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XXXVIII— No. 48 14 PAGES DA, M*RTT r&t onicV H^u b n u d r Usa HARRISBURG, PA.WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1919. "KWTSBHK £ SBSKSWE"" 6 TWOV°NTS 3 HOME EDITION
TOBACCO AND RUM
JUMP IN PRICE AS
NEW TAX GOES ON
Vhisky of Doubtful Origin Now Costs
the Tippler a Quarter For Small
Glass; Beer Sells For 10 Cents
iIGARETS ADD TWO CENTS
'SOFT DRINKS' ALSO GO UP
The heavy bludgeon of the new
ederal revenue act descended upon
arrisburg this morning and boosted
le prices on cigarets. cigars, beer,
hisky and picked the profits of
holesalers and retailers in many a
-nder spot.
The tax also levies one cent on;
icli ten or fraction thereof that
asses over the "soft drink" bars,
hus for each glass of carbonated j
ater and syrup that sells for five
:nts, someone must give Uncle Sam j
cent. At most of the confection
•ies to-day the old price of five :
snts remained, the proprietors
greeing to take the cent out of his
ivn pocket. The same tax must be
aid for ice cream.
With simultaneous order every sa
ion in the city hoisted the price of
hisky five cents. Thus "bar whisky,"
nondescript beverage profanely
beled by topers advanced from 20
> 25 cents. The bonded alcohol
tared up to 22 cents, a new high
guro here.
Several barrooms' increased the
r'ce of beer from five to ten cent.?
glass. In neither instance, the
otelmen cheerfully admitted that
ley cannot make the glasses small
r than they did before. Bottled
oor also was made to bear another
ickle.
Drinking men agreed that there Is
>mo justification for the increased
rice of "hard liquor," hut criticised
lie ten-cent beer as making too
utch profit for the saloonkeeper.
The cigaret also was happy in its
ew high pedestal. Cigarets that
old "before the war" at five cents
nd then jumped to six and later
> seven now are eight. The popular
wenty-cent brands, by the way-fif
en two years ago, to-day brought
2 cents. A cent or two also was
tcked onto package tobaccos.
The higher priced cigarets, now
elieved by the manufacturers to be
iking all the traffic will hear, will
eniain at 30 and 35 cents. The
lanufacturers will pay the new tax
lore or less cheerfully.
Revenue agents now have a busy
line on their hands collecting the
nereased revenue on the liquors
nd beers held in barrooms. The
ix is known as a "floor tax." This
i no mutter who owns the stuff the
dditional revenue must be paid,
lovernment agents therefore are
tie to go around to each barVoom
nd collect from the owner.
Federal officers in the Post Office
lso are having their hands full ex
ilaining the intricacies of the new
rtcome tax. A corps of clerks are
iding in making out the returns
ihicli arc more or less complicated.
o Hold Hearing on
Proposed Game Laws
Arrangements were made to-day
or hearings on March 11 by the
'enate and House game and fish
ommittees on various bills now tn
heir hands relative to changes in
he game and fish codes and affect
ng such sports. The meetings hove
teen arranged by the Wild Life
-eagtie, but will be open to all con
ervation and sportsmen's associa
ions. The same day the House ways
ind means committee will have a
tearing on the proposed fishermen's
icense bill. The auxilliary game pre
ierve bill is duo to be introduced
text. week.
FALL DEAD IX llOTEft
Emaucl Fields an employe of the
•ity highway department, dropped
lead this morning at the Hotel Acrl.
leart disease is believed to be the
•ause of death. Mr. Fields lived at
>l6 Brown street.
French Woman Freed
After Killing Babe .
Born of a German
I'niis, Feb. 26.—"Not guilty"
was the verdict spoken by grave
judges in the assizes court of the
department of the Seine et
Marne, France, and Marie Les
cont, a dressmaker, 22, knelt In
prayer.
She had severed a vein in her
child's foot and let the babe
bleed to death, because, taken
prisoner at Maubeuge, she had
unwillingly become the mother
of a German child.
"Surely, messieurs, it is not a
crime to kill such a child?" was
her passionate appeal to the
judges.
THE WEATHER
For llnrrlaburg nnd vicinity! Fair
nntl colder to-night, with low
cat trmprrntiirr nhout 1." de
urerw; Thursday fair, continued
colli.
For Fnntrrn Pennsylvania! Fnlr
nnil collier to-night; Thuradny
fnlr. moderately colli; moderate
northweat winds.
Itlver
The main river and the lower por
tion* of the North and Went
branched will rise slightly to
moderately. The Juniata, up
per portions of the North nnd
Went branchr* and nil amull
trlliutarlra nil! fnll alowly or
ri main nearly atatlonnr.v to
night nnil Thuraday. t'onaldrr
able floating Ice will probably ap
pear In the atreama, and aome
atreama may become Iroren In
place*. A atage of about ,tr
feet la In.Heated for llnrri.iburg
Thursday morning.
\
GOING UP!
The new internal revenue tax
which went into effect today
caused a general increase in the
prices of beer; whisky and to
bacco with the exception of ci
gars.
The tax on cigarets is one
dollar a thousand. This is added
directly to all stocks on hand.
Whiskey of the better grade is
thirty cents for a vinall drink.
' The prices of fancy mixed drinks
is almost anything the salesman
thinks he can get and still dis
pose of his products.
A tax of ten per cent, is also
imposed on "soft drinks." Each
five cent glass of soda water must
pay one cent tax. So far the re
tailers are paying this tax out of
their own pockets.
FRANK A. SMITH
ELECTED SENATOR
BY BIG MAJORITY
lias A ilc of Two to One Over
His Democratic Opponent;
Itain Cuts Down Vote
Frank A. Smith was elected Sen
ator at the special election yester
day by a vote of two to one over
his Democratic opponent, L. Ver
non Fritz, and will fill out the un- j
expired term of E. E. Beidleman, re- I
cently elevated to the lieutenant gov- I
ernorship.
Smith's victory was overwhelming, '
although the rainy weather and the '
extremely bad condition of the roads j
in the country districts resulted in '
a very light vote.
The result wus never in doubt.
The popularity of the Republican
candidate and the disorganized con
dition of what is left of the old Mc-
Cormick machine making the cam
paign of the Democratic nominee
hopeless from the start.
Mr. Smitli received the returns
with a party of friends at the Re
publican headquarters and was con
gratulated by hundreds of callers.
To Give Best Efforts
"I am greatly pleased with the re
suit, of course," said Senator Smith
this morning. "To ho sure the rain
and the condition of the roads cut ,
down the vote, but all things consid
ered the returns are very gratifying.
I feel very deeply the responsibility
that has been placed upon me. I can
only say that. I shall give the office
my best efforts. It is a great honor
to serve in a public way .with Gov
ernor Sproul and Lieutenant-Gov
ernor Beidleman and to participate
in the great program of public im
provements and beneficial 'legislation
which the administration has out
lined. Any man might feel proud of
such associations and 1 am grateful,
indeed, to the voters of Dauphin
county who have done me this,
honor."
Senator Smith visited the Capitol'
to-day and was constantly the center!
of congratulating friends. He receiv
ed many telegrams, quite a few of,
them from friends outside the state.
He will take the oath of office either
[Continued on Page 7.]
COMPLAINT FILED
Miss Martha G. Sober, 513 North
Second street, filed complaint against'
the deposit system of the Harrisburg
Light and Tower Company. I
COMMITTEE TO
PROBE SAFETY
OF NEW SCHOOL
Three Men Named by Presi
dent Enders to Survey Re
modeled Camp Curtin
A survey of the Camp Curtin
school building now being remodeled
as one of the new junior high
schools trill be started to-morrow.
The report of the committee named
by President Enders probably will
be received by the school board at
its meeting March 7.
The committee consists of three
men who will .Investigate the charges
made by Director John F Dapp
that'the building is not safe from
fire. The plans are said to have the
sanction of the state department of
education and the department of la
bor and Industry. Members of tlie
committee the identity of which has
not been made public, are familiar
with general building and in school
construction, i
it was said to-day by several
members of the 1 board that the fu
ture policy of fire proof or non-fire
proof construction may result 'from
to-morrow's investigation,
BIG BOND ISSUE
BILL FOR STATE
ROADS GOES IN
Securities For Raising Great
Revenue For Highways
to Run For IJO Years
MEASURE TO PASS SOON
Rate of Interest Will Not Be
More Than 4 J j Per
Cent.
Pennsylvania's road building
bonds to bo issued under authority
of tlic constitutional amendment
ratified by the people last Novem
ber, will be put out at not more
than four and one-half per cent, in- j
terest and will run for thirty years, t
These provisions are made in the
"enabling act" presented in the
House of Representatives to-day by
Chairman Hugh A. Dawson, of the
ways and means committee. The
bill was referred to Mr. Dawson's
committee which was called to meet
at 8.45 o'clock on Monday night
when it will be ordered sent to the j
House with an affirmative recom
mendation. The plan is to have the
bill pass the House next week.
Attorney Goneral ( Drafts Bill
The measure was drafted by At
torney General W. I. Schaffer after
a conference with Governor Sproul.
Features of the Bill
The features of the bill, in addi
tion to the interest and life provis- !
ions, are that the Governor shall j
have power to issue, the bonds of ■
the authorized $50,000,000 bond is- ;
sue ns needed, the business relating j
to the sale to be handled by the j
Governor. State Treasurev and An- ;
ditor General; the bonds shall be J
exempt from state or local taxation; |
to be sold to high bidders, but not •
less than par: no commission is to j
be allowed or paid, and proceeds!
nre to go into "The State Bond Road !
Fund" which is specifically appro- j
priated for road building purposes,
disbursable according to law.
The bill places the details of sales
and deposit of- proceeds under pro
visions similar to the present laws
and provides that bonds may bo
sold when there are no bids made
in response to invitations. It also
authorizes the state to buy in any
of the bonds when money is at hand. I
To Keep legislature Advised
The Governor and State Treas
urer will make such reports as are
necessary to inform the Legislature
as to requirements for appropria
tions for interest and sinking fund.
As it is the intention of High
way Commissioner Sadler to let con
tracts for construction of primary
highways this spring, which wl'l he
paid for out of proceeds of the bond
issue, the present Legislature will
he called upon to make appropria
tions for interest and sinking fund
for two years in suniH to be decided
upon as plans mature.
Governor to Discuss Bill
Governor Sproul will discuss the
propos'tiohs connected with the
bond issue during the coming week
and by the time the bill reaches
him details as to the sinking fund
requirements will be determined !
upon.
Local Huntsmen Endorse
Game Code As It Stands
Representatives of various hunt
ing clubs and deer camps of Central
■Pennsylvania at a meeting last eve
ning, wont on record as being in fa
vor of the game code as it now
stands. Some members recommend
ed the opening of the small game
season at the samo time and favored
the shortening of the bear season.
Preliminary plans were outlined
for a protective league to be known
as the Central Pennsylvania Game
League. A committee was named to
draw up regulations to be acted on
at the next meeting on Monday eve
ning. March 3.
WHOI.F, COUNTRY OPTIMISTIC
Phllmlelphta. Feb. 26. Charles E.
Mitchell, president of the National
City Company, who has just returned
from a trip to the branch offices of
the company on the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts and in the Southwest and
Middle West, declared last night that
conditions the country over were of
a character to make him feel deeided-
Hy optimistic as to the future.
37 DOZENS EGGS ARE
SMASHED BY VANDALS
Police Looking For Men Who Pounded Farmer's
Produce Into Pulp With Crock—Five Boys
Arrested on Suspicion Released by Police
Sheer mischief is thought to have
prompted the persons who broke
37 dozen of eggs left in the Chest
nut street markethouse by a dealer
last evening, preparatory to opening
his stand for business to-day.
The eggs which belong to a Cum
berland county farmer named Xalen
were left on his stand in tempting
array when he left the market last
evening at 9 o'clock. This morning
they were smashed into a sloppy
mess. Apparently the act was done
with malicious intent, as a jar of
pudding, also belonging to Mr. Nalen
had been lifted by the handled and
brought 'down in every part of the
bin until all the eggs were broken.
A two-pound carton of butter In
a refrigerator close by was opened,
the butter broken in two pieces, and
thrown back into tlie refrigerator.
Nothing wus stolen. Police think
the persons who caused the de
struction hid in the building last
night until all the venders had left,
und then carried out their "work of
destruction. ,A side door was open
M. FONTAN GIVES THE
SECRET OF BEST DISH
Chef of Penn-Harris Tells How He
Makes the Famous Pullet Saute
Marengo Fit For Epicurians
What is the best dish Henri Fon
tan ever prepared?
That .is the question that has
tickied the fancy of many patrons
of the new Penn-Harris whose pal
ates have been tickled by the con
coctions of chef. Monsieur Fontan,
who learned his tricks in his native
France, was in an amiable mood to
day and he took the lime and trouble
to suggest that his chicken chef
d'oeuvre is his best.
M. Fontan's famous chicken, tech
nically is termed "pulet saute mar
engo," and the chef's line of opera
tions is like this; Clean chicken; cut
in six pieces; fry in half butter, half
olive oil; let it brown and add chop
ped onions and chopped tomatoes,
with water enough to cover chicken;
add some olives and mushrooms cut
up; cook 23 minutes, add pepper and
salt.
Now potatoes are a familiar com
! modity and one might fancy it a
waste of time to fuss with these
lowly' tubers, but Monsieur Fontan
does not figure thus, with good rea
son. for his "Potatoes au Lard," are
very much in demand. Assuming he
is preparing for a party of three, the
chef peels four medium sized Mur
phys and cuts them in big squares
las a starter, allowing friend patatos
j to repose for the moment. He then
I takes four ounces of lard and cuts up
j ip it two leeks. The leeks are cut in
! cubes and fried separately with the
1 lard, anointed with salt and pepper.
■He then puts in the potatoes, adds
some water and cooks the combina
tion 25 minutes, serving with chop
ped parsley atop.
i The Penn-Harris chef discovered
THIEF SHATTERS
WINDOW SO THAT
HEMAYPLUNDER
Henry Johnson, Transient Res
ident, Arrested For Rob
bing Garner Store
The epidemic of window break
ing by thieves which has been preva
lent in Harrisburg for several weeks, 1
continued early this morning with
the larceny of almost one hundred
dollars' worth of merchandise from
the store of Garner's Clothing and
Furnishing Store, 1119 North Third
street.
Since the perpetration of a rob
bery in South Second street several
weeks ago, when thieves made away
with merchandise valued at S3OO
alter breaking a plate glass window
and gaining entrance to Freidberg's
confectionery store, window break
ing for the purpose of larceny has
been growing in frequency.
Tho North Third street store was
broken into about G o'clock this
morning. Henry Johnson, a tran
sient who has been living in Harris
burg about three months, was ar
rested as the miscreant. Police say
admitted breaking into the store.
A brick was hurled through a plate
glass window in the front of the
building. AJr. Garner furnished the
police with a list of the articles
stolen, and through the efforts of
Captain Thompson, Detective Shuler
and Detective Murnane, Johnson was
traced through Nathan's pawn shop,
where he sold the goods for sl. It
is said several other second-hand
dealers refused to purchase the gar
j ments, suspecting them to have been
stolen.
Among the articles were one green
mackinaw, valued at $10; one boy's
suit, $10; one coat and vest, $16.50;
one pair of pants, $3; one blue coat
and vest, $27.50; one black coat and
i vest,- $16.50. One coat and vest has
! not yet been recovered.
Merchants are reported to be at
their wits' ends to determine what
measures will furnish them protec
tion from the activities of thieves
who have only to hurl a brick
through their windows or doors to
secure entrance to their stores and
get away with a haul.
11 when the first dealers arrived at
i [ market this morning.
Five hoys were arrested on sus-
I picion this morning, but an investi
| gation disclosed that they could fiot
;! huve been guilty. Other arrests are
; likely to follow to-day.
Senate to Renew
Discussion Today
on Nation's League
Bu Associated Press
Jj 'Washington, Feb. 26.—Discussion
, : of the proposed constitution of the
, | League of Nations will be renewed
i ! to-day in the Senate. There was no
, I debate on the league yesterday, but
I; at the request of Senator Williams,
jof Misssisippi. President Wilson's
: Boston address was inserted in the
Congressional Record.
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma.
, 'Democrat, and Senator Cummins, of
' I lowa. Republican, plan to speak to
-11 day ou the league.
-IHBBbtt
MONSIEUR FONTAN
that folks here are interested par
ticularly in well-cooked fish, so lie
serves a very delicious dressing with
any and all kinds of fish known as
"sauce au Portugalse." It consists
of chopped onions, hi own a little;
add some butter and one-half tea
spoonful of llour; chop up tomato
and add it to onions, putting in a
little water to thin it; salt, pepper
and parsley.
ROAD BUILDING
BILL IS PASSED
FINALLYIN HOUSE
No Opposition to Administra
tion Measure to Rush High
way Construction Program
The first of the bills to facilitate
the cariytng out of the state's big
road building program passed the j
House to-day without appropriation, !
having previously passed the Sen- I
ate. It reorganizes the Highway De- j
partment, advancing some salaries i
and giving the Governor authority
to make certain appointments, being I
r designed to give the department a
; more flexible organization. The bill
j now goes to the Governor.
The two appropriation bills for
the Highway pepartment which ori
ginally carried over $17,000,000 were
reported out. by Chairman McCaig,
of the appropriation committee, and
passed for the llrst time, reductions
of $2,800,000 having been made by
agreement. One million dollars is
for new construction and will be car
ried for out of the bond issue.
This was followed by presentation
by Mr. Dawson, Lackawanna, of the
bill to enable the state to issue the
$50,000,000 bonds. It was sent to
I the ways and means committee
' H'hicli will meet Monday.
j LABOR A\l) INDUSTRY TO MOVE
Orders have been issued for the
| Labor and Industry Department and
l all its branches to occupv the' Star
I independent building. The depart-
I ment's quarters in the Capitol are
wanted for the expansion of the State
'Highway Department. The Indus
trial Hoard and other branches will
go to the Star Independent, too.
; TIME LIMIT EXPIRES
City Treasurer C. E. Weber an
nounced to-day that 1 SI9 occupa
tion taxes should be puid on or be
fore Friday of this week as actions
may be started against those who
have not paid the assessment by that
I time.
M. P. RUN DOWN
CHARGES MADE BY
COLORED PEOPLE
| Here to Render Valuable Ser
vice to People, Including
Negroes, Officers Say
i police take exception to
| published charges made by Harris
: '''"'g, Colored people to the clTect
that they had Insulted members of
the race. They say they are here to
, co-operate with people of all races
in keeping the peace, rather than in
giving cause for disorder.
These charges, account of which
i appeared in the Telegraph on Mon
day, indicated that military police
I P entered negro churches while
I religious services were being con
' ducted and- that these police had
•stalked down the nisles with hats
I on and talked back to the negro
; ministers in an insulting manner.
| I his. it would appear, is beyond
I the facts.
Officers in charge of the military
police, -who have - been investigat
ing the circumstances, took up the
matter yesterday with the colored
i men who made the charges. They
I found that they were based upon
4 i. Continued on Cafe 2.J
GERMANY TAKES !
STEPS TO DRIVE
OUT BOLSHEVIST
Xoskc Disclaims Attempt in
Forming Army to Revive
Specter off Militarism
MUST PROTECT FRONTIER
Greeks Drive Soviets Away in
Region of Dniester
River
11 u Associated Press
Copenhagen, Feb. 26.—1n the
course of the debate in the Gorman
national assembly at Weimar of the
bill creating a "rclchswehr, national
defense force, Gustave Noske, who is j
I in charge of military affairs in the j
German cabinet said the force would!
be chiefly used in protecting tliej
frontiers, according to a Berlin dis
j patch received here.
Must Protect Frontier
! "It would be criminal careless-;
j ncss," he said, "not to protect ourj
j eastern frontier, which is menaced j
|by the Bolshevik!. The strength of,
j the Iteichswelir would not, under the
I bill, be one-third that of the old'
j arthy. Foreign countries, therefore.!
j have no occasion to mistrust the bill, j
i which is intended merely to meet:
i the. most urgent needs of the empire. |
jit would be a lively imagination that]
'could see in it the specter of mili-i
j tarism."
! After tlie adoption of several!
amendments the bill passed second j
i reading. It will come up for third
I reading on Thursday.
Greeks Drive Soviets
j Athens, Feb. 26.—Greek troops,
'operating with detachments of
j French and Rumanians, have ad
vanced north of Odessa, pursuing
' Bolshevik forces along the Dniester
j river. After a short light they have
I occupied the fort and town of Tiras
j pol on the right bank of the Dniest
er, it miles from Odessa, according
to a Salonica dispatch.
The retreating Bolshevik! have 1
abandoned many dead and wounded
and have left guns and munitions in
the hands of the allied forces.
Japanese Suffer Loss
Vladivostok, Feb. 26. —In an en
gagement between Japuncso and
Bolshevik forces twenty miles eust of
Blagovfeshtehelisk, capital of the
Amur province, the Japanese lost two
officers ar\d eighteen men killed and
j twenty men wounded. The Bolshevik
j force was estimated to number
I 3,000.
{Reopening of Grill Room
Will Put Every Room of
Penn-Harris Into Service
With the final painting; of the
grill room of the Penn-llarris Hotel
this week the work of the general
contractor will be practically com
plete. Por several days the grill
lias been closed in order to make it
possible for the painters to finish
their work and this has resulted in
more or less congestion in the main
dining room and lounge. After this
week, however, it is expected that
the hotel will be entirely available
as fur as the utilization of its many
appointments is concerned. All of
the sleeping rooms were in service
for the first, time this week and
while there are still odds and ends
of furniture to be installed there is
little more to be done and it is
expected the coffee room in Third
street will be opened in a few days.
This also promises to be a popular
feature of the hotel and there have
been many inouiries of Manager
Wiggins as to when it will be ready
for tlie nubile.
Mr. Wiggins is mncli pleased with
the patronage of tlie Penn-Harris
and has received many letters of
congratulation and apnreelation
from those who have enjoyed the
conveniences n n< i t} lP modern ap
pointments of the hip hotel since the
dav of Its opening, including ooni
miltees and organizations which
have held their conventions at tile
hotel.
Mavor Krister to Attend
' Nation Conference to Plan
For After-War Conditions
Determined that Harrisburg shall
lose no time in meeting al'ter-war
conditions. Mayor Daniel D. Keister
to-dav declared his intention of at
tending the conference of mayors
and governors to be held at Wash
ington next week to discuss the
labor and commercial situation.
The conference was called for
Monday at 10 o'clock in the East
Room of the White House, by Sec
retary of Labor Wilson, and will con
tinue throughout Monday and Tues-
I day. Mayor Koister will leave for
["Washington Sunday.
President Wilson will address the
I gathering of city and state officials,
j Representatives of the federal gov
| eminent will suggest remedies for
) local lubor and commercial unrest,
I nfler the officials have reported eon-
I ditions in their various communi
ties. The necessity for resuming pub
l'o and private construction work
and stimulating business in general,
will be emphasized by the federal
representatives, who also will offer
practical advice on liow to go about
it as quickly as possible.
TO \nnitics.H ATTORNEY*
.lolln G. Herndon, of the Guaranty
Trust Company, New York, will speak
next Tuesday evening, at 7::S0 o'clock,
In Courtroom No. 1. on Ihe income tn\-
and revenue laws at a meeting of
lawyers of the liatiollin County Par
and bankers of the Harrisburg Clear
ing House Association. Admission
will bo by Invitation. On Wednesday
Mr. Herndon will be at the office of
•fohn C. .lessup, Jr.. Harrisburg rep
resentative, or the trust eompanv,
where hr will discuss the law with
any person.
GERMANY HOLDS
BACK BIG GUNS
Coblcnz, Feb. 26.—1n reply to |
u demand of the Americana to f
explain why the delivery of lif- j
teen heavy caliber guns was de- |
layed, the German delivering j
commission to-day informed the i
American receiving commission j
that the Spartacnns in unoccu- [
pied Germany were responsible.
The Germans asserted that while I
the Spartacans had not actually !
seized the guns, they were in- I
terfering with the transportation i
of the guns.
Up to now the Germans have
delivered in Coblenz 107 largo i
guns and five long range guns j
mounted on railroad trucks. The j
delivery of the fifteen will com
plete the big gun deliveries.
DAYLIGHT SAVING
IS ENDORSED BY
COMMERCE BODY
Harrisburg Businessmen Ask
Senators and Representative
in Congress to Stand Firm
| The Harrisburg Chamber of Com-j
j merce took its first step to-day to
|aid in'the movement to prevent the,
repeal of the Daylight Saving Law.
A telegram expressing the sentiment]
! of the Chamber, and appealing to the
i Congressmen from the district to
! throw their influence in favor of the
• continuation of daylight saving, was
; sent to Senators Penrose and Knox
! and Representative A. S. Kreider
I this morning. The telegram follows:
1 "The Harrisburg Chamber of
i Commerce urges you to make every
] possible effort to prevent the repeal
lof the Daylight Saving Law. The
' operation of the law lost year proved
: beyond question the merits of the
! measure."
Mayor Also Apporves
! Mayor Keister also gave his ap
i proval to. the agitation in favor of
the retention of daylight saving.
"f think the concensus of opinion
is in favor of daylight," he said. "It
gives city folks an excellent chance
for recreation after their day's work
and T know it was appreciated last
summer."
He sent a telegram to Senator
Penrose and Representative Kreider
urging them to defeat the rider
which would repeal the measure and
called upon civic, labor and business
organizations in the city to likewise.
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PRESIDENT BUSY
IN WANING DAYS
OF 1919 SESSION
Wilson Determines to Do All
Me Can to Finish Work
of Congress
ARRANGES CONFERENCE
Democratic FloorLcader Mar
j tin Asks Abandonment
of Speeches
Washington, Feb. 26.—1n accord*
ance with his decision to call no ex
tra session of Congress before his
second return from France, Presi
dent Wilson planned to-day to aid
by his presence at the Capitol efforts
of the Democratic leaders to force
! through the big appropriation bills
and other important legislation be
fore adjournment next Tuesday.
Conferences at the Capitol were ar
ranged for to-day or to-morrow, as
work at the White House would per
mit.
Martin Becomes Active
Senator Martin, tho Democratic
floor leader, urged upon committee
chairmen the necessity for quick
work and asked his colleagues to
leave all speech-making to the Re
publicans. He even called on Sena
tor Hitchcock, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, and Sena
tor Owen, of Oklahoma, to abandon I
prepared addresses on the League
of Nations. Senator Owen had an
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Loan Transfer Bill Is
Pushed Ahead in House
i The Eyre Senate bill permitting
I voters of third class cities to vote
| on a question of transfer of a loan
1 previously authorized to another
I subject than originally contemplated,
the Harrisburg bill to enable voters
to transfers the $300,000 voted foe •
Walnut street bridge to tho new
memorial bridge approach construc
tion fund, waa passed for tho first
time in the House to-day. It was
reported from committee last night
and will go right through just as it
did the Senate. No opposition has
been heard to it and it will benefit
more than one city. The bill waa
presented by the Chester county
senator at the request of Lieutenant-
Governor Edward E. Beldleman.