France Lauds Dead and Honors Wounded in Enthusiastic Greeting to Soldiers of Allied JVarionsll NO. 160 LXXXVIII- 16 PAGES ""USPSSKIHSSSftf— HARRISBURG. PA. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1919. "tWHSSS f"S!;iASB„2Sf" 55i < SRS. HOME EDITIOH SENATE TAKES UP CHANGES IN PEACE TREATY Wants to Know of Secret Treaty Between Japan and Germany DEBATE RATIFICATION Request Copies of All Docu ments Connected With Ne gotiation of the Treaty WILSON NOT SUMMONED No Action Taken on a Ques tion of Asking President to Take Part in Discussion By Associated Press. Washington. July 14.—The Pen ate foreign relations committee, be ginning consideration to-day of the peace treaty, reported three minor resolutions bearing on the Versailles negotiations, but took no action on the question of asking President Wilson to take part in committee discussion of the treaty. The resolutions reported would call upon the President and the State Department for information regard ing an alleged secret treaty between Japan and Germany; regarding a protest said to have been made by General Bliss, Secretary Lansing and Henry White against the Shantung settlement, and why Costa Rica "was not permitted" to sign the peace treaty. Members of the foreign relations committee said virtually all of the two hours meeting was taken up with considerations of these resolu tions, and that there was no dis cussion as to inviting the President to meet with the committee or of the proposal to consider separately the peace terms and the League of Na tions covenant. Detailed discussions of the treaty probably will begin when the committee meets again to morrow. Begin Debate Immediately after the committee adjourned debate on actual ratifi cation of the treaty began in the Senate. Senator Swanson, of Vir ginia, a Democratic member of the committee, opening with a speech praising the league covenant as the only possible plan for preserving world tranquility. All of the resolutions reported by the committee were amended in minor particulars. That regarding the alleged Japanese-German treaty, introduced by Chairman Lodge, and that relating to Costa Rica, introduc ed by Senator Lafollette, Republican, Wisconsin, were reported without record votes. The Shantung resolution, introduc ed by Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, was reported by a vote of 9 to 3, all the Democratic members present opposing it and the Repub licans including Senator McCumber, North Dakota, voting for it. Senator Johnson, Republican, of California, offered a resolution in the committee, requesting that copies of all documents connected with nego tiation of the treaty be submitted tp the committee. Rumors That Valley Railways Company Has Bought River Bridge Rumors that the Valley Railways Company has purchased the Walnut street bridge, now used by its lines, and will erect a large terminal car barn at the western end of that bridge on ground now owned by the company adjoining the old Church- Keller mansion could not be con firmed to-day. For some time the reports have been in persistent cir culation. It is known that the Valley Rail ways Company has been for some time considering plans having to do with the development of trolley ser vice to the West Shore towns which recently have been growing very rapidly. The rebuilding of the Walnut street bridge would have to follow or accompany the erection of the company's proposed terminal station at Walnut and Second streets and it would follow that to do this the company would have to buy the bridge. Plans for the Walnut street improvement were held up by the war. BOY SCOUTS TO HAVE FLY TRAP PARTY TONIGHT To continue the interest in the Swat the Fly game which is go ing on so merrily in this city, the Boy Scouts will hold a fly trap construction party in Market Square to-night at 7.30. It is in tended to build the large traps from sugar barrels, these to he placed in stables and like places. Anyone who feels that he is ex ceptionally qualified to make a good fly trap is gladly invited to come along and try their hand. The first swat campaign is rap idly drawing to a close; all swat ters who want to win the prise should speed it up. 'P THE WEATHER HarrUhorg and Vfrinltri Khawera and thunderstorms probably to night and Tuesday .Somewhat warmer to-night. ®'" r| The Soaguehanna river and ? !. branches probably wilt fall alowly except Hue. In some stream* may occur a* a result t I!?. 1 !®! 1 "bower*. A stage •f about S. feet Is ladleated for Barrlaburg Tuesday morning HARRISBURG l|li|{Bi TELEGRAPH I ®ie Slor-3nJ)tpnbent. COUNCIL TO ASK DEFINITE TERMS IN PARK TENDER Looks With Favor on Offer, but Wants to Be Cer tain of Premises After discussing for an hour the proposed developments of the Italian park property which is offered to the city without cost to he used for a park, a committee composed of the City Planning Commission and Com missioner E. Z. Gross, Mayor D. L. Keister and City Engineer M. B. Cow den passed a resolution that Council should secure, through Francis J. Hall, secretary of the Planning Com mission, a definite statement of the offer. The resolution stated that as Coun cil seemed to look with favor upon the acceptance of the 20-acre tract for a park a definite announcement of the terms and conditions of the olYfr was desired. It was also decided by the general committee that no report would be made to City Council until a definite knowledge of the proposed improve ments, cost and time required for their completion, is learned. This can not be done until further word is secured from the trustees of the Mc- Kee-Graham estate. noiihts Water Supply City Engineer Cowden at the meet ing this morning said he. doubted if sufficient natural water would be available to provide the large lake proposed by the Planning Commis sion. He suggested that if this could not be done, the big swamp in the Italian park district could be filled and planted with trees and shrub bery. Widening cf the streets through the territory in the Fourteenth vtrd was discussed also, and Mr. Cowden declared that he was heartily in fa vor of the plan to widen Green street to 120 feet and North Sixth to 80 feet, so that the upper end of the city would have large highways fo'r travel. It was estimated that about $lO.- 000 to $15,000 damages might result from widening Green street from Katherine street to the northern city line. Only two houses are now built within the proposed lines of the widened street. It is not believed that the widening and changing of the. lines of North Sixth street above Division will cause any consequential damages. Loan May Be Neceannry During the meeting the cost of de veloping the Italian park property was mentioned but no definite esti mate was made because of the uncer tainty about whether it will be pos sible to provide a lake. That it may be necessary to float a loan of from $25,000 to $50,000 was suggested by Mayor Keister and Commissioner Gross, both of whom declared they favored accepting the park tract when they would know definitely what was expected of the city. Plan ning Commission members declared that it was a wise procedure for the city to determine this first. House Fails in Attempt to Pass Daylight Saving Law Over Wilson's Veto By Associated Press. Washington, July 11. The House failed to-day to pass the agricultural appropriation hill, with its rider repealing the day light saving law, over the veto of President Wilson. The vote was 249 to 131. 0r.23 affirmative votes less than the required two-thirds majority. Immediately after Speaker Glllott announced the result amid the applause of supporters of the daylight saving law, the bill was referred haek to the ag ricultural committee, which will meet probaby to-morrow to report the measure with the re peal rider eliminated. Because of the House action, I lie Senate w ill not have the op portunity to attempt passage of the bill over the President's veto. The House vote did not divide along political lines, the pro ponents of the repeal being those representing agricultural dis tricts. MOUNTAIN-SIDE SUBURB SOUTH OF COUNTRY CLUB Several Hundred Acres, Com manding Wonderful View, Arc to Be Developed Announcement was made to-day that the whole mountain side op posite the grounds of the Harrisburg Country Club, above Fort Hunter, is to be developed for residential pur poses. The farm is owned by John W. Retly and It is to be broken up into five acre plots. Several hundred acres are now being surveyed and will be divided according to the lay of the land. Roads will be opened and the whole place beautified by landscape planting. As many of the trees as possible will be retained and others planted where needed. The plot lies very high and com mands a view of the Susquehanna valley for many miles north and south as well as the mountains to the west and the valley to the east. The mountain seenery from this tract Is particularly attractive. Walter P. Maguire. E. Z. Wallower and George W. Relly are among thosi. who will build summer homes there, and many others are looking over the property for the purpoae cf buying. T The Young Lady Who Eloped With a Dreamer HAVNV VOU anything) f ) ELSe CAN PAWN VJE Cak e AT? ) BOOST IN PRICE OF BREAD ISNT JUSTIFIED HERE Standard Baking Company Sees No Need For Increas ing Cost to Consumers Bread made by the Standard Bak ing Company will continue to he sold at the old prices in spite of the announcement of other baking com panies that the wholesale and re tail prices have increased. At the office of the Standard Baking Com pany, Tenth and Market street this morning, it was said: "We find no necessity for any increase in bread prices at this time. We will con tinue to sell at wholesale, small loaves at eight and a half cents, which retail at ten cents, and large loaves at twelve and a half cents, which retail at 15 cents. Rolls will continue at 12 cents per dozen whole sale and 15 cents retail. Increased wholesale prices were announced on the products of the Harrisburg Baking Company, Schmidt Baking Company, The Gun zenhauser Baking Company and the West Shore Baking Company. The increase is one-half cent per loaf on the wholesale price, which will make the retail prices eleven cents per loaf instead of ten cents. The large loaf which sells at fifteen cents [Continued on Page 15.] DELAY TO COST CITY S4OO PER MONTH IS FEAR Hiring Teams For Hauling Ashes and Refuse Proves Costly Experience Delay in the purchase of equip ment for municipal ash collections will cost the city more than S4OO a month during the summer and will increase to $1,500 by December, it was estimated to-day by H. F. Shees ley, superintendent of the bureau of ash and garbage inspection. Mr. Fheesley declared that tp hire teams for hauling ashes and refuse is costing the city much more lhan it would if the horses and wagons were purchased by the municipality and used under the direction of the bureau. According to figures which have been furnished to Commissioner S. F. Hassler and which have been dis cussed with other members of Coun cil it will cost the city at least SR,- 000 more than the amount which had been appropriated for ash col lections if equipment for the work is hired for the remainder of the year. While the cost of purchasing "har ness. wagons and horses must be met at first, this is a permanent invest ment, it was pointed out, and will [Continued on Pace 15.] KILLS RATTLER ABOUT TO STRIKE Just as a rattlesnake, measur ing five feet in length, was about to spring at Roswell Lyons, son of R. H. Lyons, 225 South Thir teenth street, John M. Roth, 229 South Thirteenth street, killed the reptile. The young men, to gether with Samuel Roth, were spending a few days last week at a hut in the mountains five miles east of Dauphin. They were picking blackberries at the time and Roth saw the snake just in time to save Lyons. It was five feet long and had twelve rattles. WAR'S MAIMED DAMPEN ARDOR OF BIG MARCH Sight of Thousands of Crip ples in Parade of Allies Deters Enthusiasm By Associated Press. Paris, July 14. The triumphal march of Allied and American troops through Paris began at 8 o'clock this morning. The brilliant weather was more like October than midsummer. A thousand wounded soldiers with crutches or in wheel chairs, and clad for the most part in civilian clothes, led the parade, preceded by a drum corps. Guns began firing at minute Inter vals as President Polncare placed a wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph at the Arc de Triomphe. This empty cas ket, placed in memory of the Allied [Continued on Page B.] THOUSANDS WITNESS REVIEW OF MILITIA In Spite of Threatening Weather Crowds Go to Mt. Gretna to See Reserves of State on Parade; General Coulter Expected Tuesday; Harrisburger Breaks His Arm .Mount Gretna, July It.—All roads In Central Pennsylvania led to the encampment of the Pennsylvania Reserve Militia here yesterday and In spite of threatening: weather thousands of persons attended, com ing from the larger cities and towns So eager were the troops for work that they went out on the Held in sniull groups and of their own ac cord for drilling practice. Heavy rain and high wines that accom panied the early morning thunder storm caused some inconvenience, but not enough to interfeo# with the arrangements for the dayT People from Philadelphia, Leb anon, Harrisburg, Mid dletown and the surrounding coun try visited relatives and friends in the various companies, and wit WAR VETERAN OF 86 IS READY FOR QUIET BIRTHDAY Jacob R. Miller, Veteran P. R. R. Employe, Now in Even ing of Long Life A resident of this city for more than a half century, Jacob R. Miller, Civil War veteran and veteran Penn sylvania railroad employe, is to-day making plans to quietly observe the 86th anniversary of his birthday to morrow at his home, 1316 North Sixth street. Born on July 15, 1833, in Halifax township, Just four miles from the Susquehanna river and at the very foothills of Berry's Mountain, a spur of the Blue Ridge, he came to live in Harrisburg on April 1, 1846. The "little and ancient borough of Har risburg," as Mr. Miller characterizes it. then contained a population of 6,- 420. Tells Interesting Stories Mr. Miller tells interesting stories of the city's development during his [Continued on Page 15.] Woman Who Stored Whisky Now in Jail For Drinking Too Much Etta Watts, of Steelton, the first person arrested by the Harrisburg police on a drunk and disorderly charge since the war-time prohibi tion amendment became effective, was given the alternative of paying a $lO tine or serving twenty days in jail in police court on Saturday. Etta, who explained she had stored a supply of whisky, is serving the jail sentence. nessed the brigade review and in spection held on the parade grounds In front of general headquarters. Every troop of the cavalry squad ron turned out for drill at some time during the day, and. In spite of the fact that they worked with green horses, their progress was more thun satisfactory. At 8 o'clock physical exercises were held by the entire brigade, al though this part of the schedule is usually omitted on Sunday, inspec tion of quarters followed, and ut 11 o'clock church services were held by the various regiments. The storm caused some Inconveni ence tv the First Regiment. Sev eral niesH tents were blown over {Continued on Page B,] ASSERTS LEAGUE WILL RESULT IN MATERIAL GAINS Swanson Tells Senate Cove nant Is to Protect Amer ican Integrity MONROE DOCTRINE SAFE Says Sovereignty and Amer ican Traditions Arc Not to Be Sacrificed PLAN ONLY ONE POSSIBLE Virginia Senator Lauds Paper as One of the World's Greatest Documents By Associated Press. Washington, July 14.— Praising the League of Nations covenant as "one of the world's greatest documents," Senator Swanson, of Virginia, a Dem ocratic member of the Foreign Re lations Committee, told the Senate to-day that if the United States re jected the League It "would mean that she would skulk in the greatest world crisis that ever occurred." The speaker defended the league against the objections that it would sacrifice sovereignty and American traditions, and asserted thait on the contrary, it would result in immense material gain in protecting American integrity and preventing war. He declared it would not create a super government, involve objectionable obligations, nor invalidate the Mon roe Doctrine. "The pathway of our duty is plain," he said. "Let us not be affrighted by our own prodigious shadow as it projects itself into the world affairs. Let us not be deterred from our man ifest duty and destiny by a craven fear of becoming great in giving ser vice and direction to a world in a direst hour of its needs and distress." Powerful Association Pointing out that the war had shaken the social order to its foun dation, the Virginia Senator said it was the paramount obligation of the responsible statesmen to prevent an other such conflagration, which would return the world "to the rule of brute force and barbarism of the dark ages." "The covenant of the League has been assailed from two opposite sources," he continued, "The League will neither be a superstate nor sov ereign, nor a helpless, powerless as sociation of nations. The Instrument creating the League is a 'covenant' entered into by sovereign state. One of the attributes of sovereignty is the ability to make covenants or agreements. That a state reserves its full sovereignty is conclusively settled by the provision allowing any member to withdraw. No nation, super or otherwise, ever thus ex pressly provided means for Its dis solution. "This covenant, if ratified by the [Continued on Page 15.] Ninth Ward Constable Files Nomination Petition, First Aspirant in Field David Challenger, constable of the Ninth ward, whose term expires next January, was the first candi date to file nomination petitions at the office of the County Commis sioners. Mr. Challenger has been constable in the ward for years and is seeking re-election. Petitions for J. J. Buffington, as a Democratic candidate for County Commissioner, are to be circulated in a day or two, his friends say. So far about six candidates have en tered the race for the Democratic nomination for County Commission er and others have been mentioned. As candidates have more than a month to circulate petitions, it. is not expected that there will be much activity for a week or two. James Scarlet Counsel in War Investigation Washington, July 14. James Scarlet, of Danville, Pa., who pros ecuted the Capitol gfafters as chief counsel for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is expected to act as counsel for the House Committee investigating the conduct of the war. The committee has found the need of direction in the inquiry and has been looking for a lawyer for several weeks. Mr. Scarlet was offered the position last week and is expected to arrive here soon to consult with the members. If Mr. Scarlet will undertake the work he will be asked to begin at once with the subcommittee investi gating the building of camps and cantonments. He will be allowed to have associated with him a number of other lawyers and an auditing company will also be engaged to work under his direction. James Scarlet, of Danville, won wide fame as the prosecutor of the State Capitol grafters. Rotarians Hear Reports of Salt Lake Convention Dr. C. E. L. Keene and Howard C. Fry. delegates to the Salt Lake City convention of Rotary Cluba, to-day made reports to the Harriaburg club at its luncheon In the Penn-Harrls Hotel. Dr. Keene talked in a most Interesting manner of the addresses of Dr. Barker, the international au thority on sexology 'who addressed the Salt Lake gathering, and his di gest of what the Rotarians did In convention to back up this program was well received. Mr. Fry, retiring district governor, delivered to the club the' keynote speech of the con vention, delivered by John Dyer, of Vlncennes, Ind., wh > was elected first vice-president of International Ro tary. : MARKETERS ASSERT PROFITEERING GANG IS GOUGING THE CITY Declare Prices of Vegetables Here Ar6 Excessive; Want to Know Who Is Responsible For High Costs HOPE MUNICIPALITY WILL BUY GOVERNMENT FOODS Throughout the city the fervent hope is expressed that Mayor Keister and the municipal authorities may find some way to take full advantage of Uncle Sam's offer to sell the huge quantities of foodstuffs stored in government warehouses at New Cumberland and elsewhere at reduced cost. On all sides is heard the protest of the people against unreasonable increases in retail prices. "It is about time," said one familiar with the food situation, "that the cost to the consumer be traced clear back to the soil so the people may know who is responsible for the unprecedented rise in the prices of foodstuffs of every sort. When tomatoes cost more than meat it's about time to find out why." Hold Bark I*riccs I Another indignant citizen declared j that it was quite a common practice at the local markets for farmers ant! truckers to refuse to quote prices on vegetables in the early morning | hours until they had compared notes . with other dealers. This practice aroused suspicions of profiteering ! and especially when a price quoted is raised within a few minutes to a much higher level. "Only the other day," said one person, "I asked the | price of certain produce and was told j eighteen cents a pound. Walking | through the market I returned to the ] same party and was then asked | twenty-five cents a pound for the ■ same stuff. Surely, there is no ex- ' cuse for this sort of thing and some regulation ought to be provided without delay." Restaurateurs at Wits' End Proprietors of restaurants are al most at their wits' end to meet the food conditions. "We are at a loss to know what to do," said one of them, "because our patrons seem to think that we are gouging them when as a matter of fact we are making less money at the current* ! ! - TO FORCIJi VOTE ON REPEAL 4 11 'o: '•' * '4 4* * M> 4* *s 4 V *T 4 4 ? < w 4 *f *• T * 4 4 4 4* *l* 14* *1" r * by the Governor. jT NT TO SPEAK IN UTAH 4 ! 4 rfa | T 1 -T t of the President'*, forthcoming tour of the J T 4 4 T T :■■ •' •■■ i TTt.-.h 2 T i, 4 ES COAL LAND? LIGHTLY f 4* 4> ejot =X T Pi" ' Mk r 4 2 ■ 2 4* .-'■ ' w J! 3,300 000 ITALIAN' DEMOBILIZED 4 Rome—Nearly 3,300,000 soldiers of the Italian army jX ' * i • een demobilired since the armistice, according to M * I itatement rust issued by the government through the 'X * Stefani Afcencv. The remaining effectives in service M t approximate 2,0' 'O,OOO. X * ;X * * TIT.TONI RETURNS TO PARIS SB 4 4 , a Paris—Tomasso Tittoni, the Italian foreign minis €* ter, and hi Italian peace delegation, returnc i® * * Na to Paris to-day aftei having been : n Rome for conferences <fla * •* with ids government. He was accompanied by Senators ® < Maggicrino Ferraris .-md.Vittorio Scialoia. 4 ' * X | MARRIAGE LICENSES 1 Earl F. Gehrlnc, Carllalr, nnrt Sara E. Klcpfer, Harriiborg. j| menu prices than when we were charging much lower prices." Somebody is responsible for what looks like profiteering in many di rections. Forty cents is demanded for Oregon prunes in the East. They are necessarily last year's Oregon prunes for which the highest price paid Oregon growers was II cents, said an Oregon dealer. He con tinued: "For all his toll, all his investmeht, all his years of non profit in prune growing, the grower got eleven cents, while the trans portation companies and mostly the speculators and food gamblers take the twenty-nine cents between the grower's price and the consumer's price." What Is the Cause? Since General March made the statement the other day at Wash ington that there is stored in the Government warehouses a surplus Army stock of $121,000,000 the out raged consumer is wondering what excuse the Government will give the people for helping to maintain im possible food prices by failing to dis continued on Page B.]
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