v < llll Jfpummm v mm 111 1 ■ IMS! l > w w [mania's Queen Says Bolshevism Cannot Get Hold in Country If People Are Furnished Food HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ®J* ofac-fn&cpen&fiil. LXXXVIII— NO. 56 24 PAGES Dft,^ a ?te c rTt ?h U e n<l p a o y ß t W''BJSKf 1 — HARRISBURG. PA FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1919. .V'SiSSM*" WSf HOME EDITION BURNED BODIES OF RAILROAD MEN ARE RECOVERED Three Victims of the Double Freight Wreck Incinerated in Flames ESTIMATE LOSS AT $200,000 Probe Into Cause of Catastro phe Gotten Under Way by Officials FLORA IS BADLY HURT Danger Signal Not Seen by Engineman Blinded by Searchlight PENNSY TRACKS ARE BLOCKED BY ANOTHER WRECK Fifteen freight cars were in volved in a freight wreck near t'oatesvillc this morning when a journal 011 one of the ears was broken. All four tracks were completely blocked. No persons were Injured. The train, an castbound one, left Ilarrisburg last night, in charge of a local crew. When the smashup came, wreck crews from tills city. Columbia, Phila delphia and other sections in the territory were sent to the scene. All tracks were blocked until alHiut 1) o'clock tills morning. Passenger ami fast freight trains, however, were run to their des tinations by tlie several cutoffs around Coatesvillc. Only a few indistinguishable por tions were found of the bodies of William Gingrich, Ilarrisburg, nnd S. B. Donache and Clyde Campbell, Enola, three of the four men who were killed in the triple freight wreck at Heaton 011 the Trenton cut- ■ off of the Pennsylvania railroad early yesterday morning, when the wreck age was cleared away. The body of A. TNWa'.trnan, the Enola brakeman, the'fiiiirth man killed, was recovered Hfefore the tlames reached it. The other three were crushed to death when the crash came and the bodies almost completely inctnarated. Joint Hearing At a joint hearing in the local passenger station to-day John I*. Dolioney, investigator of accidents lor the Public Service Commission, and officials of the Pennsylvania passenger station sought to fix the blame for the wreck. Kemaining members of the crews who were able to be out of the hos pital were called to testify. Accord ing to authoritative information re ceived late in the afternoon, it was learned that Engineer Gaeckler tes tified that he could not see the train ahead of him because of being blinded by the headlight of a west bound train. Flagman Blamed The flagman of the train which 1 had stopped for water testified that he had gone back the distance of twenty-five or thirty car lengths. lie admitted, however, that he had not set up a fusee or had set caps. His testimony is said to have been refuted by other witnesses. It was charged, it was learned after the hearing, that the flagman had not gone back more than ten or fifteen ear lepgths. The condition of William W. F.'oia, the Enola conductor who narrowly escaped death, is reported as serious from the Abington Ho-ji'val, In which he is now located. In addition to the fractures of bot'i legs and 0110 arm, he is suffering with I.urns rbont the face, head and body D. H. Miller, the Enola flagman of the second train, in addition to Ms fractured leg, has severe burns, internal injuries a.rd cuts, but will live. Rumor Disproved Several rumors have been current that a fifth man was missing. Offi cials at the local offices of the Phila delphia division, however, absolutely deny any truth to such reports. The causes of the wreck have not been officially declared and probably will not be until after an inquiry is held. Investigations have already been started by Coroner William Neville, of Montgomery countv. the Pennsylvania railroad, the Public Service Commission and the Inter state Commission. According to A. E. Gaeckler, 2467 Reel street, engineer of the train which ran into the first freight train, [Continued on Page 20] DANIELS SEES PROSPERITY Washington, March 7.—Postmas ter General Burleson to-day declar ed that increasing postal revenues, 'one of the most accurate barome ters of present business conditions," forecast a period of pronounced in dustrial prosperity. theweatheS For Hnrrlahurft nnd vlelnitri Partly cloudy to-night and Sat urday! not much change In temperature, lowest to-night about SO degrcea. For Eastern Pennsylvania! Part ly eloudy to-night and Satur day! not much change In tem perature) gentle to moderate coat vrlads. Ilvr The Suaquehnnna river and all Ita hranchea will fall slowly or re main nearly atatlonary, except the lower portion of the North Branch, will rtae allghtly thla afternoon and to-night. A atage •f about 5.8 feet la Indicated for Harrlaburg Saturday morning. There's No Telling How Far-Reaching the Effects of This War Are Going to Be j NO, NO! - YoCjße .MOT GOING,TO WORK Y£T? , NOW YOU JUST TAKE IT EASY-SiT i"YoU NEED A GrOOPRHST after ALL- AROUND HOfvlE AND look the. 1 YOUR. HORRIBLE VVAR. EXPERIENCES. HOUSE REALLY, I SMANT M/ND V/"E CAN LIVE ON MY —**| -A 01T (continued "V SALAR.V VERY MICELY /OL. WM FOR. A WHILE /7O y \ 1 really \ h> s u tH WORKINGr- (S JCR f\ v^jjf zsS&Bfc if M \mWm a -r¥ #bl nr—l u^-- — x r ™ E Bre s a Q easT s [S -just clearl Ifi I C 1 LC— OF* TME TABLE —tH" A • MAKe I / _ •' 'Y >X t 0 U WON'T MIND IF I B^NG, THE 1 \ Lr_ FRIEND . „ r~ )r> , ( harry is hav'incTa 1 7H-" boEYfi'Jutr'iSlL^ Kraft THIEVES EASILY DISPOSE OF LOOT POLICECHARGE Many Fences Make It Easy For Petty Thieves to 'Work Police authorities have begun measures which they hope will break up petty larceny in the city by eradicating means of disposing of stolen goods. The theft of merchandise from stores and business houses is on the increase, police believe, because thieves have ready means to dispose of their loot. A number of second hand clothing and junk dealers are said by police to be lax, in making Inquiries as to the origin of the goods which they purchase from dis reputable looking characters. Alderman DeShong, officiating at police court during Mayor Keister's absence from the city, has started the crusado against "fences" for stolen goods. D. Cooper was repri manded in police court yesterday for having bought from Charles White, Clarence Jones and Clarence Smith, 300 pounds of brass stolen from Abrams' junk shop in North Seventh street. At yesterday's ses sion, Alderman DeShong charged that Cooper should have been ar raigned for receiving stolen goods. The first active step against the alleged traffic was taken to-day when information was brought against Ourtiss Fry, who conducts a second-hand store near Cumber- [Continued on Page -o.] More Than 3,000 Children Enrolled to Fight Disease More than 3,000 children 4n Steel ton. Hershey, Hummelstown. Paxtang, Dauphin, Halifax and Royalton have been enrolled by the Anti-Tuberculo sis Society, of Harrisburg and vicin ity, In the Modern Health Crusade Movement, according' to tho report for the period beginning February 1 and ending March 6. made by Ri'ch ardctta Gibson, executive secretary, to-day. . The work is largely contlned to the grammar and primary grades, but three of these towns have carried the movement into their high schools. Sixty manuals, 6,028 chore cards for the students to record their dailv health habits: 3,014 certificates, fl'o Knighthood charts, and 260 question charts were given to the teachers to carry on the movement. Thirty health talks were given In the public schools. 78 anti-spitting cards were distributed in public places. Of. "Common Sense in Health" pamphlets were distributed to teach ers and parents, and 109 names of men rejected by the draft boards because of tuberculsosis, were sent to the State Dispensary for investigation, i MUST BE NO HASTE FORMING LEAGUE By Associated Press. Boston, March 7. —The position of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge on the proposed League of Nations and its constitution was outlined in a signed statement made pub lic here to-day. "My desire," Senator I.odge i said, "is simply to have the con stitution for a League, proposed by the commission of the Peace Conference, thoroughly and care fully discussed and considered. If it will not bear discussion, it is not fit for adoption. If it is what it ought to be, discussion will only strengthen it. There must be no haste and no rash ness in determining the most mo mentous question ever presented, to the people of the United States or to the world," NEW MINISTER TO PREACH AT WESTMINSTER Rev. Henry W. Miller Arrives at Parsonage From Balti more Charge Announcement was made to-day that the Rev. Ilenry W. Miller, re cently elected pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, has arrived in Harrisburg with his family and will preach his first sermon Sunday. Mr. Miller succeeded the late Rev. Ed win E. Curtis, who died of influenza last fall. Rev. Mr. Miller comes here from the Light Street Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, and was accounted one of Maryland's popular ministers. lie is a graduate of Franklin and Mar shall College and of Princeton Semi nary. During his college days he was prominent as a football star and also held the record for the high jump. Subjects for the first sermon Mr. Miller will preach to-day were an nounced for' the morning service, "The Nature and Mission of the Church," for the evening, "The One Foundation." Mr. and Mrs. Miller are making their home at the parsonage with their two children. The Carlisle Presbytery will install the new pas tor the Beeond week of April dur ing its session in Steelton. LAST MALE OF ! HARRIS FAMILY DIES ATB4 YEARS Philip S. Harris Was Direct Descendant of City's Founder i t\ ord was received here to-day of the death at White Bear Lake, Minn., of ; rhilip S. Harris, the last male descend ant of John Harris, the founder of Ilar risburg. Mr. Harris was a brother of Miss Sallie Harris, 117 South Front street, and a direct descendant of tlio first John Harris who emigrated from 1 orkshire to Philadelphia soon 'after William Penn had established himsmclf on the banks of the Susquehanna where this city now stands just 200 years ago. Mr. Harris, who spent his younger days in this city, was eighty-four years old. He had been a resident of St. Paul for many years and was prominently connected with one of the northwestern railroads. In addition to Aliss Hrfrris lie Is survived by his widow, who for merly resided in Philadelphia, and by a sister, Mrs. Charles Wilson, of Phila delphia. On liis mother's side Mr. Harris ivas descended from Bishop Latimer. ■ the English churchman, who was burned at tlie stake near Baliol College, Oxford, in the reign of Queen Hary. COLORED HEROES, HOME PROM FRONT, WELCOMED Men Who Saw Much Service Overseas Get Warm Greeting From Home Folks; Mothers and Sweethearts Almost Sweep Yanks Off Their Feet Harrisburg had its first chance last night to welcome home a unit of its fighting forces and right royal ly did the city turn out to greet the dusky warriors who went out a year and more ago when Uncle Sam was calling for men to defend the flag. While the whole city Joined In greeting the returned soldiers with the steel helmets and battle line accoutrements It really was the day of the colored resident. And well did the colored man, woman and child cheer th e members of their race who left their homes, trained hard and long and finally took the field in France to join the great num ber of negroes who helped strike terror Into the hearts of the enemy of their nation. Walt for Hours An hour before the colored boys leached the Pennsylvania Station a great throng had gathered there to, AUG. WILDMAN, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, DIES Long Prominent in Business and Political Circles of the City TWICE IN LEGISLATURE Served in Both Branches of the Old Dual Munici pal Council P? jljfc/ *' : ■ Hk' : i|raS , ■ - JB I AUGUSTUS WILDMAN Augustus Wltdman, prominent city contractor, former member of the Legislature, former councilman and one of the best known citizens of Ilarrisburg, died at noon to-day from pneumonia following a week's illness. He resided at 2206 North Third street. Air. Wildman was the best known builder in the ctty. tie built many of the most prominent structures and homes in Harrisburg, including tlie Masonic Temple and other buildings. He finished the addition to the Post Office building here and at tlie time of his death was engaged 011 the construction of the Thomas A. Edison Junior High.school build ing. He also built the Donaldson apartment building. Much of the credit lor building up the Tenth ward was his. Born in Germany in 18J6, Mr. Wildman was brought to this coun try when six years old. He was edu cated in the public schools. In 1885 he moved froni Gettysburg to Ilar risburg. While in this city lie learn ed the barber trade, and 111 189.1 engaged in the contracting and building business which- he follow ed successfully until tlie time of his death. He served us a member of tlie Common Council from 1904-06 and 1908-10. 'He was also a mem ber of the Select Council from 1910- U, resigning from this position to take his seat in tlie House of Rep resentatives in 1912. He was re elected to the House in November, 1914, and served on a nuirtber of Im portant committees. While In Jhe Legislature he was given charge of 'considerable third class city legisla tion. Chief among these was a bill for home rule in third class cities, giving to these cities a greater pleas ure of authority, which he spon sored in a. speech in which he pre dicted greater power of government for these cities. AH. Wildman played a prominent part in city politics for many years, fie was ex-president of the West End Republican Club anl also a member of the Harrisburg Republican Club. He also held the position of treasurer of the Harrisburg Vet eran Volunteer Firemen's Associa tion and was ex-president of tlie Camp Curtin Fire Company. Surviving htm are his wife, three sons, Augustus, Jr., Lee and'Dewey, and a daughter. Marguerite. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. FORMER EMPEROR KARL TO LIVE ALONG DANUBE By .Associated Pres.. Basic, March 7.—Colonel Summer hayes has left Vienna for Switzer land with a son of former Emperor Charles, who Is ill, according to dis patches received here. It is said that the former EmperotMs expected to take up liis residence soon at Per senberg Castle, on the Danube, his birthplace. greet them. Almost overwhelmed by the crowd were the rfiothers, wives and sweethearts who were anxiously waiting a chance to pick out their kin from the ranks of the homecom era. "There they are" was the cry tha'. brought the crowd from side to sidg when the train from Baltimore finally pulled into the station. And then it was discovered that thq, plaza about the rear of the station where the soldiers lined up wag" much to sm<ll to accommodate even a small part of the hundreds who wanted to grab the dusky doughboys and sometime artillerymen to their hearts. Streets are Crowded Only ono thing marred the welcome and that was the lack of arrange ments to keer. the streets clear when the lin e moved out Market street. [Continued on Page 23.J j GERMANY DECLINES TO GIVE UP SHIPS UNLESS FOOD SUPPLY IS ASSURED BY ENTENTE NATIONS Conference at Spa Comes to an End Suddenly Today HUNS ASK FOR GREAT SUPPLY By Associated Press LONDON, March 7.—The ne gotiations at Spu relating to the shipping question have liecn temporarily broken off, accord ing to n German wireless mes sage reccvied here to-day. The Allies, the message says, do muiulcd that all the remain ing German merchant ships lie handed over unconditionally, without being willing to under take the obligation of supply ing Germany with foodstuffs. The German delegates, it Is add ed, received instructions front their government that the ques tion of shipping, finance and food supply must bo flealt with * only as a whole. The German message continues: "The quctiou of handing over the inert liantllo fleet can only arise if adequutc food supplies, say 2,500,000 tons of foodstuffs, are assured Germany until the new harvest. The entente could not agree to this. "As the instructions of both sides did not go beyond this, a French delegate proposed that negotiations lie broken off, whereupon the two special dele gates left Spa." When the allied commission went to Spa it. was believed that the re lease of the ships was merely a ques tion of days. It was proposed to the Germans that in return for the use of the ships, a rental be paid, this to be entered to their credit against their food account. The Germans, -however, replied that tills would be inadequate and thut there must be a guarantee of a steady, uninterrupted supply of food. No country was in a position to sup ply tills food under the German con ditions, so the question of credit re- I mains unsettled. Berlin, March 7.—A Danzig dis patch reports the arrival there of the first food ship since the raising of the Baltic blockade. It carries a cargo of vegetables from Holland, consigned to Danzig by Dutch mer chants. The dispatch states that the Amer ican food commission at Danzig has recommended to the Entente Pow ers that permission be granted for the importation of Danish and Nor wegian herring on account of the precarious food situation in Ger many. I The American commission is re ported to have allowed the city of Danzig live hundred tons of lard and bacon in acknowledgement of the services rendered by German au thorities in the transmission of food consignments to Poland. Berlin, March 7. "The present unrest, terror and crime are diseases of the social body which it is unable to resist because it has become weakened through privation and loss of blood," says the North German Gazette. "The German people can recuperate only when it receives its raw products that will permit it to work, and food in order that it may live. Blames Conditions on Foe "Our enemies are denying us both. Their attitude is the real cause of the present crisis apd the prevalent criminal activity. In view of these events, they should realize it is con trary to the international law of hu manity to permit a fallen foe to lie helpless on the ground They should not overlook the fact that the suc cessive weakening of Germany also reduces its resisting powers against Bolshevism and that it is a danger ous thing to be a neighbor to a house in which the plague is rag i ing." | The governing board of the So j eiety of Physicians and Surgeons has , sharply condemned the strike in Germany on the ground that it is gravely jeopardizing public health through the stoppage of all trans portation and telephone service, as ! well as public utilities. Sanitary i crews engaged in 'checking the spot ted and typhus fevers declares they are unable to do their work because of the strike. Rail Men Stay at Work The Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ, reports that railway employes refuse to walk out, declaring t.ie strike wholly the work of "irresponsible political wirepullers" and that inter ruption of steam traffic would fur ther aggravate prevailing economic conditions. The clerical und station forces in the Berlin district have an nounced that they are Stan ling back of the present government. Big Realty Transfer at Sixth and Verbeke Sts., 1 May Forecast Building Sale of the properties at the north -1 east corner of Sixth and Verbeke streets, taking in the larger part of the block from Sixth to Mayflower, and Verbeke to Sayford streets, to Eli Goldstein, has been announced jby S. A. Green, the owner of the properties. Mr. Greene recently pur chased the buildings through the Commonwealth Trust Company act ing for Elizabeth, George B. and Elizabeth Scott Kunkle. No con sideration has been announced, it Is said that Mr. Goldstein, who controls stores In this city, Lebunon, Sunbury and Berwick, may erect a department store on the corner, and storerooms In North Sixth street, with the upper floors of the new buildings constructed for apartment purposes, , GERMANS DESIRE FOOD IN RETURN FOR THEIR SHIPS By .Associated Press. PARIS, March 7.—Germany lias refused the proposition for the use of her merchant ships by the Allies, made to licr delegates at Spa, the armistice commission's headquarters. The countorproposltioi! Is made by the Germans that they will re lease the German shipping de sired In return for a definite as surance that enough focal will lie sent into Germany to enable the government to withstand the Bol shevik movement. ARMY AND NAVAL EXPERTS CANNOT AGREE ON PEACE British and French Premiers Meet With Wilson's Dele gate to Adjust Question By .Associated Press. Paris, March 7.—Premier Lloyd George, Premier Clemenceau and Colonel E. M. House conferred for an hour before the meeting of the Supreme Council to-day in an effort to try to iron out the differences of the three nations over the military, naval and economic questions con nected with the preliminary peace terms. Army and Navy experts of the I several countries, it is said, have been unable to agree on the terms. Persian Envoy Dines Lansings Mirza Ali-Kuli Khan, Persian J Charge d'Affaires at Washington, gave a dinner last evening- in honor [Continued on Page 23.] J 4 ! i TROOPS JOIN GERMAN REDS j jL | Kj2 Tst;r. Ji 4* ** 3 nt 4 1 fond-guards regiment and the guards fusil cer regiment j 1 * *i went over to the Spartacans on Wednesday. Owing to i 0 M 4*- '.<■■■■ -late i' v r *'• A Berlin dispatch to the Mail," sent from there Wednesday J -Jstmuh: r - 4 T* circles that, as a result of a compromise reached at Wei- J *s* " 4mar, t end to-day. 5 X BERLIN CUT OFF BY SPARTACANS J jr Copenhagen—police headquarters .in Berlin, whicl ,*! 4* has been besieged by the Spartacans fdr two days, was ,4 >3* cut off from all communicattons with other government 'J <|* forces "in the German capital late Thursday when the 3 jp Spart cans the telephone vires, arc- ? ling a Vk- '3 fgrar Light pcrs-ni were ilc.i 3 b'er • f gln'r;; there Thursday. 4 f IST ONLY FOUR UIU-.'S 3 n* 4 4 1 g 1 ' ( 1 IV > M j Professor Fcfcrster, Dr. Muehlon, Dr Grelling and Dr. ' 3 'T* 2 * Schlieb-n. - X STRAUSS TO RETURN TO ENGLAND 3 X Washington—Rear-Admiral Joseph Strauss will 3 yso n return. : England to co-operate with the British na <* '"' r f removing the North Sea barrage.' 3 j ;KS V ILL PAY LAST PENNY OF DEBT .4 4 Coblcnz—All indebtedness contracted by Americans : | 1 within the cceupied territories of Germany will he paid 3 ' immediate!'j o that *."hen the Americans evrnjualh '£■ start homeward not one penny will be owing to civilians 3 , MONTENEGRO COMMISSION ON WAY 3 ' t>. p commission sent by the American ftp MARRIAGE LICENSES M nto J 3 H n r MeC-mH'M. WaHlilNßton, nnd Holm S. I.olb, XtW *f® V li.Hl rf. 'J**" Buobnr, Allc K hen>. nnd l.urutln Munmok, WIS- A IT* L I I" EmmijgfP antl niormri' n. Mffhtnor, Writ "T 5 J*. ?' P"J ,d "• J"cobi. llnrrlNhunt, nnd Idn L. Sunrnr, Sieel ..." Wllllnmntow n, and Kvn \. Hunter, WlesnUcOi *L I erry J. boy, Che, tor, nnd .llle M. FoMer, Hnrrlitbcrft. Rapidly Nearing Crisis, Says Lansdowne PARMOOR SEES WIDE DISASTER By Associated Press London, March 7.—Discussing tht food situalion in Central Europe ill the House of Lords to-day Marquis Lansdowne asked how long the pro cess of "turning the screw" was to continue. lie said he regarded the position of Central Europe "with dis may." "We seem to be rapidly ap proaching a catastroplis which may prove "the most disastrous in the his tory of the world," he declared. "If the blockade is not relaxed." said Baron Parmour, "famine -will seize the peoples of Central Europe, and that would be the most fearful crime in history. The Earl of Crawford, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, reply ing for the government, said thgt the problem is in the hands of the supreme economic council at Paris, which has taken steps to send food to Germany. "The tonnage demanded from Ger many by the Allies has not been forthcoming, however," he said, "and this is significant." He made no attempt to explain, the failure of Germany to turn over the ships asked for, but said he hop ed that "within a few weeks meas ures will be taken to stave off the impending disaster." RECALLS EARLY TRAGEDY Richmond, Mo., March 7. —Horace G. Devlin, died in St. Joseph. Ha was one of the first engineers on tha old railway which is now the St. Jo seph branch of the Santa Fe. Devlin died a bachelor. It is said ho never married because his fiance, forty years ago, was run over and killed by his train on the Pattsburs bridge, her severed head falling j through the trestle to the ravine be< How before Devlin's eyes.
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