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LXXXVIII NO. 247 18 PAGES HARRISBURG. PA. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1919. "^cFciSSB 58 HOME EDITION
MACHINERY FOR
ENFORCING DRY
LAW IS READY
Local Revenue Officers Told
to Be Ready to Act
at Once
SALOONMEN UNCERTAIN J
Have No Plans For Future if I
New Regulations Are
Put Into Force
DOOM OF 2.75 APPARENT]
Beverages Sold Must Contain 1
Less Than One-Half of
One Per Cent. Alcohol
That they are to he ready to j
act immediately on instructions,
which will be issued for the en- i
forcement of the Federal pro- 1
.hibition measure now before!
President Wilson, is the mes-j
sage that has been sent to offi-j
cials of the Harrisburg Internal j
Revenue Office.
Xo detailed instructions have yet I
been received at the local office, and !
it is not expected that any will be re- j
ceived until the measure becomes of- '
fective, either with or without Pres- '
icient Wilson's signature, which will
be not later than next Tuesday. That j
they are to be ready is the limit of j
the instructions given here to em- ;
ployes.
-.7.1 Apparently Doomed
Barring loopholes, the measure will !
spell the doom of 2.75 per cent, beer:
and all its near and far relatives, j
Even one-half of one per cent, stuff j
is barred, and it is doubtful how j
many "near-beers" and other softj
diinks will fall within the scope of;
the measure.
The burden of the enforcement of i
the measure will be with the Internal 1
Revenue Department, with Collector:
Kphraim Lederer, directing the work
in this territory. Heavy fines are
provided in the measure.
Denlerx I ncertaln
Harrisburg liquor dealers' have not ■
formulated any definite plans for the 1
future. It is not believed, however, i
that there will be any attempt on the j
part of city dealers to evade the law. j
Many of them are facing heavy ;
loss by the provisions of the meas- j
ure, which promises to become effect- j
ive within a short time. Heavy sup- I
plies are held by some of therti and j
under the measures, they will be un- I
able to dispose of this in any manner.
Debate on Irish Question
Threatens in Senate's
Treaty Consideration
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 21. Having
completed the long task ot having
the Treaty read, the Senate to-day
■was ready to proceed to uninterrupt
ed consideration of the Peace Treaty.
Technically the amendment pro
posed by Senator Johnson, Repub
lican, of California, to equalize the
voting strength of the United States
and Great Britain in the League As
sembly was before the Senate to-day.
The general opinion was, however,
that a rollcall on this amendment
would not be reached until to-mor
row.
Debate on the Irish question
threatened again to-day, centering
about the resolution of Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, pledg
ing the United States to present to
the League at an early date the
claims of the Irish for independence.
Violators of War-Time
Prohibition Are Fined
By Associated rress.
Scran ton, Pa., Oct. 21. —Four
liquor dealers pleaded guilty to-day
before Judge Witmcr in the United
States Court here charged with vio
lating the wartime prohibition
amendment. They were fined $B5O.
"I serve notice on all you liquor
dealers that if there are any more
of these cases coming into this court
to annoy the United States govern
ment, this court will impose sen
tences of imprisonment in conjunc
tion with the fines," said Judge Wit
mer.
"All pleas will be of no avail.
This business must be stopped.
There can be no questions raised.
The government must be upheld and
this court will use its full power to
uphold the law."
Others accused of the same viola
tion of the law elected to stand trial.
UNCOVER REVOLT PLAN'S
By Associated Press,
Paris. Oct. 21. (Havas) —Plans
for a revolt in Alsace to take place
on November 9 have been discover
ed at Strnsburg, according to the
Echo de Paris. The alleged arch
conspirator, an engineer named
Koessler, has been arrested, with
two accomplices, and it is said that
a leader of a Socialist union, a for
mer Alsatian deputy and a French
Socialist arc believed to have been
implicated.
STRIKERS IN* DEMONSTRATION*
By Associated Press.
Mingo Junction, 0., Oct. 21.
JThere was a demonstration at the
'entrance to the Carnegie steel mills
here this morning when 600 strik
ing steel workers gathered at the mill
gates.
JAP MARSHAL DIES
By Associated Press.
Tokto, Monday. Oct. 20.—Field Mnr
shal Count Seiki Terauchi, former
jaremicr of Japan, died to-day.
IPs Hard to See How We Are Going to Get Anywhere If
They Insist on Staying Up on Their High Horses
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CITY RESPONSIVE
TO CANVASS FOR
MEMORIAL FUND
| Solicitors Hope to Have $75,-
000 Raised by Tomor
row Noon
Solicitors who this morning be
gan canvassing the 85,000 people
of Harrisburg in an effort to raise
$70,000 to pay for the soldiers'
memorial to he erected at Thirteenth
and State streets were saying at
noon that the people were coming
through right nobly.
"It doesn't look to me that we
will have much difficultv in raising
this money," said Treasurer Stanley
Jean at Chamber of Commerce
headquarters. "It doesn't look to
me that we will have so little money
that our memorial will be a 'flivver.'
And I hope that the experience of
those patriots who years ago pro
posed a memorial to the 'Boys of
'6l' will be repeated. That mem
orial was only half finished lor a
long time; and it was a standing
testimonial to the fact that some
times we don't do our duty."
To finish in 21 Hours
All of the several hundred solic
itors who went to work to-day did
so with the idea that the campaign
will be finished and cleaned up by
noon to-morrow, when reports will
be made at a luncheon in Chestnut
Street Auditorium.
"I trust that every one of these
several hundred men will work as
earnestly for this campaign the
last of the war, as he did for the
various Liberty Loan, Red Cross and
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Republican Club's
Reception Thursday
The Harrisburg Republican Club
will hold its reception to candidates
Thursday evening, instead of Friday,
as previously announced, with Gov
ernor Sproul as a guest of honor.
Supper will be served after the
speaking program, which will include
addresses by Lieutenant Governor
Beidleman, Attorney General Snyder
and other prominent Republicans.
MAYBE, MR. WHITE, THAT IS
WHY HE SOLD THE SUIT
"Darkirine" Evidently Is No Proper Color For a Palm Beach
on a Cool Fall Day
Keeord Clerk Karl White, Complaint
Clerk Henry Bueh, patrolmen, detec
tives and others about police station
were stumped this morning.
They learned the name of a new
' olor. but it is the color Itself that
has them scratching their heads.
"Darklrlne." That's the color and
all information concerning it will be
gratefully received by Mr. White.
CAMP HILL RECTOR
IS MADE A BISHOP
Word was received here to-day
| that the Rev. W. H. Overs, who
! built the Episcopal Church in
j Camp Hill and who was rector of
:t for several years, to-day was
| elected Bishop of Liberia.
Bishop Overs recently has
: been rector of an Episcopal
church in- Bradford. He has
i many friends here.
1,800 CHILDREN
TO TAKE PART IN
ARBOR DAY FETE
Number of White Pines to Be
Planted in Park To
morrow
At least 1800 school children from
the fourth and fifth grades of city
schools will participate in the Arbor
Day program on Friday afternoon, it
was announced to-day by Commis
sioner E. Z. Gross. Mr. Gross con
ferred yesterday afternoon with Su
perintendent F. E. Downes. It is
likely that Dr. Downes will arrange
to have practically all fourth and
fifth grade and probably some sixth
grade pupils in the city present at
tin Arbor Day exercises in Reservoir
park.
Notice will be given to the school
principals and teachers about the ar
rangements which will be made for
Friday's observance. Professor W.
M. Harclerode, supervisor of music in
the city schools, will have charge of
the singing, which will include two
planting songs. Arrangements are
being made, also, for music by a
quartet and by a band.
Some of the white pine trees to be
used as memorials in honor of dead
scldiers will be planted to-morrow
under the supervision of City Forest
er Louis G. Baltimore. Arrangements
will be made also for planting a few
trees during the memorial exercises
on Friday, when the ground for
the grove will be dedicated by Dr.
J. George Becht. deputy superinten
dent of public instruction.
This word <was used by one of the
city's second hand clothing merch
ants in his report to the police de
partment in describing a palm beach
suit he had purchased.
The munificent sum of 11.50 was
paid for the suit, complete, which was
otiginally sold in Harrisburg by one
of the Market street's clothing merch
ants.
WILSON FROM
BED SEEKS TO
AVERT BREAK
Outlines His Views on Indus
trial Conference Deadlock
in Dictated Letter
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 21. President
Wilson, despite his illness, took a
personal hand in the National In
dustrial Conference in an effort to
avert a break which is threatened as
a result of the inability of the cap
ital and labor groups to reach a sat
isfactory agreement on the collec
tive bargaining issue.
Jn a 600-word letter to Secretary
Lane, chairman of the conference,
dictated from his sick bed, the Presi
dent outlined his views as to the
conference situation. The letter was
immediately dispatched to Mr. Lane,
who, it was explained, was to use
it at his discretion.
May Be Ucld in Reserve
The conference was not in session
when Mr. Lane received the com
munication, having met at 10.15
a. m., and adjourned at the request
of the labor group after two resolu
tions had been presented. It was
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BOLSHEVIKI SHIP
DOCUMENTS AND
CASH TO MOSCOW
Chief Soviet Representative
Flees Petrograd With All
Ablc-Bodied Men
By Associated Press.
Amsterdam, Oct. 21. Commis
sary Zinovieff, the chief Bolshevik
government representative in Petro
grad, has withdrawn from that city,
taking with him all men able to bear
arms, according to reports to the
German press. The official docu
ments and cash, it is declared, have
been taken to Moscow.
Hclsingfors, Finland, Oct 21. —
General Yudenitch has encountered
strong Bolshevist resistance beyond
Pulkovo, about seven miles south of
Petrograd. He had therefore halt
ed his advance to concentrate his
forces while awaiting reinforcements
and heavy artillery. One hundred
guns reached his army to-day.
Ijondon, Oct. 21.—Orel has been
retaken by the Bolsheviki, who also
have defeated nineteen regiments of
General Mamontoff's army outside
of Voronezh, according to a wlre
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DETAILS OF NEW
ITALIAN PARK TO
BE WORKED OUT
Conference of City Officials
on Plans Is Set For Next
Tuesday
'BLUEPRINTS ARE READY
! Harrisburg Academy Agrees
to Widening of Green Street
Without Asking Damages
Counciimen, members of the City
Planning Commission, City Solicitor
John E. Fox and City Engineer M.
B. Cowiien will hold a joint meet
ing next Tuesday morning at 11
o'clock to discuss details of the pro
posed Italian Park development and
widening and relaying lines of
streets in the Fourteenth ward, be
ginning at Division street.
The letter from the Planning Com
mission explaining the plan of de
velopment which has been agreed
to by the executors of the McKee-
Graham estate, was submitted to
Council to-day. It was published in
full a few days ago. and provides
for extensive street changes, drain
ing of the water area in the park or
providing a pool, and the develop
ment of the park for use within
three years.
To Study Blueprints
Counciimen this morning said they
desired to see blueprints and other
drawings of the proposed improve
ments. E. Clark Cowden, engineer
lor the Planning Commission, said
he had these and would show them
to Council.
It is understood that plans will
be made at the conference next week
for the preparation of necessary
legislation to carry out the provisions
of the tentative agreement with the
trustees of the MoKee-Graham
estate.
In the letter from the Planning l
Commission it was stated that of-!
ficials of the Harrisburg Academy;
had agreed to have Green street;
opened to a width of 120 feel,
through their property without I
claiming any damages.
Contracts Approved
Council approved the award of j
contracts to the Central Construction
Corporation for the paving of Zar-I
ker street. Nineteenth to Twentieth:!
Chestnut street, Eighteenth to Nine-]
teenth, and Brensinger, Forrest to:
Woodbine, at a cost of $3.36 a.
square yard.
A letter was received from Local >
Union No. 520, United Association
of Plumbers and Steamfitters, in
eluding a resolution asking for the
appointment of a journeyman
plumber on the City Plumbing Ex
amining Board, which at present con
sists of the Plumbing Inspector, the
.City Health Officer and two master
plumbers. The letter and resolu
tion were referred to Commissioner
S. P. Hassler for consideration and
recommendation for action.
To Close Street
A petition was received front
property owners asking Council to
strike York street. Sixteenth to
Seventeenth, from the city official
map.
Commissioner Lynch introduced
an ordinance authorizing the paving
of Nineteenth street. Swatara to
Derry. It was petitioned for by
property owners including ex-Com
missioner S. E. Dunkle. Council
passed finally an ordinance placing
Harvey alley on the city map.
Commissioner Lynch was author
ized by resolution to open the Misli
! Run sewer at the place where it
crosses Cameron street. He report
ed that the bottom of the sewer had
been washed out and must be re
placed. The sewer is five feet in
diameter and drains the entire dis
trict. south of Derry street from
Twenty-First street west.
WHEELER GETS FOUR YEARS
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 21.—William T.
Wheeler, formerly a judge of the
municipal court of this city, convict
ed of embezzling more than $40,000
of trust funds of an estate for which
he acted as attorney while serving
as a judge, was to-day sentenced to
serve four years imprisonment and
pay a fine of $2,000.
Pending decision on an appeal
Wheeler was released on $150,000
bail.
UNIONISM UNDER
PRESENT LEADERS
BEING ATTACKED
Senator Assails It as "New
Autocracy, Tending To
ward Bolshevism
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 21. Unionism
under its present leadership was
attacked in the Senate to-day by
Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican,
New Jersey, as a "new autocracy,
tending toward Bolshevism."
Criticising the demands of the
bituminous coal miners, for a five
day week, and increased wages, Sen
ator Frelinghuysen, who is chairman
of the Senate Committee investigat
ing the coal strike, called upon
American public opinion to scotch a
movement which he feared would
result in class government.
The New Jersey Senator said the
demands of the miners, half of them
aliens, were '"inordinate" and could
not be granted as they would result
in decreased production and an in
crease in price to the consumer of
from $2 to $2.50 a ton.
"Is the United States ready to be
dictated to by these men?" he aakccL
MORE WANT EXTRA
HOUR OF DAYLIGHT
j Among the additional daylight
j saving petitions sent to-day to the
j Harrisburg Telegraph are two
i signed by additional employes of
the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Company and by the of
ficers and employes of the East
End Bank.
The Pipe Bending petition
means that the big plant now is
nearly unanimous for an extra
I hour of sunshine for the five
I summer months of next year.
i
FINAL EFFORT
TO AVERT SOFT
COAL STRIKE
Workers and Operators in
Conference With Secretary
of Labor Wilson
BOTH SIDES STAND FIRM
Insist They Will Not Modify
Demands; Asked to Save
Country Untold Distress
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 21. Repre
sentatives of miners and operators
met to-day with Secretary of Labor
Wilson in a final effort to settle wage
disputes and thus avert the strike
of 500,000 bituminous coal miners
called for November 1. John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America and Thomas L.
Brewster, chairman of the opera
tors committee, headed the two
delegations comprising in all nearly
100 members.
In opening the conference. Secre
tary Wilson urged that the differ
ences be adjusted in some way so
as to save tlie country untold distress
from the closing down of the mines
in winter with less than a month's
supply of coal on hand.
Standing Finn
Lewis and Brewster on their way
to the meeting, which was secret,
each declared that miners and oper
ators were standing tirm.
| "There will lie no settlement un
less all our demands including the
I live-day week are granted," Lewis
i said, while BreWster announced that
| the operators would not open peace
i negotiations unless the strike order
I was withdrawn.
I After conferring with members of
I the miners' committee who arrived
I here yesterday, President laiwis de
clared there would be no compromise
of any of the issues involved, reiter
ated that the old wartime wage
agreement went out of existence with
the end of hostilities nearly a year
ago, and that operators could meet
the new wage demanded without in
creasing the cost of coal. Lewis en
| tered vigorous denial of reports that
, in standing out for the five-day week
I the mine workers were trying tot
torce through an ultra-radical doc
trine.
Although the full scale committee
fixed lh< pay in the Central Competi
tive field, embracing Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Lew-
I is explained that the strike order af
fected bituminous miners everywhere,
who, lie said, will quit work the first
of next month unless some agency
meanwhile can prevent it.
Demands of bituminous coal miners
for increased wages and a shorter
work week, "if met would make coal
a luxury for the rich only, and as a
manufacturing nation we would be
unable to compete with foreign na
tions," Representative Mondell. Wy
oming, Republican floor leader, de
clared yesterday during debate in the
House. The coal miners, Representa
tive Mondell asserted, were among
the first workmen during the war tc
get increased wages, receiving, he
said, "perhaps as great an advance as
anyone."
i Y. M. C. A. to Resume Its
Sunday Afternoon Work
The religions worft committee of
the Central Y. M. C. A. of which
Arthur D. Bacon is chairman, has
arranged for an interesting series
of meetings for men to be held in
J Fahnestock Hall on Sunday after
noons at 3.30 o'clock, beginning next
Sunday afternoon.
The speaker at the first meeting
next Sunday will be Dr. H. M. J.
Klein, professor of history at Frank
lin and Marshall College, Lancaster,
who will speak on "Roosevelt as
a Man." This is a timely topic as
October 27 is Roosevelt's birthday.
SUSTAINS PUBLIC SERVICE
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia. Oct. 21.—The Su
perior Court to-day sustained the
Public Service Commission in its
decision ordering William Piereely
to cease operating an automobile as
a common carrier without a certili
cate from the Commission.
Fiercely ran between Masontown
and Mount Sterling, Fayette county,
and when he was ordered by the
Commission to stop appealed to the
Superior Court.
.FORTY DIE IN DISASTER
By Associated Press.
Penan nee, England, Oct. 21.—A dis
aster In the Levant mine, at St. Just.
Cornwall, to-day caused about 40
deaths. Many miners wore injured.
1 THE WEATHER"]
Hnrrisburg and A'lclnltri Rnln
this afternoon anil to-night.
Wednesday partly cloudy. Not
much change In temperature,
lowest to-night about 65 de
grees. %
Enateru Pennsylvania: Rain this
afternoon nnd to-night. Wed
nesday pnrtly cloudy. Not much
change In temperature. Fresh
south winds.
River: The Susquehanna river and
all Its brunches will probably
fall slowly or remain stntlon
nr'y, except some streams of the
system m'n.v rise Ntimewlint ns a
result of rain within the next
24 hours. A stage or about 4.1
feet Is indicated for Harrlsburg
W-- I —--*s V
KING OF BELGIUM
AND HIS QUEEN TO
BE IN CITY FRIDA Y
Heroic Royal Family to Spend Hour and
a Half Here; Entertainment in Their
Honor Is Being Arranged
POINTS OF INTEREST IN
CITY TO BE SHOWN RULERS
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium, and their son,
the Crown Prince, will make Harrisburg a visit on Friday morn-
arriving here from the West at 9 o'clock and remaining until
10.30 o'clock. This announcement was officially made at the
offices of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon. For several
days \ ance C. McCormick, a director of the Chamber, has been
iii touch with the State Department at Washington and the Bel
gian Ambassador and the royal party en route. Governor Sproul
received a telegram from Secretary Lansing, to-day at the same
time a similar telegram from the same source was received at the
offices of Mr. McCormick, who is out of the city stating that the
distinguished tourists will be in Harrisburg on Friday morning.
Plan Fur Entertainment
Immediately the officials of the
Chamber of Commerce got busy and
arrangements will at once be made
for a proper reception to the King
and Queen and their party. The stop
in Harrisburg was made possible be
cause of tlie cancellation of the trip
to South Bethlehem.
It is expected that Governor Sproul
and Mayor D. B. Keister will take
part in the official reception. Mr.
McCormick will act as chairman of
a reception committee, the members
of which will be announced in a day
or two.
Change of I'lnns
The visit of the royal Belgian party
to Harrisburg is a result of persistent
efforts on the part of the local Cham
ber of Commerce. East Sunday a tel
egram was received from the Belgian
Ambassador expressing regrets that
the party could not include Harris
burg in its itinerary. The visit was
assured, however, through the can
cellation of a proposed stop at South
Bethlehem.
A tentative program is being ar
ranged for the entertainment of the
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M WED AT BRADDOCK T
f
ting broke out in the steel mills dia- K*
' , " • noon. According to reports JL
"! * 1 mob of 1,000 per sons : ith- 'l*
<i * *f
4 I plants and fighting resulted in
® * were injured. One State T
a
4 ' and brought to a hospital here, m
4 H yL
* v as rushed to the scene from X
®j in driving back the crowd. *s*
;LD FOR COJRT
Jj r Potter, who yesterday is allege 'Jjfr
* it I :. Sherman Care in the lat-
J, larket street, was this afternoon
* 1 ldcr $1 000 bail for his appearance in court. Pot
•£
J CAPTAIN SMITH COMPLETES RACE £
jr San Francisco. Captain Lowell H. Smith, a Mather
$ Field entry in the Artny's transcontinental air derby, ,T
T arrived here at 9.50, unofficial, to-day, being the first of
§♦ the fliers who started from San Francisco to return here. A
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2 DISCUSS TREATY COMPROMISE • —J C
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Washington. Possibility of a compromise between ?
4* ,*r
X Senate advocates and opponents of reservations to the *j
T German Peace Treaty was -aid to have received serious
§ consideration to-day at a conference of Democratic lead- ; *P
X era, held after Chairman Lodge had called a meeting to- |i
X morrow of the Foreign Relations Committee to consider $5
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§ new reservations and modification of those reported out 4*
f by the committee September 10. i|
f BLAMES GOVERNMENT FOR SUGAR SHORTA ■;>'
Ml U (
X Federal control of the sugar crop v.\.s # ,
T < - ••efore the Senate Agriculture Com *'
4* tee b Sprecl les, of New York, who blamed gov
4* *ii
X erfei i the existing sugar situation.
T iJTING IN PROGRESS
4* re fighting is in progress in the t
X he Russian Caucasus, between * 6
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X '' hir troops from Azerbaijan prov- *
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| MARRIAGE LICENSES
Burlelah A. Petero, Hoxwpll. anil Ilglh O. l.rlTlpr, Mllleralmnwt* 1
f Warren Weaver and Beimlr H. Bauicbmiin, Mlddlenexi William n i
!j Shlmp. Hnrrl.hunr, and Ceellla O. Palmer, Cemoyne, Robert £ £.
X Uanlel and Bulb A. Boring, New Cumberland. ">• K. M., s
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distinguished visitors; a parade,
which will enable all the residents of
Harrisburg and vicinity to see the
royal party will be one feature of the
program, it was assured at the Cham
bci offices this afternoon. A welcome
in behalf of the State will be extend,
ed by Governor Sproul. in all likeli
hood. at the Capitol, when the King
and his party will get a glimpse of
Pennsylvania's famous State House.
Mayor Keister will extend a welcome
in behalf of the city.
May Plant Tree
As Friday is Arbor Day, it is hoped
that King Albert may be persuaded
to plant a tree, as a lasting commem
oration of his visit to the city.
The royal party is made up of 25
people, including King Albeit, Queen
Elizabeth, the Crown Prince, the Bel
gian Ambassador, and others. Their
retinue totals about 75 people. They
are on their way east from California
and will arrive here direct from
Pittsburgh. It is understood they go
from here to Philadelphia. Next
Tuesday they will appear before Con
gress. in Washington, and the follow
ing Thursday, embark at Newport
News for Belgium.