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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Sixteen More Girls Leave
For City's Island Camp

Ten of the girls who had been
at the playground camp at Nc
Cormick's Island for the past week,
stayed for another third week, and
sixteen other girls went to the camp
for the first time this morning.
Winners in the various events
during the last week were: Camp
pennants. seniors, Helen Connors,
first; Edith Garland, second;
juniors, Marie Hurst, first; Adelia
Green, second; rowing, seniors,
Helen Connors, first; Dorothy Beat
ty, second; Anna Cohen. third; ju-
niors, Marie Hurst, first Isabel
Hobby, second; Lucille Hamm,
third; junior tether ball tourna-
ment won by Isabel Hobby; seniors,
Helen Connors, city playground
champion last year; senior tennis
tournament, won by Edith Garland.
The girls who went to camp to-
day were Henrietta Wohlfarth, Mil
ma Roberts, Margaret Downing,
Mae Pugh, Gladys Kline, Sarah
Herr, Ethel Hoffman, Dorothy
Holtzman, Merle Shank. Nell Do
Ian, Margaret Emanuel, Katherine
Emanuel, Emily Smith, Anna Mar
Zolf, Helen Eyler and Katherine
Goodyear. Those who stayed for
the third week were Rebecca May,
Ethel May, Jeanette Aaronson,
Olive Britton, Grace Reynolds, Vio-
let Baumgardner. Minnie Sherman,
Isabel Hobby, Anna Cohen and Es-
ther Cohen. ,...
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
WARNING SOUNDED
AGAINST STHANDSHAKF,
BY HEALTH OFFICER
Ancient Custom Responsible For Much Contagon by Fur
nishing Means For Germs to Circulate Freely

Give up the handshake if you
wish to eliminate a source of dis
case"
This warning message was sounded
to-day by DR.. John NJ. j. Raunick,
city health officer. He told that the
seemingly harmless part of a. salu-
tation is responsible to a certain ex-
tent in the spread of disease.
The advice of the city health of
hcer was issued as an endorsement
Of the campaign of DR.. George A.
Soper, a major i'll the United States
Government Sanitary Corps, and of
views held also by Surgeon General
Ireland.
The GERMS Delight
Unclean hands, he said, while
probably not the biggest factor IN
the spread of an epidemic. certainly
is an agent in causing the spread
of infectious diseases. Scores of op-
portunities arise daily of a person s
hands coming into contact with dis
ease germs and these may later en-
ter the system either of the person
or that of some person with whom
he shakes hands.
DR.. Raunick drew attention in his
statements to an article IN a recent
issue of the American Journal of
Public Health. The writer mentions
eighty-seven opportunities of a GER
tain average man to have his hands
come in contact with disease germs.
Five additional opportunities were
presented, according to this writer,
TO transfer some of the germs to
some other person through hand
shaking. Thus, ninety-two oppor-
tunities of infection of hands were
presented.
Need Antiscptic Wash
The infection of the hands is i'm
material, DR.. Raunick says. 1t is
in the possibility of the entrance
into the system of the person that
the danger lies, according to his
statement.
If a person sits down to dine
without first rinsing his hands in
an antiseptic wash, there is a pos
sibility that the germs will be car
ried to the mouth with the food,
and from the mouth into the system
where the germ will multiply and
have results which cannot be good.
The hands of the handshaker
may come in contact with the cloth
ing of his boy or girl or other mem
Der of the family; the individual
ing, pick up the disease germs and
later opportunities may be offered
for the entrance of these disease
germs in the system of the indi-
vidual.
Custom Deep Rooted
Mention is made that while funds
are set aside for health instruction
of students in the schools and of
adults; for the maintenance of
health departments and other in
stitutions, and of various health
campaigns, one of which resulted in
the abolition of the public drinking
cup, little mention has been made
of the danger of handshaking.
Medical authorities foresee con-
siderable difficulty in abolishing the
custom. 1t will be hard to teach the
public the danger of the habit, they
believe. Results already accom-
plished are quite encouraging ac-
cording to their statements, and
they are of the opinion that much
of good can still be achieved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
DEMOCRATS TRY
TO PUSH TREATY
THROUGH SENATE
Taft's Efforts to Reconcile All
Sides Ignored For
Present
EX-PRESIDENT is ACTIVE
Wilson Forces to Fight Efforts
Of Republicans to Add
Reservations
BIZ Associated Press.

Washington, July 24. - Former
President Taft, who has written to
several Republican senators and
leaders suggesting reservations to
the Peace Treaty might be accept
able to both sides, has opened cor
respondence on the subject with
prominent Democratic senators. Sem
ator Hitchcock of Nebraska, one of
the leading spokesman for the ad-
ministration in the Senate fight, re-
ceived letter to-day from Mr.. Taft.
The former Presidents communi-
cation to the Nebraska senator was
not made public, but it was under
stood to be of the same general ten
or as those sent to the Republicans
suggestions for agreement upon
treaty reservations or interpretations
TO facilitate ratification.
Bitter Fight Coming
Senator Hitchcock and other ad-
ninistration senators declared to-
day, however, that for the present at
least, they would continue their eff
forts for ratification without reser-
Natons. Expressing confidence that
there was no question but that the
Treaty would be ratified, they said
the fight now centered on the reso-
luton accom- panying ratification in
vauons or interpretations.
Contending that Senate rules re-
CURED vote on each article of the
Treaty, the administration leaders
said they believed they had the votes
to defeat amendments to any section
as simple majority only would be
required
See Opposition
Conceding that strength might de-
Velop 10 compel acceptance of rati-
fication resolution with qualifying
clauses, the administration senators
said they had not yet been advised
by President Wilson whether he
would be disposed to accept any in
terpretations. 1t was said. however,
that the administration would op-
pose to the last any qualifying
clauses which would require rene
Sotiatlon of the Treaty. ..
Encouraged by the suggestion of
former President Taft for certain
interpretations in the Senate accep-
tance of the Peace Treaty, Republi-
can senators working out program
of interpretative reservations in
creased their activity to-day to bring
together administration leaders and
Republicans favoring the League
idea is that the League of Ma
uons may be accepted without vital
m modification.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Labor Party Title Is
Pre-Empted For County

Prescriptions for the Labor party
in the city and county were filed at
the office of Prothonotary Charles
E. Pass to-day. The petitions state
that candidates will be put in the
field for the fall election for mayor,
city commissioner, city treasurer, city
controller, sheriff, recorder, regis
ter of wills, poor director. county
commissioner, county treasurer, sur
veyor, alderman, judge and inspector
of election.
The signers of the two papers
were c. F. Quinn, 419 Forster street;
H. L. Mclaughlin, 1927 Market; Gill
bert Feight, 134 Linden; James J..
Elliott, 522 North and Matthew CAL
len, 1904 Penn.
Four nominating petitions were
filed to-day as follows: w. L. Wind
sor, Srd, Republican, constable,
Third ward; E. ]. Mumma, Republi-
can councilman, Hummelstown; Ed
ward Zimmerman, Republican,
township supervisor, West Hanover
township; William l. Shriner. Repu-
lican, judge of elections, Susque-
hanna township, West precinct.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
HOLDS BEER OF
2.75 PER CENT.
INTOXICATING
Federal Judge, in Test Case,
Decides 1t Is Violation of
Wartime Prohibition
By Associated Press.

New York, July 24.-Beer of ATS
per cent. alcoholic content is held
to be intoxicating within the mean
ing of the wartime prohibition act
in decision returned to-day by Fed
eral Judge Thomas I. Chatfeld, of
Brooklyn, in a test case brought by
the Government against Martin
Schmauder. of New Haven, Conn,
who was charged with selling beer
in violation of the wartime prohibi-
tion law.
Schmauder demurred to the Gov
ernment's charge on the ground that
the information against him did not
specify that the supposed beer al
legged to have been sold was in
toXicating. Judge Chatfield over
ruled the demurrer and ordered that
Schmauder must plead to the indict-
ment.
Under the internal revenue laws
and all standards by which Congress
could have viewed the matter the
beer described in the present in
formation (2.75 per cent beer) was
the class known as Intoxicating
liquor, and as such it's sale was pro-
hibited, say the opinion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Declares Shantung Pact
Repeatedly Misinterpreted
By Associated Press.

Washington, July 24.-Declaring
the treaty provision giving Japan
control in Shantung had been re
peatedly misinterpreted and gem
orally misunderstood" Senator Rob
inson, Democrat, Arkansas. told
the Senate to-day it was unjust to
suspect Japan's motives or to Dues
ton the declaration of her states
men that the territory eventually
would be restored to China.
Japan obtained possession of
Shantung by act of war and while
in possession secured the agree
ment of China to recognize any set
tlement she might make with Ger
many upon the restoration of
peace" Senator Robinson said.
Japanese statesmen have re-
repeatedly reaffirmed the purpose
to return the ceded territory to
China as soon as it can be accom-
plished in accordance with the
agreement between China and Ja-
pan. No beneficial effect can re-
suit If we assume Japan is acting
in bad faith"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Weeds on Vacant Lots
Must Be Cut, Raunick
Warns Careless Owners

Owners of vacant lots in the city
will be prosecuted unless they have
the high weeds cut and removed
Health Officer ]. NJ. j. Raunick
warned to-day. He said that a few
years ago it was necessary to pro-
ceed against some of the property
owners in order to have the weeds
cut and if necessary similar action
will be taken this summer.
CITY regulations do not permit
such conditions" DR.. Raunick de-
clared. THE weeds should be cut
and the lots kept clean by the own
ers."
After a careful investigation DR..
Raunick said he had found no new
cases of smallpox in the city. About
a week ago u colored employe at
Marsh Run went to the Harrisburg
Hospital and was found to be suffer-
ing from the disease. Efforts to To-
cate his residence in the city failed.
Other workmen at the Government
depot across the river were vaccin-
ated and no new. cases have been
reported there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Leg Broken When He
Is Run Down by Auto

Struck by an automobile early
this morning Henry w. Thompson,
Madden street, New Cumberland. is
in the Harrisburg Hospital with
decorations of the scalp and COM
pound fracture of the left leg.
Thompson, a salesman for the
New York Life Insurance Company,
was walking from Lemoyne to New
Cumberland at the time of the acci-
dent. The automobile is said to
have been driven by Richard c. Weir,
of New Cumberland, a former Tech
High athlete. Thompson was taken
to the Hospital by Weir and Clar-
ence Beck, Tech High and State Coll
lege athlete, who was in the auto
mobile at the time of the accident.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
CHARITIES AND
PARKS GET BIG
APPROPRIATION
Governor Approves Measures
For Memorial Bridge and
Capitol Park Project
ALSO SIGNS LOCAL BILLS
But Slight Cut Made in Money
Asked For City Hospitals
and Homes

Governor william c. Sproul virtu.
ally completed work on the appro.
priation bills left with him by the
Legislature late this afternoon and
will go tonight to Washington to
attend the meeting of the Meade
Memorial Statue Commission. OF
which he has been a member for
years. 1t is probable that the Gov
ernor will not return here before
leaving for a vacation trip to the
West of a week or ten days.
From what could be learned at the
Capitol this afternoon the Governor
has approved the bills for the Mem
orial bridge, the Capitol office build
ing and other Capitol Park improve
ment projects and Harrisburg insti-
tutions seem to have Jared prett:
well.
Total S1O3,O0O,OOO
1t is estimated at the Capitol tc.
day that the total of the appropria-
tions approved will aggregate $l0S
100000. About 100000 was cut o.
in acting on the bills.
1t is understood that the Governc"
has approved local bills as follows.
State Lunatic Hospital ,Sl21,500, 70
improvements, no cut; Harrisburg
Hospital. $4,000, no cut Polyclini
Hospital, $4,000. cut of $4,000; Chi
dren's Industrial Home. $500, /
cut; Florence Crittenten Home. 81
500, no cut; Nursery Home, $3.50
no cut; Sylvan Heights. $4,000. /
cut; Paradise Protectory, $4,000, l.
cut; Messiah Orphanage, $4,000, n,
cut: Camp Curtin Memorial, $4,000.
no cut; statue of Senator George !.
Oliver, $4,000; fire companies
Harrisburg. $500; Capitol offie
building, $1,25o.OOo; Memorial bridg.
$3.50, 900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24

when they cross Third street. When
the semaphore is turned the other
way and traffic in Third street pro-
ceeds We can look west in Market
street and also can see all traffic
back of us toward Fourth street by
using the mirror"
The reflector is similar to the
kind attached to automobiles and
is fastened to the semaphore so
that it is on a level with the officers
eyes when he glances at it. 1t is
possible by using the mirror to see
autom obiles and street cars coming
from the Market street subway.
pedestrians crossing Fourth and
Market streets and traffic coming
south in Third street from Walnut.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
"GRAPH.APHONE"
DOG HEEDS NOT
MASTERS VOICE

MY dogs bewitched. what
can you do to help me?" pleaded
woman at the District Attor-
ney's office to-day. She resides
in the 1900 block ir Cowden
street ard thinks she knows who
put the charm on the dog.
The woman that did it is a
witch. My poor dog didn't eat
for two weeks. It's 'grapha-
phone dog and it's name is Lady.
Whenever l go away from home
Lady keeps house for me. But
this woman bewitched it and I
want the dog to get we'll again"
esterday n woman residing in
small town near the city came
in to report that they were call
ing her a witch irr the town and
she could prove she was not
guilty of witchcraft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Boy Hit by Auto in
Excitement Over Accident

Running in front of an auto truck
during the excitement of what was
thought to be a drowning accident.
James NJ. Olsen, 6 years old, of 1908
Bartine street, was sent to the Har-
risburg Hospital last evening in the
ambulance that took the pulmoter
to the scene of the supposed drown
ing accident.
a call was sent to the police sta
ton shortly after the supposed
drowning took place, but the youth
was found to have sufficiently re-
covered until the pulmoter arrived.
In the excitement, however, the
Olsen boy ran in front of truck
moving north in North Front street.
His injuries were found to be only
slight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
RUSSIAN ARMY
MUTINIES AND
JOINS "REDS"
Turn Town and Battle Line in
Archangel District Over
to Bolsheviki

London, July 24.-The govern
ment has received a dispatch from
Major General william E. Ironside.
commander-in-chi on the Arch
angel front, stating that Russian
troops have mutinied and joined the
Bolsheviki, handing over the town
of Omega and Omega front to tho
enemy. The latter also tried to take
the railroad front but were re-
pulsed.
There are few British troops on
the railroad front and none on the
Omega front. General 1ronside now
has the situation in hand and be-
lieves that the fresh British volun-
teer troops are equal to their diff
cult and perilous task.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Taft Letters Are Not
Received by Mr.. Hays

indianapolis, July "a - Letters
from former President William H
Taft mentioned in last nights Wash
ington news dispatches as having
been written to Will H. Hays, Re-
publican national chairman, on the
question of ratification of the Peace
Treaty by the Senate, have not vet
reached Mr.. Hays, he said. here to-
day. He added
Il have been in touch. by CORES
pondence and otherwise. with Mr..
Taft on this matter, OF course, as we'll
as with others in the effort to helm
develop a solution of this matter in
the right. but these particular letters
I have never seen"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
PROBLEM OF SEEING TWO
WAYS SOLVED BY COPPER
Mirror Attachment to Semaphore Designed Purely For
Uhlitarian Purposes Says Kautz

mo, that isn't for the benefit of
the women when they cross the
street to see If their hats are on
straight" Officer Lyme, in charge
of traffic at Third and Market
streets, said when someone asked
him why a mirror had been at
tached to the semaphore which is
used at that intersection.
Officer Kautz put that on to help
us watch traffic in both directions.
When we turn the semaphore clos
ing Third street and opening Mar
ket, we car look south n Third
street and by glancing at the mirror
see also the automobiles and trolley
cars coming back of us. We can
also watch pedestrians back of us
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Raisuli Allowed to
Operate Unmolested

Madrid, July 24.-Spanish forces
seeking Raisuli and his tribesmen
have been ordered to cease all hos
tilities. according to orders which
have gone out from here.
The serious check which the
troops have suffered is one reason
given for this order. The other is
that the native troops, a major part
of the Spanish force, are not eager
to attack preferring to wait for re-
Inducements from Spain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
THE WEATHER

Harrisburg and Vicinity. Fair
Tonight and Friday. Not much
chnnEe in temperature.
EASTERN Pennsylvania. Fair to-
night and Friday. Not much
change in temperature Mod
erntc west winds
River; The Susquehanna river
nnd all Its branches will fall. A
stage of about a feet is indi-
cated for Harrisburg Friday
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
Wilson Relies on Action
of Toxic to Silence Critics

Washington. D. c., July "a. -
President Wilson expects Japan to
take action with regard to Shantunr
which will meet the approval of the
critics of this feature of the Peace
Treaty. This he indicated yesterday
in a statement issued from the White
House primarily to deny published re-
ports that he personally had "origi-
mated or formulated" the Shantung
settlement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
CIRCLING U. S. IN BOMBER

Washington, July 24.- An Army
bombing plane carrying a crew of
five, commanded by Lieutenant Col
onel r. S. Hartz, left the ground
here at 10 a. m. on the first leg of a
flight of nearly 5000 miles around
the rim of the country. The first
stop scheduled is Augusta, Maine,
$50 miles from Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24
EXPLOSION STARTS FIRE

Bayonne, n. J., July "a. = Fire
after an explosion of car of gaso-
line seriously damaged the plant
of the Texas Oil Company here to-
day. Three employees were slightly
burned. The detonations shook
buildings two miles away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
STUDY ELECTION
LAW AMENDMENTS
County Officials Prepare For
Fall Primary; Ballots to
Be Numbered -

Amendments to election laws
passed by the Legislature and ap-
proved by Governor Sproul are be.
ing studied by the, County Commits
sioners who are preparing for the
fall primary, September 16.
According to provisions in the
amendments the ballots for thu
election districts will be furnished
in books of SO instead of 100, and
the ballots and stubs will be mum.
bered consecutively.
The partisan ballot, which
will include only the names of cam
didates for Judge of the Superior
Court, will be printed in a separate
column on the party ticket. Each
voter entitled to a party ballot will
thus receive the non-partisan list at
the same time. Voters who enroll
and did not give a party preference
VIII be given separate ballot con-
tanning only the list of candidates
Tor the Superior Court office.
With the change in the election
regulations for third-class cities
candidates for Mayor, City Council
and City Treasurer will be nominat-
ed on party tickets the same as for
other city and county Offices This
will be the first time also since the
commission form of government
went into effect that a city treasur-
er will be nominated and elected by
the voters.
Bids for furnishing ballots and
printing the election supplies will
be advertised by the County Conn
miSsioners
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-06
LITTLE EVIDENCE
OF PRICE FIXING
tContinued from First Page.l

stems. Huckleberries were % and
% cents, some of them very large
in size. Blackberries were scarce
and sold for l . and IS cents.
Gage plums brought as high as
% cents a box, although some deal
ers had small ones as low as 10
cents. other varieties of plums sold
for 10 cents box and some dealers
asked 25 cents for two boxes. APP
pies were plentiful, too, rambo and
others selling at IL to 20 cents d
quarter peck. and sweet apples for
eating at 20 to % quarter.
New potatoes went up slightly for
the larger sizes, selling at IS and
20 a quarter peck. Sweet potatoes
were 10 a box. % and 80 cents n
quarter. Green corn beans were G
to 10 cents n quarter, and the
stringless "greenpod" at most stands
sold for to 10, yellow beans being
offered at 10 and IL a quarter.
A few grow ers had peas which h
were on sale at 25 cents a quarter
peck. Cabbage ranged from to 90
cents a head. practically all of the
larger ones which were solid selling
above 10 cents.
Cucumhers, in small sizes for
picking, were selling from GO cents
to $1.25 a hundred, the widest range
in price for any produce in the mar.
kets. Larger ones also sold for )
! cents each, but at most stands the
! prices were . for or 3 for cents.
Sweet peppers were slightly high
er than during the last few weeks
selling at to cents each;
| squashes were to 10 cents each
| carrots. rad:shes and beets, cents
| a bunch.
! Shipped fruits such as oranges
! lemons and bananas did not change
| in price, the fruit dealers asking
! the same prices as have been
! charged for the last six months.
Catalogues were 10 TO 20 cents
| each: watermelons, 60 to so cents
! egg plant, 10 to l ) cents; pears
! 10 to 90 cents box: tomatoes. 10
I12. IL and 20 cents a box, large
ones ; cents each; tomatoes, $1.4G
! and $3.50 a basket; ham, sliced
J pound. 55a6Oc; in pieces. two &
| four pounds in weight, AZ to Al
| cents; shoulder, piece. 40a44 6
J pound; bacon. sliced, 50a60 cents
n pound; chickens, dressed. 81
| s1.25 to 50, averaging about g.
| cents a pound.