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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
Final Argument Heard
in Hardscrabble Cases

What is believed to be the end of
legal proceedings in the Hardscrab-
bic cases in the Dauphin county
court were the arguments this week
on the city's proposition of razing the
buildings on the west Side of Front
street, between Herr and Calder, of
strengthening the Front street lines
and of closing the gap in the River
Front Park and the river steps.
This weeks cases arose on n dis
pute as to the right of Harrisburg
to assess on property owners a pro-
portionate share of the cost of wip-
ing out the IIardscrabble houses and
improving the streets. If it is de-
clded that there is no legal obliga-
tion on the part of the property
owners, the city will pay the entire
cost. Decision on this and two other
pending cases will mark the con-
clus!on of the long fight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
Calls For Troops
to Protect the Miners
Willing to Work
By Assoeiated Press.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Nov. ga
Governor Robinson has wired Secre-
eral troops be. sent into Oklahoma to
protect coal miners willing to return
against possible interference The
governor yesterday terminated nego-
uations with representatives of the
coal operators and announced that an
other attempt to operate the mines
with volunteers would be made He
declared the operators had shown no
disposition to give material assist
ance in keeping up the supply of coal
during the present crisis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
Building Started This
Month to Cost $4,000

building permits were issued in
November for work costing s172
2OO, according to figures compiled
IN the Building Inspectors Office
FOR the same month last year the
total was Sl6,5OO. Three permits
We're issued to-day to Joseph II
ketterine erection of two-storv
frame dwelling, Prospect street near
Union, $4,000: A. e. Beible. one
story garage, rear 1910 Fulton
street. 500, and George Ditzel, one
story frame tuilding at the rear of
2i1 Crescent street. $15O
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
Negro Lynched by Mob
For Attempted Attack

Fox Worth, Miss, Nov. 2g.-Im-
mediately after he had been identi
fled by white girl as the man who
mad attempted to attack her, Neville
FoXworth, negro, was taken from of
hcers by mob and shot to death
here late yesterday.
The girl on her way from school.
said the negro followed her in the
woods. She ran and he gave chase.
but she outran him. She had rec
ognized the negro, however, and his
arrest followed. A mob formed and
immediat!y overpowered the officers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29

Silver quotations showing that sill
yer dollars contain enough precious
metal to make them worth more
than their face value has caused
a boarding worse than the craze for
the buffalo nickel when rumor
went about that a careless smelter
i'm the mint had mixed the bullion
with heavy percentage of gold.
Several bankers to-day declared
that there appears TO be a mistaken
notion that someone is willing to
redeem the silver dollar for more
than 100 cents For-this reason men
and women who for years critf-
cised the merchant who gave them
the iron men" in change are saving
every bit of silver coin they get their
hands on.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
STRIKE CALLED
FOR 1900 MEN IN
RAILROAD YARDS
Brotherhood Takes Drastic
Step, Alleging Local
Grievances

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 29.-Two
thousand railroad trainmen and
yardmen of Kansas City are to go on
strike at o'clock this afternoon.
according to an announcement by
local Brotherhood of Railway Train
men officials.
1t was said the strike order re-
suited from local grievances and it
was limited that a radical element
among the railroad workers was re-
sponsible for it's issuance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
President Enders May
Be Reelected Monday

1t was said to-day in city school
official circles that when the school
board is recognized on Monday
President Robert A. Enders will be
reelected and DR.. G. E l.. Keen
will be elected vice-president to sue
ceed w. Frank Whitman.
The reorganization meeting will
be held at IL o'clock Monday morn
ing. Franklin j. Roth, Howard NJ.
Bingaman and William Pavord will
take office as directors on the board,
having been elected for siX-year
terms to succeed George A. Werner,
John T.. Dapp and George w. Reilly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS TO
BE BEGUN WITH SOVIETS
BY associated Pres.

London, Nov. 29.-The Esthon-
ian government has announced that
peace negotiations with Soviet Rus
sia will be begun at Dorpat next
Tuesday, according to a wireless dis
patch from Moscow to-day. The
Soviet delegates, it is stated, will
cross the front in the neighborhood
of PskoV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
ENGINE HITS MOTOR TRUCK

Harrisburg. Steve Singleton, q, an ernploye of
the Army Reserve Depot New Cumberland is in the
Harrisburg Hospital in serious condition with injuries
states request for Federal troops be refused.
suffered when al engine at New Cumberland struck a
HaotoT'ruek in which he had been riding. The truck
s.ailed thc tracks and the engine crashed into it,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
ENGINEERS BODY
FOUND HANGING
TOPICKET FENCE
Freight Train Runs Wildly
For Four Miles Without
Hand on Throttle
FIREMAN STOPS ENGINE
Grew Unable to Tell How
Fatal Accident Occurred
Near Newport

Found hanging on a pale fence
along the Pennsylvania Railroad
near Newport, G.. II. Gearhart, of
Altoona, a Middle division freight
engineer, died to-day in the Harris
burg hospital, an hour after being
admitted to the institution. The
dead man. who was SO years old.
had a fractured skull and other in
juries.
Hanging by his clothing, Gearhart
was noticed on the fence by the
crew of an eastbound freight train.
lie was semiconscious when found.
He was placed on the engine ana
rushed to the city. He was admitted
to the Harrisburg hospital about 8
o'clock and died slightly more than
an hour later.
Just how Gearhart happened to
fall from his engine has not been
determined by railroad officials. His
crew did not miss him until 1T had
proceeded more than four miles from
the accident. The fireman then took
the throttle and stopped the wildly
running train. He was in a semi
conscious condition and could tell
nothing.
Several suppositions have been
advanced by fellow employees as to
the manner in which he might have
fallen. One is that he might have
fallen from the tank OF the engine,
by accident; the other and the one
that is generally accepted by reason
of a peculiar back injury, is thai
some object on the tank struck him
and knocked him to the ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
70 HoUsE TRooPs AT MINEs

Pittsburgh The state has taken over the build.
and grounds Of the State Manual Training" Normal
tie accommodation Of soldiars ordered to Pittsburgh
in connection with the operation OF coal mines. Col
o. M. Hoisington, Of the Kansas National Guard
reached Pittsburgh today andFo charge Of arrange
mcnts for the troops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
Kansas City May
Close Up Tight to
Give Her People Coal
BY .4sSocintcd Prsss.

Nnnsns City, Nov. 29.-That It may
he necessary to close down every
thing in order to keep the people of
kansas t.,1 ty CITY from suffering from the
Markham, local fuel administrator at
a meeting of representatives of whole
sale and retail merchants. theaters,
churches, schools and restaurants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
WEEK is TO OPEN
BELOW NORMAL
By Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Weath-
er predictions for the week be-
ginning Monday, issued by the
Weather Bureau to-day, are:
North and Middle Atlantic
States-Fair first half of week.
except probably snow Monday in
New England, with temperatures
below normal, probably much
colder Monday and Tuesday. I'm
settled, with rains probable, sec
ond half; temperatures nearly
E'ormal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
FIND LYNCHED NEGRO
BY Associated Press.

Lake City, Fla. Nov. 29.-Farm-
ers coming to this place to-day
found the body OF a negro hanging
to a tree by the roadside. An inves-
tigation disclosed that the man,
Sam Mosely, had been lynched last
night by a party of white men, 1t
was claimed that he insulted young
white woman in Columbia county
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29

Should King Victor Emmanuel be
forced from the throne owing to
the complexities of the political sit
uation in Italy, it is believed in mod
crate circles that the monarchy will
be continued in the person of the
Duke D'Aosta. The Duke is more
popular figure and more in SYM
pathy with the aspirations of the
mass of the Italian people. Until
the birth of Prince Humbert ir 1904
he was the direct heir to the throne.
Victor Emmanuel became King of
Italy in 1900 after the assassination
of his father, King Humbert
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
THE WEATHER

Harrisburg and Vicinity, Rain
this afternoon. Tonight and
sunday. Warmer Tonight with
lowest temperature about As
degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania Rain and
warmer tO-niEhtJ Sunday rain,
south and southwest winds be-
coming strong.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
Idleness Increases
in Virginia Mines
BY Associated Prcrs.

Charleston, w. Va. Nov 2a.-LRc-
ports received here indicate,that prac-
tcally all the mines in the Kanawha
increased in the New River 6aldS
Operators admitted suspension Of
some operations yesterday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
ON AMERIcA 49, -

Santiago. - The Nacion to-day says 1T has learned
from wal-iniornad diplomatic circles that there is a
possibility Of mediation by the governments Of Argen-
tina, Brazil and Chile with the object Of composing the
difficulties that have arisen between the United States
and Me1.4o over the case of Consul Jenkins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
EDISON SCRUBS WIN

The Edison Junior High School
scrub team this morning defeated
the Camp Curtin Junior High scrubs
6 to at Island Park. Hess scored
Edison's touchdown in the second
quarter. The game was played dur
ing a steady rain with a few loyal
students to cheer the boys.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
70 EMPLOY NoNUNIoN LABOR
Okahoma Go. = Dorset Carter. nresident c

Oklahoma City - Dorset Carter president of the
Oklahoma Coal Operators Association. announced to
the State Council Of Defense to-day that Oklahoma coal
operators would throw OPEN their mines to nonunion
labor Immediately and would defray expenses Of the
State Guard protecting non-unon workers should the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

PaIne Norsoru
It. VI.
hngton S"''o'i L
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-29

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
NOT TO TOLERATE
STRIKE WITHOUT
UNIONS CONSENT

London, Feb. 13.-"Unauthorized
strikes cannot and must not be toll
Grated under any circumstances" D." is
the declaration Of the parliamen-
tary committee of the trades union
amalgamation, in a manifesto deal
ing with the recent Clyde and rail-
way strikes, and addressed to all
affiliated societies in Great Britain
The committee dwells upon the ir-
regularity and defiance of agree
ments involved in these strikes and
insists that it is the bounden duty
of the minority to abide Loyalty by
the decision of the majority in such
cases.
1T is the duty of all who desire
the trades union movement to be
strengthened to see that all union
action be governed in regular ac-
cordance with its constitution and
rules. If the movement is to
progress and prosper, it is essen
tIal that strict discipline within the
membership be maintained and
where necessary the machinery of
responsible government must be as
sisted by the executives in insisting
tnat their decisions be carried out
implicitly"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
3CIVILIANS AND
9 ARMY CHIEFS
AWARDED D.S.M
Sec. Baker Decorates
Twelve for Services
During War.

Washington, Feb. Secretary
Baker today personally presented
to nine army officers and three
civilians distinguished service med
ais awarded them by direction of
President Wilson for exceptionally
meritorous service during the war
The civilians are P. A. S. Franklin,
chairman of the shipping control
committee, Edward R Stetinius,
second assistant secretary of war
and Guy E. Trip, assistant chief
of ordnance.
The army officers are:
Major-General Frank Mcintyre,
executive assistant to the chief of
staff; Major-GeneraI John L. Cham
berIain. inspector general of the
army; Major-GeneTal Jesse Nc
Carter, chief of the militia bu-
reau; Major-General Peter c. Har-
ris, on duty in the adjutant-gener-
ais department; Brigadier General
William S. Pierce, assistant chief of
ordnance; Brigadier General Rich
ard c. Marshall, construction divi-
sion of the army; Brigadier Gener-
al Robert l. Rees, department for
training enlisted men; Brigadier
General William H. Rosem, in
charge of purchase Of supplies;
and Colonel Constant Cordier, las
on officer on general staff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
NATIONS EXPORT
BUSINESS TO BE
UNDER NEW HEAD

Washington, Feb. 13.-Direction
of the nations export business will
be transferred March l. from the
government exports control COM
mittee to Conrad f. Spens, whose
appointment as assistant director
of traffic in charge Of export and
import traffic was announced today
by the railroad administration.
The permit systems for exports will
be continued until further notice.
The exports control committee,
appointed last year by the secre-
tary of war, the secretary Of the
navy and the director general of
railways, when congestion of ex-
port traffic was very great, will
go out of existence at its own sug-
gestion.
1t was announced that Mr.. Spens
would cooperate with business in
terests in the development of for
eign trade, with the shipping board
in the establishment of new steam
ship lines and with the port and
harbor improvements in the devel-
opment OF port facilities. He will
continue his duties as manager of
inland traffic for the food admin
istration,
Mr.. Spens is a native OF Prince
ton, Ill. Before Joining the railroad
administration. he was vice presi-
dent OF the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
ENGINEERS WILL
TAKE VOTE UPON
STRIKE AT BUTTE

Butte, Mont, Feb. 13--The en-
gineers' union, one of the most
powerful in this field, early today
voted to take a referendum next
Saturday to decide whether it
would go on strike in sympathy
with the striking miners here.
The engineers are affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
The union had been requested by
the Butte Metal Miners union, an
independent organization, and
Metal Mine Workers union, No.
500, a. W. W. body to strike in
sympathy with their members, who
quit work last Friday in protest to
a S1.00 a day reduction III wages.
Jerome, Ariz. Feb. 13.-Interes.
in the strike situation in Jerome
today centered in the response to
appeals made at the mass meeting
held last night in the town hall
under the auspices of the miners
union at which union leaders urged
the men to return to work today
before the expiration of the ulti-
matum of the United Verde and
United Verde Extension manage
ments threatening to close their
properties down indefinitely unless
work was resumed this morning.
Lawrence, Mass. Feb 13.-A
perceptible increase in the number
of working operatives was re-
ported today at textile plants af-
fected by the strike OF some Of the
employees for 81 hours pay for 4S
hours work. On the other hand.
the strikers asserted their ranks
were unbroken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
SENATE BODY
TO K.MEAT
CONTR0LACT
Favorable Report to Be
Made on Bill to Reg
late Industry.

Washington, Feb. I3.-FaV-
orable report on a bill 20 regu-
late the meat industry at this
session of congress, is PLAN
ned by the senate agriculture
committee. Chairman Gore an
nOunced today at the concIU-
sion of several weeks of hear
ingS in which representatives
of all interests testified.
Government control of the meal
industry as recommended by the
federal trade commission, was en-
dorsed today by spokesmen OF
farmers organizations before the
senate agriculture committee.
Says Farmers Take No Chances.
The farmers know that a bus
mess combination powerful enough
to prevent a congressional inves-
tigation of itself for two years is
too big to compete with" Mr.
Marsh said. The federal trade com
mission has shown the packers
have used loaded dice to build up
their practical monopoly"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
BULGARS' GRIMES
TOLD BY SERBIAN
REJECTED BY u. S.

Paris. Wednesday, Feb. 12.-CBy
the Associated Press s)-Lieutenant
William A Drayton, of the Serbian
artillery, who four times was re-
jected by United States army exam
iners for physical disability and
who is a son of J. Coleman Drayton,
of New York, a member of the In
ter-Allied commission on Bulgarian
atrocities. arrived in Paris today.
Lieutenant Drayton described tor
lures inflicted by the Bulgarians
on the Serbian civil population.
Aged women, he declared, were
branded with red-hot irons, while
in one Serbian county, the whole
population was crippled by the Bull
gars in a systematic reign of ter
ror. The Bulgars, according TO
Lieutenant Drayton. destroyed nu-
merous villages and towns outside
the war zones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
DRIVING STORM
GRIPPING WEST
Dak0tas. Nebraska and Kansas
Swept By Heavy Shows and
Extremely Strong Winds.

Chicago. Feb. 13.-Heayy SHOWS
accompanied by extremely high
winds today demoralized telegraph
and telephone communication from
Chicago to the Pacific coast.
Railway traffic also suffered
much delay from points west of
Omaha and Kansas City.
The storm apparently originated
in the northwest and spread as far
south as Oklahoma. The heaviest
snow storm reported was from Ne
braska where business N some
towns was at a complete standstiit
and railway traffic had been tenn
porar;ly abandoned.
So far as reported temperatures
have not fallen much below the
freezing point and livestock has
not suffered to any great extent.
The storm today is centered in
North and South Dakota, Nebraska
and Kansas.
Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 13.-Snow
and sleet driven by a high north
west wind is reported from several
sections of central and western
Kansas today, according tc the To-
cal weather bureau.
Reports from Hutchinson say the
wind is reaching blizzard proper
tions and that the temperature is
falling rapidly.
Although spring-like weather
prevailed here this morning, the
weather. bureau predicted there
would be high winds, lower tenn
peratures and some snow before
nightfal. Weather office reports
show a so mile gale is sweeping
over Nebraska, Kansas and Colo
rado.
Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 13.-
The worse blizzard in this section
for over twenty years set in about
midnight.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 13.-A heavy
wet snow driven by q terrific
northwest wind is falling all over
southern South Dakota and north
ern Nebraska. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires north and west are
out of commission and trains are
running behind schedule Similar
conditions prevail in other parts
of Nebraska.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
VASSAR GIRLS TO
GET THEIR 'WHIFF'
OUTSIDE SCHOOL

Poughkeepsie, y. Y. Feb. -. -
A Vassar college ruling prohibits
smoking by the girls in dormitor!es,
but they may smoke elsewhere.
There are more than LOO girls
at Vassar. There has been secret
smoking by approximately one
quarter of the students. The other
three-quarters protested.
The girls are availing themselves
OF many secluded hooks. Probably
the most patronized is Sunset
Hill"
At meeting at which the ruling
was passed many girls claimed the
same inherent right to smoke as
their fathers and brothers. DIT.
Biegs. state commissioner of health,
is said to have replied cigarets are
harmful, and to have advocated ci-
gars and pipes, which the girls con-
Sidered "unwomanly.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
NATION wide revolt GRIPS RUNAARlIA
IGOE ASKS WHY
STATES WORK
is NOT BEGUN
Attacks Dilatory Tao
tics-Urges Probe
of Prices.

Springfield, Ill. Feb 13.-At
tacking what he called the "dila-
tory tactics" of the state admins
tration in construction projects,
Minority Leader Igoe in a resolu-
| tion introduced in the house today
schedule that a house committee
be appointed ito determine if an
unlawful combination exists
among dealers in cement and
| building material" or if some
other reason exists which causes
unexpected delay in the construc-
tion of public improvements in the
state of Illinois.
In the 1goe resolution, which was
laid on the speakers table for ref
erence, the state treasurer is called
upon to report to the legislature
| the exact amount of money now on
deposit in the state treasury known
as the road fund" with interest
The measure also requests the state
officials charged with the respon-
sibility Of making the improve
ments named in the resolution ito
/ furnish thu house full information
as to plans"
The Igoe resolution said $70,000,-
| 900 was Immediately available for
road building, $20,000.000 for the
waterway and 100000 for finish
| ing the new Joliet penitentiary.
Try to Shift Blame, Charge.
Debate on the state construction
program was started when Senator
Dunlap's joint resolution. passed by
! the upper branch and brought over
TO the house, asking that the fed
eral government reduce freight
rates on road building materials
came up for house action. Repre-
sentative Shurtleff spoke for the
resolution and Representative Igoe
against it. Igoe declared his oppo-
sition was to the attempt to cam
outage" and to place the blame for
delay on the federal government.
The house suspended the rules
and adopted the Dunlap resolution.
Speaker Shanahan said that be
ginning next Tuesday further roll
calls for introduction Of bills would
be dispensed with. He said an at
tempt would be made to hold ses-
sions hereafter on Friday.
The house adopted a senate Joint
CreSOlut1on Tor Adjournment untlI ~
D. N. next Tuesday
Delay Action on Police Bill.
Because of desire for more infor-
nation on the part of senators, the
bill of Senator Dunlap, providing
for a system of state police, made
special order for today, went over
in the senate until Tuesday of next
week. No serious opposition TO the
bill was manifested today.
The senate passed the keSsinge-
bills giving soldiers and sailors
preference on civil service lists Of
cities. counties and state and the
Barbour bill authorizing the OBJ
servance in public schools Of the
birthday Of Frances f. Willard.
The vote was unanimous on both
measures, Sc TO 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-13
EDUCATION ALONG
RELIGIOUS LINES
GIVEN APPROVAL

Toronto, Feb. 13.-Adoption of
the public school system in the Uni
ted States and Canada, to provide
religious education for the youth of
both countries, were endorsed at the
annual convention here of the In
formation Sunday Schools associa-
ton in assembly here.
The plan calls for creation of an
international department of religi-
Gus education in which all denom-
nations would be represented Or
ganization would be similar to that
of the public school system and in
structors would hold classes in
churches each week The curricu-
lum would exclude doctrinal teach
ing, which would be left to Sunday
schools of the various denomina-
tons.
Plans for the holding of a world
Sunday school convention in Toxic
next year were virtually completed