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LXXXVIII— NO. 90 18 PAGES Dall^^ t PA. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 17. 1919. HOME EDITION
TOO MANY ACRES
SHOWN BY PROBE
INTO COAL LAND
Members of Susquehanna Col
lieries Company Meet With
Commissioners
FIRST ESTIMATE WAS 7,000
Subsequent Inquiry Shows
Nearly 2.000 Acres Less
in Properties
Representatives of the Susque
hanna Collieries Company met this
afternoon with the County Commis
sioners and one of the engineers em
ployed by the county to correct sur
face areas of coal lands owned by
the company.
As the result of an investigation
made by W. P. Sekol, an engineer
assisting T. Ellsworth Duvies, Scran
ton, in valuing coal fields in Dauphin
county, it was found that the surface
area of lands containing coal as re-
L turned by the coal company was cor
rect. In the first report of the area
of coal lands furnished by Mr. Davies
it was estimated from the records of
the senior and junior warranty own
ers of the tracts that the total ex
ceeded 7,000 acres. These records
were found to be incorrect.
Actual surveys and maps made
during the. last forty years by the
company showed a total area of 5,-
070 acres of coal land. Mr. Sekol
in his investigation a few days ago
reported about 4,908 acres, or 162
less than the coal company returned.
It is expected that at the meeting
this afternoon the dispute about the
exact measure of coal lands is to be
settled.
Counsel Suggests Conference
George M. Humphrey, general
counsel for the Susquehanna Com
pany. suggested at a morning ses
sion of the County Commissioners,
that Mr. Sekol should meet again
with David V. Randall, manager of
the mines in the Lykens district, M.
0. Edwards, district engineer at
I.ykens and other engineers of the
company in an effort to agree on the
amount of coal in the ground which
can be mined, and the amount which
j has been removed, so that the ques
% lion of valuations can be considered
in tlie near future by the officials.
Robert A. Quinn, general manager
of the company, said that all the
map* showing the mined out area
and the extent of the coal basins will
be available for the county's engi
neer. It was decided that in case
.the coal company engineers and Mr.
Sekol could not agree on the amount
of unmined coal in the ground, the
amount removed and the amount
which can be mined, each would
present separate reports to the Coun
ty Commissioners for consideration.
Date Made Available
Mr. Humphrey discussed with the
commissioners plans for hearings in
the near future and again assured
the officials that at all times the rec
ords and maps of the company are
available for their use at any time.
Xo date was set for the next meet
ing but it is understood that a ses
sion with the coal company repre
sentatives will not he held again un
til the engineers are ready to make
a report on the tonnage of unmined
coal after which the question of
valuation will he taken up.
Stock Offices Dreary
When Lights Go Out
Employes of <'handler Brothers &
fa:it. local stock brokers offices took
an enforced pre-Master vacation this
morning when electric power sudden
ly became a minus quantity and
every incandescent in the office wink
ed out. There was general gloom
among those who watch the climb and
slide of the stock quotations until
late afternoon when tire power came
on Just as suddenly as it had van
ish cel.
"What was the trouble?" was the
question put to an employe. "Well,"
said Miss Irene Leonard, the book
keeper, "I guess the carburetor was
out of adjustment or the sparkplugs
were missing. All I know is that we
didn't have any light."
For this reason the Telegraph did
not publish the noon quotations.
Woman Awarded $25
in Alleged Slander Suit
Verdicts were turned in civil court
by juries ill favor of the liarrisburg
Railways Company, defendant in an
action brought by Harry Bowman to
recover damages, and in favor of Mrs.
Ida I'nvkler for $23 in a suit brought,
against .lolin X. Heck. Jr., for alleged
slanderous statements.
In Courtroom No. 1 President Judge
George Kunkel to-day heard the suit
brought by J. M. Walker against the
liarrisburg Hallways Company to re
cover damages because of a collision
in which his jitney was struck by a
trollev ear. In Courtroom No. 2 the
suit of Clifford A. Allog against Cain
W. Harglcroad went to the jury this
afternoon.
TO DESTItOY HELGOLAND
By Associated Press.
I.nndon, April 17. The Council ot
Four, .-ays Reuter's Paris eorrospon
dent, lius decided that Helgoland shall
I be dismantled and. as far as possible,
destroyed.
THE WEATHER
For llnrrlnhurg nml vicinity:
Generally cloudy to-night) Fri
day probably fair: not much
chnngr in temperature, lowest
to-night about 42 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania:
Cloudy to-night) Friday prob
ably fair) moderate west winds.
Itiver
The upper portion of the main
river will rise slowly to-night
nnd Friday; the lower portion
will eontlniie to fall slowly to
night nnd begin to rise slowly
Friday. The lower portions of
the North nod West branches
will rise but not dreldedly. All
other streams of the system will
fall slowly or remain nearly
stationary, \ stage of about
d. I lert Is indicated for llurrls
hurg Friday morning
Cutting Down the Tree to Get the Fruit
IT MAKES IT EASY PICKING FOR A WHILE—
BI T WHAT WILL THEY DO NEXT SEASON?
OCEAN FLIGHT IS
ASSURED, SAYS
AMERICAN ACE
Captain Rickenbacker De
clares It Is Only a Matter
of Building Big Machine
"There is no question but what a
trans-Atlantic trip by airplane will
be made in the near future, skep-
tical as ninny persons are in regard
to such an event coming to pass,"
said Captain Eddie Rickenbacker,
erstwhile idol of the automobile rac
ing public, now American ace of
aces and winner of the Croix dc
Guerre and the D. S. C. who has re
cently returned font his victories on
the western front as commander of
the famous 94th (Hat-in-the-Ring)
Air Squadron, this morning. Cap
tain Rickenbacker was at the Penn-
Harris Hotel, having just arrived
from Wilkes-Barre where he lectur
ed last night.
"The trans-Atlantic flight is not
beyond reason due to the fact that
it is purely a matter of being able
to build a plane sufficiently large,
sufficiently fast and with enough
carrying capacity for fuel and sup
plies for a reasonable number of
hours to make this trip.
"in my opinion," Captain Ricken
backer said, "the lirst pilot to he
successful in making this trip will
start from Newfoundland or Ire
land.
"It is advisable to start from this
continent instead of the old world,
mainly in order to take advantage of
the trade winds which we know are
usually blowing eastward, anywhere
from ten to twenty miles an hour.
With this length of trip it is quite
easy to understand the immense ad
vantage one derives on such a flight
by starting from this country. I be
lieve that the best type of aircraft
for this purpose at this time would
be either a three-motor or four-mo
tor machine which would permit
one or even perhaps two of these
motors to break down and yet the
plane can maintain its line of flight.
I am also of the opinion that no less
than three men should undertake a
voyage of this kind, due to the great
mental and physical fatigue on a
pilot. There should be two pilots in
order that they may Interchange,
and a third man who is an expert
in navigation. My idea as to which
would be the better, between the
heavier-than-air and the lighter
than-air is easily defined —for the
Zeppelin type of airplane of a thir
ty-ton lond capacity is more relia
ble and would bo tble to maintain a
higher rate of speed than its equiva
lent heavier-than-air aeroplane, and
could be done with considerable more
comfort and pleasure to the passeng
ers should it be used for that pur
pose. " Captain Rickenbacker is
scheduled lu give one ol" his lectures
hers.
AMERICANS GET
OFFERS TO WED
IN ALIEN LAND
By Associated Press.
Vienna. April 17.—Foreigners,
especially Americans, are receiv
ing attractive marriage propos
als from families of wealthy
young women, who expect thus to
save something from the wreck
of their fortunes because foreign
property will be exempted from
nationalization. Women who
marry foreigners will be enabled
to travel freely over the frontiers,
with their families.
KIWANIS AND
ROTARY CLUBS
AT LUNCHEON
Businessmen's Organizations
in Vocal Combat at
Penn-Harris
Members of the Harrisburg Ro
tary Club were the guests of tho
Iviwanis Club of Harrisburg at a
rousing luncheon held at the Penn-
Harris this noon. "Pepful" songs,
vigorous speeches and stunts en
livened the program. Approximately
170 men were present, and, accord
ing to Assistant Manager George D.
Worthington, of the Penn-Harris,
"they certainly made things hum
around tho P.-H."
Dr. Harry B. Walter won the at
tendance prize at the luncheon, a
box of paper donated by Sam M.
Taylor, of the Johnston Paper Com
pany. Dr. Clayton Albert Sniucker,
pastor of the Stevens Memorial
Methodist Church, was introduced
as the speaker of the day, talking
on "The Raw of Royalty." He
preached the gospel of loyalty to
self, to the other fellow, to state,
city and nation ami to all humanity.
His address was witty and logical.
Features of the luncheon was the
singing of Albert Charles Gans, boy
soprano, and C. C. Gricr, of tho
Capital City quartet. The Kiwanls
and Rotary Club members had a
vocal combat, each declaring his
club the best.
V. H. Brackenridge, advertising
manager of the Patriot-News Com
pany, distributed handsome bronze
matchboxes. Among the guests were
Thomas Brennan. assistant man
ager of the Majestic theater: George
S. Reinoehl, president of the Har
risburg Chamber of Commerce, and
Allen Sangree, sporting editor of the
Harrisburg Telegraph. These were
t lie, guests of 1.. I'*. Noefe. president
or the club. The municipal orchestra
ijplayed. ,
CROWN PRINCESS
TAKES STEPS TO
OBTAIN DIVORCE
Statement by Mother Alleges
Cruelty and Numerous
Acts of Infidelity
Zurich, Aprill 17. —The former
German Crown Princess Cecile has
taken steps to divorce her husband,
Frederick William, according to a
statement given to Swiss newspapers
by the former Grand Duchess Aiia
stasie of Mecklenburg-Sehwerin,
mother of the former Crown Prin
cess.
The statement says that it long has
been the desire of Cecile to divorce
her husband, but that the presence
of the Hohenzollern family up to this
time had prevented her from carry
ing it out.
The statement of the grand duch
ess charges Frederick William with
cruelty to his wife, saying:
Flight Intercepted
"Sometime ago the situation be
came so unbearable that my daugh
ter actually fled from licr home.
She almost succeeded in reaching
Switzerland. Orders were sent from
Berlin to intercept her and she was
captured at the German frontier like
a common criminal and taken io
Berlin under arrest.
"My daughter will be able to place
before the German court overwhelm
ing evidence against lier husband and
will be able to prove against hini
many instances of the grossest
cruelty. llis infidelities were nu
merous and there is abundant proof
of them. His brutality was atro
cious. On more than one occasion
my daughter was treated with actu
al violence. She was bruised and
her face was disfigured by her hus
band's blows."
Miss Emma Mahan
Found Dead in Bed
Miss Emma Malian was found
dead in bed at the home of C. W.
Young, 1 North Eighteenth street,
early this morning. Miss Mahan had
been ill for some time and had been
staying at the home of her brother
in-law, Mr. Young.
Miss Mahan is survived by three
sisters. Miss Tda Mahan, Miss Mar
garet Mahan and Mrs. C. W. Young.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
TO RESIST PHONE ROOST
By Associated Press.
Albany. N. Y„ April 17. —The publ'c
service commission, second district,
directed its counsel to-day to take
summary proceedings sgainst the
New Voi k Telephone Company to
prevent the raising of rates in vari
ous parts of the State oa AUur
GERMANY IS GIVEN UNTIL MAY 15
TO ACCEPT OR REJECT TERMS FOR
PEACE AND END OF WORLD STRIFE
Reds Kill 1,800 in Ufa
By Associated Press
London, April 17.—Eighteen hundred persons, including 400
women, were murdered by the Bolsheviki tit. Ufa, according to a
telegram from Omsk received in official quarters here.
Ufa, one of the principal cities in the Orenburg district, near the
Siberian border, was taken by the Bolsheviki early this spring but
late in March was recaptured by forces of the Omsk All-Uussinn
government, which have continued to press back the Bolsheviki in
this region. Dispatches from Omsk dated April 5 and received on
Tuesday announced the massacre by the Bolsheviki of more than
2,000 civilians in and near the town of Osa, to the north of Ufa, in
this district.
83,000 DEATHS IN ONE
MONTH IN PETROGRAD
Lenine and Trotsky Seek Understanding Willi Moderate
Elements; Bolshevism Giving Way
to New Bourgeoisie
Copenhagen, April 17.—Bol
shevism in Russia is giving way to
a "new bourgeoisie," according to
the director of the Moscow Red
Cross committee who has arrived
here. Premier Lenine and War
Minister Trotzky arc trying to reach j
an understanding with the moderate j
elements in Russia.
The situation in Petrograd, the I
directcr reports, has been growing
worse and numerous anti-Bolshevik I
outbreaks have occurred there. In
February there were 83,000 deaths
in Petrograd compared to 123,000 in
January.
Stockholm, April 17.—The Bolshe
viki are carrying out rapid and
BLANQUET FALLS
IN BATTLING ON
CARRANZA RULE
Aged Mexican General Found
Dead After Force Is De
feated by Sanchez
By Associated Press.
Mexico City. April 17. General
I Aureliano Blanquet, war minister in
j President Huerta's cabinet, who re-
I cently was reported to have landed
1 in the Vera Cruz region for .he pur
| pose of starting a revolution against
j the Carranza government, was killed
j yesterday in a fight, near Chavaxtla
I village, according to press reports
| from Vera Cruz, which quote a re
port from General Francisco 1,. Ur
! quize, chief of military operations in
the region of Cordova and Orizaba.
Tfiking llrnd to Vcrn Crua
According to telegrams given out
| by General Urquize, the commander
] in the region of Chavaxtla, General
Guadalupe Sanchez, met a payty of
i rebels under Blanquet late yesterday
I afternoon, defeating them. The body
j of General Blanquet was found luter.
| General Sanchez telegraphed that he
was bringing General Blanquet's
| head to Vera Cruz to establish the
I identification. General Francisco
Alvarez was taken prisoner, together
with the family of Pedro Gavay, one
of the most active lieutenants of
Felix Diaz.
Illnnquet's lln ml Poorly equipped
Vera Cruz papers have recently
been printing numerous stories re
garding General Blanquet's proposed
revolt. These stories have been pub
lished in the United States, but Gen
eral Blanquet's claim that he had
40,000 men, with artillery and an air
plane, and that he was allied with
other factions, has been scouted of
ficially. The band which General
Blanquet was leading when lie was
killed was small and was pocrly
equipped, it is reported.
General Aureliano saileJ from New
York for a port in the West Indies •
on January 8 last. He was reported
with passports and credentials but I
the fact of his departure was known j
to only a few of his intimate friends. 1
He was accompanied by General Juan
Montano and Brigadier General Ku- I
rique Gonzales, with some minor of- ]
fleers . The party landed at an unfre- j
quented Mexican port late in March I
and was met by a guard sent by Felix !
Diaz and was escorted t.~> Texpalaxco, !
the headquarters of the Diaz forces.
Sines that time there nave been te
ports of operations by General Blan
quet and his chief. Senor Diaz.
Ost.eral Blanquet was 71 years c.'d.
Alfred M. Cleveland,
Retired Furniture Man,
Dies in His 81st Year
Alfred M. Cleveland died yesterday
at the home of Mrs. W. C. Aldinger
near llainlyn, aged 80 years. Mr.
Cleveland was a resident of this city
for many years, having; conducted a
furniture business for a long time in
Second street, below Chestnut from
which he retired some years ngo. He
was a member of Pine Street Presby
terian church, and the services will
be conducted by the pastor, Itev. Dr.
Lewis S. Mudgc. Mr. Cleveland was
also a member of Virginia May Lodge,
No. 88, F. & A. M„ of Fast Iladford,
Va.. and of Harrisburg Consistory,
A. A. S. It., thirty-second degreo and
Zembo Temple. A. A. D. N. M. S. The
funeral services will be held at the
funeral parlors of F. (.'. Neel.v, 908
North Second street, Saturday morn
ing at 11.30 o'clock. Burial will be
jxnAa is Harr lab una cuutui. . <
systematic annihilation of all the
bourgeoise elements in Riga, accord
ing to reports from Libau to the
Svenska Dagbladet.
The victims of the Bolshevik ter
ror are taken to the island of llasen
j in the Dvina River anil are said to
j number 70,000 including women and
children. No one is permitted to take
| food or money to the island.
London, April 17.—Continued
successes for Russian Soviet forces
along almost the whole of the west
ern Russian front, l'rom the Baltic
to the Black sea, are claimed in a
Russian official wireless dispatch re
ceived here to-day.
VICTORY LOAN
GETS UNDER WAY
IN FINE STYLE
Smaller Towns Already Pass
j ing Quota Set For Big
Campaign
Organization work to put across
j the Victory Liberty Loan witli a
Ismash that will be heard clear to
i Berlin and convince any dubious
German that America is still "behind
I this war," was rapidly being com
pleted to-day in anticipation of the
opening of the drive throughout
Dauphin, Perry and Juniata coun
ties, April 2S.
The contagion of success already
was in the air and leuders of the
campaign from every section of the
three counties—and particularly
j Harrisburg, to-day asserted that the
i goal is in sight—with a veritable
I mountain of work to be accomplish
ed, however, before that goal is
reached.
Paxtonia Goes Over
The first town in this district to
get over the top with its subscrip
tion is Paxtonia, which has already
bought all the quota allotted.
"Xow that we've sold as many
bonds as are allotted to us," said a
Paxtonia man to Chairman Alc-
Cormick to-day, "arc we to stop, or
are we to go ahead? Is it true that
oversubscriptions will not be per
mitted?"
Mr. McCormick told Paxtonia to
go ahead.
"Those who won't get all the bonds
they want," lie said, "are those per
sons or corporations which purchase
bonds over $10,000."
Port Royal Does Likewise
\\ ord was received this morning
that Port Royal is also over the top,
although the campaign does not
start for ten day's.
I The Port Royal N'ational hank at
I the request of its customers has sub
| scribed to the bonds representing Its
| quota, which is 15 per cent, of the
bank's resources.
I "Our folks want these bonds,
| and want to make sure of getting
I them, so at flieir request we have
j placed our order." said the bank.
Mayor Is Pleased
| Mayor Daniel L. Keister to-day de
clared himself as well pleased with
the outlook for the city. He is of the
opinion that the now issue will not
fall off in price after its issue.
"Secretary Glass is to be congratu
lated," he said, "on offering a secur
ity which will attract all investors,
both large and small.
"As for Harrisburg's participation
in the new loan, I have only to point
to the city's proud record in the
Fourth Loan. This warrants the be
lief that the people of this city will
come forward again , and do their
full share."
David Kaufman Pleased
David Kaufman, who lias been a
hard worker in all the loan cam
pains was particularly jubilant over
the outlook for the loan. •
"Just a word or two," he said. "Tt
is simply great and couldn't he much
better. I look to see the loan placed
with the greatest eu.se."
Among Foreign Horn
Particular (attention is going to he
given the work among the foreicn
born residents of the tri-county dis
trict. it was announced today.
Aliens have been among the bert
bond buyers in previous campaigns,
and that they will repeat seems cer-
JiaJo.
Pichon and Lloyd George
Cautious in Outlining
Demands to Be Made
VARIOUS ARTICLES NOW ARE IN
HANDS OF DRAFTING COMMITTEE
By Associated Press
Germany will be forced either to accept or reject the Allied
peace terms by May 15, according to reports printed in Paris. It
is indicated that no reply is expected before May 6. the Peace Con
ference being disposed to give the German government what it
considers ample time in which to digest the terms and frame its
reply.
What action would follow rejection* of the terms by the Ger
mans has not been forecast in reports from the French capital.
The refusal of Stephen Pichon, the
Breach foreign minister, to divulge!
Ihe details of the provisions of the
proposed treaty while speaking in
the Chamber of Deputies yesterday,!
and the failure of Premier David |
Lloyd George to speak in more than J
general terms before the House of'
Commons, would seem to indicate
that no intimation of the terms will j
he made public at present.
It was announced at a meeting of !
the Council of Ten in Paris yester-]
day afternoon that various articles:
of the pact now are in the hands oi l
the drafting committee and that the!
remaining articles would be dispos-;
ed of to-day. It seems probable, i
therefore, that the treaty is in a fairj
way to be completed very soon.
Norse anil Swiss Agents
Norway and Switzerland will act!
as agents of the allied and associated'
governments in feeding Russia, it has
been agreed at Paris. Representa
tives of France have made reserva-1
tions on the subject, and these will
be considered to-day. The plan is
opposed by Russian elements oppos-1
ed to the Bolsheviki, but It Is said I
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they probably will acquiesce in the
allied decisions.
Albania Wants Independence
Albania bus appealed to Premier
Clctnenceuu, as president of the
Peace Conference, asking for con
firmation of the complete indepen
dence of that country. Mere, too,
there is a willingness that the United
States should assume control of gov
ernmental affairs, at least until the
little country has organized its
political system.
The Communists tire still in con
trol of Munich tint heavy forces of
I lava rian troops are said to have be
gun nn advance on the Bavarian
capital, according to Berlin advices.
It is not known, however, whether
a decisive battle bus as yet been
fought.
The'question of the United States
becoming mandatory for Armenia
! and the ancient province of Cicllia,
j to tile southwest, is again being con
sidered at the Peace Conference.
Several of the entente powers seem
| disposed also to ask this country to
take over control of Constantinople,
a suggestion which is said to appeal
Ito some members of the American
I commission.