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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
DAYLIGHT SAVING
IS ENDORSED BY
MANY SIGNATURES
Telegraph Prints, by Request,
Single Petitions For Gen
eral Circulation

Hearty response is being given by
citizens of Harrisburg in the cam
paign to provide an extra hour of
daylight" for the city in summers 10
come Scores of the petitions have
been circulated by the editorial de-
partment, among the lovers of the
outdoors and the circulators are
pleased at their success.
Signatures to the petitions, which
are addressed to City Council and
which ask various Harrisburg organ
izGtions to get back of the movement.
have been received in gratifying
quantities. Officials of the several
twilight baseball leagues and of var
ious baseball teams of the city, espe-
cially have been active in getting the
petitions among the leagues and
clubs supporters
. Many Harrisburg citizens, however.
have found it impossible to attach
their signatures to these regularly
printed petitions. and for their con-
venierce, the Telegraph is to-day
printing by request. n condensed petit
ton. This blank petition will be print
ed for several days, but it is request
ed that no person sign more than one
of the blanks.
Persons who have signed the reg
ularly printed petitions which are
now being circulated. may affix their
signatures to the blank and mail 1t
without delay to the City Editor of
the Telegraph. The returned blanks
and the regularly printed petitions
will be kept separate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
WILSON REACHES
REAL BEGINNING
OF WESTERN FIGHT
Takes Brief Respite Today With Only
One Luncheon Address Scheduled;
Sounds Keynote of His Appeal
ASSAILS FOES OF TREATY
AND DEFENDS JAPANESE ACTS
By Associated Press.

St. Louis, Sept. 5.-President vii.
son reached to-day the real begin
ming of his western speaking tour
in the interests of the Peace Treaty,
the start of his long swing around
the circle of States west of the Mis-
sissippi.
Having sounded the keynote of his
appeal in addresses yesterday at
Columbus and Indianapolis, Mr.. Will
son planned to take brief respite
from speech making to-day, before
plunging into the arduous program
that will carry him into virtually
every western State. Arriving in
st. Louis early this morning, he
arranged to sleep late on his special
train and then to keep most of the
day free.
Early in the afternoon, however,
he was at attend a luncheon at
a downtown hotel, where it was eX-
pected he would make a brief talk
on the Treaty and in the evening he
was to speak at the Coliseum where
in 1916 he was renominated for the
Presidency.
In Missouri the President found
a situation as regards ratification
of the Peace Treaty without an exact
parallel in any other State. In the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
Assail Burleson as
"Heartless ;" Deny Him
Honorary Membership
Bv associated Press.

Denver, Col, Sept. 5.-Honorary
membership in the Association OF
Western Union Employees, national
organization, was denied Postmaster
General Burleson at the annual con-
ference of the association to-day. a.
report of the committee on resolu-
tions was adopted recommending
that a resolution extending honorary
membership be rejected.
The report said that Mr.. Burleson
expressed no compunct!on in re-
iecting the associations agreement
with the company and deliberately
denied us the benefit of the retro
active pay"
The report added that he display
ed his true heartlessness in reduc-
ing the rate of pay for Sunday work,
and kept the association in a dan
gerous and nervous suspense for
three long months before expressing
his decision"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
ARRESTS FEWER
BY 40 PER CENT.
in DRY" CITY
Police Work Cut Nearly in
Half With Rum
Barred
LESS RECKLESS DRIVING
First Eight Months See But
567 as Compared With
975 Last Year
LESS RECKLESS DRIVING

Arrests during the first eight
months of this year show a de-
crease of 40 per cent. over those
made during the same period OF
1919. according to figures COM
piled by Earl M. White, police
clerk. Arrests from January |
to August 81, inclusive, this
year total 94l as compared to
1,5t5 during the same period OF
1918. Prohibition is believed to
have played a big part in the de-
crease.
The biggest decrease is shown in
the number of disorderly practice
arrests which this year are 561 as
compared to 975 in 1918. Trafhc
ordinances have been more care
fully observed by motorists TINS year
and the number of arrests on this
charge have fallen off more than
one-half, the figures being l29 III
1919, and 2S6 in 1918.
Many Are Sentenced
OF the 94l persons hailed into po-
lice court evidence sufficient to con-
vict was brought in 707 cases, pun
ishment of various sorts being in
flicted in that number of cases. In
23O instances the persons arrested
were discharged while on 80 occa-
sions they we're held for other
iuries. The remaining four cases
were pending at the time the re-
port was compiled.
But on case of pocket picking
has been reported in HARRISBURG
during the eight months. Ihree
such cases of highway robbery were
reported this year and four last
wear, while IT assault and oattery
cases are known by the police TO
have occurred this year. An even
score was reported during the first
eight months of 1918.
Patrol wagon calls have fallen
from 964 to S13.
Robbers on Increase
Robberies, however, have been
more numerous in Harrisburg TINS
wear. being more than fifty per cent
greater than during an equal period
of last year. This year, total OF
233 have been reported as compared
to a record of 1AS for last year
Higher living costa are blamed IN
MANY instances for this increase.
The total value of property stolen
was s35.396, of which almost two
thirds has been recovered. The eX-
act value that has been returned to
the owners totals S24,64o. Last
wear S32.596 worth of property was
taken, of which the amount recoV-
cred was valued at $30,16O.5O.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
Oysters Placed in City
Markets at Same Prices
Asked During Last Season

The oysters are with us! These
glad tidings were conveyed to-day
by the first visitor to a local res
taurant, who had looked upon the
oyster sign and come forth with his
circumference closely resembling the
ST. Mihiel salient before last Sep
tember.
Prices s~e just about the same as
last year, ranging around go and
20 cents a quart, according to the
proportions of the bivalves. These
are the first shipments of oysters
to reach this city and all true oys-
ter lovers are girding up their loins
in preparation for a frontal attack
on the succulent dainty. Many fish
markets were thronged this morn
Ing by people who had long awaited
the opportunity to take away few
of the bashful animals, and a very
few of the first arrivals were left at
noon to-day. Steady shipments are
promised the public from now on,
and stews, raw oysters, and the like
will be the watchword for the next
few months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
Track Foreman, Struck
by Car, Is Badly Hurt

Struck by a Harrisburg Railways
Company car this morning, Daniel
Rissinger, 2132 North Seventh street,
track foreman, is in a serious con-
dition in the Harrisburg Hospital.
He is suffering with a probable frac-
ture of the skull, a severely lacer-
ated scalp and lacerations of the
limbs.
Rissinger was walking north in
the car tracks between Briggs and
Forster streets, when a southbound
Riverside car struck him. He was
placed on a fruit truck that was
passing by at the time of the acci-
dent, and taken to the hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
Girls of "Tenderloin"
On Timer Council"
to Murder Hostages
By Associated PrcSs.

Munich. Thursday, Sept. A.
At the concluding examination of
Bavarian communist leaders
charged with having murdered
hostages in this city last Febru-
airy, it was revealed here to-day
that the ''inner council" of the
communist government moved
from Wittelsbacher palace to the
Luitpold gymnasium the day that
the alleged massacre of hostages
occurred. Evidence adduced dur
ing the day showed that this
inner courcil" included NJ. AK
elrod, a Russian radical; Lewis
Nissen and DR.. Max Levien, Ba-
varian communist leaders, and
ten women from the Munich
'tenderloin."
The days examination showed
that the principal councillors
were aware of the plan to kill
the hostages and that several of
them visited the victims in the
cellar. When the hostages made
complaints, according to the evil
dence, they were blandly told:
You are done for, anyway"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05

These highways are much con-
gested and the city authorities are
anxious that the work shall pro-
ceed without delay. Arnold w.
Brunner, architect of the Capitol
scheme of treatment, expressed
some doubt on his last visit as to
the wisdom of the street changes
proposed until work was started on
the extension section of the park.
1t is believed now, however, that
the removal of the sidewalk along
streets and the extension of the
street paving to the present park
lines need not be held up.
City Is Ready
City Commissioner Lynch said to-
day that his department could &C.
gin work on the widening of this
streets within a week and the in
creasing congestion makes him anx-
ious to undertake the work as soon
as possible. Under an ordinance
passed by City Council last Decem-
Der 1t is provided that in Third
street, from Locust to North, and
in Walnut street, from Third to
Fourth, the sidewalks shall be six
teen feet wide. This would leave a
clear highway width of forty eight
feet on both streets. The sidewalk
on the west side of Third street will
be sixteen feet except in front of
the post office, where it will remain
fifteen feet as at present. There
will be sixteen and one-half feet
on either side of the double tracks
of the Harrisburg Railways Com
pany in both streets. This will pro-
vide space for the passing of an
automobile between n street car on
either track and an automobile
standing along. the curb on either
side of the street. The plans of CITY
Engineer Cowden also provide for
the elimination of the serious angle
in Third street at South, which will
be replaced by a long curve above
and below South street.
The ordinance of last December
provides for the changes in Third
street and another ordinance passed
last March covers the proposed
changes in Walnut street. There has
been appropriated for this work
$4,000 and there is nothing now
in the way of the improvement save
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
DISREGARD FOR
LAW SHOWN BY
WILSON SCORED
Sherman Attacks Announce
ment of Holding Interna-
tional Labor Conference

Washington, Sept. 5.-Presi-
dent Wilson's declaration in his
address yesterday at Columbus,
Ohio, that the international la
Dor conference provided for in
the Peace Treaty would be held
next month regardless of wheth-
er the Senate had ratified the
Peace Treaty in the meantime
was attacked in the Senate to-
day by Senator Sherman, Re-
publican, Illinois.
Declaring the Presidents
declaration indicates "con-
temptuous disregard" for the
law, the Illinois Senator said:
Impeached For Less
Public officials have been
impeached for less fragrant vio-
lation of the law of our country
than this"
ANGAI lilOulIlt Sdlu senator
Sherman. I'VE are notified, the Presi-
dent proposes to assemble in this
country the representatives CT
various countries under the labor
articles of a Treaty unratified by
our country. 1t is his declared pur-
pose to convene on American soil,
a meeting OF alien governments with
our own, regardless of whether the
Treaty has become law of the Re-
public or not.
Demagogical Act
Limiting the laborers of this
country to the narrow definition of
the President even, there is M ,ord
IN winch the demands of labor arc
so liberal and cared for al omrs
This paragraph of the Presidenfs T..
TOO demagogical. 1t is an anneaI
TO the lawless, a covert invitation
10 the ever-present dissatisfied
they will. "ia'
Playing With Fire
Inc PRESIDENT has already plaved
with fire brands sufficiently n boya
informed him of the danger. He bo q
yoked himself up with revoIution9
aries so frequently as to know he
cannot check their mad race to the
goal of lawlessness. His omen de-
claration that he proposes to con-
vene on American soil, radicals as
vel as others from foreign gov.
ernments is a proclamation of law
lessness and contehptuous disregard
OF tne United States Government
Again we have one who deni.rai
I am the state Have the AnoarI
can people quit electing Presidents
and begun to elect Kings? Puhiic
ofhcials have been impeached for
less flagrant violation of the laws
or their country than this"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
Consumers Will Be
Represented at Capital
and Labor Meet, Oct. 6

Washington, Sept. 5.-The con-
ference called by President Wilson
to discuss relations between labor
and industry will meet in Washing
ton October and will be composed
of five persons selected by the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. five by the National
Industrial Conference Board, fifteen
by the American Federation of La
Dor. three by farming organizations,
and three by investment bankers
and fifteen representatives of the
public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
Steel Workers Meeting
to Discuss New Wages

Cleveland, Sept. 5. - John L.
Lewis, acting president of the United
Mine Workers of America and other
International officers, have estab-
lished headquarters here, prelimin-
airy to the opening of the two weeks
convention which begins next
Tuesday.
Mr.. Lewis said the convention
would devote it's time largely to the
consideration of the demand for a
substantial increase in wages and
the inauguration of a six-hour work
day for the miners. Two thousand
delegates representing 100000
miners are expected to attend the
convention.
Committees on constitution, reso-
lutions and officers reports are en-
gagged in formulating the reports.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
MAYOR KEISTER
TO TAKE TRIP in
ARMY ARPLANE'
-Four Aviators Will Do Aero
battles Over the City For
Thirty Minutes

Mayor Daniel L. Keister will have
an opportunity of viewing for the
first time tomorrow, the city over
which he holds sway as chief execu-
tive. 1t was announced to-day that
he will be one of the few Harrisburg-
ers who will go aloft with the bird =
men in the circus squadron of army
aVlators who are now at Middletown.
Four fllers are included in the marty.
which is now located at the Middle
town Aviation Depot. Tomorrow
evening the men flying their planes
IN formation, will encircle the city
between and 5 o'clock, and will
thrill the citizens with their eNhibi-
tions of daring acrobatic stunts. The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
WILSON SEEKS
TO AVERT STEEL
WORKERS STRIKE
Agrees to Bring About Confer
ence Between Representa-
tives and Corporation
By Associated Press.

Washington, Sept. 5.-President
Wilson has agreed to undertake to
bring about a conference between
representatives of the steelworkers
and of the United States Steel Cor
poration in an effort to avert a
threatened strike.
The President was asked in a tele-
gram sent him. to-day by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and the COM
mittee of steelmen TO say whether
a conference could be arranged be-
fore next Tuesday, when the presi-
dents of the twerty-four interna-
tional unions in the steel industry
TCov,finuod ou Pana q
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
HERSHEY SOLDIER Is
DECORATED BY FRANCE

The award of the Medaille Mill
taire and citation in the Ordres
d'Armee is innounced by the Local
recruiting office to Sergeant Grover
Sheckart, of Hershey The presen.
tation of the medal will probably he
made at the Homecoming ceIebra
tor to be staged for the Harris
burg men the latter part of this
month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
IS
MAKING PLEA FOR
POLISH RELIEF
Premier Unfolds Story of Ger
man Ambitions in East; APP
pears Before Council
BY Associated Press.

Paris, Thursday, Sept. 4. - Ger
many, defeated on the west, has
turned to the east, where she is
waging a battle with the hope of
achieving the victory she could not
Paderewski. Polish premier, de-
clared to-day to the Associated
Press, while discussing Polish con-
ditions. NJ. Paderewski will appear
before the Supreme Council of the
Peace Conference tomorrow to dis
cuss the critical situation in Teschen
and Silesia.
''In Upper Silesia, east Prussia.
Lithuania, along the BolsheviS
front in the vicinity of Minsk and
along lhe Ukrainian front, Polish
Armies are forced to face armed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05


Congress to undertake terri
torial guarantees.
Washington, Sept. 8. - BY non
partisan action the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee late yesterday voted
to report the peace treaty to the Senate
with four reservations and thirty-eight
direct amendments.
Senator Shields, Democrat. of Ten.
nessee, aligned himself with the Repub.
lican majority on all but one reserva.
ton, while Senator McCumber. Repub-
lican, voted with the Democrats on the
reservation on the withdrawal provi.
sion of the treaty and also against that
touching upon Article Y and XI.
The four reservation written by Sen.
ator Lodge are as follows:
BY vote of 8 to the committee
adopted a reservation regarding Article
Y providing that the United States "de.
clines to assume" any territorial obli.
CATION or mandate without express reso.
luton of Congress-
adopted IL to 6, declares the United
States shall be its interpreter By the
same vote the committee adopted the
resolution providing that tariff. immi.
grafton and similar domestic and politi.
cal affairs of the United States shall be
determined by that nation alone with.
out Intervention of the league
The withdrawal reservation was
adopted by vote Of 9 to s. and pro.
Tdes that the United States reserves
the right under the provisions of the
treaty to withdraw from the league.
The reservations were incorporated in
resolution of ratification which will
be the vehicle for disposition of the
treaty by the Senate.
After adoption of four reservations
the committee ordered the treaty re,
ported to the Senate. A record vote
was not taken.
Amendments Adopted Before
The thirty.eight amendments are
those adopted earlier by the majority
of the committee. In effect there are
but four of them. for thirty.five touch
upon the same point. These four are
/. To give the United States six
votes in the League Council and
Assembly instead of one to equal
ize the voting strength of this coun-
try with that of Great Britain.
This was offered by Senator John
son, of California.
2. To exclude the United States
from participation in the various
commissions created under the
League of Nations. excepting upon
the reparations commission. which
will deal with the indemnities Ger.
many must pay.
8. The Shantung amendments, of
fered by Senator Lodge. to restore
the former German privileges of
the Shantung peninsula to China,
instead OF giving them to Japan.
4. An amendment, offered by
Senator Moses, of New Hampshire,
to prevent nations interested in any
controversy coming before the Lea.
que Council from taking part in
their consideration or settlement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
BREWERS WAIT AWHILE

New York, Sept. 5. = In order to
ascertain the final form pending
prohibition legislation will take, the
general meeting of the brewers of
this country, arranged to take place
In Atlantic City on September IS
and 10, by the United States
Brewers Association, has been post
poned to November 20 and 21, it
was announced here to-day by Hugh
E. Fox, secretary of the association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
RUMANIAN NOTE FIRM

Paris, Sept. 5. = The note of the
Supreme Council which Sir George
r. Clerk of the British Foreign Of
flee is carrying to Bucharest is
couched in firm but cordial Ian
guage. according to the Petit Paris
len to-day. 1t says the communi-
cation recalls to the Rumanian cab
met the engagements it had entered
into and sets forth the necessity of
their being kept.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
THE WEATHER

Harrisburg and Viclnityi Fair to-
night and Saturday. Not much
change In Temperatures, lowest
Tonight about 30 degrees.
Eastern PENNSYLVANIA. Fair to-
night, slightly warmer In
northeast portion. Saturday
fair. Gentle east md southeast
winds.
River. The SuSpuchnnna river and
NIL Its branches viii fail slowly
OF renal stationary. 4 stage OF
ub0ut I.7 feet IN indicated for
Harrisburg Saturday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
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PRINCE SEEKS TROUT

Franz, Ont, Sept. 5.-Royal re-
ceptions and fetes which have o.
cupied the Prince of Wales since.
his arrival for his first visit to the
provinces were cast aside to-day in
favor of three-day camp down the
Nipigecn river in quest of speckled
trout
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
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SHIP TAKES FIRE

New York, Sept. 5. - The British
steamer Queen Margaret, from
Gibraltar in ballast, arrived here to-
day after her crew had battled for
four days with a fire which broke
out in her bunkers on August %.
The fire was finally put under con-
tol with steam hose but was still
smouldering when the ship docked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MIR. MEETCH TOMORROW

The funeral of William B. Meetch,
who died Wednesday morning. will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock from his late residence, 1920
North Second street. The Rev. DR..
Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, will have charge
of the services. Burial will be
made in. the East Harrisburg ceme-
terry
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
MORE OF FIRST LAND

Ut E0SUV'IE'I' TN""'
New York, Sept. 5. - Another
contingent of the first division, num-
bering 1858 officers and men. ar
rived here to-day from Brest on
the transport Zeppelin. other units
of this First Division arrived from
Brest on the transport De Kalb,
which brought 33 officers and 600
men,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
CONTINUED on Page o.
CAPTURE CoRREL sLAYERs
BIZ Associated Press.

Mexico City, Sept. 5.-Military
authorities in the Tampico district
have captured four more bandits
whom they accuse with completely
IN the murder of James w. Corrcl,
of Ida, okla, according to press
dispatches reaching this city. 1t is
said request has been forwarded
to the State Department at Wash
ington that Correls wife and sen
come from the United States to
Tampico to identify the prisoners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
PARK PLANS
GET CONSIDERATION
Return of Governor Sproul Gives Impetus to Big Improve
ment Project; City Ready to Go Ahead

Governor Sprou having returned from the West is
ing his official matters which held
his from the conference Governors
Salt Lake City Among other things he will immediate
sderaon the plans for the Capitol Park development
the widening Of Third and Walnut
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
TAX SLEUTHS TO
SEARCH HOMES
By Associated Press.

Ecrlin, Thursday, Sept. A.
The Ministry of Finance has en-
powered tax sleuths to erter pri-
vate premises, to search them
from cellar to garret and force
strong boxes in the general
roundup of eligible taxpayers.
Protests. 1t is understood, will be
unavailing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05
ROYAL COUPLE SAILS SEPT. -
RM ISSncinicd PrnsS-

Brussels, Sept. 5.-(Havas)-It 10
announced that King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth, with Crown Prince
Leopold, will sail on September 22
for the United States, on an Ameri-
can warsh;p.