British Air Ministry Gets Ready to Accord Reception to Crew of NC-4 at Plymouth on Arrival LXXXVIII— NO. 126 14 PAGES ""US??,cSHPiSiSSSb?"' HARRISBURG. PA. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1919. J-'SMBLgiM nSSS.'SHS. HOME EDITION COUNTY JOINS IN FIGHT TO KEEP HIGHWAY OPEN Tell Viewers Clark Valley Road Is Most Important THE RAILROAD IS BLAMED Upper End Men Say Scheme Is to Enclose Vast Game Preserve Declaring that by closir.-g the road through Clark's Valley in Rush township the only highway from that district leading to the county seat will not be available to residents, that such action would tend to de crease property values from 20 to 50 per cent., and would also close large fishing and hunting grounds, were statements made by the coun ty commissioners to-day in objecting to the move to shut oft about 1114 miles of the road. The board of viewers held a spe cial meeting this morning in the city council chamber at which the county officials voiced their protects. C. C. Cumbler, president of the board of commissioners, said it had taken action opposing the move to close the road for these reasons: "We feel that as it is the only road in that valley it should remain open. It is the only means of access to the county seat unless the people go into another county, and if they do that they must travel a much great er distance. Not only that, but thou sands of acres of territory will be cut off from the county seat, and will have no public road running through it. We believe it is our duty to protect our interests and to look to the future." Means IToperty Loss When County Solicitor Philip S. Moyer asked him about the effect on property values should the road be closed Mr. Cumbler said: "It may possibly decrease them 50 per cent. It will certainly cause some de crease." Commissioner H. M. Stine asked the purpose of seeking to close the highway. Paul G. Smith, chairman of the board of viewers, explained that the reasons given by the peti tioners was that the road was not in good condition and seldom used. Corporation Interested It Is known by peisons fighting the move to close the road that the Dauphin Consolidated Water Com pany, a subsidiary of the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company, is hack of the project. In fact an attorney for the water company and a realty agent for the same corporation, were the only two persons at the hear ir.-g again to-day to appear for the petitioners seeking to have the road closed. The water company controls or owns the bulk of the land abut ting on the road, and the sportsmen in the upper end of the county de clare it is a move on the part of the corporation to close off a big tract known- to be one of the finest hunt ing and fishing places in the State and make it a private preserve. Commissioner Stine made these re marks to the viewers: "There is a harger question here than the mere saving of a few dollars to the town- J ship for road repair and school maintenance. This land if closed will shut off a large fishing and hunting district. The county com missioners are not in- sympathy with the establishment of large private es tates shutting off the public. We want to enlarge the opportunities for enjoyment for the general public who can't afford to buy large pre serves. This road closing does not apply and will not affect Rush town ship or.-ly. The remaining districts j of the county must: be considered, I too." i Road in Good Shape Nathan Hummel, assessor in Rush ] township, when called to the witness j stand, estimated that properties in the j township affected by the road closing J would decrease at least 20 to 25 per cent, in value if the highway is not j kept open. Dr. I. A. Keiter, AViconisco, who has ' traveled over the entire upper end of ! the county since boyhood, was called ; to tell about the condition of the , stretch of roadway in question. He ' told the viewers that it was in better i condition than some highways in Ly- j kens and AVashington townships, and j was always passable except during a J severe snowstorm such as will close I any road in the valley because of j drifts. He also said the main road i from Millersburg to Klizahethville is | in no bqfter condition, and sometimes I even worse than the one in Clarks J Valley after a rainstorm. J. William Bowman, this city, and | Ous M. Steinmetz, both of whom had traveled over a large part of the high- i way less than three weeks ago by au- j tomobile, testified that it was in good ! condition. Mr. Steinmetz predicted that It would be a bad move to close the road now. as eventually it may become one of the main highways be tween this city and pottsville. Cuts Off Cemetery County Solicitor Moyer, H. B. Sauss itnan, representing sportsmen in the upper end of the county, and H. E. Buffington. Lykens. of the Auditor General's Department were present at the hearing to-day. Argument of the testimony presented will be heard by the viewers next Tuesday and they will present their final report to the court on Monday, June 9. During the hearing this morning the attorney for the water company in discussing the question raised by the viewers about permission to relatives to visit the graves in a cemetery in the valley within the district which would be closed by vacating the road, made this remark: "I am authorized to say that the railroad—l mean the water company will give permits at any time to relatives to go to the cemetery, should the viewers decide to vacate the public road." • SALVATION ARMY WINS GOAL New York. May 29.—The Salvation Army's campaign for a $13,000,0000 home service fund has passed its goal, according to latest reports from all sections of the country, received here to-day. HARRISBURG SgSSSSSit TELEGRAPH Slttr-Jnbepcnitent.. Helping Them to Make Up Their Minds CAN "WE BE OF I MWS ITEM: THE AUJED GENERALS HAVE BEEN' ORDERED BACK TO THE FRONT. 8-STORY OFFICE BUILDING IS TO GO UP AT ONCE State Leases Structure to Be Erected by Henry Clastcr The State of Pennsylvania to-day made a contract with Henry C. Piaster for a three-year lease of an eight-story office building to be con structed on the site of the old Board of Trade building at Market and Riyer streets, the walls of the pres ent structure to be used. The new building is to be finished January 1, next. Superintendent George A. Shrein er, of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings, expects that the new building which will make available 50,000 square feet of space will re lieve the congestion due to the ex pansion of various departments, no tably the Highway Department; tho removal of branches of the govern ment now in buildings in Capitol Park extension and bureaus to be brought here from Philadelphia and other places under the Governor's policy of concentrating offices here. The new building is to be fireproof. No determination has been reach ed yet about the location of head quarters of the Workmen's Compen sation Bureau or the Board of Cen sors. I The State Livestock Sanitary • Board will be moved from the Russ building, at Fourth and North to jthe Masonic Temple and the doou- J \ ment distribution division to the I I State Printery, in Cameron street , I Removal of wires from the part jof park extension to be occupied . by the new office building will start immediately. The detailed plans for this building which will contain 70,- . 000 square feet, will soon be ready i for advertising:. 28th Division Men Are to Be Banquet Guests Tonight At the Penn-Harris hotel this evening the Home Folks Victory Association will tender a banquet to about 400 members of the 28th Di | vision. A reception to the returned | soldiers will be held in Chestnut street auditorium following the ban quet. Arrangements were completed for the reception and banquet late this afternoon. BOVS SKULL FRACTURED Claude Engle, Jr., 10 years old, of 2056 Penn street. Is in the Harris burg Hospital with a fractured skull, as a result of being thrown from his , bicycle when struck by a trolley car at Second and Woodbine streets. The accident occurred last evening and an i operation was performed at the Har risburg Hospital to relieve the pres sure on his brain. His condition is reported as being fair. WILSON CABLES HIS MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS By Associated Press. Washington, May 29.—Presi dent Wilson has cabled the fol lowing Memorial Day message to the American people: "My Fellow Countrymen— "Memorial Day wears this year an added significance and 1 wish, if only by message, to take part with you in its observation and in expressing the sentiments which it inevitably suggests. In observing the day we commem orate not only the reunion of our own country but also now the lib eration of the world from one of the most serious dangers to which free government and the free life of men were ever ex posed. We have buried the gal lant and now immortal men who died in this great war of libera tion with a new sense of conse cration. Our thoughts and pur pose now are consecrated to the maintenance of the liberty of the world and of the union of its peo ple in a single comradeship of liberty and of right. It was for this that our men conscientiously offered their lives. They came to the field of battle with the high spirit and pure heart of crusad ers. We must never forget the duty that their sacrifice has laid upon us of fulfilling their hopes and their purpose to the utmost. This, it seems to me, is the im pressive lesson and the inspiring mandate of the day. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON." MORE UNITS OF FAMOUS 79TH IN HOME PORTS Thousands of Central Penn sylvania Boys on Big Transport Scores of Harrisburgers and Cen tral Pennsylvanians, members of the 316 th Infantry and the 304 th En gineers, Seventy-ninth Division units, arrived in the port of New York this morning after being overseas for al most a year, during which time they took part in some of the hottest campaigns of the war. These men arrived abroad the transport Kroonland, which set sail from St. Nazaire, France, about ten days ago. A total of 3,811 troops were abroad. Seventy-ninth units included di vision headquarters and a motor transport detachment, 42 officers and 126 men: 304*h Engineers, com panies A to F inclusive and detach ments, 51 officers and 1,495 men. [Continued an Page 3.1 MAYOR ASKS FOR TRIBUTE TO MEN WHO GAVE LIVES Special Memorial Day Feature to Mark Observance Here Recognizing the special signifi cance of the observance this year with scores of youths back in their homes after months of army service both on this and the other side of the Atlantic, Mayor Daniel L. Kiester to-day issued a proclamation asking that the city devote "Five Minutes for Memories" to accord tribute to the soldier dead of the nation of past wars. All Industry and business places are asked to be stopped for five minutes at noon in Mayor Keister's procla mation. He asks that a silent tribute be paid at this time to the men who have made tremendous sacifices for the nation in the several conflicts in which the nation has participated. Overseas Men to Parade Arrangements for the Memorial Day observances throughout' the city are much the same as ever. Re turned veterans of the past war will participate In the day's exercises as [Continued on Page 13.] I TECH HONORS MEMORY OF NINE WHO DIED IN WAR High School Boys Hold First Service of Its Kind in History of the Institution As a fitting memorial to the nine sons of the Technical High school who died on the field of battle in the Great War, a special memorial serv lve was held in the school • audi torium this morning in which tribute was paid to Tech's brave men who paid the supreme sacrifice. The Honor Roll Earl Martin. Eugene Davis. Marcel von Bereghy. Ray Johnson. Herman Rhoads. Eewis Houseal. John Morgan. Jay Hoffert. George Fitzpatrlck. William H. Fortna. of the Senior class, delivered the panegyric, read ing a short sketch of the lives of each of the dead heroes. Included in the eulogy were many extracts from letters that had been received by the parents and relatives of the former Tech students, who lie for the most part on the battlefields of France. Included In the audience were many of the parents and relatives of the deceased, together with mem bers of the Governor's Troop who had been in the same companies with the fallen heroes. , GERM A NANS WER TO PEACE TREATY TAKES FORM OF OBSERVATIONS OF TEUTON ENVOYS ON PACT DEMANDS Counterproposals of Enemy Are Now in Hands of Allies FIND FAULT IN FOES' DEMANDS Fiume Is to Become Independent City Powers Decide Paris, May 29.—The counter proposals formulated by the German delegation at Versailles have been delivered to the French authorities. The pro posals probably will go before the Council of Four of the Peace Conference at this morning's ses sion. The German reply was received in instalments. The first instalment, comprised 88 pages. Other instal ments followed this and it was un derstood that the delivery of the document would be completed with in the time limit. The reply is written in German and bears the caption: "Observa tions of the German Delegation on the Conditions of Peace." Germany to-day made formal re ply to the treaty terms presented to her on May 7. While not as voluminous as recent reports have led the world to expect, the German counter-proposals appear to take is sue with the Allies on nearly all the important phases of the treaty, according to summaries received from Berlin and Paris. Immediately after the presenta tion of Germany's reply. Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, chief of the enemy peace mission, will, according to report, leave Paris for Spa. Whether his departure will mark his retirement as a member of the German peace mission is not known. Several minor members of the Ger man mission left Paris for Germany yesterday. This afternoon a plenary session of the Peace Conference will be held for the purpose of communicating to the nations which broke relations with Austria the peace terms which the Council of Four has decided to present to the representatives of the former dual empire. There is as yet some doubt as to the subject mat ter of the terms, reports indicating that the reparation clauses will be presented at a latei - meeing. Dispaches from Paris indicate an agreement by the Council of Four on questions relative to the Adriatic and the city of Fiume. That city, according to the latest reports, is to be an independent municipality. Regarding the other arrangements made it is stated that certain of the Dalmatian Islands are to go to Italy, but it is understood that she will not get the Adriatic ports of Zara and Sebenico. liCninc Issncs Statement A statement has been issued by Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik prem ier of Russia, attacking Bela Kun, chief of the Soviet in Hungary, ac cording to a London dispatch. The statement Is said to assert that Mos cow is the "center of the world revo lution and must be obeyed." American troops are apparently to be immediately withdrawn from northern Russia, transports having arrived at Archangel with British forces which will relieve the men who have been holding the lines dur ing the last winter. Following the eulogy by William Fortna, Dr. J. George Becht. of the State Department of Education, ad dressed the students of the school. Quoting from Colonel McCrea's poem, "In Flanders' Fields," Dr. Becht said: "If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, tho' poppies blow In Flanders' fields." The speaker charged the audi ence with the responsibility of "keeping the faith" for the sake of | democracy. Continuing, he spoke of l his experience abroad, meeting the English, French and Italian sol diers. While he expressed admira tion for all of them, he stated that the American doughboy possessed something that none of the others had. "Spirit and Initiative Were two things that carried the American soldier over the top," was his state ment. lb was an impressive service that will linger long in the memory of Tech students, who cherish the memory of these fallen dead, some of whom would have gradua* A this year with the class of 191'W The service was concluded with the singing of the National anthem, while soldiers present stood at at tention. Rally Against Daylight Repealer By Associated Press. New York, May 29.—Marcus M. Marks, president of the National Daylight Association, to-day sent appeals to Chambers of Commerce throughout the nation to join in a protest against the repeal of the daylight saving law. "The repeal of the daylight saving law, without giving the repre sentatives of daylight ts!>T,ig a hearing, will be pernicious class leg islation, says Mr. Marks. "It has been said a few farmers are op posed to the act. but, on the other hand, millions are in favor of the extra hour of sunlight. In a year it has saved more than 1 000 - 000 tons of coal, minimized eye strain by obviating work under the glare of gas and electricity, has promoted general health by giving the workers time in the sunshine after their day's duties has In creased amateur gardening, thereby reducing the abnormally high expenses for food, and has lowered the gas and electric light bills "A concerted protest by ail living in the cities by letter and tele gram to their Senators and Representatives will make Congress real ize that millions favor daylight saving where a few thousands oppose " CITY'S FAULT FLYS LEARNS School Children Engaged to Wipe Out Breeding Places of Pests Show What Is Wrong The scope of the Civic Club fly, contest this year has been enlarged to meet with some of the requests made by Colonel Edward Martin, State Health Commissioner, in his campaign to make the city a model one from health and sanitary stand points, Mrs. William Henderson, president of the Civic Club, an nounced to-day. Efforts this year will be directed to a large extent to bring about the extermination of the breeding places of the flies, Mrs. Henderson explain- 1 ed. And to do this, the work is being carried into the city public schools by the approval of the Har riaburg School Board with Mrs. Hen derson and Dr. F. E. Downes, super intendent of city schools, in charge of the work. Schools Are Helping The work has been explained to the principals of the various schools and they in turn are presenting the details to their students. Each one will be encouraged to aid in every possible way in the campaign, which will be continued throughout the summer. Remarkable results have already been accomplished in several of the schools, especially among the stu dents in the Downey Building. Mrs. Henderson said. Conditions in the district from .which these gfcildren come are among the very worst in the city, but the children are fully awake to the problems. They have organized a Civic Club in that school and the children are quite active in combatting the un healthful conditions that abound in their vicinity. Conditions favorable to the rapid multiplication of flies, abound, and these children, many of them underfed and none, of them having more than the hare necessi ties of life, have given very ma terial aid in eombatting them, Mrs. Henderson says. The Schools Report Ten bushels of lime have already been sent to the children of the school to use in combatting the un favorable conditions there. The con ditions as they exist in this district, are set forth by the Downey School club, signed by Adam Seib, vice president, and Cyrus Palm, secre tary follows: "The children of the Civic Club of the Downey Building wish to report that the city is not doing its part in fighting flies. "First: It does not empty our garbage cans. "Second: It puts sewage on the dumps at Verbeke and Cameron. "Third: A tanning place at Ver heke and Cameron leaves parts of dead animals outside where the flies can breed. "Fourth: Dead animals are allow ed to lie on the dump unburled. "We have divided the lime among fifty different families. "We will do what we can to make Harrisburg a flyless city." First Contest Next Month Mrs. Henderson took occasion to Used Forged Letter to Solicit Funds in City Representing. himself as a dis charged soldier in need of money lo return to his home in Philadelphia, a stranger this morning endeavored to secure funds from residents of Front and Second streets, using an appeal on which the signatures of officials of the Central Y. M C. A. had been forged. The man worked throughout this district using the appeal which had been written on Y. M. C. A. lfilter paper. Persons solicited were rather dubious and after learning from the Y. M. C. A. that the letter was spurious, police officials were noti fied. THE WEATHER For Harrlshurg and vicinity) Fair to-night and Friday) not much change In trnprratorr, lowrat to-alght about 00 drgrrra. For ICnstern Pennsylvania i Fair to-night and Frldny) not ntarh change In temperature| gentle, vtirlable winds, mostly west. River The hasguehanna river and all Its branches will roatlnue to fall slowly. A stage of ahont 8.3 feet la Indicated for Harris bur T Friday morning. IFE . : - . A.-. - - -'. A. ' mention the need of mbre lime and borax to combat the conditions which favor fly breeding. More funds are needed by the Civic Club to provide this material, she said. Mrs. Hen derson has taken it upon herself to receive contributions to provide for this work. Letters may be addressed to her at 25 North Front street. The "swat the fly" contests of former years will again be conduct ed this year by the Civic Club, but the primal aim this year is to get at the breeding places, Mrs. Hender son says. Two contests will fee held, one during the months of June and July, and the second in Adgust and September. The conditions govern ing these contest will be the same as in former years. It lli 11 111 1111 T * * * > ►'. je |* * ► 1- I , ' l ► 7* *** | > ' * • K i ] J A. Attick, 1303 No J *\ * * .5000 arc the same amounts a* the viewers al- T * 4 i * J v r;. '- • . ' r (I ► $ 50" i| * * * ! 1 * T i X W ■ .M p. ■ * £ J the baseball game here on that date and that Cobb ig- f 9 4 it 7 ges that Cobb kicked her fol jj ; 1* If * * I 5: - J TRANSPORTS REACH ARCHANGEL | ? 4 London—American troops are apparently to be irtP" M & It. mediately withdrawn from Northern Russia, transports I t 4 having arrived at Archangel with British forces which i | . X will reliev.e the rnen who have been holding the lines dur- r T ii* T Ing tV * T -Ay A t ' A \ rr;.T- T F,CISION T Vancor Canadian middle- * * weight champion, l.:v was awarded the decision at i m T the end of a fiftki ind fight with Mickey King, Aus- CH * tralian champion. The match was for "he Canadian- M X Aus'rali mc 1 ■>r-pionship. ? BLOW KILLS EUGENE BULLARD & i Paris—The negro whose death was reported yester- .T?' day from the. effects . f a blow received outside .a Paris jZj | cafe Sunday evening was Eugene Ballard, of Chicago. He ®' joined the French foreign legion at the beginning of the jjjj £t war and became an aviator. X $ MARRIAGE LICENSES I ' l.rnay out, HnrrUburK, and Klhyl Rath I/*n(tnttker, T j* ITonr<-, John H. Floratrad and frrne M. Maalmrr, Ytrk) Bca- <• r l, Jnialn F. Simmon*, Rending, and Edna M. Ktlrhnrr, HarrUbawi 'Jfc J teor*e S. Sfiagkr and Martha F. Heeae, Harrlaburg. A ustria's Treaty Not Yet Ready For Delivery BERLIN REPORT AFFECTS U . S. Says Country Is Dissatisfied With Treaty By Associated Press. Paris, May 29. When tTift Peace Conference met in plenary session this afternoon to hear the Austrian peace terms, it was announced that the treaty had not yet been completed. It was decided, therefore, to postpone the session until Saturday, when the completed treaty was ex pected to be ready. Berlin, May 29.—The semiofficial Wolff Bureau is circulating a story under an Amsterdam date which as serts the United States is "becoming increasingly dissatisfied with de velopments at Versailles," and that there is an "unmistakable strength ening of the inclination for an un derstanding with Germany through a modification of the peace terms." A correspondent of a German newspaper at Versailles claims the Poles are "especially favored by the Entente because they propose to [Continued on Page S.J
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