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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
RAILROAD NEWS
PLAN INVENTORY
OF ALL MATERIAL
Pennsy Clerks Will Start Big
Task Monday, Anticipat-
ing Return of Roads

Beginning at midnight, November
80, an army of Pennsy clerks will
begin an inventory of all material
This is anticipation of the return of
the railroads to private ownership
on January 1. This work will be
under the director of the controller
of the company. and the work will
be done principally by the stores de-
partment employees. Just now there
is a shortage of material and sup
plies in general and it is the belief
that the inventory will be completed
by December Is.
All the unapplied material in the
possession of the company will have
to be gone over and an inventory of
it taken and it will be a stupendous
Job requiring q week or more to
complete. All the, material on hand
on November 20 will be subject to
the inventory. Should the roads be
transferred to their corporate own
ers on January 1, such purchases as
are made during the intervening
month will be added to the totals
thus obtained.
The railroad company has always
taken an annual inventory of mater
ial, but as a rule this has been at
tended to in October or even at an
other date. This year it has been
deferred in anticipation of the sur
render of the operation of the roads
by the Federal railroad administra-
ton, which has been in charge OF
them the past two years.
Physical Valuation
This is not a physical valuation
That work is in charge of c. A
Preston former superintendent of the
Middle division. He has complet-
ed his task and is ready to make a
report at any time.
This valuation will show what the
road is actually worth, whether II
has been over-capitalized and the in
formation will prove most valuable
for Congress in the consideration OF
railroad legislation.
Mr.. Preston has not given out any
figures thus far and it is doubtful if
all the data has been collaborated
1t was a herculean task, since a val
uation was placed upon every bit OF
property owned by the company, in
Guiding real estate, railroads. build
ingS, locom olives and cars,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
Navy's "Suicide Club"
Passes in Review

New York, Nov. "a. - The navy's
Suicide Club" was reviewed to-day
by Secretary Daniels.
Arriving here this morning from
Washington, the commandment
chief of Americas sea forces boarded
the destroyer Meredith and from
the bridge inspected the squadron of
Sc mine sweepers which faced con-
stant danger in ''mopping up" 50,-
600 mines strewn in the North Sea to
trap the German U-boat
Streaked by the Atlantic's brine,
these sturdy little craft lay in the
Hudson, a long gray line. The guns
of the flagship Black Hawk, with
Rear Admiral Strauss, commander
of the flotilla, on board, barked a
salute of 10 guns as the Meredith
went past
Representatives of state and city
Joined with high officials of the
navy in welcoming home the $500
officers and men who reached home
waters last week. After the review
and a reception aboard the U. S. S.
Colum bia, training flagship of the
Atlantic fleet, officers and men land
ed for a luncheon given in their
honor by the knights of Columbus
who served the crews in foreign
waters. Mr.. Daniels was the chief
speaker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
BACK PAY NOW
IS CERTAINTY
Report From Philadelphia
Says Federal Officials
Sanction 1t

Mechanics employed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad will soon receive
their back pay. Thissannouncemept
has been made at intervals for the
past three months, but it is said the
statement to-day comes from Phila-
delphia and the back pay is now q
certainty. 1t is said that demands
of sixteen classes of mechanics now
employed by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for an increase in wages retro
active January 1, 1918, have been
granted by L. w. Baldwin, regional
director.
In letter to II. S. Jeffery, counsel
for the stationary engineers employ
ed by the Pennsy in Philadelphia, II
j. Bothert, superintendent at Broad
street station confirms the report
Mr.. Bothert says:
|. Some Big Checks Coming
This increase for sixteen of the
fifty classes employed by the rail-
road will net each worker from
S1,100 to $500 for his back pay
and that the cases of the thirty-four
remaining classes of employees are
being held under advisement The
ocCloloH came dlter conference
witk the regional director last Fri
day by Mr.. Jeffery, who placed the
case of the stationary engineers be-
fore him for consideration"
In commenting on the fact that
the demands of sixteen classes had
been granted, Mr.. Jeffery said it was
largely due to pressure brought tc
bear upon the Railroad Administra.
ton officials at Washington, by MAR
Line and Philadelphia railroad of.
ficials.
1t is now demanded by the remain.
ing thirty-four classes that they
should be granted the 6S cents ar
hour, retroactive to January 1, 1918
and time and one-half time after the
eighth hour, Sundays and holidays
effective August 1, 1918, since tbs
claims of the other sixteen classes
have been Acknowledged
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
BERLIN'S VIEW ON
u. S. SENATE
By Associated Press.

Berlin, Nov. 24.-Failure by the
United States Senate to ratify the
Treaty between the Allied powers
and Germany is considered the
result of partisan politics by Die
Zeitung, which comments to-day
upon the situation.
I'VE must accustom ourselves
to the fact that the Peace
Treaty, upon which, for us, life
and future depend, is treated in
America largely as a political
matter" says the newspaper.
mot because the Treaty dis
pleased the Republicans, who
were more inimical to Germany
than the Democrats, nor because
they find the conditions too hard
for Germany do they condemn it,
but because the Democratic lead
er signed the Treaty and they
wish to discredit him and his
party in the coming elections.
"It is plain now that President
Wilson had no right to act as the
.protagonist of the League of Ma
tions nor to make promises to the
European peoples for the fulfill
ment of which he was unable to
rely even on his own people,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
Carnegie Birthday Dinner
at Penn-Harris Tomorrow

An interesting social event will
be held tomorrow evening at z
o'clock at the Penn-Harris when
the Harrisburg Clan of the Alumni
Federation of Carnegie Institute of
Technology will give a dinner to
which all Carenegie Tech Alumni in
this vicinity have been invited. The
event is in celebration of the birth
day anniversary of Andrew Car
negie, founder of the institution.
At the same time similar dinners
will be held all over the country
when the various clans will ex-
change kilograms of greetings. About
thirty former students will attend
the event in this city, for which an
interesting program has been ar
ranged.
The committee in charge COM
prises: Gertrude c. Blpecker, chair
man; Lou Hartman, Charles l..
Kaufman, Clayton J. Lappley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS
DISCUSS OVERTIME PLAN

Cleveland, Nov. 24.-Five hun
dred general chairmen of the four
railroad brotherhoods met here to-
day to consider the overtime pro-
posal submitted by Walker d. Hines,
Director General of Railroads.
The Director General would grant
time and one-half for overtime earn
ed in freight service making less
than twelve and one-half miles an
hour, provided arbitrary allowances
now given in many of the schedules
are eliminated.
Different away from home rules"
are in effect on many railroads and
Mr.. Hines preparation is uniform
sixteen-hour rule for all crews held
away from home terminals.
Acceptance or rejection of the Di-
rector Generals offer will have no
bearing on the request of the train
men and firemen for general wage
increase.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
Tell Railroads to Be
Ready For Early Return

Washington, Nov. "a Railroads
under Federal control were warned
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to-day to revive their rate
handling machinery because of the
impending return of the properties
to private operation.
The notice pointed out that with
the return of the roads former regu-
lations of the commission would be
restored. and that each individual
line would be requested to prepare
and file joint rates, classifcations
and concurrences with other car
riers as if there had been no inter-
ruption of private operation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
$500 in Funeral March
For Dead Steel Striker
By Associated Press.

Youngstown, Ohio, Nov. 24.-Fif-
teen hundred steel strikers marched
to-day in a funeral procession for
Gabriel Zityak, striker who swas
clubbed to death in a battle with
strike breakers last Friday. Nc
trouble was reported.
John K. McCadden, strike leader
in the Youngst own district, was \ar-
rested Saturday afternoon after ufg-
ing the strikers to take part in to-
days parade.
Declaring his action necessary to
protect the lives and property of
citizens and workers, Mayor Craver
to-day issued an order forbidding
the holding of public meetings tend
ing to prolong the steel strike and
gathering of crowds in the streets.
Twenty policemen are to be held in
reserve for special duty in case of
assaults or threats against steel
workers, and twenty more police
men are to be added to the force at
once.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
Refuses to Take Three
Boys From Grandparents

Judge S. j. M. McCarrell to-day
dismissed the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings by which Mrs. Harry Frank
had hoped to regain the custody OF
her three sons, Gilbert, Herbert and
william, now living with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Frank
this city. The boys have been with
the grandparents for four years
since Harry Frank is alleged to have
deserted his wife. Frank was brought
here from Virginia recently and or
dered to pay his wife SIS week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24

THE READING
The 55 crew to go first after Ills
o'clock: Is. 49, 66, SO. 5. 81, 67, 68.
The 107 first to go after 9.15 a.
m.-1O4. 101, 103.
Engineers for 81.
Firemen for 5. SO.
Conductors for none.
Flagmen for 81.
Bra5emen for none>
Engineers up: Ruth, Motter. Mark
Bowman, Clouser. Hoffman. Straw
Morrison. Beecher. kettDer. Douple
Neidlinger. McCurdy. Huber, Jones
Monroe. Schuyler, limerick, Bricker
Fetrow, Kaufman.
Firemen up: Keller, Dearborn, Sny-
der, Kelsey, Fackler. BONNER, Fitz-
gerald, Degroft, Marks, Hoffman,
Kuntz, Gates, Booser, Saul, Myers
Emreck.
Conductors up Keifer.
Brakemen up: Davis, Snader. Mum
ma, Sourbeer. Mosey. Hess, Spangler
Rhinehart, Stahl, White, Hoover, Fry
Wiley, link, Renecker, Fetro, Nor
row, j. Spangler, Berrier, Leibtrue,
Shultz, Bruaw, O'Wiler, Potteiger
Hahn. Waugh, Fillmore, Donmoyer, R
Hahn, Strohm. Epler
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24

operating expenses from $5,250,0Q0
day in 1911 to $11. 100000 in 1918,
the first year of Government oper-
alton, was due, he said, Ito blum
'dering, bungling incapacity in high
places"
Failure to comprehend the wage
question, he said, resulted in absurd
readjustments and the granting OF
schedules of wages for certain classes
without due regard to the characte;
of the service performed, thus cs-
tablishing inappropriate and extrava-
CANT measures of compensation that
caused discomfort in other classes"
Mr.. Besler also criticised the Rail
road Administrations policy of call
ing in outsiders to settle disputes be-
tween the railroads and their en-
plOyeS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
Scores Federal Control;
Criticises u. S. Officials

New York, Nov. 24.-Government
control of railroads as a war measure
was characterized as "a binder.
which it's now acknowledged failure
demonstrates and proves" by w. G..
Besler, president of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, in an adj
dress before the Academy of Political
Science here.
Mr.. Besler severely criticised the
administration of William G.. Me
Adoo as Director General of Rail-
roads The increase in aggregate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
WILL SIGN TREATY

Paris, Nov. 24.-The American
delegates to the Peace Conference,
not having received instructions to
the contrary, will sign the Bulgarian
Peace Treaty, unless there are new
developments before Thursday. The
ceremony, which will be much SIM
pier than those at Versailles and st.
Germain, will take place in the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
MRS. ELIZA WAYNE

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
Wayne, aged II years, who died on
Saturday at the home of her son,
Hiram A. Wayne, 1913 Carnation
street, will be held at Z o'clock at
the residence, the Rev. Mr.. Rhodes
officiating. The body will be taken
tomorrow to Fishers Ferry for
burial.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
WILL REDUCE COAL PRICES
IN ENGLAND NEXT MONTH

London, Nov, 24.-Sir Auckland
G. Geddes, minister of national serv-
ice and reconstruction, announced
in the House of Commons to-day
that the price of coal for household
use would be reduced ten shillings
per ton, beginning with December 1.
The reduction will solve a ques-
ton that has been the cause of
much agitation in the Labor party
for a long time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
TO HOLD SUPPER

The first oyster supper and en-
tertainment of the season of Arm
sted Roman Lodge, Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows, will be held
in Odd Fellows Hall, Cowden and
Briggs streets, on Thursday, Decem-
ber 4. The event will be under the
direction of the Vigilant Committee
of the lodge
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
DOES GOOD TURN; >RoBBED

While assisting stranger to
gather up some starch that had been
spilled in front of his store, Christ
d. Kramer, 1924 North Third street,
proprietor of a notion store. was
robbed of $40, presumably by an ac-
complice of the first stranger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
HELD FOR FEDERAL JURY

Dy -1SSVtIuFtU ItASs
Chicago, Nov. 24.-Lieutenant
Colonel Frances T. A. Junkins, an
official of the war contract depart
ment in Washington, was held for
the grand jury on bonds of $1,000
to-day when arraigned before United
States Commissioner Foote on a
charge of labelling a shipment of
liquor to Washington as music rec
ords. Junkins is a wealthy Chi
cagoan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
SENATOR WARREN HERE

Senator Francis l.. Warren, of
Wyoming, one of the oldest of the
United States Senators in point of
service, was at the Capitol to-day to-
call upon Colonel Edward Martin.
Commissioner of Health.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
TEACHES RIBIE CLASS

George A. Kline taught the lesson
of the Mems Organized Bible class
at Zion Lutheran Church yesterday.
Mrs. William H. Witherow sang 4
solo, accompanied by William f.
Bretz.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24

Mayors office at Neuilly. Frank L.
Polk, American Under Secretary of
State. probably will sign for the
United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-24
THE READING

No extra Philadelphia side crews at
Harrisburg.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-11-01
Bible School Lesson Outline
for November 9th
Corinthians, Chapter Nine
(By Apostle Willis F. Jordan)

I. PAUL WAS COMPELLED TO
DEFEND HIS APOSTLESHIP = Verses
One to Six
|. The church at Corinth persistently
disputed Paul's call to the Apostleship
That church caused him much trouble by
its persistent faultfnding, criticism and OPP
position to the great Apostle. It is always
these church members and this kind of
church that criticize and finally prosecute
the true Christians, Christ's ministers and
apostles.
D. Proofs of PauPs Apostleship
CD His specific call - Verse One with
Acts Ohio; 22:1-16; POLLS
(2) He actually had seen the Lord
Jesus and had been instructed by Him
since His resurrection. Compare Gala
tians 1:14-H.)
CD While he had the right to support
a sister, wife, ETC., he had refrained from
doing SO, that he might have more time
to-make good his apostleship = Verse Five.
(4) He exceled all the other apostles
in travelling, preaching, suffering persecu-
ton and organizing branches of the Church
Compare II Corinthians 4 :8-12; o:3-1O;
II 1888; Acts 2O:17-24 21 :10-13)
60 All the signs of an apostle we're
wrought by God in and through him. (II
Corinthians 12:11, 12)
co. The church at Corinth, itself or
gained by Paul, and the Christians there
in converted under his ministry, vindi-
Gated Paul's apostleship. (Acts 18:1-11;
I Corinthians l IA, 10 and 2:1-5, with
Verse Two Of this lesson
those who did examine him = Verse Three.
II. CHRIST'S MINISTERS MUST
BE ACCEPTED AND SUPPORTED =
Verses Seven to Fourteen.
l. Battles are fought, vineyards are
planted and focks are kept for the good Of
others = Verse Seven.
2. This teaching is set forth by Paul
as a man, by the Law and the Gospel -
Verses Eight and Nine.
8. God writes these things in His Word
for our sakes, that we might "plow in
hope" of the reward - Verse Ten.
4. Appeal is made to the way the priests
were supported in the temple = Verse Thir-
teen
5. The ministry gives spiritual things
to the Church and the Church should give
the carnal or temporal things necessary for
their daily support - Verses Ten, Eleven
Fourteen.
This means praying for the ministry,
defending the ministry, loyalty supporting
the ministry by faithfully attending upon
their preaching and teaching of the Word
of God, and by paying tithes Systematically,
that their allowances may be provided and
the workers and literature sent out.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-11-01
GRAVE PROBLEMS FACING NATION

With President Wilson so i'll that he is
able to give his attention only to the most
pressing state matters, while propped up
in bed. Washington report reviews some
Of the bigger problems confronting the
country as follows:
Threatened strike of hundreds of thou
sands of bituminous mine workers, sched-
u1ed for November l.
Existing strike of steel workers, and
the action of the American Federation of
Labor in demanding the moral and financial
support of all labor to help win the struggle
Threatened strike of 100000 railroad
shopmen who have given the administration
until November Is to reduce living costs
materially.
Threatened strike of other railroad
brotherhoods who have not enforced wage
demands because they have preferred to
wait and see if living costs could be reduced
The breakup Of the labor capita1-public
peace conference which, it had been hoped
might work out some tangible constructive
measures to promote industrial peace.
Then there is the peace treaty.
Other troubles are multiplying daily to
such an extent that it will require wise
counsel and a cool head to avert a general
industrial upheaval.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-11-01
GOMPERS ANNOUNCES CONFER
ENCE OF ALL INTERNATIONAL.
UNIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF LABOR

A Washington report declares that what
may prove to be one of the greatest indus
trial battles in history is forecast by the
announcement of Samuel Gompefs that a
conference of the heads of the 112 inter
national unions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor will be held in Wash
ington soon, to discuss present and i'm
polling disputes
Mr.. Gompers announcement was con-
tanned in telegram to the Illinois Fedora
ton Of Labor, which, following the with
drawal of the labor group from the indus
trial conference at Washington, had sent a
telegram urging the immediate issuance
Of call for special convention in Wash
1ngton. The message urged that the off
clal representatives of the railway brother
hoods be invited to participate, the object
of the meeting to be 'the perfecting of an
offensive and defensive alliance of the in
ternational unions of the United States and
Canada and the railway brotherhoods, more
effectively to fight out the life and death
struggles of the workers now in progress
and impending"
This announcement on the part of Mr..
Gompers bears all the more significance
when it is recalled that in his farewell
speech, before walking out of the confer
ence in Washington, he used these words:
The words spoken here by the vote of
the employers group settle nothing. You
have defeated labor in its declaration here
but we will meet you again in conference,
and, when we do meet you, you will be
glad to talk collective bargaining"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-11-01

to be humble and meek = Verses Two
and Three. His conceited knowledge puffs
him up; and pride goeth before fall"
This was the Devils great sin and con-
demnation q Timothy 3:o,7; 6:3-5; II
Timothy 2:16-26).
3. Is it right to eat things first offered
in sacrifice to idols? = Verses One, Four
and Seven Should the Corinthian Chris
tians go into an idol temple and eat the
feasts spread by the heather?
Shall Christians today mix with the
heather Gentle and Jewish world = attend
their feasts, movies" theaters, dance
halls, grog shops? Shall we in Zion go
into the shops on "Rat Row. attend the
idol worship and sacrifices in their places of
so-caled worship?
This Eighth Chapter of Corinthians
answers all such questions.
VI. INDIVIDUAL OR PERSONAL
LIBERTY MUST BE LAID ASIDE
WHENEVER 1T WILL CAUSE "a
WEAK BROTHER" TO STUMBLE =
Chapter Eight, Verses Eight to Thirteen.
1. Idols - things which the heather and
the world take up with, worship and serve
: are nothing, after all - Verses Four
and Five.
2. The Christians superior (not con
ceited) knowledge enables him to know
that there is but one God and one Lord
Jesus Christ - Verse Six.
g. Some have not this knowledge. Con-
science is but a creature of education, and
so their weak conscience is defiled = Verse
Seven. These are they who associate
idols" with the Lord Jesus Christ and try
to serve the Lord while serving them; but
it cannot be DONE All who mix with idols
= no matter what they are, whether ancient
or modern, Israels Golden Calf with their
dancing and playing EXODUS 32:2-8, note
especially Verse Six) or the apostate
churches golden dollars and dancing, music
and playing, the various forms of pleasure
today - are weak in the faith and subject
to destruction.
4. Neither eating meat or not eating,
doing or not doing, commends us to God
= Verse Eight. God expects something
else besides eating and doing, i. e., faith in
Jesus Christ and loyalty to everything He
has commanded.
5. Christians may eat or not eat -
THAT Is tIlSlI pSlSOlldl llDClty. LCl llClli
heed the admonition in Verses Nine to
Eleven.
In order to enjoy personal liberty, do not
destroy the weak brother for whom Christ
died. In initiating you, he is very liable
to 60 further than you and thus you would
be responsible for his destruction. Do not
thus become murderers of the brethren and
the Church.
6. This is not only sin against the weak
brethren and the whole Church, but it is
sin against Christ Himself. Be careful,
or you will have a terrible account to set
tie at the Judgment Seat of Christ - Verse
Twelve.
7. Verse Thirteen sets forth the proper
attitude for each Christian toward his
brother. with this Verse, consider Ro-
! mans A. to 1879