ilitia Standing Ready to Aid Manufacturers vrVpeimmg Their Woolen at Passaic ,T HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH * ®)t Sloe- Jnbepenftcnl. LXXXVIII—NO. 52 14 PAGES D "S.?,Vr'K ffi?S£t HARRISBURG. PA. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1919. W SMSSKK SFSSSEbSST' 6 WS t c < SSs ES HOME EDITION $117,000,000 IS ADDED TO ASSESSMENT OF DA UPHIN COUNTY'S COAL DEPOSITS Detailed Report Showing Value of Anthracite Given Commissioners COUNTY OFFICIALS PLACING NEW ESTIMATES ON BOOKS Operators Will Be Given Chance to Go Over Figures For Court Contest That Is Certain to Follow Big Boost Official figures placing the total value of all unmined coal in Dau phin county at $11",''499,336 were submitted to the Board of County Commissioners to-day by T. Ells worth Davies, of Scranton, the min ing expert, who has completed, with liis assistants, a complete survey of all coal fields in this county. Mr. Davies and an assistant, to sether with county officials, began placing these valuations in the as sessments books for the various townships in which coal land is lo cated, according to the size, location of tract and extent of the unmined coal beneath the surface. The report of the Commissioners gives the surface area of the land the coal iNid extent, location of the tract and t. of the coal. Towns:.. V Valuations According to townships these offi cial figures were submitted: No Of Total Value Townships Tr As of Coal Middle Paxton . . 23 $ 9.122,500 East Hanover .. 8 13.737.000 *4 Rush 16 0,003,400 * * Wiconisco I" 41,987,016 Williams 10 42,448,052 Lykens 8 2,180,968 Totals 82 $117,499,536 I'nder the present system of as sessments the value of the unmined coal and the value of the surface land have been included and when the coal values are placed in the hooks during the afternoon the val uation of the surface acreage will be added as before. At present coal fields in the county are assessed at approximately $300,000, so that the increase in the valuation assessed against the coal companies will be mote than $117,000,000. * l/chaiioii Has Big Deposits In Middle Paxton, East Hanover and Rush townships the Philadel phia and Reading Coal and Iron Company owns the coal lands, while in the other three townships, Wico nisco. Williams and Lykens, the Hantta Collieries Company holds the title. Mr. Davies explained as the work of copying the valuations t f the land into the books began, that allow ance lias been made for the mining lit" 33,500,000 tons of coal for which deductions have been made in the value of the coal fields at the pres ent time. To-morrow Mr. Davies will go to Lebanon to make a report on the value of the coal in that county which, at present, is assessed at SBB,OOO. but which it is said may be even greater in value than Dau phin's fields because of larger de posits. Experts to Testify Associated with Mr. Davies as one of his assistants is W. F. Sekol, formerly assistant chief mining en gineer of the coal department of the Delaware. Lackawanna and West on Railroad Company, operating coal mines in the Scranton district. Mr. Davies said that Mr. Sekol and other able and experienced en gineers. will testify in Pottsvilie. Harrisburg and other county seats when the commissioners start their legal fight to the values of coal deposits in this county. More detailed information about the coal deposits in this county, amount of unmined coal and other similar data will be submitted dur ing the next few days to the Countv Commissioners. As soon as the val uations have been placed on record 'lie companies owning the lands will he notified of the assessment and will have their opportunity then to ap peal, after which it is anticipated the ease will he submitted to the courts for decision. DAUPHIN* COUNTY BAR HOLDS ANNUAL DINNER The twenty-first annual dinner of 'he Dauphin County Bar Associa tion was held on Saturday evening at the Harrisburg Club. Approxi mately seventy members and in vited guests were in attendance. Judge George Kunkel presided. The # committee on arrangements included CharlesH. Bergner. chairman: John T. Brady and Charles C. Stroll. I THE WEATHER For llarrisburg and vicinity: Fair In-night, Imvrxt temperature ■ihnnt 3l degrees; Tuesday In creasing eloudlnexx becoming iinxettied by Tuesday night. For Fnxtrrn Pennsylvania: Fair to-night; Tuesday Increasing cloudiness, becoming unsettled by Tuesday night; moderate temperature; gentle, north winds. River The main river will continue to rise this afternoon and to night and begin to fall Tuesdav or Tuesday night VII tribu taries will fall except the lower portions of the North and West brunches, which will rise slowly this afternoon and probably to-night. A stage of nboot . feet Is Indicated for Harrisburg Tuesday morning. 24 Billion Pounds Sterling Price of War Demanded From Enemy Paris. March 3.—The Peace Conference committee on repara tions has estimated that 24,000,- 000,000 pounds sterling is the amount which the enemy coun tries should pay the allied and associated powers, says a Havas Agency statement to-day. France, according to a state ment by the reparations commit tee, rbwnands immediate payment by the enemy of 1.000,000,000 pounds sterling, part in gold, part in materials and part in foreign securities, recommending that the remainder of the amount he pay able in a period of from twenty five to thirty-five years. SURVEY OF RIVER IS OUTLINED BY MAJOR W.B.GRAY Businessmen Hear Plans For Making Susquehanna Navi gable From Tidewater Major William* B. Gray, speaking on the "Susquehanna Navigable" be fore a special committee of the Har risburg Rotary Club this afternoon at the Penn-Harns Hotel, told that $1.000,00U additional is necessary to make the exhaustive and comprehen sive survey of the river. A commit tee representing every county that the Susquehanna touches was pre*- ent. This amount would be in addition to the $250,001} provided by Congress for the survey of the river as far as Harrisburg. The additional amount would include the survey of the north branch as far as New York State, of the west branch within the state, of the Juniata river as far as Huntingdon and of the Conestoga river in Lancaster county. Tosshotw t the great desirability of the canalization of the Susquehanna river. Major Gray quoted figures to show that the river taps the districts that produce both hard aitl soft coal, that it drains one-half of the state, touches about one-half of the coun ties of the state, and reaches the richest agricultural sections of the state. Other modes of transportation are now beeotnin'g rather expensive and the return to the canal as a method of transportation has been made de sirable. Major Gray traced first the developments of the highways, turn pikes. the small canals and then the railroads. He told how the small canals had been constructed along the banks of the river and how the 'settlements had followed: how the railroads had been constructed, bought up the can als and put them out of business. Many commodities now will no longer stand the excessive cost of transportation lie told and so the re turn to canal transportation is quite necessary for the promotion of the Interests of the stale and its people. The purpose of the survey, Major Gray told, would be to establish the practicability of the survey, furnish an estimate of the probable course of the work, a set of plans and specifi cation for the construction work, lo cate the dam and locks and for the complete canalization. Noted Landscape Architect Impressed by Harrisburg Frederick Law Olmsted, of Wash ington. has returned home after spending several days with .1. Horace Mcl'arland. Mr. Olmsted, one of the leading landscape architects of the United States and of the world, was quite favorably impressed with the Harrisburg river front and comment ed on it as a notable achievement and as being quite # wonderful. Especially did the entrance A Front and Market streets receive his com mendation. Mr. Olmsted has con tributed some valuable services with in recent years to the house planning bureau of the government. His father Frederick Law Olmsted, laid out the Central Park in New York City and some other notable pieces of work. CALL SOCIALIST MEETING I hlciigo, March 3.—lnvitations for a mass meeting iiere on May 1 liave been sent to various parts of the conn try from the Socialist headquarters In this city. According to the invitations. ' he meeting is to lie a "convetion for amnesty and free speech." DIOGENES LIVED A FEW YEARS TOO SOON George R. Bently, 1417 Xorth Front street, when lie iwceived his county assessment notice for his residence in that street and found the total valuation fixed at $5,900, notified County Commis sioner Henry M. Stine that he was Tissessed at too low a figure, and wanted $4,000 added because of the garage at the rear of his property. t T pon investigation at the Com missioners' office it was found that the garage had been assessed separately at almost $4,000, and only a slight change will be nec essary to raise the valuation for tax purposes. County officials said that it is unusual for a prop erty owner to call attention to a low assessment and urge that it should be raised. Notice of the assessment of the garage property will be furnished Mr. Bentley later. NEW SENATOR TO PUT IN LAW FOR OFFICE BUILDING Frank A. Smith Proposes In troduction of Measure ajs xaiden Effort Tomorrow It is understood that Frank A. Smith, newly-elected State Senator from Dauphin county, will introduce in the Senate to-morrow, immedi ately after taking the oath of office, the bill which will authorize city and county officials to join in pro viding for the erection of a court house and municipal office build ing. City Solicitor John K. Fox and County Solicitor Philip S. Mover prepared the necessary legislation, the principal points of which are: Authorizing any city and county, in which county scat is within limits of city, to erect joint city and county building or buildings. Providing conditions and agreements under which build ing may be erected and occu pied and the ownership. IToviding for selection of a site, and authorizing city and county to make sale or ox change of properties for the purpose of securing such site. Authorizing acquisition of property for the building by purchase or condemnation. Authorizing county to issue I Kinds in payment of any in debtedness incurred for its share of the cost of the bnild ing. To Submit Loan to Voters The city under existing legislation has the authority to issue bonds for any public improvement work and as soon as definite plans have been decided upon necessary city ordi nances will be passed and the ques tion of the loan submitted for a vote. Solicitor Explains The act which is to go before the legislature for passage is necessary. Solicitor Fox explained, because r.t present the city and county cannot join in erecting the building except by compying with laws not ap plicable to the situation here. The act as prepared gives de tailed authorization of procedure in connection with acquiring any land for a site, the management and use of the building, payment of various costs and other incidental provisions for which there is no legislation at present. As soon as the act is passed city and county authorities are expected to meet and start definite plans for the completion of the project. Up to the present this has been delayed because of the lack of specific state laws permitting joint action, the of ficials have said, but with a law about to he passed which will au thorize such co-operation between the Board of County Commissioners and the Citv Council, it is believed there will be no further delay in carrying out the improvement. N FWHI'.RKY TO BK SK 4TRD Washington. March 3.—Democrat ic leaders of the Senate to-day withdrew their objection to the receipt of the credentials of Truman H. Newberry. Republican senator-elect from Michigan! EFFORTS TO GET RIDES IN U. S. AIRPLANES REFUSED Harrisburgers Lannot Get Permission to Soar Over the Citv in Big Military Machines Going Up Every Day Hundreds of persons riveted their attention skyward again to-day when an airplane from the General Avia tion Supply Depot at Middletown soared over the city. The airplane was of the large, two-seated type, which is becoming familiar to Har lisburg through frequent visits to the city. The droning of the engine was scarcely heard until the large Army plane wheeled into sight at a considerable altitude. After circling over the city, it disappeared east ward into the blue. Tl># constant appearance of air A nyone Seen A nything of a Darkish Sort of Horse Anywhere Around? WILSON EXTENDS ! NATION'S STATE ; CHIEFS U. S. AID ]Promises Conference of Gov • ernors Federal Government Will Be Servant of People I By Associated Prr.cs. Washington, March 3.—Opening i the White House conference of gov : ernors and mayors on peace-time ; business and labor problems to-day, | President Wilson promised tliut the ; Federal Government would consid er itself the servant of the states, ! municipalities and counties in solv | ing readjustment problems and J would perform its duty, guided by j suggestions of the conference. The President said he hoped the conference discussion would assume J a wide range, including means of re- I storing labor conditions to a normal ' basis as soon as possible, "and to ef [Continued on Page 13.] J. H. Kellberg to Retire From Business in City i J. H. Kellberg, 302 Market street, ! photographer, in Harrisburg for the j past decade, will discontinue photo graphic work in this city, commenc i ing on April 1. Previous to coming ! to Harrisburg and going into busi ! ness for himself, Mr. Kellberg was {connected with the studio of Ryland | Phillips. Philadelphia. Mr. Kellberg has not fully de | cided on his ruture plans. He does, I however, expect to engage in home portrait work within a short time. He will likely locate in New York 1 City, he says. planes flying over the city has aroused the desire to fly in numer ous Harrisburgers. For a time, at least, however, civilians must be doomed to disappointment, for the Army regulations forbid the author ities to take civilians up in the Army planes. "Our regulations declare that only soldiers, sailors, marines, Con gressmen or Cabinet members may be taken as passengers in the Army airplanes," said' Lieutenant-Colonel Kirtland. commander of the aviation post, this morning. MODEL OF GREAT MEMORIAL BRIDGE ON EXHIBITION | Structure Shown in Cast That Brings Out Even Its Minor Details ! The model for the approach and part of the monumental bridge' pro posed for Capital Park as Pennsyl- I vunia's memorial to the 330,000 men I of the Keystone State who served In | the army and navy and marine corps |in the. war with Germany, was to j day placed in the Senate ante-room | at the State Capitol for inspection of 1 legislators, it is being arranged by ; Arnold W. Brunner, ihe distinguish i od architect, who made the plans for the Capitol Park extension and who ; designed the civic centers of Denver I and Cleveland and laid out the park | system of Upper Manhattan, includ ing Morningside Park. The bridg e was designed by *. E. Greiner and H. G. Perring, of New York, who have built a number of notable bridges, in collaboration with Mr. Brunner. 'lhe model shows the magnificent structure and the approach and a section of Ihe spans. Mr. Brunner said that he had tiuveled in many countries and sden many bridges, but that Pennsylvania's plan for a mem orial structure was finer than any thing he knew of. The gpeat feature ol the approach are ttie pylons which will contain chambers wherein will be placed the name of every Penn sylvanian in the war, including reg ulars, National Guardsmen and drafted men, sailots, naval reserve men and marines. It will be along llie lines of the tablets containing the names of the Pennsylvtmiaiis in llie Battle of Gettysburg, which are on the State memorial 011 the battlefield. Adoption of Man Aged 26 Authorized by the Court Because of their desire to have hini as a legal heir, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham P. Simmers, J 7 SouHi Third street, petitioned the court to day for permission to adopt James Dew is Simmers Walker, aged 26, a married man, who for years lived with them. The court authorized the adoption. TO REPAIR HIGHWAYS County Commissioners to-day be gan planning for the permanent re pairs to lie made to the roadway over Peter's Mountain, from Clark's to Powell's creeks, a stretch of about three miles. Efforts will be made "to start this work as soon as pos sible, and it is believed the officials will have the highway macadam ized. Other road and bridge work to be started a little later in the spring will be arranged for soon, tha officials in^ URGES CITY TO HOLD PLOTS FOR PARK PURPOSES Head of Planning Commis sion Opposes Sale of Tract on Hill to Laundry "Sale of any small tracts of ground in a built up section of Har risburg, to which the city holds title and which could easily be converted into attractive grass or flower plots, does not seem to be just the best thing to do," commented Edwin S. Herman, chairman of the City Plan ning Commission, in discussing coun cil's proposed action to dispose of a small triangular plot at Sixteen, Elm and Juniper street, to a laundry company. Some time ago the city purchased this small plot for $290! with the in tention of turning it into a grass plot and possibly planting some hardy flowers or shrubbery there. This was delayed because of a press of other work and now the city has been offered $350 for the plot pro vided Elm-street will be closed as the laundry company is anxious to build an addition to its plant and does not have sufficient Space to do so on the present site it owns. "While T am not thoroughly fa miliar Willi the entire situation at this place, T have looked at it and believe that it would be a much bet ter plan for the city to turn the plot into a small green. Eventually as the city grows larger, the district may be built up more closely and with much larger structures. A bit of God's green grass in a spot of this kind certainly adds to the beautv and at tractiveness of the neighborhood," Mr. Herman continued. "It may be possible for Hie city officials to' de vise a plan whereby this can be done and at the same time work no hard ship on a business enterprise. I would suggest that before any final action is taken llie whole situation be studied for the best possible so lution. Closing of a small stretch of he street apparently will make little difference here, but the Planning Commission has always looked about foi* just such small tracts as the on the city owns there, to be used for grass plots." I The ordinance closing a short | stretoh of Elm street and authorlz ling the sale of the tract will be list ed for disposition at the regular council session to-morrow morning. Tt has been reported in official cir- Icles that residents in the district are circulating petitions which oppose the sale of the nlot. and that these will be presented to council to-mor row. It is believed that the commis sioners may delay further action for aha nreaent. HOUSING SITUATION TO BE RELIEVE BY RAISING BIG FUND Edward Bailey, Bank President, Tells How Conditions May Be Met Through Co-operation of Business Men BUILDING TO BE FINANCED AS WAS PENN-HARRIS HOTEL Speaking before the Harrisburg Kotary rlub at luncheon in the Penn-Harrls to-day, Edward Bailey, kell known tinancier and Intensely interested in the development of Harrisburg, outlined a plan for the relief of the housing situation in Harrisburg. The plan 'was at once accepted as entirely workable by the Hotarians and J. Horace McFurland, chairman of the Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce housing committee, who has been engaged in studying the prob lem from the federal government's standpoint, said that Mr. Bailey's iedas are precisely in accord with the most advanced program the national housing commission has de vised and which it is about to urge upon the cities of the country. "Har risburg is ahead of the procession, as usual," said Mr. McFarland, com menting upon Mr. Bailey's remarks to the club, "and is making a good start toward solving its problem." Mr. Bailey's program looks toward the forming of a $230,000 corpora tion, something after the manner in which the Penn-Harris was financed, with which to meet the needs for new houses in Harrisburg, not as a purely money-making project, but to fill what amounts to a vital want of the city. He said that with"this sum in hand sufficient can be borrowed to give the proposed company $300,000 and that sum could be so handled as to provide sufficient funds to meet the needs of the city for many years. Dates Back 23 Years Mr. Bailey was introduced to the club by ,T. William Bowman, a mem ber, with whom he had previously discussed the plan. "What I have to say dates back twenty-five years," said Mr. Bailey, ® 1 4"4*4"4*4"4 s e * 'jy t I • r '33 ' * d* e * 5 !Hh <f^ * 44 '32 S ' * ' il t jj t ® x '" J NH ; I ,jjj 'jfi * ' s x • ■■ c ° 'jy ! .BLAMES ADVANCE AGENTS FOtf'.SIGNS 2 < n 'JU e# Hfir^isbtirg-—The proprietors Tr! ' * ® e * "P 4M ' ' vt *s * f"r t ' v - *£ K ft 'n ft '* * 7 * ► i 4 * * !* 2 <{i J BURGLARS SENTENCED TO-DAY * * Ml M ft 'n ft o I. 'T ► ... , * ** M * ** > > A * X MARRIAGE UCENSES •? o J* ..... I|JK • P"" uoKUqnr •p H JliqMM 'i IPIOIA pus dqnr] -| jMjoji) K> dllllllll . * * m* * tar/ EDWARD BAILEY "to a time when a man now a. mem ber of your club, E. S. Herman, and I discussed what we would like to do for Harrisburg if ever wo had the opportunity and the money—namely, the improvement of housing condi* tions. What 1 have to say will be in the way of a plain, straight-for-* [Continued on Page t.]
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