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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
Roosevelt Memorial

Announcement was made to-day
by Colonel William Boyce Thomp-
son, OF New York City, president of
the Roosevelt Memorial Association,
that the organization to collect the
fund of $5,O00,0O0 during the week
of October 2O-27 has been completed
in most of the States.
The plans of the Roosevelt
Memorial Association include a
magnificent monument at Washing
ton and the establishment of a pub
lie park at oyster Bay, in which may
be included eventually the Roose-
welt home at Sycamore Hill with
it's contents, thus preserving 1t for
national use like Mount Vernon and
the Lincoln Home at Springfield, Ill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
Where the Blue Phlor GroLU

[From the Toronto Mail and EN-
pire.l
Ere the day meets the night in the
gloam:ng,
There's a spot where 1 love to go;
And l never have tired of roaming
In the wood where the blue phloX
grow.
Though the worlds full of sorrow
and sadRess,
Though our hearts tremble oft at
the gloom,
Yet nature seems smiling with glad
ness,
In the wood where the blue phlox
bloom.
Christina w. Partridge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11

The fact that a number of the New
York theaters were crowded the other
night at the usual show hour when
the curtains were rung up on empty
stages, because the actors and act
rcsses had struck just before the
opening hour without notice to tile
managers, brings into illuminating
prominence feature that is strongly
disregarded in all such controversies
the rights of the innocent public.
Those who make possible theatrical
productions by their generous patron
age were apparently given no con-
sideration by the actors and actresses
who expect their plaudits and their
cash night after night. The innocent
third party in every strike contro-
versy is the one that is compelled to
bear the burden without regard to the
merits of the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
Looking For Bids

[From the Washington Star.1
did you ever use money in an
election?"
NO" said Senator Sorghum. II
have been accused of it, but I have
always found that when you began
to hint at money anybody with
vote to sell got his mind entirely off
the election and wanted to turn 1t
into an auction"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
CIedninq House

[F'rom the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.l
|. Would 1t be all right to beat a
grass rug?"
"I don't know, my dear Perhaps
I'd better just run the lawnmoker
over it."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11

Don't wait until you are asked to
make your contribution for the nc
cessary and proper expenses of the
Kipona carnival. When others are
willing to do the work it ought not
to be necessary to make more than
one appeal for the comparatively
small sum required to meet the ex-
pense of the big day on the river.
All contributions will be acknowl-
edged by V. Grant Forrer, the secre-
tary of the Greater Harrisburg Navy,
through the newspapers, and the
budget having been carefully revised
by the executive committee, subscrip-
tions to the fund ought to be imme-
diately forthcoming.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11

County Detective Walters will re-
tire with a record of efficiency second
to none serving in a similar ca
pacity. Jim" is a student of human
nature and naturally a philosopher
and these qualities have made him
a valued public servant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11

If the walls of pain which ema-
nate from local Democratic ring quar-
ters indicate the physical and mental
disturbance resulting from a mid
summer meeting of the Republican
committee. what will be the condition
Of the patient later in the year?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
Lament of the RebeIlious

Behold, o Lord; for I am in dis
tress; mine heart is turned within
me; for 1 have grievously rebelled !;
abroad the sword bereaveth, at
home there is as death.-Lamenta
lions |, 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
A POPULAR MOVE

WEARS are sometimes required
Y to educate a community to OBJ
Vious needs, but now that the
City Council has taken the proper
course in securing expert advice on
bathing facilities in the river we
are able to see the fruits of persist
ent effort in crystallizing public
sentiment on any good thing. 1t
were we'll, however, to have the
plans and the final details worked
out during the present summer so
that the people may intelligently ex-
press themselves on the proposed
loan at the November election.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
FldtterV

[From the Washington Star.1
"Flattery," said Uncle Eben, sis
generally a scheme foh easy money
maxim. wifout even goin' to de
trouble of fixin' up a gold brick or
a sachel of green goods"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
MONDAY, AUGUST II, 1919

The peace Of God. tchich pGSSeth oil
understanding, shall guard your hearts
and your thoughts in Christ Jesus
Phil ". Z.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
A Puzzling Missouri Question

[From the Chula News.1 ",
Under an old law a mans house
is supposed to be his castle, but 1t
still remains to be seen what his
cellar is.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
Did He Get Lit Up?

CFrom the Boston Transcript
Mrs. Blunderby (to her caller)-
My nephew hasn't been feeling we'll
lately and the doctor gave him an
illuminant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
e. ]. STACKPOLE
President and EditoT-in-Chief

Members of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11

Mayor Hoagland, of Williams
port, received from the executive
committee of the City Planning
Committee a request for the city
| administration to appoint a city
planning com mission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11

Congressman John w. Baer, OF
North Dakota, spent Saturday al
Reading as a guest of members OF
the family of that name, after hav-
ing been present yesterday at the
annual Baer family reunion at Kutz-
town Park at which he made the
principal address.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
LOCAL. WORKERS
PLAN Store TO
COMBAT PRICES
COOPERATIVE Selling Concern
May BE Capitalized at
$25, 900.

The establishment of co-opera-
tive store in Pine Bluff is being plan
ned by members of the trades and
labor unions. 1t is planned to capital
ize the store at from $25 900 to $780,
goo. The plan had its origin among
members of the crafts at the Cotton
Belt shops, but its membership will
not be confined to the workmen at
the shops, but will include in its
membership, members of all the var
ious crafts and trades unions in the
city.
The plan for cooperative store
originated as an effort by the shop
men to combat the high cost of liv-
ing, and it is planned to have the
store backed by the membership and
co operation of all of the skilled
workingmen in Pine Bluff.
Leaders in the movement who are
leaders also in the various trades un
ions of Pine Bluff stated yesterday
that complete plans had not beer
worked out for the establishment OF
the store. They stated, however
that the plan was meeting with en-
thusiastic support from all members
of the unions approached thus far
The proposed capitalization Of
$25 900 is not definitely fixed, bu
= leaders stated that such a figure wa
fixed as the approximate capitalize
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
WILSON'S WAGE INCREASE STAND

be. and what the conditions will
be under which it must be con
Quoted
THE demands Of the shopment,
therefore, and all similar demands
are in effect this: That we make
increase in wages, which are like
ly to be permanent in order to
meet a temporary situation which
will last nobody can certainly
tell how long, but in all proba-
bilities only for a limited time.
Increases in wages, moreover,
certainly result in still further
increasing the costs Of production,
and, therefore, the cost of living,
and we should only have to go
through the same process again.
"Any substantial inceares of
wages in leading lines of industry
at this time would utterly crush
the general campaign which the
government is waging, with en-
ergy, vigor and substantial hope
of success, to reduce the high cost
of living. And the increases in
the cost of transportation which
would necessarily result from in
creases in wages of railway en-
ployes would more certainly and
more Immediately have the effect
than any other enhanced wage
costs. Only by keeping the cost
of production on its present
level, by increasing production
and by rigid economy and saw
ing on the part Of the people,
can we hope for large decreases
in the burdensome cost of living
which now weighs us down.
Not Wise Nor Feasible.
"The director general of rail
roads and l have felt that a pc
culiar responsibility rests upon
US because in determining this
question, we are not studying the
balance sheets Of corporations
merely. We are in effect determ-
ming the burden of taxation which
must fall upon the people of the
country in general. We are act
ing, not for private corporations,
but in the name of the govern
ment and the public and must
assess our responsibility accord
ingly. For it is neither wise nor
feasible to take care of increases
in the wages of railroad employees
at this stisme by increases IN
freight rates. 1t is impossible
at this time, until peace has come
and normal conditions are re-
stored, to estimate what the earn,
ing capacity of the railroads will
be when ordinary conditions re-
turn. There is no certain basis,
therefore, for calculating. what the
increases of freight rates should
be and it is necessary for the
time being at any rate, to take
care of ali increases in the wages
of railway employees through ap-
preparations from the public
treasury.
"In such circumstances it seems
clear to me, and l believe Will
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
Levine Commander
of Local Veterans

The first permanent organization
of the Allen Hearin post No. 81 OF
the American Legion was effected
last night in a meeting held at the
Chamber of Commerce when three OF
the officers of the post were elected:
Sam M. Levine was elected Post
Commander; James Mcclellan, Post
Arjutant; and DR.. Asa Brunson'
Post Physician. Other officers to be
elected are post insurance officer
post. finance officer, and delegates
to attend the state convention TO De
held in Little Rock in October.
The election of the three officers
was unanimous.
The election of the delegates to the
state convention will be held at the
next meeting to be held September
A committee on membership
will be appointed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
Discuss Political and Territorial
Questions in All Parts of
World.
MOVE MAY DELAY
REPORT ON LEAGUE
Irish, Italian, Greek, and American
Negroes Aspirations Are To
Be Threshed Out, Says
Lodge.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Extending
the scope of it's inquiry regarding the
peace treaty, the senate foreign re-
lations committee, announced tonight
schedule of hearings that promises
to occupy most of it's time for the
next two weeks and to lead into the
intricacies of political and territorial
problems in several parts of the world.
The disputed questions to be touched
upon in the eight-day schedule in
clude the disposition of Fiume, of the
Aland Islands, and of the German
colonies in Africa and the claim Of
Ireland for independence. On the list
of witnesses are representatives of the
Italians, Jugo-Slavs, Hungarian
Americans, Greeks, Irish, Lithuanians.
Ukrainians, Esthonians, Let's and
American negroes.
! Under the arrangement at the time
to be devoted to work on amendments
to the treaty this week will be reduced
from three days to two, Thursday.
having been set aside to hear the ne
gro delegation on the question of the
African colonies.
Chairman Lodge announcing the de-
cision after consultation with other
committee members, said the hearings
seemed essential to an Intelligent
| Judgment on the manifold provisions
of the treaty. Democratic members,
however, who said there had been an
understanding that the committee
would complete it's report to the SEN
ate this week, charged again that the
treaty was being needlessly held up
( by the committee majority.
1t was generally agreed that if the
| plan was carried out the treaty prob
ably would not come out of commit
tee before the end Of next week.
Withdrawal of the United States
from the league of nations within two
years unless all member nations abol-
ished CONSUMPTION is proposed in
bill introduced today by Senator Jones,
republican of Washington. The meas
lure also provides that the American
representatives "shall not consent to
any decision involving or requiring
us to use military or naval forces
= * unless expressly authorized or
directed by congress"
| Another provision in the bill is that
the American delegates to the league
shall be elected by the people for
term of four years. Their salaries
would be $4,000 annually and no
person under IS years of age would
be eligible to election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
SMUCCLED ARMS
ARE ON way TO
MEXICAN PORTS
Munitions Shipped From New
York; Gunboats May Give
Flight.

New York, Aug. 25.-Ten trunks
containing arms and ammunition were
shipped from this city to Mexico on
the steamship MORO Castle, which
sailed last Friday for Havana, Pro-
greso and Vera Cruz, according to
information obtained today by detec-
tives attached to the bomb squad.
The trunks were shipped from a
Broadway hotel. The department. OF
Justice and navy department have
been notified and it is expected gun
boats will be sent out to intercept the
steamship.
The bomb squad detectives, who
have been investigating reports OF
secret ammunition stores here first
learned of the shipment through dis,
covery of a bill of sale showing 1900
rounds of ammunition and $50 pounds
of "talcum" powder had been pur-
chased on August 16 from large
sporting goods house in this city anc
consigned to an address which the de-
tectives found to be fictitious.
They discovered today that the ex
plosives had actually found their way
to a Broadway hotel, where two men
believed to have been agents OF tn
Mexican government, were registered
until last Friday. :,
The detectives believe they tool
massage on the Moro Castle with tn
ten trunks of ammunition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26

seem clear to every thoughtful
American. including the shopmeu
themselves, when they have taken
second thought, and to all wage
earners Of every kind, that we
ought TO postpone questions of
this sort until normal conditions
come again and we have the OPP
portunity for certain calculations
as to the relation between wages
and the cost Of living. 1t is the
duty Of every citizen Of the coun-
try to insist upon a truce in such
contests until intelligent settle
ments can be made, and make by
peaceful and effective common
counsel. | appeal to my fellow
citizens of every employment to
cooperate in insisting upon and
maintaining such a truce and to
cooperate also in sustaining the
government in what | conceive to
be the only course which con-
scientious public servants can
pursue. Demands unwisely made
and passionately insisted upon at
this time menace the peace and
prosperity of the country as moth
ing else could and thus contribute
to bring about the very results
which such demands are intended
to remedy.
Eight Hour Adjustment.
"There is, however, one claim
made by the railway shopmen,
which ought to be met. They
claim they are not enjoying the
same advantages that other rail
way employees are enjoying be
cause their wages are calculated
upon a different basis. The wages
of other railway employees are
based upon the rule that they
are to receive for eight hours
work, the same pay they received
for longer work days that was
the usual standard Of the pre-war
period. This claim is, am told,
we'll founded, and | concur in the
conclusion Of the director gen
eral that the shopmen ought to
be given the additional four
cents an hour which the read
justment asked for will justify.
There are certain other adjust
ments also, pointed out in the
report of the director general,
which ought in fairness, to be
made, and which will be made.
"Let me add, also, that the po-
sition which the government must
in conscience take against gen
eral increases in wage levels while
the present exceptional and tenn
porary circumstances exist, Will,
of course, not preclude the rail-
road administration from giving
prompt and careful consideration
to any claims that may be made
by other classes of employees for
establishments believed to be prop
err to secure impartial treatment
for all who work in the railway
service.
"WOODROW WILSON,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
SHOWS FIGURES
TO PROVE MEAT
PRICE JUSTIFIED
Increase to Consumer Less Than
Advance That Packer Pays,
is Claim.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Federal
trade commission charges against the
five leading packers on which the
KENYON and Kendrick bills propos,
ing license regulation of the industry
are based, were denied today before
the senate agriculture committee IN
behalf of Swift and company.
L. D. H. Weld, manager of the
department of business research for
Swift and company, was the only Wit
ness actually on the stand, but his
statements were supplemented oc-
casionally by Henry Veeder, as gen.
eral counsel for the company, and by
John Chaplin, it's general auditor.
Statistical analysis of Swift and
company's beef operations presented
by Mr.. Weld, fixed the cost price OF
fresh beef to the company in 1914
at $7.O6 a hundredweight, and the
selling price at $12.09. In 1918, the
cost price had jumped 53.1 percent,
| or to $10.S1, and the selling price had
increased Al percent, or to $17.77.
During the four weeks ending Au-
gust Is, livestock. Mr.. Yields charts
showed, cost Swift $102.86 head
and were slaughtered and shipped at
an expense of s12.s2 head. The
beef in each animal brought an aver
age of $85.11 and hides and by-pro-
4 ducts $31.96. The profit deducted
from this was % cents hundred
weight.
Mr.. Weld denied that any profits
now shown were concealed in the BY
products distribution and when COM
mittee members pressed the point
Mr.. Veeder declared that the books of
the company and all subsidiaries
were open to it's examination fol
verification.
Denial also was made by Weld that
combined profits of the packers dur
ing 1918 under food administration
control were SITS, O00.00O, as stated
by Federal Trade Commissioner Col
yer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26

Washington, Aug. 25.-The text
OF President Wilson's statement
regarding the shipments wage
increase question, addressed to
the public, follows:
"My fellow citizens:
"a situation has arisen in con-
nection with the administration
Of the railways which is of such
general significance that | think
it my duty to make a public state
ment concerning it, in order that
the whole country may know
what is involved.
"The railway shopmen have de-
manded a large increase in wages.
They are now receiving 1893 and
68 cents per hour. They de-
mand IS cents per hour. This
demand has been given careful
and serious consideration by the
board which was constituted by
the railroad administration to
adjust questions of wages, a
board consisting of an equal num-
Der Of representatives Of en-
ployes and of the operating man
ayers of the railroad companies.
This board has been unable to
come to an agreement and it has
therefore devolved upon the d.
rector general of railroads and
myself to act upon the merits of
the case.
"The shopmen urge that they
are entitled to higher wages be-
cause of the higher wages for the
present received by men doing a
. similar work in shipyards, navy
yards and arsenals, as well as in
number Of private industries,
but l concur with the director
general in thinking that there is
no real basis Of comparison be-
tween the settled employment
afforded by the railroads afford
ed by living conditions as various
as the location and surroundings
of the railway shops themselves
and the fluctuating employment
afforded in industries, exception
ally and temporarily stimulated
by the war and located almost
without exception in Industrial
centers where the cost of living
is highest.
H. C. l.. at Peak.
"The substantial argument
which the shipment urge is the
very serious increase in the cost
of living. This is very potent
argument indeed. But the fact is
that the cost of living has certain-
ly reached it's peak, and will
probably be lowered by the eff
forts which are now everywhere
being concerted and carried out.
It will certainly be lowered as
soon as there are settled condi-
lions of production and OF com
merce; that is, so soon as the
treaty of peace is ratified and
in operation, and merchants, man,
ufacturers, farmers, miners all
have a certain basis of calcula-
ton as to what their business will
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
u. S. Regiments Are
Sent to Silesia

Coblenz. Aug. 25-The Fifth and
Fiftieth United States infantry regl--
ments, which are now in the United
States. have been ordered to Silesia.
They will come direct to Coblenz to
be equipped before proceeding across
GERMANY. according to word received
at headquarters here today.
It is expected that the two regl-
ments will remain in the Coblenz re-
gion for at least a month before
leaving for Silesia. The equipment
to be given them will include field
and hospital outfits and two months
rations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
OIL MORTGAGE FOR
$150,000.000 FILED ON
TEXAS PROPERTY

GAINESVILLE, Texas, Aug. 25.
Covering the sum of $780,
100000, the largest instrument
of mortgage ever recorded in
this county, and possibly in
Texas, was received today by
the county clerk. 1t was given
by the Empire Gas and Fuel
company, of Delaware and as
ISOLATED companies to the
Equitable Trust company, OF
New York. It comprises near
w 100 printed pages.
The mortgage is ION the
pipe lines and other property"
of the Empire company and as
sociated concerns. the descrip-
ton of these holdings covering
many printed PAGES. The En-
pire company has extensive
holdings in the Texas oil fields
and has establishments in
many cities Of the country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
PHARMACIST MEET.

New York, Aug. 25-The Amer-
can Pharmaceutical association met
here today in it's sixty seventh an
nual convention. The question of
dispensing liquor under prohibition
will make the six day session one Of
the most important ever held by the
organization. Five hundred dele
gates from all parts of the country
are in attendance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
FILM PREACHERS AND
WILD WEST SCENES
RANKLE MOVIE FANS

Paris, Aug. 25-French anti
clericals appear to be taking
alarm at the frequent appear
ance of bibles and pastors IN
American moving pictures. M.
Aulard, the historian. in an
article decrying the far west
films, says enough has been
seen of the sentimental BAN
dts. and appeals to Americans
to keep them for themselves
along with their pastors and
their bibles. He adds that they
give a false idea of the Ameri-
can people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-26
Rioters in Trucks
Fire Into Crowds

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 25-Rioting
broke out here this afternoon when
the receivers of the Pittsburgh Rail
ways company, began operating troll
ley cars, the, only one to leave the
barns, were stoned and windows
smashed. Rioters in automobile
trucks fired into crowds. One car
was wrecked in a down town street.
Mounted police charged mobs. A
number Of persons were injured and
many arrests made.