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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
Baseball Summary of
Big League Battles
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Vacfanda DoeuIt,

New York, IL; Cleveland, 4.
Chicago, 1; Washington, O.
Only two games scheduled.
Saturdays Results
Detroit, 5; Athletics, 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11
st. LOUIS TEAM
TO PLAY KLEIN
Cardinals to Be Attraction al
Island Park Tomorrow
Afternoon

Those Klein Chocolate Company
boys on Saturday hung up their
thirty-fourth victory. They defeated
Ephrata, score 3 to 2. Only six games
have been lost by this bunch. Melting
er pitched and had everything neces-
sary to win the game.
Tomorrow afternoon at H. A. C.
field Island Park the Klein team will
meet the st. Louis Nationals The
game starts at 3.45, in all probabil-
ity Manager John Breckenridge Of the
Klein team will have Mellinger in the
box, with Walter Harmed ready to go
in at anytime. There have been num-
erous requests by local fans to see
Mellinger work, and also want to see
how Harmed will show against the
Cardinals.
Harmed Good Winner
Harmed has shown his calibre III
two games, winnings from the Ath-
letics and Baltimore Dry Dock team
In the game with the latter he start
ed bad, but proved that he has the
goods and knows now to use his head
and had the batters chopping at the
windup. Mellinger is a local boy. 1t
is not certain who will start the
game.
In st. Louis lineup will bethe stare
including Heathcote the Glen Rock
boy who jumped into fast company
with very little preliminary work in
league battles. His work has heen OF
a high order and his hitting is keep
ing him at the top of the batting list
1t is probable that Ferdie Schupp will
do the twirling. The teams will line
up as follows:
ST I.nnis Klein Co
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Totals
DUNCANNON

Two-base hits, Gutshall. Kearns.
flee hits, Gutshall, DeHaven, Barton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
PLAN TO KEEP LARGE
DESTROYER FORCES

WASHINGTON, March 27.-with ap-
proximately 300 d~estroyers to be in
commission by the end of the year, the
navy department is working out plans
Tor the peace-time handling OF this
force, The first suggestion made was
to place 200 Of the ships in reserve.
but it Is learned there is a movement
taking shape toward keeping the en-
tire force In active commission. even
II 1t would be necessary to put a larger
number OF older battleships and cruis.
ers In reserve to obtain the necessary
Officers who favor keeping the des-
troyers in full commission believe train
ing received aboard these vessels by
both officers and men would be nor
valuable than the same experience;
aboard the larger ships. They feelf
also that the naval events of the greaA
war point the way toward stressins
the future development Of the DESTROYER
force. For these reasons the officers
are opposing vigorously the proposal
OF retiring two-thirds Of the force 10
the reserve.
Some of the old torpedo boats ape
d~estroyers undoubtedly will be sold Ia
the near future.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
GOING AFTER TRADE

CHICAGO. March s7.-Preparations
for the extension OF foreign trade will
begin at once as the result OF the for
nation Of the American Petroleum in
%stitute, 1t was announced today by dele
gates to the National Petroleum con-
gress which Is In session here. The in.
stitute headed by A. C. Bedford, OF the
STANDARD Oil company, as chairman, Is
regarded as a union Of big companies
and the independent concerns.
Speakers extolled the formation of an
institute at a dinner last night, among
them Congressman Cullen Il. Thomas,
of Texas. who recalled the time when
he, as prosecuting attorney. went to
New York armed with papers for the
extradition Of John d. Rockefeller,
Flagler, Archbold and other Standard
Oil magnates, but Theodore Roosevelt,
then governor, refused to permit the
e~xtraditions.
"And now" Congressman Thomas
added, like a lion and a lamb, Mr..
Bedford, head Of the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey, and myself sit
down side by side at dinner"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
PLEASANT ANSWERS KANSAS
GOVERNORS COTTON CHARGE

NEW ORLEANS, March 27.-Charac-
terizing as rash. venomCus and full
OF prejudice" the statement made re-
Gently by Gov. Allen. Of Kansas. that
the cotton reduction plan in the South
means the Southern cotton producer
is attempting to trade upon the mis-
cries Of the world" Gov. Pleasant.
Of Louisiana last night declared that
the Kansas executive exhibited a gross
ignorance OF the true situation" Gov.
Peasants statement was made upon
his arrival from Memphis. where he
was In conference with farmers, bank
ers and merchants on the cotton re-
duction plan.
THE wheat farmers Of Kansas" Gov.
Pleasant said, ARE not growing their
grain for less than IT'S worth, nor
will they be compelled to carry a bill
lion dollars worth Of 1t for many
months or years. The government is
going to pay them $2.26 for Sl.00 wheat
and all Of US are willing TO pay the
difference. We therefore, are showing
q great deal OF altruism toward the suf-
fering Kansas wheat farmer"
Declaring that the government price
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
BUSINESS MEN
INDORSE MOVE
Whole City Will Benefit From
Fund Creation of Civic
Center for Negroes

Tho campaign TO raise $50, 900 with
which to create a Civic Center for the
benefit Of the 10000 negro population Of
Memphis. has received the hearty In
dorsement OF Charles ]. Haase, banker
and chairman OF the Chamber Of Com
fnerce farm bureau. II have read with
interest the program outlined by the
negroes central civic committee for i'm
proyement OF. the living conditions OF
their race in Memphis" said Mr., Haase
Thursday. Il am glad to see that the
efforts o., the negroes has the %co-opera-
ton OF the Memphis Employers assoc
citation and the Chamber of Commerce
industrial division. regard the nov
ment as a distinctly. progressive one
which must have the hearty support OF
every thoughtful man interested in the
development OF the city OF Memphis.
We must expect to draw our labor per-
manently from among the colored peo-
pie, and we cannot hope to maintain
ditions that do not provide an oppor-
tunity for these people to create and
maintain happy homes with comfort
able living conditions. 1t Ia not rea-
sonable that they can acquire such ad-
Vantages without the close cooperation
OF the white people, and / believe all
practical considerations as well as a
n Of 'noblesse oblige' demand that
we provide that cooperation"
The collection of funds will begin
Monday morning, The negroes com
mittee will visit the different Industrial
plants about the city and appeal for
subscriptions from the negro workers
and the white employers,
The war has helped to a~ccentuate the
need of facilities In Memphis for the
recreation n welfare OF the negroes.
This same condition exists today, and
another cause for embarrassment to
negroes here Is the fact hat there Ia
no public place where negroes coming
into the city can be sure OF a decent
lodging. 1t often causes negroes who
have had sad experiences In finding
places to stay In Memphis 10 berate the
city when they return 10 their homes.
Some time ago when the labor short
age was At its height from migration
the Industrial bureau Of the city recrea-
ton commission wrote a number of let
ters to urban league secretaries in varl-
Gus cities asking them TO direct to Mem
phis any surplus labor, In nearly every
case II was brought out that II was
hard to get labor to come here on ac-
count OF the bad advertising Memphis
often gets.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

Of wheat will be an inducemsnt for
the wheat growers to increase their
crop, the governor continued:
Watch and see II they will not raise
twelve hundred million bushels OF
wheat this year instead Of the six hun
dred million they raised only a few
years ago, They are rlsking a great
over supply to get the governments
price and not because OF the worlds
demands"
Turning his attention to diversified
ton Of crops in the South, Gov. Pleas
ant said
The Southern farmer Is going to
raise a sufficiency Of other things than
cotton to maintain his family, make
cotton a surplus crop and make the
spinner come to him and buy al a
reasonable and profitable price instead
Of being compelled TO rush into the
market and sell at most any price as.
feretnfore."
Denying Gov. Aliens statement that
So cents a pound was being paid for
cotton, the governor concluded by say
ing:
Gov. Aliens assertion that we are
getting that much for cotton is not
true. II the world would buy our cot
ton and pay that price we would have
no complaint.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Platforms Presented.

He read from the platforms as they
appeared in the papers and from the
backs OF the handbills that were print
ed In the August campaign. He drew
much applause as he read the pledge
OF Mayor Monteverde and Commission
ers Mason and Miller. wherein they
said: I'VE unreservedly pledge our
selves to the city manager plan OF gov
eminent as proposed by the citizens
committee and agree TO enact and sup
port legislation to that end"
Grover Mccormick declared that
Hanover and Galella made the same
pledge that he and other members as
sumed. He said he did not see how
they could look the legislature in the
face and at the same time face the
pledge. He excused Hanover partiaiiv
by saying that he was placed on the
delegation at the instance OF Mayor
Monteverde.
Judge Francis Fentress and several
others, including Commissioner Mason
expected to speak, but the time was
too short for the Judge and the a
about pledges got too hot for Mason
and he stayed off the firing line,
The two contending delegations
missed the Memphis train Wednesdsy
night on account OF the prolonged hear.
ms before the committees.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
TO FORM MEMORIAL
BODY IN MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON, Miss, March 81. (Spll-
Prominent citizens OF Mississippi are
expected 10 gather here April Z 10 dis.
cuss the formation Of the Mississippi
Memorial association. whose purpose
Will be the erection Of a hall. millions
dollar building here In honor Of the
served In the army and navy during the
war.
The building will take the form Of a
community center, and its chief feature
will be an auditorium large enough TO
hold the greatest crowds that can be as
gembled In the state.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27

These are questions frequently asked.
Or shall we expect within the next few
weeks the return of the German em-
peror to Berlin and his reincarnation
as the champion of order against
Bolshevism, appealing to the terror and
WEAKNESS of the west?
In any event, two facts stand out
with growing impressiveness, One is
the sttll unchecked advance Of Bolsh'
evism and the other the growing paraly-
sis of the conference OF peace. 1t is
still punctuating its sentences while
Bolshevism is eating up the Eastern
peoples, as n eats an artichoke, leaf
by leaf, but today for the first time
an appreciation Of the truth is brought
sa and Cairo, and 1t Is echoed by the
further news which comes from War
saw, Bucharest and Prague.
A year ago the world was talking
of the success of the Germans In break
ing the western front Of the allies. To-
day Bolshevism has broken the east
ern front, absorbed the Ukraine, sep
arated Poland from Rumania, a year
ago, when our lines broke, we adopted
unity of command. Shall we now? The
allied policy against B~olshevism has so
far resembled the policy of the Roman
empire against barbarism In its last
days. No longer capable Of meeting
the enemy in his own country, the Ro-
man retired, from one barrier to an
other, until In his last ditch he per-
ished. and his empire with him, West
orn civilization Is certainly not incapa-
Bile Of action, but so far has been In
capable OF achieving a policy. 1t in
vited the Bolshevists TO Prinkipo eight
weeks ago and by way Of answering
the invitation, the Bolshevists have
come, not to Prinkipo, but to Budapest,
the conference Of peace continues to
deliberate, but while 1t seeks to make
an appropriate ending to the recent
war. 1t finds itself confronted with a
new war, Clemenceau used to remind
us, day by day, that the Germans YER
at Noyon. Who will remind him and
his associates now that the Bolshevists
are at Budapest?
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate,)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Wandered Across Continent.

He spoke well OF the soldiers and
expressed himself as we'll satisfied with
the result OF the war, which fitted bet
ter with his oratory than It did with
his argument. His chief objection
seemed to be against DR.. Hatton, who,
Il developed In the course OF FitEhugh's
remarks, was born in Indiana, not far
from the Kentucky line, and at present
resides In Cleveland, 0.
Dir. Hattoh in reply frankly admitted
that the captain had the goods on him,
that he was born In Indiana and does
reside in Cleveland. and has for his
neighbor one Newton u. Baker, who
has so far outlived the obloquy that
attaches to the locality as to be the
present secretary of war.
AS to the attacks on the bill, DR.,
Hatton denied as many as he could
reach in the short space OF time tc
which he was limited and wound ur
by placing the rest In the same cate
CORY with those that he exploded.
Bejach made an exceptionally strone
argument, He was fortified with evi-
dence and he spoke in q manner tina,
convinced. He showed that the legis-
| lative delegation wal pledged TO the
bill by the committee that gave the
| members their nomination.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Legislator Soldiers Effective.

Tho open session Of the committees
In the hall of representatives brought
a packed house to hear the arguments
on both sides of the question. The
speakers for the bin were r. r, Ellis,
chairman of the citizens committee OF
100; DIR. A. r. Hatton, the author Of
the bill; l.. d. Bejach and g. N. Nc
Cormick. The latter two were noml-
mated for the legislature and pledged
to support the measure, but relin-
pushed their nominations to enter the
army,
The opponents Of the bill were G. It.
Fitzhugh, Bill Powell, labor representa-
tive, and Mayor M~onteverde.
All of the speakers made strong ap-
peals to the members of the commit
tee and the members Of tho legislature
who were present to hear the argu-
ment,
Fitzhugh delivered practically the
same speech that he delivered at, the
New Lyric theater a week ago. II he
left out any Of the former inaccuracies
they were not missed in the multitude
of those he presented. He declared
repeatedly that he was going to show
a hidden and sinister meaning In the
bill that nobody had ever discovered,
but It was as dark q secret when he
closed as II vas in the beginning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
PLAN TO BUILD MEDICAL
OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS

WASHINGTON, March 2I-Plans 10
build up a large medical reserve corps
including all members of the profess
sion who have served creditably DIR
ing the war, are disclosed by the war
department. Commissions In the re-
serves are being offered officers OF
the medical department who are being
discharged from the service upon COM
pletion Of their duties connected with
the emergency.
Under the law these officers cannot
be retired to the inactive list Of the
reserve but must be discharged and
reappolnted In order to continue their
connection with the medical depart.
mfnt, Officers discharged are being
requested to apply for appointment as
they will be contributing support 10
the formation OF a reserve corps that
VIII put the medical profession OF the
country on an organized basis In prep
aration for any future contingency. II
is proposed TO give these officers, inso-
far as possible, rank In the reserve
at least equal to that held at the time
Of discharge,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
Illinois Central
Brings More Men
To Local office

As the result Of the consolidation at
Memphis Of the accounting and revis-
ing bureaus Of the Illinois Central and
Hazoo & Mississippi Valley railroads,
just announced, a force OF about SO
rate clerks, typists and comptometer
operators will be brought to Memphis
about April /.
The accounting work In connection
with the revising Of freight bills for
the lines south Of the Ohio river, for
merly handled at New Orleans, Louis
vile, Memphis and Cairo, will be done
at Memphis. The office will be located
on the sixth floor OF the Grand CEN
trail station.
II. Y. DuQuesnay, VINO until recently
was chief OF the Cairo revising bureau,
will be in charge Of this office as chief
clerk reporting to F. B. Sherwood, Of
Chicago, auditor OF freight receipts.
Lumber, grain and milling in transit
claims will also be handled at this
office.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
EDGINGTON BILL PASSES
HOUSE; VOTE So TO 10

NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 27.-The
house OF representatives Wednesday
afternoon passed the bill restoring 10
former Judge E%dgington the right to
hold office by. a vote Of SO to 10 and
seven not voting.
The action of the house II approved
by the governor will restore to the
former judge the full rights that he
was deprived of by the high court of
impeachment four years ago.
Judge Edgington's fight before the
legislature has been phenomenal com
ing to Nashville without the backing
OF any OF h different political fac
tons and with the hostility of a num-
Der Of lawyers he was able to fight
his way through both branches of the
legislature by personal appeals and with
the influence Of the petition signed by
a number of members OF the former
senate which sat at a high court of
impeachment, 1t is not likely that the
governor will veto tho bill, as there
were only two votes against It in the
senate and only 10 in the house.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
ARMENIANS KILLED
BY MOSLEM OFFICERS

ATHENS, March 27.-Advises from
reliable sources at Constantinople state
that a massacre of Armenians by Mos
lem gendarmes occurred recently at
Aleppo, 1t is reported 4S Armenians
We're killed, Ill seriously wounded and
$50 slightly injured. 1t is alleged the
gendarmes burst into the Armenian
market and attacked the people assem-
bled there and that the troops in the
barracks at Aleppo did not arrive on
the scene until two hours after the
massacre.
The authorities have arrested 200 per-
sons and will try them before a court
martial composed of two British, one
French, two Armenian and two Ara
bian representatives.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
STRIKE BALLOTS SENT
TO UNION T~ELEGRAPHERS

CHICAGO, March 27.-Ballots calling
Tor a vote on the question Of a strike
have been mailed to telegraph and tele-
phone operators belonging to the Com
mercial T~elegraphers' Union OF Amer
lea, It was learned today, The de-
mands which the union is making, ac-
cording to the ballot sent out, include
recognition Of tho union, the right Of
collective bargaining and an Increase Of
pay and reinstatement of all workers
discharged during the last year.
IT was said at headquarters Of the
union here the result OF the vote prob
ably would not be known for a month,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
FIND BODIES OF RUSSIAN
OFFICERS AFTER TORTURE

vLADlvoSToK. Siberia, March 81.
Try the Canadian Press. )--Bodies of
two Russian officers, with the ears cut
off and the hands nailed to the should
or blades, were found In First river.
near here. Allied officers claim the
discovery corroborates stories OF Boil
shevik outrages.
Canadian officers and soldiers have
been instructed to 60 only in pairs after
nightfall In Vladivostok streets, and
to carry arms, Nine Bolshevists were
arrested here, The political Situation
is increasingly disturbing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
EX-KAISER ALARMED;
WILL QUIT HOLLAND

GENEVA, March 27.-Former EN-
peror William. of Germany, alarmed by
the receipt Of threatening letters, in
tends to leave Holland and seek refuge
In Switzerland, according to the news
PAPER La swisse, Swiss newspapers are
by members of the German and Aus
TRAN nobility who are seeking houses
In this country at moderate prices,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
CHARTER ACT
IS REPORTED
FOR PASSAGE
Continued from First Page.)


the committees was a telling blow to
the opposition.
In all probability the bill viii be
called up In the senate Thursday as
a local bill having the support of the
entire senatorial delegation and the
unanimous recommendation Of the en-
ate committee, having It in charge, and
the prospects lare that 1t will pass the
senate without a dissenting vote,
The fight now c~enters upon The
house, The opposition r~eal.les the
hopelessness of attempting to secure
votes enough to kill II and the fight
is now to prevent 1t, II possible, from
receiving the required constitutional
vote OF so necessary for its passage,
There has been a decided trend In
favor OF the bill during the past few
days, The spectacle OF the chairman
of the Republican state committee at
tempting to dictate local legislation
that shall be passed or defeated for
Memphis and Shelby county has not
had a good effect upon the Democratic
members nor upon many Of the Re-
publicans who must rely upon Demo-
cratic votes to help In the passage of
their own local bills, which are OF more
concern to them than any deal the
Republican state organization may
make with the Memphis city admins
tration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
ITALY ASKS IF WAR
HAS BEEN DECLARED

PARIS, March ,27. (By the A ,socIa ted
Press. Has J~ugo-Slavia dec Jared war
on ltaly?' was a question Q sked nv a
member of the Italian delegation to
the peace conference on learning Iast
night that the council Of minietsra ~
Belgrade had prohibited any commerce.
with enemy countries, any importations
transportation Of Italian goods To anv
country. across Jugo-Slav territory
The decree issued at Belgrade iIrvAs
all Jugo-Slavs to abandon any bust
ness they have in countries with which
commercial relations are prohibited.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-27
MUCH BOOZE z

GREENWOOD. Miss, March az. (spLI
One hundred and twenty quarts OF
'Old Forester whisky, valued at 1 800,
and u Dodge roadster worth 81, 200, feli
into the possession Of the Greenwood
officials Wednesday afternoon when A.
Allen and David Smith, two white men.
Were arrested on Mississippi and Ala
hama streets bringing their cargo TO
this city. The men were tried before
Mayor Il, HuEhston yesterday afternoon
and fined $500 and costs,