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LXXXVIII NO. 155 IS PAGES RAjmSMJRG, PA. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1919. "iiLRRSS HOM£ EJJJTJON
R-34 CALLS FOR
HELP WHEN NEAR
AMERICAN COAST
.British Dirigible, in Distress,
Asks Yankee Destroyer to
Take Her in Tow
SIGNALS "PRETTY LOUD"
.Halifax Advises Airship Was
Between That Place and
Canso This Forenoon
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 5.
Almost out of fuel after her
long run from East Fortune,
Scotland, the British dirigible
R-34 asked the Navy Depart
ment this afternoon whether
destroyers were being sent to
her assistance. The message
was received at 1.50 P. M.,
and when sent the R-34 still
was over Nova Scotia.
The message follows:
"Signals strong. Position
45.21 north, 64.00 west.
Course southwest true. Run
ning out of fuel after flight
from Britain. Please tell me
if your destroyers are com
ing.
(Signed.)
"Commanding Officer R-34."
MINEOLA, July 5. The
R-34 will arrive at Roosevelt
Field Sunday morning, re
cording to a wireless message
from Major Scott, her com
mander, received to-day by
Lieut.-Col. Lucas, who repre
sends the British admiralty in
making arrangements for her
reception.
Boston, July s.—The R-34 is
in distress and has asked for an
American destroyer to take her:
in tow. At 9.30 this morning I
the radio station at the Boston ,
navy yard reported signals from
the R-34 "coming in pretty i
loud." The position of the |
dirigible was not given. The
messages at that hour, it was i
said, indicated that all was well
with the blimp.
Halifax, N. S., July 5. The ad
miralty station here was informed
by wireless at 10:30 o'clock this
morning (local time) that the R-34
was between Halifax and Canso.
Her exact position was not given.
The dirigible had reported "all \
well." Canso is about 150 miles j
northeast of here.
Admiralty officials here believed
at noop today that the R-34 was
picking her way slowly in a dense
fog off the Nova Scotia coast.
The visibility was reported to be
low as three miles in the immediate
vicinity of this port.
Washington. July 5. —American de- !
stroyers were ordered to-day to pro- !
ceed toward the bay of Fundy, to J
lend any required assistance, to the t
British dirigible R-34. which reported
that she was fighting a headwind |
over Nova Scotia with her fuel sup- i
ply getting low.
The destroyers will put out from j
Boston, with orders to establish radio i
communication with the dirigible as !
quickly as possible and also to keep >
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Child Bitten Four
Times by Copperhead
Bitten four times by a copperhead :
snake while picking berries yester- '
day, Ruth Hoover, eleven-year-old
daughter* of Howard Brenner, of !
Middletown, is under medical care
to-day.
The girl, whose home is near the I
Middletown Aviation Depot, was
picking berries in the brush be- j
tween the Susquehanna river and
the Aviation Depot, when bitten by
the snake.
GERMAN PARTY
WANTS THRONE
SET UP AGAIN
London. July s.—The German >
Conservative party has Issued a j
proclamation signed by Ernest
von Heydebrand, the party's
leader in the Reichstag, stating !
that the party "declares war on ;
the government and intends to
use its whole strongth to re
establish the monarchy," accord- I
ing to a Copenhagen dispatch to |
the Exchange Telegraph Com- i
pany.
THE WEATHER]
Hnrrliahurg and vicinity. Probably
thunder showers this nftcrnoon
nnd to-night or on Sunday.
Slightly cooler to-night and
Snndny.
Eastern Pcnnsylvnnin: l.ocal
thunder showers probably to
night or Sunday, somewhat low
er temperature. Gentle to mod
erate rnrlnhlc winds, mostly
ly southwest.
WHY IS IT?
OPEM DAY AND MIGHT
EVERY VILLAGE HAS A STEAM-HEATED, EI REPROOF. SANITARY GARAGE TO ITT THE
TOURIST'S CAR IN AT FIFTY CENTS A NIGHT —
AND LOOK WHERE THE TOURISTS THEMSELVES HAVE TO ITT IT*—AT $l.OO A HEAD AND CP.
$1,372,814 IS THE
VALUE PLACED ON
BIG COAL TRACT
P. and R. Holdings in County
Assessed by Sekol Greatly
Beneath Davies' Figures
W. F. Sekol, mining engineer
! hired by the county upon the death
iof the [ate T. Ellsworth Davies, to
! continue investigations and report
| valuations of coal lands in Dauphin
I county, reported to the Commis
sioners to-day that the tracts own
ed by the Philadelphia and Heading:
I Coal and Iron Company should be
| valued at $1,372,814. Mr. Davies had.'
| estimated these lands to be worth
-$30,883,500.
Mr. Sekol explained to the counl
ty officials that he had based his val
uations of the coal lands at certain
rates per acre, varying according to
the width of the coal area which be
gins at the Lebanon county line and
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Clayton Miller's Auto
Demolished and Burned
An automobile owned by Clayton
, Miller, of New Cumberland, was
wrecked and burned along Cameron
street, near the Cameron parkway ;
entrance to-day. Clayton was com- !
ing north in Cameron street when
a southbound automobile cut across !
to enter the parkway and ran into !
him. A car driven by a Steelton !
man also coming north ran into the
wreck and Miller's car. which was
badly battered, caught fire and was
burned. •
Mrs. Miller was bruised and cut
about the head. Edith Milder, their
daughtcr, was slightly injured. Dr.
Dickinson treated them and they
were able to go to their home
ler's car was the only one of the
three seriously damaged.
Two Tons of Chemicals
to Prevent Fly Breeding;
Almost two tons of lime and j
borax have been distributed '
throughout the city by the Health :
Bureau, to be used in stables to •
prevent the breeding of flies. There |
are about, eighty stab'es in the city, I
Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health I
officer, said, and more lime and |
borax will be needed to complete |
the work.
OPENS WAY TO
WORLD LIBERTY
By Associated Press.
On Board the U. S. S. George
Washington, July 5. "This is the
most tremendous Fourth of July
ever imagined, for we have
opened its franchise to the
whole world," said President Wil
son in a stirring speech to sol
diers and sailprs massed on the
deck of the Presidential steamer
yesterday afternoon.
The men gave Mr. Wilson three
cheers as he appeared among
them and began his address by
greeting them as "my fellow citi
zens." It was a striking picture,
with several thousand khaki
clad doughboys and blue-jackcted
sailors crowding the decks, life
boats and riggings.
BRITISH BOMBER
AND KERR'S MEN
DOWN IN STREET
Handlcv-Pnge Biplane Fails
in Trip Along Coast to
Atlantic City
By Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S., July 5. The ,giant !
Handley-Page biplane Atlantic, un- j
der the command of Vlce-Admira] 1
Kerr, which left Harbor Grace, X. F„ '
yesterday, enroute to New York, and ;
Atlantic City, landed in the streets |
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"HEY, RUBE!" IS CRY WITH
SHOW PEOPLE IN FROLIC
Barnum and Bailey and Ringling Brothers Artists Celebrate
July 4th at Penn-Harris; Fake Arrest Gives the Affair
Plenty of Excitement For a Little While
"Hey, Rube," the old erly of circus
people when attacked by rowdies. It
is as old as the circus itself, and last
night the ancient summons was heard
resounding in the ballroom of the
Penn-Harrls, for it was there that
the Barntim, Bailey-Ringling circus
folk held their annual July Fourth
dance and banquet.
Immediately after lights went out
at the big tent, all the stars swept
JACK DEMPSEY
PROVES POPULAR
HERO OF RING
Weak-Toned Bell and Quit
ting Champion Cause of
Much Controversy
By Associated Press.
Toledo, Ohio. July 5. —Though a
new heavyweight champion has been
j crowned in Jack Dempsey, contro
versy still rages over the sensational
defeat of Jess Willard here yester
day. So many unusual angles deve
loped during the nine minutes of
' fistie bombardment that scarcely two
spectators saw the scene the same.
The uncertainty regarding the situa
tion at the end of the first round,
when Dempsey loft, the ring believ
ing that he had won with a knock
out. and the payment of such wagers
as hinged on when Wi'lard was stop
! ped, furnished unlimited material
| for argument.
Fo weak was the sound of the
| gong and so great the uproar about
| the ring, that Referee Peeord failed
|to hear the bell and continued to
1 count over Willard as he seat on the
ring floor near a neutral corner,
although Timekeeper Barbour order
ed the clang when Pecord's arm was
falling for the seventh time. The
referee notified Dempsey that he had
won. and the Salt Lake City pugilist'
! was well on his way to his dressing j
I room before his manager overtook j
j him and told him that he. was in
idanger of being disqualified on a,
technicality for leaving the ring.
Wins in Thin!
| The question of which round
I Dempsey won his new title in was
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Into thp city fast as possible 4nd af
ter a buffet lunch took possession of
the ballroom. "Hey. Rube!" was the
shout and Messrs. Wiggins and Wor
thington put over a real kidding
when they directed the house detec
tive Null, formerly with the State
Police, to stage an arrest for shimmy
dancing on the part of little Lilly j
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SWELTERING HEAT
IS THE CAUSE FOR
MUCH SUFFERING
Mercury Hovers Near Century
Mark For Hours at
a Time .
MUST SAVE ICE SUPPLY
Showers Late in Day to Cool
Sun-Baked City, Fore
caster Promises
CITY DRAWS ON
SURPLUS ICE
Harrlsburg Is using 400 tons of
ice more daily than is being
manufactured in the city's arti
ficial plants, Harvey E. Dewalt,
manager of the United Ice & Coal
Company, said to-day. No ice
can be purchased anywhere and
in consequence the supply that
has been stored up for August
use is being drawn on. Under
such conditions, it is extremely
important that householders con
serve the ice supply as much as
possible, so as to minimize the
danger of an ice shortage later
in the summer, Mr. Dewalt says.
The temperature reported at.
1 o'clock by the Harrisburg
Weather Bureau was 93 de
grees, the same as was record
ed yesterday at 1 o'clock. The
humidity, however, was ten
degrees higher to-day than yes
terday, the figures being 42
and 32.
After, sweltering through heat ap
proaching the century mark for sev
eral days, Harrisburg is promised j
relief from the intense rays of Old |
Sol to-day. Weather Forecaster E. j
R. Deniain gives the highly pleasing ]
news that showers this afternoon or j
evening will act to reduce the tern- !
perature.
The mercury in Harrisburg yes- !
terduy touched the hundred mark, 1
according to the report issued from |
the * bureau to-day. Three i
other reported an equal tern- i
perature, but none reported the
thermometer to have climbed high
er. Boston, Philadelphia and Wash
ington were the other three cities
to report the highest temperatures
No prostrations have been reported
here.
City Parks Popular
City parks, especially those hor
dering tlio Susquehanna river, are
proving to he exceptionally popular
places to the sweltering people to
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Twenty-One Sections of
Streets Are to Be Paved
Bids for paving twenty-one see
tions of Hty streets with sheet as
phalt and two others with bitumin
ous eonerete will be opened by City
Commissioner W. H. Lynch at noon
Monday. The longest stretch of
roadway to be permanently im
proved is North Cameron street,
from Herr street, to C a lder. Many
smaller streets, both on Allison Hill
and in the uptown district, are to
be paved.
THIRTY-EIGHT DIVORCE CASES
Thirty-eight divorce cases will be
heard next week by the court, hav
ing been continued from the week
of June 23. when eighty-nine cases
had' been listed. The court will
hear also the habeas corpus pro
ceeding brought by Jacob R. Eich
inger against Helen Eiehinger and
the Sylvan Heights Orphanage to
secure the custody of his two
grandchildren, Minnie Marguerite
Eiehinger and Susan Dorothy Eieh
inger, 5-year-old twins.
BETTER TIMES
COMING, SAY
BUSINESSMEN
Few Industrial Plants in Vi
cinity Not Taking
on Men
Everything would seem to point to
an increase in business activity in
this city and vicinity, and a wave of
prosperity period is on the way. Such
is the belief of prominent business
men of Harrisburg who were ques
tioned to-day as to their opinion of
the Federal Reserve Board's state
ments. which give some very opti
mistic data.
George W. Reily, vice-president of
the Harrisburg Trust Company, said
that in the last month there has been
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Captain Neilson Will
Be Transferred to New
Command After Six Years
Captain and Mrs. Meyer Neilson,
who have been in charge of the Sal
vation Army headquarters in Har
risburg for more than six years,
received word to-day from head
quarters in Philadelphia that July
13 would mark the end of their
service in Harrisburg. Both the
Captain and Mrs. Neilson made no
effort to conceal their surprise at
the unexpected command, of which
they received no intimation.
"Headquarters have not told us
where we are to be located." told
Mrs. Neilson. "and in the Army you
obey; you do not ask questions."
"Go Trees" Prove Popular
UP-TOWN SCHOOL
SITE IS FAVORED
BY BIG MAJORITY
Public Sentiment Is Rapidly
Crystallizing in Favor of the
Hoffman Woods I -ocation
Public sentiment is rapidly crys
tallizing in favor of the purchase of
the Italian Park-Hoffman's Woods
site for the new high school. The
proposal has been surprisingly free
from adverse criticism. The desir
ability of the location from every
standpoint appears to be generally
understood and real estate men
agree that the price asked is con
siderably below the market value if
the plot were sold as a whole and
less than fifty per cent, of the price
that could be realized if the land
were broken up into building lots
and sold in that way.
The only objection that has been
raised is that the location is not as
central as some persons would like,
but it is pointed out by the school
authorities that little attention is
being paid to this factor in the
erection of high schools. It is now
generally recognized that it is far
more important to have schools lo
cated in healthful surroundings,
with plenty of light and air, oppor
tunity for growth and proper street
car connections always keeping
within the one-fare zone —than it is
to have the buildings in the closely
built-up sections, where property
values are very high and where it
is almost impossible to provide for
future growth and development.
The Forster street building is a sam
ple of this kind of high school and
the best school thought in the coun
try is getting away from that style
of structure as rapidly as possible,
ft is also pointed out that wherever
the new high school is located a
large number of the students will
have to ride at least one way each
day. so that, whether it is at Hoff
man's Woods or elsewhere, matters
litt'e from this standpoint. The
Hoffman's Woods location also is
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WILSON WILL
ADDRESS SENATE
NEXT THURSDAY
The George Washington Ex
pected to Dock at Ho
boken Tuesday
S.V Associated Press.
Hohoken. July, s.—Joseph P. Tu
multy, secretary to President Wilson
announced here to-day that accord
ing to the present program, Mr. Wil
son will address the Senate on Thurs
nay.
A wireless message received here
to-day from the transport George
Washington, bearing President Wil
son. said the vessel would reach Am
brose channel lightship at noon Tues
day at noon and dock at Hoboken
about 3 p. rn.
The President has approved the pro
gram of his reception on Tuesday. He
Will land at Hoboken at 2.30 o'clock
cross the ferry to Manhattan and pro
ceed by automobile to Carnegie Hall
where formal welcoming ceremonies
will be held.
The President plans to make a brief
address in reply to the welcome of
Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan.
but the understanding at the White
House is that he will not touch on
the Peace Treaty and the League of
Nations. After the exercises at Car
negie Hall he will start for Wash
ington on a' special train, arriving
late Tuesday night.
White House officials have not
been advised of the President's plans
after he arrives here. He expects,
after addressing the Senate on Thurs
day ' }.° mahe a "swing around the
circle speaking on the Treaty and
the League.
TRAFFIC IS WELL
HANDLED WITH
NEW SEMAPHORES
Old Opposition Disappears
When Streets Clear
Rapidly
It seems to be the prevailing opin
ion among the traffic officers that
the new semaphore signals at the in
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± MARRIAGE LICENSES
' - Wi:ilm H. Fnrr and France* M. Nelson, l'nttemon, N, J. j Levi 5
I ®- Moyer and Ida J. Menarl, I elinnonj Robert H. Shaffer and Mar- |
e jtsret E. MrMenna, Franklin; St. Claude Jackson. Coateavllle, and J
Dalar C. Williams, HarrishiirKj Rnfua B. I lnxlr, Mannda Hill, and 1
l_ Palmyrnj Arthur McK. Yetter and Minnie U Klpp. f
e Mtllerotown. J
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18,000,000 POUNDS
OF CANNED MEATS,
PLACED ON SALE
I nited States Asks For Bids
on Bacon and
Beef
IN LOTS OF 30,000 POUNDS
Purchasers Must Bid on Not
Less Than Carload
Lots
Millions of pounds of meats are
tr, be placed on sale at once at the
Now Cumberland government ware- .
bouse, according to an announce
ment made to-day.
Responsible parties were asked by
Lieutenant J. R. Boyle to submit
informal bids for the products which
will be held in minimum quantities
of carload lots of 30,000 pounds.
Stocks on Hand
The stocks on hand are made up
of the following articles:
Bacon 8,000,000 pounds, packed in
tins of 12 wounds each, six cans to
the case.
Roast beef, one pound to \tn, and
1,683,692 tins.
Roast beef, two pounds to a tin,
and 455,780 tins.
Roast beef, six pounds to a tin,
and 171,832 tins.
Corned beef, twelve ounces to a
tin, and 2,525,847 tins.
Corned beef, one pound to a tin,
and 66,140 tins.
Corned beef, twenty ounces to a
tin. and 875,540 tins.
Corned beef hash, two pounds to a
tin. and 114,760 tins.
Corned beef hash, one pound to a
tin, and 37,456 tins.
Below Market Cost
Lieutenant Boyle made it plain
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Peace Treaty For Austrians
to Be Delayed Few Days
By Associated Press.
Paris, July s.—Presentation of the
completed Peace Treaty to the Aus
trian delegats will suffer a few days'
delay, as the drafting of the docu
ment has not yet been finished. La
i I.iberte says. The clauses concern
ing Italy remain to be inserted.