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NEW FOOD BILL
TAKES LOAD OFF
EIJROPE^HOOVER
Will Mean Sacrifice From
llie Americans, He
Declares
Paris, Feb. 3.—The pussage by the
American 'Congress of the bill ap
ilßprinting $100,000,000 for relief
n Europe "will lift a load of fear
roni the hearts of millions of people
n Europe," declares Herbert C.
Hoover, director general of relief.
Mr. Hoover outlines the use to which
.he money is to be put and the means
already taken for the relief of var
ious peoples.
"There is no question as to> the
acrificc it will call for from the
American people to provide this re
ief appropriation, as it comes now
n a period when we have so many
difficulties and problems of our own
■>eople to solve In the rehabilitation
>t our normal national life," sajs
;ho statement.
"The usual tangible relief to the
newly liberated peoples will not be
delayed even by the period required
o ship foodstuffs from the United
states under this appropriation be
cause the War, Navy and Treasury
Bepartments and the United States
food administration already have 100
ships in European ports or headed
•owards Europe in addition to our
re-established relief of Belgium and
N'Orthern France, Rumania and
Czecho Slovakia under the old war
eglslation. The new appropriation
:>y Congress enables us to extend this
work by giving credits to those 1
countries for which there was no
such legislation."
Cuban Liberals May
Ask United States to
Supervise Their Election
Havana, Feb. 3.—Should conditions
warrant action, the Liberal party will
call upon the United States to super
vise the next Cuban presidential elec
tion. his was decided upon early to
day by the National Assembly of the
party after a long debate. The peti
tion will not be presented at once,
but will be held by the executive
committee until it is apparent that
supervision is a necessary guarantee
of the purity of suffrage according to
in announcement mad e by the assem
ly.
100 Soldiers With
American Food For
Relief in Vienna
By Associated Press
Vienna, Feb. 3. A detachment of
100 American soldiers arrived hero
Saturday with the first shipment of
American food for relief purposes.
The American shipment will enable
the serving of a full bread ration t.o
W the population next week for the first
time in many months.
Lieutenant Peters, of
Co. C, Killed Oct. 10
Osceola, Pa., Fe. 3.—Unale to get
an answer from their son in France,
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Peters, have
een advised y the War Department
that" Second Lieutenant Harry Pet
ers, twenty-eight, was killed in
action Octoer 10. Peters, who was
employed by an Altoona painting j
"Arm, enlisted soon after the United j
States entered the war, and rose 1
from private through all the ranks
to a commission. He was on the i
Moldavia, which was torpedoed .off I
the Irish coast and sang in Febru- I
ary, 1917, with a loss of fifty men. j
He was rescued with anly his shoes j
and overcoat. He was an officer in
Company C, 2 Bth Infantry. He was
to have married an Altoona girl.
Labor Congress to Meet
in Dublin Next Week
By Associated Press
Dublin, Feb. 3. A labor congress
has been summoned for next week to
meet in the Mansion House here to
demand a universal forty-four-hmlr
week at wages 150 per cent, above
the pre-war rates with a minimum of
fifty shillings (approximately $12.50)
weekly for all workers. The Dublin
Trades Council has announced, how
ever, .that it will move un amendment
to ahls proposal advocating o forty
hour week. .
FOOD EMBARGO OFF.
Washington, Feb. 3. The most
sweeping removal of restrictions up
on the exportation of foodstuffs made
since the signing of the armistice is
announced by the \\'ra Trade Board.
Commodities removed from the ex
port conservation list were barly,
corn c.nd rye, Including flour and
Siieal mnde from these grains, oats
end oat orp'ducts, brewers' grains,
bran and middlings, beans, dried and |
split peas, sugar and lrydrogenatcd
cottonseed oil.' ,
KIWANIS CI.UG TO MEET
i Plans for the work of reconstruc
tion will be discussed at a meeting
t>f the officers and committees of the '
Klwanis Club of Harrlsburg, to lie
held at the Penn-Horris Hotel to-mor- j
frow evening. Activities during the ■
year will also he reported.
SPEAKS AT SERVICE
Dr. J. George Becht, executive sec
retary of the State Board of Educa
'tion, and J)ajor John S. Splcer, re
cently returned from France, address
ed the congregation in the Market
(Square Presbyterian Church last
night.
Lancaster. County People
Contributed $5,668 For
Each Man Sent Away
Lancaster, Pa., Fob. 3. —For
every soldier that Lancaster
county gave to the nation during |
the war, she invested approxt- |
mately $5,668 to provide him with
food, clothing und ammunition,
and in addition, gave $1770 for
his comfort and pleasures. Those
figures, just compiled, disclose,
the mighty effort exerted by this
community to crush- the Hun.
Money Invested in government
loans and War Savings Stamps
amounts to more than $34,000,000
and more thun another million
was unpocketed during the var- '
ious drives.
Herbert W. Hurtman has an
nounced that in addition to the
vast quantity of supplies sent
away by the Red Cross, more
than half a million dollars were 1
given here In cash.
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MONDAY "EVENING, HJtRRISBURO ufljJAl TELEOR3LPH \ FEBRUARY 1, 1919.
NATIONS' SOCIETY
MEETS TODAY AT
WILSON REQUEST
Report to Conference on This
Subject Is Believed
Near
Paris, Feb. 3.—To-day President
Wilson will officially assemble at the
Hotel do Crillon the members of the
Peace Conference iCommission as a
Society of Nations. It is announced
that a report to the conference on
this subject is imminent.
President Wilson spent most of
Saturday morning at work in his
private office. Instead of availing
himself of the services of a stenog
rapher he applied himself assidu
ously to the typewriter, which is
taken as an indication that he was
preparing some paper requiring the
most thoughtful possible considera
tion. Yesterday was the first quiet
Sunday he has had since he. landed
on foreign soil.
Aslt Is known to be the plan of
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
Other Mill and Factory Sale News on Page 14
1200 New Percale Shirts For Men
A splendid group of shirts with laundered or soft cuffs. Men who ap- {^jf{
Jn \ j] predate good shirts will buy a liberal supply when they see how fine the 4 j j
t / A Mill and Factory Sale never offered better values in work-and gen- M jltry
F'lVial CI pa ranpp rvP Winter* , jL 7
A J.J.J.OLJ. V/-L VV IiILC/l Light blue chambray work shirts, $1.65 and $1 khaki, blue and
•y -y . fast color; sizes 14 to 17 74? S re 7 flannd to P shirts sizes to 18 ' * l ' 34 • I 14fKfi/ffl
I I Striped percale coat shirts with
Xld/Lfe Dark bjue chambray work shirts; n French fold cuffs. Sizes 1 4to 17, 69? J
sizes 14Yi to 17, faced sleeve .... 'B9? . Percale shirts, hand style, laund-
Fur and Satin Hats That Were <B> O f\f\ " signal " s " ir,swith °con™. so*
$5.00 to *58.50 in the Sale at 14 to 19 .$1.74 I shirts, laundered and soft
The hats offered for the most part are jaunty turbans of fur with lustrous . s if£ S . ® oy f ***** ...
satin crowns or georgette crowns, particularly seasonable for the Wintry days front and back, extra heavy quality, $1.38 collar soft' fold^uffs^coat
that February is sure to bring. About 75 in the last clearance of'the season. Blue polka "dot, plain blue cham- v -V " style; sizes to *4 ...... 69?
bray shirts .with 2 collars; sizes 14 Percale collar attached shirts; sizes
to 18# $1.39 12# to 14 35?
Mill and Factory Sale Millinory —— ——: Men's and. Boys' Shoes Reduced
Specials in© Furniture Sale in the Mill and Factory Sale
Swings Into Line For the Opening of the $4.00 gun metal calf . Boys' Shoes
Small lot of untrimmed Winter Hats at .. 10c I Clearance of Boys' Winter polo hats at Mill and Factory Sale English shoes with $3.00 Patent leather
and^other d fabrlc-s°at >Ver,,eaS ' lats ,n v ®t vet > ! Clearance of decorative flowers at Y.!c Certain PieCCS at Half Prfce black dloth top Good- ti lastwffh
ooc I Clearance of narrow millinery ribbons at. yd., lc year welted soles $2.7J . ' cq -
Dives, Pomeroy & "Stewart, Second Floor. Golden oak office chairs at half price $6.25 $2.50 gun metal calf s2*oo gun metal calf
. " ' Golden oak and fumed oak chairs and rockers at half , , , . , . g" c l ®
p r j^ e
I |'S in [1 iM' |jf bedroom suites-*4 pieces. Underwear Reductions in the Sale
T ( Clearance of'infants' Wear
(/ u Counter soiled and odd pieces grouped on five tables for an( j , c ' s i, ca vy natural ' wool
\ clearance in the Mill & Factory Sale. . . ' Children'F 2Vr hiaVk ' union suits. Each ....... $3.50
•; - . ' T-'lt N°' 2sS 21 lB* tST
New Spring House Dresses in the Sale TabieNo.'3speciaiat. unwren's 35c wack , !i!5 a
V & HI LIIC Vja 1C Table No. 4 $6.95 to $8.90 colored corduroy suits at $3.95 cotton hose, seamless.. So? natural wool union suits, *!.oo
$3.50 Dresses $2.75 $2.98 Dresses $2 50 ' cJS? ~ k r d . c r^, ta .Men's Handkerchiefs and Gloves
i/iooooo ,U\J Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor,
Mill and Factory Mill and Factory
Five hundred bratfd new house dresses from our regular $2.98 an d 53.50 stocks, have been A. T> 1 , sale Price. of chndren>B
entered in the Mill and Factory Sale at special reductions in order to stimulate interest in XvOCILICOCI 11T Lllo tial handkerchiefs, 4 for .. 25c kld HATS* ' 4 °
c . , 21c Union linen hem- Heavy cloth hats In neat
Spring dresses. . Discontinued styles and broken sizes-none exchanged- l4c; 2fic and
'J'he reductions will be in force only during the Mill and Factory Sale medium low busts— red handkerchiefs, 69c B. B. leatherpalm can
-3 ' 59c to $1.50 corsets. Mill and Factory Sale Price 49? 3 „ f o p ;: •,/••• - v•• 250 vas gauntlet gloves ....... So
a') aa . <t% rrA . Af*ii it"* . t* • 4i>-f n** 10c khaki handkerchiefs, 18c ctLnv&s knit wrist
$3.50 blue and grey solid color chambray dresses, sizes 36 to 46 Mill and Factory Sale a 7/5 Mill and Factory Sale Price . .91*9> 4 for 25c gloves. 2 pair 25c
dresses, 'sizes 36 to 46. Mill and Factory Price 2 98 $6.00 to $12.00 corsets. Mill and Factory Sale Price, $2.95 men's street 46c leather palm gaunttet
Sale nriru an t2 CA wi" i V"u V •82.98 Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor, Rear. ' $1.60 grey suede P. K. gl ® \. es , i'"n*"=Ti"i'
•'ale price i $3.50 h'lack and white check house dresses. seam street gloves, sizes 7 to 59c tan muieskln, all- 1ea
52.98 Billy Burke house dresses in black sizes. Mill and hactory Sale l J ''icc, $1.60 and $2.00 tan kid 50c 8 leather palm heavy
and white and blue and- white percale; sizes • ■&'., . . , . .♦ Extra SlZe PettlCOatS RedllCed 8,0 VeB 74 ° tor
43 to 4b. Mill and 1-actory Sale Price, #3.50 sma „ $2.98 and S ' $,.95 extra size black percaline petticoats. Mill and Factory Mill & Factory Sale GrOCeTy ItemS
$ : str, P e gmgham Billy Burke house Mill and Factory Sale -Price ...'. 98? Safe Prjce I. $1.50 Vanilla flavoring, quart hot- cream of barley, pkg. .. i7o
' Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. tle ® •••••••• Sani-flush, 6 cans ...... #BO
Children's Spring Dresses of Poplins Reduced , A SiS'te:! 1 ~T
New styles offered at reductions, only Regular $1.25 dresses in sizes 2to 6 years. Of MUSSed ApTOIIS "'" enB :
during the Mill and hactory Sale. M ( ill and Factory Sal& Price 98? 50c. small round aprons. Mill and Factory Sale Price, 25? White flaked roiled oats, 10 Seeded raisins, pkg ISo
Regular 75c dresses in sizes 2to 6 years. - Regular $1.50 dresses in sizes 6to 14 years' s ll 3 p actory \J. aI 1 e p r ! ce ' fi"*. pure soap flakes, 3 pack- dozen
Mill qncl Factorv Sile Pfioc Mill c i d • "nof $1.25 to $2.95 bib aprons. Mill and Factory Sale Price, 95? ages aso ciam bouillon, bottle.
Mill and factory.Sale nee oJ? Mill and factory Sale Price 98? $2,95 Mack's.dresses in grey soisette. Mill and Factory Sale Lifebuoy's-health soap, cake, lie to 3tc
s Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. - . Price $1.95 Pin h . ad oat meal , 4
the American delegation to rush for
ward plans for the creation of a So
ciety of Nutions it is assumed that
the President, who as a member of
the special commission charged with
that project, was engaged in the
preparation of some statement sup
porting some one proposition or gen
eral scheme.
AMENDMENT >
TO BE RATIFIED
[Continued from First Page.]
The liquor interests have tried to
give the impression that Mr. Sproul
intends to cheat the thousands of
voterfe of Pennsylvania, who accept
ed the gubernatorial candidate's
pledge on ratification at 100 per
cent. The Governor has been show
ing by his quiet and effective work
for ratification that he "kept the
faith."
Some of the men who are,poten
tial in the management of the Re
publican party in the state have been
able to get their ear to the ground
and fall into line behind the Gov
ernor's leadership, even if their
connections in the past have been
"wot." They have been passing the
word to their followers that they
would keep hands off and the legis
lators, who follow their leadership
have been told they are free to vote
as they please. 'Among these poten-i
tial figures is Senator Edward 41.
Vare, of Philadelphia, and some
others who have not been aligned
with the Vares.
There are ninety-nine of the
House pledged to vote for ratifica
tion, and the position taken by Sena
tor Vare and other leaders means
that more than the necessary five
votes are to give the required 104
votes in the House will be in line
Tuesday morning. Names of these
legislators could be given. After
the House has done its part in the"
ratification program, there is no rea
son to doubt that the necessary
twenty-six votes will be waiting in
the Senate to complete the job.
When the ratification legislation
is put of the way, it will be followed
with bills to enforce prohibition. The
"wets" are making plans to fight
for a definition of intoxicating
liquors which would permit of a pos
sible five per cent, alcoholic content
in order to make possible the sale
of beer and light wines. The "drys"
are credited with the belief that a
content of more than one and one
half per cent, alcohol constitutes an
intoxicating beverage. The contest
over this legislation may prove one
of the interesting fights of the ses
sion.
Representative John W. Vlcker
man. sponsor of the resolution to
ratify the amendment says the
amendment will be approved by the \
House but the "wets" claim a lead j
of from five to seven In the House ;
and say thbir only danger lies in the -
action of the nation which has al- ■
ready ratified Prohibition and the i
action last week In New York state •
when all the "dope" was upßet and
"wet" New York developed Into a ;
"dry" New York. The "wets" say i
that this one case may lose them :
votes.
tie predictions are naturally in order
and the "drys" naw claim to see a :
landslide developing. They have
Demon Rum on the ropes and the
referee counting the fatal ten. They
also claim that the liquor followers
are gathering in force and that they
are going to force those candidates
that they supported to stand up for
booze to the last drink and say they
will not release the men. They are
ltving In the "wet" present and not
in any condition that may develop
after the coining of the national
drouth. Many thought that the
liquor men, seeing the ghost was up,
would let their men, in close dis
tricts, shift for themselves to bene
fit themselves —but the same con
dition that has helped bring prohi
bition—greed and lack of intelli
gent foresight—is still in the seat
of power in their councils and will
likely have to be struck on the head
with a ratification vote in Pennsyl
vania before the light gets a chance)
Ito break through. All this means
that they care not for the political ,
future of their willing supporters of
years' standing but are going to lead '
them to the political block where :
the voters will show little mercy to ,
men given the light to see but who
would see not. Since the nation has
ratified the amendment and even
New York has taken the hurdle for
prohibition, the Pennsylvania liquor
leaders will present a sorry spec
tacle, even in victory, it they force
a strict "wet" and" "dry" vote to
morrow.
The old expression that "the
liquor men have brought it upon
themselves" was explained and am
plified to-day by a prominent man
here whose name is omitted for ex
cellent reasons. The utterance he
made and which is reproduced here
is bona fide and exact: "While the
liquor men have many times made
costly mistakes I only lately heard
from a very prominent brewet that
the brewers themselves are respon
sible for some of the states that rati
fied prohibition. They, of course,
did not do it willingly at the start,
but once whisky was put on the
sliding board the distillers got into
the game in earnest. It all started
some Hinre ago when the brewers,
seeing breakers ahead, started their
advertising campaign for beer and
light wines. Everything else was
Ito be prohibitedall drinks of high
power and quick action. This had
gone on for a time when an active
distiller, I mean a man active In
public life as well as business, Berved
notice on a brewers' committee that
if the propoganda of the brewers
knocked out wisky and other dis
tilled spirits, that the distillers
would strike back and with force.
Then came the ban on further dis
tillation of spirits. That left the
distillers with a big stock on hand.
Naturally that Increased the value
of what they had. They speculated
in , whisky certificates and most of
them cleaned up a big sum. How
ever, their resentment mounted with
their winnings. They did not lift
a finger, speaking generally, to help
the beer men or the Californlans
who fought for the native wines.
You know the result. That result,
I am In a position to know from
Information received front an excel
lent source, was helped by the dls
square with the brewers. In some
tillers In their angry effort to get
states where the distillers could
have been potent factors in the elec
tion of legislators, they were Inac
tive. It is ail over now but this is
one small part of the story as to
how it was eventually ratified."
There have been stories that the
liquor men would quit at the last
minute and not force their men to
go on record but the talk now is
that every wet man will go to the bat
and do his best to-morrow.
NOTE ON DOOR
DEMANDS $l,OOO
[Continued from FifM Page.]
As he reached for one. one of the
men hit him with a sandbar. He
grappled, when the man hit him
again, knocking him unconsclona. He
was bound and gagged and thrown
into a waiting automobile, it ie eald,'
while"sl3 he had in his pocket was
taken.
The allccd kidnapers then took him
through alleys to his home and threw
him into his father's chlckencoop,
while they wrote th Sir demand for
money on the side of the house. Dur
ing that time young Rhodes says he
recovered consciousness and extri
cated himself from the ropes which
tied his hands. He started to make
his way toward the house when the
two men turned upon him and
knocked him unconscious again with
their sandbag.
It is thought by Rhodes' father
that some one roused in the house
caused the two men to flee in their
machine. Rhodes declares he thinks
he recognized one of the assailants
t and could identify him. West Shore
authorities are investigating.