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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
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Mexico Seems to Be the First Country to Get Back
to a Prewar Basis
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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