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Final Plase of Battle Over Peace Treaty and League of Nations Opens on Floor of denote
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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LXXXVIII— NO. 215 20 PAGES HARRISBURG, PA. MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1919. °%U, V K TSu'r' SI^ L o E cK ES HOME EDITION
TEST OF STRENGTH
IN TREATY FIGHT
BEGINS IN SENA TE
Lines Closely Drawn For Final Stage of
Controversy Over Pact and
League of Nations
WILL STAY CONTINUOUSLY
UNTIL RATIFICATION VOTE
By Associated Press. C
Washington, Sept. 15.—A1l was in
readiness this morning at the na
tional capital for the opening of the
final stage in the Senate Peace Treaty
and League of Nations controversy.
Lines are drawn by the opposing
factions and aosent senators have
returned to Washington.
The Treaty with its League Cove
nant was called up this afternoon by
Chairman Lodge, of the Foreign Re
lations Committee and will be kept
continuously before the Senate in
"open executive" session until the
final vote on ratification is taken
several weeks hence.
Coincident with the bringing up
of the Treaty, Senator McCumber,
Republican, North Dakota, who re
fused to join his Republican collea
gues on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, in the reporting of amend
ments and who declined to approve
the majority's reservation to article
ten of the League Covenant, will file
an individual report.
Because of the enormous length
of the document, the formal "first
reading" was dispensed with and
Treaty taken up article by article.
This plan probably will bring an
early trial of strength possibly to
day, with the reaching of article
three of the League Covenant, in
which is defined the voting power
of the various powers in the League
Council and Assembly. The For
eign Relations Committee majority
has recommended an amendment to
tho article in tfce form of a pro
viso stipulating that the United
States shall have a vote in the As
sembly equed to the aggregate vote
of any nation having self-govern
ing colonies and dominions, also
members of the League.
This amendment, fostered by Sen
ator Johnson. Republican, Califor
nia, is aimed to make the voting
power of the United States equal
to that of Great Britain and her do
minions.
Negotiations are to be continued
during the week between the "mild"
and "drastic" reservationists. As
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Realty Situation to
Be Studied in City
The housing situation in Harris
burg as regards the scarcity of
homes and the need of more build
ing operations will be discussed
from numerous angles to-night at
the annual banquet of the Harris
burg Real Sstate Board to be held in
the Senate Hotel at 6.30 o'clock.
John E. Gipple, president of the
association, will preside and several
well-known experts will speak.
More than 100 acceptances have
been received from real estate op
erators, builders, contractors and
bankers. On the committee of ar
rangements are A. C. Young, Ed
ward Moeslein and C. G. Backen
stoss.
Harry Baker Is For
Oves to the Limit
W. Harry Baker, chairman of the
Dauphin County Republican candi
dates campaign committee, declared
to-day that there was no founda
tion for the report that he was
against Harry F. Oves for the nom
ination for city treasurer.
"1 am for Mr. Oves, always have
been and will be to the end of the
campaign. Any statement contrary
to that is untrue," said Mr. Baker!
The story was spread about tne
central part of the city this after
noon and was that Mr. Baker had
turned in for C. E. Weber. He de
nied it' very promptly.
ACTION OX BRIDGE SOON
The Public Serxlce Commission
will announce action on the appli
cation of the State Board of Pub.ic
Grounds and Buildings for a certifi
cate for the Memorial Bridge within
u few days. The matter was dis
cussed to-day. Arrangements were
made for an engineering conference
on Wednesday on the details of tho
bridge and relation to railroads and
trolley lines.
PROTEST TORTURES
By AsscciaM Press.
Saloniki. Sept. 15. —Mohamme-
dans in Eastern Thrace have ad-
I dressed a memorial to the Peace
Conference at Paris energetically
protesting against oppressive meas
ures taken against them by the Bul
garians, who it is charged, have
been torturing Mohammedans.
I THE WEATHER
Hnrrtkbnrg and Vicinity! Unset
tled, probably showers to-night
nnd Tuesdny. Xot much change
In tempernture.
Eastern Pennsylvania! Showers
probnbly to-night and Tuesday.
I.ltllt ehnnge In tempernture.
Gentle to moderate shirting
winds.
Itlvrr, The Susquehanna river nnd
all Its brunches will full slowly
or remain nearly stationary, A
stage of nhout il.-l feet Is Indi
cated for Hnrrisburg Tuesday
morula if.
Labor and Wilson
Confer on Issues
Seattle, Stp. 15. Labor repre
sentatives conferring with Presi
dent Wilson at Seattle yesterday
laid before him grievances of
workers in the Pacific Northwest
and declared:
Nation-wide strike October 8 in
behalf of Mooney. perhaps cannot
be prevented, and
Cases of "political prisoners"
serving terms for seditious con
spiracy should receive President s
consideration.
The President pointed to advant.
ages for labor and capital to
"bury the hatchet" and suggested
that -abor leaders should do all
possible to prevent strikes until
after the economic conference at
Washington, October 6.
LABOR MEN TO
TRY TO FORCE
REINSTATEMENT
May Begin Campaign to Re
gain Jobs For Striking
Policemen
By Associatsi Press.
Boston, Sept. 15.—A definite cam
paign to regain for the striking po
licemen the places now officially de
clared to have ben lost because of
desertion of duty was expected to
be inaugurated to-day. The action
was expected to depend upon the re
sult of a conference between union
labor leaders and Police Commis
sioner Curtis. The commissioner at
the request of the union heads, con
sented to the meeting on an unoffi
cial basis, but the labor men said
they hoped to obtain from it an ex
change of views which might be
made the basis of negotiations.
Those included in the proposal to
meet with the commissioner were
Frank H. McCarthy, the New Eng
land organizer of the American
Federation of Labor: President John
F. Mclnnis, of the Policemen's
Union and President O'Donnell, of
the Central Labor Union.
The extent to which the Amer
ican Federation of Labor would sup
port the fight for reinstatement and
recognition as a union was in doubt
to-day. Immediate danger of a gen
eral strike, threatened by the Cen
tral Labor Union as its principal
weapon in support of the patrol ap
peared removed by the disposition
of the labor leaders to move slow
ly.
City Orderly
Restoration or the city to orderly
condition has been followed by re
moval of many of the barricades
placed over store fronts and other
property as a result of the looting
in the early days of the strike. The
number of State Guardsmen on pa
trol was reduced to-day but all the
troops were still held in the city,
concentrated at centers for availi
bility as emergency reserves. In the
streets, in some sections, rifles with
bayonets were displaced by riot
sticks to reduce the possibilities of
serious consequences in minor col
lisions between citizens and guards.
Preparations of the Federal au
thorities to send Regular Army and
Navy troops into the city stood as
an emergency precaution, but it was
said that unless there were a gen
eral strike, there was no likelihood
of their being called upon. The
State troops, however, are likely to
be on duty for some time as Com
missioner Curtis said he could not
hope to build up a new police force
in a day, and any letting down in
protective measures would invite a
recurrence of lawlessness.
LLOYD GEORGE AND
TITTOXI AT CONFERENCE
By Associate i Press.
Paris, Sept. 15.—(Havas)—News
papers here attach great impor
tance to to-day's meeting of the
Supreme Council of the Peace Con
ference. which will be attended by
Premier Lloyd George, of Great
Britain, and Foreign Minister Tit
toni, of Italy. Because of recent
events, it is stated, the belief pre
vails that the Council will defer
final examination of the Bulgarian
Treaty, the delivery of which may
be delayed until later in the week.
MATE KILLS CAPTAIN
By Associated Press.
Wilmington. N. C., Sept. 15.—In
vestigation of the death of Robie
E. Corkrum, captain of the schooner
William H. Sumner, which ground
ed in Topsail inlet a week ago and
whose crew said the master killed
himself because of despondency over
the grounding of his vessel, has re
sulted in the Implication of one of
the crew in the killing. The authori
ties here say three negro seamen
have admitted Captain Corkrum
was shot with his own revolver last
Monday morning by Charles L. La
cey, negon, mate, who was jenlous
over Corkrum's promotion 'to be
master.
The Blinded Samson
McNAIR CLAIMS.TO
HAVE BROKEN SLATE
Democratic Bosses Worried l
That They Cannot Dictate
Selection of Candidates to
Next National Convention;
Ward Workers Get Orders
to Force Hartman
HOVERTER IS GAINING
IN STRENGTH IN CITY
Fierce Battle in Progress For
Republican Nomination For
City Treasurership; Mud-
Slinging by the Enemies of
Philip Mover Does Harm to
Men Who Put Out False
Statements
The last day before the primaries
found the Democratic organization
in an ugly snarl over the mayoralty
situation, with desperate attempts
on the part of the MeCormiek wing
to line up votes for Dr. G. Willis
Hartman for mayor as opposed to
William B. McNair the Labor can
didate. If Hartman, who carried
the city by some 2,000 votes when
he ran for coroner, is defeated by
McNair it means that the MeCor
miek organization has gone com
pletely on the rocks and the former
national chairman, hoping to dic
tate the selection of delegates to
the next national convention, is tak
ing a last minute .interest in the
campaign that was not expected at
the outstart when it looked like an
easy thing for the organization's
choice. At a late hour to-day both
McNair and Hartman were claiming
the city and the ward workers were
receiving word from headquarters
to put Hartman over at any cost.
On the Republican side appear
ance indicated a gain in strength for
Alderman George A. Hoverter for
mayor with a fierce battle in prog
ress over the treasurership,Harry F.
Oves and City Treasurer Weber be
ing the candidates. On this issue
there is some division among or
ganization men and Weber is claim
ing some of them and. Oves the
other. It is admittedly a close con
test with the result probably in
doubt until the last minute. How
ever, Oves' friends said to-day that
he will go through together with
the whole list of candidates support
ed by t*he organization as announced
on Saturday by W. Harry Baker,
chairman of the candidates' com
mittee.
Mr. Baker reiterated to-day his
confidence in the nomination of
those men supported by the organi
zation and said the outlook is
brighter than at any time since the
campaign opened.
Friends of Philip Moyer, candi
date for district attorney, were an
noyed to-day by a false statement
sent broadcast by the so-called "in
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15,827 MAY CAST
BALLOTS
Almost 16,000 men in the city
have registered to vote at the
primaries to-morrow and the
general election, as compared
with 12,200 registered in 1918
and 13,400 in 1917.
The record-breaking enroll
merrt this year in the city ex
ceeded even the estimates of par
ty workers. In fifteen precincts
so many more Republicans
turned out than had been expect
ed that it was necessary to order
more official Republican ballots.
The registrations reported from
the various districts in the books
returned to the County Commis
sioners to-day totaled 15,772. At
noon fifty-five men who were not
able to appear before the regis
trars when they sat at the polling
places had their names added,
making the total 15,827.
EVERYTHING IN
READINESS FOR
THE PRIMARIES
Record Vote Expected Out To
morrow When Hot Con
tests Will Be Decided
With the distribution of ballots,
election supplies, ballotboxes, vot
ing booths and registration books
the county commissioners late to
day completed preparations for the
primaries tomorrow. In four election
districts vacancies on the boards
were filed bycourt appointment as
follows: Harrison Mater, minority
inspector, succeeding V. G. Snyder:
Lloyd L. Aleck, majority inspector,
Second ward Millersburg, succeed
ing Joseph I. Corbett; R. H. Hogen
togler, minority inspector. Second
ward, Fourth precinct, succeeding
H. E. Ellenberger; Albert E. Senior,
judge of election. Seventh ward.
Fourth precinct, succeeding H. E.
Lenhart.
Because of the heavy Republican
enrollment in fifteen precincts more
official ballots were ordered for
these districts, as follows: First
■ward. First precinct, 38: Second
ward. First, 37; Fourth, 49; Third
ward, Second, 45; Fourth ward. Sec
ond. 97; Seventh, ward, Third, 52;
Eighth ward. Third, 100: Fourth,
61; Fifth, 75; Ninth ward, Second,
82; Third, 69; Tenth ward, First,
86: Twelfth ward. Second, 82: Thir
teenth ward. First, 49; Second, 62.
With more than 19.000 enrolled
voters in the county and about 16,-
000 in the city a record-breaking
vote at the primaries is predicted.
STORM ABATES
AFTER HITTING
COAST TOWNS
Is Virtually Over, Point Isa
bel, Texas, Wires South
ern Headquarters
San Antonio. Tex., Sept. 15. —Tho
j United States radio station at Point
; Isabel, Texas, late last night noti
ed the Southern Department head
quarters at Fort Sam Houston that
the general storm there appeared to
be virtually over.
I Dallas, Tex., Sept. 15.—Driving
j furiously into the Texas coast, prin
i cipally in the section southwest of
j Galveston, the tropical hurricane
1 that has skirted the United States
gulf coast for nearly a week, ap
parently has swept inland near the
Mexican border.
Wire communication was Inter
rupted in most of the affected area
and the extent of the storm's
damage could not be learned ac
curately. There were no reports of
fatalities.
Brownsville and Corpus Christ!
apparently felt the brunt of the
storm, which Weather Bureau offi
cials believe has passed on into
Mexico, where it will be dissipated
in the Mexican mountains.
Tide Recedes
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 15. —Late
last night the wind still was blow
ing In gusts from sixty to sixty
five miles an hour, but the barome
ter was rising steadily and the tide
receding. The maximum area Hood
ed by back water from the bay ex
tended seven to nine blocks from
the bay front and the entire lengtti
of the north side of the island.
With the exception of the street
ear system, which was forced to
suspend service early In the day, ail
public utilities came through the
storm intact.
Streets Flooded
When day broke the rain, which
for a, while had ceased, began to
fall again. Pieces of driftage floated
on the waters in the streets. A
buggy and an ice wagon appeared
and here and there a man wadid
hip deep in water.
By noon, however, the streets pre
sented a carnival-like appearance.
Motor and sailboats, skiffs, wugons
and buggies moved back and fortn
and a number of negroes astride
large timbers poled their unwieldy
craft along.
Men and women In bathing suits
and raincoats promenaded arm in
arm. Fastidiously dressed women
swished about in water to their
waists while the rain fell in torrents.
SOCIETY TO MEET
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Shlremanstown United Brtehron
Church, will meet at the home of Mrs.
Samuel Erb to-morrow afternoon at
2 o'clock.
FIUME-ITALY
ARE UNITED BY
PROCLAMATION
D'Annunzio Supported by His
Forces Declares Union
Amid Anarchy
ALLIED FLAGS RUN DOWN
British and French Troops
Barricade Themselves,
Expecting Attack
By Associated Press.
Geneva, Sept. 15.—Gabriele D'An
nunzio, supported by the force of
Arditi which accompanied him into
Flume, has proclaimed a union of
Fiume with Italy, according to ad
vices received by the Siberian press
bureau here from Belgrade.
Fiume was plunged into anarchy,
the advices declared, when the bri
gade of Italian troops which pre
viously had evacuated the lity re
turned without officers, ejected the
local authorities and arrested the
Italian General Pittaluga.
The British and French troops in
Fiume. the message states, barri
caded themselves within their quar
ters, expecting to be attacked,- while
the crowds in the city tore down the
Allied flags.
The Siberian authorities, is is add
ed, still remain in the suburb of
Susak, which is isolated.
14,000 Miners Go Back
to Await Decision of
Conciliation Board
By Associated Press.
Scranton, Pa.. Sept. 15.—The Del
aware and Hudson Company mines
in this vicinity, whose fourteen
thousand miners have been on
strike for a week, resumed opera
tions to-day. The men "will await
the decision of the anthracite con
ciliation board on their grievances,
consisting mainly of excessive dock
age, unnecessary laying off of men
for alleged dirty coal, and the u->e
of mechanical loaders.
All of the mines of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Company
continue idle on account of the
strike except one. This is the Storre
mine at Dickson City, where 2,000
men are employed. Twelve thou
sand remain on strike.
The strikers declare the district
board of the union was too late in
its effort to settle the troubles that
their complaints of months stand
ing were ignored at tire district of
fices and by company officials and
they are determined the latter will
hear them and settle them. After
ward, they say, the district board
can ratify the settlement.
National Organizers Fowler and
! Gleason, of the union, who were le
j fused a hearing at the strikers' mass
meeting yesterday, asked President
. Uewis, of the United Mine Workers,
now at the Cleveland convention,
I for further instructions.
Many to Attend Rally
of New American Legion
i Scores of men who saw service
| during the war have informed the
| committee planning a mass meet-
I ing of veterans for Thursday even
■ ing in the Courthouse that they will
, take part in the organization of the
j local post of the American Region.
| Several hundred are expected to be
j in attendance at the meeting.
Aims and reasons for the foun
dation of the American Legion are
[to be explained and discussed. For
| instance, the preamble of the le-
I gion's constitution reads;
| "For God and country we associate
ourselves together for the following
purposes: To uphold and defend
the constitution of the United States
of America; to maintain law and
order; to foster and perpetuate a
one hundred per cent. Americanism;
to preserve the memories and inci
dents of our association in the great
war; to inculcate a sense of indivi
dual obligation to the community,
State and nation; to combat the
autocracy of both the classes and
the masses; to make right the mas
ter of might; tj promote peace and
good will on earth: to safeguard and
ti.uiemit to posterity the principles
of justice, freedom ami democracy;
to consecrate and sanctify our com
radeship by our devtion to mutual
helpfulness."
"I olicies—not politics," has been
adopted as the slogan of the legion.
Several hundrM Harrishurg men
have already joined the local post.
Harrishurg Rotarian on
International Committee
G. M. Stelnmetz. President of tho
Harrishurg Rotary Club, has been
appointed a member of the Interna
tional Committee on Publicity for the
International Association of Rotary
Clubs, by Albert S. Adams, of Atlanta,
Ga . the new International President.
The other members of the committee
are Guy Gundaker, former Interna
tional vice-president, of Philadel
phia: William Gettinger, of New
York: William B. Bryant, of Pater
son, N. J. and Milton H. Ranck, of
Lancaster.
TAXES ARE DUE
County tax collectors in city wards
called attention to-day to the ex
piration of the period durtng which
a 5 par ceni. Ibatement is allowed
on 1919 county tax on properties.
All county property taxes not paid
before to-night must be pnid in full,
the abatement being allowed only
until September 15.
17 GERMAN'S ESCAPE
By Associated Press.
Salt lake City, Sept. 15.—Seven
teen enemy alien prisoners escaped j
from the war prison barracks at !
Fort Douglas, near here, early to- !
day. Escape was made through an 1
eighty-foot tunnel which had evl- j
dently taken months to construct. I
DAYLIGHT SAVING
BOON TO WORKMEN,
ROBBINS DECLARES
Head of Great Steelton Plant Urges
Councils to Preserve Hour of Sun
shine For. Benefit of Labor
MEN, EMPLOYERS AND COST
OF LIVING ARE AFFECTED
Frank A. Robbins, Jr., general manager of the great Steelton
plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company and the largest employer
of labor in Central Pennsylvania, to-day joined the ranks of those
indorsing and working for daylight saving.
Mr. Robbins reached his decision
after cureful consideration of the
value of an extra hour of sunshine
each summer day from all angles.
As the result of his study of the situ
ation, which shows that the 8,000
men employed in the plant are more
contented and <So better work, Mr.
Robbins calls on the Councils of
Harrisburg and Steelton to enact,
local daylight saving ordinances for
next summer. Councils of all sur
rounding towns and boroughs also
are asked to join in the popular
movement.
A recent canvass of the big Steel
ton plants showed that the vast
majority of men employed favor day
light saving and regret with others
the action taken by Congress in re
pealing the popular measure despite
the protests of millions of workers.
"I am highly in favor, personally,
of the daylight saving scheme, and I
sincerely hope that action will be
taken by the Council of Steelton and
by the Councils of Harrisburg and
surrounding boroughs, so that we
may have the extra hour of daylight
next summer as we have had it for
the past two summers," said Mr.
Robbins.
"So far as the matter is related
to local conditions, I think men
should secure a reasonable amount of
recreation. This, undoubtedly, can
be had only with the daylight sav
ing scheme. The extra hour of day
light means inueli to the man who
works in mill, shop or office the en
tire day. I have noticed an increase
in good, healthy sports of all kinds,
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STORE EMPLOYES
WANT SUNSHINE
VIRTI'AIJIJY every one of the
scores of persons employed
in the big department store
of Bowman & Company to-day
attached his name to a daylight
saving petition.
Hardly without exception, the
men and women who for two
years have been enjoying an ex
tra hour of sunshine during the
summer months joined in asking
City Council to perpetuate the
popular measure next summer.
The store workers who have
been enjoying little outings and
picnics made possible by the
saving of daylight also joined in
asking other workers to sign the
petitions.
particularly in tennis and baseball.
All this means, of course, healthier
bodies and clearer minds, ami there
fore, better employes.
"Then, too, it cannot help but have
a decided effect on living conditions.
Home gardens have increased in
number by reasons of the extra hour.
This means cheaper living and
greater contentment. And the con
tented man always makes the best
employe. And, by the way, the bene
[Conttnuod on Pago 15.]