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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-27
LOST AND FOUND

LOsT-Brown pocketbook containing
money and papers, II found, call ht
lll7 Colcord building and get reward.
W Il Woodfofd
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SEEDS, PLANTS AND TREES

NANCY HALL potato plants. ready 'ur
immediate shipment. m 1900 lots.
MS. smaller amount. s. 100, sto'e
prices o. b. Rogers Ark Bryce
Woods Rogers, Ark
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BROpBECK sEMENT co. At
LIBERTY AFTER July trH AND
WOULD BDOK FAIRS AND PIC.
MICS WITH GOOD CARRY US-AIL
AND GOOD CLEAN CONCESSIONS.
N TCIIlNSON. KANSAS
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HAVE a book Liberty root beer outfit.
set spindle frame for the Fourth. Jim
shears Norman Okla
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TWO or three light housekeeping
rooms Tor rent. il3 West 10Th. Wal
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1wo llsht Housekeeping rooms. Ma
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TWO furnished iisht housekeeping
rooms Cast 10th St
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
Textual Amendments
Would Mean Defeat of
Treaty, Colt Declares
Ru A Associnted Press

Washington. Oct. Is. = Adoption
of textual amendments would mean
defeat of the Peace Treaty and
would accomplish no practical result
that could not be brought about by
reservations, the Senate was told
to-day by Senator Colt, Republican,
Rhode Island.
Referring to the Shantung amend
ment and that proposed to equaliZe
voting power in the League of Ma
tions, the Rhode Island senator de-
clared they would reopen peace
negotiations while reservations
would leave the Treaty intact and
would change its provisions only
for the reserving nation.
1t would be unfair, he urged, to
increase the voting power of the
United States as proposed in the
amendment of Senator Johnson. Re-
publican, California, and leave the
other first class powers with only
one vote in the assemb bly,.
Preservation of Egypt's right of
self government and future action
by the League of Nations to give
freedom TO all capable subject states
were proposed in interpretative reso-
lutions presented by Senator Owen,
Democrat, Oklahoma.
Both of the proposals We're put
in as measures entirely separate
from the ratification. Senator Owen
announcing he had not changed his
stand for unqualified acceptance of
the Treaty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
State Seeks Unclaimed
Money Held Seven Years
by Commonwealth Trust

Action has been brought by the
State against the Commonwealth
Trust Company of this city, to have
the banking institution pay into the
State Treasury sums or money
which have been on deposit and
have not been claimed or the own
ers have not been heard from in
more than seven years.
The statement in the case was
filed, to-day by Frank NJ. Eastman,
special attorney. The action was
brought under the escheat act of
1919. No date has been fixed for
q hearing.
Efforts will be made first to To-
cate the owners of the property or
their heirs, and in cases where this
cannot be done, the money will be
paid into the State Treasury.
In the schedule of savings ac-
counts eighty-siX are listed as de-
positors, the largest being John II.
Weiss, receiver, s23911, and the
smallest Lynch and Berghaus, 500.
Other schedules include accounts of
guarantees, trustees and interest
coupons on bonds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
UNCOVER RED
PLOT TODESTROY
CAMPSOF ARMY
Conspired Against U. S. Prop
erty From West Virginia
to Colorado ,

Chicago. Oct. 15-Military authori-
ties and Federal investigators assign
ed to follow the trail of radicals who
have been spreading their propa ganda
in connection with the strike of the
steel workers announced their discov-
cry of an anarchistic plot to destroy
abandoned army cantonments and
other government property.
The plot is said to have been un-
earthed in connection with the dis
covery at Gary, Ind, of Anton Gorski,
alleged radical leader. who is said to
be under surveillance in connection
with the explosion OF bomb in the
Chicago postoffice in September, 1918,
when four persons were killed and
80 injured.
Information gained by the military
authorities indicated that the radi-
Gals have plotted against government
property in states ranging from West
Virginia to Colorado. During the
day 500 of the Federal troops on duty
at Gary entrained. and it was said
they were being dispatched to protect
endangered property.
Major General Leonard Wood. com
manding the Central Department of
the United States army. was in con-
ference with Colonel Nv. S. Names
commander of the troops at Gary to-
day. Drastic measures to combat the
t'Red" plots are said to have been ar
ranged by the military leaders.
Colonel Mapes announced last night
no confession had been obtained
from Gorski in regard to the Chicago
CONTINUED OH Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
>COAL STRIKE
ORDER IS SENT
OVER COUNTRY
Union Bituminous Miners Or
dered to Cease Work at
Midnight Oct. 81
TO PROTECT PROPERTY
Locals Are Warned to Give
Fullest Cooperation in
Guarding Mines
By Associated Press

indianapolis, Oct. 15.-The order
calling all union bituminous coal
miners of the country to cease pro-
duction of coal at midnight on Fri
day, October 81, 1919" was issued
from the international headquarters
of the United Mine Workers of
America here at noon to-day. The
order is signed by John L. Lewis
acting president. and William Green
secretary-treasurer of the miners.
The official strike call permits To-
cal unions to assign "a sufflclent
number of men to remain at work
10 insure the proper care and pro-
lection of all mining property IN
conformity with the provisions OF
district agreements.
1t also urges that fullest co-opera-
tion be given the operator to pre-
vent injury to property" and asserts
that under no circumstances should
this rule be violated or set aside by
local unions"
To Attend Conference
John L. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, to-day wired Secretary of La
Dor Wilson that he would be in
Washington at IL o'clock Friday
morning, October II, for confer
ence on the bituminous coal mine
situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
CONFIDENT FALL OF.
PETROGRAD WILL
FOLLOW 4 TTACK
Yudenitch's Army Sweeping Bolshepiki
Before Them in Drive on Red
Stronghold-Sapage Fighting
PRISONERS, .ARMORED TRAINS
AND MANY GUNS ARE CAPTURED

To-days developments from Rus.
sia are of extremely discouraging
character for BolsheVik regime
General Denikine, whose forces are
advancing on a front of about 450
miles through Central Russia, has
in the center captured Orel, only
23S miles from Moscow and the most
important center south of the
capital The northwestern army of
General Nudenitch, also operating
on broad front, is reported to have
smashed through the BolsheNist
lines west and southwest of Petro-
grad and to be within so to rs miles
of Petrograd all along the front
Meanwhile Kolchak's Siberian armies
are improving their advantage along
the Tobol river and are now within
a few miles of the boundaries of
European Russia from. which they
We're driven by the recent success
full Bolshevik offensive.
Riga Held by Let's
Riga is apparently held firmly for
the time being by the Let's, who
with Esthonian assistance checked
the successful onslaughter of Colonel
Avaloff- and his German
auXiliaries and have for four days
been able to prevent them crossing
the Duna into the main part of Riga.
The town to which the Lettish gov
ernment has returned, is reported
afire in several PAGES. Held up in
front at Riga. Colonel Bermondt
finds his rear seriously menaced by
n new advance of the Poles. who
have struck westward from Wilma TO
koVno and now threaten the COM
munications of the German troops
with Germany.
Long Battlcline
With the exception of the gap be-
tween the Nolga and the Siberian
frontier n fairly continuous line of
offense is established against the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
Many More Pupils Are
Sent to New High Schools

With the transfer to-day of pupils
from grade schools in the central
part of the city to the two junior
high schools. 2S3 boys and girls
We're sent to the Edison building and
1s5 to the Camp Curtin school.
Four home rooms have been pro-
vded in the Forney building for the
pupils who could not be accommo-
dated at the Edison school and
three rooms in the Maclay building
for those from the Camp Curtin
school. The pupils will have some
classes in these grade buildings but
will have most of their recitation
work in the junior schools because
of me shops and laboratories there.
IT may be decided by school of
ficials to have a walk constructed
connecting the rear of the Forney
building with the Edison school.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
Northwestern Army
Is Moving Forward
to Petrograd Attack

Stockholm, Tuesday, oct. IA
The Northwestern Army is reported
here to have pushed some thirty-tive
miles beyond hamburg, which it
captured recently and to be w thin
twenty miles af Gatchina. which is
only thirty miles southwest of Petro-
grad. The taking of 1900 prisoners
and nine guns from the Bolshevil;i
is announced. Confidence is e%-
pressed among the officers that
Petrograd will fall before this at
tack.
In the course of the fighting the
Red Army is making use of mines
to great extent, blowing up the
roads everywhere while retreating.
At hamburg both officers and men
taken prisoner are declared to have
been pleased at being captured, and
the morale of the red forces as =
whole is described as poor Amonr
the prisoners was Bolshevik com.
missary.
An armored train named "Lenine"
and several armored automobiles, a
well as eighty railway cars, were
among the material captured a
hamburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
WILSON WILL
NOT AGREE TO
END MEETING
Although Ill Is Told of Tense
Situation Over Strike Arbi-
tration Proposal
MUST CONTINUE SESSIONS
President Urges Use of Every
Possible Means in Find
ing Solution
BIZ Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 15.-President
Wilson will not sanction adjourn
ment of the National Industrial
conference here until it has eX-
hausted every possible means of
finding a solution of the present in
dustrial situation. White House Of
ticials said to-day.
Despite his illness. the President
was understood to have been in
formed of the tense situation in the
conference resulting from the con-
troversy over labor's proposal for
arbitration of the steel strike. He
was said to feel that this should
not endanger the ultimate success of
the conference.
Continue Efforts
Further efforts to reach an agree
ment were made at group meetings
of the conference delegates this
morning. The specific subject dis
cussed was postponement of consid-
Grafton of the steel strike arbitration
resolution until an agreement could
be reached on the fundamental is
sues of shop and industrial coun-
ellis as the means of arbitrating all
industrial disputes.
The movement for a postpone
ment of the steel strike issue was
initiated by members of the group
representing the public and it has
the approval of Secretary Lane, the
conference chairman.
Gavin McNab. of San Francisco,
a public representative, was pre-
pared to again propose when the
conference reconvened. that the
steel strike resolution be referred
back to the committee of fifteen
with instructions to begin work at
once on an arbitration plan along
the lines of the proposal made last
Thursday by Secretary Wilson.
Demand that organized labor's
for arbitration of the steel
rCoufiuued on Page d
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
VETERAN LABOR
LEADER SUFFERS
A BREAKDOWN
Gompers Is Stricken With
Nervous Trouble Following
Months of Hard Work
By Associated Press

Washington, Oct. Is. - Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, was reported
to-day by labor leaders to be suf-
fering from a nervous breakdown.
He is confined to his bed with a tenn
perature of 101 degrees.
Mr.. Gompers' illness results, labor
leaders said, from months of unre-
mitting work at home and abroad
in connection with the Peace Treaty,
the International Labor Congress at
Amsterdam and the steel strike.
The veteran labor leader was
stricken when he reached his home
last night after delivering an attack
in the Industrial Conference on the
United Steel Corporation for its re-
fusal to deal with the steel strike
committee. His friends recalled
that the day was the first anniver-
sary of the death of his daughter
and they SAID this fact probably ag-
gravated his condition.
Morrison Succeeds Him
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, was
elected chairman of the labor group
in the conference to-day TO act for
Mr.. Gompers.
Labor leaders said that if Mr..
Gompers' illness proved so serious
as to make it impossible for him 10
discharge the duties of president OF
the federation for any considerable
time, the executive council OF the
federation would be called to elect
a temporary successor. 1t was SAID
that James Duncan, first vice-p -presl-
dent of the federation, probably
would be designated to act.
Temperature Falls
His condition early this morning
was reported as serious. but at noon
his secretary announced that ms
temperature had fallen two degrees
to 80 and that he felt much better.
Mr.. Gompers physician, however,
requested that he remain in bed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
President Continues to
Show Improvement
After Night of Rest
Ru Associnted Press

Washington. Oct. 15.-|President
Wilson had a good nights rest and
continues to show improvement de-
spite a slight headache, said bull
letin to-day by his physicians.
The bulletin follows:
THE White House, October 10,
1856 a. M:
The President had a good nights
rest. enjoyed his breakfast and aside
from a slight headache, continues to
make improvement. The condition
which caused the restlessness of
Monday night, and about which DR..
Fowler was consulted, gave no
trouble during the night"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
MAYNARD MAKES
BETTER TIME ON
EASTERN COURSE
Prospects of Fair Weather
Make 1t Possible He Will
Better Record
BIZ associated Press

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-Forecasts
of fair weather for most OF the 1ar
west furnished prospects that Lieu
tenant B. W. Maynard, flying par
son" would equal, if not surpass, his
westbound flying speed on his east
ward journey from Battle Mountain,
New, today. He clipped off 356 miles
yesterday afternoon in his eastbound
fight from San Francisco.
Three more flyers in the trans
continental reliability test expected
to begin their return trip from san
Francisco to-day. They We're Lieu
tenant Alexander Pearson, Jr.. Cap
tain J. o. Donaldson and Lieutenant
Earl Manzelman.
Lieutenant Colonel s. T. Bowen,
who arrived from the east yesterday
with a design on his plane purport-
ing to represent the Pearly Gates
aiar. and a poster Frisco or Bust"
announced he would not attempt a
return trip. Storms and the muddy
condition of control stations stop
ped most of the flying west of the
Rockies yesterday.
Mineola, n. Y, Oct. 5.-Lieut en-
ant Belvin w. Maynard, the flying
parson" already off from San Fran
cisco on his return trip to Mineola,
in the Army air service transcon-
tinental race. three of the f1iers
who completed the first half of the
journey here were ready to hop off,
for San Francisco to-day if weather
permitte ed.
Two of the three. Major Carl
Spatz and Lieutenant C. f. Kiel, who
flew nip and tuck across the con-
tinent from San Francisco, had ex-
pressed themselves as not anxious
to make the return trip. To-day,
however. they appeared to be
iockeying for the lead and a lively
race within race is predicted.
Captain Lowell Fl. Smith, whose
unofficial flying time was lowest of
all the fliers in the first half of the
race, but who was penalized four
hours for a forced landing near
Cleveland, also was ready this morn
ing to start on the home bound
fight. A fourth flier, Lieutenant NJ.
E. Queens, was eligible to start to-
day but expressed the opinion he
would not be able to get his plane
in shape before tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
Borders on Miraculous"
BurlesOn Declares, in
Talk on P. @. Standards
By Associated Press

Atlantic City, N. J.. Oct. 15.-vigor-
ously turning against his critics in
Iivered since entering the Cabinet
Postmaster General Burleson today
told the National Hardware Manu-.
facturers' Association in session here
That the postal administration was
remarkable in development. wonder
1ul in organization and that it's stand
ard OF efficiency borders on the mi
raculous."
made to obtain a reversal the Post
master General declared record has
been made, of what l stand for and
the record is not going to be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15

three years, according to L. H. Kin
nard' vice-president and general man
ager of the company, who is in Har-
rlsourg to-day in attendance at a
Fupllc service Commission hearing.
In Philadelphia and other sections.
where the automatic telephone is be-
ing installed. the girl question is
largely responsible according to tele-
phone officials. In many commun-
tiles they are getting married at such
a rate that it is found difficult to keep
sufficient force of employees at
work. The latter condition dose not
exist in Harrisburg. according to Mr..
Reinoehl. and the turn over in the
operating force is not exceptionally
large
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
School Children May
Join in Exercises When
Memorial Trees Are Set

School district authorities will be
urged in letter from Park Com
missioner E. z. Gross to cooperate
in making the Arbor Day program.
October "a, success by permitting
the boys and girls from the entire
city to participate in the singing and
exercises. The School Board will
meet on Friday when it is believed
action will be taken.
City Forester Louis G. Baltimore
announced to-day that each of the
memorial white pine trees to be
planted in honor of the dead SOL
diers of Harrisburg will be register
ed at the offices of the American
Forestry Association in Washington.
Certificates will be issued by the
association to the parents or other
nearest surviving relatives of the
soldiers and sailors for whom trees
have been planted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
LOAN WORKERS
MAKE WHIRLWIND
CANVASS OF CITY
Memorial Fund to Be Col
lected in Quick Time by
Big Committee
LAST CAMPAIGN OF
THE WAR

Here come the canvassers!
Harrisburg, which has never
fallen down on a war campaign,
has become so accustomed to
seeing such campaigns run by
organized solicitation, that it has
not grasped the necessity of
coming to the headquarters and
contributing its money.
The aggressive campaign will
last only a day and a half, be-
ginning with a meeting of the
team commanders. captains and
canvassers Monday evening in
the Chestnut Street Auditorium,
and terminating Wednesday at
noon in the auditorium. The
fifth Liberty Loan team will con-
duct the campaign under the di-
rection of Donald Mccormick.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
GIRLS
SLOWER TO MARRY
So Labor Turnover at Telephone Swchboars Not Ser
Gus Enough to Interrupt Good Service

There is no immediate prospect of
the installation of automatic tele-
phones in Harrisburg by the Bell
Telephone Company, according to
George S. Reinoehl, division manager
of the Bell Telephone Company in
this city.
Mr.. Reinoehl expressed the opinion
that the automatic device will event
ually be installed in the city, but be-
leves it will be a matter of 10 or
Is years before Harrisburgers may
be able to call their parties over the
Bell without first calling the operat-
or.
In Philadelphia these phones will
be installed within the next two or
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
THREAT TO HANG
PARDON BOARD IN
EFFIGY IS MADE
Effort to Secure Release of
States Oldest Prisoner
Stirs Up Feeling
A PRISONER SINCE 1886
Juniata Valley Said to Be Still
Prejudiced Against Con-
victed Uxoricide
PRISONER SINCE 1886

we do not decide cases on pub
lie sentiment in this board and l
want to say here and now that
threats to hang this board in effigy
such as have been made in news
paper forwarded to me will have no
weight" declared Secretary of the
Commonwealth Cyrus f. Woods to-
Gay during the argument on the APP
plication for pardon of William
Josiah McMeen, Juniata county,
who was convicted of wife murder
in 1886 and who has served longer
in prison in Pennsylvania than any
man ever known.
II have received such newspa-
per, too, but 1 will not allow such
matters to sway my judgment par
ticle," remarked Attorney General
William l. Schaffer.
Newspaper Named
The name of the newspaper did
not come out in the argument, but
town Sentinel el-Republican of Septem-
ber "a.
The McMeen case, in which par
don has been twice refused, had
more angles than any ever sub
mitted. McMeen's appeal was made
in mastery manner by George
Ross Hull, of this city, and John j.
Patterson, Jr., district attorney of
Juniata county appeared to oppose
it, although he was an intimate
friend of McMeen and had sat with
him in the trial and in 1909 signed
a petition for pardon for him. The
judge and the attorneys in the case
are all dead. Lieutenant G overnol
Edward e. Beidleman, president oi
the board, declined to sit in the case
because he had been counsel in a
previous appeal for McMeen. Prison
authorities declared McMeen had
served thirtv-three years and seven
months in the Western Penitentiary
and was model prisoner. Ho is
tifty-seven years old and l.. r. Craw-
ford, of Euclid, sent a letter to the
board, declaring he was willing tC
give him a position with a coal hom-
pany and to take him into his house
Decision Later
The board will announce it's de-
cision tonight.
The case had attracted much at
tention among lawyers because Nc
Meen refused to make any defense
at his trial and the rules of prac-
tice have changed in some respects
since the trial in Juniata in the sum
mer of 1886.
Mr.. Hull said that McMeen had
sent poison to his wife from Harris
burg and that it was to kill rats
1t was strychnine and she mixed il
with jelly. She either took it by
mistake or to commit suicide, he
contended. He said the community
was prejudiced against pardon and
that there was feeling in the county
against the prisoner. He read let
ters that the sitting Judge, the late
{. A. Barnett, and the District At
torney at the time, the late e. s.
Doty, had written in a previous ap-
plicaton setting forth their feeling
that there were doubts in the case
and petition signed by fifty prom
inent men presented in 1909.
Sentiment Ignored
Mr. Patterson said that he ap-
peared in an official capacity. He
admitted that he had signed the pc
tition, but said that he had done so
as the request of w. S. North. who
had interested himself in McMeen
FCnntInUunI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15

Hundreds of workmen in the Cen
trail Iron and Steel plant have signed
the daylight saving petitions in cir
culation there. Mr.. Irons said he be-
lieved that practically all the men
favored the plan and would sign the
petitions.
If there is anything l can do to
aid in the daylight saving campaign
let me know of it," Mr.. Irons told a
Telegraph representative. 1T is a
splendid thing and l am very much
in favor of it. The Telegraph is do
ing q commendable work in carrying
on the campaign.
NO one can question the advant-
ages of saving the hour of daylight
and to avoid confusion every one
should join in the movement. Petit
tions are being circulated at the plant
now and l am sure a majority of the
men will sign them" Mr. Irons, like