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Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
{By The Associated Press.)

Oyster Bay, Jan. 6.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt died in sleep early today at his home at Sagamore Hill. Death is believed to have been due to rheu- matism, which affected the heart. The colonel suffered a severe attack of rheumatism and sciatica new years day, but none believed his illness would prove fatal. He sat up most of Sunday and retired at II o'clock last night. About four o'clock this morn ing Mrs. Roosevelt, who was the on- ly other member of the family at Oyster Bay, went to her husbands room and found he had died during the night.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
FIGHT FOi CHANCE
 |O TOUCH CLOTHES
People Of Italy Give President Will son Great Welcome, Acclaiming
 Him In Extravagant Terms.
tBy The Associated Press.)

Milan, Sunday, Jan. 5.-President Wilson journeyed from Rome to Mi Ian today, stopping at Genoa enroute, where he was greeted by hundreds of thousands who acclaimed him in the most extravagant terms, and fought for a chance to get near enough to touch his clothing. The demonstration at Milan was of the same character but proportionately greater in view of Milan's greater size.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
YOUNG LIEUTENANT IN
 VENTS VALUABLE DEVICE
(By The Associated Press.)

London, Dec 3.-A device, which for more than three years helped to protect British warships from Ger man mines, has won for it's inventor, Lieut.. Charles D. Burney of the Bri- tish navy, the order of Companion of St. Mihiel and St. George and grant of $150,000. The invention is said to have saved the lives of hun dreds of sailors and prevented the loss of many war ships. It consists of a waterplane shaped like a torpedo, having a pair of large flat fins pro- jecting on either side. It is lowed overside by atwire rope in such way that it runs from the ships bows out ward. The wire rope is intended to pick up the mooring ropes of mines and slide them along until they reach to the nose of the device, where sharp saw is fixed inside V-shaped slot. The saw cuts through the mooring rope and allows the mine to float free, where it can either be avoided or destroyed.
 The invention is known in the ser vice as the "P. "" or "Paravane."
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
SELL $40 AIRPLANEs.

Wichita Falls, Texas, Jan. 5.--- Lieut., Evans, supply officer at Call Field, announced today that the gov ernment would sell under sealed bids to the highest bidder to be opened February at Il a.rn.. at Washington, 3,410 airplanes. Ten of these ma chimes are at St. Paul, Minn., and the balance at Houston, Texas. Purchas- CT may take all or any number of the planes.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
SPARTACUS GROUP
 SEIZES NEWSPAPER
 OFFICES IN BERLIN.
lBy The Associated Press.l

Amsterdam, Jan. 6.-The Spartacus group Sunday made another attempt to seize the reins of power in Berlin and occupied the office of the Wolff Bureau, the semi official news agency. Private advices say the Spartacus al- so occupied offices of half dozen big newspapers, including the Socialist Vorwarth.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
(By The Associated Press.l

Amsterdam, Jan. 6-The airdome at Lawica, near Posen, was stormed Sunday by Polish troops, according to Posen dispatch, and the German garrison and all airplan S were cap tured.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
WILSON'S REQUEST
 FOR RELIEF FUNDS
 APPROVED TODAY
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.J
 Washington, Jan. 6.Ths house ap- propriations committee today ap- proved the request of President Will son that congress provide hundred million dollars for relief work in Flu rope.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06

Miss Mabel Baker of the Baxter county Bulletin has received a Ger man helmet and trench cap from a friend in France A big splotch of red on the trench cap shows what happened to Heinie to whom it be- longed.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06

The Honorable Montiville Flowers arrived this afternoon and twill be heard in one of his famous lectures at the- school auditorium this evening at eight o'clock. This is the second num- Der of the High School lyceum course.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
fBy The Associated Press ]

Washington, Jan. 6.-Flags were half-masted at the White House, the capitol and all public buildings today upon the announcement of the death of Colonel Roosevelt. Flags also were ordered at half mast on every ship of the navy and at army camps and posts, both at home and abroad.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
Gkv The Associated. Press.l

Washington, Jan 6.-Both houses of congress adjourned today as, mark of respect after adopting reso- lutions of regret at the death of Col. Roosevelt.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06

sUncle" Erwin Ginn and "uncle'' Henry Harvell, old citizens of Luenen- burg, Izard. county; passed away ree- gently, the former afterssa short ill- ness and the latter from Bright's dis ease.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
HENRY FORD WILL
 CONTEST ELECTION
 AND ASKS RECOUNT.
(By The Association Press

Washington, Jan. 6.-Henry Ford, democratic candidate for senator in Michigan, who on the face of re- turns was defeated by Truman H. Newberry, republican, filed petition with the Senate today, giving formal notice of contest and asking a re- count of ballots.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
(By The Associated Press.

Oyster Bay, Jan. 6.-It is officially announced that the funeral of Colonel Roosevelt will be held at 12:45 p. m. Wednesday at the Christ Episcopal church here.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06

Favorable report has been made on the bill in congress permitting sol diers to retain their uniforms and personal equipment after being dis charged from service.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
SUPERINTENDENT DEAN
 OF THE MISSOUI PA
 CIFIC PASSES AWAY
(By The Associated Press.)

Little Rock, Jan. 6.-J. w. Dean, general superintendent of the Mis- surf Pacific railrad, died here today after three days illness of pneumonia.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
(Rv The Associated Press.)

'.-- tf'y
 Boston, Jan. 6.-Thomas St. John Lockwood, father-in-law of Captain Archibald Roosevelt, died at his home here Saturday.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06
Casually List

The following casualties are report /! ed by the commanding general of the American ExneditionarY Forces:
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06

Arkansans in today's list are:
 Killed in action, James N. Hood, Blytheville.
 Wounded severely, Wylie Cook, Swifton, next of kin, John L. John ston, Swifton; Henry Black, Bell field; Bernard L. Warner, Alpha; Virgil Breckinridge, Beedeville, next of kin, Brint Breckinridge; Klein Schoenberger, West Point.
 Died from disease, Robert Dowdle, England.
 Missing in action, Buster Taylor, Imboden; John F. Robinson, Hope.
 Wounded severely, previously re- ported missing in action, Mechanic Lafayette White, Lamar; Henry D. Holder, Walnut Ridge.
 Killed in action, previously reported missing in action, Charles A. Seba- tier, Marvel.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06

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Newport daily independent., 1919-01-06

In circuit court at Paragould, Tom Ray, charged with killing B. B. Ward on the night of December IF atsa dance on the Alexandner farm, where whiskey was flowing freely, was found guilty annd sentenced to Fl years in the penitentiary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
PREDICTS MORE
BUSINESS THAN
EVER FOR. 1919
Clothing Expert Says Soldier
Trade Alone Will Boom
Textile Industry
MINIMUM BY 1ST.OF JULY
Unsettled Conditions Will Not
Last Long, Says This
Businessman

Brilliant prospects for 1919 as a
business year, especially in the
mems wear and drygoods' line gen.
orally, are held out. by Edwin A.
Schleiser, representative of the AS
sociated Dry Goods Dealers. who is
in this city on business. Trade dur
ing the year will be unprecedented
for volume in the annals of this busi-
ness, is the substance of his fore
cast
Many reasons contribute to this
in Mr.. Schleiser's opinion. Chief of
these, however, is that the dealers,
and even the ultimate consumer
have been buying considerably short
during the past several years, due
largely to the unsettled conditions
during these times. With lower
prices bound to come within several
months, the demand before the New
Year will break all bounds.
Competition promises to be a larg-
err factor in this boosting of bust
ness. With the greater amount of
raw materials released for domestic
civilian wear and with more of the
factories again turning their atten-
ton to this kind OF trade, a larger
AMOUNT of goods will be on the mar
ket, and competition in such cases
always is keen.
In Need of Clothes
The consumer promises to buy en-
ceptionaly large amounts of clothing
during the year. Mr.. Schleiser af-
firms. Many soldiers returning again
to civilian life must be entirely new
ly outfitted. In the few instances
where they still have clothing, re-
main from their former civilian days,
they have outgrown it and it is of
practically no value to them. Other
civilians. some of whom expected an
early call to military service when
the armistice put an end to hostilites.
have sparse supplies. Few are the
men who have not permitted their
wardrobes to become smaller than
that had prevailed.
Many of the factories were han
dicapped during the war for the
lack of sufficient forces of labor. The
war conditions seriously depleted
their forces and while substitutes
performed quite capably, the ma
chinery did not turn with its former
efficiency. These conditions are now
being rapidly remedied.
Minimum i'm July
Trade in the mems wear and dry
goods line will continue sluggish for
several months as yet Mr.. Schleiser
believes. Unsettled conditions will ac-
count for this. The dealers will con-
tinue to buy in small quantities for
several months and consumers will
not buy much more clothing than
they need. Tor immediate use, hoping
for an early drop in prices.
Prices for the year 1919 are ex-
peeted to reach what will he almost
their minimum figure some time in
July, and about that time trade in
the dry goods line is expected to be-
come quite brisk. From then until
the close of the year trade will con-
tinue with even greater vigor than it
died before the war, Mr.. Schleiser
added
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
GERMANY ISLAND
OF GRAVEYARDS
AND STARVATION
Terrible List of War Casual
ties Never Will Be Known
to the Public
NO FOOD IS TO BE HAD
Situation Is Alarming to Ut
most Degrees, American
Officer Reports
NEW DISEASES APPEAR
Bread Made of Unknown In
gradients Causes Deaths;
No Soap in Empire
NEW DISEASES APPEAR

Paris, Feb. 6.-The close per-
sonal study he has made of con-
ditions in Germany has con-
vinced Lieutenant Colonel
Searle Harris, of the United
States medical reserve corps.
that the German people are
actually starving. He has just
returned to Paris from a visit to
Germany and says that while a
superficial view of the country
gives the impression that the
war has not hurt Germany, that
country, in his opinion, has suf-
fered more than any other.
Studying the situation as a physi-
clan. Lieutenant Colonel Harris
found that many persons, particu-
larly children, were very anemic, as
they were not getting enough to eat
Land of Cemeteries
Germany is land of cemeteries,
hospitals and starvation. he said.
No one knows the number of casual
ties in the war. and in his belief no
one will ever know.
Colonel Harris estimates that the
casualties vary from a million and
a half to three million killed and
twice as many wounded.
Colonel Searle Harris says that
the German nation is bankrupt, the
people are aatually starving, and
that probably no one will ever know
the number of casualties suffered
by Germany during the war;
"There are no eggs, no milk and
only half a pound of beet sugar for
each person a month" he says, in
giving details of the situation. Shop
girls have lost from ten to forty
five pounds in weight, while every
one shows a lack of vitality. I found
children going TO school shod with
paper sandals or with cloth shoes to
which wooden soles had been at
tached.
mo one knows the composition of
the black. gritty bread that is being
issued in limited quantities by
ticket. tuberculosis is increasing,
and skin diseases due to lack OF
nourishment and lack of soap are
prevalent. one beneficial result of
the low diet which has been en-
forced upon the German people is
found in the fact that it has helped
many who were overeaters. Brights
disease has decreased and diabetes
has disappeared. There is no more
gout in Germany. but on the other
hand, intestinal diseases have greatly
increased. These are attributed to
coarse bread. Beer that is being
sold has no substance"
Conditions which he had found in
Germany have led Lieut.. Colonel
Harris to the opinion, he says, that
many women and children will die
or become detectives if not supplied
with food.
THE German who overran
France" he says, should be pun
ished and permitted to starve, but
not the women and children.
Hungry men and women do not
make good neighbors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
GORGAS LEFT. NO
WILL TODNPOSE
OF HIS ESTATE
Letters Issued to Brother,
Who Will Administer For
tune of Former Banker

Letters of administration on the
estate of the late William Luther
Corgas, ex-city councilman, promi-
Der of the Masonic order. were Is-
sued today by Register Ed. H. Fish
er. to DIR. Gorge A. Gorgas. brother.
No will was found 1t was stated
that the personal property is valued
at about 100000. but at present tho
extent of the late Mr.. Gorgas real
estate holdings is not known. Per-
mission was granted to the admins
traitor to file report of the realty
later and then il necessary the bond
which is required will be increased.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
EBERT PRESIDES
AT OPENING OF
WEIMAR SESSION
Name of Herr Eichhorn, Who
Was Ousted in Spartacan
Uprising, Off the Rolls
By Associated Press

Amsterdam, Feb. 0. Friedrich
Ebert. the German chancellor. will
open the first session of the recently
elected German National Assembly at
Weimar at o'clock this afternoon.
dispatches from Berlin state that
after the meeting of the body is thus
opened the chair will be taken by the
Oldest member of the assembly, prob
ably Herr Pfannkuch.
The advices report that many MEM
bers Tor Alsace-Lorraine have pre-
sented themselves for the first sitting
OF the assembly.
The name of Herr Eichhorn, the
former chief of the Berlin police de-
partment, who was ousted during the
troubles with the Spartacans. will be
stricken from the role of membership
of the assembly as his Whereabouts is
not known He will be succeeded by
the candidate in his district who re-
ceived the next largest vote.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
FIVE GREAT POWERS GET
READY TO MEET SOVIET

The FIVE great allied powers are preparing to senda
commission Of ten members to confer with representa-
tves Of the Russian Boshevk government on the Princes
Islands This action decided upon. according to
Paris dispatches Immediately upon the receip tot wire
less message from the Bolshek government accepting
the invitation to attend the conference The other Rus
sian factions have not yet made known their attitude
The Bolshevk government not only accepted the invita-
on attend the conference but according wireless
messages received in London is willing acknowledge
financial obligations held by creditors Of Entente nation
atty The sovef government also is willing to give
concessions to Allied citizens and begin negotiations
to cease hostlities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
Camp Hill Fire Ladies'
Take Back Their Engine

The exhibition of the Camp Hill
chemical fire apparatus Ito show
Camp Hill residents how hopelessly
inadequate is the apparatus" closed
last evening, when several members
Of the fire company dragged the
heavy affair back to the engine
house.
By the aid of some of the firemen
and a kind autoist the engine was
taken to fire iu Long street early
Monday morning, but by the time
the firemen and their apparatus ar
rived the fire was out. No persons
volunteered to take it back and it
remained on the corner of Market
and Long streets during the sue
ceeding days and until last night. so
that the citizens might realize what
position their borough would be in
if a real fire were to occur and to
arouse them to demand a more ef-
ficient engine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
Runs Automobile Into
Building to Avoid Crash

r. l.. Cohen, Room sos, Bergner
Building, narrowly escaped injury
this morning when in order to avoid
colliding with an authmobile which
turned into Third street from Pine,
he ran his touring car head-on into
the corner of the residence at the
southwest corner of Third and Pine
streets. The radiator and front
wheels of his car were damaged.
According to Cohen. the other
automobile. which belongs to DR..
David S. Funk, 800 North Second
street, who was driving, turned into
Third from Pine street, going down
Third toward Market Cohen was
driving down Third, and to avoid a
collision with the other machine
turned quickly to the right. He ran
over the curb, across the sidewalk
and crashed into the building. DIR.
Funk said he was going about ten
miles an hour When he turned into
Third. and that there was enopgh
room on his left for the other car
to pass around him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06


Frank A. Smith. well known busi-
nessman and prominent in Dauphin
county and state Republican circles
for years, was to-day unanimously
nominated as the Republican candi-
date for the State Senate to fill the
vacancy caused by the elevation of
Senator +. l.. Beidleman to the
lieutenant governorship. The nomi-
nation was made by the executive
committee, consisting of fifteen
members and the officers of the
county committee, meeting this
morning in the headquaCters of the
party in the Wyeth building, and
was afterward ratified at a largely
attended meeting of the county COM
mittee held in the same rooms.
The committee in resolution Of
fered by Prothonotary Charles e.
Pass expressed its pleasure in the
business-like manner with which
Governor Sproul and his associates
in the new state administration have
taken hold of affairs and endorsed
the Governors program.
A Business Platform
Speaking of this resolution imme-
diately after the meeting Mr.. Smith
said that in the event of his election
February %, which his friends re-
gard as assured, it would give him
much pleasure to serve under the
leadership of Governor Sproul. II
am greatly pleased with what is
transpiring under the Governors
guidance on Capitol Hill and
throughout the state" he said, "and
lit is nv Judgment that tho pavt Four
years will be remarkable in Penn
sylvania's history for constructive
craftsmanship and for practical
and progressive legislation and ac-
ICOntinucd nn Pnnn 1S
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
Baltimore Pastor Accepts
Call From Westminster

The Rev. DIR. Henry w. Miller,
pastor of the Baltimore Light Street
Presbyterian Church, has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the West
minister Presbyterian Church, Off
Gals of the congregation announce.
His initial sermon in his new pas
torate will be delivered on Sunday,
March 8.
Decision to extend a call to DR..
Miller was made at a congregation
al meeting several days ago, follow
ing the delivery of several sermons
here by him. His acceptance has
Just been received. Tie Will fill the
vacancy in the local church caused
by the death of the Rev. E. T.. Cur
tbs during the influenza epidemic in
late October.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
EDUCATORS OPEN
ANNUAL SESSION
in PENN-HARRIS
Governor Sproul Scheduled to
Appear Before School
Directors

DR.. j. George Becht, executive
secretary of the State Board of Edu-
cation was the principal speaker at
the opening sessions of the twenty
fourth annual convention of the di
rectors department., Pennsylvan MIA
state Educational Association, held
In the Penn Harris hotel to-day. DR..
Becht spoke in the morning session
touching upon after war conditions
IN Europe. Governor SprouI was
scheduled to address this afternoons
session.
Ihe session was opened at $50
o'clock this morning with devotional
exercises, the Rev. J. Bradley Mark
ward, pastor of the Bethlehem In
theran church, officiating. Robert A.
Enders, president of the Harrisburg
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
Eggs, Broken Ones at
That, Get Hearing by
Interstate Commerce Body

Washington. Feb. 6.-Railroad tar
iff regulations which refuse to allow
egg shippers to claim damages un-
less more than five per cent. of the
contents of shipping case have been
broken. or pay for more than five
per cent, were set aside today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The commission ordered all eastern
trunk line roads and the railroad adj
ministration to establish a new set
of rules on May /, correcting the re-
quirements under existing rules.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06
No Beer, No Work. Slogan
of Jersey Trade Workers !;
Want Lighter Beverages
BY dssoeiated Press

Newark, N. J., Feb. 6. = A mo
beer. no work" slogan was announc-
ed to-day by representatives of 30,-
600 building trades workers. who
condemned nationwide prohibition
and voted to ask the Essex Trades
Council, comprising many thousand
union men in Newark and vicinity,
to start a movement for a strike
throughout the state July 1, when
the temporary war time prohibition
law will be effective.
The delegates favored the manu-
facture and sale of light wines and
beer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-06

incomes, individual and corporate.
Rates of the Senate on transportu-
ton, beverages, cigars and tobacco,
amusement admission, club dues,
luxuries and semi-luXuries, stamp
and special taxes all substantially
were adopted by the conferees, while
the House rates on estates and in
surance were reinstated.
The principal rate increases agreed
to in conference were to raise the
corporation income rate for 1920
from eight per cent, as proposed by
the Senate, to ten per cent. and an
increase from sixty to sixty-two per
cent. in thesecond bracket" or i'd
ing rate on corporation excess profits
for this year. The eighty per cent.
war profits tax for this year was
adopted and, upon insistence by
House conferees, extended to 1920.
but made applicable next year only
upon such profits from government
war contracts.
Income Tax Features
In the important income tax sec
ton, the bill retains all Senate rates,
normal and surtaxes, including that
of twelve per cent, double existing
law on corporations income of last
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