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VOTERS DECIDE
AT PRIMARIES
TODAY WHO'LL
BE ON TICKETS
Senator Penrose Declares
Sproul and Beidleman
Have Won the Republican
Nominations
JUDGE PORTER GETS
STATE-WIDE VOTE
Candidates For 32 Con
gressional Districts; 28
Senate Seats and 207 in
House to Be Named
Primary election is being held in
Pennsylvania to-day for the nomina
tion of complete state tickets and
candidates for Congress and Legis
lature.
There were spirited contests in the
Republican party for virtually every
office on the state ticket, from Gov
ernor down. The principal light of
the Democrats was for the guberna
torial nomination, the candidates for
which were Joseph F. Guffey, of
Pittsburgh, and Eugene C. Bonnl
well, judge of the municipal court
of Philadelphia. There were also
several contests in the thirty-two
Congressional districts of the state.
The campaign of the Republican
factions for the gubernatorial nom
ination and that for Lieutenant Gov
ernor was especially vigorous. Unit
ed States Senator Penrose early to
day claimed that State Senator Wil
liam C. Sproul, for Governor, and
State Senator E. E. Beidleman, ■ for
Lieutenant Governor, would win re
spectively over Highway Commis
sioner J. Jenny O'Neil and Congress
man John R. K. Scott by large ma
jorities. O'Neil supporters, on the
other hand, predicted a victory for
their candidate, while State Senator
E. H. Vare claimed that Scott would
be nominated.
Candidates were to be nominated
for thirty-two Congressional dis
tricts. twenty-eight seats In the State
Senate and 207 In the lower House
of the Legislature. There were
fourteen candidates for the four
nominations for Congress-at-Large.
Judge W. D. Porter was unop
posed for renomlnatlon for the State
Superior Court on the nonpartisan
ballot.
Light Vote Is
Polled in City
Fears of party leaders that the
vote in the city would be a light one
were dissipated at an early hour
this afternoon, when in twelve of
the fifty-three election districts in
the city a total of 592 votes polled
of 3,002 qualified electors who were
enrolled was announced.
The reports were from widely
scattered districts in all parts of the
city, both business and residential.
While in some districts the percent
age of total votes cast was 35 per
cent., in others It was only about 15
per cent., and in estimating the en
tire city it was said that probably
about one-fourth of the voters had
cast ballots during the morning and
early afternoon. Part of the de
crease is due to men who have en
listed or been called Into Army
service since last November, It was
said.
Among the districts from which
reports were secured were the fol
lowing: Third ward, First precinct,
35 votes cast, 155 registered; Thir
teenth ward, First, 42 of 216; Tenth
ward, Fourth, 7 5 of 443; Seventh
ward, Fourth, 61 of 375; Fourth
ward, Second, 115 of 402; Ninth
ward, Fourth, 36 of 221; Second
ward, First, 35 of 101; b'econd ward.
Fifth, 79 of 424; Eleventh ward,
First, 54 of 241.
Reports Slow
in the County
in the county districts accurate
reports were not received from
many sections, but it is believed the
vote may not be any larger In pro
portion than In the city districts,
with the exception of districts with
polling, places in boroughs.
Because of vacancies on a number
of election boards, the court late
yesterday made four appointments,
as follows:
Harry C. Miller. Democratic mi
nority inspector. Fourteenth ward,
no election last November; John R.
etutzcan. Democratic minority in
spector, Sixth ward, Second precinct,
succeeding J. C. McFadden, resigned;
W. W. Bailey, Republican, judge of
elections, Third ward. Third pre
cinct, succeeding Benjamin C. Sny
der, resigned; C. W. Davis, Repub
lican majority Inspector, Sixth ward,
First precinct, succeeding Francis B.
Dwyer, formerly of the City Highway
Department, who is now in service
in Europe as a Y. M. C. A. war sec
retary.
For the first time in the history of
the country, there are two candi
dates for nomination for an impor
tant state office, Senator Edward E.
Beidleman running for Republican
nomination for lieutenant governor,
and Howard O. Holstein for the
Democratic nomination for the same
office.
In some of the citv districts
were contests for precinct commit
teemen, and it is likely a higher
vote will be polled in those precincts
than in a number of others in the
same and adjacent wards.
If You Save in
THRIFT STAMPS
You Can Buy in
LIBERTY BONDS
£3g"Be a Coupon Clipper
U. S. UNCOVERS
HUN AND IRISH IN
PLOT TO WEAKEN
FOES OF TEUTON
Evidence Found by Govern
ment Leaders Partly Re
sponsible For the Arrest
of Sinn Fein Leaders
GERMANS HERE WERE
TO FURNISH MONEY
Uprising Set For the Time
When Germany Planned
to Reach Channel Ports;
to Confuse England
By Associated Press
Washington. May 21. —Evidence of
plotting between German and Irish
agents in this country for an upris
ing in Ireland has been uncovered
by United States government agents
and is partly responsible for the re
cent arrest ■of Irish leaders by the
British government.
This evidence. which may be
made public soon, is understood to
show definitely that Irish leaders,
mainly Sinn Fein sympathizers in
the United States, have been in touch
with German representatives who
agreed to furnieh money to fiance a
rebellion in Ireland and possibly to
send arms and ammunition to Ire
land by submarines or blockade
runners. There was even some dis
cussion of the chances of sending
German soldiers to take part in war
fare on Irish soil.
The uprising was set for about this
time, when the Germans had planned
to reach the channel ports after
their great drive in France and it was
believed England would be thrown!
into confusion b ythe German ad
vance.
Former Policeman Killed
Instantly When Hurled
45 Feet to Iron Floor
William Crutchley, 1309 South I
Cameron street, was killed instantly I
when he was hurled lorty-tive feet J
from a huge crane to the floor of
the blast furnace at the Central Iron
and Steel Company this morning:.
His injuries included a commjiuul
fracture of the ffik.k,
broken jaw and internal injuries.
Crutchley had been employed at |
the Central Iron and Steel Company
for six years. Prior to that he waa j
on the city police force under Mayor
Gross.
The accident happened while he
was putting a new magnet on the
hoist of a 100-ton crane. A knot in
the rope caught at the pulley and
the rope broke. The 100-ton ladle
fell to the floor, the rope hurling the
unfortunate workman from the
crane to the floor where he fell be
tween two rails.
The body was removed to his home
by Hoover & Son this morning. He
was 50 years old and is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Laura A., and daugh
ter, Helen Crutchley; three brothers,
Henr£, Daniel and Joseph Crutchley,
and one sister, Mrs. H. B. Long. The
funeral services will be conducted
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the
Rev. H. B. King, pastor of the Paxton
Presbyterian Church, and burial will
be made in the Baldwin Cemetery at
Steelton.
Government Takes No
Chances of Losing Its
Laborers to Contractors
Government officials are taking no
chances on employes for the new
ordnance depot at Middletown. With
other concerns eagerly bidding for
help every effort is taken to safe
guard the supply of help, that work
may be pushed as quickly as pos
sible.
This morning when a train with a
special car of fifty-four men secured
to come to Middletown to work, from
Syracuse, N. Y., arrived here at 4.25
o'clock, officials from the Middletown
plant were on hand to care for them 1
despite the early hour. These men I
secured by Agent R. A. Rosenberger,!
were met by Lieutenant of Police K.
W. Shope, Officer Henning and F. A.
Barr.
Despite the early arrival of the
train, agents from other concerns
were on hand to met theni to en
deavor to persuade some of the men
to locate with the concerns that they
represented. The government offic
ials, however, "pulled one over on
them when they went to the special
car and formed the men In line and
marched them to government head
quarters while the agents of the
other concerns went to the smoking
cars to conduct their campaign.
U-Boat No Longer Menace
to Navy, Roosevelt Says
Bridgeport, Conn., May 21. —Ger-
man submarines are no longer con
sidered a menace in offensive tactics
by the United States Navy, in the
opinion of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
assistant secretary of the navy, who
spoke here yesterday.
Mr. Roosevelt, in opening the Red
Cross campaign her*, said:
"Of course, we cannot hope to ab
solutely wipe out the German sub
marine. However, we hope that each
week's report will show a decrease,
as has been shown in the reports of
the last few weeks."
REFUSED MARRIAGE LICENSE
Abraham Nash, colored, of Steel
ton, was refused a license to-day to
marry Annie Ixirry, colored, of
Penbrook, when she told the mar
riage license clerk that she had
been married before but had not
secured a divorce. Nash also was
married once before but was di
i vorced in Mississippi. He is 46 and
[ the woman 28 years of age. accord
ing to the record ot the license
bureau.
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Remember, You Are the Doctor
COUNCILMEN AND
MAYOR DISAGREE
ON SPEED LIMIT
Krister Would Limit All City
Traffic to Rate of Fifteen
Miles an Hour
REPORTS ON VIADUCT
Engineer Would Not Ruild
Wall Along Entire Rridgc
Sidewalk
Should all vehicular and street
car traffic in the city limits be re
stricted to fifteen miles on hour?
That this question will bring about
a long discussion in Council at a
meeting in the near future as the re
sult of a new traffic ordinance in
troduced to-day by Mayor Keister
was intimated by'other commission
ers, who all but openly said they will
oppose the measure with such a
clause.
The new ordinance framed for
Mayor Keister at the office of the
city solicitor includes all other traffic
rules and regulations which have
been in existence, repealing ordi
nances which had been passed dur
ing the last few years. It was de
cided to change the restriction pro
hibiting parking within twenty-live
feet of any fireplug to fifteen feet.
The speed clause .was drawn ac
cording to state iaw, Mayor Keister
explained. He paid the act of Leg
islature establishes a fiftcen-mi'.e
limit providing the highways are pla
carded, and in districts where there
are no signs a twenty-four-mile limit
is maintained.
Members of Council in speaking of
the provision declared they were In
favor of proper control of all vehicu
lar traffic, but did not approve of a
fifteen-mile limit unless it was strict
ly enforced.
Commissioner Lynch introduced an
ordinance appropriating $5,000 from
[Continued on Page 16.]
Cyrus Townsend Brady
to Speak Here on War
Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady, famous
author, lecturer and minister, will
address the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon here next Tuesday. He
will speak on the subject. "Why God
Doesn't Stop the War." The lunch
eon will be held at noon in the Board
of Trade.
In the evening he will speak in
the Chestnut street auditorium under
the auspices of the Kiwanis Club.
The meeting will be phblic and will
be a part of the drive for recruits
now being launched by the Harris
burg Recruiting Party. His subject
in the evening will be "When God
Will Stop the War."
Dr Bradv is being brought here by
Major William B. Gray, Engineer
R. C„ Construction Quartermaster,
Ordnance Depot, Middletown.
TO AUCTION RARE
RED CROSS POSTERS
THE Harrisburg Chapter of
the Red Cross will auction
off the few remaining Harri
son Fisher Red Cross nurse post
ers remaining in its possession.
There has been a great demand
for this wonderful work of art,
and Washington headquarters has
asked all local chapters to return
the pictures that remain. A few,
however, have been retained by
Harrisburg chapter for those who
desire them for framing purposes.
These will he sold or auctioned
in the next few days. The pic
tures are beautiful examples of
their kind and approach very
closely the great works of the
French wkr-poster makers.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1918. ""fcWMWSS
CITY CONTRIBUTES
LIBERALLY AS RED
CROSS DRIVE OPENS
Thousand Active Workers
Begin Canvass; Results In
dicate Harrisburg Will Nut
Be Found Careless of Wei
fare of Its Fighting Sons
Nine hundred and sixty men and
women in the <jinety-six teams which
are covering the sixteen districts in
to which Harrisburg has been divided
were having a successful time to
day in securing subscriptions for the
national Red Cross fund. The teams
are divided into two divisions—one
captained by Mrs. M. E. Olmsted and
the other by Captain Harry M. Stine.
The drive for the $150,0,00 to $200,-
000 which the .Rod Cross hopes to
raise in Harrisburg began this morn
ing. Last night the workers heard
final instructions in Chestnut Street!
Auditorium. This morning they be- j
gan their real solicitations of funds.
Wliat Booths Are For
The booths in the principal .-streets j
of the city, and in several stores and
similar places, are meant merely to
glean the odd change which true pa
triots will donate to the Red Cross.
They do not take the place of the
house-to-house canvassers.
The booths this morning were
fairly successful—but not overly so,
[Continued on Page 5.]
ALLIES NIBBLE
GERMAN LINES
ON LONG FRONT
Rritisli and French Armies
Win Ground in Strong
Patrol Fighting
Delay in the launching of the ex
pected German offensive apparently
is giving the allied troops concern ah
they improve their position here and
there by strong local attacks. Wheth
er the Germans are prepared to re
new the heavy fighting is not yet
clear, but strangely, they do not re
act against the Anglo-French nib
bling tactics.
On the Lys front between Mont
Kemmel and the heights of Mont
Rouge and Scherpenberg the French
[Continued on Page 12.]
250,000 Yankee Troops
to Go Overseas in June
Christmas May Be Celebrated "Over There" by 2,000,000 of
American Soldiers; 200,000 to Reach Front in May
Washington, May 21. A few
weeks ago the details referred to in
this dispatch would have been al
most within the proscribed area of
military secrecy, but recently the
War Department has permitted the
facts to become known because the
stimulation to renewed national ef
fort is thought to outweigh any dan
ger attendant upon publicity.
These details are that May will, see
the transport of about 200,000 men
abroad. That is practically assured
by the present rate of flow.
Even better news remains to be
told, and that Is that June will cover
Red C.ross Gives Detailed Ac-1
count of Hou> Money Col
lected During Yew Has j
Been Expended; Wonderful \
Work Done For Soldiers
Is Harrisburg Red Cross chapter
worthy of the confidence and support
of the people of Harrisburg and the
balance of the territory making up
this chapter's district? The follow
ing questions and answers will give
some idea of the wonderful work that l
has been done. This newspaper sub
mitted the questions to the chapter:
Q. How many members has Har
risburg chapter of the Red Cross .'
A. It has S&141.
Q. How many members had it j
when war was declared against Ger
! many?
A. About 10,000.
Q. How many auxiliaries has Har-!
I risburg chapter?
A. Thirty auxiliaries; twenty-five;
branches.
Q. Where are they?
A. Twenty-five auxiliaries in Har-j
risburg; auxiliaries in Berryaburg, I
l.iiiglcstown. Ix>ynlton. Loysville, Fort
Robinson; branches in Blaln, Dau
phin. Duncaniion. Elizabctln illc,!
Gratz, Green I'ark, Halifax. Heraliey, j
[Continued oil Page 5.]
ARMY OF 750,000
EXPECTED FROM
YOUTHS OF 21
General Crowder Forecasts
Registration of Million Ad
ditional Men June 5
By Associated Press
Washington, May 21.—Estimates
to-day by Major General Crowder,
provost marshal general, indicate
that probably three-quarters of a
million men will be obtained for the
Army by the registration on June 6
of all youths who have attained 21
years of age since June 5 last.
Fully a million youths, according
to General Crowder's estimate, will
be registered. At lease one-fourth
of them, he thinks, will be exempted
on various grounds.
the sending of fully 260,000 men.
The plans, fully worked out, with
the possibilities of failure guarded
against as well as may be, call for
the movement of 260,000 men to
Krance and Britain.
At that rate Christmas will be
celebrated "over there" by some
thing like 2,000,000 of our lighters,
a large number of whom will be
actually in the trenches with the
others in training camps. And each
man who goes will carry his full
personal equipment, the artillery
peedb being supplied in Prance
through purchases—not loaiib—of]
equipment.
FAMINE AND WOE
WILL JOIN FOES
OF THE GERMANS
Great Masses of Teutons and j
Austrians Talk of Noth
ing But Bread
FEAB BOLSHEVIK MOVE I
Murder of Prisoners With J
Fellow Workers Eating
Their Flesh Beported
l.ondon, May 21—"t feel confluent
that the time is at hand wh£n i
famine, stark, medieval famine—will !
join the entente as a political and j
military ally against Germany and I
Austria," the correspondent of the !
Daily Mail telegraphs from Anne- ]
masse, in France, near the Swiss j
border.
The correspondent says he draws j
this conclusion from oral statements j
by an authentic witness whose obser- .
vations extended up to the end of
April. The great masses of the Ger
man and Austrian people, this in
formant declares are more than sick
of the war. They think and talk of
nothing but bread and their morale
Js so low that the governments are
fearful of Bolshevik movements.
Murder Hushed lip
Among the incidents given in sup
port of the stiry of terrible want is
the case of two prisoners of war em
ployed at the gas works in Vienna,
who he declares, were murdered by
fellow workers, who ate part of their
The Arbelter Zeitung ot
Vienna demanded an investigation,
and the entire issue was confiscated i
in consequence. The affair was re
ferred to in parliament, but was
hushed up in the Vienna press.
The narrator said he and his fam
ily had lived for weeks almost en
tirely on mushrooms gathered in a
forest Outside the town in which he !
dwelt.
"People often faint in the streets
from hunger," he continued.
"Ev£n the soldiers do not have
sufficient food. They are not only
sick of war. but thoroughly apathetic
regarding it. It Is a common sight
to see soldiers begging for food.
Everybody is convinced that the ex
pected food relief from Ukraine is a
mirage. 'Only another Prussian
swindle,' they say.
"The t'iiree worst months —Jurmj
July and August—are yet to come.
I-Ast year there was almost nothing
to ea, in those months but cucum
bers, and fruit. Typhus and dysen
tery became epidemic. The people
are shuddering at the prospects of
these three months now."
As far as they dare, the dispatch
continues, the people jeer at the talk
of smashing the British and French
and at the submarine campaign.
i THE WEATHER
For Harrlshurg and vlelnityt Fnlr
to-night and Wednesdayi not
much dinner In temperature,
lowest to-night nlimit no de
grees.
| For Kastern Pennsylvania: Fair
I to-night and Wednesday, little
change In temperature) gentle
to moderate shifting winds.
Hlver
The upper portion of the main
river will rlsei the loner por
tion will full slowly this af
ternoon nnd to-night and begin
t rise slowly Wednesday. A
stage of about .1.0 feet is Indi
cated for Harrlshurg Wednes
day morning, with a maximum
stage of about six feet Thurs
day afternoon or night.
Temperaturei 8 a. m., M.
snni Rises. 5i3.1 a. m.t sets, Niil
p. m.
Moon 1 Full moon. May 23.
River Stage 1 8 feet above low
water mark.
HALF MILE RIVER
PARK STRIP GIVEN 1
ALONG WEST SHORE
E. M. Hershey, Through City Planning Commission,
Dedicates Land to Make River Front Park For River
View and Other Cumberland Valley Communities;
Other Property Owners to Be Approached
Through the co-operation and j
with the consent of E. M. Hershey, |
the well-known real estate developer, j
the Cit.v Planning Commission has]
been able to procure the dedication j
of nearly n half-n)ile of land along j
the West Shore of the Susquehanna
just above Wormleysburg for a river
park like that on the Harrisburg
side of the river.
Chairman E. C. Herman, of the
Planning Commission. expressed
himself to-day as delighted witli the
dedication of this piece of river shore
property on the Cumberland side
and said - unquestionably the public
spirit of Mr. Hershey would set an
example for other owners, that he
hoped would result in dedication of
all the property fronting the city be
tween the river road on the West
Shore to low water mark for park
purposes. This would give the people
of the West Shore perpetually a
river park like that in which Har
risburg takes so much pride and in
addition would provide a back
ground for the river from the Har
risburg side free from buildings such
as top often mar the edges of rivers,
j It would also preserve the frame of
j trees and greenery which now sur
i rounds the Susquehanna river basin
las viewed from Harrisburg. Harris
! burg has done its part by the West
I Shore in this respect, Mr. Herman
! points out and the West Shores owes
j as much to the city, to say nothing
| of looking after its own interests.
Another llig Development
] The latest E. M. Hershey develop
! ment lies between the Susquehanna
j river and the Northern Central rail
; road line jyst above Wormleysburg
j and was made possible by taking
x * *"" K'ITISH CASUALTIES 36/77 %
, inttsh casualties to the number of 36,6?
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4* ha reported in the week ending to-<£Ay £>
2 N PEKIANS URGE CHURCH UNION , £
J^ 1 * Columbu?, O.—Resolution# urging the orgaok union 4*
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$ of fjelicdl churches m the United STATES were
IJ* e to-day by the general ASSEMBLY oi tl
j§ Pre Church North- This ACTION W**decla: &
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'ESIDENT GETS sro,ooo GOBBLER
*l* \S ton—Colonel Jake Pawsen, a Te*t turke
<L i u sold for SIO,OOO yesterday i Of a Red CROAT
T* A: Austin was delivered as a gift to Presider *F®
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§ W , \y by Representative Hardy, Of Teaas. y-
J KANSAS TORNADO KILLS S J
4* Kas. —A tornado sweeping over the northern
; | p,; county this morning killed five persons ant' A
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i aused considerable. destruction of property. Mr. and
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!-£♦ M ier Geist and three grand children were killed, i
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V I-:n- Director General McAdoo bat removed T
: 4* C VV ngton, president of the Virginia Rails* ay, 4 1
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L lience of the railroad adminis* AHEN'FC orders
G O( Norfolk, Va- ( has been APPOINTED federa: 4 S
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A director of the road. 4
IX UTHQUAKE DAMAGES LA SERENA F
"j Sandiago, Chile — At La Serena, capital of the province *r
: ®J* ttjp
A ..... rth ke ytst etday a large
"?* UUI C buildmgs. it t6 reported at Valparaiso dxeri Y
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--Y wa 16 ;s of life. ' , I|
J GP NCASTLE MAN DIES OF WOUNDS J
J C wa — ln to-day's casualty list the natpc of L. F.
Burr , of Greencastle, Pa., appear* as having died of
X wounc WG. Wilson, of New Carstle, Pa-, h r*porte Hf
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as bem<; ill. • ' J,
T TROOP TRAIN WRECKED; 2 KILLED
4* Ten ana, Ark.—rTroop train No. 551 northbound £
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was w ccked near Garland City, Ark., to-day the engine X
and four coaches being overturned *r
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$ MARRIAGE LICENSES £
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J, I.mull* nml Mnr> IW. t'nln. Hnrrrlnburni Chirbn 'A. Klrkhold and V
~ l ulherln* E. I.lit*. Hnrrlnhurm Ammon M. Iffbrrllng nnd lrrnr 4 V*
Houarr. Mlddlptowni Rulwrt J. Anderson nnd F)c r 'rn K. Hurk Har-
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HOME EDITION
I over the old McCopmick estate farm
j which was under cultivation up to
i this spring. The plot has been laid
| off into 360 lots, with the street car
j line of the Valley Railways running
j longitudinatly through the center in
. | what is to be known as Second
j street. The houses are all to stand
I at least 20 feet back from the street
' 1 line and tne streets themselves are
: | wide and airy. The plans as ap
[ proved by the City Planning Com
' j mission yesterday, provide also for a
I 60 foot wide thoroughfare running
• through the tract from the river to
! j the railroad which is designed to
' i connect with a road to be built down
: j through the valley on the north side
II of Fort Washington and Washing
ton Heights from Camp Hill, paral
lel with the Carlisle Pike and about
-j one-eighth of a mile to the north of
t, that road. With this stret 60 feet
; j wide no further change of high.vays
5 will be necessary through the tra'ct
[Continued on Page 5.]
l
- FAIRBANKS CRITICALLY ILL
By .Associated Press
! Indianapolis, May 21.—Charles W.
Fairbanks, who is critically ill here,
j "continued to hold his own," ac
_ cording to an announcement made
t at his home early to-day. it was
said his physician still had hopes for
" the recovery of the former Vice
(j President of the United States.
* 1 WILSON MAY HOLD CONGRESS
By .Associated Press
Washington, May 21. —Indications
to-day were that President Wilson
■ may be called unon to decide wheth.
a- er Congress will remain in session
- after July 1 to pass new war rov-
B enue , legislation as., suggested by
gSecretary McAdoo.