Lieut Maynari Crowned Mrfw rf 4enal Ehdmance Contest on Arrival at Mweola LXXXVIII—NO. 245 271 DWELLINGS HELP RELIEVE HOME SHORTAGE Many New Houses Arc in the Course of Construction Throughout City LITTLE FRAME BUILDING Outlying Districts Rapidly Be ing Covered With Homes and Apartments Although there is still a serious housing shortage in the city, Harris hurg' has started on a record-break ing building boom and sinpb Janu ary of this year permits have been issued for the construction of 271 new dwellings, costing $1,087,600 to erect. More than 400 permits for all building work have been issuerf at the office of Building Inspector James H. Grove and the total cost of the projects is $2,311,460, by far the largest amount of construction in the history of the bureau. Brick Construction In addition to the many houses which have been built or are under construction, many other properties were remodeled and converted into apartments, while a few new apart ment houses were built. Fourteen varieties of construction of dwellings have been built during the year, the greater number of houses being of brick or sim : lar fire-resisting materials. Only thir teen frame houses have been built at a cost of $36,900, while permits were issued for 152 brick dwellings, to cost $608,100, more than half the tolal cost of all houses being erected this year. Xear Suburbs Most of the home-building opera tions are being done in outlying sec tions of the city, particularly in the Tenth Thirteenth and First wards. As a result of the construction of more homes in these districts, tlie city is gradually stretching out and j reaching closer to many nearby boroughs and villages. In addition to the permits for! brick and frame houses, dwellings ofl other types are being completed, I for which the number and estimated : cost follow: Brick and frame, seventeen I houses, to cost $76,000; brick and stone, eleven, $50,000; brick and] stucco, fifteen, $69,700; concrete! block, three, $9,000; stone, three,, $17,500; concrete block and stucco. I one $3,500; frame and stucco,] twenty, $74,500; brick and concrete, seven, $25,000; stone and stucco, I one, $10,000; brick and frame, one, | $1,800; stone and frame, five, $22,- j 000; brick, concrete block and; stone, twenty-two, $83,600. Delegates May Sit on Commission Regardless of Treaty Ratification' By Associated Press. I'aris, Oct. 18.—The. Supreme] Council to-day adopted a resolution | that delegates of the great powers} may sit on the various commissions 1 created under the German Peace j Treaty and may vote on questions i before these commissions, whether or not their governments have rati fied the Treaty. If the United States Senate does not object, it is stated to be prob able that American delegates will take the places assigned to the United States on such commissions. Washington Objects By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 18.—Republican leaders declared emphatically to duy that the Senate would not con sent to participation by American representatives in the League of Nations or other international commissions until the Peace Treaty had been ratified by the Senate and specific laws enacted by Congress authorizing such representatives and providing for their expenses. Gen. Mangin Ordered to Proceed to Baltic States Immediately By Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 18.—General Mangin, the French member of the Inter- Allied Commission, to superintend the evacuation of the Baltic states by the troops of General Von Der Goltz, will leave Paris immediately for the Baltic, it was decided to day by the Supreme Council. Briga dier General Sherwood A. Cheney, U. 8. A., and representatives of the Dther great powers will follow in a few days. The Peace Conference has receiv ed messages to the effect that Gen eral Yudenitch was expected to take Petrograd within two days. It has no advices, however, regarding the reports that his army had actually entered Petrograd. ItheweathfFJ Harrlxbnrg and Vldnltyt Fair to night and Sunday. Not much change in temperature. Light frost to-night with lowest tem perature about 43 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvania. Fnlr to night and Sunday. Froxt to night. Moderate north nlndx becoming variable. niveri The mail river will rise slowly, the upper portion be ginning to fall Sundn.v after noon or night. All tributaries will fall slowly or rrmaln near ly Htntlonary. A stage of about t4.R fret la Indicated for Harrls burg Sunday morning. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH If\ "PAf"*T7si Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class -D.fVV_iJ_o Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg Hey, You Fellows Up Ahead, Wait a Minute! SENATE HOPES TO FINISH PEACE TREATY TEXT Proposal to Equalize Vote of U. S. and Great Britain Only Amendment DOCUMENT BEING BEAD Not Yet Half Through After Many Weeks of Con sideration Washington. Oct. 18. Senate I reading clerks to-day again were faced with the prospect of continu- I ation of the reading of the long document in which is incorporated the basis of peace between Germany and the United States and Associated powers, and the Covenant of the League of Nations. After many weeks, before the Scgate, the docu ment's reading is not yet half com pleted, but it was hoped to finish it to-day. Only one major proposal for ac tual amendment of its terms now impending, the Johnson proposal to equalize the votes of the U. S. and Great Britain in the League Assem bly. When the Senate convened to-day there came up under the rules a resolution by Senator Walsh, Dem ocrat, Montana, which would give it as the sense of the Senate that whenever the United States be comes a member of the League of Nations, the "state of affairs in Ire land and the right of its people to self government," would be pre sented to the League Council and Assembly by the American repre sentatives. Haldeman's Rules For Streets-Widths Adopted Ottawa, Ont., Oct., 18.—Character izing housing conditions and the en vironment in which thousands are compelled to live in the larger cities of the American' continent as "the great crime of the past," N..W. Ro well, president of the privy council, ir. welcoming the members of the American city planning institute and the town planning institute of Cana da, to Ottawa for their conference, urged upo.n them the necessity of bringing about a "new and better so cial order" during the present re construction' period. A report on ruleS for the establish ment of street widths and their sub division, read by B. A. Haldeman, of Harrisburg, was adopted. Mr. Maldeman is chief of the di vision of city planning and municipal engineering in the Bureau of Munici palities, of the Statp Department of Internal Affairs. TO HUII.I) GARAGE * J. H. Sheesley secured a permit to-day to build a one-story frame garage in Hemlock street, near Ninth to cost $5.00. TRAFFIC MAN IS PROUD TO BECOME HARRISBURGER G. F. Crane Falls in Love With City; Studying the Street Car Problems , HMWJS .iflgP ; .y?^ C. F. CRANE. C. F. Crane, the new superintendent of transportation for the Harrisburg Railways Company, said this morning that he considered it not only a privi lege* but an honor to become a Har risburger, and that he could not as yet begin to appreciate this city. Mr. Crane arrived several weeks ago to take-up his new duties, and will act as assistant to the president of the company, Frank B. Musser. Mr. Crane lias been identified with railroading since he was 18 years old and is an enthusiastic worker. For some years he was stationed at Wilkes-Barre, and did wonderful work in the reorganization of the rail way lines there. After spending sev eral years in the South, Mr. Crane was called to assist Mr. Musser, and came Immediately. Mr. Crane had nothing to say fet this time of nis duties as transporta tion head, as he felt that he has not been here long enough to fully grasp the situation. TO STRIVE FOIt PEACE By Associated Fress. Peking, Sunday, Oct. 12.—The policy of his predecessor in striving for peace, in co-operation with the president of the republic, will be followed by Chin Yun Peng, the new Chinese Premier, he declared in an intedvlew to-day. > ®je Jftatr-ftrtcpcitftrot. HARRISBURG. PA. SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1919, TO END STRIKES ON RAILROADS BY PENALIZING MEN Senate Committee Adopts Pro visions Seeking to Pre vent All Disorders AS A PEBMANENT POLICY Government Control Would End Thirty Days After En actment of Measure By Associated Press Washington, Oct. 18. After adopting provisions to end railroad strikes by penalizing employes who go on strike or others who foment strikes, the Senate Interstate Com merce Committee to-day completed the draft of a bill to establish a permanent Srailroad policy. Gov ernment control and operation of the roads would end thirty days after enactment of the measure. The bill will be reported out early next week. It is similar to the orig inal Cummins measure, providing for private control and operation of the railroads under the strict sup ervision of the Interstate Commerce Commission and a national transpor tation board. The railroads would be divided into competitive regional systems with the Interstate Commerce Com mission empowered to' fix rates in suring a return of 5 1-2 per cent, upon actual value plus one-half of one per cent, for improvements. The plan for adjusting the financial obligations of the Govern ment and carriers growing out of Government control provides that a net balance of about $400,000,000 owing by the carriers shall be car ried by the Government at six per cent. Interest for at least ten years, with new notes of the railroads as security. The earnings made by the Government above the guarantee to the roads will be paid to the roads to offset their indebtedness to the Government. SAYS "FRIEYD" GAVE HIM STOLEN AUTO A friend, whose name he had for gotten had given him the machine, Harry Fuller, 419 Walnut Street, told police airthorities after he had been arrested on the charge of stealing an automobile belonging to Mrs. Frank Wgher, of Camp Hill. The automobile had been stolen from Market Square late in the afternoon. While driving in Market street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth in the early evening, Mrs. Weber's husband and her father. Calvin C. Seachrist, of Camp Hill, spied the car. Driving to where the car was parked, they nabbed Fuller. VERDICT OF $375 The jury returned a verdict of J375 in favor of Henry J. Gardner in his civil action against the Key stone Motor Car Company to recover damages which resulted from an auto accident'at Hummel and Mul baw streets, in 1917, PETROGRAD IS TAKEN, OFFICIAL REPORT ASSERTS Notice Is Posted on the Paris Stock Exchange Bulletin Board This Afternoon KBONSTADT IS CAPTUBED Unconfirmed Beports Declare Yudenitch Is Advancing Toward Capital By Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 18.—The following no tice was posted at the Stock Ex change this afternoon; "OFFICIAL. PETROGRAD HAS BEEN TAKEN." While unconfirmed reports from Scandinavian and Finnish sources re assert to-day the capture of Kron stadt. and the entrance of General Yudenitch's army into Petrograd, au thoritative information at hand only goes so far as to assert the capture of Gatchina, 25 miles from Petrograd, with indications that Krasnoe feelo (Red village), 16 miles almost direct ly south of Petrograd, may also have fallen. The capture of Gatchina, ac cording to British war office informa tion, occurred only yesterday, al though the Scandinavian advices had been announcing this as a fact for several days. Near Krnsnala Gorka On t.he left Esthonian troops co operating with General Yudenitch are just outside of Krasnaia Gorka (Red hill) on the Gulf of Finland about 30 miles due east of Petrograd. Their further advance toward Petrograd seems held up by .the guns of Kron stadt and of the Russian fleet, operat ing under its protection. From Gut china General Yudenitch, again, ac cording to the British war office re ports, holds a fairly straight north and south line 60 miles due south t.o Luga on the Petrograd-Pskov rail way. , The island fortress Kronstadt is evidently the key to Petrograd, and so long as it remains in Bolshevist hands It will be extremely difficult t.o complete the campaign against Petrograd by the capture of that city. At Krasnoe Selo, the old sum mer camp of the Russian Guard Corp?, or even at Tsarskoe Selo (Tsar's village) former winter resi dence of the Russian emperors, which is 14 miles south of Petrograd, General YudeWtch's troops would still be out of range of the guns of the remaining battleships of the Bol shevist Baltic fleet, but the imme diate approaches to the city are com manded by these warships, and the line, which now rqsembles an in verted fish hook, can with difficulty, be straightened out and the barb brought into Petrograd to the north until Kronstadt falls. Continued Menace From Baltic Situation Makes Conference Uneasy By Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 18.—The inter-allied military commission to superintend the evacuation of the German forces of General Von der Goltz will leave for the Baltic states probably within a very few days as there is great uneasiness in Paris over the Baltic situation, the continued menace from the presence of these troops in the Baltic region, and the increas ing possibility that Petrograd may soon change hands and thus put alt Northern Russia into the same un settled state which prevails in the Baltic provinces. This it is feared would afford a wonderful opportunity for a com mander of the type of General Von der Goltz, who has dehionstrated unusual strength as a leader of guerrilla warfare such as that now common in Northern Russia and who has surrounded himself with fearless adventurers of a similar character. These might possibly show greater powers of organization in Soviet Russia than the Russian leaders who now are pressing on to ward Petrograd and Moscow, and might turn the overthrow of Bol shevism into a decided German vic tory. Investigators who have recently been in the Baltic provinces have reported to the Peace Conference that General Von der Goltzlindoubt edly has plans prepared for an east ward movement If opportunity should offer and probably is ready to gove Central Russia a new government of German making. For this reason members of the Peace Conference are anxious that the demobilization of the forces of General Von der Goltz be effected immediately lest his troops move into Soviet Russia and greatjy com plicate affairs should the Lenine government be overturned. ÜBGES USE OF DEAD TO PBOLONG LIFE OF LIVING P Oct. 18.—Dr. Geor re who claims he. can postpone ofd age by grafting in terstitial glands, points out in an article in the Journal to-day that the internal secretion of glands such as the thyroid and supra renal continue alive for three hours after the death of the body and, therefore, advocates that bodies of young and healthy per sons killed ip accident should be rushed to hospitals, where pa tients are suffering Crom curable rqaladies. Hp says the grafting of the glands could be grouped and put in cold storage where they could be kept Indefinitely. "Unfortunately." writes Dr. VoronoiT, "prejudices and law now prevent this. Our shcular customs require that our per ishable bodies be cons'gned to the earth, where they slowly und uselessly are consumed." THIRSTY BACHELORS ENVY MARRIED MEN Uncle Sam Declares Benedict Gallons of Wine Each Ye May Not Even We Sobriety vs. matrimony. That is the wav Uncle Sam has matched 'em up and Ephraim I.ederer, collector of internal rev enue, will be the referee. The only trouble is that Matrimony may draw heavily on the thinning ranks of Sobriety's rooters so that the lat ter will go into the fight without a man in his corner. Odds may be posted after the following articles for the fight have been perused. According to Mr. Lederer's posters no single man may make wine this fall, no matter how his tongue rasps in his mouth for just a "wee drop" denied him by the prohibition laws. But with the benedicts it is some thing else again. Each married man may make 200 gallons of the in toxicating fluid. No matter how his heart aches for his unmarried brother, he may not let him wet liis lips. Neither may the married winemaker remove any of the fer mented grape from his home, nor yet give any to boarders nor mem bers of his household who live under separate roofs. Another queer quirp of the recent Congressional act declares that if any man has left his wife he must join the dry ranks of his single brethren. Only if he lives with the spouse he promised to support for life may he turn toper and keep within the law. To keep all entries straight Mr. Lederer has warned all winemakers that they send him notice in the Federal building , Philadelphia, headquarters of this revenue district, that the juice of the grape is be ing fermented. Accuses U. S. Soldiers of Crossing Border and Kidnaping Mexicans By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 18.—The Mexi can consul at Presidio. Texas, has reported to Ambassador Bonillas two alleged invasions of Mexican ter* ritory which he says has Involved the kidnaping of Mexicans by American soldiers. The consul In his report said he had complained to the prop er United States military authorities and that the soldiers were arrest ed and the Mexicans freed and their arms, which had been taken by the soldiers, restored to them. No com plaint has been made or is contem plated by the ambassador to the American State Department it was said at the embassy to-day, because the incidents have been promptly settled by the action of the military authorities and the Mexican govern ment does not care to create a "situ ation" by filing a formal protest. On one occasion the consul claim ed, three American soldiers went across the border to the town of San Juan and seized a number of Mexi cans, searched them and their houses and carried them back into United States territory with the arms they found. The other occasion, the con sul alleges, was in the town of Bar ranca de la Luge and Mexican citi zens seized were taken to the town of Marfa, Texas, where they were being "held by the soldiers when the consul secured their release through the military commander at Marfa. Appeal of Wasson to Have Name Printed on Ballots Is Dismissed By Associated Press. Pittsburgh, Oct. 18.—The Supreme Court to-day dismissed the appeal of Common Pleas Judge Henry G. Wasson to have his name printed on the ballot at the November general election as a candidate for re-elec tion. The act of 1919, the constitu tionality of which was questioned in the appeal, was held to be valid in the court's declaration- and not con flicting with an act on the question of a few years previous. The Supreme Court decision was the result of an appeal by Judge Wasson from the Dauphin county court decision Tuesday last, when he was denied the right to have his name printed on the ballot and when mandamus proceedings filed against the Secretary of the Com monwealth were dismissed. The Supreme Court's decision also upholds Judge George Kunkel's de cision in the Dauphin county court, in which the constitutionality of the act of 1919 providing for the nonpartisan election of judges and re-establishing the manner of ascer-, tairring sole nominees was declared valid. • Belgian King and Queen Will Not Be Greeted by President By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 18. —The King and Queen of the Belgians will not he received by President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson or/ their visit to Wash ington this mcmth. They will be the guests of Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall instead. Secretary Tumulty to-day issued the following statement: "It is much regretted that the ill ness of the President will make It impossible for the President and Mrs. Wilson to receive the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Duke of Brabar/t as their guests. "During the visit of Their Majes ties His Royal Highness In Washington, the Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall wi 1 ret : n the pl-we of the President nn-1 Mrs. Wilson as, hosts for the Government of the I United States.' "Their Majesties and Hi 3 Royal : Highness, during their visit to Washington, will occupy the real-: dence of the Third Assistant Secre- i tary of State," j V- ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS SINGLE COPIES UfiMC ETIITTAII NE W SPA PER IN HARRISBURG TWO CENTS rlUlTlEi CiUl 1 lUH May Make and Drink 200 r, While the Unmarried Their Whistles FAIR AND COOL Wushington, Oct. 18.—Weather predictions for the week begin ning Monday issued by the Weather Bureau to-day are: North and Middle Atlantic States: Generally fair and cool, frequent frosts. "FLYING CORPS" OF 360 WORKERS TO CANVASS CITY Soldiers' Memorial to Be Open Air Best Station at Ap proach to Bridge An official communique from head quarters of the Harrisburg World War Memorial Fund this morning announced that all preparations are completed for the movement of the division of canvassers who will move in concerted action on the citizens early Tuesday morning. The partic ular objective of the last enveloping movement of the war is the collec tion of $70,000 for the erection of a permanent memorial in honor of the service men and women of Harris burg. Considerable misunderstanding as to the nature and form of the pro posed memorial actuated the commit tee in charge of the campaign to is sue a statement to clear up all mis apprehensions on the eve of the last canvass. The memorial will bo placed at Thirteenth and State streets, and will [Continued on Page 7.1 I *f i 4 **-> 4 *• <4* o M •a* **" A* 4s. t *" 4* ,♦* e 04 * * ' ' ' !*f 4* *l® *!* ■■ >Y A -if f> \ ' t4 n #y [4 < # *. L 4 (j * \ * 4 V ( ®i * * 4* ....... &* 4* t* A s 4 * A* t- Oi ' ' Cf . E * s 4 ( ' ' t r 1 J J FLETCHER WANTS:M.UNXTIONS.BARRK. .jM | T S 8 4* ".# | v- i >| L X L>" ac ~ IK 4* ! 4 ',* 8 4* k X l * B * 8 € . - (<i ft J i: 4 , 4 r 4 x X t th< * € r 4 *: e I Rub?.;|i es. * * **, London. The Vhite flag was hoisted over the Bo! ! • s * !* * 4 f Kronstadt on Friday !; ——" ■ ■ * * * * report. MARRIAGE LICENSES $ IB ■> A Samuel \ ietoaky. fc'ew York, ami t.oldie J. Mall, Harrlahnr*! IS Arehle 13. Stnhley nntl Snrn C. Hoover, IlnrrUkurß; I.eroy J. Spnhr and*!"' l.ntirn Yl. Y enter, lln rrll,iir K : HilKur 1.. Kirk. Harrlaburic and Mar-aiL It'tiret 0". Walter, 13aatont Dudry 11. Anderaon, Arw Kenalngton. and " \ Mt.r**rct Y'. Ku illrlinrt, lOett.v Aura; tiulle W. I.rfrver and Mary OT <. <*r" Sjtnnaler. (irttj.linritt Camilla Uifoniaao, Hnrrlahursf. Nad Clara De 4, Frank, Steeltnni Hnrry M. Deitrleh. \lv Cumberland, and I.llllan M. T* Hoy rr, Hiiynltoni Joaeph \. Co*, and Marguerite 13. Coyle, Harrlnburai u. rd John S. Knialey and Mildred \. s h< HlTer, llnrrlahurai Cheater H. i I aim. brhe .reetndy, M. >., a >d Math A. llllllnK. Hnrrlal.urai Shirley b 7" I*. Snyder, I3lktn. nnd"Dorothy Yl. llurlelKh. F.lmlra. N. Y'.| John M. Fay, Philadelphia, and .Ylary l\ Yleade, Harrlaburft. HAILED VICTOR OF GREATEST AIR ENDURANCE TEST Lieut. B. \V. Maynard Reaches Mineola, Ending Record- Brcaking Flight CROSSES NATION TWICE Triumphs Over Difficulties ir World's Premier Fly ing Event By Associated Press• N. Y„ Oct. 18.—Lieut. Bel vin IV. Maynard, victor in the Army'; air race across the continent and re turn, the greatest aviaUon enduranc; test of history, landed here at 1.5' P. M. Lieutenant Maynard's official land> . ing time was 1.50.05. Two Little Girls, With Their Mother, Are Scanning Skies For 'Daddy' Maynard By Associated Press Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 18. Two small girls were up early here to day to Cratch with their mother for a little black speck expected to ap pear on the horizon at about 1 o'clock. The little black speck, they knew, would loom quickly into the outlines of a rushing airplane. And pretty soon "Daddy" Maynard, famous now as the "flying parson" would climb out and give them a big hug and kiss. Mrs. Maynard, with the little girls, Evelyn, five, and Rose, four, weren't the only ones, however, waiting to welcome Lieutenant Maynard from the longest airplane race ever flown. Roosevelt Field, Lieutenant Maynard's goal, was dotted with [Continued on Page 7.1
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