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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
Nonunion Mines in
Pennsylvania Are
Working Full Time
! BY .4ssociatcd Prcss.

Washington, Nov. 3. - Nonunion
mines in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia were working full time to-
day, according to reports to the
Washington officers of the operators.
AT some points in those States the
miners were trying to get out more
than the normal days production.
In the Pennsylvania nonunIon
fields including Greensburg, Irwin,
Connellsville and Ligonier, all mines
were reported in full operation.
Their was no change in the situation
around Pittsburgh.
Nonpnion men in the West VIr-
glnia fields, embracing Pocahontas.
rug River, Winding Gulf, Logan and
Williamson went to work with their
shirts of, messages said, in the hope
or getting out more coal than was
mined in any single day last week.
Workers in the Fairmont, w. va,
fields whose output Saturday was
"a cars sought to-day to beat that
mark.
First reports from the central
competitive fields-Ohio, Illinois.
Indiana and Western PENNSYLVANIA
showed all union miners out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03

William b. Gray, major in the en-
Slneering service of the United
States Army, thus concludes his re-
port to the War Department on maxi
ing the Susquehanna river navigable,
after an exhaustive study of condi-
tions along this large waterway and
the resulting advantages of making
the river suitable for transportation
facilities.
Major Gray begins his report with
n history of the efforts to make the
river navigable - efforts which be-
gan in 1868. President George Wash
ington included it in his recomm en-
dation for an inland waterways
transportation system, and for years
afterward money was appropriated,
surveys and reports made, but Con-
gress never took any action. Flat
boats were floated down the river
late in the seventeenth century and
early in the eighteenth century.
ExcellS Railways
In reply to the statement that
inland waterways are not used and
do not pay, Major Gray states that
if economy in freight movement is
desired the canals will supply it,
IF a prompt and speedy receipt of
freight is demanded, the waterway
at the present time eXcells the rail-
roads," the report continues.
Comparing the movement of
barges of coal from Buffalo to New
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03

York to the movement of six cars on
the railroad it was shown that the
average time to move the cars was
eleven days, while on the canal the
boats travelled the distance in five
days.
With transportation demands in
creasing daily in the United States,
far exceeding the present facilities,
this situation existing in the eastern
states in particular, the principal
means depended upon is the rail-
road. Recently auto-trucks were
used but the tonnage is limited and
the operation cost expensive, few
commodities bearing such high
trucking charges.
Cheap Substitute
"The consuming public should not
be compelled to pay excessive freight
charges when u cheap, reliable
means may be substituted" Mayor
Gray states. "It is absolutely for
the continuous growth aud prosper-
ity of this nation that it's transpor-
tation facilities be increased and
without delay Pennsylvania, sup
plying all the anthracite coal and
almost so per cent. of the bitumin-
Gus, requires a 100 per cent in
crease in the transportation of these
products"
Similar needs for moving steel,
[Continued on Page 9.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
Moose to Burn Old
Mortgage at Banquet

Harrisburg Lodge. No. 107. Loyal
order of Moose, will hold a banquet
on their eleventh anniversary Thurs
day, November 13, in Chestnut street
Auditorium. at o'clock. Prepara-
tions are now being made on large
scale to take care of the membership.
and speakers from the central organ
ization will be present.
The Harrisburg lodge will meet at
the club rooms, Third aud Boas
streets. and march to the hail. head
ed by the Moose Band, of 40 pieces.
Al the hall the ceremony of burning
the mortgage on the second property
at 926 North Third street will be OBJ
served. All Dauphin and Perry
counties have been secured in an eff
fort to get turkeys for the feast, and
the committee in charge said to-day
that enough had been secured to feed
the hungriest Moose.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03

Every Republican on the city and
county tickets will be elected to-mor-
row and indications are that all four
of the municipal loans will be ap-
proved tomorrow" said William H.
Horner, county chairman, to-day
when asked as to prospects.
That opinion is shaped by every
Republican worker approached and
not few Democrats gave up the
last minute fight to-day as hopeless
after they had gone over the situa-
ton in the various voting districts.
Alderman George A. Hoverter,
candidate for mayor, and Harry f.
Owes, nominee for city treasurer, eX-
pressed themselves as highly pleas
ed with the progress of their cam
paigns and said that the only mat
ter in question is that of major
ity. Dewitt A. Fry, candidate for
city controller, who has been gett-
ing about the city, said the same
thing and with them will go into Of
flee again City Commissioners Hass-
Ter, Gross, Lynch and Burtnett. Re-
publican committeeman were busy
setting up the last of their fences
for the whole ticket to-day, and the
slogan for tomorrow will be Get
Out the Vote
III the County
Republican sentiment is running
high throughout the county and
there is no question of the election
of George Karmany as sheriff Har-
vey Taylor as recorder, Captain
Henry M. Slime and c. C. Cumbler
for county commissioners and the
remainder of their running mates on
the county ticket. Straight ticket
voting will be popular with Repub-
licans tomorrow who are bent upon
piling up majorities that will testify
as to their dissatisfaction with ma
tiona1 affairs as conducted by the
Wilson administration. Tomorrow
majorities will indicate he feeling of
Republicans as to the national cleo
tions next year, they say.
9ql ol 9Iq8IoAeJ eLB s9nLBd IIY
loans and the adoption of all of
them appears to be assured
Old Gag Fails
Among politicians the outburst of
pretended interest in behalf of the
floundering candidates of the party
by, the Wkson machine in Dauphin
county is regarded with mixed feel
ings of contempt at the hypocrisy
of it all and the amusement over
amateurish efforts of desperate
bosses. who want to keep in the
party limelight so that they may die
tate party action in the Presidential
campaign next year. Corruption of
the ballot box IS the old, old slogan
of the machine which has about
ruined the democracy of this sec
tion, but the practical men among
the Democrats are declaring with
considerable emphasis that their
memories are too long with regard
to former campaigns to cause them
to get excited over the last-hour
aEtics of their so-called leaders.
IF there has been lot of crook
edness in the primary campaign"
declared an outspoken Democrat
to-day, why didn't the virtuous
gentlemen who are playing poor
politics throw the net out long ago
and hale the culprits into court.
where they could be fitly punished?
This thing of springing sensational
charges in the last hour of the cam
CONTINUED on Page 15.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
AGREE
ON FINAL PEACE
PACT VOTE SOON
Ratification Ballot Proposing
Unanimous Consent Agree
ment Is Drawn Up
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 3-A final vote
his week on ratification of the Peace
Treaty is proposed in unanimous con-
sent agreement drawn up for presen-
tation to the Senate to-day by the ad-
minstration leaders.
Apparently contemplating the pos
sibility of a deadlock over reserva-
tions. the agreement provides that
after this week, the Treaty. if not
ratified, can be laid aside.
To Dispose of Amendments
In the plan put forward as a coun-
ter to Republican Leader Lodges
proposal for final vote November -.
all amendments would be disposed of
to-day, the reservations of the for
eign relations committe would be
passed on tomorrow and Wednesday
and the committees resolution of rat
ification voted on Thursday. Friday
ano Saturday would be reserved for
consideration of alternate ratification
resolutions, should that presented by
the committee fail.
The fact that the agreement pro-
vided for a possible deadlock in
Treaty was taken as another indica
tion that the administration forces
would vote against ratification if the
committee reservations were adopted
and then would present a ratification
resolution containing only qualifica-
tions of an interpretative character
Debate on all subjects relating to
the Treaty would be limited under the
plan to 15-minute speeches and the
Senate would meet an hour earlier
than usual each day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
3OO-Pound Porker Cavorts
Around Capitol Park

Did you see that 300-pound porker
which got loose from the Swift and
Company stockyards last night and
ran wild in the vicinity OF the Cap
tol for awhile? Between and 10
o'clock it was all over that part of
town. and after being chased around
the High School building on Forster
street ten or twelve times. the hog
got dizzy and flew off at a tangent.
hnaliy landing at Green and Forster
streets. where 1t was taken into Gus
tody. but not by the police. The loose
porker caused more excitement than
the arrival of the King, as il tore
around. upsetting everything that
came in it's way
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
LIVING COST, AS
SHOWN IN MEAT
PRICES, SLOWER
Sharp Declines Seen in Retail
Charges Made in City
Shops

Decreasing meat prices in Harris
burg markets are resulting in a
lowered cost of living in Harrisburg.
The past several weeks have seen
sharp declines and big percentage
decreases are shown over the prices
that existed one year ago.
Some few grades of meats are to-
day selling at slightly higher prices
than they did one year ago, but even
these are not as high as they had
been. For some weeks following the
conclusion of hostilities the prices
continued to mount, but the peak
appareEtly has been reached and
passed.
Smaller Exports
Meat dealers assign lessened ex-
lports as the reason for the drop.
With the warning countries of Eu-
rope again becoming partially self
supporting, there no longer exists
the need for the enormous foreign
shipments that had been made.
South American products too,
are DelIlS SGllI dCTOSS IIle AJldnIlC 10
did ir feeding the Europeans, and
this still further decreased the need
for the product in the United States.
creased supply of meats available
for home consumption, prices are
now dropping steadily and promise
to go still lower.
Thirty Per Cent. on
Advertisements of the Harrisburg
branch of a string of meat houses
throughout the country of now and
one year ago show IN a number of
instances decreases in prices of
thirty per cent. and more.
Pin steak, which one year ago
sold for 80 ceRts, is now quoted as
being worth % cents. Chuck roast
has dropped from 20 cents to 16
cents. while top rib and fleshy boil
IS to-day selling at Ia cents, whereas
it cost the consumer 20 cents one
year ago.
Lard Prices Higher
The lower tendency is not con-
fined alone to beef, but is shown also
in other meat products. Picnic hams
are to-day worth but 90 cents per
pound, as compared to the quota
tion of 81 cents one year ago.
Lamb chops, especially. show de-
crease and, while they sold for 35
cents one year ago, to-day they are
bringing but 20 cents.
Lard, however, has shown an up
ward tendency since November /,
1918. The sale price is now quoted
at 32 cents. four cents higher than
last year. The present figure. how
ever. is lower than it had been for
some time. the product going as high
as 40 cents a pound and in some in
stances even higher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03

states and several companies of state
troops have been modified at Bir-
minGham Ala, in case their serv-
ices are needed quickly to quell dis
turbanceS around the mines there.
Federal troops have been ordered
to be held in readiness in every de-
partmen of the Army for service
whenever state authorities ask for
assistant in keeping down disor-
ders.
No Back to Work Move
No movement of men back to the
mines developed in the early Mon
day reports from the country's bi-
luminous mine fields. A small num-
ber of Ignite miners in the Burling
ton, n. D., area returned to work af-
ter being on strike one day, explain
ing that they had not received union
orders to continue at work. This
was the only place where reports
were received of strikers reporting
for work Monday.
No attempts were made by own
ers to operate the unionized mines.
In West Virginia 800 nonunion
mines, We're operating, according to
advices from the officers of the West
Virginia Coal Association.
Reports received at the Offices of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany in Denver described the situa-
ton as about the same as Satur-
day." when central properties were
operated with reduced forces.
Business Feeling Effects
Business in some of the smaller
Iowa cities was feeling the effects
of the coal strike, according to re-
ports. Newton was in darkness Sun
day night, while in Indionla schools
and theaters are closed.
There were no reports of lawless-
ness from any of the mining fields
and the first arrest reported in con-
nection with the strike came from
Walsenburg, Colo, where United
States immigration inspectors took
into custody a Bulgarian miner
charged with having threatened to
burn several mines in the district if
the miners returned to work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
DeShong Regime at
Police Court Near End

A larceny charge preferred by a
local store against one of its for
mer employees taken to police head
quarters Saturday was taken over
in some manner by Alderman James
b. DeShong who has been presiding
at police court for months.
peShong to-day went to unusual
lengths to-day to keep the matter
secret apparently because of the
manner in which he took the case
from the police. He hung up the
telephone when a reporter tried to
get information from him. One of
George A. Hoverter's promises to the
voters is to abolish the Keistep prac-
tice of having DeShong at police
court when he becomes mayor. The
Keister program has cost the tax
payers thousands of dollars and
given rise to many nasty rumQrs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
COAL STRIKE IS CAUSING
ASSENGER CURTAILMENT

to survey the coal needs of their
respective districts.
Freight service will not be disturb
ed unless the coal shortage becomes
serious. Officials believe that with
the stocks of coal in transit together
with the thousands of tons stored at
terminals it would not be necessary
to curtail this service for several
weeks.
survey of all the coal stocks held
by railroads under direction of the
railroad administration is under way.
The administration also is gathering
figures on the quantity of coal at
seaboard. intended for export but
which has been ordered held by the
railroads if necessary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
To Clarity Situation

To Clarity Situation
Developments i'm the strike of
more than 425, 900 soft coal miners
throughout the country We're eX-
pected to clarity the situation to the
extent of determining whether pro-
duction was to be stopped indefinite
~ in u large part of the bituminous
zone or whether any considerable
number of workers were willing to
return to work.
No plans have been made for
opening any of the mines with i'm
ported labor. and old men who re-
turn to work are to be treated as if
they had never laid down their tools,
according to Thomas 7. Brewster.
chairman of the coal operators scale
committee. No miner will be dis
criminated against, he said.
Don't Expect Union Men Back
Reports from most of the large
mining centers indicated that while
a large number of the mines would
be in shape for the miners to resume
work, the operators did not expect
many union men to -rG-enter- the
workings to-day.
While operators admitted that the
figures given out by union leaders
were approximately correct, they
pointed out that close to 10000
nonunion men were at work in the
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
fields and that nearly 10000 union
miners were working in Kentucky
under contracts signed recently.
Troops in Fields
Federal troops to-day were in the
mining regions of West Virginia,
Tennessee, Wyoming and New Mex
leo under orders to preserve the
peace in case disorders arise in con-
nection with the strike. One COM
pany of the 32nd Infantry also was
on it's way from San Diego, Cal, to
Utah, for duty in the coal fields of
that state.
The National Guard of Colorado
and Oklahoma have already been
sent TO the coal districts of those
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
REMEMBER LOANS
WHEN YOU VOTE

Ih ONT forget the loans
That will be the slo-
gan of the Chamber of Com
merce, Rotary Club and Kiwanis
Club volunteers who Will work
for the loans tomorrow.
They are:
$4,000 for bathing beaches
and lighthouses.
$4,000 for street paving.
100000 for sewers.
Transfer of 100000 from Wal
nut street bridge fund to State
street bridge fund.
All parties favor them. There
is no opposition.
But be sure to vote for them,
or they may fail for lack of at
tention. Look for them on bot
tom of ballot.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03

Washington, Noy. 3.-At the White
House to-day it was said that Presi-
dent Wilson's offer for arbitration
of the strike still was open. Mean
time preparations for the setting up
of commission of industrial unrest
as recommended by the public group
in the recent Industrial Conference
are going forward and the selection
of the personnel is expected to be
completed by the Cabinet tomorrow.
One of the first effects of the coal
strike has been the curtailment of
passenger trains on some railroads.
Director General Hines has given
regional directors wide discretion in
this matter as they are in a position
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
MINE LEADERS
ARE CONFIDENT
OF SHUTDOWN
Operators Make No Preparations to Run
Mines-Only Enough Men to Guard
Property at the Workings, Union
Heads Continue to Insist
PALMER REPLIES TO MINERS
WHO PROTEST INJUNCTION

Chicago Nov. 4-Deprived OF the directing hands of its
leaders, result of the injunction, the membership of the
United Mine Workers of America to-day entered the first full
working day confident that the prepared dem
onstrae its ability halt production of soft coal throughout the
nation.
Directing heads of the workers union maintain that
than 100000 The operators available
show have yet made plans combat the strike not
wthsandng the fact that both Federal and State have
been in instances localities from which they might
best guard the coal properties.
Up until this morning disorders have been reported Only
enough guard the property the mines the
leaders
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
THE WEATHER

Harrisburg and Vicinity; Partly
cloudy tonight and Tpasday
warmer Tuesday. Lowe, tem-
perature Tonight about as de-
grecs.
Eastern PENNSYLVANIA. Partly
cloudy Tonight and Tuesday.
slightly warmer Tuesday. Mod
crate northeast to southeast
winds.
Rivers The main river will rise
except the upper portion will
begin to fall Tuesday afternoon
or night. All tributaries will fall
except the lower portions of the.
North nnd West branches which
will rise slightly or remain
nearly stationary Tonight. A
Afagc of about IA feet IL in
diented for Harrisburg Tues
day mornin<
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
RED CROSS WILL
GIVE ACCOUNTING
OF GUARDIANSHIP
Annual Report to Be Read at
Open Meeting This
Evening

When the annual report of Harris
burg Red Cross chapter is read to-
night at the meeting in Chestnut
Street Auditorium the people of
Harrisburg will have an opportunity
of knowing just what the chapter has
been doing the last year. And in
addition, when DR.. Stockton Axson,
a relative of President Wilson, tells
his personal story of the Red Cross
Harrisburg will have an intimate
knowledge of what the national or
ganization has been doing.
Every Red Cross worker, every
Red Cross member and every Har-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
U. S. Will Make No
Attempt to Arbitrate
Until Recall Is Sent
BY ASsoeiated Press.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Attorney
General Palmer to-day informed coal
miners who protested against the
strike injunction that the Govern
ment stood ready to do everything
in its power to facilitate an inquiry
into the merits of the controversy,
but in the meantime the law must
be Informed and combinations TO
stop production cannot be tolerated"
Mr.. Palmer's statement, made in
reply to telegram from the union
local at Glencoe, Ohio, to President
tContinued on Page 15.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
AvIATRIX ON ELIGuT

MIneoIn, n. j., Nov. 3.-Miss Jane
Herveaux, who served as an honorary
captain in the French aviation corps
left here in a Curtiss airplane this
morning for Havana. Cuba. She will
make several stops on the way. the
first being at Bustleton field near
Philadelphia. Merrill Il. Riddick a
former air pilot, will accompany her
as passenger as far>as Washington
From there Miss Herveaux plans to
make the trip alone.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
CHEAP FREIGHT IF
RIVER IS DREDGED
FOR NA VIGA TON
War Department Reports Show Means
of Opening Great Industrial and
Agriculture Valley to Seaboard
GRAY SAYS TASK IS
ECONOMIC NECESSITYTO u. S

Making the Susquehanna River navgable is practical.
As an additional transportation facility it is necessary.
To reduce freight charges and develop interstate commerce it
is justihable.
To and flood CONTROL jointly with production
of electric powerIit is warranted.
For benefits be derived by Eastern and
the nation it should be made navigabe without delay.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03

SURE TO SWEEP
WHOLE COUNTY
City and County Tickets Both
Safe; Only Question Now
Is of Major;ties
LOANS WILL BE WINNERS
Workers Are Redoubling Eff
forts as Many Democratic
Committeeman Quit
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
TICKET

REPUBLICAN COUNTY
TICKET
County Commissioners
Charles C. Cumbler.
Henry NJ. Stine.
Recorder of Deeds
M. Harvey Taylor.
Register of Wills
Ed. IL. Fisher.
Sheriff
George w. Karmany.
District Attorney
Philip S. Meyer.
County Treasurer
Oliver c. Bishop.
Directors of the Poor
John II. Lehr.
Frank b. Snavely.
(2-year term)
Jacob S. Farver.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET
Mayor
George A. Hoverter.
City Councilmcn
Charles w. Burtnett.
Edward u. Gross.
DIR. Samuel +. lIassler.
William II. Lynch
City Controller
Dewitt A. Fry.
City Treasurer
Harry +. owes.
School Directors
Howard M. Bingaman.
William Pavord.
Franklin j. Roth
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
EXPECTED TO WORK
BY associated Press.

Washington. Nov 3.-After three
days of rest from executive business
President Wilson was expected to
do some work to-day, as several bills
and other matters were awaiting his
attention
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
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. OFFICER FALSELY LABELED LIQUOR
Chicago warrant for the arrest Of Francis r.
, A. Junbin Of Chicago, appointed month ago mem
bcr Of the contract adjustment board in Washington with
rank Of lieutenant colonel in the regular army was
issued here to-day charge Of having falsely abeed
. shipments of liquor.
: THREE HURT m EXPLOSION
> Harrisburg. Three employees Of t1e Hauisau-g Gas
Company slightly injured in an explosion to-day
: 3D. Fetrow Of Wormeysburg IS burned aboa a4 face
. and left arm. Benjamin Robinson 90 BOYD Street. has
several burns on both hands Richard Muna Of Steel
ton, has a severe face burn
ATTACKS BILL FOR EXPORT FINANCING
. Washington Charging that the money making
contingent behind the measure, Representative
King, attacked the Edge bill for export financing a he
House to-day, characterizng it Admirable exam
pie Of lobbying and bureaucratic Legislation"