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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
THEY ARE HAPPY.

A minister, meeting a p~arishioner of
his who had been quite recently mar
ried, and about whose domestic happi-
ness terrible stories were rife, saluted
and said:
We'll, John, and how is all going
now?"
"0h, happy enough returned John.
Il am glad to hear 1t. You know,
Rows said John. ooh, yes. there
are plenty of rows; whenever she sees
me she catches the first thing at hand,
a dish or anything, and fires II at me.
II she hits me, she's happy: II she
doesn't ! am. Oh, we're getting on
finer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

NJ, lI5.
Mrs. Mason Arrives.
1t would have been a great relief for
Mrs. Mason to do anything for Freddie
just then. When a woman son Is in
there Is something she can do TO please
him. In his letter to his mother after
the wound in his left hand, Freddie
had asked her If 1t were not too much
trouble, to go to Mapleville and see his
wife. "Estrelda might be worried over
me, mother" as he put 1t, and you
know It Is nothing. | think perhaps
she would feel better IL you would 20
and spend a few days with her" And
so, Although | don't believe that girl
would give her little finger for Fred
die Mrs. Mason said to her husband,
anything he asks me to do, / am going
to do-that's all! l don't think l Will
telegraph her am coming. That might
brighten her. She would know some
thing was wrong. ] will just take my
little bag, dear, and If you can spare
me for a few days, / will go down and
reassure Estrelda myself"
II think it's too much to ask Of you"
said Mr.. Mason. Il mean too much
right now, Sweetheart. You are all
upset over Freddie, yourself"
II know" said she, Il know; but,
really it's so CHASTITY to have him far
away from me like this when he Is Ill,
that I feel ever so much better II ! keep
busy
Accordingly, the next afternoon Mrs.
Mason took the train for Mapleyille.
She arrived In the town where first her
son had met his wife. at dusk. Unher-
aided as she was. h got INTO a sta
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

tuckian, born In
Frankfort, Jan. 6,
1853, the son OF
II u & h Rodman and
Susan Ann Barbour
Rodman. He Is a
big man In every
n of the word.
Big In body, big in
mind. big In concep-
ton, big in execu-
ton, but best OF all
big In heart. TO
this last his men,
who love him and
swear by him as
only sailormen can
swear by a COM
manding officer. tes-
tify without encour-
agement, W h o I
n tinn and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02

ordered to take his ships and join the
British grand fleet.
A Presbyterian In his religious be-
lief, yet a man Of the most liberal toler-
ance, and above all a God fearing,
Christian officer and gentleman, Adj
mlral Rodman epltomizes the highest
Ideals of the officers Of the American
n a,su
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
A Line On Men
You Read About

Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman. U. s. ~,
who won great distinction during the
wal as commander of Americas battle
fleet while 1t was attached to the
British grand fleet. and who has lust
peen appointed commander OF Uncle
Sans Pacific SQUADRON 4.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John O. oulnlus, the
Sunshine Man.


lHaI eau upon Nun, 10 dn THAI CAAt
upon Him In truth.-Psa. cxlv. Is.
He bows His gracious ear +
We never plead In vain:
Yet we must wait till He appear,
And pray and pray again.
Unto Thee, o Lord. do l lift up
mr. soul-Psa. XIV, !.
Diligence is essential to purity of life;
and | am not here combining myself to
diligence in the pursuit OF knowledge.
but referring to that wider diligence
which consists in doing whatever we
nave to do with all our might, | speak
to the future tradesman as well as
to the future merchant, to the future
artisan as well as TO the future law
yer or divine. And | say, II you would
be chaste In thought and deed. tenn
perate, honest, truthful, devout-em-
ploy your time. ldleness is a pitiful
waste ~e"tol snergies- To allow
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
WHO'S TO BLAME

NO, 173.
Mrs, Mason Arrives.

The person who fs all the time, gets careless about 1t sooner o later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
PLAN
COSTING 100000
Is DISCUSSED
State Health Department In
terested in Combating Con-
tagious Disease in City

Tentative plans for a contagious
disease hospital, prepared by a spec
al committee of the State Health De-
partmcnt was submitted to the city
and county commissioners and solicit
tors at a meeting in the Harrisburg
D-ub at noon to-day. The plans
were prepared at the request of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce,
which called the meeting. The meet
ing was attended by the Chamber di-
rcctors.
The plans were submitted 20 the city
and county officials with the request
that they meet in the near future and
give the project their earnest consid-
Grafton. 1t is expected that such ac-
tlon will be taken within a short
time. All of the city commissioners
were there, and the county commits
sioners We're represented by Harry
G. Wells.
The plans call for the construction
Of a hospital with two hundred beds,
4" tentative cost of 100000. The
tuans are elastic, ana can be made to
conform to a one hundred bed hos
pital, at cost of 100000. The mem
hers of the State Health Department
who were present at the meeting ex-
planned the plans from the blue prints
which were submitted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
The Festive Oyster Is
a Little Slow in Getting
Out of His Summer Shell

The boisterous bivalve is not yet
with us. No, not yet, but very
soon, according to one of the city's
well-known fish dealers. OF course,
there are people in Harrisburg who
believe that the first of September
was merely invented as the day on
which oysters are due to arrive in
large and succulent quantities, but
they will only be disappointed by a
pair of days.
Tomorrow or Thursday at the
very latest, the noisy animal is due
to make its appearance in great
numbers. Those who are accus-
toned to look upon it as their fa-
vorite fish are even now engaged in
sharpening up the old oyster fork
and getting ready the cold chisel
which, as everybody knows, is
essential if you really intend to get
to the heart of the matter. And
although ptomaine poisoning and
all that sort Qf thing may stare the
more cautious in the face, Harris
burg is going to sit down to its eve
ming meal the latter part of this
week and bear down heavy on oys-
ters, fresh, one dozen, as they are
listed in the Q. NJ.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02

ISBLAMED FOR
HIGH PRICES
Hoover Declares Merchants
Who Stocked Docks on
Gamble Responsible
WAVE is WORLDWIDE
Fears Present Conditions Will
Eventually Cause Food to
Become Glut on Market

Paris, Monday, Sept. IA dis
tressing era of speculation in food
stuffs in the United States and
food markets is largely responsible
for high food costs in the opinion
of Herbert Hoover, chairman of the
Interallied Relief Organization who,
on the eve of his departure for the
United States, granted the Asso-
ciated Press an interview to-day.
Wharves and warehouses in
Northern Europe ports are over
flowing with foodstuffs, principally
meats, fats and dairy products, sent
by merchants all over the world, Mr..
Hoover said. These merchants, he
declared, had "gambled" on sales in
Poland, ho-Slovakia, the Baltic
states and Germany at high prices,
but these states have only a depre-
ciated local currency, and many
commodities are in danger of spoil
ing, as the central European mar
ket for foodstuffs is limited to the
ability of the peoples to buy on
credit.
This years speculations," Mr..
Hoover said, ARE due, in my opin-
ion, chiefly to the belief of food
merchants and manufacturers that
when the blockade was removed
there would be an enormous de-
mand for foodstuffs and other COM
modities in central and eastern Eu-
rope. This speculation was not due
to any important shortage at pres
ent of actual Elpply. This specuia-
tive fever, which was not confined
to foods, was greatly stimulated by
the long delay in the removal of the
blockade until the peace treaty was
signed at Versailles. There is plenty
of evidence that this was true of
foodstuffs in glutted ports in North
ern Europe, where only neutrals
have the means to buy"
Sees Glut OH Market
Responding to an inquiry as to
how food speculation could be
checked in America, Mr.. Hoover re-
Piled:
Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer is on the right track when
he endeavors to break down specu-
lation and seeks to powers never
possessed by former administrations
to enable him to accomplish this
step. The situation is one that may
we'll cause anxiety also from an
other point of view. We are now
coming into a flood of production OF
foodstuffs in the northern hemis-
phere and will again have a great
surplus in the United States. If in
tho meantime, Europe has not
found credits 70 purchase the com
ing winters supplies, we are likely
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
Congress Must Protect
the Public From Strikes,
Robinson Says in Speech
By associated Press.

Washington, Sept. "a law pro-
hibiting strikes or lockouts of rail-
road employees and thus protect the
public from transportation tie-ups
was advocated by Senator Robinson,
Democrat. of Arkansas. in an address
to-day in the Senate.
The time has come, he said when
>Congress r,ust protect the public
against loss of life and property and
widespread suffering, which will in
evitably result if the railroads should
be tied up by general strike.
The right TO strike has hereto
fore been recognized in our laws, par
ticularly IN certain provisions of the
Clayton act. Those laws should be
modified and strikes of employees Of
railroads engaged in Interstate COM
merco should be forbidden"
Senator Robinsons address was in
analysis and recommendation of the
bill by senator Cummins. Republican,
of Iowa, drafted by the Senate Inter-
state Commerce subcommittee pro-
posing a permanent railroad policy of
private ownership and operation of
railroads, under strict government
supervision, and with a committee on
wages and working conditions COM
posed equally of employees and en-
ployers, whose recommendations
would he subject to final decision Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
The Cummins BILL according to Sen
ator Robinson, who was a member of
the drafting subcommittee. amply
protects the rights of employees, en-
Iloyers and the public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
$4,OOO,OOO, 900 Credit
to Europe Necessary
to Ward Off Disaster
By Associated Press.

sPnris, Sept. q Appearing to-day
before the subcommittee of the Con-
EIessional Committee on War EXpcnd-
itures, Herbert Hoover, director gem
cral of Inter Allied relief, said he be-
lieved it imperative for the United
States to extend TO Europe credits of
from S3,9OC.o00.Gi0 to 5000, 600, 900
for a year and half or two years in
order to provide a market for the
american surplus and save Europe
from disaster.
The credits, Mr.. Hoover declares,
should be issued to establish Euro
pean merchants, under guarantee of
their own government and a guar
artee in turn should be given by the
United states to the american merch-
ants in interest. He discouraged the
idea of general control of the trans
actions by the government urging
the necessity of preserving the reg
ular commercial organization.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
OUT OF QUESTION
WILSON REPLIES TO
REQUEST FOR DATA
Informs Lodge Compliance Would Set
Precedence Encouraging Senatorial
Encroachment of Presidential
Power of Treaty Negotiations
HIM FOR LATEST DRAFTS
OF PACTS WITH GERMAN ALLIES

Washington, Sept. 2.-The request
for latest drafts of the proposed
treaties with Germany's Allies, Aus
tria, Turkey, Hungary and Bulgaria,
has been refused by President Will
son on the ground that compliance
would set a precedent encouraging
Senatorial encroachment on the
Presidential power of treaty negotia-
tions would tend to take the func-
tions of Negotiating treaties out of
the hands of the Executive"
In an exchange of letters made
public yesterday, Mr.. Wilson wrote
that it was out of the question" 20
accede to the committees suggeS-
ton, and Chairman Lodge replied
that although the treaties were
closely connected with the treaty
with Germany, the President un-
doubtedly had authority to keep III
formation about them from tie
Senate if he chose.
Action Creates New ImpasSc
The correspondence apparently
brought another impasse between
the President and the committee on
the much debated subject of what
information the Senators should
have in their consideration of the
Treaty with Germany.
Mr.. Lodge and others have de-
clared the committee could not act
:ntelligently until all of the Yer
sailles Treaties were before it, but
at the White House conference MI.
Wilson told the committee that the
form to be taken by the four
Treaties under negotiation depend
ed largely on the Senate's action
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
MEXICANS FIRE
ON US. AIRPLANE,
WOUNDING FLYER
Pour Volley After Volley Into
Plane Soaring Over
Rio Grande
SAFE LANDING IS MADE
Aviators Come Down on the
American Side; Captain
Injured in Head
By associated Press

Laredo, Texas. Sept. 1.-TWO Amer
lean aviation officers. on border pa
troll duty were fired upon to-day by a
group of AIexicans while flying up the
Rio Grande near here and one of the
officers was wounded in the head.
Captain Davis b. NcNabb was the
officer wounded. His companion.
Lieutenant Johnson, brought the ma
chine safely to earth on the American
side. McNabb was taken to a farm
house and an airplaue with surgeon
and medical supplies was rushed to
his aid from headquarters here.
The officers were flying low about
16 miles up the Rio Grande from here
near Santa Isabel creek, when sud
oenly on the Mexican side about 25
Mexicans rose up from the brush and
poured volley after volley into the
plane. 1t was reported several hun
Gred shots were fired.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
URGES PRIVATE
OWNERSHIP WITH
STRICT CONTROL
Plan For Permanent Railroad
Legislation Would Prevent
Strikes and LockoutS
REGIONAL RAIL SYSTEMS
Measure Placed Before Snnate
by Commerce Committee
Woull Supervise Wages
By associated Press.

Washington, Sept. 2. - Private
ownership and operation of Ia!l-
roads in a number of regional sys-
TENS under strict government COLI
troll, with strikes and lockouts OF
railroad employees prohibited, is the
plan for permanent railroad legs
lation submitted to the Senate to-
day by the Interstate Commerce
subcommittee.
A tentative bill embodying the
subcommittee recommendations
which bear no resemblance to Tie
Plumb plan, had been introduced by
Chairman CumminS and referred 10
the full Interstate Commerce COM
mittee. The bill is the result of
many months of hearings and work
by the subcommittee which, besides
Mr.. Cummins. included Senators
Kellogg, OF Minnesota, and Poin-
dexter, of Washington, Republicans,
and Pomerene. of Ohio, and Robin
son, of Arkansas, Democrats
Salient Provisions
Salient provisions of the Cum
Minis bill include:
Termination of government
control and return of the rail-
roads to private ownership on
actment.
Establishing the Interstate
Commerce Commission with
greatly increased powers as the
supreme body over railroad
affairs.
Supervision and control OF
virtually all railroad affairs, m
Guiding rates. wages, operation
and financing by the govern
ment.
Creation of a new railway
transportation board of five
members appointed by the
President to supervise railway
development and operations,
subject to final action Of the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Creation of n new committee
of wages and working condi-
tons. composed equally of rep
resentativeS of employees and
employers, with wide authority
in settling labor questions, sub
ject to decision of the trans
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
Vantage Points Crowded

The front steps served as an ampi-
on thousands of people viewed the
boat and swimming races and the
other contests that marked the day
light hours of the Kipona. From a
point above the Reist lighthouses,
to the Market street bridge, there
was scarcely foot of room
unoccupied. Both the bridges
were lined from shore to island
while hundreds of others occupied
canoes, motorboats and flats that
dotted the stream for several miles.
V. Grant Forrer and Admiral ].
William Bowman had arranged the
races to be held close into shore
and this gave the big audience am
pie opportunity to see them at close
range. And the contests we're well
worth seeing, from the war canoe
races to the tub races, and from
the 100-yard swimming dash to the
high dive from the top of the Peo-
pies bridge by a young man from
York who entered himself at the
last moment after some Of the 9TH
ers were inclined to back out, and
negotiated the dive successfully be-
cause. as he said afterward, "he
didn't want to see the crowd dis
appointed"
The crowd stayed until the last
race was over, with the Dintaman
war canoe crew outdistancing that
of the Reist boathouse in a hard
fought contest.
Evening Program
The evening program was even
more attractive than that of the
afternoon. AS the evening shadows
fell Admiral Bowman and his staff
put out for the flagship anchored
at the upper end of the long string Of
flats moored along the river
front a short distance from shore,
which were occupied by the
choruses, the bands and the stage
settings for the historical pageant
which followed. Followed an eve-
ming of entertainment such as Har-
risburg never before experienced,
the fioodlights played across the
water, throwing into strong relief
the stages where the actors and
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
Airman Dives Over
Ex-Kaiser at Amerongen

Amcrongcn, Sept. 2.-Nuch excite
ment was caused in Amerongen at
11.3O o'clock yesterday when an avi-
stor, passing above the Bentinck Cas-
tic, suddenly looped the loop and
dived low directly over the garden,
where the former German Emperor
was engaged in his daily task of saw
ing wood.
Many of the villagers believed that
the former emperor was in danger,
but the aviator merely descended to
about so feet above the garden, lean
ed over the side of his plane, waved
a greeting Ito Herr Hohenzollern, and
then proceeded on his journey.
The aviator is presumed to have
been Vcrsteegh, a Hollander. The
former emperor is said to have been
greatly pleased by the airman's greet
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
On Way to Church He
Is Relieved of Gold Watch

Not every person who attends
church does so because of desire for
his moral benefit.
At least Tyson Dorsey, 1928
Marion street, believes so; some at
least have aims for their material
benefit, according to his philosophy.
Last evening Dorsey went to the
church which he attends, and was
assisting a number of persons TO
alight from the buggies in which
they had driven to church. Amid
the operations he missed his $50
gold watch, he reported to-day 10
Harrisburg police. The police be-
lieve a stranger made use of an op-
portunity to slip in among the
crowd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
1000 YOUNGSTERS TAKE
UP STUDIES IN SCHOOLS;
NEW JUNIOR HIGHS OPEN
Largest Enrolment in History of City Recorded in Grade
Schools; New Parochal High to Open With Appropr-
ate Exercises, Bishop McDevitt to Take Part

The nine o'clock bell this morning
had an ominous note for the 11,O00
Harrisburg school children who realized
that with the sounding of it their va.
cation days were over and that from
now on the books and states will be
the main objects of their attention.
In addition to the grade schools, the
parochial grade and high schools will
start this morning. DIR. George Il.
Stull, medical inspector of the school
district, announced that the Vaccina.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
Stays With Pinioned
Wife as Death Sweeps
Down Upon Them
Bu Assooiated Press.

= Chicago, Sept. 2.-"I'n stay
with you, Mary" With these
words William T.. Tanner,
cashier I'm the Offices of the Bal
timorc and Ohio Railroad here,
embraced his wife, whose foot
was caught in n railroad frog
and was killed with her when a
limited train on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad struck
them last night.
John Miller, flagman, I'M at
tempting to- rescue the couple,
lost his left leg and received
fracture of the right arm.
The little children arc orphans
to-day because of Tanners de-
cision to die with his wife.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
THE WEATHER

Harrisburg and Vicinityt Fair to-
night and Wednesday with
moderate temperature, lowest
Tonight about 81 degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania. Fair to-
night and Wednesday, slightly
coler Tonight i'm east portion.
Gentle winds mostly northwest.
River; The Susquehnnna river and
all its branches will faII slowly
or remain nenrIy stationary. A
stage of nbOut 81 feet In indi-
Gated for Harrisburg Wednes-
day morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
REGISTER TODAY

This is the second of the fall
registration days for voters in
the city to qualify for the prl-
mary and general elections.
Registrars are sitting at the Va
r:ous polling places until 6
o'clock this evening and from
to 10 o'clock tonight.
From reports in the precincts
only one-third of the voters reg
istered on' the first day and dur
ing this morning the enrolment
was light.
There will be only one mole
opportunity for registration after
to-day. All registrations prior
to August % are invalid and
will not entitle anyone to vote
this fall. The last day to be as
sessed in order to pay county tax
is tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
BIG COTTON CROP

Washington, Sept. "A cottage
crop of 11,230.00O bales this year
was forecast to-day by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which based
it's estimate on the condition of che
crop of August 25, which it an
nounced as 61.4 per cent. of a nor
NAL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02

ton regulation will be rigidly adhered
to this year and every new pupil will
be forced to show a certificate of vac.
cination and II unable to do so will be
promptly vaccinated
The new Parochial High School will
be opened with fitting ceremony. Bishop
McDevitt, who was head of the paro.
chial schools of Philadelphia before
coming to Harrisburg, will take part
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
KIPONA ENJOYED BY
BIG HOLIDAY CROWD
River Thronged With Spectators Who Witnessed Spectacu
lar Events; Evening Display of Floats and Fireworks
Best in History of the City
The most picturesque, most spectacular and altoge

The picturesque spectacular and altogether
oyable event in the history of Harrisburg.
The Kpona of yesterday all that and more.
The wonderfully beautiful Susquehanna river basin Iar
rburg presented brilliant picture. The September
shot its long rays rpped and dmped
brisk cool that stirred the white caps here and there
but time sufficiently strong any of the
of the afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02
ORGANIZED LABOR
GIVEN OVATION in
HOLIDAY PAGEANT
Nearly Four thousand March
in Big Demonstration of
Union Workmen

One of the largest and best-man-
aged labor parades in the history of
Harrisburg was the feature of Labor
Day morning. A careful estimate
placed $500 workingmen in line, ex-
elusive of bands, every one of which
was n union organization. The pro
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