;'•-• r" * ' ' Senate to Stay in Continuous Session Until Last of Reservations Is . Brought to Vote HARRISBURG {££o TELEGRAPH ®jc JStar-litftepcnfteitU LXXXVIII—NO. 271 20 PAGES D 'X\ c r ep at s the d Po.t offlcr2t'%r e ri?bu d r£ , ' M HARRISBURG, PA. TUESDAY" EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1919. °*klwsp "PEE ss £AH.TBUKO KBs si TWO®CE£TS es HOME EDITION SENATE TO STICK UNTIL IT ACTS ON ALL RESERVATIONS Ratification Resolution Expected to Be Only One Left Upon Adjournment Today—Fate of Treaty Hangs on Slender Thread LABOR SECTION WITH MANY CHANGES FIRST TO COME By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 18. Plans shaped up in the Senate to day for a final vote on the Treaty Thursday, under a compromise program which many Senators thought would result in ratifica tion. The group of mild reservation Republicans who opend the way by deciding in conference to aid in bringing about a second vote on ratification after the resolution of the Foreign Relations Committee, with its reservations, has been voted down by the Democrats. This decision was communicated; to Republican Deader bodge who I had opposed any reconsideration. At ] the same time Democratic leaders j were informed that any further com- ' promise negotiations must be con- ! ducted with Mr. bodge. A talk between Democratic Deader ! Hitchcock and Mr. Dodge followed, ; at which it was agreed not to con- j vene the Senate until noon 10-mor- , row, so the Democrats could meet j and draft, their plan of action before | band. During the day the ratifica- j tion resolution was expected to be put into form for a vote on the fol- | lowing day. Reject laibor Change Taking its llrst action of the day, i the Senate voted down a reserva-. tion precluding the United States en- j tirelv from the labor provisions. It | had "been offered by Senator King, Democrat, Utah, as a substitute for , that of Senator McCumber. The vote was 48 to 43. Nine Dem ocrats, Dial, Gore, King, Myers, Reed, Shields, Smith, of Georgia; Thomas and Walsh, of Massachu setts, voted for its adoption. Labor Section First The first subject to come up was the labor section of'the Treaty, to; which a number of reservations-! were proposed. Senator Thomas, j Democrat, Colorado, opening the de- ; bate, declared he would vote against ratification if the labor provisions were not changed. Mild Reservationists Act Republican senators of the "mild reservation" group agreed at a con ference to-day, their spokesmen said | to vote with other Republicans to j overturn the proposed ruling of Vice- ] President Marshall, which would | permit Administration' Deader Hitch- j cock to offer substitute resolutions of ratification of the I/Odge resolu- i tion. The "mild reservationists" also ] were said to have agreed that after j anticipation rejection of the Dodge J resolution, they would support a mo tion to reconsider. At this point, it was said, compromise substitute | resolutions could be offered. Wants Recess Senator Hitchcock was informed j by one of the leaders of the "mild | reservationists." he must deal with I Majority Deader Lodge and not with 1 individual Republicans in negotia- j tions for a compromise. Senator Hitchcock later conferred j with Senator Dodge and asked that | the Senate recess to-night until noon I to-morrow, so the Democrats might j hold a conference to-morrow morn- j ing to consider their future course | of action. Senator bodge was said : to have agreed to the proposal, which would operate to bring a tinal j vote Thursday under the rule re- j out ring the resolution of ratification ] to go over one day without action j except by unanimous consent. Within a day or two the adminis- I tration Democrats will confer on a! definite compromise policy on the basis of these reservations and also will canvas the Democratic ranks to make sure how many votes can be counted on against the committee's qualified ratification resolution. Hope Still Remains Senator Hitchcock believes more j than thirty Democrats will join with him In voting down this resolution, | while upwards of a score of irrecon-'| MOONSHINERS KEEP THEIR WORD By Associated Press. Ainiiston, Ala., Nov. 18. Twelve mountaineers of this sec tion surrendered themselves at the jail here to-day, carrying out an agreement with the court, which several weeks ago sen- I tnrvced them to serve from thirty 1 to sixty days in jail for making ' "moonshine" whisky. Execution ' of the sentence had been sus- i pended while the men harvested their crops. A thirteenl i farmer I sent word that he would eotne in ; as soon as he tin'.shed butcher- ! ing his hogs. ITHEWEATHEP"! Hnrrislmrg and Vicinityi Fair to night mid Wednesday. \ot much change In temperature, lowest to-night nliout ,1H de grees. Eastern Pennsylvania! Fair to night. slightly eo.'der In nortli etist portion. Wednesday partly ' elnudy. >1 ode rn te west anil nortliwrst winds. Rlveri The Susqiieha no river nnd all Its PriMiehes will tall slow- ! I>. A stage of about l.s feet Is ! indiented for Hurrlsliiirg Wed nesday moriting. • CITE PRECEDENTS FOR PIGEONHOLING Washington, Nov. 18. Presi dent Wilson's advisers assert he has plenty of precedent for his intended action in pigeonholing the Treaty of Peace with Ger many if it does not satisfy him when it comes from the Senate. One of the most notable occas ions on which this was done, they suid, wus when President Taft pigeonholed the arbitration Oeaties that the Senate had so radically amended as to make unacceptable to him. John Bassett Moore in his In ternational Daw Digest appears to take the stand that either com ponent part of the Treaty making power the Senate or the Presi dent has the right to withhold its consent to the form of the Treaty and thereby jiossibly de feat it. Henry Glay when Secretary of State said in reference of the co ordinate power of the Senate and the President; "Each of the two branches of the Treaty making authorify is independent of the other, while both are responsible to the States and to the people, the common sources of their respective powers. It results from this or ganization that in the progress of the Government instances may sometimes occur of a difference of opinion between the Senate and the Executive as 1o the exped iency of a projected Treaty." I ; I I I cileable Republicans are expected to j vote against any kind of ratification, j I It will take only thirty-two votes to j I cut off the two-thirds necessary to ' I ratify. The Democrats say there is j j little chance, therefore, that the j j President will be put to the neces- ; j sity of dealing at all with any ratifi- • | cation embodying the reservations | I which he regards as a rejection of, I the Treaty. Of the many reservations proposed | ! by individual senators and still pend- I j ing, the leaders on both sides agree j | that very few will be accepted by j I the Senate. The thirteen committee j j reservations already adopted, to- | I gether with one relating to the la- 1 j bor provisions and one to voting I j equality in the league are expected i !to about tell the story of Senate j j qualifications. Were Not Pledged I The two final reservations on the j ; committee program which were re j jected yesterday never had been j j pledged the support of the mild res- | . ervationlsts and 011 the rollcalt they j voted with the Democrats. The first | ; of the proposals would have declar- j | ed the unwillingness of the United I States to assume any responsibility j ! for the German overseas possessions j j which under the Treaty are ceded to , | the big five powers pending estab- 1 lishtnent of the mandatory system, j | The vote on the proposal was 64 to i | 29, with Senators Reed .Missouri;! } Shields, Tennessee, and Walsh, 1 ; Massachusetts .Democrats, voting for! j the proposal and the following Re publicans joining the Democrats in j j opposition: Uolt, Rhode Island: Cummins, [Towa: Edge. New Jersey; Elkn.s, j West Virginia; Fernald, Maine; , France, Maryland; Frelinghuysen, ! | New Jersey; Male, Maine; Jones,' 'Washington; Kellogg, Minnesota; Kenyon, Iowa; McCumber, North ! Dakota; McLean, Connecticut; Mc- ' Nary, Oregon: Nelson, Minnesotal , Norris, Nebraska; I'hipps, Colorado? Smoot, Utah; Spencer, Missouri] Sterling, South Dfikotu; Townsendl j 1 Michigan, and Warren, Wyoming. ! Another Rejection The other committee proposal, re- i jected r.s to :i. was a blanket res- j ervatlon by which the United States 1 would exclude from League jurisdic- ! tion all questions affecting its honor! and vital interests. It got three Democratic votes, Senators Reed | Shields and Gore. Oklahoma, sup porting It, while the following Re publicans voted against it: Sena-1 tors Colt, Cummins. Edge, llale, Kel- j logg. Kenyon, McCumber, McNary 1 Nelson, Smoot, Sterling, Townsenii! i Warren. Keyes, New Hampshire, and I-enroot, Wisconsin. A reservation by Senator Owen, i Democrat, Oklahoma, designed to i assure self government for Egypt, i was voted down, 4f. to 37, and an- i other presented by hinl declaring the I Treaty was interpreted as perpetuat- ' ing the principles of the armistice' l and the fourteen points went out by a viva voce vote. The former pro posal got the votes of seven Demo crats. Senators Owen, Gore, Reed, Shields. Welsh, Massachusetts; Che lan, California, and Chamberlain, Oregon. Eleven Republicans of the mild reservation group voted against > I MAY ESTABLISH FREIGHT EMBARGO OVER WHOLE U.S. Hines and Regional Directors to Consider Step as Coal Conservation Move CUT PASSENGER TRAINS Forty Per Cent. Curtailment in Service Would Be Made; Close Nonessential Works Chicago Nov. 18.— Director General of Railroads Walker D. llincs and seven regional direc tors will meet here late to-day to consider a nation-wide freight embargo as a means of conserving the country's mea ger supply of coal. Mr. I lines is expected to arrive in Chicago this afternoon. The conditions growing out of the emergency were informally discuss ed this morning by the regional di rectors. who planned to have a defi nite program ready to submit to the director general. An embargo on all freight on the Chicago," Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad between Chicago and the Pacifle coast, has been in effect since Saturday. i Jf Director General Ilines approves the recommendations of his regional directors an order .may he issued immediately which will mean : Nation-wide embargo on freight.. A 40 per cent, cut in passeng er train service throughout the country. i Closing down of all non essential industries. Fifteen million 'workmen thrown out of employment. "The situation is extremely serious and immediate action is j necessary," said P. 11. Aisliton, regional director of the North western roads. "My judgment u is that a general embargo is the only way to meet the emer gency." MONTH'S SUPPLY Pittsburgh, Nov. 18.—Coal sup plies in Pittsburgh are sufficient to keep most mills and factories in op-, eratlon for thirty days, fuel men! said to-day. This, coupled with the 1 operatipn of large numbers of mines in the northern part or West Vir ginia and increased coal production in the nonunion mines of Western Pennsylvania, might mean inconveni ence. but not necessarily hardship in the near future, it was added. Antitobacco Campaign to Be One of Education St. I-<•%, IP I Wm ✓ .', 1 Wnmm „ x mm& at mwm JUDGE ARTHUR L. BROWN JUDGE T.EARNED HAND Here are two Federal Judges who disagree as to the constitutionality oC the wartime prohibition acts.' Judge Arthur L. Brown issued an injunc tion in Providence, R. 1., on the application of a brewing company, restraining Federal officials in that city from enforcing the Volstead act. Judge Beamed Hand, sitting in New York City, in a sweeping decision dismissed motions for temporary injunctions restraining the Government from enforcing the dry law. EDUCATORS SPLIT IN EXAMINATION VALUES Miss Helen Tuft Invites l)r. Chambers to "Hock Throwing Contest" in Lively Tilt us to Whether High Schools Are of Much Value as Preparatory Work Records of personal and educational history of all college en trance applicants should be included in college requirements and the entrant be placed on probation, so to speak, until lie has met the standards of the institution, declared Dr: W. (!. Chambers, of Pittsburgh, at the higher education section of the State Edu cational Congress to-day Dr. C. A. Derrick, of Girard College; Dr. G. G. Chambers, University of Pennsylvania, and Miss Helen Taft, acting head of Bryn Mawr, also gave views in regard to such changes as should be made in examinations and did not agree with all of Mr. Chambers' ideas. Miss Taft disagreed sharply with Dr. Chambers' idea that examina tions are not valuable and insisted that they are worth while and she said fn reply to the assertion that High Schools do not train that they did because she had gone to ten of them herself. The head of Hryn lluwr then Invited Dr. Chambers to join her in "a rock throwing" and a lively interchange of opin ions as to the value of examinations and High Schools followed. Congress Divides The congress divided into sections to-day and considered a multiplicity of subjects. In the training of teachers' conference it was urged that more attention be given to in- YOUNG PRINCE IS WELCOMED TO NEW YORK Crowds Greet Edward Albert When He Arrives For Five-Day Visit ffy Associated Press. New York, Nov.*lß. —Edward Al bert, Prince of Wales, arrived at Jer sey City at 10.58 o'clock this morn-j ing on a live-day visit to New York. I Nearly an hour before tire Prince I arrived the section of the Pennsyl- ' vania terminal, Jersey City, reserv- | ed for his train had been cleared of ] all spectators. Three hundred sol- I diers of the Thirteenth Infantry; from Cainp Mcrritt and a band were j lined up us a guard of honor from ; the track to the water's edge where ] the boats that were to take the i Prince to New York were waiting. The bund played "God Save tlie ] King," as tile Prince sleppcd from ' the train. The Prince quickly; brought Up his hand to a salute and j kept it there while the unthom was; played. A m'nute later when the' "Star Spangled llunner" was play-j ed the Prince again stood at sa lute. Sales of Newport and Sherman's Valley R. R. j Is Ordered by Court Now ISloomlleld, Nov, 18.—The i Perry county court has ruled that \ the Newport and Sherman's Valley 1 Railroad be sold at public sale. The court directs that the Real Estate j Trust Company, of Philadelphia, , trustees for the creditors, that the entire property be sold after Riving; three months' notice. Samuel I!. Sliumnkor, who was driving rapidly to reach the court house this morning, ran into a new uutomobtle driven by William Rook, of Hlnin, and both machines wore bady damaged. John Arnold, who ; was riding with Rhumaker, received : a serious head wound. structlon of teachers for the fourth. I fifth and sixth grades, as many chil j dren endtheir schooling in the sixth, j A four-year normal*course for nor mal schools was urged by Dr.- W. C. | Bagley, Columbia university. Demonstration Here j A demonstration of educational : measurements was given at Cameron j School, this city, in that section, i President F. N. Downes, of the State • Educational Association, being in charge with Dr. M. H. Thomas, of this city. Health Advice Needed | fn discussing health instruction, . Dr. H. L. Hull, Dr. G. K. Strode, [Continued on Page 12.1 PROHIBITION IS VALID AND STILL IN FORCE -JUDGE Declares Wartime Measure Continues to Be in Fffect ißy Associated Press. Bloomington, Ills., Nov. 18. I Wartime prohibition is valid and | still in rorce, according to a decision j I given out here by Judge Louis Fitz ! henry, of the United States District | J Court. The decision will be formally | I handed down late to-day at Peoria', i i whither Judge Fitzhenry went after | giving a local newspaper a copy of: , his findings. The case was brought | ■ by Woollier and Company, distillers i of Peoria. I The decision was concurred in by I i.Judge Carpenter, who sat en banc |at Chicago with Judge Fitzhenry | land follows the findings announced | lln the lutter city late yesterday in ■ the Hannah and Hogg counties. The ; cases were consolidated. , AG YIN OUTDOORS Washington, Nov. 18. While his i cabinet wus meeting in the executive [offices of the White House I his morn ! nig, President Wilson again was | wheeled out to the south lawn, where I he remained in the sunshine for half | an hour. Secretary Lansing pre- i sided fit the cabinet meeting, which I was the regular weekly session and i most of tiie members were present. SEVEN JUDGES FAVOR PROHIBITION Chicago, Nov. 19. The de cision of Judge Carpenter yes terday In favor of the "dryS" brings the total number of judges who have favored prohibition up to seven while the liquor forces have guined but two decisions. Judge Fitzhenry, who concurred in Judge Carpenter's decision and who will hand down his decision in Peoria to-day will bring the "dry" total to eight. — | CONFERENCE ON COAL CONTINUES AT STANDSTILL Operators Again Obtain Post ponement of Joint Scale Committee Meeting MINERS WILL GET RAISE Rut Owners Are Considering Carefully Where Money Is to Come From By ,4ssocialcd Press. Washington, Nov. 18.—Negotia tions between bituminous coal min ers and operators in the central com petitive field continued at a stand still to-day, the operators again ob taining postponement, of the joint conference of wage scale committees on the ground that their counter proposal had not been completed. To Grant Increase The operators were said to be con sidering very carefully where the money to pay wage Increases would come from, and the possible effect the granting of the workers' de mands might have on the future con trol of the mines. Assurances will be sought from several government departments before reply is made to the miners' demands for increas ed wages and shorter hours. Persistent rumors that the op erators had asked for u conference with Fuel Administrator Garfield to learn how much of an increase in the cost of production due to wage advances could be passed on to the consuming public, were denied again to-day by Dr. Garfield. The possibility of Federal con trol of the mines in case of popular disapproval of higher prices of coal \'as said to be receiving the close at tention of operators. That the operators would offer some increases was taken as a foregone conclusion. Hoth sides spent yesterday in con tinued preparation for the negotia tions. joint meetings being called off. The operators gave out reports und statistics to show that very generally over the United States the strike was still in force, in spile of the Federal Court injunction for its cancellation. Acting President Lewis, of the mine workers, however, said that every "legal obligation" of the miners had been discharged. Fuel Administrator Garfield, called back to Washington by the crisis, look no actual part in the procedure, though remaining in close touch with the situation. TO CONSERVE FUEL By Associated Press. Chicago. Nov. 18. —Further dras tic steps to conserve the steadily dwindling coal supply of the coun try to-day were in prospect. Brought to full realization of the condition to be faced should the approximately 400,000 bituminous coal miners who went on strike more thun two weeks i ago continue to remain Idle, Walker I D. llines, Federal Director General j of Railroads, to-day is on his way . here to discuss with seven regional J directors the placing of a national I freight embargo. CURTAILING FUEL By Associated Press. Indianapolis, Nov. 18.—With coal miners of the county still refusing to return to work, drastic orders for curtailment of fuel have gone into effect throughout Indiana. Reports i from over the State were that an or- I der issued by the Indiana Public Service Commission, to discontinue service for electric signs, show win ] dow illumination, fountains and ! other non-essent'al uses of gas, I water and electricity, had been gen erally carried out. The commission's I order provides for immediate discon i tinuanee of service to all consumers j who violate the order. i City Is Asked to Open Fourteenth Street For Temporary Car Tracks | Purchase of apparatus costing ! $1475 for the use of liquid chlorine at j the city filter plant', is authorized in I an ordinance passed on first reading I to-day by Council. The measure was j read by Commissioner S. F. Hassler, f who recommended last week the pur chase and installation of the new I system. | A letter was received from the i State asking Council to lake ncces i sar.v action to give the Harrisburg ' Railwuys Company permission to lay j temporary tracks in North Fourteenth | street, because the lines in State I street from the park extension to | Thirteenth must he abandoned when I work is started on the bridge. I Five ordinances were passed flnal jly by tlie Council men to-day. They I provide for the grading of Caledonia i street. Nineteenth to Hudson, grad- Ing Hudson, Caledonia to Sycamore; | paving Walnut, Ninth to Tenth, ap- I propriating $2.0000 to purchase wag j bns and equipment for the bureau of ! ash and garbage inspection, und au thorizing City Rngineer M. B. Cowden Ito make a topographical survey of j the Fourteenth ward. I Commissioner Gross introduced a j resolullonißUthorizing the acceptance of a bequest of $950 for the purchase i and placing of an animal drinking | foutain at Cameron and I'axton | streets. It authorized Dr. Ilassler and Mr. Gross to purchase the foun tain and have it placed, subject to the approval of Council. New Orleans Papers Make Price 3 Cents New Orleans, Nov. 18. Three' daily newspapers of New Orleans! 1 will increase subscription rates front 1 15 to 20 cents a week, because of I the increased cost of white paper. 1 The States and The Item, after- ' noon papers,' will raise the street : i price front to to three cents a copy. It The Times-Picayune, morning news paper, did not change the street ' price o£ Ave cents a copy. MUNICIPAL STORE PLANNED BY MAYOR TO LOWER PRICES Foodstuffs and Other U. S. Supplies Would Be Put Before Consumers at Prices Lower Than the Market KEISTER TO NAME COMMITTEE AND SELECT HEADQUARTERS A muncipal store for the sale of' government foodstuffs and other sup- | pies at prices considerably under the j regular market is planned by Mayor : Daniel L. Keister. The store will re-' main open Indefinitely, and will be! managed by a committee, the com- ; plexion of which the Mayor is now studying. He also is negotiating for | a suitable storeroom. The Mayor's plan is to get every- j thing the Government has to sell to I municipalities, including sugar. The! store will be open certain hours dur-.j fng the day. A committee will be i named to look after details and to, select a manager and organization to I take care of the sales. Mayor Kiester' said: Mayor IN Willing "1 know that other cities are get-I ting supplies and I am just as anx-! ious to have Harrisburg included. My : trouble has been in getting a commit tee or organization to take care of I the goods when they get here and are! placed on sale. It is necessary to have an organization to carry out the! plans I favor. 1 have several big ] store rooms in sight, and will endeav or to get someone to take care of the goods when they get to Harrisburg. A municipal store can run until there are no more government goods to be had. Xnmr Expense "There is one thing that must be j understood. The goods will have to! come from Philadelphia or Baltimore. That means an additional expense for freight. There will also be an ex pense attached to hauling the goods from the cars to the store room. If 1 cannot get volunteers it will be necessary to hire competent persons to manage the sales. That means more expense, and will put the prices above those the Government quotes, but even at that r feel certain that the people of Harrisburg will be able i i' w "Jnfr-fl;' T ]^ r f 4* WOULD REIMBURSE U. S. FOR —{ j'feft, 1 * RAILROAD EXPENDITURES \ * • WASHINGTON. LEGISLATION AUTHIRIZ- < | | ING CREATION. OF AN EQUIPMENT TRUST TO \ * * REIMBURSE THE GOVERNMENT FOR $400,000,- I * ( 000 SPENT FOR AND CARS DUR- .) J ING FEDERAL CONTROL OF THE RAILROADS ] * * WAS PASSED TO-DAY BY THE HOUSE AND • SENT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL. < T i •• < jl CUNCIL HOLDS TO DECISION ' X < *• x Paris. The Supreme Council to-day decided t® in- \ - a form Premier Venizelos, of Greece, that it could not only j '■ s confirm the view of the Peace Conference concerning the ,' provisional character of the occupation of Symrna to the , < * * Greeks. 1 < i * l e NITTI AND CANDIDATES WIN' t Rome. Francesco Nitti, the premier, and the other ' * candidates in his province were elected. < i - j j CONFESSES TO ROBBERY FOR 1 WHICH TWO ARE JAILEfiT 5 a Philadelphia. —An alleged confession by Katie Cohen, 4 J formerly employed as a srvant in the home of Joseph ?■ Peail, a banker of Bethlehem, Pa., has been filed in the < i Superior Court in support of the appeals of Charles J Berkowitz and R. Gramer, tyho were convicted last De- ■! J cember before Judge McKetn at Easton, of stealing £8,500 J • from Pearl. They were sentenced to three years' im- * * * n pnsonment. , , S. J. LOWELL HEADS NATIONAL GRANGE * * Grand Rapids. —S. J. Lowell, of New York, was elect- ' / ed national mas.ter of the National Grange at the annual * * t election here to-day. -John C Kecham, cf Hastings, Mich., 4 * was re-Mectcd national treasurer. JJ J HARRISBURG TRUST 'ELECTS * * Harrisburg. Stockholers of the Harrisburg Trust * Company held their annual meeting and ekued GfTicers •> this afternoon. MARRIAGE LICENSES : * Itricinnld MD. Oxli-y iiml Daixy A. Morrlx. llnrrlxbiiriri I N f Goodman nnd Mury A. Smttbrrx. Hi.rrlxl.urK, Grorv"T few! ¥., 4 rlsbiirK, nnd A iKeflnr I. Wrlx.nfnr.l. Strrlton, Arthur It (nrlxo.,*i" * , but. y. nnd Klxlc M. Trrnn. H.rrldmriri lidwln B. VnnVlVokSJU"'. f nnd Jrnnlr A. Wolfe. H.rrlxl.urs, 1,„,|, K . KHm . * | on. IVnbrooki Franklin H. Kwfl rr i nnd Mars- 10. Ilrtrl.l, <'h,,mi£rF , btirKS IbnrlTK M. ¥< ltcr nnd arrl, Hnrl.ol.l, llnrrlxbar* Jobn k£|-x J Ivr nnd Mnrlnn A. Prr, HnrrUburx. rvci- II HIGH PRICES GOING HIGHER By Associated Press• Washington, Nov. 18.—Prices of many articles of food increased in August, but in most cities beef prices showed declines. A report to-day by the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed increases as fol lows: Eggs and rice. C per cent, each.; potatoes and raisins, 4 per cent.; evaporated and fresh milk, cof fee and prun-es, 3 per cent.; pork chops, butter, cornmeal, rolled oats, navy beans and sugar, 2 per cent.; canned salmon, oleo margarine, cheese, bread, maca roni and oranges, 1 per cent.; ham, nutmargarine and tea showed an increase of less than five-tenths of one per cent. to buy below the present market prices." Mayor Kiester had not received any word about sugar, but said he. would make inquiries and if a supply could be had would make every effort to get Harrisburg sugar. Wllllamsport and other cities are getting sugar and the impression prevails here that Harrisburg people have been losing out. A dispatch from Williamsport says: Mayor A. M. Hoagland left here last night to meet the Federal Equal ization Board to-morrow, in order to secure 30,000 pounds of sugar which a telegram from the board said, had been allotted to this city. The message asked what charges would have to be inado for storage, distribution and handling."