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WILSON AND PREMIERS ASSUME
CHARGE OF WORLD AFFAIRS IN
EFFORT TO ARRIVE AT PEACE
President's Study
in Paris Center
of Interest in
Peace Talk
YANKEE MONEY
EXPERTS BUSY
American Executive
Pleased at Their
Conclusions
By Associated Press.
Paris, March 27.—The league
of Nations commission of the
Peace Conference with President
Wilson in the clutir, met for
three hours last night and com
pleted its consideration of tlic
covenant of the league.
Covenant With Committer
The covenant was referred to
a drafting committee, consisting
of Colonel K. M. House, repre
senting the I'nited Stutes; Ixml
ltobcrt Cecil, for Croat Ilrit
aln: Premier Vonizolos, of
Greece, aiul Ferdinand l.ar
naudc, dean of the Paris law
faculty. This committee will go
through the document, correct
its wording where necessary and
refer it track to the commission
before it is reported to the ox
ooiitive committee of tire I'enec
Conference.
The covenant still contains
twenty-six articles. No amend
ment lins been incorporated
which specifically meets the de
sires of Japan for recognition
of national equality.
Paris, Mar. 27. President
\Y ilson s study was again the
center of intense interest yes
terday, as he. with the premiers
of Great Britain, France and
Italy, resumed the efforts to set
lie the questions standing in the
way of peace.
No event of the Peace Conference
has excited such interest and dis
cussion as this action of the Presi
dent and the premiers in taking af
fairs into their own hands and
while criticism and sarcasm are yet
in evidence in some quarters, in
cluding the French Chamber of
Deputies, still the prevailing view
in conference circles is that the time
has arrived for the adoption of a
strong policy assuring early and defi
nite results.
Orlando Confers With House
Previous to the gathing Premier
> M lando spent an hour with Colonel
K. M. House, talking over the ques
tion of the Adriatic which, with that
of reparations and the Rhine fron
tier, are the three vital issues ob
structing progress. The Italian pre
mier then proceeded to the Paris
"white house" where Premiers Lloyd
George and Clemeneeau were already
with the President.
Other Business Gives Way
The meetings, beginning at 11
o'clock in the morning, were vir
tually continuous throughout the
day, the League of Xations commis
sion cancelling its afternoon meet
ing so as to permit President Wilson
lo give his undivided attention to
the conference with (lie premiers.
The question of indemnity was again
I lie main stumbling block. Premier
1 'lemenceau had not brought all his
figures with him on Tuesday and
wanted more time. Yesterday he
was fully equipped. Premier Lloyd
George had called Kdwin Samuel
■Montagu, secretary for India, ami
former financial secretary of the
treasury, to Paris from London, and
I'rcniier Clemeneeau had consulted
Louis Loucheur, the French minis
ter of reconstruction, in addition to
the regular exprets.
Endorse American Plan
All these financial chiefs agreed
in the main with the views formu
lated by the American delegates con
cerning Germany's resources and
ability to pay, but it still remained
for the premiers to take a final de
cision on the total of the indemni
ties. President Wilson, incidentally,
expressed himself as much grati
fied at the showing made by the
American financial experts alongside
the leading financial authorities of
France and England.
The Rhine frontier question may
come up to-morrow (Thursday) anil
President Wilson has outlined a plan
which he hopes may become the
basis of an agreement.
Adriutic Issue Stiihlgirn
The Adriatic issue is the most
stubborn question remaining, and
with no indication of a compromise
upon it. The Italian representations
of disorder at Spalato are not con
firmed by American reports direct
from that place. These latter re
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THE WEATHER]
For llnrrlslturg and vicinity; Itain
this afternoon and probably to
night l colder to-nlgbt, with
lowrat temperature about 30 dc
grceat Friday fair and colder.
For Fuatern I'ennoyl vnnln i Itnln
thla afternoon nnd to-night;
much colder to-night i Friday
fair and colderi strong south, |
shifting to northwest, winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and all lis
branches will prohablv rise to
night and Friday, except the
.Innlaln nnd the upper portions
of the North and West hrnnehes
will likely begin to fall Frldny
afternoon. A stngr of uhout
ICS firt Is Indicated for Harrls
; burg Frldny morning.
Taft Sends League Change
Washington. March 27.—The text of the proposed amendment to
the League of Xations covenant suggested by former President Taft,
which was considered by President Wilson and the Allied premiers
in Paris yesterday, was sent from the White House less than a week
ago, after Mr. Taft had been assured by Secretary Tumulty that any
suggestion from him would be welcomed by the President. This
became known to-day at the White House.
Several suggestions were made by Mr. Taft, the principal one
dealing with the Monroe Doctrine. This was stated officially, but
White House officials declined to give out the text of the communi
cation.
The former President talked over the telephone with Mr. Tumulty
last week and made known liin desire to make some suggestions if
they would bo welcome in Paris. When Mr. Tumulty told him
President Wilson would be glad to receive them, the proposals were
forwarded to the White House.
Several days ago a message was received at the White House
extending the President's thanks to Mr. Taft.
PLAN EVOLVED FOR
STATE'S 'DRY' RULE
Commissioner and Eight Deputies to Enforce Prohibition
Laws, to Grant Licenses and Test Beverages;;
Silent on Alcoholic Content
Enforcement of prohibition in
Pennsylvania would be placed
in the hands of a prohibition
commissioner with eight depu
ties, each in charge of a district,
under the plan embodied in a
draft of a bill submitted lo Governor
William C. Sproul by Representative
John W. Vickerman, of Allegheny
county. Mr. Vickerman is the floor
leader for the "drys" in the
lower House of the Legislature
and the enforcing authority he
would provide differs materially from
that sought to be established in the Fox
bill presented by a Philadelphia mem
ber as the plant of the Anti-Saloon
League. It is understood at the. Cap
itol that present ideas are to amend the
Fox bill so that it shall be the basic
enforcement act, while the Vickerman
bill will provide the means to carry out
the "dry" law.
Where the Vickerman bill differs from
the Fox bill especially is in the licensing
authority. The Anti-Saloon League bill
makes the Attorney General the officer
to issue the permits to druggists and
others who would be authorized to sell
liquor under regulations. This has not
met with the approval of either the
Governor or the Attorney General and
they are said to be inclined to the plan
of the Vickerman bill, which is to be
submitted to the House on Monday
night.
Vp to Congress
The Vickerman bill will make no pro
visions regarding "alcoholic content"
and this is in line with the Governor's
statement of yesterday afternoon that
lie thought definition of what are in
toxicating liquors should lie left to Con
gress. Under the proposed bill enforce
-1 ment would be placed in sole charge of
the prohibition commissioner, to be ap
pointed by tiie Governor by the first of
next year, and to receive a salary of
$6,500 a year. The commissioner, with
approval of the Governor, would name
eight deputies at $3,000 a year and give
each a district. Each district would
have an official center, much as the com
pensation referee districts are organized.
The headquarters would be at the Cap
itol. Provision for offices and clerical
help will be made.
Briefly stated, the commissioner and
his deputies would be charged with su
pervision over the enforcement of the
"dry" law much as are revenue officers,
having supervision over manufacture,
sale and distribution with authority to
grant licenses under terms of the Fox
bill, which will lie made to accord with
Ihe Vickerman Hill in the law and order
committee of the House in the next ten
days. If a deputy refuses to issue a
permit the applicant may appeal to the
commissioner. The finding of the com
missioner as in appeals -from action of
deputies revoking licenses for violations
would be final. Extensive powers are
given to the commissioner and deputies
to make investigations and compel at
tendance of witnesses and production of
books and papers, while provision is
GENERAL MANGIN
TO LEAD ALLIED
DRIVE ON REDS
Newspapers Announce Choice
of French Chieftain For
Duty in Eastern Europe
By Associated Press.
Paris, March 27. —General Alan
gin, one of the leading officers of
the French army, will be recalled
from his command at Alayenee, the
newspapers announce ,to undertake
a mission, the character and scope
of which "is indicated plainly by
the events in Hungary."
According to the Gaulois, he would
receive a very important command
in eastern Europe, undoubtedly the
Balkans, with a view to possible
operations on the Hungarian fron
tier and southwestern Russia.
General J. AI. G. Malleterr, the
military critic, in an article in the
Afatin, apparently reflecting military
opinion, suggests that as a means of
checking the Bolsheviki and ren
dering definite the victory of the
Allies, Allied armies shouid march
through Germany and effect a junc
tion with Poland. General Alalle
terre adds that the Allies must
finish the job by a thunderstroke,
and declares that the sword of Mar
shal Foch is not yet sheathed. ,
PLAN TO ENFORCE
PROHIBITION
Enforcement of prohibition
laws will be directed by a state
commissioner, under terms of an
?. c '* c '^ a,vn by the leader of the
drys in the General Assembly.
Eight deputies to administer
divisions of the state are to be
appointed.
New act will not release regu
lar police of performing duties.
Legislature may let it up to
Congress to dec-ide amount of al
cohol permitted in beverages.
New commission will issue such
licenses as may be necessary.
Persons suspected of violating
the law may be arrested and
samples taken of suspected in
toxicants.
made for application to courts of quar
ter sessions for subpenas. disobedience
of which would be contempt of court.
Immunity for a person testifying is also
provided. 'Power to serve official pa
pers now possessed by sheriffs is con
ferred upon the commissioner and dep
uties, while they may also hold hearings,
administer oaths and examine persons
suspected of knowing of violations of
the law. They will also have right to
take samples and have analyses made,
just as are food and other agents of the
Department of Agriculture to-day. In
terference with any of the officers would
bo punishable by fine of from $35 to
$lOO.
Police Not Relieved
The proposed bill would not relieve
any police or county officers from re
sponsibility for the enforcement of li
quor laws, however, and they would he
required to co-operate.
The plan is to make the fees high
enougli to provide revenue to conduct
the department so that it will be self
sustaining as far as salaries and ex
penses go, the State providing the offices
through the Department of Public
Grounds. A preliminary appropriation
would be required in the general ap
propriation bill to start the system.
The bill was presented to the At
torney General as well as the Governor
and both are said to approve of its
provisions.
Italian Troops Are in
Pressburg on Hungarian
Side of Border, Berlin Says
Jxmdon. March 27.—Italian troops
have occupied the town of Pressburg,
thirty-five miles southeast of Vienna, on
the Hungarian side of the border, ac
cording to a dispatch from Budapest,
forwarded by the Central News corre
spondent at Berlin.
VICTIMS OF DRUGS
TREMBLE AT SIGHT
OF DOPE CAPSULES
Mental and Physical Wrecks
' Can't Resist Craving Even
in Toils of Law
With nerves twitching from the
Inck of drugs, either because of the
failure of their source of supply or
because they had been confined in
jail for almost forty-eight hours,
drug addicts with their constitutions
pitiably undermined by narcotics,
gave sufficient evidence in police
court late yesterday to justify Alder
man DeSliong to hold seven of the
alleged heads of the "dope ring" in
this city for further hearings at the
June session of Dauphin county
court.
William Bradshaw, said to be the
ruling spirit of the "ring" in this
[Continued on Page 6.]
ASKS NEW HEADING KOR DEBS
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 27. —The Su
preme Court was asked to-day to re
hear the case of Eugene V. Debs, So
cialist leader, whose conviction un
der the espionage act growing out
of statements made by him in a
speech in Canton, Ohio, was affirmed
by the court on March 10. ,
They Don't Know Where They're Going, But They're
on Their Way
HOUSE SHORTAGE i
RESULTS IN SALE
OF MANY HOMES
Recorder's Office Force Kept j
Busy With Deeds and
Transfers
i
With the.shortage of houses fori
rent in the city sales of dwellings !
are increasing and clerks at the of- j
fiee of County Recorder James E. I
Lentz arc being kept busy receiving j
the deeds which are being presented
there lo be filed.'
Among some of the city properties '
which have been sold during the last j
few days are the following: 1721
North Second, Dent L. Weaver to ;
Harry R. Given to Jantes K. Kipp; I
<\ L. C'onover residence. Hillside I
road and Holly street, to P. M.I
O.vler: 2149 North Second street, j
to Homer Shoemaker; 2121 North!
Second street, Christian Housman lo j
L. Friedberg: 25 South Third street,
Harry Kaylor to P. li. Oaplan.
During January and February of j
the present year, according to City I
Assessor James C. Thompson, real !
estate sales reached record totals
and during March und April similar '
reports are expected.
37 CHILDREN ARE
LISTED FOR TRIAL
IN COUNTY COURT
Youthful Offenders Charged j
With Crimes Hanging
From Truancy Up
Thirty-seven children, all of them '
boys except one, will be given hearings j
in juvenile court to-morrow before j
Judge S. J. M. McGarrell. Of this num- |
ber fourteen are held on charges of i
truancy and the remaining twenty-three
for malicious mischief, felonious assault,
carrying concealed deadly weapons, lar
ceny and felonious entry.
A large majority of the boys are first
offenders, although two of them are held |
on two charges. Included in the list is j
a charge against four boys charged with
breaking into the H. A. Gable hardware
store in South Second street; another
against a colored youth charged with i
shooting a companion in the leg, and his j
companion with carrying a revolver.
Seven boys are held in another case :
charged with annoying and interfering f
with the watchman at the Catharine !
street crossing over the Pennsylvania !
railroad in Middletown. in another j 1
action three hoys and a girl are charged j I
with stealing eggs from Myer Cross; !;
and In a tpuancy suit six boys from the I <
upper end of the county are to be heard, j.
KAISER MAY FLEE
j TO SWITZERLAND
By Associated t'ress.
] Geneva, Switzerland, March 27.
I —Former Emperor William of
• Germany, alarmed by the receipt
of threatening letters, intends to
j leave Holland and seek refuge in
| Switzerland, according to the
newspaper, La. Swisso. Swiss
i newspapers are printing many
| advertisements inserted by mem
■ bers of the German and Austrian
| nobility, who are seeking houses
j In this country at moderate
I prices.
CLUB'S FIRE LOSS
; CAUSED BY LACK
OF PROTECTION
jXccd of Safety Walls Pointed
Out by the State Fire
Marshal
Lack of fire protection facilities is
I assigned in a report to Howard E.
Butz, State Fire Marshal, as the rea
son .for the total destruction of the
clubhouse of the Harrisburg Coun
try Club. The report was made by
I First Deputy J. William Morgan
and Special Deputy William F.
I Traeger. In commenting upon it,
1 Mr. Butz says:
"It is hoped that wlien the club is
j rebuilt more attention will be given
I to fire wall divisions and tire protec
| tion facilities. The absence of this
preparedness was responsible for the
total destruction of the clubhouse.
[Continued on Page ll.]
Greeks Beg Allies to
Put Stop to Bulgars'
Oppression of Thrace
Hy Associated Press.
Snlonlkl, March 27. An appeal
begging the allies to stop alleged op
pressions of Greeks in France by the
Bulgarians has been sent to Presi- j
dent Wilson. Premiers Clemenceau, {
Floyd George and Venizelos and Gen
eral Franchet d'Esperey, commander j
of allied forces in the Near East, by |
Br. Djiritis, president of the league I
of Greek refugees In Thrace, an or- j
ganizatlon which claims 250,000 mem- |
bers. The appeal alleges that only j
four pounds of food is provided each '
refugee per month, and that a syste- I
matic demolition of dwelling houses I
is being carried on by the Bulgari
ans throughout the country.
STRIKE BALLOTS IX) GO VI T
Chicago, March 27. —Ballots call
ing for a vote on the question of a j
strike have been mailed to telegraph !
and telephone operators belonging to the i
Commercial Telegraphers Union of j
America, it was learned to-day.
CITY PERMITTED
VOTE TO CHANGE
ITS $300,000 LOAN
Governor Signs Measure Al
lowing Third Class Cities
to Divert Fund by Ballot
j Bills to authorize the first of the
: Capitol Park improvements will be
| presented to the Legislature the mid
dle of next week. The outlines are
I being prepared and the estimates
| of the architects and engineers are
| expected here to-morrow to he in
j serted in the bills.
| The bills will provide for the
memorial.bridge to the soldiers and
I sailors and marines from Pennsyl
| vania in the great war and for the
] first of the office buildings. Gover
i nor Sproul has approved the pre
liminary plans.
It is expected that bids can be
! opened in May or June.
The Eyre Senate bill authorizing
: third class cities to hold special elec
itions upon thirty days - notice on the
| question of transferring a loan pre
[Continued on Page It.]
Two Men Perish in Fire
Which Traps Horses and
Causes $60,000 Damage:
Pittsburgh. Pa.. March 27. Two
men were burned to death and one
hundred guests of the Restler Hotel
nearby, were forced to flee scantily
clad to the street early to-day when
the Ardmore Lumber and Supply
Company plant at East Pittsburgh,
was destroyed by fire. The men
perished with six horses trapped by
flames in the lumber plant. The loss
is estimated at $60,000.'
Boy of 14 Tires of School
With First Warm Days
Filled with a restless spirit by the
warm, spring weather of the past
several days, George E. Miller, four
teen-year-old son of Mr. and Mre.
Claude Miller, 117 North River
street, wandered away from his
home on Tuesday morning instead
of going to school. Late yesterday
information was received by his par
ents that he had been located at
Ambridge, Beaver county.
The youth left his home on Tues
day morning to go to the Chestnut
street school. Instead of going there
he handed his books to another lad
with a note, addressed to his moth
er, telling that he would not be
back for a few days, or possibly a
year, and asking that she should not
worry about him. i
How he got to Ambridge, which |
is eighteen miles west of Pittsburgh, j
his mother was unable to say to- I
day. She was not aware of him ]
having sufficient money to go there i
and none is miss'ng about the house. !
It is expected that his father, who I
has gone to Ambridge, will return
with him this evening.
HARRISBURG MAY
LEAD STATE IN
HOUSING EFFORT
Success of This Cily's Activi-j
tics Will Be Example
to Other Cities
I COMMERCE CHAMBER AID !
First Step Will Be Survey of
Conditions City Has
to Face
Methods pursued by Harrisburg in
meeting its housing porblems, if the re
sults are successful, will serve as ex
amples for other Pennsylvania com
munities in solving difficulties that may
face them, J. Horace McFarland, chair
man of the Chamber of Commerce
Housing Committee, said to-day.
The work in this city which is to serve
as a guide will be in charge of Dr. James
Ford, of the Home Registration Service
of the United States Housing Commis
sion. Dr. Ford holds a professorship at
Harvard University.
Plans for the work here, as outlined
by Dr. Ford and Mr. McFarland, were
i presented by them to Governor Sproul
|at a conference yesterday. The Gov
| ernor highly favored the plan as pre
i Rented. In case the method of proceed
ing works successfully here, it is under
stood that he will favor its extension in
other communities of Pennsylvania.
To Survey Conditions
Just what Harrisburg now has and
what are the deficiencies are results
that will be ascertained through a reg
istration, it >vas stated to-day. Isolated
cases only have been presented thus far
and have furnished no concrete basis
on which to proceed to remedy the sit
[Con tinned on Page ll.]
, President Cables Best
Wishes For Suffragists;
Sends Earnest Hope, Too
By Associated Press.
St. lam is, March 27. —The follow
ing message from President Wilson
at Paris was read at the session of
the National American Woman Suf
frage Association convention here to
day:
"Best wishes for convention. T
earnestly hope suffrage amendment
will soon be adopted."
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FALSE RUMORS OF
WOUNDS DISTRESS
FOLKS AT HOME
I Red Cross Able to Help Vic-
I tims of Stories From
France
[WAR DEPARTMENT AIDS
IStory Hits Parents Who Have
Lost Sons in Battles
With Huns
The old rumor that soldiers who
have been killed in France in their
nation's service have only been dis
figured and wish to be considered
dead has been revived again to great
distress of a number of Harrisburg
and Steelton families, it was learn
ed to-day.
The Home Service of the local
! Red Cross which lias done splendid
j service during the war in locating
j soldiers, in securing data as to
j wounded and missing men to-day,
asked families who have been made
victims of such stories not to place
too much dependence in them. The
Red Cross still stands ready to lo
cate missing soldiers and find out
officially if men are dead, wounded
or missing.
The rumor that particularly dis
tresses parents and relatives gen
erally starts with a remark in a let.
ter. The writer generally states that
he has heard a report that the re
ported dead man was not killed but
wounded. It is added that the
wound has terribly disfigured the
: soldier who has asked that he lie
I reported dead so that he will never
| have to face his family again. Noth
i ing of tlie kind has ever been re-
J ported officially up to this time.
officials have stated that families
| will he comforted if they remem
i her that the War Department
der no circumstances will follow
the wishes of wounded men who
might request that a false report
may he made and that there is little
chance for a wounded man's con
cealing his identity for any length of
time because of the checking sys
tem.