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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
1
Assistant Attorney General Figg announces a January conference bringing producers unions and government officials to discuss standard quality clothing sold at reasonable prices. The goal is to reduce costs from raw materials to retail while avoiding uniformity and misleading economy sales.
Louisville reports that Connecticut Mutual Insurance Co announced it cannot provide further liability coverage for whisky holdings. Distillers foresee more actions as valuation of unsold liquor remains impossible, risking fire or damage to stocks.
The American wood cargo steamer Toka of 1541 tons has run aground on the Nova Scotia coast near Halifax. Tugs have begun delivering assistance as the ship, which sailed from Rotterdam on November 26 bound for Hampton Roads, faces dangerous conditions.
Harrisburg and vicinity expect light snow this afternoon and night with a rise in temperature by Saturday. Eastern Pennsylvania faces snow tonight into Saturday with warmer temperatures and moderate east winds. The Susquehanna River and branches may fall with possible local rises due to ice, and Harrisburg could see a stage near 50 feet Saturday morning.
Mayor elect George A. Hoverter said he is drafting his inaugural message and studying city problems for the upcoming term. He named Albert M. Hamer as his secretary and pledged to conduct peace hearings to save money while pursuing public improvement and Capitol Park developments.
Retirement of the packers from all lines of business except the meat and produce trade ends a long standing dispute that shaped elections and legislation. The settlement stems from a Federal Trade Commission investigation directed by President Wilson starting February 7, 1917, with a review letter sent to the White House by Chairman Murdock. Snow began early today and is expected to continue tonight and tomorrow, with bitter cold and record lows across the region prompting Fire Chief Kindler to urge vigilance for overheated furnaces and ranges.
Elmira N Y Dec 19 The Bherle Tannery Company in Westfield Pa suffered a severe blaze yesterday with a one million dollar loss insured. The fire started from a defective electric wire or overheated motor. Ninety thousand hides damaged 50 000 of which were a total loss. The plant, one of the world’s largest, supplied leather to Allied countries during the war. Two hundred workers are left unemployed.
New York December 19 a daughter was born last night to Mrs Enrico Caruso formerly Dorothy Park Benjamin of New York who was married to the tenor in August 1918.
A caller tells the Telegraph editor that the city ash man took two cans of ashes from a resident’s house yesterday. The editor confirms the call as newsworthy and considers publishing the odd report.
Joseph L. Bell a 45 year old Harrisburg postal employee with sixteen years in service is charged with tampering with mails and stealing money. Arrested after test letters traced to him he allegedly opened letters and spent funds at Philadelphia Quick Lunch. Bell married with six children, awaits hearing before U S Commissioner Hall.
Attorney General Palmer told a Senate subcommittee that termination of the coal strike was a government victory not a settlement. He said miners and union officials complied with demands and returned to work, with injunctions still in force and a grand jury probe ongoing.
Harrisburg Police records show Earl White predicts daily fires through Christmas based on last year’s pattern. He forecast one fire today and three yesterday, with each prediction matching actual fires. Only ten fewer fires occurred in 1919 than 1918. most reductions came from days with multiple fires last year now having a single fire.
Radicals slated for deportation gathered in Pittsburgh from West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania for an Ellis Island departure tonight. About 35 Russians, arrested during the coal strike in Marion and Monogahela counties, join others from New Castle and Allegheny area. they travel in a guarded special car.
Representative Richard Olney of Massachusetts called at the White House to urge President Wilson to proclaim immediate demobilization and lift the wartime prohibition ban.
City Councilmen prepare the 1920 budget ordinance amid talk of trimming appropriation requests to raise the tax rate from ten to eleven and a half mills. Officials anticipate new public improvements next year funded by bond issues authorized in November. One council member says few meetings remain to ready the appropriation for first reading.
Five cases set for December argument court session next Tuesday. The line item includes Coroner Jacob Eckinger appealing a surcharge from County Controller Henry W. Gough in the 1917 report alleging improper fees. Also listed is County Treasurer Mark Mumma seeking payment for 1919 dog licenses. others include Crawbaugh vs General Cigar Company, Mitchell, and Century Manufacturing vs Seitzeff motions.
Senators Kenyon of Iowa and Kendrick of Wyoming insist government regulation of the packing industry remains on track before the Senate Agriculture Committee. They call the Attorney General victory a step toward their goal and warn the decree is a major blow to the high cost of living.
An assassination attempt aimed at Viscount French, lord lieutenant of Ireland, occurred as his party rode near Phoenix Park. A civilian was killed by a stray bullet and a policeman wounded. assailants fired from a field before one was shot dead by troops. Ambulances served the scene.
Jewelry worn by an Egyptian Twelfth dynasty princess, dating to 1990 B C, is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection includes a gold necklace with carnelian lapis lazuli and green feldspar, a gold collar, a girdle, a amethyst necklace with lion claw pendants, armlets and bracelets, and portions of the princess’s ebony jewel box, all identified by name and her father’s in cartouches.
Robert Landis of Middletown is charged after shoplifting at Kresger’s and Woolworth five and ten stores. Patrolman Lowery arrested him this morning. officers found rubber heels half soles notebooks socks a watch fob and two pipes on his person. Hearings set for police court this afternoon.
Forty three sailors drowned when the British steamer Manxman foundered in mid ocean. More than a dozen crew members were rescued by the British Isles, which is due in New York Monday. The dead include the captain and chief engineer. survivors include the chief steward and other officers.
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