Both Sides Show Disposition to Recede From Firm Stand in Effort to Settle Mine Wages T YYYVTTT vn OACt 27 Dally Except Sunday. Entered as Second Ciaßf LAAA V 111— l\U. ZOV OS I iAULS. Matter at the Post Office at Harrlabur* OPERA TORS OF 4 NONUNION MINES REJECT PARLEY Hold Their Participation Might Be Construed as Acceptance of Principles of Unionism GARFIELD WARNS DELEGATES TO START WITHOUT COMMITMENTS By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 14.—Holding that their participation might be construed as acceptance of the union principle, opera tors of non-union coal mines outside of the central competitive fields announced here to-day after a conference that they prob ably would not accept the invitation of Secretary Wilson to take part in the conferences between-union miners and operators to begin here to-day. The outp.ut of the nonunion mines is approximately 100,000,- 000 tons or one-sixth of the nation's annual production. The first snag the confere'nce will run on will be the unwilling ness of the operators outside f>f the competitive field to enter into negotiations for another nation-wide agreement similar to the Washington wage agreement, ma do during the war. That agreement, negotiated by Fuel Administrator Garfield, was the first to fix the same date for the expiration of contracts 1 ret ween operators and miners in all parts of the country. Oppo sition was expressed to the continuance of this arrangement be cause it gave the union officials power to call nation-wide strikes Without Commitments Success of the conference of coal miners and operators depends on all parties coming into the parley "with out commitments," Fuel Adminis trator Garfield said to-day. Dr. Garfield arrived here this morning at the invitation of Secre tary Wilson, who desires his assist ance in the conference which will begin this afternoon with the labor secretary presiding. Although the strike of miners has been called off, Dr. Garfield retains all the wartime powers which the President again conferwui on him when the strike was called. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, and the union scale committee and other union officials arrived here to day. The question of the termination of the Washington wage agreement of 1918 can be disposed of through mu tual agreement along with the de mands of the miners for a sixty per cent, increase in pay and shorter hours, it was believed. Announcement by the executive committee of the operators of the central competitive field, in a for mal statement last night that the Washington agreement is one of the matters "to be determined by the conference" was taken generally to mean that the operators do not in tend to stand pat on their conten tion that present contracts remain in effect. The statement disclaimed that the message from T. T. Brewster, presi dent of the Coal Operators' Associa tion in the central competitive fields, inviting the miners to a conference "to negotiate a contract to be in force upon the termination of the contract now in effect" was an at tempt to "entrap the miners into a tacit acknowledgment" of the bind ing force of the contracts, and point ed out that the text of the telegram was almost identical with that of the call for the Buffalo conference. Garfield to Be Present Miners arriving here to-day for the parley attached significance to the announcement by Secretary of Labor Wilson that Fuel Administra tor Garfield had accepted his invi tation to be present at the opening of the conference. The conference will begin at 2.30 o'clock owing to the fact that John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, and other participants will not arrive before that time. The first question to come before the conference will be whether the proceedings shall be open. Secre tary Wilson said he will recommend that newspaper representatives be admitted to the conference hall. M list Not Restrict Output In keeping with his recent an nouncement that operators as well as miners attempting to restrict the output of roal would be prosecuted. Attorney General Palmer yesterday sought further information about companies at Birmingham, Ala., which the miners claim have dis charged and turned back men who were returning to work in compli ance with the court order of Judge Anderson. The Attorney General's request for information was sent after he re- [Continued on Page 21.) THE WEATHF.T? HarrlKhurg and Vlclnltyi Fair o niKht nnd Sntur.lny. Not mii.b change In trmprrnlurr, low rat to-night about ."M> ilricrrra. Haxtern IVnnnjlvnnln: Fair to night nnd Saturday. little change in temperature. Gentle In moilrnitr shifting nlnda. Hlveri The nuiln river nlll rlae slightly or remiiin atntlonary tlila oflernuon and to-night nnil lull alnnly Saturday. All tribu inrlea will fuil eve. Pl the lower North liraneh will rive alightly tbla uflernoon and to-night. * stage of about .1.4 feet la Indi cated for Ifarrlnburg Saturday morning. I.enernl oCndltlonat The moder ate cold wave from the Went haa overapread the eaatern part of Ike country. Temperaturea fell S to 2S degrrra In the Inal -I boura In the Atlantic and tiulf Stntea nnd Kaatern Ten neaacei over practically all the reat of the Tnlted Slntra n rea ■iftlon to hlghrr temperaturea haa occurred due mainly to a deprcaalon that haa moved down over the lake region from Can ada. Tbla dlaturhanee la rnna lllK e'oudy weather In Vliehl glta. Weatern New Vork and Northern I'ennay Ivanla and light anow waa falling at Huf fnlt. at obaervatlon tbla morn ing. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH BFEGARIA READY TO SIGN PEACE Paris, Nov. 14.—The Bulgarian peace delegation has sent an of iicial note to Paul Dutasta, secre tary of the Peace Conference, an nouncing that Bulgaria was pre pared to sign the Peace Treaty. It is probable that the arrival of M. Stambulisky, the Bulfearian pre mier, who is on his way to Paris from Sofa, will be awaited before the compact is signed. MAUK'S CASE IS PUT IN HANDS OF JURYMEN Prosecution Is Pressed by the Brother of Man Said to Have Received Shoddy Funeral With the close of President Judge George Kunkel's charge to the jury in the false pretense case against Charles H. Mauk, a city undertaker, the panel retired from the court room and may agree upon a verdict before court adjourns late this after noon. Mauk, it is alleged, was directed to conduct the funeral of Howard H. McCracken, and was paid by Millard W. McCracken, of Altoona, a brother of the dead man, to fur nish a casket and a shroud and bury the body in the East Harrisburg cemetery. It is charged that Mauk buried the body in a rough pine box instead, and when the body was exhumed it was found that the man had been buried wearing a suit of underwear. John R. Geyer and John E. Fox represented Mauk during the trial yesterday afternoon and to-day, with District Attorney Michael E. Stroup as the prosecuting attorney. Mr. Geyer and Mr. Stroup addressed the jury this morning after all the testi mony was heard, and Judge Kunkel began his charge when court eon -1 vened this afternoon. Charges Separate Efforts to try two cases against Mauk at one time failed. District Attorney Stroup called both cases, but counsel for Mauk objected and secured separate trials. After the Commonwealth had called all the witnesses subpenaed a motion to [Continued on Page 17.1 'LITHUANIANS IX DRIVE By Associated Pr*ss. Copcnhavcii, Nov. 4. The Lithuanian general stall announces that the Lithuanians have driven de tachments of Colonel Bermondt's troops from Ponemunek and Sha bishki (about 45 miles west of Dvinsk). IMPROVES HIS TIME IN JAIL BY COLLECTING S7OO Auto Thief Gets Good Wage For Work Among His Fellow Prisoners Who Envied His Escape Through Coal Hole When Walter Head rick, alias Mc- Laughlin, finally was impressed with the fact that he must stay in the Dauphin county Jail he improved his time by collecting S7OO from fellow prisoners., He promised his prison friends that he would get them out of jail in jig time by "influence" which never materialized. Hilled with a desire for freedom and filled with credulity Headrick had little trouble in fattening his pocketbook. Those who hud no money were told that rings and watches were acceptable. Heudrlck's reputation was con siderably enhanced by the fuct that BROTHERHOOD DISCUSSION IS NEARING END Conference Dealing With Re vised Working Conditions Soon Will Cease MINES IS KEEPING QUIET No Indications Whether He Will Give Immediate An swer or Reserve Decision By Associated Press. Washington, .Nov. 14.—Conferences for discussion of the demands of the four railroad brotherhoods for re vision of working conditions, which have been in progress between tho brotherhood chiefs and Director Gen eral Mines all week, appear to-day to be nearing an end. Railroad administration officials believed all arguments would hate been complet ed within 24 hours. There was no indication, however, whether Mr. Mines would give an immediate an swer or reserve his decision. The principal question remaining in dispute is the demand of the brotherhoods for time and a half for overtime lor trainmen in road service. Labor leaders admitted this to he the pivotal point, but they seemed to feel that a settlement was in sight. Wage Questions Come Up Questions of wages, which, at first were not involved in the direct de mands were said to have cropped up in recent sessions, and was j brought in again to-day. Neither side | believed the differences in wages i would precipitate prolonged diffi culties. however. Mr. Hines was said :to have stood steadfastly by his i previous declaration that no general advance in wages could be given | serious consideration owing to the ; imminent return of the roads to [private operation. Police Permit Sale of Malt Beverages With Four Per Cent. Alcohol By .Issnciatcd Press. Providence, R. 1., Nov. 14.—The police commission to-day decided to act under the preliminary injunction granted by Federal Judge Arthur! Brown, against enforcement of the wartime prohibition act, and to al low the saloons to sell malt beverages containing not more than 4 per cent, alcohol without interference. This attitude was taken upon advice of ( the city solicitor. The commission announced that while the police department would not gather any evidence of sales, the dealers would have to assume all responsibility. The dealers all have licenses under the act passed by the last session of the general assembly, which permits them to be licensed for the sale of "nonintoxieating beverages containing not more than 4 ner cent, of alcohol." j Upon the announcement of the commission's decision, nearly all the saloons opened again to-day. Tn -Pawtucket many liquor deal ers were openly seling 4 per cent, beer, although the license commis sioners said they do so on their own responsibility. Theory That Most Negroes Have Flat Feet Exploded by War Washington, Nov. 14.—The theory [that most negroes have flat feet was exploded by the war. Dr. A. B. Jack- Ison, superintendent of Mercy Hos pital. yesterday told a negro recon- I struction and readjustment confer- I ence in session at Howard Univer jsity. But likewise the war revealed [through the draft, Dr. Jackson add ed, that the percentage of victims of social disease is three times as high among negroes as whites. Among other speakers at the con ference which is attended by both negroes and whites, was Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson, of Wilmington, Del. Penrose Tries to Call Up Tariff Bill Washington. Nov. 14.—Chairman Penrose of the Senate Finance Com mittee, failed in his attempt to call up for consideration in the Senate last night his resolution- providing for continuance until January 15 of the existing power to restrict im portations of dyes and other coal tar products. Objection was raised by Senator Dial, Democrat, South Carolina. Senator Penrose, in urging that his resolution be considered, declar ed the measure was designed to pre vent the American market from be ing flooded with German dyes upon the ratification of the Peace Treaty. he had once esouped from Jail. Sentenced In 1915 for stealing an automobile he slid out in u coal i chute. He was* free several years and was brought back from Colum bus. Ohio. A closer watch was kept on him after his return so he turn ed his talents to the collection work. When Headrick's "influence" fail ■ed to work the buncoed prisoners reported thir plight to the police. To-day Detective George Shulor found by examining finger prints, that Headrick had stolen another automobile In Philadelphia. He will he brought back soon to face the new charge. ©le otar-3nfcj>eirf>cnl HARRISBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1919. Article Ten of Covenant and Reservation Adopted by Senate Washington, Nov. 14. —Article Ten of the League of Nations covenant in the Peace Treatv and the Lodge reser vation, adopted by the Senate late vesterdav, follow: I he members of the league undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integ rity and existing political independence of all members of the league, in case of any such aggression, or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression, the council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall he ful filled." LODGE RESERVATIC)N 1 lie United States assumes no obligation to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any other country or to interfere with controversies between na tions—whether members of the league or not —under the provisions of Article Ten, or to employ the military or naval, torces of the United States under any article of the Treaty for the purpose, unless in.any particular case the Congress, which under the Constitution has the sole power to declare war or authorize the employment of the military or naval forces of the United States shall by act or joint resolution so provide." 1 he vote was 46 to 33. This is the reservation which President \\ ilson declared "cut the heart out of the coven ant." and amounted to a rejection of the Treaty. Senator Lodge presented a petition of cloture to apply until the final disposition of the Treaty, which would limit debate to one hour. It will be acted on Monday. The Senate was adjourned to-day because of the funeral of Senator Martin, at Charlottesville, Ya. TEACHER'S LOYALTY VOUCHED FOR AFTER RUMOR STIRS SCHOOL Pleasant View Stirred by Rumors of Pro-Germanism Which Are Denied by School Officials Who Say Flag Was Not Torn Down Nor Pupil Injured The American flag has not been desecrated by the teacher of one of the grades of the Pleasant View schools, nor have any of the pupils been brutally treated as has been reported, according to vigorous con tentions ot the officials of the schools to-day. These statements of the school officials vary widely from the stories which have circulated throughout Pleasant View and the hill section of Harrisburg. These latter reports tell of the gravest of desecrations and of the most brutal treatment of pupils. The American flag proudly shows forth on the walls of the room in question, the principal of the schools to-day told u reporter when he vis ited the schools to learn the true state of affairs. There have been no indignities suffered by tlie em blem of the nation and none will lie suffered by it. the school authorities steadfastly maintain. Stern Disciplinarian Reason for the wide circulation of these stories, branded by the au thorities as untruths, has resulted NEED $3,500 TO CONTINUE ASH REMOVAL WORK Funds Almost Exhausted For Collection of Refuse in the Citv To continue collections of ashes and refuse in the city until the end of the year $3500 is needed within the next two weeks, Harry F. Shees ley, superintendent of the bureau of ash and garbage inspection, said to day. The funds for the collection work are almost exhausted and will not last longer than two weeks at the most, he said. At present numer ous complaints are being received that the collections are not being made regularly by the city forces, but this has been due to the in clement weather oral lack of equip ment. With the passage of an ordinance last Tuesday appropriating S2OOO for the purchase of additional equip ment, five new wagons, each with a capacity of five cubic yards, will be purchased, Mr. Sheesley said. These will be the largest wagons used In the city for ash removal work, and will be similar to the ones used in Rochester, New York, where seventy five are on the streets daily. The [ContiiiiHsl on I'agc 21.] Despite Higher Prices Butter Contains More Water and Coloring \\ Hshington, Nov. 14.—Despite the high prices charged, butter consum ers are in many cases getting large percentages of water, rait and color ing matters, officials of the Bureiu of Chemistry. Agriculture Depart ment. announced to-day. Several ship ments of inferior butter have been seized recently under the Federal Food and Druugs Act, the statement said. Federal standards require that but tor shall contain not less than 82.5 per cent milk fat, yet all the butt** selzed. it was declared, has contained less than 80 per cent, with a corres ponding increase in the percentage erf water, salt and coloring matters. ARTICLE TEN from the methods of discipline em ployed by the teacher. She may have been slightly indiscreet In some methods employed, the authorities to-day said. This, they say. is in all probability the secret of the whole trouble. The teacher in question possesses a German name. The pupils, ac cording to the authorities, have seized upon this and made capital of it. Wild storips of desecration of the flag and other actions of Prus sian nature have been credited to her by the pupils and many of the citizens, according to school olflc als. How site, Prussian-like, hud torn American flags, large and small, from the walls of her school, and absolutely refused permission to have the national colors appear in the room, was told by certain pupils and spread wildly throughout Pleas ant View, the Hill section of the city and other communit'es. Brutality Denied No stigma of Prussianism can be attached to tlie teacher, it was said [Continued on Page 17.1 FOUR I. W. W. MADE TO BURY OWN COMRADE Body of Wesley Everetl Laid in Pauper's Grave With out Services By Associated Press. Ccntrnli!i. Wash., Nov. 14—Four industrial Workers of the World were taken from jail late yesterday to bury Wesley Everett, the i. W. W. organizer, who was lynched on Tuesday night following the shoot ing of the Armistice paraders. The body was taken from the jail floor and placed in a wooden box, [Continued on Page 21.] HIGHER SALARIES FOR TEACHERS COMES CP City school directors are scheduled to tpeet late this afternoon to discuss the requests of city teachers for sal ary increases. Bast wcea at the board meeting u committee told the direct ors that they should not only pay Ill increases allowed in the Woodruff salary bill, but also those provided in the school district salary schedule. It was not expected that any decision would be reached this afternoon. MAYOR GIVES COUPLE $5.00 TO BE MARRIED BY HIM Roister Not Happy Until He Gels Chance to Officiate in Wedding as Did Predecessors Mayor Daniel 1.. Krister this after noon performed his first marriage ceremony in keeping, with the c.ia t< m, started by Vance C XlcCormick when he was .Mayor of the city. The happy couple, bound unto each other by the Mayor, are George Her bert Walter, of Greencastle. Frank lin county, and Laura Belle Wan baugh, of Hellam. York county. Tlioy departed late this afternoon, radiant with smiles, without paying anything foi the ceremony and $5 richer." And upon this $5 hangs a tale. Since the days when Mayor Mc- Cormlck married a husky colored gentleman, who the fol'owlng day was given SO days in Dauphin county MISS JAUSS DIES AFTER TEACHING! HALF CENTURY Pneumonia Fatal to Woman Who Gave Entire Life ' to School Work KNOWN TO THOUSANDS Instructor Made Friends of Countless Children in Long Service With u record of more than 4f' years' service us a teacher in She' public schools of Harrisburg, Miss I IAZZ'.B F. Jauss, 66 years old died tilis; morning nt the home of her brother, | Harold K. Jauss, 1847 Market street, j with whom she made her home Miss Jauss' record, of service was one | of the best in the annals of tile! Harrisburg schools. She was known, to thousands who have come within i her in.luence. Graduated from Harrisburg High! School in 1870 when sixteen years' old, she started teaching in tlie liar-; risburg public schools the following fall. First assigned to the Fager! building and then to schools in the Stevens and Forney buildings, Miss Jauss was as widely known as any. other elementary teacher ever con nected with the local schools. Taken 111 at. I>csk .Miss Jauss continued at her duties with little time off until the illness, which resulted in her death. She; had been assigned to active duty it: the Forney building, and last Friday she was brought home ill. Her ill-. ness developed into hronehiel pneu monia. She is survived by one sister, Mis. W. E. Brodbeek, and four brothers,; William L. Jauss, J. Ross Jauss. Kd-! ward E. Jauss, and Harold R. Jauss, I all of this city. Funeral services will be held on! Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from | the home of her brother, conducted > by the Rev. S. W. Herman, pastor j of Zion l.utheran Church. Burial i will be in Harrisburg cemetery. Giant Plane With Eight Passengers and 1,500 Lbs. Express on Record Flight Bv Associated Press, Mincola. Nov. 14.—1n the face of a 20-mile northwest wind, the giant llandley-Page bombing plane, com manded by Vice-Admiral Mark Kerr, started from Mltehel Field here at 7 o'clock this morning on an attempt ed nonstop flight to Chicago. The plane carried eight passengers and 1,500 pounds of women's clothing and furs for the American Railway Express Company. Admiral Kerr expected the trip to take about ten hours. Major J. Hrackley, of the British royal air force, piloted the giant craft. Colonel Archie Miller, com manding all Army aviation flelds on I.ong Island, was on board Sis a guest of Admiral Kerr. A represen tative of the express coniuany and four mechanics were the other pas sengers. The purpose of the flight is to demonstrate the possibility of aer ial transportation for rush express matter. A whole business day will be saved in the delivery of the ex press packages on board if the flight is successful. The plane itself is the largest type land plane in existence and has a cargo capacity of between six and seven tons. The machine was built to bomb Berlin und other large Ger man cities but was not completed until after the armistice. Two Young Women Are Robbed in State Street Walking in Stute street last eve ning two young girls, Esther Kline young, 184 7 Stale street, and Mar garet Fasiok, of Port Royal, were held Up op the east s'de of the State street bridge by a colored man. Three rings, a railroad pass and o. pocketbook containing slightly more than $1 in change, made up the booty secured by the man. The girls were returning home and were a short distance east ot the bridge when the man accosted them, lie demanded their valuables, these were handed to him without outcry. Receiving the pocketbook and rings, the man ran away. COTTON CONSUMED By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 14.—Cotton con sumed during October amounted to 555,344 bales of lint und 25.603 of linters, the Census Bureau announc ed to-day. Jail by His Honor, it has been the cus tom for eueli mayor to perform at least one marriage ceremony. Thai, with the term of Mayor Keister draw ing near a close, his official staff was filled with much trepidation lest he should not livs up to the cus tom. So, one of the Mayor's staff to day visited the Recorder's office, where he offered a brand new 85 b'll for the first couple who should come unto the Mayor to be united In mar riage. So it was Miss Wanbaugh bccar.c Mrs. Walter this afternoon with the Health Bureau and the police depart ment, from Chief Wetzel down to "Johnny" Grlssinger, as witnesses. OXI.Y KVKXIXG ASSOCIATGII PIIESS SINGLE CO PI ICS liAMr CniTIAW NEWSPAPUK IX II AI OKLAHOMA MINES CLOSED £ 4* McAlister, Okla. Not a union mine in Oklahoma 'T is working to-day, according to reports received by 4* J. B. Wilson, commissioner for the Oklahoma Coal 3 4, Operators' Association. 4 - 4 DECIDE TO WAIT FOR SETTLEMENT 4* 4, Pittsburg, Kas. Local unions of the coal miners of Kansas, have begun adopting resolutions announc- "f® 4* ing the determination of the men not to return-to their |! 4, work in the mines until a settlement of their demands has been made, August Dorohy, district vice-president ir •§• 4 of the miners said. 4] DOMINION FUEL CONTROLER COMING Ottawa. C. A. McGrath, Dominion fuel con troller, was on his wa yto Washington to-day to con 4, fer with Fuel Administrator Garfield of the United T States in regard to Canada's coal requirements for the T "r --4 coming winter. 4 —— T MARRIAGE LICENSES t 4 X i_