• V ' ■ ') . fit. ' , . ■ ■;• I- In Address Germany's President Tells Berlin Throng Teutons Will Never Sign ABte -* Terms HARIUSBURGTELEGRAPH . LXXXVTTI—NO... 117 14 PAuEs Da,l S'ta?^at offl^at l^^ n g UMW HARRISBURG, PA MONDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1919. os !ilw?£2ra£ SIKGUBCOPIIS HOME EDITION REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL AS CONGRESS MEETS Economy in Government and Reduction of Taxes Aro Keynotes of Session DEMOCRATS IN BACK SEAT Lose Majorities in House and Senate Held Since 1911 Session WASTE IS TO BE PROBED Whole Conduct of War Sub ject For Investigation; Constructive Program By Associated Press. Washington, May 19. — The "reconstruction" Con gress, assembled in extra ordinary session to-day un der the call issued by Presi dent Wilson from Paris May 7. marks the return to power of the Republicans and loss by the Democrats of con trol over the national legis lative body. Organization of both the Senate and House by the new majority was to-day's principal business.. The work before the Con gress, the 66th of the American republic, is passage before July 1 of the seven regular annual appropriation bills which fail ed in the filibuster last March. After that will come consideration of the Peace Treaty and covenant of the League of Nations, and railroad, shipping, revenue, woman suffrage, prohibition, Army and Navy and . much other legislation. Many in vestigations, particularly into war activities, also are expected. Republicans Control The Republicans to-day for the first time since 1911, had majorities in both branches of Congress as a result of Congressional elections last November. In the House they have a margin of two score votes, but in the Senate their majority is only two, raising questions, in view of factional and other differences, of future action. With President Wilson a Demo crat. the change in the political com plexion of Congress presented a sit uation similar to that during the last two years of former President Taft's administration, when there was a Democratic House and to President Cleveland's administration, in which there was a Republican Congress. The Senate assembling to-day had 4 9 Republicans and 4 7 Democrats. The new House roll lists 238 Repub icans, 189 Democrats, 2 Indepen dents, 1 Prohibitionist, 1 Socialist and 4 vacancies, all in Democratic districts —a total of 435. The House division gives the Republicans a ma jority of 4fi over the Democrats and 49 over ail combined opposition. Republican action promises, how ever, to be restrained by President Wilson's veto power, as a two-thirds vote is necessary to override a veto. Co-operation between administration officials and the Republicans is ex pected upon uncontested matters. Precedents Established Assembling of the new Congress was marked by the establishment of more precedents. It was the first time that Congress had convened with a President in Europe, and his opening message cabled from for eign soil. The President's message was not to be sent to Congress until to-morrow, and it probably will make no reference to the Peace Treaty, as Mr. Wilson expects to ap pear personally to present the treaty next month. The President's ab (Continued on Page 4) More of 28th Division Will Arrive Home Today Additional Harrisburg men of the Keystone Division are expected to arrive In this city as civilians during the late afternoon or early evening, advices from Camp Dix. N. J_ indi cate. These men are members of the divisional headquarters troop and detachment, the discharge of which was started yesterday morning. It is alrriost impossible to tell how many men may arrive in the city dur ing the afternoon. All of the men of the troop and detachment desiring to be discharged and to come home at this time, are having that privi lege accorded them, and it ts difficult to say exactly how many of them ■ are availing themselves of the op portunity, Captain Henry M. Gross, a member of the divisional staff at his home tn this city, says. Camp Dfx advices are to the effect that the men were scheduled to leave there at noon. They are expected to travel on regular trains. Currency Comptroller Is Charged in Court Charges that John Sketton Williams comptroller of the currency harassed and persecuted the First National Bank of Canton, by calling upon the.n for numerous special reports, ( which it was a hardship to produce, are brought by the banking Institutivn, scheduled to bo argued In Federal Court this afternoon. Congressman Louis T. McFadden, who has been opposing Williams on the floor of Congress, is president of the bßnk. it is said that Williams called "of the special report< ,n <r d< r lo hi log about the financial ;uin o. JlcFudden ' The New Housekeeper | MRS.J.E.KUNKEL, MEMBER OF OLD FAMILY, DIES Was Active in Church and Charitable Work For Generations Mrs. Elizabeth Crain Kunkel, widow of John C. Kunkel, for years one of the most prominent attorneys of Central Pennsylvania, died this morning at her residence. 17 South Front street, aged more than eighty years. Mrs. Kunkel had been ill since January. Mrs. Kunkel was a native of Har risburg, born only a few doors from the home she occupied for many years and where she died to-day. She was the daughter of Dr. Wil liam Wilson Rutherford, a member of the Rutherford family which set tled in this county before the French and Indian war. Her father was for years a leading physician of this community and a man of great ability. Her mother was Eleanor Reed Crain, a member of the Crain family of Cumberland county, which gave officers to Washington's army. John C. Kunkel, to whom Mrs. Kunkel was married shortly before the Civil War, was a descendant of John Christian Kunkel, head of the Kunkel family In this section of the State, who came to America in 1766 and whose eon, Christian Kunkel, founded the family in Harrisburg in 1786. Mr. Kunkel served in the Legislature in 1844, 1845 and 1850. In 1851 he was elected Senator from Dauphin county and was chosen as speaker. He was elected to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Con gresses from this district and served with distinction, declining re-elec tion. He retired in 1858 and de voted himself to the practice of law. becoming one of the most noted members of the profession in this part of the State. He died in 1870. Mrs. Kunkel was u woman of great charity and served for years as president of the board of man agers of the Home for the Friend less which her family had been in strumental in startfng and much in terested in and a liberal contributor to the Civic Club. Y. W. C. A.. Red Cross and other institutions of her native city. Mrs. Kunkel was vi tally interested In prohibition and woman suffrage. From her girlhood she was active in Market Square Presbyterian Church and for years was a teacher in its Sunday school, a generous supporter of all chnrch works. When the Harrishurg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Rev olution was organized Mrs. Kunkel was one of the charter members and at her death was a vice-regent. She was a charter member of the Col onial Dames and of the Daughters of 1812, and also one of the mem bers of the Dauphin County His torical Societv In whose researches she took much interest. Mrs. Kunkel is survived by one grandson. John C. Kunkel. 3d, her son. John C. Kunkel, Jr., having d'ed a few years ago. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. BIG DRIVE FOR THE SALVATION ARMY GETS UNDER WAY Mayor Krister Tells How Or ganization Has Aided Harrisburg HOW TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS The executive committee of the Salvation Army Home Serv ice campaign which starts to-day appeal to all Harrisburg women for co-operation in furnishing doughnuts. Every woman who has the ability to make a real, honest-to - goodness doughnut should contribute, and have her supply at the local headquarters, the old Gilbert store, 219 Mar ket street, any time from Tues day noon to Thursday noon. The big public sales of doughnuts will take place Wednesday from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m.r Thursday, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.; Friday, from 10 a. m. to 9j). m. The receipt for the Pershing doughnut which, however, does not need to be followed accurately, calls for 5 cups of flour, 2 ccrps of sugar, 5 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 1 teaspoonfui of salt, two eggs, 1 \ cups of milk, one tablespoon ful of lard. Knead, shape, drop into mad hot lard. A Liberty Bond is offered t.o the woman who produces the most. This wfTl be doughnut and Salva tion Army week in Harrisburg, with the delicious "crullers" mostly in evidence Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The executive committee, under Captain H. M. Stitie, had the [Continued on Page 4.] HAVE YOU GOT A GIRL OR SEED POTATOES? HERE'S NEWS Medium to Give Inside Inform ation to the Perplexed at Willa-Villa on Many Dark Points Some of the mystery lis beliig- strip ped from the "doings'" planned for the pagoda now being built in the heart of the three willows at Wllla-Vllla, Liemoyne, where, Thursday afternoon and evening a Skylark is to be held for the benefit of the Pure Milk So ciety's summer fund. "Please say," said the executive committee this morning "that a me dium is being brought here from New York, who will disclose mysteries of the past and future to all who wish to know the proper phase of the. ©je otar-3n&cpcitbcnl. HARDSCRABBLE PARK APPEAL IS IN LAST COURT Harrisburg City Appeal Ar gued Before Supreme Court During This Morning The proceedings tn the condemna tion of that portion of the rfver front of Harrisburg between Herr and Calder streets, known as Hardscrab ble, and desired to complete the improvements along the banks of the Susquehanna which have made Har risburg famous, were argued in the court of last resort in Pennsylvania this morning. It was the second case to he heard by- the Supreme Court at the opening of its annual May sit ting and was soon concluded. The justices asked few questions and it is believed that the decision will come later In the year. The whole proposition ts one of payment for the buildings erected on the river side of Front street for the three blocks. The right of thd city to acquire by purchase or con demnation is not involved, the ques tion being whether the owners of the houses are entitled to be paid for the buildings they erected on the bank of the river when it was generally understood that the bank was re served for ultimate public improve ment. The City of Harrisburg ap pealed from the decision of the Dau phin county court which allowed compensation for buildings in the | Dintaman case, this being made the test. City Solicitor John E. Fox argued the case for the city and George R. Harnett and 8.. F„ Nead for the ap pellee.. moon in which to plturt potatoes or propose." The medium's" range It will bo ob~ served, is a wide ana During the supper hour singers will enterrtalh; and a particular fea ture will be the appearance of .Miss Jean Raaiuh, who, with a quartet choruH, will sihg- "Salvation Lassie of Mine." Mhoh interest is bein* taken* in the promised appearance of Miss (Continned on Pace l) J HAWKER NEARING IRISH COAST IN FLIGHT ACROSS OCEAN IN PLANE; NC-3 HEADS FOR PONT A DELGADA Sentinels on Coast Keep Up Watch LONDON WAITS HIS ARRIVAL ! Aviator Was Still Out of Sight at 4 This Afternoon By Associated Press. LONDON, May 19. The manager of the Sop with Airplane Company received a report at 5 o'clock this afternoon that Aviator Hawker was 150 miles off Ireland at 4 P. M. to-day. The Air Ministry an nounced shortly after 5 o'clock that it had no con firmation of the report that Hawker was off Ire land at 4 o'clock this aft ernoon. London, May 19.— Naval and military outlooks on the western coast of Ireland re ported at 2 o'clock this aft ernoon that they had seen no sign of Harry G. Hawk er, the Australian flyer, attempting the flight over the Atlantic in a Sopwith airplane. According to an unofficial re port received bv the Navy here. Hawker in his airplane had been i sighted off the coast of Ireland, j 500 Miles Off Irish Coast The Sdpwith Airplane Com ! pany has received a report that i Hawker was 500 miles off the Irish coast at 3 p. m. London anxiously awaited news of the aviator during the day, but up to 4 o'clock this afternoon there was no official confirmation of the report he had been sighted off Ireland. St. Johns, N. F„ May 19.—A report was received here at noon to-day i (10.30 a. m. New York time), that i Harry G. Hawker's Sopwith biplane ! had been sighted off the Irish coast. ! Rajmham Sends Congratulations There was great rejoicing by his associates here and Frederick P. Raynham, his rival, whose trans- Atlantic start, came to grief here yes terday, immediately cabled con gratulations. •New York. May 19.—Harry G. Hawker is an Australian, 27 years old. He began his career as a me chanic and rose to the rank of a fly er under tutelage of Sopwith, one of the earliest Rritish airmen. He first came into prominence on October 24, 1912, when, flying a Ropwith biplane, designed after the pattern of the Wrights, he estab lished the then British record of 8 hours and 23 minutes for a dura [Continued on Page 7.] Smoky City Stranger Loses Even His Shoes Even his shoes were taken from him, a Pittsburgh stranger told De tective C#rson, when found sitting on a park bench along the River Front, in relating a tale of his being robbed by several men. His watch was gone, his purse was missing and little of any value was left in his pocket, Detective Car son found in the search. Then he got busy and secured a pair of shoes for the unfortunate Pittsburgher who started on his way back to the Smoky City. Medio, Who Slew Fellow Countryman, Pays Penalty j By Axmciatcd Pros. Bellefbnte,, Pa., May 19.—Patsy Medio, alias Patsy Mita. of Fayette county, was electrocuted at the Roekview penitentiary to-day for the murder at Dawson. Pa., a year ago, of a fellow countryman in a drunken brawl. No one claiming the body. Medio was buried in the penitentiary cemetery. MAT SDK STATE By Associated Press. Washington, May 19.—The Su preme Court to-day granted the! States of Ohio and Pennsylvania permission to institute original pro ceedings against the flate of "West Virginia, to contest the validity of a State statute restricting the trans portation of natural gas from that State into those * adjoining. J Fight Naval Battle By Associated Press Holslngfors, May 19.—British warships engaged the Russian Bol shevik fleet in a thtrty-flye-minute tight in the Gulf of Finland Hun day. The Bolshevlki fled lo Kronstadt after one of their vessels had been sunk and another stranded. Warsaw, May 19.—The Ukrainian offensive on the Prusy-Kamlen opol line, north and east of Lemborg, has been repulsed by the Poles with heavy losses to the attackers, an official statement issued by the Polish War Office to-day says. North of Kulikoff, north of Rom berg, the Poles have made a considerable advance and they also have gained a victory on the Voth.vnian front near Zolkieff, north west of Kulikoff. GERMANY WILL NOT SIGN, EBERT ASSERTS Teuton President, Addressing Sunday Demonstration, De elarcs Peace Pact Will Not Be Accepted; Allies Cease Efforts to Feed Russia, Due to Reds' Activities Declarations that Germany! will not acquiesce in the de- j mauds made upon her by the; Peace Treaty continue to come from high sources in the Ger man government. President Ebert is quoted to-day in Ber lin dispatches as having reiter ated at a Sunday demonstra tion in Berlin that the peace; terms never would be signed by j Germany. Meanwhile the uncertainty that had prevailed over the statue of Count Von Rrockdorft-Rantzau, head of the German peace mission, has been solved. The count, who left Paris Saturday for Spa to meet government representatives from Berlin and who, it was reported, might not return because of differ ences in the delegation over Ger many's peace policy, ia, : hack in Ver sailles. He returned' there this morning, as likewise did Herr Landsberg and Herr Giesberts, two other members of the mtssion who went to Berlin last week for con sultations. Their return makes the personnnel of the German delega tion at Versailles again complete. Council of Four Has New Nob; Germany's note in relation to' the status of her religious missions in foreign lands was taken up by the Council of Four at its meeting this morning. This note was handed to M. Clemenccau. president of the Peace Conference, yesterday morn ing, but the details of its proposals have not been made public. The Council also planned to con sider matters relative to Bulgaria and Turkey at its meeting to-day. The delegates of those two nations ptjobably will be called to Paris soon after the Allies present their peace terms to Austrian and Hungarian representative®. Austrian Treaty Delayed The terms of peace will probably not be presented to the Austrian delegation until next week. It was annonnced a few days ago that the treaty would be ready for submis sion on Wednesday but. as Hungary has not yet sent any delegation, it seems likely that some delay may be necessary. The presentation of credentials by the Anstrians occurs at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Allies End Food Effort Dispatches from Paris indicate that the Allies will make no further effort to provide food for the Rus sian people, as a result of the re fusal of M. Tchitcherin, the Bolshe vik foreign minister of Russia, to meet, the allied conditions, which stipulated that the Bolshevtki would cease making war on countries ad jacent t.6 Russia. Polish Premier Expected Premier Paderewski. of Poland, Is expected to arrive in Paris on Thursday. The crtsis which has de veloped in his country, it is be lieved in Peace Conference circles, ran be adjusted so that M. Paderew ski will retain office as premier. A dispatch from Paris says he may ask that Poland be released from promises made relative to hostili ties with the Ukraine. A truce was recently arranged between Poland and the Ukraine, but recent reports have declared that Simon Petlura, the Ukrainian peasant leader, has gone over to the Bolshevlki. $132,500 AWAITS AVIATOR HAWKER Here are the prizes which await the first British-made air plane to cross the Atlantic oeo.nn: London Daily Mail EO.AOO Mrs. Victoria W. Martin. 5,000 Antoinette engine owners 00,000 Autocar Magazine ...... 2,500 Aero Club of America.... 10,000 Laurence B. Phillips .. . 5,000 Total .$ LI 2,6 00 THE WEATHER] For Hsrrlsl>ur K and vicinity! Increasing cloudiness probably followed by showers to-night nml Tursdny. Xot much change In temperature, lowest to-night about .IS degrees Rlveri The mnlu river will rise slowly this afternoon nn(l to night nail probably will begin to fall slowly Tuesday. Alttrlbu turics will probnlily fall some what except some of the smaller streams, which may arise as a result of the showers Indicated far the Susguehsnna Watershed in the next 8H hours. HUNS SHOUT OUT AGAINST ALLIES By Associated Press. Paris, May 19.—Describing ic cent demonstrations before the Adlon Hotel in Berlin, a dispatch lo the Temps from the German c-upiial says the crowd shouted "Down with France, England, America, Ciemenceuu, Foch and Wilson." It says that the shouts against Wilson seemed to indicate that lie is particularly reviled by the Ger man populace, public opinion "not pardoning him for interpreting the fourteen points at variance with the German interpretation of them." *********** $ t : ? • * 4 : I 4j * 14* * i 4 4* i 4* 1 -s : i i *** • T * 4 ! I? J! ! jp { 4 t 4 !i 4 4 x II J X 4 4 '• nvied >J ± PITTSBURGH RIDES AGAIN J t :4: 4* X T* J 4 I t DENT AN REDS 4 T £■ <* 'ie Bolshr rl* jr ki in the ton lijii t MARRIAGE LICENSES [I J, Stimuel W. CrrlKkton, Yrigrrtawn, and I.aara V. Waaler jKV- * ► f toona. Homer Halteman, Jaekaon, Ohio, nnd Rath M. MahL Boo> M oja rtaburs. * Towers Crew Are Found Navy's Officers. Certain Chief Is Located DRIVEN AWAY BY SEA WIND By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, May 19.—The lost naval sea plane NC-3, commanded by Commander J. H. Towers, lost in mid-ocean since 5.15 Saturday morning, was to-day re ported to the Navy De partment proceeding to ward Ponta Dalgada un der her own power seven miles from land. This message was re ceived at the Navy De partment early this after noon from Rear Admiral [Continued on Page 7.]
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