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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
BIG EVENTS ARE
SCHEDULED FOR
SCHOOL PICNIC
Entries For Athletic Events to
Be Made on the
Field

Here we go-the biggest recrea-
ton day of the year-neXt Friday,
June 20, when the Harrisburg Tele-
graph gives its annual picnic to the
school children of the city. Given
fair weather. this promises to be
the most exciting and gallant gath
ering of all that the Telegraph has
staged, for there will be new and
jazzy features, such as longball
tWixt girl teams, and every inch OF
Paxtang Park will be a scene of
genuine and wholesome revelry.
With Captain e. ]. Stackpole, Jr..
chairman of the committee, and
V. Grant Forrer, assistant superin-
tendent of city parks, lending eff
Client hand, program was mapped
out to-day, which may be changed
in some details, but will, in the
main, go through as given here:
a. m.-Cars at given points for
children.
9.3O8Cars arrive at park
0.00-S0-yard dash for bows:
third and fourth grades Cheats il
necessary.
1010-30-yard dash for girls;
third and fourth grades cheats if
necessary.
1O.2O-3O-yard race for girls;
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades.
fO.3O-SO-yard egg race for girls;
third and fourth grades.
10.40-Peanut race for small girls
ESQ feet in length).
1O.50-Sewing contest for teach
ers.
11.0O-Long distance relay race
for Boy Scouts from Telegraph
Building to Paxtang Park.
11.10-Shoe race for small boys.
1.2O-Three standing broad
jumps; fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth grades; three standing broad
jumps, third and fourth grades.
11.30-50-yard dash for boys;
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades.
11.35-50-yard dash for girls;
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades.
11,50-Obstacle race for boys, all
grades.
12.0O-All schools massed on lawn
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Say Body Buried Is Not
That of Missing Man;
Want Charges Returned

Claiming that the body found in
the Susquehanna river in this city
on May and buried as that of w.
II. Harrington, 221 East Cross street,
Ypsilanti, Mich, was not he, rela-
tives are making efforts to recover
charges incident to the burial, they
announce in a letter to Chief of Po-
lice WetZel.
The body is not that of Harring-
ton, a Chicago attorney representing
the family, writes to Chief Wetzel.
Harrington is still alive, they are
said to have claimed some time ago,
but the attorney makes no mention
of this in the letter to Chief Wetzel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
TIREMEN HOLD
BIG PARADE AT
SESSIONS CLOSE
John E. Shupp Elected Presi-
dent of the County
Body

With the election of officers last
evening, delegates of the Dauphin
County Firerhens Association com
pleted business and adjourned to
meet next year at a place to be Sc
leCted by the executive committee.
John Il. Shupp. of the Baldwin
Hose Company, No. A. of Steelton,
was unanimously elected president
The big feature to-day was the pa
rade, participated in by 1000 fire
men.
The new president. who is prom
inently identified with the State
Firemen's Association, in a short
inaugural address, urged the dele
gates to show activity during the
coming year and make the associa-
tion one of the strongest in the
State. He will plan a series of meet
ings throughout the county The
new president is a practical fire.
man, and has studied methods in
various cities over the United States
Other officers elected are:
Other New Ohicers
First vice-president, W. L. Jauss,
Washington Company, No. 4, Har-
risburg; second vice president, G.
Fl. Bergstresser, Middletown; record
ing secretary, ]. L. Redman, presi-
dent of the Shamrock Hose Com
pany, No. Il, Harrisburg; financial
secretary, Charles w. Rank, Will
Jamestown; treasurer, S. G. Straub,
Williamstown; chaplain. ]. M War
den, Harrisburg; delegate to State
convention, j. L. Redman, Harris
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speeding at 80 miles an hour. Both
the trolley car and the auto truck
were crushed in.
1t seems certain, however, from
the aftermath that the force of inn
pact was tremendous. Some of the
wounded men literally We're hurled
through the air, spectators said.
The big truck was pushed up Sec
ond street possibly 80 feet The
men We're scattered about on the
street along most of this distance,
some of them suffering acutcly
from their old wounds as well as
the new.
That none of the wounded SOL
diers was seriously injured or killed,
is attributed by spectators to the fact
that the huge truck was constructed
entirely of steel. The impact was
terrific and of such force that it
would have made splinters of a
wooden truck.
Few of the 2S men in it were
able TO retain their seats, most of
them being thrown over the streets
and pavements about the scene of
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GIVE ENEMY
TWO DAYS IN WHICH
TO ANSWER TREATY
Reply to Counter-ProposaLs of Foe Likely
to Be Handed Enemy Board Late
Monday or Early Tuesday
BY Associated Press.

Germany's peace delegates it is reported from Paris,
will be given but days in which consider and
ply the revised peace terms which, is expected will
be presented Monday Three days of grace will follow before
the amse suspended should the Germans refuse sign In
that hostles between Germany and the Allied and
cated powers might be resumed Saturday. June Il.
Believe Germany Will Sign
The heads of the declared be convinced that
the Germans will the revised While reports from
Germany the prospects of signing the Treaty lacking
clarity it said the Council acting the belief that there is
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the acceptance by the latter of stip-
ulations protecting the rights of
racial, language and religious mi
norities has been submitted to the
interested states by the Council of
Four. The guarantee would provide
the definite security which some
European skeptics do not expect
from the workings of the League
of Nations.
President Wilson probably will
visit Brussels between Wednesday
and the expiration of the German
time limit.
Some notifications were made by
the council yesterday in the labor
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INDICT Two IN MAIL CASE

Fort Smith, Ark, June 14.-Chester
d. Baskin and Charles F. Rob-
erts OF Little Rock. railway
postal clerks. were indicted by the
United States grand jury here yester-
DAY on charge of stealing and en-
bezzling $4,000 from the mails Feb
ruary Z. The funds were being sent
to the Hartford. Ark. office of the
Central Coal and Coke Company, of
Kansas City
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THE WEATHER

Harrisburg and VicinItyi Fair to-
night. Sunday, fair and warmer,
Eastern Pennsylvania Fair to-
night. Sunday, fair and farmer.
Gentle, shifting winds.
Rivers The susquchannn river md
all it's branches will continue
to fnll slowly. A stage of about
Al feet Is indicated for Har-
risb1rg Sunday morning.
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SENATE TO BUY CEMETERY

Washington, June IL Without
debate or amendment, the Senate
yesterday passed a bill authorizing
appointment of commission to
acquire an American cemetery in
France in which would be buried
the bodies of American soldiers who
lost their lives in that country dur
ing the war. The bill appropriates
100000 for the establishment of
the cemeterY.
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BITTEN BY PEACOCK

Bitten on the lip by a peacock
Lwhile she was playing in Paxtang
Gark yesterday, 5-year-old Evelyn
Green, 1852 South Summit street, has
been taken to the Harrisburg Hos
pital. The injury was severe one
and surgical attention was necessary.
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Is WOUNDED SOLDIERS HURT
WHEN SPEEDING TROLLEY CAR
HITS BIG MILITARY TRUCK
Men Recuperatng From Battle Wounds Thrown Into Street
While on Way to knights of Columbus Picnic; Arms
and Legs Broken in Crash Several Hurt Internally
YANKS ARE RUSHED TO CITY HOSPITAL WHERE
IMMEDIATE TREATMENT IS GIVEN BY PHYSICIANS


b hurt shortly alter noon to-day when big truck the
o a care
Columbus. The
the wounded
oce.
Volunteers rushed the
Harris Etl broken ne2s
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ARRESTED FOR "DoPEn SALE

Charged with the Illegal sale of
arcotics, Harry S. Foushee. of
Philadelphia, was arrested early to-
day in the campaign of the Harris
burg police department to break up
the sale of habit-producing drugs in
this city.
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Routier Is Condemned to
Death as French Traitor
Ru Associnted Preaa.

Paris, June 14.-Gaston Routier. a
French Socialist journalist was SEN
fenced to death to-day by court
martial for imparting military intel
ligence to the enemy. He was tried
by default, having conducted a
French paper in Spain that carried
on German propaganda.
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and and internal injuries looked after fret After
the hospital physicians that
men have good chances
Spectators Excited
An effort to unbiased of how the accident
curred dhCut Excited Spectators the trolley
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14

Routier founded La Paix, of Mad
rid in 1917. His arrest has never been
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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-29
$4,000 IN PLATINUM STOLEN AT R. & H. PLANT
BY CRACKSMEN WHO PRIED OPEN vAUL T. FEW CLUES
SENATORS OF BOTH PARTIES
WORKING OUT PEACE PLAN


WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-Republi-
can and Democratic senators, waiting
for a treaty compromise put their at
tention on a plan today said to be ac-
cepted by the mild reservation Re
publicans and by number of DEM
Gratis for ratification with three mod
ifications in the fourteen reservations
approved by the Senate and House
at the last session.
The three changes would make the
reservations acceptable to two-thirds
who will agree with the preamble
that the qualifications must be accept
ed by the other powers. The mild
group lead by Senator Lodge, the Re
publican leader will be willing to
make these changes as will Senator
Hitchcock of the Democrats. Neither
of the parties in the senate object to
the opening.
Under the new preamble, unless
specific objections are made the word
ing of the article in the reservation
would be changed so as to eliminate
the language which President Wilson
would regard as a rejection Of the
treaty. Affirmative declaration, with
the understanding that next years
senators will be at liberty to decide on
questions of peace and war.
Although compromise talk of this
and other talk goes on but no real ac-
ton Is expected until next Monday,
when the Senate reassembles
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-29
ROBERT n. VALENTINE DIES
At OLD AGE IN WOODBRIDGE
By Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, Dec. 29:-Robert
n. Valentine died at his home in
Green street yesterday about noon.
Mr. Valentine was born in New York
City August 81, 1910, and was the
son of James and Catherine Acker-
man Valentine. Mr.. Valentine came
to Woodbridge with his parents when
young boy and in about 1860 start
ed in the clay mining business in
which he was actively engaged until
death.
He was president of the r. N. and
II. Valentine Company. He was the
Oldest Mason in Woodbridge, he be-
ing formerly a member of Americus
Lodge of this place but in late years
has belonged to st. Johns Lodge of
East Orange.
In,1865 he married Miss Mary
Mercer. of Perth Amboy, by whom
he is survived together with three
sons G. NJ, H. r., and r. i. Two
brothers, e. w. and o. G.. Valentine,
also survive.
Services will be held from Mr..
Valentines late residence Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock
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required the strength of more than
one man. 1t is believed, this being one
of the reasons for the belief that it
was not a one-man Job.
Once the vault door was pryed-
open it was an easy matter to secure
the contents as there were no more
smaller doors to b eforced, such as
is the case in some vaults and safes.
The men apparently knew the most
valuable salts and ore, taking these
articles from the shelves.
When questioned this morning
whether 1t would be possible for ono
man to carry $4,000 worth of plat-
inuh and platinum ore, Mr.. Dubois
answered that 1t could be done easily,
the metal being very costly.
1t is not thought the men wasted
any time in getting the ore and plat-
mum from the valut once they were
able to lay their hands on II. Upon
leaving the vault, however, they took
the time to close the large door be-
fore making their escape.
The men did, however, leave O.
brace In which the steel drills were
fitted, two steel drills and a hack-saw
blade. The handle OF the hack saw
was not found.
The leaving of their tools is said to
DE an old trick of the profession, as
the discovery of these burglar imple-
ments upon them, If stopped, would
incrimnate them.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-29
ANOTHER ALLEGED STOLEN
AUTO HELD BY COUNTY
.u stan Correspondent.

BIZ Bt0H CofTeSponueht
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. pa
stolen car that was sold by Michaei
Robbins, one of the partners who had
a garage in Parlin, where an auto
cleanup under the guidance of Coun-
ty Detective Ferd David, centers, has
been turned over to the detective by
the purchaser, but the detective mas
not made the persons name known:
The car, q 1919 model was advertised
by the two partners, and this party
purchased same for 5000.
1t has been found that this car was
stolen from Newark on April 2S, from
Jacob Levy, of 1913 Belmont avenue
He will come to prove his ownership
of the car which is now in the hands
of the county detectives office. All OF
the property in the garage of ROD
bins q McEneny, with the exception or
q few cars belonging to neighbors
who paid rent to keep their cars In
the garage.
Charles ]. Sweeney, who works for
the Standard Oil Company In Bay
onne, is coming down today to identity
his car, and a representative of PAGER
Bernstein will be down to identify
their Ford truck, which was found IN
the possession of Robbins and NC
Enemy.
Commissioner Dill and Inspector
Harry Burton have been rendering all
possible aid to the county detective in
his raid to secure cars stolen by Rob-
bins and McEneny.
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TO FLOOD WATER WORKS
FOR FINE SKATING TODAY

The recent snowfall and thaw
yesterday resulted in the skating at
the water works pond being stopped
but this afternoon city employees will
flush the pond in order that when it
freezes excellent skating. such as was
obtainable about a week ago. may
again be enjoyed by the residents OF
this city. Chairman Chris Andersen,
of the street committee, Is supervis-
ing the work at the water works
in order that tomorrow, If the weath-
or remains sufficiently cold, there
might be good skating.
During the few days that skating
was possible on the water works
pond hundreds of people, including
young and old, enjoyed their first
sport of the season on the ice. Bee
cause Of tho popularity of this out-
door exercise and sport the chairman
of the streets and sewers COMMITTEES
is seeing to 1t that good skating is
obtainable here whenever the weath~
er permits.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-29
MANY HOTABLES ATTEND
MRS. RUNYON'S FUNERAL

Prominent men and women
throughout the county and state were
at the funeral of Mrs. Katherine Han
cock RunYon. wife of w. Parker Run
yon, president of the Perth AmbOy
Dry Dock Company that was held yes
terday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
her late residence, 100 Rector street.
Many friends and relatives were
there together with number of young
girls of foreign birth, members of
the Red Cross, from The northern sec
ton of the city, in which Mrs. Run
yon took an interest during the war.
REV. w. Northey Jones, rector of st.
Peters piscopal church, Rev. Wilbert
Westcott, pastor of Simpson Metho-
dist church and Rev. Harlem G.. Men
denhall, a former pastor of the First
Presbyterian church ofliciated at the
service. A quartet of the St. Peters
church choir composed of Mrs. Paul
Hanft, Miss Evelyn Remmicke, Char
les Ullman and Thomas Peterson,
Isang Lead Kindly Light" and abide
With Me-" Mr.. Hanft was the ac-
companist.
Many floral tributes were received
from friends and relatives. The en-
tire force of employees of the Perth
Amboy Dry Dock Company attended
the funeral in a body. The interment
church yard. The honorary pail bear
ers were oliver Kelly of the state
board of taxation, r. C. Jeninson, s
u. Hopkins and j. Spencer Smith OF
the state board of commerce and navi-
CATION, associates of Mr.. Runyon
William Price of New Brunswick
Judge +. NJ. Taylor, Judge c. G. HON.
mann, Edwin Furman, A. Clayton
Clark Peter c. Olson, DR.. w. r.. Ram
say and c, c. Baldwin of this city
Some of the prominent men seen al
the funeral were Former Governor
James T.. Fielder, Former United
States Senator James Smith, James
Nugent, Democratic leader OF Esse1
county, Judge Peter f. DAILY, Mayor
Frank Dorsey, County Clerk b. M
Cannon. Former County Clerk Johr
II. Conger, Robert Carson of New
Brunswick and many others.
Mrs. Runyon died Thursday nigh
at her home after brief illness. She
was q prominent member of the PERTH
Amboy Woman's Club and the Pertf
Amboy Chapter of the American RED
Cross and during the war was chair
man of the New Jersey Branch Of the
Soldiers Relief League, under Mrs
James L. Fielder, who was at the head
OF the state league.
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LEAGUE To MEET
/. SHORTLY AF TER
RATIFICATION
Ambassador Wallace Cables to
That Effect
U. S. POSITION PROBLEM
Question Whether Wilson or
u. S. POSITION PROBLEM
Question Whether Wilson or
Clemenceau Shall Call
League of Nations Session

By INC ASSOCIATED FTeSS.
PARIS. Dec. 29:-Informal notice
Of the first meeting of the council
of the league of nations probably Will
be given in q day or two after the
exchange of ratification on the treaty
of Versailles. Ambassador Wallace
cabled the State Department In
Washington to this effect.
1t still Is an open question whether
the formal call for the meeting shall
be issued by President Wilson us
originally provided for, or whether,
in view of the fact, that the United
States has not ratified the treaty, the
call shall be issued by Premier Glenn
enceau, the president of the peace
conference. This question as well as
the place for the meeting of the
members Of the council probably will
be settled tomorrow.
The date for the exchange of rati-
fication on which the call of the meet
ing for the council of the entente still
is uncertain, nothing having been
heard from the Germans in reply to
the latest Allied note. The expecta-
tion of official circles that some word
from Berlin regarding the subject will
be Mt hand by tomorrow, unless inter-
.upted transmission causes further de-
lay.
According to the terms of the peace
treaty Germany was to furnish by
December 81, a statement regarding a
number of different questions dealt
with by the treaty. As the exchange of
Publications is not yet definitely in
type, however today has fitted the pos
sibilities of extending the term OF this
statement.
The conditions under which Ger
many is to turn over the light cruis-
ers demanded as part of the repara-
tion for the destruction of Scapa Flow
fleet also was discussed by the coun-
Gil.
1t was decided during the sessions to
sendSthe congratulations to General
Nielssel, heading the mission to the
Baltic, on the manner in which his
staff in connection with the evacua-
ton of the Baltic premises by the Ger
man troops.
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FEW CHANGES EXPECTED
IN SO. AMBOY GOVERNMENT

By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 29:--On
Thursday morning at 1880 the 1919
council will organize and after COM
pleting some work that was left over
from the last meeting will adjourn
and disband. At IL o'clock they will
meet and reorganize for the coming
year. No change is expected in the
membership of the council and 1t is
probable that the same officers and
committees will hold over.
There are several important posi-
tions to be filled this year and 1t Is
the duty of the council to fill these
positions by election at this first
meeting. City Solicitor Leo J. Coax
ley's term of office expires on Janu-
ary and he expects to be reappolnt-
ed. When appointed for the first
time during the administration of A.
II. Kerr, Mr.. Coakley was the young
est solicitor in the State of New Jer-
sey The position of city engineer,
which is now held by A. 4. Michaels,
comes up for reappointment. Mr..
Michaols has been very active in
the construction of the new water
works, in fact he was the one who
designed the plant. 1t is not proba-
BILE that there will be a change in
this position. The position of city
treasurer, now held by Timothy F.
Sullivan. will be open as well as the
street commissioner, John Connors,
and water commissioner, j. j.
Braney. The Board of Health is also
elected by the Common Council on
thiS Occ9 sion
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ROBBERY I'm STORE
AT COUNTY SEAT

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 29-The
store of Houghton & Strause in
George street. this city, was entered
by thieves last week and although
the place had been ransacked and a
lot Of mems furnishing stuff placed
in bundles, the robbers had been
frightened away from the store be-
fore they could remove the goods.
Entrance was gained through the
transom over the front door of the
establishment.
The police department was noti-
fed and after inspecting the work
the police reported it to the prosecu-
tors office and Finger Print Expert
William Fitzpatrick was assigned to
the case. Several fine fingerprints on
the front door were photographed
but they proved to be useless as the
robbers wore gloves, thus leaving no
clue by which they could be traced,