Plans For Signing of Pcocti Treaty in Suspense as Powers Wait on Get rt T i^ys' HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ___________ _ . iLXXXVIII— NO. 147 18 PAGES u£ a ?L oSISTt,'"SJZZtr?*" HARRISBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1919. °%LKKLS2 ASSOCIATED PRE,. TWO CUNT. uhmc FniTIHW J * NICWSPAPEH IN HARRISBURG ' SINGLE COPIES flUmEi tLUi I lUfl GERMANY MUST SPEED UP IN SENDING NEW PEACE DELEGATION TO SIGN THE TREATY; POWERS MA Y SEND UL TIMA TUM TO TEUTONS Secretariat Still Without Official Information As to Enemy Envoys UNEASINESS FELT IN PEACE BOARD CIRCLES IN CAPITAL By Associated Press• PARIS, June 25.—Up to 4.45 o'clock this afternoon no official word had been received here regarding Germany's plans with regard to the formal signing of the Peace Treaty. The Peace Conference leaders were undisguisedly perplexed over the situation. It was conceded to be impossible that the ceremony of signing could take place before Saturday. Unofficial reports were that it would probably be delayed until Monday. Paris, June 25.—1f the heads of the Allied powers in Paris do not hear from Weimar very soon regarding the German delegation for the signing of the Peace Treaty, an ultimatum will be sent to the German government, according to the Paris office of Reuter's, Limited. The ultimatum will demand the appointment ot' plenipotentiaries within a certain number of hours. Hour Fixed at 2 in Afternoon The Treaty will be signed either Friday or Saturday, it is believed. Although the day has not been definitely fixed, it has been decided the hour for the ceremony will be 2 P. M. The Peace Conference secretariat is still without official knowledge of the personnel of the new German peace delegation and does not know when it will arrive at Versailles. This lack of official advices from Germany with regard to the new plenipotentiaries has caused uneasiness in Conference circles, and the plans for the signing of the Treaty are in suspense. Herr Haniel Von Heimhausen, the acting German representative at Versailles, is apparently also without information. Poincarc Pinner Thursday < It was announced to-day that President Poincare's official dinner to the peace plenipotentiaries will take place Thursday night. It was originally planned to hold the din ner on the night of the singing of the Treaty, but the uncertainty as to the date for the ceremony has caused Thursday to be named defi nitely for the dinner irrespective of the time of the event at Versailles. Germany has proved slow in making known to the Peace Confer ence in Paris what her plans are regarding her representation at the formal signing of the Peace Treaty. Conference circles are reported somewhat uneasy over the lack of official advices from the German government as regards the per sonnel of its new delegation and the time of its coming, as all the ar rangements for the ceremony are being held up. It is still hoped in Paris that the Treaty will be signed Friday, but the event may go over until the fol lowing day. Everything manifestly now depends upon the time of ar rival of the German delegates. To Prospnt Italy's Demands It is expected that the new Italian delegation headed by Tommaso Tittoni, the new Italian foreign min i ister. will arrive in Paris on Fri day to resume the activities of Italy relative to the Treaty with Aus tria. There are several important matters still to he adjusted before the remainder of the Austrian Treaty can be presented to the Aus trian delegates, and it is expected that the Italian mission will lose no time in bringing before the Su preme Council of the conference the demands of its country. France, and presumably the other Allied and associated nations, are prepared for eventualities should the Germans fail to carry out tire provisions of the Treaty which is now ready for the signatures of the delegates Point* to German Spirit Premier Clenienceau, in replying to questions of members of the Chamber of Deputies relative to de mobilization. said yesterday that precaptions were necessary "in view of the state of mind of the Ger mans." the Premier pointing out that the destruction of German ships in \ Scapa Flow and at Kiel showed the "spirit in which the Germans will sign the Treaty." Dispatches from* Berlin indicate that feeling over the peace situation is still running high in German mili tary circles, officers speaking of "defending the honor of the German army and its leaders" by adopting "special measures." The Supreme Council of the con ference has formally approved the plan of giving Belgium priority in reparations to the extent of about $500,000,000. StXDAY SCHOOI, PICNIC The annual picnic of the several departments of the Market Square Presbyterian Sunday School was held at Paxtang Park to-day. THE WEATHERJ HarrUhtirg unci Vicinity. In. nettled, probably nhonern thin afternoon, tonight and Thnrn day. IVot murh chnneo In temperature. Eißtern IVnn*rlvnln : Shower* to-night and Thurn day I.lttle change In tempera- Moderate Month winds. FIRST ARRESTS MADE TO STOP NOISE NUISANCE Two Fined For Operating Mo torcycles With Cutouts Wide Open First arrests were made yester day by the police in their efforts to stop unnecessary noises in the city, when comparatively heavy tines were Imposed on two offenders for vio lation of the traffic regulations. They were the first arrests of the sort since the Rotary Club took up the matter and asked that the Mayor co-op erate in abating such nuisances. Irvin Hoover. 221 Chestnut street, and T. S. Fitzsimmons. of Wortnleys burg, were each fined sls or given the alternative of 15 days in the j Dauphin county prison. Hoover is said to have operated his motor cycle for a considerable distance on Derry street with a great amount of noise. Fitzsimmons was arrested jby Motorcycle Officer Fetrow near | Twenty-first and Derry streets, j where he was riding with the cut out of his machine wide open. Considerable complaint has been filed with Mayor Keister and police officials in reference to the exces sive amount of noise caused by torcycles and automobiles. .It had been suggested at the same time that more- severe penalties be in ■ flirted than the comparatively mild ones that had previously been im ! nosed by the presiding magistrates. Thieves Rob Holmes Seed Store and Ice Box at R. J. Goldsborough Home j Three small robberies were report ed to Harrisburg police officials to day. The Holmes Seed Company store, Second and Chestnut streets, was entered and sl9 in cash secured, while butter, eggs and meat, valued at $3 were taken from the residence of R. J. Goldsborough, 821 North Front street. The rooms of Major John O. McLean, in the Klphinstone apartments, were also entered. Entrance to the Holmes Company store was gained through a second floor rear window, located directly above a fire escape, by means of which it is believed the intruder! reached the window. A number of drawers were ransacked and the cash i register drawer, in which ihe money! was, was pried open. A screen had been cut from the window at the Goldsborough resi- i dence, after attempts had been made: to pry open several other windows. ! A sash leading to a refrigerator was i opened and the foodstuffs taken from j ft. The other parts of the house! were not disturbed. SEES END OF EXECUTIONS ! .New York, June 25. Predicting abolishment of capital punishment within five years. Otto Morgenstieme secretary of the Norwegian Prison j Board, who arrived here yesterday 1 on the steamship Bergensfjord for a > two months' study of prisons in this I country, declared that such a move would be of more aid to America I than prohibition of liquor. i< Little Louder, Boys, Guess They Didn't Hear You COURT MAY STOP BUILDING IN CITY WITHOUT A CODE Legal Action Is Always Possi ble to Prevent Property Damage There is much interest through out the city in the discussion that has followed a proposition to erect a service station and garage in a certain residential section but which project is said to have been aban doned for the erection of an apart ment house instead. In the absence of a proper build ing code with regulations against the construction of such buildings as would damage contiguous prop erty Interests, property owners have been advised that legal action is al ways possible to prevent the crea tion of nuisances in a residential neighborhood. When It was proposed to erect a | public garage at Thirty-eighth and Chestnut streets, in Philadelphia, owners of • property in the neigh borhood applied for an injunction and Judge Wessel affirmed the de cision of the chancelor before whom the case was tried. On an appeal by the defendants the Su preme Court sustained the findings and conclusions of the common pleas court to the effect that the property owners who complained were entitled to the free use and enjoyment of their respective prop erties without undue interference by i the defendants; that the erection of the proposed public service garage would unreasonably interfere with [Continued on Page 17.] DOGS AND CATS IN HAMBURG FOOD By Associated Press. Copenhagen, June 26.—Serious i rioting occurred at Hamburg on i Monday and Tuesday, when j mobs attacked food-preserving | factories, It being alleged that the I bodies of dogs and cats had been ! found in them. The managers were dragged to the streets and roughly han died. The war provision depart- : ment was also attacked and its i office wrecked. The mob tried to disarm j troops marching through the ! streets and the latter opehed Are, a number of persons being killed and wounded. POSITIONS FOR 100 SOLDIERS | Employment can be given at j once to 100 discharged soldiers, ' A. G. Mclaughlin, secretary of ' the Knights of Columbus War j Activities in this city, reported ; upon his return to Harrisburg after an extended tour to towns f near the city. j Within thirteen miles of the | city, sixty laborers, sixteen car j penters, twelve Carpenters' help- I ers and one hoisting engineer are ! needed. In the city, places have ' been found for three welders, j three electricians, two chauffeurs and four carpenters, all first ! class. Inquiries should be made at the Knights of Columbus Hall. i COMMISSIONERS NAME CITY MEN TO GATHER TAX All Wards Represented Save Seventh; Four Chosen Unanimously County tax collectors in city wards were elected by the county commis sioners to-day. No collector has been appointed for the Seventh ward. The collectors in the Third, Sixth. Eleventh and Twelfth wards were named unanimously, while in the other nine districts Commission ers H. M. Stine and C. C. Cumbler voted and elected those nominated by the former. Commissioner H. C. Wells, nominating and voting for nine persons whom he suggested. He also submitted a name for the Seventh ward, but the other commis sioners voted against him. Tax collectors who have been named for the city wards First. William Liddy, 632 Rafe street; Second, William J. Morgan 1608 Rerryhill: ThiTd, Richard F. Einstein, 9 North Second; Fourth, A. S. Aker, 241 North; Fifth, Harry J Ellinger, 413 Boas; Sixth, Robert b! Mclntyre, 1500 Herr; Seventh va cant; Eighth. Frank H. Seidler,' 1501 State; Ninth, Harry Bowman, 1841 Spencer; Tenth, Walter L. Wallis 526 Schuylkill; Eleventh, A. F. Rex roth, 425 Peffer; Twelfth, William H. Barnes, 1739 North Third; Thir teenth, Harry H. Walton, 1946 Derry; Fourteenth, George Griffee 3029 North Third. LABOR PARTY IS FORECAST BY JAS.H.MAURER President of Federation Says It Will Be in Field Next Fall That there will be a Labor Partv ticket in the field at the next elec tion was assured to-day by James H. Maurer, president of the State Federation of Labor. He presided this afternoon at a meeting of the executive committee of the State Federation of Labor. This meeting was called for the purpose of d's cussing plans for an independent labor party. While the Federation has not authorized the party, Maur er is of the opinion that it will do so at a meeting to be held to con sider the report of the executive committee. In addition to the committeemen there were present a number of State presidents of labor organiza tions, including machinists, miners, carpenters, bricklayers, electricians and trainmen. A total of forty members was expected. The meet ing was scheduled to take place in G. A'. R. Hall, 26 North Third street, at 10 o'clock this morning. Due to the delay of several of the repre sentatives in reaching Harrisburg, there being a small number present at the time the meeting was called for, the meeting was postponed until this afternoon. It was the opinion of President. Maurer that the meeting would be called at 2 o'clock. Before Convention The call for this meeting was authorized a month ago when the State Federation of Labor met in [Continued on Page 17.] KAISER CUTS OFF FUNDS TO FORMER KING OF GREECE By Associated Press. Paris, June 25.—Former King Constantino of Greece, who has been living in Switzerland, is In financial difficulties, according to advices from Geneva to Paris newspapers. Former Emperor ! William had been supplying the former Greek ruler with funds but this subsidy has been cut off It is added that Constantine is endeavoring to become reconciled with the present Greek govern ment. HOUSE CLEARS j CALENDARS DAY AHEAD OF TIME | Mock Session Follows An nouncement That All Bills Have Been Passed Upon LAST MINUTR DISPUTE Hog Island Geological Meas ure Killed; Only Minor Business Remains The House of Representatives • cleared its last calendar at 12.45 j p. m. to-day, being the first time in! years that all calendared measures had been disposed of so early on the day before final adjournment. When the announcement was made that there was nothing left but confer-1 ence reports and communications! from the Senate and the Governor,! pandemonium broke loose, members! cheering and throwing bills and paper. A moving picture was taken. A mock session followed at which Mr. Woner. Butler, presided. Mr. Walker, Philadelphia, presented Speaker Spangler with a woolly dog as a memorial of his dog registration .bill. Formal presentation of the usual end of the session gifts followed, Mr. | Walker giving the Speaker a beauti j ful watch and chain on behalf of the • members of the House. Dispute at Ijist Minute j The very last bill on the printed I calendar of the House created a stir | because charges of unfair play were made in regard to the bill supple menting the geological survey. The bill is generally believed to relate to surveys on lands at Hog Island and was the cause of a dispute yes ! terday. | Mr. Benchoff, Franklin, chairman J of the geological survey committee, i moved that it be dropped from the | calendar, which Mr. Mallery, Venan- Igo, reconded. saying the action of the committee in negative'y report ing the original bill shoulff be sus tained. Mr. Lewis, Philadelphia, j who was active in getting a copy of ] the bill reported out on signature of members, defended the action, say ing efforts to get a meeting of the committee had been unsuccessful. The House refused to drop the bill and it went to a vote. Mr. Williams, Tioga, protested that some one was answering "aye" on every name called and demanded a verification of the roll and challeng ed the vote of Jlr. Aron, who was absent. Several other names were questioned. j The hill fell, the vote being 86 to 86. the first tie vote of the session. Among the bills parsed were: Providing means of cojlecting municipal claims by assumpsit against owner of property affected. Declaring it un'awful for any in surance or security company except a life insurance company to transact business except through resident agents Authorizing fourth class school districts to purchase or build residences for principals, teach ers or janitors. Authorizing third class cities to forbid keeping or slaughter of ani mals. Aldermen's and justices' fee billr. Authorizing registration of so'- diers and sailors as law students and jto practice medicine. Authorizing acting commissioner j of labor and industry to employ and discharge. Making officers and employes of jthe Workmen's Insurance Fund | State officers and employes. Establishing two per cent, as max | imum commission of treasurers in i second, third and fourth class school | districts. Anti-Sedition Bill Is Passed Finally With Labor Men Entering Protests The administration anti-sedition j bill, which has provoked one of the • hottest fights of the session, passed j the Senate finally to-day, 32-15. La i bor interests carried their fight into | the Senate, and developed unexpect \ ed strength. The measure now goes to the Gov ernor for his signature. There was no debate on the bill. Senator Barr, Allegheny, took the floor for a few minutes to explain his negative vote, saying that In his opinion, all species of sedition is cov ered by existing law, and that he considered the Flynn bill foolish leg islation. Senator Frank A. Smith, Dauphin, voted "aye" on the bill, while Sena tor Leiby, Perry, voted against the measure. Senators voting "no" were Barr, Craig. Davis, Einstein, Hackett, Jones, Leiby, Leslie, Mearkle, Miller, J. S. Murdoch, Sassaman. Shantz, Snyder, Whitten. Senator DeWitt Luzerne, did not vote. Permits Issued For Warehouse and Dwellings ! Building permits have been is sued for the erection of a one-story frame warehouse and two two-storv brick dwellings at the office of 1 Building Inspector James H. Grove, i Charles W. Lady, contractor for [John Fritchey and I. C. Scattergood, j took out the permit to build the I warehouse on the east side of iTenth street, 80 feet south of Mul | berry street, at a cost of SB,OOO. J. A. Bentz, contractor for Newton jG. Zeiders. took out the permit to build the two-s'ory brick houses on the east side of Melrose street, 105 ' feet south of Greenwood, at a cost '• of $6,500. Other permits were issued to ' Moses Gerber, Levin Building Com- : pany, contrac'or, one-story brick ! building, rear 12f'l Wallace, $1,200; I C. F. Hoover, Charles W. Lady, contractor, remodeling 1419 North I Secoqd, $300; Salvatore Count, one- I story brick garage, rear 831 South i Front, $250. MUST GET OUT OF INVADED REGIONS By Associated Press. Copenhagen, June 25.—The Allied comma inters have given the Hungarians until the even ing of June 28 to evacuate the part of Czecho-Slovakia they invaded, according to a Buda pest dispatch to-day. Full compensation for the damage done by the Hungarian troops is demanded. When the evacuation is completed, the Al lies, it is stated, will request the Rumanians to evacuate Hungar ian territory. The Hungarians, the message adds, have expressed a willing ness to comply with these condi tions. FIREMEN SCORE CAMP HILL FOR HIGH INSURANCE West Shore Union Says Bor ough Pays Double the Usual Rates Declaring that Camp Kill as "an unprotected borough," is compelled to pay twice the insurance rates of other West Shore boroughs, the West Shore Firemen's Union hare passed resolutions scoring Camp Hill bor ough council for what is termed "an unfriendly attitude toward the Camp Hill Fire Company. Council is declared in the reso lution to he largely responsible for the conditions by reason of its disregarding the pleas of represen tative citizens for better fire-fighting facilities. The proposition of repair ing the equipment of the fire com pany to the extent of from $2 5 to SSO, as decided on by council at a recent meeting, is declared to be un wise. The purchase of a modern motor driven apparatus is mentioned and recommended as a proper solution of the difficulty, even though it be nec essary to negotiate a temporary loan. The resolution is signed by J. Fred Hummel, of Wormleysburg, president of the union. 4* f j # 5 ' T ;4 T * i * * I | | | | S Wi&ulfl be called off to-day or t- I | ' T '' ' X f* jj J . X i + * * f HTT BY T&NGIN R )fr ? ;X e< | I • '3 3 Hr 4 '4 4* ,*f * f X i | GOVERNOR StGNS CHARTER BILL J T Harrisburg— Governor Sproul signed the P-hiladel- <T !+ MARRIAGE LICENSES ' *jj* Walter 1.. Wllxon anil Mary A. Moore, Harrlabura; Vraprr C. jL *"S® Smith and UH>I M. Illn.lnuvr, llnrrtxliurKl William H, Nhuey and T 4| Mildred 11. Kblr.v, Huinmrlnton ill Truinnii 1,. Harper and Kxther X Maekey, UnrrlxlMirat Bert N. Illleinan, WnnhlnKlon, D. C. and Mary X. T" J- l.jdn, ICaekliek; I-'orext K. Stelßleman, I'roitrexx nnd Kxther O. T Mart*. Ilarrlxliurui Curtin K. llolHnKorth, llerxhey and Mabel O. &> Snnderx. llarrlHburKl Soleh I'era, Steeltnn nnd Helen Omaljev, Har- J e> rlxhiirai Clinrlex J. Joe. Ontnrlo, Canada, and Mary Ci. KIIIIIIK, Har- ®T V rlxhurm Paul E. Shannon, Dayton and Joxephlne S. Mathlax, Utah- JL X aplre. V PENN-HARRIS TO PAY A DIVIDEND FOR FIRST YEAR Stockholders Assured of Suc cess of New Hostelry From Opening Day HOTEL IS BIG SUCCESS Great Community Undertak ing Justifies Faith of Those Who Made It Possible In a circular letter to the stock holders of the Harrisburg Hotel Company, owners of the Penn-Har ris, issued to-day, E. Z. Wallower and W. M. Ogelsby, president and treasurer, respectively, give an en couraging report of the operation of the big hotel for the first five months—January to June—this year. The letter states that the hotel was completed and has been in operation since January 1 and has met with unprecedented suc cess, more thar. justifying all ex pectations; the belief as to its neces sity and paying ability has been changed to certainty, and the in vestment assured. To Pay Off Debt It is expected by the officers that "the cost of the site, building, equipment and furnishings approxi mates $1,400,000. Of this amount there remains due, represented by loans in bank, $85,000, which it is the desire of the board of directors to pay off at once, so that the com pany will be free of all Indebtedness, [Continued on Page 17.] Effort Is Made to Get Girl Wife Out of Jail An effort to release Mrs. Kath leen Stewart, the 17-year-old child wife in jail accused of killing her 20-day old baby with carbolic acid, was begun to-day by W. Justin Car ter. A habeas corpus proceeding was begun before Judge McCarrell, which will be heard Monday after noon. Carter alleges that the mother is not legally responsible for her ac tion.
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