Recrudescence of Balkan Trouble May Follow Revolt in Is Fear of Military Observers HARRISBURG ifiSjill TELEGRAPH olar-2W>cpcnt>tfil. LXXXVIII— 18 PAGES "•"i.'gffttWKv, HARRISBURG. PA. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28.1919. "SSSfcSa™ HOME EDITION SPROUL WILL ENTER FIGHT TO LOWER PRICES On Return From Convention Governor Announces He Has Well-Defined Ideas GOING TO WASHINGTON Will Take Up Living Cost Problem: Maurer's Trou bles Surprise Him Philadelphia, Aug 28. Governor Spreul returned home to-day front the west ready, he declared, to enter the fight against the high cost of living He spent the day goins over • a mass of official correspondence tt had accumulated and will leave to-night for Washington. There he • will confer with President Wilson. Attorney Gcntrai Palmer and the Governors of several States on the living .ost problem. "1 have certain we!! defined ideas i about ways and means of reducing living costs." the Governor slid, "hut at this time I do not want to discuss tlieni 1 want to talk them j over in Washington first." Maurer Trouble Surprise Governor Sproul brought back as Ins uuc.-t the Governor of Arizona, j J K. Campbell. Together t'tey will ! journey to Washington, where they j will join five other Governors in the I attack upon advancing prices-. The; Governor said he was surprised to learn that the State Department at j Washington had revoked the pass- j ports of James H. Maurer and Abra- j ham Epstein. "I intend to make inquiry and try . to stra uhten out the situat.on." lie said. "Pennsylvania was interested in Maurer's mission abroad liis trip ; was authorized by the State. I can- • not see any reason why the Govern ment interfered unless it was 011 ' account of Maurer's affiliations with the Socialists and kindred organiza tions This might be the stumbling 1 block." "People who know Maurer best 1 realize he i not a dangerous rad- I ieal," the Governor added. Early Ratification by French Is Expected !!;i Associated Press Paris. Wednesday, —Ratification ; within short time of the Peace , Treaty with Germany, now before the j Chamber of Deputies seems probable ; notwithstanding views of some ele- t wnts that France is not guaranteed sufficient military protection. After j ratification "motions of regret." cm b dying the objections to certain | clauses of the document will be pre sented thus reopening the debate. | The Chamber then will discuss the Anglo-American-French treaty for th- protection of France in case of unwarranted aggression by Germany. Parliament then will take up the amnesty bill and tlie hill for the abo- | lltion of courts martial, followed by | a measure calling for division of Al sace and Lorraine into departments. , like the other French provinces. Red Cross Girls Among Those Rescued From Ship By Associated Press Toklo. Monday. Aug. 25.—A1l pas- I sengers on the United States Shipping | Board steamer Heffron which went ! ashore off Bokuren, Korea. strait. | August IS, have been landed at Moji. i Among them are 533 sick and wound- j ed Czecho-Slovak soldiers from Si- ' beria, and nine American Red Cross I workers, including five women. A Japanese navy oil tanker was j wrecked in the same storm off Ky- 1 usha. Eight wore rescued by war- j ships, and it is believed that 110 of- [ ficers and men were drowned. WANT FBIEDRICH IX POWER By Associated Press Vienna. Tuesday. Aug. 26. Ad- j vices from Budapest state that a new] Hungarian government has not been formed as yet. former Premier Fried rich claiming that it is the desire of the majority of the people that he ! retain leadership. He says, accord- | ing to report that he is strongly fa- I vored by the socialist and military ! parties. Rotary Club Checks Arc Due Tomorrow All members of the Rotary Club were urged to-day by the president of the organization to complete their canvass for Ki pona funds as early as possible. Reports should be made to G. M. Steinmetz, care the Telegraph, for all cards distributed among members. Checks and reports covering this canvass should be filed not later than to-morrow, Friday. But the whole club is asked to join in a solicitation for funds beginning to-morrow morn ing. The town will be open at that time and anybody may be approached, regardless of the card system. The Kiwanis Club is assured of reaching its allot ment and the Rotary members, who began their canvass five days later, are urged to hasten their work. I THE WEATHER Hnrrlshurg and Vlctnltyi Fair to night an<| Friday. Not much change In temperature, tomcat to-night about 56 degree*. Fasten, IVnnnj l vnnia s Fair to night and Friday, not mueh change in temperature. Moder mte meat mind*. Rlveri The Susquehanna river nnd nil It* trihutnrle* will fall xlom ly or remain stationary. A stng< nf about 3.H fret i* Indicated for Hurrisburg Friday morning. | While They Are Applying the Shock Absorbers . i m /■ —j ' jrl- 1 "f (GET ,Sotv;E STOCKINGS ON f * ' ,'il'ht (,< '. . . cliv > All Properly Draped I i 4. ■" I"' T : "9 l lVi> It Might AGd to the Charm of the Landscape if They'd Tack a Few Ruffles on the Male Atrocities U.S. DRY UNTIL RATIFICATION OF PEACE TREATY Sale of Liquors Will Not Be Permitted Until Formal Proclamation Washington, Aug. 28.—The 6tato | ment was made by Attorney Gen ; eial Palmer that the nation will re j main under mar-time prohibrtivm ; until the Treaty of Peace is ratified ! and peace formally proclaimed oy i the President, no matter what may ! be the status of demobilizat.on piior j to final action on the Treaty by the ! Senate. | The "wets" who had hoped that I the war-time prohibition ban would be lifted at an early date, he said, | might just as well give up hope un | less the Senate ratifies the Treaty. That it was possible that under J such circumstances war-time prohl- I bttion would remain in force un;il ] January next, when the amendment |to the Federal Constitution will j make the nation bone-dry. was ad j mitted by Mr. Palmer. "It certainly will," he said, "uti ! less the Treaty of Peace is ratified. I but I hope and expect that the i Treaty will soon receive favorabla ;at lion. The legislation makes the I status of mar-time prohibition veiy ; p'ain. The status of demobilization. [Continued on Page 5.] Wilson Will Start on His Speech-Making Tour Next Wednesday By Associated Press Washington, Aug 28. —President Wilson will leave Washington next Wednesday on his speech making i tour in the interest of the Peace Treaty, and will deliver hi s first ad dress in Columbus, Ohio, probably Thursday evening. Cincinnati is not included in the i itinerary, but Secretary Tumulty an nounced the President would speak at Indianapolis. Accompanying the President will be Mrs. Wilson, Admiral Carey T. Grayson, Secretary Tumulty, and a j corps of secretaries and stenograph- I ers. Among other places at which the ! President will speak will be Denver, j Colo., and Cuer d'Alene, Idaho, j In California the home state of I Senator Johnson, one of the leading ) Republican opponents of the Peace j Treaty, the President will make three i speeches, at Los Angeles, San Fran | cisco and San Diego. His only ad- I dress in Oregon will be at Portland, I while he also will speak at Spokane, j Wash., and possibly Seattle. Senator Phelan, Democrat. Califor nia, called at the White House to-day to urge that the President make speeches from his train at other towns in California. It was under ; stood he was informed that the Pres i ident was opposed to platform j speeches. MANY ANNUITIES KIWANIS CLUB IS ARE GRANTED BY i MAKING MERRY IN CARNEGIE WILL ANNI OUTING Taft, Widows of Former Pres idents and Lloyd George Are Given Sums New York, Aug. 28. —The will of Andrew Carnegie, made public to day estimates th evalue of the iron master's estate between $25,000,000 and 830.000,000. The will leaves the real estate and all the works of art and household goods to Mrs. Carnegie. The finan cial provision for Mrs. Carnegie and her daughter, Mrs. Miller, was made during Mr. Carnegie's life time. A statement issued by Elihu Root, Jr., says that Mr. Carnegie's gifts to charities total somewhat in excess of $350,000,000. The fourth article of the will con tains a series of legacies to charitable institutions, while the fifth article of the will contains series of annui ties to relatives and friends. The Carnegie corporation of New York is the residuary legatee. An annuity of SIO,OOO is made to former President Taft and annuities of $5,000 each to Mrs. Grover Cleve land, now Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wid ows of the former Presidents. An annuity of SIO,OOO also is made to Premier Lloyd George, of England. Public bequests include Cooper Union. New York, $60,000 Pittsburgh Uni versity. $200,000; Relief Fund of the Authors Club of New York, $200,000; Hampton Institute, Virginia. $300,000; Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N. J., SIOO,OOO, and St. Andrew's Society of New York, SIOO,OOO. KIPONA WILL BRING MANY REAL THRILLS River Carnival Promises to Produce Spectacular Events; Officials Named to Take Charge of Course A few real thrills will be given Harrisburgers during Kipona next Monday afternoon, when Miss Jane Krause, the pretty Williamsport girl, will give an aquaplaning ex hibition. This exciting sport which is a fa vorite along the beaches of Hawaii is almost new to folks in thts part of the State. Miss Krause gave Har risburgers a previous exhibition dur ing the 1916 Kipona and those who remember now she skimmed over the water behind a powerful motor boat at that time, are sure that this will be one of the big features of this year's celebration. Surf Boards Ready Ray E. Stewart, who is in charge of this feature of the big festival is now busy trying to get his fastest motorboat in shape for Monday. Businessmen Entertain Many Visitors at Picnic in Hcrshey Park A thousand Kiwanis Club mem bers, their wives, sweethearts and friends are in attendance to-day at the big intercity Kiwanis Club pic nic, which is being held in Hersliey Park. "Charley" Schmidt, chairman of the general committee in charge of the arrangements, promised to eat a newspaper reporter's new straw hat if there were not that many persons at the Kiwanis picnic during the day. Each one of the nineteen Kiwa nic clubs throughout Pennsylvania is represented at the big eveut. Lebanon, Reading, Lancaster and Chester are running neck-and-neck in the race to see who can send the largest delegation. A handsome prize has been offered to the win ning club. Because the Harrisburg club is acting as host, Harrisburg has been ruled ineligible for the contest. Harrisburg. however, will have the largest delegation in at tendance, almost 200 representing the local club. Capable Lieutenants Everything has been done to pro vide a highly pleasing day for all Kiwanians and their friends who have wended and are wending their ways to the spacious park. Chair man Schmidt is being assisted by a tContinued on Page 5.] and there is every indication, he promises, that the crowds will not be disappointed. Surf boards have already been made by the Park Department and every evening several intrepid local swimmers are at the George K. Reist boathouse trying out this thrilling sport. Two local river enthusiasts who have become proficient in the sport are Morris Essworth and Waldo Myers, both of whom have agreed to give exhibitions Monday after noon. To IMve Prom Bridge The stunt made famous by Steve Brodie of Brooklyn bridge fame will be shown Harrisburgers Mon day when several intrepid high div [Continued on Page 7.] REGISTRATION OF VOTERS NORMAL WORKERS FIND Heavier Enrollment Expected Later in Day When the Workers Get Home REGISTRARS ARE NAMED Boundaries of Two Precincts i of Second Ward Are Changed ZZ I MAY REGISTER THIS EVENING Registrars will sit from 7 to 10 o'clock to-night for the bene- j , fit of voters who work until late in the day. It must be remembered that former registration will not per mit a voter to take part in the primaries or general election this fall. Voters who want to take part in the party primaries must en- ! roll in one of the political par- ! ties. Enrollment of voters in the vari ous city precincts varied according to reports front the reg'strars. sonic of whom said that the number of j names entered on the book 011 the ; | morning of the first registration day j reached a higher total than usual, | ; while others said that in their dto- ; | iricts the registrations were light. ■ Voters apparently were not unusu i ally interested in the coming pri | maries and election. Party workers anticipate a heavy t registration during the afternoon , ; and evening when many men re- I turn from work, and predicted that . j the majority of voters would be en j lolied 011 the first day. The poll-,: aie open this afternoon until 6 i o clock and this evening from 7 to 10 o'clock. The next two registra tion days are September 2 and Sep- j tember 13. The primary election is j September 16. New Registrars In six more election districts reg- j istiars were appointed to-day by | the County Commissioners to fill va- j cat eies. as follows: Emanuel Smotli- 1 ers, 1407 Williams street. Republican, 1 Sixth ward, Second, succeeding Da- j vid I. Wilson; J. F. Hooper, Repub- I lican, Seventh ward. First, succeed- ! ing _ S. J. Lewis; Harry M. Riley, i 1617 North, Democratic, Eighth ward. Fifth, succeeding Elmer C. Finkenbinder; W. W. Bailey, He- 1 publican, Third ward, Third; 11. , Thomas Holalian, 558 Woodbine, i Democratic. succeding Daniel 1 White; W. H. Conrad, 1003 Berry hill, Democratic, Second ward, Sec ond, succeeding John A. Dinger; ' George Dunkle, 19 4 4 Derry, Tlii'-- | teenth ward, Second. | Upon the petition of voters in the | Second ward, Judge C. V. Henry, in | court yesterday afternoon, author ized changing the boundary lines ot the First and Second precincts and changing the polling places. A small triangular piece of ground j was the n!y part of the Second . precinct west of the Pennsylvania Railroad and this was made part ! of the F'irst precinct, and the poll | ing place will be the Paxton Fire | Company house. The Second prc } cinct polling place will be 448 Soull. Camerin street. Reports of registrations at noon in some of the city districts were F'irst ward, F'irst, 14, about normal; I Second ward, F'irst, 26; Second ward. Fifth, 54; Third ward, First, ! 40; Third ward, Third, 17; Fourtn ; ward, first, 55; F'ourth ward, Sec j ond, 73; Seventh ward, Second, 15; ! Seventh ward. Third, 18; Seventh ! ward. Fourth, 37; Tenth ward, j F'ourth, 30; Eleventh ward, F'irst, i 40. Maurer to Put Passport Matter Up to Governor; Was Given No Notice James H. Maurer, chairman of the State Old Age Pension Commission and president of the State Federa tion of Labor, went to the Governor's office to-day to protest against the j refusal to allow him to sail for Eu- j rope to continue the investigation of old age pension systems and said i that he would go to Washington to morrow to meet the Governor, who is expected to be in the national capital at that time. "X understand the Governor will be in Washington and I intend to \' present the situation to him," said j 1 he. "I will be guided by what the I Governor says. This is a State matter as I am a member of a State commission which has twice honored me by electing me chairman." Mr. Maurer said that in the bag gage which he had on the steamer and which he was unable to secure ' before It sailed were State records, I the propeprty of the Old Age Pen- ; sion commission which he was planning to use in the inquiry in Europe as well as his personal be- i longings, "From what I was able to learn | my passport was ordered cancelled last Friday and I was not notified | until three minutes before the ! steamer was ready to sail on Tues- I day," said he. "I think that I might have been given some notice." TWO CONVENTIONS COMING TO CITY Two more conventions, with dele-j gates aggregating twelve hundred, have been secured for Harrisburgi as a result of the activities of the j Convention Committee of the Har- j rlsburg Chamber of Commerce. The ; associations coming here are the Pennsylvania Retail Shoe Dealers I next March, and the Patriotic Order Sons of America, whose decision to' hold their convention here next! year was published last night. I MONTENEGRIN REVOLT MAY FIRE BALKANS Whole Country in Revolution With Fierce Fighting Under Way Everywhere AGAINST SERBIAN RULE Determined Efforts to Stop Rioting Is Unavailing; Fear , Trouble Will Spread London, An?. 28.—Fighting' has broken out everywhere in Monte-j negro and the whole country is in a j state ot revolution, according to news, received here. The situation is ex- ( tremely serious and the Serbians aiej using strong measures in an attempt; to suppress the uprising. "We seem to be in tor a recrudes-; cence ul the Balkan trouble," was j a statement made to The Associated] Press to-day trout an authoritative source. Serbians Can't Control Them The Montenegrins cut the railway | between Virpazar and Antivuri, on ■ the coast. The Serbians are receiving rein- , forcements, but are not meeting ; with success in their eftorts to put ! down the revolutionai y movement. ( according to the udvices, which the! Montenegrin national spirit as thor- j oughly aroused and the animosity j of the people against the Serbians ) increasing. The uprising in Montenegro seems likely to bring to a head the j long-smouldering difficulties be- ■ tween the Montenegrin supporters of 1 former King Nicholas and the fac tion adhering to the plan for the incorporation of Montenegro in the Jugo Slav state. King Nicholas never has recognized the validity of the act of the Montenegrin assem- ] lily last winter in deposing hint and ' has continued to maintain the old royal Montenegrin government with its seat in a suburb of Paris. Ser bia is insistent upon the adhesion of Montenegro to Jugo Slavia and claims that a majority of the Monte negrins favor the union. Blue Prints of Proposed Sanitary Hospital to Be Studied at Conference City and County Commissioners, representatives of the City and State Health Departments, a special com mittee of laymen and doctors, the directors of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, and the City and County Solicitors, will meet in the Harrisburg Club next Tuesday at noon, to decide what action should be taken for the erection of a hos pital for the treatment of contagious diseases. A report of a special committee appointed by Col. Edward Martin, commissioner of the State Health Department, at the request of the Chamber of Commerce, on the pres ent needs in the way of a contagious I disease hospital, and the blue prints I prepared l y the special committee, | will be submitted to the meeting for j consideration. MAKES LEONARD OFFER liy Associated l'rcss. Denver, Col.. Aug. 28. Jimmy Hamill, a boxing promoter to-day telegraphed Benny Leonard, light weight champion of the world, of fered him $20,000 win, lose or draw, to meet Charles White, of Chicago, in a twenty-round decision contest for the championship in Denver on Thanksgiving Day. This is the larg est purse ever offered a lightweight to defend his title and the second largest purse in the country in 1919. SHOPMEN MAY ACCEPT Reading, Pa., Aug. 28.—Reading railway shopmen, over 4,000 in number, may accept the offer of President Wilson to pay them four cents an hour in addition to the present rate. After a meeting here to-day it was stated that sentiment in that direction was favorable, but that another meeting for action will be held in a few aays. BRINGS CIVIL ACTION John W. Bixler to-day brought suit against Harry M. Wilder, through counsel, and later will tile a statement of claim for damages. According to attorneys in the case I the action is the result of an auto accident in Mechanicsburg last Fall. MISSION RETinMSIG I.ondno, Wednesday, Aug. 27. The American military mission in Ger many has left Berlin for Copenhagen on its way to the United States says a Berlin dispatch. RADIO PHONES FOR HOUSE TO HOUSE SERVICE New York Aug. 2.. —The suc cessful applict "on of the alter nating current to wireless tel ephony, which will make it pos sible for any person to "plug in" a pony wireless panel into an or dinary lamp socket and talk through space from house to ! house or city to city was an j nouneed by Dr. Lee De Forest. The "hum" which has made | the alternating current objection j able for this purpose in the past I and had caused the use direct current, necessitating high-pow ered generating stations, has been eliminated by this new device, the inventor asserted. "The few requirements in the I way of operating are no mnv> difficult than calling central," Mr. De Forest said. "In fact, with the new pony wireless thtre is no need of disturbing central. ' One may call the other desired { party by wireless in person." ASKS POLICE TO SHOOT HIM Charles Collins, aged 69 years, claiming to be a resident of Har risburg, was found mi-conscious last night on a trolley ear run- ! ning between Carbonda'e and Scrunton. He was taken off at j Dickson City a- 1 a physician j summoned. Tlie man was found j to have hud a heart attack. ; When he regained consciousness, Collins asked to be killed, saying: I "I have outlived my usefulness." He said he was a ball player at one time. The man's name does not appear in the Harrisburg Di rectory. It is believed Collins is also a sufferer mentally. 1 GROCERS SHOW A SMALL PROFIT ON STAPLE ARTICLES Soap Sod at Cost While Other Goods Retail Near the Wholesale Price Grocers of Harrisburg and else where feel that they have been mis represented in tlie discussion of the high cost of living. "You will find mighty few retired grocers." said a prominent dealer in foodstuffs this morning. "No businessman is com pelled to more closely study market conditions than the grocer. He must depend upon small margins for a profit and with the unsettled condi tions now prevailing he finds the situation most difficult. Let me illustrate by a few quotations: "Kellogg's Corn Flakes cost 11 l-2c and retail for 14c and 15c: Cream of Wheat costs 21c, retails 2 sr; Mother's Oats cost 11c, retails 12c to 15c; 12 pounds of Hoffer's flour costs 86c, retails 95e; lard costs 37 l-2c and 38c and sells at 40c [Continued 011 Page .] SIGN THORPE'S TEAMMATE By Associated Press. Fargo, X. D., Aug. 28. Joe Guyon, former Carlisle athlete and teammate of Jim Thorpe, has been signed by the New York Giants it was announced here to-day. He will report early In September, Guyon has been playing semiprofessional ball in Minnesota and North Dakota. •£* *4* 4* *s•4* t $ X T 2 * 2 * $ **> g 4 * *** 4 5 & 4 *> 4 ' £> X # !•$ |X * I X !* ? *£ 2 |4> >■ V X si *l* X 'r ■"?" si 4 2! w ♦s ' * *s■* * * * * <B X i $ X <•* 2 * !£ * * • 4 X * * i 4 J 4t *# T X X 1 $ X X 4* i X *f* X x T X t* X 4* "Jv T the. "W | MARRIAGE LICENSES t X John H. Strffrc and KNtfllii Crone, Now Cumberland; Pliny Strom j| I nicer and Caroline V. ISIIIett, Vurk County. NINETEEN HOMES TAKEN BY STATE FOR NEW BRIDGE Condemnation Proceedings Will Come if Title Cannot Be Purchased TO VACATE IN SPRING North Side, of State Street Is Needed For Big Me morial Structure The State of Pennsylvania to-day took the first steps to secure proper ties which will interfere with tho construction of the Memorial bridge |in the Capitol park extension by I notifying owners of nineteen houses i on the north side of State street be tween Twelfth and Thirteenth and | two on Thirteenth street that tho ! Commonwealth will take over tho I tracts. The notice calls for vaca tion b> April 1 next, and condemna | tion proceedings will not b> taken unless necessary. it is hoped fo j secure the properties by amicable | action as was done with practlca' t>* all of 'the Capitol park extension I area, says Superintendent Thomas !W. Templeton. 1 The houses extend fiom State •"> Miller street and ate in the line of the approach from Cameron street I and where the new water mains ■"I other improvements will bo ice- '. i A survey was made recent y ami occupants generally know that th y | must vacate. • The actuat work of digging - ! i not start until next spring by whh-h ; time It is hoped that the State i >ti* ; have t,ltle to all of tho houses and i the occupants will have new honvi. 1 In case agreements can not be matte .the State has authority to conde—u through the Departments of Puh''p Grounds and Ruildings and the Air , torney General such properties as I arc needed. ( KAISER ARRANGES FINANCES R;I Associated Press Amorongen. Wednesday. Aug. 27.—. | Former Emperor William, of Ger -1 many, has sent one of his secretaries i to Berlin to arrange his finances and probably also to confer with the Ger man government regarding the bring ing of furniture from his German I castle for use in his newly-purchased home, the house of Doom,
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