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Revenue Agents Succeed in Tracing Poison Whisky, Responsible For Many Deaths, to Source HARRISBURG ifSlfsllt TELEGRAPH . sl* £tac-3n&cpcn&cnt. LXXXVIII Nn SOL 1? PACIFY Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class V O{J O lw EAUL3 Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg ISLAND PARK TO BE DEEDED CITY BY BRIDGE CO. Ground to Be Used Entirely as Playground For Young and Old BIG MUNICIPAL FIELD Site to Be Further Developed by Building of Bath ing Beach The Harrisburg Bridge Com pany, owners of the Market street bridge over the Susque hanna river, contemplates deed ing to the city all that part of the bridge island lying below the Walnut street bridge, it was re ported to-day. It is said the gift may be offered to Council in the early part of the year. This would give the city own ership of the whole island, as has been frequently recommend ed by Warren H. Manning and other experts. The upper point of the island is oc cupied by the filter plant and below that is the old baseball athletic field, now owned by the city as fur south as the Walnut street bridge. Between the Walnut street and the Market street bridges lies the city nursery, where all the planting and trees set out in recent years on the park sys tems and along the parkways have been raised. This 'and is owned by the bridge company, but has been been leased to the city for a long term of years, at $1 rental. The nurs ery. while it was highly profitable! during the early history of the park system and saved thousands of del- j lars to the city, is no longer needed, ] Mr. Manning says, because of the planting that will be required in the ' future can be taken from the shrub- I bery and young trees in the parks, lie has recommended that the nurs ery be torn out and the land given I t>7rr to park and playground pur- i poses, vjtn olio section of the pro- I posed public bathing beaches and I bathhouses along the river. I.and tons Sought Some time ago. in response to the i popular feeling that before these per- j manent developments are made the j land should be acquired by the city, the Harrisburg Rotary Club appoint- i ed a committee to -take up at the proper time with the authorities and the owners the matter of procuring the land. Since that time little has been done and to-day it became known ] that public spirited men interested in ( the Bridge Company are planning to j donate not only this land, but all the j remainder of the island lying below • the Market street bridge, which takes | in the municipal athletic field, the j baseball diamond, tennis courts, j grandstands and buildings the city' has developed for the free use of the j people. This will give to Harrisburg i one of the finest play places in the ' whole country. May Abolish Toll Some time ago it was rumored that j the Bridge Company would remove its toll house from the Harrisburg side of the bridge to the western part of | the island, in order to permit Harris-| burg people going to the park or I playground to use the bridge that far | free, but this report was denied by company officials who said they knew j nothing about the matter. Continued Industrial Activity Is Likely For Another Year Washington. Dec. .11. Continued | industrial activity is predicted by the! t'ommittee of Statistics of the Cham-I her of Commerce of the United States in its annual end-of-the-year review of business and crop conditions. Man ufacturers, the report said, have or ders in excess of their capacity und in the retail trade there is a feeling of confidence of the continuation, until another harvest, at least, of the de mand for all classes of commodities. , Farmers are reported Unusually prosperous because of the high prices of their products. The liberal spend ing of the farmers, the review assert ed, is the backbone and sustaining power of the present volume of bus- , iness throughout the country. Of the generul crop situation, the report states that rain did much dam age to unharvested crops in the South and in the southern portion of | lotne of the Central States, reducing , he yield and impairing quality. Win- , ,er wheat acreage will be materially j reduced this fall. "Great activity in building," the> c committee added, "is reported in sec- i lions except where crop failures were , extensive, copper mining is in a poor , state, silver mining is doing wsii, , oil production is good." j Ithe weather! Harrisburg and Vlelnltyi Increas ing cloudiness probably follow ed by rain or snow late to- 1 night or on Thnrsdny. Some- 1 what warmer to-night with lowest temperature about frees. . lag. Eastern Pennsylvaniai Increasing ( cloudiness probably followed bv ' rnln or snow late to-night or < I hursdny, warmer to-night. t Krcnh south winds. j Illvrri The Susqurkanna river and all Its branches will probably ' fall slowly or remain station'- \ nry without much change In lee | conditions. A stage of about tl.:i feet, to lee surface. Is Indicated for Harrisburg Thursdnv mora- ' lug. t HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL Liquor dealers of the city and county are renewing their li censes for January by making a the monthly payment of the li cense fee to County Treasurer Mark Mumina, he announced to -5 day. Although the prohibition amendment becomes effective during January, it is said that the liquor dealers are still hop ing for a short "wet" period. It I is anticipated that before the I Treasurer's office closes late to- I day practically all the" dealers ! who now hold liquor licenses will i j pay the fee to continue in busi • I ness next month, i . . DOCTOR FLIES - TO ILL FAMILY :! ON LONE ISLE -1 -jLather Risks Life in Grossing Ice to Summon Aid to • i , - ! His Children -joNE DEAD, THREE SICK •Baby Dies From Lack of Med ical Aid; Army Flier Pilots Plane Lieutenant Ray Brown, who two j weeks ago flew to the Island opposite . Middletown with a doctor in a vain | attempt to save the life of a lad j whose skull had been fractured, l*e- I peated his flight of mercy this morn • j ing when he again took Dr. J. F. I Blecher on a trip, this time to Duffy '; or Three Mile Island. ' i The trip was made to the family of | John Pfaunmiller. One of the children I died on Monday, and others are ill. ■ j None had received any medical atten- J tio n before the arrival of Dr. Blecher ! | this morning. • : A little 6-year-old girl, Anna, is I dangerously ill. The two boys have I bad coughs. | Yesterday the body of Verna Pfaun- I miller, the 10-months-old daughter, j was taken to Miodletown py Under, taker H. S. Roth. *"Mr. "Roth said to | day that the trip was extremely liaz j ardous, and that he would not try to j I make it again. Tlrnve Dangerous lee I'art of the trip was made in a row j boat and part over 50 feet of thin ice | which continually threatened to open j and let them all into the Icy water. j The big plane landed with no , trouble this morning about 9.10 in a ' j field near the Pfaunmiller house. Dr.! i Blecher thought it inadvisable to move j | any of the patients, and accordingly j j the mother will not be able to attned I j the funeral of her daughter which is , to take place at Royalton to-morrow ! afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. O. M. Kraybill, pastor of the Church of I God, Middletown, will conduct the scr- ' j vices at the home of the child's grand- i i parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Con- | rad. Royalton. Father Risks l.lfr j Captain Donald J. N'eumuller, adiu j tant of the Middletown avlatton depot, ! | and Dr. Blecher were notified rf the i | family's plight when the father com- i | pleted the hazardous crtjs.Mn j yester-1 j day. Ford Announces Bonus of $10,000,000 and New Profit-Sharing Plan By Associated Press ! Detroit, Dec. 31.—An elaboration of! , its profit sharing plan, whereby all I employes will be enabled to purchase ! j certificates of investment in the com j pany, guaranteed to return six per | cent a year, and a distribution of bonuses that will total between $S - 000,000 and $10,000,000, was announc- ! ed to-day by the Ford Motor Company. | Approximately 90.000 employes of | the Ford Motor Company, and other | interests of Henry Ford and bis son, I Edsel, it is announced, will bo eligi- ! ble to participate. In a statement ae- i coinpanylng details of the new policy, ! it is announced that the two steps | outlined constitute "only a begin- I ning,' and that "other plans for en- j larging the income and increasing | the purchasing power of the dollar of j our employes are under considera- ! tion." The amount of the bonuses, which ' will be In addition to the distribu- ! tion of profits under the original 1 , profit sharing plan will be based on ; an employe's daily wage and length j of service.' They will range from $5O in the case of a worker in the com- 1 pany's service three months and re- ! reiving the minimum wage of $6 a day. j to $270 in the case of the worker ! with five years of service, and re ceiving a wage of $lO.BO a day. Sal- ' aricd employes receiving more than 1 $230 a month will participate proper- •; tionately on the basis of the >ength 1 and value of service. The certificate of investment will I be Issued in denominations of $lOO, ' $5OO and $l,OOO and are to be non- 1 negotiable and non-assignable. They I will be restricted to employes in the I actual and active scrvico of the com- i pany. I The investments certificates are to •' to be purchased only with wages re- < celved from the company, or with the < bonuses received. Mot more than < one-thi-d of the employe's wages n:cy f be thus invested. , While the certificates are not nego tiable and not assignable, it is pro- I vldcd that they ma' be left standing t in the name of a deceased employes t at the discretion of the directors to draw interest and payments for the s the benefit of the deceased. j GEN. WOOD FILES i ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDACY < To Bun For Republican Prcsi dential Nomination in the South Dakotp Primaries IS FOURTH IN THE FIELD | Johnson, Lowden and Poin | dexter Preceded the Latest Seeker For Honor lift Associated Press j Pierre, K. D„ Dec. 31.—Major J j General Leonard Wood to-day filed j j a formal announcement of his can- j | didacy for the ltepublican presiden j tial nomination with the South Da ! kota Secretary of State. The formal announcement front ! General Wood, accepting the in- I j dorsement of the Republican State ( convention of December 2, catne on ! the last day that candidates for I presidential indorsement may lilo I their acceptances. The Wood com j munication was itxpected, however, I as semi-official information was re ceived last week from Republican headquarters in Chicago that Wood | would be a candidate. | _ Wood. Senator Hiram Johnson, of I i California; Governor Lowden, of ; Illinois, and Senator Miles Poindex- I ! ter, of Washington, are avowed ! ! candidates for party indorsement at i ! the March primary. No Interest in Democrats The Democratic State convention j endorsed President Wilson for a third term, "if lie decides to be j come a candidate." No communica | tion has been received from the : President. James W. Gerard, of New York, former Ambassador to . Germany, filed his petition as an ■ independent candidate for the Dem . ocratic indorsement. | There lias not been great interest j In llie Democratic situation because | State leaders were agreed at the I convention "to await the natural j course of events." This suggestion ; was made at the convention when a minority faction suggested that Wil liam O. McAdoo be indorsed if Prcs | ident Wilson decided not to seek the [ office again. Wilson, Who Overtaxed Himself on Sunday, to Spend Quiet New Year's By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 31.—President Wilson will spend a very quiet New Year's day. White House officials disclosed that the President overtaxed himself on his birthday Sunday, when lie celebruted the occasion by having l the members of his family present. J Consequently it is considered im probable that he will hold a watch party in his sickroom to-night. Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Savre, who came to the White House for the President's birthday are ex pected to remain over New Year's day. Sick, Suspected of Drinking Wood Alcohol William O. Williams, colored, 21. 1 408 Fulton street., believed to have been poisoned by drinking wood al cohol, was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital this morning. His condi tion is reported as not serious. Williams, his father said, has been sick for nearly a week. The sick man does not admit that he drank any whisky, and his father does not know of his having secured liquor of any kind. Williams, it is said, had been suffering with malaria. Safe Blowers Escape From Big Factory With $20,000 Chicago. Dec. 31— Four safe blowers blew the locks off two vaults in the factory of the Gold Furniture Company early to-day and escaped with cash. ,and valuables worth between $15,000 and $20,000. The cracksmen broke into the plant at 1 o'clock this morning tied Die night watchman lo a chair and spent four and a half hours at their work, leaving at 5.30 o'clock, ac cording to the watchman. REVELERS AND WINE BIBBERS TO HAVE LAST FLING, REGARDLESS Determined Sot to Let Prohibition, Consequences, Expense or Revenue Men Foist Them Out of Old-Time New Year's Celebration By Associated Press New V ork. Dec. 31.—.New Yorkers will celebrate in traditional fashion the hour to-night at which the ring ing of chimes and shrieking sirens will announce the arrival of 1920. Revelers and wlno bibbers of whom there still seem to he an appreciable number left, announced that regard less of prohibition, consequences, ex pense, or revenue men, they would have one last celebration of their owil sort. Unnumbered thousands planned to throng the "great white way" and send showers of confetti through nn atmosphere agitated by the din from as many thousands of tin horns and cowbells. Church goers planned to attend one of the many watchnight services. Forty revenue event a, some of them In evening; clothes. will mingle In the gray restaurant throng* Htid be on Ihe alert for violation of the liquor law a. A special walc\t will be kept for pos sible distributions of wood tloohol. John McQinnis, chief assistant super HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1919. ""KWKBSK HOME EDITION A Noticeable Falling Off in Attendance ~ ' OF Til !■'." >ll ENOUGH POISON WHISKY SEIZED TO KILL 20,000 [Eighteen Barrels Are Taken From New York Garage by Revenue Agents By Associated Press New York. Dec. 31.—Eighteen barrels of denatured alcohol,enough if consumed as whisky, to kill 20,- 000 men, are. to-day in. the hands of the police. At the same time Colonel Daniel L. Porter is with holding the names of two men ar rested in connection with the seiz ure, until several other persons, be lieved to be connected with a plot to sell the deadly .liquor over the New York bar, are rounded up. While in an East Side saloon seeking evidence of violations of wartime prohibition, the two rev enue agents overheard the barten der tell the drayman the "boss" wanted "two barrels," as he had $2,000 in the cash drawer to pay for them. When the dfayman said he would go after them at once the government men followed him to a Brooklyn garage, where they found the eighteen barrels of liquor and arrested the drayman and his assistant. The drayman, according to Col onel Porter, told him that they had delivered four barrels to an East] Side saloonkeeper, who, when he [Continued on Page B.] vising agent of (he internal revenue I bureau to-day called attention ugiiln ! to tlie many permits to use non-bever age alcohol which have been issued ! recently— ostensibly for the lnanu- ! facture of perfume, hair tonic, \ar-l nishes and similar concoctions. In the big hotels, it will cost from ! $5 to sts merely to sit down at a I dining room table. For those who "tote their own" liquor, a charge av eraging $1.50 has been set for each I cork extracted by a waiter, r.evics j for cooling wines will be proportion ate. One chain of hotels, however, I has announced that much of the stock 1 of rare liquors, wines nd eordiuH' in its various cellars will bo present ed tbelr guests without cost at mid night. The cynically Inclined inti mated that such munificence might j 1 be due to ii suspicion that tlio guide would depreciate in vuue af!?:- Jan uary It!. Virtually all of the ice- 1 taurnnte and cabarets reported that! 90 per cent, or more of their available j space hud been reserved. I, J NEW GAS WELL AT McKEESPORT Pittsburgh, Dec. 31.—Gas was j brought in at a new Held opposite 11 Snake Hollow, McKeesport. The ' | gas came from the Elizabeth sißid ' at a depth of 3,200 feet. The flow, , was not estimated, but it was suf i I flclently strong to prevent further I drilling at the present time. It i is probable the well will be drilled ' to Speechty sand, 630 feet deeper. The McKeesport city council ; will hold a special session Friday to consider an ordinance regulat j ing drilling within the city limits. Under the proposed ordinance, I well owners will bo required to pay a license fee of $lOO a year, j take all precautions against fire ! and indemnify property owners j within 100 feet of wells from in j creased tire insurance premiums. J CONDITIONS OF I POOR IMPROVE WITHOUT BOOZE % I j Big Saving Effected at Alms-; house With City and County Dry With an appropriation of $3,000 ' less than for 1918, the board of poor directors this year will return ' to the county treasury $1,159, the amount of the 1919 funds which will j not be needed despite the decreased : revenue allowed at the beginning ! of the year. The cost for maintain- I ing this part of the county govern- i | ment was $6,139 less than In 1918.! i Fewer inmates at the county's | | almshouse because of the employ- | | ment conditions at present and a i I big decrease in applieutlons for aid I I by families, due It Is believed to pro- j ; dilution, ure the two causes for the 1 i bulunce which will he shown this ' ! year, the officials said. ; Although the cost of food and I j clothing used at the almshouse ad- j j vaneed during the your the drop j j in the number of persons being cared 1 ; for at that'lnstitution made it nos- ] j sible to end the yeur with no de- i | ficit. In addition to the mainten-I i ance of the almshouse much new ! j work was done this year. New tables and new chnirs for the 1 | diningroom and new steamers to be! ; used for cooking were purchased ! ; during this year, while much paint-j I ing and renovating took place dur- j [ ing the spring and summer months. • i That the institution is being proper- i ly and efficiently managed is shown ■ by the statement made in each of the four grund Jury reports this! year commending the county of- ' flcials for the excellent condition in j which the almshouse is kept. The complete annual report of the board of poor directors will be is- ; sued next week. lilt 1-1.1 Ki l l 1 11 IItEK- I-!/ Associated Press .M'cutown. Pa., Dec. 81. The Rev. Dr. Ell Keller, widely-known j Reformed church minister .died here I early to-day of infirmities, uiced 94.1 RATIFICATION OF TREATY MAY BE || AGAIN DELAYED 11 j Supreme Council, Alter An j nouncing January G as Day, Expresses Doubts By Associated Press Paris, Dec. 31.—Although (he Su ) prcme Council to-day fixed January | 6 as the date for signing the proto | col and exchanging ratifications of i the German peace treaty, complica | tions are developing, which it is ; thought by some persons in council | circles, may again cause the post j ppnement of the ceremony of put | ting the Treaty into effect. Ii has developed that the German Itech'hical delegates, who are here to j arrange the multitude of details con | nected with the plebiscites to be I held in territories which must decide j whether they desire to be detached I from Germany, do not appear to | have full power to act. The signing | of the protocol on January 6, there j fore, may depend upon whether the I Germans can secure those powers ! immediately in order to complete the j arrangements which it is thought in | council circles ought to precede the I cxchance of ratifications. I ! The council to-day agreed upon j | the reply to be made to the note of I [ the Swiss government applying fori I Switzerland's admission to the I,ea- | i gue of Nations, with reservations.! The note informs the Swiss authori , ties that the council regards the ap plication as a question for the league i itself to pass upon when it is organ ! ized. j The fact that there are 80,000 ! German troops in Upper Silesia where a plebiscite is to be held, was : brought to the attention of the coun j oil, which unanimously reached the | opinion that Germany should he in formed that the troops had better be withdrawn. The attention of the council also! was called to the fact that Hungar ian troops continue to occupy a part! of western Hungary which was' given to Austria by the Peace Treaty. ' It is proposed to send a mission of i allied officers there to supervise the! withdrawal of these troops. Edward C. Smith New General Superintendent For Pipe Bending Co. Edward C. Smith has been appoint- ! ed acting general superintendent of the Harrlsburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company. Mr. Smith lias been connect- I ed with the company for tho past nf- ! teen years, tilling the position of I electrical engineer, safety engine* r and assistant general auperinlendenl He Is n graduate of electrical en gineering of Notre Dome Unlversltv Ind., a member of the American So ciety of Electrical Engineers and the Engineers' Society of Pennsylvania. j $BO lino I'KHMIT A building permit was issued to 1 Josenli W. Pomrnnlng, contractor' for E. .Mother X- Company, for the erection of a two-story-brlck nnrl i concrete building at 120 South I Cameron street. The new structure! will cost $30,000. j NEW YEAR TO GET GLAD WELCOME ON IHE STROKE OF 12 Greetings Will Be Extended at Clubs and Hotels Where Special Menus Are Ready WATCHNIGHT SERVICES IN MANY CHURCHES OF CITY I.eup Year will be ushered into being on the stroke of 12 to-night with a heartiness equaled only by llie receptions of former years vv liich had been preceded by twelve months of happiness und prosper ity. Dinner parties by the score have been arranged. There will be dances and religious services, parties and home comings and thanks offerings. Added to this a number of masque rade events tire scheduled, while lodges, clubs and the Y. M. O. A. are planning for "open bouses" to-mor row. First Reception -Many quaint customs are used only in welcoming Leap Years. Ac cording to tradition the new year brings permission lo shy and bash ful maidens to "pop the question" to swains who hung buck unduly long. The year also is expected to bring the ballot to the long-suf fering weaker sex. A real phenom enon. however, is brought by Feb ruary's calendar. February will have live Sundays scattered among its twenty-eight days. This will not occur again for forty-eight years, it is said. Governor and Mrs.' Sproul will hold their first public reception at the Executive Mansion to-morrow afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock. A general invitation to the people of the city has been extended to meet t lie Commonwealth's Chief Executive. First Anniversary Celebrating the first anniversary of its existence, the Penn-Harris hotel is going to be the center of Harrisburg's welcome to the new r- • CALL OF CHRISTIANITY IS FOR: LEADERSHIP J I Des Moines, la.—The call of Christianity to the col- ! leges and universities of the world to-day is for "leader- I ship," John R. Mott, chairman of the executive commit- j tee of the Student Volunteer movement for foreign mis- | , sions, said at the opening of the first international con- ; vention in six years here this afternoon. f ARREST WIFE OF FORMER CABINET MEMBER | Buffalo, N. Y.—Dr. Anna Reinstein, wife of Boris ' • Reinstein, at one time a member of the Lcnine-Trotzky | cabinet, and said to be in charge of propaganda in for-i I cigri countries, was arrested here to-day by officers acting I under direction of the Lusk investigating committee. I I BOLD ROBBERS GET $115,000 ' Omaha. Four unmasked robbers shortly before noon today entered the Farmers and Merchants National i Bank of Benson, lined up six employes ana five custom- 1 ers against the wall and robbed the vault of $115.000. I HELD FOR COURT; MORE CASES REPORTED I Newark. Charged with violation of the wartime ■ prohbition act, four have been held under heavy bail. I Two more cases of wood alcohol poisoning were report- J ed to-day. , * BOOZE AS DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS j Pittsburgh. Distribution of its large stock of • wines and liquors as a dividend to its. shareholders was announced to-day by the Pittsburgh Hotels Company. 4 operating the William Penn and Fort Pitt H -.tels. CONFER ON TREATY COMPROMISE Washington. Treaty compromises arc under way in dead earnest. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and ' Senator Pomerene of Ohio, respective leadrs of the Re publican and Democratic parties, are discussing a com- ' promise measure. MARRTAGELICENSES tori XV. Korku*. Kaauaa city. Mo.. nnd Ruth Hlaarrnholta, Rrad-I '*• < harlr* llnllrntlnr. Port Huron, Mich., anil Matilda R. Mnlry, Xllddlctot.nt llnrold J. Ilroivn. llnrH.biirl, and Hnarl M. Rnwa. Car lixlr, .loxrph t'ulrir nnd Kraal Tnkar*. MrrKom John W. Staab and II linrhr P. Thmnpxun. XHddlrtonm Hnlph XI. tlalr and Holra I. lirorr, HnriUburKi Albrrt I). Kkormnkcr nnd Catharlnr XI. Oiillrx. Harrfa borici Hrrbrrt K. XX nicnrr. Akron, Ohio, and Kathrr B. Xw.apr, Mr-f rhnnicxburii. I MANY TO WELCOME LEAP YEAR New Year's Eve will be marked by many religious services and social functions. The Penn-llarris has prepared a pleasing program and menu for hundreds of additional guests. The Moose plan a big entertain ment. The Elks will hold "open house" for members and their wives. The Y. M. C. A. to-morrow will hold its anr.-ual reception. ilovernor and Mrs. Sproul will receive at the Executive Mansion to-morro\V between 4 and 6. Special watchnight services will be held in many of the churches, other congregations combining for union services. year to-night. All day the hotel has been swarming with workers, ar ranging last minute details and pre paring for the large, post-prohibi tion nurty. The dancing will begin the even ing, orchestras breaking forth in jazz at 8.30 o'clock in the ballroom. This will continue until 10.30 o'clock, when the merry roisterers will head for the lounge, which has been specially decorated for the oc casion. Here Manager Wiggins has had a stage erected where the or chestra ordinarily is placed, and the [Continued on Page 3,]