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I.XXXVIII — No. 41 14 PAGES SWfc, 88S*i15£S&?~ HARRISBURG, PA. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1919. """SUfSKSS nvuSSSSmS** " IK Two c SgS HOME EDITION
ERZBERGER BITTER AFTER
FRUITLESS ENDEA VOR TO
SOFTEN TERMS OF ALLIES
Depicts Heavy Hours Spent at Treves in
Late Conference With Marshal Foch;
Must Not Be Made Honorless
x4rs WORLD KNOWS GERMANY IS UNABLE
TO CONDUCT FRESH WAR AGAINST ENEMY
By Associated Press. *
WEIMAR, Feb. 18.—The German Cabinet voted early Sunday morn
ing to reject the Allied terms for the renewal of the armistice and take the
chances of an Allied military advance being ordered. After consultation
with the party leaders, however, the decision was changed, and on Sunday
night orders were issued that the armistice be signed.
London, Feb. IS. —Mathias Erzberger has returned to Weimar from Treves,
according to a German wireless message picked up here. Following his return, he
appeared before the National Assembly and read the text of the new armistice
agreement. After he had finished the reading, Erzberger is reported to haVe said:
Relates Experience at Treves
"1 do not wish any mepiber of this house to ever have to live through such heavy
hours as it was my fate to live at,Treves. The German commission's activity was
kept to the narrowest limits, as Marshal Foch declined to extend the period and
declared he was unable to alter anvthing in the stipulations, since the. conditions had;
been framed by the chiefs of the allied governments. Marshal'
Foch's interpreterer stated that President Wilson had approved
the conditions of the new armistice."
Detailing futile efforts to obtain amelioration of the conditions,
Krzberger said that Marshal Foch had merely promised to try to
intervene with the inter-allied commission for the protection of.
the Germans in the eastern provinces, in accordance with the
views that Erzberger presented, lie said that Marshal Foch had
declared that the first article of the new agreement was a purely
military measure and would have 110 political effects.
Will Submit German Plea
Fr/berger. it"is s'ated. reported that he regretted being unsuc
cessful in obtaining any definite promise for the release of Ger
man prisoners, although Marshal Foch expressed his willingness
to submit the plea to the supreme war council for the allies. After|
saying that hy signed the agwment£
in accordance with the government's)
inst ructons, after banding to the
marshal a note of protc|t. Krzberger
said:
"This is the message, little grati
fying in itself, which 1 have had to
bring. The world knows Germany
does not wish and is unable to con
duct a fresh war hut. though it is
possible to render us defenseless we
must not be made honorless."
A motion to adjourn debate on
the armistice conditions was agreed
upon.
Paris, Feb. 18.—When the Ger
mans came to the terms of the
new armistice, says a Havas dis-i
patch from Treves, Mathias Erz-!
berger handed to Marshal Foch a
twenty-three page memorial in
which it was attempted to justify j
Germany's attitude, it being main-,
tained that she had done her best to 1
meet her obligations.
lie also gave the Marshal a mem-'
orandum from Philipp Scheidemann, j
the new German Chancellor, rem- j
plaining of the increasing hard
terms forced upon Germany and i
protesting against the Germans be- 1
ing forced to evacuate Poland, de- j
iivering German fortresses to the 1
Poles and abandoning the German 1
people there. A demand was made i
that the Allies require the Poles to
cease their attacks against the Ger- i
mans.
Poles Must Cease Attacks
The last request has already been |
complied with, a telegram having |
been sent to Warsaw from Paris last
night.
The special commission of the;
Supreme Council charged with!
drafting the terms of a definite
armistice, which will hold good until!
the peace preliminaries are signed,'
has almost completed its task, and j
it is possible, says a Havas report,'
that Marshal Koch will be able to!
notify the Germans on Thursday or!
Friday of the military and naval |
terms which will be essentially those)
of the preliminary peace treaty.
It is understood that the terms
will include clauses by which Ger-i
many will bo allowed to maintain |
only 250,000 men under arms to'
keep order. All war material be-1
vomt what is necessary to equip)
these troops would, according to re
port, be placed under control of the
Allies, who would also hold Ger
many's munition factories.
Ixnidon, Feb. 18.—One of the
notes presented by Mathias Erz
berger, one of the German armistice
commissioners, to Marshal Foch at
Treves on Friday complained of the
failure of the Entente Allies to com
mence negotiations at Spa for a
financial treaty with Germany, ac
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THE WEATHER I
i
For ilirrliksrg and vicinityi Fair
to-night and Wednesday* not
mack change la temperature,
loweat to-night aboat M de
grees.
For Kastern Pennsylvania! Fair
to-night and Wednesday[ little
change (a temperature* moder
ate northwest winds.
Hirer
The upper portion of the main
rlTer will fall slnwly* the lower
pnrtlun will rise slightly to
night and begin to fall Wednes
day. All tributaries will (all j
■lowly ar remain stationary. A
atggr of about AS feet la ladi- 1
noted for Harrlabnrg Wednes
day morning.
k
ARTIFICIAL ICE
PLANTS TO RUN ;
AT FULL BLAST
I
All Hope of Harvesting Xat-)
ural Product Is Aban
doned
j Artificial ice plants are being in- !
I spected, slight repairs made and ev
erything gotten in readiness for the
resumption of operation on March
I 10 and April 1, two to six weeks;
j earlier than ordinary, that a sutfi- i
| cient supply of ice may be manu- '
j factured to meet the city's needs .
| during the hot days of summer,
| dealers told to-day.
i Artificial ice will form the major
I part of ice consumed here during j
j the summer. Practically no natural
j ice has been taken from lakes,
■ creeks and rivers in this territory, :
; and in consequence city people will ]
have to depend on the manufactured '
| product throughout the hot months,
| Harvey E. DeW'alt, manager of the )
j United Ice and Coal Co., said.
Ordinarily, the creek and lake ice |
furnishes a considerable percentage
of the total product consumed in |
| this city. The manufactured ice has !
| always furnished an important part |
I and always does reserve duty, but j
j this year it must furnish practically j
! all. Some slight quantity of natural |
I ice will be shipped here from the i
j northern districts, one dealer told, i
j As a rule, artificial ice plants of i
the several ice companies furnishing !
| the city supply, start operation l
j about April 1 and May 1. But since '
' the demand this year is to be greater j
than ordinary, most dealers are '
I planning to start operation on March i
I 1 and March 15.
j As a rule, ice dealers do not give
; up hope of securing a sufficient sup.
ply of natural ice for city use until
' the middle of February for this
month always has proven the big ice
I month, they say. But this date has
; already parsed and with no outlook
| for colder weather, the prospect for
the natural product is exceedingly
blue, dealers add.
Six-inch ice appears on a United
Ice and Coal Company lake at
Laurel, Cumberland county, but this
is too thin for profitable cutting
and with no outloook for colder
weather, indications are not prom
ising for the securing of any ice
from that territory, Manager De
wait said.
ENDORSE WILSON PEACE
By Associated Press.
Stockholm, Feb. 18.—A resolution!
formulated by the Swedish section j
of the International Committee of
Women for Permanent Peace, de
claring adhesion to the Wilson peace
. program, will be sent by I. X, Nor
' ris, the American Minister, to Pris
j ident Wilson.
TWENTY ARE NATURALIZED
More than twenty soldiers In ser
vice at the ordnance depot at Mld
j dletown, who were born in Italy,
' were naturalized to-day at a special
session of naturalization court un
der the provisions of a recent Fed
eral law.
DRINKS IODINE
Harry Noss, 531 Violet street, is in
) the Harrisburg Hospital, suffering
j the effects of an overdose of iodine,
| which he took last night. His con
[ dition is improved to-day.
S
GUARD OFFICERS!
WILL AIR VIEWS ON
DEPT. FALLDOWNSI
Invited to Tell llow War Do-1
partnicnt Treated National
Guardsmen
i Officers who have returned from
• j overseas service or who have been!
mustered out, especially those dis-!
satisfied with the way the War De
partnient handled National Guard'
officers and units, will be given op-j
portunity to present their views byj
the military committee of the House
: of Representatives,
j Chairman B. M. Golden, of the!
.committee announced to-day that lie
proposed to hold hearings on the'
several bills for military training pre- ;
sented to the House in various cities.!
"We want all the information on
the subject wc can get," said he.
'We would like to hear from former
! guard officers and the people who
have made a study of the subject. It
is an important matter."
Park Golf Club Reorganizes
For Coming Season by
Re-electing J. H. Thomas I
J. Herbert Thomas was re-elected
president of the Harrisburg Prfrk
i Golf Club at the annual election
, meeting last night, in recognition ot'
i his efficient services as president
; during the past year. He announced
to-day that the standing committees
j will be made up and announced in
' the near future. He added that the j
! committees will be held to thetr i
duties as prescribed in the constitu
tion. and that the affairs of the club
I will be run on a strictly business !
j basis.
Other officers elected are: Vice- i
j president, the Rev. Dr. Ellis N. j
| Kremer; secretary and treasurer, C. |
N. Sauers: executive committee, for i
! one-year terms. Karl E. Richards 1
: and P. H. Marsh; for two-year
! terms, 11. F. Young and 11. E. Moyer, \
and for three-year terms, Charles G.
i Miller and A. A. Wert.
President Thomas' annual report ,
) was submitted at the meeting. He 1
j recounted the handicaps under
1 which the club labored during the
: war, and added that the last season
| closed with a club membership of
| 121, and S3OO In the treasury. The
j work of the professional, Robert
j Fairbairn. came in for a big share of
j praise. Committees and members
j also were thanked for their work in
I behalf of the club.
ALL POLES I
STREET TOC
Overhead Wires Strung Frc
Line to Be Placed Und<
Ordinance Introduc
i
Removal of poles and overhead (
wires of the American Telephone I
and Telegraph Company and the
Bell Telephone Company from Front'
street to th e eastern city line In
] Walnut street will be accomplished ,
ir. the near future it was said today !
when Commissioner W. H. Lynch In- j
trodueed an ordinance in council au- !
thorizing*lhe two companies to put ;
the wires underground in the same ,
conduits.
Mr. Lynch explained that the com- !
panics had Intended to remove the.
' line of tall poles In Walnut street '
from Froat* street to the Pennsylva
nia Railroad, putting them under
ground, but now plana have been
made to extend the conduits through
tlus park zone so that those poles
EARLY BUILDING
OF CHY COMFORT
STATIONS URGED
| Construction of Safety Zone in
Market Square Planned by
Commissioner Lvneli
i
iXEW RULES FOR PARKING:
! Changes Suggested in Traffic
Ordinance to Take Care
of Autoists
I
IXEW EQUIPMENT NEEDED
; Desire of Highway Gommis
i sioner Is to Keep Curblines
I Free of Standing Autos !
j Urging early action to provide
'comfort stations, the construction of
I a safety zone in Market Square,
! change of traffic rules for parking
I automobiles and other vehicles there
| and suggesting consjderaton of a
| plan to have a municipal garage in
i which all the city automobiles could
• be kept and necessary repairs made,
i ( 'omnissionerW. H. Lynch, superln-
I tendent of streets and public irn
i provements submitted his annual re
i port to council to-duy.
Speaking of the need for safety
; zones protected by curbing in Jlar
| ket Square. Mr. Lynch states-that at
I present pedestrians must walk a dis
tance of 14S feet with no protection
; from any traffic, while with the!
'zones the distance would be 35 feet
to them and an additional 35 feet to I
) the curb at the opposite side of the
Square. A proposed plan for tlie|
i construction of the safety area was'
! included with the report. Mr. Lynch j
! also suggests having automobiles dis-|
contnue parking along the street;
j curb line.
Larger Forces Xcoded
During 1918 there were two sew-j
J ers constructed: one highway grad
; ed; 8,000 square yards of asphalt!
! streets resurfaced: 24.143 sqttarej
j yards repaired, and one short stretch;
j of highway paved with bricks taken
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Amendment Bill
Passes For First Time
The Yickerman resolution, ratify- j
ing the National prohibition amend- j
ment. passed the Senate on first read- !
ing this morning, only to be recom- I
j mitted to tbe Law and Order Com- j
, mittee where it was held for the ,
i open hearing on the measure. It will j
'ccme out again Monday night and'
I pass second reading.
; The resolution was reported out
by Senator Phipps. Venango, chair- i
man of the Law and Order Commit- ;
tee, and after first reading recommit- I
ted on motion of Senator Salus, Phil- j
adclphia. seconded by Senator Eyre.
Chester.
The three highway bills sponsored i
by the administration, and which |
completely reorganizes the state!
Highway department, in addition to j
i carrying large appropriations for!
maintainance. passed the upper |
! house finally, without a dissenting |
j vote. The measures now go to the)
House of Representatives. The bills, !
j which are looked upon as the first I
I step toward the realization of Gov
j ernor Sprout's good road program,
j were introduced by Senator Eyre,
I Chester.
CITY'S FORMAL 1
WELCOME TO BE
GIVEN ASSEMBLY
State Officials to Meet Harris
burg Businessmen at the
, Penn-Harris Reception
The informal reception to be ten
dered Governor Sproul, members of
the Legislature and state officials by
the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce In the Penn-Harris to-night
promises to be one of the biggest
events of the kind held in many |
years. More than seven hundred j
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IN WALNUT
X>MEDOWN
om River to Eastern City
ierground, According to
ced in City Council
I and wires can be taken down, then
I across the railroad, along the Jones
| town road and east in Walnut street
ito the city line. It is estimated that
j from fifty to seventy-five poles can
be removed together with many over
bead wires and cable lines when this
improvement is completed.
Ordinances were passed authoriz
ing th e purchase of two motorcycles
for the police department to replace '
j those now in use; installation of j
cluster light standards at Sixth and I
Verheke streets and western ap- I
| proaeh of Mulberry street bridge; j
and construction of sewer in Hei.-i
street, from Cameron to Fourteenth 1
rlreets. An ordinance- was introduc- j
ed authorising the paving of Turner j
street, from Seneca to Schuylkill I
streets. [
FRANCE HONORS
WORK OF BISHOP
J. H. DARLINGTON
Harrisburg Churchman Made
Officer of the French Le
gion of Honor
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; Special Ceremonies Mark the
Presentation in House of
Representatives
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I BISHOP DARLINGTON.
j The title of Officer af the French
i I-egion of Honor was conferred upon
j Bishop James Henry Darlington, of
I the Harrisburg Diocese of the Pro
■ testant Episcopal Church, amidst
special ceremonies in the House of
! Representatives, at 2.30 o'clock this
afternoon, by Major and Command
, ant 1* Langlois and General M. Edu
| card de Billy, of the French High
, Commission to America,
Prominent state officials took part
in the ceremonies, making appropri
! ate remarks. Th e relief work o.r
Bishop Darlington, in gratitude for
Whij-h tbe Legion" T Honor was con
j ferred., was recounted in the speeches
1 of members of the French commis
sion. In his response, besides thank
! ing the High .Commissioners for the
i honor conferred upon, and told how
j Dauphin county was named after the
• son of.the reigning French Monarch,
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National Knitting Bee
Is on Again; Stockings
and Sweaters Needed
The national knitting bee. which
j the armistice interrupted, is about
'to begin again.
The Red Cross lias sent out a hur-!
! ry call to tlie women of the land to
; take tip those valient weapons they
j wielded so well during the war, the I
! knitting needles, and resume the of
| tensive.
! There is a particular need of stock
| ings and sweaters. Sweaters should
| have sleeves and should be made in j
j three sizes—small, medium and large
for children. There are plenty of I
knitted goods for soldiers. Now the '
refugees must be cared for. Any j
well made garment will be accepted. 1
HARRISBURG TO !
BE CENTER FOR
AUTO TOURISTS
Penn-Harris Hotel Manage-j
ment Receives Many
Queries
"The Penn-Harris not only hasj
been filled from the day of Us open-1
ing but it has brought to Harris- J
burg an average of one convention,
a day to the city, but it Is going to
Intake this city one of the big centers|
of automobile travel in the east. You;
j will be surprised to find the number j
iof automobile parties which will i
| make this city a stopping point next I
summer and in years thereafter," j
said Horace Leland Wiggins, general j
manager of the Penn-Harris hotel
today.
"We arc mightily pleased with the
Penn-Harris," Mr. Wiggins contin
ued. "It has been popular with the
public since the day it was opened.
The splendid business we have been
doing not only is gratifying to those
who backed the project but shows
j the need of the new hotel in the
j community." .
Many Auto Inquiries
Many inquiries for automobile;
routes, rates and dates have been
received by Mr. Wiggins. Scarcely
a mail but brings letters from those
who are outlining spring tours and
who plan to stop in Harrisburg, now
that the city has a first rate hotel.
The Empire state and New England
tours will find in Harrisburg their
Southern terminus and the Southern
Tours, a. new routing with good
f roads and fine hotels all ulong the
j way. will have its starting point in
| this city. Mr. Wiggins says the auto
j mobile business during the summer
I will be one of the hotel's big draw-I
| ing cards.
j The conventions continue to cornel
I without solicitation, but the conven-I
ition committee of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce is outlining
| a campaign, that promises to bring
[conventions.
CITY TO WELCOME |
HOME HEROES OF !
COLORED UNITS
I
| Reception to Be Tendered,
Men Who Served Valiantly j
in the Front Linos
! TWO UNITS REACH U. S.j
j j
; Nearly 300 Harrisburg and (
Steel ton Boys to Be Mus
tered From Service
HAD UNIQUE DISTINCTION j
Made Up the First Battery of
lleavv Guns Ever Manned
Entirely by Negroes
!
j Plans for a big homecoming cele
bration to be given in'honor of col-.
| ored soldiers of tbe 331 st Field Ar-J
I tillery and the 36Stli Infantry, will;
I be discussed at a meeting to be held;
i Thursday evening at 8.30 o'clock in'
j the Odd Fellows' hall, Briggs andj
Cowden streets. Relatives and friends!
of the members of these units are (
| asked In a statement of the commit-1
j tee issued this mornng, to be present;
and assist in formulating the pto-j
I gram.
Members of two units have at'-'
! rived in Camp Meade after strenuous,
i experiences overseas. It is believed
' that they will arrive in Harrisburg
I sometime Friday of next week and it;
lis plannd to honor them with a rous
ing demonstration. A huge parade;
j and reception will be tendered thej
I returned soldiers.
! Several hundred colored men,
1 j from Harrisburg and vicinity are!
i identified with the two homecoming'
units, it is believed that practically;
the entire complement of nten will |
return next Friday.
The 351 st Field Artillery holds a'
unique place in history, claiming the!
j honor of being the first battery of;
heavy type composed entirely of col-;
ored men in the history of the world.j
;1t was also the first motorized bat-l
tery of artillery in ibe United States'
army. It contains college graduates!
and many alumni of the Central High I
1 school.
I The 368t1i Infantry contains more'
I thajv boys from Harrisburg and!
| Steel ton. Members of this unit dis
tinguished themselves in the thick of
l the lighting and received high praise i
! from army officers for their splendid;
j performance under fire.
Want Keystone Men
Brought Home at Once
| Resolutions calling upon the Sec- I
I retary of War to return at an early ,
; date the Keystone Division from
■ overseas as soon as possible were
; presented in the Senate this morn
; ing by Senator Barr, Allegheny, who
I has been in tbe army, and passed.;
An unsuccessful attempt was '
; made to table the resolution, but !
I upon consideration, the objecting i
j members consented to refer the mat- j
! ter to committee.
| Tbe resolution was referred to the;
committee on military affairs, which ,
■ considered it during a ten-minute re- i
; cess, immediately reporting it out
when the Senate resumed session. It
; was passed without roll • call, but
I with a number of dissenting votes
| noticeable. Among those voting
against the resolution was Senator
Lei by. Perry. The House of Rep
| resentatives will now consider the
measure.
i JESSE HEDRICK'S
SON CHARGED
| WITHROBBERY
j Youth Said Member of Fast
Element Connected With
Theft of Watches
I Jesse Hedrick, Jr., son of the form
,er politician and hotel proprietor,
I was charged to-day with the theft
| in company with William H. Knisely,
j 107 Washington street, e# watches
I valued at SBOO from the safe of the
X. Freldberg wholesale confectlon-
I ery store, 126 South Second street.
Knisely was arrested last week.
| Chief Wetzel said Hcdrick has been
| sick, and that his father would ap
: pear in police court to-day when the
charge is brought against the two
youths, waive the preliminary hear
ing, and offer bail for court.
Hedricq lives at the Savoy hotel.
Third and Mulberry streets. He is
known as an associate of the sport
ing element of the city, and has been
in trouble of a minor nature pre
viously for his alleged drinking and
narcotic habits.
Police say that Knisely sold one
watch, which has been identified as
one of those stolen from the Freld-
I berg establishment. Chief Wetzel
said that the young men did not
blow the safe, but opened the Inner I
door with a keV. which was in the
door, and carried the key away with
them. The large outer door of the
safe was not locked.
Hedricq, Jr., is widely known here
as the son of Jesse Hedrick Sr., form
erly city councilman 'and ward boss..
During recent years he lias followed
the horse races.
SEARCHES FOR UNCLE
James D. Ferguson, of El Paso,
| lias asked the police to co-operute
! with him in liis effort to locate his 1
j uncle, Jerry Kelley. who lived in '
I Harrisburg some years ago. Accord- ,
ing to the letter received from Fer
guson by Chief of Police Wetzel, '
Keliey's sister, formerly Mary E. •
Kelley, la seriously ill. i
BOLSHEVIK ARMY !
I OF 100,000 ROUTED
NEAR CASPIAN
jGen. Denikinc Takes 31,000!
Prisoners, 95 Guns and 9 |
Armored Trains
jRICH BOOTY IS TAKEN
j Victory Opens Way to New
Conquests of Lands
Held by Reds
t ,
NEW SLAVERY
DUE TO HUNS j
I By Associated Press.
| Washington, Feb. is.—Russia !
is more downtrodden under tlie i
I Bolshevik! than she ever was tin- !
j der the Czar, the Senate Propa-
Kumla Investigating Committee '
was told to-day by Herman j
Bernstein, an American writer, I
j who spent some time in Russia.
He said this new slavery- acta- I
1 ally was brought about by the
I Germans.
| Exposure of Ihe methods of
! the Bolsheviki is sufficient, to.
end it everywhere forever." he
i added. " That's why freedom of ]
speech has been entirely sup
prissed and why no news is per
j mitted to bo sent out of Rus- '
sia. The nroerani of Russia has i
been, and is to-day, to bring 1
about the overthrow of govern- |
ments throughout the world."
By Associated Press
Odessa, Thursday, Feb. 13.—The
j anti-Bolslievik army of General !
. Denikine has reached the Caspian '
j sea. having advanced 330 versts and
| captured 31.000 prisoners, 95 guns,
i and eight armored trains. j
In the victorious advance General I
i Denikine's army scattered a 80l- j
'shevik force of more tiian 100,000.
Bolshevik war material in railway'
j cars which stretched for a distance
• of thirty miles also was captured,
i By his victory in the Caspian re
| gion General Denikine will he able
! to turn his attention to the Don re
j gion, where the position of the
forces opposed to the Bolshevik! has
j been precarious for . several weeks.
fARMV BILL GETS PREFERENCE 'J
Washington.—The House rules committee, by a
clcse vote, tc-day decided to give a rule for immediate
X consideration of a Senate bill authorizin ; the resumption X
4 of vcluntary enlistments. *?
X 8
4 NEARING GOES OUT 'J
T New York.—The jury in the case of Scott Nearing. ,**'
"F w;
f one-time college professor, and the American Socialist .
Society, on trial in the Federal Court charged with viola- £■"
& ;ion of the espionage act, retired to deliberate on a ver *
diet socn after noon to-day.
£ STRIKE THREATENED IN RUHR DISTRICT J.
2 Berlin.—The Soldiers' Councils representing the -T
£ Ruhr industrial district, threaten to call a general strike
TJ to-day if the government does not accede to the demands
4 of the councils formulated at a conference held at Essen. ,3
■&
The councils in the Ruhr district are virtually ail in &
X control of the Spartacnns or the --adical Independent c -o *
X clalists. V
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PROHIBITION HEARING HELD
<£ Harrisburg.—William Jennines Bryan, pmkir be fc '
2 * ore the law and order committee ni the Srna on r- t,<
j* tion of Senator Salus, said it is not now a question oi
X arguing against the evils of booze, but as to whether or *
2 n°t we mean to obey the law of the land as specified jj_
Aby the prohibition amendment. James Maurer, defeated *T
I • Socialist member of the Legislature; Wayne B. Wheeler i
* ... *4
a d J seph M. Ritichie spoke against the adoption of the 4,
1 "dry" amendment by the Senate. They represented jf
* J themselves as appearing fcr organized labor.
DENIES ROYAL ENGAGEMENT J
t
London.—The official press bureau says that an T
® * port from Pari6 of the impending announcemc ,
engagement of Princess Yolando, the eldest.daughter ot 1 *
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e * the it- e rf Italy, tr the Prince of Wales is unfounded,
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| MARRIAGE LICENSES
X C'bnrlea J. Hatch and Drlln 1.. /.rlglrr. HnrrUburs) Mnitcc E.
r Hauntjr and Mnry C. Weaver, Wllllamaport. .
BORAH DECLINES
SEAT AT WILSON
LEAGUE DINNER
Idaho Senator Sends Word W
I President's Secretary of
; Desire to Be Excused
i DISAGREES WITH HOST
Tumulty Wires Unusual Ac*
.lion to Chief on Board
Ocean Transport
! DEBATE TO START SOON
| Western Statesman Says He
Cannot Be. Silent on Such
an Important Subject
By Associated Press.
| Washington, Feb. IS. Senatot
i Borah, of Idaho, has asked to be
| excused from attending tho dinnei
at the White House at which Presi-
I dent Wilson will discuss with mem
bers of the foreign relations com
mittee of Congress (lie constitution
of the proposed League of Nations.
Will Not Be Silent
In a letter to Secretary Tumulty.
I Senator Borah said it was the cus
i torn to hold in confidence any in
j formation received at such a gath
! erlng, and that he was not willing
; to be bound to silence on such ar
! important subject on which he am
• the President disagreed fundamcn
i tally, lie added that nothing couUl
I make him agree with the constitu
j tion of the league as now stoQil.
White House officials said n<
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KOHRER HOME IS SOLD
TO REALTY COMPANY
The two-and-one-half-story prop
erty at 1400 North Second streel
; the home of .T. F. Rohrer for thirt'
, >eurs, was sold to-day to the Liberty
I Realty Company for $13,000. Thi
house has a forty-eight foot frontagi
and eighty-four feet hack. The Lib
erty Realty Company likely will con
vert it into apartments. Mr. Rohre:
will live with his son at 1038 Rawl
inson street, in Cloverly Heights
while his sister, Mrs. H. G. Hubei
will move to Pittsburgh,