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LXXXVIII?XO. 167 16 PAGES HARRISBURG, PA SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1919. "'KJFZKKS $rS2£ES&v'Jg M? HOME EDITION

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BRANDS ACTIONSOF COMPTROLLERAS IRREGULAR

Pennsylvania Representative!Accuses Williams of Taking

Part in Real Estate DealBy Associated Press.

Washington, July 39. Charges;that John Skelton Williams, comp- ltroller of the currency, aided his 1brother-in-law. Louis B. Williams, 1of Richmond ,Va., in negotiating for |the purchase by the government of iproperty in Washington valued at '

$4,200,000 and received part of the !commission for the sale, were made ibefore the House Rules Committee j

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President Wilson Signs$613,000,000 Sundry Bill

By Associated Press.Washington, July 19.?The $613,-1

000,000 Sundry Civil appropriation ]bill revised by Congress to meet his 'objections, was signed to-day byPresident Wilson.

The new bill carries $14,000,000for the rehabilitation and education'of disabled service men as against j$6,000,000 in the measure ve'oed by Ithe President. Included in the bill jare appropriations for various Gov- iernment departments some of which ihave been technically without fundssince the beginning of the fiscal yearJuly 1, 1

SAILORS TO SINGTONIGHT

No admission will be chargedj to the concert by the United

t States Navy Glee Club in Chest-i nut Street Auditorium this even-

i ing. Secretary Warren R. Jack-| son, of the Chamber of Com-! merce, reiterated this in the an-

nouncements to-daj'- The con-I cert, given under the auspices of! the Chamber of Commerce, will

] start promptly at 8 o'clock.Forty men are included in the

I club, which will be under theleadership of J. Swineford. The

, organization appeared at the Ma-I jestic and Victoria Theaters dur-I ing the afternoon.

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ST. SWITHIN ISMAKING GOOD AS

GLOOMPROPHETForecasts For Coming Days

Tells of Clouds and

Rain For City

Harrisburg people were less tut-

j phatic to-day In their declarations

that all this talk about St. Swith'.n

j is "hunk," especially so in view of

j this afternoon's rain and the fore-I casts of Weatherman E. R. Demain,

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HARRISBURG WOMAN. FLIES WITH HOUSER

Anna Hamilton Wood Describes Trip in Airplane at War-mensh Field; Sorry When Time Comes to Step Out

of Machine; More Excited at Coney Island

By ANNA HAMILTON WOOD"I stood beside a Curtiss airplane

at the Warmenah Field near Phil-adelphia a few days ago and wastold to decide for myself If I wouldgo up. Immediately I felt a pecu-liar sinking sensation, but the bit ofInherited sporting blood whichmakes a thing worth trying oncespoke and I reached for cap andgoggles. I soon discovered one fact?either airplanes or tight skirtsmust go! But the skirt and I final-ly landed safely In the passenger'sseat directly behind the engine withback to the pilot. It was like the

seat of a racing car, roomy butsunk deep Into the framework ofthe machine.

Belt Aboat Waist"A wide belt was fastened about

my waist. Then the mechanic turn-ed the propeller until the engine?caught' It reminded me of crank- Iing a Ford. A moment more and :we ran across the open field on the Ilittle wire wheels. It was then the ]first surprising sensation came. Fearfell from me like a discarded gar-

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'CHRISTENS SHIPNAMED IN HONOR

| OF BOND DRIVESHarrisburg and Nearby Peo-

ple Attend Launching ofthe Dauperata

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Who Christened Dauperata atLaunching To-day

Before more than a score of rep-resentatives of Harrisburg, andDauphin, Perry and Juniata coun-

| the 8,800-ton freighter, Dau- |perata, was launched to-day at the 1shipyard of the Baltimore Dry!Docks and Shipbuilding company. I

Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, president |of the Harrisburg Civic Club, was Isponsor for the vessel. She went;

1 to Baltimore yesterday afternoon ac- !I companied by Mr. and Mrs. Spencer i| C. Gilbert, Mrs. Samuel Budd, Rich- iI mond. Va.. and Mr. and Mrs., WII- !liam Jennings. After the launching jMrs. Gilbert and her party were

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BRITISH EMPIREj IS CELEBRATING !

REIGN OF PEACEjLed by Americans 19,000 Pick-1j ed Fighters From Famous

Allied Divisions Parade

ILONDON MAKES MERRY j

jOld-Time Country Dances;Held in Parks; Thanksgiv- jing Services in Churches

London, July 19. ?Nineteen thou-!sand Allied soldiers?picked men from j

I famous combat divisions the names ofwhich are written large on the pages 1of the history of the World War? imarched through London's streets to- |day in celebration of the return of jpeace.

I King George, with other members i' of the royal family, army and navy j

j officers and leaders of both houses of iParliament, stood on the steps of the .

i Victoria Memorial, in front of Buck- |j ingham Palace to receive the salutes !

! of the warriors.j A magnificent reception was given '

i the marching hosts. The streets were jj bright with Allied colors, some thor- ?oughfares being flanked by stucco py- |

I ions supporting allegorical figures of jI victory.

From grandstands, 4,000 widows, jmothers and children of officers and ;men killed during the war witnessed !the parade.

The marchers were drawn from' the iBritish, American, French. Italian, jBelgian, Japanese. Polish. Rumanian, j

I Portuguese, Serbian, Siamese and jI Czecho-Slovakian armies, the contin- j| gents being arranged in alphabetical '

' order. Thus the Americans led. Headedby General John J. Pershing, they com-prised three battalions of 33 officers ;

j and 1.100 men each.| Behind the Allied section came Vicei Admirals Beatty and Keyes and other ,

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Three More Put inPetitions For Fall Ticket;

Three nominating petitiens werefiled at the County Commissioners'

| office to-day. A. L. Gantz, candidate! for Republican nomination as super-

j visor in Conewago township, was thei first from that district to file a| paper. In the city William A. Troy jfiled a Republican petition as can- jdidate for constable in the Seventh Iward.

John A. Dinger was the first Dem-ocrat to file a petition. He is seek-ing nomination as inspector of elec-tions in the Second ward. Secondprecinct.

LAFEAN DENIESLOAN OF $10,000:

i IS ONLY $5,000And This Will Be Paid to

Penna. Bank Which FailedSoon as the Note Is Due

By Associated Press.York, July 19. Former State

Banking Commissioner Daniel F.Lafean denied to-day that he was

indebted in the sum of SIO,OOO to'the North Penn Bank, of Phila-delphia, which Institution closed itsdoors yesterday.

He said the only loan from thisbank in which he figured was oneof $5,000 by a local corporationof which he was a director andtreasurer. This, he says, will bepaid, on July 2 8 when the notecomes due.

Mr. Lefean denied any knowledge

of the transfer of State funds fromWestern Pennsylvania banks to thePhiladelphia institution.

Immediate investigation of all thecircumstances attending the closingof the North Penn bank, of Phila-delphia, will be undertaken by Stateofficials. All the facts connectedwith the placing of deposits of hun-dreds of thousands of dollars worthof funds gathered by the State In-surance Department for policyhold-ers of the Pittsburgh Life and Trustconcern in the bank by Charles A.Ambler when Insurance Commis-sioner will be looked into and StateInsurance and Banking officials willco-operate.

State offlctals here have refused tomake any comments upon the de-velopments, but are keenly interest-ed in what may turn up. The storyheard last winter that Ambler wasretained on a personal plea to theGovernor to be allowed to close upthe Pittsburgh concern and his sud-den superseding by Thomas B. Don-aldson, who had been the specialdeputy commissioner, are being dis-cussed.

Banking Commissioner John S.Fisher remained In Harrlsburg partof to-day so as to be In touch withthe situation in Philadelphia,- De-

I puty Commissioner Peter G. Cam--1 eron reported personally to him.

Governor William C. Sproul alsokept in touch with the situation.For months the Governor has been

I watching the Institution and follow-I Ing Commissioner Donaldson's ef-; forts to get the $402,000 of the de-

\u25a0 posit into other Institutions.I Commissioner of Banking F sherI hs gone to Philadelph n to be 'n! closer touch w'th the North Penn

Hank, of which James W. Mc-Burney has been named as specialreceiver to represent the Commie- |

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Paderewski ClosesPiano Forever

New York, July 19.?Jan Ig-nace Paderewski never will move

j his thousands of Americani friends and admirers to ecstatic

j applause again. He has given upmusic completely, according toConstantin Radkiewicz, Polishfinancier, who is in New York inthe interest of obtaining Ameri-can loans for his country.

"I said good-by to PremierPaderewski less than four weeksago," said Radkiewicz. "Withhis new responsibilities, which he

j is discharging so well, he hasneither time nor inclination tothink of music. He told me henever would play in publicagain."

PLEASED WITHATTITUDE OF

REPUBLICANSj

Conferences With Senators on

, Peace Treaty and Leagueof Nations Gratifies

Washington, July 19.?President1 Wilson's advisers said to-day he was

| highly pleased with the attitude otRepublican Senators with whom he

j has conferred on the Peace Treaty| and the League of Nations cove-I nant. He was said to feel also thati the conferences at the White House

j cleared up many doubtful points in, the minds of the Senators he saw.

Senate RecessesThere was a recess to-day in Sen-

j ate debate on the Peace Treaty as; well as in its consideration by the

| Foreign Relations Committee. Sen-ators Pomerene, Ohio; Beckman,Kentucky, and Harrison, Mississippi,all Democrats, have announced tney

- will speak Monday and more thanj a score of others are known to bej preparing to take part in the debate

i soon.President Wilson had no engage-

ments to see Senators to-day but heis expected to resume his talks withRepublican members Monday.

To Rush Dry MeasureThe House resumed consideration

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240,000 INFECTEDWITH BOLSHEVISM

ARE BIG PROBLEMDisposition of Russian Prison-

ers in Germany CausingAllies Much Trouble

PROBABLY RUIN POLAND

Will Either Be Forced IntoRed's Army or Killed if

Sent Home

By Associated Press.Paris, Friday, July 18.?The Su-

preme Council of the Peace Confer-ence to-day discussed the disposi-tion of 240,000 Russian prisoners ofwar still in Germany at. the requestof the Allies after the armistice andwho are being fed at Entente ex-pense.

As many are infected with Bol-' shevism, Poland and other coun-

j tries through which they would re-| turn to Russia have objected to giv-ing them passage. Moreover, it is

I held, they will be either forced into

| the Bolshevik army or killed if sent| home. The expense of maintaining

I theni in Germany, however, is be-I coming burdensome. The council,! unable to-day to reach a decision,I referred the question to its militaryadvisers for a report.

Hoar of Greek CrueltiesThe council received a protest

from the Sheik of Aidin, Asia

I Minor, concerning atrocities whichj the Greeks are alleged to have com-! mitted uprn Turks near Aidln. ItI was decided to send a military mis-

| sion to inestigate. The Americandelegation will cable to Washington

' for instructions.I The council has taken no action| con9erning the punishment of the

1 former emperor of Germany and| has not even considered the report

from the commission on responsibil-ities which does not favor the peaceconference allowing Field MarshalVon Hindenburg or anyone else tobe substituted for the former mon-arch.

Must Try ox-KaiserThe council appears to be firm in

the conviction which is held bymilitary officials of the Entente pow-ers that William Hohenzollern must

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t AERIA MAILCARRIER KILLED IN XJ FALL OF MILE AT BELIEFO .TX BELLEFONTE- LIEUTENANT CHAR LESS Jfif|I LAMBORN, 33, OF LOS ANOELES, AN APR [AL S*J AIL CARRIER. FLYING FROM THIS CITY : X{CLEVELAND, WAS KILLED THIS AFTP, PNO < > Jf WHEN HIS MACHINE, A DE HAVILAND |? 0 FEET AT DIX RUN, AT THE X]J NY MO' >i

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i GROUNDED STEAMER FLOATED OF!

jf* Boston.?The Yarmouth steamer Governor C\u2666 f5 which grounded on Green Island, off Yarmouth, ' jg ,

X with 500 passengers aboard, early to-day. war- f .? . *?

| this afternoon. She proceeded to her dock at Yarmouth -a Ie3n L pT under her own power, according to word received her- J> ? b*> > |

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i rlnknrn, and Dlanrhe M. Itlnnrr. t uniplu-lltonni Daniel S. Still and MX \ lolrt V. Xyr, Dauphin; Herman f. (arnnlta nnd Aldla P. Arnold, Ball-*?< fa*; Floyd A. Gotham and IJLIri M. Mrnko, Hnrrtahur*; Ira B. Stew.*At Itrt. Philadelphia, nnd Dalny I', iwlnrhnrt, Wllkra-Barrr; Oaear H.a .

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PRICES JUMP WHENFORESTALLERS GET

START AT MARKETSPeople Have but

Little Chance ForCheaper Food

ORDINANCE VOID

Market Rates AreQuoted in Food

Situation

Fruits of forestalling were; much in evidence this morningat the Chestnut Street market.

Shortly after 5 o'clock, whenbuyers started to get busy,seven different persons weregiven close scrutiny.

Each went about buying producefrom farmers. Vegetables appearedto be in demand.

The forestallers all purchasedlarge quantities and within twentyminutes had the vegetables on saleon other stands at increased rates.

Women Among BuyersThree women who were among

the buyers were watched. Theypurchased among other things let-tuce, onions, red beets, rhubarb,radishes and eggs. Prices asked bythe farmers were as follows:

Lettuce, six to twelve cents ahead.

Onions, five cents a bunch, eight,ten and 1 twelve onions to a bunch.

Beets, five cents a bunch, six beetsto a bunch.

Eggs. 4S cents a dozen.Here is what the forestallers

asked:Forestalling Prices

Lettuce, six to tmelve cents abunch.

Onions, six cenits a bunch, withtwo bunches made into three.

Red beets, ten cents a bunch withfive in a bunch.

Eggs, 50 to 52 cents a dozen.Not long after the forestallers had

started business the farmers whohad sold their products had raisedthe prices equal to those of thehucksters.

One buyer told of an earlier trans-action. A local dealer purchased adozen or more chickens from farm-ers. He was seen placing them ina box in an automobile. A womanthinking the chickens in the auto--mobile were to be offered for saleInquired the price. The answer was:

"I am shipping those chickens toBaltimore." It was raid that thebuyer of the chickens makes ship-ments every Wednesday and Sat-urday, buying as early in the mar-kets as possible.

There is a forestalling ordinanceon the city statute books, but itprobably is obsolete. It was passedin 1861 and added to in 1868. Thesuggestion now is, in view of thepernicious practice of forestalling,that it immediately be made up-to-date. with the penalties heavyenough to fit the crime of buying upfood from the farmers and truck-ers before the poorer people canhave an opportunity of purchasingit The ordinance as it appears inCity Digest, pages 482 and 433, is asfollows:

1. Thnt no regular butcher orother person shall, directly or in-directly, purchase or cause to bepurchased from any farmer orother person, any fresh meats(except pork in the hoe) offeredfor sale within the bounds of thecity, and resell the same meats, jor any part thereof, at wholesaleor retail, under the penalty offive dollars for every offense.

2. That no htiekster, dealer orother person whatsoever, shallcause to be bought at the WestHarrisburg Market any articles ofprovisions, fruit, vegetables orother commodities for the pur-pose of retailing or reselling thesame, between the hours of 5o'clock a. m. and 9 o'clock a. m.on Tuesdays and Fridays or eachand every week and between thehonrs of 12 o'clock a. m. and 8o'clock p. m. on each and everySaturday.

3. That for every violation ofthe provisions of this ordinancethe offender or offenders shall be j

fined in any sum not exceedingfive dollars, at the discretion ofthe mayor or any alderman ofthe said city, before whom theoffender or offenders may beprosecuted to conviction.

Reason For BoostAs the situation is studied by the

local consumer he "finds that the !forestalling regulations in Harris-burg are absolutely disregarded.This is believed to be one of thereasons for the increased cost offood.

"Of course, there is forestallingof the most flagrant kind." said aman who does his own marketing."Those who go to market early inthe hope of getting the most desir-able produce see stall renters scour-ing the market and buying up atthe opening prices the best fruitsand vegetables and poultry to behad and then return to their own

\u25a0tails and boost the prices as high

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ITHEWEATHER]Harrisburg and Vlcinltri Continu-

ed unsettled weather with prob-ably showers to-night and Sun-day, Little change In tempera-ture, lowest to-night about 70degrees.

Hirer. The Snognehanna river andall Its branches wEI probablyflbll \u25a0lowly or remain nearlystationary. A atage at about 4.0fleet la Indicated for Harrisburg

, Sunday morulas.

FOOD FEATURESOF ONE DAY

There will not be a drop inthe price of bread for a year.

Forestalling went on openly atChestnut Street market to-day.

Prices soared when the rateforestallers charged becameknown.

Two bunches of vegetablesmade into three for profit.

Chickens sent from market toBaltimore buyers.

Forestalling ordinance foundout of date. 1

Suggestion made that Councilrevive law and fix drastic penal-ties.

Citizens write, suggesting re-lief from high prices.

BREAD PRICE ISTO REMAIN HIGHFOR WHOLE YEAR

Manager of Harrisburg Bak-ing Company Defends Boost;

Says Public Is Unjust

E. S. Manbeck, manager of theHarrisburg Baking Company, de-fends the recent rise in price from10 to 11 cents on the one-pound loaf.He contends conditions necessitatedthe rise. Mr. Manbeck said in part

that labor conditions for some weekspast had been engaging the carefulattention of the bakers of Harris-burg. The demands of the workers,together with the rise in price offlour and other necessities of thebaking companies had made it ab-solutely essential for his companyto advance its prices, he insisted.

Although the bakers held out aslong as they could and did not raisethe price, Mr. Manbeck, said, thetime came when it was a questionof either raising the prices or sus-taining a considerable loss. He feltthat the bakers had been unjustlytreated by the public, since he hadreceived several complaints frompeople who declared the rise in pricewas unjustified and unnecessary.

At present there seems very lit-tle chance of a drop in prices, prob-ably not for another year at least,according to .Mr. Manbeck.

SAMUEL F.BARR,LONG PROMINENT

HERE, IS DEADPrivate Secretary to General

Cameron, Congressman andEditorial Writer, Dies

In the news of the death of Sam-uel F\ Barr at San Diego, California,old residents of this city will recog-nize a familiar name. "SAm" Barr,as he was known, was for years acitizen of Harrisburg and until hisdeath claimed this city as his placecf residence.

As private secretary to GeneralSimon Cameron, editorial writer onthe Telegraph and Congressmanfrom this district, Mr. Barr was fora long time prominent in the lifeof Harrisburg. After his last termin Congress, which terminated in1897, he went to a little camp hemaintained on the coast of Maine,and lived there until the late nine-ties. when he moved to California.

Prominent in National Life"Sam" Barr was secretary to Gen-

oral Cameron when he was Secretaryof War under President Lincoln, andlater when he was returned to theSenate. When General Cameronwent to Russia as ambassador, Mr.Barr returned to Harrisburg and as-sisted ex-U. S. Senator James Don-ald Cameron, who was then presi-dent of the Northern Central Rail-road, as confidential secretary.

Before the death of George Berg-ner in 1874. he was chief editorialwriter on the Telegraph, and afterMr. Bergner died, became editor-in-chief. He was a brilliant writerwith a most forceful style, and manypeople had cause to remember Itwhen his pen was directed againstthem. About 1880 he decided thathe would like to enter Congress, andaccordingly he shaped his plans andafter a violent campaign was electedfrom this district in 1882. He wasre-elected in 188 4 and served until1887.

After his congressional terms. Mr.Barr pursued his literary work forseveral years in Harrisburg and thenmoved to Maine, later going to Cali-fornia. In later years he would oftenreturn to this city for the purposeof seeing his many old friends. Hedied of paralysis at the age of 89years.

LIGGETT AND DICKMANASSIGNED TO COMMAND

Washington, July 19.-? LieutenantGeneral Hunter Liggett, formercommander of the American Armyof Occupation in Germany, and Ma-jor General Joseph T. Dickman,former commander of the FourthArmy Corps, have been ordered toassume command of the westernand southern departments, respec-tively, upon their arrival from over-seas