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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

Third. Government operation is
seldom if ever, as efficient as cor
porate management. Competition,
the incentive to efficiency and prog
'ress in private enterprises, is absent
from the government administration
of affairs. Individual initiative is
less, Bureaucratic methods are more
characteristic, and the services rem
dered are less progressively etti-
Cient.
Fourth. While the government
would presumably select officers and
employees by means of efficiency test,
political influences would almost
certainly be given weight in select
ing men for official positions.
Rates Would BE Higher
Fifth. Unless the government
adopted the policy of fixing low
rates and fares with the intention
that any resulting deficit from op-
erations should be placed as an in
creased burden of taxes upon the
general public, rates and fares
would be higher under government
than under private operation. IN
der government operation expenses
rise in relation TO income, and the
charges imposed by the government,
ii Il deficit is to be avoided, must he
be necessary to permit railroad cor
porations to make.
sixth. The political effect of
government ownership and opera
ton of railroads in the United States
might be serious. There are now
about 100000 civil employees of the
government. The addition to the
public service of 100000 railroad
employees. the majority of whom are
voters, would constitute Il force of
about 100000 government en-
ployes interested in controlling the
policy of the government as regards
wages, hours and conditions of serv-
ice. Such body of employees might
easily exercise a controlling interest
upon State and national politics"
y. ~ W. Strike To-day
Chicago. Aug. .. - Further
strike was reported last night Ly
union officials who declared some
Is, ,000 additional workers in the
middle west went out yesterday and
that a strike of 10000 men on the
Norfolk and Western line had been
set for to-day.
While these were the chief iie-
veiopments in the fifth day of the
strike, it was also announced that
the bars had been let down for the
boilermakers to join the strike.
The shopme1's strike has been
declared illegal by railroad execu-
t:Nes who have made the charge be-
fore the local bureau of the Depart
ment of Justice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

who are interested in continuing the
service.
service. Mr.. Garvin. writing to
the editor-in-chief of the Telegraph,
says:
Charles H. Jackson will take
charge of the work. 1 am leaving
Harrisburg, after spending five
pleasant months and having enjoy
ed your fellowship in this important
service. want at this time to ex-
press to you my appreciation and
kindly feeling for all you have done
and all you have been to this work.
Il earnestly desire to lay it upon
your mind and heart to continue to
be of the same interested, co-operat-
ing friend to the program of serv-
ice, we are giving to the city and
vicinity that you have been. 1 be-
speak for Mr.. Jackson, who is one
of our strong leaders in this work
and comes from his last assignment
in the important industrial center
of Youngstown, Ohio, the same
friendly, interested and sympathetic
attitude that you have given to
me.
The work will continue with IN
abated interest and the program we
have mapped out for August is to be
completed as planned. Other inter
esting features will be mentioned
from time to time.
MY prayerful wish that lasting
benefits may come to the city of
Harrisburg and vicinity through the
channel of community service"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

The Senate Commerce Committee
referred to a subcommittee the
question whether an investigation
should be made of the new wage
demands. This subcommittee is to
report to-day. Director General
Hines was the object OF attacks by
Senators kellogg and Pomerene, who
argued that he should make the de-
ciSion as TO increases i'll wages. MIR.
Pomerene and Senator Cummins as
serted the President and Mr.. Hines
had ample authority to settle the
present crisis without reference to
Congress.
criticism of the employees for
their demands came from Senator
Smith, of Georgia. who declared
there was protiteering in wages, and
from senator Thomas, of Colorado,
who asserted the strike threats of
the employees was only short OF
treason"
y formal statement is expected
to-day from the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, replying to
letters to Chairman CumminS from
President Wilson and Mr.. Hines,
requesting legislation TO establish a
wage board. The statement, it is
understood. will advise the Presi-
dent that in the committees opin-
ion such legislation is unnecessary
and that the committee believes he
and the Director General have all
powers necessary TO tiN wages and
rates.
The Chambers Statement
The statement issued by the Ma
tional Chamber OF Commerce was
as follows:
Complete returns tabulated of
the referendum submitted by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States to its member organizations
show that 80 per cent. of the votes
cast were opposed to government
ownership of railroads. The national
chamber is 4 federation Of 1,l2O
commercial and trade organizations
with a membership of $4,000 busi-
nessmen.
The national chamber therefore
goes on record against government
ownership for the following rea-
sons:
First. Under government own
ership the development of railroad
facilities would depend upon Con
gressional appropriations which
would prevent the anticipation of
the transportation needs of the
country. Appropriations would not
be made in the amount and at the
time needed to insure adequate de-
velopment of the railroads. Politi-
cal considerations might also control
the amount of appropriations and
the objects for which they were
made.
Second To acquire the railroads
the government would have to
pledge its credit for eighteen to
twenty billions of dollars. at a time
when other large financiering must
be done. 1t would be difficult for
the government to dispose of the
securities required to purchase the
railroads. and it would be necessary
for the government to secure from
five hundred million to one billion
dollars of new capital each year.
If the government were to assume
the burden of financing the railroads
at the present time when the war
debt is so large, its interest rate
would necessarily be as high as, if
not higher than, the rate at which
corporation could secure capital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

IIOnIIHUVu ITUIH It IITSI UsV'I
tive operation of the railroads
proved successful, they proposed to
have it applied to other industries.
Labor, he said, would not be dis
appointed if it failed to have It's
railroad plan adopted Immediate
". It simply would grid itself for
the education of it's workers to the
point where Congress would be suf-
ficiently impressed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

TN HE country to-day is facing
the biggest labor problem i'll
- its history. From many of the
big industrial centers come reports
of strikes, due to the demand for
an increased wage to meen the con-
tinued soaring of clothing and food
stuffs. The threat of the railroad
strike continues to spread through
out the Nation. Shopmen every
where are throwing down their tools
in premature strike, according to re-
ports. With the crop moving season
near at hand and the brotherhoods
threatening to quit work, the whole
industrial fabric of the Nation is
menaCed.
At the same time President Will
son and his cabinet have taken up
the questions of wage and high cost
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
FACING
GREAT CRISIS IN
LABOR PROBLEM

Washington Aug 6Threats hundreds of thousands
railroad employees strike higher
the high OF living being reiterated many parts
OF the country reports that striking shopmen refused
work. despite the that
illegal by the executive council of the shop Strike
ballots mailed from the American Federation Labor
taking official whether the 100000 shopmen shall
walk obtain their demands and their dsapprova
OF President Wilson'S reference the railroad wage
Congress Demands also being 100000 clerks,
freight handlers and station employees Director Hines
have discussed their problems yesterday with J. Forester
president of the
the conference will be held sometime TODAY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
War Camp Community
Organization Ordered
to Pittsburgh Field

Joseph L. Garvin, the War Camp
Community organizer for this city,
has been called to the Pittsburgh
field on a special assignment. Mr..
Garvin made many friends during
his stay of few months here and
has been responsible for placing
the service which he represents in
a favorable light before 1.-The COM
munity. His successor, charles H.
Jackson, will be given Swarm well
come and the co-opeion of all
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

faith of the Pilgrims, with theEcon-
victions of the trainers of - Con-
stitution and with the hopEd Amer
lea for economic indepze ence.v
1rEoyNsErrn
From anykz1skH TROUBLE. do
not delay.WBee Demonstration at
Gorgas' Pharmacy, 16 N. Third st.
ADV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
Tackmakers Out, Too

bers of the recently organized Tack
makers Union voted to go on strike
to-day in an effort to enforce wage
demands of nine dollars a day for
men operating more than fifteen
machines and of sixty cents ma
chine for less than that number.
The strike will affect more than
twenty factories in New England,
Pennsylvania and Canada. The
men claim that the United Shoe
Machinery Corporation, which con-
trolls most of the factories. has re-
fused to submit their demands to
arbitration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

Other Developments in Food
and Wage Situation on Page 7.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
OF JUSTICE TO
ENFORCE FOOD CONTROL ACT

of living. 1t is said he will prepare
a message to Congress just as soon
as he can have it prepared. Food
hoarders are to be ferretted out, ac-
cording to orders issued yesterday
by Attorney General Palmer. Not
only will all existing law be used.
the Attorney General said, but
serious consideration is being given
TO possible additional law considered
necessary to meet the situation. En-
forcement of the food control act,
hitherto lodged with the legal de-
partment of the food administration,
will be taken over by the Depart
ment of Justice, Mr.. Palmer said.
Prosecutions will be ordered in all
cases of boarding. profiteering and
other unfair practices punishable
under the act.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
COMBINED WAGE
DEMAND IS MADE

rContfnued from First Page
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06

Our belief in the efficacy of this
plan is profound. We embrace this
plan with all the ardor of those
who sought political freedom. In
this plan we raise the banner of de-
mocracy in control of industry. we
advance to new crusade with the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
TO DRAW JURIES

Grand petit jurors for the Grim
inal Court sessions September 22.
and traverse jurors for Common
Pleas sessions, September 20, will
be drawn at the office of Sheriff w.
w. Caldwell on Friday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
STONE DECLARES AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY CONTROLLED BY
4 UTOCRACY IN INDUSTRY

Engineers Chief Supports Labos Plans For Public Opner-
ship and PriDate Operation of the Railroads Before
Interstate Committee; Labor Nolp Demands
That America Become Home of Industrial
Freedom as it Has Become the Land
of Political Freedom" He Saus
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-10-30
raxiidermist.

! sm resdv to take care OF your
needs in all kinds of taxidermy
work. Write or see me at Filler,
Idaho-Jake Schlund, tayerdimist.
33-tf.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-10-30
Hold. Out Hops Fer Ireland.

Tho president took advantage OF
questions propounded BY the San Fran
cisco Labor Council to give the infer
ence that he believes ireland can bring
her case before the League OF Nations
for settlement whom the League Ia
actually In existence.
shan rung. he declared. win DO re-
turned to China Japan. he said, had
sivsn her solemn pledge to that effect.
And with the League OF Nations in
force. said the president We can. n
occasion arisss. stand forth and ~,
This shall b dosA1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
MIFFLIN
By Mrs KATHRYN SMYTH.


Frank Miller, Hugo and Irwin Stacey
enjoyed fishing trip Thursday and
Friday up the Wisconsin river.
Mrs Martha Brown was pleasure
visitor from Wednesday until Friday at
the home of her aunt Mrs r. Stevens at
Platteville.
Joseph Nolen was Platteville caller
from here Thursday.
Mrs R. Clarke of Rockford visited
| relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Rain motored 10
Fort Atkinson. where they visited Mr.
and Mrs Elmer Patchin. Their daugh
ter Carmen returned home with them.
Mrs John Fingerson and son returned
home Saturday from visit at the
Fingerson home at Edmund,
| Those from here who attended the
funeral of A. E. Twaites at Dubuque
Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Wilkinson, ST.. Mr. and Mrs Thomas
)inkins and j. R. Burton.
George cambridge and daughter Mrs
81. Grunow and her daughter Marion
were callers at Mineral Point Thursday.
Mrs Wesley Callow and children
were down from Cobb Thursday visit
ing relatives.
Roland Miller went to Fennimore on
Friday to spend a few days at the home
of his uncle Oscar Miller and family.
| Mr. and Mrs Earl Liddle and daugh-
ter of Madison were entertained at the
home Of the formers parents, Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Liddle, from Saturday un-
til Tuesday.
Thomas Rain motored to Milwaukee
last week to attend the Masonic Grand
Lodge.
Misses Gretta Nolen and Mildred Lid
die are home from the Platteville Nor
NAL to spend their summer vacation.
James Gowman went to Benton Fri
day, where he visited a few days at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Will Wiseman.
q. T. Blackney and family expect to
move this week to Hazel Green, where
he is employed in the mines.
Mr. and Mrs John Richardson and son
Clyde and family attended the funeral of
Charles Collicutt at Willow Springs,
June s.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Nolen of Rewey
were callers Saturday at the home Of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Pierce Nolen.
After an extended visit here among
relatives and Miff1n friends, Mrs Will
Brazzell and son Kenneth, and Mrs
Fred White returned to their home at
Rockford this week.
Mr. and Mrs Irwin Vickerman and
family enjoyed visit at South Wayne
last week.
The following left Monday for Okee,
Wis, on. a fishing trip: Frank Miller,
Hubert Wonn, Frank Vickerman
Ewart White, Charles Dolphin, Homer
Stacey and Irwin Garvey.
Charles Wilkinson went to Kenosha
this week on business.
Mrs Annie Frost and daughter, who
have been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs R. FL. Jinkins, for some time, re-
turned to Mather Saturday.
Mrs Harold Barlow and son from
Manitowoc are being entertained at the
Grunow homes here.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS CATERER.

Mrs John Chamley and Mrs Charles
Winn are spending this week with theil
parents, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Whitford
Sr. at Beloit.
A son was born to Mrs George Noble
of Hollandale at st. Joseph's Hospital
in Dodgeville, Saturday, June IA. MI
Noble died about eight months ago.
Miss Grace Winn returned from Mil
waukee Friday to spend vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Charles Winn
Enroute here she spent week with
relatives at Beloit.
Mrs w. J. Penhallegon, Miss Eta
Neal and Mrs James Brewer motored to
Blue Mounds Wednesday.
Miss Helen Ross of Monticello Semi
nary, Godfrey, ILL.,, is spending vaca
ton with her parents, DR. and Mrs
Charles Ross.
Major w. S. Pedley, who returned
recently from active service overseas
is here visiting friends.
Rev. Mr. Sherman of Platteville was
an over Sunday guest at the home o.
Mr. and Mrs w. S. Ross.
Mr. and Mrs e. A. Deneen came from
Monroe last week and are the guests Of
Mr. and Mrs F. G. Weidenfeller.
Francis Kehoe, formerly of this city
will celebrate his first mass at Platte
vile June 80.
Willard Hartford, Charles Healy, Mel
burn Clark, Lester Dunwiddie, and
Frederick Rasmussen visited at Madi
son recently.
Mrs Allen Godfrey of Willow Springs
has returned from St. Joseph's Hospital
in Dodgeville. She spent several days
here last week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Sleep.
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Weidenfellel
of Coloraine, Colo, were the guests OF
his parents, Mr. and Mrs F. G. Weiden-
Teller, the past week.
Mr. and Mrs r. w. Collins and daugh-
ter Beatrice of Detroit, Mich accom-
panied by their niece Miss Esther Mar
Gus of Shullsburg. were the guests OF
Mr. aud Mrs Fred W. GRADER and other
relatives Wednesday and Thursday
Mr. Collins has good position with the
motor products corporation in Detroit.
Mrs Marshall, wife of General Mar
shall, Mrs w. S. Ross and son Roland
and Mrs II. G.. Martin of Darlington
motored to Madison Monday.
DIR. and Mrs M. A Cunningham and
family of GAINESVILLE are the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs Thomas GRADER.
Corporal Matt. Brick. 33rd Division
1919 Inf, son of Mr. and Mrs Peter
Brick of this city. returned June
from active service overseas, having
fought in the battle at Argonne Forest
and been gassed.
Private John Stein, with the mounted
cavalry in service overseas, returned
here last week.
Mr. and Mrs E. V. Lanyon and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19

Justice William Renwick Ridell, of
the supreme court Of Canada, will de-
liver the Baccalaureate address to the
graduating class of the University of
Wisconsin, Sunday, June %. Justice
Ridell is leading Canadian jurist and
scholar, and his address here follows
Immediately after similar addresses at
Harvard and Yale
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-19
Where Life Lasts LONGEST.

The average length of life is great
er in Norway thar in any other coun-
try. This is attributed to the fact that
the temperature is cool and uniform
throughout the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
WAR RISK VICTOR
AGAIN IN LEAGUE
Departmental Leaders Take
Fourteenth Straight and
Have Yet to Be Defeated.

War Risk won another game yester-
day in the Departmental League,
making the fourteenth straight
ganization. No team in the league
has been able to register a victory
over Nelson's club, and it seems as if
the leaders are going to finish the first
series with clean record. Score was
I to 0.
Pfeil was on the slab Cor War Risk
and he let the Finance men down with
just two hits and famed thirteen men.
Armstrong and Black were the only
two players able to connect safely
with his delivery. Pfeil also got two
hits Sweeney. who led off the batting
order for War Risk, also led in the
batting. getting triple and two
singles.
Naval Operations gave the Printers
a sound trouncing in the Government
League by 10 to 9. The winners scored
seventeen runs in the first two in
nings. Bus Hager. catcher for the
Operations outfit and also captain of
that club. landed on the ball for three
bingles in as many trips to the pan.
AS far as the game was concerned.
nothing to it" just about describes 1t
fully.
In the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
League the Union Station nine took
the measure of Electrical Department
by 10 to s. Harder hitting by the
winners was responsible for the vic
tory: fourteen safe drives were made
off the losing twirler, Townsend. Lu-
Der. who caught for the winners, got
three hits. Naples. Coombs and Bow
den of the same team made two each.
I-ansche let the Army Medica!
School nine down with one hit in the
War Department Interbureau League.
and the Adjutant Generals Office won
by is to 3 Lansche famed fourteen
men. Garrett was the star batter
for the winners.
In the Navy Yard League the Tor
pedo outfit mastered the Gun Division
nine by 10 to 5. Buck SterZers ag-
gregation hitting the ball hard and
playing a better a1l-round game. Ster-
ger also led in the batting with three
hits. Bryant of the winners allowed
six hits and famed nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
YANKEES TOP[AY
HERE THREE DAYS
Miller Higgins and His
League Leaders at Florida
Avenue Park This Afternoon.
BY H. C. BYRD.

Miller Higgins and his league
leading Yankees are here today in
the first Of a series of games in which
the pennant aspirants hope to put a
quietus on the climbing hopes of the
Nationals. The Yanks remain for
three days. after which the teams
transfer their activities to New York.
Games today. tomorrow and Thurs
day with New York are the last the
Griffmen play at home until the last
of the month. From New York the
club goes out for it's second swing
around the western half of the cir
cult.
Thormahlen. Quinn or Russell will
do the flinging for the Yankees. ac-
cording to Miller Higgins. The New
York manager said this morning that
he had not decided who would be sent
out to take the first crack at Grit
f1th's men, and would not know until
just before the game. Higgins made
the statement that "all is well with
my club. and I have no faut to find
anywhere" which, coming from a
base ball manager. means that con-
siderable satisfaction and confidence
exist in the Yankee camp.
Griffith intends to send in Harper to
Try MS luck against tnat fence
busting" array the New Workers pre-
sent. Without consideration for
Wick and Peckinpaugh. who slam the
ball rather too consistently for the
comfort and general peace of mind
of opposing pitchers, the succession
of Baker. Lewis. Pipp and Pratt be-
fore hurler is not conducive to high
pitching averages. by any means.
They are followed by Ping Bodie. and
that Frisco product is likely to lift
one over the outfielders' heads al
most any old time.
Yesterday in Philadelphia the Ath-
letics took the final game Of the ser
ries by beating Robertson, to 3.
Robertson got in a hole in the first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
YOUTHFUL RACKETERS
PLAY CLOSE MATCHES

Close. hard fought matches mark ed
the opening of the junior boys and
girls District championship tennis
tourney which began yesterday on
the Dumbarton Club courts with
play in the singles of first two-named
classes. Two of the five matches de-
cded in the junior section went the
limit of three sets and four of the
nine played in the boys division went
the full route. In practically all of
the others one or more deuced sets
resulted.
Haas defeat of Shoemaker. IS.
10-S. who was runner up for the
only distinct upset. although Harold
Fowler. the 1915 boys champion. was
put out in the first round of the
junior event by Edwards, after win
ming the opening set.
Play in the junior and boys events
is being continued today and the
girls competition is also under way.
Summaries:
JUNIORS.
First round--Koliher defeated Morgan. 81.
wards defeated Fowler, 4-6. 6-1, 60; Dud-
ley defeated sullivan. SO. IS. s-4
Second round-koliher defeated Rutler, 60,
60.
BOYS.
First round-P. Knapp defeated Benton,
4-S, 81, 6-3: Phillips defeated Shelton.
81. 81, 6-1; Manning defeated Conway,
81, 4-6. 6--1; Hufey defeated Thler. IS.
g. - Shoemaker defeated Sickler, 6-3
GO; HAAS defeated Rixey. 50, g..
Second round-Phllips defeated P. Knapp
IS. e-2; Haas defeated Shoemaker. IS,
1O-8.