1 ' ' 1 r • _,. •' ; V President Wilson Received in Belgium by King ami Queen. Visits Front Made Desolate by War LXXXVIII — NO. 141 16 PAGES HARRISBURG, PA WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1919. 98 HOME EDITION NOISE NUISANCE IS ATTACKED BY THE ROTARY CLUB t Unlawful and Unnecessary Noises at Times Almost Unbearable ASK THE MAYOR TO ACT Automobiles and Motorcycles Run With Mufflers Open Plans for a fight to secure the abatement of the noise nuisance in j Harrisburg concerning -which their i has been considerable complaint of ! late months, were outlined at a meet | Ing of the Harrisburg Rotary Club at • the summer heme of James W. Bar ] Jeer, near Covallen, last evening. Resolutions endorsing a movement I to lessen the evil in the city at un ; seemly hours were adopted. It was decided to have a committee of five ! visit Mayor Keister, to endeavor to i enlist his co-operation in bringing about the desired results. The com mittee will be named later. This res olution follows: Resolved: Thsl the Rotary Club of Hnrrlshurg go on record strongly urging the Mayor of the C'lty to eserelse the power In vested in him to stop the un necessary noises that now render life almost unbearable In many parts of Harrisburg by the loud whistling of locomotives, explo sions of quarry blasts at unseem ly hours, und especially the un lawful use of aotomohiles and motorcycle cutouts; nnd be It further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be luld before His Honor, the Mayor, by a commit tee of the club. No subscriptions, assessments and levies may be levied before they have been referred to the Board of Di rectors, under the provisions of an ! a.rendment to the Constitut.oji, pre sented at last evening's meeting. This • will be acted on at the first fail l meeting in Steptember, yestei day's j meeting being the last of the sum -1 r.ie r. Eighty members of the Roii-v Club ("were in attendance at the meeting, having made the trip to Mr. Barker's .home in Perry county by automobile, j The members were pleasantly enter- Itained throughout the evening and a (luncheon was served. They returned i home late in the evening. Labor Leaders Demand Burleson's Scalp By Associated Press. Atlantic City, N. J., June 18.—A [resolution- asking President Wilson ; immediately to remove Postmaster General Burleson- from office was :adopted unanimously to-day by the S American Federation of Labor, in 'convention here to-day. The resolution regarding the Post • master General, after alluding to President Wilson's message to Con igress relating to democratization of .industry based upon recognition of •labor's right to participate in decis i ions affecting its welfare, declares 'that Mr. Burleson "has pursued a (labor policy in- direct, conflict with sthis enunciation of principle," and (that the Postmaster General "char lacterized as silly the rights to col jlective bargaining." The resolution charges further 'that Mr. Burleson "has ruthlessly (invaded the rights of employes and ""has ir.-terfered, in defiance of law, "with the proper functioning of their ►organizations" and has "refused to ■recognize" labor's accredited repre sentatives. Helen Boyle's Plea For Mercy to Be Heard Today So many cases were listed for the [State Board of Pardons to-day that ithe session, the final one before the : summer recess; began at 9 o'clock. The decisions will be rendered to night. The application of Helen Boyle for -release on parole after serving ten ryears for complicity in the Whitla ricidnapping, will come up late to-day. Anton A. Aggerbock. of Allegheny, convicted of fraud, and released on iparole, appeared in person in his case. The first murder case, Robert .Loomis, Northampton, was continued and that of Broneslaw Bednotcik, Beaver, was argued. HOTEL IS SOLD Sale of the hotel at Second and "Washington streets, formerly corr ducted by P. J. Sullivan, was con firmed when the deed transferring title from J. K. Kipp, the owner, to William J. Sohland, was registered at the office of City Engineer M. B. Cowden. The property is a three story brick building and is assessed at 110,800. SUN ATE PASSES HIDES Local appropriation bills, includ ing the ones carrying funds for the new State office building, and for the Soldier's and Sailors Memorial Bridge ■were passed finally by the Senate .this morning. They now go to the House, where Senator Smith said they will meet with no opposition. SALARY BILL PASSES The Senate this morning passed , finally the House bill increasing the salaries of practically all the judi ciary in Pennsylvania. Under the provisions of the measure, Dauphin county judges will receive an in crease of SI,OOO per year, making their salary $12,000 per annum. THE WEATHER Harrlehnrg and Vicinity: Gener ally fair to-night and Thnradny. Not much change In tempera ture. Kaatcrn Pennsylvaniai Generally ' fair to-night and Thursday. Little change In temperature. Gentle to moderate wlnda, mostly eaat. HARRISBURG .TELEGRAPH ©jt otor-3W>epcn&enL, x Mexico Seems to Be the First Country to Get Back to a Prewar Basis \ 3 V\ Jj FINES IMPOSED WHERE MILK IS BELOW STANDARD Alderman Murray Sustains City Health Bureau in Prosecutions Fines and costs were imposed on proprietors of a restaurant and a hotel, a retail milk dealer and a large milk products corporation by Alderman C. E. Murray to-day in the first of the hearings of suits brought by the City Health Bureau for the sale of cream said to be be low the city's standard for butter fat. To-morrow morning about eight more dealers will be heard at the office of Alderman John B. Nich olas and on Friday morning Alder man E. J. Hilton will dispose of additional suits for the same of fense. 31 istako by Clerk Frank Nicholas, proprietor of the Court Dairy Lunch, was fined $lO and costs amounting to $6.14; the Pennsylvania Milk Products Com pany, $5 fine and $6.14 costs in each of two cases; Bruce Taylor, $lO fine and $6.14 costs; J. W. Schroth, pro prietor of the Plaea Hotel, $5 fine and $6.14 costs, by Alderman Mur ray. The cases against C. A. Hoak were continued until 4 o'clock this afternoon. When the case against the Her shey Creamery was called it devel oped that there had been a mis understanding about the grade of cream which was taken for the city test. After hearing ■ the evidence, costs amounting to $6.71 were im posed on the company. The company contended its rep resentative had sold a sample of Homo cream, composed of cream and condensed milk, used to manu facture ice cream, instead of pure cream, and as soon as he made the discovery a minute or two after the sample was taken, told the city food inspector. These cases are to be heard be fore Alderman Nicholas: Alva Restaurant, three charges; C. W. Smith, Harrisburg Quick Lunch; Davenport Lunch, Crystal Restau rant and J. A. Rudy. W. C. T. U. Ready For Big Victory Jubilee Everything is in readiness for the Victory Jubilee meeting which will be held in the Grace M. E. Church Thursday evening. The committee in charge of the arrangements have planned to make the meeting a suc cess and have left nothing undone to have in attendance the most repre-j sentatlve people of the country. The following are members of the committee: Chapman, Mr. J. Horace McFarland. Mrs. C. M. Spahr, Mrs. R. A. Ronemus, Mrs Gertrude R. Lel digh, Mrs. E. A Reigle, Mrs. J. F. Kobe, Mrfe. W. it. Cooper, Mrs. G. M. Steinmeta, Mrs. Samuel Gardner, Mrs. Stuart. Dunmire, C. Day Rudy, One of City's Best Known Businessmen, Dies Suddenly Last Night ■■ Mr M |Hg|§ mp ''' h BP - sfflr WmSm C. DAY RUDY C. Day Rudy, one of the city's best-known busincsstnen, died sud denly in bed shortly after midnight, before members of his family could summon medical aid. He had re tired a short time previously, appar ently in good health. Mr. Rudy returned yesterday to his home at 1513 North Third street after making a business trip. He did not complain of feelipg ill. He leaves his wife. Mrs. Sara Rudy, and a brother, Alvin E. Ruijy. Mr. Rudy was president of the C. Day Rudy Company, makers of [Continued on Page 6.] 216 ARE GRADUATED BY HIGH SCHOOLS Studies Must Not Cease With Ending of School Days, Lieut. Governor Beidleman Tells Central Graduates; Prizes Are Awarded "Tour studies must not cease; they should continue whether you attend college, seminary or remain at home," was the warning given the 143 graduates of Central High school by HiAitenant Governor Beidleman at the forty-sixth annual commence ment exercises of the instituUon, in the Orpheum Theater this morning. To learn how to study was said by the speaker to be the one im tContinued on Page 4.] THOUSANDS OF YOUNGSTERS TO ATTEND PICNIC Harrisburg Telegraph to Be Host to Many at Pax tang Park FYiday promfses to be a historic day in the history of the city for downright relaxation. From the re ports to-day of various schools who are to be entertained on that day by the Telegraph in a monster picnic at Paxtang Park, there will be over five thousand children take part in the delightful program and nearly as many parents have signified their in tention of joining the frolic, bring ing provender for the family and taking things easy for the day with their youngsters. The Boy Scouts are mightily inter ested in their replay race, which starts from the Telegraph building with at least ten teams contesting and finishes at the park. There will be competent judges of the course and parents and friends of the gal lant runnel's are asked to provide motor cars to pick up the lads as they finish their sprints. A splendid cup goes to the winning team, and this, with all the other attractive prizes, are to-day'on view at Roth ert's store, in Market street. The Harrisburg Railways Com pany has arranged for cars to leave the end of each line at 8.30, stop ping at the various schools for pupils and teachers. The regular schedule may also be used to make the trip. The big spelling bee grows more and more important a feature a-, the following letter to-day from J. E Harlacher shows: "If it is not too la/te we would be glad to have these pupils of Hamilton school entered in the spelling contest: Catherine Fenical, Olga Gerber, Raymond [Continued on Page .] Tech Boys Awarded Diplomas at Evening Exercises Held in School Auditorium For Thirteenth Annual Com mencement "It !B not what a nation sains it is what it gives that makes it great, Lloyd George said in one of his famous addresses during the war, and to you, graduates of this school, I say, it is not what you gain it is what you give that will make you great" Or. Thomas C. Bla'sdell declared in his address to the seniors of the Teohnical High school at the thirteenth annual commencement {Continued on Pace B.] HOUSE WARNED WORK MUST BE DONE QUICKLY Speaker Spangler Holds Up Threat of Extending Session CALENDARS ARE LATE Members Seeking to Be Ex cused Are Told to Go to Work Speaker Spangler to-day served notice on members of the House that un-less they stay here and work it means an extension of the ses sion beyond June 26. This notice came when several members asked lease of absence. Mose of them said they, were called home because of "illness." "If this thing goes on it may inter fere with a session to-morrow an-d if there is no session Thursday it will mean an extension of this Legis lature beyond June 26," said the Speaker. The question of leaves was put up to the House and no objec tions were made to any applications. The House concurred in Senate amendments to the bill transferring the State fire marshal's duties to the State Police Department. Calendars Delayed Owing to the fact that the calen dars for to-day's session of the House had r.-ot been delivered Speaker Spangler at 11.15 ordered the House to go to work on the cal endars of yesterday as a guide. When the House got down to work Mr. Sterling, Philadelphia, moved that his bill for an elective school bourd in Philadelpha and Pittsburgh, be dropped from the calendar. This was done without discussion. The bills allowing Philadelphia to vote to transfer loan-s, a measure relative to transit, was negatively re ported. This bill was the subject of a discussion yesterday.. Schuylkill Grand Jury Ignores Bill Against W. S. Leib By Associated Press. Pptfsvlllc, Pa., June IS. The Schuylkill county grand Jury yes terday ignored the bill charging Wil liam S. Leib. county commissioner and former resident clerk of the Leg islature, with uttering and publish ing forged State tax receipts for the Schuylkill Valley Electric Railway. The costs of the case were placed on Powell Evans, of Philadelphia, prosecutor. Alleged forgeries also are charged against Leib in a case brought in Philadelphia by Attorney Uenerul Schafter. Cooking Schools Are Abandoned For Summer I City playgrounds will open to- I morrow morning for the summer season. J. K. Staples, supervisor, announced appointments of instruc tors as follows: Boas, Wilbur Meek, Leah Klavans; Calder, Harriet Har rison; Emerald, Samuel E. Phillips, I Mnrgaret M. Johnson; Hamilton, Margaret G. Wingeard; Harris, Mil dred M. Shraedley; Maclay, Emory C. Lutz, Harriet E. Lane; Penn, Naomi Matz; Paxtang, Emma L. Keeny; Reily, Helen H. Hoffman, Reservoir, Carl Beck, Eleanor May; Twelfth, Samuel Sherman, Sarah Anna Beck, Mrs. Mary B. Roherts; swimming instructor, Mary A. Blrck. sewing instructor, Caroline Hatton; folk-dancing, Margaret C. Turner. Because of the plan to have do mestic science included in the re quired work for pupils at the two junior high schools, the cooking school classes at Reservoir Park will not be conducted this year, Mr. Staples said. Instructors will meet to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock in the City Council chamber for final instructions before going to the play plots. Redheaded Girls Come Into Their Own at Last Redheaded girls are at last coming into their own. A show card in the lobby of the Colonial theater. Market street, dis plays prominently the fact that every redheaded girl in Harrisburg and vicinity is to be given a theater party at that theater to-morrow and Friday in honor of Alice Brady, screen star, who is to be shown there in "Red bead" this weekend. This card has attracted lots of at tention from the public. Many people thoughl at first that it was merelf an advertisement, but upon making inquiries to the manager of the Colon ial. they were told the party was ac tually to take place. The enly requirement we ask, said Miss Blanche. Daubert. manager, is that the girls come to the box of fice and show their hair. If it's red or auburn as many would rather call it, they will immediately be sent into the theater free of charge. BUYS PROPERTY J. William Rayles, chief clerk at the County Directors of the Poor, has purchased from mthe John Y. Boyd estate the properties at 222 Chestnut street, and 231 Blackberry street, it was announced to-day. The considera tion was not given but the city as sessment of the properties is more tha $12,000. It was said that city of ficials may consider leasing the Chest nut street property for offices for the police department- SMITH'S BILL PASSES Senator Smith's bill abolishing the offices of the two street supervisors In Harrisbtirg was passed finally by the Senate this morning. The pres ent incumbents of the positions are Charles H. Treat and George Kautz. , SCHOOLS CLOSE Public schools In the city closed to-day for the summer vacation sea son and will reopen September 2, GERMANS EITHER MUST SIGN OR FACE BOLSHEVISM; FOCH ORDERS ARMY IN READINESS Foch Orders Army to Group So as to Be Ready LIGGETT FINDS AMERICANS FIT Artillery Is to i Follow Combat Divisions By Associated Press. Coblenz, June 18. —The concentration of troops pre-1 paratory to advancing fur ther into Germany if the Ger mans refuse to sign the terms of peace will begin on Wednesday 1 throughout all the occupied • area. Orders to this effect were received yesterday from Mar shal Foch, commander-in-chief of the Allied armies, who sent similar orders to all the Allied forces on German soil. Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, commander of American forces in the Coblenz area said to-day, after an in spection trip of the bridgehead out posts and the headquarters of divis i lons along Lhe Rhine, that the Ameri can forces were all ready to move ahead at a moment's notice. Leaves to soldiers, permitting them to visit recreation points within the American zone have all been - sus pended until it is known whether the Germans will accept or reject the peace conditions. If orders come to go ahead, the Americans will advance in combat formation prepared for any emer gency, with the artillery and supply trains following close upon the heels of the infantry. Berlin, June 18.—Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German peace mission, has tele graphed Berlin, strongly protesting against the stoning incident on the departure of the German delegates from Versailles. Paris, June 18.—Confidence in the government was voted by the Cham ber of Deputies to-day, 349 to 137, followinga tumultuous session during which the mutiny of the sailors of the Black Sea fleet was discussed. Paris, June 18.—Three of the Turkish delegates who appeared to day before the Council of Ten are said to be friendly to Prance, while Tewflk Pasha, former Turkish Am bassador in London, who has not yet arrived, is reported to be an | Agnlophile. Apparently there is con ! siderable rivalry between England and Prance in gaining the good will j of Turkey. German Cabinet Spends Night on Pact By Associated Press. Weimar, June 18.—No statement has been issued by the German cabi net on the Allied reply to the Ger • man counter-proposals. The Associated Press learns that sentiment in the cabinet is almost unanimous against signing the Treaty, the only objection being the possibility of Bolshevism and chaos in Germany. The cabinet met at noon yesterday and continued in session: until late in I the day. The Peace Commission bej n deliberating on the Entente answer at 6 (o'clock last night. Offi cial circles here were reported weary last night, since a large number of the cabinet members and other dig nitaries stayed up all last night to read the Allied terms without delay. Indignation is said to be increas ing in Weimar. Kipona, City's Big Water Carnival, to Be Resumed The Greater Harrisburg Navy is an organization which has for its pur pose and main object the improve ment of the Susquehanna Basin. In cidentally it is the association which has arranged the summer water car | nival under the Indian name of Ki pona. A meeting of the executive committee has been called for Thurs day evening at 7.30 o'clock at the of fices of the Department of Parks in the Calder building. This meeting will discuss plans for the Kipona this summer and such other business as may properly come before the asso ciation. During the war the Kipona was suspended, but the active mem bers of the Navy now feel that the big event should be staged as here tofore with added features and all kinds of acquatic stunts. Admiral J. William Bowman is at the head of the Navy and has surrounded him self with an active and enthusiastic stafT. ORCHESTRA TO PLAY One of the largest audiences that has ever attended an event in the Capitol is expected to throng the Hall of the HOUBO of eßpresentatives to-night, when the Capitol Orchestra renders its second concert program. Three weeks ago the orchestra played to a large crowd. Speaker Robert S. Spangler was so pleased that he requested another concert. To-night's affair will begin prompt ly at 7.16. The director of the Cap itol Orchestra Is Howard W. Pry, secretary to the S Hgtetatahw secretary to the State Highway Com . miasioner. t WILSONS VISIT BELGIAN FRONT, ROYALTY GREETS By Associated Press. Adinkorke, Belgium, June 18. —President and Mrs. Wilson and their party arrived here from Paris at 8.45 o'clock this morn ing. They were met by King Al bert and Queen Elizabeth of Bel gium, and at 8.50 o'clock left by motor for a trip over the Belgian front. The motor trip was to be across the Belgian battlefields to Brus sels byway of the famous ruins | of Ypres. The meeting between President J and Mrs. Wilson and the King and Queen was informal. Both the King and Queen entered the railway car to greet their guests. School children who had gathered at. the station cheered when the President descended from his car. The officials of the province also were present, with a hand. INVASION SEEMS INEVITABLE, SAY HUN NEWSPAPERS Rantzau and Erzborger Rec oncile Differences; Hostili ties Are Looked For By Associated Press. Copenhagen, June 18—The amended peace terms have aroused a senti ment of growing implacability in Ger many and armed intervention by the Allies is regarded as inevitable, ac cording to the Berlin correspondent of the Politiken. It is reported that j Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, the (Continued on Page 15) 1 "| § T i| sp i-;; I x X ? X t X X X X X X 9 X x £ *jn X 9 X a X <*■ X *9# X A X <y X * ? 2 t fflb V* x T 2 2 ,T 2 T 4 * *p ■- ft tfst X ,T X X su ' 2 <9* X X X x X * T 9 X X X x . 2 X ;TT X '*** '2 IX X T (T | MARRIAGE LICENSES ! I X Br. William J. Hauler and Mathlldn o'Tf**, Mon Tit Altai * <St S Trimmer and Eanale Sneldman. Hnrrlnborai Jam en H. Smith audi > 4, • Parker, Harrlaboriri Robert E. HITCH, Plttnbanch. and Ella M. Gntahall, Harrisbni-fci I,enter 1.. Rrenlarr and Manraret H. Ktta-* * r4ft miller, Harrtnbnrm Clyde W. Thompion, Parauu, --J Arrella K.a , Sehatner, Goldaboro- * * Sentiment Against Signing Pact Is Wide in Empire NO SESSION OF COUNCIL TODAY With Leaders Away Peacemakers Are Marking Time By Associated Press. While sentiment in the German cabinet, according to a Weimar dispatch, is almost unanimous against signing the treaty, official Ger many has not definitely com mitted itself on the amended peace conditions. The German leaders held an extended conference at Weimar Tuesday to discuss the treaty terms, on which hangs the fu ture fate of Germany. It is ex pected the amended conditions will be laid before the German national assembly to-day by the cabinet. It is declared that the only thing that might persuade the German govern ment to agree to the Treaty is the possibility of political and economic chaos in Germany afterward. Opinion in Paris as to the even tual attitude of the Germans is di vided. It is believed, however, that the Germans, knowing the certain results of a refusal to sign, will in [Continued on Page 6.]
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