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BLXXXVIII — No. 42 16 PAGES w C??t ? §S& e 2tM?b n u d r? a "' HARRISBURG, PA.WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1919. "SM33SSS .^S^rT 5 ' 'SWcSgiS" HOME EDITION
AGED PREMIER OF FRANCE
A TTACKED IN THE STREET
GRAPPLES WITH ASSASSIN
jClemenceau Slightly
Wounded by Fire
of Young Man
Now in Jail
DOCTORS GIVE
GOOD REPORT
Police Standing by
Is Shot in Eye by
Flying Bullets
By Associated Press
London, Feb. 19. —Prem-
ier Clemenceau will be up in
a day or so, Andrew Bonar
Law, governor spokesman,
announced in the House of
Commons to-day. Cotton,
who shot Premier Clemen
ceau, is known as a danger
ous anarchist, according to
a Central News dispatch
from Paris. When question
ed, Cottin took all responsi
bility for the shooting. *
Paris, Feb. 19. Georges
lemenceau, France's aged but
vigorous premier, was shot and
■lightly wounded this morning
is lie was entering bis automo
bile for a drive.
Five shots were fired by the
issassin, and it was at first re
ported that the premier had
>een wounded in the head. It
developed later, however, that
i he wounds were in his back and
-boulder and that he seemingly
was not dangerously hurt.
Grapples With Assassin
Policeman Goursat, who was
vounded in the right eye, although
bot seriously, by one of the assas
sin's shots, told a representative of
I'he Associated Press that Premier
'lemenceau rushed up to the as
;assin and grappled with him.
Policeman Goursat gave his de
icription of the shooting to The As
iociated Press representative in the
•ity hall, where the man arrested
vats brought.
Wound Not Dangerous
An enormous crowd which ob
ierved a respectful quiet gathered
lear M. Clemenceau's residence after
he occurrence. Within a half hour
President Poincare arrived. He was
luickly followed by various mem
bers of the cabinet, high officials of
ho government, and representatives
if the army and navy, as well as of
he diplomatic corps, including Wfl
iam Graves Sharp, the American
ambassador.
The premier's wound is not re
tarded as dangerous in itself, but
t is felt that there might be sert
>us consequences from it, consider
ng his age.
May Be Russian
About 11 o'clock this morning,
lowever, it was officially announced
hat M. Clemeneeau was not serl
usly wounded.
It was learned that the assailant
vas a man named Emile Cottin, 25
ears old, and born at Creil. The
nan said his home was in the Mont
•ouse quarter of Paris. The police,
lowever, do not believe the papers
IO possesses belong to him and are
nclined to think him a Russian. He
s tall and fair, with long, light hair.
Roughly Handled
One of the Avltnesscs of the shoot
ng, Henry Moulin, a barber's as
sistant, told The Associated Press
•epresentative that when he heard
he first shot he believed it was the
Americans tiring in the air "as they
ire in the habit of doing," he said.
Moulin rushed out of his shop when
le saw what was happening, how
sver, crying: "They have assassl
lated Clemeneeau." He closed with
he premier's assailant, Moulin add
'd, and the man threw away his
evolver an 1 held up his hands.
Emptied Weapon
Waiters from a nearby restaurant
oined in holding the assassin, whom
lie police had some difficulty In get
ing from them. Before the police
recured the assailant he was beaten
>y the crowd, as was also another
nan who seemed inclined to help
lim.
According to Policeman Goursat,
he assassin emptied his weapon. All
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ITHE WEATHER!
For Harrlnburg and vicinity ■ Fnlr
to-night and Thuradayi not
mnrh change In temperatnre,
lowest to-night about 22 de
grees. ,
For Eastern Pennsylvania ■ Fair
to-night and Thuradayi Uttle
ehnnge In temperature) moder
ate north and northwest winds,
Mlver
The Susquehanna river and all Its
brunches will fall slowly. Float
lag lee will Increase In streams
now open and none tributaries
not already frown, may become
Icebound to-night. A stnge of
about 4.6 fret Is Indicated for
Ilnrrishurg Thursday morning.
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PREMIER CIEMEMCEAU
WORLD PEACE PAUSES
WITH CHIEF STRICKEN
No Great Delay, However, Is Anticipated by
American Delegation to Paris; Conference
President on Way to Confer With
House and Balfour When Shot
Paris, Feb. 19.—The American delegates to the Peace Confer
ence, .when they learned of th'e attempt upon Premier Clemen
ceau's life to-day, began to consider the effect of tile event upon
thftlr own i 'ling in nnnnoetlnn ■n ltli .
the conference. On the assumption
that the official reports minimizing
the nature of M. Clemenceau's in
juries Avere correct the belief .was
expressed that there Would not be
any great delay in the execution of
the comprehensive plans laid out for
proceedings of the peace conference
during the absence of : Presidenty\ViL
son and David Lloyd George* the
British premier.
There had already been some dis
cussion of this situation privately
between the premiers of the various
powers and it is believed that all
were in accord regarding the wisdom
of speedy'action except Premier Cle
meneeau himself. The French Gov
ernment, while desirous of an early
peace, doubted whether the moment
had yet arrived when this could be
arranged without great danger of
sacrificing the fruits of victory, and
it had pointed out to' the other pow
ers what were regarded as grave
omissions by Germany" to comply i
with the terms of the armistice. i
Premier Clemeneeau, when he was!
shot, was on his way to a confer-j
enc'e with Colonel E. M. House, of|
the American peace delegation, and 1
Arthur J. Balfour, thfe British for-j
eign secretary. The conference had i
been fixed for 10 o'clock at the war
office, when an important question
was to be taken up concerning morei
rapid procedure before the Supreme
Council.
The news of the attempted assas
sination reached Colonel House by
telephone from the Foreign Office
lust as he was starting, from the
Hotel Crillon with Secretary Bal
four to meet Premier Clemeneeau at
the Quai d'Orsay. The two men at
once began to consider what steps
should be taken regarding the gen
eral .situation created by the event.
Halt in Peace Work
Word soon came that the results
of the first examination indicated the
wound was not serious, but it Avas
realized that owing to his adA'anced
age the Premier might for some
time be unable to giA'e his personal
attention to the completion of the
Peace Conference's work. Since he
had in hand personally certain sub
jects now under negotiation, it fol
lows that so far as. these are con
cerned there must be a temporary
suspension of actlA'ity. These sub
jects were \-ery important, affecting
the whole plan of the conference's!
operation, inasmuch as they related |
to the consummation of an early'
treaty of peace.
Italian Minister Objects
When the Jugo-Slav claims for l
territory on the eastern shore of the
Adriatic came ,before the Supreme
Council of the Peace Conference it
was tentatiA'ely decided that they
should be referred to tho commission
to Avhich was entrusted the exami
nation of Rumanian demands, says a
HaA-as •
Baron Sonnino, the Italian For
eign Minister, objected to this plan,
however, declaring that treaties
dealing witjr those territories had
been concluded' between Italv,
France and Great BMtain in Feb
ruary, 1918. He sai.d that these
treaties were still in existence and.
consequently, tho signatories alone I
Avere qualified to modify them, act-!
ing in agreement. It is said.
This objection was supported 1 y!
Premier Clemeneeau, of France; but I
A. J. Balfour, British Secretary of I
State For Foreign Affairs, proposed
a compromise, which was adopted.
This stipulated that claims regard
ing Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary
should be referred to a special com
mission, while the Adriatic question
should be reserved.
The represent fives of France on
the higher economic council, it is
announced, will be Etienne Clcmen
tel, Minister of Commerce; Louis T..
Klotz, Minister of Finance, and
Louis Loucheur, Minister of ltecon
struction.
WOrking on Russian Problems
Several plans for a solution of
the Russian problem have been laid
before the Supreme Council and the
members now have had an oppor
tunity to consider them more or less
fully. Only one of these plans in
volves the use of force. It is based (
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COt\CII, COMES TO \0
DECISION OX GRAFT CASES
Although council conferred late
yesterday afternoon on the evidence
presented in connection with charges
against three city patrolmen of petty
graft and misconduct no decision
wa's reached commissioners said to
day, and a meeting will be held at 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon when
action will be taken.
ERZBERGER HITS
BACK AT VOGLER
IN WEIMAR TILT
Armistice Commissioner As
sails Delegate Who Criti
cises Him
By Associated Press• ,
Weimar, Feb. 19.—Mathias Erz
berger. of the German armistice
commission, again held the center
of the stage at yesterday afternoon's
session of the National Assembly,
outlining the entire history of the
armistice negotiations, from the time
they were begun last fall. His
statement was in reply to a bitter
personal attack made upon him by
the first speaker to be heard un
der the rule giving time for an in
terpellation regarding the recently
renewed armistice. Delegate Vogler,
of the German people's party.
House in Vproar
The house was in an uproar for
nearfy an hour, first in protest
against. Herr Vogler's attack and
then in enthusiastic support of
Herr Erzberger aa he defended
himself and scathingly denounced
his assailant.
Herr Erzberger told the house
many things about the armistice
which were either unknown to or
had only been suspected by his
hearers. One of these was his un
oualifled statement that it was
Prince Max'millan of Baden who
had rnprnached the Entente because
of the "iron comnulsion" of the
high m'lltnrv oommaad for peace,
it was Field Marshal Von Htnden
burg who demanded and author-,
• zed the signing of iho first terms,
Herr Erzberger declared.
POINDEXTER CAN
SEE NO GOOD IN
WILSON'S LEAGUE
Says Entrance Into Covenant
Means Surrender of Rights;
Has Red Taste
FEARS GREAT BURDEN
Washington Senator Says Dis
cussion Can Do No Harm
to Treaty
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 19.—1n the first
prepared address on the League of
Nations delivered in the Senate since
the constitution of the proposed
league was made public. Senator
Poindexter, of Washington, Republi
can, today declared the entrance of
the United States into tile league
would mean a surrender of Ameri
can rights, privileges and sovereign
ty, the abandonment of the Monroe
Doctrine, and a violation of the Con
stitution. The Constitution of the
league, he asserted, was conflicting,
indefinite .and uncertain, and the ma
chinery which it proposes to set up,
"similar to the Soviet government -f
Russia."
Fertile Seed of War.
"No such colossal burden or en
tangling alliance was ever before
conceived in the world," the Senator
said. "Instead of being an instru
ment of peace it is the fertile seed
of war the Dragon's teeth from
which, when sown, armed soldiers
will spring."
Through participation in the draft
ing the league's constitution, the
Senator declared, the United States
had been led to a point where "we
are now facing an abyss. It the Sen
ate should ratify the proposed con
stitution and sanction the entrance
of thp United States into a League
of Nations, without submission 1 of
the question to the American people
In a political campaign, where it
shall have been made the issue ard
upon which they will have an op
portunity to rencjer judgment in an
election," lie declared, "then self
government in America will have dis
appeared."
Threaten Sovereignty
"In adopting or rejecting chls con
stitution." said Mr. Poindexter, "and
thereby becoming or not becoming
a member of the league established
under it„the government'and lh a peo
ple of the United States will de
termine whether they are to remain
the great sovereign and independent
nation, a people controlling their own
destiny, determining for themselves
the extent of their military prepara
tions, the size of their armies and
navies, and establishing for them
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Rohrer & Son Attack
Burleson Phone Rates;
sls to Move Instrument
The advance in rates for moving
telephones promulgated by the ltell
Telephone Company at the direction
of the postmaster general was at
tacked in a complaint filed before the
Public Service Commission by J. F.
Rohrer & Son, real estate, Harris
burg.
It is contended that the complain
ant firm moved its office in the Berg
ner building to another floor and
contracted for the change of the
telephone at $3. After the work was
done the Bell rendered a bill for sls,
setting forth that it was in accord
ance with the plan of the federal au
thorities to advance rates.
The Rohrer firm contends that the
sls rate for moving a telephone from
one room to another without any
wiring and arrangements virtually
made to connect without trouble, is
unjust. It also raises the issue with
the federal authorities over the in
crease of rates for service inside of
the state.
MINERS WANT NO
PROBE INTO COST
OF ANTHRACITE
Fear Cheaper Fuel Will Mean
Reduction in Wages Paid
by Operators
Presidents and secretaries of the
five districts in Pennsylvania of the
United Mine Workers of America,
conferred here today with Represen
tative Fowler, Lackawanna, who is
also a national organizer of the
Union, on legislative matter affecting
the mining industry. Tomorrow the
executive boards of the five districts
will meet here and go over plans
for urging measures of interest to
the mine workers.
The organized men, it was said to
day, are opposed to the Glass bill,
which provides for a commission to
investigate the high prives of food
and fuel with the object of having
prices scaled downward. The miners
fear that any general reduction in
the price of fuel would have a ten
dency to reduce wages. The present
wage contract In the anthracite re
gion expires in April next year, and
the Union leaders feel that any re
duction In coal prices might act as
a leverage in sending down wages in
the new contract' to be negotiated.
HISS SPItPRISFI REDS
By Associated Press.
Basle, Switzerland. Feb. 19.—Ger
man troops on the Lithuanian front
surprised the Bolshevik! and captured
the town of Murawtjevo, near Shavll,
on Saturday, according to a report
received from Libau.
GOVERNOR SPROUL HAS GREAT
PLANS FOR CO-OPERATION BY
HARRISBURG AND STATE GOV'T
Program Outlined
at Big Reception
to Legislature
GET BUSY NOW
IS HIS ADVICE
Commerce Chamber
Members Hosts to
State Officials
Harrisburg, with the Chamber of
Commerce as host, entertained Gov
ernor Sproul, Lieutenant-Governor
Beidlcman, members of the Legis
lature and state officials with a bril
liant reception at the Penn-Harris
last night, and in return got a mes
sage of encouragement, good feel
ing, neighborly kindness and con
structive criticism such, as it has
never before received at the hands
of a state executive.
It was a "get-together" meeting
from start to finish and the good
fellowship and sociability that pre
vailed were intermingled with an
atmosphere of big things in prospect
and to be done in which the state
and the city have a common inter
est.
Governor Sproul in his response to
Lieutenant-Governor Heidi eman's
address of welcome outlined the
state's plans for Harrisburg. The
Commonwealth is planning big
things for the cijy, he said. The
administration plan is to develop
immediately the Capitol Park ex
tension zone with buildings to house
state offices; to bring state officials
now residing elsewhere to Harris
burg as fast as Harrisburg provides
the houses, and to make <his city
the center of all the big road sys
tems front north to south and east
to west which the Highway Depart
ment is planning to build across
Pennsylvania. These things the
state is going to do for its capital
city, and he very properly asked:
"What is Harrisburg going to do
for itself?" Replying to his own
question, he suggested a joint City
llall and Courthouse, intimating
that the necessary legislation for
joint action by city and county
would be easy to procure, and he
called attention to the urgent need
of houses for the concentration of
state employes here.
Brilliant Reception
The guests assembled in the lobby
of the Penn-Harris where tliey re
ceived cards of identification bear
ing their names to be pinned on the
coat lapel, the members white cards
and the guests pink. Front there they
went to the big lounge where chairs
had been provided. The speaking
and the vaudeville which brought the
entertainment to a close took place
on a raised platform in the lower end
of the big room, almost over the
same spot that was once marked by
the old Grand Opera house stage
when that ancient building occupied
the site of the present big hotel. An
orchestra provided music for im
promptu singing until Governor
Sproul, Lieutenant-Governor Beidle
inan and their party arrived. The
Governor and the Lieutenant-Gov
ernor were escorted by George S
Reinoehl. president of the Chamber,
former Senator John E. Fox and
David E. Tracy, who occupied seats
with them on the platform. They re
ceived a rousing reception as thev
entered the hall.
President Iteinoehl, in presenting
Lieutenant-Governor Beidleman as
the presiding officer of the evening,
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GERMAN PRESS
SPURNS WILSON'S
WORLD LEAGUE
Scliuecking Thinks Teuton
Plan For International
Bureau Is Better
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Feb. 19.—The project for
a League of Nations which has been
placed before the Paris Peace Con
ference, has evoked sharp criticism
in the German press generally. Some
of the newspapers even demand that
Germany refuse to have anything to
do with such a league. The plan,
however, has met with a more sym
pathetic reception from Professor
Schuecking, vice-president of the
German association for a League of
Nations.
Tliinks Germans Must Join
Professor Schuecking believes,
however, that Germany should and
must be permitted to Join the league
simultaneously with the other pow
ers. He finds much to criticise in
the proposed statues and thinks
that Germany should endeavor to
bring about such modifications of
t.hem as would protect her vital In
terests In the projected league.
Germany, he argues, must ulti
mately be heard regarding necessary
changes in the constitution of the
league, particularly the remedying
of defects and omissions in< Juristic
and technical details. In addition ho
argues that the German scheme for
an International bureau is much su
perior to the Parts proposal for an
executive council dominated by the
diplomatic representatives of the five
allied and associated powers. (
Important Points in the
Governor's Speech
What the state will do for Harrisburg—
Will spend some millions of dollars developing Capitol Park
Extension and erecting office buildings here.
Will make Harrisburg the center of all the great highway sys
tems running north and south, east and west, across the state.
Will bring to Harrisburg as fast as the city provides suitable
liousbs all of the state employes now scattered throughout the Com
monwealth.
All this public work to be gotten promptly under way.
What Harrisburg should do ior itself—
City and county authorities should get together for the prompt
erection of a joint City Hall and Courthouse.
City should take up its housing problem seriously at once, with
especial view to providing homes for the state employes it is pro
posed to bring here from other places.
CITY ALIVE TO ITS
PART IN BIG TASK
Legislative Draft Authorizing Combined Office Build
ing to Be Prepared at Once—Commerce Chamber
Throws Whole Support Behind Housing Plans
City and County Commissioners
are anxious to start pans for a
new courthouse and municipal
building they declared to-day. and
when the necessary legislation is
passed permitting tlie two branches
of local government to co-operate
in paying the expenses of the new
structure there will be no delay.
City Solicitor John E. Fox is busy
now preparing the bill to be intro
duced, probably early next week,
which will permit the city and coun
ty to join in the project, lie and
i County Solicitor Philip S. Moyer
were directed to take such action
and submit the bill as soon as pos
sible. This authorization was given
by council and the board of county
commissioners at a joint conference
held a few weeks ago.
Passage Assured
it was said that a similur bill bad
' been introduced and if it is satis
factory for the needs of Harrisburg
and Dauphin county no additional
one \ill be necessary. Solicitor Fox
said, however, that the bill which
he is preparing will be completed in
a dav or two and then if the bill
now "before the Legislature is not
adaptable for local conditions the
j new act will be presented. Early
| passage, of the legislation has been
j assured.
City and county officials attended
the dinper and reception last night
and all expressed themselves as
heartily in accord with the remarks
of Governor William C. Sproul, who
urged early action to give the city
and county a suitable building. They
said they are anxious to get plans
started as they have already agreed
to co-operate in making the project
a reality in public improvement
| work.
Chamber to Help
Charles E. Covert will head a
committtee to be appointed within a
few days by George S. Reinohel,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, to co-operate with the city
and county officials to bring about
the erection of an adequate office
building for the city and county.
Mr. Reinoehl said that the Cham
ber committee would be at the serv
ice of the city and county officials to
render any aid it is capable of, in
order to provide a municipal and
county building commensurate with
the size and importance of the
county.
"The entire resources of the Cham
ber of Commerce will be buck of the
committee and the city and county
orticiuls to boost such a movement,"
said Mr. Reinoehl. The exact num
ber which will serve on the commit
tee has not been decided, but Mr.
Reinoehl Intimated that the commit
tee would be small, in order to ac
complish effective results' Its first
move, he said, likely would be to go
before the city and county commis
sioners and offer its services to fur
ther the project of a new building,
and to offer the services of the
chamber.
Two Solutions
Regarding the housing question,
which the newly-organized housing
committee of the chamber under the
chairmanship of Horace J. McFar
land already has started to solve,
Mr. Reinoehl said there are two so
lutions to the problem. One, he said,
would be to organize a corporation
like the Harrisburg Hotel Company,
selling stock with the understand
ing that the Investment might not
puy dividends at first, but that for
the municipal welfare, liberal pur
chases of the stock should be made.
Another plan, he said, would be to
encourage a speculative, venture by
private resources, with the chamber
using its Influence with the banks to
provide funds for a housing de
velopment by individuals, who would
sell or rent their completed houses
thus built, to persons who desire to
locate in the city.
The chamber is back of an ener
getic campaign to provide public
buildings in keeping with the po
sition of the city as the state's cap
ital, and houses to provide shelter
for a greatly increased number of
workers and residents which new in
dustrial enterprises are expected to
bring here.
May Remove Prison
County Co'mmlssloner Henry M.
Stlne, In connection with the plans
for the construction of the new
building, said the county officials
should consider the removal of the
county prison outside the oUy limits
and provide for It. If neiexnry. he
said, the site of the Jail .together
w'.th that of the present Court
house. might be used for the new
building, it is likely that this platij
will be one to be considered at fu
ture conferences, which may soon
be called. Commissioner Stine de
clared that the jail should not be
located within the city limits in a
crowded business district, and
pointed to the many persons who
approve the plan to have prisoners
placed in a large institution operated
in connection with a large farm, so
that those who are confined for
trial or are serving sentences could
make better use of their time in
stead of remaining idle, penned in
narrow ceils.
County Commissioner Charles C.
Oumbler gave his assurance that
the county will not delay the erec
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IX New York.—The government will soon allow an in- jj *
14* seventy-five cents a ton in the price of a ( * *
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T New York National League Club this seat tO
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4* Baseman Walter Holke and Catcher Bill Rariden go to *
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Cincinnati in exchange for Chase. ,•*
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jr Basle. At a general meeting of the German peas- jj t
i . i>> hld di Bcili uii luesday, the president of * *
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X 'he iganuat.on declaied in an address that the former •
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A the drawing of the sword and that his weakness caused
JL -H. i t i S cialisrn ' cording to a Berlin dispatch re
4* ceived here.
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4 London.—Esthonian troops been forced to fall back gf
| J before the Bclsheviki in the region of Pskov, . 1 ; 'jj
* * to an official statement issued last night by the Esthonian
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PLANS TAX ON FRENCH CAPITAL ' *
Paris.—Louis L. Klotz, minister of finance, an-
f[ >
* * nounced tc-day that he had completed consideration of a
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imp sing a tax on capital, the payments on, which *'
V v ulu expend .ver a long period go that the whole burden >
i| k
f i .ail up u the present generation
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New York.—The transport Canopic arrived here to- x
e day with 34 officers and 1,201 men of the 162 nd infantry !*§*
4" of the 41st division; 184 casual officers and men, and 24
4 X
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COURT RENEWS
LIQUOR LICENSES
FOR ALL HOTELS
Hearing Is Being Held on the
Application of Fort
Hunter Inn
SUBJECT TO NEW LAWS
Court Reminds Counsel That
Prohibition Amendment and
'Dry' Rules May Intervene
All holders of liquor licenses dur
ing the last year were granted re
newals for 1919 by the court to-day.
subject to any decree or order from
President Woodrow Wilson and to
the prohibition amendment, Presi
dent Judge George Kunkel announc
ed when the license court session
opened this morning.
One applicant for a retail license,
who was refused permission to sell
intoxicants at the Fort Hunter Inn
last year, applied again and the
court reserved a decision pending
a hearing on the application. Wit
nesses were called during the morn
ing session to show whether there
was any necessity for a license at
the hotel.
Although brewers and bottlers in
the county at present are not per
mitted to operate their plants all of
the licensees have applied. All
wholesale and. retail liquor dealers
also asked for licenses again, some
of them hoping for a revocation of
the "dry" order effective July 1.
Attorneys for the applicants made
no request to the court to reduce the
license fees should the July 1 or
der remain in effect. In granting
the licenses the court said: "All
renewal of licenses of the present
holders are granted as no remon
strances have been filed, to be sub
ect to any order of the President
and also subject to the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States."
V. S. EXPRESSEIS SYMPATHY
Washington, Feb. 19.—Secretary
Baker to-day cabled General Persh
ing for transmission to Premier
Ctemenceau a message expressing
sympathy and hope for his speedy
recovery.