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The Keota news., 1919-10-03
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SVsOUoOVs
Mrs. james IL. Baker, Educator.
l.. Ward Bannister. Lawyer.
Mrs. Mary C. G. Bradford. State Su-
pcrIntendent Public Instruction.
@. A. Duniway. President Colorado
College.
Julius G. Gunter. Ex-Governor.
Francis J. Mcconnell. Methodist
Bishop.
James II. Pcrshing. Lawyer.
John Franklin Shafroth. ex.U. 9.
Scnator.
.. Harrison White. formerly Justice
supreme Court.
New Mexico.
Nclli B. Field. Lawyer.
Nebraska.
Norris Brown. ex-senator.
e. y. Dictx. Lumber Merchant.
Gould Dietx. Lumber Merchant.
W. A. Fraser. Sovereign Commander
Woodmcn Of tho World.
jeremiah J. Harty. Archbishop.
Edward r. Smith, Mayor Of Omaha.
Homer G. Stuntx. Bishop.
q. W. Wattlcs. Banker.
kansas.
c. Q. Chandler. Banker.
A. A. Hyde. Manufacturer.
Chester I. Long. ex-senator.
Charles +. Scott. Congressman.
Frank Strung. President Kansas
University.
william Allen White. Publicist.
Wyoming.
Harry W. Fox. Prcsldcnt State Fed.
cratlpn Of Labor.
Duncan Mcleod. International Ex.
ccutivc Board United Mine Workers OF
America.
James Morgan. Secretary Miners
Organization.
The Keota news., 1919-10-03
TREATY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
Say Every Day of Delay Puts World
In Imminent Peril Of New
War-Point 70 National
UNREST.

New YOrk.-(Spccial.)- 1.-TWO hun.
drcd and fifty leading Americans. Rc.
pnhlicans and Democrats representing
forty different states md every prVn.
incn, activity. have Joined In non.
partisan effort tn bring about the raii.
ficn'inn "f the Peace Treaty "wiihout
amendment and without delay" Their
hnm-s nrc attached To mn address To
the United States Senate. which WINS
made public to-day. through the League
TO enforce Peace. aftcr II had hccm sent
10 every member Of the Senate.
The signerx, almost without cxccp.
iion. arr men and women Of national
reputation. They include such promi.
ncnt citizens N ex.Prcxisicnt Taft.
George W. Wickersham. Attorney Gen.
-rnl in The last Republican ntlm,inisirn.
ton: \. Lawrence Lowell. president of
Harvard: Charles &. Moore Of Snn
Francisco. president Of the Panama
Exposition: Judge George Grny of vii.
minst"n. DEL: President Samuel Com.
i-rs of tho American Federation of
Labor. Hurry a. Wheeler Of Chicago.
retiring president of tho Chamber 1T
Commerce Of the United States: AIRS.
carrie Chapman Gait. president of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association: Cyrus II. K. Curtis. tho
Philadelphia publisher: President lie.
her J. Grnnt Of the Mormon Church.
nnd Spnrgo. leader Of the Socialists
who supported the war.
The signcrs declare that every day
Of delay In rntifyinx the treaty puts
Tie world In Imminent peril Of new
war"
Their stntcmcnt follows:
In the Senate Mt Washington. now
mat the committee ON foreign reln.
lions has reported the TREATY. the lines
are sharply drawn between the immc.
diatc ratification Of the treaty Of peace
With Germany. and its amendment with
rcasscmhling of the conference mud
rcopcning Of negotiations that
would bring grcat delay nnd prolonged
uncertainty in settling tho great issues
"t the pence. No partisan plcn cnn be
made. Party lines nrc already broken.
Standing at n distance from the
W"iiict IN the Senate ehnWbcr, we
plead for immediate ratification with.
OUT delay. Our land requires 1t. a
""'c OF nervous strain, tension and I'm.
rest exists manifcstlng itself In dis
'"rbhnccs. which In some cnses have
no self evident connection with the
war. hut which are. In fact. It's after.
malh. The world IL put In imminent
peril OF new wars by the lapse Of each
u"y. Dissensi0Es between us and our
."r'nef allies are being sOwn. we
'.rm'y believe and solemnly declare
mat the states and cities In which We
uwell desire immediate peace.
The waging Of war stendied and unit.
20 the American people. Pence Will
"r'ng prDperlty. and prosperity con-
The Keota news., 1919-10-03

mission. Which supcrintcnds the trade
of all with Germany. could all be
brought up by Berlin for read Justment
by our nesotiators. acting for the
United States alone aud no longer AZ.
sociated with other victorious powers
or supported by victorious American
army on the German border.
Peace itself. the peace of the world.
IN delayed until ratification comes.
And any amendment postpOnes peace
Germany aud England alone Of the
principal powers have ratified. The
other principals necessarily await our
action. Influential and powerful as We
IRE today In the worlds affairs. The
rnvages Of war on more than a score
of fighting fronts nrc continued by any
needless delay. Let the Senate give
the world peace by ratification with.
out amendment.
Even tho amendment for which mos,
rnn he said. the provision In regard to
Shnntuns. vii; secure nothing whicl,
cannot be- gained II China. backed by
The powerful advocacy Of the United
States. addresses itself To the mnchin.
cry for rishtins International wrongs
mud meeting Just clnims created BY the
league between nations. China. after
eighty years "f oppressive treaties and
dcspoilcd rights. by which all the great
powers have profitcd directly or indi.
i. rccay. has for the first time. In this
covenant and treaty. the means and
method to secure justice and tho re.
movnl of the oppressive economic In.
reference of stronger nations whose
citizens are within her gates. protected
by a long succession Of intcrnntiona:
agreements. Moreover. II should he
remembered that the clause regarding
.hnhtung was made upon the state.
mcnt by japan That she will return the
territory tn China and. therefore. upon
ihnt condition. compliance with which
promise the League can require.
The peace Of the present and the
righteousness Of the future cnn bc best
secured by the ratification of the cove
mint and treaty without amendment.
Let the Senate TAKE no action that will
.ivc any party to tho treaty. and cstc.
ciaiiy Germany, ground for maintain.
ing TINT tho ratification Of the United
Sintcs is not complete and that
changes requiring n resumption of
conference and negotiations have been
tia,lc In II.
Among the xigncrs In Colorado. New
Mexico. Nebraska, Kansas and Wyo.
ming:
The Keota news., 1919-10-03

tent Delay In the Senate postponIns
ratification In this uncertain period of
neither peace nor war has resulted In
Indccisi"n ana doubt. bred strife ani
quickcncd The cupIiiiy of those who
sell the daily necessities of life and
the fears of those whose daily wage no
longer fills the daily market basket.
We bcsecch the Senate to give the
land peace and certainly by a ratifIca.
tion which Will not keep us longer in
the shadows of possible wars. but give
the whole world the light of peace.
Reservations IN the nature Of clarifI-
cations In the meaning of the treaty,
not inconsistent with It's terms. will not
require the rcnpcning OF the ncsotia.
tons with Germany and with our as.
Sociaics IN the war. which we all aud
each united To win.
hut ihcr" Is no possibility of doubt
that amendment Of the treaty. ns 10
now proposed by the Senate Commit.
tee an Foreign Relations. would re-
quirc negotiation md II rccpcning Of
all the questions decided Mt Paris
Months of delay would follow. Tho
rcrils of tho present would become the
deadly dangers of the near future. All
tho doubt cn:cnticrcd would mid the
Plots for violent revolution In this and
other lands. The issncs here aud else
where between capital and labor. the
conspiracy of spccuintor and profitccss.
would NIL gruw and become more peril.
cIs.
This cannot hc. The American peo.
plc cannot. after n victorious war.
permit lis government To petition Ger
mnny, which has accepted the treaty.
for It's consent To changes In The trcn.
Is. Yet II the United States should
amend the treaty for It's own purpose
mud ralicy. Germany would have fu'i
right Ia nsk for concessions. Ger
many hns ngrccd I" make no c'ntm IN
regard tn enemy property seized IN
this country In mn amount OF seven
hundred million dollars. Our recent
foe could nsk for u rc"rcnins of TINS
issue and Of the 1.isitahia claims. II
could rnisc every question open be-
for, hostiiitics in regard To submarine
warfare and the treatment OF It's ma
tjonnis In this country. All the pro-
visions for Our trndc In Germany
ruis.d by the economic clauses OF the
treaty. many Of them vital to our In
ius,rics md our firms. ns In dye
patents. dye supplies and ferttlixcrH'
tho working Of the Rcparution Com
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

SEE SANDERLIN.
POSSESSION CAN BE GIVEN ON
AE6pERrlrs Ak5 3E yHG On E2LLQW5Gf oR QB6GT
APRIL 1.
PICK OUT YOUR HOME NOW
AND D0N,T ,6SIIc BE CAUGHT
WICONISCO ST.. 623 to 63l Five
houses. 3-story brick, eight rooms and
bath. all improvements, front porch,
driveway in rear, newly painted and
fixed up in tlrst-class shape; it viii
pay you to look at these houses b-.
fCrc buying.
MAHANTONGo ST. GIG and 62o -
Three houses, S-story brick. eight
rooms and bath, all improvements;
right price to quick buyer.
SIXTH ST.. 26sl-2633 Three
gas and electric lights, front porch.
all improvements; only two left.
sCHUYLKILL ST. 61S to 62S - Six
houses, 3-story, buff brick fronts. all
ccptionally nice looking homes; you
can't make a mistake If you select
one of these homes.
SIXTEENTH ST, s, 542--Two-story
brick, six rooms and bath, all i'm
front porch, cement Gel
lar, nice rear entrance: a very nice
the last one of twenty.
DERRY ST. AND TWENTY-S SEW
ENTH - Three-story brick, will be
about April /; hardwood
floors. steam heat. gas and electric
light. cemented cellar. everything
that is nice in home.
IF ANY OF THE ABOVE
Properties DO NOT, APPEAL TO
YOU, COME IN AND SELECT
YOUR LOT. PICK OUT THE
STYLE HOUSE YOU WANT AND
WE WILL BUILD 1T FOR YOU
WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF
MONEY; BALANCE SAME AS
RENT.
D. ASA SANDERLIN,
Room 1. Security Trust Bldg,
Sc NORTH THIRD ST.
BELL 1890. DIAL 1878.
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POULTRY AND SUPPLIES

EGGS FOR MATCHING Eglan-
tine strain White Leghorn. selected
Eggs. from pen No. l. 10 for s1.50 or
100 for $3.50: Selected Eggs. No. 2
pen, is or S1.00 or 100 for $3.50. J. r.
McDermond, Newville. Pa, No. 4. r.
f. D.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

FOR RENT - A store property, in
Lewisberry along the main street. n
two-story, eight-room house, a large
storcroom and two-story warehouse.
a large lot and outbuildings This
store has been doing "a paying busi-
ness. Rent very low. Apply to the
store or to Jacob II. Gross, New Cum
beriand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14
WANTED TO RENT

WANTED, TO RENT - A house of
D or I rooms, with all improvements
ana some ground, on Hill or near
PaNtang, between SIS and $25 rent
Address Box ID, S42l. care of Tells
graph.
WANTED, FARM To work on
ShafeS OF one hundred acres or more.
itaEc implements for same. Address
ID. NJ, care of Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

FOR RENT-No. 1920 North Fourth
street. corner house, two-story frame
INQUIRE Of y. a. Graybill, 42l Herr
street.
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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOME
'HIILCREST"-FOR RENT

Large. country house, one block
fl ON trolley, all improvements. Hot
and cold water steam heat, gas, cleo
trio light, sun parlor, extensive
grounds, tennis court, garage. Terms
reasonable. Immediate possession
Call Bell phone 3l39R"l, or address
Baron Bcstecki, L. o. Box %, New
Cumberland, Pa.
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Deaths

HAHN = Christie A. Hahn, widow OF
the late Frederick Hahn. died Weh-
nesday afternoon, at 1915. at the
liam Aldinger, at Hainiyn, aged 50
years.
Funeral services Saturday. after
noon, at 3 o'clock. from. the late
residence, the Rev. Winheld Her
man and the Rev. Reinhold Schmlol
officiating. Interment Harrisburg
Cemetery.
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Classified Ads THAT Should Have Your PERSONAL Attention
WANTED-BoARD AND ROOMS

WANTED - Roomers and board
ers; all conveniences; use of phone.
Apply "A North Seventeenth street.
Bell phone 2273.
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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

APARTMENT FOR RENT-Ready
for occupancy about April ). A three
, room, furnished apartment, with use
of bath, second floor, No. 1904 Green
street. References. Call Bell phone
ic69M.
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HELP WANTED-Maie and Female
Statesmen WANTED

Statesmen - $50 per cent. profit.
selling excellent speciality proposition
II business and professional men. Full
time or side line. 'Crowther & Fuhr,
29G3 North Stillman street. Philadel-
phia, Pa.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
c. IL. CORDER,


REAL ESTATE. RENTS, ETC.
BUILDING LOTS AT BELLEVUE
Tor sale or exchange on city property.
tlne location. These lots are extra
large and an ideal spot to build a fine
home on.
:. several fine suburban homes with
g to l acre land. These homes are
cottage style, with all improvements,
Ipluit. p. etc. Terms easy. Located at
ir,aAtans, Penbrook. Progress, New
cumberland, Camp Hill, Oyster $
Poiht' Washington Heights and Enola.
Vacant, on Hill, 2-story brick. all
improvements. front and rear porches
punt TOUR years, rooms and bath,
SIDE entrance, nice yard to drive alley
len minutes walk to station. $500
uoWn' balance as rent. Will take Ford
car as first payment.
Vacant April l, 2-story brick. all
improvements, rooms and bath,
PSaT PSrThes' son on d Ilil Corner; built )
Will take Ford car as first payment
Vacant April /, 2-story brick. on
HIll. SlO0 down. balance as rent. Z
rooms and bath.
Vacant April l. on Hill, Market
street ,$-story brick. 9 rooms and
path' all improvements, electric and
right.
Several fine S-story brick houses
on Hill Room for garage, drive al
icy, porches, steam heat. electric and
Several 3-story brick houses up
town. steam heat. front porch, side
entrance. Small amount dswn.
Vacant Livery Stable at New Cum
berland. Fine location for garage.
Small amount down. Will take auto.
, 1O-room frame house at New Cum
befland. Steam heat, electric and gas
porches. VIII take car in exchange
21a- a-story frame. on Hill (single).
corner house, slate roof, furnace, open
stairs, rooms and attic; room for
salage. 5000 down. Pay as rent.
VIII consider Auto or Liberty
bonds on any of the above properties
mentioned.
G. II. CORDER,
ll22 Green street. Bell 560J.
Rents Collected, Loans, etc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14
LOST AND FOUND

LOST One pair nose-glasses, in
Kendall Optical Co. case, between
ward if returned to Harrisburg Tele-
graph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

ItI-NI- ESTATE. RENTS, ETC.
for sale or exchange on city property.
tlne location. These lots are extra
large ana an ideal spot to build a fine
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IF IT'S REAL ESTATE,
SEE SAND ERLIN.
FOSSESSION CAN BE GIVEN ON
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPERTIES ON OR ABOUT
APRIL l.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED - Salesladies for Satur-
days only. Apply +. w. Woolworth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

! WANTED - Woman for general
| housework. Must have experience in
cooking. Apply 2133 North Second
( street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14
HELP WANTED-FEMALE
WANTED

WANTED
IIXpericnced saleslady in Coat and Suit
DEPARTMENT.. Excellent advantages
for competent person. Apply En-
ployment Bureau, Fourth Floor. Bow
man & Co, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

OWNER will rent to small family,
without children furnished home on
North Second street. Eight large
rooms. In good repair and well fur
nished. Prefer reserve top floor. two
rooms, for storage personal goods
Rent sixty or fifty dollars per month.
Address o.. 6627. care of Telegraph
Office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

FOR RENT - unfurnished room
and kitchen. Call 2IO1 Main stree
penbrook. Pa.
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WANTED

WANTED
Cook, also Chambermaid, white. in
family of two adults and three chill
dren. Good wages to reliable per-
sons. Call, write or telephone.
MRS. EZRA F.HERSHEY, Hershey. Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

FURNISHED APARTMENT - Con-
venient to busines district; rooms
and bath. hardwood floors, all inn
provements. city steam. Immediate
possession. Address Box B. 6699, care
of Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

FOR RENT - Furnished, bav u-in-
dow front room. second floor. cip,,
steam, electric light. shower bath ana
phone: centrally located; referenre
Address Box II. 7416. care of Teie.
graph.
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PICK OUT YOUR HOME NOW
AND DON'T BE CAUGHT

MABANTONGO ST. GIG and GO -
Three houses, S-story brick. eight
rooms and bath, all improvements;
right price to quick buyer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14

FOR RENT 1872 Walnut street
two rear apartments. two rooms and
bath. electric lights and steam heat
Possession April 1. Apply Common
wealth Trust Company.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-03-14

Richard, turning toward the desk
where a complacent proprietor stood
waiting to announce that there was but
one room left.
with bath?'
bath right across the hail.. Only
room left in the house." The proprietor
awarded him the valley stare. "Going
to be here lOng?" He passed the last
key on the rack to the darby stagger-
ing under a motley of bags and suit
eases. Richard recognized his, and fol.
lowed.
II may get you another room tomOr-
row." called the proprietor after him
as he climbed the dusty stairs.
The signals of new town were
waving in the dining room. The ma
lority of the citizens displayed their
shirt sleeves and unblushing suspend
ers. One large table was surrounded
by men in khaki; the desert soldiers,
engineers. The full blown mattresses,
elab~rately pompadoured, were push
ing through the swing-doors, carrying
heavy trays. Coquetry appeared to be
their occupation, rather than meal
serving, the diners accepting both varie-
ties of attention with appreciation. The
supremacy of those superior maidens
was menaced only by two other wOm-
en- who sat at table near the door.
Richard did not see them at first. The
ca1rliYSo q n
in new mining town.
Richard left his indoor view to look
through the French windows opening
on side street. He noticed slender
but regular procession. All the men
passing fell in the same direction.
Cocktail route" explained one of
his neighbOrs, his mouth full of boiled
beef.
"Oyster cocktail?' smiled the new
conner.
"The real thing! Calexico's dry like
the whole valley, that is, the county.
See that ditch? That is Mexico, on
the other side. Those sheds you can
see are in Mexicali, Calexico's twin
sister. That painted adobe is the GUS
tom house. Mexicali's not dry, even in
summer You can bet your life on
that. You can get all the bad whisky
and stale beer you've the money to
buy. We work in Calexico, and drink
in Mexicali. The temperance pledge is
kept better in this town than any other
town in the valley. But you can see
this procession every night
The Amazon with a handkerchief
apron brought Richard his soup. He
was raising his first spoonful to his
mouth when he saw the face, carefully
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-03-14
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER TX. c. Richard an engi-
neer of the Overland Pacific, is called to
the office of President Marshall in Tue
son, Ariz. Casey" is an enigma to the
office force; he wears dude" clothes,
but he had resigned chair of engineer
ing in the East to go on the road as a
fireman and his promotion had been spec
tacular While waiting for Marshall Rick
ard reads report ON the ravages of the
Colorado, despite the efforts of Thomas
Hardin of the Desert Reclamation COM
pany This Hardin had been a student
under Richard and had married Gerty
Holmes, with whom Richard had fancied
he was in love.
CHAPTER II-Marshall tells Richard
the Overland Pacific has got to step In
to save the Imperial Valley and sends
him to the break. Richard declines be-
cause he does not want to supplant Har-
din but is won over. stop the river;
damn the expense" says Marshall.
CHAPTER III-Rickard journeys to
Calexico. sees the irrigated desert and
learns much about Hardin and his work.
CHAPTER Iv-At the hotel he meets
Mr.. and Mrs Hardin and Times Hardin.
Hardin's half sister Disappointed in her
husband and an incorrigible coquette,
Mrs Hardin sets her cap for her former
over and invites him to dinner.