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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
$9O,OOO,OOO TO
RUN STATE GOVT.
NEXT TWO YEARS
Governor Sproul Outlines Nc
cessitieS and Sees Revenue
to Meet Demands

Ninety millions of dollars is the
irreducible minimum - the least
amount of money-that can be ap-
propriated by teh present Legislature
to suffice for the States needs within
the next two years. Governor Sproul
said to-day. This figure includes lib
eral appropriations for increases of
teachers salaries.
Increased revenue within the next
two years will be ample to enable
the state make appropriations to
that extent during this session. the
Governor believes. While the reve-
nue. in %ome instances will be reduced
in other cases he points out. it will be
increased.
The Governor referred to the Mac
keq bills now receiving consideration
a one that will increase the revenue
OF the State to considerable extent.
This bill put a tax on self-insured
corporations who have not taken ad-
vantage OF state insurance under the
Workmen's Compensation measure
1t is not expected that appropria-
tions will be passed beyond the ability
of the State to meet them, the Cover
nor SAID. He mentioned that in sew
eral instances it has been impossible
to spend money appropriated by the
last Legislature, because of the war
time conditions. The Highway De-
partment appropriations were cited as
examples.
Attorney General Schaffers bill re-
Nlsing the workmen's compensation
law, he characterized as bully" and
one that will solve the compensation
tangle satisfactorily The State must
d" something. he said. or labor will
drift from Pennsylvania to States
where the laws are more generous
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
First Transatlantic Trip Be-
gins From Rockaway Beach
This Morning
TRIP TO BE $40 MILES
Commander Tower in First
Plane to Leave on
Journey
ESCORTED BY SQUADRON
Four-Leaf Glover Given Each
Man When Start Is Made
at Ten O'clock
ESCORTED BY SOUADROl
Bu Associatcd Press.

New York. May S.-The first
transatlantic flight was begun when
three Navy-Curtiss hydroairplanes
left the governments air station
at RoCkaway Beach at 10 a. m to-
day on the first leg of the journey
RockawaN TO Halifax, distance of
$40 miles.
Commander Tower Lead.
The y. c. with Commander John
Fl. Towers, chief of the expedition,
was the first plane to take to the air.
The y. c. l, with Lieut.. Commander
+. \. l.. BellinGer. and the n. C. 4.
with Lieut.. Commander \. c. Read
AS the commanding officer, were close
behind the n. c. 8.
The planes were escorted to sea by
squadron of navy scout planes.
Proceeding northeastward. the trio of
giant air and water birds should
reach Halifax before nightfall, bar
ring mishaps. Since the route runs
$40 miles to Trepassey. 1850 miles TO
Azores, another 500 miles to Portugal
I'll on 10 Plymouth, England.
Squadron Turns East
After rounding Rockaway Point the
.Jadron turned east, heading for
.,ontauk Point which is the tip OF
Long Island, where the course will
bend northeast to Chatham, Mass,
on the elbow of Cape Cod. thence con-
tinuing over long stretch of coastal
waters to Halifax
When the planes were fully a mile
away. the even toned roar OF their
motors assured officers that they were
working perfectly. The escorting
scout planes turned back about three
miles from Rockaway and the three
transatlantic fliers sped away on their
great adventure.
About 1900 persons, including the
1 900 officers and men of the naval
air station. watched the three great
planes rise from the water and soar
out over Jamaica bay.
No elaborate ceremony marked the
start. The only thing of the kind
was the presentation of a four leaf
clover TO each member of the crews
by Captain n. A. Irwin of the avia-
tion section of the naval bureau of
operations.
The total distance between Rockaway
Beach and Plymouth is 1926 nautical
miles.
The NC-3 cruised for a minute north
erly in Jamica bay, moving at half
speed through the water. and then
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
OWNERS OF DIRTY
YARDS ARRESTED
BY HEALTH BOARD
John Yingst Fined Ten Dol
lars; Fifteen Others
on the List

Charged by city health authori-
ties with failure to keep his yard
clean, with the result that it became
public nuisance in the neighbor-
hood, John Yingst, 1882 North Front
street, has been fined $40 and costs
at hearing before Alderman E. j.
Hilton.
A number of witnesses were
heard, each telling about the con-
dition of Yingst's yaru, which, it is
alleged, contains piles of rubbish
and refuse.
Fifteen other suits have been
brought by the city health depart
ment for similar violations, DIR. j.
NJ. ]. Raunick declaring that in
each instance property owners and
tenants were notified to clean up the
premises. but failed to do so, entire
suits are being instituted as part of
the city's annual Cleanup and
iiX-up" campaign.
I'VE are determined to end the
backyard nuisance and the resi-
dents who have such conditions ex-
isting on their premises are liable
to prosecution" DIR. Raunick said.
"A few days ago at another office
a fine and costs were imposed on one
offender and costs of prosecution on
another. More hearings will be
held during the next few days and
more suits may be brought"
What action will be taken to have
cleaned the vacant lots which are
covered with rubbish has not been
decided by the department. II. T..
Sheesley, superintendent of the bu-
reau of ash and garbage inspection,
said that it would cost about 81 900
if the city were to undertake the
work, and intimated that he may
request Council to make an addi-
tional appropriation of that amount
so that 1t can be done.
Workmen and teams employed
for the cleanup drive this week are
on schedule and will finish the work
by noon Saturday, he reported.
Since Monday they have collected
.395 loads of ashes and. refuse, or
1878 cubic, yards.
An extra team and another man
were added to the forces to-day, so
that the schedule can be maintained
for the remainder of the week. Be-
ginning next Monday, the regular
ash collection work will be resumed
on the fifteen-day schedule
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
BIG TRANSPORT
MEN
INTO HOME PORT
Harrisburg Officers Tell of
Heroic Deeds of Men
Under Fire

Many more Harrisburg men u
rived in home port yesterday when
the great transport. Liberator.
steamed up the Delaware and dock
ed at Philadelphia with a total of
2.4S0 enlisted men and twenty-nine
officers of the One Hundred and
Third Ammunition Train, the One
Hundred and Third Supply Train,
the Hundred and Third Field Signal
Battalion. Company F of the One
Hundred and Third Engineers and
the Twenty eighth Division theatri-
cal troupe.
Many of the men were members
of Company A of the one Hundred
and Third Ammunition Train.
which was organized almost alto
gether in this city and was COM
manded for time by Captain H. A.
Souders, an employe of the Tele-
graph.
1t was a deckload of crazy young
sters-just gleeful, foolish kids"
the Liberator brought home late
Yesterday afternoon. The cynics, if
any were there to see it. curled their
lips in scorn at the sight of so many
squirming figures, not unlike mon
keys as they wriggled along the
rail or nimbly clambered in the
rigging, and doubled and leaped in
all sorts of foolish antics. and
shouted all sorts of foolish things
at several thousand equally foolish
and equally joyous relatives in the
greeting boats. Schoolchildren were
never more fippant, college boys
never yelled so Justify.
Served Long and Hard
Lieutenant Colonel II. S. Williams.
of Phoenixville. commander of the
one Hundred and Third Ammu-
milton train, was the senior officer
of the ship, and his adiutant was
Major George Ross. of Doylestown.
Colonel Williams has continuously
held his command. having organ
led the train, which, unlike other
units, did not exist before the bor-
der campaign. The train is made up
of four motor companies, driving
trucks and three caisson companies.
driving caissons or horsedrawn We
hicles. Both are used to serve both
artillery and infantry with ammu-
milton. The train served the entire
division. When the artillery was
detached for Belgian service, two
caisson companies of the train went
with il. and this is the reason that
the train has the unique distinction
of being the only unit which has
seen service on every front.
The history of the train is the
history of the division and is told
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
GIRLS
TOTAKE PART IN
PARK PAGEANT
Returned Soldiers Specially
Invited to Attend Com
munity Exercises

More than a thousand girls are
expected TO take part in the Girls
Stunt" night that has been arranged
for next Tuesday evening at 7.3O
o'clock in Reservoir Park under the
auspices of the War Camp Commun-
ity Service.
The program will include ten
minute entertainments by a number
of Harrisburg girl organizations
There will be dancing numbers,
chorus work and drill exercises.
General plans were outlined at a
meeting of the general committee
and sponsors at "A meeting at the
Penn-Harris yesterday afternoon.
Returned Harrisburg soldiers have
been extended a special invitation
to be in attendance as the guests of
honor. They are to be accorded
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
COUNCIL OF FOURIS
MOLDING TREATY
FOR RGERMANA
German-Austria Is First to Know on
What Terms She May Resume Her
Place Among Peaceful Nations
SERIOUS DISORDERS BREAK OUT
IN CHINA OVER PEACE TREATY

period. Either the national assem-
bly, itself or important committees of
II are to take up the question of the
peace terms in sessions held at Ber-
lin.
Three Courses Arc Open
Three courses seem to be open to
the German government, as indicat-
cd by recent dispatches. 1t may
either accept the conditions of peace
reject them or submit them to Il
plebescite Some time ago it was
reported from Berlin that the ma
chinerN to carry out a nationwide
election has been prepared and that
! the people could he called upon to
express their desires within As hours.
in case the government should not
care to take the responsibility of
meeting the situation now before the
country.
Huns Expected to Object
The speech of Count Won Brock
dorff- Rantzau, head of the German
delegation to the peace congress, in
reply to Premier Clemenceau at Ner-
sailles yesterday appeared TO ndi-
cate that Germany meanwhile would
prepare objections to some features
of the treaty as presented to her
delegates, notably with regard to
! Germany's financial responsibilities
and economic position. All the Ger
man objections must he submitted in
writing. within the two weeks time
I that her representatives have for
( examination OF the treaty.
Serious Disorders in Picking
Serious disorders are reported TO
have broken out in PekinE as a pro-
| test over the action fthe Council
of Three in awarding to Japan the
rights and concessions in Shantung
! formerly held by the Germans, while
the Chinese government, according
! to Peking advices has decided to
instruct it's delegation in Paris not
to sign the treaty giving Germany
rights in Shantung to the Japan
ese.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
PENROSE WANTS
TREATY DEBATES
TO BE PUBLIC
People Should Be Fully In
formed as to Action of SEN
ate on Peace Terms

United States Senator Boies Pen
rose today declared for open, pub
lie sessions" of the Senate Tor dis
cussion of the peace treaty. The
Senator made a statement in regard
to the coming session of Congress
shortly Lefore leaving for Washing
ton.
Notwithstanding the fact that we
were promised open covenants
openly arrived at, we have as a
matter of fact had nothing but Sc
crecy and mystery. The time mas
come to turn on the light. we
should not be called upon to take
s':ch a departure from our traditions
and po!cIes without the fullest in
formation as to the direction we are
going
The Senator said that it seemed
to him The United States was to oc-
curv foremost place in financial
and economic matters and that in
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
Lines of Poles in Walnut
Street Are to Come Down

City Electrician Clark Il. Diehl,
has been assured that the line of
tall poles in Walnut street on the
south side, used by the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
for its long distance lines, and ex-
tending from Front street to the
Pennsylvania railroad will be re-
moved not later than August /. Con-
duits for underground cables have
been placed in Walnut street ana
the wires overhead will soon be re-
placed by an underground system.
The Harrisburg Light and Power
Company is placing cable under
ground now and soon will begin to
remove some of the poles in the
Federal Square district.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
Wilson to Remain In
France During Fifteen
Days Allotted Enemy
BIZ Associated Press.

Paris. May S.-There is no indica-
ton that President Wilson contemplates
Fastening his return because of the con-
vocation of Congress on May 49,, and
he will undoubtedly remain here
through the period of fifteen days al
lowed the Germans for consideration
of the peace terms, probably until the
treaty is signed.
In case the negotiations are pro-
longed by suggestions advanced by the
Germans, it is possible he may forego
the satisfaction of signing the treaty
and return home. 1t is expected that
he will send message to be read in his
absence
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
THEWEATHER'

For Harrisburg and vicinity; I'm
settled, probably rain tonight
md Friday; cooler tonight
with lowest temperature about
4S degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Prob
nbiy rain tonight and Friday;
cooler In south portion Tonight;
moderate north to east winds.
River
No material changes are likely to
occur In river stages in the next
twenty-fOur hours. 4 disturb
ancc approaching from the
Southwest may cause some, pos
Sibiy NIL, of the streams of the
system to rise Friday. 4 stage
Of about 4.s feet IL indicated
for Harrisburg Friday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
American Legion Opens
Three-Day Session With
Roosevelt Son in Chair

st. Louis, May S.-The American
Legion, composed of men in the mill
itary or naval service of the gov
crnment during the war, opened
three-day session here to-day with
more than a thousand delegates
representing practically every State
in the Union, present. Lieutenant
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt of New
York, presided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
Hungarian Communists
Will Fight to Utmost;
Reject Armistice Terms

Copenhagen. May S.-The Hunga-
rian communist government has re-
fused the armistice terms offered by Ru-
mania and has decided to fight to the
utmost. a dispatch from Budapest says.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
Peking Has Only Wire
to Siberia, American
Minister Tells u. S.

Paris. May S.-American Minister
Reinsch, at Peking, has informed Sec
retary of State Lansing that all wire
communication out of Peking has been
cut except for one wire which goes to
Siberia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
MEETING POSTPONED

The Child Welfare organization
meeting which was to have been
held this evening at Fahnestock
Hall. is postponed until next week,
the date to be announced later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
By associated Press.

With the draft of the peace treaty
with Germany now in the hands of
the picnlpotcntiaries of that nation
for consideration. the Paris peace
conference is turning its attention to
the making of peace with the other
central powers. Germany has given
no official intimation of her reply.
A courier is well on the way to Ber-
lin with the treaty.
To-day the Council of Four. as the
supreme executive body of the con-
ference has again become through
the return of Premier Orlando of
Italy, took up the arrangements for
presenting the peace terms to the
delegates Of Austria, Hungary and
Bulgaria.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
To Help Huns Pay

1t appears probable that the set
tlement with German Austria will
be the first to be reached. The rep
resentatiVes of that nation are due
in France early next week and will
he quartered at st. Germania, Il su-
burb of Paris. A forecast of the
treaty being drawn for their consid-
Grafton indicates that German-Aus-
tria will be asked to pay u portion
of the enemy indemnity, her share
being estimated at 100000, 900
crowns.
Meanwhile the German home gov
ernment is expected to begin at once
the consideration of the terms of
peace which were presented to the
German delegates at Versailles on
Wednesday and which virtually re-
duce the German empire to the role
of minor power for a considerable
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-31

speak 10 anyone. Do you see how
that could be true?"
Sure. see how il could be true
But l don't see what it's got TO do
with us-and Norreys."
III come 10 that in q minute.
Jim. 1t would bbe awful to shout
to some one you wanted to talk to
and shout and shout and find in
the end that he only spoke French.
while you knew nothing but Eng
lish, wouldn't it?"
Yep. 'spose So" replied Jim,
smiling Iaziiy. "WeIl-we both
speak English. Now so ahead
Jim, do you think women are
people?'' I asked with absolute
esrnestness.
For the love of Mike, yes. Now
cut out the bunk and set. some
where, viii YOU
The UItimatum.
well then. it's like this. You're
a man. and I'm a woman. And we've
elected TO spend the rest OF our
lives together because we love each
other. But loving me doesn't make
you stop liking cigarettes. It
wouldn't make you suddenly hate
cards. and 1 don't interfere"
Much good it would do you"
smiled Jim with set jaws. What
under the canopy are sou driving
at, Anne?"
well. I've come to see that
haven't right to do any more about
the things you Ike and don't
than just to explain to you why 1
don't and trust you to acqUiesce if
you see I'm highland I think you
ought to do the Same with me"
Wait a minute. Anne. You think
! ought to give you a long list of
reasons why don't want to have
you sec Norreys. and then leave
it to your so-caIled Judgment
whether you see him or cut him
out?"
"Yes."
''No!' roared Jim with amazing
vigor. There's got to be a head to
every household. Women are people,
all right, but they aren't the ruling
class Now get this that I'm shout
ing to you on your little island
Husband and wife are one-a
team. But part Of that team does
most of the pulling and most of the
leading, and that's the husband
part"
Then you still think you have a
right to forbid me 10 see perSons 1
like?" 7 asked coldly.
81 tell you there's got to be a
head 20 every household. You maze
a mistake when you didn't marry a
milksop who'd let you run things
your own way, Anne"
81 married you" 1 said grimly.
''for better, for worse. But Jim,
you think you have a right to give
orders. Suppose ] think I have a
right to ignore them?"
CTO BE Continued.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-31
By David Cory.

@NE day as Puss entered a wood
he saw a lovely princess on
her horse listening to a little
bird who was singing, "If you want
TO be happy, be good, be good"
But l am happy" cried the little
princess, patting her horses neck.
what" exclaimed the little bird,
looking at her closely, aren't you
the Princess Heloise?"
NO, indeed. I am the Princess
Elaine"
Strange" cried the bird. "I GER
tainly thought you were she, yet
now that l come to think OF it, you
have blue eyes and she has black"
And just then up rode the other
princess, who said with Il laugh.
Every time I see that little bird
he tells me if I want to be happy 1
must be good"
But aren't you?" asked the Prin-
cess Elaine.
81 don't know" replied the other
princess; that is, don't believe
am, because I'm always wanting
something different Arc your
II never thought about H." an
swered the Princess Elaine. but ]
think I'll Try. Let Us both come
back here in n week and tell each
other how We have su 'cPeded.' Then
they said goodbye and rode away,
and the pretty bird tapped his
wings and few of into the forest.
And Puss Junior also went his
way. Eut he was most curious to
learn what the little princesscs
would say to each other when they
met. And il happened some time
after that as he sat beneath 4 tree,
he heard little bird singing Over
head:
IF you want 10 be happy. be sood,
be good"
Tell mo. little bird cried russ
Junior, 'did the Two little prin-
Cesses nlc"t again"
YES. indeed" he chirped. but
they hardly knew each other.
oh. how you nave changed" eN-
claimed the Princess HeioiSe. You
look 50 happy"
"'An1 80 90 YOU" cried the Priu-
cess Elaine. Your eyes fairly dam
and your lips smile" Then the lit
tie bird paused to pick ~ q CrTmb
while Puss hummei the tune Of the
song. ~ you want 20 be happy. -"
good. be good" We'll what hap
pencd after that" ne asked.
Well" said the little bird. Il few
over 40 the two priucrsscs and sal.
You both are more beautiful than
ever. for the secret Of my song is
this: 'Gooiness i beauty, and ?
good Then they rode away smi..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-31
The Rhyming
Optimist
THE WOLF.
By Aline Michaelis.


7 LOVE most OF the animals that
I have ever met; I've had all
sorts of things for pals-I al
ways need a pet. I cannot seem to
draw the line at any quadruped; 1
think the kangaroo is fine, a coon
I've hOmeward led. 1 like the cum
ming cat and dog. / often have
them both, and once I tried to tame
a frog and a Peruvian sloth. The
festive hippopotamus I find a clever
pard. though he would make an aw-
full muss if Kept in ones back yard.
To tell the truth, like them all,
from elephants to mice. For Bel
gi&n hares 1 always fall and birds
Of paradise. ] love the field mouse
and the gnu, the mule l dOte upon:
I love all animals, it's true: but
I'm in debt to one. ! know he's not
a favored chap; few care to hear
his voice, and looking on his measly
map makes nobody rejoice. And yet
l feel he's aided me, 50 why should I
be sore, when this old wolf, with
grinning glee, comes knocking at
my door? Sometimes / hate this
eight-hour stunt and find my jobs a
bore, until l hear an awful Srunt
right there beside my door. There
is no doubt of pep and punch he
furnishes a store; few folks would
want TO be 4 lunch for wolves to
humble Ger. And so he keeps ME
going some. he makes me hit the
bail: thus TAR I've put him on the
bum, he has not scored at all. I'll
say. inueeI. hc brings zest, ] can't
find life q bore. or animals l love
him best The WOlr that's at the door.
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Advice to the LOvelOrn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

going out for the past year with a man
OF thirty-eight. We both think a great
deal OF one another, and I must say
] have found him to be fine and up
right and he tries 10 do everything to
please me.
About two weeks ago we had quite
talk and he suggested that as he is
in no position to get married he had
better stop calling, but still insisted
that be some around. ANXIOUS.
AS the young man has told you
plainly he is in no position to mar
~, you really have no right to ex-
pect anything but friendship from
this affair. If you think this will
make you unhappy in the long
run, ] should advise you to see less
of him before your feelings be-
come any further involved.