lerman Truce Commission Abruptly Ends Session at Spa; Members Proceed to Berlin After Rising HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ®lt Slar-Independent. I XXXVIII— No. 49 16 PAGES DaU &Tt g?." Po Y .T laM HARJOKBURG. PA. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1919. ttSSSERcSR'" s xwo B CENTS 3 HOME EDITION >RINCESS BRIDE OF BRITISH SEA CHIEF IN ABBEY 'atricia of Connaught Mar ried in Westminster to Commander Ramsay ARCHBISHOP OFFICIATES English Royalty Throngs to Notable Wedding in Great Church at London By Associated Press London, Feb. 27. —Princess Pa ricia of Connaught and Commander Alexander R. M, Ramsay, R. X., cere married at Westminster Abbey his noon. The ceremony was per ormed by the Archbishop of Can erbury, assisted by the Dean of iVestmtnster and other noted ee •lesiasties, in the presence of King ieorge and Queen Mary, and a great tssemblage of members of the royal amil.v, distinguished officials of the Jritish and foreign governments ind friends and visitors from t broad. Ambassador and Mrs. John Davis were present. The Prince >l' Wales made a special visit from ho continent to attend the ccre nonv. Plain People Royal Guests In the fashionable audience in the treat nave of the abbey scats were ound for a number of the many 'riends of the princess among the ilain people and also representatives if charitable organizations in which ;he was interested. The bride entered the abbey by lie west door, which is used only 011 •evasions of importance, lier gown vns of a white brocaded panne over lilver lace, tlie outer gown being •auglit up with silver lovers knots, die carried a bouquet presented by he "Princess Pat" Canadian regi nent and tied with the regimental •olors. Clioir Lends Procession The procession was led by a choir, ollowed by the ushers. Then came Princess Patricia, with her father, I'hey were followed by tlie Karl of YlacDulT, eldest son of the Duchess if Fife, and the Honorable Simon iainsay, as pages, bearing the prin ■ess' train. Then came Lady Jean lainsay with Princess Ingrid of hveden. Lady Ira Ramsay with srdy May Cambridge, Princess Maud vith Princess Mary, and Lady lelena Cambridge witU .j-ady Yic oria Cambridge. 1 'ather hives Rride Away The bride was given away by her ather. After the ceremony the reg ster was signed in the Cliapel of lid ward the Confessor. Then as the iridal couple proceeded toward the ioor. the Mendelssohn wedding march was played. A procession of the royal family and peers and peer esses -followed, led by the Duke of Connaught and Queen Mary, King 1 leorge and Queen Mother Alex ■ ndru and former King Manuel of Portugal and liis wife, who was formerly Princess Augustine Vic toria of I lohen/.ollern. "Princess Pat" Guard at Door A guard of honor of the "Princess Pat" regiment was stationed at tlie door, sharing honors with seamen from 11. M. S. George V. Court niournthg over the death of Prince John was waived for tlio oc casion. The wedding presents, which are -'ill arriving, number nearly seven hundred anil range from homely market baskets to priceless dia monds. Princess Patricia presented Commander Ramsay with a bust of herself, while ids gift to the bride was a Chinese lacquered cabinet. )r. David I. Miller, Member of Legislature, Will Become Specialist I'r. I>avi(] r. Millar, member of the .egislature from the city district, re trad to-day from the general prac ■ i> of medirine and will specialize In >". ear, nose and throat treatment. T. Miller will spend Thursdav. Frl ,ny and Saturday of ear-h week until tpril 1 taking a special course in l.ese branches in the New York i'n.st .raduate Medical School and Hos -11 tal. After April Ihe will spend his utile time in study there until Au sust 1. with the exception of the une rc cessary to attend to his legis ati%e duties in Harrisburg. August lie will open offices, where he has iraeticed for years, at Sixth and u ieiich streets. I'r. Miller was graduated from the larrishurg High scliool in tlie class d Iv'7 and from the University of • nnsylvania Medical department in DDI, since which time he lias been ohvsieian in Harrisburg, having one u the largest practices in the city le was elected to the legislator! on ''d Itepublican ticket last November. ft \ NTS WII.LARD-DBHPSGY BOl'T llnlifnT, X. S., Feb. 27.—A group 'f local business men lias invited Promoter Tex Rickard to consider ifalifax as the scene of the Wlllard- I'enipaey heavyweight championship light. i:\TENTE TltllOl'S AT MAMIKIM Husif, Feb. 27.—A Mannheim dis latch to the Rasle Xachrichten says iiat entente troops were to occupy he Mannheim bridgehead at nooii esterday. I THE WEATHER] Per Harrisburg nnil vicinity: Fnlr l"-nli:ht, lowest temperature "hi ut ao degrees: Friday unset tled, probably light snow or ■ nln. For Fnstcrn I'rnnaylvanla: Fair to-night; Friday cloudy, prob ably snow or rain in west por tion: gentle to moderate south winds. 11 Ivor The ?UM)uchannn river and nil lis ■•ranches will fall slowly or re main nearly stationary, except the lower portion of tlie mnin river will rise slightly to-night. A singe or ahput 4.8 feet Is in dicated for Herri-burg Friday morning. MONARCHISTS PLOT TO SEIZE THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT IN BERLIN; ARMY OFFICERS HOLD WHIP HAND Republic Is Bullied by New Group READY FOR A COUP D'ETAT Munitions and Men in Readiness to Spring New Revolution By Associated Press London, Feb. 27.—The monarchists of Germany are contemplating - an early coup d'etat in the opinion of the Mail's correspondent at Berlin, who says that the old officer class, witli its general staff, has been gradually getting the whip hand there since January 13 and and now holds the government in its power. "The threatened coup d'etat would be carried out in Berlin alone." he writes, "and would probably for a time lie successful although it would certainly result in ruthless civil war and unscrupulously political mur ders. A large number of oiheers are said to be associated in the plot, which aims at the overthrow of the present government and the restora tion of the old order of things. Aid is Pledged "A secret meeting of monarchist ofiicers was held at Harlottenburg on February 16. It was summoned by -Major Von Herringen, son of the former secretary of war. Thirty of iicers attended and each is said to have pledged himself to hold in his residence a quantity of munitions ready for an emergency and to as semble at a certain place when call ed upon. Kvery member of the plot has been requested to enlist as many ofiicers loyal to the former emperor as possible, it is understood The government has been warned of what is going on." Republicans Bullied The correspondent says the or ganization of new bodies of troops by the government, a step which alone can save it from the Sparta cans and other extremists, has been possible only by reason of the gov ernment yielding to the old officer class, which, he says, "has already bullied the government into wink ing at numerous political crimes and arbitrary acts which have been com mitted." Capital Give's Wilson First Formal Welcome; President Carries Flag By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 27. Washing ton gave President Wilson its for mal welcome home to-day by turn ing out in thousands to cheer a pa rade down Pennsylvania avenue headed by the President in honor of homecoming soldiers of the capi tal. Marching with a swinging stride, The President took the lead as the procession started from Peace Monu ment at the Capitol grounds. Army airplanes and dirigibles hovered overhead. It was the President's first public appearance here since liis return from France. He was given an en thusiastic greeting by tlie crowds lining tlie broad avenue as he march ed behind the Marine Hand, should- I ering a big flag and escorted bv a committee of citizens. Mothers-in-Law After Word Squabble Go Into Court Mrs. Julia Tormasi, Mohn street. I Steelton, today started a damage suit j against Mrs. Lagyak, also of Steelton, j and her attorney announced that a | statement will be tiled soon fixing I the amount claimed and charging tlie defendant with making slanderous ! remarks, about Mrs. Tormasi. ! Mrs. Tormasi and Mrs. l>agyak are mothers-in-law. Mrs. Tormasl's daughter Margaret, is tlie wife of Julius Lagyak, son of Mrs. Lagyak. Margaret and Julius have been hav ing troubles of their own, tlie attor ney explains, and Margaret sued Julius for support. Because of this suit it is alleged Mrs. Lagyak, de fending lier son's actions, took ex ception to the prosecution against him and in doing so said some things which Mrs. Tormasi didn't like. The suit will be listed for trial in com mon pleas court. Counterfeit Quarter Turns Up in Harrisburg A new counterfeit quarter, very hard to detect, has turned up in Har risburg. It is of the new Liberty design, dated 1918, and looks so much like the genuine coin that tlie only way to tell the difference is in the ring when the coin Is dropped on a hard rurface. The first of the quar ters was discovered by u Market street bank this afternoon. I Ijj FIRST OF ST ATE EMPLOYES ARE BROUGHT TO CITY Offices to Be Opened in Xewlv Remodeled Star-Independ ent Building Orders will be issued In a few days for the removal of the Labor and Industry Department and the bu reaus of workmen's compensation and industrial board from the Capi tol and Masonic Temple to the re modelled Star-Independent building as the Highway Department must have room for expansion. Protests were made to-day by Labor and In dustry people, but they did not get very far. The Agricultural and For estry Departments will remain where they are. Ths engineering divisions of the "Department of Health will also go to the Star-Independent and the accounting division of the De partment of Health comprising twen ty-three people, will be brought here from Philadelphia. Tills will be the first oflice to be brought here tinder Clovernor Sprout's plan for centra i listing state offices in Harrisburg. Steps are being discussed to locate the State Department of Public In [Continucd on Page 15.] SAXONY NAMES FR \SSDOItF Basle, Feb. 27.—The new chamber j of deputies of the "free state of Sax ony" met Tuesday and elected Julius Frassdorf, a majority socialist, pres i idem. "BILLY, BILLY, WHOSE GOAT ARE YOU?" QUERIES MR.WOLF Anxious Appeal Made to Owner of Nice, White Goat to Come and Get His Pet and Take It Home To get a man's "goat" may be sport | for some, but to get his goat and not i know what to do with it, is a horse of j another color, mixed metaphorically j speaking. So says J. 11. Wolf, 1832 Walnut) street, who since Sunday lias been : harboring, sheltering and feeding a! goat which ambled peacefully into I his back yard and lias refused to leave. Mr. Wolf now objects to hav- i ins been adopted by the animal and; Home Isn't What It Used to Be PALMER CHOSEN BY WILSON FOR CABINET PLACE ! Pennsylvanian Named by the President to Succeed Attor ney General Gregory By Associated Press Washington Feb. 27. —A. Mitchell | Palmer to-day was nominated by . President Wilson to bo Attorney General. Mr. Palmer probably will take of | tice March 4. the date tentatively , fixed by Attorney General Gregory I for his retirement when he resign ed several months ago to return to j private practice of law. The resignation of Mr. Palmer as alien property custodian lias not i been announced, and there has been |no intimatio as to who may suc ; ceed him in that office. Mr. Palmer is a native of Strouds j burg. Pa., and 47 years old. lie was graduated from Swnithmore College [Continued on Page 15.] Bolshevik Counterattack Repulsed With Big Loss By Associated Press Archangel, Feb. 27.—Bolshevik j troops on Monday attempted a coun ; terutlack against the newly-gained I allictl positions on the. Murmansk front. but were repulsed with heavy losses. The Rolsheviki used an armored train in their ineffectual attempt. 1 wants some one to come and take 1 him away. ! It's a nice goat ns goats go, and |is willing to eat anything that Mr. i Wolf gives it or Innocently lets get in the goat's path. It will ea't pota j toes Or potato peelings with equal I relish, says lie. Mr. Wolf is extremely anxious toi have the owner call or anyone who 1 { wants to be the owner of tlie active] . young animal. SALOONMEN WHO PAID FULL YEAR MAY LOSE MONEY Licenses Lifted Under New Act Permitting Payment in Monthly Instalment ; Wholesale and retail liquor deal j ers in the city and county who have ! been delaying lifting their 1919 11- ! censes and the payment of the tax i for the whole year pending the final | disposition of a bill permitting i monthly payments of the fee, to-day I kept the county treasurer's and pro- { thonotary's office busy issuing the | licenses when they learned that Gov i ernor Sproul had signed the bill. ] The dealers have only until o --| morrow to lift their licenses which |go into effect March 1. 1919. Some I of the proprietors made a payment 1 for one month only, while of hers | imid for- four months, or until July 1. I Only five dealers lifted their li censes before to-day and paid the , full amount of the tux. County of fitnals said they do not think that J they have any authority to remit any j of this money and intimated that the j dealers must take action of they i want any of the money back, j No changes have been made In the ; annual tax which each dealer must i pay. Provided the July I order pro hibiting the sale of any intoxicants •after that date, remains in effect, it , will cut the revenue formerly re j reived by the city, county, boroughs land townships to one-third the. ; amount received in former years, but ]it is not believed officials will find i cut in funds a serious shortage to I meet. The annual taxes which n-e j charged and which can be paid in ! twelve monthly installments under I the new uct are: retail in city, Sf.JO; borough. $200; township. $100: wholesale In city, $500; boroughs, | $200; township, SIOO. Germany Sends Troops Into Saxony to Quell Disorder; to Be Stern Rcrlhi. Feb. 27.—The government I has sent an ample force of troops | to Halle. Baxony. to restore order j and normal conditions. The com- I tuanding officers have been directed to quell disorders in the sternest onaiuur, J HOLDERS OF WAR JOBS HAVE RIG TAXES TO MEET Munitions Workers Hard Put to Find Money For Uncle Sam . ONE OLD JOKE EXPLODED Rig Plants Aid Employes by Giving Them Statements of Wages Earned War workers who received high j wages in munitions plants, railroads, and at other highly paid occupations] during the war are just beginning to] leurn the truth of the statement that | those who "kept the home tires burn-j ing" have their share to do in the struggle. Scores of these workmen who made $45 to S7O a week during prosperity's crest and who are now working at the average wage, are hard pressed to meet the high in come tax demanded by Uncle Sam. In many eases the worker spent his money as soon as he got it and put nothing away to meet the tax. The tax is six per cent, on all over SI,OOO if the worker be single, and $2,000 if married. Thus if the un married munition worker made sl,- 800 he owes the government six per cent, of SBOO or S4B. One Joke F.xplovlcil j "Tlie oldest joke in the history of [governments," said an internal rev | enue collector to-day. "is that of the ' man who says: 'l'd be glad to pay the I tax if I had the money to pay it on." | When it conies to making good now, i it's another story." Nearly all the larger employers of 'men now are turning over to their i men a statement showing liow much ; money they were paid last year. The I government requires that such a | statement be filed with the internal 1 revenue collector. Tlie duplicate copy, however, helps the taxpayer i from the danger of making a mis , statement. It was explained to-day that the tax on "soft" drinks and candy is not a floor tax such as was imposed on I tobacco and rum. Therefore retail ] merchants do not have to pay a tax I on stock on hand. Famous War Telegrapher and Railroad Man Is Dead at 80 at Holmesburg Home New York. Feb. 27.—News of the death to-day at his home in Holmes burg, near Philadelphia, of Colonel William Bender "JVilson, famous as a Civil War telegrapher and railroad man, was received here to-day. He was 80 years old and was president of the Society of the United States Military Telegraph Corps. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., he had been a telegrapher sine-e 1852. Until twenty years ago, when he retired, he was in tlie employ of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company as a su perintendent of transportation. During the Civil War Colonel Wil son was manager of the wires in the War Department at Washington at'd later became a Secret Service scout. He was a Philadelphia City Coun -1 oilman for several terms, and au thor of a numnor of books on mili ! tary and railroad subjects. The ; Legislature of Pennsylvania years j ago awarded him a gold medal for I patriotic services. William B. Wilson came of a fam ily long identified with Harrisburg. He was the son of Thomas Wilson, who was connected with the Statfe government for years and related to a number of families prominent in Uaupliin and Cumberland counties. The Wilson family resided on Second street, just above Locust. One of Mr. Wilson's brothers was Simon Cameron Wilson, who died while Mayor of Harrisburg in the eighties. Another brother was Thom as Wilson while there were several sisters, among them the late Mrs. Thomas Elder; Mrs. Hutchison, mother of the late Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison, and the Misses Sue and Jennie Wilson. Mr. Wilson's services as a railroad telegrapher were recognized by an act of the Legislature and conferring of military rank. His historical writ ings on the Pennsylvania railroad won him quite a reputation. Court Begins Official Count of Special Election Judge S. J. M. McCarrell presiding in Courtroom No. 1 at noon today began the official count of the vote returned after the special election on Tuesday, with Harvey E. Kupp and W. Frank Xead. assisting in tabulat ing the vote. It is believed that the count may be completed during the afternoon and the official totals certified tomor row. In a number of districts com plimentary votes were cast for vari ous persons whose names did not appear on the ticket. Officials pre dict that there will be little change In the totals as compared with the unofficial returns published yes'cr day. Congressman Kreider For Daylight Saving Congressman A, 8. K raider has written to the Harrlsburg chamber of Commerce a letter stating that lie will vote against the repeal of the daylight saving law. The Chamber of Com merce yesterday wired Congressman Krelder asking him to oppose a re peal of this law. Sec. Woods Records State's Approval of Amendment Secretary of the Commonwealth Cyrus K, Woods to-day certified to the Secretary of State the action of the legislature in approval of the .prohibition amendment. WAVE OF CRIME ON INCREASE IN CITY; NEW BUNCO GAMES Police Nab Two Former Soldiers Charged With Highway Robbery; Girl Works New Scheme on Merchants Two men charged with holding up and robbing the chauffeur and stealing the automobile of City Detective George Shuler, were arrested at the passenger station platform of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Duncannon this morning. The theft of the Shuler automobile was one of the two such thefts reported to police head quarters last evening in the fast increasing crime wave that has struck this city. Several sharpers have appeared in the city and •police officials to-day issued warnings against them. The two men charged with the theft of the Shuler automobile gave their names us Joe Morgan and Roy A. Dillon. They claim that they are discharged soldiers and came to this city from Colorado and at the time of their arrest were carrying large caliber revolvers. They will be given a hearing on tlie charge of highway robbery at police court this afternoon. Robbed in Car Last night after they had been taken from Third and Market streets to Clark's Ferry by Charles Chal lenger, Detective Shuler's chauffeur, they held him up at the point of re volvers, robbed him of ull the money he had and made off with the auto mobile. After they had gotten away. Chal lenger went to u nearby farmhouse and phoned to the police station. City Detectives Shuler and Speece made a search in another car and after some time located the automo bile near Halifax. It was brought to this city early this morning In a slightly damaged condition. Gii'l Is Flini-Flnined Local grocers were warned to be oil the lookout against the wiles of a young woman bunco worker whose game already lias swindled one mer chant out of a considerable sunt. According to the merchant's story, the young woman hangs around tlie neighborhood of tlie store where she intends to push her activities, until she lias learned the name of a good customer who runs a charge ae <■£ < £ r b ir *?• 5r * <l < *s X * 3 * * >U: ievi x * j ♦ <| < * '*£ 1 L e * 'I T < 4 * ■ •■ . !<4* T A X i A* X *£* *! P j | ss>. i J i * 14 * IT ■: !• 'T * I * * I * T * eW J " t ' C ' <7* $ • £ * * i *s* X '** rf * *s* *# - !4 | * '► |T '♦ i !* * I •>',* Bolshevik J B ■ V \ '| j t '.' ClStrS .J* ®3* * "*♦ ascribe ' ► ' *"*• 4 ■> & 1 *teri' # B T ' I-ibau * $ h . e X X ' J MUHLON GOES TO MUNICH { % London.—Dr. Wilheltn Muhlon lirector 6i f * T T the Krupp Works, has arrived at Munich and is negotia & '< forming r t T itch .to * t MARRIAGE LICENSES £ j f Bryan C. Mct'onnell, Mnrjavllle, Kntelln S. Mncak, t'ort T I ir lluntcr. WU X 31 count. This she sometimes manages to do by purchasing some article in the sloro unit observing the other customer while doing so. When she has learned the name of a profitable customer, it is said, she calls upon the grocer at his home after working hours, and asks him to advance her a sum of money, say ing that she is a member of the household which does much busi ness with the grocer. She tells him, it is said, that her mother wishes to pay a bill, but is temporarily em barrassed for money. She asks him to lend her the needed sum, and charge it to their account. The grocer, when he complies, therefore has no way of knowing that he has been fliin-tlammed until the account is settled. One merchant has re [Coiitinucd on I'age 15.] First Yankee Woman to Receive America's Service Medal Decorated By Associated Press Washington. Feb. -7. —The first woman to win the American army's distinguished service medal is Miss Beatrice Mac Donald, of the Reserve Nurse Corps, who was seriously wounded while remaining at hei* post with wounded men at a Brit ish casualty station during a German night raid. Secretary Baker invited her to the War Department to-day to receive the decoration with for mal ceremonies.
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