14
NEW RUSSIA TO
BE UNDER RULE
OF OWN PEOPLE
Allietl Governments Hear Dec
laration From Conference
of Ambassaodrs in Paris
EQUALITY AIM FOR ALL
Urge Encouragement of Pri
vate Initiative ancl Attrac
tion of Capital
Paris. Jan. 29.—A declaration has
been issued and delivered to the Al
lied governments by what is called
"a conference of Russian ambassa
dors and businessmen in Paris."
The declaration says the object qf
the conference was to defend the
rights and interests of Russia by sol
emnly proclaiming, in the name and
by the order of the urfited govern
ments of Russia, the principles by
which the nation's policy will be in
spired.
"No matter when order is restored
in Russia." the declaration continues,
"this order cannot be founded on the
principles w htch formed the basis of
the ancient regime."
The principles which will form the
basis of the democratic organization
of Russia are:
1. The new legal order must
be founded on the sovereignty of
the people, who will exercise their
power through organizations of
their own choice, which will be
responsible to the people and will
guarantee to them the unalien
ability of their sovereignty.
2. No difference is to he made
between the people's preroga
tives and class privileges. There
will be equality for all in the
eyes of the law, and free access
to all the degrees of the political
and social scale.
3. The rapid development of
producing forces. Tiie encour
agement of all private initiative
and all measures likely to attract |
capital into the country. At the I
same time the state must adopt j
all measures to safeguard for the
laboring classes all the economic
ami socia lexperience acottmu- |
lated by international practice. 1
4. The most important ques- ,
tion must be the settlement of j
the. agricultural problem, which, J
to attain social peace, must be j
solved in the interest of the j
large masses.
3. During the revolution a dis
orderly movement occurred on
the part of peasants who took
possession of the land. This ex- |
• •optional situation demands ex
ceptional means for dealing with
it. but to reutrn to the ancient
slate of affairs is impossible.
Peasants must own more laml
hitherto, but for the present I
state of anarchy there must be !
substituted some legal basis.
Recalls Resolution
The declaration continues by ad- j
l ocating "administrative decentrali-1
xation'' and recalls that after the j
revolution of 1917 the new Russia |
proclaimed the independence of Po-i
land and revised the ties uniting Rtis- I
sia and Poland. A: that time, it is !
sa'd, the autonomy of the Baltic peo
ples was urged.
"This tverk, interrupted by the
Bolshevist movement, must be re- |
sumed," the declaration says. "New J
Russia must destroy at their origin J
tro; artificial ca'iocs of unhealthy!
separatism. She must cause the
unity of the state u> become organic
l-\ making the Interests of the stale, j
as a whole, correspond to the par
ticular Interests of .each of the na- j
tionalities represented in the coun
t ry."
Russia Claims Indcniully
The declaration concludes by say
ing: "Russia pledges nerself to ful
fill all olbligati ms arising from
treaties she concludes, but claims the
right to be indemnified by the ene
my for damages sustained during the
war, which cause 1 he- heavy sacri
fices."
HOTELS ASK FOlt
LICENSE RENEWALS
[Continued from First Page.]
iseo,, did not apply as his license'
was revoked last year when he j
pleaded guilty to a charge of vio-1
lating liquor license laws. He was \
sentenced also for the offense.
Last year Charles E. C. Hoover I
and Harry E. Fetrow, both applied!
for a license for the Fort Hunter!
Inn, Rockville. The court refused'
1 lie petitions, but this year Hoover!
libs applied again.
Although the breweries are no;
longer making beer, four of the five!
licensed ones in the county again'
applied. The. petition for the|
Graupner brewery at Tenth and!
Market streets, had not been filed at'
an early hour this afternoon, but it j
was believed that attorneys would:
present it before the prothonotary's'
office closed.
Still Have Hopes
Lawyers to-day said that it is evi-'
dent the present license holders be-!
lieve the July 1 order will not be
enforced and that their permits to!
sell intoxicants will be good until!
next January when the prohibition
amendment becomes operative.
Others who were not so optimistic
about the future of liquor sales it
is believed took a chance on the
probable revocation of the July 1
order, and rather than not have a
license should they be permitted to
sell liquor after that date, preferred
to pay the tax and do business pend
ing any further action by the gov
ernment.
Unless the order effective July 1
is changed, all places which are
licensed and pay a tax for the full
year, must close four months after
the 1919 permit becomes effective,
as the license which each now holds
is good until March 1.
POLK PROCLAIMS
NATION DRY 1920
[Continued from First Pago.]
self prohibition becomes effective
one year from that date.
The proclamation was signed by
Air. Polk at 11 .-SMC o'clock in the
presence of Senator Sheppard, of
Texas, author of the amendment
resolution; former Secretary Bryan,
Representative Randall, of Califor
nia, Prohibition member of the
House, and officials of the Anti-
Saloon League of America; the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union and other anti-saloon organ
izations.
WEDNESDAY EVENINu,
MRS. BAILEY TO
ENTERTAIN THE
D. A. R. AT TEA
jXotod Speakers Appear Be
fore Conference; Re
ports Are Read
"This country lias now taken such
I' a place of leadership among the na
tions of the world that its action is
crucial in deciding whether this
i shall be the last great war. It holds
'in its grasp, in exceedingly 1 port
|Unt respects, the decision of tne I'u-
I ture of civilization In the world. A
i graver responsibility never rested
! upon any single people. It is so seri
j ous that if politicians use this pres
• ent situation for partisan purposes
'they are committing a crime, the
! dangerous consequences of which are
j beyond estimate." So declared Dr.
William F. Slocum, of New York
city, a member of the executive
| committee of the League to En
; force Peace, addressing the twenty
j second conference of the state D.
j A. R. in session in the Penn-Ilarris
Hotel hero this morning.
"Three things are evident to one
| who is a student of international his
-1 tory," said Dr. Slocum, "first, 1f
! there is not a strong and permanent
j union of the nations of the world in
j the interest of the higher welfare of
| all nations, there cannot be a stable
i and lusting peace: second, if the
I government of the United States
j does not give its generous and hearty
! support to such a union of nations,
it will never come into existence;
and third, if the work of such a Lea
gue of Nations is not broadly and
permanentlycoustructed it will be a
failure even if it is organized.
"The point of failure of peace
treaties has been that the dominat
ing element in them has been arbi
trary and negatice, such as the un
natural fixing of state boundaries Or
the closing of the Dardanelles.
Balance of Power
"The attempt to create a so-called
•balance of potyer" has never kept
the peace and is a misnomer and
a misapplied term, for such a plan
never has and never can make it
impossible for one group'of nations
to impose its will upon another.
Sooner or later a conflict will ensue
| and the defeat of one must follow,
i "There must be same other prin
, ciple of action if lasting peace is to
be established.
"This can only come as all the
| nations seek together by compact
| and agreements to produce the best
possible condition for each. This
! can and ought to be done so that
! the strength and success of all is
j found in the prosperity of each.
This it is which will bring a con
structive life into all the world and
i drive out those destructive principles
of action which ever in the end lead
to war both in a group of federat-
I ed states or a federated group of na
j tions or empires.
"Secret treaties made by com
promise. by concessions to selfish
nations, by arbitrary decisions, and
by refusing to consider the rights of
the small nation, cannot be the basis
of stable peace.
"It must be with the recognition
of the rights of the greatest em
pire and of the weakest nation. It
! should be with the acknowledgment
I that every people has a right to en
| poy its own life, its own special de
velopment of character and national
| peculiarities, and its rights to life,
liberty and, the pursuit of happi
ness."
Mrs. Edwin J. Decevee led the sing
ing which opened this morning's ses
sion. The invocation was pronounced
by the Rev. Dr. George Preston Mains.
Mrs. John P. Hume. State Regent of
I>. A. R.. of Wisconsin brought greet
ings. Reports of Chapter Regents
were given in which were contained
accounts of the war work done dur
ing the past year.
Dr. II re lit Speak*
Dr. J. George Becht, executive sec
retary of the State Board of Educa
tion was the principal speaker at the
afternoon meeting. He narrated his
experiences on a recent trip overseas
and praised the troops for their
splendid morale. The various agencies
for United War Work were given
praise, too. for their magnificent
service. Mrs. Gains Brumbaugh, ex
registrar of the National Society of
D. A. R.. spoke on "Children of the
American Revolution." and Mrs.
Harold R. Howell, vice-president gen
eral of lowa, brought greetings.
This, afternoon at f> o'clock the
Daughters will be the guests at tea
: of Mrs. William Elder Bailey. Front
and South streets. This evening they
will hear the Rev. H. W. A. Hanson,
pastor of the Messiah Lutheran
Church, in an illustrated lecture.
"The Man Without a Country." Cap
tain James McKendree Reiley. Jr..
will speak on "Over There.' Elmer
Hobbs Ley. soloist at the Bine Street
Presbyterian Church, formerly with
"The Prince of Pilsen," will sing.
An interesting feature of the con
vention was the report of Mrs. George
I*. White, treasurer, in which are re
vealed a number of the many ac
tivities of the organization. Among
the special funds that passed
through her hands and were forward
ed to the treasuier general, accord
ing to her report, are: •
Philippine Scholarship $33.00
Belgian Relief 5.00
Training Camp Fund 50.00
Nurse's Salary, Maryville Col
lege 30.00
Hindman School, Ky 30.00
Pine Mountain School. Ky. ... 306.00
National Training School 80.00
French War Orphans 33.0.*,
Scholarships for Maryville Col
lege , 100.00
Fund for Restoration of Tilla
loy 53.00
Subscription to N. S. D. A. R.
Liberty Bond 534.60
These subscriptions were made to
funds of the National Society.
The ballroom of the Penn-llarris
hotel in which the sessions are be
ing held, is beautifully decorated
with the flags of the Allied nations.
Bunks of flowers add grace and
beauty to the front of the big room.
A total of 177 delegates, fifteen al
ternates. and a grand total of 314 in
attendance at the sessions according
to the register, was announced at
noon by Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones,
vice-chairman of the credentials com
mittee. Fifty chapters and live or
organizing chapters are represented.
Mutual Concession*
"To formulate such a pence neces
sitates mutual concessions, and, much
more then this, it demands the willing
recognition of the rights of all peo
ple that dwell on the face of the
earth, and that, above all and in all,
there is Oi.e w-ho has brought to hu
manity i.te revelation that till men
everywhere are brethren because the
eternal God is the Father of every
human being.
'The best illustration of an oppor
tunity for a constructive treaty of
peace and the true mission of a league
of nations' will be found In the Bal
kaqs. It is not true that these peo- '
pie are inevitably doomed to fight
ea"h other. Austria and Russia have
used them as tool* inj e:nrmUc>l !
tliein with one another. Their wars
can be traced back to the scheme
of these large nations, whose crimes
against Serbia have been largely%he
oauto of Balkan wars.
"Let the league of nations, by
mi-ans of a strong, wise, effective
commission, without Interfering with
their independence or elhn.e life,
help in the upbuilding of railioa-ls,
highways, the manufacturing, the av
rlculturo and Industrial education of
tnese eountt las without pauperlza-
I lion, but by gem runs and exact l.usi-
English Girl Has Difficulty Giving Wounded Doughboy a Cigaret
j I I III' Mil" i'ljl l riIIIWIIHIHW.WIWMWJWHyi
nos principles, an I in place of a con-|
-t:.nt source of trouble for Europe
! there can be a federation of iritle
nendent nations that will make its i
j ctnrribution to civilization and to the)
peace of the world,
j "Constantinople, as the Turk lias !
shown his incapacity for government,
i should be made a free and neutral j
cfty where ,i parliament of the B.tl-
I Kan nations should meet to discuss i
•their inter-state problems. Such 1
j constructive work under strong. !
: wholesome and ivlse Influence will go I
! a long way towards making war im- !
I possible. %
j "The real test of victory Is not al- j
I ivav.s measure i by the retreat of an '
enemy and the capture of war inat<- j
i rial, but by the enobletnent of a na- !
i Hon. No man or no state over won
] lictory by cruelty, slander and lia-!
| jreu. The one who lias been most j
j cruelly wronged is often the real vie - i
• tor. i
1 "Belbiutn anl Serbia have won!
j their souls and t'ney are conquerors, j
j The nation that lias wronged another
! unjustly and cruelly, whatever its
I success in making others suffer, in
I the end always is defeated in its true
j life. Thi sis true of individuals as!
' well as of states."
SOLDIER HUSBAND DEAD.
MI'ST RETURN' ALLOTMENT
Boston.—Though Mrs. Maude Es
i telle Powers, of Roxburryfi receives|
i letters from her soldier husband:
! regularly the Government declares!
he is "dead" and demands that slici
I return the $54 she hus thus far re-,
j ceived in allotments and allowances,
j The Washington authorities have!
j informed her that her husband,'
Maurice Charles Powers,, of Com-!
i panv K, 101 st Infantry, died June!
:6, 1918. As evidence that the "of- !
j rtcial" notification is "exaggerated" I
! she produced letters from her hus-j
! band, since , July 10, and one just
; received which is dated November
3. In this latter letter written five
j months after his "official" death, he
{tells his wife that he is enjoying:
j excellent health.
Holds Record For Length
of War Service as Nurse
s'- , 1
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M.S3„ICATI!I£EN R. HARRIS I
First Session of International Food Council in Paris
Jy vTflHfcgL- MmH
* ? SI?- ]Ji m&l'..
HbsBBI
Delegates to the International Food Council are seen here at their first official meeting in the Ministry
of t'ommeroe in Parlß. From left to right at the table are Norman K. Davis. Herbert ('. Hoover ami Mr
Sheldon, representing the United 8 tates; Professor Atto'ico of Italy, General Payed. French representative
in charge of reconstruction work west jpf the Rhine; M. Vilgrain and M. K. Clementel, also representing
France, and Lord Reading and Sir John. ReuJe of Great Britain.
HAHRISBORG (sfisSSe TELEGRAPH
POLAND'S PLACE IS
ON PEACE TABLE
[Continued from l'iist Page.]
ternatlonalization of ports, water
ways and railways.
Three Secret Pacts oil Program
In connection with the territorial
questions before it. the Peace Con
ference is confronted by no less than
three secret treSties, says the Paris
edition of the London Daily Mail to
day.
"The first is the treaty between
I Great Britain, Franco and Italy, dis
posing of the Adriatic coast, which
conflicts violently with Jugo-Slav
and Czecho-Slovak interests," the
Mail continues. "The second is the
tr.eaty between Great Britain and
Japan under which Japan gels the
German islands in the North Pacific.
The third is the treaty between
Great Britain and tlie king ot" the
Hcdjaz under which Damascus forms
a part of the territory given to the
Tledjaz kingdom^
French Desire Damascus
"Damascus lies near the Border
fine of the spheres of control in
Syria and Palestine agreed upon be
tween the British and French. Un
der this agreement Palestine from
the Sea of Galilee lo the Egyptian
border is a British protectorate ad
ministered for the special benefit of
the Jews, while north of the Sea of
Galilee to Asia Minor it comes under
the French. The latter, however,
are most anxious to have Damascus
included within their sphere, while
the Jledjaz delegates are equally
anxious to retain Damascus, as it is
already under their administration."
Paris. Jan. 29.—Germany's col
onies is again occupying 1 lie atten
tion of the supreme council of the
great powers to-day, and the dis
position of this small empire, scat
tered over the African mainland, in
Asia and throughout the Pacific, is
presenting a territorial question of
the first magnitude.
Financial considerations have en-
; tered largely into the discussion of
",the internationalization of the Uer
; man colonies, which have been, gen-
I erally regarded as the chief asset
| of Germany, in Nettling war claims,
i While Japan has made it clear that
| she is willing to return the actual
territory included in the Kiuu Chow
concession to China, she desires to
retain the German railways, mines
and other valuable concessions in
Shantung province to reimburse her'
for war expenses.
Claims Are Heard
Australia lias advanced a similar
reason for claiming the New Guinea
Islands, and New Zealand for claim-)
ing Spmoa. Japan's claims to the!
Marshall and Caroline groups are!
supported on the same grounds, and
ti similar reason is offered for the|
{actual transfer of the German Afri-i
| can colonies to members of the en-'
| tente. t I
China objects to having the con-1
cessions which Germany forced from
her transferred to Japan in settle-1
nient of the war claims of an ally,!
while it is asserted that President
\\ ilson opposes actual annexations!
and insists upon the international!-!
zation of all the Phcifio and African
German colonies. But under an in-1
ternationalization plan the entente!
powers apparently are unable to" see!
how their claims against Gemiany
would be met and objection has been
raised that if actual transfer of the
colonies is not made to certain pow
ers in settlement of war claims, th°{
chief asset of Germany would be
eliminated, as the nation to whose
guardianship the colonies was en-!
trusted by the league of nations!
could not hold them as its property.'
Cover W ide Range
The hearings given yesterday cov-j
I ered the entire range of these Ger-I
man colonies, as the delegates of
1 Australia. New Zealand tug! Japan
i presented their respective interests
j ressions at many treaty ports, ami
:in Kiauchow and (lie German' cou-
I the French minister of colonies, M.
I Bitnon. took tip the African colonics,
, embracing Togolnnd, the Kameruns
' find German East and Southwest
1 Africa.
! General Jan Christian Smuts, the
I South African leader, and General
| Louis Botha, the South African pre
| ntier, already have been heard on
I the question of German East Africa,
and now it only remains to obtain
i the viewpoint of the Belgians, who
arc about to presont their ideas anil
their interests in the colonies ad
jacent to the Belgian Congo. It ap-
I pears to Vie the generally accepted
: view among those having interests
i in the matter that Germany's colon
ies should not be returned to her.
1 crucial question, ( namely. whether
Uennait sovereignty over these col
| onies sliald pass to the powers who
, may receive them, or whether they
should be entrusted to a league of
j nations which would exercise inter
. national control while givinfc a man
date to such poxveis as administer
the particular'colonies.
This large question, affecting the
general administration of the col
onies should pass io the powers who
I yesterday, as well as the particular
! interests Involved, and the discussion
will he opntinued this morning.
'German Rust Africa is the most
; important territorial possession in
| This in 4 turn has developed another
voiced. as it lias upwards of seven
million inhabitants.
" Final Agreement on
War Revenue Bill Is
Expected During Day
1 Washington. Jan. 29.—Rapid prog
_ 1 ress In reaching final agreement, on
n 'the war revenue bill was made yes
s I terday by the conferees and Chair
f'tnan Simmons, of the Senate, man
! agers said last night it was planned
jto complete the work' to-day and
£ ; presnt the report Saturday.
J Among agreements reached yes
. terday was on the estate inheritance
t tax section. The Senate conferees
, yielded on the Senate plan to levy
j' tuxes on inheritances instead of es
jj tates, while the House agreed to de
. | creases on the original House rates
\ on small estates and increases on
, 1 larger ones.
Governor Unable to Attend
Local Roosevelt Memorial
A committee from the general com
mittee on Roosevelt memorial serv
ice waited upon Governor - Sproul at
ill o'clock this morning and invited
j tlie governor to preside at the local
> meeting on Sunday. February 9. The
| governor informed the committee.
that he regretted his inabilitv to do
| so, for the reason that he had al-
I ready promised to speak at a similar
I service- in the Academy of Music
I Philadelphia, -on that day. However
j he informed the committee that he
would send a letter to be read at the
| local meeting.
! Chairman Landis has called a meet-
I ing of the general committee, and
1 various subcommittees for courtroom
j No. 2, to-niorrow evening at 730
j when the matter of a presiding of
| ficer, and other important business in
| connection with the service will be
i disucssetf. Chairman of subcommit
-1 tees are particularlv urged to he
I present at this time.
BUY 2,000 ACRES OF COAL LAND
Washington, Pa , Jan. 29. —Deeds
conveyiry? about 2,000 acres of coal
land in Greene county, near here,
were placed on record at' Waynes
burg yesterday. The coal land, which
lies in Greene and Cumberland
township, passes from the A. M.
Jfibbs estate to the Cumberland Coal
Company. It consists of thirteen
separate tracts and the considera
tion Is $1,041,196.44.
; Mi/?K£TS
STEEL AFFECTS
THE INDUSTRIALS
Marine and Hide and Leather
Show Strength in
Market
New lork, .lan. 29. Wall Street—
■ Industrial shaves were extremely un
j settled at the opening of to-day's
i stock market, in consequence of yes-
I terday's reduction Iti the t'nited
j States Steel common extra dividend
j from two to one per cent, isteel's
I first quotation comprised 15,000
! shares nf 89 s * to 90%, a maximum re
action of 2% points. This was fol
j lowed by further lots of 500 to 7.500
.shares at 90 to 90%. either stec-l is
! sues broke I to l' s points with oop
-1 pers and some of the active equip
! ments and specialties and high-class
1 rails also feel back. Marked strength
j was shown by Marine preferred and
J lllde nnd Leather preferred.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Chandler Brothers and Company,
members of New York and l'hiladel
phla Stock Exchanges—3 North Mar
ket Square, llarrisburg; 336 Chestnut
street, rhiladelphla; 34 Tine street.
New York—furnish the following
quotations: Open. Noon.
;Allls Chalmers 31% 31
| Amer Beet Sugar 67% 6714
j American Can 46% 46
, Aftt Car and Foundry Co 69 89!*
j Amer Smelting 70 70';
I Anaconda 68 % 58%
.Baldwin Locomotive .... 67 s * 66"*
: Bethlehem Steel (B> ... 60 69
I California Petroleum .... 23% 23?;
| Canadian Pacific 158 s * 158?;
Central Leather 5S' 2 59
Col Fuel and Iron 35 s * 35 s ;
! Corn Products 47 47
I Crucible Steel ....- 52 5 ; 62"*
Erie 15 % 15 %'
General Motors 123'* 123'*
| Goodrich, B. F 61',a 61%
Great Northern Ore subs 37 37
| Hide and Leather lota 15%
j Hide and Leather pfd .. 83% 85
I Kennecdtt 32% 32%
j Lackawanna Steel ... .. 66% 66
Lehigh Valley' 56 50
' Merc Mar Ctfs 22 22%
' Merc Mar Ctfs pfd 97 98%
Mex Petroleum J69 171%
j Miami Copper 23?* 23%
| Midvale Steel 42 40%
! New York Central 72!4 72%
| Pennsylvania Railroad . 44% 45
j Railway Steel Spring ... 72% 72%
Ray Con Copper 26% 20%
J Reading 78 % 77 %
I Republic Iron and Steel . 73 73
j Southern Pacific 98% 98%
(.Southern R.v 26% 27
j Studebaker 49% 49?
1 Cnion Pacific 126% 126%
j 17 SI Alcohol 10t% 102 %
jJ' S Rubber 76% 75%
IT S Steel 90 89%
I I "tall Copper 69% 69%
J Willys-Overland 24% 24
| 1'1111.MH.... <ll4 I'ltOllVCU
By Associated Press
Philadelphia. Jan. 29. Wheat
I No. 1./ soil. leu. 2 30; .No. 2. reu. 34 24.
; No. soft red. $2.24.
1 Corn The market is flrtn; No. 2,
j yen..w. as tu graue and locution.
| $1.381.46.
1 Oats The market is steady;
j No. 2, white, 69%®70c; No. 3, white,
08®68%c.
! bran The market is steady; soft
■ winter, per ton, $40.50 ® 47.00; spring,
• pei ion. $4 4.004-ii45.00.
Butter The market is lower;
western, creamery, extras, firsts, 47c;
nearby prints, fancy, 15@53c.
' Replied sugars Mui kei steady,
I powdered. 8.46 c; extra tine gianulat-
I ed 7.26 c.
1 Cheese The market is easier;
New York and Wisconsin, fun uillk.
34 <8 35c.
I Eggs Market lower; Pennsylva-
I nia and other nearby firsts, free
cases, $18.60 per case; do., current
I receipts, free cases, slß.oo® 18.30 per
I $18.30® 18.60 pet case; do., firsts, freeo
leases, SIB.OO per case; fancy, selected,
j packed, 68®'70c per dozen.
Live Poultry Market steady;
fowls. 30® 30c; spring chickens, 30®
32c; fowls, not leghorns,32® 36c; white
I It-ghuriis. 11l o >uuii*. t.iiicuted
roosters. 32® 33c; old roosters, 21@22c;
staggy, young roosters, 26® 28c;
fcp. ,I.b • b. i uol < ••.villa. 4 si
white leghorns. 29<ij)30c; broil
ing chickens, fancy, 36® 38c; roasting
eno ken- .o®.isc. ducks, Peking,
spring, 3S@loc; do., old, 30@35c; In
dian Runners, 36®37c; spring ducks,
Long Island, 24®3uu; turkeys, 34®5uu,
geese, nearby. 32®36c; western. 33®
36c.
Dressed Poultry Firm; turkeys,
spring, choice to fancy. 41® 46c,
do., western, choice to fancy. 43®44c.
turkeys, fresh killed, fair to good. 38
®42c; turkeys, common, 30®35c; übl
turkeys. 38®48c; fowls, fresh
killed fowls, ehaici', 4®34%c; do.,
smaller sizes, 28® 30c; old roosters,
27c iiruiliug cnukeiyt. western. 42®
44c; roasting chickens, 35®36c; ducks,
*u®42e. western ducks. .iht/t4oc. geese.
2C®3oc; dressed I'ekin ducks, 38®
40c; old ducks. 30®32c; Indian Run
ners. 3ji®37c; spring ducks. Long
l, ... .. g 40c.
Potatoes The market is lower;
New Jersey, l No. 1, 80®90c
uti uassel. do., *NO. 2, 6ll®uuu <<u,
naakul. uu.. lOU-ib. bags. No. t. s2.So®
800 extra quality; do.. No. 2. $1.60®
2.25; Pennsylvania. No. 1 100 lbs..
$2.00® 2.20; do., per 100 lbs., fancy,
$1.95*1" -'uW jcrsty .No. 1 tp*
1! $2 1.".®r2 50. do.. No. 2. 100 lb*
$1 25 ® 1.75; western, per 100 lbs.. $2.00
|2 10; !|SW York state, per 100 lbs.,
sl.Bo® 2.<-'0; Maine, per 100 lbs., $1.50®
1.90, LeiaWa.u u.lu ..iWi j lUIiU, pel
bag. 90c'iy$l.io, Michigan, per ioj
lbs., $1.50 ®l. 0, Florida. per barrel
$2.60® 2.90; F loridu. per bushel,
liainper, 76®80c; Florida, per 16 o-1 n
bugs. $1.50®3.00; North Carolina p„r
bSrr4l. L60®4.00; South Caioliuu. Ee'r
barrel, $1.604.00; Norfolk. pcr
re), $3.25; Eastern shore. per
barrel, ,$2.00 ®-.io; fancy, Macungie,
No. pet U-iici, *2.Jj*y uo..
2 l„ ..... 1 • •• 1.25® 1 50.
Flour —The market Is weak; winter,
wUuigtil western. $10.25® 10.60 per
barrel; do., nearby, $9.50®1u.00 per
barrel; Kuusas straight, $10.75® 10.65
per barrel; do., short, patent, $10.60
® 10.90 per barrel; spring, short, pat
ents, $10.46® 10.60 per barrel; spring
patent. $10.45® 10.65 per burrel;
firsts, clear, $9.20® 9. ,5 per barrel.
Hay The market is firm, timothy.
No. 1. large and small bales. $31.00®
82.00 per ton; No. 2, small bulcs, $29.00
®30.U0 per ton; No. 3, $25.00®g6.uu per
von; sample, $12.60® 13.00 per ton; ao
grade. $7.60® 11.50 per ton.
Clover Light mixed, $29.00®
30.0O; No. 1. $27.00®28 U'J; No. 3. $26.00
® 26.00.
Tallow The market is weak;
prime, cfty. In Mcrces, 9® 10c; prime
special, loose, 10c; prime country,
B%c; dark, 7@7!u; edible in tierces,
12%® 13c.
Prices in to-day's local markets in
clude:
Apples, 15@25c; cabbage. 6@!sc;
onions, 20c; parsnips, sc; turnips, 10c;
potatoes, $2: red beets, 6c; lemons, 2
for sc: oranges, 40-50-60 c;' grapefruit,
3 foi 25c; pigsfeet jelly. sc; eggs, 70c;
butter, 67c; sauerkraut, 12c; chickens
lllve), 35c; chickens (dressed), 15 c;
green peppers, oc: grapes, 30c; celery.
I 15020 c; squash, 5016 c; cranberries,
i 26c; sweet potatoes, 18c; beans
(navy), 14c; beans (lima), 17c.
CHICAGO CATTME
By Associated frcss
Chicago. Jan. 29. (L*. S. Bureau
of Markets). Hogs Receipts,
26,000; market steady to strong at
yesterday's average on better grades;
others slow; pigs 50c to SI.OO higher
than Monday. Bulk of sales, $17.350
17.65; butchers. $17.55017.75; light,
$16,504(17.50, packing, $1.60g 17.35;
JANUARY 29, 1919
throw-outs. sls.7u<3> J 8.50; pigs, good 1o
choice. $12.50(8 15.80.
Cattle Receipts. 0,000; market
opened steady on steers- and she
stocks; bulls and veal calves strong to
2C>o higher; stockers and feeders slow,
lieof cattle, good, choice and prime,
$15.86<h 20.00: common and medium,
$t.50@15.85: butcher stocks, cows and
heifers. $8.754814.00: canners and ent
te,s. $5.86486.75: stockers and feeders,
good, choice and fancy, f10.50(814.Hi;
inferior, common and medium, $7.75@
10.30: veal calves, good and choice.
II 4.25(17 14.75.
Sheep Receipts. 7.000; market
strong to 15c higher for lambs; year
lings mostly -5c higher. l<ambs,
choice and prime, $1 5.50(5>16.90; me
dium and good. $15.50® 10.65: culls,
jr.'.009814.15; ewes, choice and prime.
?0.7548 11.00: medium and good. $0.50
W 10.75; culls, $9.50 @ 10.75; culls. $5.00
@B.OO.
MAY REDUCE
THE COUNTY TAX
[Continued from First Paso.]
I nary expenses of the county, the
amount left for building new bridges
|or taking care of roads is small. In
| fact to set aside such sums as I
i have tentatively placed for these ob
jects, necessitates cutting $5,000
from the requisition as made by the
Directors of the Poor, and robs what
we ordinarily; call the general con
tingent fund. To this fund we ap
i propriate all revenue over and above
current appropriations to be held
'as a reserve for any emergency
I which might present'itself. In this
' bill as prepared the sunt so set aside
| is but $3,614.33 which will scarcel.-.'
I care for the appropriation you will
| be called upon to make later in the
year for the Mathers' AsSisfant Fund
to say nothitig of the probable costs
lin connection with the reassessment
I of coal lands.
| "YVe are faced with another con
; dition —that is the readjustment in
; lubor conditions brought about by
;he world war—pending such ad
justment it is necessary to keep all
labor employed. The national and
state government recognize this fact
and it is equally the duty of county
government to take the matetr into
consideration—that Is lo plan dur
ing the current year for al public
work that can within the bounds of
reason be expected. To this end
would it not be wel to hold the tax
rate at five mills and secure ap
proximately an additional revenue
of $34,000 —the same to be used on
j work of a public character. Should
conditions improve so that it would
I not be necessary or reasonable to
j carry out the thought we have in
I mind, th asurplus revenue or any
! part thereof remaining after caring
| for all contructs made to be placed
in a fund to be knavn as the new
| courthouse fund. Sooner or later a
• new courthouse wll be built and the
establishment of such a fund now.
and the adding to it year by year
of surplus revenue or direct appro
priation would materially reduce the
i sum required to be raised by a bond
| issue. The fund so raised to be in
vested in government or municipal
i bonds and the interest earnings
, thereof to be added to the fund."
The estimated expenses for each
department of county government
| follow: Commissioners, $16.86,7;
treasurer, $7,742: controller, 4,380:
j coroner, $2,730; district attorney,
I $8900; county solicitor. $1,700; al
dermen and justices. $7,500; con
stables an dpolice, $13,200; asses
sors, $13,350; bridges, $46,100;
roads, $12,300; court expenses. $34,-
335; courthouse maintenance, $15,-
650: elections. $23,870; interest and
sinking funds. $19,099: penal insti
tutions. $25,740; care of insane, $40,-
600; elective county fee offices. $13,-
864; miscellaneous, $42,649; direct
ors of the poor, $65,000; prison
board. $37,470.
Estimated revenues total $453,067,
including $333,600 from a 4-mill tax
on realty and. $67,000 from taxes on
personal property. The total valua
tion of property on which the mill
age is based is more than $92,000,-
000. It does not Include any in
crease in coal land assessments other
than those reported by the assessors
in each of the coalfield townships.
Provision is made for the ex
penses in connection with the spe
cial election next fliontli.
Koraz Temple to Install
Officers at Ceremonial
Koraz Temple, No. 204, Knights
of Khorassan, a branch of the
Knights of Pythias, will thjs even
ing hold a public installation of re
cently elected officers for the bene
fit of members wives and friends in
the Pythian hall in Howard street. A
unique and interesting program has
been arranged. Some of the imperial
officers are expected to be in attend
ance.
The officers to be installed aro:
Royal vizier, H. R. Laucks; grand
emir, J. B. Colestock; shiek, J. P.
Kerns; mahedi, J. R. Coppenhaver;
satrap, J. A. Alexander; sahib, I. Y.
Martin; secretary, O. G. Nremme,
and treasurer, James L. Baker; trus
tees, S. J. Bagshaw and Harry W.
Haas.
New Officers Installed
by the Royal Arcanum
At a largely attended meeting of
the Harrisburg Council No. 4 99,
Royal Arcanum, held in Cameron
Hall last night installation of offi
cers was the principal feature. The
Grand Recent James K. Norton, a
member of the House of Represen
tatives form Berks county, officiated.
He was assisted by Past Supreme
Regent Prank B. Wickersham. The
following officers were installed;
Regent, William A. Moore; vice
regent, C. J. Busch, orato; orator,
Arthur Sag; past regent J. Sharon
McDonald; secretary, George S.
Canning; treasurer; J. Mi ley Jones;
coleetor, J. O. S. Poorman; chap
lain, H. H. Priekman; guide, O. B.
Simmons; warden, A. H. Doolittle;
sentry, H. L. Laurlsh; trustees,
Morris Emerick. Ralph C. Benedict
and Willard S. Young.
Aiclass of new members was ini
tiated under the instruction of Prof.
William M- Woods of Conestoga
council at Lancaster. Grand Re
gent James E. Norton Past Su
preme Regent Prank B. Wicker
sham made addresses and refresh-:
ments were served.
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SWIFT'S PROF!
Prober Says Senator Ought
Be Concerned in Specu
lative Trend
By dissociated I'rc.ss
Washington, Jan. 29.—Specula
transactions in Swift stocks were
quired into 10-day during the cr
examination of l,ouis F. Swift
fore lhe Senule Agriculture comr
lee by members of the committee
Francis J. Iteney.
Senator Norrls, of Nebraska, r
:t newspaper account to show tV
was a J1 40,3 10,000 gain in mat
j value in stocks of Swift Compt
Swift International and J.ibby, ;
i Neil_ and Libby, from Novtm 1
i 1917. to November 1918.
YY c hail no idea there was g<
to bo such an advance when '.ve i
' ;irated our three Concerns,' said
j Swift. "Swift & Company dl
• profit by the transaction, butthe
i 000 stockholders."
Air. SwiCt said lie personally
not dealt in Swift stocks to affect
' market.
Employe Buys and Sells
, Mr. lleney's questions develc
tliut an employe of Swift & Comp:
j engaged in buying Und selling S
shares for employes who paid
| them on an instalment plan.
Do any officials or employes
; stock lo run prices up or "dow
I Mr. Heney asked.
I'hey might buy some when
i market was low." said Mr. Swifl
"Don't you recommend to
1 ployes to buy stocks?"
, "When the priec is favorable,
I peeially when we issue new sto
This line of questioning rest
in an exchange between Mr. Hi
I and Senator Page, of Vermont.
"Ts it legitimate for officials of
| company to run stock up or d
SSO a year?" Air. lleney asked.
"That's a matter I don't
, about." interjected Senator Page
"You ought to care about it.
> member of this committee," said
i Ileney.
Germans Have Five
More Guns Ready
For Surren
Coblcnz, .Tan. 29.—The Ger
I commission hus notified the An
1 cans that five guns mounted on
j way cars were on their wa
; Coblenz from Spandan to be tu
over to the Americans with o
equipment, in accordance with
i terms of the armistice. Ordnance
i perts estimate that these t
! mounted and ready for action,
worth $130,000 each. The other
| material consists of three or
types of bombing planes usee
| the Germans.
Two hundred minnenwerfers
are among the material to be tu
over to the Americans in the
few days.
HATI.KOATJ MACHINIST
TAKEN TO IIOSPI
Harry Bower. X2OO North Fiftt
street, a machinist at roundhousi
1. was severely injured late yeste
He was tightening a bolt, when
wrench slipped. He suffered s<
injuries to his left side. He
given treatment at the Harris
Hospital.
M.VXY HEAVY SEXTEXCE
Determined to break up hig]
robbery, pickpocket work and
ous assaults in this county, Presi
Judge George Kunkei and Juds
J. M. McCarrell senteced sixteen
and women, convicted at the J
ary sessions of criminal court,
majority of these defendants 1
charged with robberies from
person, either by picking pocke l
holding up their victims by usini
volvers. Sentences imposed in s
instances were from five to s<
yars in the Eastern penitentiary,
CHICAGO IIOAItO OF TIIADI
Chicago, Jan. 29.—Board of 7
closing:
Corn—May, 1.17' i: July, 1.14 J ,4
Oats—May, 36#4; July, 53.
Pork—January, 44.00; May, 38.
Hard—January, 23.47; May, 23.4
Ribs —January, 22.40; May, 21.41
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