6
CARRANZA GAVE
LITTLE HEED TO
U. S. WARNING
Had Been Told Twice That
New Revolt Threatened
His Power
By Associated Press.
Washington. May 31. —Although
the Carranza government of Mexico
wits warned nearly a year ago by
the United States of preparations
for the present revolutionary cam
paign, which has resulted In the pro
claiming of General Felipo Angeles
provisional President and Francisco
Villa Secretary of War, itttle atten
tion was paid to information given
by this country.
Specific warnings of the threat
ened menace to his power wore Kit
en President Carranza by the United
States last October and ag-L- Ist
November 27, it is learned uutho —-
tatively. ,
It was learned to-day that In
quiries have been made of the Mex
ican government regarding a report
ed seizure by Villa of a shlpmont of
arms from the United States designed
for Carranza. Information received
here Is that Villa obtained one-half
of at least one recent shipment on
a threat to attack the Carranza
agents and take all the shipment.
Juarez. MM.. May 31.— There will
be a meeting of all the revolutionary
leaders of importance from all parts
of Mexico at the camp of General
Oarrera, insurgent leader in the State
of Nuevo Leon, on the border line
between that State and Ooahulla, to
day, it was announced here.
The purpose of the meeting is to
organize all movements under Gen
eral Angeles as chief of tbe division
of the north of the revolution, with
Francisco Villa as second In com
mand. Representatives of General
Felix Diaz are expected to bo pres
ent.
Governor Signs Bills
Reducing Constable Fees
Govern ir Sproul to-day announced
approval of the House bill provid
ing that where constables in coun
ties containing between 20.000 and
100 000 population have no informa
tion to .eport to quarter sessions
courts they shall not file any quar
terly report and shall not •> en
titled to any fees. The bill also
contains a proviso that when a com
plaint is made to court of violation
of law or of conditions upon which
the constable wou'd be required to
report the court may summon the
constable and order an investiga
tion.
other bills signed fix salaries in
counties containing from 90.000 to
150.000 population as follows: Court
criers. SI,OOO, and tipstaves. $780;
no more than six tipstaves to be em
ployed at one time. The salaries
are to be paid monthly.
Senate bills approved included:
Authorizing building and loan asso
ciations to invest in Federal home
loan bonds: providing for granting
of licenses to practice medicine and
surgery to persons who have served
in the Army or Navy and were pre
vented from taking final examina
tion by entrance into national serv-,
ice. provided it is shown that the
persons possess the necessary quali
fications, and the following House
bills: Providing that contracts for
tightening bridge bolts involving
less than $l5O need not be adver
tised: authorizing courts to remove
convicts and persons confined in
jails, workhouses, etc., who are seri
ously til to other institutions and
providing penalties for breach of
such transfer, and making unlawful
operation of steam tractors and en
gines unless equipped with spark ar
resters, under penalty of SSO to $250
fine.
Man Shot by Husband Dies
in Hospital at Sunbury
Sunbury. Pa.. May 31.—Frederick
Sassaman. aged 23. died at the Mary
M. Packer Hospital yesterday from
a shot through the head, alleged to
have been inflicted by P. D. Bailey,
aged 40, his next door neighbor, who
was committed to jail without bail.
Bailey alleges that his wife was to
friendly with Sassaman and that he
had warned Sassaman to stay away
l'roni her.
Thursday night. Bailey said, when
he returned from his work as a
Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, he
found Sassaman and Mrs. Bailey bn
his own porch reading a newspaper.
As Sassaman started to walk away
Bailey fired two shots with a revol
ver. One took effect in the back of
Sassaman's head and the other went
through his right arm. He fell un
conscious. Bailey then tried to
shoot himself but the cartridge fail
ed to explode and he lost his nerve.
He turned the gun over to his wife
and when Policeman Quinn arrived
readily surrendered. When he was
led to jail his wife and 10-year-old
daughter refused him a farewell kiss
or caress.
Mrs. Bailey denies any wrong
doing. Sassaman was single and the
sole support of a widowed mother.
He was a dye worker.
Taxi Driver Murdered
and Robbed; Hold Woman
Columbus, 0., May 31. —Mrs. Leila
Grizzel, aged 23, of this city, is un
der arrest at London, Madison coun
ty, and the police of London and
Columbus arc searching for another
woman in connection with the mur
der late yesterday of Milton G. Don
avan, aged 33, a taxicab driver.
The murder was committed on
the National pike, between Lafay
ette and Summerford, Madison
county. Robbery evidently was the
motive, as Donavan's empty pocket
book was on the seat beside him.
He had been shot twice through the
back. When found his clothes were
on fire.
Mrs. Grizzel, Donavan's passenger
from Springfield to Columbus, ad
mits having been in the automo
bile with Donavan and the other
woman, for whom _ the police are
searching. Mrs. Grizzel was arrested
while walking along traction tracks
near the scene of the murder. She
told police she left the car to pick
flowers and knew nothing of the
murder.
WATER COM FAMES INCREASE
The Walllngford Water Company
operating In Media, has filed notice
with the Public Service Commixsior
that it has Increased rates one-third
effective July 1. Other notices of In
crease filed were Lock Haven Subur
ban Wraer Company, operating in Mil
Hall. Flemlngton and other p nee* Ir
C.llnti 14 ccunty, and the Campbellatowr
Rural Telephone Company, operating
in Lebur.on and Dauphin counties.
SATURDAY EVENING,
SCOUTS THANKED FOR PART
IN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
Youngsters With Water-Filled Canteens Do Splendid Serv
ice For Aged Veterans
Boy Scouts of the city to-day were j
generally commended to-day for the ;
part they took yesterday In the Memo- j
rial Day parade. The youths acted as !
escorts to the aged veterans of the !
Grand Army of the Republic and did t
splendid work. They were thanked by
the several posts to-day who took part
In yesterday's exercises.
A Scout marched on each side of each
line of four veterans. Kach boy carried
a canteen of water which was greatly
appreciated because of the excessive
PENNA. GIRL !'
WANTS TO FLY
OVER ATLANTIC I
Asks to Be Carried Oversea as j 1
Passenger; Plane Only | J
Built For Two
St. Johns, N*. F„ May 3L.—While'*
the Vlmy-Vlekers, Handley-Fuge and i <
Martlnsydo entries in the London j •
Dally Mall's $50,000 trans-Atlantic;'
itight contest labored to get their 1
machines In shape for a "hop off," 1
the aviators wcro startled by receipt !
of a voquest from a 19-year-old
American girl that she be carried <
overseas as a passenger In the VJmy- '
Viekers bomber to bo piloted by j '
Captain Jack Aleock.
The girl Is Miss May Ktrtson, of i
Erdenhctm. Pa. With her applica
tion she volunteered tho Information '
that she had three brothers In tho :
American Army and that although '
she had been rejected by the air :
service because of her sex, she wish- <
cd to prove that an American girl ; i
is not afraid to brave tho dangers of i I
a trans-oceanic flight. j 1
Alcoek announced he would have i
to disappoint Miss Kirtson, as his'
plane was only a two-seatef.
MANY BUILDINGS
ARE UNDER WAY
[(yiiitiiHird from First l*ng\]
weeks erection of a $200,000 office j
building. I !
To-day a permit was Issued lo Bur
ton Van Dyke for the erection of four ,
one and one-half story frame and stor.e
dwellings at a cost of SIB,OOO.
will be located on the west side of Six
teenth street. 36 feet north of Boas I
C. T. Fisher took out a permit to build
an addition to 1826 North Sixth street, j
for S4OO. , ~ i ,
Since January 1. this year. 18'. build- .
ing permits have heen issued for chel
ations costing $378,585. while 'ast year j
in the first five months 94 permits were
issued for work costing $759,130. Alout
$600,000 of this amount was included j
in the cost of two big school building j
projects, leaving a balance of about j
$160,000 In other operations. j
Some of the larger permits issued ;
during May. 1919. were as folDvrsj
1 Sixth Street United Evangelical
i Church. $14,000: apartment house. J
1812-14 North Sixth. $20,000 : apart-,
ments and storerooms. 1305 Market, j
$6 000; factory. Cameron and Dauphin. |
$7,000: six brick bouses. Nineteenth
and Bellevue road. $22,500 : four fram
and stucco dwellings. Nineteenth and
Paxton. $12,300; garage. Susquehanna.;
near Woodbine. $7,000.
Reformatory Gets Back
Fifteen Who Tie Keeper
and Try to Flee Cells
By Associated Press.
„ York. May 31.— Fifteen youths
who assaulted and tied with sheets
a keeper who discovered them es
! raping from the reformatory on Ran
; dall's Island early to-day, w re
! tured and taken in handcuffs back to
! their cells a few hours later after
' six had been rescued fror* drowning.
1 The six attempted to row to tr.e
, mainland and their boat was over
turned by the East River rapids A
seventh was found submerged in
i mud and water up to his neck in a
j swamp, and the others were found
! hiding in a building,
j The keeper, Thonu*s Downs. as ,ui
!a serious condition to-day. The boys
fractured his skull with a hammer,
j and beat and kicked him.
Railroad Contractor Is
Dead at 70 ; Built Many
Pennsylvania Sections 1
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia. May 31. John A.
Kelley. a widely known railroad
Contractor, died to-day. He z <0
years old. He built many important
sections of the Pennsylvania rail
road. among them being a portion of
the Schuylkill Valley branch, includ
ing the Phoenixville tunnel.
Mr. Kelley came to America from
Ireland when a boy. At the age of
15 he enlisted In the Union Army
and served three and a half years
in the Civil War.
Warm Weather Will
Continue Several Days
i The temperature will
Forecaster E. R. Demain said to-day.
! Fair weather will continue throughout
! to-dav and to-morrow at least,
j The highest figure reached yesterday
i was 92 degrees, but it is not expected
i that the temperature to-day will reach
i that figure. The mercury registered
1 but 66 at 8 o'cloc kthis morning, as
compared with 71 at the same time yes
! terday. It is expected that it wili
j continue about this many degrees lower
I throughout the day.
1 It is from 2 to 14 degrees warmer
throughout the entire eastern half of
the country, the report says. In the
western half of the country there has
been a considerable drop in the mer
cury.
OSTEOPATHS IN CONVENTION
'Lancaster. Pa., May 31.—The an
nual convention of the Pennsylvania
Osteopathic Association opened here
yesterday with nearly 200 delegates
present. B. W. Sweet, president, re
sponded to Major Trout's address of
we[com6. Tom Skehlll, poet-soldier,
was present. Dr. Riley D. Moore, of
Washington, spoke on the "Bkehill
Case." ar.xl Dr. Jane Scott, of Philu- I
delphia. spoke on "Osteopathic In- |
I stitutions "
!| WWTS TRACKS BItIDUKD
I The borough of Mooslc to-day filed
• complaint with the Public Service
I Commission against conditions at
i Spring and Sax streets, asking that
i bridges be constructed By the Erie
; Railroad and Scranton Railwavs coni
-4 panics. {
| heat of the day. The youngsters re
filled their canteens at the cemeteries.
| where the water came in good during
I the exercises in the heat of the sun.
| The boys did a double-quick to the
| llarrlsburg cemetery just before the
veterans arrived there. The youngsters
cleared the crowds away from the seats
reserved for the Grand Army. Women
who carried parasols were invited to sit
near the veterans so that much shade
was provided.
BROTHERHOOD LODGE
LOSES ITS CHARTER.
[Continued from First Page.]
Firemen and Englnemen. who handled
most of the investigation in his state
ments. charges misrepresentations in
the circular sent out from llarrlsburg
and says:
"The twenty-seventh convention or
this Brotherhood went on record very
forcibly against members undertaking
the destruction of this organization by
slanderous statements, and that part
of your circular wherein you refer to
'the flimsy and precarious position we
occupy' is an insidious attack upon not
only this Brotherhood but our sister or
ganizations which cannot be passed un
noticed, and the offenders are amen
able to the law of our organization and
suhiect to expulsion.
"I feel confident that the members
of our Brotherhood who make up
Lodge 673 have not been parties to
this slanderous attack. neither will
they tolerate such attack upon this or
ganization or our sister organizations.
"If any member of Lodge 673 is not
satisfied with the policy of this organi
zation and he seek 9 destruction of it
through either absorption of another
X. R. U. or by the I. W. W. or kindred
organizations, he should withdraw and
not take advantage of his membership
in this Brotherhood to bring about the
organization's destruction and down
fall.
"I wish to direct your attention to
Section 25. Article 17 on page 103 of
the constitution reading as follows:
"A lodge failing without good cause
to comply with the provisions of this
constitution may be suspended or its
charter may be revoked by the interna
tional president."
Officers of the defunct lodge are or
dered to return charter and all moneys,
seals, eta. to the headquarters here:
and distribute local funds among the
members. Loyal members, it is said,
have been taken care of already.
William H. Morne Lodge. No. 673
of this city was for many years prom
inent in Brotherhood work. Its mem
bership was made up of young and old
emp loves who had seen good servcie
on the Pennsy. When organized, the
win? Wa ;\ name<l !n honor of the late
William H. Morne. passenger engineer
martini *!'" ed a " acclden t on the
middle division. Engineer Morne was
one of the charter members of the local
Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M C A
President and was active
£ the work up to the time of Ids death
He was popular with railroad men and
Ifter mm r a memb ! rs ° f the '° dRP named
after him honored him for his life and
good citizenship. Those who have been
identified with the William H Morne
hT t ITe T°T 'e" I B,art ' and arc included
In the list of loyal members, regret
he ry JT Ch th<S oU, ° On,e bu tapprecTate
the reference to their loyalty made by
the Grand Lodge officials
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Oppose Compensation Fund
Columbus, Ohio, Mav 31. Dole i
fnn1 S t at , tendanc e at the second tri-I
*°" al of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, now in session here !
passed the following::
• Whereas. There was created on the
Pennsjlvama lines east, sometime ago. I
an organisation known as the .Brother
and and Compensation Fund. '
Whereas. Such organization has. I
through the guise of iiaving been ree- I
Ognized by our Brotherhood. gained
membership on other railroads through- 1
out the country, and I
Whereas. Such organization is, 1
without question, hostile and of det- 1
riment to our Brotherhood in various :
ways; therefore be it
• Resolved. That this convention go ;
on record as being opposed to any j
members of our organization holding :
membership or assistnig in any way '
the organization referred to, and be it i
further
Resoived. That the advertisement of
such organization, now hanging in ofir
registration bureau be removed with
out relay," and another resolution was ■
"That any member, either a dele
gate or visitor, at this convention,
found circulating literature or soliciting
membership to the Brotherhood Relief
and Compensation Fund or to the Penn
sylvania Mutual, either on the floor or
in the gallery of this convention, be un
seated and sent home."
PLAX COMMUNITY SERVICE
To-morrow night three Harrisburg
churches. St. John's Reformed, Otter
bein United Brethren and the United
Kvangelical, of Steelton .will hold a
ceremony having to do with demooili
zation of service flags which hang con
spicuously in each edifice, giving the
names of members who were fn service.
The ceremony will be similar at each
place, the mother, wife or sweetheart
of the soldier placing a stripe over tl e
star if the soldier has returned home.
But the gold star, of which two stiie
at the Steelton Church, will remain t n
crossed.
This ceremony will continue every
month until all boys have returned ard
the system serves to tell at a glance
just who is missing. Stevens Memo
rial Church, in addition to this cere
mony will have a community sing to
morrow night as tribute to the many re
turned soldiers in that congregation.
MRS. IDA MAY THOMAS
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida
May Thomas will be held Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services will
be held at the late home of the de
ceased, 338 South Sixteenth street,
and will be conducted by the Rev.
J. A. I.yter. pastor of Derry Street
United Brethren Church. Burial will
be made in the Harrisburg Ceme
tery.
Mrs. Thomas died Thursday night.
The survivors are a husband, one
son, George, and a brother and sis
ter. The body may be viewed after
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. ,
U. S. TO GET FRENCH PRAXES
Washington. May 31.—One thou
sand Nieuport and 600 Spade air
planes and 1.000 Htspnno-Suiza and
800 Gnome motors will be shipped
to the United States under the terms
of ar.- agreement between the French
government and the United States
liquidation commission. The planes
and motors represent a part of the
aviation equipment contracts for
abroad by the. War Department.
HARRISBURG QfiSftSfc TELEGRAPH
316 TH LOOKING
FOR DISCHARGE
IN A FEW DAYS
jMorc Dauphin Soldiers Land
in Home Ports After
Hard Service
MAJOR KI.K.MINO j
Advices received to-day from Camp
Dix where hundreds of Dauphin boys
who fought with the "9th Division
are stationed following their arrival
in home ports from France say that
the boys are eagerly awaiting their
discharges. A number probably will
get home to-morrow on short fur
loughs. There is a prospect that the
advance guard of the division will be
discharged next week.
Dauphin county and Central Penn
sylvania boys are scattered through
the entire division. Major Samuel
W. Fleming. 104 South street, who
was decorated for valor in battle,
came home with the 415 th.
Major Fleming who is from Har
risburg, entered the service at the
outbreak of the war. and received
his commission as captain at the
[first Plattsburg training camp for
| officers. He trained with the "9th
j Division at Camp Meade and weivt
i across as Regimental Adjutant of
'the 315 th Infantry. For conspicuous
bravery in action, in the Argonne
' Forest, he was promoted to the rank
i of major and was decorated with the
: D. S. C. and the Croix De Guerre.
Major Fleming before enrtering the
1 service was a member of the firm of
j Gannett, Seelye and Fleming.
Among the other local officers are
l Captain Richard E. Robinson, 1429
(North Front street, and Lieutenant
i Daniel E. Graham. A rrumber of
'other men. some of them who left
[home with draft contingents, have
i been promoted, and will land within
I the next forty-eight hours or.- trans
-1 ports still off the coast.
Many Local Hoys
-Among the men of Harrisburg
! and vicinity who arrived on the
| Kroonland are the following: Cap
i la'n Richard E. Robinson. 1429
! Front street, Harrisburg First Class
, Private Irving Thomas, 3212* Green
j street, Harrisburg; Wagoner Harry
I F. Behm. Maclay street, Harrisburg;
Sergeant Major Harper S. Byers. 539
! Camp street. Harrisburg; Wagoner
. Robert Hassler. 20 4 Chestnut street,
j Harrisburg; Private James- H. Kep
i lcr, 1924 Briggs street. Harrisburg;
| First Class Private Luen G. Bower,
' 211 Reily street, Harrisburg: First
Class Private Ralph N. Rpangler. R.
i F. D No. 1, Harrisburg; Private Ed
; die S. George, R. F. D. No. 3. Har
! risburg: Private Lewis H. Berger,
! 1315 North Third street. Harr's
i burg; Lieutenant Daniel F. Graham,
! 3328 Derry street. Paxtang: Private
| Joseph W. Hamntaker, Marysville:
! Ordnance Sergeant Benjamin R.
j Kauffman. Carlisle; Ordnance Ser
! grant Samuel H. Carothers. Carlisle;
| Army Field Clerk John W, Hewitt,
i Gettysburg: Horseshoer Ross Shep
-1 ler. Hershey; Wagoner George W.
| Shepler, Hershey; Private Henry
'Graham, Sunbury; Private Elmer C.
Barnes. Enhaut: Battalion Sergeant
! Major Walter H. Mann. Sunbury;
i Battalion Sergeant Major WiU'am
i R. Spotts. Sunburn-: Cook Bruce A.
j Bvers, Dillsburg; First Class Private
Charles H. Nailor, Mechanicshurg;
' Private Gilbert H. Sadler, Carlisle;
! Private Ednor C. Souders. Mechan
: icsburg: Private Lester M. Strolim,
| Dauphin; First Class Private Wil
j liam B. Kaley, Mochanicsbiirg; Cor-
I noral Warren W. AVenrick. Pen
j brook: Cook Noble. C. L'ddick,
] Marysville; AVagoner M. Pechart.
; Shippensburg-.AVagoner John F. Rur-
I nin, Carlisle: First Class Private
! Clinton Stinson. Carlisle: First Class
; Private Edgar S. Smith, Marj>li>;
i Wagoner William R. Strayer. Ship-
I nensburg: Private Scott W. AA'agner,
| Newville: AA'agoner William Wright,
; Newville; AA'agoner Parker S. Miller.
! AVormleyshurg; AA'agoner Cyrus
| Steiner, Elizabetlitown: Wagoner
| John A. Mountz, Newville: Mess Ser
| geant George M. Zerfing. Duncan
j non: First Sergeant Samuel Morri-
I son, Steelton; Mess Sergeant Har
j rison Arnold. Dfllsburg; Sergeant
! Claud H. Steigerwalt, New Cumber
land: Private Thomas M. Reese,
i Camp Hill: Corporal AA'ilhur R.
! Coulson. Dillsburg: Private Charles
j L. Reher. Dillsburg; Private George
| W. Wiley. Dillsburg: Corporal Ed-
I ward L. Cover. H'ehsp're: Captain
| James H. Smith. Mt. Carmel: Pri
| vate James S. Zeigler, Duncannon:
I Private Rye B. Dasher, Hummels- j
j town; Private Daniel E. Fetterman.
I Hummelstewn: Private Harry I.
t Snyder, Hummelstown: Private
; Joseph A. Wilsbaoh, Enhaut: First
| Class Private AVulter K. Ebersole,
Hummelstown; Private Charles T>.
'Shields, Penbrook: Corporal Irwin
| N. Baer, Hummelstown: First Class
I Private Cl'nton A AA'alters, Hum
|melstown; First Class Private Ar
i thur W. Etzweiler, Dauphin; First
I Class Sergeant Ralph H. Slvder. Me
j rhanicsburg: Corporal Calvin M.
Backenstoe. Enola; First Class Prt
i vate Paul L. Runk. Mechanicshurg;
1 Private Frank F. Hailman, Mechan
icshurg; First Class Private John W.
Stouffer. Carl'sle; First Class Private
Chester R. Conrad. Mechanicshurg;
First Class Private Walter R. Eby,
Leipoyne; AA'agoner Merritt L. Pot
teiger. Mechanicshurg. and Sergeant
| Edgar L. Sunday, Carlisle.
"Tombstone" Golf at the
Reservoir Links Today
The Reservoir golf links staged a
lively contest this afternoon, when
nearly every member of the club turn
[eii out to take pert In the "tombstone
tournament." with Major Dome Robert
Falrhnlrn. the profesaional, having
the field in charge. The "tomhstdne"
is an attractive feature arranged by
handicap, the player sticking a flag in
the ground, hearing his name t the
spot where he finishes. There was
Ino limit to-day on the number of
i holes and the rating was adjusted by
I the number played and the stroke '
used. A fee of fifty cents was charg
ed each entrant. The greens were In
mogo'ftcent condition and the turn
out so good as to promise fine patron
age all seaaon.
an oen.oon IN TREASURY
The State Treasury statement for
the month of May shows receipts of
1 P3.054.415.48 and expenditures of $3.-
' 819,790.01. the balance at the end'of
the month being $9,022,359.34, a slight
change aa compared with the end of
April.
Salvation Army Leaders
j *fiM * ,
-m. Jp** '■ • jgß *^ t
CAPTAIN M. NEILSON MRS. M. NEILSON
Above are shown photographs of Captain and Mrs. M. Neilson, heads
of the Salvation Army in this city, who have accomplished much for the
unfortunates in Harrisburg. Mrs. Neilson has been awarded the prize of
SSO for the work she did in baking doughnuts during the Salvation Army
drive. Thousands of the product used by the workers were baked by her.
COURT ORDERS
SALE OF PLANT
[Font; lucd from First Page.]
that the corporation had defaulted
in the payment of interest on a mart- ,
gage bond issue of $125,000 anil that
a public sale of the property should
be held, and the mortgage foreclosed.
It was alleged by the Trust Com
pany that the Water Company failed
to pay interest on bonds when it
came due April 1 and October 1, 1915.
As a result a majority of the bond
holders formed an organization it
was said, and with the Trust Com
pany as trustee, brought the action
to foreclose the mortgage for failure
to pay interest.
Mnny Legal Points
A number of legal points about
service of the action and other simi
lar disputes were raised during the
arguments and hearings held during
the last year or more, and after the
final argument Judge Henry toon the
case for consideration reserving his
decision until to-day.
In the decree the court rules that
the. mortgage is a lien against all
the property, franchises, lights cf
way and other holdings of the AVa
ter Company: that default was n.adc
in payment of interest, that the
mortgage should be foreclosed and
the mortgaged property should l>e
disposed of at a public sale, all inter
est in the property which the AA'ater
Company or its receiver may holJ, to .
be discharged with the sale.
After the original proceeding had
been instituted counsel for holde; s
of another mortgage bond issue in- |
tervened and filed a demurer to stop
a public sale of the Water Company
property. It was alleged in this sec
ond action that there had been two
bond issues, both had been calicd
"First mortgage bonds." This dls
put had not been settled yet.
Villa Followers Take
American Engineer From
Mining Camp; Heat Him
By Associated Press.
A gun I'rletn. Sonura, Mexico. May
31— Barefoot, bruised, and suffering
from the want of food and water.
Franklin B. Harding, chief consult
ing engineer for the Chicago Explor
ation and Development Corporation,
walked into town early to-day from
the Company's properties at Tela
mer, Sonora, bordering on the state
of Chihuahua, about 225 miles south I
of here. Mr. Harding said:
"Early last Tuesday morning th" |
mining camp was attacked by a band
of Villa followers. I was taken pris- |
oner and forced to accompany the i
bandits into Chihuahua t< ihe Pueblo
of Moors, where I was given my lib
erty after being beaten and aouaed." j
Twice-Married Indians
Try Third Experiment
Chinook, Mont., May 31.—A mar-j
rtage license has been issued herci
to two Indians, both of whom have;
been married twice before. They |
are "Talk Different, a "heap big
chief," and Kffle Olerking. He is
50 and she is 33.
Steelton Raises SI,OBO
Far Salvation Army
Steelton has raised SI,OBO for the
Salvation Army as a result of the
campuign of the past two weeks.
The drive is still on and it is ex
pected the town will raise $1,200.
SCHOONER GOES DOWN
New York, May 31.—The May A.
Hall, a schooner of 381 tons gross,
hailing from Stonlngton. Conn., sank
to-day ofT the west hank lighthouse near
Sandy Hook. N. J. Observers ashore
at Sandy Hook reported to-day that
when sighted the ship's main mast was
broken and the mizzen mast had fal
len.
GET LEATHER WALLETS
At the banquet given Thursday
night to the Keystone Division sol
diers at the Penn-Harris Hotel, the
boys from overseas each received
a leather wallet. It was a gift from
the Jewish Welfare Board. Th
presentat'on was made by Rabbi
Louis J. Haas.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Chicago, May 31.—Board of Trade
closing:
Corn' July. 1.68%: September.
1.6V4.
Oats—July. 67%: September. 65%.
Pork —July, 50.25; September, 48.75.
Ijard—.llilv, 32.50; September, 31.90.
Ribs —July. 27.95; September, 27.30.
W EEKLY RENT FOR CONCRETE
HOUSE IN IRELAND 24 CENTS
Ismrion, "Stone walls do not
a prison make," but concrete blocks
will put together a presentable cot
tage in very quick time.
There has been experiments in
concrete cottages ut Merthyr. Bar
row and York. An Irish council at
Ennlskillen has produced a cottage
of this sort for $440. It lets for la.
(24 cents) per week.
At Bralntree the CrittAtl Manu
facturing Company is exhibiting cot
tages built of concrete- at a cost
which Invites comparisons wholly
favorable to the new process.
One of the features of the Brain
tree cottages is the use of steelwork
in the place of wood for the window
frames. Wood frames are
"short."
"More than ten years ago, ' said s
housing expert, "Mr. Edison foretold
concrete houses a nine-roomed
house for $1000."
NAVY SEAPLANE
SCORES TRIUMPH
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night. The course to> be covered ; 1
measured only a little more than |l
450 miles and If all/went well the ]
NC-4 should be in the English har- i
bor before 9 a. m. Washington time. ,
Commander Reed reported after
landing in the Mondego river that he
had to await high tide before start
ing again.
Plymouth. Eng., May 31. The
American seaplane NC-4 arrived herej
from Ferrol. Spain, on the last
jump of her journey, at 2:26 P. M.,
local time, (1.26 P. M. Greenwich
time).
Barge Crowds Greet Fliers
Keen interest in the event ar.d
the fine weather which succeeded
a rainy morning brought out large
crowds to greet the arriving Amer
icans, the great wings of whose plane
were made out off the harbor at
2:23 o'clock. The NC-4, making a
dashing finish, swept quickly land
ward and three minutes later had
settled down in the waters of the
harbor to the accompaniment of
cheers from the crowds and salvos
from all the steam craft within sight
—her memorable trans-Atlantic trip
ended.
.Spord 72 Mile- an Hour
j The NC-4 left Ferrol at 6:27
i o'clock. Greenwich time, and madt.
j the distance of approximately 500
I miles to this port in six hours, 59
I minutes or at the rate of nearly 72
miles an hour. The seaplane's pro
gress was reported several times in
her flight across the mouth of the
hay of Biscay, first by the second
station ship, the destroyer Barney,
which she passed at 7:43 o'clock,
and next by station No. 4, the de
stroyer Hazelwood at 9:03.
The NC-4 then was half way
across the Bay of Biscay, and by
noon had completed this section of
her voyage, passing between Brest
and the island of Ouessant between
1 12 and *72:30 o'clock. .
I It has been learned here unoffi
cially that there is a prospect that
the American seaplane NC-4 may fly
home over the direct Atlantic route
from Ireland to Newfoundland. It
is understood a conference will be
held here shortly to discuss the pro
ject.
Reception Ceremonies To-day
I The altered program for the greet
| ing to the commander and crew of
I the NC-4 included a reception- im
• mediately after their arrival on
. board the cruiser Rochester. The
i formal reception by the mayor of
i Plymouth on the Mayflower pier was
| set for 4 p. m. and it was planned
jto conclude all the reception cere
j monies to-day instead of devoting
'two days to them as originally in
tended, the change being due to the
! fact that the seaplane reached here
( Saturday instead of Friday, the day
; first set.
i To the reception on the Rochester
i there were invitations to British
j military officials, the American con-
I sul and his wife, American naval of
; fleers, Major Waldorf Astor and Mrs.
j Astor, the invitations being extended
j by Rear Admiral Plunkett, in charge
j of the function.
, Officers of the Royal Air Force
j will entertain the American airmen
I this evening at Plymouth Hotel.
' Brest, May 31.—A heavy rain fell
! over the, English Channel and in the
1 upper Boy of Biscay, the route to
! be followed by the NC-4 which left
j Ferrol this morning.
"All Well," Wires Read
j Tht NC-4 sent a wireless message
jto the steamer George Washington
|at noon which read:
i "Off Ouessant. Unable to com
i municate steamer. All well.
(Signed) "READ."
| Ouessant is a small island west of
I Brest.
Mies nt Altitude of 1,000 Feet
j The NC-4 passed between Oues
i sant and the mainland at 12.30
! o'clock. She was flying at an alti
| tude of about 1,000 feet. The big
i seaplane was visible for several mo
ments through a rift in the fog, dis
appearing up the channel at 12.25.
' JUGO-SLAVS FIRM
I IN ADRIATIC CLAIMS
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! they would do so at Berlin, may be
| considered significant.
American Heroes Honored
Friday was an unusually inactive
I day for the Peace Conference, pend
ing the completion of the translation
I of the German proposals into French
and English. Attention for the day
j was confined mainly to honoring the
' memories of American soldiers who
I fell on the buttletields of the war.
i Military developments in the in
! ternutional situation include a re
ported Polish reverse in Volhynia,
I the Uussiun Bolsheviki claiming to
! have driven the Poles from Rovno.
| This is the only sector, however.
I where the Bolsheviki arc claiming
any noteworthy gains.
4.reeks Bund New Forces
Another development has been in
i Asia Minor, where the process of
j tnking control of the coast from the
I Turks is continuing. In this process
| the Greeks have landed new forces
lat Ax ! ali, northwest rt Smyrna at
which lutter port Allied fo-ccs were
disembarked two weoka ago.
MOVES HERE FROM LANCASTER
Joseph Duechcne has moved his
family here from Lancaster.
MAY 31, 1919.
JUSTICE BROWN
MAKES SPEECH
AT GETTYSBURG
Calls Upon Auditors to Per-;
form Their Part in Na 2 |
lion's Affairs
By Associated Press.
Gettysburg. Pa., May 31. Con
cluding a glowing tribute to the
men who fought in the Revolution,
| Civil and World Wars, Chief Justice
I J. Hay Rrown, of the State Supreme
| Court, speaking from the rostrum
I in the Soldiers' National Cemetery
I yesterday called upon his uuditors
I to perform their part in the nation's
i affairs.
"The world is restless," Justice
Brown said. "However, we may
honestly differ among ourselves as
to what the terms and conditions
of officially declared peace ought to
be, the consuming thought and de
vout prayer common to us all are
that they shall establish lasting
peace—peace, prosperty and happi
ness to all men for all time, and let
us have faith to believe that such
peace is before us, to be maintained
by the supremacy of the law."
Cummings Arraigns
Republican Leaders
For League Issues
By Associated Press•
St; Louis. May 31. Speakin/r In!
support of the League of Nations and j
discussing party issues last night be- |
I fore a public meeting attended BV |
(Democratic party leaders of Missouri,
jHomer S. Cummings, Chairman of the
Demociatlc National Committee, ar
raigned Republican leaders for at
tempting to make the ratification of >
the league a partisan question.
"The dying spasms of Republican;
liberalism have ceased and the reac
tionaries are in full control of the |
Senate and House." he declared. j
Mr. Cummlngs recited a long list of
Republican committee appointees who I
had voted against war measures. Tne j
threatened revolt of seven Progres
sive Republican Senators has been
suppressed, he declared, adding:
"The choice of committee asigu
mcnls go to Penrose, Lodge and VVar
icn."
Western Union's Head
Accuses Postal's Man
, Washington. D. C\, May 31. —|
. Charges of Newcomb Carlton, presi-1
• dent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, that Kdward Reynolds,
\ formerly general manager of the
, Postal Telegraph-Cable Company,
t had attempted to make Government
, operation of the telegraph system a
. failure, and an alternate defense of
, an attack upon Postmaster General
| Burleson were features of yesterday's
hearings before the Senate Com
• ;neree Committee on legislation for
1 return of the telephone and telegraph
( properties.
Mr. Carlton told the committee
, that Mr. Reynolds, at the request
' of Mr. Burleson, worked out a plan
" for co-ordination of the wires, bit
1 at the same time sent letters to
' officials of the Postal Company "ask
-1 ing them to make Government op
• eration a failure."
Texas Wheat Crop to Be
Five Times Largest Ever
[ Dallas, Tex.. May 31.—The two
, million acres of Texas land sown in
wheat last autumn are expected to
produce a crop of 40,000,000 bushels,
j five times larger than any previous
. Texas wheat crop. The Texan grow
ers. guaranteed a price of 12.28 a
bushel, figure a total return of $91,-
000,000 in round figures, with a $lO.-
B 000,000 reduction as the approxi
" mate cost of production.
Districts of west Texas and the
Panhandle belt are recruiting a huge
army for harvesting the crop within
the next sixty days. For the first
time in three years the drouth
stricken sections of west Texas have
use for readers.
The reapers have already started
on the southern edge of the grain
belt and will continue moving north,
county by county and state by state,
until they reach Canada next fall.
■ Many districts never before used for
growing wheat were sown last fall.
Including tracts that formerly grew
/ cotton.
i Suffrage Loses in Texas,
but Prohibition Is Winner
j Dallas. Tex., May 31.—Additional
a returns from the election in this
State emphasize the defeat of .the
, woman suffrage constitutional
J amendment. Totals from 209 coun
ties complete are:
For suffrage, 109,332; against,
, 123,839.
a For prohibition, 119,821; against,
1 DINK AT COUNTRY CLUB
Miss Katharine Stamm was host
ess at dinner last evening at the
, opening of the temporary quarters
of the Country Club. Her guests
included: Miss Rico, of Wilkes
" Barre; Miss Mary Creighton, Miss
Almedu Herman, Miss Mary Miteh
- ell, Capta'n Richard Robinson, Ehr
r man B. Mitchell, Spenper Nauraan,
Franklin Etter, Meade D. Det
weiler and Henry Evans.
} CAPTAIN FLEMING HEBE
Captain David Fleming, son of
? Dale Fleming, spent a few hours in
Harrtsburg this week visiting
friends.
rr \
Keystone Motor Car Co.'s
Big Bargains in
USED CARS
1 Chalmers Touring Car
1 Hudson Touring Car
1 Reo Six Touring Car
1 Buick Roadster
1 Dodge Roadster
1 Vim Delivery Car
Keystone Motor Car Co.
59 S. Cameron St.
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AMERICANS PAY
TRIBUTE TO THE
ARGONNEDEAD
Pershing Makes Principal A -
' dress at Big Cemetery
Near Homagnc
By Associated Press.
Homagne, France, May 31.
Americans, fighting men of the great
I war homeward bound, paused yes-
I terday to pay a tribute to the mem-
I ory of the Argonne dead—roughly
I 30,000 of them—many of whom were
I buried on the battlelield w here they
| fell.
j The princlpul Memorial Day ex
! orrises were held at the 25-acre Ar
j gonno Cemetery on the outskirts of
| Uomagne, tho largest American
i burial ground in Europe. General
i Pershing, communder of the Amer-
I lean expeditionary forces, made tho
principal address here, where 9,572
officers and men are buried.
In addition to the ceremonies at
Romagne exercises were held at
i Thlaucourt, where 4,000 Americans
1 are buried, at Ileaumont, whero there
j are 700 American graves, and at
| Verdun, where several hundred
more are buried. There were cere
| monies also In the small cemetery
l near Montfaucon, southeast of Ro-
I niagne, where men of the 79th Di
vision fell in the capture of Mont-
I faucon. for which the Germans
fought desperately.
BRIEFS FROM THE
BIG NEWSEVENTS
By Associated Prest
New York—-Homer Folks, who for
two years directed civilian relief
work in France, more recently in
vestigating after-the-war conditions
in France, Belgium, Italy, Greece
and Serbia, returned to-day on the
steamship Carmanta.
Agua Prletn. Sonora—Passengers
arriving front the interior of the
state report that Villa followers are
concentrating In the neighborhood of
Tonichi, a railroad juction about 20
kilometers west of the Chihauhua
state line. According to the passen
gers. all foreigners are leaving that
section.
| Washington Dr. Frederick P.
Keppel, third assistant secretary of
war, and former dean of Columbia
University, will become director of
foreign operations of the American
Tied Cross on July 1. He handed his
resignation to Secretary Baker to
day.
Washington—Secretary Baker, in
a letter to-day to Secretary Daniels
thanking the NaVy for the expedi
tious conversion of eight. German
liners into transports, estimated the
homeward movement of troops th's
month at 320,000 men, a new high
record.
Berlin German newspapers are
commenting more and more upon
the alleged fact that the full Peace
Terms have not yet been published
in any Entente country, saying that,
on the contrary, the German League
of Nations union has issued the com
plete text in German, French and
English.
Paris—Economic experts with the
different delegations at the Peace
Conference are making a close study
of the disposition to be made of tho
gold which the Germans are paying
for food supplies. This gold Is being
shipped into Belgium and stored in
the Belgian national bank.
Courthouse Notes
Argument eonrt —Motions for new
' trials and arguments of divorce cases
I were heard at a continued session
of argument court held to-day by
Judges George Kunket and S. J. M.
' MeCarrell. The first case to be heard
! was the motion for a new trial in
i the action brought by Cora Maugan
; vs Valley Railways company in
which the Jury returned a verdict
in favor of the defendant. Mrs.
Maugan brought the suit to recover
; damages because of the death of her
i daughter, tfho was fatally
In on auto and street ear collision
jat Front and Walnut streets. Jan
j uary 1, 1915.
Letters on Estates. —I.otters of ail
; ministration on the estate of John A.
! Keefer, late of Upper Paxton town
; ship, were issued by Register Ld.
! H Fisher to Jacob W. Keefer; letters
! on the estate of Margaret M. Carl.
1 late of Rush township, were issued
! to William E. Carl, and letters tes
! tamentary on the estate of Sarah
' J Ramsay to Mildred E. Ramsay.
! Sign Pension Vouchers.—An ex
' pendlture of $953.50 for the Mothers'
i Assistance pension list was author
-1 ized by the county commissioners,
j This payment exhausted the present
1 county appropriation of 3.344.
END OK SALARY YE AN
1 To-dav is the end of the appropria-
Itlon vr ar for the State government.
!o nd appropriations unless otherwise
'specified Will lapse. Provision for pay
ment of salaries until the genera an
| pmpriatlon bill Is signed will he
I made by an emergency measure now
lon its way through the House.
SI MMER HOURS ON HIM,
Summer hours will go into effect in
various departments of the State
Capitol. Monday. At the Public Ser
, x Ice Commission the hours will he
, from 8:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.