Revenue Agents Succeed in Tracing Poison Whisky, Responsible For Many Deaths, to Source
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LXXXVIII Nn SOL 1? PACIFY Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class
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ISLAND PARK TO
BE DEEDED CITY
BY BRIDGE CO.
Ground to Be Used Entirely as
Playground For Young
and Old
BIG MUNICIPAL FIELD
Site to Be Further Developed
by Building of Bath
ing Beach
The Harrisburg Bridge Com
pany, owners of the Market
street bridge over the Susque
hanna river, contemplates deed
ing to the city all that part of
the bridge island lying below the
Walnut street bridge, it was re
ported to-day. It is said the
gift may be offered to Council
in the early part of the year.
This would give the city own
ership of the whole island, as
has been frequently recommend
ed by Warren H. Manning and
other experts.
The upper point of the island is oc
cupied by the filter plant and below
that is the old baseball athletic field,
now owned by the city as fur south as
the Walnut street bridge. Between
the Walnut street and the Market
street bridges lies the city nursery,
where all the planting and trees set
out in recent years on the park sys
tems and along the parkways have
been raised. This 'and is owned by
the bridge company, but has been
been leased to the city for a long
term of years, at $1 rental. The nurs
ery. while it was highly profitable!
during the early history of the park
system and saved thousands of del- j
lars to the city, is no longer needed, ]
Mr. Manning says, because of the
planting that will be required in the '
future can be taken from the shrub- I
bery and young trees in the parks,
lie has recommended that the nurs
ery be torn out and the land given I
t>7rr to park and playground pur- i
poses, vjtn olio section of the pro- I
posed public bathing beaches and I
bathhouses along the river.
I.and tons Sought
Some time ago. in response to the i
popular feeling that before these per- j
manent developments are made the j
land should be acquired by the city,
the Harrisburg Rotary Club appoint- i
ed a committee to -take up at the
proper time with the authorities and
the owners the matter of procuring
the land. Since that time little has
been done and to-day it became known ]
that public spirited men interested in (
the Bridge Company are planning to j
donate not only this land, but all the j
remainder of the island lying below •
the Market street bridge, which takes |
in the municipal athletic field, the j
baseball diamond, tennis courts, j
grandstands and buildings the city'
has developed for the free use of the j
people. This will give to Harrisburg i
one of the finest play places in the '
whole country.
May Abolish Toll
Some time ago it was rumored that j
the Bridge Company would remove its
toll house from the Harrisburg side
of the bridge to the western part of |
the island, in order to permit Harris-|
burg people going to the park or I
playground to use the bridge that far |
free, but this report was denied by
company officials who said they knew j
nothing about the matter.
Continued Industrial
Activity Is Likely
For Another Year
Washington. Dec. .11. Continued |
industrial activity is predicted by the!
t'ommittee of Statistics of the Cham-I
her of Commerce of the United States
in its annual end-of-the-year review
of business and crop conditions. Man
ufacturers, the report said, have or
ders in excess of their capacity und
in the retail trade there is a feeling
of confidence of the continuation, until
another harvest, at least, of the de
mand for all classes of commodities. ,
Farmers are reported Unusually
prosperous because of the high prices
of their products. The liberal spend
ing of the farmers, the review assert
ed, is the backbone and sustaining
power of the present volume of bus- ,
iness throughout the country.
Of the generul crop situation, the
report states that rain did much dam
age to unharvested crops in the
South and in the southern portion of |
lotne of the Central States, reducing ,
he yield and impairing quality. Win- ,
,er wheat acreage will be materially j
reduced this fall.
"Great activity in building," the> c
committee added, "is reported in sec- i
lions except where crop failures were ,
extensive, copper mining is in a poor ,
state, silver mining is doing wsii, ,
oil production is good." j
Ithe weather!
Harrisburg and Vlelnltyi Increas
ing cloudiness probably follow
ed by rain or snow late to- 1
night or on Thnrsdny. Some- 1
what warmer to-night with
lowest temperature about frees. .
lag.
Eastern Pennsylvaniai Increasing (
cloudiness probably followed bv '
rnln or snow late to-night or <
I hursdny, warmer to-night. t
Krcnh south winds. j
Illvrri The Susqurkanna river and
all Its branches will probably '
fall slowly or remain station'- \
nry without much change In lee |
conditions. A stage of about tl.:i
feet, to lee surface. Is Indicated
for Harrisburg Thursdnv mora- '
lug. t
HOPE SPRINGS
ETERNAL
Liquor dealers of the city and
county are renewing their li
censes for January by making
a the monthly payment of the li
cense fee to County Treasurer
Mark Mumina, he announced to
-5 day. Although the prohibition
amendment becomes effective
during January, it is said that
the liquor dealers are still hop
ing for a short "wet" period. It
I is anticipated that before the
I Treasurer's office closes late to-
I day practically all the" dealers
! who now hold liquor licenses will
i j pay the fee to continue in busi
• I ness next month,
i
. .
DOCTOR FLIES
- TO ILL FAMILY
:! ON LONE ISLE
-1
-jLather Risks Life in Grossing
Ice to Summon Aid to
• i ,
- ! His Children
-joNE DEAD, THREE SICK
•Baby Dies From Lack of Med
ical Aid; Army Flier
Pilots Plane
Lieutenant Ray Brown, who two
j weeks ago flew to the Island opposite
. Middletown with a doctor in a vain
| attempt to save the life of a lad
j whose skull had been fractured, l*e-
I peated his flight of mercy this morn
• j ing when he again took Dr. J. F.
I Blecher on a trip, this time to Duffy
'; or Three Mile Island.
' i The trip was made to the family of
| John Pfaunmiller. One of the children
I died on Monday, and others are ill.
■ j None had received any medical atten-
J tio n before the arrival of Dr. Blecher
! | this morning.
• : A little 6-year-old girl, Anna, is
I dangerously ill. The two boys have
I bad coughs.
| Yesterday the body of Verna Pfaun-
I miller, the 10-months-old daughter,
j was taken to Miodletown py Under,
taker H. S. Roth. *"Mr. "Roth said to
| day that the trip was extremely liaz
j ardous, and that he would not try to j
I make it again.
Tlrnve Dangerous lee
I'art of the trip was made in a row j
boat and part over 50 feet of thin ice |
which continually threatened to open j
and let them all into the Icy water. j
The big plane landed with no
, trouble this morning about 9.10 in a '
j field near the Pfaunmiller house. Dr.!
i Blecher thought it inadvisable to move j
| any of the patients, and accordingly j
j the mother will not be able to attned I
j the funeral of her daughter which is ,
to take place at Royalton to-morrow
! afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. O.
M. Kraybill, pastor of the Church of
I God, Middletown, will conduct the scr- '
j vices at the home of the child's grand- i
i parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Con- |
rad. Royalton.
Father Risks l.lfr
j Captain Donald J. N'eumuller, adiu
j tant of the Middletown avlatton depot, !
| and Dr. Blecher were notified rf the i
| family's plight when the father com- i
| pleted the hazardous crtjs.Mn j yester-1
j day.
Ford Announces Bonus
of $10,000,000 and New
Profit-Sharing Plan
By Associated Press
! Detroit, Dec. 31.—An elaboration of!
, its profit sharing plan, whereby all
I employes will be enabled to purchase !
j certificates of investment in the com
j pany, guaranteed to return six per |
cent a year, and a distribution of
bonuses that will total between $S -
000,000 and $10,000,000, was announc- !
ed to-day by the Ford Motor Company. |
Approximately 90.000 employes of |
the Ford Motor Company, and other |
interests of Henry Ford and bis son, I
Edsel, it is announced, will bo eligi- !
ble to participate. In a statement ae- i
coinpanylng details of the new policy, !
it is announced that the two steps |
outlined constitute "only a begin- I
ning,' and that "other plans for en- j
larging the income and increasing |
the purchasing power of the dollar of j
our employes are under considera- !
tion."
The amount of the bonuses, which '
will be In addition to the distribu- !
tion of profits under the original 1 ,
profit sharing plan will be based on ;
an employe's daily wage and length j
of service.' They will range from $5O
in the case of a worker in the com- 1
pany's service three months and re- !
reiving the minimum wage of $6 a day. j
to $270 in the case of the worker !
with five years of service, and re
ceiving a wage of $lO.BO a day. Sal- '
aricd employes receiving more than 1
$230 a month will participate proper- •;
tionately on the basis of the >ength 1
and value of service.
The certificate of investment will I
be Issued in denominations of $lOO, '
$5OO and $l,OOO and are to be non- 1
negotiable and non-assignable. They I
will be restricted to employes in the I
actual and active scrvico of the com- i
pany. I
The investments certificates are to •'
to be purchased only with wages re- <
celved from the company, or with the <
bonuses received. Mot more than <
one-thi-d of the employe's wages n:cy f
be thus invested. ,
While the certificates are not nego
tiable and not assignable, it is pro- I
vldcd that they ma' be left standing t
in the name of a deceased employes t
at the discretion of the directors to
draw interest and payments for the s
the benefit of the deceased. j
GEN. WOOD FILES
i ANNOUNCEMENT
OF CANDIDACY
<
To Bun For Republican Prcsi
dential Nomination in the
South Dakotp Primaries
IS FOURTH IN THE FIELD
| Johnson, Lowden and Poin
| dexter Preceded the Latest
Seeker For Honor
lift Associated Press
j Pierre, K. D„ Dec. 31.—Major J
j General Leonard Wood to-day filed j
j a formal announcement of his can- j
| didacy for the ltepublican presiden
j tial nomination with the South Da
! kota Secretary of State.
The formal announcement front
! General Wood, accepting the in- I
j dorsement of the Republican State
( convention of December 2, catne on
! the last day that candidates for
I presidential indorsement may lilo
I their acceptances. The Wood com
j munication was itxpected, however,
I as semi-official information was re
ceived last week from Republican
headquarters in Chicago that Wood
| would be a candidate.
| _ Wood. Senator Hiram Johnson, of I
i California; Governor Lowden, of
; Illinois, and Senator Miles Poindex- I
! ter, of Washington, are avowed !
! candidates for party indorsement at i
! the March primary.
No Interest in Democrats
The Democratic State convention j
endorsed President Wilson for a
third term, "if lie decides to be
j come a candidate." No communica
| tion has been received from the
: President. James W. Gerard, of
New York, former Ambassador to
. Germany, filed his petition as an
■ independent candidate for the Dem
. ocratic indorsement.
| There lias not been great interest
j In llie Democratic situation because
| State leaders were agreed at the
I convention "to await the natural
j course of events." This suggestion
; was made at the convention when a
minority faction suggested that Wil
liam O. McAdoo be indorsed if Prcs
| ident Wilson decided not to seek the
[ office again.
Wilson, Who Overtaxed
Himself on Sunday, to
Spend Quiet New Year's
By Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 31.—President
Wilson will spend a very quiet New
Year's day.
White House officials disclosed
that the President overtaxed himself
on his birthday Sunday, when lie
celebruted the occasion by having l
the members of his family present. J
Consequently it is considered im
probable that he will hold a watch
party in his sickroom to-night.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Savre,
who came to the White House for
the President's birthday are ex
pected to remain over New Year's
day.
Sick, Suspected of
Drinking Wood Alcohol
William O. Williams, colored, 21.
1 408 Fulton street., believed to have
been poisoned by drinking wood al
cohol, was taken to the Harrisburg
Hospital this morning. His condi
tion is reported as not serious.
Williams, his father said, has
been sick for nearly a week. The
sick man does not admit that he
drank any whisky, and his father
does not know of his having secured
liquor of any kind. Williams,
it is said, had been suffering with
malaria.
Safe Blowers Escape From
Big Factory With $20,000
Chicago. Dec. 31— Four safe
blowers blew the locks off two
vaults in the factory of the Gold
Furniture Company early to-day and
escaped with cash. ,and valuables
worth between $15,000 and $20,000.
The cracksmen broke into the
plant at 1 o'clock this morning tied
Die night watchman lo a chair and
spent four and a half hours at their
work, leaving at 5.30 o'clock, ac
cording to the watchman.
REVELERS AND WINE BIBBERS TO
HAVE LAST FLING, REGARDLESS
Determined Sot to Let Prohibition, Consequences, Expense
or Revenue Men Foist Them Out of Old-Time New
Year's Celebration
By Associated Press
New V ork. Dec. 31.—.New Yorkers
will celebrate in traditional fashion
the hour to-night at which the ring
ing of chimes and shrieking sirens
will announce the arrival of 1920.
Revelers and wlno bibbers of whom
there still seem to he an appreciable
number left, announced that regard
less of prohibition, consequences, ex
pense, or revenue men, they would
have one last celebration of their owil
sort. Unnumbered thousands planned
to throng the "great white way" and
send showers of confetti through nn
atmosphere agitated by the din from
as many thousands of tin horns and
cowbells. Church goers planned to
attend one of the many watchnight
services.
Forty revenue event a, some of them
In evening; clothes. will mingle In the
gray restaurant throng* Htid be on Ihe
alert for violation of the liquor law a.
A special walc\t will be kept for pos
sible distributions of wood tloohol.
John McQinnis, chief assistant super
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1919. ""KWKBSK HOME EDITION
A Noticeable Falling Off in Attendance
~ ' OF Til !■'." >ll
ENOUGH POISON
WHISKY SEIZED
TO KILL 20,000
[Eighteen Barrels Are Taken
From New York Garage
by Revenue Agents
By Associated Press
New York. Dec. 31.—Eighteen
barrels of denatured alcohol,enough
if consumed as whisky, to kill 20,-
000 men, are. to-day in. the hands
of the police. At the same time
Colonel Daniel L. Porter is with
holding the names of two men ar
rested in connection with the seiz
ure, until several other persons, be
lieved to be connected with a plot to
sell the deadly .liquor over the New
York bar, are rounded up.
While in an East Side saloon
seeking evidence of violations of
wartime prohibition, the two rev
enue agents overheard the barten
der tell the drayman the "boss"
wanted "two barrels," as he had
$2,000 in the cash drawer to pay for
them. When the dfayman said he
would go after them at once the
government men followed him to
a Brooklyn garage, where they
found the eighteen barrels of liquor
and arrested the drayman and his
assistant.
The drayman, according to Col
onel Porter, told him that they had
delivered four barrels to an East]
Side saloonkeeper, who, when he
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vising agent of (he internal revenue I
bureau to-day called attention ugiiln !
to tlie many permits to use non-bever
age alcohol which have been issued !
recently— ostensibly for the lnanu- !
facture of perfume, hair tonic, \ar-l
nishes and similar concoctions.
In the big hotels, it will cost from !
$5 to sts merely to sit down at a I
dining room table. For those who
"tote their own" liquor, a charge av
eraging $1.50 has been set for each I
cork extracted by a waiter, r.evics j
for cooling wines will be proportion
ate. One chain of hotels, however, I
has announced that much of the stock 1
of rare liquors, wines nd eordiuH'
in its various cellars will bo present
ed tbelr guests without cost at mid
night. The cynically Inclined inti
mated that such munificence might j 1
be due to ii suspicion that tlio guide
would depreciate in vuue af!?:- Jan
uary It!. Virtually all of the ice- 1
taurnnte and cabarets reported that!
90 per cent, or more of their available j
space hud been reserved. I,
J NEW GAS WELL
AT McKEESPORT
Pittsburgh, Dec. 31.—Gas was
j brought in at a new Held opposite
11 Snake Hollow, McKeesport. The
' | gas came from the Elizabeth sißid
' at a depth of 3,200 feet. The flow,
, was not estimated, but it was suf
i I flclently strong to prevent further
I drilling at the present time. It
i is probable the well will be drilled
' to Speechty sand, 630 feet deeper.
The McKeesport city council
; will hold a special session Friday
to consider an ordinance regulat
j ing drilling within the city limits.
Under the proposed ordinance,
I well owners will bo required to
pay a license fee of $lOO a year,
j take all precautions against fire
! and indemnify property owners
j within 100 feet of wells from in
j creased tire insurance premiums.
J
CONDITIONS OF
I POOR IMPROVE
WITHOUT BOOZE
% I
j
Big Saving Effected at Alms-;
house With City and
County Dry
With an appropriation of $3,000 '
less than for 1918, the board of
poor directors this year will return '
to the county treasury $1,159, the
amount of the 1919 funds which will j
not be needed despite the decreased :
revenue allowed at the beginning !
of the year. The cost for maintain- I
ing this part of the county govern- i
| ment was $6,139 less than In 1918.!
i Fewer inmates at the county's |
| almshouse because of the employ- |
| ment conditions at present and a i
I big decrease in applieutlons for aid I
I by families, due It Is believed to pro- j
; dilution, ure the two causes for the 1
i bulunce which will he shown this '
! year, the officials said.
; Although the cost of food and I
j clothing used at the almshouse ad- j
j vaneed during the your the drop j
j in the number of persons being cared 1
; for at that'lnstitution made it nos- ]
j sible to end the yeur with no de- i
| ficit. In addition to the mainten-I
i ance of the almshouse much new !
j work was done this year.
New tables and new chnirs for the 1
| diningroom and new steamers to be!
; used for cooking were purchased !
; during this year, while much paint-j
I ing and renovating took place dur- j
[ ing the spring and summer months. •
i That the institution is being proper- i
ly and efficiently managed is shown ■
by the statement made in each of
the four grund Jury reports this!
year commending the county of- '
flcials for the excellent condition in j
which the almshouse is kept.
The complete annual report of the
board of poor directors will be is- ;
sued next week.
lilt 1-1.1 Ki l l 1 11 IItEK-
I-!/ Associated Press
.M'cutown. Pa., Dec. 81. The
Rev. Dr. Ell Keller, widely-known j
Reformed church minister .died here I
early to-day of infirmities, uiced 94.1
RATIFICATION OF
TREATY MAY BE
|| AGAIN DELAYED
11
j Supreme Council, Alter An
j nouncing January G as Day,
Expresses Doubts
By Associated Press
Paris, Dec. 31.—Although (he Su
) prcme Council to-day fixed January
| 6 as the date for signing the proto
| col and exchanging ratifications of
i the German peace treaty, complica
| tions are developing, which it is
; thought by some persons in council
| circles, may again cause the post
j ppnement of the ceremony of put
| ting the Treaty into effect.
Ii has developed that the German
Itech'hical delegates, who are here to
j arrange the multitude of details con
| nected with the plebiscites to be
I held in territories which must decide
j whether they desire to be detached
I from Germany, do not appear to
| have full power to act. The signing
| of the protocol on January 6, there
j fore, may depend upon whether the
I Germans can secure those powers
! immediately in order to complete the
j arrangements which it is thought in
| council circles ought to precede the
I cxchance of ratifications. I
! The council to-day agreed upon j
| the reply to be made to the note of I
[ the Swiss government applying fori
I Switzerland's admission to the I,ea- |
i gue of Nations, with reservations.!
The note informs the Swiss authori
, ties that the council regards the ap
plication as a question for the league
i itself to pass upon when it is organ
! ized.
j The fact that there are 80,000
! German troops in Upper Silesia
where a plebiscite is to be held, was
: brought to the attention of the coun
j oil, which unanimously reached the
| opinion that Germany should he in
formed that the troops had better be
withdrawn.
The attention of the council also!
was called to the fact that Hungar
ian troops continue to occupy a part!
of western Hungary which was'
given to Austria by the Peace Treaty. '
It is proposed to send a mission of i
allied officers there to supervise the!
withdrawal of these troops.
Edward C. Smith New
General Superintendent
For Pipe Bending Co.
Edward C. Smith has been appoint- !
ed acting general superintendent of
the Harrlsburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company. Mr. Smith lias been connect- I
ed with the company for tho past nf- !
teen years, tilling the position of I
electrical engineer, safety engine* r
and assistant general auperinlendenl
He Is n graduate of electrical en
gineering of Notre Dome Unlversltv
Ind., a member of the American So
ciety of Electrical Engineers and the
Engineers' Society of Pennsylvania. j
$BO lino I'KHMIT
A building permit was issued to 1
Josenli W. Pomrnnlng, contractor'
for E. .Mother X- Company, for the
erection of a two-story-brlck nnrl i
concrete building at 120 South I
Cameron street. The new structure!
will cost $30,000. j
NEW YEAR TO GET
GLAD WELCOME ON
IHE STROKE OF 12
Greetings Will Be Extended
at Clubs and Hotels Where
Special Menus Are Ready
WATCHNIGHT SERVICES IN
MANY CHURCHES OF CITY
I.eup Year will be ushered into
being on the stroke of 12 to-night
with a heartiness equaled only by
llie receptions of former years
vv liich had been preceded by twelve
months of happiness und prosper
ity.
Dinner parties by the score have
been arranged. There will be dances
and religious services, parties and
home comings and thanks offerings.
Added to this a number of masque
rade events tire scheduled, while
lodges, clubs and the Y. M. O. A. are
planning for "open bouses" to-mor
row.
First Reception
-Many quaint customs are used
only in welcoming Leap Years. Ac
cording to tradition the new year
brings permission lo shy and bash
ful maidens to "pop the question"
to swains who hung buck unduly
long. The year also is expected to
bring the ballot to the long-suf
fering weaker sex. A real phenom
enon. however, is brought by Feb
ruary's calendar. February will
have live Sundays scattered among
its twenty-eight days. This will not
occur again for forty-eight years, it
is said.
Governor and Mrs.' Sproul will
hold their first public reception at
the Executive Mansion to-morrow
afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock.
A general invitation to the people
of the city has been extended to
meet t lie Commonwealth's Chief
Executive.
First Anniversary
Celebrating the first anniversary
of its existence, the Penn-Harris
hotel is going to be the center of
Harrisburg's welcome to the new
r- •
CALL OF CHRISTIANITY IS FOR: LEADERSHIP J
I Des Moines, la.—The call of Christianity to the col- !
leges and universities of the world to-day is for "leader- I
ship," John R. Mott, chairman of the executive commit- j
tee of the Student Volunteer movement for foreign mis- |
, sions, said at the opening of the first international con- ;
vention in six years here this afternoon.
f ARREST WIFE OF FORMER CABINET MEMBER |
Buffalo, N. Y.—Dr. Anna Reinstein, wife of Boris '
• Reinstein, at one time a member of the Lcnine-Trotzky |
cabinet, and said to be in charge of propaganda in for-i
I cigri countries, was arrested here to-day by officers acting I
under direction of the Lusk investigating committee. I
I
BOLD ROBBERS GET $115,000
' Omaha. Four unmasked robbers shortly before
noon today entered the Farmers and Merchants National
i Bank of Benson, lined up six employes ana five custom- 1
ers against the wall and robbed the vault of $115.000. I
HELD FOR COURT; MORE CASES REPORTED I
Newark. Charged with violation of the wartime ■
prohbition act, four have been held under heavy bail. I
Two more cases of wood alcohol poisoning were report- J
ed to-day. ,
*
BOOZE AS DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS j
Pittsburgh. Distribution of its large stock of •
wines and liquors as a dividend to its. shareholders was
announced to-day by the Pittsburgh Hotels Company. 4
operating the William Penn and Fort Pitt H -.tels.
CONFER ON TREATY COMPROMISE
Washington. Treaty compromises arc under way
in dead earnest. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and '
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, respective leadrs of the Re
publican and Democratic parties, are discussing a com- '
promise measure.
MARRTAGELICENSES
tori XV. Korku*. Kaauaa city. Mo.. nnd Ruth Hlaarrnholta, Rrad-I
'*• < harlr* llnllrntlnr. Port Huron, Mich., anil Matilda R. Mnlry,
Xllddlctot.nt llnrold J. Ilroivn. llnrH.biirl, and Hnarl M. Rnwa. Car
lixlr, .loxrph t'ulrir nnd Kraal Tnkar*. MrrKom John W. Staab and
II linrhr P. Thmnpxun. XHddlrtonm Hnlph XI. tlalr and Holra I. lirorr,
HnriUburKi Albrrt I). Kkormnkcr nnd Catharlnr XI. Oiillrx. Harrfa
borici Hrrbrrt K. XX nicnrr. Akron, Ohio, and Kathrr B. Xw.apr, Mr-f
rhnnicxburii. I
MANY TO WELCOME
LEAP YEAR
New Year's Eve will be marked
by many religious services and
social functions.
The Penn-llarris has prepared
a pleasing program and menu for
hundreds of additional guests.
The Moose plan a big entertain
ment.
The Elks will hold "open
house" for members and their
wives.
The Y. M. C. A. to-morrow will
hold its anr.-ual reception.
ilovernor and Mrs. Sproul will
receive at the Executive Mansion
to-morro\V between 4 and 6.
Special watchnight services
will be held in many of the
churches, other congregations
combining for union services.
year to-night. All day the hotel has
been swarming with workers, ar
ranging last minute details and pre
paring for the large, post-prohibi
tion nurty.
The dancing will begin the even
ing, orchestras breaking forth in
jazz at 8.30 o'clock in the ballroom.
This will continue until 10.30
o'clock, when the merry roisterers
will head for the lounge, which has
been specially decorated for the oc
casion. Here Manager Wiggins has
had a stage erected where the or
chestra ordinarily is placed, and the
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