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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.
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.