MIDDLE WEST MEN IN PORT Haverford Brings Troops Home From Liverpool and Brest /Philadelphia, May 19.—Soldiers j from the middle west made up the bulk of the 2,145 troops who ar-; rived here yesterday on the Ameri- j can line steamer, Haverford, from | Liverpool and Brest. The units on board were the 107 th j engineers, including one battalion of National Guardsmen from Milwau- I kee and one from northern Michi- i Ban; Camp Hospital unit No. 40, j comprising 160 men from Illinois; 107 th engineer train, hailing from j Michigan; two motor transport com- ! panies, Nos. 701 and 702, of the sup ply service in France, two companies j of casuals made up of men from j many states, numbers 1019 and 833, j and nine nurses from Liverpool hos- I pitals. The Haverford, which passed in ! the Delaware capes Saturday, lay j down the Delaware all night and reached her dock here at 9 a. m. Sunday. The Red Cross, the Salva- , tion Army and a good sized crowd | was on hand to welcome the soldiers. | As the Haverford slowly approached J the pier all aboard stood silent as a j municipal band played "Home, Sweet 1 Home," and then there was a riot of j noise when the bandsmen switched to "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here." ] The crowd ashore cheered and the men aboard cheered back and the j enthusiasm kept up until the units debarked and entrained for Camp | Dix, N. J., where they arrived this afternoon. The men were served ; with coffee, ice cream and cake be- | fore they left for camp. The 107 th engineers saw service with the army of occupation in Ger- j many, and the camp hospital unit was stationed for a year in the j American camp at Liverpool. Twenty-six men on the Haverford ; wore the Croix de Guerre and two of I them had both the Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross j pinned on them. These two were ] Lieutenant George W. Coolman, of j Glidden, Mich., and Sergeant William : Hartman. of Milwaukee. Colonel L. H. Collan. of Provi- j dence, R. 1., was in command of the ! I 07th engineers. Lieutenant Colonel ntis headed the camp hospital unit, j Two Pennsylvanians were among | Ihe officers—Captain Frank Hatton, of Chester, and Captain D. J. Hawk, Pottsville. Lieutenant A. X. Rohr, a | officer, wore the Red Keystone ; of the 28th division, but he was from j New York and was a member of the j 111 th infantry as a replacement. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv. J 15c WsSS^- — 45 Cigarettes for ISc (^^•>i^iU'^^Mi^q MONDAY EVENING, NEAR EAST NOW RIPE FOR CHOLERA Typhus Epidemic in Rumania Has Been Put Down, However Budapest, May 19.—Tho typhus epidemic which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in Rumania In the last two and ah aif years is still smouldering but American Red Cross physicians who are watching the sporudio outbreaks believe that the disease has "burned itself out." Their greatest worries now are the dangerous outbreaks of smallpox and isloated causes of cholera. The Xear East to-day, according to American, British and French physi cians who have completed their surveys, is ripe for an outbreak of cholera and the plague. Under nourishment, famine and the strain of war upon the civilian and military population has undermined the health of the nations of the Bal kans. The past winter was a terrible one. Refugees are returning to their homes to find them heaps of ruins. They are without everything. If it were not for the American Food Mission and the shiploads of food being brought into Rumania and under the auspices of the American Red Cross, Rumania to-day would be a nation of starving people. Local Rumanian physicians are fighting hard in co-operation with American doctors to confine the smallpox and cholera cases to cer tain districts. In one hospital Amer ican docetors found nine children dead from smallpox. The nurses working day and night to attend to the living cases had no time to re move the dead children from their beds. The Red Cross is fighting the smallpox epidemic particularly in the Dobrudja region. Medical sup plies and units, one doctor and two nurses are sent by a special Red Cross food boat which plies up and down the Danube to the river towns whence they travel inland to the centers where the disease is making the greatest inroads. WHERE WIVES ARE CHEAP I What is the market in wives? It jis said that among the Ainus the 1 price of one is a hear ham. The | Kaffir figure varies from four to ' eight oxen, according to the compe i tition for the particular bride. | A score of cartridges buys a wife | in Uganda, and the Australian black j gives the weight of his better half j in butter, while the Tartars in Turk i estan get as many wives as they | want at the rate of a box of matches ! each. In Wales wives are given away— ' they are paid for afterward, mostly |in weekly installments. —From the Cardiff Western Mail. PRINT NEWS OF LATIN AMERICA IS WISH OF POLK He Declares Newspapers Can Help Countries Understand Eaeh Other Better Washington, May 19.—That peace will be largely strengthened on the Western hemisphere by an extensive interchange of thought among the j peoples of the various countries was j the burden of a statement by Acting I Secretary of State Frank L. Polk I to-day in urging that the newspapers !of the United States devote more 1 attention to news of the Latin ! Americans countries. Mr. Polk said |he hoped the American newspapers ! would take this means of educating ; the people of the United States to ! better understand and appreciate the I importance and greatness of our | South and Central America and j pointed out that by lending their ; aid to the furtherance of this educa j tion, the newspapers would be t'ul | tilling a public duty to the Govcrn- I ment. "The more we know of the other countries of North and South Amer -1 ica," said Mr. Polk to-day, "the less ; likelihood there is of misunderstand- I ings. The nations of the world are j becoming more and more indepen dent daily with the increased effic j iency of transportation and ccmmun j ication facilities. Exchange of news I results inevitably in better relations land a fuller comprehension of the | efforts that are being made by the I different countries to solve the prob j lems of civilization. Improved ccm | mercial relations are accompanied ;by better cultural relations. I "One result of the European war i lias been to show the United States I how completely our interests lie in | this hemisphere. With peace re | stored, our interest in European af i fairs will be more theoretical than i real, but we have and must have .closer relations with our neighbors 'in Central and South America. The i people of Latin America are intensely i interested In the United States, The , newspapers of Central and South j America print a great deal of news | about this country. It would he of I incalculable benefit if the newspa ! pers of the United States would pay I more attention to news regarding I Latin America and in a very short time, these newspapers could cdu | eate the people to seek further in i formation and more news about our j neighbors to the South." : RED TERROR IX PERM I Omsk, May 19.—During the Bol | shevist rule, in the Perm district alone, the Red Guards executed I three bishops. 63 priests, six deacons and 44 monks. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH! LINDSLEY QUITS THE TREASURY Too Much "Red Tape" For Director of War Risk Insurance Washington, May 19. —Henry D. Lindsley unnounccs his resignation as director of the treasury's bureau of war risk insurance, declaring that excessive "red tape" and ponderous supervision of the treasury over minor routine matters made suc cessful 'administration impossible. The resignation was dated Satur day to take effect to-day, and had been requested three days ago by Secretary Glass following Director Lindsley's suggestion more than a month ago that unless he were given wider authority he would retire. j Secretary Glass issued a formal statement last night categorically denying the charges of Director Lindsley and criticising the director for failure "to observe the ordinary official amenities." Director Lindsley, whose home is Dallas, Texas, and who was head of the army's war risk section in France with the rank of colonel, to day made public correspondence be tween himself and Secretary Glass, telling liis story of what he said was serious interference on the part of the treasury with matters of appoint ment of even minor clerks, salaries of employes and other expenditures, administrative details within the bu reau. and publicity regarding allot ments, allowances, compensation and soldiers' insurance. Volume ot Sermons by the Rev. J. Ritchie Smith There has just been issued from the Westminister Press at Philadel phia, a volume of sermons by the Rev. Dr. J. Ritchie Smith, former pastor of the Market Square Pres byterian Church and now professor of homiletics at Princeton Theologi cal Seminary. The title of the vol ume is "The Wall and tho Gates." It is dedicated to the distinguished preacher's wife, who is well known among Harrisburg people. His friends in this city and wher ever he is known will be glad to learn that there has been preserved in permanent form this selection of sermons by an able interpreter of the Word. Among some of the ser mons in additions to "The Wall and the Gates." are the "The Immortal Dead," "The Divided Waters," "The Inevitable Past." True and False Re ligion," "Death and Life," "Con tentment," "Illusions" and "The Thoughts of Love." The price of this volume is $1.50 postpaid, the publishers being the Presbyterian Board of Publication,' Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia- MORGENTHAU SEES NEW WAR Former Ambassador to Tur key Predicts Outbreak in Fifteen Years Coblcnz, Friday, May 16.—Henry Morgenthau, the former American ambassador to Turkey, addressing an assembly of soldiers here last night, predicted that the United States would again bo involved in war within fifteen or twenty years. He said that at present the world was only enjoying a suspension of hos tilities. Mr. Morgenthau's address was on "the peace conference and its prob lems." "Do not go home and tell the peo ple the war is over," he said. "We have got to prepare for a greater conflict, a greater sacrifice, a greater responsibility. The younger men of America may yet have to tight." The former ambassador, who came to Coblenz from Paris, declared that many of the delegates to the peace conference would leave Paris dis satisfied and that this would bring on other misunderstandings. "The manifold and conflicting de mands of all the nations at the con ference," he went on, "are impossible of fulfillment. The nations are going to have further quarrels and dis putes and I believe that within fif teen or twenty years America will be called upon to save the world." Mr. Morgentha i urged the return ing Americans to enlighten the peo ple at home regarding tho extreme difficulties of a permanent peace in Europe. Lansing Sisters Get Bronze Medal Paris. May 19.—The Official Jour nal prints the tirst list of names of those whom the new decoration "The Medal of French gratitude" has been conferred. Miss Emma S. Lansing and Miss Katherine T. Lansing, sis ters of the American Secretary of State, are mentioned among those receiving the Bronze Medal, because of the courage displayed by the two while conducting canteen work sometimes under bomb rdment, at Epernay. Recipients of the silver-gilt medal of first-class number twenty-five, and the first names are: King of Spain, Queen of Great Britain'and Ireland, Queen Alexandra. Prince Arthur of Connaught, Princess Christian, and Princess Louise, whose qualifications are not mentioned. The others in clude Madame Cosmo de la Torriente and Madame Doltz, both of Havana, identified with sending Cuban prod ucts to the French Red Cross. REVENUE NOW GREATPROBLEM; Rural Members Want Ques-j tion Settled and a Date Set I For Final Adjournment i Settlement of the problem of how ' much money cun be appropriated by i tho Legislature this year will prob ably be made this week when prom- j inent emp'oyers, manufacturers and ; others come here for the hearingb on tho compensation and other bills which arc to be the center of inter- j est. In spite of statements that there will be a tax on capital invested In manufacturing, it is declared to night about the Capitol that it is not decided upon and Auditor Gen eral Charles A. Snyder holds to the opinion that if he is given additional authority, he can so increase rev enues by means of collections that new taxes would be unnecessary. Final estimates on the revenue in s'ght with and without the authority sought by the Auditor General, will be submitted this week and Gover nor William C. Sproul is expected to make some announcement. All preparations have been made to re vise the appropriation list and to reduce the bill carrying funds to conduct the State government, the college appropriations and the list of charities and other objects. Another question which will be determined will be what sum to allot to the State Welfare Commis sion, the teachers' retirement fund and the extension of forest reserves. State government items will also have to be pruned. Some of the rural members are commencing to be insistent about their appropria tions and what sums are going to be given for various public proposi- I rtic-nsj. whose continuance depends in a great measure upon what can be spared. Up-State members are also show ing signs of restiveness at the proc pacts of the session being prolonged until deep in June and there is a plan to have the Legislative League, which meets Tuesday, issue a state ment'to the effect that the date of final adjournment, should be set. Tt is probable that a new resolution to fix a date will appear to-night. The one, calling for May 29, was "canned" in the rules committee. The situation is growing much like what it was in the latter part of the session of 1913, when resolutions to adjourn finally appeared in the House once a week and leaders were finally forced to fix a date the last 'week in June. | What will probably bo the final i big hearings of the legislative ses j sion of 1919 w'" lake place on | Tuesday when ' lie Philadelphia charter revision bills will be dis- I cussed before the House committee lon municipal corporations and the ! proposed changes to the Si. tie coin i sensation code will uc submitted for comment by lite Senate commit tee on judiciary special. I Tlic Philadelphia charter hearings will be attended by many prominent Philadelphians and Governor Wil liam C. Sproul and Attorney General William I. Scliaffer will probably be present. Amendments to the bills will be proposed. It is probable that the bills will be reported to the House not many days after the hear ing. Objections will be made to the compensation changes by employers from various sections of the State. Both branches of the Legislature will meet at 9 o'clock to-night. The bulk of the Senate calendar is third reading bills and includes the Vickerman mothers' pension meas uro. Cox bill increasing penalties for removing manufacturers' num bers and other distinguishing marks from automobiles and regulating sales of second-hand cars and sev eral proposed constitutional amend ments. The resolution offering $3,000 reward for arrest and conviction of persons sending • infernal machines or threatening letters through the mails, is on second reading, having passed the House. Three liquor bills form a special order for the House commencing at 10 o'clock to-night. They are the Vickerman and Fox prohibition en forcement and Ramsey alcoholic content bills. The bills increasing salaries of legislators which would affect those elected in 1920 is on the postponed calendar, having been amended. There are sixty-three bil's cn second reading and many bills on postponed calendars. The bread by weight bill is among those on third reading. Building Associations Report an increased Demand For Loans Washington, May 19.—T0 obtain information regarding the present condition of building and loan asso ciations in all parts of the country and to ascertain the sentiment in re gard to the establishment of Federal Home Loan Banks, tho United States Department of Labor recent ly sent out a questionnaire, the re turns from which contain valuable information on t he building situa tion. According to the questionnaire re turns, 63 per cent, of the associa tions are now being offered more business than at this period of last year. Many of the reports show in creases- of from ten to fifteen hun dred per cent over 1918 in the vol ume of business. Forty per cent, of the associa tions report that ordinary receipts are insufficient to supply tho de- * mands for desirable loans. One- | half or more of the associations in the States of Connecticut, Michi- ' gan, Nevada, New Jersey, North ; Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania ; and Wisconsin are reported to be - thus hampered. Tho opposition to the proposed Federal Home Loan Bank measure, which is designed to enable building and loan associations to realize on their long-time mort- • gages and thus to meet increased demands for loans, is comparatively slight, less than 10 per cent, of the associations queried having opposed the plan, many of the-adverse opin ions having been accompanied by the admission that the exact object of the Federal Home Loan Banks was not understood. ROOSTER ATK IH6 KERNELS A storekeeper at Montgomery City has sprung a new one in the guess- ' ing game. He took a big rooster 1 and. after letting him fast for a day, 1 put him in his show window with a large pan of corn, the kerne's -of which hod been cohnted. He ofTere'd a prize to the persons guessing nearest the number of grains the rooster would eat In twen ty minutes. The rboster had a rav enous appetite and for five mln-'es It looked an if there would not be a single kernel left. But by the time the twenty min utes had elapsed, he had curled up in a corner. He had succeeded in putting away 486 grains. A woman, whose guess was 488, got the prize. MAY 19, 1919, Campaign Director Ward Predicts Centenary Success lialtlmon-, May 19.—Charles Sum ner Ward, of New York, national campaign director of the Methodist Kplscopal Centenary campaign, ad dressing a large gathering of Balti more clergymen and laymen, de clared that a survey of the entire Announcement! On Wednesday We Will Hold a Tremendous Sale of Screen Doors rjl We Purchased From I M WITMANBROS. .j| Wholesale Distributors i North 10th St., Harrisburg, Pa Their entire surplus stock of 486 SCREEN DOORS jn Assorted Sizes At far less than prevailing wholesale prices "THE CONTINENTAL BRAND" Entire purchase will go on sale in our BARGAIN BASEMENT WEDNESDAY See Announcement with full details and Prices in This Paper Tomorrow ■■■■■■■■■■■l More Cancelled Orders More Surplus Stocks ARE ARRIVING DAILY The Express Strike in New York Delayed Many Shipments which Are •* Now Arriving This Week's Special Sales A Big Sale of Women's and Misses' Capes A Big Sale of Children's Shoes Dates and Full Details Will Be Announced in Our Advertisements WATCH FOR THEM jWSStSG country shows that Metohdism with in ten days will go "over the top" with subscriptions totaling $105,- 000,000 for extended educational en deavors and for war reconstruction work. The meeting called by the Rev. Don 8. Colt, superintendent of the Baltimore district churches, brought together more than a hundred men who have assumed leadership in the Centenary campaign. 5
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