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LXXXVII- No. 276 16 PAGES WRs SKarVVSaftS"* HARRISBURG. PA.. EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1918. * N SI V/a'iul lStf DHU KSS ''rw'cfciCNW S HOME EDITION
WILSON OPENS AMERICA'S
HEART IN RESPONDING TO
GREETINGS OF FRENCHMEN
President Assures
Great Throng of
Yankee Tears
ENTERED ARENA
OF WAR FIRMLY
Gives U. S. People
Credit For His
Inspiration
By .Associated Press
Paris, Dec. 16. —In the great inner
courtyard of the City Hall this aft
ernoon President Wilson responded i
to greetings extended him. Through
out his address the President ex-.
pressed the sympathy of the Amer-,
iean republic for the people of.
Prance in their sufferings duo to the
world war. President Wilson spoke j
with feeling of tho indignation of,
the citizens of the United States over |
the devastation of French cities and j
towns, and said that notwithstand- j
lng the ocean separated the two'
countries, the United States was In
effect an eyewritness of the ruin ■
wrought and the sutfering brought >
upon the sister republic.
"Your greeting lias raised many,
emotions within me," tho President j
began. "It Is with no ordinary sym-;
pathy that the people of the United.
States, for whom I have the prlvl- j
lege of speaking, have viewed the
■ufferlngs of tho people of France.
Many of our own people have boon |
themselves witnesses of these suffer->
Ings. We were the more deeply j
moved by the wrongs of the war;
because wo knew the manner In
which they were perpetrated.
Eye of Ainoefc* lichohts- - -1
"I beg you will not suppose that!
because a wide ocean separated us I
In space we were not In effect eye i
witnesses of the shameful rulnj
wrought anr the cruel and unnecea- i
sary suffering brought upon you. i
These sufferings have tiled ourj
hearts with indignation. We know I
what they were not only, but wo j
know what they signified and our,
hearts were touched to the quick by
1 hem. our Imagination tilled with i
the whole picture of what Franco
and Belgium In particular had expo- I
rlenced.
Justifies Entrance Into War
"When the United States entered ,
the war. therefore, they entered it !
not only because they were moved
by a conviction that tho purposes
of the Central Empire were wrong
and must be resisted by men every-1
where who loved liberty and tho !
right, but also because the illicit
ambitions which they were enter- i
taining and attempting to realize j
had led to the practices which
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City Budget For 1919 to
Be Discussed Tonight at
Meeting of Commissioners
Council will meet this evening for i
a conference to prepare the budget!
for nezt year. Estimates will be re- |
cetved from all the departments the
commissioners said, and will be gone
o\er In turn. Some of the councllmen
to-day said they did not believe It
v ould be necessary to make any
change In the tax rate, which for
this year was fixed at ten mills. With
the increase in the assessment of
taxable property to $62,000,000. the
total available revenues for next year
will be Increased SBO,OOO they said.
Salary increases will be one of the
first big Items to be disposed of. The
police department estimate It is be
lievejl will Include the increase asked j
for by the polff-emen.
Other big costs which must be con
sidered by the commissioners will be
$20,000 more for ash collections should
the contract-be awarded on the bid
received Saturday; $25,000 for widen-'
irg North Third street, from Walntii !
to North streets: $13,600 for the I
Kiverside water mains which are to j
be taken over January 1, and $5,00u |
for the sewerage system in Four- ,
teenth ward, to be paid in July.
Taxpayers are discussing with I
much interest the appropriation ordi
nance for next year and how much
higher it will be than the present
one. The budget this year called for
an expenditure of $575,000 and since i
it was passed another ordinance ap- !
propriating an additional $26,000 I
from the general fund, was passed, I
making the total $900,000.
THE WEATHER]
Far Harriahnrz and rfrinttyi
Partly cloudy to-night and
Tnesdnri not much chnowe In
temperature lowest to-night
about 3S degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania i Part- I
ly sverenst to-night and Tues
day, little ehauge In tempera
ture) moderate uertheaat
wind a.
Mlver
The main river will cenCmie to
lae ateailll.r. The lower Port In as
of the North and West
Branches will rise this after
hoos anil begin is fall to-night
o THesdiiv. All other stream*
of the system will fall. J| stage
' ' ■"• a ;utlie4i,.,J
fsr Marrlshurg Tuesday morn
ing.
Herr Wilhelm Sticks
Amsterdam, Dec. 16. —William Hohenzollcrn, the former
German emperor, the Telegraaf says it understands, has re
fused to leave Holland after official representations had
been made that his continued presence in Holland was likely
to involve the country in serious difficulties.
The former emperor, the paper adds, was told that his
free departure would be a matter of gratification to the Dutch
government.
NEW STRIP OF PARK
AS PLANNED BY CITY
Proposed Roadway May Be Built as Connecting Link Be
tween Reservoir and Wildwood Parks; Drive
way of 18 Feet to Be Ceded to City
.
Park department officials are con
sidering tentative plans for the con- |
struction of a roadway along the
eastern side of Paxton creek, from
Reily to Maclay street, a narrow
stretch of land which will be added
to the city's parkway system us part
of the connecting link between
Wildwood and Reservoir parks.
According to an agreement /with i
former owners of the ground on both
sides of Paxton creek the city is to
receive a strip of land eight feet on
each side from the center of the
creek, to be used for park purposes.
It will extend from Reily to Maclay
streets, and at the north end will
connect with the present driveway
through Wildwood.
The plan which is being suggested
for the road building will be worked
out by the proper dumping of ashes
along the east side of the Paxton
creek to be used as fill. Park officials
said that much fill is needed there
to make a good roadbed, and that
with proper dumping supervision
when the ashes are hauled there next
year, will save the city much money.
Plan For Fill
"By dumping- ashes along the
eastern side of the qreek-d,uring the
spring and summer months sufficient
till would te hauled to make n good
start on the roadbed and possibly by
PHILA. DIVISION
BREAKS WORLD'S
FREIGHT RECORD
Superintendent Smith Con
gratulates Men on Splendid
Accomplishment in War
ARE PRAISED BY MA DOG
Special Mention of Patriotic
Effort Is Made in Report
to President %
How the men of the Pennsyl-1
vania Hailroad responded to the:
government's call for speed in the'
transportation i.' freight so vital toi
the winning of the war is told in a'
letter from Bire"tor General Xlc-
Adoo to President Wilson, a reprint:
of which is one of the proudest pos
sessions of Superintendent Smith of
the Philadelphia division. It indi
cates strongly how vital was the
factor of it.lroad efficiency in the
trying days when troops and sup
plies were being rushed over seas'
and how well the railroad army per-I
formed its great task. The Director
■ General says that the Philadelphia
division record equals If it does not|
surpass the world's record for:
freight transportation.
In his report to the President ofj
the work of the United States Kail-I
road Administration for the first'
seven months to its existence, and |
In commenting on the volume of|
traffic handled by the railroads, Mr. I
McAdoo mentions that 250,000 J
freight cars moved past Columbia. 1
during one month. This number of|
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Men in Hun Uniforms
Are to Be Barred in !
Area Held by Yankees
By Associated Press
American Army of Occupation, 1
Dec. 16.—Men In German military j
uniforms aro not to be allowed with- !
in the American area of occupation !
after December 15 unless Ihey are
on duty and are provided with writ- !
ten permission of the American mill- !
tary authorities, according to a
proclamation Issued by Colonel J, C. :
Khea, chairman of the American
Brldgeheud Commission,
Assemblages for purpose of polltl- '
cat discussions are prohibited unless
sanctioned by the American military i
authorities, Tne proclamation also
orders that all civilians turn over to j
the proper authorities by December'
15 all firearms in their possession,'
The burgomusters of towns In lite
area of occupation will Issue licenses
IO tlie fiersons authorized to be arm
ed for police duties sfter approval
by the American military authori
ties,
live proclamation aya prices of
food and other things shall be the
same for the Amerloans us for the
Germans. All goods,must be sold at
the uiuul prices.
late in the fall definite pluns for the |
driveway and planting of trees and .
shrubs could be made," V. Grant
Forrer. assistant superintendent of
parks, said to-day.
"With the completion of the road
the planting could be started at once.
Probably a long line of elms, from
Reily to Maclay streets, where the
new roadway is to connect with'
Wildwood, would be as effective a J
planting development as could be
made. With a driveway of about
twenty or twenty-five feeet In width
there will be about fifty feet addi
tional just east of it which must be
planted. Grass, brushes and shrubs j
will add to the beautifying of this |
narrow strip of parkland."
Residents of the city who take!
a.n interest in the improvement work j
which has been done and the pro-1
posed development of the parkway,
said thut officials should lose no time 1
now in muking definite plana to com- i
plete the original project. With tho j
construction of the roadway and tile j
ptuntlng along Paxton creek in sight l
another part of the connecting link
between Wildwood and Reservoir
will be provided for, and arrange
ments should be made soon, they
said, to get sufficient ground to ex
tend a drlv ewuy from Reily street,
near the Paxta--ereek,- te the north
side of Reservoir park.
WOMEN SCOUR
CITY FOR RED
CROSS MEMBERS
Outlook Is Bright For Great
Success After Y'ear's
Hard Work
WHAT DO THE
BOYS SAY?
What do the fighting Ameri
cans think of the Red Cross?
Llnwood B. Wanbaugli. well
known Harrtsburger, several days
ago received a letter from his
son. Edward Wanbaugli who is
in France.
"We have received an issue of
knitted goods from the Red
Cross," wrote Young Wanbaugli.
"They were much appreciated
by all the boys—particularly
those of us who were here last
winter."
Any fighting American has a
story to tell of what the Red
Cross is and has been doing.
Chairman William Jennings of the
Red Cross Christmas membership
drive said this morning that the out
look for the Red Cross is much
brighter this year than it was last,
because in twelve months the people
of the Harrlsburg Chapter district
have learned more about the Red
Cross and the work it is doing.
Hundreds of women workers be
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Y.M.C. A. EXTENDS MEMBERSHIP
TO ALL RETURNING SOLDIERS
i Privileges of Popular Institution For Three Months to Be
Given Men Home From Camps and the Front
Every Harrisburg man who wean
the Army or Navy uniform will re
ceive a complimentary three montha'
membership In the Central Y. M. C.
A. upon his return to Harrisburg, It
was announced to-day by Arthur D.
Bacon, president/ and Robert B.
Reeves, general secretary of the Cen
tral V, M. C. A. The tloket will be
good for three months or the time
until the soldier or sailor discards
his uniform.
In a statement to the press made
publlo this morning the two "Y"
officers said;
"The management of the associa
tion thinks the faolllttes of the local
"Y" should he extended without
charge to all soldiers and sailors of
Harrlshurg who have been In the
service and are now beginning to re
turn to the city. Many of those men
will not ttnd employment at once and
they will desire the privileges of the
association, In many cases because of
their contact with the "Y" in the
army This policy of extend
ing membeicips for three months
without' cbfl | to these men will
Keep This in Mind When Reading the German Whines
For Moderation
- So^
HXJ __ LLLm i | m • ]
TUB HOMECOMING,OF THE FRENCH SOLDIER,
ARMY AVIATOR
LEAVES CITY ON
SECRET MISSION
Lieutenant Tappan . Circles
Capitol Dome at Extremely
Low Altitude
Lieutenant A. P. Tappan. ariiiyt
aviator who flew o.vr the ,eity late
yesterday on way fiom vßifffalh to'
Washington, shortly before noon to- j
aa> resumed his journey 'afitr or.- j
circling the Capitol at a height of a !
few hundred feet.
Hundreds of persons crowded
about the machine this morning and \
witnessed the ascent. The noise of
the motor was loud enough to warn j
thousands that the Journey was being I
resumed. The flight over the bus
iness distriut was made at an ex- J
eeptionally low altitude permitting
many persons to get their closest
view of nn air machine.
Mission a Secret
Lieutenant Tappan would say;
nothing as to his mission. He would !
give no reason for his flight from'
Buffalo to Washington although the 1
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make It possible for them to use as
sociation facilities during the period |
that they are getting adjusted again in
civil life. It Is expected that at the
end of three months every man will I
have secured employment and be In |
a position to pay his membership
dues after his three months' compli- >
mentary membership has expired, 1
providing he desires to continue a
member,
"The association will also endeavor
to seoure employment for returning 1
soldiers and sailors, and the
secretaries will give part of his time j
to this work. The local association!
has been serving lhe a servicemen ever i
since the war started and the build- j
lng is frequently crowded WHh men !
In uniform, The gymnasturik, every j
night Is used by the soldiera who>
sleep there on cots provided by tho .
association, and the building is be
ing used Increasingly by men who
are'passing through and by men sta
tioned at nearby camps. There com
plimentary membership tickets will
entitle the soldiers and sailors to the:
use of the same privileges that the;
civilian members enjog." I
ALL HERE BUT
FOODLESS MEALS
Xew York. Dec. 16 —Three hun
dred new labor saving and food
conservation devices, many of
which were adopted by hotels as
a result of the war, were placed
on exhibition here to-day at the
opening of the third annual Hotel
Men's Exposition in Madison
Square Oarden.
Among the devices was a walt
erless table, an automatic oven
and potato frying machine, an
lceless Ice cream freezer, a soup
< larifier, a vacuum cleaner ash
remover, a diliswatcr gioase sal
vager and an automatic "buttons"
service.
FALL PLANTING
IN PARK SYSTEM I
; BREAKSRECORDS
Hundreds of Trees and Hardy!
Shrubs Set Out bv
the City
i More Vail planting was done in city i
| parka this year than ever before in I
1 the history of the department, V.
Grant Korrer, assistant auperlnten- 1
dent of parks, said to-day.
Many hundrids of shrubs and |
other hardy plants were taken from |
I the crowded nursery, while scores of j
trees which had been damaged by.
storms or died during the last year!
were replaced with fine specimens,
i also taken from the Island planta- I
I Hon.
Practically all of the work which
was done was of a permanent na- i
j ture, in some Instances low [
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Carter Glass Sworn in
as Nation's Money Chief
Illy As.iociattii I'rtj, t
Washington, Deo, 16, —Carter;
Glass, of Virginia, was sworn In to- |
day as Secretary of the Treasury In 1
| the presence of the Virginia delega- .
tlon In Congress and a group of gov- :
I eminent officials. The oath was ud- ■
; ministered by Judge James Hay, uf ,
I Virginia, of the Court of Claims, for
; many years u colleague of Mr, Glass
; in the House.
PAYS GIKI.S TO STAY SIN'GI.K
< Itloomsbin-g, Pa., Deo, 16.—-The
will of Isaac Cherington, of Roar-
Ing Creek, probated here, revealed
the fact that he gave his two daugh- .
ters, Bdrth E, and Mary A. Cher
i ington, ISO for eaoh year they stay* I
' ed single after they were ii.
NATION'S ACRES
! SOWN IN BUMPER 1
YIELD OF WHEAT!
t I
|V>o]) of 7G5,00(),(K)() Bushels Is!
Forecast by Agriculture |
Department
Washington, Dec. 16. —The largest
j winter wheat crop ever grown in
j the history of the United States is
i promised by the enormous acreage'
isown this fall. The acreage is al-j
most sixteen per cent. larger than |
lust year und totals 59,027.000 acres.
A crop of 765,000,000 bushels, or
80,000.000 bushels more than the
; best record, is forecast by the De
! purtment of Agriculture as next
years winter wheat yielded allowing
i for winter killing and spring ahan
■ donment. Last year's crop was 550,-i
! 725,000 bushels.
j Winter wheat was sown thhis fall
I on 49,027,000 acres, or J5.9 per cent.
| more than the revised estimated
j area sown in the fall of 1917, which
was 42,301,000 acres, the Depart
ment of Agriculture to-day an
; nounqed.
i The condition of the crop on De-
I cember 1 was 98.5 per cent, of a
! normal compared with 79.3 a year
'ago, 85.7 in 1916 and a ten-year
! average of 88.3.
The urea sown to rye Is 6.820,000 j
I acres, which Is 1.7 per cent, more
i than the revised estimated area!
sown In the fall of 1917 which was"
| 6,708,000 acres.
The condition of the crop on De-|
1 cember 1, was 89.0 per cent, of a
; normal compared with 84.1 a year;
I afo, 88.8 In 1916 and a ten-year
i average of 91.4.
E. H. Fisher Takes Oath
as Register of Wilis
In the presence of a number of
' friends und other county officials, I
j Edwin H. Fisher, chief clerk to the
| County Commissioners, took the onth
; of office as Register of Wills to suc-
I ceed the late Ko.v C. Danner, Mr.
■ Ktsher wus appointed to the office
• last week by Governor Martin G. t
j Hruiubaugh.*
The oath of office was administer- ;
■ed by County Recorder James E. j
Lent*. Among those who were pres- '
, ent were County Commissioners C. |
C. Cunibter, Henry M. Stlne, H. C. ,
Weils, Clerks In the Commissioners' '
office, a number of attorneys und
Clvrka in the Recorder's office. Mr.
Fisher was congratulated by his
friends and then returned to the
. Commissioners' office to hand In his]
' resignation,' It is believed he will an- i
| nounce has plana as register within i
1 the next Jew dm> j
NAB AUTO THIEF
WHO MAKES WILD
DASH FOR LIBERTY
Nerves Fail When He Climbs
Hail to Jump From
Bridge
ELUDED THE CITY POLICE
Got Out of Jail on Pica of
Searching For $750
Hidden in Boom
Making a wild break for liberty,'
Joseph Smith, a .colored mail who
had successfully passed himself oil
as white, to-day hesitated when it
came to deciding whether he wanted
to leap off the Mulberry street bridge
near the Cameron street approach or
be shot by the police. Before he
could make up his mind Patrolmen
ltomig and Hylund grabbed hini
while, he had one leg over the ratl
ing ready to jump.
Smith was arrested last week
charged with stealing a light touring
car owned by J. K. Bowman, a well
known businessman. He was given a
hearing in police conn and held to
face the grand Jury under SSOO
bail.
Tells or *750
To-day Smith told County Detec
tive James Walters that he had $7 50
hidden in a Chestnut street roornlng
house and that ho could make par
tial restitution if he were permitted
to get the money. Smith was taken
by the detective and City Detective
Shuler and Patrolman Hylan to the
roominghouse.
When he reached the room Wal
ters released one handcuff, after
Which Smith made a dash for free
dom down the back stairway, lly
closing the doprs he was able to gain
some headway on the officers. Once
in Chestnut street Shuler and Hylan
fired several s!)ts into the air. Pa
trolman ttomlg, who was passing,
commandeered an automobile and
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350,000 STRIKE IX HKHLIX
London, Dec. 16.—The strike in
Berlin lins reached serious propor
tions, according to a dispatch re
ceived here from Amsterdum. Only
two newspapers are being published
and these as small leaflets. It Is
said that 360,000 workmen are out.
4* it* 'i'+ , i',ir&
f ' • ; ' v, '' ; £
. v< .• Vcr-. "•• trtw>vo 'L " '-'ty ' ' 'ff'fi
TAVherican soldiers aboard' is iyi port to-day; d'ffcer a long' If.
•Jr delay due to a heavy fog that hvhg oyer Nfcw Yofjc hat X
X;bor for tv-o days. jEH
4" MARINES GET CtiMMlfeSlpil ?
a, .Quant;co, Va.—Secretary Daniels to-day.- awarded Z-V
T -missions to 430 marines who have.completed the sixt X'l
4 teen week's course at the third maxineoff veers training. Si
4*
. . I9r
5 RAILWAYS CASE POSTPONED j
T Harrisburg—The Harrisburg Railways • case : WM
A been heard by. the Public Service Commission'to-motrdW - Vfl
X was this afternoon postponement again until next week, <j
4* on a date to be fixed.
4* FIVE TRANSPORTS STAtfT HOME . ;jH
T Washington-The War Department. nnouQCd-du. jj
♦ the nailing frcm France of tl ft "-nsportii. Manchttria. .S|
£ Persia Maru, Carillo. and NnnSeraond. wiyh ; ♦
'X An.erican troops.
♦ II
♦ GEORGE WINS IN; ELECTIONS £
.? Lend- n- Considering the wa.tiig for J*
X fortnight before the'ballots are\untr<Cit is unanimously 1/
X knitted to be almost a-foregone conclusion-that the 2j '
■I Lloyd George.coalition has been victorious, in the elec ▼ i
X ns and will probably'have some four' huft'dred members I
♦ in the House of Commons. . I.
Z CASEY WINS CONGRESS SEAT #|
£ Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—The returns of the soldiers vote X
♦ for congressman from the Luzerne county district cast in J*,'.
X tit army camps were to-day certified by' Pre thon . 4
T .an J. Williams to the secretary of the commonwealth X
♦ it These give the election to John J. Casey, .jj
\ *T
| J. Democrat. * * ,
| WILL SURVEY HOG ISLAND PLANT Z;
f Philadelphia—To determine its exact status ;; as. a X
! x producing-yard, officials offthe Bmergenoy'Fleet'Corpofa
-4 tion will make a-,thorough survey, of the Hog Island ri
-v . aff
T thiphniltlinfl.plant mmr- : 2k
t t&AtUU/iUL UtttlSES
y > X
> JiWfpk A. Illkr*. M. Paul, Xlnnrmifn. nnd Hair C. Helurr, ga
<r Cktrinrui Dr. tmlrrn J. filre*. and Mary M. tinrman, Hnr- J
4 rlahnrm Urarxr K. I'fili. I rraoynf, and llawl It. tkaler, Rtlli *f*
; Vlatai (irargf Phillip* and Sarah Tnrnlnn, Jardqn inwatUf, J,
T \artkanktrland count?) Calvin Hnnll and Ocrtrudc Care, llarrla- X
4 •*• X
BIG BUILDING
BOOM FORECAST
FOR YEAR 1919
Contractors and Architects
Arc Prepared For Expected
Hush of Construction
REALTY MEN ARE READY
"Own Your Own Home" Drive
to Open Early in
Spring
1 Removal of restrictions on
' much nocessary building material.
■ together with the additional promise
of an curly drop i-n some Of the pro
hibitive prices, has already crented
such activity umong property own
-1 ers as precedes a big building boom,
l.unibermen. architects and many
others, are confident that with the
, approach.of spring, Hnrrlsburg will
experience a revival of building op-
I orations thut will do much to care
for the
, lut ion. and will uld materlaly in re
j during present congested conditions.
| With the conclusion of the war,
I there haH been some slight increase
• in volume of real estate snles. but
| tilts hns been rather Inconsiderable.
I Rut such trade is expected to In
| crease greatly In volume after the
| opening of the new year, leading
| real estate men are prophesying.
I The "Own Your Own Home" cam
j patgn, started last year through the
' effort of the Harrlsburg Real Estate
I Hoard, but which was relaxed dtle
I to prohibitive prices and many r£-
j strictlons, will be revived soon. The
i holiday season will delay the mat
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Pope Benedict May Go
v Outside Vatican; Rome
Forecasts Freer Zone
Home, Dec. 16.—That Pope Benedict
: Is prepared to abandon a custom of
I nearly half a century and no longer
consider himself bound to remain
within the grounds of the Vatican Is
the belief In several circles here.
No pontiff has left the VaUcan since
as a protest against the occu
pation of Rome by the Italian govern
r(e'nt.