Derby Day Draws Thousands to Race Tracks at Epsom Downs; Royalty For Great Event HARRISBURG -TELEGRAPH \ sljc £far-3ni>epcn&fnt. LXXXVIII— NO. 130 18 PAGES HARRISBURG, PA WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1919. °"K£2ESSS singi^ c COWEB HOME EDITION FRENCH PREMIER OPPOSES MILDER TERMS OF PEACE Wilson's Effort at Paris Board to Establish Principle of Reply Eails MAY ANSWER TOMORROW Last Word of Teutons Proba bly Not Yet Delivered to Allied Powers WAR GUILT IS DENIED Economic Council I ndertakes Plans to Meet Food Prob lem After Harvest By Associated Press. Paris, June 4.—A report has reached Peace Conference cir cles that Gustav Noske, the German minister of defense, recently made a tour of the German coast defenses and di rected the personnel to be pre- , pared for emergencies. Vienna, June 4—The Austrian government has decided unani mously that the peace terms J presented at St. Germain on I Monday are acceptable, the Neues Abendblatt says. Paris, June 4. The atmos phere in Peace Conference cir cles was full of speculation to day as to possible modifications in several clauses of the treaty with Germany, but nothing tangible is expected to develop until the outcome of the joint meetings of allied experts be comes known. It is expected that some of these meetings will be held to-morrow. At the meeting of the Council of j Four this afternoon. President Wil son made another effort to bring ; about an agreement as to the print- j ciple of the reply to the German counter-proposals, but the meeting | ended without an agreement. It is understood that Premier Cle- j menceau maintains a firm attitude against any revision of the treaty. There is reason to believe, accord ing to advices from Paris, that the i Council of Four will reach a decision j by Thursday as to the reply that; will be made to the German counter proposals to the terms of peace. Al lied experts now are at work on the reply, and meetings are being held in Paris to-day for the purpose of drafting memoranda to be submitted] to the Council of Four. It is prob- < able that this work is well under [ way. Premier Clemenceau is understood l to maintain firmly that there can be ■ no important changes in the clauses; of the treaty to which the Germans 1 have entered their strongest objec- j tions. There are indications, how- j ever, of a strong undercurrent oi j sentiment to meet the German offer of a definite sum of 100,000,000,-1 000 marks indemnity instead of the ' indeterminate sum that might be de- \ manded under the terms as pre- I sented. It "also seems possible that i the clauses of the pact relating to ' Silesia may be modified so that Ger many would be able to receive sup-1 plies of grain, coal and other coin- ; modities in spite of the transfer to; Poland of sovereignty over that re- j gion. Ijist Word Not Said That the Germans have not said! their last word in objecting to] phases of the treaty is indicated by a memorandum which has been • drafted at Versailles by German ex- ! perts. who seek to refute Allied i charges as to the guilt of Germany | for the war. This memorandum will, it is said, be presented as a reply to 1 the report made by the inter-a'lied commission on responsibility for the' conflict. The Supreme Economic Council] has appointed a committee to study a plan for the liquidation of the] world's food control and to devise! plans to meet the problems that will I arise after the coming harvest. Dis- { patches from Paris state that after; the signing of the Peace Treaty the ' United States cannot legally partici- ] pate in the control of food supplies] and Herbert C. Hoover, the chiar-i man of the interallied food comnus- ] sion. Is said to believe that the busi-i ness can be handled through regular channels. MASONS TO COMMEMORATE SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY Harrisburg Lodge No. 629, Free and Accepted Masons, will com memorate the sixteenth anniversary j of the lodge at the Masonic Temple Friday evening. An interesting re union of the members and their ' guests is anticipated. THE WEATHER] For Harrlshnrg and vicinity: Fair, continued warm to-night and Thursday) lowest temperature to-night about 70 degrees. For Eastern Pennsylvanln i Fair, continued warm to-night and Thuraday; gentle shifting winds. River The Susquehnnua river nnd all its branches will fall alowly or re main stationary. A stage of abont 4.0 feet la Indicated for 1 Hurrlaburg Thursday morning. ■ The Picnic Season Is With Us Again Hi, <a 4 qM I PESTS MAY RUIN DAUPHIN CROPS, SAYS NIESLEY Farmers Arc Warned Against Rapidly Increasing Num ber of Parasites Serious results to farm crops in Dauphin county were forecast to day by County Farm Agent H. G. Niesely unless farmers at once take steps to prevent the breeding of sev eral pests which have already ap peared in the country in large num bers. The Unreasonably hot weather will favor the rapid multiplication of the pests, he said. That potato pests especially are quite numerous, Mr. Niesley has found in his visits throughout the county within the past several days, and a serious out break will result unless the farmers are particularly careful, he warns. Quick Action Needed The potato flee beetle has appear ed in potato patches in various sec tions of the county and the condi tion is really alarming, according to Mr. Niesley. Little danger resulted in the county from the beetle last year, but they sem to have gained considerable headway already this' year. The beetle eats the leaves of the plants away and stunts their growth. There is no saitsfaetory remedy, but Bordeaux mixtures acts as a depellant, the county agent says. The green aphis,, or plant lice, whiosh ruined numerous potato patches throughout the county last year, are appearing in large num- ] hers this year. Timely application of "Black leaf forty." or nicotine sul hate. with a high power spray pump, will have good effects. Slight danger will result from 1 the appearance of the seventeen- j year locust in this county, Mr. Nies ley believes. At yet there has been no damage and whatever does re sult will be slight, he says. Some trees will lose ends of branches in which the female deposits lier eggs, but the damage will be .neonse quential, in his opinion. Woman Says Man Tried to Put Powder in Beer Robert Johnson, who claims Balti more as his home, was ordered out of the city to-day, after he had been ar rested on complaint of a North Seventh street woman, who claimed that he was a "dope" peddler. The woman claimed Johnson tried to use a hypodermic syringe on her and had made efforts to put "white powders" in beer which he had bought for her. OVERCOME BY GAS Paul Nauss, 729 South Nineteenth street, a a Harrisburg Railways em ploye, was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital last night, after being over come by gas at his home. Hlr condi tion Is reported to be favorable. DERBY DAY BACK TO LURE LONDON TO EPSOM DOWNS Thousands Camp Near Race Course During Night; Roy alty Rides to Tracks By Associated Press. London, June 4.—Grand Pa | rade won the Derby, run at Ep som Downs to-day. Buchan was second and Paper Money third. 1 hirteen horses ran. Derby day, the world's greatest popular sporting event, has return ed after leaving a blank on the Brit ish calendar for four years; and early this morning the population of Lon don began a progress toward Epsom Downs comparable with the migra tion of the tribes of Israel. If to-day's Victory Derby, as it is called, reaches the high water mark, there will he 200,000 within right of the race track. The people are traveling in trains, buses, four in-hands, delivery wagons, donkey carts, or horseback, afoot ar.-d by airplane. Aviators have booked one hundred passengers who are going to Epsom Downs, although the ma chines are forbidden to fly within two miles of the course. Thousands camped last night near the race course in tents and caterers have stored tons of provisions there, their supplies including more than 100,- 000 bottles of beer. Royalty Rides to Tracks The spectacle at the race course lacked nothing of the prewar color to-day and had a strong tinge of khaki. King George, Queen Mary, [Continued on Page 9.] COUNSEL NAMED FOR ALLEGED MURDERERS The court appointed James H Hatz as counsel for Theodore Mart in and William 11. Earnest as coun sel for Lawrence Brown, two defend ants who are to be tried on murder charges at the criminal court ses sions next week. THEY DON'T FIT COMPLAIN THE COPPERS WITH PRICKLY HEAT So the Heavy Winter Uniforms Continue to Serve the City's Finest as Fireless Cookers Harrisburg's finest have not yet donned their new summer uniforms and for the best reason in the world—They don't fit; that is, with one exception, they don't. Henry Buch, complaint clerk, has no complaint to make of his new regalia. He Is satisfied, but there is something radically wrong with the uniforms sent here for the remain der of the force. Either the man who took the measurements, the tailor who cut them to measure, or the other tail COAL SHORTAGE NEXT WINTER IF BUYERS DELAY Head of City Coal Exchange Sounds Warning to Consumers A warning that Harrisburg faces a possible coal shortage more seri ious than that of 18 months ago was sounded to-day by Walter L. Mont gomery, president of the Harrisburg Ccal Exchange whose membership is approximately 95 per cent, of thf coal dealers in the city and surround ing territory. The Exchange, headed by President Montgomery, pointed to the produc tion decrease of 50,000,000 tons from January 1 to May 10, as compared a year ago, declared there are grave dangers of a labor shortage, and ingcd that consumers place their or ders now and thus set the idle mines in full swing again. "A situation alive with, possibili ties of the gravest consequences con fronts the consumers of coal with respect to their supply for the com ing fall and winter," says the state ment. "The Exchange regards the prospect with such misgiving that it would be remiss in Its plain duty If [Continued on Page .] Boy Who Gets Out of School on Forged Letter Is Arrested by Father George Keys, 14-year-old son of Charles E. Keys, will he given a hear ing in police court during the after noon on a charge of incorrigibility pre ferred by his father. The youth threat ened to hit the father with a bottle this morning. He returned to this city several days ago. after having been at a school for 'colored children at Coatesville. His release was secured by the use of a forged letter in which it was stated that his mother was critically ill and that he was wanted at home without delay. ors who assembled the garments slip ped. Therefore, until the uniforms fit the policemen they will continue to ap pear in their heavy winter outfits. anV body to the contrary notwithstanding, for pray who would admire a cop in 111-fltiing clothes. This Is about the season of the year when the police of the Capital City start to wear their summer togs, but war and rumor of peace, parades, and other disquieting elements probably have combined to cause the tailor's error. PALMER SUMMONS ABLEST SLEUTHS TO END ANARCHY Efforts of Ronik Throwers to Kill Public Officials Stirs Justice Department FLYNN TO HEAD RUREAU Already Has Dangerous Rad icals Placed Under Surveil lance Through Nation MAKER OF ROMBS NAMED j Cleveland Man Given as Man ufacturer of Explosives Used by Terrorists Washington, June 4.—That efforts of anarchists to create a reign of terror through destruction of life and property, which had Its climax in attempts on lives of prominent men in eight cities Monday night, not only failed, but resulted in action by organized government that is ex pected to wipe out the themselves, was evident here to-day. Flynn Placed in Charge Following public announcement last night by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer that the purposes of the Department of Justice are the same now as they were before, which was in turn followed by a statement telling of the creation of a new bureau by the department, with William J. Flynn at its head and which will ha\ e as its para mount duty the crushing of the anti i government movement in this coun- I try, agents of the Federal Govern | ment throughout the country and I detective forces in this and scores of other cities to-day renewed with vigor their efforts to run down those responsible for the bomb explosions. Chief Flynn. himself regarded as the foremost authority in the coun try on anarchists and their activi ties, already has caused persons known as dangerous radicals to be put under surveillance by agents of the Department of Justice in prac tically every city the Reds are known to frequent. Buildings Under Gunrd There were at> developments over night to change the views of the police and special agents here that the explosion of the bomb at Attorney General Palmer's home, which wrecked the front of that residence, badly damaged those ad joining and killed the perpetrator, was the work of one man. This man, an Italian, the police say, ar rived here from Philadelphia a lit [ Con tinned on Page 4.] Realty Sales Continue to Break Records For Number and For Value Real estate sold in the city durirrg May was valued at almost twice the amount for the same month in the previous year. Assessor James C. Thompson reported. During last month there were 336 property transfers, the valuation totaling sl,- : 054,475, while in May, 1918. there ] were 205 sales with a/i assessed valu j ation of $590,659. Sir.-ce January 1 there were 1,339 j recorded transfers, the realty being (valued at $3,750,710, as compared with 788 sales and a valuation of | $1,981,902 for the first five months of 11918. No account is to be had of sales made on the instalment plan. I Sales since January 1, according Ito wards follow: Assessed Ward. No. Valuations. First 50 $52,173 Second 137 226.300 (Third 31 689,320 'Fourth 42 255,675 | Fifth 74 194,730 Sixth 55 113,130 (Seventh 124 210,155 Eighth 83 179,090 Ninth 207 637,535 Tenth 1 89 452,680 Eleventh 138 270,170 Twelfth 80 183.820 Thirteenth 114 259,880 Fourteenth 15 26,050 ' 1.339 $3,750,710 Public Bathhouse to Open on River Tomorrow The public bathhouse at Seneca, street will be opened to-morrow with attendants in charge. V. Grant Foy rer. assistant park superintendent, said to-day. The big boat will be towed to Seneca street to-morrow morning and will be opened at once. Next Monday the Island Park bath house will be opened, Mr. Forrer said. J. K. Staples, playground super visor for the 1919 season, will arrive in the city next Monday. Plans for opening the play plots will tie com pleted during the week so that the opening can take place June 19. the day after public schools close for the summer vacation. Bar Members to Hold Annual Outing Tomorrow At least sixty members of the Dauphin County Bar Association will leave the city to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock for the annual outing and picnic at Inglefiook, going in automobiles. The quarterly busi ri-ess meeting will he held as soon as the members arrive at Inglenook af ter which luncheon will he served. In the afternoon games and other sports will be enjoyed. Dinner will be served in the evening to close the day's program. John F'ox Weiss. W. Harry Musser and William M. Har gest are on- the committee of ar rangements. BLOODED BULL WINS PRIZE LB NOBBY BOY Nobby Boy, a 3-month-old French bull pup, the property of Mrs. Wil liam M. Houtz, of this city, won first prize at a recent exhibition of the Kensington Kennel Club, of Phila delphia. This was the first exhibi tion In which he has been shown. VARE FORCES LOSE FIRST TEST ON CHARTER BILL ]Hot Fight Over Leaving Phila delphia Changes Up to Voters | |THE SPEAKER IS UPHELD j Holds Proposed Referendum | Unconstitutional; Members j. Are Impatient i Opponents of the Philadelphia Charter Bill as amended by the char ter revisionists, lost In the first test of strength in the House of Repre sentatives to-day. when the members of the lower branch of the legisla ture, by a vote of 124 to 31, sustained Speaker Robert S. Spangler in his ruling that an amendment to incor porate a referendum on the charter was unconstitutional. The aniend j inent was sponsored by the Vare ele ment, but only three men outside of Philadelphia voted with them. The Speaker defended his ruling on the floor in a vigorous speech, and was given an ovation, which was re newed when the vote was announced. The charter bill came up for sec ond reading, and Mr. Glass,' Phila delphia, moved insertion of an amendment that the charter should not be effective until approved by the voters of the city at the Novem ber election. Mr. Ramsey, Delaware, at once raised the point of order that it was unconstitutional because the Legislature could not under the pres ent constitution, delegate its power | to the people of any municipality. Messrs. Glass. Dilsheimer, Wells, Cox I and other Philadeiphians, and Mr. j Phillips, Clearfield, defended the ! amendment us providing for home i rule. The Speaker upheld Mr. Ramsey ! and Mr. Cox took an appeal from his i ruling to the House. Mr. Ditrich, ! Allegheny, was called to the chair. ] Mr. Glass argued in favor of the 1 amendment citing authorities and ! Mr. HefFerman. Philadelphia, said the I Speaker had been humiliated. Mr. | Cox denied this. The Speaker then | tcok the iloor and defended his rul ' irg, saying thesame point had been ' raised in 1913 when he had charge | of third class city legislation, and giving authorities for his stand. Mr. Davis, Indiana, demanded to know why the amendment came in at this late day. and urged that the Speaker be sustained. Speaker Applauded The vote followed, and when an nounced. tiie Speaker was given ap plause. The members voting with the Vare men were Home, Cambria, Scheaffer, Schuylkill, and Marcus, Allegheny. The fight on the bill was then abandoned and it passed second reading without much attention be ing paid to it. Mr. Ramsey then had it made a special order for third reading on Monday night at 10.30 o'clock. John R. K. Scott said no further fight would be made until Monday night. Many Soldiers Get Jobs Through State's Free Employment Bureau Harrisburg figures well in the May report of Jacob Lightner, chief of the Pennsylvania State Employ ment Service. During the month 300 soldiers in I tils city applied for positions. A total of 218 soldiers received positions. In the civilian class fifty-eight ap plied in this city; ninety-five em ployers asked for help, and thirty seven were sent to pos'.tions. A total of forty-three received positions. At the Harrisburg office 341 women applied for positions. The number asked for by employers was 390, and 307 persons were sent to po- i sitions. A total of 271 women re ceived positions. During the month the total for the State- was: Persons applying for positions: Soldiers, 5 924: civilians. 17,303; j women. 1,604. Total. 24,891, Persons asked for by employers: Soldiers. 6.R44: civilians, 24,301 ; women, i,943. Total. 33.088. Persons sent to positions: Sol diers, 5 048; c vil'ans 9,192: wom en. 1.526. Total. 15,766. Persons receiving positions: Sol diers, 4,848; civilians. 8,868; wom en, 1,421. Total. 15,134. JUNE WEATHER RECORDS FALL IN HEAT WAVE Mercury Climbs Steadily to New High Marks in Discomfort jNO RELIEF IS IN SIGHT j Sun's Ravs Nearly Unbear able Where There Is No Shade Still Climbing! . New June heat records are I promised to-day in the heat wave j which has been gripping the city | for the last four days. The oftcial | temperatures as taken by the local j weather bureau on top of the I post offce building, and on the I recording instrument In front of ! the Harrisburg Light and Power ; Company's offices follow: (Official) (Unofficial) Vest. To-day Vest. To-day ,j 8 a. m. ...69 73 78 78 9 a. m. ...72 79 80 85 10 a. m....80 S4 84 86 11 a. m...,84 86 86 88 Noon .. ~S6 87 90 90 1 p. m....87.5 89 91 91 - P. 11l 3 p. 11l 3.3.0 p. ni 96 • | New June heat records in Harris | burg may be set before the sun sets i this evening. The temperature at j noon was ranging one and a-half de jgrees above the mark at the same | time yesterday. The same ratio maintained throughout the after noon will mean- a new June heat mark in this city. To-day's tempera ture at 1 o'clock was S9 degrees while the record yesterday was 87.5. ! The hottest June day recorded in I this city since the establishment of the Harrisburg Weather Bureau was | on June 30, 1901, when the mercury climbed to the 97.4 degree mark. The hot period now grasping Harrisburg is the most intense of any durir.-g the early part of the month. No Relief in Sight No relief is visible. Forecaster E. [Continued on Page 9.] | 11.1.1.1.1 i-U.IJJJ B 4 m § / • • -•• • ■ • • "< '4 i t t I 4 % 1 ' *§ f f t • -r ur - X j r s* I errors or.'v . ! X EAGLES TO MEET HERE NEXT YEAR 1 $ Scranton, Pa-—Next year's convention of the Fta- It ternal Order of Eagles of Pennsylvania will be held in *l | X Harrisburg. Thomas J. Trainor, of Wllkes-Barre, was -A 4 elated president of the State organization to-day. 4* X KEYMEN JOIN SOUTHERN STRIKE X X Atlanta, Ga.—Union telegraphers employed by the ft Western Union Telegraph Company Atlanta went on iHg - -day in sympathy with the telephone operators o: X T the Southern Bell and Atlanta Telephone Companies, nfi ! <4 w ' • X if" •• % t ' '"■ A-vic:- T ' :■ i su' 8} 1 v> ' ■ ncnt [<S t the Capitol to-dav X when the. Philadelphia charter'bill was gotten out of the mi: A way for the week- Governor Sproul is standing by the jlp administration bill and employers are urging that changes at fbe made. Members of the Senate opposed to the admin- Cij istration measure are predicting it will have trouble in its jtjj pre' ent form. -jj WRECK ON PENNSY Harrisburg—Passengd' trains arriving in (this city 'jj j * on the Middle division were from two to three hours lafe £§[ to-day as a r burg this !fj 4 n morning. Fifteci j£j. * * tracks blocked for sonic Hm< W JJ SUFFRAGE BEFORE SENATI iT Washington—With advocates of the measure con- Wt% J* rr. vvj- * * Jk *j -ft su-., iu-mi. non.il amer.'imcn rsolution ' -.'ken f I y* licorcc r. K linger, \Vllllnm1o n. and Kathryn M. Machamrr, X 4 t Wlranlwot John 11. SlfKle. Mnrrl-liurß. und F.thrl M. Grrrne, De- y ; I l 01l I Oacor .V Walborn and Sam C. ItnfYrnabrrgrr, Harrlaburg. A DAUPHIN COAL LAND NOT WORTH FABULOUS SUM Mining Engineer Finds First Estimates Were Greatly Exaggerated MILLIONS LOPPED OFF Value of Susquehanna Mines Now Fixed at More Than Two Million VISION OF RICHES FAILS Assessment Probably Will Not Be Much Higher Than Heretofore That marketable coal in thft land in Williams and Wiconisco townships owned by the Sus quehanna Collieries Company totals about 29,256,347 tons and is worth about eight cents a ton for assessment valuation making the total value $2,341,507.76 is the opinion expressed by W. F. Sekol, mining engineer, in a written report to the county commissioners to-day. This is a reduction of $84,000,000 of the ! sensational estimate made by | the late T. Ellsworth Davies. | The present valuation of the coal I properties is about SBOO,OOO. With the addition of values of buildings and other property owned by the company the assessment will prob ably reach about $2,600,000, coun- I ty officials said. Davies' Mistake Ir.- his report Mr. Sekol gives ex amples of the differences between the actual amount of coal found in the ground, and the amount which the late T. Ellsworth Davies esti mated was there which could be mined and marketed. Mr. Davle3 had fixed the value of these coal I lands at $86,000,000. Mr. Sekol, [Continued on Page 4.]
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