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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
LEwIsToWN BOY BURNED

Lewistown, Pa, Aug. 4.-KaIph
King, IL years old, a son of Alvin
King, received serious burns.
match igniting his clothing. The
lad has but one arm and was in
bed. A sore foot giving him much
pain he got up in the nightclothes
and struck a match when his clothes
became ignited. His father, attract
ed by the lads cries, tore the clothes
from his body. The boy was pain
fully burned and the fathers hands
were blistered. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
TooD DEMONSTRATION

Blain, Pa. Aug. 4.-Last evening
as announced a food demonstration
was conducted here in the town hall
under the auspices of the Depart
ment of Agriculture Extension of
the Pennsylvania State College. The
demonstration was in charge of Miss
Pearl Macdonald, who handled the
art of canning, preserving and dry
ing of fruit very scientifically.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
BROwN-sNowDEN MARRIAGE

A Pretty August wedding was that
or Miss Vera Jane Brown, of Cham
bersburg, Pa, to Earnest Gilbert
Snowden, of Martinsburg, w. Va,
this afternoon in the Stevens Mem
oral Methodist Episcopal Church.
Ihlrteenth and Vernon streets, with
tne ReV. DR.. clayton Albert Smucker
oIlclating. The young couple with
tnelr friends left the city late to.
day for New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

Miss Sarah G.. Hartman, of Ian
|caster, is visiting her cousin, Miss
|Tlizabeth A. Herr, at Front and
Herr streets.
Miss Elizabeth Cramp Nauss, of
lis Reilly street, is home after g
five weeks visit in Elmira, N. Y.
Miss Fannie LEVITT and Moe p.
|Smith. of 194S Swatara street, have
returned after a two weeks pleas
lure trip to Philadelphia, New York
CITY and Coney Island.
Mrs. Andrew S. LutZ, 2032 Berry
|hlll street, and children, Thelma and
Herbert Lutz. have returned after a
-weteks' trip to Albany n. Y.
F1elix B. Schraedley, OF Middle
town. who has been visiting rela-
|tives in this city and vicinity, for
several weeks, returned home to-
|day.
Miss Katherine McNiff, of the Cen
|tral High School faculty. Is spending
uart cf the summer in Atlantic City.
going later to visit her sister, Mrs.
John Dougherty in Beaver, Pa.
Mrs. Daniel F. Miller, Miss Ruth
Miller and Miss Helen Hoffman are
|enioying a trip to Atlantic City.
f5r. and Mrs Curtis A. Shelley, of
|1227 North Second street, started
to-day for a fortnight's automobile
tour of New York State.
DR.. and Mrs. George Preston
Mains, of 319 Front street, are
guests of Miss Mary Mitchell, at
Beaufort Farms for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anson Little and
son. howard F. Little. of Akron,
Ohio, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lerue Porter, of North Third street.
Miss Edith Nesbit, of Cleveland,
who, is stopping for several weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Ken
nedy expects to enter Aurora Col
|lege. NJ Y, in September.
Miss Caroline Pearson and Miss
Mary Harris Pearson, 503 North
Front street, are enjoying the sea
breeZes in Atlantic City.
Paul S. Hoofnagle, of Washington
-. c., was recent guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Wilson, of Penn
street.
Miss Rosa NJ. Wagner of Swatara
street, has returned after a trip to
Shenandoah.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

Mrs. Frederick c. Martin and
children, Frederic, Jr., and Helena.
of Riverside, are home after q
months stay at Chautauqua N. Y.
Miss Winifred Strong Snyder, Of
Sheridan Road, Chicago. arrived
this afternoon for a visit with her
grandmother, Mrs. Isaiah Snyder,
zoos North Second street.
Mrs. Charles L. Bailey, Jr., and
Miss Emily Bailey, of Cottage Ridge
left last evening for Vineyard
Haven, Martha's Vineyard, to joir
Miss Frances Bailey and others of
the family for months stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Clark, OF
Easton, are spending several weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Albright at 1927 Kittatinny street.
Miss Frances Morrison presided
at the tea table this afternoon at
the Country Club, of Harrisburg.
Miss Helen Armor, of State street,
is a weekend guest of Mrs. Nor
ette Coover in Dillsburg.
Miss Katharine Middleton, of
Camp Hill, went to Chambersburg.
wit han automobile party to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
OFF FOR PLEAsURE

Mrs. Arthur NJ. Keown and son,
Bobby, of 2339 Green street, and
her mother, Mrs. w. r. Gretrez, of
Toronto. Canada, who has been Wis
iting her for some time, leave Mon
day for Canada, where they will
spend the summer. Mrs. Keown and
son will also visit at Jordan Harbor,
Lake Ontario and Fort Stanley, on
Lake Erie, before returning home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
GUESTS IN MIDDLETOWN

Miss Emma Myers, of Pine street,
Middletown, entertained her Sunday
school class and a few friends in
delightful manner, Thursday, in the
Borough park. A delightful day was
spent in games, outdoor sports and
various contests. Both luncheon
and dinner were served to twenty
two guests
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
MINERS STRIKE CONTrNriEs

WIcUHIsco, Pa., Aug. 4.-The
strike situation at Short Mountain
coIiiery over the question of the
topping of mine cars remains un-
changed. At meeting of the local
union on tuesday evening no action
was taken in the matter. II is said
1t is the hope of all residents of
this section that an agreement will
be arrived at shortly and operations
resumed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
BRowN-GARMAN BRIDAL

Miss Helen Mildred Garman and
Alfred George Brown, both of Luck
lnow, were united in marriage Thurs
day evening, August End, at $50
o'clock, at the parsonage of the
Maclay Street Church of God by the
pastor, the Rev. DIR. William S.
Houck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
PARTY ON ISLAND

Harry Fraelich, the. six year ol"
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William q
Fraelick, of 412 Harris street, cele-
brated his birthday Wednesday,
August /, with a picnic on McCor-
mick's island. The little folks were
in charge of Miss Rose Fraelich
time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
TRIP TO GETTYSBURG

Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Jackson, of
400 South Thirteenth street, the
Misses Fannie M. Jackson, Mayme
E. Hechling, Miss Priscilla Mac
Pherson and Miss Helen r. Jackson,
motored to Gettysburg yesterday
with Dana Griffin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
sIMPsoN-BRINKLEY WEDDING

The marriage of Miss Beulah Flo
Brinkley, of Lemoyne, to Charles
James Simpson, of Philadelphia
took place Wednesday evening
August 2, in the parsonage of st.
Paurs Methodist Episcopal church.
with the Rev. William Moses Off
ciating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

Miss Pauline v. Kast. of Belle
vue Park, is off for pleasure trip.
spending several weeks in Geneva
and Ashtabula, Ohio, Van Buren and
Erie, Pa.
George Sutton has taken a posi-
ton with the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany at Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
INTERESTED IN Y. NJ. G. A. WORK

Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus M. Bard, of
Brooklyn, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund B. Buckalew, of Chicago, are
visiting at the home of Alfred
Franklin Hoffsommer, at Old Or
chard. The men were former resi-
dents of this city and for many years
were connected with the State Y. NJ.
C. A, being State secretaries in sue
cession.
Mr.. Bard is now in business and
Mr.. Buckalew is extension secretary
of the Moody Bible Institute in
Chicago, where he is making a rec
ord in extending the work of that
remarkable institution.
The party just came from the
Bible conference conducted at
Eaglesmere by the Institute. Mr..
Buckalew will attend the Mount
Gretna campmeeting where the
principal speakers will be from the
Moody Institute. g u
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
MRS. JACOB PENCE DIES

Marietta, Pa, Aug. 4.-Mrs. Jacob
Pence, so years. died Thursday even
ing. She was one of the first men,
bers OF the Maytown Reformed
Church and besides her husband is
brothers and sisters
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
PLAY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

Wiconisco, Pa, Aug. "A play
will be given in the Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday school room on Tues
day, August Z, entitled Aunt Dinah's
Quilting Party"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
WAR VETERAN DIES

Marietta, Pa. Aug. 4. = George
Heighes, rs years old, veteran of
the Civil War, died at Highmount
Thursday evening after a long ILL
ness. He is survived by his wife and
several children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
OFF TO CHAUTAOUA

. Frederick C. Martin, of Riverside
and Newell Albright, organizer of
st. Pauls Protestant Episcopal
church, two of the more prominen+
musicians of the city. left this
morning for Chautauqua, N. Y,
where they will attend special lee
lures in the musical course and ap-
pear on several programs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
MOTOR FRoM BuFFALo

Mrs. Ross Deibert and Mrs. John
Herm motored to thi6 city from
Buffalo, where they were visiting.
and were guests of DIR. and Mrs. c.
r. Miller, 1900 Market street. Mrs.
Miller accompanied them home tc
Orwigsburg. Pa, where she will
make a little visit. ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04

The marriage of Miss Char Naomi Heher daughter of Mr.
zer this city, this o'clock solemn
odist minister
bride
modish of
both
Following wedding Mrs Izer will
n
Izer
Telephone
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
VACATION IN OHIO

The Rev. DR.. Thomas Reisch, pas
tor of the Christ Lutheran Church,
left yesterday with Mrs. Reisch to
spend the month of August with
Mrs. Reisch's parents in Detenia, o.
'"he Rev. II. D. Sinner, pastor of
80 First Lutheran Church, of Sche-
rdv, N. Y, will occupy DR..
rh's pulpit on the Sundays of
: gust 5 and ~.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
TO NEW ENGLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. William Elder
Bailey, Miss Annetta Bailey and
Russell Alger Bailey, of Front and
South streets, leave next Wednesday
for a months stay at Nantucket, on
the Massachusetts coast. Miss Mary
K. Bent, of Philadelphia, will ac-
company them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
ANoTHER GUARDsMAN WEEDS

The marriage of Miss May Hart,
of this city, to Joseph Nelson Co
hick, son of Mrs. Florence Cohick,
1872 Horner street, took place in
Hagerstown, Nd, Monday, July 80.
The bridegroom is a member of
Company d, Sth Regiment, National
Guard of Pennsylvania. and will
soon leave for southern camp. He
was connected with the Pennsyl-
vania railroad before his enlistment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
HOME TO CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Henry Henderson, of Los
Angeles, California. spent the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Her
man Marsh, 229 State street, on the
way home after n stay of several
months in New York. Mrs. Hen
derson. a woman of charming per-
sonality, who has made many
friends here during her rather fire.
quent visits will make brief stop
enroute homo with relatives in Gin
cinnati,
Mrs. Charles A. Spicer, of 2O43
North Second street, left to-day for
visit with her daughter. Mrs. Wal
ter Hupley, at ReL0vo.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-04
IE|N!I|!|||||

1t requires skill to replate
gold, silver and metal that will
give lasting satisfaction.
Our skill, experience and facili-
ties are unexcelled by any other
similar concern in this city.
The ref1nishing of chandeliers,
brass beds and automobile
work speciality.
We are always pleased to
call and give estimates.
Phone us or drop us a card,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

the job. and then spent over score Of
years at the Philadelphia refinery. From
the superintendency there he went to Bay
onne. where he has been superintendent for
six wears.
mo man working for the Standard he
told me, has given as much time and study
to the laboring men and has tried to do for
them as have.
"No man." he declared, need be dis
cE-rged from this plant without an appeal
to me. Now, if man must be discharged,
he must be discharged. If foreman does
take such action that man has a right to
come to me to state his side of the case.
And if catch foreman abusing his men
or treating them otherwise unfairly, that
foreman must go. No" he continued, in
answer TO question, mot all dis
charged men appeal to me, but some Of
them do, and | always investigate when
thew do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Pole a GrOwn-Up Child

That statement Is true, but It serves
.nly to emphasize the poverty and oppres-
son under which the Pole has lived so long.
10 these may be traced directly every one
Of the red-ink entries in the Poles charac
.sr book. He is illiterate and easily misled.
he is ignorant of the simplest laws of
hygiene. He is clannish and, through this
Trait. frequently never learns to speak the
simplest English. He takes little interest
In the political life Of his new country
there are fewer than 300 Polish voters in
Bsyonne. Less than half the Poles take
out their first citizenship papers; Of those
who do only a small percentage ever OBJ
tain final papers. He is at times sui
len. and carries with him always burning
hatred Of governmental authority. More,
perhaps, than any other race. the Pole re-
ssts the ordinary processes of American
|Eaton.
It's no wonder that American workmen
in Bayonne call him chunk" and ''wop'
and crown the term by classifying all
Workmen as either hunk" or white man.
Even a negro is a white man" in Bay
pnne. The American workman dislikes the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
BETTER OFF HERE
THAN IN POLAND
s,u.ry Of the Chunk" or "Wop'
,s the white Man" in Bay
oune Sees Him

mo Of the things that stand out as
..,,.cteristic Of the industrial leaders of
O,rorne Is the extensive knowledge they
,,,. Of many phases Of their business
r.ts the raw materials. not counting Ia
:, The Superintendent Of every lmpor-
t.rt plant in Bayonne has an intimate
,,ovledce of the conditions under which
.bs raw materials he uses are obtained IL
-, M. unnatural, therefore. to expect
st. they were similarly acquainted with
a. o-i0jn Of their labor supplies, especial
!. ~. difficult and valuable Pole. And yet,
-, ono Of all the men | talked with had
o,or stpdied. he said, the peasant life in
central Europe. This came near being
|ls4ed as one Of the causes of unrest. 1t
,..,sd for this reason: the one man who
hod studied this life as indicated gave an
.l.orethsr unexpected reaction to his in
.o,mation. | had thought that a novel
~ Sienkiewicz. two histories and a'travel-
osus would equip me in this direction.
And vet this man told me things even
Sisnkiewicz forgot to mention. Surely, /
thought. as we talked, here is man who
understands the Pole, his psychology and
reactions: here is man who can tell
bov best to Americanize the Pole, how
% bring him to the standards of the
American workman. And yet all this in
formation was Of value, apparently, only
jn iustifying conditions as they exist at
present. They're incomparably better
Of in those tenementS,' nc SAID "tnan
thev were in Poland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
WHEN STANDARD LEADS
OTHER PLANTS FOLLOW
ANY Plan for Bayonne's Betterment Is
Strengthened by Having the
Standards Support

In the final analysis, any plan for the
betterment of conditions in Bayonne must,
to succeed. have the support of one COM
pany-the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey With the Standards support, any
such plan is sure of being carried out; with
the Standards indifference, it must fall
far short, however zealously it may be
pushed; with the Standards opposition its
defeat is certain from the start.
For the Standard Oil Company domi-
mates Bayonne. Objection has been voiced
to this statement, but it is true, absolutely,
No other word so aptly describes the stu
alton. Consider:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Standard Oils Place in BayOnne

The total tax assessment roll of Bay
onne is s60,0OO,00O. The Standard is rep
resented by some $4,000 00-not far
from from one-third Of the total. The
combined assessment of all the other in
dustries is but little more than 100000.
The city has some $4,000 wage earners, of
whom nearly 5000 are on the payroll of
the Standard. This is considerably more
than twice the number employed by any
other concern. The big refinery covers 252
acres, twice the size Of any other plant
acreage, and 143 acres more were recently
purchased.
1t has been charged that the Tidewater
Oil Company refinery, with its $500 en-
ployes the Vacuum Oil Company. the
Texas Company, the Bergen Point Chemi-
cal Company are subsidiaries of the Stand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

Pole especially because he will work for
lower wages than the native. and hence his
presence has a tendency to batter down
American standards Of living.
On the other hand, here is the virtually
unanimous opinion of the Poles other side {:
he is densely ignorant, it is true, but he
has lots of native intelligence; he is keen
at picking up" knowledge about the plant,
despite the fact that this is his first indus
trial experience; if he goes to night school,
his teachers find him not only quick but
eager TO learn; the banker says he's
thrifty; the superintendent that he's loyal
to the company, and that he has a sense
of honor about giving a full days work ;
every one praises his superb physical de-
velopment and his willingness to use it.;
the doctor says the record shows he's far
above the average in his relations with
women; that no other race shows such a
low percentage of venereal diseases.
Comparing these and bearing in mind
his origin, it is easy to understand why he
hates governmental authority and to be-
lieve that, once he understands what
America is. he'll recognize the difference
between a CoSsack and a cop; that he'll
drop his suspicious and attempt to practise
the hygiene which his physician is so will
ing to teach him. When he took the job of
the native American at low wages he did
not realize what he was doing; let him I'M
derstand, and he'll be found shoulder to
shoulder with his native brother.
In short, he is a grcwn-up child.
spoiled child, that needs helpful, sympa-
thetic direction TO get the best out of him.
And that best is worth the effort. Ask
Abou Ben Adhem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

the Standard cannot escape the response
bility.
These considerations lend unusual sig
nficancc to an interview which the writer
obtained with G. 3. Hennessy, general
superintendent of the Standards Bayonne
works. More than three hours were spent
with Mr.. Hennessy. TIE entire industrial
situation was covered. There is no rea-
son to believe he was not entirely frank
in what he said.
To the general superintendent more
than to any other man Bayonne must
look. He is the ranking representative
of the great corporation in Bayonne. In
questions of detail it is his opinion and
his attitude which must govern; and the
questions of general policy fixed by his
superiors are determined in large meas
ure by his recommendations.
Every day the big plant under Mr..
Hennessys supervision handles $1,000
barrels of crude oil. The manner in
which that oil shall be treated is de-
termned by a chemist who takes mill
ionth-part samples and analyses them in
tiny test tubes. 1t is not unreasonable to
suppose that Mr.. Hennessy, alert for new
ideas, may reason that the test tube method
is applicable also to crude labor. The
plant school idea has been tested, thor
oughly, in plant much smaller than that
of the Standard. But, as in the testing of
the oil samples, the conditions were the
same. Mr.. Hcnnessy won't hide his face
from a fact He is opposed to the plant
school idea. But if he becomes convinced,
as others have become convinced, that oth er
methods of reaching the adult immigrant
are very inadequate, one may be sure that
he will recommend the plant school to his
chiefs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Younger Element Responsible for
LawleSsneSS

"Of course, I've been speaking Of the
adult Poles. The young fellows, those born
in this country, lot of them are bad eggs.
1t was the younger element that was re-
sponsible for much of the lawlessncss dur
ing the strike
We reverted TO the strikes Of 1915 and
1916, the latter first. Everybody was
having strikes that year." said Mr. Hen
messy. "a wave of unrest seemed to sweep
all over the country. We'd been running
this plant for thirty-four years and had
never had any trouble with our men. They
were satisfied. Look how long some of
them had been here. They didn't want to
go out. But that year we got large num-
Der of floating workmen--Felows VINO
never stay long at any job. Thcy weren't
exactly agitators, but just drifters. They
got to talking about high wages at some of
the munition plants and how raises had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Bv JOHN J. LEARY, JR.

general through the shops, for as squadron
is no faster than the slowest ship in its make
up, so a factory could not well run on one
schedule for one class of help and another for
those who might in the eyes of the law be
deemed able to work longer hours
AS late as 1884, however, eleven hours day
was, legal for all textile work in all of the
states except Massachusetts,. There the ten
hour law was enacted that year, New York
following four years later. 1t is still the rule
in some of the Southern states where mills
owned by New England cotton kings are sub
ject to limited restrictions. In New England,
however. the tendency has been for even shorter
hours the Massachusetts, fftyfour-hour law
being the indirect cause of the notorious Law
renee strike of few years ago.
That trouble, it is interesting TO note was
due to the workers attempting to apply the
principle Of the Adamson act which arbitrarily
reduces the hours of railroad labor, but leaves
wages where they were. The Massachusetts
law reduced the working hours from ffty-five
a week to ffty-four. This the mill owners did
not contest, but they insisted that they would
not pay the same wages for fifty-four hours
that they had paid for ffty-fve. In the end
they did, but not until Lawrence had become
an armed camp and arson and murder run
their course.
All this time the demand for the eight-hour
day. first launched by an American labor body
in 1865, was more or less agsressively urged