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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
Joseph H. Brownawell,
Civil War Veteran, Dies

Joseph II. Brownawell. a Civil War
veteran, 73 years old, died this morn
ing at his home, Thirty-first and Lo-
Gust streets. Penbrook. He was re-
tired railroad man and has lived for
many years in Harrisburg.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home
the Rev. George w. Hartman, pastor
of the st. Johns Reformed Church. Of
ficiating. Burial will be made in East
Harrisburg Cemetery. Mr.. Brownawell
leaves a wife, three daughters. Mrs
George Gilbert, Mrs. Edna Reber, Miss
Bertha NJ. Brownawell; four sons
George W., Milton, Kinner and Le-
Nann RrnMnaWell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
County Road Supervisors
to Meet in Millersburg

Road supervisors OF Dauphin county
will hold their semiannual conven-
ton on February 81, at Millersburg.
The morning program includes ad-
dresses by III. M. Fairchilds, Adam
Palmer, l. f. Bogner, r. E. Forscythc
and William f. Shoemaker. officers
will be elected at the business session.
Speakers in the afternoon include:
DIR. /. A. Keiter, president of Lykens
Motor Club; Joseph w. Hunter. Dep
uty Commissioner, State Highway De-
partment; Representative 1. e. Ulsh,
and County Commissioner II. c. Wells.
The program committee included
Sphraim L. Sweigard, Susquehanna
township; Adam Palmer, Wiconisco;
Matthias S. Brinser, Londonderry; r.
d. Messner, Upper Paxton; 1. f. Bog
ner, Middle Paxton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
CLEARINGs SHOW INCREASE

Bank clearings for Harrisburg, as
reported by Bradstreet's Journal for
the week ending February 15 show an
increase of twelve and nineteenth per
cent over the same week of last year,
the total being $1,949,000. This,
however, is a rather large decrease
over the previous week when the
clearings totaled $2,22O,0O0.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
TAKE WHITE TO PEN

James White, convicted with Ell
wood Wilson on a charge of shooting
officer Lewis C. Nipple, of the city
police force, was taken to the Eastern
Penitentiary to-day by Sheriff w. w,
Caldwell Whites sentence is not less
than nineteen nor more than twenty
years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
Standard Steel Company
EMPLOYS Armv of Men

Dewistown, Pa, Feb. 17.-More
than 5000 men are employed at the
great plant of the Standard Steel Com
pany at the present time-Lewistown
will improve it's river front this COM
ing SUMNER. T. Riden, hurt IN an
accident here when a trolley car hit
his auto truck, will recover
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
GREATEST ARMIES
EVER ASSEMBLED
COMING TO GRIPS

airplanes and guns in the hurting of
long distance shells against selected
targets far behind the German lines
There is grim realization of the fact
that it will be tedious work trying to
blast the Germans out of their main
lines of defense but British and French
commanders alike are confident In
their predictions that they will event.
ually force the fighting into the open.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
HARRY G. WISE

Funeral services for Harry G. Wise.
aged sc, who died this morning at his
home, 1885 Howard street, will be held
Monday afternoon at o'clock. He is
survived by his wife and one son,
Charles e. Wise. Burial will be made
i'm the East Harrisburg cemetery, with
the Rev. j. A. Lyter, pastor of the Der
ry Street United Brethren Church. OFF,
ciating. Mr.. Wise for a number OF
years was proprietor of the Mt. Pleas
ant Cigar Company, 1850 Market street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
MRS. MARKLEY DIES

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Mark
ley, of Lemoyne, who died yesterday
will be held Monday morning at her
home, in Herman avenue, at 10 o'clock.
Burial will be made in Camp Hill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

and
Plymouth active
he eofm mar
of all
Plymouth
sports and production
White
attained
rich yellow nbs single
They noto
dark
in large hocks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

and, likewise, everyone used hand-mixet
paint. To-day, when machine-spun clott
is so much better and cheaper, no one
would think of wearing homespun. Many
people are still using hand-mixed paint
however, because they do not know that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
Food Distribution Problem Is
Now Being Worked Out.
Central Bureau to Have Charge
of All Supplies.
TO MAKE PATRIOTIC APPEAL
Everybody Will Be Asked to
Practice Economy.
Wilson Approves Plans of Ma
tiOnal Defense Council.

Washington, April 4.-War-time dis
tribution of food supplies for the ma
tons civilian population is to be placed
under the central control of a COM
mercial economy board it was defi-
nitely decided at a conference of the
council of national defense and its ad-
visory committee in the office of
Secretary of War Baker. This de-
ciSiOn was the elimination of plans
outlined by administration chiefs dur
ing the last few days which contem-
plates mobilization of all the nations S
commercial interests thru an eminent
group of men in the world of trade.
Details of the work to be done by
the commercial economy board in pre-
senting it's gigantic task and the meth
DDS it will employ in solving the prob
lens. which national defense heads
expect war conditions to produce will
be withheld until formal announce
ment is made of the personnel of the
board. This announcement is eX-
pected to be made within a day or two
Announce Plans Soon.
Secretary Clarkson of the council of
national defense authorized the fol-
lowing statement:
The council of national defense
will within day or two announce the
formation of commercial economy
board to mobilize the commercial in
tereStS of the country for the effective
ana economical distribution OF COM
moditieS among the civilian popula-
ton. Its members will consist of the
best qualified men in the nation. Its
purpose will be to deal forehandedly
with problems of wartime distribu-
ton"
1t was stated that the tentative plan
as agreed upon by the council of ma
tional defense and it's advisory COM
mission has the full approval of Presi-
dent Wilson and his advisers who have
determined that the civilian population
possible the dire result of war. 1t was
stated that the administration is pre-
pared to take vigorous steps and to
demand drastic regulatory legislation
| if that becomes necessary to insure an
adequate supply of every necessity to
the men and women who will do
their Bit in the continued and con-
centrated pursuit Of their usual occu-
hpations.
1t was understood that an effort
will be made to care for this problem
IN the first instance by a patriotic ap-
peal to those interests which handle
the food, fuel and clothing supplies
of the nation. A voluntary submis-
sion to informal federal regulation and
control of these interests would satisfy
the administration and its official ad-
visers. If the voluntary plan --ils,
however, it is expected that legislation
will be demanded assuring complete
federal control of these necessary sup
DIies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
WHEAT HITS So MARK
Highest Price Ever Paid in Chicago
on Normal Market

Chicago, April 4.-Two-d dollar wheat
became an actuality today. The great
bread-making cereal for delivery next
month sold at that price at the open
ing of the board of tradr today 1t is
the highest price ever paid here on a
normal market. In 1864 this price was
exceeded by values expressed in terms
of deprecated paper, and in the sos
"Old Hutch manipulated the price in
one of his famous corners at S2.25.
one of his famous corners at 50.
A few minutes after the opening,
May sold at s2.01. 1t then sold back
to S1.9915 and in a moment at 81.
Former SkyrOcket Prices.
''Old Hutch" whose real name was
BENJAMIN P. Hutchinson. manipulated
the price to $500 in 1883. In 1897
Joe Letter ran the price to $1.S5 but
in the succeeding year. with a bumper
crop combating him, he lost millions.
Food riots occurred in Italy during
the corner, and this form of specula-
ton began to be froTned upon. Sub
seouently laws making corners illegal
were passed
Seven years ago James a. P@tten,
who had bought heavily on crop Short
age prospects found himself the pos
SCISSOR of a corner in wheat, out he
took only mild advantage of his ccn-
troll. May wheat sold up to s1.54.
Bakers used this price as a lever to
reduce the size of their loaves of bread.
The next advance came with the out
break of the European. war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
Government Will Prosecute All
Illegal Price Hikers.
Fred Robertson Issues Warning
to Kansas Dealers Today.
WAR SCARE IS NO EXCUSE
Jump in HI. C.. of l.. Has Been
Reported in Topeka.
Officials Have Been Investigat-
ing Conditions.

JCbbers, wholesalers, manufacturers
and retailers in this state who use the
war as an excuse to boost prices of
food and other commodities higher
than conditions demand will receive
attention from the department of JUS
t1ce, according to a statement made
this morning over long-distance tele-
phone by Fred Robertson, United
States district attorney for Kansas
Mr.. Robertson talked from his office
in Kansas City, Kan.
Robertson'S warning follows a jump
in food prices in Topeka Monday and
Tuesday. He said he had heard of no
such increases in Kansas City.
The district attorney asserted at the
time he made the statement, that he
had heard of no illegal manipulate
of prices over the state as yet. How
ever, he stated a close watch will be
kept on the four selling trades in
Kansas and first evidence of exor-
bitant prices will be investigated pro-
vided it is legal for the federal govern
ment to do so. Such manipulation be-
ing connected with interstate cor1-
merce will give the federal authorities
the biggest lever.
For several months the government
has been inserting a probe in high
prices all over the country. However,
it has had little effect on prices. Cost
of living to the consumer is still be-
coming greater and flour and sugar
are higher than at the time of the
civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
Regulars Now in Service VIII
Be First to Go.
SeIective COnscription to In
clude Men, IS to %.
UNLIMITED AID TO ALLIES
Navy'S Big Problem Is to Com
bat Submarines.
New Army To Be Trained in
IncrementS of 100000.

Washington, April 4.-By the time
congress acts on the war resolution"
all plans for assembling all the ma
tons forces to strike at the imperial
government of Germany will be ready
for presentation by the president.
Army legislation based on selective
conscription of the country's young
men as rapidly as they can be equip
ped, differed and trained, is consid-
cred probably the most important of
the war plans.
All men except those exempted
such as married men, mechanical eX-
perts, scientists, etc, will be ex-
pected to come under colors.
Issue Anti Stacker Buttons.
The government will have some
designations button probably
which will be given to those exempted
and otherwise serving the country, but
who are not under training. This is
the same scheme followed by Eng
land to protect those not actually in
the army from being dubbed slack
ers''
Under the three-year basis plan it
is the intention of the government to
train men in increments of 100000 un-
til there are sufficient to beat Ger
many.
No men will be sent to Europe i'm
at least six months. The present reg
ulars believe they will be the first eX-
peditionary force, leaving the newly
trained men as home guard until
the second increment of 100000 is
trained.
The maximum and minimum age
limits of men for the first increment
is expected to be Is and 23-
Food and Munition to Allies.
Pending the raising of America S
army, this government is making prep
arations to ship unlimited supplies to
the allies-including not only money,
but particularly food and munitions.
The greatest problem is admittedly
getting the supplies to the entente
ports.
Hence, the big problem before the
navy according to navy officers, is
creating effective means of combating
the Uboat.
Nava cooperation between the
United States and the entente allies
has already been planned in detail
which are naturally secret.
The national defense council
President Wilson's advisory war cabi-
net-is in daily session, methodically
working out details of mobilizing re-
sources. plans of economizing in all
these resources and means of hasten
ing supplies for the army and navy
and the allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
W. |. JURY NAMED
Foreman Locomotive Shops Is
Assistant Superintendent.
John FraZeIl Succeeds Jury as
General Foreman.

Promotion here of three Santa Fe
shopmen, long in the service of the
company, was announced today by NJ.
J. Drury, superintendent of shops. w.
L. Jury, formerly general foreman in
the locomotive shops, has been ap-
pointed assistant superintendent of To-
comotive shops, a position which has
been vacant since the resignation of
Archie M. Baird two years ago. Mr..
Jury has been in the service of the
Santa Fe for the last % years.
He entered the shops here in 1895
as a machinist. Since that time he
has been consecutively, foreman in the
brass department, foreman in the rock
gang, machine shops foreman, gen.
eral machine shops foreman, general
foreman, holding the latter position
prior to his present appointment
John Frazell formerly erecting
foreman, has been appointed to sue
ceed Mr.. Jury as general foreman of
the locomotive shops. He began work
for the Santa Fe here nearly thirty
years ago as a machinist-
John Armstrong, who has been in
the service for several years, was ap-
pointed to take Frazell's place as
wrecking foreman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
TIE UP WORK HERE
Labor Strike Has Effect ON
Buildings i'm Topeka.
Painters May SettIe-Open
Shop Faces Carpenters.

Building activities in Topeka were
practically suspended today due the
strike of $50 paperhangers. painters
and master carpenters. The painters
and carpenters struck Monday. They
ask a wage increase of cents an
hour making a total wage of SO cents
an hour. The union paperhangers
struck today in sympathy with the
two allied unions. The paperhangers
are not asking an increase in wages
as they obtained wages of SO cents
an hour last fall when they made a
contract with employers which does
not expire until April 1918. The
strike involves ESQ master carpenters
and 100 painters and paperhangers.
Settlement late this afternoon of
the controversy between the union
paperhangers and painters and their
employers was forecast today by both
the employers and advices from labor
hall G. NJ Hill of the c. NJ. Hill &
Sons paper and paint company. one
of the employers involved, said today
that he expected differences to be set
tied late today. The employers will
lay before the unions a plan of set
tlement.
While the employers were meeting
the union paperha ngers and painters
were meeting at labor hall. Labor
officials there said the differences
would probably be settled in the next
few hours" The scent increase In
wages they said is the only issue at
stake delaying the settlement.
The outlook for settlement of the
carpenters strike. however, was not
so bright J. A Lundgren of the firm
of Lundgren e. Carlson, general con-
tractors. said today that the employ
ers of the carpenters had taken no
steps toward granting the demands OF
their men. 1t is impossible. he de-
clared, to grant the raise in wages in
the face of the high cost of materials.
Many of the contractors have declared
"open shop" and assert they will hire
enough non-union labor to fill up ths
i ranks shortly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
CROWDS KNEW EARLY
Election Outcome Known Early From
State journal Bulletins.

State Journal reports from every
precinct in the city as early as 8
o'clock last evening indicated the out
come of the city election. At that time
the bulletin boards showed a total
of more than 5000 votes or one-half
the total vote and the administration
candidates were we'll in the lead.
The crowd that stood in front of the
State Journal bulletins was we'll
served during the evening. With the
stationary bulletin board and it's ever
changing totals and the stereopticon
slides offering returns by precincts
nothing was left undone to keep the
spectators informed as to the vote.
The final vote which varied only
slightly from the official figures given
out by the election officials today. was
posted at 10:45. Owing to the illness
of an official in the fourth precinct
of the First ward the count was de-
State Journal reports from every
figure would have been available to
the bulletin board fans at 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
Thirty-FOur of Third Missouri
Infantry Are in Topeka.
Guarding Santa Fe and Rock
Island Spans.
DETAIL OF 19 To MANHATTAN
Other TranscOntinentaI Rail-
way Bridges Watched.
Call to Kansas Guards Might
Come i'm Few Hours.

National guardsmen under Captain
Barnes of Co. X, Third Missouri in
fantry. have beeh assigned to guard
rail- DAD bridges across the Kaw river
in Kansas. Thirty-four men under
Captain Barnes are IN Topeka to
watch Rock Island and Santa Fo
bridges. A second detail of nineteen
men has been sent to Manhattan to
guard the Union Pacific bridge.
Day and night patrols of the big
Kaw river bridges will be maintained
by the national guardsmen. AS soon
as tents and equipment for the men
can be sent to Topeka, the guardsmen
will probably be divided into squads
and encamped on the banks of the
Kaw. While no arrangements have
been made, it was believed that Bat
terry A, would probably afford tenn
porary quarters for the Missouri
guardsmen.
The So Missouri guardsmen were
sent to Topeka and Manhattan in
keeping with a program for safe
guarding all bridges and public build
ings. Members of the guards will pa
troll the Union Pacific-Santa Fe bridge
at Topeka. as well as the Union Pacific
bridge at Manhattan. No advance no.
tices had been sent to Topeka concerns
ing the plan to patrol the big river
bridges in this state. Nor did members
of the guard know their destination
until they stepped from a train in
Topeka this morning.
Fart of SecIct Program.
Movement of the Missouri troops 10
Kansas without warning was in keep
ing with the new federal censorship
program. Under the new order,
guardsnens called to the colors will
not know where they are to be sta
toned. They will merely entrain and
go into camp when the trip is ended.
1t is quite certain that the new
plan will be adopted when a call is
issued for the Kansas guards. This
call might come in a few hours. 1t
might come next week. Under the
present plan it is quite probable the
men would be modified at Fort Riley
and entrained from that point under
sealed orders. The plan would mean
that guardsmen would know nothing
of their future location. Nor would
information be impaired to friends
or relatives of guardsmen. 1t was
the adoption of this plan that
would permit the sending of the Mis-
souri, troops to Kansas today without
knowledge of anyone except in high
army circles.
generals office today. He also called
on Governor Capper. No statement
as to plans of the Missouri guardsmen
was made public further than that
they had been detailed to guard Kaw
river bridges in this state Co X.
Third Missouri Infantry was recruited
from Kansas City, Mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04
To co TO BORDER
Topeka Battery Probably Will
Return to Old Camp.
Six New Recruits Have Been
Added to the Roster.

Battery A the Topeka unit of light
field artillery, will be returned to the
Mexican border upon being called into
federal service. Opinion among mem
bers of the organization was practical
iy unanimous to that effect today in
the face of the fact that word from
Washington, ordering the battery out
for duty, is expected any minute.
Belief that the organization will be
assigned to keep an eye o. any dis
turbance that may arise in Mexico is
based on the fact that the battery
would be practically useless as a coast
defense unit. In event of war with
Germany. according to news dis
patches from the national capital. the
government is expecting activity
among the large number of Germans
who have recently crossed the inter
national bridge into Mexico. The To-
peka unit is of that branch of the
army probably best adapted to the
kind of service activities on the bor-
der would demand
Make Up First Gun Line.
But little credence was today given
theories that the Topekans would be
placed on internal duty as some of the
Missouri units have been. The former
will to all indications make up part
of Uncle Sans first gun line
Recruiting for the organization has
been stimulated in the last two days
Six recruits were added Tuesday and
today They include:
Rupert Edward Neidens, r. H Pal
mer, George s. Moore. Robert j.
Rooney. Dale N Hutto and Winslow
F. Miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

The city election terminated, as was
generally expected in a complete en-
dorsement of the administration. all
the commissioners and the mayor
being reelected by substantial majori-
ties. 1t is gratifying to public spirited
and unbiased citizens that faithful
service to the city has been thus re-
warded.
The hardest fight was made on
Mayor House and Commissioner Was
son. for reasons well known to the
public. The mayors majority is sub
sta1tially the same as his plurality at
the primary, indicating that those who
voted for Corwine and Billiard and
those who did not vote at that time
divided about evenly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04

sire war, but the German government
is desperate.
NO great nation could hold place in
history if it permitted itself to be or
dered off the sea-"
Hitchcock declared he had been bit
terIy opposed to war and had used all
his influence to avoid it.
Even after / knew that the people
of the United States were overwhelm-
ingly for war. 1 tried to avoid it," he
said.
Il even sought out the president of
the United States and begged him to
avoid war. But now l am ready to
take my place with those who will
CONTINUED on Page Twop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-04


candidates.
Mr.. House carried 20 of the 80 pre-
cincts He carried all but one in his
own ward and all out one in his op-
ponents ward. He carried every pre-
cinct in the First ward while Mr.. Kiene
carried every one in he Sixth. The
mayor had a majority in cut of he
wards. reaching 521 in his own and
l65 in his opponents.
Commissioner Wasson. on whom a
hard fight was made, carried every
precinct in the city except the third
of the Fifth ward, and came out with
a majority of 2,517.
Mr.. Tandy's majority is smaller
than that of any other successful can
didate for commissioner. probably ow-
ing to the fact that his opponent is a
man who not only is personally pop
uIar but is considered especially well
qualified for the place.
Commissioner Newland leads the
ticket with a majority of $3.50. Com
missioner Porter ran second only to
Newland.
The voters showed discriminating
Judgment in the selection of members
of the school board. If they haG
not done so. :he vote shows the re-
suit might easily have been different.
The election of James B. Mullin to
membership on the board g educa-
tion is an especially happy one, gives
representation to large part of our
people who are entitled to voice on
the board Mr.. Mullin was chosen by
a. overwhelming vote, leading the en-
tire list of six candidates. He will
succeed Doctor Van Horn, who was
not a candidate for reelection.
The campaign has been a quiet one.
unusually devoid of feeling or bias