Peace Congress For World Starts Today in Trench Capital; Poincdre to Open Momentous Gathering HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M sljc otar-flnscpc!thwt. txXXVIII No. 16 22 PAGES Dal MaUer e at tho d post Off' ce 6 a^HarrfaburK 88 " HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1919. mSmUBT' HOME EDITION CITY'S HOUSING POOR AND SCANT SAYS M'FARLAND it Least 200 More Dwellings Needed, Says Committee Chairman N NEED OF FINANCES Chamber of Commerce Plans to Enlist Aid of Busi nessmen YILL SEEK LEGISLATION lew Laws pf Little Less Im portance Than Prohibi tion Measure To provide adequate homes for the orking people of Harrisburg at least 10 more houses are needed. So tates J. Horace McFarland, chalr lan of \he newly-formed housing Jinmittee pf the' Harrisburg Cham er of Commerce. Mr. McFarland has ist returned from Washington, here he is engaged in important ork. He will call a meeting of iris >mmittee tvithfn the next week ir vo to nut'ie i\"ans for Harrliburg's art in the housing campaign. "T believe that the next two months ill see written into the laws of the ,nd items of housing legislation nly a little less important than the rohibition amendment." he contin ed. Men of national prominence are nw In the capital city laying plans ir the housing campaign, and ho be eves the legislation wijl come as the mult. Poor iinl Inadequate* "It is well known that Harrisburg's ousing is poor in quality and s.'iini i quantity," said Mr. McFarland. \s a result of the Chamber of Com ierce housing survey last year it as found that the city lias less than le per cent, of unoccupied proper es. when live per cent, is regarded i a minimum safe margin. Yet H*r sburg is in better shape now than ost communities, because it has the >st development of the builtllng and an association system. Money Is Needed "There is one thing missing and lat is the money. I hope that the lergetic work of these experts will isult in providing funds' for the ousing,as they are now provided for irmera. I hope that, we will soon :e housing loans as well as farm ana." f>lr. McFarland was highly pleased ith the selection of the committee ?hind him in the local housing.cam \ign. "I 'have an exceptionally long committee and know of no bet ■r band of men to work together on lis important subject," he said, embers of the committee announced lis week by George S. Reinoehl, resident of the Chamber of Com erce, are: E. C. Cowden, E. R. lOck irode, George E. Etter, Farley Gan att, Ross A. Hickok. l'aul Johnson, J,. L. Kulin, C. L. Long, Henry B. cCormick, F. B. Musser, P. P. Wag ler, E. Z. Wallower. An important conference of the ennsylvanta Housing Association ill be held in Harrisburg on Febru ■y 11. Mr. McFarland will address lis gathering on the need for ade tntc housing,conditions. ody of Fire Boss Killed Under Big Coal Slide Is Found by Searching Party Willianistown, Pa.. Jan. 18.—The lad body of Charles Barry, fireboss the Susquehanna Coal Company dllery here, who was buried in a ish of coal ott Wednesday, was ttnd last night by rescuing parties at have been at work since the Tie of the accident. He is survived ' his wife and six children. Charles -Ice, of Lykcns, mine inspector, ts badly bruised in a fall while aid g in the search last evening. loomy Week With Much Rain Predicted By .Associated Press Washington, Jan. 18. —Weather edietions for the week beginning onday, issued by the Weather Bu au to-day, are: North and Middle Atlantic States: jmperature near or above norntaS id considerable cloudiness and oe slonal rains or snows. Dnfesses Slaying of New York Stenographer By Associated Press Yon kern, N. Y., Jan. 18. While e police of New York ' were still arching to-day for the man who irdered 17-year-old Elizabeth Mary ddell, a stenographer, in the bor gh of Queens in that city on Wed. sday night, Patrick O'Donnell. Irty years old, confessed in court re to-day after ht sarrest that he is guilty of the murder. THE WEATHER For Hnrrlnhnrg find vicinity i Knln this afternoon, probnbiy • continuing Into the nlghti somewhat colder to-night, with lowest tcnipernture about freezing; Sunday fair. For Eastern Pennsylvaniai Ilnln this afternoon nnd to-n| K htt somewhat colder to-night; Nun day fair; fresh east, shifting to strong northwest winds to night. HI ver N>c Susquehanna river nnd nil Its brunches will fnll slowly or remain nrnrly stationary with out much change In lee rendi tions. A 1 Singe of about 4.7 feet Is Indicated for Hnrrlsburg Sunday morning. New Map of the Great American Desert fi I J' p' - ' COMMERCE BODY MAPS OUT WORK FOR NEXT YEAR Members Join in Shaping of Plans For Chamber's Ac tivities For 1919 Determined upon a policy of ag gressive activities for the accom plishment of civic improvements during 1919, the new administra tion of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce has lost no time in pre paring plans for a number of im portant. undertakings to be carried through this year. Housing, a hospital for contagious diseases, and a soldiers' memorial have been suggested as first among the undertakings to receive consid eration. The commerce body already has taken preliminary action on these. But in order that every metnhpr can express his opinion of the most vital work to he undertaken by the organisation, George S. Reinofehl, president, has written , a letter to each member, requesting his advice on what the chamber should do. Milny Hcplics Received The number of replies that al ready have been received is indica tive of the interest in the work of the chamber which the members arc tjiking, officials say. During the war, the efforts of the businessmen's organization were centered on the one big question bringing thewar to an earlyend. Now that hostilities have ceased, the chamber officials are beginning to give renewed consideration to the many important local problems con fronting them. Each member has been asked to express his opinons on tho following questions: What do you expect the Har risburg Chamber of Commerce to do for the promotion of your line of business or activ ity? What, in ybur opinion as a citizen, is the thing of first Im portance to be done for the community as a whole? Wliaf has tho Chamber of Commerce done that It should not have done or that it should have done differently? From the answers received the boartl of directors will compile a program for the year's work. Three Prisoners Accused of Trying to Kill Fellow Prisoner nioomsluirg, Jan. 18. —, George Fullmer, Jr.. Raymond Terwilliger and Harry Stnnfleld, three Blooms- Imrg boys and prisoners In the Co lumbia county jail, were held under $1,500 ball charged with attempting tq murder Charles Hicks, a fellow prisoner, whom they covered with a blanket and then belabored over the head with a largo iron hook. They confessed their plan was to get Hicks out of. the way so he wouldn't "squeal" on them, as he had over i heard their plans to escape. NATIQN CALLED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT By Associated Press Washington. Jan. 18.—By di rection of Secretary of War Baker, Grosvenor B. Clarkson, director of the Council of Na tional Defense, to-day requested ill state, county, community and municipal councils of defense to Jo everything possible to make successful the nation-wide ar rangements for memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt, to be held February 9 at the same time that services are held by Congress. NEW HOTEL STOCK MAY SOON PAY TEN PER CENT. Penn-Harris Already Assured of Success, Says the Manager That Penn-Harris Hotel stock will be tne premier local security in a very short time and will be a ten per cent. Investment in five years was the prediction of William f. Hit drup, Jr., at an opening celebration, dinner and smoker held In the great ioung room of the new hotel. Mr. Hildrup backed up his convictions by subscribing SIO,OOO more toward liquidating the $150,000 remaining on the property. His initial sub scription was for $50,000 and he said that If he could have gotten the money together he would have taken the entire $150,000 himself. This good news for the stock holders was supported by the state ment of Horace Lqland Wiggins, manager of the hotel for the United Hotels Company, who said the house had been a success from the moment the doors had been thrown open and there is no doubt that it will be a great paying enterprise, lie said that many conventions are already being booked that nevqr be fore came to the city and he held [Continued on Page 12.] EIGHT TIMES ON CASUALTY LIST BUT HOME SAFE Burnham Boy Twice Gassed and Spent Nine XVecks in German Prison Camp lenlntonn, Pa., Jan. 18.—Sergeant Gordon W. Hardy Is home from the war. He is home alive, despite the fact that eight times his name has been mentioned In the official cas ualty lists. Sevjn times he was wounded and twice he was gassed with mustard gas. Hhe spent nine weeks in a Ger man prison camp and then made his escape. LAST DETAIL FOR THE INAUGURAL IS NOW READY All Former Exercises to Be Outdone by Splendid Ceremonies The finishing touches to the prep arations for the Jnauguitil cere monies on Tuesday are rapidly be ing added to-day, but the committee In charge of the arrangements ex pects to be quite busy all day to morrow and Monday making ready for Tuesday's events. That records will be shattered in the history of Pennsylvania inaugu rations is now indicated. More vis itors than ever before are expected to be in Harrisburg for the big event and the inaugural parade is expect ed to exceed in size £ny others Held [Continued on Page 2.] AMERICAN FORCES IN LATE ZONE OF WAR TO BE SMALL Total Now Listed For Demob ilization Is 1,177,000 Soldiers By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 18. —American forces in France and in the occupied territory of Germany are to be re duced to the minimum strength, "eonsistent with our national obliga tions," General March said to-day. He added that Marshal Foch had been informed of this policy by Gen eral Pershing. Less Than 30 Divisions to Stay What strength is to be maintained is under discussion • now by Ameri can military officials and the allied [Continued on Page 15.] Sergeant Hardy was one of the first 30,000 Americans on the firingllne against the German army.he reports. He served with two divisions of Pershing's army, both of which went through hard fighting and suffered heavy casualties. In all *he fights Sergeant Aardy came through. He is only 23 years old. Gordon Hardy is a son of Thomas Hardy, of Burnham, near here, and re pair of roads in the county. A con tinuance of this practice is greatly jto be desired and we so recom ! mend." Heavy Sentences | With a record of three sentences jin the Dauphin county court and j also said to have served time on sen tences in Cumberland and Lancaster county, James SavercooKwas given from three to five years in the peni tentiary by Judge Kunkel, when he pleaded guilty to two charges of breaking into the offices of the W. L. Pike Sho? Company, llummelstown, on November 20 and December 15, when he stole a typewriter, adding machine, roll top desk, chair, type writer table and filing case, valued at S3OO. In 1909 Savercool was sent to the Huntingdon reformatory: 1912 to the penitentiary for 18 months to three years, and in 1917 to the county jail for five months, T. F. Fannasy, charged with con ducting a disorderly house at 107 Washington street, was convicted. He will be called for sentence Jan uary 27. Jean Martin, convicted of being an inmate of the place, was ordered to pay the costs of prosecu tion and a line of $35. A motion for a new trial will probably be tiled for William D. [Continued on Pago 15.] EVERY CENT OF BALL TICKETS TO GOTOCHARITY Fancy Costumes in Great De mand For Annual Event , at the PennXHarris COSTUMES ARE IN DEMAND The widespread interest thut is being- taken in the forthcopi-' ing Charity Ball, to be held in the Penn-llarris Hotel Friday night, January 31, is indicated by - the almost feverish activity of men and women who pro pose outdoing their previous cos tuming for masquerade balls. Not only are ingenious women contriving their own costumes, but large numbers o ftheni have already got in touch with cos tumers tn various places. As a result the Charity Ball' will be as colorful a picture as had ever been staged in PePnnsylvanla. So complete are the arrangements for the Charity Ball to. be held at the PennXHarris Hotel a week from Friday night that every penny of the several thousand dollars which will be received from the sale of tickets will go to the Associated Aid Socie * [Continued on Page 13.] TO I.IFT "XO SMOKI-XG" BAX By .Associated l.'ress Xexr York, Jan. 18. Abolition of the "no smoking" sjgns in buildings of the Young Men's Christian Associ ation is suggested in a letter to gen ernl secretaries sent throughout the country to-day by Or. George J. Fish er, head of the physical department of the international committee. SHAFFER SAILS FOR HOME ON THE LORRAINE Dauphin Aviator Expects to Be With Family in Few Weeks OUT OF FRENCH SERVICE Boards Passenger Vessel For America at Port of Bordeaux WALTER SHAFFER Walter Shaffer, 'Dauphin flyer who distinguished himself as a member of the Lafayette Escadrille of the French flying corps during the war, and who won a Croix de Guerre for heroic service while in action, ex pects to be home within a short time, he lias cabled his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Shaffer. I Shaffer set sail 011 the Atlantic to-day from the port of Bordeaux on the Lorraine steamer. lie was released from a Hun prison camp at the conclusion of the war, after he had fallen behind the German lines and been taken a prisoner dur ing a raid by the French flyers. One balloon and one Ilun aeroplane were brought to earth by the Dauphin ! lad. One Patient Dies and Three Others 111 With Influenza at Hospital "One death due to influenza occur red at the Harrisburg hospital this morning and three other patients are in a critical condition. Mrs. Elmer Sweigert, aged 36, Linglestown, died at 7.65 o'clock. Her son. William, aged six, also is at the hospital with influenza. Mrs. Sweigert was admitted Thursday night in a serious condition. Three patients critically ill are: Samuel Dougherty, aged 49, 1 952 Swatara street: his sister, aged 54, Susan Daugherty, and Honter Car ter, aged 18, 216 Pine stret. Dough erty is employed in the paint shop of the Keystone garage and Carter is a car repairman on the Pennsyl vania Railroad. WORRIES OF WAR PRESS HARD ON FORMER KAISER Looks Fifteen Years Older Than When He Left Dis honored Realm Antoiongcp, Holland, Jan. 18.— William Hohenzollern's illness, which manifests itself principally in the form of chills, is being aggravated by his constant worriment, the ef fects of which are plainly visible in his features and his general phy sical condition. He looks perhaps fifteen years olddr than when he crossed Iho frontier of Holland. Birthday This Mouth Although he Is only about to com plete his sixtieth year, his birthday coming at the end of the present month, his appearance suggests a man of seventy. He wears a short, grayish beard arid a drooping mous tache, and his hitherto firm flesh is now sagging. The guards around the castle are maintaining the strictest vigilance tn consequence of the revival of ru mors, which, however, do not seem to be well founded, that an attempt might be made to kidnap t the ex emperor. A Dutch airplane from.the aviation camp near Utrecht occa sionally flies in the vicinity of the castle, and the roar of its motors does not diminish the nervous ten sion of the inmate. Consumes Much Tobacco The! ex-emperor, who had always been accustomed to smoke a con siderable number of clgarots, has become a greater consumer of to bacco than ever. As soon as one cigaret Is finished he starts another. His meals with his wife are of the simplest j.ort. Water is the only beverage nken at table, but in the forenoon' tie drinks u small glass of light rcfi wine and in the evenings a hair glass before going to bed. PEACE FOR WHOLE WORLD STARTS IN FRANCE'S CAPITAL All Delegations Hold Their Final Meetings Prior to the Formal Session to Be gin in Paris This Afternoon SPEECHES AT OPENING ONLY BY POINCARE AND CLEMENCEA U By Associated Press Paris, Jan. 18.—The peace | conference was formally | opened this afternoon with 1 a speech by President Poin- j care. W ith the assembling - of I the first full session of the! peace congress to-day the pros pects of the notable assemblage | of statesmen making rapid pro-j gress with its work seem en hanced by tlie apparent defeat | of Bolshevsim in Germany,! tints opening the way to the! stabilizing of the government j and the prospect of its being able to send responsible repre-i scntatives to the conference. Point-arc Thanks Allies President Poincare thunked the ! allied nations for their having chosen Paris for thtlir important ] work and praised the valor of the.! allied armies which had preserve-' the capital of France front the en- j enty. The Presidents speech was j as follows: ''Gentlemen: Fiance greets ! nnd thanks yon for having ! chosen as the seat of your la bors the city which for morn than four years tlic enemy lias matlc Ills in-incipal military ob jective and wlileli the valor of ! lite allied armies victoriously defended against an unceasingly renewed offensives. Sees Homage in Meeting • 1 "Permit ine to sec in your de- ® 4*4* 4*4* 4* 4* 4*4*4 < 4'4'4 , 4*4*4 , 4 , 4*4'4*4 , 4*4'' t jft 2 AWAIT WILSON'S RETURN X 'JL i Chicago—Members of the committee of five appointed j by the National Labor Congress to go to Washington to ft € 14 IX fctek federal intervention for Thomas J. Mooney and 2 N * War re nßillings, now serving life sentences in a Cali- &• I el* ,f L * foraia prison, said to-day the fulfillment of their mission Wi; j* * ould probably depend on the time of President Wilson's ! * * jj return from Europe. rX ir ft J , WILSON TO VISIT WAR TORN REGIONS ft !▼ Pat/is—President Wijson will avail himself of the first ft Ust Opportunity between the meetings of the peace delega- 'X j*3* t'.ons at the French foreign office the devastated ft U regions of France. !4* WAR COSTS BERLIN INCONVENIENCE ft T Berlin Berlin's inttrurban railway has been c npetle X 4* to suspend operations as a ret* V best locomotives to the entente powers. The . W. Myers, Harrlabarw. Bad Sarah -i, y E. Braekblll, Port Royal. "r el* *f GERMANS MUST PAY FOR WAR By .Associated Press l'nris, Jan. 18.—Marshal Koch,' according to the Matin, will im meiliately break off the armistice with Germany if the conditions of the armistice arc not fulfilled. The Allied commander-in-chief, the paper adds, does not believe that the Germans exaggerate when they cry "famine." The situation of the populations of Austria and Prussia, the marshal is quoted as saying, is near the starvation point. Germany still possesses an army, the mfrshal declared, but the Allies hold the Rhine, which constitutes a formidable strategi r.al harrier. Marshal Koch is said to have declared he did not be lieve that a ltoislievik invasion through Germany to France was possible. cision the liomngc of nil the na tions that you represent towards a country which more than oth er has endured the sufferings of war, of which entire provinces have transformed into a vast battlefield nnd have been sys tematically laid waste by tin-in vader, ami which has paid the human tribute hi death. "France has borne these enor mous sacrifices ' although shc lutd not the slightest responsi bility for the frightful catastro phe which has overwhelmed tlu untvcrsc. And at the moment [Continued on Page 2.]