11,000 Children, Largest Number Ever Recorded, Attend Opening Sessions of City S - t v V V"\ TT T T xt ß\ OA 1 1 Q D A PT7C Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class LA AAV lAI I\U. ZU4 io 1 ALilio Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg URGES PRIVATE OWNERSHIP WITH STRICT CONTROL Plan For Permanent Railroad Legislation Would Prevent Strikes and Lockouts REGIONAL RAIL SYSTEMS Measure Placed Before Snnatc by Commerce Committee Woull Supervise Wages By Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 2. Private j ownership and operation of ia.il roads in a number of regional sys tems under strict government con- j trol, with strikes and lockouts of | railroad employes prohibited, is the plan for permanent railroad legis lation submitted to the Senate to day by the Interstate Commerce subcommittee. A tentative bill embodying the subcommittee's recommendations, which bear no resemblance to the Plumb plan, had been introduced by Chairman Cummins and referred to . the full Interstate Commerce com mittee. The bill is the result of j many months of hearings and work j by the subcommittee which, besides : >lr. Cummins, included Senators' Kellogg, of Minnesota, and Pom- j dexter, of Washington, Republicans, and Pomerene. of Ohio, and Robin- | son, of Arkansas, Democrats. Salient Provisions Salient provisions of the Cum- j mins bill include: Termination of government control and return of the rail roads to private ownership on te last day of the month of en actment. Establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission wjth j greatly increased powers as the i supreme, body over railroad affairs. Supervision and control of v'rtually all railroad affairs. In eluding rates, wages, operation and financing by the govern ment. Creation of a new railway transportation board of five members appointed by the President to supervise railway development and operations, subject to final action of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. Creation of a new committee of wages and working condi tions, composed equally of rep resentatives of employes and employers, with wide authority in settling labor questions, sub ject to decision of the trans [Continued on Page I".] Congress Must Protect the Public From Strikes, Robinson Says in Speech By Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 2.—A law pro hibiting strikes or lockouts of rail road employes and thus protect the public frcm transportation tie-ups was advocated by Senator Robinson. Democrat, of Arkansas, in an address to-day in the Senate. The time has come, he said "when • Congress must protect the public against loss of life and property and widespread suffering, which will in evitably result if the railroads should b" tied up by a general strike. "The right to strike has hereto fore been recognized in our laws, par ticularly in certain provisions of the Clayton act Those laws should be modified and strikes of employes of railroads engaged in interstate com merce should be forbidden." Senator Robinson's address was in analysis and recommendation of the bill by Senator Cummins, Republican, of lowa, drafted by the Senate Inter state Commerce sub-eommiteee pro posing a permanent railroad policy of private ownership and operation of railroads, under striet government supervision, and with a committee on mages and working conditions com posed equally of employes and em ployers, whose recommendations would be subject to final decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Cummins bill, according to Sen ator Robinson, who was a member of the drafting subcommittee, amply protects the rights of employes, em ployers and the public. REGISTER TODAY This is the second of the fall registration days for voters in the city to qualify for the pri mary and general elections. Registrars are sitting at the va rious polling places until 6 o'clock this evening and from 7 to 10 o'clock to-night. From reports in the precincts only one-third of the voters reg istered on-the first day and dur ing this morning the enrollment was light. There will be only one moie opportunity for registration after to-day. All registrations prior to August 28 are invalid and will not entitle anyone to vote this fall. The last day to be as sessed in order to pay county tax is to-morrow. 1 THE WEATHER^ Harrisburg and Vicinity i Fair to night and Wednesday with moderate temperature, lowest to-night about 32 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvaniai Fair to night nnd Wednesday, slightly eoler to-night In enst portion. Gentle winds mostly northwest. Rlveri The Snsquehnnnn river nnd nil its branches will full slowly or remain nenrly stationary. \ stage of about 3.7 feet Is Indi cated for Hnrrlsburg Wednes day morning. HARRISBURG qgSHU TELEGRAPH Wouldn't It Be Better to Split a Little More Kindling Wood i INSTKAD OF USING SO MUCH KEROSENE? HOSPITAL PLAN COSTING $300,000 IS DISCUSSED State Health Department In terested in Combatting Con tagious Disease in City Tentative plans for a contagious disease hospital, prepared by a spee *al committee of the State Health De rartmonr. was submitted to the city and county commissioners and solici tors at a meeting in the Harrisburg i- ub at noon to-day. The plans were prepared at the request of the Harrisburg Chamber of dommerce, which called the meeting. The meet ing was attended by the Chamber di rectors. The plans were submitted 'o the city and county officials with the request that they meet in the near future and give the project their earnest consid eration. It is expected that such ac tion will be taken within a short time. All of the city commissioners were there, and the county commis sioners were represented by Harry C. Wells. The plane call for the construction of a hospital with two hundred beds, | " a tentative cost of $300,000. The ~.ans are clastic, and can be made to conform to a one hundred bed hos pital, at a cost of $200,000. The mem bers of the State Health Department who were present at the meeting ex plained the plans from the blue prints which were submitted. On Way to Church He Is Relieved of Gold Watch Not every person who attends church does so because of desire for his moral benefit. At least Tyson Dorsey, 1323 Marion street, believes so; some at least have aims for their material benefit, according to his philosophy. Lust evening Dorsey went to tne church which he attends, and was assisting a number of persons, to alight from the buggies in which they had driven to church. Amid the operations he missed his s3o gold watch, he reported to-day to Harrisburg police. The police be lieve a stranger made use of an op portunity to slip in among tne crowd. RIG COTTON CHOI' iff Aaaociahd Preaa. j Washington, Sept. 2.—A cottage crop of 11,230,000 bales this year was forecast to-day by the Depart ment of Agriculture, which based its estimate on the condition of the crop of August 25, which it an nounced as 61.4 per cent, of a nor mal. KIPONA ENJOYED BY BIG HOLIDAY CROWD River Thronged With Spectators Who Witnessed Spectacu lar Events; Evening Display of Floats and Fireworks Best in History of the City The most picturesque, most spectacular and altogether en joyable event in the history of Harrisburg. The Kipona of yesterday was all that and more. The wonderfully beautiful Susquehanna river basin at Har risburg never presented a more brilliant picture. The September sun shot its long warm rays over a stream rippled and dimpled by a brisk cool breeze that stirred the white caps here and there but at no time was sufficiently strong to mar any of the events of the afternoon. Vantage Points Crowded The front steps served as an ampi theater from which thousands up on thousands of people viewed the boat and swimming races and the other contests that marked the day light houis of the Kipona. From a point above the Heist boathouses, to the Market street bridge, there was scarcely a foot of room unoccupied. Both the bridges were lined from shore to island while hundreds of others occupied canoes, motorboats and Hats that dotted the stream for several miles. V. Grant Forrer and Admiral J. William Bowman had arranged the races to be held close into shore and this gave the big audience am ple opportunity to see them at close range. And the contests were well worth seeing, from the war canoe races to the tub races, and from the 100-yard swimming dash to the high dive from the top of the Peo ple's bridge by a young man from York who entered himself at the last moment nfter some f the oth ers were inclined to back out, and negotiated the dive successfully be cause, as he said afterward, "he didn't want to see the crowd dis appointed." The crowd stayed until the last race was with the Dintaman war canoe crew outdistancing that of the Reist boathouse in a hard fought contest. Evening Program The evening program was even more attractive than that of the afternoon. As the evening shadows fell Admiral Bowman and his staff put out for the flagship anchored at the upper end of the long string of flats moored along the river front a short distance from shore, which were occupied by the choruses, the bands and the stage settings for the historical pageant which followed. Followed an eve ning of entertainment such as Har risburg never before experienced, the floodlights played across the water, throwing into strong relief the stages where the actors and (Continued on Page 2,] HARRISBURG. PA. TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1919 ORGANIZED LABOR GIVEN OVATION IN HOLIDAY PAGEANT Nearly Four Thousand March in Big Demonstration of Union Workmen One of the largest and best-man aged labor parades in the history of Harrisburg was the feature of Labor Day morning. A careful estimate placed 3,500 workingmen in line, ex clusive of bands, every one of which was a union organization. The pro [Continued on Page 4.] 11,000 YOUNGSTERS TAKE UP STUDIES IN SCHOOLS; NEW JUNIOR HIGHS OPEN Largest Enrollment in History o'f Cily Recorded in Grade Schools; New Parochial High lo Open With Appropri ate Exercises, Bishop McDcvitt to Take Purl The nine o'clock bell this morning had an ominous note for the 11,000 Harrlshurg school children who realized that with the sounding of it their va cation days were over and that from now on the books and slates will be the main objects of their attention. In addition to the grade schools, the parochial grade pnd high schools will start this morning. Dr. Oeorge B. Stull, medical inspector of the school district, announced that the vaccina- Star-ln&epcn&efil. MEXICANS FIRE ON U.S. AIRPLANE, WOUNDING FLYER Pour Volley After Volley Into Plane Soaring Over Rio Grande SAFE LANDING IS MADE Aviators Come Down on the American Side; Captain Injured in Head By Associated Press Laredo, Texas, Sept. 2.—Two Amer ican aviation officers, on border pa trol duty were tired upon to-day by a group of Mexicans while flying up the Rio Grande near here and one of the officers was wounded in the head. Captain Davis B. McNabb was the officer wounded. His companion. Lieutenant Johnson, brought the ma chine safely to earth on the Amer'can side. McNabb was taken to a farm house nnd an airplane with a surgeon and medical supplies was rushed to his aid from headquarters here. The officers were flying low about 16 miles up the Rio Grande from here near Santa Isabel creek, when sud denly on the Mexican side about 25 Mexicans rose up from the brush and poured volley after volley into the plane. It was reported several hun dred shots were fired. The Festive Oyster Is a Little Slow in Getting Out of His Summer Shell The boisterous bivalve is not yet i with us. No, not yet, but very | soon, according to one of the city's I well-known fish dealers. Of course, j there are people in Harrlsburg who believe that the first of September j was merely invented as the day on | which oysters are due to arrive in j large and succulent quantities, but j they will only be disappinted by a pair of days. To-morrow or Thursday at the very latest, the noisy animal is due to make its appearance in great numbers. Those who are accus tomed to look upon it as their fa vorite fish are even now engaged in sharpening up the old oyster fork and getting ready the cold chisel which, as everybody knows, is essential if you really intend to get to the heart of the matter. And although ptftijiaine poisoning and all that sort thing may stare the more cautious in the face, Harris burg is going to sit down to its eve ning meal the latter part of this week and hear down heavy on oys ters. fresh, one dozen, as tlicy are listed in the Q. M. $4,000,000,000 Credit to Europe Necessary to Ward Off Disaster By Associated Press. Pnrln, Sept. 2. Appearing to-day before the subcommittee of the Con cessional Committee on War Expend itures, Herbert Hoover, director gen eral of Inter-Allied relief, said he bo i lieved it imperative for the United States to extend to Europe credits of from $3,000,000,0 >0 to $4,000,000,000 for a year and a half or two years In order to provide a market for the American surplus and save Euiope from disaster. The credits, Mr. Hoover declares, should be issued to establish Euro pean merchants, under guarantee of their own government, and a guar antee in turn should be given by the United States to the American merch ants in interest. He discouraged the idea of general control of the trans actions by the government urging the 'necessity of preserving the reg ular commercial organization. Airman Dives Over Ex-Kaiser at Amerongen j Amerongen, Sept. 2.—Much exelte > ment was caused in Amerongen at | 11.30 o'clock yesterday when an avi ator, passing above the Bentinclc Ca.x --! lie, suddenly looped the. loop nnd j dived low directly over the garden, . where the former German Emperor | was engaged in his daily task of saw j ing wood. Many of the villagers believed that the former emperor was in danger, I but the aviator merely descended to about 50 feet above the garden, lean ed over the side of his plane, waved a Herr Hohenzollern, and then proceeded on his journey. The aviator is presumed to have been Versteegh, a Hollander. The former emperor is said to have been greatly pleased by the airman's greet ing. KILLED IN ACTION By Associated Press. Washington. Sept. 2.—An army casualty list to-day contained the name of Private Fredico Vedio, Wiisonboro, Pa., killed in action. tion regulation will be rigidly adhered to this year and every new pupil will be forced to show a certiilcate of vac cination and if unable to do so will be | promptly vaccinated. The new Parochial High School will be opened with fitting ceremony, lilshop McDevitt, who was head of the paro chial schools of Philadelphia before coming to Harrlsburg, will take part [Continued on I'agc 18.] SPECULATION IS BLAMED FOR HIGH PRICES Hoover Declares Merchants Who Stocked Docks on Gamble Responsible WAVE IS WORLDWIDE j Fears Present Conditions Will Eventually Cause Food to Become Glut on Market By Associated Press. Paris, Monday, Sept. I.—A dis tressing era of speculation in food stuffs in the United States and throughout the world's primary food markets is largely responsible for high food costs in the opinion of Herbert Hoover, chairman of the Interallied Relief Organization who, on the eve of his departure for the | United States, granted the Asso ciated Press an interview to-day. Wharves and warehouses in Northern Europe ports are over flowing with foodstuffs, principally meats, fats and dairy products, sent by merchants all over the world, Mr. Hoover said. These merchants, he declared, had "gambled" on sales in Poland. Szecho-Slovakia, the Baltic 1 states and Germany at high prices, but these states have only a depre ciated local currency, and many commodities are jn danger of spoil ing, as the central European mar ket for foodstuffs is limited to the ability of the peoples to buy on credit. "This year's speculations," Mr. Hoover said, "are due, in my opin ion, chiefly to the belief of food merchants and manufacturers that when the blockade was removed there would lie an enormous de mand for foodstuffs and other com modities in central and eastern Eu rope. This speculation was not due to any important shortage at pres ent of actual jpipply. This specula tive fever, wmch was not confined to foods, was greatly stimulated by the long delay in the removal of the blockade until the peace treaty was signed at Versailles. There is plenty of evidence that this was true of foodstuffs in glutted ports in North ern Europe, where only neutrals have the means to buy." Sees Glut on Market Responding to an inquiry as to how food speculation could be checked in America, Mr. Hoover re plied: "Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer Is on the right track -when he endeavors to break down specu lation and seeks to powers never possessed by former administrations to enable him to accomplish this step. The situation is one that may j well cause anxiety also from an other point of view. We are now I coming into a flood of production of I foodstuffs in the northern hemis- I phere and will again have a great j surplus in the United States. If. in i the meantime, Europe has not | found credits to purchase the com i ing winter's supplies, we are likely [Continued on Pago 17.] Allies to Make Further Occupation of Rhine if Terms Are Not Observed Paris, Sept. 2. The Supreme Council of the Peace Conference de cided to-day to send a note in forc ible terms to the German Govern ment pointing out the contradiction with the Versailles Treaty of the provision in the new German con stitution providing for the repre sentation of Austria in the German Reichsrath. Tlie Council demands the sup pression of the article within a fortnight, declaring that otherwise the Allies will be compelled to un dertake a further occupation of the left hank of the Rhine. The article objected to is Article 61, of the German constitution, as in conflict with Article 80 of the German Peace Treaty forbidding German interference in Austrian af fairs. Article 80 of the Versailles Treaty reads: "Germany acknowledges nnd will respect strictly the independence of Austria, within the frontiers which may he fixed in a Treaty between that State and the principal Allied and associated powers; she agrees that this independence shall be in alienable. except with the consent of the Council of the League of Nations." The text of the paragraph in the German constitution referred to has not been received in this country. It appears, however, that the clause applied to all the territories of Ger man speaking peoples in Europe, and therefore to German-Austria, with the effect of providing that Austria might have a certain num ber of representatives in the Ger man parliament, proportionate to the Austrian population. Stays With Pinioned Wife as Death Sweeps Down Upon Them By Associated Press. • Chicago, Sept. 2.—"1'1l stay with you, Mary." With these words William F. Tanner, a cashier 111 the offices of the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad here, embraeed his wife, whose foot was caught in a railroad frog and was killed with her whop a limited train on the Chicngo and Northwestern Railroad struck them lust night. John Miller, flagman. In nt templng to rescue the eoupie, lost Ids left leg and received a fracture of (he right arin. The little children are orphans to-dny la-cause of Tanner's de cision to die with Ills wife. ONI.Y EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS SINGLE COPIES LI ft MIT CTIITIftM NEWSPAPER IN HARRISBIIRO TWO CENTS IIUITICi LLfl 1 iUfll OUT OF QUESTION WILSON REPLIES TO REQUEST FOR DATA Informs Lodge Compliance Would Set Precedence Encouraging Senatorial Encroachment of Presidential Power of Treaty Negotiations ASKED HIM FOR LATEST DRAFTS OF PACTS WITH GERMAN ALLIES Washington, Sept. 2.—The request of the Foreign Relations Committee l'or latest drafts of the proposed treaties with Germany's Allies, Aus tria, Turkey, Hungary and Bulgaria, has been refused by President Wil son on the ground that compliance would set a precedent encouraging Senatorial encroachment on the Presidontal power of treaty negotia tions "would tend to take the func tions of nogtiating treaties out of the hands of the Executive." In un exchange of letters made public yesterday, Mr. Wilson wrote that it was "out of the question" to accede to the committee's sugges tion, and Chairman Lodge replied that although the treaties were closely connected with the treaty with Germany, the President un doubtedly had authority to keep in formation about them from the Senate if he chose. Action Creates New Impasse The correspondence apparently brought another impasse between the President and the committee on the much-debated subject of what information the Senators should have in their consideration of the Treaty with Germany. Mr. Lodge and others have de clared the committee couid not act intelligently until all of the Ver sailles Treaties were before it, but at the White House conference Mi. 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I.pndonderry townuhlp, and Catherine Gotmlnger, a , T Snatura townahlp. V 7 4> O 'l' •£**!*fr l 1! "f "HB> regarding the instrument now be fore it. A copy of the agreement of June 16 relative to the Rhine district also was denied by the committee, the President writing that it would only become pertinent after the Treaty was ratified and that Its publication now might be embarrassing to other governments. To this Senator Lodge replied that it already had been published in a British white book and from that source had been cir culated in this country through the Congressional Record. Lodge Reveals Letters The correspondence was made public by Mr. Lodge, who indicated that no further effort would be made by the committee in the mat ter. The only amendment pending bo fore the committee now is a p.o posal by Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexico, to strike out the pro vision for an international labor oi ganization. When the question of amendments has been disposed of. drafting of the ratification resolu tion will be taken up. It is ex pected that the committee draft will include several reservations to the League of Nations Covenant. WIN SERVICE CROSS Washing ton, Sept. 2.—The War Department announced to-day that General Pershing had awarded the distinguished service crosa to Lieu tenant Colonel Edward Martin, Waynesburg, Pa.; Major William H. H. Morris, Germantown, Pa., and Sergeant William J. Ingold, Altoona.
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