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LXXXVIII— NO. 137 20 PAGES Dal, ££ x .??t s .SS d Kit HARRISBURG, PA ' . . THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1919. "StiUSffiSg siSS&'SSS. HOME EDITION
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ARREST OF 137
k HOUSE MEMBERS
IS DIRECTED
Speaker Spongier Resorts to
Drastic Measure to Se
cure. Quorum
MANY HAD SLIPPED HOME
Every Effort to Save Situation
by Adjournment Is
Voted Down
One hundred and thirty- j
seven members of the
House of Representatives
of Pennsylvania were ordered
arrested bv Speaker Spangler
for being absent without leave
from the session of the House
to-day and sergeants-at-arms j
were sent out all over the State
to bring them in. This situation
developed for the first time
since the session of 1913. when
a call of the House made after
objections were entered to con
sidering bills because of no
quorum. The call showed only 67
of the 206 men at present consti
tuting the House in their seats. Two ,
men were absent on leave.
The absentees are technically in
contempt of the House and must
purge themselves at the bar of the
lower branch of the Legislature.
The constitution gives wide powers
in case of absence without leave.
Probabilities are that the House will
not only meet to-morrow but may
even sit Saturday. Considerable in
dignation at the largo absentee list
was manifested. Speaker Spangler
said he proposed to have every ab
sentee called to the bar. This was
done in the session of 1909.
Roll Called
Speaker Spangler also directed
Sergeant -at-Arms Daniel E. Huni
han to call his own list and tind out
if any employes were absent. "We
will take that up. too." said he.
The two members absent on leave
are Messrs. Davis. Cambria, and |
Lathenberger, Berks.
In the absentee list were thirty- ,
two Philadelphtans and twenty Alle- J
gheny county men. and a number of t
prominent members of the House,
including Floor leader W. T. Ram
sey, Chairman W. J. McCaig, of the
appropriations committee John R.
K. Scott, B. F. Bungard. W. J.
Brady. W. H. Dithrich, A. B. Hess.
H. H. Heyburn. John W. Vicker
man. Joseprf E. Philips, W. F. Stadt
lander, S. J. Gans and many of the
men most active in the House.
Messrs. Patterson, Philadelphia:
Smith. Bedford, and Bidelspacher.
Lycoming, who were in the building
but not in the hall at the time the
roll was called, came in when the
doors were opened.
This telegram was sent to each
absentee: "The sergeant-at arms
being directed on a call of the House
to bring in absent members, you are
ordered to be here to-morrow. Fri
day. June 13 at 10 a. m. Report
to the sergeant-at-arms at the bar
of the House upon arrival." It was
signed by the speaker and the ser
geant-at-arms.
Vote Down Adjournment
The call of the House was or
dered by the speaker after two at
tempts to adjourn had been vot?d
down.
When routine business had been
disposed of and appropriation bills
on the third reading calendar were
in order. Mr. Glass. Philadelphia,
raised the point that no quorum was
present. Speaker Spangler said he
had warned members Tuesday and
Wednesday to he present on Thurs
day and denounced those absent
without leave as derelict in their
duty. "If this goes on we will not
be able to advance the calendar and
it means we must have Friday ses
sions.
"I don't care if we have to sit
Saturdays and Sundays. I have
been here every session and if I can
stay, others can. too." said Mr.
Glass. Philadelphia.
Mr. Dunn. Philadelphia, then at
tacked members for being absent
when bills were on the calendar,
saying but little progress was being
made.
Mr. Wallace. Lawrence, said he re
gretted the State being put to the
expense of bringing in absent mem
bers and moved adjournment, which
was voted down.
Mr. Dunn declared that members
in charge of factional bills were
making them special orders and then
leaving Harrisburg. "This is un
fair," said he. "I know of two fac
tional bills which are Intended to
disrupt the Republican organization
which have been made special orders.
One would amend a law of twenty
four years and another passed four
teen years ago. And now they
bring them up, make special orders
and go home. This is a move of in
dependents to disrupt the Republican
organization. Now the majority' of
the members are not here and I ob
ject to passage of any bill."
Mr. Glass declared he resented ab
sence of members who should be
saying it was an imposition.
Messrs. Wallace and Showalter
then renewed motions to adjourn
and they were voted down.
Two-thirds Vote Needed
Mr. Dunn called attention to the
fact that a two-thirds vote was
needed to pass appropriation bills
and Mr. Fowler. Lackawanna, de
clared the House should not ad
journ. but stay here and work.,
"That's what I think," shouted
Messrs. Powell. Luzerne, and Daw
son. Lackawanna.
Speaker Spangler then ordered a
poll of the House to ascertain
whether a quorum was present. The
doors were locked and the rollcall
£ Con Uucd on Pago 16.]
GE/MMiVrS BURDEN IN PEACE IS
JO BE NO LIGHTER WHEN POWERS
ANSWER HUN COUNTER PROPOSALS
Reply Is to
Be Made at
Week-End
ONLY SMALL
CONCESSIONS
Final Action May
< Be Expected by
Next Week
WAR LEADERS OF
ENTENTECONFER
By Associated Press,
Paris. June 12.—Marshal Foch
and General Weygand had two
conferences yesterday with Prem
ier Clemenceau. at which they
discussed the immediate resump
tion of hostilities and a concerted
advance by the Allies, says Mar
eel Hutin in the Echo De Paris.
The general opinion is, the
writer adds, that Count ton
Broekdorff-Rantzau has commit
ted himself too far to be able to
sign the treaty. It is also believed
that the Seheidemann ministry
# will be swept away to make room
for a ministry of moderate inde
pendent Socialists, which will be
joined by Mathias Erzberger,
chairman of the German armistice
commission. This ministry, it is
declared, would be disposed to ac
cept the Allied conditions, which
it will do about July 1.
There is an evident impres
sion in Paris that the Allied re
ply to the German counter pro
posals which will probably be
ready late Saturday night wtll refuse
the German request for important
alterations in the terms of peace.
The Germans will be given five
days in which to make up their
minds as to their course. Thus final
action by them on the treaty may
be expected about next Thursday.
No Material Changes
While the Council of Four will
probably explain the provisions of
the treaty and may grant some
minor concessions, it appears there
are to be no changes which will ma
terially lighten the burden placed
on the enemy by the treaty present
ed on May 7.
Reverses Causes Uneasiness
Military reverses suffered by Ad
miral Koplak's troops in South
western Russia have also caused un
easiness.
William Trotter, of Boston, secre
tary of the National Equal Rights
League has presented every member
of the Peace Conference a petition
from colored citizens of America,
asking that a clause assuring all
citizens "full liberty in the rights of
democracy and protection of life
without distinction based on race,
color or previous condition." be in
serted in the covenant of the League
of Nations.
Turk Envoys Roach Paris
The Turkish peace delegation ar
rived in Paris to-day. accompanied
by a French naval lieutenant and a
captain from the staff of General
Franchet d'Esprey. the Allied com
mander in the Near East. There
was no official reception. The party
remained in its car. which was sent
to Vaucresson, in the suburbs.
Xoske Says C.abinet
Will Stand by People
Weimer. June 12. —"We are still
in office and we will stick because it
is our duty to save the German
people," Gustav Noske. minister of
defense, declared at the meeting
yesterday of the majority Socialist
party.
His declaration was in answer to
radical members who are attempt
ing to force him and Chancellor
Seheidemann from the executive
committee of the party.
He said that he knew when he
accepted his present post that he
had a sorry task which would gain
him criticism. The minister, who is
called by his enemies "the blood
hound of the revolution." declared
that his troops had saved Germany
from chaos.
He concluded with the announce
ment that the Schuetzen division,
some of the officers of which were
implicated in the death of Karl
Liebkneeht had been disloyal.
Says War Advanced
Medical Science 25
Years; New Viewpoint
By Associated Press.
Atlantic City, N. J., June 12.—Dr.
C. St. Clair- Drake, chairman of the
[section of preventive medicine and
public health, in an address before
the American Medical Association In
convention here, said the war has
advanced the progress of medical
science twenty-five years. 6t bas
given the profession, he added, an
entirely new viewpoint on their re
sponsibility toward prevention rath
er than the cure ot disease.
Why Can't People Think of That Before Breaking Up
All the Furniture?
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IT LOOKS SIMPLE ENOCGH WHE V WE SEE IT IN OI K NEIGHBORS
EMPLOYERS OF
SOLDIERS GET
U. S. CITATION
Many Harrisburg Business
men Eligible For Peace
Honors
Numerous employers in Harris- '•-
burg and vicinity are eligible for the ;
recently authorized citation of the j I
War and Navy Departments, forl J
conspicuous service in re-employing j
soldiers, sailors and marines upon
their discharge from the service, I
according to the announcement j
made at the offices of the Harris- |
burg Chamber of Commerce this ;
morning.
The citations are in the form
of a certificate, and signify for the j i
patriotic employer what the battle- \
field citation signifies for the service
man who displayed conspicuous
valor on the field of battle.
The fact that numerous Harris
burgers are eligible for the citation,
was stated by Captain D. E. Nevins,
representative of Colonel Arthur I
Woods. Assistant Secretary of War, t
when he visited this city this morn
ing in the interests of soldier re
employment In view of the fact *
that the Chamber of Commerce was t
instrumental in co-ordinating local
efforts for soldier employment, he
made the Chamber offices his head- v
quarters during his stay here. t
The citation may be obtained by {
applying to Colonel Arthur Woods, f
War Department. Washington. D. C. i j
Application for the citation will be (
accepted as the employers' pledge ! r
to the War and Navy Departments j
to re-employ all former employes
who were in the service.
The citation bears the signatures j
of the Secretary of War. Secretary
of the' Navy, and Colonel Woods,
representing both departments. It is
headed. "War and Navy Depart
ments, United. States of America."
and reads as follows: "This certifies
that 'John Doe' has assured the War
and Navy Departments, that he will
gladly re-employ everybody who
formerly worked with him and left
to serve in the Army and Navy dur
ing the flreat War."
The citation is in attractive form,
suitable for framing. Any employer
may become eligible, while many
Harrlsburg employers are eligible,
having re-employed all their service
men. The citation will be issued
not only to individual firms as a
whole, but to branch offices, as a
citation separate from that given to ;
the general firm or corporation.
INDUSTRIAL TITAN
OF AMERICA
The Telegraph has obtained
consent of the National Geo
graphic Magazine to reproduce a
remarkable copyrighted article on
Pennsylvania and its unparalleled
resources. This article will run
for several days on the editorial
page and should be read by every
Pennsylvanian proud of his State.
The first instalment appears on
the editorial page to-day.
LUNG SENTENCES
ARE IMPOSED
ON HIGHWAYMEN
Streets Must Re Kept Safe,
Roth Day and Night, Says
County Court
Long penitentiary seiitences are
being imposed in the Dauphin coun
ty court by Judges George Kunkcl
and S. J. M. Mctarrell in their de
termined 'effort to stop highwa- rob
beries in the city and county.
"People must feel safe when they
walk the streets, either in the day
time or at night," Judge Kunkel said
this morning. "The community must
he considered in imposing sentences
in such cases and not only the de
fendant. The law provides a maxi
mum penalty of SI,OOO fine and ten
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FLAG DAY
"The observance of Flag Day
this year premises to b-3 more
widespread than ever before, and
1 urge upon every patriot to dis
play the Stars and Stripes next
Saturday, both in honor of the
Flag that we revere and out of
respect to the 80,000 loyal Amer
icans who laid down their lives
on the battlefields of France in
its defense. (
"The stars are brighter than
ever and Americans never had
more occasion to be proud of
their national colors."
—Governor Sproul.
TO CLEAR UP
LEGAL POINTS IN
HARDSCRABBLE
Supreme Court Probably Will
Hand Down Decision
Next Month
Argument of the legal points in
volved in the suits of the city to
assess benefits against property
owners on the east side of Front
street in the Hardscrabble district
may be listed for the session of ar
gument court next month. City So
licitor John E. Fox said to-day.
"The Supreme court will probably
hand down an opinion in July in the
case which will determine the legal
dispute in connection with the
west side of Front street in Hard
scrabble," Solicitor Fox continued.
"The court usually hands down
opinions in July before the summer
vacations and again in October.
"As soon as arguments for the
property owners and for the city
have been heard in the east side
cases, all the legal questions will be
in the hands of the courts to de
cide. I do not think it likelv that
plans could he made to demolish
any of the buildings on the west
side until next spring however. It is
doubtful if this would he started in
the fall, unless city council prefers
to do so."
Held For Destruction
of Boilerhouse Blast
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia. June 12. Michael
1 orden, 24 years old, was arrested
here yesterday charged with impli
cation in the destruction of the
Sugar Run Coal Company's boiler
house, Dysart, Pa.. Sunday night. He
was taken in custody at a railroad
station while claiming some bag
gage.
The prisoner was held without bail
pending the arrival of authorities
from Dysart.
BI'YS RIVAL PHONE COMPANY
Wilmington, nel„ June 12. The
Bell Telephone Company, through its
local branch, the Diamond State
Telephone Company, today purchased
at foreclosure sale the Automatic Tel
ephone Company and its plant and
service for SIOO,OOO. The sale w3
ordered on the application of the Se
curity Trust Company, representing
the bondholders. .
KNOX EFFORT TO
TAKE CREED OUT i
OF PACT STARTS
Senate Receives Pennsylvania
Senator's Resolution Minus
the War Proviso
M'CUMRER STANDS OUT
Sterling Offers Proviso Re
serving Nation's Right to
Judge Obligations
By Associated Pres
R ashington. June 12. Senator
Knox's resolution to put the Senate
on record against accepting the 1
League of Nations in the terms of
Peace Treaty was reported to-day
in an amended form by the Senate
Foreign Relation's Committee.
The committee struck out the sec
tion of the resolution which would
declare it a policy of the American
government that whenever the peace
of Europe became again threatened
the United States would co-operate
to remove such a menace.
Ixalge Makes Motion
The motion to amend the Knox
measure was made by Chairman |
Lodge an-d had the support of Sena- I
tor Knox and all other Republican
members except Senator MpCumber. I
of North Dakota. No other amend- I
ments were adopted. The vote to '
favorably report stood 8 to 7.
A resolution reserving the right of I
the American Congress to determine I
the justice of the obligations imposed
upon this country under the much
discussed section ten* of the league '
| of Nations covenant, was introduced I
' to-day by Senator Sterling, Republi- I
j can. South Dakota.
Borah Servos Notice
Senator P.orah, Republican. Idaho. |
told the Senate foreign relations j
committee to-day he was opposed to
the section of the Knox resolution
which would declare that if the
peace of Europe were threatened
again the United States would con
! sider itself obligated to co-operate
with its "chief cobelligerents for the
defense of civilization." In his fight
against this section, Senator Borah
was said to have the support of Sen-
I ator Johnson, Republican, of Cali
fornia.
When the Senate met this morn
ing it again turned its attention to
the more direct issues, involved in
the League of Nations fight. The
investigation of how copies of the
Peace Treaty reached New A ork
was suspended after revelations that
Thomas W. Lamont gave a copy in
Paris to Henry P. Davison, his part
ner in the firm of J P. Morgan and
Company, and that Mr. Davison
brought it to New York and gave
it to Elihu Root, who showed it to
Senator Lodge.
Action To-morrow /
The foreign relations committee
took up the resolution of Senator
Knox, proposing that the Senate de
clare in- definite terms its stand re
garding the league covenant. The
early prediction was that the reso
lution would be reported to the Sen
ate during the way. Action must go
over tinder the rules until to-mor
row, when Senator Knox expects to
begin an effort to bring it to a vote.
LADIES TO ATTEND
C. OF C. CONVENTION
Fhr the first time the wives,
daughters and sweethearts of the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce are to attend a noonday
j ltirchenn of the organization at the
I Penn-Harris Hotel. Next Wednes
day Lewis Heck, of Heckton. will
relate the story of his remarkable
experiences as the American Com
missioner in Constantionple during
the war and will tell much of in
terest regarding the Ottoman em
pire. There is special interest in
next week's luncheon and It is ex
pected that the attendance will be
large,
CI TS NAVY AIR FUND
Washington, June 12.—Abandon
ment of the navy's extensive plans
for experimenting with rigid and
non-rigid types of lighter than air
living machines was said by naval
officers today to be presaged by the
action of the House Naval Affairs
Committee on cutting the aviation
appropriation for the navy from $45.-
ann.noo to $15,000,00(1. Secretary Dan
iels expressed hope that the Senate
rommittee would revise the appropri
ation upward.
NAIL DRIVEN THROUGH TOE
With a nail driven through one
of his great toes, Charles Harris, 13
years old. of 656 Sayford street, was
treated in the Harrisburg Hospital
yesterday afternoon. Harris was
playing about his home when he
dropped a heavy plank, containing
the nail, on his feet.
MR. CLAYPOOI; AT PROVIDENCE
E. V. Claypool, the former super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon League
in this district, was in Harrisburg
to-day arranging for the removal of
i his family to Providence. R. 1.,
where he is now located and where
he has been engaged in the work
of the Anti-Saloon League since he
left Harrisburg.
WOI'MJ REPEAL DAYLIGHT LAW
Washington, June 12.—A rider re
pealing the daylight saving law, ef
fective when the clocks are turned
back, in October, was added to the
I Agricultural Appropriation bill today
by the Senate Agriculture Oommit-
I tee. The vote was unanimous.
1 THE WEATHER
Harrfuhnrß and vlrlnity: Partly
cloudy to-nlffht and Friday. .\ot
much rhanßc In temperature.
lowMt to-nlpht about 117 de-
Kree*.
f lantern Pennsylvania: Partly
eloudy to-nlßht and Friday.
Little ehnnflre In temperature.
Gentle to moderate wlntln most
ly eant.
Hlveri The Sunquehnnno river
and probably all Its branches
will fall slowly or remain near
ly stationary. A stasre of about
4-2 feet is Indleated for Har
rla burg Friday morning. j
DOCTOR'S DEGREE
FOR PASTOR
DR. A. M. STAMETS
Susquehanna University to-day
announced that the degree of Doc
tor of Divinity had been conferred
upon the Rev. A. M. Stamets. pastor
of Augsburg Lutheran Church and
one of the city's best-known minis
ters. Dr. Stamets came to Augsburg
seventeen years ago. It is his first
and only charge and under his di
rection the congregation has been
built up to be one of the largest in
the city.
Dr. Stamets -.vas graduated from
Gettysburg College in 1899 and from
Gettysburg Seminary in 1902. He
was the classmate of the Rev. Dr.
S. Winfield Herman, pastor of Zion
Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Dr.
Thomas Reisch, pastor of Christ Lu
theran Church.
PASSES CUMMINS nil,l,
Washington, June 12. —The Senate
today passed the bill of Senator Cum
mins, Republican, of lowa, amending
the railroad control act so as to re
store the rate making powers of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The measure now goes to the House.
GIVES FAVORABLE KEPPOHT
Washington, June 12.—Favorable
report, on the House bill appropriat
ing $750,000,000 for the railroad ad
ministration was ordered today by
the senate appropriations committee.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES t
Frederick J. MonnKhiin,- llnrrlaburg, and Margaret E. Doland,
Plains. M alter C. Dlffenderfcr, I ancaatrr, and Mny D. Wnlters, Mil-T
filn. Bernard E. Stnrr and Sarii F. Wcltael, Harrfaharg. Edward Mf
Tadyeb and Carrie E. Sny der, Mtddletown. Alva C. Mattla and Mar- J
garet E. Itodgera, Mlddlrtown.
BABY KILLED,
MOTHER TELLS
INVESTIGATORS
Child Wife Says She Intended
to Take Her Own
Life
IS NOT OF STRONG MINT*
Woman Is Detained in Office
of the District At
torney
j She had intended to commit sul
; cide; had walked to her 20-day old
baby boy to kiss it goodby, had
j slipped and the carbolic acid had
I spilled into the child's mouth, is
| the story Mrs. John Stewart, 904
| Capital street, told to-day to County
Detective James Walters, in explain
ing the death of the child, William
Edward Stewart.
She was brought to the offices of
District Attorney Michael E. Stroup
this afternoon by Detective Walters
and Constable Grove, where efforts
are being made to have her make
j a statement in the case. With her
j are her husband and other relatives.
I Dr. Clarence Phillips was called
j by relatives when the condition of
the child was discovered last even
ing, but it died before he arrived.
Coroner Eckinger in turn was no
tified and he ordered a post-mortem
j examination. This was performed
by Dr. Harvey Miller and Dr. Park
A. Deckard.
Reports have been issued by Cor
oner Eckinger that the death was
due to carbolic acid poisoning. The
throat, intestines and • stomach of
the child were severely burned, he
reports.
The mother, who is >l7 years old.
has several times threatened to
commit suicide, it is said. It is
also said that the mother's mind is
somewhat impaired. The body of
the dead child was buried this after
noon with Undertaker Sourbeer in
charge.