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PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2J, JO It
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FOEMEN BARE
PLANS OF WAR
ON BRUMBAUGH
Penrose Forces to Push
Probe Into Entire State
Administration
SEE DOOM OF SPROUL
Vouchers Show Governor's Vifc
Shared in Expenditure of
Public Funds ,
Additional Expense Items
Paid for Governor by Stale
MRS. BRUMBAUGH'S expenses on
trip to New York, SS.'UiO.
Mrs. Urumbnugh in Philadelphia
chauffeur, footmnn, confections Hal
loween, $70.80.
Mrs. Brumbaugh, one trip to Phil
adelphia, taxi and meals, ."J8.U0.
Plate for dinner to Colonel Louis
J. Kolb, $10. ,
Two dor.en buttons for Mrs. Brum
baugh, $1.75.
Dress shields, handkerchief and
several spools of silk for Mrs. Brum
baugh, $-1.50.
Doctor Cheney, professional serv
ices, $1G.G0.
"Service" (tips to bell-hops, mes
sengers and porters), $21.75 on one
occasion; $10.25 on another; on an
other, $'5.
Bill at Pocassett Hotel for "Icvis
and Walter" for two months and two
days, $145.
Telegrams en route and personal
service on another trip, $13. HO.
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. 72. T. OFF IMS FREE TRANSFERS
FOR SIX MONTHS AS EXPERIMENT
A flvc-ccnt IjpsI fmr. with fire transfers, was offend ;
city todny by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company m ue t.
posed Agreement submitted by President Mitten to Mayor 8hiV.
The company rtftrees to attempt, free transfers ns nn experiment, Ju
reserves the right to mnke up any Btiortngo at the end of sis nwntu
by ebftfslng n sum 'or transfers trofflclent to meet the s&ortftge rtnu
rannlntt expenses. Further detnlla of the Agreement will bo on.
tiouneetf Inter this nftoriioort,
71 a Staff Correspondent
IIARRISBL'ltG. .Ian. 24. A majority vole
In the Senato for the Sproul resolution call
ing: for an localisation of Gov rrir.or
Brumbaugh nnd tho entire State im'.i
Istratlon now Is tho plan, according to
declarations today by the Penroso forcci,
who have drawn first blood In tho light for
factional supremacy that en trie on the heels
of the agitation for a probe.
The Investigation of cinvemur Hrum
baugh and his administration -will bo pushed
to the limit. Penrose lieutenants said, when
the General Assembly reconvenes next week.
This was made posslhlo lato yesterday
afternoon when tho Senate ns a body de
cided to have the, ijp.roiil, resolution come
up for a second reading after tho Legisla
ture is called to order next Monday night.
The temporary lull In tho battle was
tilled with further disclosures that tho Gov
ernor during the last year has spent morn
than $23,000 of the State's money, ex
clusive of his $10,000 salary, for tho per
sonal expenses of himself and his family
and friends.
State Senator William ('. Sproul, the
"father" of the Tenrose investigation res
olution, today declared that thero would
be no let-up In the prosecution, of Gov
ernor Brumbaugh .on the charges of mal
feasance, bribery, coercion and corruption
that the senior Senator made during tho
speakership fight, lie added:
The resolution will be rushed thtough
the Senate, and I expect little opposi
tion to It on the floor of that branch.
It Is our desire to push the Investiga
tion as rapidly as possible.
Senator Sproul Is regarded as tjic Tcn-
roso candidate for Governor to succeed
Martin G. Brumbaugh.
SEK SPROL'IS DOOM '
That the Sproul boom was almost Killed,
however, was the most persistent topic of
conversation In political circles today, fol
lowing the action of the Penrose forces
yesterday In forcing Immediate action upon
the measure.
Senator Sproul "killed" his gubernatorial
boom, according to his own lieutenants, be
cause of his tefusal tn servo on tho In
vestigation committee. When the Delaware
Senator introduced the measure wlifch
United States Senator Holes i'enrofe is
bending every effort tn. shove thmugli the
Legislature, he announced that ho would
under no circumstances serve ns a mem
ber of the committee.
The Penrose leaders, nfter a late con
ference last night, decided to overrun prec
edent and gle the Sproul icsolutlon full
power to be passed by the Senate by a ma
jority ote.
The Sproul resolution is a joint measure
carrying with it an appropriation of J2S,
000 for -expenses. Under legislative rules,
s generally interpreted, n two-fhlrds vote,
the same as Is required In any appropria
tion measure, Is necessary to pass the
resolution.
While the Appropriations Committee,
which reported the resolution promptly yes
Urday afternoon at the command of Sena
t?r Penrose, was considering the long-dls-Unce
telephone call, the Rules Committee
of the Senate, which Is the "Steerinir" Com.
mtytee of the upper branch, held a meet-
iney discussed the newspaper criti-
ugalnst the
Damage, estimated at $200,000, was tlone by an early morning blaze in Reading tothiv. The old Acndeinv
Building being lost and several business establishments suffering severely.
WHIPPLE METHOD
Chiperfield Objects to "Im
pugning" of Stock Ex
change President
LAWYER HELPS WITNESS
Head of Trading Body Admits,
However, That Only Active
Stocks Arc Wanted
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.
The House "leak" committee went
into executive session with officials of
the Stock Exchange this afternoon to
try to reach nn amicable agreement
concerning the future conduct of this
inquiry.
The Stock Exchange oflicials declared
before the session that it would be im
possible to get the brokers' books asked
for by the committee in shape in less
than two weeks. This, the waiting com
mittee hclfl, was not practicable for its
purpose.
NKW YORK, .Ian. 21 A momentary
flare-up between Representative Chiperfield,
of the House noto leak committee, and Sher
man 1.. Whipple, of Hoston, counsel for tho
committee, marked tho morning session of
tho probers.
President Noble, of the New Yoik Stock
Kxcliaugo, was on tho grill regaidlng Wall
street pools, lie and Whipple heemed not
to understand each ither, when suddenly
Chlpertlelil objected In "impugning" the
statements of tho witness.
Whipple i eiillftl he had no Idea of Im
pugning Noble's '-Quarks. I'hlpet field
wanted his objection I ) the record "as the
basis for icmarks I may wish to make
later."
Whipple held that lie had rnerel.v desired
loiilliiuril on Pace Tin, Column lour 1
TRANSIT PLAN
MODIFIED AT
WRIT HEARING
Curve in Loop Temporarily
Omitted With Consent of
Public Service Board
DETRIMENT TO HOTEL
Commission Considers Philadel
phia Plea for Certificate of
Convenience
tiv n Staff, tiorrrxtwmlttu... ..
llAKIUSni'ltG. Pa., .tan. 21. Tho ap
plication of tho city of Philadelphia for
a certificate of public convenience to per
mit the construction of tho Broad sticet
subway and the subway delivery loop was
slightly modified and one feature entirely
withdrawn today at the opening of the
hearing before the Public Service Com
mission. This unexpected step was taken by City
Solicitor Connelly, following a confeienco
with H. Franklin Pepper, attorney for
the Walton Motel, vho came here today
prepared to opposo tho plans for tho con
struction of a curve connecting the Locust
street leg of the delivery loop nnd the
South Uroad street subway.
This cuivo as planned in the original
application filed with the commission
would have cairlcd tun tracks directly
under the Walton Hotel, and, nccoidlug
to the hotel management, would have ne
cessitated the closing of .the building for
at least a jear, mid would havo meant
a monetary loss of perhaps i 1, 000,000.
Mr Connelly explained to Commissioner
James Alcorn, vvh presided at the hearing,
that the vvlthdi.ivval at this tune of the
f'ontlniird on Vatr l'lvr. Column Tour
SHIFTED BLUEC0ATS
CRITICIZE WILSON
Can't See Transfers Eight Miles
From Home as More
Convenient
ONE "VICTIM" RESIGNS
Inr,
uSiu that hna hn la. Ala.l
Penrose legislators and ilei,i,i n,., ,h
measure could pass the Senate an.i i
Continued on Pare Five, Column due
THE WITHER .
FOHECASr
For Philadelphia and vicinity (Inner
bMj cloudy tonloht and Thursday, tilth
hfroiablu some liaht rain or snow: imcant
Kteviperattire touluht about 3u i..
feiie variable winds. '
!.ENGTlf "' ,uv
Still tiiia rifiokn i aiAA.. ..,. . .
P i.Wfpui. I iioaa wuttM 1.31 p. wi
DELAWAUi: RIVEK TIIIK CHANGES
l'IIESTNL'1' STKEET
MJte warn .iBaio i HUh inner SJflpnt
Vw utl.r i Q , , Low wlr . 043 J,
TKM.'EKATIKE HAtH HOIK
SI "91 19, U ij 1J"3 Si I 4 1
iELSL! aaij'.gj ij- Ml wJ t
VJIicctor Wilson's efforts to place police
men In station houses "nearer to their
homes" have succeeded to such nn extent
that some of the men are complaining that,
whereas they formerly could arrive at their
posts five minutes after leaving their resi
dences, they must now start to work two
hours earlier,
Cops who once lived around tlio corner
from their "beats" must now take long trol
ley rides before they go on duty, because
of transfers 'ordered by Director Wilson,
Tho latter denied with much heat that he
was "playing politics" In shifting the po
lice force, lie wanted to assure the public
that he Issued the order entirely for the
benefit of tho patrolmen themselves. And
the ungrateful policemen "can't gee" this
generosity of their superior and Insist, priv
ately, of course, that the fact that they
must now travel twice as far In going to
fand from work It sufficient proof that the
motives of the Director were not entirely
altruistic.
Anions' the coi who will "profit" by the
ordr assigning them to station houses
"uaarer their lioniwi" are:
lidwiu U Auik, of G52S Hidge avenue;
before the truiwfer he was assigned to tjie
Jlaiuyunk substation, l.everlugton and
Hldge avenues, in turnkey; he then lived
three squares from liU post; he now (Ives
alght milM from it. Today he kent In his
resignation
Andrew DurMn, of 4101 Manayunk av'e
jiue, who s also eight miles fait her away
fiom his beat" Uuuw of the order to
bruig the police "iuir to their hoaiM "
Utrry i!imivlll
CcuttlauH! w 1'ko fell, Culiuaa Thv
QUAKER CITY ARMY
PICKETS PRESIDENT
Philadelphia Suffragists Stand
Guard at White House
Grounds
SING NEW BATTLE SONG
lly (i Staff C'orretpoiulonl
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 21. Clad 111 the
warmest saimcnts, happy and Jubilant,
eighteen Pennsylvania suffragists, at noon
today became the silent Miffrago guard at
tho entrance tn tho White House grounds.
The Pennsylvania women lunched on tlio
train and, arriving shortly before noon,
relieved the sentinels who had braved the
damp, penetrating air for two hours this
morning. This was Pennsylvania Day
among the suffrage sentinels and In addi
tion to the banner-bearers a score or more
Pennsylvania residents In Washington gath
ered around the gateway through which the
President passed this afternoon 011 his way
to the Capitol. ,
The Pennsylvania delegation was headed
by Miss Klla P.iegel, a former pupil of
President Wilson when he was a professor
of political science at llryu Mawr. Mlsa
Illegel said that her appearance In the
picket Hue Is In stilct accordance with the
teachings of the President, who iustiucted
his llryu Mawr claswia thut governmental
legislation depends upon the party in power.
"President Wilson U now 11 1 the head of
the paity in power." he said, "and will
not doubt uppieclale that we am ineiely
practicing his own precepts when ue asK
him to have his party pawi the Federal
kuffrage amendment "
lu the delegation, were MUm Marie 'Krnst
Kenned), Pennsylvania chairman of, the
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage:
Mrs. M C Dowell. Mrs. K B. Arrlson, Miss
Kilo. Itiegel, Mrs. (1. von Morvath, Miss
Bertha Saupvltz. Mrs J Archer Kulon.
Miss Klizabeth Bldsr. Miss Martha Haven
den. Miss Martha Moore Mrs K W Nie-
myer Tacony , &r. B ' Swayxe Mrs
FLAMES DESTROY
BLOCK IN READING
Stores and Offices- Lost With
Building in City's
Heart
LOSS MAY BE $200,000
nKAIUNC, I'ii. .Inn. 21 Tho worst con
flagration In many months visited tho heart
of the business district nt 3:2." this morn
ing, sweeping the old Academy liuildlug,
Paul's men's furnishing emporium, I.oeb'n
Jewelry establishment, the Tubo restau
lant. Brunswick pool, bow ling nnd bllllaid
parlors, tho Itlnggold Band Hall nnd for n
time menacing tho whole north side of Penn
street between Fifth and Sixth streets. The
damage. It l3 estimated. wJJI reach nt leant.
$200,0 and may even cNcociMlial figure.
Tho building Is owned by, Frank P. Laucr.
brewer, and It is understood that tho losses
of tho teunnts ate covered by Insurance.
Nearby buildings wcro endangered to
such nn extent that tho occupants of finis
on Court streot, guests at tho Hotel Penn
nnd others were awakened by tho police as
soon n3 tho firemen arrived. They made
preparations for hasty night tojilaces 6f
safety In tho event that tho flames com
municated to other structures. Many diil
lice.
SKCllND FHtK OF NIOHT
it was tlio second time during a few
hours that tho firemen wero called upon
to exert themselves to tho utmost. Karllcf'
In the night they had been compelled to
combat a stiff blaze at tho lllmmeluerger
hat establishment, on Penn street, near
Fourth. No blaze In recent years, hovvover
offered such stirf resistance as this morn.
Ing's.
lullammnblo merchandise lu the estab
lishment or Paul's furnishing store fed tho
advancing llames and tho Interior of tho
store lu tho space of a few seconds was a
roaring furnace.
The llames tiulckl broke the walls tu
tho f.oeb establishment uml in the space of
11 few seconds It was apparent that this too
was doomed.
Kfforts of the llienuoi were iulckly di
rected toward saving the adjoining struc
tures, but In spite of their herculean work
TWO MORE SIHPS SUNK LLOYDS ANNOUNCES
JiONDON. Jan. 124. The JMUsh utenmshlp Trotneatlow, yyrJG
totn, nnd the Dutch BtefiniBhlp Snllnntl. 3)232 tons, hnve been sunk,
Lloyds announced today. y
LEAK PROBERS AGREE TO WAiT FOR BROKERS' BOOKS
NEW YORK, Jnn. 2-1. The House Noto Leak Committee this
nt'tcrnoon adjourned its session to Washington. There it will hold
another meeting nnd announce the time of resuming here. This ac
tion came nfter the committee had been informed Hint it might bo
physically Impossible to get stork exchange recoiils ns quickly ns
desired. The Stock nxchnnge was asked to use a form of presenting
thh Information tlmt would exprditp returns.
U. S. BANK INSPECTOR OUSTED; CALLEI).ON CARPET
vvnui.-Nuiu.N. .11111. .'I Clmrlos Hturek. chief examiner of national banks'
in 1110 .Now orli city district, has been removed. Comptroller of the Currency John
Skcltoti William immiuticcd ii.dny. Stiirek's Kiii-eewsor will be U'illiiini I'. Miiltiurn,
who resigned todny ns Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to nccept his now post,
which enrrlcs n $15,000 mlary.
JOSEPH H. CIIOATE, RECOVERED, KEEPS BIRTHDAY
KW yORIC, Jnn. 2). Joseph II. Cliuute. former Ambassador to Urcat llritnlti.
nroso from n.two weeks,' Illnesa todny to cclcbrnto bl.1 olglity.lUUi blrlhdny. Con.
Kratulntlotis from nil over tho Culled Hltitcs ami Kuropo have Hooded the Clioalo
home. .Mr. Choale wns Ijorn In Kulein, ilnss.
U. S. DIPLOMATS TO PROBE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS
vAhIIINGION. Jan. 21. American diplomatic representatives in Germany nnd
nclgliini will bo Instructed to investigate personally tho circumstuuees surrounding
the deportation of ilelshm workmen to Cienminy. This wan announced officially
today by Secretary of State Lansing. Permission to take such nctlon hns already
been granted by Germany. ,
ALL FRENCH LINE SHIPS REQUISITIONED
NKW YOIIK, Jnn. 2-1.--The entire licet of tho French I.lno, both passenger and
freight carrying vessels, hns been reiulsitloned by the French Government, accord
ing to prlvato advices received here today from Purls. It i.s understood thn vosiu
.Will bo used ns transports uml munition earners. Karly advices stilted Hint onlv
tho passenger liners of the ontnpuny would Im taken over.
BEGIN WORK ON CITY HALL PLAZA OF PARKWAY
Demolition of the buildings for tho City Hull Plaza of the Parkway was started
today. Jlnyor .Smith hopes to provido for the embellishment cf theplot this spring
by providing nionuinouts, fouutuiiiK. gruss uml (lower plotu und shrubbery. Tho first
building to coiiio down will bo tho old brownstono-front residenco nt tlio southeast
corner of Fifteenth uml Audi strcols, used for many years us tho United States
army tecrultlng station.
Leonard BartUtt. Mrs. Ueorse Morgan. MiS3
of Mil -VortM Blcbth I roanle Cociurau, Um Josephine Justlo.
Kr. ino:na vviiUAuu, Wis utD FouUr
Ciinlbinril on liee Puiir. t'obiiini T
A. M. TAYLOR MAY HEAD
AMERICAN PIPE COMPANY
Now Directors Klccted and Call to For
mer Transit Director An
nounced At u iiieetiug tudny of the Ann-nun pipe
nnd Cuntructlon Compan, held nt il'.i
.Market street. '.linden, several changes in
tho board of directors wtrr made, and It
was announced that on effort would be
iniiilo to get former Transit IHreclor A.
Mcrritt Taylor to servo as president. A
committee headed by Ilobert Wetherill is
vluuged with this purpose.
Sir. Taylor vyas nsked by a leporter fur
uie evening i.eugcr ir lie would serve n;id
replied he had no statement in make.
Joseph S. Keen, Jr. retires as president,
and George M. Hunting as vice president.
J. Krnest Hlchards Is the now vice ureal.
uem. aim lor u time tho presidency is
vacant. The newly chosen directors nie
George II. llayard Hodge. JJobert Wetherill.
John L. hcott. Thomas J. Jefferies and Wil
liam lioth. Those re-elected tire William
il. .S,IcC.Mry:. f, lvrncst Uichards, Hlchard
Wetherill, Kklne SI. Smith, James U
l,elper and K. Kldrldge Smith. Thoo who
letlie. besides the two chief olllcers nra
Jlovyard Watklns, 1;. 1:. pe,,uock and George
SI. Dooth.
MOTORTRUCK DRIVEU. HF,U
Coroner's Inquest Sends Musician's
Slayer to Grand Jury
The driver of the motoi truck that killed
Alexander il. Sluthenon. a blind musician,
was held for the Grand Jury today by the.
coroner's iuquent under instruction from
Coroner .Knight.
The piikoner. tvventy-one- ear-old lamer
Bach, BUS Spruce street, was driving liU
truck at w high a rare of uueed. it uus
testified, that it could not be brought to a
stop until it liad lurched uugrade 12$ feet
)Mt the ioltit of the accident, at Fifty-fifth
street and Baltimore avenue Slathesou.
who lived at 818 South Fifty-fifth Mieet
was groping his way 011 the crossing toward
a trolle car when he was struik accord
ing to the tejtimon The act Idem hap
peue4 January 1 ou MattMaoD died in
tb t aiverslty HuspUat of evueutwuu of
th brain Hue dwj later.
CARRANZA ASSASSINATED, SAYS UNCONFIRMED REPORT
131 I'ASO. Tex.. Jan. 21. Tho wlfo of 11 prominent Mexican who has been nsso
cinted with tho Cnrrnnza Government nt Querotaro, Mox., has received a code ines
sago which sho interprets as stntlng that First Chiof Venustlnno Cnrrnnzn was
assassinated in Queretnro on Sunday. No verification of this report could be
obtained bore.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH WHEN CLOTHING IGNITES
Twoycar-old ntrick SIcKennn, of 2007 Kllsv.orth street, was burned to death
when bis clothing caught llro while playing near n kitchen stovo. Tho child's
mother was out when the uccident occurred. Neighbors attempted to heat out the
flames, but tho boy died bcfoie reaching the hospital.
STATE COLLEGE WANTS SLMO.OOQ APPROPRIATION
HAltHlSHUItG, Jan. IM. -Trustees of Hluto Collego have'decided to nsk a legis
lative uiipropriation of JI.33O.0U0 for maintenance of the collego for two years'
$212,000 for extension work; $1,121,000 for buildings, ciiiipmcnt nnd land nnd ?3So!o0O
for a now nrmory to take ndvantugo of the Federal Government provisions under
tlio national defense net. A cluss of thiriysix wtis voted diplomas for tho midyear
graduation noxt Monday and tlio graduation fco reduced from JO 50 to Ji.
"TRAIL-HITTERS" TERRIFY VIOLATORS OF LAW
MIL.UV1LLH. N. J., Jnn. 21. Tho "iruii-hltters" ut tho evangelistic servlcoe in
progress hero have struck terror to tho ptoprletois of "blind tigeis- by threatening
to tell all they know about eNisting ovils. Tho opening gun was Ured when Wilson
Craner, before Mngistrato WliitnKer. testifled that he had bought whisky from
Ilenjamln Karnes at n local restuurant. liimea wes lined Jluo and sentenced to
ten imys.
DRAFT OF REVENUE BILL ALMOST COMPLETED
WASHINGTON', Jan. 21 Democratic members of the Committer on Ways and
Means virtually have completed the druft of the new revenue bill, and a party caucus
is scheduled for Thursday night to approve of the emergency measure. Chairman
Kitchin estimates that the bill would jiroduce nearlj J250.OW.OW revenue to nitmt the
impending Treasury deficit.
ALLIES LOSE SIX PLANES I?i FK5HT WITH GERMANS
BEUMN', Jan. 4.-Kntiiny force tost s,ls ueroplanss on the vnwturn front ye-i-day,
toitay's otlloial reiwt wwerted. Th bright, froty wathr resuita.1 i
numeVoua air ensagements ami the enemy losses were inflicted by German defensive
lire.
ter
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM MEXICO PROGRESSES
EI PASO. Tex-. Jan 24. -The first troops of the American outposts In Mexico
to rejoin Held headquarters in preparation for withdrawal to the L'nlted States baye
leached Catania Dublan, according to advices from Casas Graudes. They had been
stationed at Charcos, near E alle. Tour hundred motortrucks, composing twelvs
truck trains, are now In operation between ttie neld base at Columbus, N. m., and
1 Valle. liauLms suiplus camp equipment and supplies tuvvaid the bonier, an army
officer arriving heie fiom Columbus jeported Wtfun trains weie beuu; ceen
trated at Colonia Dublan eslercUy. he Mid, and general con enirattoa of iM
and equioment ai lb aelU headquartcis there was In progress, he added.
TEUTON PRAISE
Officials and Public Ap
prove Plan, but Action
Unlikely
GBKARD INFORMS U. S.
OF BERLIN'S VIEW
Confers With Foreign Sec
retary and Cables Re
port to Washington
KAISER GETS ADDRESS
President's Message Wired to
Emperor and Von
Hindcnburg
AMSTERDAM, Jan 21.
The presidents of the Parliaments of
the Central Powers, who have been in
conference in Hcrlin, have decreed that
"victory must be bought at any sacri
lice," says a dispatch frnoi Hcrlin today.
A manifesto to tltis effect has been
issued in all the countries of the'Gcr
1111111 allies. In Hcrlin it wns made pub
lic by Doctor Kaempf, Speaker of the
Ileichstnjr.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 21.
Swedish newspapers of both parties
interpret President Wilson'o speech ai
that of a Cermnuopliile antagonistic to
the Kntente nations.
Hy CARL W. ACKERMAN
IllJUMN'. Jnn. 21.
1'icrldrnt Wilson's Senato speech wai
trlcRrniilicil to tho Kalnpr and Field Marshal
von UludenhurK nt tl.q front today. jm
hassador Gerard conferred for forty minutes
with KorclKU Secretary Zlrnmermann last
nlRht nnd later cabled tho State Depart
ment, nt WnslibiRton. .1 confidential outlln
of the German Foreign Onico Impression
of tho statement.
Meanwhile, the Prcs.ilctit's ncnthnents are
fully cchoftj publicly nnd oniclully hi Gtr
imiuy. They are vlcwedwjth Interest n
favor. 'Whether Rermntiy can"talco"ba1cTi"
coffiilznnco of the declaration Is n(?.,0f,ej
clear. '
It Is pointed out. In- men In responsible
olllclnl positions that 'he American Presi
dent's declarations are a step toward the
pence for which tho people of tho World
lontr. Informal discussions by Foreign
Olllce olllclnls, however, developed the ba
lief that Germany cannot take odlclal cog
nizance of tho nddress.
This belief Is based .7i the following; prem
ises: First. Ilccnuso the Allies' reply to Prest
dent Wilson hns never been ofllclally re
ceived by Germany.
Second. Ilecause it Is believed that Ger
many cannot make further moves toward
peace after the Insulting reply to her own
peace suggestions made hy the Allies.
Third. Decause olllclals desire to await
Senate debate on the President's address,
f'unlinuril 011 1'arp Two, Column Tvtq
URGES FAItiMERS TO STUDY
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS
Soil Expert Shows Necessity of Keep
' ing Up With Modern Dis
coveries The Importance of farmers setting ne
nualnted with the latent chemical discoveries
concerning their industry was emphasized
by Pr. W. K. Tajlor, a soil expert of Mo
line. III., who spoke today before the
sessions of tho annual convention of tba
Kastern Retail Implement and Vehicle
Dealer Asoclatlou. which 13 being held
nt the Continental Hotel
Tho convention opened jesterday and wilt
closo tomorrow. More than 100 delegates
from New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania
and Delaware nre attending the sessions.
A questionnaire was held this morning and
Floyd Todd, of Moline, another soil ex
ifcrt, also spoke.
UNION ASKS MEDIATION
Arbitration Board to Reconvene at Gar
ment Makers' Request
The arbitration board which settled labor
troubles eighteen mu.iths ago Involving
about 15.000 women's garment workers tn
this city will be reconvened to adjust dif
ferences which have recently arisen between
the manufacturers nnd the workers. This
was made known today by Director of
Public Safet Wilson, tolluvviug the re
ceipt of a letter from the officials of the
local union of the International Garment
Workers' t'nton. requesting the services of
the arbitration board.
Membrs of the board. In addition to Di
rector Wilson, are Mayor Smith. Judge
Julia .il. Patterson, 'njambi Schlesinger
and -r. J. llaney All these members, it U
umleistood, will be willing to serve on the
aibltratioii board again. No date fur th
sit tins has been decided on
Woman, 60 Years Old, Missing;
Police have been asked ta search tor
Mis. Hosa Slebold, sixty vears old. who
lived with her daughter. Mr Harry Urebs.
2&0S Pierce uveuue, I'auuien. Mr. 91.
bold left home December a for a tWI A
frleoUs. who sa sbe did not arrive, aMtl
has not Ixeu seen since.
Skating Today on Park Lakes
t'abraiuunt Paik lwke wer uueaU today
to staurn. Ta Park guard tested live 9
twtoy eu.UastU. foawmne a.wi Huniln
Park lake tiff ftuHid tiut Utyt iUk-,rr4l
ttkJckssa to uermii tijipy.
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