■ • :• - ■ ■ ■ ' f ' • -A" •' ; - f • "'WO '■■•**- ■ •• ■ ■*. . v v.'* ; -•, -,V v- *-*/ •.•• • • ••: " • ••, . l nexvSKpkh f"S£un.™una K " "Twocffi 3 r'ENNS YL VAN IAS ATE IV GOES INTO OFFICE UNDER BRIGHTEST OF SKIES William C. Sproul Takes Oath as New Executive of State at Noon Today IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES ON CAPITOL PLAZA FOLLOWED BY A COLORFUL PAGEANT senator Beidleman Gets Warm Reception From His Many Friends as He Succeeds McClain as Lieutenant-Governor; New Cabinet Assumes Duties BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AIDS IN MAKING THE INAUGURAL ONE OF GREATEST IN HISTORY DENEATH bright blue skies and a sun that smiled its welcome with more than April* warmth, William C. Sproul was inaugurated Governor of Pennsylvania at loon to-day, succeeding Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh. The ceremony, simple in tself, took place on a great grandstand erected at the entrance to the Capitol grounds at Third and State streets, amid all the pomp and ceremony of former occasions of the kind and was characterized by cordiality, good feeling and a popular celebration marked by the jollity and enthusiasm of a people lately released from the pursuits of war and joyfully turning again to the ways of peace. The day was perfect. The sun emerged early from one of the heaviest fogs in the history of lie city and the temperature, which had lurked about the freezing point all night, rose rapid'y to .pringtime heights. The crowds we r c on the streets early and the downtown district was lively vith marching clubs and the blare of bands. The grandstand began to till up early and spring mats and millinery added an unusua l note of life and color to the impressive gathering. As the throngs gathered for the inauguration of Governor Sproul .hundreds of friends of senator E. E. Beidleman met in the Senate Chamber to Aee the popular Dauphin countian sworn n as Lieutenant Governor, and to present him with handsome gifts as a token of their good wiM ind esteem. He succeeds Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain, >f Lancaster. The oath was administered by his old preceptor, ludgc S. J. M. McCarrell, of the Dauphin county bar. himself at me time president pro tern of the Senate, an honor which I.ieute lant Governor Beidleman hel dlast year. The Governor's oath of office was administered by Chief Justice J. Hay Brown, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and lie new executive and the chief justice were surrounded by a p-oup of ingoing and outgoing state officials. Escort of Honor Promptly at 11 o'clock. Senator (filliam K. Crow, of Fayette, chair lan of tie joint inaugural commit ee, and the other members of the ommittee, went to the Executive lansion to meet the new Governor nd escort him to the governor's of ce in the f.cnitol. There he was let by Governor Brumbaugh, mem ers of the Brumbaugh cabinet, lembers of the new Sproul cabinet nd other state officials. At the time f Governor Sproul's arrival, Gov rnor Brumbaugh was busy extend lg farewells to his friends and the cads of departments who served nder him. Just before noon the Inaugural ommittee, and 150 members of the nion League of Philadelphia, eaded by former Governor Edwin . Stuart told the new governor to le stand in front of the capitol and TRST MAN HOME FROM GERMANY IS PROUD OF ARMY icut. Col. Groninger Marched Into Enemy Country With Third Army After serving in the last offensive ' the war, and then marching into ermany with the Third American rmy, Lieutenant Colonel Homer M. roninger, of Port Royal, widely Down in Harrlsburg, stopped here 'sterday while enroute to Washing m, where he will join the General aff. Colonel Groninger is probably the at officer to return to Harrisburg ter duty with tho army of occu [Continued on Page 14.] SINN FEINERS MEET Dnhlin, Jan. 21.—The Sinn Fein as mbly met at the Mansion House is afternoon. Tho assembly stood hile a declaration of independence is read announcing the establlsh ent of an Irish republic and de andlng the evacuation of Ireland by e British garrison. MARRIAGE LICENSES Raymond E. Kutz, Carlisle, and ma M. Shearer. Harrisburg; J. Ed ird Sponsler and Minerva E. ■eager, Harrisburg; John Andros nage, Williamstown, and Mary mkunas. Tower City; Charles M. immel and Mary EyliCr, Frack le. a few minuses later the ceremony] proper was under way. The massive grandstand was j crowded with hundreds of members 1 of the State legislature and their j families and distinguished guests of the state and as the chief justice | concluded the words of the oath, j the hundreds in the .hands and the thousands in the street in front of j the stand let go a mighty cheer | which echoed and re-echoed fori squares. Governor Sproul, after receiving] the congratulations of those near, him, immediately began the delivery I of his inaugural address, which like- I wise is considered as his message to j the Legislature and which forecast- ] ed a four years' business administra- | tion. I'arade Follows Immediately following the inaug-] ural address, the .inaugural parade, j which had already been formed and j had moved to a point near the grandstand, filed past, with the new [Continued 011 Page l,j BRILLIANT BALIT TO BE CLIMAX TO THE INAUGURAL The Governor and Lieutenant Governor to Be Given a Warm Reception The brilliant inaugural ball in the Chestnut street auditorium to-night will be the climax of the ceremonies which mark William C. Sproul's auspicious advent into office as Gov ernor of Pennsylvania. Fully three 1 thousand people will be at the ball, which will be one of the most elab orate ever staged at the inauguration of a Pennsylvania Governor. A floor committee of forty will see that the dance program of twenty four numbers, the grand march, and striking tableaux are staged without a hitch. A feature of the tableaux will be the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner" by Miss Helen Greenhalgh, of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera Company. Four [Continued on Page 9.] MRS. I.F.BAUDY NOT INDICTED By Associated Press Mlneoln. N. Y., Jan. 21.—The Nas sau county Grand Jury failed to-day to indict Mrs. Marie Augustine Le tißudy, who shot and killed her mil lionaire husband, the eccentric Jacques Lebaudy. at their home in Westbury early this month. BLARE OF BANDS ! KEEP THOUSANDS j | ON PARADE LINE Soldiers and Sailors Get Great Ovation From the ( Crowds Few persons prominent in Penn sylvania affairs were absent from i Harrisburg to-day at the inaugural > 'ceremonies of Governor Sproul at I noon. One of the most auspicious I days for an inauguration ever had in Pennsylvania history, brought forth larger crowds to witness the in j augural ceremonies, the inaugural j parade and the reconvening of the I Legislature, than haye been in Har (Continued on l*agc 7) The Inauguration by Bulletin At Il.so liovfrnor-flffl William C. Sproul with the Inaugural Com mittee, Inlon League, and Boy Scout* proceed from Capitol to Inaugural stand, accompanied by vociferous ap plnnse aad clicking of buttery of euineraa and moving picture ma chines. At 12 Judge Brown administer* the oath of office to Governor Sproul. At 12.05 l.leutenunt-Governor E. E. Hrldlcman pronounces William C. Sproul Governor of the Common- I wealth of Pennsylvania. | At 12.07—Governor Sproul, amidst a volley of applause, begins his Inau gural address. At 12.3l>—Advocation of passage of Prohibition nmendment arouses en thusiastic cheers. At 12.37—Huge crowds wildly ap plaud closing message of the address. In which Governor Spronl pledges to , do nil in bis power to make the state n good place for everybody to live la. ' 12.40 Mrs. Sproul, wearing corsage I of orchids) Miss Sproul, with corsage of white llllca, and l.ieutcnant 3 Sproul, In left stand, rise to ac knowledge greeting of Crowds. , At 12.42—Governor Sproul eom ' plctes reading of his inaugural amid , great applause. 12.44—Head of parnde, led by Cap tain Thompson, of Hnrrlahnrg police, > sweeps by the atand, and Old Eighth Itegtment Bond, leudlng main body, gets salvos of applause. 5 At 12.45 Governor Brumbaugh - shnkes hands with Governor Sproul, . bids farewell to his friends, bona his wny from the stand and departs with t friends for station. c 12.45—Adjutant-General Frank G. Bcnry, with other atnte officials, atepa forward and greets new) Governor. 1 12.45—Aids in khaki and red 1 shoulder bonds, salute Governor as - they pass stand. Brigadier Genrrnl Charles T. Cresawell leads first divi sion of Pennsylvania Reserve with his mounted staff. The league Island Naval Band makes great hit. Platoons of sailors march by In review. 12.47—Tr00p C of Tyrone aalntes at " atand. Men in benvy marching order / with overcoats, cavalry hnta. mount . Ed, salute Governor. Followed by sol id ranks of Prnasylvanla Deserve In fantry, all saluting nt stand. Spee c tatora gives this magnldeent body of [Continued on Page 4.] Ju jU ce Brown Administers Oath to Governor Sproul j , gMjagjg jirfIESHSBE ißm| mm ffl \lrMr' ; lHP Hjjjfißa. WmJßm SESQjf* 1 ABbTI^B BIBL ji #BBBBBifIHs3r!L fjHT rir -p**w Pwnl K _***• InB^^BHUuB iLS&y B|f\jßt JBk~ 31 - MiMyjJw wrf I jpjy/ j bBkJ H Mp|4 IB By T I j^B jSk i I Hm m aorHH H| hh^-' PENROSE WILLING COMMISSION OF 3 SPEND FOOD FUND Wants $100,000,100 to Be Ad ministered Under Direc tion of President By Associated Press Unsiiiiicton, Jan. 21.—Discussion by the Senate of the Administration bill appropriating *100,000,000 for food relief abroad neared a close to day. Senator I'enrose, of Pennsylvania, said the chief opposition to this meas ure was the lack of information rela tive to it and the purposes of this appropriation at the lime when re trenchment is the slogan. He offered an amendment providing: for a com mission of three to administer the appropriation under the President's direction. Senator Penrose said he would not object to the measure if the appro priation could be personally di - i ptnsed by the President, but he did object to putting; it Into the hands of "unknown, irresponsible auto crats" with no official status. He spoke of the "airplane scandal and the food autocracy" as an example Of this kind of legislation. "These abuses and evils," the Penn sylvania Senator continued, "wore tolerated during the war, but we are growing rapidly, I hope, into condi tions of peace.' Why not proceed to the administration of the Govern ment's affairs In a sane way?" Senator Penrose referred to Food Administrator Hoover as a "nonresi dent of the United States, who could not be compelled to return in re sponse to subpenas of Congress," [Continued on Page 14.] THE WEATHER For Horrlabnrg anil vlcinltyi Fnir to-night and Wednesday, with moderate temperotnre, lowest to-night about frecslng. E. E. BEIDLEMAN IS SWORN IN BY HIS PRECEPTOR First Dauphin County Man to Be Elevated to High Place Edward E. Beidleman. first Dau phin countian to be elected to high state office in more -than a century, paid a tribute to his home city and his preceptor in the law when he took the oath of office in the Senate chamber just before noon to-day. It was a ceremony that lasted but twen ty minutes and was marked by sim plicity. In the audience were many life-long friends of the Senator who .testified to their regard by covering his Senatorial desk with flowers and a fruit column. Lieutenant Governor Frank R. Mc- Clain, who retired when the Harris burg man was inaugurated, made a brifef address, in which he said tbat while he retired to "serene oblivion" of laurels won, he preferred the chaflngs of the leather of responsi bility. He said that retirement was not pleasing always, but the circum stances of the day had their com pensations. He said ho hoped the newspaper notices of his retirement would not be under obituary or pub lic improvements. Marked by Applause Judge S. J. M, McCarrell adminis tered the oath after Secretary of the Senate, W. Harry Raker, had read the usual certificates. The people crowding the chamber rose to their feet when the judge took his place on the rostrum and the conclusion of [Continued on Page 4.] GOVERNOR'S FIRST TRIP John Tress, of Harrlsburg, eleva torman at the Capitol, had the hon or of convoying Governor Sproul to his office on his first trip to the Cap itol -to-day. MORE BOYS THAN GIRLS BORN IN CITY DURING WAR Old Belief Apparently Proven Here by Dr. Raunick's Report Baby boys won out in the birth race in Harrlsburg in 101S, accord ing to records furnished by Dr. J.' M. J. Raunick, city health officer. During last year there were 33 more male lha nfemale births reported, while in 1917 there were yB2 more male than female births. Professionally, of course. Dr. Raunick has no faith in the old adage that more boy babies are born during wars. He simply submits the figures as an interesting bit of in formation along the lines of vital statistics. 1,007 Births a Year The total number of births last year were 1.607, while in 1917 the total reached 1,674. As a result of this decrease the birth rate per thou sand population dropped from 21.95 to 20.56. Dr. Daunlck said that this decrease puts the death rate last year in Harrlsburg- higher than the birth rate —tho first time this has occurred in years. Births in 1918 by sexes follow: White male, 770; colored male, 50; [Continued on Page ft.] MOVE TO REPEL THE SOVIET Stockholm, Jan. 21.- —Swedish mil itary missions from Dithuanfa and Esthonia report favorably regarding the sending of a volunteer military expedition into Lithuania where the Lithuanians ure unable to stem the Bolshevik advance. LIVESTOCK WORTH $8,830,204,000 Washington, Jan. 21.—Livestock on farms and ranges of the country on January 1 was valued at $8,830,- 204,000 in an estimate made public to-day by the Department of Agri culture. This is an increase of $646,- ; 006,000 over their value a year ago. SPROUL WITHDRAWS BRUMBA UGH 7 APPOINTMENTS Shortly after 4 o'clock tills after- j noon Governor Sproul recalled ull j the appointments, except those of i notaries public, sent to the Senate by Governor Brumbaugh when that | body organized. The list was return- j ed without comment. At the same time he notified the Senate of his appointment of Harry S. McDevitt as private secretary. This appointment requires no con firmation. He also sent to the Senate the names of the following: WILLIAM I. SHAFFER, Media, to be Attorney General. Cyrus K. Woods. Greensburg, to be Secretary of the Commonwealth. _ I.KWIS S. SADLER, Carlisle, to be State Highway Commissioner. PROF. FHKDF.RIC RASMISSKN, dean of State College, to be Secretary ,of Agriculture. HELP FOR RUSSIA POSSIBLE ONLY BY BLOW OF ENTENTE ! Intervention Is Necessary to! Check the Itcign of Terrorism By Associated Press Paris. Jan. 21. —The Russian ques tion was again taken up by the Su preme Council of the Peace Confer ence when it met for to-day's session at 10.30 o'eiv-k. There was a full attendance of the. members of the council for this meet, Vittorio Or lando, the Italian premier, being present for the first time since his recent visit to Rome. Harold Seavcnius, the Danish min ister of Russia, who had been asked to give his views on the Russian situ ation to the council, arrived at the foreign office as the members as sembled and immediately went into the conference chamber. 'Foils of Pctrograd The minister recited his experi ' cnces in Pctrograd, where he took [Continued on Page 11.] FAIR TREATMENT OF LABOR AND CAPITAL A SSURED B Y SPROUL Adoption of Dry Amendment Urged by New Governor in State Paper That Ranks With Best Yet Written Governor William C. Sproul's in augural address, delivered to-day from the big stand in front of the Capitol, directly after he had taken the oath of office, will go clown in history as a great state paper, clearly reflecting the spirit of the time—progressive, constructive and withal so practical in lis suggestions and recommendations as to provide a workable program for the legisla tive session which is about to get down to business. The Governor's wide knowledge of conditions in Pennsylvania and his ambition to make his administration noted for "good public administra tion, the best of popular education, generous, progressive, humane laws and thorough justice, backed by an alert, forceful and God-fearing pub lic sentiment" were reflected In every sentence. The address made a deep impression upon the Immense audience of his friends who had gathered to hear It delivered. It constitutes his platform and marks the new Governor as one who means to see to it that "tho progress made? during the war in the direction ot social justice must all be saved to labor," while at the same time deal ing generously with industry and fairly and honestly With capital. Tho new Governor believes the remedy for Bolshevism lies in good laws, well administered, and fair treatment for. all classes of citizen I.IKIT. t'OI.. KDWARII MARTIN, Philadelphia, Medical Dept.,. U. S. A„ to be State Commissioner of Health. JOHN S. FISHER, Indiana, to be State Banking Compilssionc. The rules of the Senate were sus pended and that body went immedi ately into session to confirm all of these appointments. The men are all in the city and they will take the oath of office late to-day. While the Senate was unanimous ly confirming the nominations the House received notification with ap plause of the appointment of Harry S. McDevitt as private secretary, alter which both bodies adjourned j until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when the standing committees will | be announced and the "dry" amend ment resolution gotten under way. COAL COMPANIES FIGHT AGAINST | NEW ASSESSMENT: j County Commissioners Pre pared to Prove Contcn lion in the Courts While county officials to-day saidi | they could not determine yet the I exact increase in the coal land as | sessment which can be made when I the report of the mining expert is I received, they said they feel positive , i the advance in the valuations will I be so great that the coal companies affected will appeal to court and it ; | will be necessary then to-prove |that ! the lands have been equitably as- | sessed. The county commissioners so far I have not made any public statement i about the valuations which may be ' I fixed, other than that the reports j from the expert engineer are en 'icouraging and indicate that their I contention of the low assessment of i the coal lands was a correct one. The importance of the proposed >! increase, variously estimated at from I [Continued on l'uge 9.] ship, from the highest to the lowest. He marks out a broad platform for humane legislation, the improvement of the schools, better pay for teach ers, a more extensive highway pro gram, and urges the Legislature to proceed at once with the improve ment of the Capitol Park Extension. On this subject he said: Plans of great artistic merit and utility have been considered for the improvement of the Slate's property in Harrlsburg and the develoDment of the Capi tol Park. We should proceed with this and also erect buildings in accordance with the adopted scheme to house the departments ' which are now scattered about the city and over the State. This is in line with the thought that ■ the State should set an example In proceeding with construction during the brief period of busi ness uncertainty which is pos sibly before us. For "Dry" Amendment Governor Sproul strongly urged the Legislature to pass the "dry"" amendment, saying: "I hope that prompt affirmative action may be taken that Pennsylvania may not be out of line with the practically unan imous sentiment of her sister states in this greatest and most far-reach ing self-disciplinary measure ever taken by any nation in all its his tory." He also renewed his plea for, universal suffrage. The address in full follows; Continued on Pace • . j