„ ' ) •' t Russian Soviet Government Orders Entire Population to Trai lediately For Military Service HARRISBUKG tßS|illi' TELEGRAPH ©ftc ofor-3n&cj)cnsfftL LXXXYIII—NO. 241 18 PAGES Dtt,, S a tS~oaSTft'iSaST' HARRISBURG. PA. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1919. linis \VSPAPEH M S HA'IIK ISH ITI!o EI,S SI TWO' CENT'S" 8 HOME EDITION REPORT DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION OF STEEL STRIKE Labor's Request Given to In dustrial Conference; Sug gest Committee of Six RESOLUTIONS OF PUBLIC Six Are Presented Dealing With Relations Between Capital and Labor By Associated Press, Washington, Oct. 14. labor's demand that the nation-wide steel strike be arbitrated was- reported to the National Industrial Conference to-day by the steering committee of fifteen without recommendations, but with the suggestion that if arbi tration is undertaken the proposed committee of six be chosen by the three groups in the conference from members or nonmembers of tli" con ference. Thomas L. Chadbourne, chairman of the committee announced that two groups in the committee opposed the resolution proposing arbitration, but that a majority of all the mem bers of the committee favored it. There was no immediate action on the report, the conference adjourn ing for an hour after there had been a sharp debate over interpretation of the rules. Deal With Relations Six resolutions dealing with the relations between capital and labor, and particularly the right of labor to deal with employers through un ions, were introduced by members of the public group to-day. Chairman Bernard M. Baruch, of the public group, announced that the resolutions were not those of the group as a body and that their P re " sen-tation had merely been assented to because the subjects were believed to relate to the purposes for which the conference was called. John Spargo, of New York, of- [Continued on Page 11.] President's Condition Good Although He Did Not Have Restful Night By Associated rrcss Washington, Oct. 14. —President Wilson's condition was generally i good to-day, although he did not have a restful night, according to the bulletin issued by his physicians this morning. The bulletin issued at 12.15 p. m. follows: "The President did not have a restful night last night. His rest lessness was caused by a swelling of the prostate gland, a condition from which he has suffered in the past and which has been intensified more or less by his lying in bed. His general condition, however, is good. As noted yesterday, his tem perature, pulse, respiration, heart action and blood pressure are nor mal. Bear Admiral Grayson said the swelling of the prostate gland was fiuite common and no importance should be attached to it. it is ex pected that Dr. Grayson will, how ever, call in a specialist in order that the President may be made more comfortable. More Government Food May Be Sent to City Harrisburg lias another chance to buy government food. In a letter to Mayor Keister yesterday some very low rates were quoted. It is not cer tain whether a supply will be pur chased for the city, for the Mayor will not decide until he hears from his municipal food committee. It is understood there are several organizations in Harrisburg ready to take charge of the food if ordered by the Mayor. It is also said there is a probability of the city being able to get food at prices much less than were paid, and the supply to include canned fruit, meats of all kinds, and probably blankets. As soon as Mayor Keister recovers he will first ascertain what the com mittee will do and will then con sider the proposition from the sev eral local organizations willing to handle the food. Living Costs Will Fall Soon, Palmer Declares at Phila. Philadelphia, Oct. 14.—Diving costs will fall soon. Attorney Gen eral Palmer predicted to-day In an Interview. "Prices have dropped in all parts of the country," he said. "1 am surprised that the same condition does not prevail here. But it will come. "Throughout the United States the cost of foods has fallen almost twenty-five per cent. Beef on the hoof has gone down so low in some localities that the producers are protesting. m "The campaign in Pennsylvania for lower prices will have a similar effect." [THe weather! llnrrlKburg and Vicinityi Unset tled with rain this afternoon, to-night nnd prohnhly Wednes day. Warmer to-night with low est temperature nhout 54 de crees. Pastern Pennsylvania. Showers probably to-night nnd Wednes day, warmer to-nlglit. Moder ate east to soatli winnris. niter: The Susiiuehnai a river nnd all Its brunches tvlll rise slight ly or remain nearly stutlouury. A stage or nhont :i.lt feet Is in ilieated for Harrisburg Wednes day morning. Architect's Drawing of Proposed Polyclinic Hospital COMMISSIONERS URGE RETURN OF ROADS TO OWNERS Practices of State Regulatory Bodies Discussed at Big Convention Indianapolis, Oct. 14. —Special] conferences for the discussion of I problems facing street and interurbnn i railways, rates and Service of tele- j phone and telegraph companies and . the practices, of state regulatory ] bodies in rate cases under present i abnormal conditions, began here to day with the opening session of the annual convention of the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners. Forty states are represented by the commissioners present. Scores Centralization That undue centralization of pow er in Washington is a menace to the welfare of the people of thQ United States, was the statement made by Charles E. Elmquist, presi dent of the association. At the conclusion of his address, Mr. Elmquist tendered his resigna tion as general solicitor for the as sociation. He will become connect ed with a law firm at St. Paul, Minn. Declaring his faith in the various state commissioners, President Elm- ' quist said he believed that "under no circumstances should the Fed eral government attempt to do a thing which can ite better done by the states themselves." "The American people have not been convinced that private opera [Continued on Page 11.] Ground Broken For New Ohev Sholom Temple With Appropriate Exercises Despite a drizzling rain, ground was broken with impressive cere monies this morning for the new synagogue of the Ohev Sholom Tem ple, to he located at Front and Sen ace streets. The first shovelful of ground for the proposed new structure was turned by David Kaufman, the pres- | ident of the congregation. Other shovelsful were turned by Joseph Plaster, vice-president; Rabbi Louis J. Haas, H. C. Plaster, chairman of the building committee; Mrs. Jacob son, vice-president of the sisterhood; James Goldsmith and A. Mayor, old members of the congregation and others. Rabbi Louis J. Haas offered pray ers for the work and the workers both in English and Hebrew. Oth er members of the congregation had a part in the event. Building arrangements will be rushed with the purpose of having the new temple completed at the earliest possible moment. It is ex pected that a total of $90,000 will be expended in the building opera tion!:. It is expected that it will be completed about June 1. No Indication of Influenza This Winter, Army Surgeons Say St. Louis, Oct. 14. —There is no indication of influenza (his winter, according to speakers at the con vention of the Association of Mili tary Surgeons of the United States in session here to-day. Colonel Victor C. Vaughn, in an address, declared the fouler the atmosphere and the more bacteria one breathes the more immune he would be of disease. This was proved, he said, by statistics compiled dur ing the war, which showed that the greutest death rate from disease was among men from rural districts. "The city-reared man," ho as serted, "is accustomed to breathing filthy air, while the country bred is not, and consequently a foul at mosphere will affect the latter soon er than the former." POLYCLINIC PLANS FOR NEW HOSPITAL Growing Demand For Modern Structure With Increased Fa cilities to Be Met With Modern Structure; Will Con tain Four Wards and Private Rooms One of the prettiest, as well as most modern hospital structures in Pennsylvania is to be the new Poly clinic Hospital at Front and Har ris streets, following complete re modeling after plans prepared by M. I .Kast and Thomas M. Kelker. The work is planned for the very near future, and the hospital au thorities plan a campaign among friends of the institution in Har risburg and vicinity whereby $150,- 000 will be raised. Polyclinic Hos pital's clientele covers the major portion of the central counties of Pennsylvania. The new hospital will contain four wards, semiprivate and private rooms, two operating rooms, the dispensary, reception rooms, offices and other departments. The plans of Kast and Kelker call for a build ing of great beauty, and the struc RUSSIAN REDS ORDER ALL TO DRILL FOR ARMY Soviets Compel Entire Popu lation to Train Immediately For Military Service By Associated Press Helslngfors, Oct. 14.—The Soviet government of Russia has ordered j the entire population of that coun- j try to train immediately for mill- I tary service, according to reports ! reaching here from Russian sources. All peasants, it is said, must devote i [Continued on Page 11.] Another Boy Taken as Jewelry Store Thier Raymond "Emmett" Butler, Apri- | cot street, is being held by Harris-] burg police charged with being im- j plicated with Wesley Jones, 1631! j Dorry street, in the robbery of the 1 Commings jewelry store, 14 North Fourth street, last Tuesday. Butler is 16 years old and Jones, who was arrested earlier yesterday, is 17 years old. Butler is colored and Jones is white. Butler was arrested by Detectives Speese and Allison, who have been working on the case. He admits that he had been with Jones when an automobile was taken from the garage of the Oliver Chilled Plow Company, and that he was with Jones when he broke the window in the store and assisted in the rob bery. A considerable quantity of the jewelry taken from the store is be lieved by the police to have been thrown away fn Reservoir Park. Some of it is believed to have been found by residents of the district and an investigation Is probable, it is said. Mayor Keister Sent to Bed by Physician Mayor Daniel L. Keister was or dered to bed to-day by his phy sician. Late yesterday afternoon following a conference he was seized with a coughing spell. I>ast even ing he grew worse and this morn ing showipg no improvement, the Mayor was ordered to go to bed. At noon to-day he was slightly im proved but unable to leave his home. j ture will be an added attraction in Front street. It is to be three stories in height, with a commodious base ment. The improvement will not only give Polyclinic Hospital room for the expansion which has been oc curring very steadily, but it will also increase Harrisburg's hospital fa cilities—admittedly not sufficiently great for a city this size. The di rectors of Polyclinic two years ago came to the conclusion that more room was absolutely essential. "Demands became so great," said one of the directors to-day, "that it was either construct a building large enough or go out of business." Work on the new structure will begin early in the spring. In the meantime plans are being made for the campaign planned for Poly clinic. 100,000 FAMILIES SHY OF HOMES IN PENNSYLVANIA State Chamber of Commerce Takes Up Situation, Found to Be Serious One One 'hundred thousand families homeless in Pennsylvania! Scores of cities working on the housing problem and wresting with the best methods of meeting this vital situation. Active in advancing the welfare of the Commonwealth, the Pennsyl vania State Chamber of Commerce has udded a housing bureau and en gaged an expert, technically and practically trained, who will direct its energies. Ritchie Lawrle, Jr., of i Pittsburgh, graduate civil engineer from Carnegie Institute of Tech nology with eight years' experience in building construction and general business administration, is the new [Continued on Page 8.1 Gets Permit For First Aerial Hangar in City The first building permit to be issued in the city for the erection of a hangar for an airplane was taken out to-day by W. M. Felton, who will construct a hangar of galva nized iron at the southwest cor ner of Sycamore and Fourteenth streets. It will be 40 by 90 feet and will cost S6OO. Charles Barnhart to-day secured a building permit to erect six two and one-half story brick houses at the northeast corner of Eighteenth and Forster streets, at a total cost of $27,000. Reuben Morrett, contractor /or George Orth, will build an addition and remodel the property at 426 North street, at a cost of S3OO. Pinchot and Maurer in Conference Here James H. Maurer .president of the Pennsylvania Federation of La bor, held a conference this after noon with Gijfford Pinchot, who is in the city, for consultation with Capitol Hill officials. • Mr. Maurer had nothing to an nounce before the conference, but said that he and Mr. Pinchot were merely having a talk regarding the liaison of the Pennsylvania Federa tion and the State Grange, Mr. Pin chot representing the latter. H ARRISBURG NAVY SEEKS TO DEVELOP SPORTS FOR RIVER Plans to Be Discussed at Ban-j quet in Penn-Harris Thursday The idea of plans of the greater Harrisburg Navy for development of Harrisburg's wonderful recreation facilities on the river, may be obtain ed from the report or the committee on by-laws which will be presented at the booster banquet at the Penn- Harris Thursday evening. Warren H. Manning will be the principal speaker at Thursday eve ning's affair, which by the way had inadvertently been announced would be held at another date. A number |of prominent Harrisburg citizens who are interested in development plans will also speak and the med als and cups won at the big Labor Day Kipona will be awarded the suc cessful contestants. The committee on by-laws lias drawn up a report which will out line the aims of this newer organi zation to sponsor river development and aquatic sports and outline how it intends to make these plans realities. "The purpose of the Navy," quot ing from the report, "will be to awaken public interest in Harris burg's wonderful natural advantages for healthful recreation on the Sus quehanna River, and to secure de velopment 'of these advantages through the erection of adequate mu nicipal boat storage facilities, bath ing beaches and houses, clearing the river channels of dangerous rocks, obtaining such measures'as will safe guard life and property on the river, holding the annual Kipona and other regattas from time to time, and oth erwise foster public interest in the j value of the Susquehanna as one of j Harrisburg's assets." Of course the tlrst step in working J out these comprehensive plans is to secure passage of the proposed $40,- 000 lon* for bathing beaches in the river wiiieh will be before the voters at next month's election. The next step will probably be to make some provision for canoe storage to take care of the changes provided by the i Hardscrabblc improvements. | Canoe or boat owners, swimmers or any other person interested in riv er development for recreation pur poses shall be eligible to membership and it is believed that the younger men who are interested in the river will turn out in good force at Thurs day's booster affair. The time for sending out invitations is too short and the committee has invited all canoeists to attend without the for mality of an invitation. The banquet starts at 6.45 o'clock in the Penn-Har ris ball room .-tnd tickets may be ob tained from Ira c - Kindler, chairman ot the committee, or at any of the down-town sporting goods stores. Government of the navy will be vested in an executive committee with an admiral and admiralty board as advisers. The executive commit tee will consist of 15 members who will be elected ot Thursday's affair. The admiral will be selected at the I same time. Attain Fifty Per Cent. Production at Gary Chicago, Oct. 14. Fifty per i cent, production had been reached j j to-day at the United States Steel | Corporation's plant at Gary, Ind., I it was announced officially and re- j ports from throughout the Chicago ! district were that the general indus ! trial situation was better than at any time since the steel strike, now in its fourth week, was called. Company officials asserted 90 per I cent, of the employes had returned ! to work at the Inlund and Wiscon- j sin Steel Company plants at South ] Chicago. Waukegan mills also re ported more men at work. John H. De Young, chairman of the Chicago committee for the steel workers, denied claims of factory heads of great numbers of men re- I turning to work. INo violence during the last 24 hours was reported in the district, i AVIATORS ARE TAKING OFF ON RETURN FLIGHT Sundown Is Expected to Wit ness Last of First Twelve in Air Again MAYNARD IN SAME PLANE Leaves San Francisco Early in Afternoon to Complete Circuit By Associated Press Miliaria. N. Y., Oct. 14. With 12 of the 62 original starters safely across the continent and preparing to start the return flight, the first half of the Army air service trans continental race between Mineola and San Francisco Altered on its final phase to-day. By sundown it was expected that the majority of the remaining con testants would have checked in at the two seaboard control stations. Only two of the 15 original ban Francisco starters still in the race remain to check in at Mineola. Five already have urrived and the other eight have been forced out along the routes by accidents. The two re maining fliers are Major C. F. Bar tholf, who spent last night at the Bochester, N. Y., control and Bieut. I'. J. Hichter, who stopped over at | Cleveland. ! Of the score or more of west ! bound fliers still in the race, nearly ! all had reached or passed Chicago, ; and the majority were within a j day's flight of San Francisco. Maynard Is Coming Back in Same Plane j He Went Out In By Associated Press Sail Francisco, Oct. 14. I Belvin W. Maynard, who blazed the ■ trail from the Atlantic to the Pa cific in the first lap of the Army s transcontinental air race was pre pared to start at 1.22 p. m. to-day on his return to Mineola, N. x.. in the same de Haviland airplane in which he made his record-breaking flight. The only new part the ma- ; chine required was a tire to replace I the one whtch blew out when he , landed here. The hour set for Lieut. Maynard's departure was the earliest possible under the rules governing the race. 1 , , Six westbound flyers arrived here yesterday, four more were within a day's flight of their western goal and three others bad crossed the western boundary of Nebraska and were well within the Rocky Moun tain country. SHOULDER FRACTURED By Associated Press Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 14. H. J. Meyer, of Cleveland, injured yester day when plane No. 37, piloted by Lieutenant H. D. Norris, of Wash ington, D. C., crashed into a hill dur ing a fog near Oconto, Neb., suffered a fractured shoulder, according to advices received here to-day from Lexington, Neb. Meyer was acting as Lieutenant. Norris' mechanician when the accident occurred. Lieu tenant Norris suffered very slight in jury to one of his arms. After the accident both men went to Lexing ton to await instructions from New York. REACHES BINGHAMTON By Associated Press Bingluunton, N. Y., Oct. 14. Major J. J. C. Rartholf, No. 51, ar rived here at 9.24. He is waiting here for clear weather. Lodge Declares Japs Are Building Empire Which Threatens U. S. By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 14. Japan is building a far eastern empire which will become "a peril to America" and threaten the safety of the world, Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the Republican leader, declared to dhy in the Senate in urging adoption of his amendments to the Peace Treaty under which German rights in Shantung would be returned to China instead of being awarded to Japan. Steadily and relentlessly, Japan is gaining control of China, Senator Lodge said, and he predicted that she would use China's vast manpow er to endanger the safety of both America and Europe. "It is impossible to see," said Senator Lodge, "how any conscien tious American can consent, to any act or treaty that will extend the power of such a nation as Japan over a countiy like China, espe cially when the United States de liberately drew China into the war with at least an implied if not an express promise to give assistance and protection at the Peace Confer ence. ITALY AGREES TO FREE STATE IN FIUME By Associated rress. , j Paris, Oct. 14. ltaly has I agreed to the creation of a free I state in Fiume, the port remain | Ing untler control of the Lea: ue | ,of Nations, Bays the Petit Pa j ' risien, which claims to have re i ceived reliable information on the subject. At the same time, it 1 is said, Italy is understood to re quire there shall be no gap be tween the free state and Italian Istriu, In ofder that Flume may not be surrounded by Jugo-Slav territory. HOPE TO ARREST BOMBER AS NEW PLOT IS FOUND Military Authorities at Gary Say They Know Name, Habits and Methods of Man, Uncover Assassination Scheme FIND MUCH DYNAMITE AND "RED" PRINTING PLANT * By Associated Press. Chicago, Oct. 14.—Military authorities at Gary, the home of the big steel mills, announced to-day that they hoped to have the maker of the Gimbel and other bombs which have startled the country in the last year, under arrest within a few hours. Secret service men said they knew the name, habits and manufacuring methods of the individual who they claimed has made most of these bombs. They announced also that they had uncovered a plot to assassinate the mayor of Gary,, discovered great stores of dynamite near Gary and traced the printing of red circulars to Indianapolis. They said they had arrested the man who blew up an entrance of the Chicago post office a year ago. Seeking Radical Premature announcement in a Chicago paper this morning of some features of the bomb story, military authorities at Gary said, had partly thwarted their plans for clearing out what they had reason to believe was one of the central committees of dynamiters in this country. This story said that Alexander Jvanoff had been arrested as the principal bombmaker. Colonel Mapes, com mander of the Federal troops at Gary, announced this forenoon that Ivanoff had not been arrested, but that authorities were looking for jhim. Army Intelligence Department officials said that Ivanoff was the Gimbel bombmaker. Near the scene of the explosion of one bomb some months ago, these j authorities said, was found a scrap of a newspaper printed in Chicago. I The paper's entire subscription lists rwere obtained and the subscribers' | names studied. Selections were made among theses names as likely to lead to developments. One such name j was Alexander Ivanoff, who, it was | 4 4 ll* I 4 4 4 s Captain Roy I f 4 <&■ <■& 4 4 T § west of Omaha. f * T 4 V f T 4* 4 * T 4* 4 4 f X 4 4* (■§* * -5* 4 ew 4 * 4 r<* r- 4 1 pit- the avi itrix. „ ► -4* ' f & *. ! i | :: 4* > 4 ?c . * ▼ X * ' X 5 !t i ** *§ At, ,jf jX ft .c. '4 i? 4> it ' 4 \t ¥ *3* MARRIAGE LICENSES £ | | jt rt Wendell Brnrdck nnd Julia Kovatn, Stcelton; Hairy E. Farina i • * nnd Amelia Vance, Steeltoni (ieorge D. Lcnker and Minnie I. Dclbler,w MlllerwburK. . noted, was not only a subscriber but a contributer of radical articles. Ivanoff lived in Gard. First, in [Continued on Page 17.1 WANT NAMES OF CITY'S DEAD Friends and relatives of sol diers from Harrisburg who died •n Army, Navy or Marine service ' during the World War are urged to send at once to City Forester Ijouis G. Baltimore the name of the soldier, his rank and the company, regiment and division in which he served, together with the date of his death. Unless this is done, no memorial tree can be planted on- Arbor Day in honor of the soldier who gave his life. Address communications to Mr. Baltimore, Calder Building, Harrisburg. ———_—— (
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