Fatal Clauses of Austrian Peace Treaty Are Nearing Completion and Will Be Delivered .AV j HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ==== ®K Sloe-Independent. LXXXVIII— NO. 166 24 PAGES HARRISBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1919 OXLV KVEM.O A SS OC,AT ED TWO CENT. UHMC miTinM ALLIES MAY SEND ARMY TO HUNGARY TO QUELL RIOTING Council Believes Intervention Is Only Means to End Dangerous Situation For Both Poland and Rumania AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY IS RAPIDLY NEARING COMPLETION By Associated Press, Paris, July 18 (Havas). —The principal topic of discussion be fore the Allied Supreme Council yesterday, the Journal says, was Allied intervention in Hungary, "where military action seems the only means to end a situation dangerous for Rumania and Poland." Paris, July 18.—The final clauses of the peace treaty to be presented the Austrian delegates are nearing completion and the document will be delivered shortly. Bela Kan, head of the Hungar ian Communist government, has been ousted, according to dispatch es from reliable sources in Vienna, received by the Peace Conference. Troops returning from the Czech front were reported entering Buda pest in large numbers. Budapest was in disorder. Herr Boehrn and Herr Lander have taken over control of the Com munist government. Dispatches reaching Peace Con ference circles from Budapest indi cate that general demoralization has struck Bela Kun's army, which is straggling back from the different fronts with utter lack of discipline. Reports from the same source received-' by peace delegates are to the effect that Bolshevism in Hun gary is confined almost exclusively to Budapest. Peasants are said to be obstructing shipments of food LONDON PAYS HER TRIBUTE TO GEN. PERSHING Presented With Gold Sword of Honor in Presence of Distinguished Persons By Associated Press. London. July IS.—London honor ed General Pershing to-day by pre senting him the freedom of the city and a sword of honor in the pres ence of a distinguished company of Britons and Americans gathered within the historic Guild Hall. John W. Davis, the American Ambassa dor. the embassy staff. Rear Admiral Harry S. Knapp and his staff, mem bers of the British government and a number of British generals were participants in the ceremony. General Pershing was applauded by the crowds that had gathered when he made his entry into the city, where the guilds and the al dermen in their customary welcom ing robes lent a picturesque aspect to the scene. Reviews Guard The general found a company of the Grenadier Guards, with its band, drawn up in the f ard. He in [ConCinued on Page 2.] STATE BUREAU FINDS WORK FOR 6,842 IN WEEK More Persons Needed by State Employers Than Are Available Efforts of the Employment Bureau of the Department of Labor and In dustry, Jacob Lightner, director, were successful in placing fi.842 per sons in positions throughout Penn sylvania during the second week in July, according to a report to-day by Mr. Lightner. This number of persons aid not nearly fill the need of employers throughout the State. Employers issued a call for 9,500 persons. While 8.61" persons applied for positions, only 7,197 of these were found to [Continued on Page 18.] GET FULL MEASURE, STATE CHIEF SAYS Bureau of Standards Head Urges Buyers to Act With Local Sealers of Weights and Measures in Compelling Deal ers to Give Worth of Monev To assist the housewives of the State in waging a campaign of war fare against the high cost of living, James Sweeney, chief of the Bureau of Standards of the State Depart ment of Internal Affairs, to-day urged that purchasers of all com modities co-operate with local seal ers of weights and measures and I I see to it that they are getting full \ measure. i , Under the laws of Pennsylvania, School Head Driven by Reds to Seek Death Vienna, July 18.—A report from Budapest says Major Bar tha, head of the military school, shot himself recently when he learned that eleven of his stu dents had been esntenced to death and twenty-five others to of imprisonment. Chief Justice Kisks, who is a former black smith, was unable to secure an swers from Bartha when the stu dents were on trial. The report adds that Bartha, on being questioned by the court, replied: "I refuse to recog nize the legality of this court or you as a judge." o the capital, which is rapidly caching a desperate state. The Inter-Allied Council has re 'used Italy's request that Austrian concessions at Tien Tsin, China, be ransferred to her. CATHOLIC WOMEN TAKE VEIL THIS MORNING IN CITY Bishop McDevitt Prominent at Ceremony at Convent of Mercy; Music a Feature Three sisters were professed and nine novices took the veil this morn ing at the Convent of Mercy, Fifth and Maclay streets. Sisters Mary Irene. Mary Pierre and Mary Xor bett were those who took the black veil. The ceremony at 8 o'clock was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Philip R. McDevitt, Bishop of the Harrisburg Diocese, as celebrant, with the Rev. Fathers P. J. Phalen and John Stanton as chaplains. The Rev. Fa ther Francis X. Feeser was master of ceremonies. The Rev. Father Benignus Brennon. O. St. C , Ab bottstown, preached. Others of the clergy present were the Rev. Fathers James E. Donnelly, of Scranton; William V. Dailey, W. M. Horrigan, of Shamokin; J. R. Murphy. J. H. Weber. J. J. Smythe, John R. Shields, [Continued on Page 2.] 19,112 VOTERS IN COUNTY WITH ONE DISTRICT MISSING Of This Number 12.215 Arc Republicans and 3,284 Democrats With only one district in the county not reported, the total reg istration of voters for the primary election is 19,112, about 2,000 more than the usual registrations in prev ious years. The total Republican enrolment is 12.215; Democratic, 3,284; voters with no partv choice given, 3,115. Enrollments in other parties fol low; Washington. 90; Socialist, 258- Prohibition, 125; Independent. 5* The registry assessor in the East [Continued ou Page 2.] commodities may be sold by either weight, measure or count. How ever, it does not follow that either may be used where the law estab lishes a certain weight per bushel. In the matter of fruit, much of which is being purchased at the present time, many dealers are sell ing by the basket and no measure or weight is us#d in making the sale. It is not the intent of the law that [Continued ou Pago 19.] THE COURT IN' He stood a spell on one foot fust Reid in Forum Then stood a spell On t'other, An' on which one he felt the wust He.couldn't ha' told ye nuther.— LOWELL. GOOD BEER OR NONE WANTED BY DRINKERS HERE Prefer Soft Drinks to Near Beer Stuff; Soda Foun tains Picking Up Harrisburg is drinking less beer! The sale of beer ir. Harrisburg has fallen off two-thirds. The saloon keeper of the city themselves are authority for this statement of the decrease of this kind of liquid re freshment. The dropping off especially has been noticeable ever since the war time prohibition measure became ef fective on July 1, it is said. Since then the sales of soft drinks at the bars have increased in just as amaz ing quantities as the ratio of de crease in beer sales. Soda fountain proprietors report greater percent [ Continued on Page 18.] Ford Says He Hardly Reads Anything but Headlines of Papers By Associated Press. Mount Clemens, Mich., July 18.— Henry Ford resumed his place on the witness stand to-day in his libel suit against the Chicago Tribune. Counsel for the newspaper alluded to the Tribune editorial of June 23, 1916, which was headed "Ford Is An Anarchist." "What is a headline?" asked El liott G. Stevenson, one of the de fendant's attorneys. "It shows what is in the body of an article under it." . Mr. Ford yesterday testified that an anarchist is a bomb-thrower, or one who overturns government Mr. Stevenson then read the text of the editorial. "Nothing there about bomb throwing. is there. Mr. Ford?" "No, but the headline—" "But you said a headline shows what is in the body of the article, Mr. Ford." This precipitated an argument in the course of which Alfred G. Murphy, attorney for the plaintiff, contended it was the contention of Mr. Ford that the headline was libelous standing b); itself, for the very reason that the text of the ar ticle related nothing anarchistic of him. "It seems to me, Tour Honor," said Mr. Stevenson, "that we have a right to know what the plaintiff himself thinks—just how he thinks he has been injured." "1 hardly ever read anything but th* headlines," put in Mr. Ford. GUESTS AT "Y" PICNIC HAVE SPEENDID TIME Outing of Live Businessmen of City Proves Great Success at Home of Former Mayor J. William Bowman, Near Dauphin, Yesterday; Committes Arc Grateful There were high jinks at the sum-1 mer home of ex-Mayor J. William Bowman 01. the rim of Clark's Val ley just north of Dauphin yesterday afternoon. Three hundred of the livest of the live businessmen of Har lisburg foregathered on the plateau overlooking the Susquehanna river as members or guests of the Cen tral Y. M. C. A. at the annual "Y" picnic. This was a deluxe outing in every way. And the next day Ir| rained. Hundreds Witness Start For weeks all present had been looking forward to the big day and when the long convoy of automo biles left the city hundreds of people stood on the sidewalks regreting they had neglected to become iden tified with the Y. M. C. A. in time to participate in the big occasion. Even work on tho big State highway reconstruction between Dauphin and Clark's Ferry was suspended for a time in order that the long line of WANTS TO KNOW HOW U. S. CAN DROPLEAGUE Will Ask President if With-; drawal Any Time Is Possi ble; Still Conferring By Associated Press. Washington, July IS.—President Wilson continued his conferences with Republican senators to-day, dis cussing the Peace Treaty and the League of Nations covenant at length witn Senators Kenyon, of lowa, and Kellogg, of Minnesota. Later he had engagements with Senators Capper, of Kansas, and McNary, of Oregon. Neither Senator Kenyon nor Sen ator Kellogg would discuss their conversations with the President but as he went to the White House Senator Kenyon said he intended to asg about the statement Senator I Swanson, Democrat, Virginia, in the Senate recently that the United States could withdraw from the league whenever It desired, adding that this was an important point which would clarify the situation. automobiles might pass through in a safe and sane fashion to the picnic grounds. Pages of this newspaper might be filled with the many interesting and humorous incidents of the day, but these must be left to tho historian ■of the "Y". Mention must be made, however, of the athletic contests, midway features, the refreshments and other things which contributed to the pleasure of the most success ful picnic ever held in Central Penn sylvania. Soldiers as Guests Fifty of the convalescent soldiers from the base hospital at Carlisle were present as guests of the Har risburg association and thev left the grounds along toward twilight the happiest bunch of soldiers that may be imagined. They had served with ! the Sunset Division and many other j units of the great army in France ' [Continued on Page 19.] TRAINS CRASH AND WRECKAGE CATCHES FIRE Three Hurt and 33 Cars Are Smashed When Freights Run Together By Associated Press. New Castle. Pa., July 18. —Three men were seriously injured, thirty three cars destroyed and damage estimated at $250,000 caused by a freight wreck near here this after noon. C. Donaldson, general yard master of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad, was severely burned when an air hose hursted. exploding a tank of nitric acid, which started a tire that burned eighteen cars. The tracks leading to this eity were blocked several houra by the wreckage. A B. & O. freight train of sixty cars crashed into another freight bound for Cleveland. En gineer Harris King and C. Jewel were iniured and fifteen cars de stroyed. CITIES MA Y BUY SURPLUS MEA TAND VEGETABLES AT 20 PER CENT. UNDER COST I HOW WOULD YOU CUT LIVING COST? HOW would you out the high ! cost of living if solution of I . the problem were left to i I you? Have you some suggestion or recommendation that would help the man of family keep his liv ing expenses within reach of his pockethook? The problem as yet remains mi- I solved. It is becoming more sc- I rious every day. Every price j change is upward. What will be j the limit? How long can the I public stand it? There must be j some relief. Who can tell us i how to get it? j If you liave any ideas on the j | subject, write a letter to the | Telegraph setting forth your 1 views. Write plainly on one side of the paper only and address \ j City Editor, Harrisburg Tele- j j graph, Harrisburg. i; STATE BANK IN PHILADELPHIA CLOSES DOORS I i Commissioner Says Institution Over Extended Itself on Loans By Associated Press. ! Philadelphia, July 18. The j I Xorth Penn Bank, a State institu- ■ j tion closed its doors to-day. ; The bank's last report issued in ; I June showed that it had deposits of I ! 82,066.643; resources $2,695,282 and j | loans and investments of $2,304,533. The State of Pennsylvania had considerable money on deposit in the North Penn Bank, of Phila delphia, which was closed by the State Banking Department to-dgy. It is understood the bank had been under observation by the. State offi cials who had been looking up its ! loans. Commissioner of Banking John S. Fisher said that the bank had over extended itself and had gotten to a place where it could not function and that Deputy Commissioner P. G. Cameron was sent to Philadel phia last night to look into the af fairs of the bank. From what he j reported, said the Commissioner, he i had taken charge of the institution j to-day. Under the law the Com missioner can not make any state ment about the bank's finances. It is understood its assets were of a character that could not readily be converted into cash. The State Treasury had a deposit of $50,000 at the bank, fully pro tected by surety bonds. Half of this j was drawn out on July 15. The State Insurance Department had large deposits in the hank, in- ! eluding $60,000 realized from the j | Union Casualty Company, of Phil adelphia, and something like $200,- 000 from the Pittsburgh Life and Trust proceedings. Originally the latter deposit was larger, it is un derstood, but when Insurance Com missioner Thomas B. Donaldson came in he withdrew some of it and has been working to reduce the holding. The Commissioner is in I Philadelphia. The State departments interested | in the bank will have the assistance lof the Attorney General's office if I required. City Health Officer Wants Complaint Filed as to Taint in Milk Dr. J. M. J. Raunick. city health officer, said he had received no re port that farmers near the city have been feeding garbage to their cows, and that as a result at least one milk dealer in the city stopped buy ing the supply of milk because of its taste. He declared that com plaint should be made at once to the health bureau if the report is and It will be investigated. H. s! Sheesley. superintendent of the Bureau of Ash and Garbage Inspec tion. said he did not believe any garbage was being collected in the city except by the contractors for the work. Hagy Rrothrrs, who maintain a piggery outside the city limits and feed the waste to the hogs. Mother Sues Daughter For $2,000 Damages Alleging that her daughter, Mary E. Swartz, persuaded her to place a mark to her name on the back of a certificate of deposit for S9OO. then had the name changed and appro priated the money for her own use, Mrs. Elizabeth S. Bright, aged 85. of 47 North Cameron street, through counsel filed a suit against the daughter, asking $2,000 damages. THE WEATHER] Hnrrislitiru nnd Vicinity! Unset tled weather probably .shower* this afternoon tu-niKht mid Sat urday. Not much ebtinKe In tem peruture. l,owcnt to-nluht about j 4tl deitree* 1 - hliiMtern IVnnny I vaiiin: Shower* probably and Saturday. Not much change in tempera ture. ".Moderate loutheaot and aonth wind*. Lieutenant Boyle Still in Washington Trying to Get Better Price BACON STANDS OUT AS SINGLE INDUCEMENT FOR PURCHASING NEW YORK, July 18.—Capt. A. A. Stewart, zone sur plus property officer here, announced to-day that he was sending communications to every municipality in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, offering to sell surplus army canned meat and vegetables in carload lots at a price of 20 per cent, below the cost to the government. Similar information to that in the foregoing dispatch was yesterday given to the Mayor's food committee by Lieut. J. R. Bovle of the Reserve Depot at New Cumberland. He is in Wash ington. D. C., to-day attending a conference of War Department officials at which a new list of goods for sale and prices will be arranged. On his return Lieutenant Boyle will submit the list to the local committee. Subcommittee Busy The subcommittee, to make in , quiries and ascertain the saleability I of the food offered by the Govern ment. was busy yesterday getting a line on prices. Further informa tion was secured to-day. This com mittee will meet with Lieutenant Boyle on his return and after this conference will prepare a recom i mendation for the general commit | tee. It is probable the next meeting I will be held Wednesday or Thursday, j Unless there is a further reduc ' tion in prices which will enable the I committee to offer the food to Har j risburg people at a lower rate it is j probable the purchase of a supply for i this city will be deferred until an other plan is taken up. One member of the committee suggested yester ! day a plan to secure a list of prices ®4*XX 4* X 4*X 4* I* 4* 4* 4* 4* X4XX4 < 4*4XX4*X4*XXXS| <■ # •. ( * 4* 4 i it I s 4 IV £> X *1 i x <■* 4 A £ 4 ' T X T J X J it S v !* X X * x f "t X *l* X .Y X X X x X x T e ft > e t X X T X T X St S I X X T * M| X s " IT ' * T e c in x S5 X £ X y ! 1 * < * '^s 3- MARRIAGE LICENSES i X ,I™ <•';. Wlrth mill Hannull Hourm, llnrrlahiirei Samurl J. Lnbold 4* ', ;,n ' l FVtlli* H. RailPll, Wlillamatowß) H. Iriin.u Troutmnn and Han-IM -s nail M. Urlkrr, Spring Uli'ni bWJaon H. Leltrr and Loulaa M. Car- J J| ( umtlian, Harriaburx. <■> ® X X4\XXX X X X X X X A 4^ < 4*4!^4*4iX;lt4i4^4 i X4*X ® I from large wholesale houses, and to make a hid to the Government for certain supplies based on the latest wholesale prices. It was figured yesterday that the only inducement offered was in ba con at 36 cents per pound for canned ; goods, and 34 cents for bacon packed lin crates. The meat and corn beef j prices were considered high. May Be Changes I Lieutenant Boyle admitted some | of the prices were high compared j with present wholesale prices, but was of the opinion that when the new list is submitted there will be changes showing a reduction. That j while some of the foodstuffs could not reach the people at bargain I prices, when the prices of canned [Continued on Page 2.1
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