LXX*VIII- NO. 213 24 PAGES Da VWt S t U U nt P y o.t HARRISBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919. ON^s v r £?"S^, e B Su p prr r o ess 6l ¥Sr L o E c ffi ES HOME EDITION * AGENT WITH S3O . JOBS TO HAND OUT TAKEN BY POLICE Suspicions Aroused When He Demanded Deposit of .S2OO Bond HELD FOR A HEARING Alleged to Have Confessed That He Did Not Repre sent Big Corporation His alleged attempts to outdo "Get-Rieh-Quick Wallingford," to day got George Graham, of Indiana, | in trouble. He is now in the hands of the Harrisburg police force, awaiting a hearing in police couit to-morrow afternoop. Opening up an office in the Ar cade building and representing him self as an agen of the "B. V. D " ! Company, of New York, Graham advertised for collectors at S3O a week. They were asked to post a cash bond of S2OO as a guarantee of good faith, it is charged. Riding about in a big automobile, , which he had hired, to interview a prospective collector at the home of his bondsman, Graham was arrest ed by Motorcycle Officer Paul Schel- ! has in the midst of the interview, j E. S. Feree, 3203 North Sixth street, | was the prospective collector, and ; Fred I.auster, 2134 Green street, the! bondsman, who became suspicious 1 that all was not right and notified j the police. Graham at first maintained his i innocence, but later after inquiries J as to the business methods of the B. V. D. Company were made and ] a long distance call made to New ; York, he is said to have admitted that he had no connection "with the company. Police Call Attention to Necessity of Observing New Traffic Regulations Vehicles approaching to the right j of any driver shall at all times have priority to proceed. This point of the city traffic laws, i while incorporated in the city ordi- | ( nances for a considerable period of I time, is not generally known to auto- | mobilists o fthe city. its import- j auce was emphasized this morning I by Captain Thompson, of the city i police force. This rule has now likewise become a State provision. Captain Thomp son to-day called attention to the iact that the State .Legislature, at its recent sessions, put in the Stale blatutes this provision which has long been embodied in the city ordi nances. The city ordinance says in part: "and at intersections the vehicle ap proaching to the right of any driver or operator shall have priority to 1 proceed." This does not mean, Captain I Thompson says, that the driver to the right shall have the privilege to | speed ahead at street intersections t without regard to other motorists, j It does mean, lie explains, that when two vehicles arrive at the inter- j section at approximately the same time, that the driver to the right I shall be given the right of proceed- | ing first. Workingmen Strike While Police Await Opportunity to Move Into Quarters A strike will further hold back the entrance of the several divisions of the police department into their new headquarters in the old Fager ! school building. ) Practically the entire force of | workmen arc now out on strike, i Late yesterday the forces of plumb- '■ ers, paperhangers and carpenters i refused to continue work because of j the employment by a plumbing con tractor of one non-union workman, j Efforts were at first made to have | the contractor call off the one non union workman. No definite results I were secured and the workmen j picked up their tools and left at ! various times yesterday. To-day ' electricians only are working about j the building. Just how long the work will he delayed no person about police sta- ' tion was willing to say to-day. It I had been fully expected to have the ' entire department in their new' headquarters by September 15, but this hope was abandoned even oe foro the strike. The police report system and the fire alarm system have already been transferred to Lie new headquarter* ItIKHI.KR PROPERTY SOLD The Jacob Buehler property in North Second street, near Walnut has been sold to William J. Sohland for a price approxinfhting $50,000. It is under stood Mr. Sohland has In turn sold the property, which has a frontage of 44 feet in Second street, and a depth .of 58 feet. In the building is a leather shop and a State Health dispensary. HIGHEST PRICE FOR GOLD London, Sept. I?<—Gold valued at a shipment just received from South Africa, has bene sold for shipment to America, the price, including the com mission, being 30 shillings, four pence, half it nny per ounce. This is 15 per cent above the Bank of England's or dinary buying rate. I THE WEATHER. | HnrrlMhurK nnl Vicinity: Fair to night aml Siiturdtiy. Cooler to night. Eastern Pennsylvanin: Fair, cool er to-night. Saturday fnlr. Mod erate to fresh northwest winds. Itlver. The Susquehanna river will fnll s'ovviy or remain rcar * Iv stationary. A stage of aliout 3.8 feet Is Indicated for Har rLburg Suturdny morning. Quotes Lansing as Saying it U. S. Knew What Treaty Means It Wc Defeated HARRISBURG iSfJllgl TELEGRAPH tftoc-fti&cpendeftL Oh y the Dangers of Article Ten • SO Al KAII) Ol THE WATER WHEN IT'S IN A TUB. REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION GOING STRONG J Leaders Meet Announcement of Slate by Expressing Their Own Preferences To-morrow being the last regis j tration day the primary campaign | will come to a climax in the enroll ment of those voters who failed to take advantage of the first two reg [ istration days. It is expected that few voters will fail to qualify for the primary elections next Tuesday. While the preliminary canvass has been interesting there has been an absence of bitterness which is rather remarkable Under the circumstances. So far as the Republicans are con cerned they seem determined to pre sent an alignment next week which will indicate their purpose to dem onstrate in November the virility of the party in the year before the Presidential campaign. From all parts of the city and county come reports of an almost universal desire to preserve party harmony and avoid factional bicker [Continucd 011 Page 7.] Soldiers Search Sinn Fein Offices By Associated Press. Dublin, Sept. 12.—A strong force of soldiers this morning searched the Sinn Fein headquarters in this city. At Skibbereen, in the southwest ern part of County Cork, armed po lice raided a newspaper office and also a number of private residences. Two Sinn Fein members of the House of Commons were detained in Dublin after the search here while the houses of other Sinn Fein mem bers of the commons are under visi tation. RAID CLUBS Cork, September. 12.—Sinn Fein clubs in this city were raided this morning by armed police, who con ducted searches while soldiers stood on guard outside. The unoccupied Sinn Fein headquarters a'so was broken into, but it is understood that nothing of importance was dis covered there. SEIZE EXPLOSIVES Belfast. Sept. 12—Military activity was everywhere in evidence to-day against the Sinn Fein organization. Raids were carried out in Relfast! at L'shurn. Derry. Dundalk, Louth and Enniski'ien. A quantity of high exp'osives Oeilo-nite, was seized at Derry Sinn Fein headquarters. in the same town the occupants of al house which was being searched ' confronted the police with two re-1 volvers, but were overpowered. HURRICANE IS SWEEPING ON | TEXAS COAST Communication Is Shut Off; Center of Storm Can not Be Located STORM WARNING By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 12. The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following storm warning: "Northwest storm warning 10 A. M., Norfolk to Provincetown, except Philadelphia and Balti more; rapidly rising pressure fol lowing disturbances off southern Now England coast will cause strong northwest Winds this aft ernoon or to-night." New Orleans, La., Sept. 12.—With Its center about 200 miles south of Pensacola, Fla., the gulf hurricane, which swept the Florida Keys with considerable damage to property in the vicinity of Key West and great loss to shipping, was sweeping north westward early to-day toward the Texas coast. The weather bureau last night issued storm warnings for the eastern coast of Texas from Port Arthur to Velasco. Interruption of all communication in the vicinity of the hurricane's path made it impossible for weather bureau officials to locate the storm center exactly or to estimate the speed at which it wag moving. Dispatches from Tampa said the highest tides recorded along that section of the gulf coast since 1884 overflowed a number of low-lying islands yesterday, but beyond the destruction of bath houses at some resorts and the washing away of paved roadway at the beaches, the damage was slight. THE LAST DAY FOR REGISTRATION To-morrow is the last day of registration. Those who do not , agister then will not be eligible to vote either in the final this fall or the Presi dential primaries next spring. The only day set aside for regis- I l ration will be that for correc tions, of men who have changed residence or for some like reason. Hours of registration will be from 9 to 1, 2 to 6 and 7 to 9. All those who do not register to ow enn not vote. HARD WORK IF CITY IS TO SAVE DAYLIGHT HOUR More Men Needed to Circulate Petitions to Be Presented to Commissioners Harrisburg may not have the ex tra hour of sunshine next summer I although more than 75 per cent, of j the workingmen and women of the | city greatly ravor the idea. , This was the opinion expressed to : day by the men who have been working hard trying to line up public sentiment into some sort of shape | for presentation to City Council. Lethargy on the part of many of the idea's warmest supporters was said | to be responsible. Petitions signed by men who for I two years have been accustomed to getting out into the daylight for sev eral hours of fishing, golfing, base ball and gardening are coming in. Every man who has circulated a pe tition reports that nearly ninety per cent, of all persons approached have been more than willing to attach their names to the petitions. The trouble is, however, to find some one willing to take an hour for the work. An appeal ia being: made to have at least two men in evcxy shop and industrial plant in the city take up the work. A num ber of the petitions printed by the Harrisburg Telegraph for the com mittee on daylight saving still mav be had in the Telegraph's editorial rooms. As examples of how much workingmen favor daylight saving may be cited two incidents. Every !\l an the big composing room of the Telegraph signed the petition as quickly as they could attach their names. In the Steelton general of fice of the Bethlehem Steel Company only three of 200 men did not want the hour of sunshine. Other plants report the same ratio. Members of City Council, the com mittee reports, are willing to con<- sider the matter of daylight saving for five summer months next year I but do not want to go ahead if its 1 supporters are not willing to produce 1 evidence that the majority of Har- ! risburgers is for it. l DECLARE CLAIMS REASONABLE | By Associated Press. Paris, Thursday, Sept. 11.—Speaking ! in the Chamber of Deputies to-day , Luis Loucher, minister of reconstruc. 1 tion, declared htat the French finan cial claims upon Germany in no wise exceeded the latter's capacity to pay. He added the Germans have always been hard workers and possessed ot i much commercial Industrial and ag ricultural initiative, pointed out the j yield of grain per aero has always I been higher in Germany than In France. He declared that it was rea- ! sonable to expect that every German activity would be devoted to the tusk i before that country. BOSTON STRIKE SITUATION IS QUIETING DOWN Threat of Sympathetic Gen eral Walkout Held Off and Fewer Disturbances REGULAR ARMY IS READY 18,000 Soldiers Able to Reach City in Few Hours in Case of Necessity By Associated Press. Boston, Sept. 12.—With the threat of a sympathetic general strike held off by the action of the Central La bor Union last night in ordering all local unions to act on the proposal at once, thus giving fuller expres sion of opinion, the situation result ing from the strike of policemen as sumed a calmer aspect to-day. The scarcity during the night of the dis turbance which marked the first two nights of the strike was a reassur ing feature. Men Are Deserters The Government and laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts cannot be arbitrated. This declara tion from the State House to-day was in response to an incessant pub lic demand to know the attitude of the State toward the striking police men and suggests of compromise. "The men are deserters," said Governor Coolidge. "This is not a strike. These men were public of ficials. We cannot think of arbi trating the Government or the form of law. There can be no opportun ity fop any compromise in respect to either. My personal opinion is that they would not be taken back if they yield, to my view." The Governor added, however, that his only authority in this matter was over the Police Commissioner, who administered the deartment. Suggestions of Compromise In the last twenty-four hours there have been suggestions of com promise beginning with the state ment that if allowed to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor the policemen would never be called out on strike in sympathy with other union organizations. Labor loaders [Continued on Page 13.] Canada Ratifies Treaty of Peace With Germany After Four Days' Debate By Associated Press. Ottawa, Sept. 12.—The House of Commons assented without reserva tion to-day to the Treaty of Peace with Germany. Both houses of Parliament now have ratified the Treaty and notification to this effect was forwarded immediately to the British government. When approval of all the over seas parliament has been received. Great Britain will deposit formal ratification at Paris. The Canadian House adopted the government motion to approve the Treaty after a four days' debate. There was only one amendment. It came from W. S. Fielding, former minister of finance in the Lauricr government, who sought to modify the government motion by adding that, in giving approval the House "in no way assents to any impau ment of the existing autonomous authority of the dominion, but de clares that the question of what part, if any, the forces of Canada shall take in any war, actual oi threatened, is one to be determined at all times as occasion may re quire by the people of Canada through their representatives in Parliament." The amendment was defeated by 102 to 70, and there was no further division. Mother Follows Son in Death Within 24 Hours Albert Robert Sharp, aged 50 years, died on Wednesday at his home, 1331 Susquehanna street, of Brights disease. Last night his mother, Mrs. Nancy Jane Sharp, died of apoplexy, twenty-four hours after her son. Her death was hastened by that of her son. A double funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, the Rev. Mr. Hershey, and the Rev. Mr. Rupp officiating. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. Mrs. Sharp is survived by her husband, James H. Sharp, a son, Jacob Sharp, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Fry; the son leaves a daughter, Sarah C. Sharp. GERMANS GO TO S. A. Buenos Aires, Thursday, Sept. 11.— Two steamers today brought 45U Ger man immigrants to this port. The men were all young, robust and edu cated. The majority of them had con tracted for employment in Argentine before, leaving Germany. UNDERTAKER DIES FROM SORROW AT FRIEND'S BEDSIDE By Associated Press. Buyoiiuc, N. J., Sept. 12. Called In to take care of the body of the Rev. Peter E. Retlly, pas tor of St. Henry's Roman Cath olic Church, his friend of years' standing, John F. Dooley, an un dertaker, was so overcome with grief that he fell unconscious be side the bed nrM died half an hour later in an adjoining room from heart trouble. Heart failure also was respon- | sible for Father Reilly's death, j which occurred sudderr'y last ! night. The ''wg'—in was 50 u'ui* of age and had been pastor of St. Henry's Church for four- | teen years. H. C. L. IS SOLVED IN OMAHA By Associated Press. Omalia, Sept. 12. Striking cooks and waiters to-day opened a cafe at which an order of roast beef, potatoes, bread* and butter sold for 25 cents, and other ar ticles in proportion. To-night, the management an nounced, club steak with- potatoes, bread and butter will be sold for 40 cents. Pork chop, with pre war accessories, will be 30 cents. The union expects to make a small profit, but the chief idea of the cafe is to provide a ''fair" place for union sympathizers to eat and to provide employment for the strikers. GEN. PERSHING GIVEN RECEPTION BY PHILADELPHIA Warm Welcome Is Accorded Returned Commander; Gets Diamond Medal SALUTES LIBERTY BELL Delivers Address at Independ ence Hall; Governor Sproul Heads Citizens Committee By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Sept. 12.—General Pershing paid a triumphant visit to Philadelphia to-day. The city gave him a welcome comparable to that accorded Lafay ette, Grant, Joffre and other con quering heroes of the past. Arriving from New York at 10 o'clock, General Pershing was driven rapidly in an automobile over streets lined with hundreds of thousands of hero worshipers to In dependence Hall. Here he saluted the venerated Liberty Bell and de livered a short address. Governor Sproul headed a committee of citi zens who escorted the distiguished guest. The first City Troop, a mili tary organization dating back to revolutionary times, acted as a guard of honor. General Pershing, on behalf of citizens, was presented with a dia mond studded medal inscribed: "He Answered the Call of the Bell For the Wider Liberty and th* Larger Hope." At the Union League he was a guest at .a reception and luncheon. After spending two and a-half hours in the city General Pershing proceeded to Washington. Arrives on Washington on St. Mihiel Anniversary B.v Associated Press. "Wfixlilngtoii, Sept. 12. General Pershing will arrive in Washington today—the anniversary of the begin ! ning of the great St. Mihiel drive, ; America's tirst big effort in the war. Vice President Marshall, acting for President Wilson; Secretary Baker, member of the general staff, the con gressional committee of welcome and many government officials will greet the commander on his arrival at 4 o'clock. As the train pulls in a bat tery of the tlrst division will fire a salute of 17 guns. Indications were that a great crowd would greet the General both at the station and on his way to the hotel where he will make his headquarters for the next few weeks. General Pershing, it was expected, will not report formally at the War Department until to-morrow. Leaves X. Y. on Special New York, Sept. 12.—General John J. Pershing ended his historic visit as the city's guest early to-day. With the members of his staff and his family, he departed at 8 a. m. on a special train from Pennsylvania station for Washington where next Wednesday he will lead a parade of the First Division. The General's train was due to arrive in Wash ington about 4 o'clock this after noon. Three Committees Are Name doFr Welcome Home Celebration Sept. 28-29 Three of the committees which wil have charge of the welcome home demonstration for the soldiers, sailors and marines of the Harris burg district, were announced by William Jennings, chairman of the ' general committee, this morning. ! The Harrisburg Chamber of Com- j mercc, through the committee of' one hundred and twenty-five ap pointed recently, is planing for a celebration on the Island September 28 and 29. The following are the committees just appointed: Decoration < 'ommittee —Frank C. Sites, chairman; Vance C. McCor mick, J. William Bowman, Joseph J. Saltzer, Fred J. Smith, David Kaufman, Charles E. Pass. Supper Committee —Mrs. William Jennings, chairman; Mrs. Paul Jhonston, Mrs. E. J. Stackpole, Mrs. George E. Etter, Mrs. M. D. D?t weller, Miss Mary Cameron, Mrs. j. F. Dapp, Mrs. George Kunkel, Mrs. Horace Wltman, Mrs. C. Ross Boas. Mrs. Mercer B. Tate, Mrs. E. Z. Gross, Mrs. Frank Zeigler, Miss j Elsie Brlnzer, Mrs. Henry Tayloi, ! Mrs. A. D. Dillinger, Mrs. Herman j Astrich, Mrs. W. H. Bond, Jr., Mis. ' A. J. Grene, Mrs. David Jenkins, ! Mrs. Mark S. Phillips. Parade Committee —C. E. Covert, 1 chairman; H. Bailey, Carl K. Deen, 1 A. Boyd Hamiltbn, Boyd M. I Ogelsby i MOVER PRAISED AT MIDDLETOWN WORKERS'RALLY Candidate For District Attor ney Gets Boost at Hands of Deputy Attorney General REPUBLICANS ARE BUSY Party Men Meet Throughout City and County to Hear the Ticket Discussed As the primary date approaches Republican workers throughout the county are becoming aroused to the necessity of nominating a strong ticket and numerous meetings with that end .in view are being held. Last night the Third ward Repub lican Club of Middletown held a rally and to-night there will be a number of ward meetings in Harris burg at which speakers will outline the merits of the various candidates. Phillip S. Moyer, candidate for district attorney on the Republican ticket, received a big boost at the Middletown meeting, where Wil liam M. Hargest, vice-president for Pennsylvania of the American Bar Association and deputy attorney general, made the principal address. "The issue to be determined at the primary elections next Tuesday," said Mr. Hargest, "aside from the personnel of the respective candi dates and their fitness for the posi tions to which they aspire, seems to be whether the Republican voters of this county will approve of the present Republican organization. No party can succeed without an or ganization and, therefore, I am an Organization Republican. I believe in supporting the organization until it has shown by mismanagement or otherwise that it is not entitled to [Continued on Page 10.] BULGARIAN TREATY TUESDAY Py Associated Press. Paris, Sept. 12.—The treaty with Bulgaria probably will be handed that nation's representatives Tuesday. The Greek and Rumanian delegations have filed additional protests against the territorial amd economic sections of the treaty which may result in changes being made in the text. g j 4 f " JC-HNS( VIGOROUSLY ATTACKS WILSON J * * 4 *! * T w 4 4 *** 4 ** 4 * 4 *** 4 J 4 t 4 4 It* *t r * 4 ' 4 4 * * 4 4 j * jf e* 4 * 4 j TO RETURN RAILROADS 4 - '2 * J roads to private control, Director (general Hines to- I M J , liOnd as of December 31, 1919, the date indicated by !]| I * 4 < i :, I * * < * IURT NAMES ELECTION OFFICERS 1 * M . Harrisburg The court to-day appointed Charles 1 * * Taylor ija inspector of the Fourth precinct. Eleventh J • * ward, in place of J. Claster, and Archie McAllister, judge 4 F ® 'I * i | of election, in "the Fourtji precinct. Eleventh ward, In |4 II ;.:r J volligan. J H J ,PI :TURES WAR AGAIN *; A: ' rOH n 4 CI s i D Alene, Idaho—A world again aflame with e 4 war unless the Peace Treaty is accepted was pictured u E • by President Wilson in an address before a small crowd * ' V, * J i 'r-r failed to fill a tent here to-day 6 I a MARRIAGE LICENSES *T Cbnrlea B. Bnrd. Cnmp Stewart, V„ and Utile M. Kenmmerer, *T 4* HarrUburat Frank Waalilnaton. nnd Mnbel D, Hurden, HnrrUburg;' ® J, Adolpli C'aatlßllo, Mlddletown and Curmele Vetere, Steelton. a . SENATE GETS ORIGINAL OF PRESIDENT'S PROPOSITION Proposal For League of Na tions Written on His Own Typewriter Turned Over by Peace Mission Attache ARTICLE X ONLY ONE TO REMAIN INTACT Little Contact Between Top of Delegation and Experts, De clares Bullitt, in Answer to Question of Knox By Associilcd Press. Washington, Spt. 12. Presi dent Wilson's original proposition on the League of Nations, written on his own typewriter, was filed with the Senate Forel(;n Relations Com mittee to-day by William C. Bullitt, of Philadelphia, formerly attached to the American Peace Mission at Paris. The copy was presented to Bullitt by Colonel E. M. House and bore the inscription by the latter "In appreciation of your help in the j hour of need." In answer to a question by Sen i ator Knox, Bullitt said that in its | final form the only proposal by the j President that remained intact was I Article ten. Senator Knox wanted to know if there was not a feeling of dissatis faction at Paris at the way in which the American delegation work was handled. ; "There was little contact between : the top of the delegation and the ex . ports," Bullitt replied. Conferences between the "mild" | and "drastic" reservationists were resumed to-day with renewed con j fidence following the report that [Continued 011 Page 13.] OFF ELECTION BOARD William B. McNair, labor candidate, for Mayor, resigned to-day as judge of election in the Fourth precinct of the Fifth ward. The court appointed Charles W. Schmidt to suceed him-
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