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LX XXVII1 — Xo. 3 16 PAGES WK t 6% p c r e ed at a l^r c t 0 8 2 d ur^ UB! ' HARRISBURG. PA.. SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 4. 1919. . A fW®r^? KM - HOME EDITION
KUNKEL LEAVES
MUCH MONEY IN
PUBLIC BEQUESTS
Bunker's Estate Valued at
$650,000 "When Will
Is Filed
IXSTITITIONS BENEFITED
Large Sums Go to Y. M. C. A..
Church. Hospital and
Public Charities
Making a number of bequests to j
focal charitable institutions ami to |
church organizations, after which
the remainder of his estate is divided
between his widow, his son and his j
daughter, the will of the late Charles
A. Kunkel. president of the Mechan
ics Trust Company, was probated to
day and letters issued to John E.
Fox. the Mechanics Trust Company
and Yeverely \Y. Kunkel. executors.
The entire estate is valued at ap
proximately $650,000. To Mrs. Kun
kel the property at -21 North Front
street, an annuity of $5.000 a year 1
and a one-third interest in the resi
duary estate is bequeathed; to the
son. Beverely \V. Kunkel. of Kaston.
an income on $50,000 and a one
third interest In the residuary estate: •
to the daughter. Mrs. Rachel B. K
Fox, wife of City Solicitor John E.
Fox. the income on $50,000 and a
one-third interest in the residuary
estate.
Bequests to Many
Specific bequests are made to oth-]
er relatives, employes of the Me
chanics Trust Company, the ev. S.
W. Herman. Mrs. E. J. Deeevee and
n number of other persons in the
city. These bequests follow: To the
following sisters. Annie E. Mont
gomery. Ada Serena Motter and Lil\
K. Aughinbaugh. 'l.OOu each: to
each grandchild, $500: to John '
Motter. a nephew. $1,000: to each
other nephew and niece. $500: to his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. I.ina Jennings
Kunkel. $5,000: to his son-in-law.
Solicitor Fox. $5,000: Jacob Xeidig.
connected with trust company, $200:
Andrew Gibson. Helen Smith. Rachel
Smith and Jane Berry. SIOO each:
Homer Black, Mary M. Yollmer. the
Rev. Dr. Herman. Margaret E. Shre
iner, SSOO each.
Mono For Clutritics
Amounts given to church, chari
table and other organizations fol
low: Zion Lutheran Church, $5,000, '
V be plcsd in the Keller endow
ment fund for current expenses, or
toward erection of a new cnurch; j
Sunday school association of Zion'
Lutheran Church, $1,000; Board of
Foreign Missions of the General
Synod of the Lutheran Church. $3.-
000; Board Ilonte Missions. $2,500;'
llarrisburg Hospital. $5,000; Pas
tors' Fund Society, $5,000; Home of
the Friendless. $1,000; Young Men's
Christian Association. $1,000; Chil
dren's Indpstrial Home. SI,OOO.
Others to whom various amounts
ranging from SIOO to SI,OOO were be- <
queathed follow: John F. Sweenev.
$1,000: Mrs. David M. Gilbert. $500:
Richard A. Vorndran. R. Harry '
Vorndran, $250 each: Mrs. Deeevee.
$500; employes or ex-employes of
Mechanics Trust Company, Margaret
M. Williamson. Frank C. Strickler.
William V. Davies, Guy P. Sehaffer.
Samuel K Wilhelm. Sarah D. Fox.
I-auru E. Brought, Lila M. Spencer,
and John B. Corl, each $500; Lillie
Phillips, SIOO.
The will is dated March 10, 1916, ;
and is six pages in length. The wit
nesses are Christian L. Long and 1
John P. Gohl. There are three eo- ;
dicils in which changes were made
in the amounts of some of the be
quests. These are dated February
8. lylT; January 15, 1918 and Au
gust 18, 1918.
Gold Star
Register
Til-- National War Aid Daugh
ters of 1917 wish to make a com
plete list of the men residing in
jHarrishurg andsurrounding towns
who have given their lives in the
world war. Relatives of every
man who died are asked to fill out
the accompanying blank, cut it
out and mail it at once to Mrs.
Meade D. Detweiler, 21 North !
Front street. This is the only
way a complete list can be made.
Name of sender !
.
i
Address •
Relative In service who died ....
!
Name
Branch of service
Where located
How related
THE WEATHER]
For IVarrlMburiE and vicinity: Fnlr.
continued cold to-nicht mid
Nnndoyj lowent temperature to
night about 10 degree*.
River
The loner portion of the main
river nrlll riae nlonlj to-night
and remain nearly ntatlonnry
Sunday; the upper portion will
remain nearly afatlonary to
night and fall Sunday. \||
hranche* will fall and dome will
probably become Icebound in
placen to-night. A otage of about
LD feet Id Indicated for- Harria
burg Sunday morning.
WILSON'S HEART OPENS TO
ITALY'S WAR SPIRIT; HIGH
IDEALS AMERICA'S PURPOSE
King Lauds Aims
of Yanks For
World Peace
TWO NATIONS IN
SINGLE BONDAGE
Citizens in War
Under Flag of
United States
By Associated Press
Rome. Jan. I President
Wilson was received at the
Vatican by l*oi>c Benedict.
The President's arrival was an
nounced by the muster of the
Chamber to the Pope who
awaited the President in the
Throne Room where two gilded
iirinclutirs had l>ceii placed
The President was admitted
immcdiatel) to the presence of
the Pope who was gowned in
white.
Rome. Jan. 1 —President Wilson
was tlie guest of honor at Un official
dinner given at the Quirinul last
night. There wore only two nddress
| es. by King Victor Emmanuel and
by Wilson. The king said:
"You, yourselfJlMr. President, are
! become our welcome and pleasing
guest onl> to-day, but in the con
science of our people your person
ality already fora long time has in
scribed itself in an ineffaceable way.
"The enthusiastic salutation which
haveaei ompanied your passage
through the streets of Rome to-day
are attestations of tlie sentiments of
admiration and recognition that your
own name and labor and the name
and labor of the United States stir
in the Italian people.
Aim At Common Goal
"The best traditions of Italian cul
ture, the liveliest currents of our
national thoughts, have constantly
ct.gtod at the satr.eideal jioal. towarri
i the establishment of the interna
tional peace for which you have with
tenacious faith stood. Already be
• fore the vicissitudes of war and the
I fraternity of armies had established
to-day's admirable communion of
intentions and purposes between our
two countries, legions of our work
ers and emigrated to your great re
public. They had knitted America
and Italy together with strong cords
of relationships and these became
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Sure! Buy a Bottle! See What It Did For Russia
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General Peace Program
PARIS. Jan. I.—The |Kuco conference, according to the Pel it
Parisien. will proceed as follows:
First—A conference of tlic four great powers.
Second—Representatives of Belgium and Serbia to be admitted
for a study of tlie genera', situation.
Third—Admission of (lie other Allies for conferences on the prob
lems interesting them.
Fourth—lTcsentation of conditions successively to Germany, Bul
garia. Turkey, German-Austria and Hungary, and tlie signing of the
peace preliminaries.
Fifth—A general conference concerning tlie questions of a league
of nations, freedom of the seas, limitation of annunients and related
topics.
ROME THRILLS WITH
WELCOME TO WILSON|
King Greets American Executive; President Responds;;
Smile Gets Ovation From Throngs; Lays Wreaths
on Tombs of Kings; to Visit the Pope Today -
By Associated Press
Rome. Jan. 4.—Rome was astir
: early yesterday. Seemingly, the en
i tire population streamed toward the
station, where President Wilson was
to be welcomed by King Victor Em
manuel. Hours before the arrival
of tlie presidential train, crowds
packed the Via Nationaie. which was
lined with double rows of soldiers.
Expectation of Throngs Intense
At 10 o'clock the epectation of the
I throngs was intense. Flags were
everywhere fluttering in the breeze.
, every window and balcony was tilled
with eager watchers and the roofs
were black with people. Even in
trees and high on lamp posts were
; men and women clinging to vantage
I points.
1 At .10.30 there came the first dis
tant shouts of " Viva America,"
1 which was taken up by tlie crowd.
An engine whistle was heard in the
distance and loud shouts broke forth.
; rising into a deafening roar as the
presidential train rolled into the sta
; tion.
Inside the station were the king
and queen and all the members of
the cabinet, headed by Premier Or
! lando and Foregin Minister Sonnino,
members of the diplomatic corps,
presidents of the Senate and Cham
ber of Deputies, members of Parlia
, ment. and military and naval au
, thorities. ,
Wilson First From Train
President Wilson'was the first to
; alight from the train. He shook
! hands with King A'ictor Emmanuel.
! who introduced him to Queen
I Helena. In the meantime, Mrs. Wil
' son and Miss Margaret Wilson
] joined them. The King welcomed
. Mr. Wilson cordially to the Italian
I capital and introduced members of
the party to the official welcoming
: (LAYS WREATHS ON
TOMBS OF ROYALTY !
By Associated Press
Rome. Jan. 4.—Presidient Wil- !
son to-day visited some of tlie •
historical spots in Rome. Tlie j
President went to the Pantheon i
and laid wreaths upon tlie tombs j
of King Victor Emmanuel II and '
lyng Humbert. Ilis itinerary took i
him tbencc to tlie Lyceum Acad
-1 emy and the Roman Forum,
j This afternoon's program in- I
eluded the President's visit to the ;
Vatican and later his reception of
the Protestant bodies of Home at
the American Episcopal Church. I
His visit to tiiis capital closes to- I
night with an informal dinner at j
the palace. His departure for the '
north is set for 9.30 o'clock,
v
delegation. The King said to Mr.
J Wilson:
"I hope you will feel at home
I here."
"To be in Rome is one of myi
: greatest pleasures." answered Mr.
j Wtlson.
I The King and Mr. Wilson then re-]
j viewed a company of soldiers drawn j
' up at the station while the band
! played "The Star Spangled Banner." j
j After a short conversation in the]
• royal waiting room, the King and
' Mr. Wilson appeared in front of the
! station. A grent outburst of enthu- j
• siasm followed, cannons being fired,
j soldiers presenting arms and the Jits-I
j toric bell on the capitol ringing,,
I which is done only on greatest na-'
i tional occasions.
I At the Plaza Esedca. Prince Pros-]
I pero Colonna, the mayor of Rome,!
' [Continued on Page I.]
MERCURY SINKS
TO TEN DEGREES;
TRAFFIC ON TIME
Jack Frost to Keep Tight Grip
on City For Forty-
Eight Hours
'MO HE SNOW IS COMING i
j Railroads and Trolley Lines
Not Seriously Hampered
by the Weather
; Old Jack Frost proposes to keep .a
firm grip on Harrisburg nil day and
I night and no let up to bring com- j
fort to shivering Hnrrisburgers van ;
be expected to-morrow. Evening may
, bring some relief.
I Not much change in temperature
: is expected until the evening, Fore
| caster Domain, of the Harrisburg l
Weather Bureau, said, was the only
; assurance ot' early relief from the |
i cold weather.
Ten degrees above zero was the
lowest temperature recorded during
; the day, the mercury dropping to
j that figure at 8 o'clock this morning,
i Since then there has been a slight
i
, letup, but not of sufficient degree to i
: bring any relief.
! No more snow is expected to-day.
[ it may snow some time to-morrow
i evening, but the indications are not
; altogether certain on this score,
1 Forecaster Demain affirms.
Traffic Not Delayed
Thus far the nine inches of heavy
wet snow that fell on Thursday even- :
ing and yesterday has not caused
trouble of any serious nature. Kail- ;
1 roads and traction companies, while
' experiencing some slight difficulty, |
experienced no serious trouble. Most
of the traffic continued on schedule
: tjnte. but some of it was delayed, al- !
though not to any great degree. The
I Pennsylvania Railroad was com-1
polled to call out trackmen at sev-'
i eral times to keep the switches open
: ed, but other than that they were not 1
| compelled to put forth any efforts to
continue their work efficiently.
The usual storm schedules have.
i be#it issued that railroaders may |
- know where they will be called on to 1
! serve in the case of heavy storms'
! later. The men, are districted ac
! cording to the communities in which ,
{ they reside that they, may get ,tQ thei
' scene of any trouble as early uVfofc-'
. sible.
But some of the results of the cold j
; are not proving so helpful and bene- 1
tielal. Travel over the city streets
; was quite hazardous. A thin layer of
! snow overspread the ice of yesterday j
j and more than one Harrisburger se- ,
cured fine bunvps as they landed tin
; the hard pavements this morning.
SCHOOL BOARD
I NOW OPERATES
I ON SURVEY PLAN!
I Many Changes Made in Ad
ministration of Public
Instruction
That practically all of the import
j ant recommendations have been:
| adopted and carried out in the Har- i
) risburg school district as submitted j
| in a report of the survey by the Bu
l reau of Municipal Research of New
j.York City, was reported to the
J board of directors yesterday after
i noon by Secretary D. D. Hammel
; baugh. The board then directed that
j a copy of Mr. Hammelbaugh's report
1 shoud be sent to the Harrisburg j
I Chamber of Commerce, the organ- j
I ization which arranged for the sur- !
' vey of the business and financial ad
; ministration of the district
Six recommendations of changes
{in administration were made and 1
were approved. The most important i
I among these were abolition of all I
j committees: adoption of a budget!
! system, a report of which will be j
' made by a special committee; prep- j
| aration of calendar of business for j
i each meeting.
Many Changes Made
In the suggestions for accounting;
1 these changes were adopted: Instal
i lation of a complete system of ac
counts; employment of an accountant
J to take charge of the new system.
, and establishment of a petty cash
' fund.
Changes in the handling of sup- :
plies were made as fo'lows: Pur
; chasing agent employed: additional!
storeroom facilities are provided, and
revision of proposal and purchase'
blanks.
To replace the building committee
and take eharge of repairs and other j
' building maintenance, a superintend- •
. ent was employed; frequent lnspec
• tlons are made; estimates are made
on repair programs; the superln-'
: tendent directs all repair work, and
] has charge of the Janiltorlal force.
K>coiiiim*iidatl<>ns Made
Recommendations as to admlnis
, truth c officers which were carried
. out follow: Teachers training school
| removed to Steele building: school
hoard, medical Inspectors and dentist
removed to rooms used by training
school: attendance officer and assist
ants removed to room vacated by
medical department; secretury, ste-
I nographer and superintendent of
bulldliufs moved to room used for
• board meeting, and the office used
by the secretary now oecup'ed by
, purchasing agent, accountant and
, clerk.
The school- board also author sod
' the expenditure of funds to purchase
books for the evening commervin
| classes which will be started In the
; Central High School, ami the pur
chase of office equipment and em
ployment of a stenographer for Pro
fessor J. H. Ktcklcy, supervisor of
special activities.
TWO OF DEAD MAN'S SIX 1
WIVES SOUGHT HERE TO!
CLEAR SEXTUPLE LIFEj
Much Married Man
•Was the Late
Tony Oster
Philadelphia police are attempting
: to locate in Harrisburg two "wives"!
. of Anthony Oster, 1611 North Fifty- !
• second street, Philadelphia, who died
in the West Philadelphia Homeo
pathic Hospital from meningitis, fol- (
1 lowing Injuries to h'.s skull and nose. I
j which he sustained in a light.
A striking feature of the coroner's :
inquest yesterday was the revealing I
of the fact that he left six widows.
He had been living with Mrs. Fran- i
res Oster in Fifty-second street, but 1
I Mrs. Anna Oster. whom he married '
in York eleven years ago and by j
whom he had two children, claimed ;
the body and received It for bural, |
Mnny Wives Alleged
An investigation determined that '
lie had a wife and two children in;
, Lancaster and two wives In Harris- !
■ burg. Me lived here at one time. |
V>ut the directory fails to give the i
names of his wives.
Oster received his fatal injuries at j
; the hands of Henry Euguene Lossis,
: aged SO. of St. Joseph, Mo., a board- ;
or al the same house in Philadelphia,
Oster is said to have upbraided Lossis
for insults offered his wife, Mrs. |
' Frances Oster, and Lossis pulled a
gun and threatened bis life. Finally j
Lossis replaced the gun in his pock
et ami attacked Oster with his fists, i
j knocking htm to the floor. Death i
soon followed.
When disposition of the body was
to be made. .Mrs. Frances Oster was
' confronted by Mrs. Anna Oster.
■ hitherto unknown to her, who had ,
been living at 809 Broad street, Phil
adelphia. She advanced her claim |
for the body, declaring Oster had
! married her in York eleven years
ugo and was the father of her two I
I children. Deputy Coroner Rowland
ruled ■ in her favor and tufned the :
body over to her.
Cold and Fair Weather
Forecast For New Week;
Snow at Both Ends
Wnshingotii. Jan. 4. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
! Monday issued by the Weather
i Bureau today are:
North and Midd'e Atlantic States
! —Low temperature and generally
j fa'r weather, but with some pro-
I liability of local snows Monday or
I Tuesday and again toward end of
week.
FEW CRIMINAL
CASES LISTED
FOR NEW TERM
Less Than Hundred Charges
to Be Given Grand
Jury
For the first time in many months
; there are no murder trials listed for
i the quarterly criminal court sessions.
! The trial list for the session opening
Monday. January 13, was issued tp
day by District Attorney Michael E.
Stroup. It includes 97 cases to be
presented to the Grand Jury, and
18 continued cases In which true
bills were returned a few months
' ago. It is exceptionally small and is
! the first list in years In which there
j are less than 125 cases.
During the last two years at every
; session of criminal court, included
! a number of special sessions, at least
i one. and sometimes as many as seven
1 or eight murder cases were listed.
|At the coming court there are a
number of serious charges listed, ln
| eluding many larceny, felonious as
| satilt and robbery cases,
i One hotelkeeper, charged with
j violating the health bureau quar
• antlne order during the influenza
> epidemic, will be p'aeed on trial
should the Grand Jury relurn a bill
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Fifty Trapped in Mine
Shaft; Cut Off by Fire
l herekee, Kan.. Jan. 4.—Fifty men
| are trapped In the No. 6 shaft of the
Hamilton Coal Company. The tipple
j and the chute are burning. Dyna
j mite is being used in an effort to
! stay the flames until the men can be
! taken out.
'
: Central Pennsylvania
Soldiers in the Big War
Recently the Telegraph made
announcement that it would
login In the near future the pub
lication of a history of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania soldiers in the
great war. t'pon beginning the
preparation of matcrlpl it was
found almost Impossible at the
present time, owing to the'large
number of units still In Europe
and elsewhere, to follow out the
necessary inquiries with any de
c/to of n ecu racy. Under the cir
cumstances tt has been deter
mined to defn this work until a
later period. Meantime the
Tciugiiiph will in glad to liuve
any luti>< inulloii of news value
regarding I lie Central Pennsjl-
VH-mn soUtleis
;
RED KEYSTONE ON
SOLDIER'S ARM
A DISTINCTION
New Busier Added to Brilliant
Bccord of Pennsyl
vanktns
MAY ENTER GERMANY!
Scarcely an Officer Left With'
the Battered 110 th
Infantry
Recent overseas letters are throw- '
Ing more light upon the splendid I
record of the 28th (Keystone) Divi
sion. During hostilities all soldiers !
wore under censorship and purposely
refrained from telling ninny things
which would have boon of special
Interest to the folks back home.
Now the facts are coming out and
every new story adds luster to the
record of tlie Pennsylvania Division,
the "Iron Division." as it was named
by the French soldiers.
Among the letters which have
been received is one from Lleuien-
Oolonel Joseph 11. Thompson, of the
1 10 th Regiment—the old "Fighting
Tenth. Ho refers to an encourag
ing letter from a Harrisburg admir
er and adds:
"You would be surprised if voti
knew jtist what part such encourag
ing letters as yours played in tlie
success of tile American arms. The
American army to be successful
must represent a just cause and be
accorded hearty support by the
folks hack home. I have received so
many letters asking 'What can 1 do
for the boys?' I have always replied,
"Let them • know by letter that the
folks back home are with them.'
"Let one of our loans fail and see
what part our men would have p'a.v
--od: a defeat on the front lines would
have been an incident in comparl
[Coiitinued on Pago 3.]
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General Seraenoff, who wea *f*
i -4* T
4* x
!T ;. 'f- received the' Associated 3
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IX D STRICKEN X
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• "3" x
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,4 . .r $*
: 4 4*
IT Departmej relief of famine
♦ • E' p f if 1 ndersto -d that the money is jjr
-Jo western dj
•4
; £ 4*
J FIGHTERS COMING HOME JjK
T Washington —Three combat divisions, which focgb
*4*
T lave been
I
T announced to-day. * It
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j* 86 YANKS FALL IN RUSS WAR * *
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4, li a
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"2" drowned and two died as a result of accident?, • *
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T CARLISLE COMPANY ADVANCES RATES JJ 1
T The arlisje Lieh*. Heat and t Power *1
Ji operating in the borough of Carlisle and ad a
|f jacent territory, has .filed with the Public Service Com J [•,
|X mission a new tariff; to become effective February 1, *j|
|-J* t'h? '*e;idv
4 tb
[X to serve charge"-is advanced from $1 to $3. onnected •! Pj
jJp ' ' 1 V rr a ~!m • *
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'** . e been de •
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* MARRIAGE UCENSES [ J
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T cu>l null Km H. ( npp. Harrl-borpc; Praik \u..l aid Mary DwraJJl, '
Mrrltoni Mnmnrl K. Franklin ■< II r lea V. Sloop, Harriabmrs. I b,
11 Itl.ijfi t 1.1ii.1! A:liiljLA A'Ml,
NO EXCITEMENT
IN ORGANIZATION
OF LEGISLATURE
I
\o Contests in Siylil and Only
Houlinc Will Occupy At
tention of Members
FIHS R SESSION TUESDAY
Party Caucuses to Be Held
Here on Monday
I-
Evening
i ~ "
I . The organization of tike Uegislac
turo on Tuesday of next week will
Ibe a cut and dried affair. All of the
• pro-session activities ordinarily 1o
i bo noted in IJarrisburg are absent
! Ibis year. Not n tree, in Capitol
Park or a pester about town on
nounces Ibis or that prominent legis
i lator as the "people's choice" for
I speaker. Not a headquarters bus
■ been opened. The only semblance
I that time-honored custom accorded
; yesterday when ltobert S. Spangler,
t York, strolled into the new Penh-
Harris hotel and engaged a suite for
ills use during the session. A parlor
of the hotel has been sot apart for
| his uses as a conference room.
<'f course there will be the usual
l caucuses on Monday evening, but
I they will be mere formalities and
devoid of interest. Spongier is the
| choice of all the I'cpublican leaders
and the rank and tile of course will
,go along. Tito Democrats at tin)
same time will pass out the empty
honor of a nomination to somebody
or other not yet announced and the
mom tiers will prepare for the or
ganization of House and Senate at
noon tho day following.
Short shrift will be made of the
organization process. After the
[Continued on Page I.J
v. ovr K \ r. SI.EKP OR SIT
Washington. PH., .lan. 4.—Wash
ington county .tall authorities are
puzzled to know what to do with Jen
Jon Tom, alias Doe Wah Couy, a
Chinese, of Danbury, Conn., incar
i cerated for vagrancy, who has not
! oaten, slept nor sat down atnee coni
| snitted to jail, a week ago yesterday,
iby the municipal court. He has also
| continuously worn his hat and over
coat since sent to a cell.