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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
Here Is a Union Suit

that appeals to 1t fine for comfort
glove silk vest and Isle pants knee length Made the
line nsuring good fit White only. attractive garment
$1.25 and $1.50
---And New Silk Stocking
of good weight with Isle top navy blue Navy is one of
the leading shades this coming for hosiery.
These stockings exceptional at the price of $175.
BowMANS-Man Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
MINERS ENTOMBED

Johnstown, Pa, Feb. 12. - In a
cave-in of a heading at the mine of
the Monroe oal Company at Colver
this county, last evening, Steve
Bernaritz and Paul Martin, miners,
were entombed and probably were
caught under the fall. Four leaders
in the mine heard the cracking of
the roof and escaped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12

These are offered in the February Furniture Sale a
8-piece fumed oak dining suite; $4,000.
Apiece American Walnut bedroom suite; $4,000.
Apiece satin gum bedroom suite; 5000.
9-piece Jacobean oak dining suite $4,000.
Two-inch post brass beds $loz5.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
AbraHam Lincoln

Will there be another name in American history
to go down in Poserity and command the same respect
from high or low, rich poor-regardess of party
afliaton?
History generally gives proper perspective of great
and his deeds which the distorted views of partisan
ship and other fauthndng tendencies do not permit in
the generation when his accomplishments were per-
formed
Some OF those who knew Lincoln and lived in his dav
are still with it is true but though the test of
time does not permit comparison with other great
names whose ustrc may have been dmmed by the
since passed nevertheless February twelfth will gen
eraons to be observed in this and other countries
as the birth anniversary of whose name is and
always will be revered in millions of homes
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
BREAK WIDE OPEN
Miners Union Won't Survive
Settlement on Reduced Scale.
Vice President of Illinois Unit
Predicts Revolt in Ranks.

Springfield, ILL.,. Dec. S.-Sett1ement
of the nationwide coal strike on any
basis, that does not include a substan-
tial increase over the ii per cent Of
fered by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
will break the United Mine Workers
union wide open.
This was the opinion expressed by
Vice President Harry Fishwick of the
Illinois organization when informed
that Acting President John l. Lewis
and Secretary Green of the miners had
reached an agreement with Attorney
General Palmer and Secretary Tum-
ulty for the settlement of the strike.
Fishwick insisted the Illinois miners
will not return to work under any
agreement that is not a substantial in
crease over the Il per cent offered by
Garfield.
Fishwick. however. is confident the
governments offer, when presented
before the scale committee at Indian
apolis tomorrow, will be 20 per cent
or more. Lewis and Green never
would have agreed to a proposition
carrying less than a 20 per cent in
crease" he said
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
5 CARS TO TOPEKAFIX WOOD PRICES
First Pittsburg Production Con-
signed to This City.
Ten Cars of Arkansas Steam
Fuel Also on the Way.

Nearly forty cars of coal will be
produced today from the strip pits in
the Crawford county field,
according 10 an estimate at noon today
by Governor Allen. A consignment for
twenty five cars of fuel was increased
to forty cars in order to care for the
days production. Five cars of the
coal will come to Topeka.
Topeka is to receive five cars of
today's output according to a state
ment this afternoon by clyde NJ. Reed,
private secretary to the governor.
This is the first coal consigned to this
city by state receivers. Distress in a
number of small towns of the state
is being relieved and with favorable
weather conditions Governor Allen
believes the emergency demands of the
state can be met.
Ten Cars From Arkansas.
Temporary relief for local steam
plants was foreseen today when Clyde
Busey, manager of the Southwestern
Coal company, received letter stating
that ten carloads of slack had been
shipped to Gov. H. ]. Allen for him
from Arkansas.
Arkansas has been loading about
$4,000 tons of slack in the southern
part OF the state, and, it was predicted
a few days ago, that Topeka would re-
ceive a share Of this. The shipment
Vi 4OV lOAS Will pIONS lI1e SdlNe&s1Oif VI
several industries which were on the
verge of being shut down.
Tire continued cold weather has
made the domestic situation extremely
serious. The committee needs $500
tons for dom estic use in the next ten
days, it was estimated by the commit
tee headed by Guilford Dudley, which
made a survey of the situation. In
many poor families there is likely to be
real suffering. as many stoves are not
of the wood burning type and the cost
of installing others is prohibitive for
some homes.
Hospital Supply Low.
Most of the hospitals have but a
four days supply of fuel on hand.
| These institutions are equipped TO
burn nut coal and cannot use slack
| except as a last resource. 1t was stated
Domestic consumers and public
utilities will be given preference in
| the distribution of coal received from
Pittsburg, it was stated. Mayor Cor
| wine wrote a letter to Governor Allen
requesting that, in view of the desper-
ate situation here, some of the strip
coal be sent to Topeka.
The committee headed by Dudley
will supervise the distribution of this
| coal and it was said that retailers
| profits may be eliminated altho the
| dealers will place their men and teams
at the committees disposal
The entire reserve of soft coal in
| the hands of the railroads, according
! to the survey, is eighteen cars-not a
large enough quantity to merit allot-
ment except in cases of emergency.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
Eight to Ten Dollars a Ton
Price Committees Maximum.
Attorney General Will Prose-
cute Violations, He Promises.

There will be no profiteering in
wood in Shawnee county during the
coal miners strike, according to an
ultimatum delivered to farmers, fuel
dealers and other persons selling
wood, by the county fair price COM
mittee today. in the form of a fixed
maximum price. The committee met
in special session in Attorney General
Richard j. HopkinsS office with the
attorney general and the citizens COM
nfttee of Topeka appointed by the
mayor.
The prices fixed by the committee
follow:
$500 ton for mixed green wood cut
in stove lengths, containing not in excess
of per cent white elm or cottonwood.
5000 ton for partially dried and sea :
sassd MIXED wood. with the same limit
on Hhite elm and cottonwood.
$1,000 ton for dried seasoned mixed
wood, with a maximum of per cent white
elm and cottonwood.
Dealers or farmers found selling
wood to the consumers at prices higher
than those listed will be prosecuted by
Attorney General Hopkins. it was de-
clared.
Asks Report on Violations.
W. H. Kemper, chairman of the fair
price committee, requested that any
person so overcharged report the name
of the dealer to the committee, which
will turn his name over to Hopkins.
Kemper emphasized that fixing of
maximum price on wood did not
prevent the farmer or the dealer from
selling their product at a. lower figure.
He expects that the price at which the
city sells its wood largely will deter
mine the dealers quotations, but W. S.
Hancock, city commissioner, says that
during the present serious situation
people will pay any price asked for
fuel, for that reason, curb on, wood
men is necessary.
kemper said the committee had
tried to be fair to the wood dealers in
fixing the price. estimating that the
average load of green wood could be
delivered in the city at 81 a ton. thus
netting the dealer a profit of 81. The
length of the hauls will determine the
profit on the wood.
Asserts Price Fixing Legal.
Hopkins. IN an opinion given te
Chairman ken1per, holds that the
Lever act. which provides that the
food control law shall not apply to the
farmer with respect to the farm prod
ucts produced on his land. does not
affect this case, as wood can not be
classed as farm products" He said
it was his belief that the fair price
committee had authority to name q
reasonable price on wood for the pub
lie.
Hopkins promised inquisition into
any charges of violating the commit
tees order and prosecution of Yio-
lators.
The following members of the fail
price committee were at the meeting
| this morning: w. H. Kemper. c. D
Skinner. T. w. Thompson, T. NJ. Lii
lard and r. c. Caldwell. Members o1
the citizens committee present were;
| w. o. Anderson, chairman; w A S
! Bird, G. W. Stansfield, Tom Whiteker
F. A Derby, and Fred Voiland. PA
| Young, a Topeka contractor and
| Maurice McNeill. assistant attorney
general. also attended.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
CITY CLOSING HOURS
DURING FUEL CRISIS

$500 n m. to ) u. IN.
Planning mills, trunk factories, mat
tress factories. filling stations. manu-
facturers of machinery and metal
products.
$50 n m to 4:30 d. m.
All office buildings. Elevators shut
off at p. m.)
$500 n. m. TO ) u. m.
Department stores. retail stores. job
printing plants and soda. candy and
cigar departments of drug stores.
900 a. m. TO $50 n. m.
Retail bakeries. grocery stores. meat
shops and milk depots.
900 n m. 10 8 p. m.
Shoe shining pariors. con Satur-
days IL a. M to p m.)
200 p. m. 20 II p. M.
Confectioners and tteaters.
Closed entirely:
Lodge. pool and dance halls.
No specified hours:
Railway offices. express offices. hos
pitals, telephone companies. wholesale
bakers. packing. plants, hotels. restaur-
ants. lodging houses and postoffice.
tHoteis must reduce lobby light so per
cent?
Display lighting.
All stores and business must discon-
tinue use of electric current for all dis
play lights.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
Strikers Alleged to Have As
saulted Non-Union Workers.
Cases Dropped by Branaman-
Witnesses Gone, His Excuse.
POLICE JUDGE FINED 'EM S1OO
Two Defendants Were Charged
With Hurting Bricks.
Case Against Non. Union Man,
However, Still on Docket.

Cases of assault and battery against
three union mill hands, appealed from
police court where they were fined
800 and costs by Police Judge Hugh
Mcfarland, were dismissed today in
district court by Judge George H.
Branaman, city attorney.
That clears court dockets of all
cases involving fights and trouble aris-
ing from the strike of mill hands in
Topeka, excepting one case against a
non-union mill superintendent who
shot and wounded two striking union
mill hands in a. fight at the Ismert-
Hincke mills. E. H. Sigmand is the
superintendent, and he faces a possi-
BILE penitentiary sentence IL convicted
in the January term of the criminal
court He is charged with assault with
a deadly weapon.
Branaman, new city attorney in the
Corwine administration, explained that
all of the states witnesses who ap-
peared in police court and offered evil
dence. which Judge Mcfarland felt
justified the limit in a fine of 800,
had left the state Then. the record
shows Branaman filed a motion to
dismiss the three cases upon the pay
ment of costs, which the records of
Mrs. Mary E. Chaplin, clerk of the dis
trict court. show were $685..
In Hurry to Pay Costs.
Following the dismissal of the cases
attorneys for the union men hurried
into the office of Mrs. Chaplin and
stood over her. money ready, until she
had compiled the costs. The check
presented to Mrs. Chaplin was signed
by Frank Conard, financial secretary
of the Flour and Cereal Workers
union.
James Clancy, one OF the men
charged with assault and battery.
whose case was dismissed today, was
accused of assauitipg a non-union en-
ploye of the Ismert-Hincke mill while
| the young man was going from the
| mill to his dinner. He was found
guilty in police court by Judge Mac
Farland and was fined. Another
charge was filed against him in the
court of Topeka.
| Judge Rad NJ. Lee found Cheney
guilty but stated that as he had been
| fined in police court he would merely
\ give him a jail sentence, parole him
and impose an order on him to pay
the witness fees. Then Chaney ap-
pealed from the sentence of the police
| court --.-.-----
Willis Witchey and Walter May, the
| other two men fined in police court,
were charged with throwing bricks al
nonunion mill hands on their way to
work in a North Topeka mill. One
| of the men against whom the alleged
| barrage was directed was reported tc
have been painfully injured by Irish
alley bouquet" It was claimed that
| union men hid in the weeds and
/ directed the fire from ambush.
| It was reported at union headauar-
| ters today that the mill strike was still
! in progress.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08

The special legislative session is
the second called by Governor
Allen since he entered office last
January. 1t is the second general
special session in nearly II years.
The special session of 1908 called
for passage of the primary and
anti-pass laws, was the last general
special meeting of the law makers.
Governor Allen plans to take up
numerous industrial and labor
problems during the new session.
The legislators are expected to be
in session two to four weeks. Many
bills affecting general industrial
conditions will be considered.
Members who sat in the house
and senate last winter will partici-
pate in the special session. 1t is
the first legislative body in the his
tory of Kansas to be called into
special session twice during one
term.
Under the Kansas constitution
the work of the legislature cannot
be restricted. The two bodies may
consider such measures as they
deem fit. For that reason a general
session embodying amendments to
many bills passed last winter. is
expected.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
CHARGE BAD FAITH
Senate Resolution Would En-
force Pact Terms on Hun.
Question at Once Raised on
Ratification of the Treaty.

Washington, Dec. "a Joint res
olution authorizing the president of
the United States, if necessary. to use
American military, naval and air forces
in cooperating with the allies to en-
force observance of the peace terms
by Germany. was offered today By
Senator King. Utah.
The resolution was referred to the
foreign relations committee.
Kings resolution stated in the pre-
amble that Germany is 'manifesting
bad faith" in regard to execution of
the peace terms she has agreed to.
Senator Thomas, Colorado. Demo-
crat, asked King how the United
States could consistently direct en-
forcement of a treaty 1t has never rat
flied.
Lets don't go into that now" Vice
President Marshall interrupted.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
CRISIS is ACUTE HERE
Householders and Industries Appel
to Mayor for Coal

Shortage of fuel is beginning to be
keenly felt in Topeka, Mayor Herbert
J. Corwine announced today.
'T have received quite a number of
telephone calls this morning" the
mayor stated. asking assistance in
getting some sort of fuel for heating
and cooking. The critical acuteness
of the situation is becoming more and
more evident. During the continued
cold weather supplies have become ex-
hausted. The worst part of 1t is that
already another cold wave is upon US,
with the promise of still colder
weather coming"
Persons evidently believe that the
mayor will be able to obtain coal for
them any time. judging from the num-
Der of calls for assistance that come
buzzing in over the telephone wire into
his office. Not only are the calls from
destitute families. but also from the
weli-to-do and from numerous indus
trial firms
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
President Wilson Disfavors
Passage of Fall Resolution.
Committee Adjourned Before
Messenger Arrived.
TAKES WHOLE RESPONSIBILITY
Committee Reconvenes; Drops
Mexican Resolution.
President Did Not Want Sen.
ate's Support, Says Lodge.

Washington, Dec. s.-President Will
son today declared he would be
'gravely concerned to see any reso-
luton like Senator Falls providing
severance of relations with Mexico
adopted by congress.
Wilson further declared that the
passage of the Fall resolution would
constitute a reversal of our consti-
tutional practice which might lead to
very grave confusion in regard to the
guidance of our foreign affairs"
The presidents advice on thesresolu-
tion was submitted in the form of a
personal letter to Senator Fall.
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee today postponed action on the
Fall resolution for a break with Mex
leo because the expected statement of
President Wilson's views did not reach
the committee.
After some discussion of the oil
situation around Tampico, the COM
mittee adjourned, no date being set for
resumption of discussion.
Soon after the committee adjourned.
Senator Fall was notified by telephone
from the White House that the presi-
dents messenger was on the way to
his office with a communication.
Whole Responsibility Wilson's.
ferred with Senator Lodge, chairman
of the foreign relation committee.
Lodge then said:
"Of course we shall do nothing
now. The whole responsibility for the
Mexican situation now rests on the
president. We are not even allowed
to suggest anything to him. The COM
mittee will not again consider the
resolution.
1.-THE resolution recognized fully the
presidents constitutional authority to
deal with the question and merely
rendered our support to him.. along
with the suggestion that in our opinion
the situation required some such
action as the resolution recommended.
But the president does not want us
even to express our support. All
right. the responsibility is on him. lei
him bear it.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08


Governor Allen this morning issued
call for special session of the state
legislature to be held in Topeka, Mon
day. January 5. Measures covering
labor disputes industrial problems,
profiteering, high cost of living
and expenses of the state
coal Eece4veFship will be taken up.
The session will be general in its
scope, as it is known that many mem
bers will come to Topeka with inde-
pendent bills not covered in the text
of the governors call.
The special session called for next
month is the second summons by
Governor Allen in less than a year and
establishes a new record for Kansas
executives. No former governor of
this state has called more than one
special session during his tenure of Of
flee. Emergencies arising out of the
Industrial unrest, tho, have brought to
Governor Allen requests from all sec
tions of the state for a special session
at this time. Many members have
urged the governor to issue a call.
The Kansas legislature was in special
session for one day in J1ne, when a
call was issued by the governor 20
ment.
Many Measures Up.
Many measures generally affecting
labor and industry are expected to be
brought to the attention of the state
by Governor Allen and the legisla tive
members during the January session.
Both the house and senate sidestepped
extensive legislative action regarding 6
Industrial affairs while here last win =
ter. This course was taken in view
of a general unrest and uncertainty
which followed the war. Now many
of the measures which were passed
over a. year ago are expected to find
their way to the hopper early in the
new session.
Measures On Tap.
Measures of most vital importance
the legislature during the winter in
clude:
Creation of an Industrial court to set
tie labor disputes and making Illegal the
ordering of strikes or lockouts and pro-
vidinR penalties for persons who engage
in n strike which threatens to tie-up the
output of essential industry
State charters for labor organizations
Under such a measure labor unions which
public suffering or industrial loss. might
he denied rights of existence in the state
Their charters might be forfeited under
order of the court.
A measure which would bring industrial
and labor problems before the state pub
lie utilities commission. In this case tbs
com mission would become both n publft
utilities and industrial commission.
Possible increase In the number of mem
bers OF the commission to meet new re
eponsibilities- Several suggestions havt
'Continupd on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08

magazines are expected to feature the
Kansas endeavor to provide a solution
to problems which now perplex the
nation.
During the last two weeks thou
sands of words of telegraph service
from Topeka and Pittsburg have been
used by eastern papers each day in
covering Governor Aliens operation of
the coal mines. The governors at
tempt to solve the problem thru state
legislation is expected to hold Kansas
in the spot light this winter. Bills
before the special session may give
to Kansas a leadership in meeting a
national crisis.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
DOUBLE COAL PILE.
10000 Tons of Fuel Added to
States Supply Today.
Turned Over to Gov. Allen by
Caney Smelling Company.
WILL OPEN DEEP MINES NOW
Victory Is Won in the Kansas
Coal Fields.
Total of Fifty-TwO Cars Mined
Last Week.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. s.-The victory
has been won.
That is the feeling which pervaded
the coal fields of southeastern Kansas
today, with a record of twenty-seven
cars of coal mined in a single day by
volunteers. This boosted the total out
put from state operation to fifty-two
cars.
Now there is talk of a deep mine
opening this week Union miners will
work it and the request to open it
comes from the miners themselves, it
was said: One miner has personally
assured Governor Allen he is ready to
return to work. There is unmistakable
evidence of discomfort in the union
ranks, in the face of the success of
the volunteers.
Facing a biting wind and tenn
perature of eight degrees below freez-
ing, the volunteers in the strip coal
pits of Kansas began on the second
week of their coal digging campaign
today.
Following their big Sunday. which,
for the first time in many years. was
not day of rest at the Kansas coal
mines, the volunteers faced unfavor-
able weather conditions in the hope
of keeping up their pace.
Many union miners, weary of the
long strike and anxious to return to
office of Governor Allen. Men in
close touch with the governors office
predicted today that Wednesday
would see scores of union miners
breaking away from the control of
the district unions and going back to
the mines. THE breaking time is al
most here" the man said. UNLESS
the negotiitions scheduled for Indian
apolis tomorrow are successful in
ending the strike. union men will
doubtless be flocking to the mines
Wednesday,"
Coffeyville, Kan. Dec. S.-Governor
Aliens visible supply of coal was aug
mented two hundred carloads or more
than 10000 tons today by the seizure
of coal belonging to the American
Lead, Zinc and Smelling company at
Dearing and Caney. Kan, near here.
The coal confiscated will be con-
signed mediately- to the ,fuelless
towns outside the gas belt. Some cars
were set for shipment this morning
and others are being loaded from the
dump rapidly. This find" in tonnage
is greater than all the coal mined to
date by the volunteer workers in the
Kansas fields and Governor Allen is
reported to have sent up a shout of
joy when notified of the coal here
awaiting his orders. The coal was
given up willingly by the sn1eltins 6
company. The price to be paid is to
be determined later.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
NEED COAL AT JAIL
County Institution Has Only Three
Day Supply. Larimer Asserts.

The Shawnee county Jail faces coal
famine.
Sheriff Hugh Larimer today re-
ported to the Shawnee county COM
missioners that there was only enough
coal at. the Jail to provide heat for the
inmates two or three days longer.
Henry McAfee. a member of the
board of commissioners. stated that
the county was right up against 1t for
fuel and that the commissioners at
this time were on the market for any
thing burnable. An effort is being
made to obtain wood.
McAfee stated that there was
enough coal at the court house to keep
the clerks and officers warm for the
next two or three weeks. An order
was issued today cutting down the Of
flee hours at the court house. Clerks
will go to work at $3.50 o'clock in the
morning instead of o'clock and will
quit work at 4:30 o'clock in the after
noon instead of o'clock.