and in every
instance the soundest possible judg
ment prevailed. There was only one
thought ofevery delegates present an 4
that was to do what was best for
this country of ours, for which only
so recently we were willing to give
our all."
GUILD TO MEirr
New Cumberland. Pa., Nov. 13.
The Otterbein Guild of Trinity
United Brethren Church will meet
at the home of Miss Ruth Stable at
New Market this evening.
Says Crop Damage
Is Responsible For
High Coffee Prices
Atlantic City. N. J., Nov. 13.—Denial I
that coffee roasters were responsible
for the present high prices of that ar
ticle was made by Carl W. L Brand,
president of the National Coffee
Roasters' Association, which opened
its annual convention here yesterday.
In his address to the convention Mr.
Brand said the cause for the rise in
the cost of coffee was due to the croo
damage in 1918 coupled with world
wide inflation of currency and the
war tax. He called for u campaign
of education to lift the charge of prof
iteering from the roasters. Mr. Brand
said tlx- members of the association
were ready to join in any movement
to break any manipulation of the
world's supply of coffee.
Woman, on Knees,
Ends Life by Gas
Philadelphia, Nov. 13.—Kneeling,
as if in prayer, Mrs. Henrietta Blum,
61, ended her life by inhaling gas.
Breaking in the door, police and a
maid found her body in an nttic
room on the third floor of her home.
It was in a kneeling position be
fore u chair, the head buried in a
cushion. Gas was still flowing from
a tube which had been inserted in
her mouth and later dropped out.
Mrs. Blum was the widow of Isaac
Blum, founder of the firm of Blum
Brothers and a former president of
the Bank of Commerce, who died
July 12, 1913. Mr. Blum bequeathed
nearly all of an estate valued at
$150,000 to his wife, two sons and
two daughters, making Mrs. Blum
and a son executors.
LEBANON PUDDLE MILL
RESUMES OPERATION
Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 14. —The Beth
lehem Steel Company to-day resum
ed operations of the Central works
puddle mill of its American plant
here. The mill had been idle since
April T last when the men struck
because of a wage cut. This is the
fourth mill of the Bethlehem Com
pany to resume operations in the
past two weeks.
Lieutenant Golonel
For 13th Is Named
Adjutant General Frank D. Beary
to-day unnounced the first appoint
ment of a Held officer for one of the I
new infantry regiments, Lawrence 1
H. Wutres, of Scranton, being form- I
ally named as second in command i
of the Thriteenth Infantry. Other
field officers will be named next
week and it is likely that by the
end of the month most of the regi
ments will huve some units organ
ized.
General E. C. Shannon reported
that some of the Philadelphia units
of the First Brigade would shortly
be ready for Federal Inspection.
State Health officials said to-day
that reports showed that "the gen
erul cond'tion of the health of the
state is fift yper cent, better than
It was a year ago." There has been
a decline in diphtheria cases and
smallpox reported in a number or
districts has turned out to be chick
enpox.
Governor Spronl to-day appointed
these justices of the peace for Ches
ter county: D. L. Hunsberger, East
Coventry township, and William E.
I.ockwood, Jr., for West Whiteland
township.
Application was made to-day at
the Publ'c Service Commission for
charters for three electric companies
to operate In Washingtonhoro and
nearby districts of Lancaster coun
tv under the name of the Farmers'
Electric companies.
The iMii'otigh and residents of
Spring City have complained to the
Public Service Commission against
the new rates of the Philadelphia
Suburban Gas and Electric Com
pany.
Congressman E. .T. Jones, of Mr-
Kean county, was at the Capitol to
day.
Governor Spronl leaves to-night
for Washington and will return here
Monday afternoon.
12 DIE IN CRASH
Dover, England, Nov. 13. Twelve
lives were lost when the French bark
Colbert was run down in the channel
of Portland by the British steamer
Duncrie. The bark sunk in two min
utes. Two survivors, saved by the
Duneric, have been landed here.
NOVEMBER Is, 1919. 1
Bond Men Hear Expert
at Evening Banquet
"Conservation and co-operation
are essential to future industrial de
velopment, but although extrava
gance Is now in the ascendancy and
labor troubles are hampering pro
duction, this condition cannot be
permanent." '
This is one of the remarks made
by James Rattray, assistant mtnager
of the bond department of the Guar
anty Trust Company, New York, who
spoke to twenty-five members o
the Bond Men's Association of Cen
tral Pennsylvania, who held their
dinner at the Penn-Harris lust even
ing.
"The average American worker is
accustomed to law and order; he
appreciates the .comforts of'life and
is willing to worfc for them," Mr.
Rattray went on, "and it is extremely
unlikely that he will continue In
definitely to sacrifice hiroseif and his
family in the vain hope $f reaching
a chimerical Utopia. • Many o( our
workers own their own homes; they
have investments of various kinds j
I which constitute them capitalists as
i well as laborers, and in view of these
i facts pessimism regarding the ulti
mate outcome seems unwarranted."
Mr. Rattray reviewed our war ac
tivities and the results of the posi
tion taken by the United States in
a financial way. He exhibited the
greatest optimism for the possibilities
of the country In its post-war work.
Wife No. 2 Brings
Charges of Bigamy
Philadelphia. Nov. 13.—George E.
Haas, forty-five, was arrested here
on a charge of bigamy.
The arrest was made by Costello,
a central station detective, after the
charge of bigamy had been pre
ferred against Haas by the woman
who says she is Wife No. 2. She
was Miss Martha Lowe before her
marriage.
According to the charges Haas
married Frances E. Mantle, N. Lee
street. October 31, 1914. Two
months ago, it is charged, he left
her to marry Miss Lowe. He has
been employed as a private detective
by a jewelry firm.
Entrants in Right
to Australia Killed
Soon After Takeoff
Loudon, Nov. 13.—Lieutenant R. M.
Du. n .u., -uf the Australian flying
corps, and Lieutenant J. S. L. Ross,
his navigator. who started from
Hounslow this morning for a flight
to Australia, were killed shortly af -
ter they began their Journey, when
their airplane- crashed near Surbiton,
in Surrey.
Lieutenants Douglas and Ross were /
the Australian entrants in the rella- fi
bllity flight from England to Austra
lia for the Australian government
prize of $50,000. Several English av
iutors also have entered the contest.
The conditions of the flight are thu
the dtstance of $11,500 miles must ba
covered within 30 days.
N. C.-4 Makes New
Non-Stop Record
Washington. Nov. 13.—Piloted by
Lieutenant Commander Read, the Na- '
val seaplane N. C.-4, which made the |i
first trans-Atlantic flight, recently
established a new non-stop record for
that type of craft, when carrying 13
passengers, It flew from Pensacola, . i
Fla.. to Memphis, Tenn., a distance of i
535 nautical miles, the secretary of
the navy announced to-day.
Due to head winds a speed of only
5 knots per hour was maintained. Thn
total flying time was nine hours and
33 minutes, about 10 minutes less
than the flying time made by the N.
C.-4 on its flight from Punta Delgada
! to Lisbon in the fans-Atlantic trip.
KARL DIES FROM HURTS
London, Wednesday, Nov. 12.—Earl
Brassey. who was knocked down by
a cab a few days ago .died here to
day from his injuries.
Earl Brassey (Thomas Allnutt Bras
sey) was created earl in 1911. He
retired from the West Kent Yeoman
rv in which he was lieutenant colonel
in May 1914.
Earl Brassey held posts in govern
ment departments for a number of
years. He was born March 7, 1863.