Ci94S'fifl Ms . on Opposite Page WllEßl. TO DINK ALVA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT. THE HOME OF SATISFACTION. I'OLI/IJRV AND SUPPLIES FOR SALE—3O It. I. reds, pullets, at $1.75 eaeli; 15 buff rock pullets, nt $1.50 euch. All thoroughbred stock. Call Hell phone A. 12. Davis, 1 en luook, Pa. automouii.es l , OVERLAND USED CAR DEPARTMENT This is YOUR OPPORTUNITY to buy a good car at a saving. December prices, to move our slock before the close of otir fiscal year, are remarkably low. BUY NOW AND—SAVE. Buiek 5-passenger touring. Hood mechanically, all tires £ood. paint fair. Overland Country Club, al- [ most new. I teiuv tire equipment- MechanicallJ guaranteed. Cadillac. S-eyßnder roadster. Splendid new tire paint like new. All cord tue., one extra. Chalmers sedan. rertnished like new. A beau tiful Fisher body seaUng -even comfortably. MaiKea HI less than ball' present u. a , price. 1 Time , venln^ THE OVERLAND HARRISBURG CO. j 212-214 North Second St. Both phones. 1 CHEVROLET —Roadster, good shape. l $256- ..ST's®'"* I '•w.'i'ir.r. a thing vve seiL MILLER AUTO CO.. 68 South Cameron Street. Bell phone 4119 ... ivirtT) Road and house auto mobile r iTe'Cus-i. Correspondence con.i dential. WHF JOHNSTOWN AUTOMOBILE CO. Hit Main St.. Johnstown, la. ~~ bargains . if ton irood condition, VIM —One-halt ton. cheap. c k express body with. ONie-loN P nd UKnUntf . top. electric condition. | SON rear axle. ! ■KSfii'wi' MS i ?.S'?iiXc l - C UBik y; th iwo-wheel trailer. SEVERAL BODIES FOR SALE ■ DENBY SALES CORPORATION. 1205 capital street. ~ KUu°shlo^ A " bv£pert; also repair Hit ratea. ~>utn Cameron street- - —oirroNL HAND motor trucks for ? Koliler. Chalmers sale . three-quarter to alld , ln n e caoac":es $269 and up. IHTKKN ATTGN A L HARVESTER ,N MOTOR truck department UOT tis-21 walnut Street. FOR SALE 1419 Buick roadster. 19 Al cor lition. Apply, Black's oar age, 205 S. 17 th St. For Sale. 1918. 5 pasisnger Buick six. looks like new. Price. $1,600. , also several two-ton trucks. good condition. Will sell at a sacrifice. SELDON TRUCK CO.. 1021 Market St. I Overland, model SO, touring. Chevrolet, Baby Grand. Studebaker Six. 5-passengcr. V elie.' light six. Studebaker l-'our, 5-passenger. Willys-Knight. model 84. Overlund, model 90-4. Time payments can be arranged. REX GARAGE & SUPPLY CO, 1917 North Third St. MAGNETOS All types. 4 atd Bosch high tension. Eismun, p.xie, "timuort. Mea. Keuiy and diflcrent makes of colls, carburetors, etc. A Schiittnan, 22-2 4-26 North Cameron fc tr<;e.t. litil Utiliw. WM. PENN GAIIAGE 224-6 Muench Htroet Llmouainea for funerals, parties and balls; careful drivers; open osy snd oeli 4664. I'ORD OWNERS We have received a large shipment) of tront springs for Ford cars and are i sacrificing them tor $2.i5 apiece. Chel pea Auto Co., 22 N. Camel on St. STUDEBAKER— Eight 6; suitable for livery; cheap to quick buyer, lieu roadster; A-l condition, bible's Ga rage! Third and Cumberland St. USED CAR BARGAINS All In First Class Ccndltion Willys-Knight, 5- pass .$630 Liberty. 5-pass SI3OO Dixie new, been used only as dem onstrator SI3OO | Two All -American trucks, never used, one equipped with pneumatic cord tires and one with solid tires on rear and pneumatic on front; one is express body, the other stake body: Exceptional value. HBG. AUTO AND TIRE REPAIR CO., 131 South Third Street Both phones. FORD touring. 17 model; electric lights, runs and pulls like new. Price 140" cash. Dial 36-C. S. R. Horst, tinglestown. near llarnsburg. OLD AUTOS Wanted; used, wrecked or oldtlmers. In any condition. See me before sac rificing elsewhere. Chelsea Auto wrecking. A. Schiftman. 22 21 26 14. Cameron Street Bell 3633. If 17 chandler, club loadster, s9o®. 1917 Mercer touring, 7-passcnger * very snappy, two spare tires. A rea soo'd bargain. , 1914 Overland roadster, electric equipment. Sacriflce *286. mi 8 Chalmers touring. 7 passenger ust been overhauled, will sacriflce. 1917 Mitchell, touring, real bargain ' The above cars will appeal to the average buyer in the market for a good used ear. Demonstration given. CHELSEA ALTO CO.. * A. Scliiffirian. Manager, i WEDNESDAY EVENING, (■nrogrs, Accessories and Rcjiuirs 30x3% Goodyear or any other standard make of tiro, $11.70, other sizes .iust as cßeap. Write Buch, 311 Cumberland St.. liarrlsburg. or call after 6 p. in. MOTORCVCI-KS AND BICYCLES BICYCLE REPAIRING BY A.N EXPERT ALL WORK GUARANTEED DORY SHANEP. WITH ANDREW REDMOND. 1607 NORTH THIRD STREET. NOTICE PHOENIX DODGE NO 59, Third and Broad Sta. On Thursday eventng Mr. Peters will give an interesting talk to the members of Phoenix Dodge, No. 59, at I their hall. A number of candidates will be initiated in the second degree, and nomination of officers will be held. All members are requested to be present. PUBLIC SALE ] PUBLIC SALE of a valuable hotel property "THE RAILROAD HOUSE" l-ocated on Railroad Street, near the P. & 11. depot, at Pannyra, Pa., will be sold at Public Sale on THURSDAY. DECEMBER 11. on the premises The building is three stories with good cellar. ICate glass front en.l contains 35 rooms, lias a good tin toof. Porch on front and one entire side of tlrst floor. With big yard and good fence all around. The property is in good depair. GARAGE AND A LARGE Id VERY STABEE, CHICKEN HOUSE AND STOCK YARD IN THE HEAR. EOT IS 64x346 FEET. On account of the shortage of homes in Palmyra, this property could be utilized at once for a first-class hoarding house. As there are now a lot of boarders with no place to go. Or the property could easily be convert ed into an apartment house from which good rents could be derived. Owner will leave part of the money in the property at 5 per cent, tlrst mortgage. Sale will commence at 2 o'clock when full terms and conditions will be piade known by GAEKN I. HETRICK. Railroad House, Palmyra Pa. S. W. BUM BERG Kit. AUCT. AUCTION SA'LIi IMPORTANT SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS BY AUCTION i Under instructions from ' K. D. VAN ETTA, who is I Moving to Colorado, ! AUCTIONEER HITK Will sell at 195S BELLEVUE ROAD 1■ RI DA Y AFT E R NOO N DECEMBER 12. 1919, AT 1 O'CLOCK SHARP Th following goods. | 3-9x12 rugs. 1 Merrill piano, [ :• Turkish rockers. ' 1 Mission parlor suit, 1 Set dining chairs. 1 Couch. 1). R, table. 1 Refrigerator, Morris chair, gas stove, 1 Princess dresser. 2 Iron beds with springs. 1 -seven piece bedroom suit. Hall and rag carpets, !<awn mower, child's crib. Step ladder, tubs, dishes. Cooking utensils and many other articles too numerous to mention here. The goods offered are nearly new and well preserved, and the place of sale is convenient for those who wish to secure extra furniture at bargain prices. Goods on view Thursday afternoon and evening. Remember the date, Friday, December 12, 1919. The place. i'95S Bellevue Road. The time. 1 o'clock sharp. TERMS CASH. MAXWELL 11. KITE AUCTIONEER. Take Reservoir Park car. get off at 20th and Market Sts.. and walk two blocks south. LEGAL) NOTICES 1200.000.00 SCHOOL BONDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CI TV OF HARKISBURG, PA. Sealed proposals will be received by the Hoard of School Directors of the School District of Harrisburg. Pa., until Friday, December 19, 1919, at 3.30 o'clock, p. m., for the purchase of all or any portion of $200,000.00 per cent, coupon bonds of said School District. They will be issued in denomina tions of $1,000.00 each bearing date of November 1. 1919, and maturing $22,000.00 November 1, 1924. $0,009.0" each year from November 1. 1925, to Novenibet 1, 1932, inclusive, and $7,- uOO.OO each year from November I, 1922, to November 1, 1949, inclusive, with interest payable on the llrst day of May and November of each year. The, principal and interest will he pavacle at the office of the Treasurer of* the Harrisburg School District. Harrisburg, Pa., und the bonds will be free of State tax. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified cheek, payable to the order of the Treasurer of the School District, Harrisburg, Pa., for two (2) per cent, of the par value of the amount of bonds bid for. Bonds will be ready for delivery on or about January lu. 1920, and bids must include tne payment of accrued Interest to the date of delivery. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids not deemed to be in the interest of the school District. By order of the Board, D. D. HAM M ELBA UGH. Secretary. 121-123 Chestnut Street, Harrisburg. Pa. WHEREAS, an application for let ters of administration upon the estate of .loseph Elliott, lately a resident of llarrisburg. Dauphin county, Pennsyl vania. who is alleged to have been absent and unheard of for seven (7) years and upwards and is supposed to be dead leaving property situate in said Hnrriuburg, was presented by John Elliott to the Orphans Court of Dauphin county, on November 19. 1919. whereupon a decree was enter ed on the 19th liny of November. 1919. in accordance with the Act of As semble of June I, 1917. THEREFORE, in pursuance of 'he decree ol suid court therein made, nit paities interested in the estate of Jo seph Elliott, the supposed decedent, are hereby notified to be and appear AT tin courthouse, at llarrisburg, HI Dauphin county. Pennsylvania, on the l,lh dav of January, 192 U. at 10 o'clock in the"forenoon, when and where the said court will hear evidence concern ing the alleged absence of Joseph Elliott, the supposed decedent, and the circumstances and duration thereof, and will make such ord-rs and decrees as in the Act of Assembly are made and provided. \V. I\. MEYERS. Attorney for John Elliott. Letters testamentary on the estate of John Thaddeus Rook, late of the City of llarrisburg. Dauphin county, l'a.. having been granted to the un dersigned. all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make imme diate payment, and those having claims against the estate will present them for settlement, to MIRIAM ROOK. EDGAR S. BOOK. Executors. 1522 N. 6th St.. llarrisburg. Pa. Or B. F. UMI3ERGER. Attorney, 108 North Second St.. llarrisburg. Pa. Office of the Blough Manufacturing Company. Inc.. llarrisburg. Pa. Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the said corporation for the election of directors for the ensuing year ami for the transaction of any other busi ness that may arise at said meeting will be held Monday. January 6, 1920. at 2 o'clock p. m.. Ht the office of the said corporation, corner of Roily and Fulton streets, Harrisburg. Pa. J. W. DECHANT. Secretary. liKGAL NOTICES PUBEIO SALE STATE FARM. MEDIA, PENNA. In pursuance of an Act of Assembly approved the tenth day of July, 19111. the Hoard of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, will offor lat public sale to the highest bidder on the premises at State Farm, slt | t:ato in Marple township, Delaware county. Pennsylvania on Saturday!, the 2l'th day of December, HU'J. at 10 o'clock a. no. the following: One pair white'horses, 2 bay horses, 1 gray more, one bay mare, 1 buck skin inare, 1 urown cob mare. 1 mule. 1 pure Hampshire ram, 35 lamps, 13 yearlings, 25 ewes. 7 hens, double unil single harness, hay wagon, farm wag ons, carts, hay rakes, plows, 1 "Par rott" farm tractor, and other agri cultural Implements, also household furniture. Also 40 acres of corn 1750 bushels) and 28 acres of wheat in the ground. The purchaser thereof shall pay to i tile Superintendent of Public Grounds land Buildings, or his authorized rep ] resell tatlve, at tile time of sale the I full puichuse price of same In United i States currency or certilled chec.t Lira wit to the order of the State Treas urer. for which proper receipt will be | given conveying possession to the I purchaser. P,y order of. i The Board of Commissioners of I Public Grounds and Buildings. T. W. TEMPEETON, Superintendent. I 1.1.0 YD W. MITCHELL, i Secretary. EXECUTRIX NOTICE | NOTICE —letters testamentary on the estate of Joseph P. Wilcox, late of i Washington. I>. deceased, having ll.een grunted to the undersigned re siding in Washington, I>. C., all per sons indebted to said estate are re quested to make immediate payment, [and those having claims will present them for settlement. MRS. LUTHELLA WILCOX SHUNK, Executrix. 147 13th St.. N. E. Washington. D. C. NOTICE —Letters of administration on the estate of Frank Cerjanic. late of Steelton. Dauphin county. Pa., de ceased, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make im mediate payment, and those having elalnm will present them for settle ment. to COMMONWEALTH TRUST CO.. Administrator, Harrisburg, Pa. Or to CHARLES C. STROH. Atty. MARKETS NEW YORK STOCK MARKETS Chandler Brothers and Company, members of New York and Philadel phia Stock Exchanges—3 North Mar ket Square, Harrisburg;l3Dß Chestnut street, Philadelphia; 34 Pine street. New York furnish the following quotations: Open Noon Allis Chalmers 46% 47% Amer. Beet Sugar 9414 94% Aracr. Can 54 54% Am. Car and Fndry C 0...138% 138% Amer. Smelting #5% 65% American Sugar 136 137 Anaconda 58% 57% Atchison 85% 85 Baldwin I.oco 105% 106% B. and 0 31% 31% Bethlehem Steel, B 92% 92% Butte Copper 25% 25% Cal. Tctro 43% 44% Canadian Pacific 137% 136% Central Leather 93% 93% Chi., Mil. and St. Paul ... 37 37 Chi., R. I. and Pacific ... 25 25 Chi no Con. Copper 35% 35% Corn Products 87% 87% Crucible Steel 207 207% Erie 13% 13% General Electric 166% 166% General Motors 326 330 Goodrich. B. F 81% 81% Great North, pfd 79% 79% Inspiration Copper 51 50% Interboro Met 4% 4% Int. Nickel 22% 22% Int. Paper 72% 73 Kcnnecott 28% 29 Lackawanna Steel 83% 84% I.thigh Valley 42% 42% More. Mar Ctfs 49% 49% Merc. Mar Ctfs.. pfd 105 105 Mex. Petro 196% 198% Midvale Steel 49% 48% M. Pacific 25 25% N. Y. Central 69% 69% N. Y„ N. H. and H 28% 28% Nevada Copper 15% 15% North. Pacific 80% 80% Pittsburgh Coal ........ 64% 64% Penna. R. R 41 41% Ray Con. Copper 20% 20% Itbading 77 76% Rep. Iron and Steel 104% 104% Southern Pacific 103 103% Southern lty 22% 22. Sinclair Oil and R 45% 46% Sludebakcr 106% 106% Union Pacific 124% 124% U. S. I. Alcohol ..i 105 105% U. S. Rubber 124 124 U. S. Steel 103% 103% Utah Copper 73% 73% Ya.-Curo. Chem 67 67 Westinghouse Mfg 53% 53% Willys-Overland 30 30 Pierce Arrow 76% 77 Wabash -S% 8 I'II If. AII 161,1* If IA PIIOni'CE Philadelphia, Dee. 10.-— Corn, high- old No. 2 yellow on spot. $1.72® 1.75; new No. 3 yellow on sput, $1.60. Oats—Higher: No. 1 white. 90U® file; No. 2 white, 90®90i;.c; No." 3 White, 89 0 89 59 c. Butter—Lower; western creamery, extra. 73 "jc; nearby prints, fancy. 81 ® S3e. Potatoes—Higher; Penna. per 100 pounds, s3® 3.23: New York and Maryland, per 100 pounds. $2.5003. Bran—Higher; soft winter bran western in 100 ll>s. sacks, $49 0 19.5b spring bran In 100 lbs. sacks. s4B® Eggs—Lower; neurby firsts, $25.50 per ease; current receipt*, $25.20;' western extra firsts, $25.80; western firsts. $24.300 25.20; fancy selected packed, 90f(l 9So per dozen. Cheese—Steady; New York and Wisconsin, full milk. 3203356 c. Live Poultry—Steady: fowTs, as to quality. 24®'32c; chickens, as to qual ity. ::io27c; roosters, 21 ®22c; ducks Ivkin. 32®'31c: Indian runner. 28® 20c: muscovy. 22®23e; turkeys, 36® 3Se; geese, 2l® 26c. Dressed Poultry—Firm: turkeys higher, turkeys, nearby fancy. 18® ■l9c; fair to good. 44® 16c; western fancy, 47® 49c; fair to good. 40® 43c; fowls, fresh killed, choice to fancy, 33 ®26e: small sizes, 24030 c; rooatrs, 2tc; broilers: Jersey. 43®48c; other nearby, :i5®420; choice western. 28® 40e; roasting chickens, western, 27® 34c; western chickens, corn fed. as to size and quality. 32® 15c; spring ducks nearby, 40041 c; western, 36038 c: geese western. 2S®3oc. Flour—Firm. fair demand; soft winter straight western. $1010.50; nearby. $9.65® 10: hard winter straight, $12.50018; short patent, sl2 ® 12.50: spring first clear. $9,730 10.25: patent. $13014; short patent, $14.73® 15; fancy spring and city mills patent, family brand, $14.90015.35. lliiy—Firm: fair demand. Timothy. No. 1. $33; No. 2, $30031; No. 3. $270 28; cloved mixed hay, light mixed light. $30031: No. 1 mixed, $270 28. Tallow —yuiet; prime city loose. IT •,. .-.f ecial loose, l#t; prime coun n v 14i'd J •- . ofiiblo in tierces, 1854 c. CHICAGO CATTI.E MARKET < lilenuo. Dec. 10.—Hogs—Receipts 22,000. highed. Rulk. $12.65013; tap. $18.05; heavy, $12.60013; medium. $12.75013.05; light. $12.65013; light light. $12.25012.75; heavy packing sows, smooth. $12012.50; packing sows, rough. $11.50012; pigs, $11.30 012.50. Cattle Receipts 11.000, strong. Beef steers, medium and heavy, choice and prime. $19021.50; medium and good. $11.50019; common, $9011.50; light., good and choice, $11.25 020.75: common and medium, $8.25014.25; butcher i nttlo heifers, $6.75015.50: cows, $6.65.014.25; canners and cut ters. $5.5006.65; veal calves. $15,700 17.75; feeder steers. s7® 12.50; stack ers steers, $6010.75; western range steers. $7.50015: rows und heifers. $6.50012.50. I Sheep Receipts 10.000, strong. I Lambs $ I 4.750 16. 75; coils anil com imon, $10.50014.50; ewes, medium. nj- - - r— " HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH EPISCOPALIANS WONT HAVE POPE Reports Concerning Changes in Government Denied : to Meet in New York New York, Dec. 10.—The council of the Episcopal Church is to meet in this city on next Wednesday to discuss plans of the newly-elected governing body, which was named at the triennial convention in Detroit early in the autumn. Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, of Memphis, who is presi dent of the council, will have charge of the conference. Members well up in the affairs of the Episcopal Church took occasion to deny a published story to the ef fect that the Episcopal Church was about to have a ruling body pattern ed after that of the Roman Catohlic College of Cardinals. This story as serted that Bishop Gailor was to set tle in New York und become a sort of pope, - New York being his See. This account, they say, is misleading. Bishop Gailor and the council are to have administrative functions only. The visit of the president of the council to New York will be tempo rary. The clerical members of the coun cil which will meet here are the Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman, of Min neapolis; the Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann, rector of Trinity Church, Bos ton; the Rev. Dr. William H. Milton, of Wilmington, N. C., and the Rev. Dr. Z. B. T. Phillips, of St. l/ouis. Middletown | The borough council on Monday evening decided that repairs be made at the Union Hose Company build tng. The root is to be repaired and new sills put under the building. An ordinance was passed grant ing the Middletown Car Company a foot of ground from Nissley street to the approach of the new bridge [on the south side or Main street. I The Liberty Band was voted $25 for giving concerts in the borough park during the summer. An order was drawn for $5,000, the borough's share toward the Ameri can La France auto truck. The Middletown Car Company is installing a large concrete water tank near the borough park. The tank will hold <IO,OOO gallons of water and will be used for tire pro tection. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Meckley will leave February 1 for Atlantic City, where Mr. Meckley and John Fetter, of Schaefferstown, have bought the Hotel Monticello. The Pastor's Aid Society of the Methodist Church met at the home of the Misses Anna and Marion Wag ner last evening. After the business of the evening was transacted a social hour was spent and refresh ments served. A slight wreck occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday aft ernoon on a freight train going east. One of the couplings broke and the rear car ran into others, throwing three off the track. One was com pletely demolished. The other two were put on the track by the Har risburg and Columbia wreck crews. Traffic was delayed several hours. A burglar tried •to gain an en trance to the store of Isaac Singer, Emaus street, during Monday Night, but was frightened away by Chris tion Brenneman, the night watch man. who had gone to the rear of the building where the burglar was at work on the rear door. The Woman's Club will meet at the home of Mrs. E. M. Calhoun. The Otterbein Guild of the First United Brethren Church held a rally in the church on Monday evening. Miss Sarah Jane Kinsay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kinsay, of Swatara street, and Oliver Manfred, son of Guido Manfred, of Lawrence street, were married at Hagerstown, Md., on Monday afternoon. They will reside with the bride's parents. Men's Bible Class to Observe Anniversary Lcmoyiie. Pa., Dec. 10.—The Men's Bible class of the United Evangelical Sunday School will hold its annual anniversary meeting in the church on Sunday evening, Dec. 12'. The following program will be presented: Music, orchestra, song devotional exercises the Rev. E. Crumbling: song: class history, James A. Pryor; "Class at Study," the Rev. E. <'rumbling: vocal solo, Raymond Sawyer: "Class at Work," George Wagner; "Class at Play," C. L. Eby; quartet, Raymond Sawyer, the Rev. Ilr. W. E. Peffiey; Samuel Deekman, Bruce Pryor; "Our class in the church," the Rev. Dr. IWffley; "Our class in the Community," J. Boyd Trestle: music, orchestra; song, benediction. WOMAN I>IES OF STROKE Wrightsville, Dec. 10. —Mrs. Bar bara Birnstock, wife of Henry Birn- i stock, and a resident of Wrightsville for more than 50 years, is dead at her home hero of paralysis, arter an illness of two years. She was aged 76 years and Is survived by her husband and four children, as follows: Charles and Harry Birn stock. Wrightsville; William Birn stock. York; and Mrs. John Beard, Tyrone, Pa. Two brothers, Lewis Wisman, Mt. Wolf, and Adam Wis tnun. Marietta, also survive. ISO ARRESTS AT MANTUA Rome. Dec. 10.—More than 180 persons have been arrested at Man tua in connection with the violent riots which attended the general strike called there by the Socialists, according to a despatch to-day. The authorities are oontinuing their in vestigation and more arrests are ex pected, the despatch said. ROBBED BY BANDITS Washington. Dec. 10. James Cowan, of Fort Worth, Texas, an American citizen, was* robbed of 1.- 700 pesos December 7 by bandits who held up a train between Colima and Manzanillo, Mexico, the State Department was advised yesterday. Traffic was suspended on the road for several days. $327,300 BID OX CAMP MILLS Washington, Dec. 10.—A bid of $327,300 has been received by the army for properties at Camp Mills, New York, from the Buffalo House Wrecking and Salvage Company. This Is the largest of nine offers. The camp probably will be sold to the I Buffalo company this week. ! LIQUORS HUNTERS LAID OFF Chicago. Dec. 10.—Several agents ! of liquor Investigating squads under 'direction of the Department of Reve nue were suspended here to-day pending Inquiry Into alleged graft ing. good and choice, $7.75#9.75; culls and Icommon. $ t.2sig 7.50., LITERACY TEST FOR VOTERS IS URGED [Continued from f irst Pago.] Pennsylvania the best ami most equitable method of raising the nec essary revenue (hat the experience of this and other states can suggest. Desire to afford the cities and bor oughs of Pennsylvania a nieasuro of self-government that will permit them to administer their affairs without necessity of coming to the Legislature for authority to under take various activities and removal of some of the manifold prohibitions that were written into the consti tution of 1873 as a result of the careers of some of the General As semblies that met annually follow ing the Civil War is being strongly manifested by members of the Con stitutional Revision Commission which began its sessions here yes terday. Incidentally, the Commis sion has taken a most unusual stand as far as State bodies go by formally expressing its intention to give the widest publicity to its proceedings. In the lutter matter the Commis sion has set a precedent. The press has been accorded privileges in the Legislatures of Pennsylvania for more than a hundred years, but vari ous State meetings have been held here without paying much attention to the newspapers. The aclion of the Commission in formally arrang ing for its committees to furnish statements as to proceedings is only the start of its program. Many of the members favor making public the suggestions that come in and as lar as possible they will be discussed in general sessions. The home rule feature, for the cities is assuming an even greater I importance than qualifications of voters and State government. Two of the committees have turned over to the committee dealing with mu nicipal affairs sections of the consti tution assigned to them so that inter related matters may lie harmoniously I considered. The indications are that the Supreme Court division of the cities into three classes will be ex tended and that the legislative divi sion of years ago which the court declined to accept will be recom mended. The same may be done with boroughs. There may be half a dozen classes of each, although now no one can say how many. For each of these the Legislature would be authorized to enact a general scheme of government leaving the cities to arrange the details to suit themselves within well defined limits. State con trol of bonded debt would be re tained beyond a. doubt, but taxation in which the local authorities would be sensitive to local sentiment will likely be broadened. The example of second-class cities which have had to come here for regulation of the number of magis trates and other details of govern ment and of third-class cities which had to ask law to give band concerts has not been lost on members of the Commission, judging from what was heard to-day. Members of the Commission agree that the sessions of the body will be prolonged, but they do not predict much regarding the extent of recom mendations. Many of them are op posed to a constitutional contention. Considerable interest has been at tracted to the recommendation of a committee for the State to do its own printing. The printing is now in a snarl; reports are away behind time and the legislative handbook for 1919 will not appear until well in 1920. One of the suggestions was that the cities have a graded borrowing capacity. This came from Air. Con nelly. Now Philadelphia has 10 per cent and the rest 7 as the limit. One suggestion he made was 12 per cent for Philadelphia and 7 for the sec ond-class cities with other figures for such other classes as might be made. There is sentiment for creating a series of classes instead of adhering to the present three fixed by the Supreme Court. Kxtension of power of taxation and changes in sinking funds so that they could operate with some new features of the serial bond plan also came up. Another sugges tion was that a system be devised for assessment of benefits so that the cost would be met as the locali ties developed, which would operate so that an outlying section would bear a share, proportinate to the good it derived instead *of the whole city paying for the improvement. None of these matters advanced be yond the suggestion stage, although some of the committee members were impressed by the ideas The committee in charge of suf frage favors bringing the constitu tion into accord with that of the United States in regurd to woman suffrage and broadening the power of the Legislature to enact a law that would require some sort of test of fitness to vote, the literacy test for instance. The committee in charge of sub jects of taxation, linnnce, railroads and canals and corporations decided not to make may final decisions on any sections until after thorough de liberations, holding that their sub jects were of such importance as to demand the greatest care. It was even suggested that any action might be tenative until finally passed upon by the whole Commission. Owing to the intertwining of tax ation and municipal affairs the com mittee turned over that branch to the committee in charge of cities and charters which will give it pri mary consideration. The committee arranged to have Secretary Lewis prepare indexed de cisions of this and other states so that it may have complete infor mation as to present conditions und approach its study with a knowledge of what other states have done. During the discussion it was brought out that members consid ered that a budget system was a legislative and-administrative matter rather than a constitutional one, but no decision will be taken on this topic for some time to come. Such matters as graded taxes, taxes on coal and other resources were not taken up, the discussion being more on lines of procedure than any specific subject. Insurance Force to Be Entertained at "Picnic" William S. Essick, general agent of the Aetna Casualty and Surety Com pany, will this evening give to his employes a "Christmas picnic," in keeping with his annual policy. The event will take place at 6 o'clock in Parlor A. I'enn-Harrls Hotel. Included among the guests and em ployes, who will attend are: Mr. and Mrs. Gus M. Stelnmetz, Fred V. Rorkey,' agency manager; Joseph B. Metzger, special agent; Miss Nellie F. Black, cashier; Miss Marie Neldhelmer, bookkeeper; Miss Marlon Berry, fire underwriter; Miss Lile Fisher, compensation underwriter; Miss Rebecca Buchanan, automobile underwriter, Miss Ruth Hollenbaugh,* claim clerk; Miss Jeannetto Capln, stenographer; Miss Fallce Marks, an te mobile clerk; Miss Elma Lyter. of fice secretary; Miss Fannie Mlnsky, telephone exchange; Miss Eleanor V. Attick, stenographer; Mrs. Lillian U. Ford, filing clerk; R. W. Hanlcee, ad juster; Qeorge I. Helges, claim inves tigator; MIBS Helen Haln claim clerk; William F. Long, special fire agent. END OF STRIKE EXPECTED SOON [Continued front First Page.] of the organization for a referen dum vote. This motion was voted down and Is believed to demonstrate the strength of the Lewis-Green sup porters anil foreshadow acceptance of the President's plan when it comes to a final vote. Olliccrs Favor Plan The official who predicted settle ment strongly favors acceptance of the new plan for ending the strike. He spoke enthusiastically of the light made for adoption of the pro posal by Acting President John L. | Lewis and Secretary-Treasurer Wil liam Green, of the miners' orgnni- I zation at yesterday's meeting of the ! general committee of the miners, at which the plan was presented. This tight, he said, was continued after adjournment of the conference at ! 9.30 o'clock last night and it was believed that more than sufficient strength was mustered to vote down the radical element when the com mittee reconvenes. "Mr. Lewis and Mr-. Green," he said, "whole-heartedly ' accepted the proposition made them by President Wilson and entered into the' fight for its adoption by the miners with all their strength. Settlement of the controversy, when it comes, will be greatly due to their efforts and it is | only justice to give them credit for their tight. "The conservative element, which : favors acceptance of the plan, is clearly in the majority and there is no question of the final outcome." The general committee of the min ers is composed of eighty-four in ternational and district officials and members of the organisation's execu tive board and scale committee. Future Action .Mi-iiiiilors|/>t>il After the miners adjourrfed last, evening it was reported that a big factor in the opposition to accept ance of the President's proposal was the belief on the part of many min ers that It would require another session of the general convention of the United Mine Workers to make valid an agreement to end the I strike. It was pointed out that the last general convention, held in Cleve land, formulated the demands to be presented the operators and voted that in the event they were re fused that a strike should be call ed. The plan approved by the gen eral convention also provided that in case of a strike and subsequent proposals for a settlement, another general session would, have to ap prove any action taken looking to an eild of the tieup. The President's proposal, made public by Attorney General Palmer here yesterday, provides for resump tion of work by the miners at a 14 per cent, wage increase, pending final settlement of the wage controversy by a commission to be appointed by the President. This commission would include in its personnel one practical miner and one active mine owner or operator and would not only adjust the wage question as re lated to the increased cost of liv ing, but "would adjust coal prices to meet the wage advance without al lowing too great a burden to be plac ed upon the public. The Attorney General in making public the President's proposal, stat ed that it had been prepared by the Chief Executive with a view to ap pealing to the miners generally throughout the country. However, he said, before it was made public, Acting President Lewis and Secre tary-Treasurer William Green, of the mine workers, called upon him Saturday afternoon and were shown the President's statement. The union leaders, Air. Palmer said, finally agreed to urge their general commit tee to accept the President's plan. Divided Into Factions At yesterday's meeting it is un derstood the committee members were divided into two or more - fac tions. one of which strongly favor ed adoption of the new proposal and another of which opposed any settlement other than that embodied in the miners' early demand. A third division, it was said, took the position that as a general conven tion of the miners had formulated the demands and ordered the strike in the event the operators refused to grant them, a general session would be required to call off the strike. Meanwhile, Attorney General Pal mer, who came to Indianapolis Alonday to direct attorneys for the government in their handling pf court proceedings against the miners, is waiting for final decision of the miners. It was stated lust night that Mr. Palmer would re main in the city until the miners' meeting was adjourned. Return Immediately The proposition being considered by tlie miners provides that they return to work immediately under a fourteen per cent, advance in wages anil for appointment of a commission by President Wilson to adjust, wages and. coal prices to conform, as to wages, with the in creased cost of living. In deciding on coal prices t lie commission would seek to arrive at figures which would give the operators a reasonable profit without imposing too great a burden on the consum ing public. The body would lie com posed of three members. Including one practical* miner and one opera tor. Country Hardest Hit by Coal Shortage Suffers With Temperatures of 50 Below By Associated Press Chicago, Dec. 19.—Below zero temperatures prevailed to-day in virtually all sections from the Mis sissippi valley to the Sierra Nevada mountain region, and the coal wave began its eastern invasion with sub normal temperatures of 20 to 50 degrees. In parts of the jvestern country, already hardest hit by the fuel shortage brought about by the strike of bituminous coal miners, many small cities and towns were destitute of coal und suffering was reported. Montana and Northern Idaho were the chief sufferers. That condition served to heighten interest in the action of the miners' wage scale committee meeting at Indianapolis, Ind., to consider Pres ident Wilson's proposal for settling the strike ufter failing to reach an agreement yesterday. Most Severe Cut As a further coal conservation measure the most severe curtail ment Of passenger train service ever known was effective to-day with ex tension of the Federal Railroad Ad ministration's saving order to the eastern region. The order already was operative in the other railroad regions. It was estimated fifteen thousand tons of coal would be saved daily by It, and that until the end of the present week It would be necessary to save an additional 200,000 truln miles dally. Presaging extension of the cold wave into the east and southeast heavy rainstorms were prevalent through those sections yesterday I with extensive property damage in DECEMBER 10, 1919. Georgia, Alaburnu and Mississippi and loss oC three lives near Atlanta, Ou., in flood waters. Railroad serv ice was seriously linndicapped and city streets inundated by the almost un i)rccedented rninfa 11 • Record Snowfalls In the western country where al most record snowfalls accompanied the unseasonable cold, rail and wire communication ulso was handi capped. In Washington and Oregon one of the worst snowstorms in a de lude was recorded. About Redding, Oal., five inches of snow had fallen to-day, an un usual amount for that region. it gradually deepened northward to Bend, Oregon, where twenty-eight inches. Hie heaviest since 1884, fell. Near Astoria, Oregon, logging camps were forced to close by the heaviest snow in twenty-five years. Works Closed Two Portland, Oregon, shipyards were forced to shut down by the snow and coid and the schools there have been closed. A heavy storm was off the north ern Pacific coast and storm warnings have been displayed up und down the coast to-day. No general moderation was fore cast for to-day, although in some sections of the west, Weather Bu reaus itliid that temperatures would rise by to-morrow. The wide range of the cold weather was indicated by reports of subzero readings from these places: Lander, W.vo„ ::4 below; Havre, Mont., 15U; Williston, Mont., 30; He lena and Miles City, Mont., and <'lieyennc, Wyo., 38; Devil's Minn., 26; North Platte. Neb., 22; Pucbla and Denver, I'olo., 20; Min neapolis, Minn, .and Spokane, Wash., 8; Omaha, Neb., and Concordia, Kansas, 6, and Chicago, 3. In New York city, Lewis Nixon, public service commissioner, said he hud laken steps to enforce, the fuel saving order and ii would be put in to effect immediately. New York's white light district was ablaze wiili almost its normal glow, and in the retail stores and ho tels lights were not dimmed to a no ticeable degree. In Chicago downtown streets were in semidurkness, 'lighted only by the street lights and lights in stores and restaurants where business was not curtailed by fuel restrictions. Patrons rode in street cars that were unheated despite a temperature that hovered about zero. Pittsburgh felt its first lightless night, due to the miners' strike, Jast night, when all electric signs were cut off. Kansas City's amusements to-day were permitted to open for four hours a day, 7 to 11 p. m. under a new ruling by the coal committee which had closed such places since December 1. It was said the fuel situation there was slightly improv ed. More Coal Mined While optimistic regarding settle ment to-day of the strike by the Indianapolis conference there was no letup in efforts to have coal brought out by volunteer miners in states where that system of production had been resorted to. The swoop of low temperatures found western Kansas, where many places had ex hausted their fuel supply several days ago, fortified with stocks of vol unteer-mined coal. Some places in Montana and Wyoming similarly were provided for. At the other mines the most im pressive improvement was noted in t lie unionized Kanawha fields of West Virginia where it was report ed 33 mines were operated yester day, a gain of ten in 24 hours. Study Club Meeting Wiih Mrs. John Olmsted A meeting of the Harrisburg Study Club was held on Tuesday afternoon of this week, instead of to-day, in order that tlie ladies might accept tl.e invitation of the Bell Telephone Company to inspect the telephone ex change. The hostess was Mrs. John T. Olmsted, 811 North Seventeenth street. Miss Martha Means present ed the program and gave the mem bers much information concerning the rapidity and expertness with which the American soldiers per formed engineering feats, the con struction of camps and the like in France, closing with an entertain ing article written by Jrvin S. Cobb. The l'ollcall was responded to by current events. While Mrs. Olm sted served refreshments the club engaged in an animated discussion of the program. Twenty-one mem bers and guests were present. Harrisburg Students Are Elected Athletic Managers Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 10.—Two Harrisburg young men, students at Gettysburg College, received honors at the election of athletic managers for the various teams of the insti tution. W. B. Sheffer, a senior, was elected manager of the baseball team for the next season and VV. F. Boath, a junior, was elected man ager of next fall's football team. S. D Eberly, of Chambersburg, a member of the senior class, was made president of the Athletic As sociation. Pennsy Girls Start Season in Basketball Tomorrow asketball for the Pennsylvania Railroad Girls Social Club team will start to-mOrrow niglit. Burnham High girls will be the attraction. The game starts at S.lf> and will be play ed in the rooms of the Motive Pow er Athletic Association at Seventh and oßyd streets. Miss Jane Motter will give an ex hibition dance between tlie halves and after the game there will be a big dance program. These games and dances will be open to the pub lic. KKAIJ KSTATK SAI.LS City real estate sales reported to day were: J. M. McLaughlin to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, three-story frame, .">OO North Thir teenth, $3,000; H. M. Mendenhall to O. O. Hackenstoss, two-story frame, 929 South Nineteenth, $1,200; A. K. llrough to W. T. Fitzgerald, two two-story frames, 1914-16 Zurker, city assessment, $4,100; State Real Kstate Company to Charles H. Scandalis und Charles Federick, two-story brick, 443 South Cam eron, assessment, $17,300; Maurice (}. Heard lo Isaac L. Newcomer, three-story frame, 20 North Four teenth, assessment at $1,610; Emma M. Hummel to Alexander S. Miller, 1720 State, three-story brick, as sessment $4,380; Alexander S. Mil ler to Kmmtt M. Hummel. 1716 State, three-story brick, assessed at $4,380. PREPARING STRIKE) STATI'S By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Dec. 10.—Clerks in the hoadqtiurters of the National Steel strike committee were busy to-day preparing data on the status of the strike. It will bo placed before the ccn.mlttee which Is to meet In Wash ington next Saturday. fIIIBBER STAMD fl JII BEALB ABTENOILtr V 1 HARRIBB&ITENOILWORKI|j 1150 LOCUST 81. HARRIS CO. PA. U AUTO OWNERS APPLY AT OCIt OFFICE FOR 1920 Auto Licenses Applications cheerfully filled out hy our Notary Public. Notary fee only enlarge. (Applications are complicated this year. We supply the ap plication.) Backenstoss Realty Co. 331 Market Street "The Office of Service" SCORED CYLINDERS REPAIRED (By Lawrenee Procena) NO NKW PISTON'S HKQUIRBD METAL WELDING Of All Kind**—Alumlnuin a Specialty NO JOB TOO BAD THAT WB < \\ NOT HKPAia MACHINE WORK OF A LI. KINDS Harrisburg Welding and Brazing Co. S. Cameron St. Both Phonea NOTICE Automobile License Applications Beginning December 11, 1919 IRWIN M. CASSELL Notary Public Will be located at 211 N. SECOND fcT. Formerly with the State Auto mobile Division for two years. "Tlie Alan Wlio Knows" FOR RENT From April Ist, 1920 STOREROOM 502 Market Street CHAS. ADLER Real Estate & Insurance 1002 N. Third Street Member llarrlNburK Real Estate Board VACANT HOUSE FOR SALE Single brick, hot water heat; other improvements; lot 51x238. ■ "H^^a Special price and terms if sold this week. No. 2307 lloffer street, Bergner Building Market Situation of the Oils We have ready a Special Oil Resume, giving some interest ing facts and figures regard ing the established oil stocks. These securities have shown an advancing price range of from 25c to $23 a share since November 12. Copy free upon request! HOW TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT II ml METHODS OH* TRADING Hook let free upon request McCall & Riley Co. Inc., INVESTMENT SKCURITI ES 21'- X. Third St., llnrrlftbiirg, Pa. Bell 3498. Dial 2239 l>hllndrlphia York DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES Help Wanted Press Feeders at Once The Telegraph Printing Co. Cameron and State Sts. Harrisburg, Pa. MAIN\COMPANY: [CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS; I 6Q6~6Q8 Kunkel BTdji ! Auditin£-Tax; Service ; ; Systematizing Etc. 7 19
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