PALMER WILL
OPPOSE MOVE
TO FREE DEBS
Attorney General Says He Be
lieves Laws Must Be
Enforced
Washington, April 8. Attorney
General Palmer says he will oppose
strongly any effort to obtain execu
tive clemency for Eugene V. Debs,
the Socialist leader, sentenced to ten
years' imprisonment ror violation of
the espionage act.
Mr. Palmer declares he believes his
duty in the Deb case to be clear and
was convinced that he "would be do
ing a grievous wrong to the country
*nd striking a blow at law enforce
ijtuSM he adopt "any course
which would interfere with the nor
mal administration of justice in this
case."
In a statement the attorney gen
eral says:
"Debs was convicted not because of
his political or economic views, but
because he plaintly violated the law
of the land.
"On June 18, 1918, during the most
critical period of the war, Debs made
THIS WAR WORKER
GETS HELPFUL AID
Mrs. b.u-a M:i 11. t. ,U7 Woodland
src., Philadelphia, tells of the relief
that came to her through Tanlac. "I
suffered from stomach trouble, gas
tritis and diabetes. My appetite
would be awful, then I wouldn't
have anything for days. Gas would
form at a terrific pace whether I
wouldn't eat or not. I soon began
to look wan and thin like a shadow.
I was in a sorry plight with little
hope of ever being well again. X
heard about Tanlac and my son had
used three or four bottles with good
results. 1 bought some and grad
ually improved after the first few
doses. Eater my recovery was quite
rapid. I couldn't sleep at all until I
took Tanlac." Tanlac is sold here at
Oorgas' drug store.
Kodaking
and Bright
Spring Days
—Go hand in hand
Kodak
along on your "Hikes" and
auto trips and Have the fun
of making pictures.
KODAKS
and
SUPPLIES
Developing and
Printing
Gorgas Drug Stores
Hi NORTH THIRD ST.
PENN-IIARRIS HOTEL
PENNA. STATION
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3 Some of the Harrisburg Merchants who have already purchased J
\ National Cash Registers in order to assist them to ascertain amount of
War Tax due U. S. Government on Sales of Soft Drinks, etc.
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John A. Rose Confectionery, Second and Walnut Sts... 1 \
\ George A. Gorgas, Druggist, North Third St 3 %
Greek-American Confectionery, Market St 2 S
Frank Althouse, Druggist, Thirteenth and Market Sts. .. 1 S
Henry Reuwer, Golden Seal Drug Store, Market Square 1 K
% Weaver's Confectionery, North Second St 1 k
Harry Althouse, Druggist, North Third St 1 %
R. V. Fairlamb Confectionery, Market St 1
5 N. R. BLACK
Sales Agent
N 105 Market St., Harrisburg
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TUESDAY EVENING,
ALEXANDER BLAMES
ALLIES FOR DEATH
OF TWO BROTHERS
Former Grand Duke Says Reds Were Made Bold by Semi-
Recognition of Bolsheviks Through Invitations to At
tend Meeting at Prinkipos Island; Royalty Fades
By Associated Press.
Paris, April 8.—"I am not here as
a grand duke," said former Grand
Duke Alexander, of Russia, to the
Associated Press. "I know very well
such things do not exist any longer.
1 am of the opinion, however, there
always will be an aristocracy in the
world—if not that of birth, then of
intelleci and education—the aristoc
racy of gentlemen."
The former grand duke spoke
feelingly, with apparent effort to re
press his emotion, of the execution
of his two brothers in Petrograd
when they were led out from Peter
and 1 aui fortress and shot down
without semblance of a trial on
January 29, J 919.
a public speech at Canton, Ohio, in
which he urged that wage-earners re
frain from giving any aid to the
American nation in the war, assert
ing that the war was brought on and
conducted solely in the interest of
capitalists, told his audience that they
needed to know that 'they were fit for
something better than slavery and
cannon fodder' held up to admiration
as martyrs to the cause of labor a
number of persons who had been con
victed for violating the draft act and
urged wage-earners to stand to
gether as a class to prevent, the suc
cess of our country in the war.
"in his address to the jury Debs
said: 'I have been accused of ob
structing the war. I admit it. Gen
tlemen, I abhor war. 1 would oppose
the war if 1 stood alone.'
"Following the action of the Su
preme Court, the defendant has in
dulged in violent puallc criticism of
the American courts of justice and
practically defined the power of the
government to administer the law
against htm. In a public sped h made
at Cleveland, March 12, he said: 'With
every drop in my veins 1 despise their
law and I defy them.' A few days
ago he declared that if an attempt is
made to imprison him he will have a
general strike called in support of his
attitude.
"In this situation my duty is clear.
Respect for the law and our institu
tions is the basis upon which every
application for executive clemency
must rest. Open defiance of the law
and threat of force to obstruct its
orderly administration call for only
one answer. The law must be re
spected and obeyed. To make sure
of that, it must be enforced,"
THE REASON WHY
The burglar's wife was in the witness
box, and the prosecuting counsel was
conducting a vigorous cross-examina
tion.
"Madam, you are the wife of this
man?"
"Yes."
"You knew he was a burglar when
you married him?"
"Yes."
"How did you come to contract a
matrimonial alliance with such a man?"
"Well," replied the witness, with cold
finality, "you see I was getting old, and
had to chose between a lawyer and a
burglar."
The cross-examination ended there
Edinburgh Scotsman.
ADD TEACHERS APPDY
Newport, Pa., April B.—All New
port teachers have filed with the
Newport school board application
for the same position in the schools
that they occupied this year. Selec
tions will be made within the next
several weeks.
IAIAW, SORE THRMT
Eases Quickly When You
Apply a Little Musterole.
And Musterole won't blister like
the old-fashioned mustard plaster,
just spread it on with your fingers.
It penetrates to the sore spot with a
gentle tingle, loosens the congestion
and draws out the soreness and pain.
Musterole is a clean, white oint
ment made with oil of mustard. It
is fine for quick relief from sore
throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis, croup, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache,
congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lum
bago, pains and aches of the back or
joints,sprains,soremuscles,bruises,chil
| blains, frosted feet, colds on the chest.
Nothing like Musterole for croupy chil
dren. Keep it handy for instant use.
30c and GOc jars; hospital size $3,50.
Tlie Bolsheviki would never have
darea to do this unless strengthened
by the semirecognition afforded
theni by the proposal to meet the
delegates of the Entente at Prin
kipos Islands," he said.
"I have given up all hopes of ever
seeing mv nephew, the emperor," he
added. "When 1 left Crimea 1 still
entertained some hope he might be
alive, but. now even that hope has
died. There is only one member of
the family who persists in clinging
to the hope that he is alive —the
Dowager Empress. She has made a
vow not to leave Russia until the
demise of her son is established be
yond a shadow of a doubt, and I
do not dare to shatter her last illu
sions." y
Prince of Wales Stole
Her From Doughboys For
Five Dances at Coblenz
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"The prince is a fine fellow and—
when he sticks to the one-step—a
dandy dancer." This is the opinion
of the Prince of Wales expressed by
Miss Elinor Whittemore, of Boston,
who has just returned from Coblenz
where she was serving with the Y.
M. C. A. Although Miss Whitte
more doesn't say so the heir to the
British throne must have thought
she was a pretty good dancer for he
sandwiched in five dances when he
could get her a\yay from the Amer
ican doughboys.
BIRTHDAY CIGARS
To-morrow's my birthday and I
shall get* the usual very welcome
box of cigars l'rorh my wife."
"Welcome? Huh! I'll bet you
throw them away?"
Not much 1 don't! I give them to
my friends. They remember the hor
roi, and later when I offer them a
cigar that's really good they pass. 1
tell you, wife's gift is dozens of dol
j lars in my pocket every year."—
I From the Boston Transcript.
CIVIIi WAR VETERAN DIES
I Columbia, Pa., April B.—William
Hickey, a retired plasterer and a vet
eran of the Civil War, died at the
home of his granddaughter, aged 74
years. He is survived by six children,
one of whom is Constable H. H.
Hickey. He was a member of Gen
eral Welsh Post, G. A. R. of Colum
bia, and will be buried with their
ceremonies.
FIN AD
"What is the best test of realism
in a play."
"The real money it draws at the
box office."
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HAKRISBURG TSLKGKAPH
WEST SHORE [ j
Personal and Social Items I
of Towns on West Shore
Miss Mary Oraeff, of Lancaster, is
the guest of N. F. Heed's family, at
Fifth and Market streets, New Cum
berland.
Lieut. Wayne L. Rockey, of the i
Engineers Corps at Camp Mills, is |
spending a few days at Iris home at j
New Cumberland.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Springer
and daughter, Opal, of New Cumber- j
land, entertained Sherman Barn
hart, of Sunbury, and Private Omer
Barnhart, of Camp Meade, who re
turned recently from Fiance.
Mrs. Frances Howard has returned
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
S. Zimmerman, at Shiremanstown,
after spending several months with
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Eckman, at
Boiling Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. William E.- Howry.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Howry, Mr. and]
Mrs. William Bates and son, Robert,
Miss Phoebe Howry, Mr. and Mrs.
John Sheely, of Shiremanstown, and
E. L. Cowden, of Harrisburg, motor
ed to New Germantown, on Sunday,
where they spent the day.
Miss Eva Sheely, of Slate Hill, vis
ited her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Henderson, at Shiremans
town.
Mrs. Leon R. Zerbe, of Shi remans-1
town, was a Mechanicsburg visitor
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Nebinger, of
Shiremanstown, are home after
spending some time with their
daughter, Mrs. Simon P. Walters, at
Penbrook.
Benjamin F. Emenhciser, of Leb
anon Valley College, Annville, spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. M.
S. Etter and Lawrence Miller, at
Shiremanstown.
Miss Mildred Bigler has returned
to her home at Enola, after visiting
Mr. and Mrs. John Renninger at
Shiremanstown.
Harry Brinton, of Mechanicsburg,
spent a day recently with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brinton, at
Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Briller,
of Harrisburg, visited friends at
Shiremanstown on Sunday.
Mrs. George Deckman has return
ed to her home in Mechanicsburg,
after spending several days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Starr,
at Shiremanstown.
BIBLE CLASS SOCIAL
New Cumberland, Pa., April 8. —
On Thursday evening the Mens Bible
class taught by the Rev. V. C. Rue
will hold a social in the church to
which the wives of the members
have been invited to attend. The
contest between the Red and Blue
teams is still in progress and the
membership is increasing.
MAN DIES AT RESERVE DEPOT
New Cumberland, Pa., April. B.
Mr. Roush who was employed at the
army reserve depot, died after a
short illness of pneumonia at the
home of James Coulter, with whom
he boarded at New Market. M. A.
Hoff, undertaker, took charge of tht
body and brought it to the morgue
here.
MRS. LLOYD COBLE BURIED
New Cumberland, Pa., April B.
Funeral services of Mrs. Lloyd Coble
were held from the home at New
Market last evening. The services
were in charge of the Rev. A. R.
Ayres, pastor of Trinity United
Brethren church. The body was
taken to "Wilkes-Barre for burial.
LEFT WRIST BROKEN
New Cumberland, Pa., April B.
Samuel Troup, of Water street, had
his left wrist broken on Saturday
evening while cranking an automo
bile. He is employed by Sherman
[Hull, manager of the Steelton ferry
boat.
MEETING AT BAUGHMAN
New Cumberland, Pa., April 8. —
At the close of the prayer service at
.Baughman Memorial Methodist
church, Wednesday evening a meet
ing of the officers and teachers of the
Sunday school will be held.
Comb the Tropical
Australian Coasts to
Supply Pearl Demand
Chicago—With the demand for
pearls so great that jewelers
throughout the world are unable to
meet it and with the Oriental pearl
fisheries exhausted of all but small
pearls, the Australian pearl fishers
are combing the tropical northern
coasts of that island continent in
an effort to supply the expanding
market.
"Pearl fishing is carried on in
the tropical seas of Queensland,
the Northern territory and West
Australia," says the British Board
of Trade Journal. "The pearl oyster
inhabits the whole northern coast
of the commonwealth, a length of
shore of 2,000 miles. The aggregate
value of the pearls taken is not large,
but the pearl shells are marketed in
large quantities and the industry in
normal years gives employment to
many people.
"The most important fisheries are
in Queensland, Torres Straits being
the center of production. A statu
tory limit is fixed for the minimum
size of the shell that may be gather
ed. Some years ago the discovery of
mother-of-pearl shell in Port Dar
win harbor in the Northern terri
tory, caused a rush of pearling boats
from other districts. But the mud
diness of the water, rendered al
most opaque by the , heavy tides,
prevented satisfactory diving and
led to an abandoninent of the in
dustry within three years. Pros
specting new areas in the territory
has since been carried on and the
industry recently has received a
fresh impetus."
In Western Australia, the centers
of pearl and pearlshell fishing are
Broome, Cossack, Onslow and Shark
Bay. The Shark Bay shell is col
lected by dredging in the deeper
waters and gathered by hand off the
shallow banks at low tide. In other
districts the fishing is done with
diving aparatus in -water varying
from four to twenty fathoms.. The
inshore banks have been almost en
tirely worked out and the fishing
now is carried on from three to
twenty miles off shore.
War Heroes in Court to
Face Old Larceny Charge
Now York, April 8. —Three Brook
lyn youths appeared in- the county
court yesterday to redeem a pledge
made a year and a half ago that they
would return to face a charge of
grand larceny if they were permit
ted to sail for France in answer to
their country's call to arms. Three
of them fulfilled the pledge, but
when the name of the fourth was
called a gray-haired man stood up
to explain his son's absence. He ex
plained that the boy hud been killed I
in action. ■* j
SIMS SECRETLY
WENT TO EUROPE
BEFORE THE WAR
Changed His Name and Put
on Civilian Clothes
For Trip
By Associated Press.
New York, April B.—How Rear
Admiral William S. Sims, accompa
nied by one aid, proceeded inc-og
nito into England under Navy De
partment orders issued him two
weeks before the United States en
tered the war against Germany, was
told the Associated Press by the
Admiral on his return from over
seas.
On March 24 or 25, 1917, the Ad
miral said, he was ordered to re
port "without delay" to the Secre
tary of the Navy. Upon his arrival
there he was told that it "looked
as though we shall go to war," and
it was briefly explained that he was
to go at once "to see the people on
the other side" and reach on un
derstanding as to how the United
States best could co-operate with
Allied sea forces in operations
against Germany. One aid would
be allowed to accompany him, he
was told, and his identity must not
be known.
Don Civilinn Clothes
Commander J. V. Babcock, aid to
Admiral Sims at Newport, was chos
en to accorrfpany him, and both of
ficers immediately laid aside their
uniforms and donned civilian
clothes.
Simultaneously they dropped
their names and assumed others
"more suitable to the occasion."
The Admiral and his aid sailed
from the port of New York, March
31, 1917, on the steamship New
York, he said. No one on the ves
sel recognized them.
News of the declaration of war
by the United States on April 6
reached them by the ship's wire
less news service. It did not dis
turb them.
Mine Hits His Ship
Entering Liverpool harbor on
April 9 in a thick mist, the steam
er struck a mine and a hole was
blown in one of her forward com
partments, but the Admiral and his
aid were "not especially disturbed"
by that, either.
They went ashore unnoticed, "like
anybody else." A special train was
waiting in the Liverpool railroad
yards, however, with Admiral Hope
aboard, representing the British
Admiralty.
They arrived in London on April
10, both Admiral Sims and Com
mander Babcock still wearing their
civilian clothes. They went at once
to the Admiralty offices, where Ad
miral Sims went into conference
immediately with Admiral Jcllicoe.
On April 13, at a luncheon in
London, the United States Ambas
sador made the first formal an
nouncement that Admiral Sims had
arrived in the country.
CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION
Now Bloonifleld. Pa.. April B.
District Attorney James M. McKee,
the present incumbent of the office,
will be a candidate to succeed him
self at this fall's election. His
announcement will be made in the
near future.
Governor Sproul Advises
The Buying of Coai Now
April 3rd. Hon. Wm. C. Sproul issued a
statement declaring "that the action of the
producer in announcing a gradual increase of
ten cents per ton beginning May 1 is justified."
The Governor Advises:-
"My feeling is that everyone who can do so
should Lay in Coal now, get the present prices
for themselves and stimulate production to keep
our miners employed and assure against a
shortage next winter".
The Wise Consumer orders now and takes a fair share of his year's coal
supply under existing price conditions; he provides himself against a recurrence
of the horrible conditions of two years ago.
If widespread labor troubles arise at the coal mines during cold weather,
who can measure the value of the coal already in the cellar.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Forster & Cowden Sts.
15th & Chestnut Sts. 7th & Reily Sts.
6th near Hamilton Sts. 7th & Woodbine Sts. ,
Also Steelton, Pa.
HITCHCOCK AND
LENROOT DISCUSS
NATIONS LEAGUE
Former Declares It to Be
Great Compromise to
End War
By Associated Press
New A'ork, April B.—Acceptance
of the League of Nations covenant
as a "great compromise of nations
willing to unite to end war" and its
rejection unless it meets the re
quirements of "that sopewhat old
fashioned idea of America first,"
were the pleas of two United States
Senators in a joint discussion be
fore the Economic Club here last
night.
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
chairman of the Senate foreign rela
tions committee, was the advocate of
the covenant in virtually its present
form. Senator Lenroot, of Wiscon
sin, advocated the "America first"
idea.
Present Plan qr None
Senator Hitchcock declared that
persons who object to the present
league plan should be placed in the
same class with thise who believe in
no league. t
"It's this league or a return of
war," he declared. "This league or
no league at all."
"It is not just what we want," he
said. "It is not what England want
ed, or France or Japan. It is a com
promise."
Senator Lenroot confined his ad
dress to the original draft of the
covenant, explaining that he wished
to "show how well-grounded was
the action of the thirty-seven Sena
tors who signed the round robin
against the original covenant."
Answering Senator Hitchcock's as
sertion that it was necessary to ac
cept the covenant unamended or to
reject it altogether. Senator Lenroot
asserted it was "peculiar that neu
trals can be asked to suggest
amendments, but that neither the
Senate nor the people of the United
States have been asked to suggest
changes."
"1 hope the treaty, when com
pleted, will be in such form that I
can vote for it," he concluded, "but
I will not be coerced to vote for it
if I believe its provisions are disas
trous to the United States."
Thin, Weak Folks Need
Blood-Iron Phosphate
If you are thin, weak and emaci
ated and lack strength, energy, vigor
and endurance; if you have that, worn
out, all gone, tired feeling, the
chances are that its because your
I nerves need phosphate and your blood
needs iron. Either phosphate or iron
by itself is insufficient; both must be
supplied at the same time. For this
purpose pure Blood Iron Phosphate
is unequaled. A 5-grain tablet taken
at meal times three times daily re
stores nervous energy, enriches the
blood and helps you to put on pounds
of good stay-there flesh in a manner
that is little short of marvelous. Get
enough pure Blood-Iron Phosphate
from Geo. A. Gorgas or any other
good druggist for a three weeks'
treatment it costs only $1.50 5O
cents a week and take as directed.
If at the end of three weeks you
haven't gained several pounds in
weight and don't feel stronger and
better than you have for months; if
your eyes aren't brighter and your
nerves steadier; if you don't sleep
better, and your vim, vigor and vi
tality aren't more than doubled, you
can have your money back for the
asking and Blood-Iron Phosphate
will cost you nothing.
APRIL 8, 1919.
PADEREWSKI
IS REASSURED
Premier of Poland Feels Bet
ter After Meeting the
Allied Delegates
Paris, April 8. —After conferences
yesterday with Premier Clemenceau.
Foreign Minister Pichon and Colo
nel House, Jan Ignaeo Paderewski,
the Premier of Poland, told the As
sociated Press that he was some
what reassured about Marshal
Foch's agreement concerning the
moving of troops through Danzig.
"Our information throughout
Poland," said M. Paderewski, "was
based largely on the German ver
sion of the arrangement made at
Spa; consequently the Poles regard
ed it as a surrender to the German
terms. As the matter has been ex
plained to me by the Entente of
ficials, it looks very different, of
course."
Replying to an inquiry as to
whether he felt that the principle
of the right to land Polish troops at
Danzig had been maintained, Pad
erewski said: .
"Wo are uncertain still and not
satisfied with the status of the ne
gotiations concerning Danzig. If
Poland is not given Danzig, the war
is lost." /
Asked if the neutralization of
<|§j^fenj
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by waiting.
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Danzig would be satisfactory to Po
land, Paderewski replied emphatic
ally in the negative. "We have seen,
how the neutralization of Danzig
works. The whole world knows
what a failure that was in the past."
GUILD TO MEET
New Cumberland, Pa., April B.—■
Otterbein Guild of Trinity XTnited
Brethren church will meet at. the
home of the Misses Alda and Edith
Snyder at Bellavista, this evening.
Now It's Spring
Take Celery King
Clean up for spring—that's the
right idea! Drive out the winter's
waste accumulation. Put the bowels,
liver and stomach in good shape and
have purer, richer blood.
CELERY
KING
Will do it—the whole family, Includ
ing the children, can take it. Brew
! a goodly supply every other night
and give each a cup. A package
costs but a trifle and It is purely
vegetable.
Celery King will do you much
good—will help the whole family
—that worn out feeling will vanish
—pimply skin will go and bright
eyes and clear complexions will be
your reward.
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