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LXXXVHI- NO. 227 24 PAGES WfS.t^& e 2t a AaK2r£ ,aM HARRISBURG, PA. MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1919 s S^, E s Su P n R o ESS 3 HOME EDITION
GRATEFUL CITY ACCLAIMS ITS HEROES OUT
OF WAR WITH WHOLE-HEARTED ENTHUSIASM;
THOUSANDS COME TO WITNESS FESTIVITIES
CLOUDS BREAK AND
HOSTS GATHER FOR
THE DA TS PROGRAM
Plans Complete For Banquet to Be Given
to Soldiers in River Front Park; at
Island Park Ball Game Is Staged
DANCING WILL CLOSE PROGRAM
OF CELEBRATION THIS EVENING
"With the same wholehearted sincerity with which the people
of Harrisburg met every demand on their patriotism during the
strenuous war period they to-day acclaimed their men and women
out of war to-day as they marched over the streets of Pennsyl
vania's capital city. During the early hours of morning the
clouds hung heavy and it seemed as though the weather might
be inclement. Towards noon the sun broke through the clouds
and gave promise of good weather for the really big event of the
two-day program.
From city and county, as well as from the Cumberland county
side of the river, came thousands of visitors to see the parade and
trains and trolley brought scores of sighseers from distant places,
attracted as they always are by events of importance in Harris
burg. From thousands of residences and business places fluttered
the national colors. When the parade began, forming at 1.30
o'clock, the city was thronged with thousands of visitors.
That to-day would see the great
est military parade in the history of
Harrisburg was assured yesterday
with the turnout of every service
man and woman well enough to
walk. Marching in straight, splen
didly aligned columns, the ranks of
khaki and blue swept by in seem
ingly never ending stream.
And to-day the same scene was
repeated. Forming at 1.30 this aft
ernoon in Chestnut street, the col
umn of veterans swung out to the
Victory Arch in the Square and be
gan their tinal parade for the homo
folks. It was tlie last chance Har
risburg would have to see her sons
in their accoutrements of war.
Hrcak Hanks For Island
Swinging north in Second street
from Chestnut, the veterans
marched as far as Reily street, then
east to Third, downtown again to
State, to Front, to Market, through
the Court of Honor to the Square,
and after countermarching broke
ranks and made their way to the
Island, where the Klein Cholocate
Company team was ready to meet
the big league Washington team.
Will Eat in River Park
After the game is to coma really
the main part of the celebration, In
other words, the forming pf the
chow line. The main attack will
not be launched on the tables be
tween North and Walnut, in the
River Park, until 6 o'clock, but it
was feared by the canteen workers
this afternoon that scout patrols will
be, sent out to obtain contact with
the cantaloupes which are heavily
enrenched behind nests of chicken,
potatoes and other well-known eat
ables.
The waitress committee of the
canteen service was to report at 4.30
this afternoon at the Governor's
Mansion. Mrs. Herman P. Miller,
chairman of thp committee, which
is composed of members of the Na
tional War Aid, has issued the or
der.
All men who were formerly mem
bers of the old Eighth Regiment of
WILL ENGRAVETHE
SOLDIER MEDALS
Harrisburg's jewelers refuse
to be outdone in generosity to
the soldier, -sailor, marine, nurse
and welfare worker of the World
War. The Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce this morning an
nounced that the following Jew
elers will engrave, free of
charge, the names of the service
men and women on the medals
they received at the exercises
yesterday. These seven jewelers
are:
Chas. A. Aronson, 420 Market
| street.
O. Ross Boas, 28 North Second
street.
j P. H. Caplan Co., 206 Market
street.
Henry C. Claster, 302 Market
j street.
P. G. Diener, 408 Market
street.
J. C. Gitt, 1303 Market street,
j Jacob Tausig's Sons, 420
Market street.
[THE WEATHF.I? I
HarriftliurK and Vicinity) Prob
ably rain late to night and on
lucwday. Warmer to-nlftht with
low-eat temperature about do
deprree*.
E>alern Pennsylvania* Incr*a-
Intr cloudiness probably follow
ed by rain late to-nitfht and on
Warmer to-.iiKht.
Moderate wind* becoming
Noiltbeast and Mouth.
Itiverx The *unqiie|innnn river
and all it hrnnehcM will prob
ably fajl slowly or remain sta
tionnry to-nl K ht. Hnln may
caunc Nome. possibly all. MtrenniM
of the system to rlwr Tuesday.
A Ntnuc of about 3.3 feet IN in
dicated for linrrlHburn; Tuesday
morning.
j the Pennsylvania National Guard or
who belonged to the Twenty-eighth
j Division, have been requested to
| meet at the Armory at 1.15 for the
parade. All casual officers are in
i vited to come there at the same
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Col. "Charley" Patterson
Will Accompany the
King and Queen
Colonel Charles H. Patterson, a Har
j risburg boy with a fine military record,
; has been designated as a representative
| of the United States Army to accom
| pany the King and Queen of Belgium
| while they are in the United States.
J Colonel Patterson is a brother of An
drew S. Patterson, president of the
Union Trust Company, and has served
with distinction m the Coast Artillery
and other branches of the army. He
will meet the royal guests on their ar
! rival at New York Friday. Others who
I will accompany the royal party are
Brand Whitlock, Minister to Belgium,
land Mrs. Whitlock; Major General Wil-
I liam M. Wright. Rear Admiral Andrew
' T. Long. Jefferson Caffery, secretary of
embassy; J. M. Nye, chief of special
agents, Department of State, and E. T.
Sell, confidential stenographer.
This is a distinguished honor which
is appreciated by all of Colonel Patter
son's friends in Harrisburg where ae
frequently visits the home folks. Gen
eral Wright was one of the corps com
manders of the American Expeditionary
Forces.
A wireless from the George Wash
ington on which the King and Queen
are passengers states that an athletic
meet staged by soldiers and sailors on
Saturday afternoon was watched with
interest by the entire royal party. They
will attend a vaudeville show to-night
produced by the men on board.
English Rail Strike
Situation Improves
Ixindon, Sept. 29. lmprovement
in the situation created by the gen
eral strike on the British railways
was announced in official head
quarters this morning. Distribution
of food was being carried out with
out friction and volunteer help was
being freely offered, it was stated.
The official communique from
Downing street read:
"The general strike situation Is
improving. The Government meas
ures are working satisfactorily. Food
distribution is proceeding smoothly
and offers of voluntary assistance
are still pouring in."
Premier Lloyd George, Sir Auck
land Geddes, the minister of national
service and reconstruction, and Sir
Robert Stevenson Home, the minis
ter of labor, were in conference
throughout the forenoon to-day
while the strike committees were
also in constant session. i
Dope Seller Is Given
Ten Months in Prison
William Clayburn, charged with il
legally selling habit forming drugs,
was given a sentence of ten months
in jail at the closing session of crim
inal court on Saturday afternoon.
It was announced that the special
session of criminal court will he held
during the week of November 10. in
stead of November 17. Elijah Man
ning. on trial on a serious charge on
Saturday afternoon, was Acquitted.
PRAISE FOR BOY SCOUTS
A I who were present at the Island
Park demonstration yesterday after
noon were praising unstintedly the
Boy ScoutFi who had charge of thp
traffic arrangements. These bovs de
served to be ranked in efficiency with
the State Police. They got the glad
hand en every side and compliments
were freely bestowed.
ALSACE I HF.IM Rl.-e
Cohlrns. Saturday, Sept. 27.—1t la
rumored hern that an Independent
republic has been declared in Alsace.
OVER AND BACK
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CITY CHURCHES
ACCLAIM THEIR
HEROES OF WAR
Spepcial Services and Music
in Leading Places of Wor
ship Last Evening
Harrisburg churches took their
part in the Welcome Home to the
service men of the city last evening
■with special services held in a score
of meetjifg places. In many churches
demobilization of service flags was
the order of the evening, while at
most all of them there were spe
cial music, programs and sermons.
In Market Square Presbyterian
Church the capacity ot. tne audi
torium was taxed to the limit. The
services were incident to the furling
of the service flag and of the two
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Computation Board Has
Finished County Chief
Party Votes at Primary
Official tabulation of the non
partisan, Republican and Demo
cratic votes cast at the primary elec
tion was* completed this morning by
the computation board. Totals will
be announced in a few days. Count
of the Socialist and Prohibition vote
will be started to-morrow morning.
There were no nomination petitions
filed for important offices on either
of these tickets, but some names
were written in the spaces provided
for that purpose. Only a few votes
were cast on either of these tickets.
Following the tabulation a num
ber of ballot boxes were opened to
count votes because the tally sheet
and the total marked in the columns
on it did not agree. In the Fifth
ward. First precinct, it was found
that Charles C. Cumbler had re
ceived 140 instead of 135 votes;
Harry C. Wells, 13 instead of no
votes. In the Fourth ward, Second
precinct, "William H. Lynch received
265, not 260; in the Eighth ward,
Third. C. C. Cumbler received 140,
not 135; and Harry F. Oves 153 in
stead of 149.
TWO DIB IN WRECK
By s.-t. rioted Press.'
Dnnbury, Conn.,, Sept. 29. Two
persons were killed and five injured
iu a collision of freight trains on
the Central New England railroad,
at Holmes. N. Y„ 20 miles west of
this city, this morning.
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May Get Medals at
Chamber of Commerce
In the distribution of the med-
I i als yesterday at Island Park there
I were many soldiers who had for
i< gotten to bring the card issued
for the purpose of receipt with
the invitations. Those who missed
; out are to get their medals by
stopping at the. offices of the
Chamber of Commerce, and eith
er bringing their cards or sign
ing new ones there.
AMERICANIZATION
100 PER CENT. THE
SLOGAN OF LEGION
"Policies and Not Politics,"
Keystone of State Can
tonment
"Policies and Not Politics" the
slogan of the American Legion is to
be the keystone of the first State
cantonment of that organization in
Pennsylvania which is to be held in
Harrtsburg this week. Delegations
from the 350 posts of the American
Legion which have been organized
in this State will start to arrive
Wednesday. The convention proper
will open on Thursday at 9 o'clock
and will conclude on Saturday after
noon, October 4.
The approaching convention is.
unique In the history of the State.
It will be the first time in its his
tory that the great body of men and
women who have participated in the
uniformed-service of the nation dur
ing the great war, who reside within
its limits, will assemble to form a
100 per cent. Americanism as its
guiding light. The call for the con
vention hns been issued by George
' F. Tyler, chairman of the State exe
cutive committee.
For Red-Bloodcd Americanism
The American Legion, conceived
in France with the American Ex
peditionary Forces and further at
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OPERATES AS VSIML
fly Associate I I rcss.
Tllusvlllp, Pa., Sept. 29. Despite
the styike order in effect to-day
against the Bethlehem Steel Corpor
ation, at the local plant of that com
pany operated as usual to-day. The
works here employ a few hundred
men, none of whom, it was said,
heeded the strike call.
®K Star-Jn&epenbrtit.
STATE COMMERCE
CHAMBER OPENS
MEETING HERE
Alba Johnson Affirms Loy
alty to U. S., and .Voices
Opposition to Unrest
Affirming the loyalty of the State
Chamber of "Commerce to the con
stitution of the United States and
its opposition to "every tendency to
subvert or destroy the institutions
we have inherited from the fathers
of the Republic," Alba B. Johnson,
president of the Chamber, to-day
opened the first annual meeting of
that body in the Penn-Harris.
He delivered the president's ad
dress and reviewed the functions of
the Chamber, especially in aiding
local chambers affiliated with it, en
couraging community service and as
sisting businessmen. He said that
the Chamber proposed to study
needs of agriculture and bring farm
ing interests into touch with the
business interests; to give benefit of
research in legislative matters and
to be the servant of agriculture,
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Wilson Sleeping After
Spending Restless Night
on Return to Capital
■\Vasliington, Sept. 29.—President
Wilson spent a restless night last
night, but is sleeping this morning.
Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal
physician,, announced today.
Dr. Grayson's bulletin said;
"The President passed a restless
night but is sleeping this morning."
President Wilson will not receive
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
of Belgium at fhe White House until
they return from a tour of the Uni
ted States, it was learned definitely
today at the White House.
Secretary Tumulty said the Presi
dent would remain in seclusion at
the White House for the present.
The Industrial conference called
for October fi will he held despite
the President's Illness, but whether
the President will attend will de
pend on the progress he makes to
ward recoverv. The President's con
dition now. Reo-etarv Tumulty said,
would rot Justify b's attendance.
The President w'll not be nble to
receive immedin'e Viseount Orev. the
British nmlvissodor who arrived hero
Saturday, but when his health per
mits him to see visitors. Vlscoupt
Grey will be among the first to be
received.
TROOPS RESTORE
QUIET IN OMAHA
AFTER MOB RULE
Negro Is Lynched; Attempt Is
Made to Hang Mayor, and
Courthouse Is Burned
ONE KILLED, FORTY HURT
100 Prisoners in Jail Endan
gered by Flames as Angry
Crowd Gains Control
By Associated Press.
Onialia, Neb., Sept. 29. —After a
night of mob rule during which a negro
was lynched, an attempt ma(Je to hang
the mayor of Omaha, Hdwartf P. Smith,
the county courthouse was burned, one
man shot and killed and perhaps forty
others inured, the city was quiet to
day under patrol of federal troops from
Port Crook and Kort Omaha. The
mayor is at a Hospital and was still un
conscious early to-day as a result of
the attempt made by the mob to hang
him to a trolley pole, because he ad
' ised against jhe lynching of William
Hro.vn, a negro, who was in the county
jail charged with attackh g a white
girl on the outskirts of the city early
last week.
Mayor Smitt was seized by the mob
in Seventeenth street, near the Court
house about ton o'clock and was threat
ened with lynching. He was hustled to
Harney street and stepped at t l e foot
of a trolley pole on the crossarm of
which was a coil of rope.
Cut Rope
"Give us the key to the jail." "If
we can't get the nigger we'll lynch yen."
"He's no better than the nigger." "He's
a nemo lov r," were shouts heat? among
the *mob.
"Get that rope," shouted some one.
It was pulled down by a loose end but
was net long enough to reach. A man
climbed the pole and cut the rope. It
was brought down and placed around
the peck of the mayor.
"Throw it up over the pole and string
the mayor up," yelled a dozen voices.
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Congress Is Engrossed
by German Peace Treaty
and Steclworkers' Strike
Washington, Sept. 29.—The Ger
man Peace Treaty and the st&(Sl
strike remain the engrossing affairs
of Congress this week.
Prospects of a vote before next
Saturday on the amendments to the
Treaty, proposed by Senator Fall,
Republican, of New Mexico, and
providing for elimination of virtu
ally all American representation on
international commissions, together
with President Wilson's return to
the capital, is expected to bring to
a head the vital issues In the Treaty
contest.
Industrial unrest emphasized by
the steel strike will share attention
in the Senate with the Peace "treaty.
Hearings in thelabor committee's in
vestigation of the steel strike will be
resumed Wednesday, when Chair
man Gary, of the United States Steel
Corporation, is to give capital's side
of the controversy. Later the com
mittee plans to hear Secretary Wil
liam Z. Foster, of the strike com
mittee, and other witnesses, and it
would not surprise many observers
if efforts to bring about interven
tion by President Wilson would be
made.
While the Senate is engaged with
the Treaty and industrial problems,
the House will continue compara
tively quiescent this week, engaged
on minor bills. With early argu
ments in prospect on"three bills —
prohibition enforcement, food
profiteering and restoring pre-war
rate making authority of the Inter
state Commerce Commission—it is
expected the reports will be adopted
this week and the measures sent to
the White House.
English Crew Here
to Take Over Ship
U. S. Decides to Keep
New York. Sept. 29. Sent here
from England by the White Star
Line to take over and operate the
former German liner Prinz Fred
erick Wilhelm, a crew of 235 British
officers and men arrived here .to
day on the steamship Baltic. The
Prinz Frederick Wilhelm was one
of the eight German ships origin
ally allotted to Great Britain by the
Interallied Naval Commission and
rented to the United States as a troop
transport.
Last Saturday, however, it was an
nounced from Washington that the
ships would be retained by the
United States Shipping Board, this
announcement coming but a short
time prior to the hour when it was
expected that the Imperator would
be turned over to the Cunard line.
Penalty to Be Added on
School Tax After Oct. 1
City school taxes for 1919 not paid
before October 1 will be increased
five per cent, by the, addition of a
penalty in that amount provided by
law it was announced today at the
I office of Clarence E .Weber, collect
or for the school district.
b. O. P. LEADER DIES
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29.—Charles Se
ger, for many years one of the lead
ers of the local Republican organiza
tion. died to-day. He was 71 years old.
Horn in Louisville, Mr. Seger came
| here when young. He became a mem
ber of the Are department and later
vas a bartender. Soon he purchased
the saloon, which was famous as a
resort for politicians. Through his as
sociation with the political leaders he
was elected a member of City Coun
cils. continuing in this service until
his death.
CONTRADICTORY
CLAIMS MADE IN
BETHLEHEM STRIKE
Corporation Officials Assert Call Ob
served by Insignificant Number;
Labor Chiefs Counter With Claim
That Bethlehem Plant Is Crippled
ALL DEPARTMENTS OF
STEELTON MILLS OPEN
To-day, proclaimed by both sides as one of crucial test in the
great steel strike, opened with the situaion well obscured because
ot conflicting claims. 1 lie opposing leaders issued flatlv con
tradictory statements in regard to the scheduled strike of the
40,000 workers in the plants of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
The corporation officials claimed that the strike call had been
obeyed only by a comparatively insignificant number and that
operations in all their mills were continuing. The union chiefs
replied wih a claim that the huge plant at Bethlehem was com
pletely crippled and that the power house had been forced to
close.
Reported conditions in the other great steel centers indicated
that the balance was being held fairly equitably between the two
opposing sides. On the one hand there was nothing to support the
prediction of the steel company officials that the dav would see
wholesale desertions in the ranks of the strikers and on the other
hand there was a definite increase in mill operation.
Resume Operations
At Farrell, in the Pittsburgh district, one of the most hotlv
contested sectors on the fighting front, the Carnegie Steel Com
pany resumed the operation of two blast furnaces. At Youngs
town, where the strikers have so far been successful in com
pletely paralyzing the steel industry, groups of workers entered
a Carnegie company plant but the superintendent stated opera
tion would not he resumed for the present.
To offset the relatively minor gains the strikers at Cleveland
succeeded in tying up the docks of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and the Otis Steel Company through a sympathetic
walkout of ore and coal handlers. As usual, at headquarters of
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