For Ratification of Peace Treaty Without Change or Reservation by Senatel
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LXXXVIII- NO. 159 20 PAGES "■"fcSW. ?!& SHriH £S2!£"~ HARRISBURG. PA. THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1919! "'SiJXKS ■ sraa&aJESi HOME EDITION
WILSON URGES
RESUMPTION OF
GERMAN TRADE
Says It Would Greatly Help
Huns to Meet Reparations
Demanded of Them
TO HOLD U. S. TROOPS
Believes They Should Stay on
Rhine Until All Material
Is Delivered
HELP RECONSTRUCTION
President Feels That America
Should Play Generous Part
in Aiding Europe
By Associated Press.
W'a-shington, July 10.—President
Wilson, conferring with newspaper
correspondents at the White House
to-day indicated that he was ex
tremely gratified that the Treaty of
Peace had been ratified so prompt
ly by the German National Assembly.
The President also indicated that)
he felt trade relations between Ger- J
many and the associated nations |
should be resumed at the earlielt
moment possible; for without trade!
Germany could not meet the repara
tions demanded of her.
It was made clear that the Presi- '
dent felt troops should be maintain
ed irr Germany, until the Germans
had complied with all the military
terms of the Treaty. It was pointed
out that there were several million j
veteran soldiers in Germany and |
munitions sufficient for them to op-1
erate.
The Germans have from one to I
four months ir.- which to deliver all
material except that sufficient for |
the reduced German army provided j
for in the Peace Treaty, and the I
Presient believes American troops I
should stay on the Rhine until the
material is delivered.
Discussing the peace negotiations
at Paris, President Wilson let it
he known that the League of Nations
Covenant will be In every treaty ne
gotiated at Versailles, including jthat
with Bulgaria, with which country
the United SStaStes never was at war.
In response to questions regard
ing the Flume situation, the Presi
dent pointed out that the Treaty of
London provided that Fiume was to
go to Croatia and that Italy did not
lay claim to the city when that
treaty was ratified by the various
governments.
Mr. Wilson feels that the United
States must play a generqps part In
the reconstruction of Europe, but he.
believes this should be accomplished
by establishing some sound basis <*f
credit rather than by direct govern
ment aid.
To Protect Prance
Mr. Wilson has the impression
that the French people would he cut
to the heart if the United States
should fail to approve the special
treaty. He does not believe there
would be any difficulty in recogniz
ing such an act of aggression by
Germany as would necessitate
American aid to France under the
pact.
Mr. Wilson let it be known to the
correspondents that the trealy with
France was designed for the pro
tection of France until such time
as this special guarantee would no
longer be needed because of the pro
tection to be afforded all nations by
the League of Nations.
Senator Penrose Will Go
to Philadelphia Today
Senator Boies Penrose, who spent
last evening with Governor Sproul,
remained here to-day meeting State
officials and discussing appointments
in the Internal Affairs Department.
The Senator will change has plans
and go to Philadelphia late to-day
instead of going to Washington.
Among the Senator's callers was
Representative John W. Vickerman,
of Allegheny county, the leader of |
the "dry" members of the House |
Mr. Vickerman was in the city on |
mothers' pension bills of which he
had charge.
GOVERNOR'S TROOP j
TO REORGANIZE
One of Harrisburg's famous '
military organizations, the Gov
ernor's Troop, will soon again '
be in evidence. Plans for its I
reorganization are now under !
way. Preliminary plans for the
reorganization of the troop will
be taken up next Monday.
A call has been Issued to mem
bers of the Governor's Troop at
the time it was ordered to Camp
Hancock, to attend a meeting to
be held in the rooms of the P. |
R. R. Y. M. C. A.. Reily street
near Sixth. The troop will he
reorganized on a pre-war basis. ]
THE WEATHER]
Harrlahurg neat Vicinity I Show
ers this afternoon and prob
ably night. Friday fair. Not
much rhaagr In temperature,
lowest to-night.
Eastern I'cnnsy M ania ■ Thunder
alarms this afternoon and to
night. Friday fair. Moderate
temperature. Strong southwest
and west wind,
divert The Susquehanna river
and ull Ha tributaries will prob
ably fall slowly or remain sta
tionary rserpt local rises may
occur In wntr streams as n re
sult of heavy showers. 4 stage
of about S. fret Is Indicated for
Harrlaburp Friday morning.
LEAGUE OF FREE NATIONS IS
INDISPENSABLE UNDER NEW ORDER
WILSON DECLARES BEFORE SENA TE
Rebel Yells
Greet His
Entrance
DISPOSES OF
DIFFICULTIES
Pays Tribute to
Valor of Forces
Under U.S.Flag
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 10.—President
Wilson in presenting the peace treaty
with Germany to the Senate to-day
declared that "a league of free na
tions has become a practical neces
sity," to which the framers of the
treaty felt obliged to turn "as an
indispensable instrumentality for
the maintenance of the new order it
has been tliei;- pupose to set up In
the world."
The "most skeptical" of the peace
conferees at Paris, the President
said, had turned more and more to
the league as discussion progressed
in seeking solution of the problems
that arose in framing the term of the
treaty itself.
"The fact that {he covenant of the
league was the first substantive part
of the treaty to be worked out and
agreed upon," the President said,
"while all else was in solution, help
ed to make the formulation of the
rest easier."
Mr. Wilson said the agreement on
the covenant had given the con
ferees a feeling that their work was
to be permanent rind that the most
practical among them "were at last
the most ready to refer to the'
League of Nations the superinten
dence of all Interests which did not
admit of Immediate determination,
of all administrative problems which
we're to require a continuing over
sight.
Greeted by Yells
"What had seemed a counsel of
perfection," said the President, "had
come to seem a plain counsel of
necessity. The League of Nations
was the practical statesman's hope
of success in many of the most dif
ficult things he was attempting."
When the President entered the
Senate chamber, escorted by a com
mittee of senators, the crowded gal
leries rose and cheered for a min
ute in disregard of the Senate rules.
The President, mounting to the vice
president's seat, spoke briefly with
Vice-President Marshall as the
cheering continued, punctured with
"rebel" yells.
No Explanation of Terms
President Wilson to-day laid the
peace treaty with Germany before
the Senate without any attempt to
explain its specific terms. His ad
dress, which required forty minutes
for delivery, was devoted almost
wholly to the League of Nations.
American isolation, the President
said, ended twenty years ago at the
close of the war with Spain. Fear
of American motives now also had
ended, he declared.
"There can be no question of our
ceasing to be a world power," said
Mr. Wilson. "The only question is
whether we can refuse the moral
leadership that is ottered us, whether
we shall accept or reject the con
fidence of the world."
The war and the Peace Conference
in his opinion, the President said,
had already answered that question,
"and nothing but our mistaken ac
tion can alter it."
After the end of the great war,
the President said, "every enlighten
ed Judgment demanded that, at
whatever cost of Independent action,
every government that took thought
for its people or for justice or for
ordered freedom should lend Itself
to a new purpose and utterly de-
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Child-Wife Must Stay
in Jail Until Grand Jury
Passes on Child's Death
Mrs. Kathleen Stewart, the 17-
year-old mother charged with giv
ing her 20-day-old child carbolic
acid, causing Its death, will not be
permitted to enter bail until the
grand Jury acts on the murder in
dictment in September, Judge S. J.
M. McCarreil decided in an order
to-day. In which he directed that
she should be kept in the county
jail.
Habeas corpus proceedings to se
cure her release were instituted and
the case was heard in court about a
week ago. The girl is being held
without hail on a murder charge.
She was given a preliminary hear
ing before Alderman C. K. Murray.
Incendiary Origin Is
Suspected at Fire
Fire, believed to have been of an
Incendiary origin w4 discovered at
noon to-day at the home of Bessie
Cupp, 1224 North Seventh street.
Smoke was seen coming from the
rear of the building, and alarm was
sent In from box No. 47, Seventh and
Yerbeke etreeta. The damage waa
ellght and the fiamee were ex
tinguished in ehort order.
An Inveetlgation as to the origin
of the Are brought the Information
that someone had forced an entrance
through a rear window, A cup In
which there had been coal oil, was
found on the floor.
A Stranger in the City
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Text of President's Speech
By Associated Press,
Washington, July 10.—Pres
Peace Treaty and the League <
spoke as follows:
"Gentlemen of the Senate:
"The Treaty of Peace with Ger
many was signed at Versailles on
the twenty-eighth of June. I avail
myself of the earliest opportunity
to lay the Treaty before you for
ratification ar.-d to inform you with
regard to the work of the Conference
by which that Treaty was formu
lated.
World Settlement
"The Treaty constitutes nothing
less than a world settlement. It
would not be possible for me cither
to summarize or to construe its
manifold provision's in an address
which must of necessity be something
less than a treatise. My services
and all the information I possess
will be at your disposal and at the
disposal of your committee on for
eign' relations at any time, either
informally or in session, as you may
prefer: and I hope that you will not
hesitate to make use of them. 1
shall at this time, prior to your own
study of the document, attempt only 1
PARTY SQUARE
MODIFICATION
BILL IS SIGNED
Governor Approves Election
Law Revision and Other
Measures
Governor Sproul to-dny upproved
a series of bills relative to elections,
Including that regulating the man
ner In votes rust for a group
of candidates for the name office,
such as Congreas-at-lairge, shall be
counted. This measure, which orig
inated In the Benate, was much de
buted and amended In the House.
As approved the bill provides that
where a voter marks u straight
party ticket square and then votes
for candidate* in u group In an
other party column his vote shall
count for the individuals whom he
murks for that office, hut the rest
of the ticket shall not be ir,vali
dated.
Gther bills approved provide that
nomination papers to be tiled with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
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iident Wilson in presenting the
>f. Nations to the Senate to-day
a general characterization of its
scope and purpose.
Explains Role
"In one sense, no doubt, there is
no need that I should report to you
what was attempted and done at
j Paris. You have been daily cog
nizant of what was going on there
—of the problems with which the
Peace Conference had to deal and
of the difficulty of laying down
straight lines of settlement any
where on a field on which the old
lines of international relationship,
j and the new alike, followed so in-
I tricate a pattern and were for the
most part cut so deep by historical
circumstances, which dominated ac
tion where it would have been best
to ignore or reverse them. The cross
currents of policies and of Interest
must have been evident to you. It
would be presuming in me to at
tempt to explain the questions which
arose or the many diverse elements
that entered into them. I shall
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BRITISH AIRSHIP
SPEEDING ACROSS
SEA ON WAY HOME
Dirigible Circles Over New
York City Before Heading
Toward Atlantic
By Associated Press,
Halifax, V K.. •Inly ill. A
wire lex* iwlvi'il from the It-11l
af I o'clock, Halifax (Imp, Indi
cated that at the time this
radiogram was tiled the dirigible
had reached a point 210 miles
due aoiith of Kulile Island. The
message reads:
"latitude -12.00 north: longi
tude 00.50 west, sixty knots. All
well."
' By Associated Press.
New York, July 10. The Hrit
lh dirigible It-AO to-day IN well on liar
way toward home, after a stay hi
America of elghty-alx home following
the Orel nonstop Irane-Atlantic flight
of a llgbter-than-alr aliip. Taking i
the ulr at It ;6t o'clock laet night at 1
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GERMANS SIGN
BILL RATIFYING
PEACE TREATY
Document Dispatched to Ver
sailles Immediately After
Eberts Affixes Name
By Associated Press.
j Berlin, Wednesday, July o.—Presl
! dent Kbert signed the bill ratifying
'the Pence Treaty at 8 o'clock to-night,
I according to the Vorwaerta, and the
document has been dispatched to Ver
sailles.
j Versailles, July 10.—Official notifi
cation of the ratification of the Peace
| Treaty by the German National As
i sembly was given the Peace Confer
j ence this morning.
• The notification was presented by
Baron Kurt Von I/ersner. head of the
German police mission here. Colonel!
Henry, the French liaison officer at
Versailles, was the recipient. The hour
was 11 a. m.
Colonel Henry immediately convey
ed the notification to the French for
eign office.
Weimar, July 10.—The German Na
tional Assemble very plainly demon
strated yesterday that It wanted to
complete the unpleasant task of ratl
jfving th Treaty quickly and without
obscuring the measure in any way
I with nuallfvlng resolutions.
I At the opening of the session, the
Conservatives Introduced a resolution
which would make ratification de
pendent unon the judgment of recog
nized authorities In International law
as to whether the proposed itcrna
tiopsi court could institute trail and
could, with retroactive turlsdlctlon
and authority, 'lrnooae penalties which
have not heretofore he*n prescribed
In international 'aw. The resolution
, was aimed at the enforcement of
Article** ?27 to 230 Inclusive, of the
jv-ncc Treaty. (Providing for the trial
of thn former enineror jmd Germans
nreused of fflimlmr the war or of vio
lations of the rules of war), ft fljjn
provided for the establishment of n
! control court to nsss unon the nueii
j tln** of responsibility for the con flint;
Th* bill ratifying the Treatv pessed I
thr fi - t reading a"d then a recess
was taken to give the ofirtl"H an on
inrtnnllv to dlaeusn th resolution.
After fifteen minutes ie eenh'v
reconvened nd p*. gehlffer. Natlona'
1 lher*l leader ad former minister of
•Inane*. stated th't he regretted the
let rodiM t lon of the resolution, as It
would only serve to ennfuse the situa
tion. A i leriept speaker sstd # he time
for ror ( .rvHtinn H The '*ou
wetvofives defended tfie resolution
hr* 't ~-a s denial"e'v hftoo .
O'he Tiesty 1)111 was the** taken on
and 'tph-Rlv >n w ""d second and tMrt
se-'dlnea. with ihe r*nnian ■ anfinfr
from nf*iooi"it<i. National tdh**ral<
end Crnse*n t| ves !*•, Vt*-***hftfd
f w rni org. former wls'tw of ilnnrps;
Frledr|eh Von Payer, former imperial j
vice-chancellor. and s few ether
Democrats, voted for ratification.
MILLIONS OF CANS
OF TOMATOES ARE
OFFERED FOR SALE
New Cumberland Warehouse
to Put Great Quantities of
Food on Market
ENOUGH TO FEED STATE
May Be Sold Only to State,
City or to Charitable
Institutions
Harrlsburg Is to have another op
portunity to buy government food
stuffs that the war's end prevented
from taking a sea trip. Announce
ment came from the New Cumberland
depot this morlng that in addition to
the 18,000.000 pounds of canned meat
that was put out for sale a few days
ago, negotiations may be opened for
purchase of vegetables.
Lieutenant C. S. Boyle in charge
of surplus supplies at the depot, stat
ed that he had on hand enough to
matoes to feed the entire State of
Pennsylvania. The tomatoes come in
| cases, of 24 cans the case, and the
lieutenant has some 250,000 cases on
hand. In addition to this he has
about 100,000 cases of canned peas
and corn. All this stuff is on sale in
addition to the meat supply.
In Carload I.OIH
The arrangement, as annonuced by
the Secretary of War, who wired the
New Cumberland depot to release the
canned vegetables, is to sell the food
only in car load lots and then only, to
a municipality, state, or charitable
organization. It Is not required that
those submitting bids confine them
selves to one product, but mixed car
loads may be purchased.
The war department is desirous of
having cities name committees to
I take charge of the buying of as
much as they consider necessary and
to see that it is retailed. While the
cost of tyholesale lots may not be
announced, according to government
order, it is said that the food will be
very reasonable In price.
Canners Plea to Delay
Army Food Sales Met
With Approval of Baker
Washington, July 10. Responsi
bility for the War Department's
original plans to withhold from the
market until late next fall $100,000,-
000 worth of canned vegetables to
protect the canners was charged to
Secretary of War Baker yesterday by
Col. Alex M. Davis, director of stor
age and supplies In the quartermas
ter corps, in testimony before the
special House subcommittee investi
gating the disposition of army food
supplies.
Secretary Baker gave his written
approval to the crder withholding
the goods after Quartermaster Gen
eral Rogers was .about to sell the
vegetables to the public in February,
Colonel Davis testified.
Final Effort Made to
Save Murderer's Life
Petitions asking for commutation
of death sentence and staying execu
tion until the Board of Pardons acts,
are to be tiled by William H. Earn
est and Thomas C. McCarrell, at
torneys for William Evans, colored,
twice convicted of first-degree mur
der and sentenced to be electrocuted
during the week of July 21.
Evans was convicted twice on a
charge of killing Uufus Gillam. col
ored, in February, 1918, at a house
in South Third street, Steelton. His
uttorneys allege that he was too
drunk to form the Intent to kill and
committed the erime in a drunken
stupor. Judge A. W. Johnson, spe
cially presiding, heard both trials,
granting the second one on a tech
nicality. A motion for a third trial
was refused iind Evans was sen
tenced. The date for the electro
cution was fixed recently.
Call Strike of Seamen on
Whole Atlantic Cdast
By Associated Press.
New York, July 10.—A strike of
marine firemen, oilers and water
tenders was called to-day along the
entire North Atlantic and Mexican
Gulf coasts from Galveston, Texas,
to Portlund, Maine.
The strike leaders assert that the
entire fishing Industry and all pri
vately owned vessels will be tied up
by the walkout. The strikers de
mand an Increase of fifteen dollars
a month In wages and closed shops.
ELECTION CHANGER
Official, notice that nomination pe
titions can be circulated beginning
to-duy instead of to-morrow, was re
ceived by the county commission
ers from the State this morning.
Changes In election laws moved the
date from July 11 to July 10, and
fixed the last day for filing the peti
tions August 19 Registry assessors
In the county districts will sit July
15 and 16 at the polling places The
primary election will be held on
September 16.
BUILDING PEIIMIT ISSUED
William J. Soland look out u build.
Ing permit to-day to erect a one
and one-half story stone. house at
the northeust corner of Dfcrry and
Twenty-eighth street, at a co|t of
$4,000. Gther permits were Issued
aH follows: K. L. Craft, H. A. Hip
pie, contractor, remodeling 1314
Howard, $400; Leroy Smith, E. M.
Wagner, contractor, one-story brtrk
gurage, rear 1825 Park, $425.
I'NTIIJ.EI) OKDEIiH GltOW
By Associated Press.
New York. July 10.—Unfilled or.
dees of the United Hlutes Steel Cor
poruPon on June 211 were 4,892,855
tons, KccordliiK to lis corporation's
monthly statement, issued to-duy. I
This is ull Inorrusu of f110,545 ions
compared with the orders of May I
31. J
GIRL FINDS .
SI,OOO IN BILLS
Miss Ameda Berkey, employed
at the office of the Harrisburg
Gas Company, picked up a pack
age this afternoon containing
SI,OOO. It belonged to two for
eigners of Steelton who were
employed by Frank Bunigard
ner, contractor. The money was
in large bills and had a Dauphin
Deposit Trust Company wrapper
around them.
Miss Berkey took the money to
the bank and later it was re
turned to the man who had lost
It. The foreigners, it is said,
took small change to the bank
and secured paper bills. Con
tractor Bumgardner was with
them and acted as Interpreter.
The money was dropped at Third
and Market streets. Miss Ber
key did not get a reward.
DECORATED 'HERO'
IS CHARGED WITH
ARMY DESERTION
Wore War Cross and Wound
Stripe, but Never Left
Gettysburg
< The owner of a Croix de Guerre
which he represented as having been
awarded him for valorous services
overseas, and with gold service and
wound stripes on the sleeves of his
Army coat, William S. Lawson, alias
William Morris, was arrested this
morning by City Detective Hyde
Speese, charged with deserting from
the United States Army.
He had never been out of the coun
try, and Catpp Colt. Gettysburg was
the scene of practically all of his
military experiences, police officials
say. He is reported to have deserted
from the United States Tank Corps
at Gettysburg last November.
Lawson enlisted in the Tank Corps
at the Ha.vmarket Square recruiting
station, Boston, and was at once for
warded to Camp Colt, Gettysburg,
where he was located until he de
serted on the day of the "fake" arm
istice story. He had gone to Gettys-
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{ LINF.R HITS ICEBERG
. ST. JOHN'S, N. F.—TWO MEN WERE KILLED
J AND TWO INJURED WHEN THE ALLAN LINER
f GRAMPIAN, MONTREAL FOR LIVERPOOL,
COL f IPEP V'TTIf AN ICEBERG OFF CAPE PACE
1 LAST NIGHT. THE STEAMSHfp WITH 750
X TO ADMIT AUSTRIA IN DUE TIME
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4 BQLSHE 1 KS AND RUMANIANS CLASH
X TROOPS WHICH WERE WITHDRAWN FROM
I THE CZECHOSLOVAK FRONT ON ORDERS
X TACKED RUMANIAN FORCES ON THE THEISS
♦ RIVER, ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM TRAN-
X SYLVANIA, WHICH SAY THAT FIGHTING CON-
X ASKS R1 IIANTUNG DECISION '
•P "t- ' udrt a re '.!i>:iori introduced by Svn-
X >. President Wilson would he asked to
T ! to tbe Senate a copy of a letter declined to I
Bi been written by General Bliss on behalf of himself, Se-
X retary Lansing and Henry White protesting against
i decki. n of the Pc.kc Conference regarding Shantung
T It alseo asked for information as to any attempt on the
• part of the Japanese delegates-do intiirlidate the Chinese
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J MARRIAGE LICENSES
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CHARGED WITH
ENTICING GIRLS,
SUSPECT FIGHTS
Three Patrolmen Have Hard
Time Subduing C. F.
Hendricks
HELD IN CITY HOSPITAt
Little Margaret Bartolet Will
Be Asked to Identify
Man
Charged with making an attempt
to entice children between the ager
of 6 and 10 years, Charles F. Hen,-
dricks, of North street, was taken
into custody by the Harrisburg po
lice late yesterday. To-day he is in
the Harrisburg Hospital, after sev
eral patrolmen were compelled to
use their clubs on him before thej
could pluce him under arrest. '
Hendricks is said by members of
the police force to answer closely
some of the description of the man
who lured 8-year-old Margaret Bar
tolet, 1264 Market street, to Reser
voir Park several weeks ago anC
abandoned her there. As soon at
Hendricks' condition permits he
will be brought to police headquar
ters, where efforts will be made t<>
have the Bartolet girl Identify him
Hendricks was reported to b'l
loitering about Eighteenth am
Briggs streets yesterday afternoon
and Motorcycle Officer Paul Schelha
and the police patrol with Patrol
men Demma and Bathurst wer
sent to the corner.
Schelhas arrived on the seen ;
first and placed the man under at
rest, but he strenuously resisted an i
put up a fight. Schelhas was com
pelled to use his club several timet .
Not. until the other patrolmen ai -
rived could he be subdued and h .
continued to fight until brought t >
police headquarters and even
being placed in the hospital. His in
juries consist of lacerations an l
bruises and his condition to-day i
reported as being good. Schelha
and Bathurst are nursing severs)
bruises and Schelhas' clothing wsi.
torn.