1 B| jh || ! h - in Reviving Old State Militia as Decision Is Readied to Carry Boston Police ike to Finish HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ®tie 01ar-2nt>epenscfil, LXXXVni— NO. 214 18 PAGES SS£'2t^. 8 r d r£ ,M ' HARRISBURG. PA. SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1919. tS a tE&£Bl£sr B SI^ L o E c®a E8 HOME EDITION FAMILY OF TEN FORCED TO LIVE IN ONE ROOM * Able to Pay Moderate Rental But Cannot Find a Home SEVEN IN FOUR ROOMS Ordered to Move While Even C. of C. Can't Find Them Shelter Three Harrisburg families arc liv ing at present under almost intoler able conditions as a result of their inability to get homes, it was learn ed this morning. One family of ten is ekeing out an existence in one room, while two other families, aggregating seven people, are living in four rooms. The latter four rooms must be va cated at once, and the two families are without any housing facilities whatever. This state of affairs was brought to light at the housing bureau of the Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce to-day. The housing bureau fca:i been successful in providing houses for the homeless, but in these three cases the housing secre tary reports herself unable to do anything for the hapless victims of , the housing shortage, except to make an appeal to the property owners of Harrisburg, to come to the rescue if they are in possession af facilities in Harrisburg or vicin ity to accommodate the three fam ilies All three families are able to pay moderate rents for modest dwell ings. the housing secretary said. Their present predicament is the result of the housing shortage, and not of their inability to pay for homes if they could be secured. The family living in one room la depending upon the hospitality of a relative to provide shelter until a home is located. The head of the family is a lifelong-resident of Har risburg and is known to be an hon est. hard-working citizen. He nas eight, children, whose ages range from two to fourteen years. Six of the children are attending the Har risburg schools, and the eldest u in a Junior High School. The fam ily was forced to vacate its last resi dence when renovating operations were started by the owner. The housing secretary at the Chamber of Commerce said that she would put the families in touch with property owners who repott their ability to provide housing at the Chamber offices. Schwab Held in Hock For Price of Shave Day He Corners Vanadium Pittsburgh. Sept. 13.—Charles M. Schwab, tip-toed into Pittsburgh yesterday and cornered 90 per cent, of the world's vanadium supply. He did it by taking over the mills at Bridgevtlle and the Peruvian mines of the American Vanadium Com pany. Mr. Schwab came to Pittsburgh yesterday, met James J. Flannery and J. Leonard Haplogle, went out to the Bridgeville Vanadium Works, inspected the plant and then wrote out a check for $4,000,000, payable to Mr. Flannery. Within the past Iwo years five big steel concerns have tried to purchase the Vanadium headlines of the Flannery family. "It is not on the market," has been the invariable reply of the Flannery interests. To be worth $150,000,000 was the experience Schwab had yesterday af ternoon when he had to sit virtually in hock in the barber shop of the Duquesne Club waiting for some one who knew him to come In and pay for his shave. "Nobody I knew came in for near ly an hour," Mr. Schwab said, in telling the story. "Then I saw Wil lis 1,. King, vice-president of the Jones Sfc I.aughlin Steel Company, and Willis loaned me a quarter. I paid the barber and got out." Mr. Schwab explained that he had left his home in Loretta without a sou. "Jim Flannery had been treat ing me a'l day," he added, "and that's why I did not notice it until I went to get my shave." CONTINUE SEIZURES By Associated Press. Paris, Sept. 13. Advices of fur ther requisitioning in Hungary by the Rumanian troops of occupation were received to-day by the Supreme Council of the Peace Conference. On September 10, the reports stated the Rumanians requisitioned 71,428 pairs of shoes from the orphan asylum in Budapest. Of these the great bulk were shipped to Rumania, only 8,000 pairs being left in the orphanage. | LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER To-day is the voter's last chance. Men not registered be tween the hours of 8 to 12, 1 to 6 , or 7 to 10 will not be able to vote either at the primaries next Tues- B v " r tllP general election in No , vember; the presidential primar ies next spring also will be closed to the delinquent voter. The only day next spring for registration is that for correction of residence. I THE WEATHER) Ilnrrlshurg and Vicinity! Fnlr to night and Sunday, Continued cool. Eastern rennsylvnnln i Fnlr, con tinued cool to-night nnd Sun day. f initio to moderate north west wind, becoming variable, lilveri The SiiHquehnnnn river nnd nil Its branches will fa>l slow ly or remain stationary. A atnge of shout 3.K feet la Indicated for Ilarrlaburg Sunday morning. Doesn't Seem to Have Any Parents ! -P?FS *n it * FOUR ARRESTED IN CITY MARKETS AS FORESTALLERS Police Active in Enforcing New City Ordinance Pro hibiting Price Fixing Four persons, three men and ono woman, were caught in the police drag net this morning for forestall ing in the biggest catch made by the city police force since the enactment of the anti-forestalling ordinance. All four will be given hearings in po lice court during the afternoon. In each instance they were arrested In the Chestnut street market: The persons being held are: Annie Fithojer, Oberlin. J. M. Hlair. 11. A. Ellicker. C. M. Xesblt. Annie Fithojer was arrested, fol lowing the purchase of two baskets of lettuce, which it is charged she intended to resell from her store in Oberlin. The arrest was made by Patrolman McCann. 11. A. Elicker and C. M. Nesbit were taken into custody after they are alleged to have transferred a quantity of goods from several stalls in the markethouse. They affirm that they are guiltless of any wrong do ing, that they are partners and are in consequence, entirely within their rights in doing what they did. The arrests were made by Patrolmen Burganstock and McCann. J. M. Blair was taken into custody by Patrolman Keyes after he was al leged to have bought a quantity of produce for resale. Heavy Registration on This, the Last Day For Qualifying Registrars were rushed this after noon qualifying voters for Tues day's primary. Workers were active getting unregistered men out and as a result in some precincts as high as fifty voters were registered. During the morning and until late this afternoon the following were registered at polling places from which figures were available: First precinct, Seoond ward, 4; Fifth precinct. Second ward, 35: First precinct, Third ward, 12; Third precinct, Third ward, 11; Sec ond precinct, Fourth ward, 35; Third precinct. Seventh ward, 21; Fourth princt, Te.:th ward, 50; First precinct, Eleventh ward, 30. ENDORSE PLUMB PLAN fly Associated Press. Cleveland, Sept. 13. —The United Mine Workers' convention to-day endorsed the Plumb plan for tho nationalization of railroads, pledged the support of the miners' organ ization to secure its enactment and invited the railroad brotherhoods to Join with them in an alliance for joint action, to be later extended into an economic alliance with la bor organizations in other basic in dustries. The convention's action was almost unanimous. VULTURE WHICH PERCHED ON SHIP OMEN OF DOOM Panic-Stricken Crew Believed in Superstitions of the Sea, Convinced Long Before Vessel Sinks She Was Doomed By Associated Fress. Miami, Sept. 13.—Many hours be fore the storm which sunk the Ward liner Corydon In the Bahamas channel Tuesday morning with a loss of twenty-seven lives, a vulture followed the ship and perched on her spars, while a panic-strickcn crew, believing in the superstitions of the sea, were convinced that they were doomed. Such is the story brought here by eight of the crew who were fifty three hours adrift on an upturned boat, battered and bruised and without food or water. All day Sunday as the ship pur sued her way in calm seas and light winds, the great bird hovered over head. Desperate Fight For Life Sunday night and Monday the Corydon staggered through the smashing seas. Monday night every member of the crew was engaged in a desperate battle for life. Theie was no food, as the galley and pro vision rooms were flooded. Tuesday morning they lost control of the ship, the wireless apparatus was short circuited, and no S. O. S. calls could be sent out. When the vessel went under, the DECISIONS OF LEAGUE MUST BE UNANIMOUS Wilson Replies to Objections That England Would Have Principal Voting Power By Associate I Press. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 13.—Replying to objections that Great Britain would have a preponderance of voting power in tho League of Nations assembly, President Wilson said here that any possible danger on that score was re moved by the fact that decisions must be unanimous. The speech here was the second the President made during the day. The League of Nations assembly, the President declared, was "largely a debating body," and seldom would act on important questions and when It did the United States with Its one vote would have an "absolute veto" under the rule requiring a unanimous vote. There was only one case In which the assembly could decide an import ant question, he said, and that was [Continued on Page 3.] CLEARINGS GROW By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 13. The actual condition of Clearing House banks nnd trust companies for the week shows that they hold $45,681,280 reserve in excess of legal require ments. This is an increase of $13,- 655,080 from last week. Americans in the crew kept their heads and saved the lives of some others of the thirty-six. "I slid against a lifeboat and clung to it when the Corydon list ed," said one of the survivors. "The lifeboat and I shot into the sea to gether. Luckily it landed rightside up and I got in. All the oars were lashed to it." Boat Rolls Over Nine other men got into the life boat, and a few moments et'terward the Corydon went down. Almost im mediately the seas capsized the lifeboat three times as fast as the men could dive from under it and right it again. They lashed them selves to the seat with strips of clothing. Third Mate Mallowes told a graphic story of his battle with John Condron, a Greco-American seasman, when the latter became crazed by privation and fear. "1 held him all of the first day and night," said Mallowes. "He was raving crazy. He got violent and tried to draw a stiletto. I tied him to the boat then. Wednesday I be came so weak I could do nothing with him and when he got a chance he threw himself overboard and was drowned." BAKER WARNS OF DEMOCRATIC PROPAGANDA Chairman of Candidates Com mittee Points to Schemes to Sow Dissension W. Harry Baker, chairman of the Republican candidates campaign committee for Dauphin county, to day issued the first statement he has made regarding the campaign which is just closing, saying that the can didates supported by the Republi can organization were sure of win ning and calling attention to the noisy attempt of Democratic lead ers to sow dissension in the Republi can party. The fact that the Dem ocratic registration in the city has undergone a terrific slump and the old militant organization known as the Dauphin Democracy has been wrecked through the leadership that has recently afflicted it is well known and Mr. Baker adds another reason for the attempts of flabber gasted Democratic bosses to decry the Republican party by saying that many men who had been Democrats i Continued on Page 15.] "DRY" CITY CUTS DOWN LIST IN CRIMINAL COURT Child Wife to Stand Trial For Poisoning Infant Son FEW NAMES SINCE JULY Two of Three Alleged Mur derers Scheduled to Face Juries This Month With whisky gone the work of the county criminal courts has been cut down by nearly half, the first trial list issued by District Attorney Michael El. Stroup since prohibition cut off the sale of alcohol shows to day. The court will sit the week of September 22. As the list contains many persons held over for trial from pre-prohi- I bition days It is considerably longer than the next one is expected to be. Comparatively few names have been added since July. The list carried two of three pending murder cases, one of involuntary manslaughter and several other serious charges. Mrs. Kathleen Stewart, a child wife, who is held for killing her in fant son with poison, is scheduled to stand trial on September 26. Lawrence Brown, colored, and Theo dore Martin, white, accused of mur dering Wolffe Leeob, a Steelton merchant and private banker, are to go to trial on September 24. Mike Gallas, a Steelton alien who fatally shot a fellow countryman in Steelton some months ago also will stand trial. Gallas was found not guilty of murder at the June crim inal sessions. The murder case against Simo Velco, who has con fessed to killing Thomas A. Liguri, on Tuesday last, and who was held for Grand Jury action following a [Continued on Page 3.] Awarded Posthumous War Cross For Heroism When Comrades Are Hit! Extraordinary heroism, shown j when he directed the relief of a: number of other soldiers who had been wounded, although wounded himself to such an extent, that he later died from his injuries, Private | Francis X. Naughton, Sanitary De- j tachment of the 112 th Infantry, has j resulted in his being awurded a dis tinguished service cross. Announce men of the posthumous decoration has just been received by the father, Timothy Naughton, 205 Briggs street, from Adjutant General Harris. The acts for which Private Naugh ton's decoration has been made, oc curred on October 1, of last year when a shell exploded while mess was being served. The story is well told in the citation, a copy of which follows: "For extraordinary heroism in ac i tion in the Argonne Sector, France, October 1, 1918. While mess was being served a shell exploded, i killing 9 men and wounding 20. Private Naughton, although severely wounded in the chest with shell i splinters, one leg blown nearly off, ; and bleeding badly, refused help un j til the others had been attended to. : Skilled in first aid, he instructed ! others how to adjust a tourniquet and rendered other assistance to the wounded, finally permitting his own wounds, which subsequently causesd his death, to be attended after all others were cared for." Private Naughton, at the time of his death, was but slightly more than 21 years old. He enlisted in June ,1917, with the Pennsylvania National Guard. He was located for a time at the Island after which he trained at Camp Hancock, Ga., and sailed for France with the Twenty-eighth Division early in 1918. Machinists Taking Afternoon Off in Aid of Shorter Week Demand By Associate '. Press. Now York, Sept. 13. Members of the International Association of Machinists employed in Brooklyn numbering 35,500 went to work this morning, but not a man carried a dinner pail. All took this afternoon off in furtherance of their demands for a 44-hour week. They will re turn to work Monday morning as if nothing unusual had happened on Saturday. Whether the employers will take them back was the ques tion their action raised. On October 1, it was added, a de mand will be made for an increase of 25 per cent, in wages. Showing Great Interest in Plan For Planting Trees in City Streets So great is the interest belngsliown in tree planting about the city that block meetings have been arranged by interested citizens to securo more definite information in regard to tree culture. lAt these meetings, City Forester Raltimore has been invited to air pear and explnin better of tree planting, their culture and to explain the matter In general. ONLY ONE REVKNTH OF CHILDREN SURVIVED By Associated Press• Washington. Sept. 13. —Of the 35,- 000 Serbian children sent with the Serbian army in the 1915 retreat, only 5,000 survived, according to figures verified by American Red Cross workers and forwarded to na tional headquarters here. Most of these returned to their homes to find themselves orphans, and the Red Cross Is seeking to aid them by the establishment of orphanages and other institutions. Manufacturers Now to Organize • By Associated Press. I Chicago, Sept. 13.—An actual start toward federation of em j ployers of the country as recom mended by the recent "Our Coun ! try First" conference was made j by the Illinois Manufacturers' As | sociation to-day by appointment | of a committee representir.-g fif teen organizations with Charles i Piez, former head of the Ship j ping Board as chairman. The committee will ask Chambers of ! Commerce, agricultural and other j bodies to endorse the resolutions I adopted at the conference which i urged a federation of employers. BRMNERWILL OUTLINE PLANS | FOR MEMORIAL j Famous Architect to Give De- I tails For Bridge and Granite Shaft j State officials, architects and en- I gineers will meet here Wednesday for a general conference with repre sentatives of the Pennsylvania Rail road, the Harrisburg Railways Com pany and other Harrisburg utilities ! to discuss details of the Soldiers' and [ Sailors' Memorial bridge for which [the Board of Public Grounds and ; Buildings will open bids 011 Septem ber 23. Since the hearing a few days ago questions have arisen as to location of piers and other matters relative to the section passing over the railroad and the Harrisburg Railway has asked for a clearer un derstanding in regard to the ap proaches and as to temporary tracks during the construction of the bridge. It is possible that some dis cussion of additional tracks on the Hill section and on Herr street may be taken up. Arnold W. Brunner, the architect in charge of the State's Capitol Park plans and J. E. Greiner, the bridge engineer, will be here on Wednesday to meet with the utility companies' engineers and also to address the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce in regard to the city's memorial and its relation to the Memorial bridge. At the same time it is probable that some arrangement may be made for a start of work on streets bounding the park which the city is anxious to undertake so that it can get its share of the operatioM under way. Governor William Cr Sproul has expressed himself as fav oring pushing of the project. To Make Luncheon Speech Mr. Brunner will address the Memorial Cjommittee of 125 citizens [Continued on Page 3.] D'Annunzio Heads Armed Force Moving in Violation of Government Order By Associated Press. Rome. Friday, Sept. 12. Ga briele D'Annunzio, the Italian poet- I aviator, arrived in Fiume from | ltonchi this afternoon with detach ! ments of Grenadiers and Arditi pro : vided with machine guns and arm- I ored automobiles, according to re j ports reaching this city to-night. 1 The movement was made in vio ! lation of an order from the Govern- I ment. No disorders were reported up till late to-night. Government officials have been instructed to in vestigate recent demonstrations at Fiume and determine who was re j sponsible for them. Thieves Ransack Reading Station in Grantham Grantham, Sept. 13. Thieves entered the Philadelphia and Read ing station last night and played havoc with books, papers and tickets. They carried off the gum slot machine and broke the weigh ing machine, securing about $4 in cash. They also took an overcoat, hat and several other articles of wearing apparel, the property of of fice attaches and railroad employes. The tool box outside of the sta tion was first broken off and a wrench and small crowbar taken. These tools were used in breaking open the door of the station, and breaking the slot machines. Desk drawers were ransacked and papers and books scattered over the floor. TRADE FAVORS SHIPPING New York, Sept. 13. —Trade con ditions favor a great expension in shipping, P. A. S. Franklin, presi dent of the International Mercantile Marine, reported upon his arrival here from Europe to-day on the steamer Adriatic. His company, he added, is in a position to take advan tage of every opportunity "to help develop American shipping either by operating U. S. Shipping Board ves sels or in any other way." r. S. COAL TOO HIGH Berlin, Wednesday, Sept. 10.— Importation of American coal in quantities sufficient to relieve Gei many's need is regarded by the press as inconceivable, owing to the cost. Although German-American negotiations have resulted in an of fer to send American coal to this country, it is said, the price is so high, owing to freight rates and foreign exchange, that the importa tion of coal in large quantities is out of ,the question. Generally Fair Washington. Sept. 13. I Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday issued by the Weather Bureau to-day are: North and Middle Atlantic j States: Generally fair, nearly I normal temperatures, although ! still somewhat cool Monday. GREAT FUTURE FOR HARRISBURG HOVERTERSAYS Republican Candidate For Mayor Sees Rig Things Ahead For City HE CAN SAVE MONEY Will Co-operate With Council in Every Worthy Move; to Hold His Own Hearings "I shall be the next Republican nominee for Mayor of Harrisburg: of that I am positively assured," said Alderman George A. Hoverter to-day. "I have been making a quiet, but very thorough canvass of the city." he continued, " and I pave received pledges of support from all quarters. There is no doubt in my mind as to the result, but I am not letting any grass grow under my feet and will continue active until the close of the polls Tuesday evening, and the scores of friends who have volunteered to help me will be on the job until the last minute" For the first time during his cam paign Mr. Hoverter talked freely of his ambition to be Mayor, of his views with regard to the future of Harris burg and his ideas of the duties of the Mayor, and his conduct of the office, if elected. ilrent Fcnlure For City "During all of my more than 40 years' residence in Harrisburg," he said, "t have been interested in the growth and development of the city. I was elected to Select Council during the period when the first big public improvement movement was in full swing, and my interest in municipal affairs naturally increase |l with that [Continued oil Page 3.] Stop Parcel Post Food Sales Sept. 25; Too Small Washington, Sept. 13. Postal officials here have decided to cut off parcel post sales of Army food to the public on September 25 because the public response to the oppor tunity has been so poor. Not more than 1 0 per cent, of the supplies have been taken. It " :: 4 * > <* * * . ► e4 e J [ <•? * <4 * *4 sion * T - 4 • - At - ** part of his address to Congress asking a declaration of J* war with Germany, President Wilson declared to-dav * £# $ t the purpose t.hcre outlined had not yet been j 4 would not b- until the Treaty was ratified. t * " | J OBREGON SAYS HE IS READY TO REPEL IJ S. !! ®?* Nog neral Alvaro Obregon, former ® * f* * "[ <■* $ 4 & 4 , esident in 1920, announced o-day that he 4 , * * > ■* • T ► t T * * 4 D LINERS AS TR <£ 4 4 *jj to be retained permanently by the United States as a part Jj | of the mnsport corps, Chief of Staff March to-day ► i 4 9 € # told the House Military Committee. President Wilson 'j > i * h- - 4 Said, but asKed to be excused from discussing the pla , * * ot disposal, wniclf would be announced soon. * 1 ► ■ t . * f STEAMER BREAKS DOWN AT SEA 1 > A > A* r be steamer Alliance, with , . * * gers aboard, on her way to Colon, broke down yester- J * 4 day when 185 miles southeast of Cape Henry and is pr * • At , 4 4 eroding under her own steam to Old Point Cbmfort. t „ ' ' <■ FTRE SWEEPING OIL PLANT! t > * | New York—Five alarms had been turned in at 2.45 J ) •j* P. M. to-day for a fire which is raging in the plant of the * * X Standard Oil Company along Newton creek, in Long ' .Ifcian—i . ■-.<• i ■.i * MARRIAGE LICENSES T* ForrHt K. Portrr. Srwlrklry, and l.nurn E. Stlnaon, Srwlcklry, Gil- * ' "w Ci. Undent iilid Blanche A. M " ,r mnn. CiirNonvillcf J itin cm W. Boat-* * ! , l,n<l i"" 1 * 1 B'umatlnc, tin rlftburK} Vernon Dltxel find Frances ||. M Y Harrlnbarict l.lnwootl Micak.. mm Uln Bc*ley, HarrlM- * [ ,,,r KJ Joweph Dcllil nnd Kttruli Brown, llnrrlshurKl Clyde Davla. (nninff 3lerrltt X. J„ nnd Edna M. Mxun, Itnrrloburjf. BOSTON POLICE STRIKE, FIGHT TO BITTER END, STATEDECIDES Police Commissioner Makes Announcement New Men Will Be Recruited as Offices Held Arc Vacant GOMPERS' REQUEST IS TURNED DOWN Start Recruiting Old Massa chusetts Militia; Man Killed and Woman Hurt in New Outburst Boston, Sept. 13.—The police strike here is a fight to the finish. The offices formerly held by striking policemen are vacant. New men will be re cruited. The request of Sam uel Gompcrs that the strikers be reinstated is refused. This is the attitude of the state as made known to-day by Police Commissioner Curtis. It appeared to mean the complete failure of the attempts at com promise Attention is now turn ed to the position to be taken by the Boston firemen, electrical [Continued on Page 6.] GOMPERS' STATEMENT By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 13. •—. When in formed by the Assoclaieu Picas of the action of Police Commissioner Curtis, of Boston, in declaring vacant the posts of the striking policemen there, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, said: "X suppose he is willing to assume the responsibility for the conse quences of his action." He would 1 make no further comment.
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