Jjf; H" ,VW w- u. '' Hi i r- the wEAtneh Washlnjtou, Jan. 0. Warmer today and, tomorrow. EXTRA grjJVJUVCJA., Tr.MrEBATUBK Al XiAUll iiwim M & -4 $?" Hf H " H H' i H ' a. (aW"""" a. "" --- . - ' nlJUOltC mUUU r-rrniTn in 112 I 1 I 2 3 4 o 'r- ,., OA 'JM 9(1 IH2 S3 I I i ijt i-., i- i-' i" : : i ,,TP i Hi' I iaP M m. I i ! mm ! 'i "'"" '- . VOL. VI.-N0. 97 iPI Demand of City Solicitor for Resignations Taken ao Moore Answer to Vares DEFIANCE IN COUNCIL SEEN AS CAUSE OF ACTION Sixty Assistants and Clerks Are Hit by Move Few Will Be Reappointed CITY HALL IS A R 0 U S E D Department Head Says Purpose Is to Reorganize Office Ac cording to Own Views City Solicitor David J. Smyth has sVed for the resignation of every man Ki woman in his department. This is considered Mayor Moore's an . to the Vare councilmanic faction's challenge of a fight to the finish made it the organization of Council yester day. , , , Mr. Smyth said that certain of those In tie office v. ill be reappointed, but that the resignations of the others will be accepted and will go into effect im mediately. The city law department is a strong bold of the Varo faction in politics and news of Mr. Smyth's action spread like wildfire throughout City Hall. Sixty Lose Official Heads About sixty assistant solicitors and clerks have their official heads ampu tated as the result o the now solicitor's first official act. "This is preliminary to a reorganiza tion of the law department," Mr. Smyth said. "It will be reorganized alone lines which will enable me to work out my own views of handling the city's law business. For example, some of the present assistants will be reap pointed and reassigned. Different bu reaus will be consolidated to meet my views on tho subject! ' The pajroll of the citv's law depart ment is more than 5100.000 a year, and some of the finest plums on the political tree are pluckid.by appointees A that department. Most of the jobs aro outside the jurisdiction of the Civil Service 'Com mision because they are labeled "con fidential" and.-.tbe incumbent of the I office Of citv solicitor has the m'ivileee of appointing persons in whom he re- j poses confidence of their ability to work and to keep silence. I Many followers of Senator Vare, Senator Martin and David H. Lape are I among those now holdine office. Few. I if any, of them, are expected to be l reappointed under the reorganization pian. as a wnole they are resigned to i their fate, and take it philosophically, as one ot tne tortunes of political war fare, Lowengrund to Be Renamed Among those who are sure of re appointment according to the word passed around the City Hall, are Ernest Lowengrund, first assistant city so licitor, Joseph G. Magee, a general assistant ; Glenn C. Mead, in charge of road jury cases, and Majne R. Long itreth, assistant in charge of tax liens. Such action by Mr. Smyth came as a surprise. Sheriff-elect I.amberton frequently made known his intention or 'cleaning house" at his office, but Mr. Smyth was somewhat reluctant to discuss the possibilities of a political iousecleamng" in his department. More significance is attached to the request for resignations because of this it 10ll"dans point out that Mr. Jioore, through his personal appointee, Mr. Smyth, has taken this method of Mowing that he will declare ruthless warfare throughout the City Hall de partments unless the concerted opposi ton to his reign and his representa tives in the new Council is stopped. WELFARE HEAD DOING BUSINESS 'UNDER HIS HAT'; HAS NO OFFICE Old Councils Failed to Provide Rooms for Tustin Walks Corridors in City Hall i.l .ew director of public welfaro ft. T,n5 0,-!$ .on u new rk in husinJe,Uti1 B1lnE,, He is doing in f!,"nder his 'nnt- wouneii neglected t- provide rooms for Ernest city offiflal and' riht now offitt orLnTUnuis a Inan witbout an is h. jn ?iee bov or anything. But With 2"nnhe?rt? Certainly not the en?rwmlle 'come he is roaming Lc,?rri?r? of City Hall and ineetin porttton Cme t0 See bim in hls whdl?ercto?Ui3e llkWht's115 '5 See the iVo f. vi I3 Jike tnis Some one wtMrS flm ".'. City HaI1- "Last seen The' caller tn "P the el1vator ma whether ATn,nkefta nulck deoision r.Wr rer,5Ir- Tustin was going un uJZaiw7 takes8 Hori? Jp t"ffi the 'ntervlew comes off he rtltrf?? .? fl"-. n After in th.:?'0i ,a, the r,ear future Z.cr aU there s no Piece like a home Skating Today Ma and Strawberry Mansion bridges. "UBtine. Concourss. Hunting Park, lam. l rJvep "above-Flat Rock Merian Rl( m.'.v teSKsona' II 'FIRES' OIK STIFF II H OFFICE Entered as Second-Class Matter at th Postofflce. at Philadelphia, Ta. Under tha Act of March 3, 1870. Who Will Get Place on Election Board ? Question, in Which Both Moore find Vare Leaders Are Interested Reform Program Demands Same Political Allegiance By GEORGfi In the general flurry of excitement and gratulation incident to the advent of the Moore administration, one very important matter has seemingly been overlooked : ' Who will siicceced Clinton Holers Woodruff as member of the board of registration commissioners.? Mr. AVoodruff has been chosen one of the new civil service commissioners under the Moore administration. If Mayor Moore and his friends, in the intercut of municipal reform, are to re tain control of the elections of the city tney must, of necessity, retain control ! of the election machinery. I The fierce struggle that was mado over tne appointment of members to the ex isting registration board is too recent to have been forgotten. The present boatd, with Clinton Rogers Woodruff as a member, has been evenly divided in its sympathy and political adherence as between Vare and anti-Vare, with President B. Lawrence leu acting as umpire between the fac tions. Commission's Present Lino Up All this will be changed now unless Governor Sproul appoints an anti-Vare member in place of Mr. Woodruff, who is catalogued as an anti-Vare commis sioner. The line up in the commission is : Vare Georee G. Pierie and William Walsh; anti-Vare Ignatius Quinn and Clinton Rogers Woodruff. E. Law rence Fell. Independent, and holding' the balance of power is president of the commission. The political logic of the situation would suggest that an appointee to the new board should be of the same politi cal brand as Commissioner AA'oodruff. The selection of his 'successor from the Vare camp would place the commission back in the old tracks where it woftld soon get into the disgraceful ruts which characterized its operation for years. The tremendous fight Senator Edwin H Vare and his friends made last summer to retain control of the Board of Registration Commissioners and pre- "OUT OF POLITICS," DECLARE E "But I Have to Safeguard the Administration," He Adds With a Smiie CONFERENCE HINT SHAKEUP "I'm out of politics, but I have to safeguard the administration." This was Mayor Mdore's smiling re- joinder today to a question as to whether there were any developments In the nolitical situation. The question was put as the. Mayor was leaving his office after n morning of conferences. Two conferences regarded as espe cially significant - were with Richard Weglein, president of, the new Council nt ot, tbe new council, DOR and James T. Cortelyou. director of j'j (. '.- j Dr T f Alnice ,Ii public safetj . The conference with Di-1 J1 'f lal '. ' T. L. Muncc di rector Cortelyou was especially lengthy. ZC r!gtt' ?'' hcre toconf whh It was the belief in some quarters that n.? ni " v "l" r o.uieVJv iLXn' the forerunner o a iei Mlot" Tho crtlifffnn 11 t-t nf fna nanr rTminil in Moore and A'are factions, with the ad -.uv, Bl'liHUb l( VI l-.iV. .r vV ""-- ministration men in control, was re garded as making the conference today with Mr. AVeglein especially significant. Vare followers in City Hail are look ing for cover, fearing that Mr. Moore may order a clean sweep of the depart ments. Substance was given to their fears by City Solicitor Smythe's demand for the resignations of nil the employes in his department. A'are adherents fear that tho em ployes in the department of public safety may be the next to go. Director Cortelyou refused today to discuss rumors of changes impending in his department. "Police captains and lieutenants will bo expected to do police and not po litical duty under this administration," said Mr. Cortelyou. He declined to elaborate on this statement, or say whether lie planned to drop anybody for former political activity. There will be a conference between the new police head and the chiefs of his department tomorrow. At that time, he said, he would outline the policies on which tho department will bo conducted in future. R. I. FOR SUFFRAGE r Legislature Is Twenty-third to Rat ify National Amendment Providence, R. I., Jan. 6. (By A. P.) The federal woman suffrage amendment was ratified by the Legisla ture today. The ratification resolution passed the House by a vote of SO to 0, and a few minutes later was adopted by the Sen ate, with one dissenting vote. Rhode Islnnd was tho twenty-third state to ratify the suffrage amendment. Thirteen more must take similar action hefon i-atification is completed. Suf frage leaders are hoping, because of the promises of both parties, that tho thirteen legislatures will act quicklv in their iavor and that 2S,000,000 women can participate in the next presidential election. HARD TO GET LOST HERE Bureau Failed to Locate Only 75 Out of 3077 Reported In 1910 Getting lost in tho big city isn't as easy as it looks. , That'3 what Charles Schwar, head of the Missing Persons' Bureau, fhows in his annual report which he made to Superintendent of Police Robinson to day. Threo thousand thirty -seven per sons were officially lost during the past year, but only seventy-five of them dropped out of sight altogether. A total of 2047 white men was re ported missing and all but eight were found again. More trouble was ex perienced in locating lost negroes, for fifty-four outrof a lost 243 were never seen again. Though 703 white women were reported missing and 706 were recovered, tbe increase is accounted for by tho fact that the bureau worked on cases not officially reported as lost. f ' - Woodruff's NOX McCAIN vent the removal of two nf his friends, is an ind cation of the nolitical value attached to the place. While nctive politicians have been devoting their lime and exercising their tempers over the organization of Coun cil, and the inauguration of tho new Mayor, foresighted and potential leaders have not been idle. The Woodruff suc cession has been under discussion for ten davg, or since it was known that Mr. Woodruff was slated for n place on the municipal Civil Service Commission. Governor Sproul, who was in the city yesterday in attendance on Mayor Moore's inauguration, had his attention drawn to this subject by several political leaders. They called upon him in person to discuss the question. Sproul Is Noncommittal It is known that the Governor is giving thought to the subject, but he has remained noncommittal on the ground that there is ample time in wnicn to consider the matter. -ir. Woodruff is still a member of tho Board of Registration Commissioners ana will be until nls appointment as Civil Service Commissioner has been confirmed by City Councils. There is scarcely a doubt that the appointment of his successor will fall into natural political lines. Had a Vare commissioner been elected to an other position his successor on the board doubtless would have been of the Vare faction. As Mr. AVoodruff is avowedly an Independent of the anti-Arare type his successor will unquestionably come from the same political faction. It is said that tho name of Thomas Robins will be put forth by the ATnre people as their candidate for tho va cancy. Mr. Robins was excessively ac tive in the camnaian acainst Mr. Monre. Another suggestion is that of Senator Edward A. ration, of West Phila delphia. The Mooro people have not un- blanketed their candidate. Until there is specinc mention of names, any sug gestions for the place may bo regaided as pure conjecture. Death of Boy and Illness Other Persons Indicate Spread of Rabies of TO BE DECIDED SOON A general quarantine may be laid on dogs in Roxborough tp fight an outbreak of rabies which haa resulted in the death of one rhild and the ill ness of four other persons. The fatality was that of four-jear-old Charles Crossley. 6001 North Twelfth street, who died New Year's Day in vonvulsions after being bitten by a dog sufferinir with rnhles A conference to be held here tomor- .. .;M ,!.,,, .vtv- .. QgcUt. May Call on Corteljou "If we determine on a quarantine," Doctor Munce said this afternoon, "we will call on the Department of Public Safety for co-operation. AA'e will give a job to Philadelphia's new safety di rector. "Under n general quarantine no dogs will be permitted on the streets in the quarantined area unless they nre in leash or muzzled. "Dogs roaming the streets at will, if tbe quarantine is established, will b rounded up and destroyed. Drastic ac tion is necessary in a large city where there are so many homeless dogs. Doctor Munce said the outbreak of rabies had been traced to Bristol, Moores and Prospect Park, which are now under quarantine. The state vet erinarian said there was a possibility of the diseases spreading to other parts of the city. Delay Action in Matter Doctor Tunker, the local agent, this nftftrnoon said no further action would be taken until the bureau director's ar rival here tomorrow. According to Doctor Tunker. rabies is an acute, specific and infectious dis ease, affecting the central nervous sys tem. All animals are subject to it, he said. Tho organism which causes rabies has never been isolated and is therefore unknown. There are two types of the disease, he stated, furious and dumb. An ani mal with the first type is highly ex citable and is apt to snap at anything or any one in its path. Dumb rabies is the progressive form of the malady. Paralysis of the jaw and tongue de velops. A dog with dumb rabies has a para lyzed tongue and drooping lower jaw from which saliva exudes in large quantities. "While a dog so afflicted enfmot snap, yet it can sink the teeth of its upper jaw into the hand or leg of a Human oeing. PERSHING FIRE CHIEF Directs extinguishing or Blaze at Camp Grant RocUford, 111.. Jan. G. Fire start ed in one of the buildings at Camp Grant- poon after the arrival of Gen eral Pershing yesterday and he directed the work of the camp firemen in fighting the flames, which wero quickly extin guished. General Pershing inspected the ramp in tho morning and was tho guest of Rockford in the afternoon. Ten thou sand school children paraded for him. Rubaiyat Winds from the toulh icith modera tion 6Ioic. - Tomorroio tcarmer, with some rain or tnoto. Cloudy and warmer t'j the 0p) tonight. At to the rest this witness doesn't know. R0XB0R0UGH DOGS IHUHJUHnHnHIlL PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920 SHALLCROSS GIVES LIE TO IV1ERGHANT IN SCHOOL BOARD ROW Denies Ho Ever Said Savage, Now. Superintendent of Sup plies, Was Incompetent ASSISTANT SECRETARY REPEATS STATEMENT Says Conference Was Held Fivo Yoars Ago Catharine De mands Survey of Systoni The passing of the lie between a member of the Board of Education and .one of its paid officials todav enlivened the controversy over the appointment of Mahlon W. Savage as superintendent of I supplies. i "Edward Merchant rays what is not so, said Thomas AA . Shallcross toda and you can toll him so for me. I never went to him and said that Savage was incompetent." Mr. Shallcross used "the short and ugly word" in referring to Mr. Merchant. "I can only reiterate v,hat I caid before in spite of Mr Shallcross's de nial." said Mr. Merchant, when told what Mr. Shallcross had said. "lie came to me almost five years ago and said that Savage was incompetent and asked me to try to oversee his work " Edwin A"olf, president of thp board, has resigned because of the appointment of Savage, who for seven jears had been acting superintendent while the superintendent was away from the of fice because of physical disabililj . Says Merchant Wanted Job "While Merchant claims he was asked to take up the work in the supplies de partment because the board considered Savage incompetent, Shallcross sas Merchant just wanted the job himself, that he assumed all the power and left Savage merely as a figurehead. "Savage has never bad a chance to buy things. The bj-Iaws of the board say that bids must be advertised and that the sealed bids should be presented the property committee so tho award may be made, to the lowest competent bidder. Merchant never advertised. Bid.s that did" come in were opened by clerks in the office and awards were made belter skelter. Contractors came to me to Know vui lliey did not nae n chance to bid on things that I had never heard about." He quoted as an example the con tract for hauling ashes. "Merchant," Shallcross said, "last year issued or ders from time to time for removing ashes at SI per cubic yard. For the year $27,110.00 were spent. Last Sep tember I demanded that we advertise for bids and a contract was let this ,eac to have the ashes hauled at seven ty. five cents pei cubic .yard. If Mer chant had acted according to bv-iaws, wo would have saved $0779.0S last ear." Savage Awarded Contract Mr. Merchant, when presented with this, declared that 'nst j ear's bids were awarded by Mr. Savage and that he could prove it by the papers. To which I Mr. Shallcross merely replied: "A pack ot lies. AVe have won mid Mr. Savage is superintendent," said Mr. Shallcross. "If Mr. Merchant meddles uny more I shall resign. Not as dramatically, per haps, as Mr. AVolf, but certainly I shall quit the job." Yesterday's stormv meeting had its aftermath today in discussion by mem bers of the board of several questions ,ip.nfod there. Principal among these besides the appointment of Mr. Savage was the proposed survey of the schools ond the reappointment of Dr. John P. Garber as superintendent of schools. Dr. Garber Wants Suney Doctor Garber today made the state ment that he thought the time was ripe for a survey of Philadelphia's public .Hino! hvstem "Any one can make statements, he said. "A e need to k10W fllets; Tilere hhoiild be a thorough Mirvev made from the outside to ascer tain our fnults and how best the system can be built up." The superintendent of schools refused to comment on the action of the board delaying the appointment of an as sociate superintendent to succeed the late Dr. Theodore MacDowell, and the renaming of the three present associates "temporarily. "Any business man would see tho good sense of spending $25,000 once to find out whether millions of dollars are being spent to advantage every year," said Joseph AV Catharine to day in advocacy of a survey of tho schools. Not Criticizing School Sjslcni "fi urging a survey," said Mr. Catharine. "I did not mean to Him uu either the board or fhe school "j-stem. Almost two years ago I of fered a resolution "a'ling for a sur vey. AA'e had not t oncy to make it at tho time. The la legislature gave us authority to increase the bebool tax from six to seven mills. The extra income surely would justify the ex penditure of 525.000, which is about what a survey would co&t "I want n survey made that will comprisa both educational and business methods, I know nothing to the, dis paragement of either; but in a Ostein 11s great as ours it is reasonable to suppose that both might bo susceptible of improvement," Pleads Economy as Reason Former Judge Dimuer Beeber, dis cussing the survey resolution, explained that it bad been held up purely for rea sous of economy. "AA'e could net nfford to pay school Continued on rase Two, Column Thrra ARREST IN SHORE THEFTS Man Suspected of $75,000 Ocean City Robberies Held for Requisition Charles Smith, nlias Johnson, giv ing a street address ou Kenilworth street near Twelfth, was held without bail by Magistrate Peunock ut the Cen tral Police Station today to await re quisition papers of the state of New Jersey, on suspicion of being impli cated in the $75,000 robberies of Ocean City homes on Sunday. Bed linen marked "Oceanic" is said by the police to nave Deen tound in hi room, ine uceauic jiuiei was one the places robbed. IT CAN HE 110NI5 Suit of clotlice. 115.00. Itt&a arttcla on ruttlntr cotta of llvlne In January Popular ficlcnca Monthly. All nevrotands. adv. pm I if JTA IS I ml 1 IflK m wbM M4M E..r?i I mm Mf iwms...., mm-, ,,sMKm.km 'HK&. "3K&3g&Av, 4$H' f Lsds-r Photo BorMco MISS LAURA SLACKER Charged with nKcmpting fo steal n woman's puro in n Market street department stc.ro. Held for court under $JO0O ball CELL HOLDS GIRL S Protty 16-Year-Old Mis Charged With Pocketpicking, Awaits Her Sweetheart HELD FOR $1000 BAIL Laura Slacker, sixteen years old and pretty, is in a cell iu the City Hall waiting for some one to go her bail bond for J1000 in which she is held for court. She is also biding the time when she will be free to marry n sailor in the United States navy, .whose identity she will not reveal, but who, she sajs, will become her husband as soon an she can 'make the arrangements. In the meantime, "her mother, Mrs. Louis Smith. of0110 Yocum street, is deploring the fact that her efforts to guide the girl in the paths of duty have been in vain. Laura was brought into the Central Station this morning, where she faced Magistrate Tcnnock on the charge of pocketpicking. She was arrested yes- t,rday afternoon bv Deteethes Powers and Garritv attached to a department store at Twelfth and Market streets. They told the magistrate that she had attempted to steal a woman's purse in the store by cutting the handle with a pair of scissors. AVhen arrested the girl had scissors in her possession. Makes Good Appearance Laura is. strikingly pretty. .She has blonde hair, some wavy strands of which persisted in pushing their wa from beneath the rim of a neat little hat. Her ejes were blue r.nd large and a petulant little mouth and dimpled cheeks, gave her uu air of innocence that it took a lot of evidence in court to contradict. She was dressed quietly and neatly from toe-tip to toque-tip, nnd looked like a dainty high school girl. She faced her accusers calmlv almost stoically, hut with un alertness of ev pvessicji that missed nothing. She seemed to feel relieved when returned to her cell n'v .. . The women who testified acainst her were Mrs. Grace O'Donald, of S07 ' North Seventeenth street, whose purse ; fhe girl is alleged to have uttemnted 1 to steal, and Mrs. Mae Smith, of 220.. South Thirty-fourth street, Camden, who was n witness. Sorry for Daughter "I am so sorry for m girl," said -Mrs. Smith todaj . when she learned of her daugnter's plight. "God knows I tried to bring up her right. I have tried unsuccessfully for two jears to net her to atteud school, but she has stubborn ly resisted my efforts, she seemed to like the young men and . clothes too much. She told me she was going to run away and marry n sailor, but re fused to tell me his name. "She has made a practice of going away from home against my wishes. I tried to make her attend Sunday school, but as soou as she was out of my sight she would go to some -other place. , Her stepfather tried to correct her by scholding her, but it only seemed to make matters worse." WOMAN'S FEET FROZEN Was Working on Farm and Did Not Realize Cold Industry may cost Mrs. Minnie Dixon, ch'hty-seven years old, of Mon roeville, X. J., both of her feet. AA'hile working out of doors on her farm Mrs. Dixon suffered so much from the sevex cold that both her .feet were frozen. She was taken to the Cooper Hospi tal, Camden, todaj . Phjsicians there say that both her feet may hav to be amputated. Mrs. Diou told them she had not realized the intensity nf the cold intil after her feet hud become affected. MAY CUT NAVY YARD FORCE ,. Congress Is Asked to Appropriate $9,000,000 Immediately AA'ashington. Jan. 6. Unless Con gress makes $0,000,000 of Navy De- INT m idlpartment funds available for repairing tisTWns, many employes at navy j arils of wlrV have to be discharged on February 1, the House appropriatipns committee was told today by naval officials. Seventy-one thousand persons aro pow employed at the yards, of whom 43 per cent are on repair 'work. Publlihed Dally Except Sunday, Copyright. 1920, by 1 DEAD, DIE FROM GAS; SOURCE IS UNDETERMINED Investigation to Find Point Fumes' Escape Loads to Discovery of Victims of HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SEARCH BEIN.G CONDUCTED BY U.G.I. Woman and Two Men in Hos pital Tragody Occurs in Northern Section of City One man is dead and two other men and two women may die as the result of gaR poisoning. Two of the victims were found today unconscious in one house. The others wero discovered in another dwelling nearby. The police are not certain whether the gas was from a defective main, from broken house connections or wheth er it was coal gas. They and inspectors from thn United Gas Improvement Co. oro trying to locale the leak, if that wa3 the cause. The dead : AVlIliain Read, sixty -five years old, 2S42 Gaul street. Th" following are in a rerious condi tion : T lico O. Lcmbcrg, 2052 Gaul street. t'aul Lctnbcrg, same address. Agnes Miller, same address. John Gra, 3110 Chatham street. Read died after being taken to the Episcopal Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lemberg and Gray are in tbe North east Hnsnital. Mrs. Miller was too ill ' I to bo removed to a hospital, and was taken to the home ot a neighbor, Jirs. Mnj r. Flynn, 2511 Ann street. Mr. and Mrs. Lcmberg and Mrs. Mil ler were, found in their home iu Gaul street, by a boarder, Leon Miller, when he returned from work early this morn ing. He smclled gas, but found none of the gas jets turned on. Miller tried to revive the couple, but failed. He then notified the police. Inspector Burke, of th- gas compauv, mad" a thorough investigation in the neighborhood. He "xnmined every house tlo'flr On reaching the Stevens Club at 2110 Ann street, he was almost overpowere'd by gas. Burke managed to open iuc wiu 1JUUUV,VI IV .w s .- - 1 dows and discovered Read iu tne ceuar, unconscious. . ' Grov was Touurt on the tirst uoor ot the house. The men were immediately sent to the hospital. WYNNE SWORN AS CHIEF r.nrtnivnu'n Former Assistant Heads County Detectives , ,.. V Major Samuel AVynne. former assist- am i.u ... v" ki.f r ihi. Wm sworn in today us chief of this force succeeding J ames 1. wneu. became director of Pu'c fa.fet J": terdav. The oath was administered by Judge J. AVillis Martin. Majo AA'ynne workpd under the di ...,inn r Afr. Cortelvou when the Int- ' ter w83 chief postal inspector of this district and made an excellent recora. AVhen Mr. Cortelyou was appointed head of the county detective force, he made Mr. AVjnne his assistant. During the war Major AVynne was attached to the intellig-ncc bureau. TRY FIVE FOR SEDITION Alleged Badlcal Papers Presented ao Evidence Against Chester Aliens Media. Pa.. Jan. C AVilliam Gid dick. James Zamborski. Michael Bond rM,iik. Pr-ter Diedo and Peter PlCk- ney, foreigners, of Chester, were put on trial today cnargeu whii svmuuu uuu unlawful assemblj on July 3 last. Translations of ulleged inflammatory litnMtiiri" found on the defendant!: at Hip time of their arrest were admitted as evidence. The documents were issued by the Federation of Ukrainian Socialists of America. PEACE DELAY HAS HURT PORT- SAYS MAY0E Tailurc of Frebideut AVilson to declare peace is cus of the reasons why tho piogiess of Philadelphia as a port has been re tarded, Mayor Moore told members of" the Kiwanis club at lunch, eon today. "While we have "been delaying," ho said, "other ad ministrators have gone ahead with their efforts to. get as large a share of control of the world's 18 TRAPPED BY MINE EXPLOSION. BUT ESCAPE MARTIN'S FERR1", Ohio, Jan. (i. An explosion occumd in the Zaughlin mine of tho American Sheet and Tin. Plate Co. near heie this afternoon. Eighteen men weie &aid to havo been nap ped in the workings, "ftiit had later escaped. TRUCK FALLS FIFTY FEET Vehicle at Mall Platform Becomes Unmanageable No One Hurt A motortruck was wrecked and twen- Ity-three bogs of mail matter were scat- ! lereti uu uv sruuuu uen mo veuictQ fell from the mail platform of the Penn sylvania Railroad at Thirtieth nnd Fil bert streets to the street. The drop is fiftv feet. No one was hurt. Early this morning the truck was brought to the platform with the load of mail and the driver was busy preparing to load the bags into a car. An employe of tho railroad attempted to move the truck from its position and started It. He lot control and the machine dashed through a door of the shed and fell to the street. Tho man saved himself by jumpihs from the truck to the platform. Subecrlptlon Price 18 a. Tear by MalL Public Ledger Company. COURT AGAINST JENKINS Mexican Judgo Refuses Nullification of American's Release on Ball Mexico City, Jan. 0. (By A. P.) Tho appeal of AVilliam O. Jenkins, American consular agent at Pucbla, for nullification of bis rcleasp on bail was denied yesterday by Criminal Judge Guzman, in I'uebla. According to Jen kins, the $500 bond furnished by J. Salter Hansen, another American, was trivpn without his knowledge or consent. Jcnmns, who was arresirn on raunt" of collusion wit,h the bandits who kid napped him last October, had declined to furnish bail himself, declaring he would accept nothing short of unconditional release. Nplther Jenkins nor his" counsel ap pcarcd in court yesterday, although the stato prosecutor, Julio Mitchell, and Indian witnesses against Jenkins.Mverc present. N TREATY DISPUTE Democratic Senators Make Pro posal to Mild Reservation Republicans MAY FORCE LODGE'S HAND By CLINTON AV. GILBERT 6tafT CoircnnoLdent of the Erenln l'ubllc W'aslilnirtnii. Jan. 0. The prospects of treaty ratification were made much better today by a proposition from the Democrats to the mild reservationist Republicans. The mild reservation's are consid ering the proposal at a meeting this afternoon. There are about twelve Re publican senators who are working for a compromise independently of Mr. Lodge, but upon lines close to the Lodge reservations. It is said that forty-four Democrats have been consulted about the proposal made to the Republicans, and have in substance agreed to them. This in cludes every Democrat except the two candidates for leadership, Mr. Hitch cock and Mr. Underwood, and Senator Reed, the most uncompromising oppo nent of the treaty on -the Democratic side. Dctnils of the proposal were not dis closed, but Senator McNury, who is familiar with them, was satisfied and thought it would be acceptable to the Republicans. If sufficient of the mild reservationlsts accept the proposals and agree to operate with the Democrats, Senator Lodge will probably be compelled to accept the compromise. It is not likelj, however, that this will be difficult for Mr. Lodge, as he J t I I1J A ' L. T 1. II " iu ramiivuiti xvcpuuucuus arc "ol ,ar ana- HITS SUGAR PROFITEERS ' . - w . bmoot says Attorney General Should Handle Dealers Overcharging Wartlike,.. Jan. 0,-(By A. P.)- i?nt.,;i dealers charging twenty-two j cents u pound for sugarVerc attacked in the Senate todav bv Senator Smoot j ggSX" ho declared. "They ought to be handled by the attorney " J ..There ;s pienty of ,aw to dcal in drastic fashion with these profiteers." said the senator, "and the people ought not to be forced -to nay 'such prices." Purchase of the remainder of the COMPROMISE NEAR Cuban sugar crop, estimated at 2,230,- not crossed yet and which he evidently; O0O tons, to stabilize and reduce prices does not want to cross until he has to", to tbe American consumer was urged in mv . 1 1 . v. v, u a cablegram received from Rafael Mou- , -"rasha senator probably Wc toro, secretary to the president of Cuba. ,.;t?Ir- Br:ran ,uav anything he wants by Senator MeVary, Republican, Ore- l, he, . cm'Id d so without commit gon. President AVilson has announced tinf; '"."se" n V1,:'13 ?.ldl5 o a.W? his decision not to make the purchase I 5,art-v l"e-uP- If It is AVilson against on the recommendation of the sugar Aryan in. a sharp contest for the, con equalization board. trnI "E the party, then Mr. Hitchcock's, i j position would be difficult. , ...... . ' WILL PROBE AWARDS Senate Naval Committee Votes to I vestigate Medal Distribution Washington, Jan. 0. (By A. P.l Democratic party is going into volun The Senate naval affairs committee . tarv bankruptcj , Mr. Bryan may bo voted ID Ui 1 toda;; to authorize in-!lts receiver. vestigntion rjj a subcommittee ot five ' But to take the leadership away from of the controversy over awards of president AVilson, Mr. Brjan lacks an medals to naval officers for war service. ' issue. All he has talked so far are Senator AValsh, Democrat, of Mon- woman suffrage, which belongs to tho tana, voted against the resolution while, past, and the government ownership of Senator Swauson. Democrat. A'irrinln ' railroads, which may be lon in there- opposed investigation, but voted with the majority. commerce as possible." CIVIL SERVICE BODY ON JOB No Announcement of Changes In Rules for Several Days The new Civil Service Commission, consisting of Clinton Rogers AVoodruff, Louis H. van Dusen and Charles N. Neeld, took over the duties of their new office this morning. After leaving Mayor Moore's office, they held an organization meeting on the seventh floor. Mr. A'an Dusen made the following statement before the meet, ing started: ''Any changes in the civil service rules will not bo announced for several day as the new commission means to make a study of the needs of tbe city be fore any action, is taken." A 4- PRICE TWO CENTS noutn attrc .& 10 ECLIPSE BRYp: AT JACKSON D NNE Secrecy Over Message Maj V'l ui n. o ,i ' -1 M l IUILJ IU UIUWII OUUI1U ur Commoner's Guns TREATY PROBABLE ISSUE' J TO BE GIVEN DEMOCRATS Executive and Nebraskan Mftj Opposo Each Other in Coming Campaign By CLINTON V. GILBERT Stan" Correspondent of tie Evenlny PnbUd Leilser Washington, Jan. 6. The PrsslJ dent's .message to the Jackson Day din ner is being well staged. Every dsy the press is assured that the messaga will be "important." It will be re leased to newspapers only as it is bcintf read. It is occupying the first page of. me newspapers tor days in advance, ISO other nneKtinn resnrrlfn tiii" Democratic national committee's meet ing here is permitted to overshadow the question of what the President will' find to say that will be so important no iv icnuire fjuuu guaraing. In all this mav be seen the deter- mination of the AVilson administration to hold the center of the stage. The intention is to concentrate attention on Mr. AVilson and what he shall car nnd prevent any one else from taking first place in public interest on the, morning after the Jackson dinner. AVilson Versus Bryan One interpretation' of all this a' managing is that it is aimed at Brrajii A definite issue exists between AVHsoa andliryan. AA ill the old peerless lead; ev in the present prostration of"-the' party be able to regain his old author ity make the -party a radical govern- ment ownership party, write the platr form, and nominate the candidate., ot? will the party remain a AVilson parfy The recrudescence, of Bryan nuale AA'ashington. Has he strength? Has he popular following? Can he repeats You ask tho best-informed men -who come from the AA'est where Bryan was once strong and they tell they do-,not know. t For ilr. Bryan to get back a certain distance into party' importance has been easv. He is. for pismnlp. fissiirftf !n seat in the coming Democratic national -vf wuxculjuu, wmcu was uenieu nira lour S years-ago. The difficulties of Senator ,?S Hitchcock assure him of that. This time, for various reasons, Jlr. -fi uitcncncit does not want a titfht with.- Mr. Bryan. Mr. Hitchock does not Srant a fight with Mr, Bryan white WVUi self is seeking Ihtrleadcrship $JLt J,Sen.atj?v Hitchcock Avoids Fight ""Wm probably Mr. Hitcbrock-'doefciii ffl And ' .U"""tl ,?-wS" will carry over in Mr. Hitchcock's 'next? ?am.na,Kn tf,.rt he fenatorship. There;- tfj fore Mr- Hitchcock Will not object 'ttf Mp. Bryan's sitting in the convention ft "" " 'riinwuiuui 01 ew.u, -r..,,, ,, TTifi,..i.t ,i Will Mr. Hitchcock's good will ex? tend to permitting Mr. Bryan to Haven the delegation from Nebraska in, case "V Bryan seeks the nomination for the , presidency in that way? This is a I hririVn wMoV. dm Vnhnln nmin. t,. Commoner Lacks Big Issue I As men see it here, Mr. Bryan .lvJVl ' ! not get far except in a complete.' de-- Vf.' In' moralization of tho Democratic party, all I because he lacks a big issue. If the mote future. Only a desperate partjr would commit its fortunes this time to the government ownership of railroads; The stugiug of Mr. AA'ilson's remarks is iutendeil probably to keep Mr. Bryan .j j from getting his issue. Care is being fsl taneu to prevent tne peerless leaner trom getting on the front page the morning after the Jackson dinner. AVouId Yield to Lodge President AVilsqn has ac issue in the treaty. It is the only big first-class issue in sight. And it belongs to the. t I President. Mr. Bryan would like to J see the treaty disposed of to remove 1 this one issue and place himself and the President nearer on a parity in the j Democratic party. He favors making surrenders to Sen- 1 ator Lodge that the President is under stood to be unwilling to make. But , Mr. Bryan's position on the treaty id 1 difficult. He cannot break with Mr. I Hitchcock and organise a moyemen,t among the Democratic senators favoring ! a surrender. To do so would probably lead. AIr 1 Hitchcock to oppose the reappointment' I to federal office of Bryan's fdendsJiH 1 Nebraska and also the seating of Bryan I in the rsebraska convention delegatioB.TjK I AtiH tn rn Rrt wnnlrt rennlrf. Afr. TtrfanV.. co-operating with Senator Undf rvroodr Tkf an niu iof . Therefore Mr. Bryan would like to hurry the treaty out Af the way, bat can do nothing toward that end, AVhat will be the President's !' portant message to the assembled Demo crats? Probably something on tha treaty which will tend to make thef . treaty tho isue iu the next rnmpalgnr He is not likely to take himself out . of the race for the third term, Th?' has been already announced on r nuthoriiy. m ibko nimseit oui wq be to create a nituatlon which wcr make for a receiverfmip 01 the D cratlc party by Mr, xiryan. President Retains Power With his alienation would ro MA? WiUou'a power to control bis pirrjr? dictate tho nomination of a succmn nnd shane the platform. Id the atd- fusion that would follow MrJBryair might, if he founfhjjto nan, doTB Continued ,- Yittm'TM I T. 3KJBaWr. coiobhi T' on "What CaiwfBBB With n ImM wn Y W$i J J i. .j m !'J i i ! .! i.1 w A n ,p V r 1 V , 1 1 "!', S M sifej .-,n ,A V infjMMiffiliafr.'rr-A
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