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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
ASSERTS LEAGUE
WILL RESULT in
MATERIAL GAINS
Swanson Tells Senate Cove
nant Is to Protect Amer
lean Integrity
MONROE DOCTRINE SAFE
Says Sovereignty and Amer
lean Traditions Are Not
to Be Sacrificed
PLAN ONLY ONE POSSIBLE
Virginia Senator Lauds Paper
as One of the Worlds
Greatest Documents
MONROE DOCTRINE SAFE
PLAN ONLY ONE POSSIBLE
By Associated Press.

Washington, July 14,-Praising the
League of Nations covenant as "one
of the worlds greatest documents,
Senator Swanson of Virginia, Dem
ocratic member of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, told the Senate
to-day that if the United states re-
jected the League 1t would mean that
she would skulk in the greatest
world crisis that ever occurred
The speaker defended the league
against the objections that 1t would
sacrifice sovereignty and American
traditions, and asserted that on the
contrary, it would result in immense
material gain in protecting American
integrity and preventing war He
declared it would not create super
government, involve Objectionable
obligations, nor invalidate the Mon
roe Doctrine.
The pathway of our duty is plain"
he said. Let us not be affrighted by
our own prodigious shadow as 1t
projects itself into the world affairs.
Let us not be deferred from our man
ifest duty and destiny by a craven
fear of becoming great in giving SER
vice and direction to a world in
direst hour of it's needs and distress
Powerful Association
POlntlnR out lndl lhS wal haN
shaken the social order to its foun-
dation, the Virginia Senator said it
was the paramount obligation of the
responsible statesmen to prevent an
other such conflagration. which would
return the world Ito the rule of
brute force and barbarism of the
dark ages"
The covenant of the League has
been assailed from two opposite
sources" he continued, The League
will neither be a superstate nor SOW
ereign, nor a helpless. powerless as
sociation of nations. The instrument
creating the League is a covenant
entered into by sovereign state. One
of the attributes of sovereignty is
the ability to make covenants or
agreements. That a state reserves
it's full sovereignty is conclusively
settled by the provision allowing any
member to withdraw. No nation,
super or otherwise. ever thus ex-
pressly provided means for its dis
solution.
This covenant, If ratified by the
TContinued on Page 15.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
WAR VETERAN OF
Sc IS READY FOR
QUIET BIRTHDAY
Jacob r. Miller, Veteran P. r..
r. Employe, Now in Even
ing of Long Life

A resident of this city for more
than a half century, Jacob r. Miller,
Civil War veteran and veteran Penn
sylvania railroad employe, is to-day
making plans to quietly observe the
S6th anniversary of his birthday to-
morrow at his home, 1916 North
Sixth street.
Born on July Is, 1893. in Halifax
township, just four miles from the
Susquehanna river and at the very
foothills of Berry's Mountain, a spur
of the Blue Ridge, he came to live
in Harrisburg on April 1, 1916. The
little and ancient borough of Har-
risburg," as Mr.. Miller characterizes
1t. then contained a population of o.
420.
Tells Interesting Stories
Mr.. Miller tells interesting stories
of the city's development during his
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Wants to Know of Secret
Treaty ween-Japan
and Germany
DEBATE RATIFICATION
Request Copies of All Docu-
ments Connected With Ne
gotiation of the Treaty
WILSON NOT SUMMONED
No Action Taken on a Ques-
ton of Asking President to
Take,Part in Discussion
DEBATE RATIFICATION
WILSON NOT SUMMONED
By associated Press.

Washington. July 1.-THE Sen
ate foreign relations committee. be-
ginning consideration to-day of the
peace treaty. reported three minor
resolutions bearing on the Versailles
negotiations, but took no action on
the question of asking President
Wilson to take part in committee
discussion of the treaty.
The resolutions reported would
call upon the President and the state
Department for information regard
ing an alleged secret treaty between
Japan and Germany; regarding a
protest said to have been made by
General Bliss, Secretary Lansing and
Henry White against the Shantung
settlement and why Costa Rica was
not permitted" to sign the peace
treaty.
Members of the foreign relations
committee said virtually all of the
two hours meeting was taken up
with considerations of these resolu-
tions, and that there was no dis
cussion as to inviting the President
to meet with the committee or of the
proposal to consider separately the
peace terms and the League of Ma
tions covenant Detailed discussions
of the treaty probably will begin
when the committee meets again to-
morrow.
Begin Debate
Immediately after the committee
adjourned debate on actual ratifi-
cation of the treaty began in the
Senate. Senator Swanson. of Vir-
ginia, a Democratic member of the
committee, opening with a speech
praising the league covenant as the
only possible plan for preserving
world tranquility.
All of the resolutions reported by
the committee were amended in
minor particulars. That regarding
the alleged Japanese G erman treaty.
introduced by Chairman Lodge, and
that relating to Costa Rica, introduc-
ed by Senator Lafollette. Republican,
Wisconsin, were reported without
record votes.
The Shantung resolution, introduc-
ed by Senator Borah, Republican.
Idaho, was reported by a vote of 9
to 8, all the Democratic members
present opposing it and the Repub-
licans including Senator McCum Der,
North Dakota, voting for it,
Senator Johnson, Republican, of
California, offered a resolution in the
committee, requesting that copies of
all documents connected with nego-
tiation of the treaty be submitted to
the committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
James Scarlet Counsel
in War Investigation

Washington, July IA. James
Scarlet, of Danville, Pa, who pros
ecuted the Capitol grafters as chief
counsel for the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, is expected to act as
counsel for the House Committee
investigating the conduct of the war.
The committee has found the need
of direction in the inquiry and has
been looking for a lawyer for several
weeks. Mr.. Scarlet was offered the
position last week and is expected
to arrive here soon to consult with
the members.
If Mr.. Scarlet will undertake the
work he will be asked to begin at
once with the subcommittee investi-
eating the building of camps and
cantonments. He will be allowed to
have associated with him a number
of other lawyers and an auditing
company will also be engaged to
work under his direction.
James Scarlet of Danville, won
wide fame as the prosecutor of the
State Capitol grafters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Hold Back Prices
Another indignant citizen declared
that it was quite a common practice
at the local markets for farmers
anc truckers to refuse to quote prices
on vegetables in the early morning
hours until they had compared notes
with other dealers. This practice
aroused suspicious of profiteering
and especially when a price quoted
is raised within a few minutes to
much higher level. "Only the other
day." said one person, II asked the
price of certain produce and was told
eighteen cents a pound. Walking
through the market l returned to the
same party and was then asked
twenty-five cents pound for the
same stuff. Surely, there is no ex-
cuse for this sort of thing and some
regulation ought to be provided
without delay"
Restauratcurs at Wits End
Proprietors of restaurants are al
most at their wits end to meet the
food conditions. I'VE are at a loss
to know what to do" said one of
them, because our patrons seem
to think that we are gouging them
when as a matter of fact We are
making less money at the current
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
BOOST IN PRICE
OF BREAD ISN'T
JUSTIFIED HERE
Standard Baking Company
Sees No Need For Increas-
ing Cost to Consumers

Bread made by the Standard Bak-
ing Company will continue to be
sold at the old prices in spite of the
announcement of other baking COM
panies that the wholesale and re-
tail prices have increased. At the
Office of the Standard Baking Com
pany, Tenth and Market street this
morning, it was said: We find no
necessity for any increase in bread
prices at this time. We will con-
tinue to sell at wholesale, small
loaves at eight and a half cents,
which retail at ten cents, and large
loaves at twelve and a half cents,
which retail at 3 cents. Rolls will
continue at II cents per dozen whole
sale and Is cents retail.
Increased wholesale prices were
announced on the products of the
Harrisburg Baking Company,
Schmidt Baking Company, The Gum
zenhauser Baking Company and the
West Shore Baking Company. The
increase is one-half cent per loaf
on the wholesale price, which will
make the retail prices eleven cents
per loaf instead of ten cents. The
large loaf which sells at fifteen cents
Continued on Page ISL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Ninth Ward Constable
Files Nomination Petition,
First Aspirant in Field

David Challenger, constable of
the Ninth ward, whose term expires
next January, was the first candi-
date to file nomination petitions at
the office of the County Commits
sioners. Mr.. Challenger has been
constable in the ward for years and
is seeking reelection.
Petitions for j. j. Burlington, as
a Democratic candidate for County
Commissioners, are to be circulated
in a day or two, his friends say. So
far about six candidates have en-
tered the race for the Democratic
nomination for County Commission
er and others have been mentioned.
AS candidates have more than a
month to circulate petitions, it is
not expected that there will be much
activity for week or two.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
DELAY TO COST
CITY $4OO PER
MONTH Is FEAR
Hiring Teams For Hauling
Ashes and Refuse Proves
Costly Experience

Delay in the purchase of equip
ment for municipal ash collections
will cost the city more than S4OO a
month during the summer and will
increase to $500 by December. it
was estimated to-day by II. F. Shees-
ley. superintendent of the bureau of
ash and garbage inspection.
Mr.. Sheesley declared that to hire
teams for hauling ashes and refuse
is costing the city much more than
1t would IL the horses and wagons
were purchased by the municipality
and used under the direction of the
bureau.
According to figures which have
been furnished to Commissioner s.
F. Hassler and which have been dis
cussed with other members of Coun-
ell IL will cost the city at least SIS
900 more than the amount which
had been appropriated for ash col
lections II equipment for the work is
hired for the remainder of the year
While the cost of purchasing har-
ness. wagons and horses must be met
at first. this is a permanent invest
ment, il was pointed out, and will
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Rotarians Hear Reports
of Salt Lake Convention

DR.. C. f. l.. Keene and Howard C.
Fry. delegates to the Salt Lake City
convention of Rotary Clubs, to-day
made reports to the Harrisburg club
at its luncheon in the Penn-Harris
Hotel. DR. Keene talked in a most
interesting manner of the addresses
of DR. Barker, the international au-
thority on sociology who addressed
the Salt Lake gathering and his di-
gest of what the Rotarians did in
convention TO back up this program
was we'll received Mr. Fry. retiring
district governor delivered to the
club the keynote speech OF the con-
vention. delivered by John Dyer. of
Vincennes. Ind. who was elected first
vice president OF International Ro-
tary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Woman Who Stored
Whisky Now in Jail
For Drinking Too Much

Eta Watts, of Steelton, the first
person arrested by the Harrisburg
police on a drunk and disorderly
charge since the wartime prohibi-
ton amendment became effective,
was given the alternative of paying
$40 fine or serving twenty days In
Jail in police court on Saturday.
Eta, who explained she-had stored
supply of whisky, is serving the
Jail sentence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
WITNESS
REVIEW OF MILITIA
In Spite of Threatening Weather Crowds Go to Mt Gretna
to See Reserves of State Parade General Coulter
Expected Tuesday Harrisburger Breaks His Arm

Mount Grctna, July 14.-All roads
in Central Pennsylvania led to the
encampment of the Pennsylvania
Reserve Militia here yesterday and
in spite of threatening weather
thousands of persons attended, COM
ing from the larger cities and towns
So eager were the troops for work
that they went out on the field in
small groups and of their own ac-
cord for drilling practice. Heavy
rain and high wines that accom-
panied the early morning thunder
storm caused some inconvenience,
but not enough to interfer1 with the
arrangements for the day
People from Philadelphia. Leb-
anon. Lancaster, Harrisburg. Mid
dletown and the surrounding coun-
try visited relatives and friends in
the various companies, and wit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
KILLS RATHER
ABOUT TO STRIKE

Just as a rattlesnake, measur-
ing five feet in length, was about
to spring at Roswell Lyons, son
of R. II. Lyons. 225 South Thir-
teenth street, John NJ. Roth, 229
South Thirteenth street, killed
the reptile. The young men, to-
gether with Samuel Roth, were
spending few days last week at
a hut in the mountains five miles
east of Dauphin. They were
picking blackberries at the time
and Roth saw the snake just in
time to save Lyons. 1t was five
feet long and had twelve rattles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

menu prices than when we were
charging much lower prices"
Somebody is responsible for what
looks like profiteering in many di-
rections. Forty cents is demanded
for Oregon prunes in the East. They
are necessarily last years Oregon
prunes for which the highest price
paid Oregon growers was IL cents,
said an Oregon dealer. He con-
tinued: For all his toll, all his
investment, all his years of non-
profit in prune growing, the grower
got eleven cents, while the trans
portation companies and mostly the
spectators and food gamblers take
the twenty-nine cents between the
growers price and the consumers
price"
What Is the Cause?
Since General March made the
statement the other day at Wash
ington that there is stored in the
Government warehouses a surplus
Army stock of $121, ,000,0 900 the out
ragged consumer is wondering what
excuse the Government will give the
people for helping to maintain i'm
possible food prices by failing to dis
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
MARKETERS ASSERT
PROFITEERING GANG
is GOUGING THECITY
Declare Prices of Vegetables Here Are
Excessive; Want to Know Who Is
Responsible For High Costs
HOPE MUNICIPALITY WILL
BUY GOVERNMENT FOODS

Throughout the city the event hope expressed that Mayor
kester and the municipal authorities may find way take
full advantage OF Uncle Sans offer sell the huge quantities Of
foodss stored government warehouses New Cumberland
and elsewhere reduced On all sides heard the protest
OF the people against unreasonable retail prices
1T is about time said familiar with the food situation
that the the be traced clear back the soil
the people know who responsible for the
in the of foodsus of When
than it's about time to find why"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
BOY SCOUTS TO
HAVE FLY TRAP
PARTY TONIGHT

To continue the interest in the
Swat the Fly game which is go
ing on so merrily in this city, the
Boy Scouts will hold a fly trap
construction party in Market
Square tonight at 7.3O. 1t is in
tended to build the large traps
from sugar barrels, these to be
placed in stables and like places.
Anyone who feels that he is ex-
ceptionally qualified to make a
good fly trap is gladly invited to
come along and try their hand.
The first swat campaign is rap
idly drawing to a close; all swat
ters who want to win the prize
should speed it up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

messed the brigade review and in
spection held on the parade grounds
In front of general headquarters
Every troop of the cavalry squad
ron turned out for drill at some
time during the day, and. in spite
OF the fact that they worked with
green horses, their progress was
more than satisfactory.
At o'clock physical exercises
were held by the entire brigade, al
though this part of the schedule Is
usually omitted on Sunday. Inspec-
ton of quarters followed. and at II
o'clock church services were held
by the various regiments.
The storm caused some inconveni-
enct tS the First Regiment Sew
eral mess tents we're blown over
LContinued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
THEWEATHER'

HaFrtAhurE and Vicinity, shower.
ana thunderstorms probably To-
night and Tuesday Somewhat
warmer Tonight,
Hiveri The Susquehanna river and
al its branches probably Will
IaII slowly except rises IN some
streams may occur as n result
OF heavy local showers. A stage
OF about SO feet fs Indicated for
HaFrfsburg Tuesday morning
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
WARS MANNED
DAMPEN ARDOR
OF Big MARCH
Sight of Thousands of Grip
Piles in Parade of Allies
DeterS Enthusiasm
BIZ Associated Press.

Paris, July IA. = The triumphal
march of Allied and American troops
through Paris began at o'clock this
morning. The brilliant weather was
more like October than midsummer
thousand wounded soldiers with
crutches or in wheel chairs, and clad
for the most part in civilian clothes.
led the parade, preceded by a drum
corps.
Guns began firing at minute inter-
walls as President Poincare placed a
wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph at
the Arc de Triomphe. This empty cas-
ket, placed in memory OF the Allied
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Rore-Nearly 100000 soldiers Of the italian arm
have been demobilrsd sine, the arnstec according
statement rust issued BY the government through tb
stefani Agency The remaining electives IN ssrvic
approximate 100000
The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-12

and permanent effects, there may : be 2 slight dip in the price level say year from now. If so it is the more incumbent upon bushes: to proceed now-it cannot wait a
 year.
 The general level of prices is dependent upon the volume and rapidity of turnover of the circu- lating medium in relation to the business to be transacted thereby. If the number of dollars circulated by cash and by check doubles. while the number of goods and services exchanged thereby remain constant, prices will about double
 ''The great price changes in his tory have come about in just this manner. The price revolution of the sixteenth century came from Europe as a result of the great in Aux of gold and silver from the mines of the new world People talked then of temporary imitation, just as they talk of 1t now. But 1t was not temporary, it was a new price level.
 "A similar increase in prices all over the world occurred between 1896 and 1914, following the dis covery of rich gold fields in South Africa, Cripple Creek, and Alaska, the invention of the cyanide pro- cess of mining, and the vast exten- sion Of the use of bank credit The Yale authority says that lover sl,ooO,O00,O0O in gold has come into this country from abroad since 1914" This gold is going to remain, in his opinion. He asserts the rise in prices in Europe has been far higher than in this coun, try since the war began, and he thinks that prices there will con- tinue oa high level.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-12
Department of the Interior Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE

Passengers leaving on the train for any point on the line south of town are required to purchase tickets before entering the train.
 Tickets can be purchased from the station agent, whose office is in the employment office, on the ground floor of the general office building, Alaskan Engineering com mission.
 Tickets will be on sale at any time during office hours, and can be purchased in sufficient time be- fore the departure of the trains.
 Regular trains leave the foot of A street on Wednesdays and Sasur- days at 8 p. m
The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-12
TRAPPtRS COME FROM M'kINLEY
 ID SELL CATCH

Among the weeks arrivals ir town from outlying districts are two trappers from the Lake Minchunl, ina country, J. Hanson and B Parker, who reached town nigh. before last on the Newman launch. They brought a large bunch of furs with them, which they will en- deavor to dispose of to local buyers.
 The catch of the two men repre- sents years wanderings over 2 large stretch of country. They operated sort of a moving outfit, instead of the customary trap line, trapping first in one district and then another. They made their headquarters in the Lake Minchum- ina country and invaded the neigh boring fur districts from that point, going, on one occasion, to the very base of Mt Mckinley.
 Toward the end of the season their supplies gave out and they made two unsuccessful attempts to get out of the fur country before the breakup. But travelling condi- tions forced them to abandon ae trip until the opening of navigation, notwithstanding the fact that they were hard pressed for food. Sup plies obtained from natives en- abled them to live while waiting for the water to run, after which they made their way to the Tanana river, where they secured passagc to Nenana on the Newman launch Their catch of furs is varied and includes a number of fine skins
 They report the fur thinning out throughout the district in which they trapped, and but for the fact that they covered a very large sec tion of country during the winter their catch would not have beer nearly so large
 Rabbits and birds are reappearine in several districts where there have been none during the past severa years. Newman, who spent the winter on the upper Tolovana, re ports that he saw many rabbi tracks in the course of his travels and grouse were in evidence 1T small numbers. Similar condition! were reported in the McKinle! country by Hanson and Parker, an. 1 it is believed that next winter vii find both rabbits and grouse mucl more plentiful in the Interior.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-12
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT.

For the week ending June 7th, there were 438 employees on the payrolls of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, showing an increase of 5 employees as against the num- Der employed during the preceding week. There were also 191 station men or contractors, and 45 station men laborers, showing an increase of g stationmen and 5 stationmel laborers for the period under re- view.
 The forces of the A. E .. were distributed as follows:
The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-12

A recent attempt was made in the Washington legislature to limit fishing more closely to American citizens. General A. L. Thompson has given an opinion that aliens who obtained fishing licenses under a declaration of intention to become citizens and later refused military service have forfeited he right u fish, with other citizenship rights. Fish Commissioner Darwin is talk ing action against number of fish ermen and clam diggers under this decision.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-12

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 and in good working order, price.
 $50. Apply at Nenana News office.