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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
CHO-CHO, FAMOUS HEALTH
CLOWN, PLEASES CHILDREN
Youngsters Told Simple Rules of Right Living by Means
of Comic Pantomne

"Cho-Cho! Cho-Cho! Here comes
Cho-Cho!"
thousands of city school children
in the Allison Hill district crowded
into the large auditorium at the
Edison Junior High School this at
ternoon greeted Cho-Cho, the. fam
Gus health clown, who entertained
two groups of youngsters for almost
an hour with his health lessons given
only as circus clown can present
it.
Cho-Cho opened the Red Cross
Christmas Seal sale in the city. lie
will be here all week to meet tie
boys and girls of the schools and
show them how to keep we'll so
that each year they will grow bigger
and stronger.
At the first entertainment this af-
ternoon pupils of the fourth. fifth
and, sixth grades of the Downey,
Shimmell, Vernon, Woodward and
Allison buildings, and the seventh
grade of the Edison building, saw the
clown. At the second one pupils OF
the Feose, Forney, Lincoln, Mel
rose, Webster and the parochial
schools were present.
Cho-Cho. after his arrival in tho
city Yesterday, told of his work with
the youngsters. "I have had bigger
receptions than any king or queen,
because these boys and girls whom
want to help. greet me from the
heart They are the best friends
I have and all that I do is to show
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
SIX ARE CAUGHT
IN CAVE-N WHEN
DITCH GIVES WAY
Rescue Party Works Half an
Hour to Release Man
Buried to Neck

Caught by n slide of ground while
working in a pit at the Middletown
Car works this morning, two men
were seriously injured and four 9TH
ers hurt, when wooden form hold
ing the sides gave way under pres
sure.
Charles Hawk sustained a broken
right leg and bodily bruises when he
was covered with ground up to the
neck. He was conscious when res
cued by a party of employees after al
most a half hours work. He was
taken to his home in Middletown,
where his condition is reported as
fairly good" C. f. McNally, of Fall
mouth, suffered broken collar bone.
other men who were caught by the
cave in and slightly injured are:
Adam Hickernell, Sr., Rene Grove.
Charles Hawk, George Staher and c.
Roy Shaffer.
The men, it is understood. were
working at the top of a pit 20 feet
deep, erecting forms at the sides of
the pit. when the supports gave way
catching them. Three of the men
who were working closer at the top,
were caught by the ground, while
Hawk was wedged in tightly.
Officials of the plant summoned DR..
Fl. II. Rhodes and DIR. w. p. Evans,
Middletown physicians who admins
tered first aid treatment and later the
men were removed to their homes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
DECISION ON
PROHIBITION
IS WITHHELD
Supreme Court Gives No Indi-
cation When Opinion Will
Be Handed Down
IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITED
Country Eager For Action ON
Constitutionality of the
Wartime Act
BIZ Associated Press

Washington, Dec. S.-No decision
on the constitutionality of the war;
time prohibition and the Volstead
enforcement act was rendered to-
day by the Supreme Court, and there
was no indication when a decision
would be handed down.
Arguments on the constitutional
ity of the acts were advanced by
the court at the request of the Gov
ernment and decision had been ex-
pected generally when the court
reconvened to-day after a recess of
two weeks.
AS Monday is the regular opinion
day of the court a decision is not
to be expected before next Monday,
if then.
The cases on which the constitu-
tionality of the wartime act was at
tackled were from Kentucky and New
York while that on which the valid
ity of the enforcement act was con-
tested reached the Supreme Couru
from New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
D'Annunzio Denies He
Plans Expedition Against
Spalato or Laibach
Bn A Associnted Press

Fiume, Sunday, Dec. 7.-Gabriele
D'AnnunZio, the insurgent italian
commander here, assured the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent to-day
that he was not preparing an ex-
pedition against Spalato or Laibach.
The soldier-poet gave his word of
honor that this statement was true.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio was credited
in London dispatches from Dalma-
tian sources on Saturday with hav-
ing arranged an ambitious scheme
for the advancement of his cause
revolving around an attack on
Spalato.
1t was also declared that efforts
were being made to instigate up
risings in Montenegro and Albania
as a part of the Spalato undertak-
ing. and that the Bulgarians were
being urged to attack the Jueo
Slavs. 1t was suggested that the
projects as renorted, were not en-
tirely D'Annunzio's plan but had
the support of his adherents in
Italy. Laibach is the capital of
Carniola in Jugo-Slavia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

them what they should do TO keep
we'll and always be healthy. Thou
sands of the youngsters know me,
and l believe, have been benefited
by the health lessons they hear"
Cho-Cho was brought to tie city
by the Antituberculosis Society OF
Dauphin county as part of the edu-
cational campaign for9 children in
connection with the Christmas Seal
sale. Tomorrow he will go to
Steelton, and on Wednesday he will
be at the Camp Curtin Junior High
School auditorium for two talks.
At the first one at 2.30 o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon pupils from
the Steele, Maclay, Reilly. Open Air
and seventh grade of the Camp
Curtin buildings will hear him. and
at 3.45 O'Clock youngsters from the
Riverside, Cameron, Hamilton and
the parochial school uptown and the
Harrisburg Academy will see Cho-
Cho.
On Friday he will be at the
Chestnut Street Auditorium in the
afternoon when children from the
central district will have an oppcr-
tunity to see him.
county indicate that the sale OF
Christmas Seals this year will brea k
all previous records. Some of the
districts have sent in already for
more Seals. according to D. ID. Ham
melbaugh. chairman of the COM
mittee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Will Not Empanell
Grand Jury to Probe
Coal Strike Violations
BIZ Associated Press

indianapolis, Dec. S.-The Federal
grand jury, summoned by U. s. Dis
trict Judge A. b. Anderson to in
vestigate alleged violations of the
Lever act and antitrust laws by
operators. miners, coal dealers in
connection with the bituminous coal
strike, will not be empanelled to-
day, U. S. District Attorney L. Ert
Slack, announced to-day. He said
this step had been postponed until
10 o'clock tomorrow.
While announcing that the conven-
ing of the grand jury had been post
poned until tomorrow, Mr.. Slack
would not say that the Jury would
be empanelled at that time. 1t was
indicated that the calling together
of the investigators would depend
upon conferences to-day with Attor-
ney General Palmer and others who
were to arrive here from Washington
about noon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
ALLIES MODIFY
DEMANDS AFTER
GERMANS OBJECT
Consent to Elimination of
Protocol Features UnSatiS-
factory to Huns
EASE SINKING DEMANDS
.Scapa Flow Destruction
Clause Referred to the Hague
For Settlement
By Associated Press

Paris, Dec. S.-The Allies have
consented to modify some of the
terms of the protocol putting the
Peace Treaty into effect to which
Germany has made objection.
The clause providing for in
demnity for the destruction of the
German fleet at Scapa Flow has
been modified so as to refer to The
Hague tribunal the question wheth-
er the delivery of the tonnage de-
manded will cripple Germany, it is
understood.
Eliminate Objectionables
The understanding also is that the
other features of the protocol most
Objectionable to the Germans have
been eliminated, and the eXpecta-
ton here is that the German plem-
potentiaries will sign the protocol
without much further delay.
The final paragraph of the pro-
tocol, providing that even after the
Peace Treaty has gone into effect
the Allies might use military meas
ures of coercion to ensure the ex-
ecution of the Treaty's terms, has
been eliminated entirely as also has
the clause relating to the evacua-
ton of the Baltic provinces by Ger
man troops.
Signed Soon
The imputation of responsibility
to Germany for the sinking of the
Scapa Flow fleet is left in the pro-
tocol.
According to the best information
obtainable the note to the German
plenipotentiaries regarding the
signature of the protocol, setting
forth the Allied position as indi-
Gated, will be handed to Baron Vor
Lersner, head of the German mis-
sion, this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
German Leader Says
Limit of Endurance
Now Has Been Reached

London, Dec. 8.-Gustav Noske,
minister of defense, is determined
not to sign the peace protocol
handed Germany by the Entente,
and is resolved to recommend that
the government adopt his attitude,
come what may, according to an
interview with Noske, printed to-
day.
''P cannot speak for the whole
government, because 1t has not yet
come to a decision" said Noske,
but I shall recommend refusal
to sign the Peace Treaty protocol" :"
The limit has long been reached.
Let the Allies occupy the country
if they like. The peace now pre-
sented to us is not peace but pro-
longation of the war.
His Confidence Gone
Were such a treaty accepted, the
German nation would rise up and
avenge itself upon the men who sign
ed it, and it would be right. Great
Britain and France are deliberately
planning the destruction of Ger"
many. All the confidence ever had
in the pledges of the Allies is gone
forever.
by deceit and trickery the Brit
ish and French governments are
working up opinion in their coun-
tries to cripple Germany still further
beyond the crushing effect of the
first treaty. We have yielded too
often, and now must resist. Let the
Allies do what they please"
Asked whether he would resign ii
the remainder of the government de-
cided to accept the Allied terms
Noske replied that he could not say
what he would do a week hence, but
that his present position had been
deliberately adopted and was un-
changeable.
The correspondent says that al
though Noske carefully emphasized
that he was only defining his own
position, his words agreed with the
intentions ascribed to the other
members of the cabinet.
The Last StrawS
The two strawS which Noske rep
resents as having broken the back
of German endurance, says the cor
respondent, are the demand for dock
and harbor material and the proto-
col empowering the Allies to en-
force execution of the Peace Treaty
The correspondent says that dur
ing his talk with Noske he suggested
InaJ IL lHe bcTlndnS Iuu not SUM
the warships in the Scapa Flow the
demand of the Allies for tugs and
docks would not have been made
To this, he says, Noske replied:
"Oh, yes they would. The British
have invented some pretext. Great
Britain is out to cripple Germany
and demands our last dredges and
cranes so as to prevent the revival
of our mercantile marine"
Noske repudiated the German gov
ernmcnt's responsibility for the sink
ing of the warships in Scapa Flow
and accused the British government
of publishing misleading and faxed"
extracts of the letter of Rear Admi-
raj Adolf Won Trotha, chief of the
German admiralty. written to Admi-
raj Won Reuter-, who sank the ships.
Regarding the protocol, Noske said
its signature would be giving Ger
many's assent in advance to unlimit-
ed future aggressions by the Allies.
what more do you want" said
Noske. You used to tell us if we
chased away the Hohenzollerns
peace would be adopted And now
YOU are breaking every pledge you
gave. You have imposed upon us
such a crushing peace that it could
not have been worse If the Hohen-
zollerns had remained.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Constitutional Body
Will Meet Tomorrow

Pennsylvania's Commission on re-
vision of the Constitution will begin
it's activities tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock in the Senate Chamber at the
State Capitol. when Attorney General
William I. Schaffer, the chairman
will call it to order and Secretary OF
the Commonwealth Cyrus ~ Woods
will present the commission from the
Governor and the oaths of office.
The formal ceremonies attending
the opening will be attended by sur
vivors of the constitutional conven-
ton of 1873 and State officials. and
will be open to the public. There will
be no cards of admission.
Immediately after the organization
ceremonies the Commission will out
line its procedure and committees
will be named to consider related sub
jects, probably reporting on Thurs
day those which it considers should
not be changed or repealed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Goes Back to Jail
to Refresh Memory

When Mark Seltzer came into
court to-day and his attorney pre-
sented u petition to have him re-
leased from Jail where he has been
for more than two months because
he could not comply with q main
.tenance order, President Judge
George Kunkel continued the case
until next week. Settlers wife said
she couldn't live with him because
of his treatment and said he
dragged her upstairs by the neck.
The Court asked him about it, but
he said he couldn't recall dragging
her upstairs.
Send him back to Jail until next
Monday. Maybe he'll remember ii
by that time and tell us about ii
when we ask him." Judge Kunkel
said.
Susan Myers, pleading guilty to a
charge of larceny, was given two
months in Jail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

sade against agitators and several
men have been arrested, charged
with attempting to prevent union
miners from returning to work.
At Bear Creek, Montana, when
eighty volunteers arrived, accompa-
MED by Il detachment of Federal
troops, electricians and engineers at
the mines walked out.
Stores OH Short Hours
A cold wave. accompanied by
snow, prevailed to-day in the Rocky
Mountain region, making the distri-
button of the limited coal supply
difficult.
Reports from all parts of the Cen
trail Competitive field say that the
mines are in readiness to be worked
and that production of coal can be-
gin the minute the strike is set
tied.
In Chicago retail stores. with the
exception of groceries and a few
others dealing in foods ARE to open
to-day at noon and close at p. m.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Mexicans Who Captured
Jenkins Are Released

Laredo. Tex, Dec. S.-Forty Mexi-
cans of Santa Maria and San Bernabe
held as witnesses in connection with
the abduction of William o. Jenkins
American consular agent at Puebla
Mexico. will be released at once las
there is no proof against them of
wrongdoing." according to the Mexico
City newspaper Excelsior.
The newspaper prints a Puebla dis
patch under date of last Friday Civ
ing this information. The contemplat-
ed action, the newspaper says, "caus-
ed jenkins to say in an indignant
tone that he would have the guilty
persons punished if it took all mis-
capital. including those who had
threatened the natives to make them
testify against him.
Jenkins, the newspaper adds, was
notified at midnight Thursday that
he was free "by order of the Judge
and was released without any further
explanation. Excelsior declares it is
rumored the judge will be removed
and succeeded by Judge Guzman, oi
Cholula.
A dispatch from At1ixco, Puebla
published in Mexico City, reports the
surrender of many rebel officers t6
General Pablo Gonzalez. CarranZG
army commander. Those who hav,
surrendered include Juan Ubera, one
of the men accused of having abduct-
ed Jenkins. 1t is claimed the entire
state of Puebla now is pacified.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
SEC. DANIELS TO
ADDRESS 400 AT
C. OF C. DINNER
Head of American Navy Ar
riveS For Address Before
Businessmen

Josephus Daniels. Secretary of the
afternoon for his scheduled address
before the II arrisburg Chamber
of Commerce in the Penn Harris
ballroom at o'clock.
More than 400 Chamber mem bers
will attend the membership meeting.
The crowd likely will overflow the
ballroom, and the surplus will be
accommodated at a dinner in Parlor
"a until the address begins, when
they will return to the ballroom.
Several features of entertainment
besides the address Of the Secretary
of the Navy will be on the Chamber
of Commerce program. --.. - -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Murray Predicts End
of Strike on Eve of
Going to Indianapolis
BIZ Associated Press

Pittsburgh, Dec. S.-Philip Muir
ray, president of District No. 5. Uni
ted Mine Workers of America. will
leave here tonight for Indianapolis
with II other members of the scale
committee to take part in the con
ference which, Mr.. Murray said, he
believed would end the coal strike,
Mr.. Murray to-day received a tele-
gram from John l.. Lewis, acting
president of the United Mine Work
ers. containing the info nation that
he had tentatively" accepted the
proposition made in Washington and
ordered the committee to be in
indianapolis by tomorrow.
Included in the committee will
be seven working miners as we'll as
the district officers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
SEVERANCE OF
RELATIONS WITH
MEXICO OPPOSED
Wilson Tells Fall He Would
Be Gravely Concerned if
Resolution Passes
NOW UP TO PRESIDENT
He Must Shoulder Whole Re-
sponsibility, Senate Chair
man Declares
BIZ Associated Press

Washington, Dec. s. President
Wilson would be ''gravely concerned
to see any such resolution pass the
Congress" he wrote Senator Fall to-
day in referring to the Fall resolu-
tion requesting the President to sever
diplomatic relations with the Car
rama government.
1T would constitute a reversal of
our constitutional practice which
might lead to very grave confusion
in regard to the guidance of our for
eign affairs" he wrote.
The President expressed confidence
that he had the support of every
competent constitutional authority in
the statement that the direction of
the governments foreign affairs was
assigned by the constit ution to the
Chief Executive and to him alone.
Up to President
When the Presidents letter was
received, Senator Lodge, chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
called Senator Fall and Senator
Brandegee, Republican, Connecticut,
of the committee, into conference
and in few minutes announced that
CONTINUED on Page III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Hundreds of Trains
Are Withdrawn to
Conserve Dwindling Fuel
By Associated Press

Chicago, Dec. S.-HundredS of
passenger trains were withdrawn
from service on the railroads of the
country to-day, mostly in the Mid
die West, South and Southwest, in
accordance with instructions issued
last week by the Railroad Admins
tration. and hundreds of other trains
have been ordered anFulled on next
Wednesday, chiefly in the East, as
a result of the coal miners strike.
In New England alone orders were
out canceling nearly 500 trains on
Wednesday, dozens are to be dis
continued in Pennsylvania and even
Canadian railroads have felt the coal
shortage to such an extent that
thirty-fve additional passenger
trains were taken off. including the
crack Transcontinental Limited on
the Canadian Pacific. The reduction
OF passenger service in the United
States since the strike began No
vember i amounts to approximately
one-tAird of the total, and in Cana
da a saving of $4,000 train miles
per month has been effected.
Thousands Arc Idle
Measures to conserve fuel supplies
went ahead to-day in nearly every
part of the country, despite the
meeting at Indianapolis tom OrrOW
of Attorney General Palmer and
other officials of the Department of
Justice with heads of the United
Mine Workers of America in an eff
fort to bring about settlement of
the strike.
Predicts Settlement
Many hundred thousand workers
were idle to-day on account of clos
ing of nonessential industries, from
which coal has been withheld by re-
gional committees, and the curtail-
ment of business hours in many
cities.
Governor Cox. of Ohio. called off
the conference of operators and
miners to-day at Columbus. which
has attempted to settle the strike in
that State. In a statement Governor
Cox said the indications were that
the controversy would be settled
Tuesday on a nation wide basis"
Further shipments of coal mined
by volunteers in Kansas ard Mis-
souri, under protection of troops
were made to-day to points in those
States where the shortage was most
acute.
Crusade Against Asitators
Digging of coal by volunteers
also was expected to begin to-day in
Oklahoma. Arkansas and Montana,
In Oklahoma. where martial law
prevails in the coal districts, Gov
ernor Robertson has begun a cru
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
; SEES HOPE FOR
SETTLEMENTO OF
MINERS STRIKE
White House Expresses
Belief End Will
Come Tomorrow
MEN TO ACCEPT PLANS
PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT

Washington, Dec. S.-"Hope for
the settlement tomorrow afternoon
of the controversy between the
miners, the operators and the Gov
ernment" was expressed in a formal
statement issued to-day at the White
House.
The statement follows:
1T is hoped that there will
be a settlement OH Tuesday af-
ternoon of the controversy be-
tween the miners, operators and
Government, though the ac-
ceptance by the miners of the
plan for definite settlement
proposed by the President,
which proposal was submitted
to Acting President Lewis of the
Miners. by Attorney General
Palmer Saturday night"
Proposal Secret
The utmost secrecy still surround
ed the Presidents proposal and Sec
retary Tumulty and other officials
refused to supplement the White
House statement 1t was learned,
however. that the proposal made TO
the miners was from the President
himself and was in the form of Il
memorandum written by him.
In agreeing Saturday to urge upon
the miners representatives accept
ance of the Presidents proposals.
John l.. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. was said to have frankly in
formed Attorney General Palmer of
the difficulties he was having in
view of the feeling created among
the miners by the injunction pro-
ceedings and the general attitude of
the Government
lewis Willing
Lewis was said to have expressed
Willingness to attempt to change this
feeling if given assistance from re-
sponsible Government officials in
dealing with the men.
Mr.. Palmer, Assistant Attorney
General Ames, who is in instituted
proceedings against the union of
ficials at Indianapolis, and Lewis
and William Green, secretary of the
miners union, are to arrive at In
dianapolis to-day, where tomorrow
the union officers will lay the Presi-
dents proposals before the executive
and scale committees of the workers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
WOULD CUT DOWN PAPERS

WashIngtOl, Dec. 8-Size of news
papers and periodicals would be
limited until July i, 1921, under a
bill that Representative Anthony will
introduce this week in an effort to
relieve the news print shortage.
Violation of the restrictions would
bar the publications from the mails.
Daily newspapers would be limited
to twenty-four pages. Sunday edi-
tions to thirty-six pages weekly and
biweekly periodicals to seventy-five
pages. and monthly periodicals to
100 pages.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
TWO DIE IN FALL
Ru A Ass0cinIed Press

Elizabeth, N. j.. Dec. s.-Two
men were killed and twenty-eight
others injured, ten seriously, to-day
when a scaffolding on which they
were working at the Bay Way. re-
finery of the Standard Oil Company,
near here. collapsed and fell twen-
ty-five feet The men were engaged
in constructing an oil still.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Clothing and Jewelry
Stores to Open Dec. Is

Mems clothing stores and jewelry
stores have decided to keep their
places of business open evenings be-
ginning with Monday evening, De-
cember 15. These stores instead of
closing daily will remain open every
evening until Christmas, observing
the usual Saturday evening closing
hour.